Multiplay s Insomnia Gaming Festival is traditionally one of the most prominent events in the TF2 esport calendar. i61 is no exception with the Team Fortress 2 Open featuring extraordinary players fighting for a share of the largest prize pool in TF2 this year.

Coverage of Insomnia 61 at the NEC in Birmingham, England spans August 25th - 28th. Three solid days of action cumulate in the two best teams of the event stepping up to the main stage to fight for the right to take home a big cardboard cheque.

If you can t attend in person, you can watch all the action live on Twitch at Essentials.TF offering an exceptional and worldly lineup of shoutcasters and analysts.

TF2Maps presents the showcase from the Summer 72hour TF2Jam!

For the uninitiated, the TF2Jam is all about the art and craft of all things Team Fortress 2, done in less than 72 hours. This includes creating maps, models, videos, artwork, fanfiction, articles, games, mods, sculptures, interpretive dance, and anything else! Click here to check out the showcase!

Prepare yourself, the UGC League Fall Season is about to start! Come join the thousands of players that played last season for some competitive TF2 action! The first week of matches starts September 6th for 6v6, September 8th for 4v4 and September 11th for Highlander.

UGC has divisions across North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Players from any of these regions are encouraged to sign-up and join the fun! (Remember, September 19th is the last day that teams can sign up.) Visit the UGC website for more information.

Arms Race 3 voting has finished! Head over and check out the winners!

The Grand Finals are finally here for the Pick/Ban Prolander league hosted by RGL.gg. Froyotech will take on dK in this final match of the season where they will be fighting it out for their share of the $4,000 prize pool. These teams met in the first week of the season on Badwater with Froyotech coming out on top, but now dK has switched up their roster and are looking stronger than ever. Find out which of these teams will come out on top this Sunday night at 9pm Eastern on twitch.tv/extvesports.

Arms Race 3 voting has begun! Head over and cast your votes! But don't wait too long, the deadline to vote is August 11th at 8pm UTC!

• Fixed players being unable to shoot or heal during pre-round freeze time
• Updated the localization files

• Fixed a server crash related to sentry rockets in Mannpower mode