Team Fortress 2 News

LAN Downunder 2025: Australia's Premier TF2 Championship Returns!

The Australian winter gaming tradition continues as LAN Downunder 2025 prepares to light up Melbourne once again! On July 19-20, the premier event returns to Fortress Arena, Australia’s largest dedicated esports venue, where eight elite teams will battle for glory!

After last year’s successful debut, LAN Downunder stands as the pinnacle of Australian offline TF2 tournaments. With Witness Gaming AU now split after Physgun Fireside Denver 2025, the field is wide open for a new champion.

The stage is set, the teams are ready, and the winter gaming season is about to reach its peak! Who will claim the crown and etch their name into Australian TF2 history?

Catch all the action live on July 19-20th from 11am AEST via Twitch or attending in person. For tickets and event details, visit the Event Hub.

RGL.gg Season 18 LAN Playoffs (Philadelphia, PA)

[p][/p][p](Image credit: MetalCloud)[/p][p][/p][p]On July 18-20th, the top four teams in RGL will be flying out to Philadelphia, PA, for the Season 18 LAN Playoffs and a chance to prove who is the best team in North America![/p][p][/p][p]Come watch it in person or catch all of the action live on the RGL.gg Twitch Stream! Here are the match schedules for July 19th - 20th (July 18th is an optional preparation day for PC time, player and spectator pre-registration, media/interview time, and more):[/p][p][/p][p]Schedule - Day 1 (Saturday, July 19th)[/p][p]1:00 pm Eastern – Round 1 Match[/p][p]4:30 pm Eastern - Semi-finals[/p][p][/p][p]Schedule - Day 2 (Sunday, July 20th)[/p][p]12:00 pm Eastern - Lower Bracket Finals[/p][p]4:00 pm Eastern - GRAND FINAL[/p][p][/p]

RGL.gg Season 18 LAN Playoffs (Philadelphia, PA)

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On July 18-20th, the top four teams in RGL will be flying out to Philadelphia, PA, for the Season 18 LAN Playoffs and a chance to prove who is the best team in North America!

Come watch it in person or catch all of the action live on the RGL.gg Twitch Stream! Here are the match schedules for July 19th - 20th (July 18th is an optional preparation day for PC time, player and spectator pre-registration, media/interview time, and more):

Schedule - Day 1 (Saturday, July 19th)

1:00 pm Eastern – Round 1 Match

4:30 pm Eastern - Semi-finals

Schedule - Day 2 (Sunday, July 20th)

12:00 pm Eastern - Lower Bracket Finals

4:00 pm Eastern - GRAND FINAL

Team Fortress 2 system requirements

It's been nearly two decades since TF2 launched, and it has stood the test of time, even receiving updates to this day. What's most surprising, however, is that the Team Fortress 2 system requirements remain largely unchanged, to the point that you'll struggle to find a laptop or PC that won't run TF2 on the recommended specs.

You definitely won't need one of the best gaming PCs from our buying guide to dive into one of the best old games of all time, and the Team Fortress 2 gameplay itself is still incredibly accessible, regardless of which of the nine classes you choose to play first. The game's requirements remain incredibly low, which does make us wonder if Valve will overhaul the game at some point, as so many other modern titles do.

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Operation Bolted Barbecue

It’s that time of year again. The gentle sea breeze... digging holes in the sand... seagulls flying above, looking for the best time to steal an entire hotdog right out of your hands... Sounds nice doesn’t it? Well there’s no time for relaxing now, Soldier! Gray Mann’s army is back with a vengeance, and thousands of robotic abominations are storming across those very beaches as we speak. It’s time to get out there and fight unless you want this to be the last summer you'll ever get! Gray Mann is coming for a lot more than your hotdogs and if you don’t fight back hard and fast, there won’t be any more hotdogs left for those flying beach rats to take...

Operation Bolted Barbecue is a new Mann vs. Machine charity event brought to you by Potato MvM! Complete over 50 missions across new and returning maps! Complete at least 10 missions to receive an in-game medal! Event servers are available across the world. Click here to get started!

Feeling generous? Potato.TF is also hosting a charity fundraiser supporting Direct Relief! Donate as little as $5 to receive an in-game medal! Have the link to your Steam profile ready and click here for more information.

Destroy those robots while you can! The event will run until October 15th, 2025.

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