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Kimberley Ellis
04 Apr, 2009

Sniper update is next on the block for TF2

PC News | Valve also reveals delay behind X360 content.
After teasing us with fake tidbits on April Fool's Day, Valve has now confirmed that it will be working on the Sniper for the next Team Fortress 2 class update.

Valve's Greg Cherlin let a few details slide on the Team Fortress blog stating that the Sniper update is "shaping up to be the largest TF2 update yet, with multiple new maps and a bunch of gameplay tweaks."

He also added that Valve has "another update in the works that should be done before the Sniper, and that one will include some new content for all classes."

Cherlin also addressed the issue that Xbox 360 owners of the game want an answer to - what's the holdup with the content updates on the 360? Cherlin noted that Valve is still hard at work trying to bring that content to owners of Microsoft's console, blaming memory issues for the delay. "The original version of TF2 in the Orange Box was very close to the Xbox's memory limit, and all the additional TF2 content we've produced has pushed well beyond it. We've found a couple of nifty ways to get back a bunch of that memory, but it's turned out to be a lot of work, and that's what most of our time is being spent on. In the meantime, we're going to get a code update out to address the server cheating that's going on."

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6 Comments
3 years ago
M8 maybe you should put www.http//www.

:D , fix dah linky winky
3 years ago
Who ever knew that two little dots could cause so much trouble...

Fixed!
3 years ago
Spanc edit: this user was been banned prior to this post. Ban now in effect.
3 years ago
Can't wait.

Hopefully the first class that I'll get all the achievements for.
3 years ago
Pardon my naiveté, but is the Jarate just an April Fools Day thing, or will it be a legit unlock? I'd be more doubtful about its sincerity, but I wouldn't put it past Valve to include such a kooky weapon. Besides, Red Faction: Guerella made an APD announcement of the Ostrich Hammer, and now that's going to be a real multiplayer unlock.
3 years ago
i think the order will go like this for the remaining updates:

sniper
spy
soldier & demoman to be released simultaneously
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