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Valve Rolls Out Patch For Left 4 Dead 2

1:30PM Owen Good | The PC version of Left 4 Dead 2 has been patched. Just fire up Steam and it’ll fix and update a slew of issues. Got a bug? Maybe it’s covered in this, check the jump for more. More »
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Valve Bans Grey-Market Modern Warfare 2 Keys

2:00PM Owen Good | Some who bought CD keys for Modern Warfare 2 — no physical media in other words — from import resellers have seen their access to the game vanish, as Activision has apparently asked Valve to ban such keys. More »
Culture

Left 4 Dead 2’s Midnight Riders, Ellis Take To YouTube, Facebook

10:40AM Michael McWhertor | Gamers looking for more story in their Left 4 Dead 2 experience may want to refocus their efforts on the web. Ellis, one of the game’s new Survivors, and his favourite fictional band, the Midnight Riders have YouTube accounts. More »
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Left 4 Dead Campaigns Now (Unofficially) Work In Left 4 Dead 2

6:30AM Michael McWhertor | Left 4 Dead 2 fans longing not for Francis, Bill, Zoey and Louis but for Dead Air, No Mercy, Death Toll and Blood Harvest have one more reason to go for the PC version of the zombie apocalypse shooter. More »
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Stardock: Steam Has 70% Of PC Download Market

11:00PM Luke Plunkett | Just about everybody involved with digital distribution is coy when it comes to sales numbers. Nobody wants to give the game away. But that doesn’t stop some — like publishers/online retailers Stardock — from trying to guess! More »
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Let’s Take Another Look At Aussie Left 4 Dead 2 Edits

4:00PM David Wildgoose | Sick of seeing just how Valve has butchered the Australian version of Left 4 Dead 2 to placate the censors? Of course you aren’t. Yes, let’s take another look. More »
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Sadly, Jimmy Gibbs Did Not Survive The Zombie Apocalypse

2:20PM Luke Plunkett | Those already knee-deep in Left 4 Dead 2’s Southern undead will be familiar with Jimmy Gibbs, who is only the greatest stock car racer of all time. Or shall we say, was. More »
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Meet Left 4 Dead 2’s House Band, The Midnight Riders

12:40PM Michael McWhertor | If you’ve played through Left 4 Dead 2’s second campaign, Dark Carnival, you’re likely familiar with the music and pyrotechnic power of the chapter’s fictional rock and roll band, the Midnight Riders. Well, they’ve got their own web site. More »
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Team Fortress 2 Gets Updated A LOT

12:00AM Luke Plunkett | There’s an interesting statistic to be found in a Gamasutra interview with Steam’s Jason Holtman, published earlier today. Concerning Team Fortress 2, and just how often Valve feel the need to tinker with and improve the game. More »
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Left 4 Dead 2 Is Region Free On Xbox 360

2:00PM David Wildgoose | While it seems PC gamers may be able to bypass the censorship of Left 4 Dead 2, Xbox 360 gamers have no such luck. But what about importing? More »