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Unlock Left 4 Dead’s Next Map Early By Play-Testing "Dead Air"

The importation of original Left 4 Dead maps into Left 4 Dead 2 rolls on, with the latest update to "Dead Air" delivering a new version of the Terminal map. Valve says the update brings matters "pretty close to being complete" but "at this stage what we really need is more testing." It's found a way to get you to do that.

fluffydelusions5078d ago

Valve tried this with portal 2 and it didn't work. Hopefully this time it does.

WhiteLightning5078d ago

Am I the only one who prefers playing these maps on the first game with the good old L4D style and characters before they made it a little over the top and gave it that warmer feel instead of the dark, creepy atmosphere the first L4D gave us. I mean a pan as a melee weapons....really.

That's the reason why I hate how Valve have tried so hard to kill off the first game and it's amazing characters (Bill over Rochelle). Some may think Valve are "perfect" but for what they did to L4D and then lied about supporting it...I really don't think they are. The Boycott group was right at the end of the day I wish I believed more in them instead of jumping on the "They are whinners" band waggon.

MrSpace5078d ago

You will NEVER beat the first Left 4 Dead.

It's something which I'll never forive Valve for, fucking up the franchise instead of supporting L4D like TF2.

With TF2 support L4D could of been amazing, now were stuck with unlikable red necks.

iNFAMOUZ15078d ago

where the hell is the xbox 360 support?!
so lame,! I spend hours and hours playing left 4 dead, its my favorite series and we dont even get the support we deserve, I mean shit, we xbox owners have to pay for online AND xbox live, we deserve way more then what we get, so unfair. /rantover

WhiteLightning5078d ago

It's Microsofts fault not Valve's, they wanted to offer people free content but Microsoft won't let them...guess it's because "Live" is there money maker and they don't want anyone screwing with that. Why do you think they've made up with Sony and brought in Steamworks. I think the new Portal 2 DLC might be free for PS3 owners and if they decide to do a TF3 in the future the PS3 version will be supported just like the PC version.

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Top Horde Shooters Your Squad Should Play

The Guide Hall explores the top horde shooters that co-op fans should be playing this year before the upcoming launch of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2!

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15 Xbox Games That Should Make the Multiplatform Jump

While there’s likely already a list behind closed doors, one can still speculate and offer logical suggestions for titles new and old that should find their way into the PlayStation and Switch libraries.

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GamerRN472d ago

Single A games and live service games. Those make sense

S2Killinit472d ago

None of it makes sense. But its happening.

Ps5conehead472d ago

That’s up to Microsoft they want return on there investment. From buying up those publishers. That’s what there in business for. And they made a mistake putting day one exclusive on game pass. So now Microsoft wants to profit any way they can.its called buisness . Just like Sony putting games on pc a year are two after ps5 launch.
So if they can make money off PlayStation and Nintendo. They will do that. And I bet soon real soon they will release some aaa exclusives .and I bet one day it will be same day release

TheEroica472d ago

Sony gamers begging for Xbox games.... Who would've thunk it?

BISHOP-BRASIL472d ago

Yeah, because random site off the internet represents all Sony gamers, they have the letter of attorney and all...

S2Killinit472d ago

Lol what a spin. You dizzy?

AsunaYuukiTheFlash471d ago (Edited 471d ago )

We don’t care about shovelwares. Get that junk out of PS5

StormSnooper471d ago

More like MS begging to put their games on PlayStation.

TheEroica470d ago

Keep begging Sony gamers!

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Friendlygamer472d ago

Some of these seem to be exclusive for lack of enthusiasm of the publisher rather than because of deals. A lot of cool indies skip ps for some reason like katana zero, el paso, elsewhere and gunbrela

S2Killinit472d ago

Even more indies skip xbox. We know that right?

Friendlygamer472d ago

Quality over quantity, Microsoft got some really interesting and curated niche games on their machines, maybe in part because of gamepass

S2Killinit472d ago

Quality and MS are not things you bring up in same sentence.

shinoff2183472d ago (Edited 472d ago )

Alot of indies skip xbox to. It goes round and round. Personally I think your off base on that but no need to have the argument.

Friendlygamer472d ago

Between katana zero, valheim, Battletech, el passo... I don't feel off base. maybe ps got a million of light novel games that will never release on Xbox but like I've said, I'm talking about niche games highlights, the 10%.

