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The Linux build of Left 4 Dead 2 is in beta right now. If you own a Steam copy of the game, you should see the beta version in your library immediately. Taking part in the Linux beta will also give you access to the game's authoring tools and its dedicated server beta. It's not a limited beta... More

The previously announced Left 4 Dead 2/Resident Evil 6 crossover that adds Left 4 Dead 2 characters to Resident Evil 6, and Resident Evil 6 enemies to Left 4 Dead 2, is available now. The additional content is free for the PC versions of both games. Left 4 Dead 2's cast becomes playable in Resident... More

Gabe Newell is a popular man these days. The Valve co-founder was recently inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame, and will now be honored by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) with the Academy Fellowship at this year’s British Academy Games... More

Valve says its cooperative zombie shooter Left 4 Dead has sold over 12 million copies to date. "Telling people a game is great will sell one extra copy. Letting people play the game – Left 4 Dead is a good example – is much better," Valve writer Chet Faliszek said in an interview... More

Steam Workshop allows users and modders to play and share creations, and now that service is coming to Left 4 Dead 2. Along with the traditional Steam Workshop tools, Valve is, "also going to try an experiment with the L4D2 Workshop that will allow content to appear in the L4D2 world even more seamlessly... More

After a surprise delay late last month, Left 4 Dead 2's Cold Stream DLC has an official release date for Xbox 360. The DLC will be coming this Friday, August 3, according to the official Left 4 Dead Twitter account . Death Toll, Dead Air, Blood Harvest, and Crash Course from Left 4 Dead will be playable... More

Cold Stream, which includes a fan made campaign, as well as ports of the original Left 4 Dead's assorted campaigns, is coming July 24. The DLC will be available simultaneously for Xbox 360, Mac, and PC. Death Toll, Dead Air, Blood Harvest, and Crash Course are the campaigns we will be seeing from... More

The studio behind Payday: The Heist is supposedly behind the wheel of Valve’s undead franchise. CVG says that a reliable source gave them information indicating that Overkill Entertainment was helming the prequel. The PSN developer announced a partnership with Valve last month, but no details on... More

We first reported on Airsoft GI and Northern Five Entertainment's Left 4 Dead fan film earlier this month , and now the final video has been released. It follows the cast of the original Valve title as they work their way down zombie-infested city blocks. When things get a little too hairy, some... More

NECA Toys has posted the first image of its Left 4 Dead Boomer toy on its Twitter feed along with the message "Have you seen me yet? Spring 2012 the first Valve figure, Boomer from the original L4D is coming. More details soon." Let's hope that "first Value figure" includes the... More

If fan films get any better than this, what will we need professional filmmakers for? Airsoft GI teamed up with Northern Five Entertainment to produce a fan film for Valve’s Left 4 Dead series. If the finished product is as impressive as this trailer, then we’re in for a treat. The full video... More

In an attempt to make Steam games more widely available to Russians, Valve has partnered with a company called Xsolla to enable over 450,000 cash kiosks in the country to allow for money to be added directly to users' steam accounts. Xsolla is an international company that specializes in payment... More

Square Enix sent out a press release today detailing the company's lineup for PAX Prime. In addition to such highly anticipated titles like Dead Island and Final Fantasy XIII-2, a new project by Kim Swift, who played a key role in the development of both Portal and Left 4 Dead. The game will be revealed... More

Valve fans love getting under the hood and tinkering with amazing PC games like Half-Life, Portal, and Left 4 Dead. Garry’s Mod, essentially a big sand box which allows players to experiment with Valve’s physics engine, has hit big milestone today with over 1,000,000 served. Creator of Garry’s... More

Valve's reward to fans for playing through the Cold Stream L4D2 DLC is here. The Left 4 Dead 2 update of L4D campaign Dead Air is available for play on Steam. Well, the beta is anyway. The developer has done more than add melee weapons to the campaign, hinting it "made some changes to the 4th... More

Good news for PC Left 4 Dead 2 players eagerly awaiting the official release of the next batch of DLC for the zombie shooting game: Valve has announced that one piece of the upcoming Cold Stream downloadable content will be released early. Last week, Valve revealed that if at least 20,000 people testing... More

California-based indie studio Turtle Rock has signed a publishing contract with THQ. The studio, which co-developed Left 4 Dead with Valve, is working on a "groundbreaking multiplayer experience" that will be published by THQ in 2013. "Our quest to sign the best artists and work with the... More

In a recent interview, Valve writer Chet Faliszek says he feels Portal 2 is the company's best single-player game to date. That's a bold statement, considering the fact that many place Half-Life 2 on the shortlist for the honors of the best game of all time (it finished fifth on our Top 200 Games... More

If you played the shooting gallery minigame in the Dark Carnival campaign of Left 4 Dead 2, then you know who Gnome Chompski is. A coveted achievement is rewarded to those brave enough to carry this little lawn ornament all the way to the rescue chopper, but now he's standing on his own two feet... More

We reported on this figure back in July , but it's just now starting to ship out to Left 4 Dead fans. Featuring the biggest of the baddies in Valve's zombie series, the Tank figure is 15 inches tall and will set you back $300. Only 750 of these will be made available, so head on over to Gaming... More