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Game content not found.

2011-12-13T15:54:00.004+01:00

Some of our players who did get Karkand haven´t had the opportunity to enjoy it.

That is why, we have located the issue with "game content not found" and will roll out a fix in the next couple of hours :)!

Congratulations everyone! Karkand has now been released!

2011-12-13T15:54:00.001+01:00

Now that Karkand is out, feel free to enjoy yourselves in an environment with enhanced destruction and new assignments.
Also don´t forget to give us your war stories, progress reports and post your nicest screenshots and feedback on the forums.

If you haven’t followed us before, Back to Karkand is our first expansion pack for Battlefield 3. It features four legendary Battlefield 2 maps reimagined in the Frostbite 2 engine, with enhanced levels of destruction.

More than just a map pack, Back to Karkand also features 10 new weapons to extend your arsenal (you can bring these new weapons back to the base game maps), three classic vehicles from Battlefield 2, including the STOVL fighter jet (excellent for hovering and capturing bases), Desert Buggy, and and APC, five new dog tags, and an added layer of persistence with the all-new Assignments you need to complete to unlock new weapons.

Now go back to Karkand and let us know what you think in the Battlelog forums! To find your new maps, just use Quick Match or the server browser as you normally would. The four new maps will appear together with the nine ones from the base game. For a full guide on how to use the server browser on console, check out this guide we prepared earlier.

If you are a Limited Edition owner, you are entitled to this entire expansion pack at no extra charge. Otherwise, you can buy it for PC from Origin at $14,99 or for Xbox 360 from Xbox Live Marketplace or the in-game store for 1200 Microsoft Points.

Right now, we some players are experiencing issues with launching Karkand and we are investigating this issue as good as we can.

BF3 Back To Karkand Tribute

2011-12-08T15:34:00.001+01:00

To those who fought here in 1942 - BF2 - 2142 and 1943 - We are grateful ~ DICE

Revelations of a Spy

2011-12-06T16:51:00.001+01:00

Pre-Purchase Assassin's Creed Revelations and receive two Assassin’s Creed inspired items for Free in Team Fortress 2, The Sharp Dresser and The Dashin' Hashshashin.

Mann Co. Spotlight Items

2011-12-06T16:50:00.002+01:00

Today, we're introducing a new item from the Steam Workshop, voted on by the community and buyable by everyone. The “Itsy Bitsy Spyer” is a miniature Spy voodoo doll that clips onto the Engineer's belt. It's featured in our Mann Co. Spotlight box at the immediate right of this post!

And for you traders out there, there's a link right underneath the Spotlight item that'll let you buy keys without going into the game. Plus, we’ve removed the three-day trading cooldown for anyone whose first Steam purchase was 30 days ago or more.

All of which brings us to the last new feature we're introducing today: "Buy Now" links that you can create for any item and embed anywhere. Visit the FAQ for more details!

BONK

2011-12-06T16:50:00.000+01:00

Battlelog Update #3

2011-12-06T16:45:00.001+01:00

In preparation for the upcoming expansion pack and the holidays we have decided to super-charge the Server Browser with a couple of new features. These new improvements are as always based on requests and feedback from the Get Satisfaction forums that you’ve posted.

Lots of different bug fixes has also been made but feature wise, these are the highlights:

Change list

Server Queue
Last week we silently enabled the server queue again. Joining the server your friends are at is easy! If the server is full, you will simply be put in the queue and automatically joined when a slot becomes available.

Improved Server Browser
The server browser has been equipped with more search options.Such as kill cam, friendly fire and 3D spotting to name a few. We aim to continuously improve it and we’re determined to bring you the most powerful server browser ever seen.

Easier server joining with party
Joining servers with your party has been improved. Instead of setting up your party prior to doing a party join you can now connect asynchronously, without waiting for your friends to ready up.

Country filter
The server browser has also been equipped with the capability of searching for servers by country. This is incredibly useful for those eager to play with perhaps other countrymen or just want to enjoy playing on a server from your favorite country.

Share Battle Reports
You can now share your favorite Battle Reports with your friends on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Use the share tab at top right of your report. Shared Battle Reports previously required a Battlelog account to be viewed but this limitation is no more.

New icons for navigation
If you look at the new top header you’ll see a new set of icons, providing quick links to various popular sections on the site. Having easy access to your dog tags and stats is always a good thing!

Statistics for Back to Karkand will be available next week on December 13th.

New Client and Server Update coming in for PC!

2011-12-06T16:44:00.001+01:00

We will release an update to the PC version of BF3 on Dec 6th -- that is, Tuesday morning around 8AM GMT next week. This coincides with an upgrade of many of our central systems which will be down for some hours starting around that time.

It will be both a client update -- 3,9GB in size -- and a server update.

The client/server combination will be incompatible with older clients/servers. All players will be prompted to download the update once it has been released. All RSP companies will begin upgrading their servers at the same time.

The client update is large because it contains most of the content for Back to Karkand. This is not ideal, so we aim to make potential DLC content in the future as optional downloads.

