L4D News - November 2008
- Custom L4D Computers, Hardware Info - 11/29/08
GameRigs has released custom L4D computers and cases, HardOCP has a L4D gameplay performance article and PCGamesHardware tells you how to tune the settings for best performance. - Skip Crane Crescendo in L4D - 11/28/08
PuffTheMagicDragon found a way to skip the crane crescendo event in map two of the Dead Air campaign. - Hunter Jump Video, Comic and Review - 11/28/08
Lauri from the forums posted a Hunter trickjumping video, a Thanksgiving L4D comic has been released, GameTrailers published their review and L4D avatars have been released. - New Left 4 Dead Merchandise! - 11/26/08
New Left 4 Dead merchandise is available in the Valve store including movie posters and eight t-shirts. - Achievement Stats, Screenshots, Witch Bug - 11/25/08
Valve has released statistics on the achievements in Left 4 Dead, PCGH has some L4D screenshots, and Ailure has posted a video showing a Witch bug. - L4D Server MOTD Guide, More Stuff - 11/24/08
We have a new Left 4 Dead server message of the day guide as well as some other L4D news. - Unlimited Grenades in L4D - 11/22/08
L4D411 community member PuffTheMagicDragon found an unlimited grenades glitch. - Valve Has Balls, Play With Them - 11/22/08
Valve included in Left 4 Dead graffiti of their own deaths for October 2009, and you have a chance to play with them tonight on Xbox Live. - L4D Sales, Reviews, Gmod, Fan Art - 11/22/08
Left 4 Dead is selling well according to Gamasutra, a few more reviews, ModDB's contest is over, and L4D models are appearing in Gmod already. - Infected Revive Bug, Suicide, Tanksmoker - 11/21/08
We have a video showing the current Left 4 Dead infected revive bug, how to kill yourself, and the dreaded Tanksmoker. - Valve Press Release: GRATS EUROPE! - 11/21/08
Valve has sent a press release announcing that Left 4 Dead is available in retail stores everywhere. - L4D Chat Over, Gabe Newell Article - 11/21/08
Eurogamer's live developer chat with Chet Faliszek is now over and Gabe Newell has posted an article over at Edge Magazine. - Live Developer Chat in 30 Minutes - 11/21/08
Left 4 Dead developer Chet Faliszek will be answering questions live on Eurogamer in just 30 minutes. - L4D Strategy, Reviews, Comic, Abuse-A-Bug - 11/20/08
A couple strategy guides/tips have come out for Left 4 Dead, a couple more reviews, and a bug to abuse. - Left 4 Dead PC for $40 - 11/20/08
Amazon has a deal on the PC version of Left 4 Dead, get it now for only $40. - L4D Hardware Benchmarks and More - 11/20/08
L4D CPU and GPU benchmarks, L4D giveaway, how to get the cr0wned achievement, dedicated server guide, Dreamscene wallpaper, 10th anniversary. - More L4D Reviews - 11/20/08
Several more Left 4 Dead reviews have been published including those from GameSpot, Eurogamer, and PC Gamer. - L4D Comics, Blog Posts, Versus Mode - 11/19/08
Some Left 4 Dead-inspired comics, official blog posts, and some thoughts on Versus mode. - Lots of L4D Reviews - 11/19/08
Lots of overwhelmingly positive reviews have been released on Left 4 Dead. - Need for L4D Server Slot Limits - 11/18/08
Currently, Left 4 Dead servers cannot choose their own limit for players. There is no way to specify that you want a Campaign-only server. We believe this needs changed. - Shacknews Review, 51st Achievement - 11/18/08
Shacknews has released their review for Left 4 Dead and a mysterious 51st achievement appears in the achievements list. - L4D Dedicated Server Available - 11/17/08
Jason Ruymen sent news that the L4D dedicated server is now available. - LEFT 4 DEAD COMETH - 11/17/08
Left 4 Dead is officially released. - Win L4D Private Servers in Chat - 11/17/08
With an hour left to go until Left 4 Dead is released to the world, we're giving out 10 free private servers in chat! - Exploding Barrel Review: 9.5 - 11/17/08
The Exploding Barrel has released their Left 4 Dead review, giving it a 9.5. - New L4D Gear: Mousepad - 11/17/08
Valve has released in partnership with GameRigs a high quality L4D mousepad. - Two New L4D Blog Posts - 11/17/08
Valve's official L4D blog has two new posts detailing their launch night activities. - Team Xbox Review: 9.1/10 - 11/17/08
Team Xbox has released their review of Left 4 Dead. - GameSpy Review: 4.5 out of 5 - 11/17/08
GameSpy has posted their review of Left 4 Dead, giving it 4.5 out of 5 stars. - Death Toll Pictures - 11/17/08
Pictures of Death Toll from the Xbox 360 version of Left 4 Dead. - IGN Reviews L4D: 9/10 - 11/17/08
IGN has released their review for Left 4 Dead, giving it a 9 out of 10. - I have Left 4 Dead! - 11/17/08
The Xbox 360 version of Left 4 Dead arrived at my house today. - L4D Versus Mode Preview - 11/16/08
We have posted our impressions of Left 4 Dead's versus mode! - Dead Air Videos, Impressions, Group Servers - 11/16/08
GameSpy released two Left 4 Dead Dead Air videos, a forum member has impressions of Dead Air and Death Toll, and Valve is edging closer to nice community-server integration. - Another L4D Demo Update - 11/16/08
Valve has released another update for the L4D demo. - L4D Demo Update Released - 11/15/08
