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Valve: Left 4 Dead 2 Pre-orders 4 Times The 1st

10:40AM Michael McWhertor | Despite the boycotts, despite the un-Valve-like speedy turnaround time, despite complaints that Left 4 Dead 2’s cast of Survivors can’t possibly live up to the first, pre-orders are four times that of the original, says Valve. More »
News

Play Versus Mode In The Left 4 Dead 2 Demo

12:30AM Luke Plunkett | The Left 4 Dead 2 demo is now out there for public consumption, but users will have found that the game’s signature versus mode has been locked. No problem. Just hack your way around it! More »
News

Preorder Bonus Puts L4D Headwear In Team Fortress 2

3:40PM Owen Good | “For the first time in history,” writes the TF2 Team, “two separate Valve universes collide!” If you pre-order Left 4 Dead 2, you get Bill’s beret from Left 4 Dead to trick out your Team Fortress 2 guys. More »
Culture

Who’s Got Halloween Costumes To Share?

9:00PM AJ Glasser | A few of you sent in choice pictures of video game-themed Halloween costumes you were brave enough to wear. Lucky for you, we’re brave enough to post them. More »
Rumours

Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Names Upcoming DLC?

3:30PM Owen Good | PC gamers dissecting the Left 4 Dead 2 demo found files that might reference the names of future DLC packs, CVG reports. More »
Media

UK Viral Vid Teaches Us How To Cope With L4D2

2:40PM Owen Good | Bad enough that this sucker’s set in Louisiana and still features a cricket bat – I’ve truly never heard of anyone playing that game south of the Mason-Dixon, outside of university graduate students from India. More »
Culture

Rock Band: Beatles And More Left 4 Dead In Today’s Pumpkins

12:40PM AJ Glasser | Halloween is so close I can almost taste the zombie makeup and candy corn. Here’s a few more pumpkins to go in the patch. More »
News

Left 4 Dead Map Lets You ‘Dismember The Alamo’ Right Now

6:40AM Michael McWhertor | Remember the fan-created Alamo Draft House Left 4 Dead map built for that theatre’s zombie filmfest, previously featured on Kotaku? If not, here’s the elevator pitch: zombie film festival begets Left 4 Dead map, modeled with impressive detail. More »
Culture

And Now For A Left 4 Dead Jack-o-Lantern

7:30PM AJ Glasser | Sent our way by Justin Perkins. Oh, and check out these from Russ Renshaw. More »
Culture

No Mercy In Left 4 Dead Hospital “Reviews”

12:30PM Owen Good | Mercy. The hospital in Left 4 Dead’s “No Mercy” campaign, and the name of a real one in Pittsburgh. And Louis, Zoey, Francis and Bill are sowing panic about its conditions, the access to medication, and patients you’ll find there. More »