Bugfixes

Fixed a problem with spawn timer now showing blue border on startup and lost spawn point
Fixed a problem where player who joined queuing on End of round got spawn screen stuck on screen, but unable to do anything with it untill next round loaded
Fixed a problem where camera would change to 3rd person on killcam when killcam was turned off in server settings
Fixed stat references on several dogtags
Fixed for surveillance ribbon not counting TUGS
Fixed a missing combat area lines on the minimap for Grand Bazaar conquest small
Moved a tank spawn in US base on Caspian Border so it would not be destroyed by a falling tree
Fixed a problem where placing C4 with the russians soldier was playing US faction VO
Fixed a problem where TV guided missiles could be shot into its own helicopter and destroy it
Fixed a problem when attempting to fire lock on weapons without a target
Tweaked the chat, it should now be a bit easier to read
Fixed several vehicles that did not properly shoot rockets and guns towards their predictive sights
Fixed the G17 Supressed Laser not working properly
Added alternate HUD colors to help colorblinds
Added a network interpolation setting. This allows users with good bandwidth reduce latency, but might increase some stuttering. The user can find what works best for his connection by tweaking the slider.
Increased the Spawn protection radius on TDM
Fixed a problem with smoke on land vehicles, Missiles should now miss more often
Fixed a problem where users could end up with IRNV scope in any vehicle
Fixed a problem where player dies if vaulting over a ledge and into water while sprinting
Fixed several crashes and increased general stability
Fixed a problem where the user was unable to revive two players that have the bodies one over the other
Fixed so you can assign an axis and use as a digital input. This makes it possible for the player (on pc) to assign one of the sticks on a gameped to be used for throttle/brake.
Fixed a problem with the Kill camera acting up when suiciding from parachute
Fixed air radar was showing to much. now lasertagged, heatsignature above threshold, enemy missiles and capture points are only visible on air radar
Fixed a problem where the game would enter a technical hang if the user pressed pause menu and tilde at the same time
Fixed a problem where you could get green flashes on screen
You can now reassign cycle weapons
Fixed so the weapon zooms automatically after bipod deploy is gone when using zoom toggle
Fixed a problem where the parachute would stay stuck in air if the owner was killed

Balance Tweaks

Fixed several weapons so they are properly suppressed and hide the player on the minimap when fired.
Tweaked Tactical Light so it is not as blinding over longer ranges.
Tweaked the IRNV scope so it is limited to usage only at close range.
Reduced heat masking effectiveness of Spec Ops Camo.
Fixed a bug where Ammo spec would give additional 40mm grenades instead of Frag spec.
Increased the number of additional 40mm grenades from Frag spec.
Fixed so AT mines only live for 20 seconds after a player dies to prevent infinite mines.
Increased the Time to Live on sniper caliber rounds to allow extreme distance shots.
Fixed several weapon descriptions, calibers, and fire rates. The weapons themselves have not changed.
Fixed so the M9 and MP443 pistol can be equipped by the opposing faction when it is unlocked at 100 kills.
Fixed Laser Guided Missiles missing their targets if the target is moving too fast.
Reduced the effectiveness of Stealth on Air Vehicles.
Reduced the effectiveness of Beam Scanning for Jets.
Reduced the damage done to Armored Vehicles and Infantry from AA guns.
Increased the damage RPGs and Tank shells do to AA vehicles.
Slightly decreased the accuracy for all weapons on fully automatic, burst fire is now preferable at mid to long range.
Increased the effective accuracy of long bursts for LMGs when using a bipod.
Slightly increased the range of the 44magnum bullets.
Increased the close range damage of 4.6x30mm and 5.7x28mm bullets.
Increased the reload time of the Mortar from 3.5sec to 4.8sec and increased the time it takes before a shell hits the ground.
Reduced the aimed accuracy bonus given by a Suppressor for the MP7, P90, PP2000, PP-19, and UMP45.
Increased the range and FOV for designating targets with the SOFLAM and vehicle Laser Designators.
Decreased the effectiveness of 12g FRAG ammo when equipped on semi-automatic and automatic shotguns.
Slightly Increased the power of Fighter Jet Cannons against all vehicle targets, especially Helicopters.
Decreased the power of Miniguns against Jets and Helicopters.
Increased the power of Stingers against Jets.
Flares reload times for Jets and Helicopter Gunners have been increased.
Tweaked the AN94 so its burst fire better conveys the real world advantage offered by this weapon.
Added Single Shot to the AN94 as an available fire mode.
Slightly increased the recoil on the M416 and removed the Burst Fire mode (this weapon incorrectly had burst fire, which was not authentic).
Tweaked the spawns for TDM on Kharg Island, Grand Bazaar, Caspian Border, Seine Crossing, Operation Firestorm, Damavand Peak and Noshahar Canals
Moved a tank spawn in US base on Caspian Border so it would not be destroyed by a falling tree
Tweaked the Gas station Capture area on Conquest on Caspian Border
Tweaked the max vehicle height on Noshahar Canals

Min player requirements

Also, it will once again be possible to reduce the number of players required to start a round to 1 both in ranked and unranked mode. We changed it back after getting a lot of negative feedback from both individuals and the RSP companies.

Our plan for the future is to introduce a warm-up mode, where players can move about and play the game, but with scoring disabled; then, when the number of players goes above the threshold -- that's when the real round starts.

