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Team Fortress 2 – Now FREE to Play

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By Matt Clarke
June 24, 2011

Team Fortress just went Free-to-Play. Forever. If you’ve never played the ultra-violent cartoon shooter before, now you have absolutely no reason not to. My Steam profile claims I’ve poured over 40 hours into this, but I know its at least double that in reality because I was there from the very first beta. I’ve seen it evolve from the beginning, with constant free updates which have added new maps, new weapons and yes, hats… it really is amazing how much Valve have added to the game over the years and now its available completely free. Also, Meet the Medic below.

Its some of the most fun multiplayer carnage you can have on PC, and I often dip into it to see what new stuff they’ve added from time to time. Its over four years old now and still looks fantastic, the graphics style being the most memorable thing about the entire game. Then there’s the characters, so full of personality and humour, it just doesn’t make sense that this is a multiplayer shooter.

To top off the news that the game is now completely free, they’ve released the latest ‘Meet the…’ video and its undoubtedly the longest and best one to date. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Medic…

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