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The user =rthaut on deviantART.com has released a Left 4 Dead skin for Steam.

You can view and download it here.

Gamespot UK had an interview with Doug Lombardi about Left 4 Dead 2, and at the same time, there is a hint about a new update for Left 4 Dead. What that will contain, is unknown to the writer.

You can view the interview here.

Left4Dead.be will most likely come back to the update for Left 4 Dead on a later time, when more details are known!

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Updates to Left 4 Dead have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Left 4 Dead

• Removed the “Are you ready to play Versus?” confirmation
• Fixed a crash when using mouse wheel or keyboard to select Campaign chapters
• Fixed sv_steamgroup_exclusive servers advertising for public lobbies
• Restored the ability to vote for a new campaign in Versus mode

Updates to Left 4 Dead have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Client

• Removed an infinite ammo exploit for molotovs

Add-on Campaign Support

• Players download third party campaigns as single .VPK file
• Players can manage and select add-on maps and campaigns via game UI
• Added matchmaking support and download/update prompt for add-on campaigns
• Custom campaign support in Leader boards
• If not already registered, left4dead.exe registers .VPK extension to allow automatic install of add-ons
• Servers and the steam API have been extended to allow servers to send up a list of keys for matchmaking up to 1200 bytes in size

Left 4 Dead Authoring Tools

• Fixed missing fgd error
• Added vpk.exe command line tool for extracting, creating, and appending .VPK files
• Removed info_versus (not used)
• Added info_gamemode which fires outputs for Coop, Versus or Survival depending on what game mode the map is loaded in
• Updated tutorial_standards example map, repackaged as ‘Dead Line’ campaign example add-on
• Sample content now includes source files for official maps