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Torden — It’s starting to gain foothold this Ashkan‘ian monkey business. The latest installment features a new height of impressive names on the roster of invited celebrities to play 9v9 TF2, including a soldier showdown between former quakers  Notch (creator of Minecraft), and TF2′s own  Robin Walker. The game is commented by Nvc and Salamancer, with part 1 already racking up half a million views on facetube after a couple of days.

The bros at KritzKast made a dedicated site a while back, with all the details, demos and everything (including the 2 former matches). It’s at TF2mixup.com. Part 1/2: Badwater:

PYYYOUR — The question I get the most on steam from my Euro buddies is: WHO IS THE BEST NOW? WHO IS THE NEW HOTNESS?

It is hard to explain since our league system is unique and varying. We always have 4 teams go to ESEA lan, and generally speaking those 4 teams are much better than the bottom 4. About 2 teams die every season, so 2 teams get moved up from ESEA-intermediate. Teams shuffle their rosters looking for the best combination. Teams start practicing, and then boom, some quality matches before we know it.

Seeing as I am pretty familiar with European TF2 and am a participant in American TF2, I thought it would be good to let you guys in on some gossip, rankings, etc, since the ESEA website is an absolute joke when it comes to coverage. Yes Torbull, the website is a joke when it comes to TF2 coverage.

So here you go, a list of teams + my personal ranking, some gossip, and players to watch.

Computer gaming...in America

Note: All players mentioned are from the United States (?), with Cyzer and Reptile from Canada.