Going Back to Karkand: Gulf of Oman gameplay, combat vehicles revealed

2011-11-28T16:18:00.003+01:00

The countdown to our first Battlefield 3 expansion pack Back to Karkand continues. This week, we have new gameplay footage from our reimagining of all-time classic map Gulf of Oman. Plus, more info on the new vehicles you will be able to take control of come December.

Check out this gameplay trailer from our reimagined version of Gulf of Oman. Like in previous Back to Karkand trailers, you can see some of the new vehicles in action here. The three combat vehicles that we are bringing back from Battlefield 2 in Back to Karkand are the STOVL fighter jet, desert buggy, and one of the APC’s.

"I wanted to complement what we already have in the base game, plus I wanted to bring back some of the classic vehicles from Battlefield 2 that we know players loved, such as the Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing fighter jet and the desert buggy. In today’s trailer, you can also get a first glimpse of a hitherto unannounced fourth vehicle bound to strike fear into the very hearts of the enemy. See if you can spot it!", said Back to Karkand Lead Designer Niklas Fegraeus.

Come back later for more details on Back to Karkand. We have more videos coming your way, and more details on the new Back to Karkand weapons that you can bring back to the base game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emGXp-qRrVg&feature=player_embedded [youtube.com]

As always, if you pre-ordered your copy of Battlefield 3: Limited Edition, you are entitled to Back to Karkand at no extra charge and will be notified in-game once it is available for download and play in December. Anyone can buy it on the launch day for $14.99/1200 Microsoft Points, or the equivalent in their local currency. PlayStation 3 players will have exclusive 1 week early access to Back to Karkand.

Make it pretty, make it shine! (New Drivers for Nvidia)

2011-11-28T16:18:00.001+01:00

Here are some of the release notes.
For a full list, please check out the section over at GeForce where you can also treat yourself to a nice download.

http://www.geforce.com/News/articles/nvidia-geforce-290-36-beta-drivers-released [geforce.com]

Enables NVIDIA Surround support for Intel X79 SLI-certified motherboards.
NVIDIA SLI

Updates HD Audio driver to version 1.3.9.0.
Bug Fixes

Fixes random flickering as Windows boot logo is loading or fading away.
Fixes ability to set Surround resolutions to 5760x1080 using custom resolutions.
Fixes some random instances of triangular artifacts when playing Battlefield 3.
Fixes corruption and flickering of some objects in Battlefield 3 in the New York single-player level when anti-aliasing is enabled.
Fixes playback of videos or live TV using Window Media Center resulting in a black screen.
Fixes the issue where 1920x1080 @60Hz PC resolution mode switched down to @59Hz.
Fixes mouse cursor flickering and shaking in Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Team Fortress TV

2011-11-26T19:24:00.001+01:00

In the world of today yesterday's videos are old hat. Wishful thinkers have put an end to all that and launched Team Fortress TV! Dedicated to live streams of matches from Europe, Asia, and North America you'll never be caught talking about the past.

We want holiday-themed community items!

2011-11-26T19:19:00.001+01:00

It's that special time of mid-November, where nothing is special yet, but you can feel the tingle of impending specialness right around the corner. All the signs are there. When you kill a man, you can actually see his last breath hanging in the chill mid-November pre-specialness air. Turkeys have retreated to their bunkers in a vain attempt to weather the upcoming onslaught of holidays devoted to gleeful turkey slaughter. And are those sleighbells we hear? Because our legal department assures us they aren't. That's right, TFers. It's beginning to look a lot like an upcoming holiday our legal department won't let us mention, but that rhymes with "Smissmas".

Everywhere, that is, except in our item submission queue, where there doesn't seem to be any Smissmas joy at all. No Smissmas trees. No smazzletoe. Not even a smamukkah bush, which is a different holiday we can't mention but would also have been acceptable.

So it's up to you, item crafters! You've got until December 1st to have your hearts grow three sizes, be visited by spirits in the night, and get in the Smissmas spirit by submitting holiday-themed items to the Steam Workshop. What holiday? Your guess is as good as ours!

Merry Bazzlebarp, everybody!

PlayStation 3 users getting free copy of Battlefield 1943

2011-11-26T19:18:00.003+01:00

It only took a lawsuit to get EA to realize they owed PlayStation 3 owners a free copy of Battlefield 1943, and the company today announced they will do just that: everyone who purchased Battlefield 3 for the PlayStation 3 will get a free copy of the downloadable title.
EA says it was a “misunderstanding”, but in reality, there was no misunderstanding: EA didn’t follow up on their promise and instead gave PS3 owners something else and of much less value: one week early access to Battlefield 3 DLC.
EA has set up a new site at 1943redemption.battlefield.com, where vouchers for BF1943 will be given out. The game will be available for Europeans on November 26, while Americans will have to wait until December 10 to redeem their copy of Battlefield 1943.

Battlefield 3 is 50% off on Origin today

2011-11-26T19:18:00.001+01:00

Today is Black Friday, day of great savings, and shoppers are busy emptying stores all around the US. Not to be outdone by other retailers, EA has discounted Battlefield 3 by 50% on Origin, selling it at $29.99. However, the deal is valid only for today, so strike while it lasts!
Link: Battlefield 3 Origin (Update: the offer is US-only)

Win real Battlefield 3 Dog Tags with BF3blog!

