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Grand Theft Auto IV on Steam

Posted: 12:55am 19-11-08 By: AciD In: News

Grand Theft Auto IV will be available on Steam in 2 weeks but price is yet unknown.

What does the American dream mean today?

For Niko Bellic fresh off the boat from Europe, it is the hope he can escape from his past. For his cousin, Roman, it is the vision that together they can find fortune in Liberty City, gateway to the land of opportunity. As they slip into debt and get dragged into a criminal underworld by a series of shysters, thieves and sociopaths, they discover that the reality is very different from the dream in a city that worships money and status, and is heaven for those who have them and a living nightmare for those who don't.

You can view Grand Theft Auto IV store page here.

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World at Steam

Posted: 4:27pm 18-11-08 By: Evo In: Steam Games

Call of Duty: World at War has just arrived on Steam for the princely sum of $49.99, there is no 10% first week discount, but the game is available world wide as far as I am aware.

The game is set back in World War II and features campaigns in both the Pacific and Eastern European theatres of war. Keifer Sutherland is a voice actor in the game which has done pretty darn well in the charts since its retail release.

Check it out.

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Left 4 Dead is now available to play!

Posted: 10:58pm 17-11-08 By: AciD In: News

Yes, this is the moment everyone was waiting for - Left 4 Dead release.
Now unlock your game files and game on!

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Sales, Sales, Sales!

Posted: 10:37pm 17-11-08 By: AciD In: News

The Orange Box is now 29.99$. If you haven't picked it yet, now it's perfect time to do it! You can visit store page for The Orange Box here.

There is also a four pack of Left 4 Dead for 149.99$.
Description says:

Includes four copies of Left 4 Dead - Send the extra copies to your friends

With this deal, you get one copy for free!
You can find Left 4 Dead store page here.

20 minutes left!

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Left 4 Dead Reviews

Posted: 9:48pm 17-11-08 By: AciD In: Left 4 Dead

We got two new reviews up!

One review is from TeamXbox:

Gameplay 9.5
It’s so immersive and satisfying to sling lead at an infinite number of creepy, crawly zombies! It’s not particularly deep, but there are far more moments that’ll make you grin goofily and move tensely to the edge of your seat.

Grapics 8.6
Some of the visuals are fantastic, such as the zombie movement and death animations, but there’s also a lot of sloppy terrain clipping and glitchiness that hinders the overall experience a tad.

Audio 9.1
It gets repetitive (as most games like this do), but there’s fun variety in the spoken lines and the sound cues of various boss zombies are great for determining proximity and direction.

Longevity 9.3
No, it’s not a deep journey, such as Fallout 3, but what’s there will probably have players battling for quite a while in the game’s competitive multiplayer settings.

Innovation 9.4 Valve takes what could have been a run-of-the-mill shooter and injects enough freshness into it that it should stand well away from the pack. It’s a great blend of survival/horror and FPS action.

Overall 9.1
Overall Score NOT an average

Read whole review here.

Second one was made by GameSpy:

Pros:
Intense, nerve-wracking experience; co-op gets even better as you add players; innovative, entertaining multiplayer mode.

Cons:
No real narrative in place; single-player offerings pale in comparion to co-op play; no searching for dedicated servers.

Score: 4.5/5

Click here to read whole review.

1 Hour and 9 minutes left!

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IGN Reviews Left 4 Dead

Posted: 2:45pm 17-11-08 By: DigiQ8 In: Left 4 Dead

The IGN review of Left 4 Dead is now online they gave it 9.0.

There's absolutely no doubt that Left 4 Dead is one of the most social and exciting multiplayer games that we've ever played. It's almost pitch perfect in how it captures the tension and the action of a Hollywood zombie movie. This is an incredible and highly replayable multiplayer experience that's definitely worth checking out, especially if you're looking to prepare yourself for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. Just make sure you bring your friends.

Read the full review here, or watch the video review here.

