Control Point

I know the title sounds like we went to E3 and covered the valve interviews. Well, we didn’t. We read them online, and we’re going to comment on them! So I made a banner to match the coverage! But, here is a little bit more of what you can expect: [MP3 AUDIO] CP Community Chat room on Google Chat Valve Interview at E3 From Ubercharged.net: A TF2 Taxi Ride Images: A Lego Sentry Gun TF2 Wiki: Control Point Podcast page Listener Contributions AND DON’T FORGET TO DIGG THIS EPISODE! and much much more!

Well, no bagels this week folks. But plenty of Team Fortress 2 discussion and Listener contributions and contests galore! Back from PlayOnCon and Chaos is back from vacation! [MP3 AUDIO] Contest: Map Making Bounty – $100 Control Point MPC Stats (by pestilence) Supertastic Video Game Quiz (by Mija Win) Custom CP Skins (by SuperChickenHunter) Mod: Dispenser Case Video: TF2 Hit Boxes TF2 Wiki: Control Point Podcast page Listener Contributions and much much more!

Podcasting live from Play On Con in Birmingham Alabama over the 4th of July weekend. We had a blast and managed to record a CP episode right in the middle of the convention floor. [MP3 AUDIO] Play On Con Watch videos of some of the events from the convention on our uStream page. Look through the video archive to find them. Also, see some photos. A Heavy Problem Thread of the week Guess when the update for the Heavy will be, and win cash!

Mr. Eagle has some time to join us in this episode, “The Week After”, to discuss a creation started by he and JohnMazz. There are more people working on it now, and they’d like to get more input, so be sure to follow the link below to help them out. [MP3 AUDIO] And here’s just a bit more of what you can expect: First Impressions of Fast Lane Special Guest: Mr. Eagle Mr. Eagle discusses The CP Book! Thread of the Week: Weird Facts of TF2 by Peanut More “Unlock” Discussion TF2 Wiki: Control Point Podcast page Listener Contributions and much much more!

HUDDA HUDDA HUDDA! Get ready for, a BBQ boys and girls! This week a new update of the Pyro class was unleashed and the boys of Control Point extiguish the rumors and add fuel to the fire on the hot topic of the Pyro Unlocks. But wait, that isn’t all. [MP3 AUDIO] After taking off the mask, here’s a few more things you can expect to hear about: Special Guest: iFrit Pyro Unlocks! iFrit – TF2 Mole Game (Applications still Open!) TF2 Blog Thread of the week: Overcoming the Bystander Effect by breather Video: Epic Rube Goldberg in GMOD submitted by Exhibit A TF2 Wiki: Control Point Podcast page Listener Contributions and much much more!

Viewers asked for some Q&A, I guess above and beyond letting folks submit questions each week, so we took some time in the live chat room to take some questions, but that’s at the end of the show. [MP3 AUDIO] There’s plenty that goes on before that, and here’s just a little of what you can expect: Video: Double Jump Around by ClydeFrog CP Game: TF2 MOLE by iFrit, Mint Condition, and the CP Community TF2 Wiki: Control Point Podcast page Listener Contributions and much much more!

This week, SigmaSin joins us to explains the twisting, turning, otherwise confusing map that is CP_STEEL. [MP3 AUDIO] Come sit, relax, and listen to these exciting tidbits of TF2 goodness: Map Discussion: Steel Guest: SigmaSin Dominator: The Game (thread deleted) A New TF2 Podcast: FortCast Portal Cake Appearance: HP Exec cuts it with a macAIR Comic: Winnie the Pooh and TF2 (thread deleted) TF2 Unlockable Ideas Machinima: Now for something completely different TF2 Wiki: Control Point Podcast page Listener Contributions and much much more!

Yay! Spencer is back! Much talk on new maps played and some talk on Conan. And a bunch of CP updates as well as Valve updates! [MP3 AUDIO] Here’s just a few more tidbits you can expect: Meet the Sniper – Coming Soon! Announcement: Steam Cloud! My Engineer Army by Deadpool Dominator: The Game Song: A Soldier’s World by MintCondition TF2 Wiki: Control Point Podcast page One crazy TF2 Mod (server:195.43.185.164:27025) Listener Contributions and much much more!

