Rumor: Team Fortress 2 Spy update details leaked
Reader Ian G. recently submitted an image to us that he accidentally discovered using a StumbleUpon toolbar, which appears to be an early draft of an upcoming update for Team Fortress 2's most innocuous of classes, the Spy. The origins of said image are unknown -- perhaps it's a leak from Valve's vault? A convincing photoshop from a dedicated fan? Perhaps Ian is in possession of a magical StumbleUpon toolbar, capable of stumbling into the future?
While it certainly looks convincing, we're leaning towards "convincing photoshop" -- especially considering most of the text is copied and Elmer's school glued from Valve's official Pyro update. As credible as the new weapons (such as the silenced PPK and the Garrote) and achievements (Joykill: Backstab a laughing enemy) look, we doubt the legitimacy of these supposed details about our masked, nicotine-infused friend.
Update: Given the final line of the copyright information at the bottom of the page, which reads "Hoax by Ka anin :P!", we're ready to go ahead and file this one under B, for bunko.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Ssj6Kirby @ Jun 28th 2008 4:05PM
Or, y'know, it could be fake because of the last line of the Copyright.
"Hoax by Kaanin :P!"
Haggard @ Jun 28th 2008 9:16PM
The 'master of disguise' name (but not as disguise as whatever thousand) also already exists as one of the original 17 achievements. They even used the same picture in this on.
Wiicarus @ Jun 28th 2008 4:06PM
Look at the bottom, silly.
Robot @ Jun 28th 2008 4:06PM
Already deemed a hoax by neoGAFers. Read the fine print at the bottom.
"Hoax by Ka anin :P!"
Also, the Gentlemen image should have been the tip off.
Poisoned Al @ Jun 28th 2008 5:12PM
Not really, seeing how one of the medic achievements is "FYI, I am a medic"
Ace121212 @ Jun 28th 2008 4:10PM
Note the "Hoax by Kaanin :p" on the bottom.
Frojo @ Jun 28th 2008 4:10PM
Does Valve honestly even care about the 360 players anymore?
I've been dying to get these updates.
biteofacake @ Jun 28th 2008 4:16PM
Microsoft's in charge of the updates for TF2 and what-not on the 360, Valve wants the unlockables to be free, Microsoft says otherwise.
Also, this also gave it away:
"It is much more quiet /then/ the revolver,"
Should be "than" :P
Frojo @ Jun 28th 2008 6:42PM
Well that doesn't mean they shouldn't charge for them or just bite the bullet and pay Microsoft's fees for DLC. It's stupid to just leave us without any content whatsoever.
Mitsuo @ Jun 28th 2008 8:10PM
or why don't you bite the bullet and buy it for the PC so not only do you get far superior controls(game just sucks with analogs) but yo uget the updates.
Frojo @ Jun 28th 2008 11:45PM
well firstly i'm not one to believe in having to purchase something twice. I payed my right to play the game so i should be able to play it.
Secondly, i am not a PC gamer, point and click seems too easy to me. It feels less involved. Plus my laptop probably couldn't handle it anyway.
WiiFTW @ Jun 29th 2008 1:03AM
Yea, you paid for the 360 version with questionable support. When has Valve shown a lot of support for consoles in the past and what made you think it'd change?
That and you can get a 360 controller for the PC. Then again you'd just be handicapping yourself by a lot.
pc_pwns_j00 @ Sep 7th 2008 5:01PM
nope, 360 peeps are going to have to pay for this extra content, while pc owners are paying nothing. Thus further proving pcs are better! muahahahaha!
Playboy X - PSN: ummfada @ Jun 28th 2008 4:11PM
GENTLEMEN
ApolloIV @ Jun 28th 2008 4:34PM
GENTLEMEN?
Mr.ESC @ Jun 29th 2008 1:01AM
Gentlemen?
OH SHI-
BPM [MKWii: 2578 3585 8392] @ Jun 29th 2008 1:53AM
GENTLEMEN.
Cluckyx @ Jun 28th 2008 4:12PM
It's fake. Just an edited version of the pyro one. If you look close enough, it's obvious.
Chavelo @ Jun 28th 2008 4:15PM
Even though it is a fake, it's still a goddamn good piece of work. I mean, the weapons are plausible, and the achievements are pretty good.
GJ to whoever created this...
LaughingTarget @ Jun 28th 2008 4:18PM
Very good job. What won't surprise me is if Valve actually uses some of them.
Ranko @ Jun 28th 2008 4:25PM
Seriously though, I would love to garrote people.
And I'm not sure why, but the Magnetic Sapper looks a bit like a Speak-and-Spell to me.
Neebs @ Jun 28th 2008 4:27PM
Saw it on /v/ a few days ago.
test @ Jun 28th 2008 4:38PM
Test
Neebs @ Jun 28th 2008 4:51PM
Success!
