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New TF2 Pyro Weapon Unveiled in Sniper Vignette

Though the official details aren't slated to arrive until tomorrow, the latest Team Fortress 2 character vignette contains a brief glimpse of Pyro's second unlockable weapon.
The device, which appears to be a blunderbuss, joins the Axtinguisher as one of the three unlockable weapons for the fire-happy Pyro class.

As with the recent Medic update, the weapons will be available to players once they earn a set number of class-specific achievements.

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moses6222d ago

The info IS released. The "blunderbuss" they speak of is actually a long range flare gun.

The second is a backburner, in which you get crit when you flame someone in the back.

And the third as said is the Axtinguisher.

BrotherNick6222d ago

This is going to be fun, I play pyro a lot.

Xi6222d ago

the abilityto deflect rocket or something.

BrotherNick6222d ago

Oh, just to tell people, tf2 is free this weekend to play.

Xi6222d ago

the flare gun being the same as the pyro rockets.

GodsHand6222d ago

True, but far from being a classic like the orginal. They need to bring back the spy beinging able to feign (fake death), I know you can go transparent but that's not the same. I still miss the grenads, especially the EMP from the engineer throwing them with metal packs for big expolsion. or just priming the emp to do a suicide run, ala kamakazi stlye.

Xi6222d ago

and it looks like the pyro might also be getting a tool to do weapon jumps via the new secondary fire on the flame-thrower.

BrotherNick6222d ago

omg really? more ways to ambush. :D

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Team Fortress 2 'native VR port' could be coming to Steam after Valve releases source code

After Valve released the Team Fortress 2 source code, developers and modders are reviving TF2 VR, making it bigger and better than ever.

ZycoFox111d ago

Seems dumb, multiplayer fast paced VR... Sounds like a recipe for disaster.

Source 2 versions of the games they had, remakes or sequels to their games should've come out like a decade ago, now they'd need a heavily upgraded Source 2 or just Source 3 to be up to par with current engines tbh..

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The TF2 SDK has arrived

Valve: "Mod makers, rejoice! We've just released a massive update to the Source SDK, adding all the Team Fortress 2 client and server game code. This update will allow content creators to build completely new games based on TF2. We're also doing a big update to all our multiplayer back-catalogue Source engine titles (TF2, DoD:S, HL2:DM, CS:S, and HLDM:S), adding 64-bit binary support, a scalable HUD/UI, prediction fixes, and a lot of other improvements!"

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Slander, extortion and doxxing - beneath the surface of TF2’s bot crisis

Behind the aimbots that have plagued Team Fortress 2, a far more sinister story of harassment has unfolded - and it's only getting worse.

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