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Valve And Dark Horse Partner To Create Comic Collection Titled Valve Presents: The Sacrifice And Other Steam-Powered Stories

Valve and Dark Horse Comics are partnering up to create a hardcover collection of comic books from the worlds of Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress, and Portal. The collection, called Valve Presents: The Sacrifice and other Steam-Powered Stories will contain over two hundred pages of story from the different Valve series. The collection will be...

Posted October 5, 2011| 2 Comments
Left 4 Dead 2 Blood Harvest DLC To Launch After 60k Achievements Unlock

Last month, Valve offered to unlock the Left 4 Dead campaign Dead Air in Left 4 Dead 2 earlier than had been previously announced if 20,000 fans stepped up and played through the still-in-beta DLC campaign Cold Stream. It was a successful promotion, so much so that it's being repeated for the next DLC campaign from the original L4D. Valve...

Posted August 8, 2011| 7 Comments
Left 4 Dead 2 DLC "Dead Air" Release Date Revealed

Left 4 Dead 2 DLC "Dead Air" will be released early thanks to the gamers who answered Valve's call. Valve asked 20,000 gamers to earn the Stream Crossed achievement by this past Sunday night. They made this request on Wednesday, in just over four hours, 20,000 gamers already got the achievement. By Valve's deadline, that number has...

Posted July 11, 2011| 14 Comments
Help Valve Test Left 4 Dead 2 DLC Cold Stream, Get Early Access To Dead Air

You like killing zombies, right? Dumb question. Of course you do! This is a no-brainer then. Valve has offered to unlock Left 4 Dead campaign "Dead Air" early, on July 22, before the rest of the original game's campaigns are released as part of the Left 4 Dead 2 DLC, "Cold Stream." There's a catch though: you have to play...

Posted July 7, 2011| 7 Comments
Left 4 Dead 2's Next DLC Will Come From The Community

The next Left 4 Dead 2 DLC pack will be created by the community. The creator of the popular L4D map "2 Evil Eyes," Matthew Lourdelet, has been working on a community campaign called Cold Stream. Valve was impressed with his progress on Cold Stream and approached him about including it in the an upcoming DLC pack. Instead of helping...

Posted February 17, 2011| 20 Comments
The Verdict: Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 "The Sacrifice" DLC Review

Zombie slayers, rejoice! Then find a damn good hiding place or a gun with a spare bullet for yourself because the “The Sacrifice” DLC for Left 4 Dead AND Left 4 Dead 2 is pretty brutal. This campaign shows the fateful events leading up to the crossover DLC “The Passing” (Read our Left 4 Dead "The Passing Review)...

Posted October 8, 2010| 17 Comments
Valve Reveals New Left 4 Dead DLC The Sacrifice

Today, Valve announced new DLC for owners of either Left 4 Dead or Left 4 Dead 2. As a follow-up to The Passing DLC that was released last March, a new downloadable chapter called The Sacrifice will be released this October for PC, Mac and Xbox 360. It'll be playable with either the L4D or L4D2. Remember when the original cast from L4D suddenly...

Posted August 23, 2010| 31 Comments
Valve Compensates 12,000 Banned Gamers With Left 4 Dead 2 Copies

Proving once again why they are as beloved by gamers as they are, Valve Software have not only unbanned 12,000 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 players on Steam, but they’ve also given them something for the hassle: two free copies of Left 4 Dead 2. Read More?

Posted July 27, 2010| 24 Comments
George Romero On Left 4 Dead 2, Zombies And Survival Of The Dead

George A. Romero is the father of modern zombies, creating the genre of zombie-movies nearly single-handedly with 1968's low-budget masterpiece Night of the Living Dead. Since then, he's directed five other Dead films (including both Day and Dawn of the Dead). But what does Romero think of the monsters he gave birth to? G4 and our sister site...

Posted May 25, 2010| 29 Comments
The Verdict: Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing

With “The Passing,” Left 4 Dead 2’s first downloadable chapter, the bridge between the two Left 4 Dead games gets a firm foundation. The chapter, which chronologically takes place between “Dead Center” and “Dark Carnival” opens with an exchange between a Left 4 Dead character and the group of Southern...

Posted April 26, 2010| 19 Comments
Dead Rising's Frank West Leaves His Mark In Left 4 Dead 2's The Passing

For those currently playing, or those who plan to play, Valve’s newly released downloadable content The Passing for Left 4 Dead 2, you’re in for a lot of treats (at least, that’s what our resident zombie hater Jeff Kanjanapangka tells me). One such treat is that you’ll finally discover the unfortunate fate of one of your...

Posted April 22, 2010| 21 Comments
Left 4 Dead 2 The Passing Promo Video Tickles Your Infected-Killing Funny Bone

Today is a big one for Left 4 Dead heads everywhere as Valve has released its much anticipated Left 4 Dead 2 downloadable content, The Passing. While it will definitely be exciting to see the casts of both games join forces, no one said the meet up wouldn’t be an awkward one. And judging from the below promo video for the DLC, teaming up...

Posted April 22, 2010| 20 Comments
Left 4 Dead 2 "The Passing" DLC Releases April 22

UPDATED: 3:50 PM PST - Valve has provided some clarification about those “Mutations” referenced in the achievements list for “The Passing.” Turns out these mutations are week-long sessions based on the game's new modes such as “Realism Versus” and “Chainsaw Massacre,” the latter of which sounds...

Posted April 20, 2010| 16 Comments
Left 4 Dead "The Passing" DLC Due This Week

According to Valve's blog, Left 4 Dead 2 DLC "The Passing" will be available for download later this week. This episode of the shooter features the historic meeting between the zombie-hunters in Left 4 Dead and the zombie hunters in Left 4 Dead 2, as well as an appearance by everyone's favorite butt-rock metal band The Midnight...

Posted April 19, 2010| 13 Comments
Pac-Man, Doom and Crash Bandicoot Inspire Mods For Left 4 Dead

Man, the survivors in the Left 4 Dead series can't get a break. They escape Pennsylvania and New Orleans, but now have found themselves trapped in levels inspired by classic games, Crash Bandicoot, DOOM and Pac-Man! As a fan of the original DOOM, the recreation of its opening level is impressive and it even includes keycards you need to find to...

Posted April 15, 2010| 9 Comments