The i49 TF2 Fragumentary was officially released yesterday! The film takes viewers on a journey through Team Fortress 2's biggest LAN Tournament ever, Insomnia49. You can watch the whole thing on YouTube here.

For decades, humanity looked at the common baseball hat and just saw a thing you put on your head. It took a special kind of person to look at it and think, "I could attach beer cans to the sides of that thing so I'll have my hands free to hold two additional beers." It took a special kind of person to look at a t-shirt and realize, "I could draw a tuxedo on that t-shirt and trick people into thinking I'm wearing a tuxedo."

Who were these people? Drunk idiots, mostly. But also visionaries. And now we're giving the Team Fortress 2 community the chance to join that pantheon. How? By submitting your t-shirt and poster designs to be voted on by the Team Fortress 2 community. Simply navigate to the Merchandise tab in the Team Fortress 2 Workshop.

Once the votes are in, we ll curate the top-rated entries, and the best of the best designs will be made available as official merchandise at the Valve Store and various online retailers. You won't just be ensuring your place in history: You'll also get paid a handsome royalty for every unit sold. (For more info on submitting your designs, visit the FAQ.)

An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:

• Added a new startup music track from Expiration Date
• Added Crate #84 and Crate #85 to the drop list
• Added a new promo item
• Fixed a Mann vs. Machine dedicated server crash
• Fixed materials not refreshing correctly in the Steam Workshop item import tool
• Fixed a bug where cloaked Spies would be visible to some players
• Fixed an exploit where Engineers could build level 3 mini-sentries
• Updated the localization files
• Updated the backpack page buttons to indicate how many items the pages contain
• Updated Hammer to add a new Normal Mode for the Sculpt tool
  • "Screen XY" automatically chooses the axis most aligned with current view's XY axis for push/pull displacement editing

An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:

• Dedicated server performance/stability improvements
• Added a new startup music track from Expiration Date
• Added missing photos/thumb images for koth_badlands
• Fixed a client crash related to the snd_restart command for Linux clients
• Fixed a dedicated server crash related to arrows
• Fixed the Bolt Boy using the wrong material for the Blu team
• Improved memory usage for Linux clients
• Updated the Restart Game and Scramble Teams votes to always have a mandatory cool-down period
• Updated sv_memlimit to not be marked as a cheat convar
  • Added sv_minuptimelimit and sv_maxuptimelimit to manage the server restart window
• Updated the equip_regions for the Mustachioed Mann, Ze Ubermensch, and Vive La France
• Updated the localization files
• Updated pl_cactuscanyon
  • Removed rollback leading to the final capture point in stage 2
  • Reworked fence position on forward spawn building in stage 2
  • Expanded back alley near the final capture point in stage 2
  • Expanded back pathway near the final capture point in stage 1
  • Added small room inside building half way up the zig-zag in stage 1
  • Adjusted health kits and ammo packs
  • Adjusted spawn times in stage 1 and 2
• Updated rd_asteroid
  • Widened left side spawn exit
  • Players can no longer build inside the staircase near A robots
  • Fixed sticky stair collision when coming out of the water near B robots
  • Changed medium health kit near the C robots to a small health kit
  • Removed "alert" from voice over lines that announce your team has dropped the reactor core
  • Fixed missing patch overlay under small health near center bridge

Pete "CUBE" Wilkins and Andrew "BoneS" Luther have directed an incredibly engaging film called the i49 TF2 Fragumentary, which takes viewers on a journey through Team Fortress 2's biggest LAN Tournament ever, Insomnia49. The doc is packed full of event footage, player interviews and, of course, lots and lots of frags. The trailer is available here.

An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:

