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Thursday Night Throwdown 07/15: Team Fortress 2

Grab a sandvich and a can of Bonk! It's time for a some proper BLU versus RED! HEROIC PROMOTION!

By Ryan Davis  |  July 14, 2010

In the spirit of Mann Co. CEO Saxton Hale, let's cut to brass tacks, gentlemen. Giant Bomb's lack of proficiency/familiarity with Team Fortress 2 is no secret. A lot of people have been playing this game non-stop since its initial launch way back in the Mesoproterozoic Era of 2007, but we are, shamefully, not among them. Luckily, the Whiskey Media family has a deep bench of TF2 enthusiasts, which we'll be calling on for this week's Thursday Night Throwdown!

That's right, y'all! Soldiers, Demomen, Medics, Engineers, Pyros, Spies, Scouts, Heavies, and Snipers will all be in full effect as our friends from Tested.com, as well as key members from the Whiskey Media engineering team, prepare to brutally murder/be murdered by you! That's right, YOU! If you want in on this World Series of Blood, hop on the Official Giant Bomb Team Fortress 2 server at tf2.giantbomb.com or 8.17.251.194:27015 if domain name services scare you. We'll be playing, and broadcasting LIVE, at 4PM Pacific Daylight Time this Thursday July 15th, though the server is up now if you want to hone your skills, and will keep going after we've turned off the cameras. 
 
If you missed the live stream, enjoy the archived version below, and stay tuned for our announcement of what we'll be playing on next week's Thursday Night Throwdown! 

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455 Comments
EternalDarkWingon July 14, 2010 at 3:58 p.m.
I can only expect a full server the entire time.
sixtytenon July 14, 2010 at 3:58 p.m.
i want to play
billnyethesciencepieon July 14, 2010 at 3:59 p.m.
YOU FAILED PREPARE FOR SUDDEN DEATH
cap123on July 14, 2010 at 3:59 p.m.
I'll definitely be watching
Gav47on July 14, 2010 at 4 p.m.
I AM BULLETPROOF 
Jethutyon July 14, 2010 at 4 p.m.
awesome!
DUFFMCWALINon July 14, 2010 at 4:01 p.m.
cant wait to get in there and kick some ass as a sniper : )
girdzon July 14, 2010 at 4:01 p.m.
Yay, will definitely try to join
Donkeyon July 14, 2010 at 4:01 p.m.
No banner?
Creamypieson July 14, 2010 at 4:02 p.m.
Anyone fancy gifting me it on Steam? ;)
Gav47on July 14, 2010 at 4:02 p.m.
That video is terrible quality. Try this...  
Crushedon July 14, 2010 at 4:02 p.m.
oh yes, i've been on the server for the last day and we can't wait 
 
Tell the Tested guys to throw in some stuff like voting for team scrambles and whatnot.
 
 
edit: video above me is so much better
WitchHunter_Zon July 14, 2010 at 4:04 p.m.
Oh great, a TNT I'm interested in playing in and my desktop's still out of action. Hopefully they'll play TF2 again in the future.
DeathbyYetion July 14, 2010 at 4:04 p.m.
@Donkey: tomorrow probably
solidlifeon July 14, 2010 at 4:05 p.m.
I will be there
BeardyDuckon July 14, 2010 at 4:06 p.m.
I will definitely be joining this Thursday.
Zomgfruitbunnieson July 14, 2010 at 4:06 p.m.
I will try to be there tomorrow.  Definitely there tonight.
Fragonardon July 14, 2010 at 4:07 p.m.
Can't wait!
Jedtedon July 14, 2010 at 4:08 p.m.

Finally, a TNT i can't actually participate in!  I haven't played a ton of TF2 but should be fun to play just for the hell of it, assuming i can get on the server. 
Crushedon July 14, 2010 at 4:09 p.m.
 

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The long-awaited sequel to the popular Team Fortress Classic. This now free-to-play, class based first-person shooter conveys a bold new visual style and still receives significant updates four years after its release.

US Release Date: Oct. 10, 2007

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