Tyler McVicker

Active bug fixes on a 20-year-old codebase, manual bans in the MvM community, and new Source 2 evidence pointing directly at Codename TF all at the same time. Something is happening with Team Fortress 2 and we are going to figure out what it all actually means.

Back in late January, Valve's Source1Import software, the tool used to batch port content created for Source 1 into source 2, added support for Team Fortress 2 style soundscapes to be brought over with maps in this automated process. the functionality, likely added to help with the complete porting

We've had some strange and exciting movements within the Team Fortress 2 space, and although they aren't directly connected to the 'Tf' codename, it is representative of a shift. I've been gathering information on Team Fortress, and I'm ready to start the discussion.

I actually have some stuff to share about the future of Team Fortress 2. What year is it?

Team Fortress 2 had a great summer, alongside a highly acclaimed summer update was the knowledge that content of this type would likely continue. However, what exactly does Valve see as possible content types to reintroduce into the game?

Gabe Newell seems like a good dude, as far as multi-billionaires can be considered. That said, the internet has become elated following Gabe saying that Team Fortress 2 has an update in the works. The problem? He likely wouldn't know that, and he likely doesn't have anything to do with Team Fortress

Following the removal of the grenade system from Team Fortress 2 in early to mid-2007, the specifics of which we discussed in the last episode, the TF team made attempts to reuse the hundreds of hours of work that went into the initial implementation and expand specifics into their own unique weapon

Early audio cut with placeholder visuals. Please leave as much feedback as possible. Team Fortress 2 is my favorite multiplayer game, and one of Steam's top 5 most successful games of all time. Team Fortress 2 continues to break it's own player number records with an audience other companies would k

Today on Valve News Network, we take a look at the cut Engineer buildings from Team Fortress 2's lifespan. This includes buildings cut from Jungle Inferno and the canceled Spy versus Engineer update. Huge thanks to Moonly for rebuilding these cut features from scratch! https://creators.tf/ Engineer'

Back in late 2013 and early 2014, and following major update events like Two Cities and Mecha, the TF team was busy at work on an updated concept surrounding the ongoing war between Engines and Spies. This concept, while being worked on for many months, was being leaked in small bug fix updates of t

Team Fortress 2 doesn't have a major content update the size of Jungle Inferno in development right now. Instead, it seems that the idea of Team Fortress has mutated in the offices of Valve 2.0. What is left for the game? What can the community expect from the future of their beloved franchise? What

Imagine a system were the TF2 community can create their own weapons, cosmetics, maps and more to be played and shared with everyone for free. Creating entire updates for free. That system has been created, and it's here. This is the future of TF2. This is A New Kind of TF2 Update. A New Kind of TF2

Here is the final cut of the TF2 Team interview report. Interview Final Cut (YouTube)

Here is an early cut of the Team Fortress 2 Team interview report I will be putting up this Friday. TF2 Interview - Early Cut (YouTube)

After requesting the most wanted features from the TF2 community, everyone ended up wanting the same 10 things. How likely are these things to release? Will TF2's future include these highly requested features? What TF2 Player Want - The Team Fortress Wish-list [Editorial] (YouTube)

Here is an early release copy of my new TF2 report on news. TF2 News Early Cut (YouTube)

Here is a near final cut of tomorrow's video about the cancelled Adult Swim TF2 SFM show from 2013. The Team Fortress 2/Adult Swim TV Show - Near Final Cut (YouTube)

Back in 2013, Adult Swim ran some advertisements made in SFM to talk about a new season of the Venture Brothers. These spots were decent enough, and most were excited to know that this promotion also included some exclusive Adult Swim themed hats, remember when people would joke about hats? What has

Here is a near final cut of the latest episode of Team Fortress 2 Ketchup for the month of April 2019. TF Ketchup - April 19 - Near Final Cut (YouTube)

I'm working hard on the next TF2 Ketchup episode, including a spotlight on the best maps from the last month, and I need to play them with friends to review! So open up TF2 and copy this into the console to join my game; connect 68.232.171.162:27035; password vnnrocks