GamesRadar - Left 4 Dead

Steam Top 10 Weekly Sales Chart, November 8-14 (News)

Nov 16, 2009

Valve has released their weekly top ten sellers list on Steam for the week ending on November 14.

Left 4 Dead Update Adds Team Versus Matchmaking (News)

Nov 10, 2009

Valve has released a new update for their survival shooter Left 4 Dead, adding the much called for team versus 4-on-4 competitve matchmaking mode.

TF2 Update Adds Bill's Hat as L4D2 Pre-Order Exclusive Item (News)

Nov 3, 2009

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.

Left 4 Dead 'Dead Before Dawn' released (News)

Nov 1, 2009

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.

The Crossroads Mall map was originally made for the Half-Life 2 modification, No More Room in Hell and has been in development since November 2005. There were rumours of a fifth playable character included in the campaign but this is not the case. Instead, CJ the Crossroads Mall head of security is an NPC and will interact with the survivors.

GJ09: Here's the big one - Ultimate GOTY (News)

Nov 1, 2009

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.

But there can be only one. And the golden gong went to...

Left 4 Dead Online Friends Appearing in Sequel, Linking Confirmed? (News)

Oct 30, 2009

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."

The 37 greatest zombie triumphs (Feature)

Oct 27, 2009

You don’t have to see or play absolutely everything on this list to be a proper zombie connoisseur, but you should at least know them. These are the genre’s defining relics. Some are responsible for the very creation of the zombie mythos, others adapted and advanced it, while the rest simply encapsulate it so exquisitely that they must be experienced. This may not be everyone’s definitive list of zombie lore ...

Cool community-created Left 4 Dead campaigns (News)

Oct 26, 2009

Since Valve released the SDK mod tools, there have been a wealth of custom-made campaigns created for Left 4 Dead.

Here are a selection of the best for your enjoyment.

Steam Top 10 Weekly Sales Chart, October 18-24 (News)

Oct 26, 2009

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.

Counter-Strike weapons invade Left 4 Dead 2 (News)

Oct 24, 2009

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?

More L4D1 updates on the way; future AI Director applications (News)

Oct 23, 2009

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.

A huge chunk of what makes the Left 4 Dead games so good is Valve's exclusive 'AI Director' which controls enemy behaviour, placement, and even the music; so no two games are ever exactly alike, and nothing is predictable. But could the Director be adapted for a single player game? We asked Chet and he replied:

"We have definitely thought along those lines. Replayability is just as important in single player games as it is in multiplayer games. The AI Director helps us bring that to our games so you should be looking out for variations on it in the future."

Left 4 Dead: 'Dismember the Alamo' released (News)

Oct 20, 2009

This community-made Survival map for Left 4 Dead is based on the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin, Texas.

This map is a scale recreation of the Lake Creek Alamo Drafthouse movie theatre and includes many custom textures and models. Many of the custom textures were recreated from on-site photographs.

Steam Top 10 Weekly Sales Chart, October 11-17 (News)

Oct 18, 2009

Valve has released their weekly top ten sellers list on Steam for the week ending on October 17.

No Mercy in Left 4 Dead Hospital "Reviews" (News)

Oct 18, 2009

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.

Some eye-opening (and - for the irony-deficient - pranked) reviews for Pittsburgh's real Mercy Hospital started popping up a couple weeks back on Citysearch, beginning with "FrancisSilverman" under the heading, "I hate hospitals!"

Left 4 Dead - Crash Course DLC review (Feature)

Oct 15, 2009

If Left 4 Dead has any one problem, it’s the sheer bloody length of its campaign missions. With four chapters in a campaign it’s perfectly possible to spend an hour blazing through zombie hordes, but with eight chapters in a versus match games drag on.

So goes Valve’s justification for Crash Course’s half-hour, two chapter length. It all sounds a little suspect, but it turns out they’re on to something ...

Left 4 Dead (Screenshots)

Oct 15, 2009

"Dead Before Dawn" Mod Guaranteed to Hit on Halloween (News)

Oct 12, 2009

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."

Steam sales chart for the week ending the 10th of October. (News)

Oct 11, 2009

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."

Left 4 Dead Update Released (News)

Oct 10, 2009

Valve has released a new update for Left 4 Dead, now available for download.

