Wow. Seriously, people, WOW. We knew you had it in you, but we're still amazed you've raised over $300,000 so far.

Take a BOW, TF2 community -- because that is an incredible, frankly astounding, amount of money from a dedicated number of gamers, to one heck of a lot of people in some real need right now. Anytime someone gives you guff about something negative in gaming, you go ahead and point them to this post, because here's some late-breaking damn news: they are wrong and gamers are generous and awesome.

Thanks again, and don't forget, these items are available until April 6.

Wow. Seriously, people, WOW. We knew you had it in you, but we're still amazed you've raised over $300,000 so far.

Take a BOW, TF2 community -- because that is an incredible, frankly astounding, amount of money from a dedicated number of gamers, to one heck of a lot of people in some real need right now. Anytime someone gives you guff about something negative in gaming, you go ahead and point them to this post, because here's some late-breaking damn news: they are wrong and gamers are generous and awesome.

Thanks again, and don't forget, these items are available until April 6.

Here at Valve, we've always been consistently blown away by the creativity and generosity of the TF2 community -- through art contests, map making, item creating, or any one of the hundreds of other ways that you manage to impress us every day.

<img src="http://www.teamfortress.com/images/posts/japan_relief_aid.png" width="420" height="292" border="0">

Today, we'd like to offer a chance to help out at a time when that help matters most. To support the relief efforts currently underway in Japan, we're introducing three limited edition hats and two special noisemakers to the Mann Co. store. The "Humanitarian's Hachimaki" ($7.99), the "Benefactor's Kanmuri" ($19.99) and the most prestigious "Magnanimous Monarch" ($99.99) will be available from now through April 6. <i><strong>All proceeds</strong></i> (net of applicable taxes) will go directly towards the Japanese disaster relief fund that the American Red Cross has set up. The hats can be equipped by all classes; however, they cannot be traded or used for crafting.

After April 6, none of these items will be available in any form. We encourage you to spend as much as you are comfortable with contributing to this good cause. While your Mann Co. store purchases cannot be written off as tax deductions, those who would prefer to donate directly to the American Red Cross fund can do so at their <a href="https://american.redcross.org/site/Donation2?5052.donation=form1&df_id=5052&idb=0">website</a>.

Thanks.

Here at Valve, we've always been consistently blown away by the creativity and generosity of the TF2 community -- through art contests, map making, item creating, or any one of the hundreds of other ways that you manage to impress us every day.



Today, we'd like to offer a chance to help out at a time when that help matters most. To support the relief efforts currently underway in Japan, we're introducing three limited edition hats and two special noisemakers to the Mann Co. store. The "Humanitarian's Hachimaki" ($7.99), the "Benefactor's Kanmuri" ($19.99) and the most prestigious "Magnanimous Monarch" ($99.99) will be available from now through April 6. All proceeds (net of applicable taxes) will go directly towards the Japanese disaster relief fund that the American Red Cross has set up. The hats can be equipped by all classes; however, they cannot be traded or used for crafting.

After April 6, none of these items will be available in any form. We encourage you to spend as much as you are comfortable with contributing to this good cause. While your Mann Co. store purchases cannot be written off as tax deductions, those who would prefer to donate directly to the American Red Cross fund can do so at their website.

Thanks.

Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Team Fortress 2

• Added the Japan Charity Bundle items
  
  • See http://www.teamfortress.com/ for full details
    
• Updated the localization files
  

Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Team Fortress 2

• Updated honor-bound weapons so they can be holstered within a second of touching a supply cabinet
  
• Updated the Blighted Beak with creator submitted fixes
  
  • Fixed a clipping problem
    
  • Made it paintable
    
• Updated the Hero's Hachimaki to be tradeable
  

Team Fortress 2

• Fixed a server crash caused by using the Half-Zatoichi to hit someone not holding a weapon.
  
• Fixed the Soldier/Demoman taunts not working correctly when the Half-Zatoichi is the active weapon.
  
• Fixed the Concheror animations not always playing correctly for players on the Blue team.
  
