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Team Fortress 2 Now Free-to-Play

Since the release of the game, Valve has occasionally made it free for short spurts of time, but now it's free for good.

In a recent interview with Develop-Online, Robin Walker of Valve revealed that Team Fortress 2 will now be a free-to-play title. According to Walker, for almost a year, the team has been toying with the idea. Data from periods where the game was made free for a limited time convinced Valve that " TF2 would be more successful as a completely free product.”

In order to monetize the experience, like most free-to-play titles, certain items in-game will be able to be purchased. It has not been revealed exactly what content will be available yet, but the change will likely alter the game's participants and content significantly.


 

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Nick DiMola Director

06/24/2011 at 01:30 AM Reply | Permalink | Report

Interesting development. I haven't played the game in ages and didn't care for it much anyway, but I'll be keeping an ear out to hear how it changes the experience.

ShyGuy

06/24/2011 at 06:16 AM Reply | Permalink | Report

I like the game but never played it much either. It requires a time commitment I don't have. I wish Valve would show Left 4 Dead as half as much love as this series gets.

Nick DiMola Director

06/24/2011 at 08:06 AM Reply | Permalink | Report

Agreed, Left 4 Dead was a much better experience. I'm guessing Valve must see a lot of TF2 traffic so it gets the most attention. I think that they prematurely released Left 4 Dead 2 and fragmented the market and lost the confidence of some consumers. I know that they already caught a lot of crap over that, so I'd guess that's the reason.

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