Today's most interesting shaky cam footage: Left 4 Dead at showdownLAN

by Ross Miller { Jul 4th 2007 at 12:30AM }

Footage from showdownLAN has surfaced on showing off a public playtest of Left 4 Dead, an ambitious zombie-~~centric~~ -esque team game from Turtle Rock Studios (Counter-Strike) and Valve. Four survivors take on waves of the Infected (think 28 Days Later) and four Super Infected as they make their way to a helicopter landing point.

Shown in the clip is footage from four player-controlled survivors. Though the Super Infected can also be player-controlled, we don't have any video of that in action. There is, however, a moment where you can spot The Smoker strangling a survivor with its tongue. The video is grainy and shaky at times, but it's the best we've got on this so-far reclusive game.

Left 4 Dead 411 has impressions from people who attended showdownLAN, as well as a gallery of the event. The game is due out this summer for PC and this winter for Xbox 360. Video embedded after the break.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Bachus @ Jul 4th 2007 12:42AM

is it a bad thing when the announcer starts up the zombie vid by discussing what they "nailed"?

ridestowe @ Jul 4th 2007 12:53AM

looks fun!

anonymous @ Jul 4th 2007 1:06AM

So are they zombies or are they 'infected'? You cited "28 Days Later", but 28 Days Later is not about zombies. It is about people infected with rage. Zombies get infected, die, come back to life. People infected with rage don't die and they aren't undead. They're just people with a sickness. Like rabies.

en7r0py @ Jul 4th 2007 1:13AM

way to end the italicies

Zapp @ Jul 4th 2007 1:20AM

@3

I hate you so very, very much.

pr_master @ Jul 4th 2007 1:39AM

if it made from valve = it is already a good (and above) game. Could be great.

DWells55 @ Jul 4th 2007 2:41AM

@3
They're infected like in 28 Days Later. You and the rest of your team of four are naturally immune to the virus.

Nando @ Jul 6th 2007 5:45AM

dude, fix your tags!!!

colin @ Jul 4th 2007 9:50AM

Max Payne + F.E.A.R.+ Resident Evil = Left 4 Dead

Matt @ Jul 4th 2007 10:09AM

lol @ people who care whether 28 Days is considered a zombie movie or not...

Anyway, this game looks awesome, it's gonna be hugely popular to people who loved the CS:Source zombie mod.

Ken Seang @ Jul 4th 2007 11:26AM

Can't wait for this game to be out already, but in the mean time i been playing Zombie Master, which is a half-life 2 mod that is pretty fun!

http://www.zombiemaster.org/