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Play Xbox 360 Left 4 Dead at PAX, PC Version in France, Germany, UK
Posted by Brian Crecente at 4:30 AM on August 13, 2008
You've heard us ramble on and on about how very much we love co-op cinematic survival shooter Left 4 Dead, now you'll finally get a chance to see why.
Valve today announced that Left 4 Dead will be playable on the PC by the public at the upcoming Leipzig Games Convention, Festival du Jeu Video and PC Gamer Showdown. Better still, the Xbox 360 version will be unveiled at Penny Arcade Expo where it will also be playable. I'm told Valve will have two 4-person games set up at their booth. If I were you I'd head straight to Valve when the PAX doors open to try and avoid lines.
I'm already pretty jazzed about the PC version, so I can't wait to see how the game has translated over to the Xbox 360 version. It's a pretty sweet surprise that the worldwide debut of the console game will be at a public event.
August 12, 2008 - Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced a series of live demonstrations of Left 4 Dead at upcoming industry events the world over.
Left 4 Dead is the new survival co-op action game from Valve 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.
The PC version of the game will be playable by the press and public at a series of upcoming events including Leipzig Games Convention, (Germany), Festival du Jeu Video (France), and PC Gamer Showdown (UK). The worldwide debut of the Xbox 360 version will be at the upcoming Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in Seattle, WA. Members of the development team will be on hand at each event to provide information and give away some Left 4 Dead memorabilia.
"The shared experience of Left 4 Dead is unlike that of any other action game," said Gabe Newell, president and co-founder of Valve. "That's what we've experienced playing the game, and from showing the game to the press and our partners. It sounds cliché, but in many ways you have to play this one to truly appreciate what we're attempting. So, to give gamers a chance to sample this new type of experience first hand, we're taking Left 4 Dead on the road."
Left 4 Dead is due for release on the PC and Xbox 360 this November, and earned numerous awards at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, CA, including 1up.com, Gamespot.com and Maximum PC's Best PC Game, as well as Best Multiplayer Game from Kotaku, IGN, G4TV, the official E3 Judges, and more.
For more information, please visit www.l4d.com
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Gray665
Posted 5:10 AM 13/8/08
awesome, looking forward to hearing some hands on impressions of the 360 build.
Gray665
MisterMcThursday
Posted 5:08 AM 13/8/08
@B33: it might be poopy since Valve and the ps3 arent not best of friends.
MisterMcThursday
cheesecake000
Posted 5:06 AM 13/8/08
I regret not playing this last October when Valve was at WCG. D: I've still got a pile of DoD Source codes they were giving away though lol... Anyone want one?
YGQ2E-CM9XG-2YYGA-S82WI-VHDGC
If you've got Steam you know the drill.
cheesecake000
soviet_
Posted 5:03 AM 13/8/08
@WallaJoy- Snorlax?: Brilliant
soviet_
B33
Posted 5:03 AM 13/8/08
Sigh... Looks like I'll have to sit and wait for a eventual port to the PS3, if it ever happens...
B33
sqoon
Posted 5:03 AM 13/8/08
hot piss.
i don't know or care how, but i've got to get to the pc gamer showdown.
sqoon
warxsnake
Posted 5:02 AM 13/8/08
@DigitalHero: Gametrailers has a butload of videos for the game, try those.
warxsnake
soviet_
Posted 5:02 AM 13/8/08
Shit me, I'm going to the PC Gamer Showdown LAN, this is amazing
soviet_
homernoy
Posted 5:02 AM 13/8/08
@DigitalHero: Maybe this will do ;)
[www.gametrailers.com]
homernoy
MisterMcThursday
Posted 5:02 AM 13/8/08
@DigitalHero: @Candlejack: jeez fellas this is the one to have no other game. cept Fallout but duh...
MisterMcThursday
DigitalHero
Posted 4:57 AM 13/8/08
Can someone show me a video that will get me excited over Left 4 Dead? I am not moved currently and would like to get on the bandwagon. :D
DigitalHero
Candlejack
Posted 4:49 AM 13/8/08
Apparently Mirror's Edge will be playable at PC Gamer Showdown as well. And um some other games...like Mercenaries 2 and FaceBreaker. I'm on the fence, depending on how much it costs, to go there and check out ME + L4D.