2011-11-23T17:13:00.001+01:00

We’re ready for yet another contest here at BF3Blog.com! This time, we’ve teamed up with the guys from Joystick Junkies, who run the official DICE store, where you can buy Battlefield 3 merchandise. We’ll be giving away 4 dog tags to lucky winners, one dog tag representing each of the four Battlefield 3 classes: Recon, Assault, Engineer, and Support.
To enter the contest, simply follow BF3Blog on Twitter and retweet this page! The contest is open to everyone around the world, and ends on Friday, November 25th, 2011, 12PM PST. Winners will be notified via Twitter.
Good luck!

High-res Battlefield 3 ribbon images

2011-11-23T17:12:00.001+01:00

We’ve gotten hold of high-resolution images of all the Battlefield 3 awards, and we’ll start off today with the ribbons — all 44 of them, in high-res quality. For the first time, you can actually see what the ribbons look like in detail (as opposed to the tiny images on Battlelog).

Here for the gallery.

An updated post on the server update :)

2011-11-23T16:54:00.003+01:00

Today (Tue Nov 22nd, 2011) we have updated most components of BF3 PC:

* We have released an update to the BF3 PC game client via Origin. It is ~500MB large. Everyone will be prompted to install the update.
* We have updated the master servers - mainly stability fixes.
* We have updated Battlelog - see the blog post for details.
* We have sent out a new game server build to all PC RSPs.

The new server is R9, build ID 886605.
Manual here: http://static.cdn.ea.com/dice/u/f/bfbc2/tmp/BF3_PC_Server_R9_886605_Docs_ServerAdministrator_v2.zip [static.cdn.ea.com]

Battlelog will only show Server R9 or newer. This is because the new game client is no longer compatible with the older game servers. The RSPs are gradually updating their servers. As they complete the update you will see more and more servers in the browser.

Here is a near-complete changelist for the game servers:

* Support for unranked servers (vars.ranked)
* Ranked servers have a few settings as read-only (see documentation)
* Unranked servers allow changing of all settings
* Reintroduced vars.allUnlocksUnlocked for unranked servers
* The game server will parse all of Startup.txt even if an error is encountered
* vars.roundStartPlayerCount / vars.roundRestartPlayerCount handling rewritten to be more natural
* vars.maxPlayers cannot be used to go past the server's max number of slots any more
* Security updates to the game server
* Fixed several server crashes, hangs, and a 10-second stall - all of which which would make the server drop every player
* vars.gamePassword can only be invoked during server startup, not while the server is already running
* vars.teamKillCountForKick 0 will disable team kicking instead of kicking people frivolously
* banList.add would sometimes crash; fixed now
* EOD bot scoring exploit fix

If you are a server administrator that run ranked servers, then you should take note that a few settings are no longer changeable for ranked servers.
The most notable example here is that you are no longer able to set the min # of players to start a round to less than 4. This is to prevent statspadding.
Secondly, the idle timeout mechanism is always on, and set at 300 seconds on ranked servers. This is to prevent people idling for long swathes of time on ranked servers. Having idle kick at 5 minutes is harsh, and we will revisit the max timeout for Server R10 - however, we do not plan to allow for turning of the idle kick altogether.

If you are a server administrator that run unranked servers, notice that you should set the server to unranked by having a 'vars.ranked false' at the top of your Startup.txt. You must set it to unranked during the server startup; once the server is present on Battlelog, it can no longer be switched between ranked and unranked status. Once it is set to unranked, all other settings can be controlled. And yes, the setting for unlocking all weapons & gadgets (vars.allUnlocksUnlocked) is back.

Nov 22 Patch completed

2011-11-23T16:54:00.001+01:00

Patch notes for Nov 22 patch

Major client update for the PC version Battlefield 3 as well as a server-side update for all platforms.

The update will be made on Nov. 22nd 7:00 AM UTC / Nov. 21st 11:00 PM PST.

We’ll share release timing on the console patches as soon as we are clear on the timing, these take a bit longer due to console certification process.

---- Client-Side Changes:

-- Visuals, Stability and Performance Fixes:

• General performance and loading time improvements
• “Black Screen” fix for an issue occurring on some PC Configurations
• Stereo and Rendering Support for Nvidia and AMD Graphics Cards
• Adjusted the “stuttering” encountered on some PC configurations.
• Fixed several Crashes when joining MP and Co-Op sessions
• Fixed multiple problems when using multiple monitors (Eyefinity / Surround).
• Fixed visual corruption issues on certain Nvidia Cards
• Improved loading times for certain textures
• Added console command “GameTime.MaxVariableFps” to limit max FPS

-- Balance and Gameplay Adjustments (PC)