Left 4 Dead: Cold Case-Mod to be released on Halloween (News)

Oct 6, 2009

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.

Valve Spending 25 Million To Promote Left For Dead 2 (News)

Oct 5, 2009

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?

Steam sales chart for week ending 3rd of October (News)

Oct 4, 2009

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."

Ambitious Left 4 Dead mod also pays for an education (News)

Oct 2, 2009

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.

Preorder Left 4 Dead 2 For Early Demo Access (News)

Oct 2, 2009

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."

Left 4 Dead PC/Xbox 360 Patch Released (News)

Oct 1, 2009

Valve has released a new patch for both PC and Xbox 360 versions of their co-op survival FPS Left 4 Dead.

L4D Boycott: Gabe is coming to Australia (News)

Sep 30, 2009

Gamer Limit writes "Gabe has agreed to pay for himself and a colleague to fly to Sydney, rather then the original Brisbane, and to donate the raised cash to Penny Arcade's Childs Play Charity."

Gamer Limit DLC Review: Left 4 Dead's Crash Course (News)

Sep 30, 2009

Gamer Limit reviews the DLC for Left for Dead.Note this is free for all you pc gamers and costs 7 bucks for Xbox 360 owners

Left 4 Dead Update Released (News)

Sep 30, 2009

Valve has released a new update for their zombie shooter Left 4 Dead, now available on Steam. The patch addresses some issues brought about by the Crash Course DLC.

Left 4 Dead PC + Crash Course DLC $14.99 (News)

Sep 29, 2009

To celebrate the release of the new Crash Cource DLC, Steam is offering 50% off of Left 4 Dead for the PC, putting the game down to a low $14.99. This price also includes the new Crash Course DLC.

Left 4 Dead Crash Course DLC Price Fixed, Back Up on Xbox Live (News)

Sep 29, 2009

The new Crash Course DLC has landed for Valve's zombie co-op shooter Left 4 Dead and is now available for download. Earlier the content was listed incorrectly at 800 MS Points and pulled, but has since been reposted and changed back to 560.

Left 4 Dead Crash Course videos (News)

Sep 29, 2009

Via CVG: Left 4 Dead's Crash Course DLC is up now for PC (free) and oddly priced at 800 MS Points on 360. We've blasted our way through the new campaign and here's what you get for your money (if you're a 360 owner). Check back as we'll be dropping fresh clips in throughout the day. Here's the first.

Steam sales chart for week ending 25th of September (News)

Sep 27, 2009

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."

Steam sales chart for week ending 20th of september (News)

Sep 20, 2009

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."

Left 4 Dead gets infected with Teletubbies (News)

Sep 19, 2009

The Left 4 Teletubbies mod created by flameknight7 changes all the common infected into Teletubbies.

The sounds have also been altered so you'll hear the infamous Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Tinky Winky and Po shout they're names as you blast them away with your shotgun.

Left 4 Dead: Counter Strike favourite Dust 2 arrives in some style. (News)

Sep 17, 2009

"Counter Strike map favourite Dust 2 has now been ported over to Left for Dead by talented community mapper Sin. Other mapper's have already tried to port Dust 2 over to Left 4 Dead, but none have been as successful as this stunning effort".

Mario invades Left 4 Dead in Mushroom Massacre. (News)

Sep 15, 2009

Snippet from article: "I guess it was inevitable given the various amount of Mario styled maps fans already make for other games; but somehow seeing Valve's undead horde wandering through the Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario 64) is rather unsettling."

Left 4 Dead: Crash Course Coming September 23rd? (News)

Sep 14, 2009

Destructoid writes:

"A Game With Fame announcement on Xbox Live offers the chance to play Left 4 Dead's Crash Course on Sept. 23. "Chance to play" doesn't necessarily mean "release date," but the DLC was promised in September."

Crash Course is a DLC pack for Valve's popular zombie thriller game, Left 4 Dead, and will be available for free on PC and 560 MS points on Xbox Live.

GOONL!NE: Left 4 Dead DLC Missing In Action (News)

Sep 11, 2009

GOONL!NE writes: 'So, on Thursday, we all booted up our Xbox or PC, hoping to finally try out the brand new 'Crash Course' campaign from Valve.