• Added a new startup music track from Expiration Date
• Fixed projectiles causing teleporter exits to detonate
• Fixed the Huntsman not firing after being charged in the air and landing on the ground while using cl_autoreload
• Fixed teammates blocking the removal of sappers when using the Homewrecker, Maul, and Neon Annihilator
• Fixed a bug with the Gloves of Running Urgently that increased the marked for death time to 5 seconds instead of 3
• Fixed a bug related to orphaned marked for death particles
• Updated the target ID to be hidden while taunting
• Updated the Bolt Boy to have two styles like the Bonk Boy
• Updated the equip_regions for the Bonk Boy and the Bolt Boy
• Updated the materials for the Boo Balloon
• Updated pl_cactuscanyon
  • Added stage 3
  • Limited Red flanking route near cliff to Blu spawn in stage 1
  • Added health and ammo inside underpass by Blu spawn in stage 1
  • Adjusted spawn times in stage 2
  • Adjusted health and ammo packs
• Updated rd_asteroid
  • Mode changes
    • Updated HUD layout
    • Fixed a bug that would prevent players from picking up the reactor core
    • Teams will now spawn 70% faster if their C robots are dead
  • Map changes
    • Fixed unbalanced ammo kits in Blu base near the vault
    • Added flashing light in the vault that will activate when a player is stealing points
    • Added larger one way glass windows to spawn exit doors
    • Added small ammo pack to top of the stairs at the cave exit
    • Shortened length of pipes in vents that require players to crouch
    • Increased track length for A robots. This is to provide more angles of attack.
    • Extended flat area near left spawn exit for Engineers to build teleporters
    • Lowered the health for the A robots from 500 to 300
    • Fixed a bug where the power supply would not disable the flashing alarms when it was captured

An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:

• Fixed a client crash related to the CTF HUD
• Fixed the CTF HUD not updating properly

An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:

• Fixed a case where move speeds could be exploited using player view angles
• Fixed an exploit related to Bonk! Atomic Punch and Crit-a-Cola
• Fixed cosmetic items not using the correct team skins when attached to ragdolls
• Fixed a bug related to cancelling the Eureka Effect taunt and teleporting immediately
• Fixed baseballs causing teleporter exits to detonate
• Updated The Five-Month Shadow to fix a paint-related problem
• Updated The Merc's Mohawk so it can be equipped by all classes
• Updated the equip_region for the Exquisite Rack
• Updated beta map pl_cactuscanyon
  • Redesigned the alternate window route over the choke point by stage 2 capture point 1
  • Window overlooking second stage final capture point is now a doorway
  • Removed stairs leading to back barn in stage 2 near final capture point
  • Back alley behind water tank in stage 2 is now a 1-way drop down
  • Added small health pack in the small room off the back stairwell flank near stage 1 capture point 2
  • Fixed players building in spawn rooms
• Updated beta map rd_asteroid
  • Mode changes
    • Players must steal at least 25 points before they can leave the vault with the reactor core
    • Updated power core pick up sound
    • Updated robot death effects and sounds
    • Updated HUD layout
  • Map changes
    • Layout has been adjusted with the overall goal of increasing players ability to participate in creating points for their team
    • Added terrain path and cave entrance under mid bridge. Exit is located near the large row of windows. Cave contains a medium health pack
    • Widened play space near cave exit leading into large row of windows
    • Added small ammo pack to underwater flank that leads to enemy reactor vault
    • Added small health kit to staging area before the interior battlements
    • Reduced ammo pack near vault from full to medium
    • Added alcove near front door staging area
    • Robots have been rearranged
      • A robots now circle the staircase near the front door
      • B robots now roam the interior bridge above the water
    • Enabled flashing lights when a team's power reactor has been stolen
    • Fixed broken stair collision when exiting the water near the bridge. In some cases it would push players back into the water.
    • Added player blocker to ledge above exterior battlements
    • Widened glass tunnel flank doorway near C robots
    • Increased attackers spawn time by 1 second

The folks over at Source Filmmaker have just announced the Fourth Annual Saxxy Awards, and in the process dropped a bombshell: they've also added a Portal content pack as SFM DLC, and invited the Portal community to submit Portal videos to the Saxxy Awards for the first time. This means that this year more than ever, Team Fortress will be forced to compete on the same Saxxy Awards stage as Portal. And this could spell trouble for the Saxxy Awards janitors, since the resulting bloodbath from the absolute creative eviscerating TF2's going to give the Portal community will clog up the drainage system for weeks.

But the time for big talking is over. Now it's time for action. And that means us leaving the stage after all the fun big talking and letting you do all the actual work. Check out the Source Filmmaker blog for rules and more details on the Saxxy Awards. And remember: Portals are just holes. You know what else are just holes? Toilets. Anyway, good luck to Toilet 2.

The TF2 Retrospective event is taking place from July 23rd to July 27th at the sold-out Euskal Encounter XXII in Bilbao, Spain! Organized by the Bad Wolf team, Retrospective is a massive LAN tournament with over 150 players already signed up from Canada, Ireland, Russia, France and more. Check it out live on exTV this Thursday!