Post Tagged with: "Valve"

Left 4 Dead survival mode details

A while back, Valve announced some downloadable content for Left for Dead on 360 and PC. The announcement mentioned a new game mode to be released: “Survivor” mode. GameTrailers TV have revealed what this new mode will involve. According to the video, up to four players will attempt to set records on surviving hordes of [...]

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Left 4 Dead getting new game mode, Versus maps, SDK

Left 4 Dead 411 reports that Valve have announced a host of new content for Left 4 Dead. The new game mode is entitled “Survivor” mode, but alas, no details other than that at this point. From the name I’d guess some sort of “last man standing” type mode- although I could well be wrong. [...]

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Team Fortress 2 getting “very different” game mode, new class

The Escapist and Valve developer Robin Walker have, in an article about my all-time favourite game, Team Fortress 2, noted that “A new Payload map is in the works, more community maps are on the way and the team will soon unveil a very different new game mode.” Very different, eh? Sounds good to me. [...]

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Left 4 Dead patch released, Steam now supports in-game web browsing

Steam news has details of a huge Left 4 Dead PC patch, available now to all Steam users. The patch has a lot of bug fixes, as well as gameplay tweaks and changes. The Hunter gets “Increased Minimum damage” for a pounce, solving the frustration that a short-range pounce is almost worthless. Hopefully it should [...]

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Eminem’s sound advice for Left 4 Dead players

Eminem seems to be getting in on Soulja Boy’s music and videogaming status in this clip. In the video (probably NSFW audio), he makes damn sure that all of you Left 4 Dead players out there know what to do in a certain situation. In fact, he seems very passionate about the subject indeed, and [...]

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First Left 4 Dead DLC details

Ironically enough, Left 4 Dead isn’t showing any signs of dying- Shacknews reports that Valve are planning a big announcement for their (awesome) zombie shooter. In true Valve style, the announcement has been postponed, as it was set for a pre-Christmas reveal. Still, Valve writer Chet Faliszek certainly didn’t skimp on the details. The announcement [...]

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Left 4 Dead: 4-Player Co-Op Review

Left 4 Dead is the kind of game that helps you figure out who your friends really are. Do they run off to pick up that pipe bomb while you get bamboozled by zombies? Do they stray from the group in search of personal glory? Do they accuse you of kill stealing after you just [...]

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Left 4 Dead Public Demo Released

Steam owners can now download the public demo of Left 4 Dead, Valve’s upcoming zombie shooter. Xbox 360 owners can also get their zombie freak on via XBLA, as the demo has been released there as well. This of course comes a week after the release of the pre-order demo, available to those who had [...]

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G4TV Shares 15 Minutes of Left 4 Dead Gameplay – Public Demo Hits Tomorrow

G4TV has posted a video containing 15 minutes of gameplay footage they recorded themselves while fighting for their lives against an army of zombies. If this doesn’t get you ready to hit “download” when the public demo of Left 4 Dead hits XBL tomorrow, you must not be a fan of four player co-op awesomeness. [...]

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Left 4 Dead Achievement Pokes Fun At Dead Rising

Left 4 Dead surprises me everyday with the amount of sheer awesome that’s being generated by the game’s hype machine. If you kill every zombie in the infected town of Willamete, you get an achievement. Doesn’t sound so bad, right? I mean, when the zombie apocalypse comes around that’s kind of the plan. You know, [...]

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New Left 4 Dead “Check List” Commercial Set to Zombify Your TV Starting November 8th

With a reported 10 million dollar advertising budget (half of which is said to be for television spots) Valve is doing everything they can to make sure you and your friends are ready to kick some zombie ass. The game hits store shelves in the US on November 18th, but a boat load of money [...]

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Valve Left 4 Dead “Dude, Where’s My Thumb?” Contest Asks Gamers To Hunt Down Ads

Valve have announced an official contest today entitled “Dude, Where’s My Thumb?” that challenges budding zombie hunters to take a photo of themselves in front of one of the many advertisements for the game (in London, New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle and the San Francisco Bay Area).

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Left 4 Dead Demo Available Next Week for Pre-Order Customers

Those who pre-order the Left 4 Dead game, both through Steam and through retail (PC or 360), will get their zombie-depraved hands on the demo almost week earlier than the official release. While the demo is made available to the public on November 11, pre-order customers will get to start playing the demo on November [...]

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Left 4 Dead Achievements Revealed

Succès Full has the full list of achievements for Valve’s upcoming zombie shooter Left 4 Dead. As per Valve fashion, some are straightforward, some are devilish, and some are hilarious. Here are some of my favourites: 101 Cremations Set 101 Infected on fire. Zombie Genocidest Kill 53,595 Infected. (A 1-up on Dead Rising- there, you [...]

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Gabe Newell: Gamers Smarter Than Publishers

I like to crack a Gabe Newell joke as much as the next guy, but when it comes down to it you’ve gotta give credit where credit is due, and Gaben’s definitely a smart guy. Maybe not as smart as us joe six-pack gamers though, if you’re asking him what he thinks. Says he in [...]

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