And it wasn't there.

What happened?...'

Boycotters: More Left 4 Dead 1 DLC to Follow 'Crash Course' (News)

Sep 10, 2009

Fresh off their visit to Valve, the guys responsible for the Left 4 Dead 2 boycott committee are now saying the developer has even more DLC lined up for the original game.

"There is more DLC for Left 4 Dead coming after Crash Coursh," said boycott organizer Walking_Target on the group's Steam blog.

L4D 'Crash Course' campaign DLC release date confirmed (News)

Sep 6, 2009

From VGarabia.com " According to the last update from Valve official twitter, the 'Crash Course' campaign DLC is set to be released this Thursday."

Left 4 Dead / Team Fortress 2 Updates (News)

Aug 22, 2009

GamersDigest writes;

"Updates to Left 4 Dead and Team Fortress 2 have been released on Steam."

Both updates include 'Engine' and 'Game' fixes, while the TF2 update also includes a few 'Community Requests'.

Valve: Left 4 Dead DLC was planned for pre-E3 release, 'Didn't Message Correctly' (News)

Aug 20, 2009

When Valve announced Left 4 Dead 2 before mentioning that it would also be releasing Left 4 Dead 1 DLC, it caused many fans expecting an update before a full-priced sequel to cry foul.

Now Valve writer Chet Faliszek says the L4D1 DLC coming in September, dubbed Crash Course, was originally intended to be released prior to E3 and Left 4 Dead 2's announcement.

Left 4 Dead Price Cut (News)

Aug 20, 2009

Valve has lowered the price of Left 4 Dead, giving the zombie survival shooter a permanent price cut to $29.99.

Valve: New Left 4 Dead DLC Links L4D2 (News)

Aug 13, 2009

NowGamer: L4D writer Chet Faliszek has discussed the game's new content

During a recent trip to Valve's Washington HQ, X360 magazine spoke exclusively to the game's writer about the recently-announced DLC pack 'Crash Course'.

Valve undecided about Left 4 Dead DLC working in L4D2 (News)

Aug 6, 2009

Joystiq writes.... Valve raised quite a stink after announcing a new downloadable campaign for the original Left 4 Dead with only a few months remaining until the release of Left 4 Dead 2. What everyone still wants to know is whether this content will be compatible with the sequel -- and we do mean everyone. In an interview with Edge Online, Valve's Chet Faliszek explained that even the game's creators are unsure whether the new campaign will be playable in the second edition of the zombocalypse sim.

Valve Announces Crash Course DLC Pack for Left 4 Dead (News)

Aug 4, 2009

Gamingshogun.com writes: "It looks like Valve is still working on showing the original Left 4 Dead crowd as much love as possible with the announcement of yet another DLC pack for the game. 'Crash Course' will be released in September for the PC and Xbox 360 and feature new content for single player, mutli player, and co-op gameplay modes..."

10 most frustrating things about gaming online (Feature)

Aug 4, 2009

Online gaming is completely different to offline play. There's a tangible buzz and quickening of the heart-rate when you're leading a race on the last lap or sniping some guy in Australia, which you simply can't get from a single-player experience. But this experience can be so easily ruined by a few small things ...

Left 4 Dead Update Released (News)

Aug 4, 2009

Valve has released an update for their survival zombie FPS Left 4 Dead, now available on Steam.

Left 4 Dead Update Released (News)

Aug 1, 2009

Valve has released an update for their zombie FPS Left 4 Dead, now available on Steam.

The Top 7… 2008 games we can't stop playing (Feature)

Jul 27, 2009

Unless you’re an eagle-eyed bargain hunter, the price of videogames can put a serious dent in your finances. Here in the US, $60 a pop means the game in question needs to offer hours of content to offset the steadily increasing cost. ...

Left 4 Dead 2 Boycott Gets Jacked (News)

Jul 25, 2009

In hilarious news today, one of the co-founders of the Left 4 Dead 2 Boycott group on Steam had his account jacked by someone who appeared to be having a good time with it by posting a slew of rather inane, if not hilarious announcements on the group's Steam page. This resulted in thousands of replies posted within seconds of the announcements and almost brought the entire movement to a halt.