Candlejack
Vecha
Posted 4:49 AM 13/8/08
@lilsamuraijoe:
Why?
Isn't it a FPS?
Vecha
mentok1982
Posted 4:48 AM 13/8/08
Well fuck beans. I was hoping to get Left 4 Dead PC action at PAX. I prefer to play my Valve games on the PC so that I can acutally get extra content and patches in a timely manner.
TF2 for Xbox 360 has received like 1 maybe 2 updates. Compared to over 20 updates the PC version has received. No contest.
mentok1982
lilsamuraijoe
Posted 4:44 AM 13/8/08
Too bad it aint the PC version. L4D looks like it would be hard to play with a 360 controller. Still, I'll be happy, anything L4D rocks.
lilsamuraijoe
SeriousStu
Posted 4:44 AM 13/8/08
Sheesh, I must be the only one that's not massively excited about this game like everyone else seems to be. I love the idea of co-op and everything, but most of the vids I've seen of it don't seem to be selling it to me very well. Whenever I see the PC version, it looks way too fast paced, the framerate seems to suffer when the action heats up and the player is zooming they're view about all too often for me to understand what the hell is going on. I'm also not a big fan of most of the sound design I've heard so far - particularly the weapons. They all sound really weak to me.
Maybe someone could provide a link to a particularly cool video and get me excited. I want to be excited about this game, please!
SeriousStu
BenKenobi88
Posted 4:43 AM 13/8/08
Man Chicago needs some gaming love, I'm not going to Washington or another freaking country to play L4D, but I'd gladly go somewhere in the Midwest.
BenKenobi88
FATDAN
Posted 4:42 AM 13/8/08
@LanciePants: lol, I'll be the guy squealing like a fat kid behind you in line. And wheezing...
FATDAN
Aex
Posted 4:42 AM 13/8/08
This almost makes me wanna head to PAX... If only it was the PC version :p
Aex
CHU BOI
Posted 4:41 AM 13/8/08
@exkon: Tell me about it. Counting down the days!
CHU BOI
CHU BOI
Posted 4:40 AM 13/8/08
Aw hellzyeah!
CHU BOI
Jamez
Posted 4:39 AM 13/8/08
I played it at E3...was supposed to be for 15 minutes, but an hour later I was kicked off and told to never come back.
And told to have a nice day.
Jamez
nottsville
Posted 4:37 AM 13/8/08
I'm so looking forward to this game.
nottsville
Koztah
Posted 4:36 AM 13/8/08
I have been waiting for a coop zombie game since RE Outbreak 1 and 2 servers got the axe.
Bring it. Valve needs to let me preorder this on Steam already.
Koztah
exkon
Posted 4:36 AM 13/8/08
AWESOME. I was hoping that L4D was going to be playing. PAX just got more awesome.
exkon
WallaJoy- Snorlax?
Posted 4:36 AM 13/8/08
The ONLY way this could be better, is if Gabe Newell has a hugging booth next to the L4D booth.
WallaJoy- Snorlax?
FeatherNET
Posted 4:35 AM 13/8/08
This is the reason I live for.
...
Better not disappoint!
FeatherNET
Brian Crecente
Posted 4:34 AM 13/8/08
@LanciePants: lol
Brian Crecente
LanciePants
Posted 4:34 AM 13/8/08
This is one game that has me very excited. The buzz and enthusiasm appears to be universal amongst the game media. That's a good sign, my hopes are high.
*Squeals like a little girl*
LanciePants
MisterMcThursday
Posted 5:35 AM 13/8/08
@Rajolae: it's first hands on 360 version open to the public. i'm pretty sure.
MisterMcThursday
Rajolae
Posted 5:31 AM 13/8/08
"Better still, the Xbox 360 version will be unveiled at Penny Arcade Expo where it will also be playable. "
lol wut? How is that "better still?" The PC version will shit all over the console version.
Rajolae
Phibius
Posted 5:22 AM 13/8/08
At long last a developper makes some sense. We don't want to see more gameplay footage, we wanna PLAY it, and that's exactly what they're doing. Two thumbs up to Valve for that.