9 Hours...

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Left 4 Dead TV Spot #2

Posted: 1:25pm 17-11-08 By: DigiQ8 In: Left 4 Dead

The second TV Spot for Valve's co-op game Left 4 Dead has been released by Valve. And we uploaded it to YouTube, yay! Click Here.

Left 4 Dead will be available in 10 Hours...

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Another Left 4 Dead Review

Posted: 11:48am 17-11-08 By: DigiQ8 In: Left 4 Dead

Poland.us has the first online review for Left 4 Dead and they loved the game.

Valve is part of an exclusive group of developers that is able to roll out crticial and commercial hits almost without interruption. Left 4 Dead continues that legacy, offering one of the best cooperative experiences of this generation and laying the groundwork for what could be a VERY profitable franchise.

Score Breakdown:

Gameplay: 9.5 – Surprisingly frantic survival gameplay. You'll have to work as a team to get through each level, the AI Director is an omnipresent menace that ensures you'll never get tired of playing on the same maps over and over again. Versus mode is strong, exhibiting only a few flaws that make it harder to play as the Infected.

Presentation: 10 – Spectacular visual variety and use of environments. The game really exudes a sense of desperation and need to survive.

Graphics: 9.5 – Not technically mind-blowing, but artistically strong and well-optimized, as we've come to expect from Valve!

Sound: 9.5 – Awesome weapons sounds, great character sayings, great use of music.

Value: 10 – We might be playing in the same environments over and over, but we haven't realized it yet...

Final Score: 9.7 – A fine example of Survivor-horror and co-operative gameplay. Pick this up if you're a fan of shooters, zombies... or, games in general!

Read the full review here.

Left 4 Dead will be released in 12 hours on Steam.

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Valve Complete Pack is The Best Deal in History

Posted: 3:06pm 16-11-08 By: DigiQ8 In: Steam Games

Now you can get all Valve games (Yes, that includes Left 4 Dead) for ~~$234.81~~ $99 (you save $134.82). This package includes the following:

Counter-Strike, Team Fortress Classic, Day of Defeat, Deathmatch Classic, Half-Life: Opposing Force, Ricochet, Half-Life, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Half-Life: Blue Shift, Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, Half-Life Deathmatch: Source, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Portal, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead, Peggle Extreme

So save big and get this package.

P.S Left 4 Dead in 2 days.

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Left 4 Dead Demo Update Released

Posted: 1:13pm 16-11-08 By: AciD In: Left 4 Dead

A required update for the Left 4 Dead Demo has been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Left 4 Dead Demo

Fixed a bug where the connection to a server would get stuck in a looping state
Made sv_steamgroup_exclusive not connect to matchmaking. Removed sv_unreserve, private servers should sv_steamgroup_exclusive now
Improved the speed in finding a game lobby
Fixed a bug that could cause you to search for a game lobby indefinitely

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Left 4 Dead Demo Update Released

Posted: 8:10pm 15-11-08 By: Munro In: Left 4 Dead

Updates to Left 4 Dead Demo have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Left 4 Dead Demo

Fixed problem with users not being able to connect to dedicated servers
Fix a bug with the group browser not always showing the list of group servers
Fixed a bug with the rcon command

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Edge Reviews Left 4 Dead

Posted: 2:32pm 15-11-08 By: DigiQ8 In: Left 4 Dead

The second review of Left 4 Dead is here, from Edge Magazine. The game scored 9/10 and they said:

Even in a season packed with multiplayer treats, and despite the relative lightness of its content, Left 4 Dead stands among the very best that online gaming has to offer. Certainly, few games have left us as wound up, and though this sensation will inevitably dull with familiarity, credit must go to Valve for making an online game which so involves players in its horror. We'd hope to be playing Left 4 Dead for a long time to come - if our nerves can take it.

Source: Left4dead411

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Left 4 Dead Wallpapers Released

Posted: 1:01am 15-11-08 By: Munro In: Left 4 Dead

The official L4D blog site have released 4 new wallpapers from the game. You can view and download them from their media page or grab the 1600 x 1200 versions below.

