Since todays focus has been TF2 why not see what else is going on out in the intarnets.

We predicted awhile ago that with Valve behind the wheel we wouldn’t be seeing any support for the clan community that has been bursting at the seams. We were right. While such competition needs like friendly fire and crits being able to be toggled have never officially materialized, the biggest problem for me has been the lack of official map releases. So we’re still keeping our fingers crossed we’ll see more from the big boys so this game won’t fall behind the bigger boys like Counterstrike and Call of Duty. What else is happening out in TF2land?

Valve did release something! Namely, all of the TF2 statistics. There’s some interesting tidbits in there. The death locational maps are interesting and show where the real hot spots are per map. Class use maps come as no surprise as no one likes playing the medic although I was surprised how high scouts are. I guess people enjoy being annoying.

The boys over at TeamfortressTV have a new site layout and have a new episode up covering the CEVO finals. They put so much work into their stuff, it’s too bad there isn’t enough high drama to cover. I’d like to see them expand out to provide more content but hey, content takes time and money. So no whining from the peanut gallery!

Lunk from Djedi posted up a link to some 3D graphic testing using Team Fortress 2. I don’t think TF2 is what you want to benchmark your next upgrade at as it’s pretty low end in comparison to games such as COD4 and Crysis. But, if TF2 is what you’re upgrading to play then this is a must to check out.

Mr. Grey, who made the Crit Rockets movie, stopped by our forums to spread the word. Check out his movie then head over to this thread to let him know what you think.

Finally, in the who gives a flying fuck category. Orange Box will be available for PS3 owners on December 11th. As someone who owns the Orange Box for the 360 let me just say, playing TF2 over console is beyond pointless. So don’t bother with this one and stick to all the other good PS3 games…oh wait. Nevermind.