Tag Archives: Left 4 Dead 2

As promised earlier this week, the Left 4 Dead 2 Linux beta is live. The beta build allows Linux owners to play the game natively, and comes with the new Extended Mutation System. Those who currently own Left 4 Dead 2 will see the beta in their Steam library, and the complete game comes with authoring tools and the beta Dedicated Server. It also includes updated Windows and Mac clients, so even if you are not running under Linux you can help by testing the Beta. Further information can be found through the link to the L4D Blog.

Valve is set to launch the Left 4 Dead 2 beta on Linux this week. Those who already own the Steam version of the game will receive access soon, alongside the Extended Mutation System that has been available since February.

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The Left 4 Dead 2 cast is now available for free to PC owners of Resident Evil 6. The characters are playable in the Mercenaries: No Mercy mode of the title, and it comes complete with the Midnight Riders tracks. Those who play L4D2 can now also shoot up the RE6 enemies Lepotitsa and Ogroman, which are new skins for existing enemies in the game. Hit up either game to get your mash-up.

It’s official: Valve and Capcom are teaming up for a L4D2 and Resident Evil crossover of sorts.

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Thanks to a lovely teaser image linking to a Steam page by Capcom Unity this morning, I am now aware of two things: Valve is working on tutorials and examples of how to create content for the Left for Dead 2 Workshop using Bloodshots from Resident Evil 6; and The Brütal Legends Collection for Left for Dead 2 is available in the Workshop. So, instead of dispatching zombies with a projectile weapon, you can now use Eddie’s axe instead. Rock on. Hit up the links for more.

Valve has added the Steam Workshop created Helm’s Deep Reborn map to the official Left 4 Dead 2 servers, alongside an update which fixes an issue with dedicated servers and workshop content. The map, as you’ve already figured out, adds Helm’s Deep from Lord of the Rings to the zombie shooter. It sounds kookie enough to make me want to try it despite being horrible at L4D2. Have a look at the map for yourself through here. Thanks, D’toid.

Left 4 Dead 2 developer Valve has launched its Expanded Mutation System beta. It’s an improved scripting system that offers more modding possibilities to players.

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Valve’s Chet Faliszek has confirmed the company is exploring the possibility of resubmitting Left 4 Dead 2 for an R18+ ratings classification in Australia.

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Warcelona, the fan-made campaign for Left 4 Dead 2, is now available for download. The campaign’s four maps recreate the route between the Sant Roc church and the National Art Museum of Catalonia in Barcelona. As PC Gamer notes, installing the campaign is a bit “complex at the moment,” but all complexities for such content will be alleviated once the Left 4 Dead 2 Workshop beta has finished, and becomes available to the public. The Left 4 Dead 2 Workshop, currently in test beta, will be expanded into an invite only private beta soon. Get more information on the beta and instructions on how to download Warcelona through the L4D Blog. A video for the campaign is below.

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After three years in development, the fan-made Back to School campaign for Left 4 Dead 2 is finally available for download. You can head on over to the dev team’s ModDB page to pick it up for yourself now, but you should probably watch the kinda completely awesome trailer they’ve released for their work first. Check it below.

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Steam is coming for you, Linux users, and you can help speed or ease its transition by signing up to help beta test the digital distribution client. Valve is now taking applications, but requests “experienced Linux users” first where possible. Only one game is known to be compatible with the new client so far – Left 4 Dead – so it probably helps if you like shooting zombies right in their ugly faces, too.

Thanks, Joystiq.

Left 4 Dead 2 will be free-to-play this weekend, starting tomorrow, October 25. New players can start pre-loading the game now on Steam, and current players will be the recipients of a new achievemen called Good Guy Nick. The free-to-play weened ends October 29 at 10.00am PDT/1.00pm EDT. Thanks, Game Informer.

Left 4 Dead 2 had some DLC planned at one time based on the films Cabin in the Woods, according to the movie’s director Drew Goddard.

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Left 4 Dead 2 is getting Steam Workshop support as well as an “expanded scripting tool” so folks can create “deeper and more varied experiences inside of Left 4 Dead 2.” These features are planned for Linux users,” and will start in the middle of next month. More information is available through the Left 4 Dead blog. Thanks, PC Gamer.

Valve’s Linux team has been tinkering around with OpenGL while bringing Left 4 Dead 2 to the format, and has managed to get it running faster than the Windows 7 version. More tech-speak below.

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Left 4 Dead 2: Cold Stream Xbox 360 has been tagged with a release date and priced by Valve.

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The Cold Stream DLC pack for Left 4 Dead 2 is now available on Steam, and to give you an idea of what you’ll be facing, Pat and Sam braved the zombie hordes to bring you some gameplay footage. It’s posted below.

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Valve has finally let loose the much-anticipated Cold Stream DLC pack for Left 4 Dead 2, but the Xbox 360 version is AWOL.

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Valve still doesn’t have a release date for the next batch of Left 4 Dead 2 DLC, but it has nearly finished it.

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RPS has noted that Valve has made its games available on GameStop download service Impulse. The marketplace, which was owned by Stardock up until last year when it was bought by GameStop, now has five titles from the company: Portal 2, The Half-Life Complete Collection, Left 4 Dead 1 + 2 and The Orange Box, all of which end up requiring Steam activation anyways. Still, your options on where to buy Valve games has become more broader now.

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