• Fixed a problem with high speed mouse movement
• Added back some missing Growlers on Kharg Island Conquest Large
• Added back EOR sound for SQDM and TDM
• You should no longer be able to damage a friendly vehicle when sitting in an open position
• Grenades now drop to ground if you get killed while attempting to throw it(note the affect this will have on Hardcore mode!)
• Spawn protection now should work in Conquest. You should no longer spawn on points too close to enemies
• You should no longer spawn too close to enemies in TDM and SQDM
• Combat areas on Kharg Rush tweaked in order to disallow defenders to access the carrier ship after 1st base is taken and being able to enter the AA gun
• Fixed a problem with revived players not suffering suppression
• Fixed a problem with the camera when being revived in COOP
• Added joystick deadzone setting
• Fixed sound for when climbing ladders
• Fixed an issue with some weapon sounds in first person
• Fixed a swim sound loop error
• Increased the damage of Helicopter Miniguns, AA guns, and Jet Cannons against infantry
• Increased the damage of Helicopter Miniguns against jeeps.
• Reduced the physics impact of AA guns and Jet Cannons, players under attack from these weapons should no longer lose control.
• Increased the damage of the 44 Magnum slightly.
• Increased the range and minimum damage of the .357 Round from the MP412 Rex.
• Increased the range of all .45cal and 9mm weapons.
• Slightly increased the range of the P90 and MP7 and PDW-R.
• Slightly increased the range of the 5.56mm PDW-R and decreased the minimum damage at long range.
• Slightly increased the minimum range of the Mk11, SVD, and M39 EMR 7.62mm rifles.
• Decreased the maximum damage and maximum range of the G3 and SCAR-H 7.62mm weapons.
• Reduced the damage from FIM-92 and SA-18 IGLA missiles against aircraft.
• Increased the damage and range of the 40mm BUCK rounds.
• Reduced the damage .50cal weapons do against Helicopters.
• Updated T90 canister shell tweaks to match Abrams canister shells
UI Changes (PC)
• Added round duration and ticket summary at EOR
• Advanced squad polish – should be more intuitive
• Significant changes to the Join Squad functionality (see below)
• Fixed a problem regarding keybindings while playing
• You should now get a better error message when being disconnected via Battlelog

---- Server Update Highlights

• EOD Bot exploit fix
• Several crash fixes
• Anti-stat padding measures taken, disallowing ranked servers to run obscure settings
• Improved team kill kick configuration
• Support for unranked servers. Unranked servers do not report players' scores to Battlelog, but server administrators can freely control all settings

-- Share your profile and stats with new Battlelog functionality

• Ability to share your Profile and Stats pages to Facebook, Google+, and Twitter
• User Profile and Stats pages on Battlelog can now be accessed without being signed in to Battlelog if you know a user's URL
• Single sign on from Battlelog to Origin. If you're not logged in to Origin and join a game server, Battlelog will automatically sign you in to Origin in the background and join the game server

-- Quick notes on Squad changes in the Nov 22 update

• Removed FIND ME A SQUAD option
• Allow players to join empty Squads alone, thus having 1/4 squad members
• Change order of options to LEAVE SQUAD, INV A FRIEND, SWITCH TEAM
• Disable Privacy flag when 1 man squad
• Reset Privacy flag from Private to Public when squad drops to 1 player
• All occupied Squads will now show up colored blue on the Squad Selection screen
• Players who choose not to join squads will also show up as Blue in the "Not in a Squad” line
• Squads that are currently empty will display as white -- if you wish to join an empty Squad, you can choose the first one marked with white text

-- A detailed look at Squad refinements

A detailed look at Squad refinements

Today's PC client patch features numerous tweaks to Squad functionality and is part of our ongoing efforts to make it easier to play with friends and Platoon mates. These changes will also be implemented for consoles when we release the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 updates shortly. Stay tuned for the exact date of the console updates.

First, we need to look at how joining with Squads and Platoons affects the balance of teams. Initially, servers are commanded to equal out each side, so joining with friends can impact that balance while joining with Platoons further hinders this. As a result we have made some adjustments to the in-game Squad management screen.

For PC, you are now able to highlight the various Squads and select which one you wish to join by selecting a Squad and then clicking the Join Squad button. Please note that the Squad Privacy option still allows 2 man Squads which, during 64 player sessions, can lead to players with no squad position –- the number of people with no Squads will be shown at the bottom of the Squad selection list.

After the patch is applied to consoles (in the near future) you will be able to join Squads by cycling through the list and selecting which Squad you wish to join.

eXc Return for Battlefield 3.

2011-10-29T20:25:00.001+02:00

Now the clan create a platoon for battlefield 3 coming soon other news.

Mann-Conomy F.A.Q.

2010-10-02T20:42:00.005+02:00

We've been getting some emails asking a lot of the same questions answered on the Mann-Conomy F.A.Q., so we thought we'd go ahead and send the link around again for those who missed it.

Probably not a big deal, but...

2010-10-02T20:42:00.002+02:00

One of the interesting side effects of shipping free updates for Team Fortress 2 over the years has been a large and devoted group of people who write us asking if they can simply buy game items directly. We also get regular feedback from the bean counters on our fourth floor, who -- after watching with tooth-grinding irritation as we shipped over 120 free updates to a three-year-old game -- gently suggested that we "make some f$*&ing money already."

Then it hit us: it'd make everybody happy if we really DID let players buy items directly. Players'd be happy because we actually listened to them for once, and the bean counters would be happy because in-game stores are the future of everything, including making some f$*&ing money already.

Flash forward a few months, and we're proud to introduce the in-game Mann Co. Store. And, because we'd hate to satisfy the bean counters completely, we've decided community item contributors will get paid based on the sales of their items. So you can make some f$*&ing money already too.

