Seasonalander has arrived for the spring of 2025! Seasonalander is a charity-funding Highlander 9v9 tournament that raises funds for various causes around the world, collectively raising over $7,300 since the summer of 2021 for missions such as the Sarcoma Foundation of America, The British Red Cross and the Trevor Project. Every third global season, Seasonalander brings together more than 72 content creators to play! Participants range from YouTubers and Artists to Cosplayers and Streamers across primarily North America and Europe!
Their spring event will raise funds for the Starlight Children's Foundation through Tiltify, with a current goal of $2,500! Starlight's focus is aimed at providing stress-free recovery for hospitalized children and their families. Funding through the event will help provide, but won't be limited to, hospital gowns for patients, toy deliveries to those needing extra comfort and various video games to help redirect focus and provide security while hospitalized. Visit the Starlight Children's Foundation for more information and questions regarding credibility and donation directions.
Help get the word out and be sure to tune in on the 5th and 6th of April!
European games will start at 11:30am EST / 3:30pm GMT each day.
North American games will start at roughly 3:30pm EST / 7:30â¯pm GMT each day.
Come see your favorite personalities entertain by throwing hands and raising funds for those in need!
TF2 Coaching Central is announcing their tenth North American Newbie 6s Cup, a learning experience and friendly competition for people who are new to competitive 6v6.
Players with no or minimal competitive experience can sign up to be placed on a team of six, led by coaches who will teach the basics of the 6v6 format and help you learn the maps. Teams have a total of four weeks to learn and train together before facing off in a tournament with a prize pool of 18 keys for the winners and runners up. TF2 Coaching Central's previous Newbie Cup events which have been running since 2021 have successfully prepared many players and teams to continue competitive play in RGL, the biggest North American TF2 league.
Signups are open now, and the deadline to apply to be placed on a team is April 4. Team and coach assignments will be made by April 7 and tournament matches (with select matches casted live on Twitch by Fireside Casts) will be the weekend of May 3-4, 2025.
Check out the Discord for more info. Whether you're looking to dip your toes in competitive TF2 or a more experienced player looking to mentor newbies, feel free to join the community - with learning resources and pickup games running daily! All skill levels are welcome!
Get ready to set sail on a new creative adventure, as the journey into the world of naval exploration has begun!
The "Offshore" community team is calling all mapmakers, modelers and artists to join them in crafting the ultimate maritime experience.
The ocean is your canvas! Picture this: towering oil rigs, mysterious underwater bases, and rugged pirate ships. The theme is all about the deep blue sea, and they want YOU to bring it to life!
Whether youâre inspired by the gritty world of naval warfare, the thrill of underwater exploration, or the bustling life of a coastal port, there are endless possibilities for your creations.
Set your course for creativity and visit the project site to dive into all the details.
Welcome back to Åódź for poLANd.tf 2025! Spring is here, the sun is shining, and Europeâs finest TF2 teams are ready to emerge from hibernation and return to Poland once more.
This tournament sees the fourteen top teams battling it out at BaseStack, with every contender present to stake their claim as the best in Europe and take home their share of â¬1200.
Who will stumble? Who will fall? Who will rise to the top as unquestioned champion of the continent? Thereâs only one way to find out!
The LAN takes place from Friday, March 14th to Sunday, March 16th, from 2pm CET (9am EDT | 6am PDT) each day, with coverage live from Åódź by EssentialsTF on Twitch.
On March 2nd and March 9th, the battlefield will heat up as Brasil Fortress crowns the champions of their Highlander League's 1st season! The top divisions of South America will clash in an epic showdown!
Get ready for intense plays, insane moments, and high-stakes battles LIVE on LegãoTV! This is a showdown you donât want to miss!
When? March 2nd & March 9th at 9pm BRT // 7pm EST // 12am GMT
A week before recording this, Valve Software released a software development kit specifically targeted towards Team Fortress 2 modders. This update gives permission to developers to create their own versions of TF2 and then to release them on Steam. Immediately making them available to a potential audience of millions us gamers. Unsurprisingly this has lit […]
I'm stepping down. In the past year you might have noticed I've been less active in my role as Senior Staff here, and that's because I was preparing to step down "after the next Jam" (which kept getting delayed). I've not been involved in any major moderation decisions or event planning since 2023, with the exceptions being Stack the Deck (which I originally was not going to be involved in) and the 2024 72hr Jam.
I joined the team as a Server Mod in 2017, became Staff in...
We're well into 2025, but it's time for the 2024 72-Hour Jam Showcase! TF2Maps is back again, showing off 64 of the most entertaining, most mind-melting creations made for last year's charity Jam! This time, they received 390 entries, with 350 of those being eligible for medals. In terms of donations, this year placed fourth, in their history, with a grand total of $6,892.66 raised for Gamers Outreach Foundation!
What is January February? Hell if I know, is that something someone made up? You bet your ass it is! Anyways that doesn't matter, time is linear and also, Happy New Year! We asked for your nominations for the featured maps and boy, we sure did get them again this year. No, we did not have someone submit 100 maps again, thankfully, but we still had a lot. Anyway, here's the newly featured maps!
AsiaFortress Liquid.tf is back with its winter Highlander finals!
Catch the action, witness history, and tune in live starting on the 22nd of February @ 9pm SGT / 2pm CET Want to get involved? Their 6s signups are now open! Important Links:
Mod makers, rejoice! We've just released a massive update to the Source SDK, adding all the Team Fortress 2 client and server game code. This update will allow content creators to build completely new games based on TF2. We're also doing a big update to all our multiplayer back-catalogue Source engine titles (TF2, DoD:S, HL2:DM, CS:S, and HLDM:S), adding 64-bit binary support, a scalable HUD/UI, prediction fixes, and a lot of other improvements!
Unlike the Steam Workshop or local content mods, this SDK gives mod makers the ability to change, extend or rewrite TF2, making anything from small tweaks to complete conversions possible.
The SDK is licensed to users on a non-commercial basis, meaning that any mod created using the SDK must be free, and any content in those mods must be free. TF2 mods may be published on the Steam Store, and after publication will appear as new games in the Steam game list.
Players have a lot of investment in their TF2 inventories, and Steam Workshop contributors have created of a lot of that content. The majority of items in the game now are thanks to the hard work of the TF2 community. To respect that, we're asking TF2 mod makers continue to respect that connection, and to not make mods that have the purpose of trying to profit off Workshop contributors' efforts. We're hoping that many mods will continue to allow players access their TF2 inventory, if this makes sense for the mod.
(Image credit: SFM Render/Compositing/Overlays - Bradz, Organization - IanTheAwsm, CyberWizard, and Dynam)
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