If you are a big Left 4 Dead fan like I am, and you also appreciate the not so serious zombie outbreak movie Shaun of the Dead then cross your fingers. There is a group of amateur designers working on a Sean of the Dead mod for Left 4 Dead as we speak.

Called Left 4 Winchester (fitting isn’t it?) the campaign will take place at five different landmarks featured in the zombie comedy. Here’s te breakdown from the developers site:

• Chapter One – Shaun’s Pad (pictured above)

Players start in the shed (found in Shaun’s backyard), equiped with Left 4 Dead’s First Their weapons, and they must work their way through Shauns house, onto the street, and through the neighborhood to the backroom of the Corner shop.

• Chapter Two – Mum’s House

Players start in the backroom of the corner shop, and must work their way to Shaun’s Mum’s House, where the map ends.

• Chapter Three – Lizz’s Flat

Players start in Mum’s House, and must work their way to Lizz’s Flat (expect some trouble’s along the way) where they enter the backside of the building and take safety inside Lizz’s Flat (Apartment).

• Chapter Four – To the Winchester

Players start in Lizz’s Flat (Apartment) and must work their way outside, then through some tough situations and onto the Winchester, where they find safety in the backroom (or so they think…).

• Chapter Five – Survive the Winchester

Players start in the backroom of the Winchester Pub, and must survive inside long enough for the power to come on (allowing them to use the lift found in the cellar), as well as wait long enough for the APC to arrive (Upon exiting the Lift).

Like I said, keep your fingers crossed though. One of the mappers is hesitant to continue due to the fact that the mod is based on a movie and he’s worried about legal repercussions. If he decides to back out all of his work goes with him, causing development to take longer then was originally planned.  Let’s hope he hangs in there.

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Witty titles are rad.

It didn’t take long for hate and discontent to spread throughout the Steam Community. Only hours maybe even minutes. But now it’s turned into a full fledged boycott. Valve’s surprise announcement of Left 4 Dead 2 seems to have left a real sour taste in the mouth of fans of the original Left 4 Dead.

The Steam Group L4D2 Boycott (NO-L4D2) popped up the very same day the announcement of the sequel was made. And it’s quickly gaining popularity with almost 18,000 members as of this post. Vavle should take notice.

On the group’s profile page they layout their major gripes and grienvances with Valve. Here’s what they say irks them the most:

• Significant content for L4D1 was promised, and never delivered
• Valve put little faith in L4D1 since they almost certainly started working on L4D2 right after release
• The fact that L4D2 is nearly identical to L4D1 will decimate the community for both games
• The announced date is not nearly enough time to polish content or make significant gameplay changes
• The new character designs seem bland and unappealing so far
• L4D2 is too bright to fit in with L4D1’s visual aesthetic
• The fiddle-based horde music is extremely disliked, though the differently orchestrated music is otherwise welcome
• L4D2’s release will result in a drop in quality and frequency for L4D1 content, even compared to before
• The community has lost faith in Valve’s former reputation for commitment to their games post-release

I’ve been torn on this announcement from the get go. I for one would actually like to see a sequel. But I’m not sure the timing is right. I still think there is more that could be done with the original Left 4 Dead. Spend more time and effort honing that game in first, and inevitably any sequel will be that much better.

Take Team Fortress 2 for example. That game was released almost two years ago. But with updates, DLC’s and other tweaks the game is still as fresh as the first time I played it. And the community behind it is a huge and loyal one. Not unlike the one behind Left 4 Dead.

But let’s cut Valve some slack here. I think it’s too ealry to jump ship and call for a mutany. Let’s wait to play and experience the sequel before we call for their heads. It’s the loyal fans like the ones who started this boycott that should know that Valve almost always comes through for it’s fans. Why would now be any different?

What do you guys think? Do yo agree with the announcement of the sequel or are you dead set against it? Are you a member of the boycott?

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You can still play L4D for free today, but if you decide to buy it (and you will) it will only set you back $23.99. That’s 40% off for all you math geniuses.

Do yourself a favor and get the free trial if you are one of the 458 people on this Earth how haven’t played L4D yet. Happy zombie hunting!

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Starting at 12:01am tonight Steam will let you play Left 4 Dead for FREE. You’ll get twenty four hours of zombie killing fun and you don’t have to pay a dime. 

Save yourself some time and download / preload the game so you can start right away when the clock strikes 12:01am! You know I’ll be playing.

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An update for the Xbox 360 version will come later.

Here’s a list of the updates:

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Every one’s favorite zombie game has a few new things up it’s sleeve. You’ll get the new “Survival Pack” and the addition of the Death Toll and Dead Air levels to the Versus mode.

I’m personally looking forward to the “Survival Pack”. Those of you who liked the Horde mode from Gears and the Nazi Zombie mode from Call of Duty WaW are gonna eat this up.

Grab a shotgun and start popping heads off!

Too lazy to sign on to Live and get the DLC? Click here to add it to your queue.

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