You may have heard that <a href="http://blog.reddit.com/2013/04/reddit-buys-team-fortress-2.html">Reddit bought Team Fortress 2 today</a>. We can officially confirm that this is in fact the case. So if any Reddit staffers are reading this: Hi, boss! We're working pretty hard over here. Well, back to work.

Okay, the Reddit guys've probably stopped reading by now, so we can be square with you: Reddit only <i>thinks</i> it bought us, because that's what we told them when we met them over the weekend to sign all the legal documents. What they <i>don't</i> know is that when a bird flew into a window during the signing and everybody on the TF2 team got scared and some of us started crying, that was a little something we in the business world call <i>a distraction.</i>

The "bird" that "flew" into the window? Not a bird at all. It was a squirrel launched from a t-shirt cannon by one of our guys across the street. The part where we got "scared"? Daniel Day Lewis-level method acting by the TF2 team. The part where some of us started "crying"? That was because the sound of the squirrel hitting the glass was a lot louder than we thought it would be and was legitimately scary. So technically real, but still under the umbrella of our overall deception.

Once the Reddit guys were thoroughly distracted, we took advantage of them awkwardly trying to avoid eye contact with us and switched the legal documents for <i>new</i> documents. Documents that said <b>we actually secretly bought them.</b> Business.

In celebration of our Reddit purchase, we're going to add some new Reddit-themed items to the game. There's also plenty of neat stuff we're working on and would love to tease. But realistically, because today is the International Day of Foolishness, anything we told you guys would just be met with suspicion. And when have we ever trolled our community? Never, that's when. Okay, maybe that <a href="http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2391">one time</a>.

You may have heard that Reddit bought Team Fortress 2 today. We can officially confirm that this is in fact the case. So if any Reddit staffers are reading this: Hi, boss! We're working pretty hard over here. Well, back to work.

Okay, the Reddit guys've probably stopped reading by now, so we can be square with you: Reddit only thinks it bought us, because that's what we told them when we met them over the weekend to sign all the legal documents. What they don't know is that when a bird flew into a window during the signing and everybody on the TF2 team got scared and some of us started crying, that was a little something we in the business world call a distraction.

The "bird" that "flew" into the window? Not a bird at all. It was a squirrel launched from a t-shirt cannon by one of our guys across the street. The part where we got "scared"? Daniel Day Lewis-level method acting by the TF2 team. The part where some of us started "crying"? That was because the sound of the squirrel hitting the glass was a lot louder than we thought it would be and was legitimately scary. So technically real, but still under the umbrella of our overall deception.

Once the Reddit guys were thoroughly distracted, we took advantage of them awkwardly trying to avoid eye contact with us and switched the legal documents for new documents. Documents that said we actually secretly bought them. Business.

In celebration of our Reddit purchase, we're going to add some new Reddit-themed items to the game. There's also plenty of neat stuff we're working on and would love to tease. But realistically, because today is the International Day of Foolishness, anything we told you guys would just be met with suspicion. And when have we ever trolled our community? Never, that's when. Okay, maybe that one time.

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 bug that caused invisible players in the world
  
• Fixed Engineer bots in Mann Vs. Machine building disposable sentries that upgrade into tiny, red, level 3 sentries
  
• Added the Ready Steady Pan tournament medal for Season 2
  
• Fixed the Festive Axtinguisher, The Disciplinary Action, The Wanga Prick, and The Wrap Assassin sometimes floating in the world after death
  
• Removed the promotion restrictions from Croft's Crest, The Fortune Hunter, and The Tomb Wrapper
  
• Updated Mvm_Bigrock to fix a hole in the terrain
  
• Community requests:
  • Added new inputs for the tf_logic_koth entity: SetRedTimer, SetBlueTimer, AddRedTimer, AddBlueTimer
    
  • Added a "team" field to the teamplay_flag_event game event to identify which flag the event is for

Updates to Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:


Source Engine Changes (TF2, DoD:S, HL2:DM)

• Disabled Java for the in-game web browser
  

Team Fortress 2

• Added support for running VR mode on the Oculus Rift
  
• Fixed a server crash related to game stats
  
• Fixed custom paint not showing in the tool tip when you mouse-over an item in your backpack
  
• Fixed the Spy not holding sappers correctly in third person
  
• Fixed a bug where sentries would not rotate to face their target under some circumstances
  
• Fixed a scoreboard bug where domination count was reduced by 2 when a dominated player left the server
  
• Fixed the Fists of Steel not reducing damage from ranged weapons that use energy rings
  
• Fixed the death notice icon for the Eureka Effect
  
• Fixed the Neon Annihilator sometimes floating in the world after death
  
• Fixes for strange parts:
  • The Big Earner can no longer accept Long-Distance Kills strange parts
    
  • The Festive Grenade Launcher can now accept Critical Kills strange parts
    
  • The Neon Annihilator can now accept Sappers Destroyed strange parts
• Removed some description text from the Manmelter that incorrectly stated its projectiles could not be deflected
  
• Updated the Blind Justice so it can be equipped with other misc-slot items on the Demoman's face
  
• Updated the backpack image for the Upgrade to Premium Gift item
  
• Updated Mann Vs. Machine
  • Fixed the boss health bar sometimes disappearing
    
  • Fixed the uber Medics in Wave 4 of the Broken Parts mission charging at the incorrect rate
• 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:

• Unlocked the "What's in the Portal 2 Soundtrack Box?"
  
• Added new promo Items
  
• Removed Salvage Crate #40, Crate #49 and Crate #54 from the drop list
  
• Added Salvage Crate #50, Crate #56, and Crate #57 to the drop list
  
• Updated the localization files
  

Updates to Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:


Source Engine Changes (TF2, DoD:S, HL2:DM)

• Added a new ConVar sb_filter_incompatible_versions. This will default to true and hide servers on the Internet tab that are running incompatible versions.
  

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 new promo items
  
• Added crafting recipes for the Sticky Jumper and the Rocket Jumper
  
• Fixed r_depthoverlay ConVar not using the correct material
  
• Improved performance and stability for the Linux version
  

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 when attempting to fire the flamethrower while coming out of a taunt
  
• Fixed The Phlogistinator's Mmmmph particle effect getting stuck on after performing a taunt
  

Updates to Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:


Source Engine Changes (TF2, DoD:S, HL2:DM)

• Improved performance for the Linux version
  

Team Fortress 2

• Fixed a problem that was preventing some older demos from being played
  
• Fixed a client/server crash when a flamethrower gets destroyed while firing
  
• Fixed missing buttons on the item import tool
  
• Removed the promo restrictions from the Shred Alert, the Brutal Bouffant, and the Buck Turner All-Stars
  
• Updated the Vaccinator with its own uber-off sound and a sound when toggling resist types
  
• Updated some of the animations for the Shred Alert taunt
  
• Updated a couple HUD panels to support team scores with more than two digits
  

Updates to Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:


Source Engine Changes (TF2, DoD:S, HL2:DM)

• Fixed a missing material when changing the value of mat_color_projection
  

Team Fortress 2

• Fixed an item description bug that would not display the not-tradable text for some untradeable items