Left 4 Dead Update Released (News)

Jul 21, 2009

Valve has released an update for their zombie FPS Left 4 Dead, now available on Steam.

New Left 4 Dead Patch Causes Crash, Here's A Fix (News)

Jul 18, 2009

Some Left 4 Dead players have experienced crash errors since the release of today's update which added a lobby browser. This error causes a "left4dead.exe has stopped working" or "left4dead.exe has encountered an error and must close" message to appear and then the game closes. In most cases, deleting and reinstalling the game will fix the error. However, there is a much easier method which won't require you to re-download the game.

How to Survive a Zombie Invasion (Feature)

Jul 17, 2009

Fact: zombie invasions suck. Just ask anyone who’s been through one, and he’ll tell you: “bluurble gurrble braiiins.” Does that sound like the guttural moaning of someone who had a good time? No, it sure as shit does not. ...

Left 4 Dead Lobby Browser Released (News)

Jul 17, 2009

Valve has released an update for it's survival shooter Left 4 Dead, now available for download. Of note is the addition of the Lobby Browser which gives players a customizable list of best available games, offering up both official and add-on campaigns to choose from.

The Top 7... badass old folks (Feature)

Jul 13, 2009

And why they'd be the most awesome grandparents in the world. ...

Shaun Of The Dead Mod Still Coming (News)

Jul 11, 2009

BeefJack writes: "A Shaun Of The Dead inspired Mod for zombie game Left 4 Dead is still in the works, says its makers.

Left 4 Winchester is a Mod heavily inspired by the Simon Pegg staring movie, as both will lampoon zombie movies and games as much as possible. The project was thought to be dead as a previous update on the Mod's site said they had encountered some copy right issues and a map maker wasn't proving dedicated."

Left 4 Winchester Has Not Been Left For Dead (News)

Jul 11, 2009

The Shaun of the Dead-inspired Left 4 Dead mod known as Left 4 Winchester has apparently not been cancelled. The last update on the project website seems to hint at the project closing down as it cites copyright concerns and one mapper's lack of dedication as being the reason there have been so few updates as of late.

However, we contacted the project's leader who happily told us that "we are still hard at work on it." We hope to see some new media soon but until then we'll be content with enjoying Shaun of the Dead and Left 4 Dead separately.

What if GamesRadar designed Downloadable Content? (Feature)

Jul 7, 2009

You know the only real problem with downloadable content? It’s typically designed by the same people who made the original game. That’s boring. Why not give other folks, who don’t necessarily worry about whether something is “a good idea” or “sensible” or “legal,” a shot? Sure our ideas might be a little unusual at times, and a couple of them could conceivably land someone in jail. ...

Valve "Trying To Work Out" Cross-Game Play Between L4D1 & 2 (News)

Jul 6, 2009

TVG:

Valve's VP of Marketing, Doug Lombardi has revealed to TVG that the developer is looking at providing cross-game play between the original Left 4 Dead and its incoming sequel.

Such a feature, which would allow players of the original Left 4 Dead to play alongside other users running Left 4 Dead 2, is one of the demands made by the now 37,000 member strong Left 4 Dead 2 boycott group on Steam.

I don't feel so good: Buy your own Left 4 Dead health pack (News)

Jul 5, 2009

Destructoid: Etsy user sindeegee had the bright idea to create, from scratch, one of Left 4 Dead's health packs. The final product nails the iconic look of the in-game item, and is sized at "8" x 10" l x 3" d." In short, it's totally big enough to carry all of your meds during the forthcoming zombie invasion.

Will Left 4 Dead 2 Crossover With First Game? (News)

Jul 3, 2009

Doug Lombardi speaks to IncGamers about whether or not there's a possibility of Left 4 Dead 2 crossing over with the original game, in order to keep the community together.

Valve: Someone's always going to complain (News)

Jul 3, 2009

Online criticism of Left 4 Dead 2 may have been unavoidable, according to Valve's Chet Faliszek.

"I once joked that we could put $20 in a box and charge $10 for it, and someone's going to complain," Faliszek told VideoGamer.com earlier this week. "And that's just fine - that's just the way it is."

