Valve has released a new update for Team Fortress 2, now available on Steam. Included is the addition of Bill's hat (from the original L4D), an in-game item exclusive for players who pre-order Left 4 Dead 2.
Based on the Crossroads Mall from the movie Dawn of the Dead, 'Dead Before Dawn' is the highly anticipated custom campaign for Valve's zombie-survival shooter.
This is the award every publisher wants to win, the Ultimate Game The Year award. If you pick this one up, you've made a really good game. In the nominations were giants such as Fallout 3, Call of Duty World at War, Left 4 Dead, Grand Theft Auto, IV and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. See - them's some big guns.
HellDescent writes: "While playing the Left 4 Dead 2 demo, we noticed that our friends who were playing the original Left 4 Dead were showing up in in the main menu. Now why would players from the original Left 4 Dead have their online status displayed in Left 4 Dead 2? The only thing that comes to mind is the rumor/experimenting with linking the games that was on the web not too long ago. Valve aimed to bring both sides of Left 4 Dead fans together and stated they were attempting to link the 2 games. This little message under "Online Friends" in the main menu of Left 4 Dead 2 gives much the rumor a big tank sized injection of reality. Hopefully this means we wont have to leave Bill, Zoey, Francis and Louise behind. Only Valve and their super big vault of secrets now that answer. For now, we will have to wait a few more weeks to full release."
Since Valve released the SDK mod tools, there have been a wealth of custom-made campaigns created for Left 4 Dead.
Valve has released their weekly top ten sellers list on Steam for the week ending on October 24. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 makes its debut on the weight of just two eligible days of pre-orders.
Valve, being the kind and generous folks they are, will be giving purchasers of the censored German version of Left 4 Dead 2 a 50% chance of having five different Counter-Strike weapons spawn in their game. The weapons aren't simply reskins but rather have their own unique stats. The spawning works the same way the baseball bat pre-order works: if a player with the censored German version joins a game, the entire server will receive the weapons. No word yet on what the Aussies will get. Maybe kangaroos?
Critical Gamer Writes: Today, we give you our interview with Left 4 Dead 2 writer Chet Faliszek. Good enough in itself; but it's turned up two very interesting comments.
This community-made Survival map for Left 4 Dead is based on the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin, Texas.
Valve has released their weekly top ten sellers list on Steam for the week ending on October 17.
Mercy. The hospital in Left 4 Dead's "No Mercy" campaign, and the name of a real one in Pittsburgh. And Louis, Zoey, Francis and Bill are sowing panic about its conditions, the access to medication, and patients you'll find there.
News to some, friendly reminder to others, but the Left 4 Dead mod "Dead Before Dawn," a mall-based homage to "Dawn of the Dead," is no ordinary mod. Valve sent the makers a soundfile of Francis saying "I hate malls."
Crowbar Error 42 writes "It that time of the week again where we take a look at the top ten selling PC games on Valve's Steam service."
A new PC modification for Left 4 Dead is on the way and it is going to be released on Halloween. New in Cold Case: The zombies mutate, which promises more excitement. Furthermore, the survivors seek to solve during their journey across the island some puzzles that have to do with the background history: why the plane crashed? Why mutate the zombies? The team behind Cold Case promises to 6 large maps and 10 survival maps.
The Koalition - I think this is the smartest move, even though its crazy expensive. Valve announced today that it would be spending 25 million to help push Left For Dead 2 to its full sales potential. With Modern Warfare 2 dropping on Nov. 10th and L4D2 dropping on Nov. 17th any gamer can clearly see that MW2 will have the majority of mind share the full 4th quarter. The only way to compete with that is to put your game in the faces of the people so they can still realize your there. Will 25 million be enough to weather the Modern Warfare storm?
Crowbar Error 42 writes "It that time of the week again where we take a look at the top ten selling PC games on Valve's Steam service."
Ryan O'Koren is a student at Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland. He is also a longtime modder of Half-Life games, making maps under the name "mrfanswa". And he's got something pretty cool in store for you. Cold Case is an incredibly ambitious mod for Left 4 Dead that O'Koren intends to complete in time for a Halloween release, celebrated with a big party in Baltimore.
HellDescent writes: "Valve has just confirmed that the Left 4 Dead 2 demo will be accessible earlier if the game is pre-order on Steam or at participating retailers. Starting from today, those who preorder the game from Steam or what ever store will support the bonus will be given access to the demo on October 27th and an extra Baseball bat melee weapon for the full game. Pre-order bonuses are really sailing lately. Seems like every game has one. There's no excuse to not pre-order this game now. As an added incentive Steam and other participating retailers will be offering Left 4 Dead 2 at 10% off with the pre-order."
Valve has released a new patch for both PC and Xbox 360 versions of their co-op survival FPS Left 4 Dead.