[folder_nav][folder_nav] If the Boomer pukes on you, or explodes on you, you’re blinded and a generous helping of zombies will converge on you. ...

[folder_nav][folder_nav] The underlying gameplay of Left 4 Dead is old-school simple: Bad guys rush you and you gun them down. If this was ...

[folder_nav][folder_nav] New players always seem to be the most aggressive. A few hunter pounces is normally all it takes to teach players that ...

[folder_nav][folder_nav] You will never suffer from friendly fire incidents if all your teammates have is pushbrooms. It would bring sweeping changes to the ...

[folder_nav][folder_nav] Am I the only one who has noticed that some of the safe areas of Left 4 Dead are actually pretty good, ...

[folder_nav][folder_nav] There is nothing I can add here that Francis hasn’t already said better than I ever could. Shamus Young is a programmer ...

[folder_nav][folder_nav] This is the first in a long series. Buckle up. Shamus Young is a programmer and writer by trade, videogame nitpicker by ...

[folder_nav][folder_nav] Most of the “storytelling” in Left 4 Dead takes the form of messages scrawled on the walls of key locations, as desperate ...

When it comes to endurance games, there’s something to be said for simplicity. Others may enjoy the spectacle of Gears of War 2‘s ...

[folder_nav][folder_nav] Am I the only one who feels guilt when listening to the developer commentary for Valve games? What they convey is that ...

Despite what you may think, Left 4 Dead isn’t really about killing zombies. What it’s about, at least according to Valve’s Mike Booth, ...

Games are an important part of my life, but the kind I choose to play at any given moment depends largely on my ...