Tagged: Left 4 Dead
Top Henchmen of This Generation
Everyone loves a good henchman. They’re great, disposable cannon fodder that serve as a warm-up to huge set pieces or boss battles. Mind you, these aren’t necessarily the throw-away bad guys that merely act as training dummies in early stages… Read More »
Nerd Rage: Save and Quit
One of my first introductions to gaming as a child was with Super Mario Bros. for the NES. I would spend countless hours traveling the land, memorizing where the pipes and secret blocks were, fighting off goombas, and trying to finish… Read More »
Fright Night Gaming: Left 4 Dead
One adjective that you can’t pin onto a game like Left 4 Dead is “complex.” It lacks that mechanical depth of the Halos and Modern Warfares of the gaming world. It’s also missing the narrative punch of Bioshock. However, the… Read More »
Zombies, Zombies, Everywhere
Zombies have been around for quite some time. From the slow moving zombies from Raccoon City in the Resident Evil series, to the run-you-over infected in the Left 4 Dead franchise, zombies have evolved and become a mainstay in video… Read More »
Left 4 Dead’s “The Sacrifice” Coming Oct. 5
Valve Software announced today that gamers will soon be able to discover just how Left 4 Dead’s Bill met his untimely demise in Left 4 Dead 2’s expansion “The Passing” in the prequel episode, “The Sacrifice.” This new download-able episode… Read More »
10 Items and Powerups I Wish Existed
When video game characters like Mario, Zelda, and Master Chief all need help, they receive power-ups. This is great for video game characters, but what am I supposed to do when life’s struggles come my way? I sometimes wish that… Read More »
Five Games We Wish Were Movies
Let’s face it. Thus far the various attempts to adapt our beloved video games into movies has been mostly one disaster after another. Sure, every once in a while we get one that is at least decent but for the… Read More »
“The Sacrifice” Announced For Left 4 Dead 1 and 2
In the last Left 4 Dead 2 expansion called “The Passing”, the new characters Ellis, Coach, Nick and Rochelle crossed paths with the crew from the first game. Through the course of the adventure, players found out that one of… Read More »
Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter (Book Review)
With the rise in prominence of video games and the proliferation of blogs on the Internet a new field of writing known as games criticism has begun to emerge. These are writers who, discontent with the news and review focus… Read More »
TMG-148 Entering Doctor Whoville
This week we are joined by Toz from Cranky Gamers U.K. and Chris O’Regan from SupperHappyFunTimeShow. We chat about the news out of X10, the coming end for multiplayer support for the original Xbox, and the television options for consoles… Read More »
