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Unofficial 8-Bit Left 4 Dead Now Available
In November, we reported that Eric Ruth Games was creating a Nintendo Entertainment System-style Left 4 Dead "de-make" for January. Guess what? It's January. And the game is now available for free download for PCs. More »Left 4 Dead 2's Frying Pans Kill a Tank 3 Times Faster than Shotguns
Granted, this chart assumes the Tank is just standing there taking the abuse. Still, a Steam user found that 10 frying pan hits kill a Tank in nine seconds, compared to 30 blasts from a combat shotgun in 26 seconds. More »A Conversation with a Game? Devs Seek to Break the Ice
Language recognition is not a new concept to video games - the first text adventures had to understand commands somehow. But researchers are trying to integrate it in more open-ended ways - allowing for dynamic conversations between players and characters. More »The Year, NSFW
Every year has its moments suitable for framing. Here, our look back at 2009 presents the ones meant for stuffing under your mattress: It's Kotaku's Year NSFW, which, as the title implies, is NSFW. More »First Left 4 Dead 2 Add-on Brings Back Bill, Francis, Zoey & Louis
Valve has revealed the first downloadable addition to Left 4 Dead 2, a new episode named "The Passing." The campaign, set after the events of "Dead Center," features a meet up between Ellis, Coach, Rochelle, and Nick and Bill, Francis, Zoey and Louis. More »The Colbert Report Touts Xbox 360's "Family" Ties
Last night's episode of The Colbert Report featured a special shout-out the Xbox 360 during the Tip/Wag segment. I guess we should thank the Jonas Brothers for bringing it to Mr. Colbert's attention with their public support for the console. More »Travis Touchdown Gets Lost, Ends Up In Left 4 Dead, TF2
While No More Heroes' Travis Touchdown isn't the most fitting crossover possibility for a Valve game, there's still a fair amount of joy to be had from seeing him be a credit to team. More »Sixteen-Player Co-Op Lets Survivors Outnumber Infected in L4D2
Someone has figured out a way to host 16-player co-op in Left 4 Dead 2 on the PC, and as this video shows, it is pure mayhem, with survivors outnumbering infected during some parts of the game. More »Can't Catch Me, I'm a Gingerbread Infected
Left 4 Dead cookies, as seen via Reddit.Left 4 Dead Campaigns Now (Unofficially) Work In Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2 fans longing not for Francis, Bill, Zoey and Louis but for Dead Air, No Mercy, Death Toll and Blood Harvest have one more reason to go for the PC version of the zombie apocalypse shooter. More »8-Bit Left 4 Dead De-Make Arrives in January
Here I thought all the flashing corpses meant we were watching the Australian version of Left 4 Dead. I kid, Luke! I kid!!! No, this is a bona fide playable 8-bit "demake" of L4D, available soon for PC. More »If You Don't Have a Holiday Card List, Make One
Valve's back, following its hilarious Team Fortress 2 Valentines from last year,with four sets of gift cards featuring characters from TF2, Left 4 Dead, and L4D2 that are simply a holiday must. More »Your Comprehensive Guide to Just When the Hell L4D2 Will Unlock
We deal with "midnight" a lot as an embargo time, and you know, it's always confusing. Valve knows, and has laid out specifically when Left 4 Dead 2 (PC) will unlock in all the major time zones of the world. More »Left 4 Dead Adds 4v4 Competitive Matchmaking (And L4D2 Demo Expands)
Earlier today, Valve announced support for 4v4 competitive matchmaking to Left 4 Dead. More »Valve: Left 4 Dead 2 Pre-orders 4 Times The 1st
Despite the boycotts, despite the un-Valve-like speedy turn around time, despite complaints that Left 4 Dead 2's cast of Survivors can't possibly live up to the first, pre-orders are four times that of the original, says Valve. More »Play Versus Mode In The Left 4 Dead 2 Demo
The Left 4 Dead 2 demo is now out there for public consumption, but users will have found that the game's signature versus mode has been locked. No problem. Just hack your way around it! More »Preorder Bonus Puts L4D Headwear in Team Fortress 2
"For the first time in history," writes the TF2 Team, "two separate Valve universes collide!" If you pre-order Left 4 Dead 2, you get Bill's beret from Left 4 Dead to trick out your Team Fortress 2 guys. More »Aussie L4D2 Gets a Deep-Clean Sanitizing
Hey look! Disappearing bodies! No, this isn't some homage mod to the days of 8-bit fatalities, it's one of the features put into the Australian Left 4 Dead 2 so it could be approved for sale. More »Who's Got Halloween Costumes To Share?
A few of you sent in choice pictures of video game-themed Halloween costumes you were brave enough to wear. Lucky for you, we're brave enough to post them. More »[Update] Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Doesn't Name Upcoming DLC
PC gamers dissecting the Left 4 Dead 2 demo found files that might reference the names of future DLC packs, CVG reports. [Update] Valve's Chet Faliszek shot down this rumor. They were spaceholder test file names. More »UK Viral Vid Teaches Us How to Cope with L4D2
Bad enough that this sucker's set in Louisiana and still features a cricket bat - I've truly never heard of anyone playing that game south of the Mason-Dixon, outside of university graduate students from India. More »