Watch Left 4 Dead running on 360 [update]

by Richard Mitchell { Aug 29th 2008 at 5:00PM }

It's no secret that we heart Left 4 Dead. What we played of the game at E3 was excellent, and we're hard pressed to think of another game releasing this year with such a heavy emphasis on team play. Quite simply, if you don't protect your teammates, you all die. Until now, there has only been footage of the PC version of the game, which is the version we played at E3. Thanks to GameVideos, however, we now have brand new footage of the game running on an Xbox 360. The verdict: it looks great. Check out the video above to see exactly we can't wait to take part in the zombie apocalypse this November.

Update: Sorry kids. Video formatting is fixed.

[Thanks, Jose O]

After taking Left 4 Dead for a survival horror test drive during E3 2008, we came away quite impressed! Read our E3 Left 4 Dead impressions to learn why Valve's latest zombie masterpiece will have you screaming with bloody enjoyment.

Tags: left-4-dead, valve

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Chester @ Aug 29th 2008 5:04PM

I am really looking forward to this more then any other game coming out!

I'm all about the team games online!

Tony @ Aug 29th 2008 5:08PM

Man, this game is going to be awesome.

ian @ Aug 29th 2008 5:09PM

Has anyone asked Valve if they are going to shun this title (updates -wise) like they shunned the console versions of tf2?

Chester @ Aug 29th 2008 5:18PM

Now that's a question that needs to be asked!

Luke @ Aug 29th 2008 11:29PM

You're a retard.

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/54351

Doug @ Aug 29th 2008 11:20PM

The guy is not a "retard." Grow up.

TF2/Orange Box came out 10 months ago... the DLC you sassily posted about isn't even out yet... not until the end of this year... one year later.

I'd say shunning the 360 is accurate. Please refrain from name-calling.

As for Left 4 Dead, it doesn't feel up to Valve's standards... "Reloading!" stuff like that feels cheesy... Valve has great taste... was this game subcontracted out and Valve put its name on it?

Luke @ Aug 29th 2008 11:29PM

Fair enough maybe retard was too strong.

If you took the time to read the source of that update info (Kotaku) you would have found the following reason why it took so long for them to bring the updates to the 360.

"Valve marketing director Doug Lombardi got that piece of business out of the way just before our latest Left 4 Dead demo, saying that the developer wanted to build up a massive update for Xbox 360 users before delivering. Given that Valve is being forced to charge for the update, they wanted to ensure that 360 owners were getting their money's worth."

So honestly, people dissing Valve pisses me off. Best and most honest developer out there.

Doug @ Aug 29th 2008 11:52PM

Yes, I agree... Valve is my favorite.

Their standards are so high, they themselves have to know they haven't figured out the 360 update thing yet. If they could put out add'l content at even half the rate of the PC side, they would be doing great for 360... and elevate their status on the console (some people don't know Valve... and Orange Box, surprisingly.)

As I type this, my visiting family is pushing through on Portal... I'm in here because they're way beyond where I am in the game and I don't want to see any ahead of time. ;)

Luke @ Aug 30th 2008 1:08AM

Doug, did you read what I said? Valve didn't release the updates at the same rate as the PC because they are being forced to charge for it, so they wanted to release it in one big pack so 360 users get the most from it, it's nothing to do with "they themselves have to know they haven't figured out the 360 update thing yet."

Valve aren't stupid, of course they know how to release updates for the 360.

Doug @ Aug 30th 2008 2:16AM

I read what you said. I read the article.

Valve didn't get where they are by letting the circumstances of business force them to put their games or their fans second. Valve has not "figured out" how to make the 360 thing work. I stand by that statement.

Bungie, on the other hand, has figured out how to work with Microsoft to get their fans what they need in a timely manner. Cold Storage was a map given away free, I have to believe, because Bungie and Microsoft have a working relationship.

Gabe Newell is a smart guy and I don't believe "Microsoft made us do x or y" is an excuse he is really standing behind. Orange Box is Valve's first 360 game, if I'm not mistaken. If they want to be up there with Infinity Ward and Bungie on consoles (they are already above them on PC) then they need to do a better job and stop making excuses.

M$ is a problem, but you can't let them stop you from getting updates out before 12 months. Business success is not built on accepting your limitations, and I don't think Valve will recreate this 12 month cycle on new games. They're too smart.

Nick @ Aug 30th 2008 10:01PM

I said this before, months after I started playing OB...

STOP DELAYING, I WILL PAY FOR DLC!!!

Everyone will. Halo people will. I

Even All That Was My Own Damn Plan @ Aug 31st 2008 8:05AM

Luke, if you haven't noticed, there's flying sentries on every stage of Dustbowl. If they can't patch that huge glitch and others, why should we believe they'd ever release humongous batch of updates? Dare I evoke the PS3's version?

bambino @ Aug 29th 2008 5:11PM

PS2 graphics FTW!

Chester @ Aug 29th 2008 5:25PM

Not another playstation fanboy with nothing better to do then annoy us!

ryan @ Aug 29th 2008 6:01PM

Corrective Vision FTW!