What’s going on? Crom?! What does that mean? Well, we know that as players of TF2, you’re probably also video gamers in general, so when something new and big comes out, there’s a good chance we’ll talk about it. [MP3 AUDIO] But don’t worry, we don’t ramble on the whole night about Conan! There’s a great deal more. Here’s just a few more tidbits you can expect: Map: Wolf Game Discussion: Age of Conan Patch news: Possible TF2 stats reset Weekly Question from Ifrit! Video: A Soldier’s Revenge by SaDoS (CP Pick of the week!!) Images: Panoramic Wallpapers by Wossname Thread of the week: Games of Werewolf organized by Headbuddy Art: Medic Art by Brainsample Software: Unofficial Team Fortress 2 Stats Parser Video: Goomba Stomping by Team Roomba Video: Meet the Train by Tetris-Inside Podcast: House Call: A TF2 Machinima Podcast TF2 Wiki: Control Point Podcast page Listener Contributions and much much more!

Big Bad Wolf? Not really. We’ve gotten to a point where our TF2 map discussions are swiftly becoming roadkill on the highway of gaming. [MP3 AUDIO] Here’s just a few more tidbits you can expect: Map: Wolf Announcement: New CP Mods! Battle Royale: Mad TF2 Rhymes Source TV: How to Preserve Old Demo Files (by Flaming Menace) Video: Meet the Red Team Video: Goldrush Reviewed by an 8 Year Old Videos: Reptile: The Movie, TNT, The Experiment Congratulations: Deg Got Married! TF2 Wiki: Control Point Podcast page Listener Contributions and much much more!

Where’s Wes Wilson? I’ll tell you. Out sick! So everyone send your good thoughts his way so he can be well in time for the next edition. [MP3 AUDIO] And as you know, when we are missing one of the hosts, we miss other things. This week, it was Warpath. /Shrug — you know you hate the map too! Here’s just a few more tidbits you can expect: Map: Warpath Announcement: Control Point T-Shirts now for sale! Video: How To Play A Soldier (From Ubercharged) Video: Flickr done in GMod (by SilverChaos) Video: Ode to the Medic (posted by Oman) Listener Contribution: Custom Control Point t-shirt by Ivy (thread deleted) TF2 Wiki: Control Point Podcast page. Listener Contributions and much much more!

Still in excruciating pain from their stomping by the guys over at Evil Avatar, the 4 hosts do there best to limp to the microphone and bring you this special edition of Control Point! They will also be attending anger management classes afterwards. [MP3 AUDIO] Here’s just a few more tidbits you can expect: Map: Goldrush Discussion: Achievement system combined with new unlocks. What went wrong? Thread of the Week: What’s the Next class to have Unlockables? Video: Control Point – Achievement Whoring! Video: Infinite Uber Exploit. Video: Uber Medic Pair. Video: Scientific facts about engineers. Music: Dumb Blonde, Dead by Ashwilliam! (CHECK IT OUT!) Machinima: Misfits in a Hostile Envrionment by Mister J. Crowley Esq et al TF2 Wiki: Control Point Podcast page. Listener Contributions and much much more!

Don’t you wish it were the Holiday season all year round? Well, look no further than Snofort. We invite you to take a listen as we guide you through this wintery wonderland. [MP3 AUDIO] Here’s just a few more tidbits you can expect: Map: Snofort Skin: Plastic Toy Soldiers Skinpack by The Flaming Menace The City-CP Project by Randdalf The new Sentry. 200 levels. by Nivekeryas EPIC control point frag video. by HoppyPotty More than you ever wanted to know about everything by SigmaSin Video: Scout Calls McDonalds Video: 101 Uses for a Dispenser Video: Team Awesome 2 TF2 Wiki: Control Point Podcast page. Listener Contributions and much much more!

This week, the boys of Control Point take you through one of the older maps out there, Turbine. Through the vents and describing strategies, hints, tips and tricks for each of the classes on this beloved map. [MP3 AUDIO] Here’s just a few more tidbits you can expect: Map: Turbine Game News: New Medic Weapons Video: Stop the Train Video: Scout Yum Goong Video: Griefing Cheaters TF2 Wiki: Control Point Podcast page. Listener Contributions and much much more!

The 2nd time around you get the best of the best of the best of labor! We swear! If you are planning on playing the map, you had better tune into this little gem first. Ahhh… but it doesn’t end there. [MP3 AUDIO] Here just a few more tidbits you can expect: Map: Labor Game News: TF2 Update Thread of the Week: CP Drinking Game Video: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service by the Propellerheads Video: A Team Fortress 2 Western – Part 1 Re-Newed (FUN) Server sponsored by TimeSquared, creator of Jack of all Blades & Industrial Revolutionary New addition to the DWPN: Trailer Trash Talk TF2 Wiki: Control Point Podcast page. Listener Contributions and much much more!