It has been in the works for years and years (well, for a year) but now the final cut is ready to release! The eXtv i46 documentation about the journey of two American teams to dominate the European TF2 scene will be available for FREE in full HD on Youtube. If you want to support the creators, you can also buy a higher quality 50FPS version on VHX.

You can pre-order the VHX digital download HFR 50FPS video for only $5 now on the eXtv site! The release of the VHX version is Friday, August 9th, at 10.00 CEST. The release on Youtube (25FPS) is Saturday, August 10th, on eXtv’s Youtube channel.

A documentary about the first-ever global LAN tournament of the fast-growing competitive Team Fortress 2 scene! A groundbreaking community fundraiser gathered enough funds to send two full 6-man teams from America to Europe to compete for a global title. This documentary features incredible in-game footage, interviews from players, shoutcasters and spectators, and an introduction to the basics of competitive TF2.

Filmed by eXtv at the i46 LAN event in Telford, England.

Highlander Nations Cup #2 – Round of 16: Norway vs USA

In the Highlander Nations Cup tonight, Norway takes on United States of America. The Norwegians proved they have the potential to challenge even the top teams with a close match against France. Now faced with an equally difficult challenge, can the ping advantage help them to a surprise victory?

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Season 15 powered by BlackOut Gaming – Awards!

At 22:15 CET tonight, Pledge will join Admirable, Ipz, KnOxXx, Mike & Zebbosai for the ETF2L Season 15 award show, primarily intended to cover the distribution of this season’s awards. This broadcast is a must-see for any voter and may the best player win!

Catch it at Teamfortress.TV or on the Embed below to tune in:

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Highlander Nations Cup #2 – Round of 16: Russia vs Finland

Starting off the round of 16, we have two neighbours going toe to toe when Russia faces Finland. Russia surprisingly lost a game to Poland in the Group Stage and came second while Finland came through their group with an unbeaten record. Finland go in to the match as slight favourites, but we should still be in for a close one.

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Highlander Nations Cup #2 – Whitelist Update

The Highlander whitelist has been updated, you can find the updated version here. The whitelist should be used for the remainder of the Highlander Nations Cup #2. The changes are as follows:

• Darwin’s Danger Shield has now been blacklisted, since it was banned during the Nations Cup.
• The Bazaar Bargain is now unbanned. The bug regarding this weapon has been fixed.
• The Beggar’s Bazooka is now unbanned.
• Ol’ Snaggletooth and Familiar Fez are no longer blacklisted.

Highlander Nations Cup #2 – Roster Rule Update

Previously Rosters were locked during the Playoff stages, and teams could not add any new players. This has changed, and teams can now add players whenever they wish throughout the tournament. However please remember the maximum roster size of 20 still applies.

Staff Changes

Lyrete has proven to be a hard working and devoted newswriter, and we are happy to welcome him as a full member of the Staff.

Bans

The following player will be banned from both current Nations Cups, and also any Nations Cups in 2014.

Death – Fraud attempt