Now, I'm sure you have dozens of questions, so just this once we put together a nifty F.A.Q. Of course the best way to find out more is to fire up the game yourself and check out the new Mann Co. Store for yourselves!

Bidwell's Big Plan

2010-10-02T20:41:00.005+02:00

The Highlander Mix-Up Match is HERE!

2010-10-02T20:41:00.002+02:00

Just a quick heads up: our exhibition match with pros and pubbers is going to begin shortly. If we're being honest, we're 10% excited, 90% terrified. You should also be terrified, because our usual MO is to take notes of everything that happens during a match, then make changes to the game in bitter, small-minded retaliation. If Dave Riller can't kill someone because they're hiding behind a wall? Guess what? That wall's toast in tomorrow's patch. And if I get killed by too many Scouts, then there'll be no more Scouts, in any game, ever. Double jumps will be a fond memory in your grandad's head. Trust us on this. We have connections at Nintendo. Mario will develop a sudden desire to wear lead weighted boots.

Head over to the ETF2L page to see how you can watch the fun.

Happy Easter TO ALL!

2010-04-04T12:54:00.000+02:00

Happy easter to all member of eXc and all other people from worldwide.
Thankx fro visiting the blog ..and i send u link to see latest new of the worl..
www.breaking4u.blogspot.com

Nice goin', pardner

2010-04-04T12:53:00.002+02:00

In the past we've shipped features that came from community suggestions. Now we've taken it one step further: we're shipping game content that was directly built by the community.

Today's TF2 update includes a bunch of new items and weapons, all of which were made by members of the TF2 community and uploaded to the Contribute! site. The overall quality of submissions we're receiving is fantastic, by the way, so there'll be plenty of new additions to follow. The submitters of these items will find nifty unique versions sitting in their backpacks, so they can show everyone their work.

This is really exciting for us here at Valve. Starting from our core belief that entertainment products should be services, we've tried to increase the set of ways our community can impact our games, and the ways in which we can reward you for it. From the implementation of features requested by players and mapmakers, to unique community items given to valuable community contributors, to the purchasing and shipping of popular maps, to the ARG-style product announcement of Portal 2, we've tried to include our players in the ongoing challenge of improving our games and their communities.

This update represents the next step in that process. The line between developers and players is getting very blurry, and we think that's a great thing.

eXc : Happy New Year To All!

2010-01-06T12:21:00.000+01:00

We wish an 2010 of fantastic days.

eXc Say GoodBye to 2009

2009-12-31T12:00:00.000+01:00

eXc Say GoodBye to all fantastic & drammatic days of 2009 a year of more updates than last year of tf2.
Watch it a video party on tf2 : PARTY CLICK HERE.
Now preparing to and eXcitated new year (2010).
See on teh next days for more new and specials events!

The Big Red One (by Call Of Duty Series)

2009-12-16T15:40:00.000+01:00

Soldiers continue to hold the lead in the war—but like an M&M lodged up their collective noses, the Demoman refuses to melt away quietly. In other M&M-Stuck-Up-Drew-Wolf's-Nose metaphor news, the Soldier's lead remains thin as a candy coating. In fact, judging from our most recent numbers (~~4923531~~ Soldiers killed to ~~5056134~~ Demomen killed), the Demo actually seems to be closing the gap as the War hurtles to a close.

For all you conscientious objectors to the war, you can still make some postwar memories to tell your grandchildren, because Team Fortress 2 is having another free weekend starting Thursday night as soon as the update goes live (though you can start preloading now).

As for all you soldiers fighting the good fight in the trenches, only to find the Demo-controlled media back home painting you as incompetent monsters, this update's for you.

The War UPDATE

2009-12-11T11:11:00.001+01:00

So: how is the War update different from our other class updates?

In many ways, it's not. Like any other class update, the War update will reveal three new weapons each for the Demoman and Soldier throughout the week, as well as some maps, achievements, and surprises, right up until the day of release, when everything we've been teasing goes live.

Where the War update differs from other class updates is that we've decided to mix things up a little with, as the Administrator would say, "a healthy competition." A secret, exclusive seventh weapon has also been developed by the TF2 team. In other words, either the Soldier or the Demo (but NOT both) is walking out of this update with one more weapon than the other. If you want your class to have it, you're going to have to fight for it. The more Demomen you kill as the Soldier class will help ensure the Soldier gets the weapon at the end of the week. The more Soldiers you kill as the Demo will help the Demo class get the exclusive seventh weapon. Check back daily to see how your class is doing at the War hubpage — this is also where you'll see links to all the leaked previews of the weapons, maps, and surprises releasing soon with this update.

What if some of you try to cheat to bump the numbers? We'll know. (Though we also know many of you won't be able to resist trying anyway.)

Alright, enough talk. Who'd you rather see get this exclusive new weapon? The Demoman? Or the Soldier? The War starts right now, so get out there and vote with your kills!

eXc YouTube Channel {CHANGED}

2009-12-02T16:58:00.001+01:00

Watch at this link : !!eXcYouTubeChannel!!

Team Fortress NEW Map Soon..

2009-11-26T15:44:00.003+01:00

What happens when you give some TF2 mappers six months to make a map? What happens if that map is payload race or a resurrected Team Fortress Classic game mode, Attack/Defend CTF? TF2maps.net decided to find out. Take 'em for a spin and place your votes!