Valve has released an update to the L4D demo to fix the connection problems players have been experiencing since yesterday's patch. - Versus Video, Edge Review, Xbox on 17th? - 11/15/08
GiantBomb has released over 8 minutes of Left 4 Dead Versus footage, Edge reviews L4D and the Xbox 360 version might be arriving a day early. - 1UP Show meets L4D, Lost Boss Concept - 11/15/08
The 1UP Show played all of what L4D Xbox 360 has to offer and came back with footage from every one of the campaigns, creating a great 10:42 video feature. Randdalf found a lost boss concept. - Left 4 Dead Xbox 360 Manual - 11/14/08
We have the Left 4 Dead Xbox 360 manual online for all to see! - Latest Patch: AGHHH - 11/14/08
The latest update to the Left 4 Dead demo has caused widespread problems connecting to servers. - Steam Community Tie-in for L4D Servers - 11/14/08
Valve has released a required update for the Left 4 Dead demo which adds the ability to tie game servers to Steam Community groups. - First Death Toll Video, VGA Nominations - 11/13/08
G4TV has posted the first Death Toll footage ever and Spike TV has announced the nominees for the 2008 Video Game Awards with Left 4 Dead receiving three nominations. - Left 4 Dead Gold, Pre-Loading Now - 11/13/08
Left 4 Dead has gone gold and you can start pre-loading it now by restarting Steam. - Explosions, Voice Command Binds, Drawing - 11/12/08
Video full of explosions, voice command binds, and a mystery drawing of Left 4 Dead. - Demo, Split-Screen, Third-Person, More - 11/11/08
News on the Left 4 Dead demo, the return of split-screen, third-person perspective options, some custom configs, fan videos and how Valve gets 40 servers on a single server box. - L4D Public Demo Released - 11/11/08
The official demo for Left 4 Dead is now available for the PC and Xbox 360. - Dead Air, Voices, Graphics, Demo - 11/10/08
Some happenings with Left 4 Dead: RPS has an article on Dead Air, MulleDK19 has some entertaining conversations using Survivor voices, graphics are compared and the public demo is out tomorrow. - Demo Updated: No More Infected Play - 11/10/08
Valve has released an update to the Left 4 Dead demo, and the exploit to play as Infected no longer works. - L4D Server Performance, Cheats - 11/9/08
We have a new video of L4D in action, responses from server owners on the L4D dedicated server performance and some clarification from Mike Booth. - Survivor Sailors - 11/8/08
All of the voice lines in L4D (over 1,000 per character) are available in .wav format within the Left 4 Dead demo directory. - Infected, Custom Maps and Split-screen - 11/7/08
While everybody else is busy playing the game, there are quite a few trying to get more out of the Left 4 Dead demo - playing as the Infected, getting custom maps to work and even playing split-screen on the PC. - L4D Infected Skins, Booth Answers - 11/7/08
We have a video showing off some of the Left 4 Dead Infected skins and have also asked Mike Booth some questions on the first day of the early access demo. - No Mercy Apartments in 40 Seconds - 11/7/08
Video of beating the first map of No Mercy, the Apartments chapter, in 40 seconds. - Left 4 Dead Demo Update - 11/6/08
Valve has released a new server update for the Left 4 Dead demo (as well as a client patch) with fixes for matchmaking and private servers. - How Many Zombies On Screen At Once? - 11/6/08
The question has been asked in many pre-release interviews: How many zombies can there be on screen at once in Left 4 Dead? With the release of the demo we figured we'd find out. - How to Beat a Tank Video - 11/6/08
While playing the Left 4 Dead demo, community member Kenny found a particularly good way to defeat a Tank on expert mode. - Left 4 Dead Servers Available - 11/6/08
Left 4 Dead servers are now available for purchase. - L4D Server Browser Available! - 11/6/08
Updates to Left 4 Dead include a server browser option! - L4D Demo: First Hour - 11/6/08
We report on the first hours of the Left 4 Dead PC early access demo. - L4D Early Demo Released! - 11/6/08
Left 4 Dead early demo has been released for those with pre-orders on Xbox and PC! - WHOA WHOA WHOA.. Server system? - 11/5/08
Some details on the Left 4 Dead server and matchmaking system have been released, raising some eyebrows. - L4D Dedicated Server File Treasures - 11/5/08
Valve has released a pre-load for the Left 4 Dead dedicated server and we found some interesting files within. - Pre-load L4D Demo Now! - 11/5/08
You can now pre-load the Left 4 Dead demo on Steam. - Early Access Demo at 7AM PST - 11/5/08
Left 4 Dead early access demo begins Thursday, November 6th at 7AM PST on the PC and 2AM PST on the Xbox 360. - L4D Preview, Blood Harvest Expert Footage - 11/5/08
We have posted our impressions of Left 4 Dead from a recent trip to Valve South along with over an hour of Blood Harvest footage on Expert difficulty. - Photograph Contest Winners Announced! - 11/3/08
Congratulations to the winners of Left 4 Dead 411's Bring Out Your Dead Left 4 Dead Photograph Contest. - Sunday Left 4 Dead Update - 11/2/08
Lots of Left 4 Dead-related news the Sunday before the much anticipated L4D demo arrives.
