Left 4 Dead 2 appeal rejected in Australia, but awesome new trailer leaked

The rough most definitely came with smooth today for Left 4 Dead 2 fans. We'll start with the bad news first: if you're Australian, you won't be playing the Left 4 Dead 2 Valve wanted you to play. ... continue

Pre-order Left 4 Dead 2 now and get the demo early

Valve today announced release plans for the Left 4 Dead 2 demo, revealing that those who pre-order the game from retailers or Steam will get it first, on October 27. Looks like the Left 4 Dead 2 ... continue

Left 4 Dead 2 boycott officially brought to an end

And hurray for that. Yes, the most pointless boycott in history is over. Back in June, a group of Left 4 Dead fans announced plans to boycott Left 4 Dead 2, on the grounds that developer Valve was ... continue

Buy World of Goo for … whatever price you want

World of Goo was one of the best games I played in 2008, bar none. The premise of this clever, gorgeous physics-based puzzler was simple: use tiny, anthropomorphic goo balls to build huge, teetering structures of goo ... continue

Less gory Left 4 Dead 2 cleared for release in Australia

If ever a screenshot could be called prescient ... A few weeks back, Australian censorship body the OFLC (here represented by the chap smacking Australia in the gob) refused to classify Left 4 Dead 2, banning the game ... continue

You WILL buy Left 4 Dead 2, dammit

Is anybody out there still boycotting Left 4 Dead 2? If so, two things: 1. You're ridiculous. 2. Valve intends to test your resistance with the mother of all marketing campaigns. That's right: Valve has announced it'll be spending a ... continue

Weekend gaming special: F.E.A.R. 2 Project Origin plus the Reborn DLC

When the game F.E.A.R. by Monolith was first released it created quite the stir in the gaming community and still maintains a high approval rating at Metacritic. I remember when it came out I ... continue

Left 4 Dead gets patched, new stage to arrive September 23?

When I switched on my Xbox 360 to play Left 4 Dead earlier today, I was invited told to download a new update for the zombie shooter. This patch, I later learned from my L4D-playing friends, seemed ... continue

Yarr! Celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day with free copy of Monkey Island

Ahoy, me hearties, etc. In case you weren't aware, September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Celebrated since 1995, I've already lived through enough ITLaPDs to find the whole affair rather tedious and memesy. On the ... continue

Left 4 Dead 2 banned in Australia

If you live in Australia and desperately wish to play Left 4 Dead 2, prepare for some bad news.* The OFLC, the notoriously hard-to-please censorship body that classifies all of Australia's films and videogames, has given Valve's shooter ... continue

Get your gaming deal on with Steam and Star Wars

Over the last little while Valve’s Steam store has been adding LucasArt’s game titles to their store and today they’ve announced that their most recent addition is a package of Star Wars games. To ... continue

New Left 4 Dead 2 campaign enjoys all the fun of the Carnival

"You must be this tall ... TO DIE!" That's the awesome slogan for new Left 4 Dead 2 campaign "Dark Carnival." Having already wowed us with reveals of "Swamp Fever" and "The Parish," Valve showed off this new ... continue