• Fixed a bug where players could switch weapons after deploying the Half-Zatoichi before they killed someone with it.
  
• Updated The Shogun Pack items to be tradeable.
  
• Crafting changes
  
  • All recipes are now known to all players.
    
  • Reduced the cost of most recipes.
    
  • Items previously crafted using recipes that will be reduced in this update have been upgraded to Vintage quality.
    

Team Fortress 2

• Fixed players not being able to fire their weapons immediately after spawning.
  
• Fixed the decapitation counters not being displayed for some weapons.
  
• Fixed the revenge crit label not being localized correctly.
  
• Fixed the Demoman not using the correct animations for some of his weapons.
  
• Fixed the new Shogun hats not being grayed out when paint is being used.
  
• Fixed players getting a health bonus based on the weapon they're currently holding instead of the weapon that dealt the killing blow.
  
• Updated Cp_Yukon
  
  • Fixed a hole in the map.
    

<a href="http://www.teamfortress.com/shogunpack"><img src="http://www.teamfortress.com/images/posts/shogun_pack.jpg" width="420" height="420" border="0"></a>

Cower, peasants! Flee, terrified ronin! Crap in your ancient Japanese bamboo underpants, feudal warlords! For something approaches unlike anything you have ever seen! The Shogun Pack -- a collaboration between Team Fortress 2, the TF community, and Total War: Shogun 2 -- descends upon you like a rising sun! (But in reverse.)

That's right, Japan fans! Unlike other updates, <a href="http://www.teamfortress.com/shogunpack/">The Shogun Pack</a> represents a three-way partnership of feudal clans to depose a crooked emperor (the emperor being played in this case by "a lack of updates" for this metaphor to work). The awe-inspiring result? Eight all-new, Shogun-themed items for your head-wearing and/or neck-cleaving pleasure. And, in keeping with the three-way theme, you've got three ways to get your hands on them:<ul>
<li><strong>1.</strong> <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/34330/">Pre-order Total War: Shogun 2</a> from Steam and get all eight items free. (You: "THAT'S INCREDIBLE!")</li>
<li><strong>2.</strong> Buy all eight items in Team Fortress 2's Mann Co. Store. (You: "I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! I <strong>WON'T</strong> BELIEVE IT!")</li>
<li><strong>3.</strong> Collect all eight items through in-game item drops or crafting. (You: "SOMEONE CALL AN AMBULANCE! I'M HAVING A HEART ATTACK! FROM JOY!")</li>
</ul>Pick any one of the three to get your items! Heck, pick ALL three! (Don't actually do this. -Legal Dept.) Whatever your choice, be sure to check out <a href="http://www.teamfortress.com/shogunpack/">The Shogun Pack!</a>

Cower, peasants! Flee, terrified ronin! Crap in your ancient Japanese bamboo underpants, feudal warlords! For something approaches unlike anything you have ever seen! The Shogun Pack -- a collaboration between Team Fortress 2, the TF community, and Total War: Shogun 2 -- descends upon you like a rising sun! (But in reverse.)

That's right, Japan fans! Unlike other updates, The Shogun Pack represents a three-way partnership of feudal clans to depose a crooked emperor (the emperor being played in this case by "a lack of updates" for this metaphor to work). The awe-inspiring result? Eight all-new, Shogun-themed items for your head-wearing and/or neck-cleaving pleasure. And, in keeping with the three-way theme, you've got three ways to get your hands on them:

• 1. Pre-order Total War: Shogun 2 from Steam and get all eight items free. (You: "THAT'S INCREDIBLE!")
  
• 2. Buy all eight items in Team Fortress 2's Mann Co. Store. (You: "I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! I WON'T BELIEVE IT!")
  
• 3. Collect all eight items through in-game item drops or crafting. (You: "SOMEONE CALL AN AMBULANCE! I'M HAVING A HEART ATTACK! FROM JOY!")
  

Pick any one of the three to get your items! Heck, pick ALL three! (Don't actually do this. -Legal Dept.) Whatever your choice, be sure to check out The Shogun Pack!