Poisoned Al @ Jun 28th 2008 5:27PM
YOU WIN!
test @ Jun 28th 2008 4:52PM
test
ApolloIV @ Jun 28th 2008 4:54PM
Failure
Would you like to load Yes/no
grex9101 @ Jun 28th 2008 6:03PM
ah who cares, fake or no, we're never gonna see any updates for the 360 for tf2.
VALVE - YOU SOLD US OUT.
Don't care about the ps3 as that was EA, and everyone hates them :p
Poisoned Al @ Jun 28th 2008 6:37PM
One, it's more likely Microsoft red tape holding up the updates, not Valve.
Two, I bought the far better PC version, so I'm playing the world's smallest violin for you right now.
Jeff @ Jun 28th 2008 8:02PM
I'm not playing a violin for him...
I'm playing the Ubersaw...oh..sorry ^^;
grex9101 @ Jun 28th 2008 6:04PM
ah who cares, fake or no, we're never gonna see any updates for the 360 for tf2.
VALVE - YOU SOLD US OUT.
Don't care about the ps3 as that was EA, and everyone hates them :p
grex9101 @ Jun 28th 2008 6:49PM
oops, double posty.
i don't care how small your violin is (compensation issues?)
The fact of the matter is that I enjoy playing games in my living room with a comfortable pad on my huge lcd.
If I wanted to be hunched over a keyboard/mouse combo with a 21inch lcd, yes, i would have bought the pc version.
Poisoned Al @ Jun 28th 2008 7:36PM
That's a lot of words for "I can't afford a half-decent PC"
Haggard @ Jun 28th 2008 9:14PM
I've been leaning back in my chair playing with the new pyro weapons for the last few hours; you don't have to hunch to enjoy them ;)
Sihylm @ Jun 28th 2008 7:15PM
GENTLEMEN.
Poisoned Al @ Jun 28th 2008 7:37PM
BEHOLD! COOOOORRRRN!
grex9101 @ Jun 28th 2008 7:41PM
and that's a witty retort for;
"I can't afford a decent sized lcd/plasma".
touche.
Poisoned Al @ Jun 28th 2008 8:21PM
Good post genius, and oh, I DO have a big HD TV, that's duel-screened to my PC as a matter of fact, along with my 360.
Zertoss @ Jun 28th 2008 11:55PM
I like corm.
PeterBeck @ Jun 28th 2008 7:16PM
I think the big tip-off that it's fake (before the copyright) would be the achievement "Gentlemen", which uses the somewhat well known 4chan /v/ drawing of the spy with a mouth full of cigs.
Poisoned Al @ Jun 28th 2008 8:34PM
Like I said before, it's not that far fetched. Valve used memes, in-jokes and other media nic-naks to name their achievements.
sad robot @ Jun 28th 2008 7:32PM
it got my hopes up :(. I hope valve does remember they created a fanbase on 360
overflow @ Jun 28th 2008 8:36PM
i still belive FPS games belongs to teh PC! or how Nvidia would say it "the way its meant to be played!"
(or whatever they say) and im sure that you can play much better with the keyboard and mouse then with a controller.
Donald @ Jun 28th 2008 10:45PM
37 replies and nobody maSPY SAPPIN MAH SENTRY
Dan J @ Jun 29th 2008 12:00AM
Hah, I didn't even have to get to the bottom... that image has more spelling errors than a pomegranate has pips.
Shadow Hog @ Jun 29th 2008 12:30AM
Fake or not, "Gentlemen." needs to be an achievement. Even if the criteria changes, just seeing that image in there would be hilarious. Hell, I've already cracked up over it when I (naively) thought this whole thing might be somewhat true.
BPM [MKWii: 2578 3585 8392] @ Jun 29th 2008 2:00AM
The original screencap:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/BPMdotEXE/Macros/Gentlemen.jpg
The well-known drawn version:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/BPMdotEXE/Macros/Gentlemen2.jpg
Shadow Hog @ Jun 29th 2008 3:34PM
Silly, I KNOW where it came from - that's why I find it so hilarious and think it should be official. :P
BPM [MKWii: 2578 3585 8392] @ Jun 29th 2008 11:46PM
Well, I thought this was as good of a place as any to bring up the images.
Mr.ESC @ Jun 29th 2008 12:58AM
I just love the James Bond References especially the Man with the Golden gun,I just love the theme song. Scaramanga is the name of my archers in most of the RPG I play.
About the achievement I think I got half of the m already in the xbox 360 version. I guess those won't count when (if it ever happens) the new achievements arrive to the xbox 360.
Gentlemen? O-o
(I wish I could do the face right)