Left 4 Dead Wiki:News archive


 * August 19, 2010
 * A new DLC titled "The Sacrifice" is offically announced.
 * The new DLC will be available on both platforms, for both games, and is a prequel to "The Passing. You will play as the original survivors.
 * The new DLC will be available on both platforms, for both games, and is a prequel to "The Passing. You will play as the original survivors.


 * July 21, 2010
 * Updates have been made to Left 4 Dead 2 on the Steam. See Wiki page... See update page...


 * July 9th 2010
 * Updates have been made to Left 4 Dead 2 on all platforms. See Wiki page... See update page...


 * July 2nd 2010
 * Updates have been made to Left 4 Dead 2 on the Xbox 360. See blog post...


 * April 22, 2010
 * The new DLC for Left 4 Dead 2 titled "The Passing" is officially released to the public on both PC and Xbox.


 * This DLC bring a new campaign which involves the first Left 4 Dead survivors, new maps for survival and scavenge, a new M60 firearm, Golf Club melee weapon, New Achievements for "The Passing" and the new "Mutation" mode which will change every week.


 * December 14, 2009
 * Valve announced new DLC for Left 4 Dead 2, called "The Passing" it is supposed to have all 4 Survivors from the first game meet with the other 4 Survivors from the second game, new content shall feature a new uncommon common, a new weapon, and a new melee weapon, the date is suspected to be some time in early spring.


 * See also: http://store.steampowered.com/news/3237/ 


 * November 21, 2009
 * Share the Christmas spirit with your loved ones by sending them a Left 4 Dead or Left 4 Dead 2 themed Christmas card. Custom made by Alexandria Neonakis.


 * November 17th, 2009
 * Left 4 Dead 2 has been released for PC and Xbox 360 in the U.S.


 * July 20th, 2009
 * Gamespy has posted an in depth exclusive preview of Left 4 Dead 2. New information detailed in the article and videos chronicle a new special infected called The Spitter and "level-specific common infected".


 * June 1st, 2009
 * Left 4 Dead 2 has been announced at E3 '09! Read here for more information.


 * April 21st, 2009
 * The Survival Pack for Left 4 Dead has been released for PC and Xbox 360.


 * March 21st, 2009
 * The Left 4 Dead Wiki now has a(n almost) fully functional IRC channel! Want to talk instantly with other members of the Left 4 Dead Wiki community? Check out Left 4 Dead Wiki:IRC Channel to find out how!


 * January 6th, 2009
 * Left 4 Dead Reviews & Rewards - Valve has released a list of awards and review for Left 4 Dead that they have received since the game's release in their blog. See what reviewers are saying about Left 4 Dead in the link.


 * November 24th, 2008
 * Left 4 Dead First League - Game Battles League opened a first Left 4 Dead Arena for PC and 360 . To register your team and start competing, visit for PC, for XBOX 360.


 * November 18th, 2008
 * Left 4 Dead has been released on the PC (over Steam and at retail) and for the Xbox 360 at retail.


 * November 11th, 2008
 * Left 4 Dead Demo Available Now - The official demo for Valve's upcoming zombie thriller, Left 4 Dead, is now available for the PC and Xbox 360. For more information, please visit l4d.com. To play the demo, visit www.steamgames.com (PC) or Xbox Live (360).


 * November 10th, 2008
 * L4D Art Direction, Part 1: Filmic Effects - One of the goals of Left 4 Dead's art direction was to capture the tone and feel of being right in the middle of a horror movie. This meant making the environments look scary in a specifically cinematic way.


 * November 10th, 2008
 * Left 4 Dead Demo Update Released - Prevents spawning as Infected & other fixes.


 * November 6th, 2008
 * Valve releases Left 4 Dead demo on Steam and Xbox Live for pre-purchasing customers.


 * October 29th, 2008
 * Valve has confirmed that the demo is going to be released on November 6th for pre-ordering customers and on November 11th publicly.


 * October 10th 2008
 * New post in Left 4 Dead Blog.


 * October 3rd, 2008
 * Erik Wolpaw has made the second post on the Left 4 Dead Blog.


 * September 30th 2008
 * The Official Left 4 Dead Blog has been opened. Check the first post.