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Comic-Con 2009
Valve Brings Left 4 Dead 2 To Comic-Con, Reveals "Swamp Fever"
Electronic Arts and Valve will be revealing all-new Left 4 Dead 2 content at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, including the new campaign "Swamp Fever," darkly pictured above. Where and when can you play it? More »
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Comment by NeVeRMoRe666: I hope they include more than five campaigns. Don't get me wrong, L4D was great fun but it was also... 22 Responses | Other threads
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Left 4 Dead 2 Lets You Play A Bit Of Zombie Cricket
The four new Survivors in Left 4 Dead 2 will be able to make use of melee weapons, including a chainsaw, fire ax and the crowd-pleasing frying pan. Valve's slow roll out of new info reveals on more hand-to-hand weapon. More » -
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New Demo Format For Team Fortress 2 Nearing Beta
Via email, Valve mentioned that it was developing a new demo type format — for Team Fortress 2 or perhaps all Steam Games. This comes as players have been breaking demo files after downloading new updates. More »
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Comment by DrunkAus: Am I the only one who thinks the Soldiers bazooka just looks badass? 6 Responses | Other threads
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left 4 dead
Left 4 Dead 2 Might Work With Left 4 Dead 1
The centre of the firestorm over the announcement of Left 4 Dead 2 seems to be that Left 4 Dead 1 players feel they're being left behind. But what if they're not? More »
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Comment by KillerBee: Don't listen to the whiners. Make L4D2 great, please. 55 Responses | Other threads
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Pre-Order Left 4 Dead 2, Get Demo Early
If you're a sane, reasonable person who, of their own volition, chooses to pre-order Left 4 Dead 2, well, you're in luck. Because early purchasers will get early access to the game's demo. More » -
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Valve: PS3 Orange Box Players "Got the Stepchild Version"
In an interview with CVG, Valve's Doug Lombardi says the experiences of putting Half-Life on PS2 and Orange Box on PS3 have put them off Sony development for the near future. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by Monsoon77: Things arent looking good for Sony 81 Responses | Other threads
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steam
Get BioShock, Civ & X-Com For $54
This ought to see you through the weekend. 2k have announced the release of the "2K Huge Game Pack" on Steam, which bundles BioShock, five Civ titles, five X-Com titles and nine other games, all for $54.
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Comment by Can I Really Be the Hero?: Yes... but the Orange Box had good games. 17 Responses | Other threads
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valve
Valve: Left 4 Dead DLC Announcements Coming Soon
Making good on its intentions to continue supporting the original Left 4 Dead, Valve says that the next batch of downloadable content for the Xbox 360 and PC game will be announced sometime this Summer. More »
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Comment by Komrade Kayce - Hero of Soviet Kotaku: Its going to be the advanced matchmaking options (I WANT SOME WAY TO PERMANENTLY TAG RAGE QUITTERS, PLZ) the last... 35 Responses | Other threads
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diy
Team Fortress 2 Recreated In Pencil And Paper RPG
Back before there was computer and video gaming, there was table top gaming. You make use of what you have — pencil and paper. That's exactly what one reader did when he couldn't access TF2. More »
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Comment by Strangelove: I'm still pissed my big unlocks as a medic are the Kritzkreig and the Ubersaw. 8 Responses | Other threads
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valve
Left 4 Dead Premium Theme Infecting New Official Xbox Mag
I'm kicking myself for not having subscribed to the Official Xbox Magazine, as subscribers are due to get a free Left 4 Dead premium theme to zombify their Xbox 360s. Wait, do I subscribe to OXM? I can never remember. More »
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Comment by bfwings55: Geez. Left 4 Dead is basically becoming Valve's Guitar Hero. You know, with so much exposure. 30 Responses | Other threads
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Left 4 Dead Now Officially Supports Custom Campaigns
Official support for community created campaigns has just been added to Left 4 Dead, thanks to the most recent update to the game. Valve has also updated the Left 4 Dead authoring tools—so get crackin' map makers! More »
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Comment by diagorus: Valve: "We'll put out more levels, more characters, more weapons, more enemies" ...one year later: "Here guys, do our job for us,... 48 Responses | Other threads
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Valve Games Now Support Gun Controller
Sadly, it's not the "PC Game Gun". Instead, it's been announced today that most of Valve's shooters will be compatible with Novint's Falcon peripheral. More » -
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Left 4 Dead Creation Tools Coming Next Week
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. More »
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Comment by Stealth_chill: Good, now can this whole "Valve not supporting L4D" stop so we can all enjoy the sequel? 30 Responses | Other threads
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You Got Resident Evil 3 In My Left 4 Dead!
