The team over at Valve announced today a series of content and development releases for its latest zombie shooter on Xbox 360, Left 4 Dead.
The first Left 4 Dead DLC – dubbed the Left 4 Dead Survival Pack – is due for release this spring and introduces a new multiplayer game mode entitled, Survival, plus two complete campaigns for Versus Mode . A Critic’s Choice Edition of the game is also heading to retail stores this spring, and will include access to all the content introduced in the Left 4 Dead: Survival Pack.
In addition, for PC gamers and aspiring developers, the first Left 4 Dead release for the Source Software Development Kit (Source SDK) will allow the creation of custom Left 4 Dead campaigns that will be discoverable via Left 4 Dead’s matchmaking system. The SDK update is also due for release this spring, and is free of charge to all owners of Left 4 Dead on the PC. We can only hope popular maps created by this SDK will release as downloadable updates for the console version of the game.
“Since Half-Life launched in 1998, Valve has made continuous efforts to expand the offering of its products beyond what’s included on the day of launch,” said Gabe Newell, co-founder and president of Valve. “With Half-Life and Counter-Strike, and more recently Team Fortress 2, we’ve learned that we’re no longer making stand-alone games but creating entertainment services. With Left 4 Dead we’re extending that tradition by creating additional gameplay and releasing our internal tools to aspiring developers so they may also create and distribute new Left 4 Dead experiences.”
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