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Valve released a new map (and consequently, a new game type) for Team Fortress 2 this week, called Goldrush. I had gotten a bit tired of the game but this new map has me addicted again. It is massively fun. It will help to fill the void while I STILL WAIT FOR GTA4.

Goldrush is done in an art style similar to that of dustbowl but I find the gameplay much more fun. Essentially the blue team has to escort a mine cart along the tracks until it reaches the end of the line. The red team has to stop them. The cart only moves when blue players are close to it. The more players close by, the faster it moves.

Since the cart has to follow a fixed path you can expect lots of sentry guns and ambushes. The fixed path focuses players to congregate in the same area, making for some fun action.

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My first exposure to Jonathan Coulton was the brilliant song “Still Alive” that you get rewarded with when you complete the (fantastic) game, Portal. If you go and visit his site you can buy his music, download some of it for free (and DRM-free too), and sample pretty much all of it. Quality stuff!
He was on TWiT about a week ago, worth a listen if you enjoy his music.

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