Phibius
boopadoo
Posted 5:19 AM 13/8/08
I guess they're going to debut the green blood version.
boopadoo
Hand_O_Death
Posted 5:18 AM 13/8/08
Alright I am getting this game on the day it comes out for the PC, and forcing as many of my friends to do the same. I invite anyone to add m Steam ID Hand_O_Death to play with me when it comes out. Maybe we can get Crecente to be a big bad Boss Zombie. Bird shirt optional
Hand_O_Death
gipmah
Posted 5:17 AM 13/8/08
360 Left 4 dead is splitscreen right?
gipmah
RAMPART36
Posted 5:13 AM 13/8/08
OMG PENNY ARCADE LEFT 4 DEAD 360 PLAY AT SUPER FUN TIME?!?
RAMPART36
cheesecake000
Posted 5:52 AM 13/8/08
@Jamez: @Hand_O_Death: i left private messages in your things D: ill post them somewhere public later to make sure they get used
cheesecake000
ZetaCrossfire
Posted 5:48 AM 13/8/08
were is the valve booth located at?
ZetaCrossfire
B33
Posted 5:43 AM 13/8/08
@MisterMcThursday: And EA would probally be the company handling it (much like The Orange Box).
B33
Hand_O_Death
Posted 5:38 AM 13/8/08
@cheesecake000: Yea any others I wouldn't mind one as well LOL
Hand_O_Death
DigitalHero
Posted 5:38 AM 13/8/08
@homernoy:
Ok I saw the videos guys. One word. WANT!
Fricken awesome, thanks for the links!
DigitalHero
Jamez
Posted 5:37 AM 13/8/08
@cheesecake000: Can I get one of those codes?
Jamez
DigitalBloodUK
Posted 6:16 AM 13/8/08
Give us a 360 Demo ! After the pants E3 Demo line up (Erm Too Human and.....Too Human) I'd like to see more demo's out of the upcoming conventions.
DigitalBloodUK
Hand_O_Death
Posted 6:07 AM 13/8/08
@cheesecake000: Thanks man already activated it your the man. Very much appreciated. Hope to play you online sometime.
Hand_O_Death
beta_angel
Posted 7:01 AM 13/8/08
Stellar. Pax is getting better and better. :D
beta_angel
SylvyLombax
Posted 7:36 AM 13/8/08
@gipmah: It would be a shame if it wasn't :s
SylvyLombax
Fugue
Posted 7:25 AM 13/8/08
@gipmah: I really wish we could get an answer to that.
I'm not optimistic.
Fugue
3inst3in
Posted 7:18 AM 13/8/08
@Rajolae: crecente happens to be attending PAX, so for him I'm sure that's pretty exciting. also 360 debut.
3inst3in
padre
Posted 9:06 AM 13/8/08
Can't wait, in the mean time I been heavily addicted to Zombie Panic: Source.
If anyone is interested it's a Half Life 2 modification online with Survivors vs zombie action.
for more info check out [www.zombiepanic.org.]
And i'm still waiting for L4D.
padre
Pornosaur
Posted 9:05 AM 13/8/08
Have they nailed down any days in November yet? I'm all in favor of November 4th vs say the 25th. Hurry the hell up Valve and program this joint and get it in my hands.
Pornosaur
bighit006
Posted 9:38 AM 13/8/08
Finally! ive been waiting ages to see the 360 version.
bighit006
Xiedo
Posted 11:17 AM 13/8/08
@gipmah, Fugue, SylvyLombax: Splitscreen confirmed.
2-player. At around the 19-min mark in the below vid. The vid has much more info than just that if you've got around 20 minutes to burn...
[whatifgaming.com]
Xiedo
Fugue
Posted 1:14 PM 13/8/08
@Xiedo: Fantastic. I've been waiting to hear that for months now. Thank you.
Fugue
NeVeRMoRe666
Posted 3:56 PM 13/8/08
@SeriousStu: I haven't got the links, but I have other materials to get you quite excited. Read "World War Z" by Max Brooks, watch any of the old George A. Romero films and check out "The Walking Dead" series by Robert Kirkman. If that doesn't have you squealing like a little girl, well, I guess you're one of them...
*readies the hatchet*
NeVeRMoRe666
AnonTipster
Posted 7:18 AM 13/8/08
@cheesecake000: Hi cheesecake, if you've still got any of those DoD codes going, I'd sure appreciate one.
anonymoustipster [at] hotmail.co.uk
Cheers.
AnonTipster