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. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Dead Giveaway: That's some great stuff right there. A perk for the PC gamers. But i'm just fine playing on the 360 with friends. There... 40 Responses | Other threads
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Left 4 Dead 2 Box Art Digital Gore Dialed Down To Appease ESRB
Thanks to the official Left 4 Dead blog, we now know the ESRB's rules for how many gnawed of human fingers one can highlight on a video game box: exactly one. More »
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Comment by Evari: I'm still curious to see what the box art will be in the UK. Two fingers up like that... 11 Responses | Other threads
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oblivion
Bethesda Softworks Goes Full Steam Ahead
Steam users can now enjoy more of the fruits of Bethesda Softworks labor, as The Elder Scrolls series and Call of Cthulhu join Valve's digital distribution service. Hardly shocking news, but news nonetheless. More » -
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PC Sales Charts: Simoleons Rule Everything Around Me
Seeing as The Sims 2 was still all over the PC sales charts, it should surprise none of you to find that the release of The Sims 3 sees the game dominating two of the three major PC listings. More »
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Comment by BubbleF**kingBuddy: 1. The Sims 3 2. The Sims 3 Collector's Edition 3. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe 4. WoW: Wrath of the Lich King 5.... 12 Responses | Other threads
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tf2
Team Fortress 2 Map Editing Just Got A Lot Easier
Valve today released an update to theIR Source SDK, and included within were the source files for most of Team Fortress 2's original maps. Translation? It's now a lot easier to edit Team Fortress 2 maps. More »
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Comment by Vault: I don't understand the people commenting here that don't have TF2. The game is 20 bucks and it's easily the... 26 Responses | Other threads
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culture
Left 4 Dead Mobile Helps Babies Learn About Special Infected
It's never too early to learn which post-apocalyptic infected are best to avoid, so give your kid a jump start on identifying which shapes mean "I'm about to have blinding bile vomited upon me" with this Left 4 Dead mobile. More »
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Comment by CaptainSimian: I hope i'm not the only one who glanced at the article title and thought a L4D mobile game was... 9 Responses | Other threads
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How Valve Find The Time To "Leak" Team Fortress Vids
When the excellent "Meet The Spy" video was "leaked" a while ago, it didn't take long to assume that, well, it hadn't been leaked at all. More » -
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Steam Getting Oblivion, Morrowind
Looks like Bethesda will soon be bringing a lot more than just Fallout 3 to Steam, with users spotting some advertisements on the service advertising games like Oblivion and Morrowind. More »
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Comment by dirtface: My next computer won't even have a DVD drive. 22 Responses | Other threads
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gabe newell
Valve Responds To Left 4 Dead 2 Boycott, Vows Support For Original
Valve's E3 announcement that Left 4 Dead 2 would hit this year, almost one year to the day after the original, has seen mixed response. Nearly 25,000 fans of the original have pledged not to purchase the sequel. Why? More »
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Comment by Lincolnsbeard33: Doesn't matter at this point. The Nerd Rage has already begun. They could add 4 new campaigns new... 56 Responses | Other threads
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Now You Too Can Dress Like L4D's Zoey
If you're a fan of, say, Francis, Left 4 Dead cosplay is a cinch. But Zoey can be a little harder, because her red tracktop isn't exactly off-the-shelf. More »
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Comment by Spaceboy: Hmmm... So is it cheating to get this and use it as a Halloween costume? 12 Responses | Other threads
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ps3
Why Valve Don't Develop For The PS3
Despite strongly suggesting why they don't develop for the PS3, people still ask the question: why, Valve, do you not develop for the PS3? For those people, Valve's Tom Leonard has an answer. More »
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Comment by Sir-Lucius has no pictchar!: As much as I love Valve, their argument kinda pisses me off. It essentially boils down to "We're too lazy... 170 Responses | Other threads
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e3 2009
Five Bloody Minutes Of Left 4 Dead 2 Gameplay
What's new in Left 4 Dead 2? This collection of direct feed gameplay snippets from Valve's quick sequel shows off the highlights: melee weapons, incendiary bullets, new Special Infected, zombie killin' action set during day time and... tractors! More »
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Comment by simply_androoo: If this were an expansion I'd be happy. 98 Responses | Other threads
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pc
PC Sales Charts: Where Parity Is Achieved
Amazing what a week off can do for the PC sales charts. Not only does it allow them to all catch up and be on the same week, but Steam's charts are vastly improved. More »
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Comment by Michael Dukakis - Mets fan: I'm just going to say it... TF2 is the greatest FPS ever. *Runs and hides* 19 Responses | Other threads
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Left 4 Dead 2
L4D Sequel Met with Much More than Indifference
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.
