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L4D 2 Announced, RPS Gets The Scoop

David — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:55:46 +0000

Quite why Valve didn’t come to me first, I don’t know. Instead, they gave Rock, Paper, Shotgun an exclusive preview of their next game: Left 4 Dead 2. All I can say is: AWESOME. According to the article, they’ve been working on it ever since the first one came out last November. Because of that, they’ve [...]

Stop Press: SDK beta released!

David — Sat, 16 May 2009 02:40:00 +0000

Holy Crap, it’s finally here! Valve announced today on the official L4D blog that they’ve just released the beta of the Left 4 Dead ‘Authoring Tools’, or SDK as they’re collectively known. This is great news! All those mappers out there who have been working feverishly on their L4D campaigns, versus and survival maps can finally [...]

Zombie Genocidest

David — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:49:34 +0000

Yes, the rumors are true: I’ve joined the 4.9% of the L4D population to have killed over 53,595 Infected. Does that make me better than you? Probably. Although I’ve never even come close to completing any of the other crazy difficult achievements (see my stats). Ego stroking aside, how far along are you, the dear readers [...]

Detailed Player Stats Now Available

David — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:39:00 +0000

Today Valve made a new post on their blog detailing the in-depth player stat pages that they’ve now made available on the Steam Community. It makes for interesting reading, but even more interesting is reading your actual stats. Here’s my stats page, for the voyeuristic or just plain curious amongst you. They’re hardly stellar, but [...]

Extensive Statistics and FAQ

David — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:34:50 +0000

I just came across a thread on the Steam forums that is worth sharing. A forum-goer by the name of Phoebus seems to be maintaining a comprehensive list of weapon damage, running speed and other statistics. Here is the thread in question.I’m not the sort of player who cares intensely about exactly how much damage [...]

Pub Servers Make Me Sad

David — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:32:08 +0000

This is why I don’t like to play on public servers: S. : no no Limlik(Survivor) : arent you glad? S. : u got no penis {COF} CHIMERICAL : you and “a.” are bum buddies A. : No A. : Were butt pirates So remember: When this is the first 5 seconds of conversation on a server you just joined, [...]

Death Toll Versus: First Thoughts

David — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:06:14 +0000

I just got done playing my first run through of Death Toll in versus mode. Although we didn’t get to the finale due to time constraints, I can sum the Survivor experience up in two words: FRIKKING HARD. Raining Death The Death Toll levels lend themselves very well to long range hunter pounces, similar to the first [...]

Survival Pack Out

David — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:47:36 +0000

It’s official: The Left 4 Dead Survival pack is out. I could link to the release notes, but I’d much rather go back and play Last Stand again because IT’S AWESOME. My best time so far? 9:20

Link Buttons

David — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:57:10 +0000

I’ve added a page with some link buttons in case any of you who read this blog want to promote it on your website/blog or in your forum sig. So that it’s easy to find, I’ve added a link to the page just under the main title banner. Take a look, then go spread the [...]

Some Quick Thoughts on Recent Updates

David — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:38:03 +0000

Valve have made some pretty serious updates in the last couple of weeks, especially with regard to versus mode. The Smoker got some serious buffs, Survivor melee got nerfed and the order in which the teams play through the stages now depends on points. Generally speaking I think that they’re for the better, and here’s [...]