While the Australian government dawdles on changes to the country's classification guidelines, games continue to be "refused classification" on the grounds they exceed the maximum rating of MA15+. The latest game on the chopping block? Left 4 Dead 2.
Yup, Valve's Zombie shooter has been refused classification, which means it can't be made commercially available in the...
Valve's Gabe Newell appears to have recently conducted a focus group with deaf individuals in order to learn more about sign language and how it can be applied to games, notably the upcoming Half-Life 2: Episode 3.
Why? To help develop Alyx's character, and further the animation technology implemented in the Half-Life games.
The Houston Chronicle's game blog recently pointed out the similarity in imagery between Left 4 Dead 2 and the aftermath of hurricane Katrina.
The game is set in New Orleans. It was only a few years ago that the city was destroyed, and there actually were corpses moldering in the streets... so it's natural that the game's visuals might remind people of the tragedy.
Valve has released an update today for their classic FPS Counter-Strike Team Fortress 2, now available on Steam.
The changes include some additional commands for the game and Half-Life Engine as well as Counter-Strike: Condition Zero. The update can be applied by restarting the Steam client.
Valve isn't quite as against the idea of developing games for the PS3 as previously thought.
Speaking to Valve's Doug Lombardi at the Left 4 Dead 2 event in London today, JoyStiq (linked above) discovered that the company is still "up on the idea" of developing for the PS3 - it's just waiting until it has hired some decent PS3 coders.
Over the weekend the EA Web site had a Left 4 Dead 2 PS3 version listed (pictured below) in the "Coming Soon" section, with their 'games' page showing a placeholder box art for the title as well.
Since then, the EA Web site has been updated and no longer includes the PS3 listing... however, Valve's Doug Lombardi had this to say:
"That's a typo. Check the trailer - 'exclusively on...
Today Damnation shared a great looking Steampunk PS3 Mod for all to appreciate, envy and respect.
Created with the importance of the warranty in mind, all additions, changes and items were added to the outside of the PS3, as to keep the warranty intact and ready for use (just in case).
To quote: The PS3 began with a wood veneer and then grew with outside attachments...
While the campaigns that shipped with Left 4 Dead were all pretty good, you do get sick of them after a while. Which is where custom, user-generated campaigns come in.
Next week, Valve will be updating Left 4 Dead so that these custom missions - like the Resident Evil 3 mod we showed you earlier in the day - are both more prominent within the userbase and are easier to...