!!Left 4 Dead 2 Pre-Order an get TF2 Free BillHAT!!

2009-11-08T15:36:00.000+01:00

Those of you who pre-ordered Left 4 Dead 2 (for PC on Steam or at participating retailers) now have exclusive access to the momentous event they said would never happen. For the first time in history, two separate Valve universes collide. That's right: it's a Left 4 Dead/Team Fortress crossover! This is not fan fiction! This is not a dream sequence! The characters from Team Fortress 2 will team-up with Bill's hat from Left 4 Dead 1!

And lest you think this is just some marketing gimmick, here's the intricate back-story justifying it: while conducting a science experiment on parallel dimensions, Bill's hat fell off a table into the Team Fortress universe.

Is Bill's hat the tenth class? All will be revealed in time, but don't hold your breath. Will you get to wear Bill's hat right now, in TF2? Go ahead and hold your breath—now exhale like a champ, because you're a winner and it's happening.

Even if you haven't pre-ordered yet, it's not too late to get in on this unprecedented hat-wearing, history-making crossover event! Pre-order Left 4 Dead 2 now, and the hat is yours. (Also the game at 10% off.)

!Now Available new WeBlog!

2009-11-08T15:30:00.000+01:00

New WeBlog available from now at : http://breakingforyou.blogspot.com/
Or on right pannel link : Breaking For You
INFORMATION :
Now not only gaming news but all new music movie and other VIP news and discovers and much more all in this new blog.

Enter on eXc Comunity

2009-10-16T16:11:00.000+02:00

Enter on the eXc Comunity from right pannel whit label of eXc Links.
New features will be available soon.
New integration whit MikiPedia.

eXc VS REVo-Lution's

2009-10-16T16:05:00.000+02:00

eXc will remain the principal clan of Lohigno.
REVo will be voted to be the new clan of Lohigno from 2010 to end.
The votes incoming from 1st December 2010.
eXc failed on the gorups of ETF2L..and now change strategies..
will use or new name "REVo" or Lohigno go to another clan to partecipate the ETF2L Tournament.
Lohigno every day is on steam but only play TF2 whitout login-in on The Friend Chat momentanely..in the next day every time will be online...
eXc attempting a message from PSY family for alliance or fusion.
Coming Soon more Information.

eXc REVO-Lution's

2009-07-24T13:27:00.000+02:00

If eXc will fail a new Team Will be Available whit a new name : REVO-Lution's.
eXc Boom-Man have a good work on beginning but now his stopped and hack some account..but this isn't really true..is only message and not stolen account..Reccomandation : vote another leader for this last summer time.

eXc 1st Anniversary Story

2009-05-31T21:02:00.001+02:00

On 22 June 2008 a guy from Italy have an idea for his Favourite VideoGame..Hi have the TF2 non-steam game and play every day and update for this very cool game..but he not have time to invite friend and play this game on the holydays because go to another country...on the edn of the holydays he watched on a market the Orange Box and he have buyed it..on september 2008 on his return to Italy..have started to play matches and invite frined create website youtube videos and others...::::STORY CONTINUE::::

eXc vs PCC {DELETED}

2009-05-10T19:50:00.000+02:00

I'm very sorry..
The match is deleted because the PCC members have left the team..
This is not only 1st team will left the tournament..
!!!!!PLEASE READ THIS!!!!!
IF YOU WANT TO REGISTER AT ETF2L AND JOIN OR CREATE CLAN.. YOU ACCEPT TO BE READY TO PLAY MATCH...IF YOU LEFT NOT REGISTER YOUR CLAN TO TOURNAMENT..ANOTHER CLAN IS READY AND WANT TO PLAY IT BUT ALL SLOTS ARE OCCUPATED 250/250..!!!

{REVISIONED} WATCH THE NEW LIKE THEME OF WEBLOG

2009-05-07T16:58:00.000+02:00

MORE QUALITY..MORE VISITATOR..THIS IS LIVING..
COMING SOON NE GADGETS ON SITE AND NEW INFORMATION..
YOU WANT TO PLAY TEAM FORTRESS 2 TOURNAMENT..
REGISTER AND CREATE YOUR TEAM AT
WWW.ETF2L.ORG
WWW.GAMEBATTLES.COM
WWW.CEVO.COM
AND OTHERS SITE

eXComunity & eXChannelYoutube

2009-05-07T16:27:00.000+02:00

New WeBlog created by WordPress..
This is the link to watch the new blog of information about the projects..
http://excomunity.wordpress.com/
New Channel of video created by Youtube...
This is the link to watch the new videos of the eXc Gameplay Team and CLan's MAtch..
http://www.youtube.com/user/eXcLohigno

News...

2009-04-30T18:38:00.001+02:00

Now is available eXc YoutubeChannel..
Coming Soon The Link..
Coming SOOn new Information -1

eXc New Events!

