Team Fortress 2 is now Free-to-Play!

One of the most fun online shooters is now free for everyone to play!

Last week, when Valve partnered up with a few companies to feature Free-to-Play games they had given players some promotional in-game items for participation. It seems that Valve wanted to show that they are also proud enough to offer a quality product for free and as proof of that, as of tonight, Team Fortress 2 is now a Free-to-Play title from Valve. For me, this is quite a bold move as I felt some of the featured games last week were a little hit-or-miss. By offering Team Fortress 2 for free, no one has much of an excuse to say “I didn’t want to try it cause it costs money…” because it’s free for cripes sake! If you don’t have Team Fortress 2, what are you waiting for?! Go download it now, join up a server, and have a grand time!

Long Diep
Long Diep
Long Diep

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Long is an classic game fanatic who has a fond love of arcade games. He is a fan of fighting games and racing simulations and loves playing them with good friends. His true love is with Japanese curtain fire, "bullet hell" shooters. He is a gamer who believes that sometimes the best gaming gear can make the difference between a better experience in a game to increased game play skills. Even though he likes his unique games, he does enjoy FPS games, RPG's, and various other games. Long has a so

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