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 regression in Mann vs. Machine where stunned bots could not pick-up the bomb
• Fixed being able to damage enemies through gates with the Cow Mangler 5000
• Fixed an exploit related to placing buildings outside of the playable space
• Updated the localization files

Tip of the Hats 2016 is starting this coming weekend! Join the fun September 16th through the 18th, from 9am to 9pm PST, or check out the live stream on Twitch. Tip of the Hats is a charity event hosted and supported by members of the TF community. Since 2013, it has raised over $320,000 for Children's Oncology Services, Inc. (COSI), which offers camps and other programs that allow kids with cancer to just be kids. With your help, COSI can offer these services at little to no cost to their families. Click here to learn more, and follow their Twitter 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:

• Fixed an exploit related to not respawning in the spawn room at the beginning of Casual and Competitive matches
• Fixed Pyros griefing teammates by attacking them with the flamethrower
• Fixed Medics getting a permanent speed boost after healing a charging Demoman
• Fixed Medics getting the Demoman's charging speed when using Mediguns other than The Quick-Fix
• Fixed the Strange Razorback double-counting the number Spies shocked
• Fixed a bug related to the Sniper's zoom and taunting
• Fixed players being able to pick-up the PASS Time jack while they are stunned
• Increased the matchmaking system's preference for matching large pre-made parties against each other in Casual Mode. This should result in more balanced matches, but may cause a slight increase in queue times for larger parties.

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:

• Fix the Righteous Bison projectiles colliding with, but not impacting, some doors (ex. the BLU spawn doors of cp_mountainlab)
• Updated the localization files

Prepare yourself, the UGC League Fall Season is about to start! Join the 1,000 teams that played last season for some competitive TF2 action! The first week of matches starts late this month: September 21st for 6v6, September 24th for 4v4, and September 26th for Highlander.

UGC has over 8,000 players in 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, October 4th is the last day that teams can sign up. Visit the UGC website for more information.

The European Team Fortress 2 League (ETF2L) Season 25 schedule and signups have opened! The season is kicking off with a 6v6 cup, testing new maps and weapon pickups. Signups are open until September 15th at 21:00 CEST. Any 6v6 or Fun Team that has 6 players on the roster at the end of signups is eligible to participate. Click here to sign up and get more information!

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 the Short Circuit causing lag compensation problems on the server
• Fixed sappers sometimes only being applied to one Engineer teleporter
• Weapons can no longer be juggled to bypass the weapon's re-fire rate
• Fixed a server crash related to sending an invalid client command
• Fixed players being able to teleport out of the spawn room using the Eureka Effect at the beginning of a round
• Fixed Mann vs. Machine players receiving abandon penalties after playing at least one wave
• Fixed Refill Ammo canteens not refilling the ammo for all weapons in Mann vs. Machine
• Fixed mini-sentries not having full health when they are built quickly during the setup time on Mann vs. Machine maps
• Fixed the scoreboard badge panels not updating properly when teams would change sides on attack/defend maps
• Fixed Casual and Competitive mode badges incorrectly displaying the level 1 badge when at max level
• Updated the materials for the Mistaken Movember to fix a transparency problem
• Updated the model for the Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol to fix a problem with shading
• Updated the Frontier Justice so the "Revenge crits are lost on death" attribute is displayed as a negative
• Strange Part: Allies Extinguished can now be applied to Strange Sydney Sleeper rifles
• Added the Tip of the Hats 2016 community event medals
• Updated the Salty Dog to hide the Scout's headphones
• Fixed the Borneo map stamp using the incorrect image in the Mann Co. Store
• Fixed the game not properly honoring the steam per-game language setting
• Fixed a bug with the Cow Mangler 5000 reload speed
• Updated the localization files

Team Fortress turns 20 today, and that means we're celebrating! Jump in a game and enjoy hats, cake, beach balls, presents, confetti and more cake! And if that wasn't enough for you, you can annoy your teammates and enemies alike with the screeching sounds of full-on birthday joy. Remember, you can always use a new hitsound.

And as long as you're remembering things, remember that we couldn't have come this far without you! So when you think about it, it's kind of your birthday today too. What we're saying here is August 24th is all of our birthdays. And in a more accurate sense, what we're trying to say is that August 24th is Steve Guttenberg's birthday. Happy birthday, Steve.

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 "Party Hat" and "Noise Maker - TF Birthday" item grants to players who don't already have them during TF2's birthday
• Fixed some classes not displaying the particles when using the "Noise Maker - TF Birthday" item

The Multiplay Insomnia Gaming Festival is one of the biggest annual gaming tournaments, not to mention one of the highest profile TF2 competitions in the world. This year boasts being the biggest one yet! Featuring GAME Fest for the first time, the show and the expo halls will be open an extra day, running from Friday, August 26th to Monday, August 30th in Birmingham, England at the NEC.

Check out the Team Fortress 2 Open from the 26th to the 28th. Sixty-four teams will go head-to-head in competitive 6s, including American team Froyotech and Australian team Jasmine Tea. Both teams were once again crowdfunded by the the best community in gaming history. Can't make it to Birmingham in time? No problem, the tournament will be streamed on Twitch, so tune in and catch all the action!