Devs from the popularTeam Fortressport, Team Fortress: Source 2, have announced they’ve received a DMCA from Valve for their entire github repository.
And for a time, it did, with many fans praising the updated version and the mod’s work on social media.
Today the devsmade the announcement on Twitteras well as in the Team Fortress: Source 2 community Discord that Team Fortress: Source 2 was no more.
A DMCA from Valve, requesting the takedown of the entire github repository, effectively spells the end of the community-led project.
Hello everyone. We have some unfortunate news to share with you.Today, we received a DMCA takedown from Valve on all our public GitHub repositories and all its forks made by the community.https://t.co/BQvtPwjPtn
In their announcement, the TF: Source 2 team explained the DMCA was “the nail in the coffin,” for the team, who were already discussing the project’s future in light of recent changes.
It’s an abrupt end for a project so passionately received by TF2 fans. And there was plenty of speculation from the community about what caused Valve to take notice.
Team Fortress: Source 2 was not the only project using Valve IP to receive a DMCA either.
Portal 64, another popular port of Valve’s game, Portal, also got slapped with a notice for takedown.
While this situation is very similar to how Valve handled Source 2 ports of CSGO before CS2 was announced, I really really REALLY doubt that we are going to see TF2:Source 2 officially made by Valve in the coming months.pic.twitter.com/voXzHPlr7z
Some fansdrew comparisonsbetween Valve’s handling of CS:GO ports to Source 2 ahead of the release ofCounter-Strike 2.
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However, most acknowledged that sadly, a new version of TF2 probably isn’t on the developer’s agenda.
Eliana was formerly a staff writer on the Australian Dexerto team. A freelance journalist for a decade, she earned her master’s in international journalism from the University of Western Australia. She has written for a range of outlets and most recently served as a founding member of the editorial team for esports news and leaks website, BLIX.GG. A lover of JRPGs and strategy MOBAs, when she’s not writing you’ll most likely find her playing Dota 2 or FFXIV.
