New update, Genuines now tradeable...and more

Team Fortress 2

• Added Something Special For Someone Special
• Added The Snapped Pupil
• Added Black Rose for the spy.
• Updated the Heavy's sandvich so it will only resupply ammo if the owner picks it up after dropping it. This means the only way to gain health from the sandvich is by eating it.
• Fixed the Red/Blue team skins not working on the Bonk Boy with the new styles
• Updated the in-game trading system to use the Steam trading menus
• Updated these items so they can be traded and crafted:
  • The Warsworn Helmet
  • The Bolgan
  • The Bolgan Family Crest
  • The Merc Medal
  • The Battle Bob
  • The Bushman's Boonie
• Updated cp_gravelpit
  • Fixed z-fighting on the fan in the Red spawn building
  • Fixed Red Engineers building inside their spawn room
• Hcqngrq gur ybpnyvmngvba svyrf "Updated the locatization files"

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Statement from Gabe on steam hacking

Most who use Steam for gaming probably saw Gabe's official, legal department-passed response to the hacking investigation last fall.  They are still working with law enforcement to put the issue to bed.  You can read it all here.  In short, hackers got people's encrypted credit card information for transactions from 2004-2008.  So if you're like us and your credit card is renewed every year it's probably ok.  But keep an eye on your credit card transactions just in case.

Interestingly, there was an audio recording released by the group "Anonymous" of a FBI conference call where they actually were talking about an individual involved in the case.   It's on Youtube, rather boring too and doesn't release any top-secret stuff.  But overall its interesting to see how seriously they take it and how young often the perpetrators are.