Tag Archives: Left 4 Dead

Forget Half-Life 3, I need a Left 4 Dead resurrection

One of the horror genre’s oldest rules of thumb is “don’t show people the monster”, because there’s nothing more unnerving than the devil you don’t know. Dreamt up by Turtle Rock and brought hideously to life with Valve’s aid (opens in new tab), the masterful Left 4 Dead takes that …

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Gamings worst AI companions

Artificial Unintelligence AI companions tend to come in a couple different flavors. There’s the true companions, versatile and interesting characters who really add something to the experience, like Elizabeth from BioShock Infinite or Alyx from Half-Life 2. Next are the harmless annoyances, who aren’t great to have around but don’t …

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Valve denies rumors of Left 4 Dead prequel

Yesterday rumor mongers came up with an especially enticing little morsel of gaming news. The rumor floating around was that Overkill, the studio behind the co-op bank heist shooter, PAYDAY, was working with Valve on developing a prequel to the Left 4 Dead series. Honestly, the rumor seemed a bit …

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