Justify Your Game: Left 4 Dead 2
Deep within the scarcely lit depths of Valve's booth at PAX, Chet Faliszek attempts to justify Left 4 Dead 2.
L4D is NS4W With Nude Zoey Mod
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.
L4D Sequel Met with Much More than Indifference
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Whatever your view is of internet boycotts, Left 4 Dead might be the first critically acclaimed franchise whose announcement of a sequel was answered by nearly 10,000 fans pledging not to buy it.
Create Your Own Achievements in L4D
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Achievement whores rejoice! Some francophone Left 4 Dead enthusiasts have created an achievement generator. This one offers three different achievement statuses, all the L4D achievement icons, or the capability to upload your own.
w4m? m4w? ... L4D ...
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After a lonely Valentine's Day, let's head over to the infamous Craigslist Casual Encounters, see if we can find some zombies to join some hot w4mmm action. I'm clean and real, you be too.
L4D Mod Puts More Survival Into Horror
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Someone's put together a Left 4 Dead mod that aims for more realistic gameplay but definitely ratchets up the difficulty. It does pack a nifty laser sight however.