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The first 'Left 4 Dead 2' expansion in years is available now for free
Play 'Left 4 Dead 2' for free on PC this weekend, and enjoy the new community-produced DLC add-on The Last Stand.
Valve shares a trailer for the first ‘Left 4 Dead 2’ update in years
Valve says a community-led update is coming to 'Left 4 Dead 2.'
Dawn of War II's free 'The Last Stand' DLC released
THQ and Relic have released "The Last Stand," a free update for the Warhammer 40k RTS Dawn of War II. As we reported during PAX 2009, the DLC adds a Horde/Firefight style survival mode to the game. In addition, the pack contains two new maps and what THQ describes as "numerous balance updates and bug fixes." The publisher has also mentioned that Dawn of War II is receiving what we can only imagine is a limited time price cut to $20 on Steam, effective immediately. It should last 'til at least dawn. [Via VG247]
Dawn of War II's 'The Last Stand' mode detailed
It seems the increasingly popular "Horde" mode first presented in Gears of War 2 (before spreading to other popular FPS titles in some form) isn't just proliferating through the shooter genre -- GameSpy recently revealed details for "The Last Stand," a similar gametype which will soon be introduced into Dawn of War II. The new mode, which will come as a free download for those who own the full game, lets three players select either the Space Marine, Ork or Eldar hero classes, then face off cooperatively against wave after wave of computer-controlled adversaries. Between waves, players will be able to level up their heroes and manage their equipment. The series' strategic roots aren't being thrown out the window -- players will need to work together to stay alive and capture score-multiplying control points. We'll undoubtedly learn more about this intriguing expansion to the well-received strategy title during Relic's panel at PAX 2009. [Via Big Download]
Last Stand ... or: Resident living evil dead zombie night
Mmmm, we do like our zombie killin'! We've been lacking in good ol' fashioned survivor horror for a while, but The Last Stand delivers with its casual simplicity. You're one of the living remnants in a 28 Days Later scenarios and are held up in a barricade. After surviving an onslaught, you'll be able to divide your daylight time between repairing your barricade, hunting for weapons or searching for survivors. We recommend the latter.For some downtime in your workday, or just something to pass a lazy afternoon away, the game doesn't disappoint. We actually enjoyed it so much we'd wish it could go beyond 20 days. We politely request The Last Stand 2: Standing Taller.
Stringer: The Xbox 360 is an "obsession"
Well, you know what they say about what to do when you have nothing nice to say ... erm, say that the competing gaming platform (in this case, the 360) is an "obsession"?That's exactly what Sony CEO Howard Stringer had to offer in an interview with Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal recently. While sharing how The Da Vinci Code from Sony beat up on "X-Men 3" (aka The Last Stand) over in Europe, he seemed to mistakenly throw in "Xbox 3" in the stead of Fox's great summer blockbuster hope. Following Mossberg's correction, Stringer is reported to have retorted, laughing, "There's an obsession!"We don't know if he's referring to the media's obsession with the corporate gaming rivalry, his own obsession with the console that would dethrone the PlayStation, or some combination of the two (irony really doesn't help here), but he does seem to at least outwardly admire Bill Gates' salesmanship (as well as his hypocrisy in delaying Windows Vista while lambasting the PS3 delay). Of course, a lot of supposed compliments could go both ways, so we've provided a few handy links below to check out what other "nice" things hardware execs have had to say about their competitors lately. We're sure it's all in good fun.[Thanks, JC & SickNic; also via GameDaily BIZ]See also: Nice words -- "Thanks," "flattered," and "flattering." Not-so-nice words -- "Plagiarism," "no need for PC," "not mainstream for most games," and "same old experiences with new graphics."
Dell gaming preview: X3 special edition XPS
What's shiny, expensive and way too geeky for the masses? A special edition gaming desktop from Dell which is boasting a fancy facade that X3 enthusiasts will appreciate, that's what. Only one of these exists in the whole world (the thing pictured is just prototype, surprise!) and they want to give it away to one lucky gamer.Starting tomorrow, you can enter in the sweepstakes for their XPS X-Men: The Last Stand Collector's Edition rig. You'll need to check out their E3 site, but it won't be live until tomorrow. Good luck to anyone desperate interested enough to enter!
