After a month and a half of counting, sorting, and organizing, the folks at TF2Maps are ready to show off the best of this year's 72hr TF2Jam! This is their biggest showcase yet at 140 entries!

This year's event received 908 entries, shattering last year's total of 345 and the previous all-time record of 742 set in 2017! The previous donation record (around $10,000 in donations from 1122 different donors) was also shattered by raising a total of $17,916.40 from 1616 different donors! The money was donated to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), an international, independent organization that provides medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, and more. Way to go, TF2 Community!

For more information, check out the showcase thread on TF2Maps! You can also join the TF2Maps Discord and follow TF2Maps on Twitter!

Gertrude's Gallery of Garments is a brand new TF2 community costume contest! Submit your best creations to the TF2 Steam Workshop! There will be prizes for the best entries!

Details can be found here! Don't delay! The deadline for submissions is Friday, September 30th, at 11:59 PM EDT!

Important Links:

• Event Website
  
• Workshop Collection
  
• Steam Group
  

Team Fortress 2 is returning to Insomnia, with teams from around the world competing for their chance of a £5,000 prize pool and a chance at glory! The event takes place from Friday, August 26th, to Sunday, August 28th. EssentialsTF will be bringing all three days of action live from the Insomnia Gaming Festival hosted at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, UK.

Signups for the tournament are here. The event will be streamed both at the event and online by EssentialsTF over at their Twitch page, so you can watch the event in-person or in the comfort of your own home. For the latest information, be sure to check out LAN.TF and the EssentialsTF Twitter.

LuckyLukeTF2 is back with the Top 12 special for 2021! Just like previous years, this edition features some of the best plays collected from monthly episodes for the year of 2021! Check out the action on LuckyLukeTF2's YouTube channel 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 the Spy being able to disguise after picking-up the intelligence
  
• Fixed some missing Announcer voice lines during the Competitive post-match summary
  
• Fixed some view model draw animations not using the snap command
  
• Fixed the Mann vs. Machine mission selection dialog sometimes drawing under the category controls
  
• Updated the Cold Cosmos Unusual effect to fix a parenting issue
  
• Updated Contagious Eruption, Daydream Eruption, and Volcanic Eruption Unusual effects
  
  
  • Fixed the highlight glow detaching itself from the effects and moving in the direction the player is moving
    
  • Fixed the effects being almost invisible in bright areas
  
  
• Updated the Kazan Karategi to fix clipping issues with the Pyro's arms
  
• Updated the Tropical Camo to fix the rigging and the normal map
  
• Updated the Boston Brain Bucket and Pest's Pads
  
  
  • Added Blank style that was originally missed
    
  • Fixed style names not aligning with the styles
  
  
• Updated the Bandit's Boots to fix a clipping issue with LOD1
  
• Updated The Chaser to fix some clipping issues and correct the backpack icon
  
• Updated item schema and localization files with community fixes
  
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
  

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 Spy being able to disguise after picking-up the intelligence
  
• Fixed some missing Announcer voice lines during the Competitive post-match summary
  
• Fixed some view model draw animations not using the snap command
  
• Fixed the Mann vs. Machine mission selection dialog sometimes drawing under the category controls
  
• Updated the Cold Cosmos Unusual effect to fix a parenting issue
  
• Updated Contagious Eruption, Daydream Eruption, and Volcanic Eruption Unusual effects
  • Fixed the highlight glow detaching itself from the effects and moving in the direction the player is moving
    
  • Fixed the effects being almost invisible in bright areas
• Updated the Kazan Karategi to fix clipping issues with the Pyro's arms
  
• Updated the Tropical Camo to fix the rigging and the normal map
  
• Updated the Boston Brain Bucket and Pest's Pads
  • Added Blank style that was originally missed
    
  • Fixed style names not aligning with the styles
• Updated the Bandit's Boots to fix a clipping issue with LOD1
  
• Updated The Chaser to fix some clipping issues and correct the backpack icon
  
• Updated item schema and localization files with community fixes
  
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
  

(Image credit: SFM - Redpanda, Editing - RaosCometh)

This weekend, August 6th and 7th, the top four RGL teams will be flying out to Foxborough, MA, to prove who the best team in North America is and earn their part of the $5,800+ prize pool!

Catch all of the action live on the RGL Twitch stream!

Schedule - Day 1 (Saturday, August 6th)
12pm Eastern - Quarter Finals
4pm Eastern - Semi-finals / Lower Bracket Semi-finals

Schedule - Day 2 (Sunday, August 7th)
12pm Eastern - Lower Bracket Finals
4:30pm Eastern - GRAND FINALS

For more information about the LAN or if you're interested in being an in-person spectator, go to LAN.RGL.gg!

The PASS Time Federation is opening sign-ups for their third season! With new twists and changes, Season 3 is looking for players itching to try out something special! Even if you've played PASS Time before, you'll want to check it out!

The new season won’t start until both the NA and EU branches have their team slots full (8 teams for each), but if the number of qualified teams reaches 24 then the divisions will be split into NA/EU High and Low. There will be in-game medals and a prize pool of keys for the first place team!

Sign-ups are already underway! Registration will run until August 27th, so gather your mates for a rousing 3-4 weeks of deadly soccerhockeybasketball!

Join the PASS Time Federation Discord for more information, and get ready to PASS some 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:

• Added the Summer 2022 Cosmetic Case
  
  
  • Contains 25 new community-contributed items
    
  • Adds 11 new community-created Unusual effects (29 variants total)
  
  
• Fixed a server crash caused by Sniper trying to eat his gun (switching to Sniper while Heavy is eating a Sandvich)
  
• Fixed an occasional lag spike when showing the kill cam for some players
  
• Fixed a regression where spotlights and spawns could not be parented
  
• Fixed a regression with incorrect prop lighting on some maps such as Barnblitz
  
• Fixed incorrect team colors for the default style of The Caped Crusader when using the itemtest command
  
• Fixed missing materials for some Strange Filters in the Mann Co. Store
  
• 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:

• Added the Summer 2022 Cosmetic Case
  • Contains 25 new community-contributed items
    
  • Adds 11 new community-created Unusual effects (29 variants total)
• Fixed a server crash caused by Sniper trying to eat his gun (switching to Sniper while Heavy is eating a Sandvich)
  
• Fixed an occasional lag spike when showing the kill cam for some players
  
• Fixed a regression where spotlights and spawns could not be parented
  
• Fixed a regression with incorrect prop lighting on some maps such as Barnblitz
  
• Fixed incorrect team colors for the default style of The Caped Crusader when using the itemtest command
  
• Fixed missing materials for some Strange Filters in the Mann Co. Store
  
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
  
• Updated the localization files