Category: Left4Dead

At Long Last, Steam Is Actually Coming To Linux

April 25th, 2012 · By Vic · 7 Comments

In early 2010, Valve released Steam on the Mac OS. Over the course of that year, they re-released all of their games with Mac support, and while certain execution errors remain, Steam for Mac was a pretty big success. But since then, we’ve been hearing reports and implications that Steam might also be on its way to the Linux OS. But every time we do… nothing really happens afterwards. Well, the speculation has come to an end, as it would appear that Steam on Linux is finally coming. Linux gamers – rejoice!

In 3 Hours, Valve And Dark Horse Will Announce Their Next Project

March 30th, 2012 · By Vic · 7 Comments

In case you forgot, November of last year saw the release of the best-selling ”Valve Presents: The Sacrifice And Other Steam-Powered Stories“, a 200-page print anthology of Valve’s greatest online comic book series: Portal 2: Lab Rat; Left 4 Dead: The Sacrifice, and the Team Fortress 2 comic shorts. Certain listings indicated that the comic was actually the first volume in a series, and since then, Valve has released quite a few other comics – most notably, the absolutely superb Dota 2: Are We Heroes Yet, a number of TF2 comic shorts, and a few Portal 2 comic shorts.

At precisely 6PM, at the Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, Valve and Dark Horse will be announcing their next project – so says the Valve Store’s official Facebook page. This might be Volume 2 of the “Valve Presents” series, and if it’s being announced this early, we can expect a slightly earlier release date – possibly September. Perhaps it will be a tie-in of sorts with Dota 2, and maybe even CS:GO. Who knows, at this point? We’ve got 3 hours to go until then, and we’ll let you know whatever they reveal.

Valve Games Now Available On GameStop’s “Impulse” Digital Distribution Platform

January 30th, 2012 · By Vic · 5 Comments

The world of digital distribution business is a wild one indeed. You know… “Dog Eat Dog”, and all that good stuff. And all that dog food s**t is starting to affect the brick-and-mortar game industry as well. Which is why in March of 2011, GameStop acquired Impulse, a digital distribution platform previously operated by Stardock. And now, Impulse is doing pretty well for itself, and in certain departments, it performs far better than Steam. But I can assure you I’m totally not talking about pricing. Steam is doing really well with pricing - I mean, who could ever say that Steam pricing sucks; and that Impulse has pricing which is… well, better? It’s ludicrous!

But I digress: there’s loads of digital distribution platforms. Some have come and gone, some are still alive after years in the business, and others have just been born. Which is why it’s so surprising that Impulse has just entered an interesting business arrangement with Valve. For the first time ever, Valve games can be purchased on a digital distribution service that’s not Steam. Read on!

L4D2: Friday the 13th Update – Featuring Gib Fest, Cold Stream, and More

January 18th, 2012 · By Vic · 1 Comment

Been a while since we ran a L4D story. Well, better late than never, right?

UnKnown Moments 5 Released, After 2-Year Wait

January 8th, 2012 · By Vic · 9 Comments

A very, very long time ago, in February of 2007, CaLeB (or, as he is now known… oxcjae) released a lovely little Garry’s Mod comedy video, UnKnown Moments. A crazy collection of all sorts of weird and surreal comedy sketches, UKM was a hit, and just half a year later, it got an even better sequel. But we had to wait one whole year for part 3. And another whole year for part 4. While we got some holiday-themed shorts during 2010, last year brought us absolutely zilch on the UKM front.

Well, you need wait no longer. Unless you haven’t actually been waiting for it, in which case… gah, screw it. UnKnown Moments 5 is finally here. All the classic in-jokes, running jokes, characters, and signature moments are back. Twice the length as well. It’s the last one of the series, so let’s take a look!

John Patrick Lowrie Talks About The 2011 VGA’s, Also States That: “Ellen And I Haven’t Heard Anything About A New Half-Life”

December 30th, 2011 · By Vic · 8 Comments

John Patrick Lowrie and Ellen McLain are so close to Valve and have voiced so many of their greatest characters, it’s easy to simply consider them employees. This year was particularly great for Ellen McLain, whose voice work for GLaDOS in Portal 2 brought her near-universal acclaim and praise. Sadly, John Patrick Lowrie will have to wait until 2015, when he voices Odessa Cubbage’s son in Half-Life 4.

Podcast 17 To Interview John Patrick Lowrie And Ellen McLain This Saturday (Today)

November 26th, 2011 · By Vic · 1 Comment

Between the two of them, John Patrick Lowrie and Ellen McLain have voiced most of Valve’s most beloved and well-known characters. Could you imagine Portal without the voice of GLaDOS? Or HL2 without the voice of the downtrodden citizens and rebels? I sure can’t. But sometimes, hearing their voices isn’t enough. We need to find out the way they tick. And what better way to do it than a live audio interview?

Steam Halloween Sale Almost Over

November 1st, 2011 · By Vic · 1 Comment

Your wallet’s torment has nearly ended, as the Steam Halloween Sale will end in about 10 hours. If you haven’t bought anything, then why not take one final look. Among the Valve titles on sale were Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2, both having the tiny price of $6.79. If you’ve got that, why not buy them? It’s not like there’s something else you could buy for that same price.

Like a… house in Connecticut? I don’t know, but the ghosts living in that Connecticut house surely will. And without a copy of Left 4 Dead to appease them, they’ll ask even more money for the house (real estate is a bitch). Then you’ll be ripped off and living in a haunted house. With no Left 4 Dead. Think about it!

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