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Two Days Until ‘The Passing’!

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So it was finally announced: the new L4D2 DLC ‘The Passing’ is going to be released on Thursday, April 22. Although its a few weeks after they initially said, I won’t be complaining because the additions sound incredible! Check it out:

- play time with three of the original survivors

- new weapons, including a golf club and an M60 machine gun

- new survival and scavenge maps

- the “Fallen Survivor” (an uncommon common infected)

…and more, which you can check out here. To recap, “The Passing” receives its name because you play with only three out of four of the original survivors. New DLC will also be released for the original Left 4 Dead, which will explain which survivor sacrifices their life for the lives of his or her fellow survivors. I have an inkling that it won’t be Zoey or Francis, since Valve employee Chet Faliszek made mention of their interaction with the new survivors. Looks like we may be down to Louis or Bill! Guess we’ll have to wait until Thursday to find out. ;)

‘The Passing’ will be available for free for PC users and 560  MS points for Xbox Live players.

L4D and The Passing: Someone Will Die?!

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A couple of days ago Valve announced the tagline for the newest piece of DLC coming out for Left 4 Dead 2: “Nobody Lives Forever.” So we already knew the original survivors were going to be joining the new ones in Left 4 Dead 2‘s new DLC, ‘The Passing’, but Chet Faliszek of Valve spilled that one of the original four would have to make the ultimate sacrifice for the good of the team at the end of the campaign. So who will it be?! There is much speculation being tossed around (some of it racist, some of it sexist), but in the end we’ll just have to wait until a more solid release date is announced.

‘The Passing’ will be a three-part long campaign that takes place between ‘Dead Center’ and ‘Dark Carnival’. It’ll also feature a new kind of uncommon infected, known as the “Fallen Survivor”, who, once killed, can supply the team with ammunition and medical supplies.

Valve also plans on releasing a piece of DLC for the original L4D detailing how the original survivors got to the south in the first place. So far it’s rumored to come out about a month after ‘The Passing’. More info soon!

Valve, meet Apple. Apple, meet Valve

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Yesterday Valve released six teaser photos of five PC games that look like they’re coming to the Mac: Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress 2, Half-Life, Portal, and Steam. I’ve played Left 4 Dead vigorously, trying to eat up all of the achievements, and I’ve had an interest in trying Half-Life and Portal since I’ve known about them, so this news is rather exciting. Plus any company that wants to release games for the Mac (including you, Blizzard <3) is on my A-list. You can see all of the photos here.

Valve Announces L4D2 DLC

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Francis, Bill, Zoey, LouisWondering why the title is about L4D2 but our picture features the original four survivors? If you’ve connected the dots, you’re probably experiencing the same euphoria I am. New DLC for L4D2 is going to feature Zoey, Francis, Bill and Louis! Set shortly after the events of the “Dead Center” campaign, “The Passing” campaign will be released in the spring of 2010. Although you still play as the new characters, your group of survivors manage to run into the L4D set and the eight of you will fight through to the highway section of the “Dark Carnival” campaign. This DLC will also feature new survivor/scavenge/versus mode maps, a new type of Uncommon infected, new melee weapons and firearms, and even a new type of co-op play! An official date will be announced shortly.