2009-04-07T18:25:00.000+02:00

Is Now programmated new events in this week.
eXc Sport -
The new project see the information at http://www.gamerdna.com/GuildHome.php?guildid=49939
eXc Reunion -
Is a simple reunion of all member of eXc to discuss the problem and next project
eXc Open Doors -
This is a perfect day why all member chat play and celebrate
eXc Art Project -
In this day all members discuss whit Jimbojib the leader of art of team fortress 2
eXc Favourite Destination -
All members play all they favourite map of all game , a great day for a great player
And final
eXc Happy Easter -
A special day play on the server : ???.???.??:?????
happy easter to all..Play 4 Fun&Bunny
The IP server will be available later.

Enter it

2009-02-19T16:29:00.000+01:00

Regalami un voto! Non ti costa nulla!
Click this link .. http://vinci-premium.info/vote.php?ref=mikipaolucci

Wellcome to the new LOGO of eXc

2009-02-02T18:55:00.000+01:00

Enter on the steam page of the group and you watch the new logo.
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/eXcTeamFortress2

eXc Staff UPDATE january 2009

2009-01-19T17:36:00.000+01:00

The staff is 115 member.
12 Admin and other only member.
Please put [eXc] if you have team fortress 2

Download the eXc Official MegaZine 1/09

2009-01-16T20:28:00.001+01:00

This is the first official magazine of eXc.
Thankx is underconstructuin on every week.
This is the link to download : http://www.myfileupload.net/download.php?file=e2f9eb04af9b47f0af89e4f5db27e1e5

The Anticipation of new magazine of eXc!

2009-01-04T12:48:00.001+01:00

Renew the eXc targ!

2009-01-04T12:07:00.000+01:00

The 1st name is e = entertainment X = Xtreme c = club
The 2nd (new-probable) is e = entartainment X = Xtreme c= clan

New STAFF 2009 UPDATED eXc

2009-01-03T12:56:00.000+01:00

Admin : [eXc] Lohigno .. new admin MP #GFN
To view all admin go to : http://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791429910837
And to view the new member go to : http://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791429910837

The new site of steam group

2009-01-03T12:55:00.001+01:00

http://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791429910837

[Wellcome] The new interactive weblog

2009-01-03T12:50:00.000+01:00

Now the weblog is underconstruction whit new games on page ..features Chat whit me Yahoo PingBox..search whit wikipedia translate whit google...visitator of all the world ...search the new most viewed video ever of Youtube and other..
thankx to all new visitator ..register at RSS feed and join STEAM now to play whit all player of the world

Now on this website .... GAME Free only ITALIAN

2009-01-03T12:15:00.000+01:00

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" style="padding-right:3px"> <a href="http://www.gameplayer.it">  </a> </td> <td valign="top"> <b><a href="http://www.gameplayer.it/oggetti_gameplayer/GAME/game.zip">SCARICA GRATIS</a> il nuovo numero di "GAME - La Prima Rivista Gratuita di Videogiochi"</b><br /> News, Anteprime, Recensioni e Trucchi per PC e tutte le console, a partire dal 15 di ogni mese. Visita il sito ufficiale di <a href="http://www.gameplayer.it">Game</a> e scopri come distribuire la rivista anche sul tuo sito! <br /> <a href="http://www.gameplayer.it/oggetti_gameplayer/GAME/game.zip">» SCARICA IL NUMERO DI QUESTO MESE</a><em> (.pdf in .zip)</em> </td> </tr> </table>

21th probable cancelled mini-tournament

2008-12-20T12:37:00.000+01:00

Attention the mini tournament are to be cancelled!
Only save's are the creation of server 1 of the member of eXc.
i help my member because my ISP (InternetServerprovider) have an a Static and Lan server and but i not are able to host an a server!
To create a server on 21th december

eXc STAFF Administrator UPDATE

2008-11-30T10:45:00.000+01:00

lohigno : Owner 1st
EdWa2Lv : Admin
GhostOO8 : Admin
CrAzY-GaMeR : Admin
and 29 member

21th December Partecipant (30/11/08)

2008-11-30T10:42:00.000+01:00

[eXc] CrAzY-GaMeR
EdWa2Lv
raiders
Lahnailija

STAFF eXc

2008-11-29T17:27:00.000+01:00

lohigno : Owner Player of the Week
EdWa2lv : Officer (Accepted for Tournament)
GHostOO8 : Officer 2nd
FarcrY : Member
BenCE : Member
Celeron S_LV : Member
Faithless189 : Member
PADZHIGATELJ : Member
hindol : Member
Iamer Shmak : Member
Larry : Member
Бенzинос : Member Banned
Serious : Member
Waffenmeister : Member
_PNT_ : Member
HotDog : Member
i4 Kozy : Member
|^_#ßŁสĊЌΘ-ﮱﮔﭢpeя`Blสckסּ : Member
[HT] Red_Man : Member Future

Online Player!

2008-09-25T15:18:00.000+02:00

For all players of Steam and it hes games ; enter on this group for enjoy play!
Are organized a Event for Chat for meeting organization of mini-tournament at 28 September at 10 : 07 PM

Attention!

2008-09-25T15:16:00.000+02:00

M ini Tournamentprobably begin on 21 December 2008!
For Team Fortress 2 and probably other game ( CS 1.6 , Portal , Half Life 2 Episodes )

Coming Soon

2008-09-02T18:18:00.000+02:00

On September 2008 coming up the entertainement xtreme club

eXc