Left 4 Dead to be playable by the public at Showdown LAN 2007 in San Jose! - 6/10/07

From June 15th to 17th Left 4 Dead will be playable by the public for the first time ever at the San Jose Showdown LAN! On June 1st Showdown LAN announced the following:

"We are extremely proud to announce Gabe Newell as our first ever Showdown LAN keynote speaker. Gabe will be on site on Saturday to give a presentation about Valve’s contribution to the multiplayer arena and introduce Left4Dead, their next multiplayer shooter.

Immediately following the keynote, Showdown attendees will get some exclusive hands-on time with Left4Dead at the Valve booth between 1pm and 6pm. If you haven’t put this together yet – this is the FIRST TIME Left4Dead will be play-tested in public and YOU get to be first to play it."

If you happen to live near San Jose, this is your opportunity to get a hands-on look at Left 4 Dead before it's released! You can learn more about the LAN at their website at http://www.showdownlan.com/. We asked Mike Booth, CEO of Turtle Rock Studios (the company developing L4D) about this event:

Mike Booth: We will have a booth set up with Left 4 Dead running on four machines for players to see if they can make it as a Survivor on the Hospital mission. It is a great real-world testing opportunity for us, and we’re looking forward to the reactions and feedback of the gamers who try it out.

As are the rest of us! If you happen to be attending the event, PLEASE share your experience and thoughts on the game by posting on our forums.