Steam is offering community members Global gameplay stats for all games that have Steam Achievements, showing what percentage of players have unlocked each achievement within a game.
The bump in exposure Left 4 Dead received from its new downloadable content has translated into improved sales. The NPD Group's US PC sales numbers for April 19th to 25th show the zombie co-op shooter's doing well at retail stores.
The Left 4 Dead blog writes:
Firstly, Left 4 Dead is the subject of this weekends deal, being offered at a 40% discount, bringing it down to $24. If you want to try before you buy, don't forget Left 4 Dead is free for 24 hours today.
The free 24-hour trial of Left 4 Dead offered by Steam has been extended. Originally planned to end this evening, users can now take part in the game for free through tonight and into the morning.
Valve has taken 40% off Left 4 Dead in celebration of tonight's free 24 hour trial of the game on Steam.
Valve has released another Left 4 Dead update, now available on Steam. The patch removes an exploit and corrects some issues in Survival Mode along with some server and matchmaking fixes.
Starting this Friday at 12:01 am GMT, Steam will be opening up the PC version of Left 4 Dead with a free 24-hour trial for all to try. The trial includes access to the recently released Survival Pack DLC.
Valve has released an update for Left 4 Dead that addresses a survival mode exploit as well as fixing some minor issues.
Chris Remo from Gamasutra writes:
Left 4 Dead came out last year on PC and Xbox 360. But not on PS3. Now, retailer GAME's Australian website reckons it's finally coming to Sony's system.
An update has been released for Left 4 Dead and is now available on Steam. The patch fixes several exploits in the recently added Survival Mode and brings gameplay tweaks and other adjustments.
The Valve Store has updated adding several Left 4 Dead items including a poster, t-shirt, hoodie and coffee mug.
Valve has quickly sent out a PC patch for Left 4 Dead (now available on Steam) that fixes some issues that came about following the release of the title's Survival Pack DLC.
The free Left 4 Dead DLC is now out for the PC as well. Again, this is what it brings:
The Left 4 Dead Survival Pack will be released via Xbox Live at roughly 2 am PST on April 21.
In its latest blog Valve has broken down the balancing issues it faced when designing Left 4 Dead's new Survival Mode DLC, which is due on PC and Xbox Live this week.
With the Left 4 Dead Survival Pack less than a week from release, Valve has revealed some new details and offers advice for the Survival Mode portion of the DLC.
Left 5 Dead is a photo comic based on Left 4 Dead. The real-life pictures are modified with HDR techniques to receive a unique look.
It is being reported by several tipsters that Valve's Left 4 Dead campaigns 'Dead Air' and 'Death Toll' can be accessed in Versus mode.