Valve Has "A Plan" For Left 4 Dead 1 (News)

Jul 3, 2009

Speaking to IncGamers, Doug Lombardi confirmed that there will be more content coming for Left 4 Dead 1 following Valve's ongoing "plan," and that there will be a lot more to Left 4 Dead 2 than has currently been shown.

Source SDK update released (News)

Jul 2, 2009

Valve has released an update for the Source SDK, now available for users on Steam.

Michael Jackson is Left 4 Dead (News)

Jul 2, 2009

As a tribute to the King of Pop, who tragically passed away last week, an enterprising Left 4 Dead modder has created a mod that replaces the game's music with some of Michael Jackson's most popular songs.

Left 4 Dead update released (News)

Jun 30, 2009

A new patch for Valve's co-op survival shooter Left 4 Dead has been released.

Left 4 Dead Meets Heineken, Hello Kitty and Hell's Angels (News)

Jun 28, 2009

BeefJack writes: "The Left 4 Dead PC Modding Society (to give them their unofficial name) are at it again. After creating a naked Zoey, it's now also possible to hurl bottles of Heineken at the living dead whilst wearing a Hell's Angels leather jacket.

Six new downloadable skins were released last week and offer a whole new feel to the game."

Left 4 Dead patch released (News)

Jun 25, 2009

Valve has released an update for their survival shooter Left 4 Dead, now available on Steam.

DFC : Left 4 Dead demonstrates potential of online distribution (News)

Jun 22, 2009

Chris Remo from Gamasutra writes:

"A new study by analysis firm DFC in conjunction with social media company GamerDNA has extensively compared Left 4 Dead user activity habits across PC and Xbox 360 -- and finds Valve's strategy of combining promotions and free updates may extend a game's shelf life dramatically.

Results of the study were released in the latest edition of the DFC Dossier publication, and are based on the activity of over 180,000 PC and Xbox 360 gamers via Steam, Xbox Live, and Xfire from the time of the game's release until May."

More zombifying Left 4 Dead skins (News)

Jun 21, 2009

Here's another selection of high quality skins to take the edge off the daily grind of zombie-slaying and survivor-chasing. Look out for a special appearance from Gabe Newell.

Left 4 Dead To Receive Community Content Upgrade (News)

Jun 21, 2009

Valve is gearing up for another Steam update that will incorporate more community content into Left 4 Dead. The beta authorizing tools which were released several weeks ago enabled users to create their very own campaigns. With this new update, those campaigns will now be easily accessible withing L4Ds UI. "Add-Ons" will be available under Extras for easy installing as well as under Multiplayer to play said campaigns online. One such custom campaign that has us pretty impressed even in its Beta stages is an homage to Resident Evil 3. The Authorizing tools will also be officially releasing with several new updates and tweaks. The update is expected to hit Steam next week.Is Valve trying to please some of those angered fans? Perhaps, but at least we will get to see more unique content headed to L4D.

Left 4 Dead Creation Tools Coming Next Week (News)

Jun 20, 2009

While the campaigns that shipped with Left 4 Dead were all pretty good, you do get sick of them after a while. Which is where custom, user-generated campaigns come in.

Next week, Valve will be updating Left 4 Dead so that these custom missions - like the Resident Evil 3 mod we showed you earlier in the day - are both more prominent within the userbase and are easier to download and play.

Firstly, with this update map creators will be able to package their content into a single file (a .VPK). This will make displaying, downloading and installing the campaigns a cinch for other users. The game's matchmaking system will also be updated to reflect this, with "extensive support for custom add-on campaigns"..

Raccoon City Being Remade in Left 4 Dead (News)

Jun 19, 2009

Here's an excellent example of someone using the Left 4 Dead creation tools for their intended purpose - recreating Resident Evil 3's Raccoon City.

You'll have to forgive the frame rate, as mod author Outatime is still ironing out the bugs for this faithful recreation of Raccoon City in Left 4 Dead, but it's obviously well enough along that he's seen fit to release the beta 1.0 version of Raccoon City Streets to the general public..

Left 4 Dead box art required thumb biting (News)

Jun 17, 2009

Valve didn't want to use Photoshop so they got one of their artists, Andrea Wicklund, to bite her thumb for reference pictures..
For the upcoming sequel Left 4 Dead 2 Valve says they simply tucked in two fingers for the box design..

