Bill, Frances, Louis and Zoey have received a full retro-NES makeover, and we like it. Eric Ruth and PixelForce NES are responsible for this amazing "de-make" of Left 4 Dead. So far there is a full trailer out for the game, but by January 2010 Eric Ruth expects to have a full release of the pixelized Left 4 Dead on PC. If Left 4 Dead had been around in the 80's, this is what it would look like.
 

"It features all the campaigns from the original game, including 8-bit incarnations of the special infected, for two players to play through -- it is a NES game after all, fancy four-player wasn't standard."

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Love 'em or hate 'em, Avatars are here to stay.  If you have to pick a very Nintendo-like animated persona, you may as well customize it, making it your very own.  Avatar Awards are one of the cooler ways to do this; earning certain achievements unlocks clothes and accessories for your 'toon self.  'Splosion Man did it first, and it looks like Left 4 Dead 2 is the next game to feature Avatar Awards.

A few zealous folks over at the Steam forums found some interesting code which reveals the goodies and how to earn them.

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The much publicized, discussed, and debated (at least over the Internet) Left 4 Dead 2 boycott has finally come to end; not with a Tank roar, but a flood of self-congratulations and back patting it would seem.  Ars Technica reported yesterday on the forum post that brought the boycott to an end by the two members of the Steam community that began it all, Agent of Chaos and Walking_Target.  You may remember that it wasn't that long ago that these two gentlemen also snagged themselves a special trip to Valve, courtesy of Valve.  So what does this mean for all the L4D fans out there?  Well, it's ok to buy and enjoy the co-op goodness of L4D2 because L4D will still be supported... you know, like Valve talked about months ago.

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This is a story about dads and sons, parenting a teenager, changing interests, and, of course, zombies.

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Survival or Waves modes seem to be all the rage these days with co-op games.  And while we all love a good cooperative experience bolstered by solid exposition, it's hard not to love the arcade like nature of survival challenges.

A new batch of games has been given "Platinum Hits" status from Microsoft.  "Platinum Hits" are value priced editions of well reviewed, high selling titles.  Out of the five titles selected, three of them feature co-op: Grand Theft Auto IV, Left 4 Dead, and Saint's Row 2!  If you haven't picked up a copy of one of these yet, perhaps now is the time.

Grand Theft Auto IV - Co-Op Score 3.5

Left 4 Dead - Co-Op Score 5

Saint's Row 2 - Co-Op Score 4.5

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With the release of the Crash Course DLC today for the original Left 4 Dead, Valve has marked down the price of the game to only $14.99!  That's right, all the co-op zombie killing you can handle for a very wallet friendly price.

Even better Valve has a co-op combo deal for you - if you buy three copies of Left 4 Dead for $44.99, you'll get the 4th copy free!  Using Steam you can then gift the other copies to your friends in the true spirit of co-op.  

If you do pick the game up, be sure to join us tonight for some Crash Course action!

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Left 4 Dead's first co-op campaign addition has been released today, about six weeks before the game's first sequel is set to be released.  Titled Crash Course, the DLC is a four player co-op campaign and versus mode all rolled into one.  It takes place between the Mercy Hospital mission and Death Toll as the survivors helicopter crashes after rescue.  

PC owners, all you need to do is fire up Steam and you'll be updated and have the latest content.   Xbox 360 owners on the other hand are going to have to pony up some hard earned Microsoft Points for this - though you might want to wait.  Why?  As of now the price is incorrect.

Update:  The price has been corrected.

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We've got a regular cornucopia of Left 4 Dead news today for you.  First lets start at the upcoming DLC for Left 4 Dead 1 called Crash Course.  Valve has announced a release date of September 29th on both Xbox Live and Steam.  It looks like we were wrong, and so was Paramore.  We're crush crush crushed.

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You know those really annoying kid show characters, The Teletubbies?  They're these brightly colored, billowing, and loud creatures that squeal and talk like a bunch of cracked out unicorns.  And they need to die.

Now you can do that thanks to the latest Left 4 Dead PC mod called Teletubbies 4 Dead.  I think the video says it all.  Four player co-op Teletubby slaughtering.  Ahhhhh...yeah.

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