Valve's Team Fortress 2 in-game store, Mann Co., has reached its first "Manniversary" and as a result the TF2 and Half-Life developer has announced a major update and sale.
The store has earned two million dollars for community item-creators, the company says, "selling their digital creations through the Mann Co. Store".
Co-founder and president Gabe Newell adds: "The 'Mann Co. Store' represents an important new direction for games and game makers. By leveraging and extending the platform features of Steam, Team Fortress 2 has enabled a viable marketplace for independent content creators and significantly extended the gameplay experience in an incredibly short amount of time."
The Manniversary update ushers in the Steam Workshop - an improved item submission system that allows testing , sharing and tracking of creations - along with a community rating and feedback system.
But that's not all: 30 new hats and "cosmetic items" are included in the update, and there's a sale on at the Mann Co. store until Monday.
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1I hope other games adopt Valve's crowdsourcing strategy, seems like a really cost effective way to make money and engage with the audience. There's some real talent on display at the Steam Workshop already.