Left 4 Dead 2 Acceptance Group Starts To Rise Up! (News)

Jun 16, 2009

Left 4 Dead 2 has been announced for a release in November, less than a year after the original. Is this an odd choice? Sure it is. Is it a BAD choice? That's debatable. Did the announcement make you ANGRY? Now you've gone too far!

Obviously, people are pretty angry about this. But WHY? You have your knitpicks, your dislikes, and you wish they didn't release it so soon. But it isn't like Valve is FORCING you to buy it! If you don't like it, then just don't get it! It's that simple! Stick with the original L4D.

L4D2 Boycott Reaches Over 30,000! (News)

Jun 16, 2009

The Group has hit an outstanding 30,000 members in only a short time, and raising valid points.

L4D is NS4W With Nude Zoey Mod (News)

Jun 15, 2009

Kotaku Writes:
I could be reading from the Nacogdoches phone book to you right now and you wouldn't care. You saw "nude zoey" and clicked the link, right? Hope your boss/girlfriend/mom isn't in the room.

Modder Zaigo has painstakingly recreated Zoey as a quite deshabille zombie fighter. It goes without saying that if you go to L4D mods to view all the nude Zoey screenshots, you should consider that you are looking at porn.

Notes the creator:

This is not a skin, this is a completely new model for Zoey. She has some clothes on, but hardly enough to cover anything at all.

You will also notice that her "lovelies" bounce when she runs or walks and Francis, Louis and Bill can't stop staring. Now get your tissues out, lock the door, download the mod and enjoy, you pervert.

I like it that this guy calls me a pervert. That's like getting a disapproving glance from the clerk working at a porn store. I might be a creep, but they work at a porn store. And this guy spent God-knows-how-many hours retouching Zoey's labia just so he could get her triangular love patch to Penthouse quality.

Next up, nude infected! Who wants to help me render some decaying Boomer dong?

Boycotters respond to Valve's reponse (News)

Jun 11, 2009

Administrator of boycott group says: "While we are excited about the idea of new content, we are still in the dark about it..."

Valve responds to L4D2 boycott (News)

Jun 10, 2009

Valve responds to L4D2 boycott. Amidst the retaliation from gamers due to the hasty announcement of L4D2. Gabe Newell has issued a response to Kotaku.com in an effort to ease the tension from many of the L4D supporters.

Valve responds to L4D 2 criticism (News)

Jun 9, 2009

CVG writes: "Valve has responded to the wave of negative feedback surrounding Left 4 Dead 2, asking gamers to "give us a fair shake" before writing the sequel off.

A Steam 'boycott' group has managed to amass almost 20,000 members, claiming that "the announced content of Left 4 Dead 2 does not warrant a stand-alone, full-priced sequel and should instead become updates (free or otherwise) for Left 4 Dead".

"We want to wait and weed through the comments, I'm already getting e-mails, and I'm responding to them," Valve's Chet Faliszek said.

"Looking back, was the Orange Box a ripoff?" He said, on initial complaints at having to "buy" Half-Life 2 again in the compilation..."

Valve: 'Ton' of content makes L4D2 too big to be DLC (News)

Jun 8, 2009

Speaking to VideoGamer.com at E3 last week, writer Chet Faliszek said that Left 4 Dead 2, which was originally called "this big thing" by the development team, is a large enough game to justify it not being DLC, pointing to all the new announced content.

10,000+ Against Left 4 Dead 2 (News)

Jun 6, 2009

Valves recent unveil of Left 4 Dead 2 at this years E3 has cause a huge commotion in the gaming industry. Thousands for fans of Left 4 Dead are pissed. Why ? Because Left 4 Dead 2 is coming out in a little under a year than its prequel and previous promises of L4D1 being a long lasting experience are not being met. Valve has gone on record multiple times stating that this new game will be a better chance to build upon the Left 4 Dead experience. L4D2 is supposed to include an advance A.I Director 2.0 and new effects. Thats where the boycott comes in. 10,000+ outraged fans are boycotting the game all together stating that Valve has wronged its user base by forcing a purchase on what should be a expansion and not a stand alone game. How will Valve respond to this boycott? We will have to wait and see, but Valve is know for its loyalty to its fans so perhaps L4D2 will become an downloadable expansion and retail. Thats our best bet.