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Left 4 Dead Xbox 360 Manual Released

Posted: 12:46am 15-11-08 By: Munro In: Left 4 Dead

We now have the Left 4 Dead Xbox360 manual available in PDF format to download. The manual covers all the control options for the games as well as details on the HUD, survivors, infected and general gameplay. You can download the file from Halflife2.net (12MB) here. For those who hate PDF's we have some screenshots to show you what you're missing.

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Left 4 Dead and Steam Updates

Posted: 12:37am 15-11-08 By: Munro In: Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Steam

Updates to Left 4 Dead Demo and Steam have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Left 4 Dead Demo

Added the ability to tie game servers to Steam Community groups. Group administrators can now see the GroupID on the group's administrative page, which can be used as the value for sv_steamgroup. Users that are in that group will then be able to browse directly to them from the main menu
Fixed setinfo exploit
Fixed a crash when exiting the game
Fixed a few cases where the game would crash when using ALT-TAB
Fixed a problem that could cause texture corruption on some ATI video cards
Fixed a bug that could cause infected horde to disappear

Half-Life 1 Engine

Fixed crash caused by specially crafted connect string

Steam Client

Improved GFW integration for titles that support it

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Steam Client Update Released

Posted: 1:56pm 14-11-08 By: Munro In: Steam

A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:

Steam Client

Improved startup time
Added support for upcoming Left 4 Dead server groups feature
Improved behavior of Steam if a game it launched crashes
Updated localization for various languages
Added error messages for some rare but confusing cases in the install wizard
Fixed cybercafe's having trouble finding games in Left 4 Dead
Fixed bug that caused the UI to not pop-up the achievement notification
Fixed memory leak in the HTML control
Fixed the in-game overlay to work in Vista when playing Fallout 3
Fixed losing mouse input to the menu in Sacred 2 after using the game overlay
Fixed a case where the game overlay could get stuck up while in-game
Fixed a case where the game overlay could cause a game crash after alt-tab

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Left 4 Dead Theatrical Posters Released

Posted: 1:21pm 14-11-08 By: Munro In: Left 4 Dead

Courtesy of Shacknews we now have all 4 loading screens for the Left 4 Dead campaigns.

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Left 4 Dead Gold - Pre-Load Now

Posted: 5:26pm 13-11-08 By: Hectic Glenn In: Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead, has gone gold and is now pre-loading to those who pre-purchased the game via Steam.

Left 4 Dead is the new survival action game from Valve for the PC and Xbox 360 that blends the social entertainment experience of multiplayer games such as Counter-Strike and Team Fortress with the dramatic, narrative experience made popular in single player action game classics such as the Half-Life series of games.

Those who pre-order the game via Steam save 10% off the regular price and may pre-load the game so they are able to play at 12:01 am EST on November 18th, 2008 when the game is made available.

The pre-order discount is also available for both the PC and 360 versions at participating retail outlets. The official demo for the game is available only till Left 4 Dead is released so make sure you try it soon

Full press release here

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Left 4 Dead: Death Toll Campaign Gameplay

Posted: 4:29pm 13-11-08 By: AciD In: News

Folks at G4TV.com posted some gameplay of Left 4 Dead campaign - Death Toll, you can view it here.
Video looks very interesting, but it's a shame that it was played on low difficulty.

5 days left!

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Steam Client Beta Available

Posted: 9:45am 13-11-08 By: AciD In: News

A new beta for Steam client is available. To access it go to File>Settings, and on Account tab pick Change... button.
From drop down menu pick Steam Client Candidate.

List of changes:

Added support for upcoming L4D server groups feature
Several localized text fixes
Improved behavior of Steam if a game it launched crashes
Fixed a case where the game overlay could get stuck up while in-game
Fixed a case where the game overlay could cause a game crash after alt-tab

Hmm... Server groups feature sounds interesting!

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