  Heck, it's probably thanks to Microsoft that the s.t.a.l.k.e.r games came to console ps included, meanwhile Sony backwards compatibility continues to be extremely anemic.

And I'm sure most ps5 users are happy to ignore these games and just play wathever new 3rd person action game is trending but it's cool that Microsoft gives some love to smaller audiences and software preservation

shinoff2183472d ago

Again your off base just to be snide. All it's showing though is your ignorance.

One light novels wtf is that even. Ps has plenty of pretty damn good indies.

Speaking of indies and ms being responsible. You know F.I.S.T. of course you do alot of you guys just support gamepass. Well here's a history of Sony being responsible for helping indies. Look up the China project from Sony.

Lastly lol your ignorance showing again. Sony has plenty of games. Personally third person is better then first anyway but that's besides the point. Sony gets so many games that xbox doesn't get because yall don't support the games. Jrpgs being a great example. I personally am not into every Sony first party game. Alot of us aren't. On the other side you don't get to eat often so you gobble up everything. Me personally God of War not my cup, etc. For me I'm into jrpgs and ms just can't touch Sony on those. Again because the Xbox base doesn't support it. Devs dont wanna waste their time or money. Hit me up when falcom develops a game over there.

Speaking of third person narrative games. Aren't yall drooling over hellblade 2. The first one was Sony exclusive at one point. Another not my cup game. Showing we don't have to fall in line and agree we love everything Sony puts out. The facts are they sell though unlike elsewhere(not nintendo)

StormSnooper471d ago

You are same person as GamerRN, yes?

Abnor_Mal472d ago

They really think PlayStation fans would want to play Redfall? Pfft.

Personally nothing on that list would be any game I’d want to play.

TwoPicklesGood472d ago

I’d absolutely love Hellblade 2, Palworld, and Quantum Break on ps5 as I’m sure tons of others would too. There’s nothing wrong with wanting games from another console and its sad that people try to act like they aren’t interested in them.

shinoff2183472d ago

While indont agree with the games. I agree with the point. Your not wrong.

DarXyde472d ago

Sunset Overdrive makes very good sense. Palworld might.

Don't know about the others. Hellblade II does make sense given the original launched on PS4 first. Quantum Break was a massive letdown for me. I absolutely hated the whole TV show thing and I don't think anyone should have to relive that on modern hardware.

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Valve Made Left 4 Dead 2 Because The First Game Was A Broken Mess

Left 4 Dead lead Chet Faliszek describes the original Left 4 Dead game as "such a broken thing that nobody wanted to touch it."

ZycoFox584d ago

And then couldn't be arsed to make a third game.

If they can add a lot more stuff to a 2nd game in just 1 year why didn't they make a third game a few years later with tons of stuff extra? Because that shows they could've.

I know Source 2 was kind of broken and was a reason they cancelled L4D3 but it seems wasteful to just toss it away.

Don't know what Valve were thinking.. it's like nobody wanted to fix the issues to get going. They certainly aren't the Valve of 2004 that released fun games with pretty cutting edge graphics.

cthulhucultist582d ago

Valve is allergic to number 3 it seems. It would be easier for them to release a Left 4 Dead 2.5 enhanced version instead of releasing a game with "3" slapped on its title.

rakentaja581d ago

They stopped making games a long time ago. Steam brings in so much money that it's really not worth the effort. Nowadays, people only look for faults in games, and spend more time whining on Twitter/X than playing the game anyway. Valve says a big fat no-no.

anast582d ago

Value is the Blockbuster of video games. They have no need to invest in deving a game, when they can make handfuls of cash renting them.

-Foxtrot584d ago

What are they talking about? Seemed pretty alright to me at launch it just wasn't supported the way Valve promised us

They should have just worked on a revamp / massive update to the game but they didn't they jumped straight to a sequel with brand new characters despite having some sort, if small, story about where the original survivors were heading.

I didn't care for the direction they took the sequel, the original games tone and atmosphere was missing in the second game and is still unmatched. Daytime levels, more whackiness, melee weapons where you could attack a Tank with a frying pan...just wasn't the same to be honest and the new survivors just didn't hold up the originals.

Here's my speculation. I think they did a sequel because they didn't want to update a game co-developed by Turtle Rock, they wanted the franchise to be known as a Valve game only and knew if they updated the first one Turtle Rocks name would still linger on it.

shaenoide582d ago

I want broken games like L4D all day long...

GhostScholar582d ago

Well the first game was by far the best

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