Left 4 Dead 2 Gameplay Videos and Screens from E3 2009 (News)

Jun 4, 2009

The crew over at Valve revealed that a sequel to their hit game Left 4 Dead will be receiving another zombie-infested sequel in Left 4 Dead 2. PwnorDie has a few screenshots, the box art, the logo, a trailer, and a few gameplay videos from E3 2009 that they have lumped together for our viewing enjoyment.

Left 4 Dead fans angry at Valve over L4D2 (News)

Jun 3, 2009

New Game Network explains how many L4D fans are unhappy with the announcement of Left 4 Dead 2 from Valve at e3, just seven months aver the release of the original game. Steam forums have many threads expressing anger and disappointment. A Steam Group called "L4D2 Boycott" has been created with over 2000 members already.

Smashiest glass! (Video)

May 27, 2009

An incredibly tense multiplayer experience like no other. A must buy for shooter fans.

The 10 most common game design mistakes (Feature)

May 22, 2009

Making games is hard. Making fun of them isn’t. It’s really, really easy, actually. Of course, we wouldn’t be so critical if we didn’t love them so damn much (and if we weren’t, you know, critics). We think games are just the bee’s knees, and that’s why we get so pissed about all the stupid crap they do ...

Left 4 Dead Mod Tools Released (News)

May 16, 2009

The software development kit for Valve's zombie shooter Left 4 Dead were released to open beta today.

For the full list of features and links, see Shacknews.

Steam adds Global Achievement Stats (News)

May 7, 2009

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.

Some good examples of achievements not being unlocked due to insane difficulty include Braid's Speed Run which has only been completed by 0.6% of users who own the title, and Left 4 Dead's Legendary Survivor achievement, which has only been mastered by 0.4% of all users.

US PC Sales: Left 4 Dead Makes Some Noise (News)

May 4, 2009

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.

Left 4 Dead, by the Numbers (News)

May 3, 2009

The Left 4 Dead blog writes:

"Valve has always seen the value in gathering real-world gameplay data and using it to improve our products. Now we're hoping you'll find it as useful as we do. With the creation of the L4D stats page, our customers will now be able to see a wide variety of gameplay data across all of Left 4 Dead's various game modes.

Use the stats page to track your performance; see which aspects of your gameplay are improving over time, which are your go-to weapons, and how often you use various characters and features."

Left 4 Dead Stats Live on Steam (News)

May 2, 2009

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.

Left 4 Dead Free Play Extended (News)

May 2, 2009

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.

Left 4 Dead 40% off on Steam (News)

May 1, 2009

Valve has taken 40% off Left 4 Dead in celebration of tonight's free 24 hour trial of the game on Steam.

Left 4 Dead update patches up Survival Mode issues (News)

May 1, 2009

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.

The applicable fixes will be applied to the Xbox 360 version in a group update sometime soon.

Left 4 Dead free to play this Friday (News)

Apr 30, 2009

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.

Left 4 Dead update fixes exploit, other issues (News)

Apr 28, 2009

Valve has released an update for Left 4 Dead that addresses a survival mode exploit as well as fixing some minor issues.

Left 4 Dead dominates third annual ELAN Awards (News)

Apr 28, 2009

Chris Remo from Gamasutra writes:

"Valve's Left 4 Dead swept the ELAN Awards, the Vancouver-based award show honoring the video game and animation industries.

The multiplayer zombie shooter took the overall Video Game of the Year award, as well as three other awards: Best PC Game, Best Game Design, and Outstanding Technical Innovation."

Retailers Still Like Idea Of Left 4 Dead On PS3 (News)

Apr 27, 2009

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.

Before the game launched, Valve's Chet Faliszek said there'd be no PS3 version because, while porting from PC to Xbox 360 was a piece of cake, making a PS3 version would require starting from scratch.

Then a few weeks later, GAME's UK website advertised a PS3 version. Back then, Valve once again denied its existence.

But the following day, Valve did admit publisher EA were interested in a PS3 version.

TalkRadar 48 - police are involved (Feature)

Apr 24, 2009

Post date: April 24, 2009
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