Team Fortress 3 Is Moving Forward In Production, New Evidence Reveals

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More Evidence Points Towards Team Fortress 3 Being In Development!

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  • Credible insider Tyler McVicker says he is confident Valve is moving forward with Team Fortress 3 production.
  • Valve has added new features to the Source 2 engine made for the project codenamed ‘TF,’ as per datamined evidence.
  • The game is allegedly half a decade away, but Valve may release a playable build two years before launch.

Despite being extremely popular among gamers, Valve has always been extremely mysterious about its in-development projects. The studio is currently actively developing the new MOBA shooter, Deadlock, and is also heavily rumored to be working on Half-Life 3.

Now, credible Valve insider Tyler McVicker says he is straight up confident that Valve is moving forward with Team Fortress 3 production. After months of accumulating evidence, new datamined info shows that the devs are working on a project codenamed ‘TF.’ 

Why it matters: Valve’s secret development of a Team Fortress 2 sequel could catch the entire fandom off guard if the datamined proof is to be believed, considering it is also actively developing at least one major entry.

As explained in the video, Valve has allegedly added new features to the Source 2 engine for game development of an entire project, specifically codenamed ‘TF.’

The new feature is an overhaul of the decal system, which can basically allow Valve to bring over TF2 assets to Team Fortress 3, possibly as placeholders. 

[Valve is] working on a new Team Fortress game. We now have more evidence that not only is the team still together, the project is still moving forward—but the game is moving forward in production.

The codename matters because Valve is known to be consistent with them over the years; the company has used specific codenames for Deadlock and the rumored Half-Life 3 game, for example.

Team Fortress 2 still has an active community after all these years.

Regardless, Team Fortress 3’s release is at least half a decade away since it is reportedly only entering full production now. However, the insider claims Valve may push a playable build two years ahead of launch if it follows the Deadlock strategy.

It is worth noting that these internal developments may end up being an anticlimactic back-end update, so it is best to take the datamined info with a grain of salt.

Do you think Valve is actually working on Team Fortress 3 while developing Deadlock at the same time? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, or join the discussion on the Tech4Gamers forum.

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