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LAN Downunder 2024

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This weekend the LAN Downunder, Australia's premier Team Fortress 2 tournament, returns with a vengeance! For the first time ever, the event will be held at the Alienware Arena in Melbourne – the largest dedicated esports arena in the country. Prepare for an electrifying showdown as top teams battle it out on the biggest stage yet!

Witness Gaming, the reigning champions, are back to defend their title alongside the formidable Struck Minds. However, their path to victory won't be easy. Six new challengers have emerged from the intense online qualifiers, hungry to prove their worth and shake up the competition. These rising stars have been honing their skills, eager to showcase the very best of Australian TF2 talent!

Don't miss a moment of the action as LAN Downunder 2024 unfolds! The tournament will be streamed live from Melbourne on CappingTV, July 6-7. Witness the drama, the excitement, and the crowning of a new Downunder champion!

LAN Downunder 2024

This weekend the LAN Downunder, Australia's premier Team Fortress 2 tournament, returns with a vengeance! For the first time ever, the event will be held at the Alienware Arena in Melbourne – the largest dedicated esports arena in the country. Prepare for an electrifying showdown as top teams battle it out on the biggest stage yet!

Witness Gaming, the reigning champions, are back to defend their title alongside the formidable Struck Minds. However, their path to victory won't be easy. Six new challengers have emerged from the intense online qualifiers, hungry to prove their worth and shake up the competition. These rising stars have been honing their skills, eager to showcase the very best of Australian TF2 talent!

Don't miss a moment of the action as LAN Downunder 2024 unfolds! The tournament will be streamed live from Melbourne on CappingTV, July 6-7. Witness the drama, the excitement, and the crowning of a new Downunder champion!

Team Fortress 2's player count doubles after fan pressure sees Valve step in with a bot-demolishing banwave and a firm line on appeals: 'No'

Team Fortress 2's bot problem is an ongoing drama in PC gaming land: the issue seemingly went into overdrive when developer Valve stepped back from major work on the game in 2017. To be clear, whatever some in the community may say Valve has never abandoned TF2, and continues to periodically release bug fixes and community-authored expansions for the 17-year-old game. But the bots… the bots have definitely gotten out of hand...
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Valve rejects Team Fortress 2 ban appeals with a resounding "no"

Valve's answer to Team Fortress 2 ban appeals amid its aimbot purge is a thunderous "no." After players started a petition demanding Valve act against the bot crisis, the Steam maker is finally taking action against these accounts. This includes a new TF2 support page for anyone banned in the game, with the answer to every question a simple, and savage, denial.

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Dolphinrider 2v2 MGE Cup

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My Gaming Edge (MGE) is the ultimate training ground for 1v1 and 2v2 deathmatches. Some play it to get better, and others play it for fun. There are a small group of players that have taken it as their primary gamemode. They are known as the MGE Lords.

Attention Mercenaries!
Prepare yourselves for the next thrilling 2v2 MGE Cup presented by MGE.tf! Set to take place on July 27th and 28th, this cup will feature two divisions, OPEN and INVITE, and a hefty prize pool of over 360 keys! It will also provide a platform for players to showcase their skills live on the Fireside Casts stream!

Put your skills to test with select MGE arenas! Teams are limited to 2 Scouts, 2 Soldiers and 1 Demoman each.

Details:
PRIZE: 360 key prize pool
OPEN: July 27, 8:30 PM EST (Saturday)
INVITE: July 28, 8:30 PM EST (Sunday, must be invited in)
Registration opens July 7th and closes July 25th.

Can anyone dethrone the defending champions Logan and Kobe1920?

For more details on the format, click HERE.
Register in the Discord.

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