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The Killing Floor Summer Sideshow event is back for a limited time and
starts right now!! Knowing just how much fun everyone has had with
Killing Floor special events, we could hardly let the Summer pass
without celebrating it in true Killing Floor style. So all your
favorite Summer Sideshow freaks are back, with the addition of a new
map, new achievements, new weapons all for free to anyone that owns the
game. We've also cooked up new playable DLC characters for you and
created our craziest trailer to date - think Killing Floor monster
truck rally commercial style!

The new free content starts with the map Hellride - a cute little
carnival ride through Heaven and Hell only the monsters on this ride
are real. The event also brings 5 new weapons for you, also free. For
all those of you who like to collect the playable characters, Steampunk
Mr Foster can now be unlocked again, but only for the duration of the
event. Also included is a brand new DLC pack of 4 playable characters -
the Urban Nightmare crew.

On top of that, we're introducing Harold Lott, a tribute to the whole
Loadsamoney generation and bastion of 1980s taste. Not only can you all
run around shouting "Money, money, money" in-game - with Harold's
special particle effect, you will be able to leave your own trail of
dosh all over the place!

The event runs from 5th July through 23rd July, so make the most of it!

We've got a new trailer for you, so check it out. And don't forget the
new web page at: <a href="http://www.killingfloorthegame.com/summer2012/">http://www.killingfloorthegame.com/summer2012/</a> .

Summer Sideshow Event Details
<ul>
<li>Free for everyone that owns Killing Floor – auto downloaded through
Steam</li>
<li>All new level – Hellride - experience heaven and hell as you follow
the course of this doomed carnival ride</li>
<li>All creatures in game replaced with freak-shows themed monsters
including Pukey the Clown and his side-kick, the Fleshclown</li>
<li>16 new Summer Sideshow achievements return only for the duration of
the event</li>
<li>9 All new achievements added</li>
<li>5 new official weapons - the IJC community weapon pack has been
polished up and made an official part of the game</li>
<li>Steampunk Mr Foster” playable character Unlockable again for the
duration of the event</li>
<li> New DLC Character Pack - "Urban Nightmare"</li>
</ul>

For all the details on the Summer Sideshow event visit the event web
page at: <a href="http://www.killingfloorthegame.com/summer2012/">http://www.killingfloorthegame.com/summer2012/</a> . Killing
Floor is available now on Steam
(<a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/1250/">http://store.steampowered.com/app/1250/</a> ), all major digital outlets
and in stores across the world. Don't forget to check out the new
trailer, share it with all your friends, force them to watch it over
and over again... well you get the idea! The Summer Sideshow event only
lasts until 23rd July, so don't miss your chance to experience the
gaming event of the summer!

We at Tripwire have launched our own official Tripwire custom map server. It currently has all the official TE maps and community released custom maps in rotation. These maps include:

<ul>
<li>TE-Arad2 Beta 3</li>
<li>TE-Butovo Beta 6</li>
<li>TE-Coldsttel Beta 6</li>
<li>TE-DieBresche Beta 3</li>
<li>TE-Provkhoy Beta 2 A</li>
<li>TE-Univermag Beta 1</li>
</ul>

The map name and IP is: TWI Devs #1 Custom Map Server - 64.94.238.82:7777. Give them a try and give feedback to the map makers! You can find threads for each map here: <a href="http://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/forumdisplay.php?f=135">http://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/forumdisplay.php?f=135</a>

And, keeping up the pressure on RO2 activity, we are happy to announce our first major mapping contest for the game. Prizes from Origin PC, Nvidia, Intel and Logitech – plus $30,000 in cash prizes from ourselves. For the details, see the competition web page: <a href="http://www.heroesofstalingrad.com/counterattack-map-making-competition/">http://www.heroesofstalingrad.com/counterattack-map-making-competition/</a>

Launching in the near future, <a href="http://www.twiladder.com/">TWI Ladder</a> will be the focal point for clan and competitive gaming for Tripwire Interactive's games. We would love your feedback on what you would like to see from the site and we're also looking for volunteers for many positions including admins and more.

So head on over to the <a href="http://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/forumdisplay.php?f=138">TWI Ladder forums</a> and give us your feedback and, if you are interested, volunteer to help!

With the success of the recent free weekend on Steam and lots of new players enjoying the Red Orchestra 2 Game of the Year Edition, we've decided to do a couple of things to make it even easier to get into the game. First, we have decided to cut the price in half to $19.99 (14.99 GBP/17.99 EUR/299 RUB) for the game. Second, we're giving everyone that owns Red Orchestra 2 a guest pass that they can hand off to a friend for them to check out the game free of charge.

This is the game that won PC Gamer's "Multiplayer FPS of the Year" and has recently been updated with new game modes, a new map, a wide range of gameplay refinements and performance improvements - all for free to everyone who owns the game. Tripwire Interactive is committed to supporting our games with free additional content for many years after initial release and Red Orchestra 2 is no exception to that rule! There is more content already in the works for the game, as well as a new add-on for the game: Rising Storm, that will bring the Pacific Theater alive for Red Orchestra 2 players.

We have just pushed out a small required update to Red Orchestra 2. This turns off the double XP weekend and fixes several client crashes. Game version is now 1.1.0.4

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RO2 GOTY Edition available – Free Weekend Starts – New Trailer

by Alan Wilson on Thursday, May 24, 2012, under News

Polish up your rifles and grab some ammo – the Game of the Year Edition for Red Orchestra 2 has just been released! From now until Sunday 27 May, Red Orchestra 2 multi-player will be available completely free to play for everyone on Steam so get out there and give the game a try. Not only is the game free this weekend, but if you decide to pick it up before Monday we’re selling it at 75% off! We’ve also created a trailer to showcase the new content added in the free GOTY Content Pack including the new map Mamayev Kurgan.

In case you’ve forgotten – the GOTY Content Pack is, of course, free to everyone who already owns the game. The full changelog will NOT fit on this page, so you can find it <a href="http://www.heroesofstalingrad.com/change-history/change-history-23-may-2012/">HERE</a>


So don’t miss out, the free weekend is on now! Grab the game from Steam (<a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/35450/)">http://store.steampowered.com/app/35450/</a>) and don’t forget and tell your friends.

We also strongly recommend users verify their cache after they update or download the game.