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Left 4 Dead - UpdateJan 19, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsAn update has been released for Left 4 Dead: - Fixed several vulnerabilities and exploits, reported via HackerOne. - Localization fixes, added Latin American Spanish.The best zombie game ever is less than $1 on SteamJan 8, 2024 - PCGamesNEver wondered if you'd survive an undead apocalypse? Going by Left 4 Dead, the answer is probably no. But this co-op zombie shooter is so brilliant and unpredictable, even getting punched off the side of a building is a blast. And right now, you can get Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead for less than $1 / £1 each. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Left 4 Dead was "broken," former Valve and Half-Life dev says Former Valve writer debunks the constant Left 4 Dead 3 leaks Snag basically every Valve game for an unreal 96% off The best zombie game ever is less than $1 on SteamJan 8, 2024 - PCGamesNEver wondered if you'd survive an undead apocalypse? Going by Left 4 Dead, the answer is probably no. But this co-op zombie shooter is so brilliant and unpredictable, even getting punched off the side of a building is a blast. And right now, you can get Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead for less than $1 / £1 each. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Left 4 Dead was "broken," former Valve and Half-Life dev says Former Valve writer debunks the constant Left 4 Dead 3 leaks Snag basically every Valve game for an unreal 96% off Take a look at one of Left 4 Dead's earliest prototypes thanks to a Counter-Strike: CZ update mistakeNov 26, 2023 - VG247Wuh-oh, for some reason, an "extremely early" Left 4 Dead prototype has been found thanks to a recent Counter-Strike: CZ update. Video games are weird little things - sometimes a dev will build something in a game that ends up unused, and it just has to get locked away as removing it could risk breaking everything else. That sometimes leads to fun little discoveries, and as shared by PCGamer, in Counter-Strike: CZ's recent 1.6 update, a Left 4 Dead prototype titled "Terror Strike" was discovered and is now completely playable. Valve content creator Gabe Follower shared word of the prototype on Twitter, pointing towards a user "The One Epicplayer" who apparently ported the zombie_city map as well as the bot navigation mesh. According to YouTuber ilovethevopo, "what you see is gameplay of Left 4 Dead back when it was a simple project using Counter-Strike: Condition Zero. Yes, this is older than zombie_city and the leaked L4D footage that was re-discovered a few weeks ago, both of which were based on Counter-Strike: Source. Zombie_city was originally built for CZ and ported to CSS, but we never got any actual content from the CZ era of L4D until now. Read more Valve 'accidentally' leaks the earliest Left4Dead prototype, and it was a Counter-Strike mod all alongNov 24, 2023 - PC GamerValve didn't just update Half-Life for the game's recent 25th anniversary. It also spruced up Counter-Strike 1.6 to take advantage of the features and changes added to Valve's 1998 masterpiece. Yet in doing so, Valve seemingly inadvertently opened the door to a fascinating slice of gaming history – the first prototype of Left 4 Dead... Read more.Left 4 Dead could've had player classes—but the game's co-lead put his foot down: 'no, that is the wrong way to go'Nov 24, 2023 - PC GamerLeft 4 Dead has stood the test of time, more or less—and while there hasn't been a peep from the series in years, that's more down to Valve weirdness rather than a sign of a lack of interest from players. Half-Life was galactically successful, and we're all still waiting on a third game. Someday, Gabe, someday... Read more.Left 4 Dead was "broken," former Valve and Half-Life dev saysNov 22, 2023 - PCGamesNLeft 4 Dead is one of the greatest - if not the greatest - co-op shooters ever made. From its revolutionary 'Director' AI that personally tailors the ebb and flow of each game around you, to its wonderfully vivid cast of survivors, all characterized by the trademark Valve wit and economy of writing, even today, L4D feels more modern than many of its FPS contemporaries. As Half-Life turns 25 years old, one former Valve developer, whose credits include Portal, Half-Life 2, and CSGO, discusses the creation of Left 4 Dead, explaining how, despite its wonderful, seamless playing experience, beneath the hood it was "such a broken thing." Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Former Valve writer debunks the constant Left 4 Dead 3 leaks Snag basically every Valve game for an unreal 96% off Left 4 Dead dev says Valve meeting was "brutal" Left 4 Dead's first internal playtest was so disastrous, Gabe Newell asked its lead: 'Why don't I just play Counter-Strike instead?' then 'made me watch him play it'Nov 22, 2023 - PC GamerChet Faliszek, the lead on Left 4 Dead—who is now making his own retro sci-fi version called The Anacrusis—says that Gabe Newell had some pretty strong opinions on the game during its troubled development... Read more.Turtle Rock's next game may be another Left 4 Dead spiritual successorJul 25, 2023 - VG247Turtle Rock, the team made up of veteran Left 4 Dead developers, specialises in creating co-op shooters. Its first project, Evolve, wasn't the big success it hoped it would be, but the studio bounced back with the excellent Back 4 Blood. And now, it looks like the studio has begun working on its next project, which, unsurprsingly, is going to be a co-op shooter. As spotted by GamesRadar, Turtle Rock put up a job ad for a senior combat designer. The role, posted on Greenhouse, has a list of requirements that include love of first-person shooters, co-op and multiplayer games. While the description is careful not to divulge too many details, it does confirm the existence of melee and ranged combat, which admittedly isn't much given Turtle Rock's history, but it at least suggests the studio's next game won't be, say, a medieval ARPG. Read more Former Valve writer debunks the constant Left 4 Dead 3 leaksJul 3, 2023 - PCGamesNLeft 4 Dead was often used as a testbed by Valve for a number of ideas across games like Counter-Strike and Half-Life, a former writer has revealed when asked about the seemingly neverending Left 4 Dead 3 leaks. While the co-op game sequel looks like it's never going to happen, at least we may have an explanation as to why Left 4 Dead content keeps popping up all the time. