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Valve releases full Team Fortress 2 game code to encourage new, free versions | Other Source games also get the Half-Life 2 anniversary update treatment.


Other Source games also get the Half-Life 2 anniversary update treatment.

A wave of discontentment over the main game's bot-ridden, cheat-heavy state reached its full height in 2022, but following a"security and stability" update last summer, that has mostly been rolled back (though the fans remain vigilant). Valve asked those using the TF2 source code to respect that most of the inventory items in the game now come from the community, so people should "not make mods that have the purpose of trying to profit off Workshop contributors' efforts." Kevin is a senior technology reporter at Ars Technica, covering open-source software, PC gaming, home automation, repairability, e-bikes, and tech history.

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