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"Left 4 Dead is very much survival horror for the new generation, a white-knuckle paced take on zombie games. It's a step up in panic on par with the speed boost that the walking dead have been fortunate to receive via films like 28 Days Later and the Dawn of the Dead remake. Trying to not only keep pace with your squadmates—and ensure that they don't get ensnared by a zombie tongue—but also with the parade of rotting hordes forces the player to focus like a laser between safe rooms.

Left 4..."

"Following confirmation from GDC that there were no plans in place to bring zombie shooter Left 4 Dead to PS3, Valve’s Doug Lombardi has said that no fat lady’s sung on a Sony port yet.

“If folks want to do a PS3 version, we’re open to talk with third parties about that,” he said.

The game is currently scheduled for release on PC and 360 only."

"With this year's gaming harvest already played and beaten and filed away into memory like so many saves, it is time now to look on.

Past the bulbous shores of 2007, far off in the distant recesses of release schedules, lies the gone-golden bounty of untapped potential. And while many may slip their surly bonds and give flight to the year 2009, more still will cement their crusted plastic into delighted hands. Here we mark the prophecy of the PC legacy, a concrete, yet tumultuous hour of re..."

Just recently we were treated to zombie horror movie sequel 28 weeks later. Fast zombies, running at you, the terror and fear, the gore. Oh if only there was a game like that!

Well, there is. It's called Left 4 Dead. From the creators of the bots in Counter Strike, Turtle Rock Studios has teamed up with Valve (Half Life, Team Fortress) comes a Co-Op team based game where you can play the as the survivors or the infected.



TRS recently set up a booth at Shadowlan down in California fo...

In a recent interview with Michael Booth, founder or Turtle Rock Studios; Michael Booth tells GamesIndustry.biz about working with Valve and the growth of online gaming.

This interview might perk some peoples interest (ie: mines ;)) with the pending release of Turtle Rock Studio's highly anticipated game Left 4 Dead. This is only part one of a multi part interview but unfortunately no mentions of Left 4 Dead have been dropped as of yet.

Throughout the interview most of the questions del...

"At first glance, the concept is hardly what you'd call revolutionary. Players team up against masses of mindless monsters - actually ordinary people, transformed into zombies by a deadly virus. Yep, it's about as clichéd as it can get. But wait, don't go away yet, there's more about Left 4 Dead than meets the eye. It's not just another average multiplayer action game. This Xbox 360/PC shooter offers intense four-player cooperative play. While there's little to no tactical depth, Left 4 Dead d..."