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By Owen GoodComment by jeembomb: I was disgusted when I saw the L4D 2 announcement. Valve is no longer Valve. 90 Responses | Other threads
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e3 2009
2 Left 4 Dead 2 Survivors That Didn't Make The Cut
Don't worry about Left 4 Dead 2's change in cast and character. Valve's fairly certain you're going to come around to the new cast, despite your current attachments to Francis, Louis, Bill and Zoey. More » -
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Left 4 Dead 2 Extended Impressions
Yes, Left 4 Dead 2's release is shockingly close to the release of the original Left 4 Dead. And yes, Left 4 Dead 2 plays very similarly to the original Left 4 Dead. But there's a reason for both of those things. More »
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Comment by Flavorable: Hmm... I'll have to take a pass, I love Valve, and L4D was fun, but this really sounds like more of... 59 Responses | Other threads
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e3 2009
Meet Left 4 Dead 2's New Survivors, See First Screens
Valve is turning a sequel around in record Valve time, announcing today that Left 4 Dead 2 will be hitting the Xbox 360 and PC later this year. Meet the new zombie apocalypse Survivors. More »
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Comment by LouisFantaztical: A sequel this early? This is very, very unlike Valve. They...they...their milking the franchise cow? No no no. Valve wouldn't... 47 Responses | Other threads
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e3 2009
Left 4 Dead 2 Features Melee, Deeper Coop
We saw a very brief glimpse of Left 4 Dead 2 this morning at Microsoft's press conference, now we get a bit more details from publisher Valve. More »
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Comment by Z33RO: Ugh, all of the new features sound nice, but what's with the cast change? 24 Responses | Other threads
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team fortress 2
Valve Dreams Of Team Fortress 2 Movie, Divulges 'Meet The Team' Origins
After the smashing success of some promotional Team Fortress 2 videos, we thought it was time to 'meet the movie-makers' at Valve and see how far this thing is going to go. More »
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Comment by woons: At first I was like :/ But then I thought - well, they've already got more character in these ...... 35 Responses | Other threads
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Team Fortress 2 Update Adds Back Achievement Based Unlocks
Valve has issued one more update for Team Fortress 2 today, apparently another attempt to bring balance to the method that allows for unlockable weapons and items. Achievement based unlockable items are back. More »
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Comment by Comatose Turtle: For everyone besides the sniper and spy, this system was already in place since the big update, and I was... 12 Responses | Other threads
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kotakuroboto
Robots We Love: Dog
The only thing better than man's best friend is a giant, robot version of man's best friend, and that's why we love Half-Life 2's Dog. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by ZaxxonQ.com: Is it wrong that I get so happy when Dog makes his entrance that I drop the controller, clap my... 11 Responses | Other threads
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team fortress 2
Valve: Team Fortress 2 Random-Item Issues Improved Last Night
Some tweaks on Valve's side of things may already have improved the controversial but still-evolving new system the company has been using to randomly grant players access to new items in Team Fortress 2. More »
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Comment by Demonbird: This new systems only problem was people screaming for instant gratification. 33 Responses | Other threads
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twitter
Left 4 Dead's Francis Hates Whatever You Hate
Zombie apocalypse survivor Francis hates everything—vans, woods, boomers, kittens, sunshine. Now, in yet another Twitter/Left 4 Dead mash up, he can hate whatever you and the tweeting public hate. More » -
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Team Fortress 2 Update Answers Item Drop Questions
Team Fortress 2 update time! The folks at Valve are clearing the air about any confusion about gaining items. That's awfully nice of them. More »
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Comment by Firelance: Guess what? New patch, they did not fix any of the shit that's happening with weapon drop rates. Bottom line, Valve failed... 29 Responses | Other threads
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team fortress 2
Meet The Players Unhappy With The New TF2 Update
After a week's worth of largely entertaining Team Fortress 2 "Spy Vs. Sniper" updates, Valve has officially released new content for two of the game's classes. But things aren't exactly going as planned. More »
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Comment by EnigmaNemesis: Games like these with "classes" from an FPS to an MMO... ALWAYS have people unhappy with one class over another. ... 26 Responses | Other threads
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steam
Team Fortress 2 Goes Free This Weekend
Thanks to the doubly good update for the Spy and Sniper classes, Team Fortress 2 will be playable for free this weekend to Steam users who for some bizarre reason wouldn't already have the game. More »
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Comment by TrjnRabbit: I just bought a PC for gaming so I could play TF2 and L4D (shame the 360 versions don't get... 10 Responses | Other threads
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sniper update
Team Fortress 2 Sniper Actually Getting Urine Grenades? Yes, He Is
Bad news, Team Fortress 2 Spy: your Summer is about to get wet and wild, as Valve has revealed the Sniper's final unlockable. And this time it's no joke. "Jarate" is a reality. More »
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