Valve has announced a new downloadable content pack for both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2, called “The Sacrifice.”
In it, players will take control of Left 4 Dead’s Francis, Louis, Zoe and Bill in the events leading up to their recent cameo in Left 4 Dead 2 DLC, “The Passing.”
In The Passing, one of the original survivors had been written out of the game. In “The Sacrifice” players will be able to choose which of the original foursome dies.
Valve today announced that Crash Course, the second downloadable content update for Left 4 Dead, will be made available worldwide on September 29 on Xbox 360 and PC.
Crash Course delivers new single-player, multiplayer and co-operative gameplay to both platforms, and bridges the gap between the end of the "No Mercy" campaign and the beginning of "Death Toll" in the original game.
While containing both Survival maps and a Co-operative Campaign, Valve have stated that the primary goal of Crash Course is to deliver a complete Versus mode experience in just 30 minutes, resulting in a streamlined version of the game's existing Versus campaigns. A recharge timer for infected teammates has also been added, and item spawn behaviour has changed for more balanced gameplay.
Valve have today announced a new downloadable content package for Left 4 Dead.
Entitled "Crash Course," the latest DLC delivers new single-player, multiplayer and co-operative gameplay to both platforms. Targeted for release in September, "Crash Course" bridges the gap between the end of the "No Mercy" campaign and the beginning of "Death Toll" in the original game, expanding the game universe with new locations, new dialogue from the original cast, and what Valve have described as an "explosive" finale.
While containing both Survival maps and a Co-operative Campaign, Valve have indicated that the primary goal of "Crash" is to deliver a complete Versus mode experience in just 30 minutes, resulting in a streamlined version of the game's existing Versus campaigns. A recharge timer for infected teammates has also been added, and item spawn behavior has changed for more balanced gameplay.
Valve have announced today that Left 4 Dead has been updated to include a lobby browser.
The lobby browser (under Play Online) will show you a list of optimal games available for you to join. The browser pares down the thousands of lobbies and games currently being played to show you the best list of games available to you. This list includes official and add-on campaigns, including add-on campaigns you have not yet installed.
Steam News has advised that Left 4 Dead has been updated.
The following changed will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted;
Valve's Steam platform has received a patch for Left 4 Dead which will be automatically applied the next time players start the game.
The specific changes include;
The Left 4 Dead Steam community has joined together to campaign against the release of Left 4 Dead 2.
Fans are outraged that developers Valve have failed to provide extra content for the original Left 4 Dead, and that the additional content announced for Left 4 Dead 2 doesn't warrant a standalone sequel.
The Steam community page in question contains statements such as "The release of Left 4 Dead 2 as a stand-alone sequel will split the communities and decrease the quality of multiplayer gaming", and "Left 4 Dead has not yet received the support and content which Valve has repeatedly stated will be delivered." The group demands that Valve "honour its commitment to release ongoing periodic content for Left 4 Dead", and that "Left 4 Dead owners be given discounts for Left 4 Dead 2, should it be released as premium content."
Valve has announced a series of content and development releases for its latest title Left 4 Dead.
The first L4D DLC - dubbed the L4D Survival Pack - is due for release this autumn and introduces a new multiplayer game mode entitled "Survival" plus two complete campaigns for Versus Mode. A Critic's Choice Edition of the game is also heading to retail stores at the same time, and will include access to all the content introduced in the L4D: Survival Pack.
In addition, for PC gamers and aspiring developers, the first Left 4 Dead release for the Source Software Development Kit (Source SDK) will allow the creation of custom Left 4 Dead campaigns that will be discoverable via L4D's matchmaking system. The SDK update is also due for release this spring, and is free of charge to all owners of L4D on the PC.
Valve have released an update for the PC version of Left 4 Dead, their fast-paced zombie combat title released late last year.
This patch will be automatically applied when the game is updated through Steam. The update will be made available to Xbox 360 players in the coming weeks.
Valve has announced that the official demo of Left 4 Dead is now available via Steam for the PC platform, and Xbox LIVE for the 360.
The demo will end on November 18, when Left 4 Dead releases at retail stores in North America, and worldwide via Steam.
