(Image credit: Mayor Rev)

Red alert, mercs! April is drawing near, and an unusual yet familiar virus has fallen upon the robotic hordes once again. The aptly named "Meme Machines" are back to wreak havoc, blunder about, and provide a healthy helping of the best medicine money can't buy—laughter! Now sign up for the cheapest insurance plan you can find and grab your guns, because it's time for a comedy session!

Operation Peculiar Pandemonium is an April Fools Mann vs Machine tour brought to you by Moonlight MvM that once again pits the Mercs against a meme-fueled robotic onslaught. Complete all the waves in this intermediate-difficulty tour to earn a special pink tank medal! Event servers are available in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

In addition to wrecking the meme machines, you can also donate to the charity fundraiser for The National Breast Cancer Foundation of Australia. Up to three pink donor medals are up for grabs for donations of A$6 (US$5), A$20 (US$15), and A$33 (US$25). Both cash and TF2 items are accepted. Click here for more information on how to donate.

Have fun, but don’t delay or else the meme machines will conquer the world by April 11th!

Important Links:

• Servers List
  
• Charity Info
  
• Steam Group
  
• Discord

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:

• Updated Taunt: Shooter's Stakeout to fix LOD bugs
  
• Updated class portraits with nomip/nolod flags

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 particle effects regression when players are killed
  
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
  
• Updated the localization files

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:

• Security and stability improvements
  
• Fixed a client crash related to previewing market items
  
• Fixed Strange cosmetic items not counting buildings_destroyed for buildings destroyed by a sapper
  
• Fixed looping particle effects being orphaned when players are killed or force-respawned
  
• Fixed Taunt: Shooter's Stakeout using one of the Engineer's voice lines
  
• Updated Smissmas Swirls, Amethyst Winds, and Golden Gusts Unusual effects
  • Fixed visibility issues in bright environments
    
  • Reduced delay before the swirls start in order to accommodate short taunts
• Updated Sparkling Spruce, Glittering Juniper, and Prismatic Pine Unusual effects
  • Raised the default height of the effect in order to prevent clipping issues
• Updated the Sparkling Lights Unusual effect
  • Fixed visibility issues in bright environments
• Updated Condescending Embrace Unusual effect
  • Fixed the effect not moving when taunting

(Image credit: Logo - RIFTER, SFM work - kevin supermarket, Assembly - Requim,
Concepts and feedback - agrastiOs)

Ready those arms, mates! There's about to be an uprisin'! Sticks and stones will be breaking bones, but words make advertisements cooler! The Fortress Faceoffs team is back with a new event this season to try out some old-fashioned archery! That's right, this action-packed hunter holiday isn't gonna hide much longer! Come participate in the Bowmann Brawl Tournament, featuring teams of five competing against one another to see who's got the sharpest eye and the least impact wounds! Battles will take place across five lovely landscapes designed to test who's the best at "standin' around like a bloody idiot" on the objective! The eight teams of kings who stand highest on the hilltop will move on to the Fortress Faceoffs livestreams to celebrate their glory on the big screen!

Be sure to get in quick! This is the first of many minor events to come! Hosted around April and October, future minor events will be announced only in the Fortress Faceoffs Discord and limited to a smaller player count. This event is restricted to 24 teams for North America and Europe, so be sure to get in and apply before April 6th! The games begin on April 14th! See you there!

(Image credit: Raos)

Competitive Team Fortress 2 is returning to LAN this weekend at Localhost TF2 LAN! Watch the best teams in North America - froyotech, Witness Gaming, Like A G6, (and more!) - as they battle for dominance of the region!

Catch the action on Saturday and Sunday, February 12-13, starting at 12:00pm PST, streamed live on b4nny’s Twitch channel.

Find out more about how to attend, support and follow the tournament on the official event page.

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 disguised/cloaked spies being able to block player destruction captures
  
• Updated Minty Cypress, Pristine Pine, and Sparkly Spruce Unusual taunt effects to improve visibility in bright areas
  
• Updated pl_breadspace
  • Fixed being able to place buildings in the forward BLU spawn room
• Updated pl_wutville_event
  • Fixed a few static_prop models being used to stand on high up in the map
• Updated cp_altitude
  • Fixed tree models in the 3D skybox using the wrong skin

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 not being able to preview Community Market items in-game
  
• Updated the localization files
  
• Updated cp_altitude
  • Increased capture time on A
    
  • Increased BLU respawn time on A
    
  • Increased RED respawn time on B
    
  • Increased delay before BLU’s first forward spawn activates after A is captured
    
  • Fixed RED having access to a spectator camera on A after the point was captured
    
  • Fixed case where BLU could enter RED’s forward spawn after B was captured
    
  • Fixed a missing respawn visualizer in BLU's first spawn
    
  • Fixed a texture issue on C cable car tower
    
  • Updated menu photos
    
  • Visual adjustments

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 movement bug related to the Cow Mangler 5000
  
• Fixed Taunt: The Hot Wheeler sounds not always playing
  
• Updated Winter Spirit, Festive Spirit, and Magical Spirit Unusual taunt effects with performance improvements
  
• Updated pl_breadspace
  • Fixed an bug where BLU could teleport into RED spawn
    
  • Fixed an animation error within the final arena
    
  • Fixed some displacements seams
    
  • Deleted some light effects no longer in use in the final area

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 Your Eternal Reward ragdolls not fading
  
• Fixed Wrap Assassin projectiles colliding with invisible map entities
  
• Fixed ConTracker counting kills twice
  
• Fixed Halloween: Exorcism spell not being triggered by feign deaths
  
• Updated schema drop_type for hats shipped in the last few updates
  
• Updated Spark of Smissmas Unusual effect
  • Fixed some slight coloring issues
    
  • Adjusted lifetime values
• Updated The Giftcrafter and Beanie The All-Gnawing to fix material/model issues
  
• Updated the Steam Workshop dialog to support skipping several pages at once
  • ConVar tf_steam_workshop_page_skip controls the number of pages to skip. Default is 10.
    
  • Supports wrapping around the beginning and end of the list
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
  
• Updated the localization files
  
• Updated ctf_doublecross_snowy
  • Fixed missing texture
    
  • Fixed a few minor visual issues
• Updated pl_breadspace
  • Fixed some clipping around cliffs and BLU base
    
  • Fixed a bug where players could get stuck behind a wall of computers near the final point
    
  • Fixed location by BLU spawn where you can build under cliff
    
  • Fixed an issue with sound in the final sequence
    
  • Fixed decals
    
  • Fixed missing Breadcrab animations
    
  • Added updated drill model
    
  • Added normal maps for the rock cliffs
    
  • Added missing decals and logos
    
  • Added bread chunks that fly when Big Mama explodes
    
  • Optimized areas to reduce lag
    
  • Updated backpack and matchmaking images