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more about #left4dead2 dogabutila: Pet peeve: It irks me when people say clips. Clips are for holding things together. Magazines hold things in them. You load mags into your guns, not ... more » Andrew Wyatt: Police batonfa = 6 seconds. I knew that thing kicked ass. more » geiko: I always feel lonely reading L4D posts since I only have a PS3 and no gaming rig. So in order to feel better, I ask my fellow Kotakuites this question... more » Lord Raggleus Fraggleus: See? This is a perfectly logical explanation as to why policemen in Britain don't carry guns but instead carry that ungodly baton. more » Techno-Atom: Some of these statistics don't make sense. The developers didn't put a lot of time into weapon damage calculations did they? Why can you kill a Tank o... more » Azures: I'd use that sweet ass katana. more » C_MaN15: I can already imagine myself chasing a tank down with a frying pan while the people on my team scream "DUMBASS NOOB!!" followed by me defending myself... more » Michael Dukakis: My grandmother would have been a tank killer, she was awfully deadly with a frying pan.. more » PatrickSwayze: Shit, better boycot this NOW! more » Weirdwolf Woke Up Screaming!: "ohhh a tank! Letskillet!" more » Archaotic: Well, the trick is if you can hit a Tank consistently for 8 seconds without getting OWNED, then yes, it'll go down that fast. Rarely do things go tha... more » Gray Harvest: Is it painted red? I could believe the claim if the pan was painted red. more » DRaGZ: Well, it makes sense from a game's perspective, given that it's far riskier to bludgeon than it is to shoot from afar, so it's a risk/reward thing. more » PhatsMahoney: clips...... -_- more » mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: Melee weapons are hella effective against special infected. They are the bane of witches and stationary zombies alike. Hell, all my witch kills are e... more » d_r_e: Only a couple of my friends have L4D2, and sadly only one of them is down to play on expert ... because the other 2 would TK in a heartbeat since they... more » ThirzaLepidus: more » Outkastprince: I think I know how the frying pan wins. Tank | 1sec: Do they seriously think a frying pan will take me down? Tank | 3sec: Hmm, if they wanted to kil... more » Pretty Sneaky Sis: Use the katana. more » jellotek: This explains why one of Peach's strongest weapons in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars was a frying pan. 8D more » -
#charts
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 » -
#clips
Left 4 Dead 2's Midnight Riders Wish You Warm Christmas Beatings
They may not be getting a starring role in Left 4 Dead 2 downloadable content as we'd hoped, but the self-proclaimed Greatest Southern Rock Supergroup of All Time is providing more musical back up than we were expecting. More » -
#valve
Left 4 Dead 2 Now Officially Supports Custom Campaigns
Valve's gift to the Left 4 Dead 2 customization community has arrived with the release of official campaign authoring tools and add-on support. You want to play custom campaigns of your own or someone else's creation? Go nuts. More » -
#2009yearinreview
2009 In Review: The Controversies
Looking back on 2009's many kerfuffles and foofaraws, it may not have been the most contentious year the gaming industry has ever seen. But it certainly was among the most entertaining. More » -
#deals
Left 4 Dead 2, DS Games Go Cheap At Amazon
Looking to do a little zombie killing on the cheap? Amazon might have what you're looking for, frugal gamer, offering Left 4 Dead 2 at deeper discount than one would expect of a game selling pretty darn well. More » -
#valve
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 » -
#valve
Left 4 Dead 2 PC Patched Up Real Good, Xbox 360 Update "Later This Month"
Valve has put forth a new update for the PC version of Left 4 Dead 2, fixing up a long list of outstanding bugs, tweaking gameplay and much much more. Expect the same fixes "later this month," Xbox 360 players. More » -
#mods
Get Ready for Even Freakier L4D2 Mods
The delayed SDK for Left 4 Dead 2 has been a bummer to that robust modding community, but now they have news that softens their disappointment: When it arrives, the kit will support custom survivors, infected, weapons, you name it. More » -
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#deals
Walmart Slips Wii Buyers $50
Customers picking up a $199 Wii at Walmart locations across the U.S. will get a $50 gift card for their troubles next week, with a dozen 2009 titles across all platforms dropping $10 until Christmas. More » -
#valve
Left 4 Dead 2 Sells 2 Million In 2 Weeks
Despite early concerns that it was too soon for a sequel, Left 4 Dead 2 has sold more than 2 million copies at retail, doubling the sales to date of the original game. More » -
#shoppinggiftguide
The Xbox 360 Buyer's Guide
New Halo, new downloadables for Mass Effect, Fallout 3, and Grand Theft Auto, new Forza. It was a pretty good year for Xbox 360 owners.
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#whoa
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 » -
#patch
Valve Rolls Out Patch for Left 4 Dead 2
The PC version of Left 4 Dead 2 has been patched. Just fire up Steam and it'll fix and update a slew of issues. Got a bug? Maybe it's covered in this, check the jump for more. More » -
#valve
Left 4 Dead 2's Midnight Riders, Ellis Take To YouTube, Facebook
Gamers looking for more story in their Left 4 Dead 2 experience may want to refocus their efforts on the web. Ellis, one of the game's new Survivors, and his favorite fictional band, the Midnight Riders have YouTube accounts. More » -
#hacks
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 » -
#news
British Government Agency To Run Xbox Live Recruitment Ads
This morning, British publication The Guardian reports that Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is going run ads in Xbox Live "including Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed, to attract quick-thinking 18- to 34-year-olds to its ranks." More » -
#pc
Sadly, Jimmy Gibbs Jr. Did Not Survive The Zombie Apocalypse
Those already knee-deep in Left 4 Dead 2's Southern undead will be familiar with Jimmy Gibbs Jr, who is only the greatest stock car racer of all time. Or shall we say, was. More » -
#valve
Meet Left 4 Dead 2's House Band, The Midnight Riders
If you've played through Left 4 Dead 2's second campaign, Dark Carnival, you're likely familiar with the music and pyrotechnic power of the chapter's fictional rock and roll band, the Midnight Riders. Well, they've got their own web site. More » -
#itsadate
Valve Bumps Up Global Left 4 Dead 2 Dates, UK Infected By Friday
Due to "high demand," Valve notes today on the official Left 4 Dead blog that it has moved forward street dates for its new zombie apocalypse survival sim, resulting in a "coordinated worldwide release." Well, except for you, United Kingdom. More » -
#roundup
Frankenreview: Left 4 Dead 2
The only thing as relentless and uncompromising as a zombie horde is those tasked with reviewing said zombie horde. The undead cower in the face of the Left 4 Dead 2 Frankenreview.
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