ScallionN @ Aug 29th 2008 5:33PM

A quick-turn button?
Thank the gods.

matthew taylor @ Aug 29th 2008 5:37PM

graphically, it does look a little dated (but thats not the 360's fault, it looks the same on the PC)

Zeus.:God @ Aug 29th 2008 6:53PM

That's because it is using the Source engine, just like every other Valve game since CS:S and HL2.

wickedpheonix @ Aug 30th 2008 2:26AM

Yeah, and that's what allows the game to run on ancient Pentium 4 systems and AGP graphics cards - according to the Valve hardware survey, that kind of spec is actually what the majority of users are running rather than dual 4870 X2's.

I would've thought that people would shut up about graphics (instead of gameplay) after Crysis.

007craft @ Aug 29th 2008 5:37PM

can some1 link me to a working video of this? game videos DOES NOT work here on vista with lattest flash palyer installed.

hplcman @ Aug 29th 2008 5:38PM

You know what this game would look great on? A PS3.

ryan @ Aug 29th 2008 6:04PM

you know what this game will look worse on after a year old port? yup, you guessed it.

MDJ2010 @ Aug 29th 2008 6:26PM

BURNED!!!!

Chester @ Aug 29th 2008 6:50PM

+1 for you Ryan!

Mr.ESC @ Aug 29th 2008 5:41PM

It looks great but I hope it counts with local co-op and split screen support.

ryan @ Aug 29th 2008 6:09PM

seriously tho, considering that the levels are as opened and streaming as they are + how many people you can co-op with + how many enemies are coming at you, the game looks pretty good.

erisandra @ Aug 29th 2008 6:31PM

Split screen/local co-op is dead, get with the program

Zoot Suit Jedi @ Aug 29th 2008 8:36PM

Human contact is totally overrated.

Blaze463 @ Aug 29th 2008 7:56PM

Seriously guys? The game does not look THAT great. I mean yeah, it looks like a good bit of fun, but there is just too many flaws that I see. 1) The graphics are not good at all, the 360 has done better. 2) No recoil on the guns? This will make this game way to easy. 3) There were times in that video with noticable slow down/frame rate issues. I own a PS3 and not a 360. *prepares for the OMG FANBOY GET OUT OF HERE BLABLA LOLZ replies*. I am not making this post to bash/troll/flame/whatever you guys call it these days. I would just seriously like to know why you praise this game so much. It looks like just another fps from last generation.

ryan @ Aug 29th 2008 8:18PM

because it's a good bit of fun, like you said. and from what people who have played it have said, it's apparently a great healthy chunk of fun.

and that's why people praise it. is that wrong? maybe. but in the end it won't affect your day right?

Zeus.:God @ Aug 29th 2008 9:12PM

1) The graphics are just fine, and it's not made to look amazing. It's using the Source engine, for Christ's sake.

2) There is recoil on the guns... As a matter of fact, lots of it, just like CS, CS:S, HL, HL2 (and it's Episodes), and TF2.

3) There was only one point in that video where there was any significant frame rate drop.

This game, just like every other VALVe game will be gold, no matter how it looks.

Anticrawl @ Aug 29th 2008 10:16PM

Do I HAVE to point out that you are watching an EMBEDED STREAMING video over the internet? You are complaining about FPS on a streaming video................ moron.

Richard Mitchell @ Aug 30th 2008 2:00PM

The reason I praise it is very simple: I've played it and it's awesome.

Blaze463 @ Aug 30th 2008 7:29PM

Thanks for the answers, guys. Except for you Anticrawl. You know you can actually wait for one of these mystical streaming videos to load before you watch it, correct? It is a frame rate issue and slow down spots, but I just remembered this is still in development, so maybe they can fix those.

Blair @ Aug 29th 2008 6:53PM

Reloading... this game looks good classic valve feel to it.

NvM @ Aug 29th 2008 8:06PM

I'm still on the edge on what system I'm getting this for.
On the PC, this is going pretty crappy considering the settings I run TF2, but I also know this will succeed on the PC, but might fail on the 360.

Seanross @ Aug 30th 2008 12:49AM

looks cool

Vcize @ Aug 30th 2008 1:54AM

I'm really looking forward to this. Don't see anything in that particular video that has much of anything to do with teamwork not found in other games though (I realize it's in there, just not in that vid, which is the context that it was mentioned in).

Also, constantly hearing "reloading" might get old pretty fast. Why not just let the player call it out through the mic whenever the situation calls for it? I know in Gears when we're playing multiplayer matches online and one of us has to reload or jams in the middle of a battle we call it out so the other person can protect accordingly during that time.

wickedpheonix @ Aug 30th 2008 2:28AM

...and if you're playing with bots? Makes sense that a setting to turn off the bots saying it will be available though, if not at launch then later after a 200 page topic is launched on the issue on the Steam forums.

Anyways, this game is EPIC WANT. Looking forward to this more than Gears 2 =D