It’s been over 6 years since Group Fortress 2 acquired a significant replace. However don’t fear, Valve hasn’t forgotten about its well-liked class-based FPS franchise. In actual fact, the Half-Life creators have permitted a brand new TF2 DLC for Funko Fusion aka that Funko Pop-themed online game popping out later this yr. Yay…?
Funko Fusion was introduced in April 2023. It’s a third-person action-adventure sport that performs a bit just like the current Lego video games however replaces all the lovable Lego minifigs with ugly, big-headed Funk Pop figures. Funko Fusion will function characters and worlds from numerous films, TV exhibits, and video games, together with Nope, Jurassic Park, Megan, The Factor, Scorching Fuzz, The Mummy, and extra. And now, we all know that the beloved characters from Group Fortress 2 may also be playable on this pop-culture fever dream.
On July 1, as noticed by Wario 64 on Twitter, a brand new Group Fortress 2 character DLC pack for Funko Fusion went stay on Steam. The brand new DLC is free for all Steam customers and accommodates playable Funko Pop variations of Heavy, Scout, Medic, and Engineer. Right here’s the DLC’s retailer web page description:
Packing extra punch than the sandvich, this all-action add on is form of an enormous deal! Relive a few of your favorite Group Fortress 2 moments in Funko Fusion with these characters.
You is perhaps questioning: “Hey, the place are all the opposite characters from TF2?” Or possibly you might be asking: “Oh god, why does any of this exist?”
I can’t reply that final query, however as on your first, it appears Valve and Funko by no means received round to creating figures based mostly on the opposite characters, like Pyro or Sniper. Weirdly, I don’t assume there was ever an official Engineer determine from Funko, however apparently, the devs wished to incorporate him anyway. Perhaps which means the opposite TF2 characters might ultimately arrive in Funko Fusion by way of a second DLC pack? I do know I’ll be ready intently for that day.
I don’t assume many individuals would thoughts Valve approving a TF2 DLC for Funko Fusion if the studio nonetheless supported the sport in a significant approach. Nevertheless, that isn’t the case—the final main content material for Group Fortress 2 occurred all the best way again in October 2017, over 2400 days in the past. TF2 additionally has a bot downside, with the annoying bastards continuously ruining matches, forcing gamers to run fan campaigns to get Valve’s consideration.
So yeah, for a lot of gamers, watching TF2 proceed to slowly die from a thousand cuts as Valve does little to assist or develop the shooter has been a irritating expertise. After which Funko Fusion publicizes a TF2-themed DLC. It in all probability looks like rubbing salt in an open wound at this level.
Funko Fusion will launched on September 13 on PS4, PS5, Xbox Collection X/S, and Nintendo Swap. Sure, it looks like it’s additionally skipping Xbox One.
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