CliffyB Wants Your Attention

It’s absolutely amazing how egotistical and self-centered people can be. Even more so when we talk about someone like CliffyB who’s a re-owned attention whore. CliffyB’s current crisis: He’s not getting enough attention!

“I don’t think the industry values visionaries as much as it could,” Bleszinski said to Gamasutra. “Look at a guy like [BioShock designer] Ken Levine or [Fable II designer Peter] Molyneux or [Demigod designer] Chris Taylor or [Metal Gear Solid designer Hideo] Kojima. I mean, we all need to celebrate these people,” he asserted.

Rather amazing how Mr.Bleszinski speaks of Molyneux and Levine but just forgets to mention people like Gabe Newell (Half Life), Robin Walker (Team Fortress 2), Will Wright (Sims, Spore) or Sid Meier (Civilization) Don’t worry Cliffy, the day you retire, we’ll all celebrate!

The Left 4 Dead Tour

Valve is touring blood thirsty zombies all over! Left 4 Dead will be playable at multiple events:

Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced a series of live demonstrations of Left 4 Dead at upcoming industry events the world over.

Left 4 Dead is the new survival co-op action game from Valve that blends the social entertainment experience of multiplayer games such as Counter-Strike and Team Fortress with the dramatic, narrative experience made popular in single player action game classics such as the Half-Life series of games. The PC version of the game will be playable by the press and public at a series of upcoming events including Leipzig Games Convention, (Germany), Festival du Jeu Video (France), and PC Gamer Showdown (UK). The worldwide debut of the Xbox 360 version will be at the upcoming Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in Seattle, WA. Members of the development team will be on hand at each event to provide information and give away some Left 4 Dead memorabilia.

“The shared experience of Left 4 Dead is unlike that of any other action game,” said Gabe Newell, president and co-founder of Valve. “That’s what we’ve experienced playing the game, and from showing the game to the press and our partners. It sounds cliché, but in many ways you have to play this one to truly appreciate what we’re attempting. So, to give gamers a chance to sample this new type of experience first hand, we’re taking Left 4 Dead on the road.”

Left 4 Dead is due for release on the PC and Xbox 360 this November, and earned numerous awards at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, CA, including 1up.com, Gamespot.com and Maximum PC’s Best PC Game, as well as Best Multiplayer Game from Kotaku, IGN, G4TV, the official E3 Judges, and more.

For more information, please visit www.l4d.com

Garry’s Mod - Update Abound

Another update for GMod10.

Garry’s Mod

• Fixed crash when prop’s physics object couldn’t be created
• Fixed Team Fortress 2 blood overriding Half-Life 2 blood
• Fixed shotgun having wildly reduced damage
• Changed default jump height so you can jump on a crouched player
• Fixed not being able to override materials on clientside entities
• Fixed not seeing hunter blood in MP

Pyro next in the line to get achievements

In the press event earlier, Valve has revealed Pyro will be the next one to get unlocks & achievements in Team Fortress 2. The next Meet-the video will be of Sniper. As always, with Valve, no release date is certain.

Pulp Fortress 2

What do you get when you mix the iconic masterpiece Pulp Fiction and Valve’s brilliant team-based shooter Team Fortress 2?

This ofcourse:

Day of Defeat: Source gets some Steamworks loving

Valve’s WWII shooter finally has some community features added to it thanks to Steamworks. The game now supports Team Fortress 2-esque deathcams, adds 51 achievements as well as SteamCommunity.com score points. The update also adds a new map; dod_Palermo. which is a remix of the most popular community map, dod_salerno.

The update is available in BETA form and you can join if you own Steam/retail versions of Day of Defeat: Source.

Team Fortress 2 - Medic Unlock Details!

Shacknews has the first details on Valve’s upcoming medic unlocks. Including names and usage! So without further ado, here they are:

The Blutsaugher
For players that earn one third of the 36 new medic achievements, they will be given a new syringe gun. Called “The Blutsaugher,” this new weapon no longer has the ability to score critical hits against an opponent. Instead it will draw health from enemies each time a syringe hits. Especially useful as a weapon to retreat away from the fight while staying alive.

Check ou the 2 other unlocks after the jump!

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