Left 4 Dead 2 review

A visceral portrait of a zombie apocalypse that carries as much variety as it does potential for fast-paced action, violence, and horror. This is not Left 4 Dead, oh no it isn't. 15 comments

Left 4 Dead 2 demo impressions, or “Fight me like a man”

The {IC} crew played Left 4 Dead 2 tonight; here's our impressions 31 comments

Left 4 Dead 2 demo pre-loading available

Those who pre-ordered Left 4 Dead 2 are getting early access to the demo starting October 27th 1 comment

Leaked L4D2 Trailer “Zombie Survival Guide”

The "Zombie Survival Guide" trailer for Left 4 Dead 2 leaked today 7 comments

Left 4 Dead 2 demo details

Zombie aficionados rejoice! Valve has released new details about the upcoming demo for Left 4 Dead 2. The demo will allow players to preview the “Parish” campaign in teams of 1 to 4. The campaign is set in the New Orleans French Quarter, and will show all of the new infected boss zombies as well as [...] 1 comment

New game mode revealed for Left 4 Dead 2

Today Valve announced that their upcoming Left 4 Dead 2 will have a fourth, entirely new game mode. This mode is called “Scavenge,” and it pits players against both the clock and the Infected. In Scavenge mode, Survivors are given a set amount of time to collect gas cans to refuel generators located in each [...] 2 comments

Would you like some zombie with your tailgate?

Valve is spending $25 million on an advertising campaign for the upcoming zombie shooter Left 4 Dead 2. 1 comment

Left 4 Dead 2 pre-orders begin

Today Valve announced that they are taking pre-orders for Left 4 Dead 2. You can pre-order via select retailers (for the Xbox 360 or PC versions) and through Steam. Pre-order perks include a 10% discount as well as an exclusive in-game melee weapon, the American Baseball Bat. In addition, those who pre-order will get early [...] 15 comments

Left 4 Dead 2 ratings announced; Valve appeals OFLC decision

Valve today announced the final verdict on ratings for the upcoming Left 4 Dead 2, while simultaneously announcing that they are going to appeal (no surprise there) Australia’s OFLC decision to refuse classification for the co-op zombie slaughterfest. Here is a look at the status of L4D2 ratings are of this moment far: COMPLETED RATINGS PEGI (continental Europe) [...] 3 comments

Text of Decision Report from OFLC regarding Left 4 Dead 2

We just received a PDF of the decision report from Australia’s OFLC regarding their decision to refuse classification for Valve’s Left 4 Dead 2. The game contains violence that is high in impact and is therefore unsuitable for persons aged under 18 years to play. The game contains realistic, frenetic and unrelenting violence which is inflicted upon [...] 36 comments

Left 4 Dead 2 at ComicCon: Introducing the Spitter

Today at ComicCon, Valve introduced a new special infected for Left 4 Dead 2 called the Spitter. The Spitter has “an area attack that can split up Survivors or flush them out of their hiding spots” according to the press release. In addition to the Spitter, they announced a new “uncommon common” infected exclusive to the [...] 21 comments

Left 4 Dead 2 campaign “Swamp Fever” to debut at Comic Con

Valve revealed the first playable campaign for Left 4 Dead 2 at E3 2009, which was called “The Parish”. Today they announced that the second campaign, titled “Swamp Fever” will be playable at Comic Con 2009 next week. Whereas The Parish takes place in a ruined New Orleans, Swamp Fever looks to take place in… well, [...] 1 comment

Left 4 Dead 2

Today at E3, we got to play an entire campaign in Left 4 Dead 2, the sequel to Valve’s recent new hit Left 4 Dead. “A sequel?” you ask. “A mere six months after Left 4 Dead? What happened to Valve time?” you may wonder. And you wouldn’t be remiss. These were very popular questions in [...] 5 comments

Grab your axes! Valve announces Left 4 Dead 2

More game. On day one, L4D 2 features more co-operative campaigns, more campaigns and maps for the Versus game modes than L4D 1, plus support for Survival mode out of the box. Valve is once more taking us toe-to-toe with the zombie horde, this time with an all-new cast of characters, weapons (hell yeah chainsaw!) and [...] 42 comments