Oh, Valve. It’s impossible to stay mad at you.

Just when I was starting to get peeved at my favorite developer over all the shenanigans they’ve been up to recently, they go and do something that just grabs me by the face and kisses me on the lips.

Now that I’ve given you your heinously disturbing mental image for the day, go ahead and check out the latest TF2 update: the Mac update. Now, it should be well known that I’m not a big fan of Macs. But I’ve been positive about Steam for Macs. And I’m even more excited about this.

Team Fortress 2 is now available for the Mac, as I previewed yesterday, but as if they felt sorry for the emotional flogging that I’ve been enduring over a potential Half-Life 3 announcement, they’ve thrown in a bunch of extras to sweeten the deal.

First and foremost, TF2 is free to play for the weekend, and is just ten bucks (50% off) thereafter.

Additionally, those that play TF2 on the Mac before Monday, June 14 will receive a unique pair of in-game headphones for their characters to wear. I never thought I’d hear myself saying I’m jealous of Mac owners…but here I am, saying it. Curse you, Steve.

A training mode is also now available. Training mode pits you against bots to sharpen your skills. It’s as if Valve knew that all the new Mac players won’t have any idea what to do with their first real game in years (WoW doesn’t count).

Finally, there’s a launch video and comic strip to complete the treat.

All in all, Valve has once again proven themselves worthy of my love, even when they do abuse my heart something awful. I love you, I hate you, I can’t live without you…

The video alone would make everything worth it. Go watch it now. And then get thyselves to 2Fort and become educated in the way of headshots.

Jerod Jarvis is an independent gaming journalist and founder of Duality Games. He maintains gaming columns for The Washington Times Communities and for The Outpost. When not blogging madly about games, he freelances for the Spokesman-Review in his hometown of Spokane, Washington and attends school at Whitworth University. Check out his presence on Facebook and Twitter to stay up on Duality Games updates and the inside scoop on the gaming news you care about.