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Snag basically every Valve game for an unreal 96% off Left 4 Dead dev says Valve meeting was "brutal" Why Left 4 Dead is still the best co-op game around Snag basically every Valve game for an unreal 96% offJul 1, 2023 - PCGamesNValve's The Orange Box is filled with some of the best PC games ever made: Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2, and Portal are industry classics and essential for anyone with a passing interest in the medium, if you haven't played them you absolutely must. So what if we told you the collection is just $2 in the current Summer Steam sale, and what if we added that for just a few extra pennies, you can snag Half-Life 2 and over a dozen more Valve classics in one of the best deals going right now. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Huge Half-Life 2 prequel mod explores fallout from the Seven-Hour War New Half-Life 2 speedrun will make Valve cry Half-Life 2 Remastered is testing on Steam Left 4 Dead creator says they got it right in the end because 'Gabe dragged it out of me'May 24, 2023 - PC GamerLeft 4 Dead co-creator Chet Faliszek, who also worked on the Half-Life series and Portal, recently posted a video to TikTok discussing aspects of the development of the premiere co-op zombie shooter. Seriously: How are we in 2023 and no-one has managed to top these games yet?.. Read more.Left 4 Dead dev says Valve meeting was "brutal"May 22, 2023 - PCGamesNLeft 4 Dead has one of the best box art designs in recent gaming history. Simple, eye-catching, and memorable thanks to that neat little joke with the fingers, the bright-green, L4D cover was a staple of everyone's PC gaming desk, or on the floor near their TV, back in the zombie game's heyday. Chet Faliszek, however, a Valve developer whose credits also include Portal and Half-Life, says getting the Left 4 Dead art exactly right was a bit of a nightmare, with one particular meeting at the future Steam Deck maker being especially "brutal." Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Why Left 4 Dead is still the best co-op game around How Left 4 Dead writer Chet Faliszek hopes to redefine co-op storytelling again Left 4 Dead creators hiring for "globally known game franchise" The Counter-Strike: Source map that led to Left 4 Dead leaked, and you can play itJan 9, 2023 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunA big batch of maps for Counter-Strike: Source has been leaked, and among it is what’s believed to be an early prototype of what would one day become Left 4 Dead. Mod developer WolfCl0ck has made some adjustments to the map, called Zombie_City, and uploaded it online for people to play. WolfCl0ck claims this map is related to the prototype of Left 4 Dead, back when Turtle Rock was calling the project Terror Strike. You can watch the Zombie City mod in action below. Read more Left 4 Dead prototype leaksJan 7, 2023 - PC Gamerfter working on Counter-Strike: Condition Zero under contract for Valve, Turtle Rock Studios had a couple of ideas in the works. One was a first-person wizard game that never got off the ground, while the other was a mod for Counter-Strike that transformed the counter-terrorists into bots who came at you in swarms and only attacked with knives. This was Terror-Strike, and it was the foundation of Left 4 Dead... Read more.Well, here's a mod that replaces the Left 4 Dead 2 Charger with Homer in his carNov 2, 2022 - PC GamerHalloween is over. Done. Donezo. Finished. Jason Voorhees is out and Mariah Carey is in . Nothing horror is allowed for the rest of the year, and that means we've got to make some sacrifices. In dedication to the oncoming festive period we should all respect that scares are over until 2023 and install this symbolic mod, which swaps the Charger in Left 4 Dead for Homer Simpson driving his lilac sedan... Read more.Left 4 Dead, the game everyone played for zombies, almost didn't have themMay 8, 2022 - VG247According to ex-Valve writer Chet Faliszek, Left 4 Dead president and co-founder Gabe Newell didn't want to put zombies in the game. As initially reported by NME, Faliszek recently spoke with YouTube channel Kiwi Talkz, where he spoke about a variety of topics, including his work on Portal, The Anacrusis, and more. Most notably, host Reece Reilly asked Faliszek about the work he did on Left 4 Dead, in particular how zombie stories can often have a number of clichés and there's little room for something original sometimes. Which led to Newell pushing the team away from zombies, initially. "At the time, once I went to dinner with Gabe and he was like 'if you look at zombie movies, Night Of The Living Dead is about racism, Dawn Of The Dead is about consumerism'" said Faliszek. As part of the conversation in trying to understand the core concept of what Left 4 Dead might be, Newell asked "what is your game about?" Read more Left 4 Dead creator on the boom in co-op games: 'There still aren't enough'Feb 6, 2022 - PC GamerMike Booth, one of the founders of Turtle Rock and creator of Left 4 Dead, recently provided some insight into his creative process and his take on the current influx of co-op games in an interview with Rock Paper Shotgun... Read more.Left 4 Dead - UpdateJan 31, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsAn update has been released for Left 4 Dead. - Fixed a potential remote code execution exploit through malformed file uploads. Reported via HackerOne. The Anacrusis launches in early access this JanuaryDec 14, 2021 - VG247In developer Stray Bombay’s latest video devblog, co-founder Chet Faliszek confirmed that the studio's first game, The Anacrusis, will launch January 13 in early access with its first three episodes. The video also offered some insight into how the company is taking feedback into account with the game’s development. Formed from ex-Valve and Riot veterans, Stray Bombay hopes to distinguish itself with a new take on a classic archetype. The Anacrusis is a Left 4 Dead-style cooperative shooter that takes place on a spaceship and has major 60s vibes to the entire thing. The new footage shows hordes of humanoid monsters swarming players, really feeling like Left 4 Dead in a new skin. The difference may come with how closely the studio is working with early access players and fans. “We want to be able to actively work on this with the community and not just simply react to bugs or stuff like that. We will meaningfully change the game based on the community,” said Faliszek. Read more
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