A new video diary from Dead Space offers a look at gameplay from the upcoming sci-fi horror offering, punctuated by commentary from several of the developers from EA Redwood on what the game will hold and how the project was prototyped to get a green light on development. The clip is available...

The Dead Wake Website now offers a new beta 4 of this survival horror game, along with a countdown ticking off the 56-some days until the next beta release (thanks Gamer's Hell). The Dead Wake Forums feature discussion of the project. ...

Valve Interview Part 2 on Shacknews continues this conversation with Valve's Doug Lombardi on a variety of topics. Along the way Doug mentions their interest in branching out into things like MMOGs and family-friendly games, Steamworks, and Left 4 Dead. Doug admits to another delay for the m...

A new trailer shows off the "strategic dismemberment" in Dead Space, the upcoming science-fiction horror game. The clip is available on ActionTrip, AtomicGamer, FileFront, and FileShack. ...

Left 4 Dead Interview on GameTrailers has footage from Valve's upcoming co-op zombie game and an interview with Michael Booth about the project (thanks Shacknews). The main topics of the conversation are cooperative gameplay and the game's reparability, but along the way he also reveals a r...

The Dead Space E3 Trailer promised on Friday (story) was posted in the wee hours of Saturday, going unmentioned until now in spite of nin's best efforts at a heads-up. The trailer by Saw director James Wan concludes with an October 21 release date. ...

Another new trailer from Dead Space shows off more of the upcoming science fiction horror game. This "lullaby" trailer was not given ESRB approval for North America, so North Americans should hide their eyes while watching, or something like that. The clip is posted on Gametrailers,...

Another Dead Space developer diary movie is now available, providing more background on the upcoming science-fiction horror game, discussing how essential timing is in creating fear in the player. The clip is available on ActionTrip, AtomicGamer, FileFront, Gamer's Hell, and MyGameTrai...

Leipzig 08 interview with Gabe Newell on GameKings.tv talks with Gabe Newell at the Games Convention, asking the Valve boss about progress on Left 4 Dead, getting a hands-on demo of the game. Near the very end at about the 12:30 mark, Gabe admits to a slight delay for the multiplayer zombie ...

Here they come! The GC 2008 trailer for Left 4 Dead offers a cinematic look at a boss battle in the zombified shooter in the works at Valve subsidiary Turtle Rock Studios.The clip can be found on FileFront and Gamer's Hell. ...

Gametrailers now offers issue 5 of the animated Dead Space comic that's setting the story for the upcoming science fiction-themed horror game. The Dead Space Website has the previous four installments if you haven't kept up. ...

There's a Left 4 Dead Interview on Shacknews talking with Valve's Chet Faliszek at the Penny Arcade Expo about he upcoming multiplayer zombie game. Topics include difference between the Xbox and Windows version, the possibility of a PS3 edition, DLC and content updates, "all-talk,"...

EA announces that Dead Space will be released sooner than expected, the rare early game in an industry where delays are the norm. The game was originally planned for release on Halloween this year, which had recently been pushed up to October 21 for the console editions, but now word is the ...

Eurogamer.de reports hearing from Electronic Arts that the report that Dead Space has been banned in Germany (story) are not accurate. According to the story (which is in the site's native German), the game has not yet gone through the rigorous German classification process, which has been k...

Destructoid reports learning from Dead Space community manager Andrew Green that the science-fiction horror game has been banned in Germany, China, and Japan due to its gruesome content. It's not clear if EA plans to submit censored versions of the game for these territories. Follow-up: EA s...

Gameplayer has an article about the potential to power other games with the engine behind Dead Space, which is an update of the tech behind the Godfather game that has been refined over the past two-plus years by the team behind the upcoming sci-fi horror game. This engine is also being used...

VideoGamer.com quotes Valve honcho Gabe Newell saying they plan on releasing a playable demo for Left 4 Dead for both Windows and Xbox 360, and that the demo will include co-op support. The sample of the zombie-fest will include the beginning portion of one of the campaigns, "probably&q...

The Dead Space Interview on IGN.AU talks with Glen Schofield about Dead Space, the upcoming science fiction horror game. While the game itself and the involvement of comic writer Warren Ellis are central topics, they also discuss Glen's recent mention of territories where the game has been b...

Dissecting Dead Space's Grotesque Visuals with Art Director Ian Milham on GameZone discusses the challenges of creating the visuals for EA's science-fiction survival/horror game without being derivative of previous explorations of this type of material in movies and such: "The key I thi...

Another movie is now available to showcase the zero gravity gameplay in Dead Space, the upcoming futuristic horror game. The narrated clip discusses the disorienting aspects of playing when up may be down, the use of your magnetic boots, how enemies take advantage of zero-G, and more. The clip...

Left4Dead411.com has a 10 minute video presentation made by Gabe Newell on the making of Left 4 Dead. This was originally only seen by members of the press at this year's E3, and the presentation is accompanied by an extended version of the E3 trailer from the upcoming multiplayer zombie gam...

Halflife2.net has posted the Left 4 Dead system requirements, saying they come straight from Valve. Word is the multiplayer zombie shooter requires a 3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 or AMD64X2 (or higher) CPU, 1 GB of RAM: (2GB for Vista), and a DirectX 9 compatible video card with at least 256 MB...

GameStop is offering early access to the Left 4 Dead demo for those who preorder Valve's upcoming multiplayer zombie shooter (thanks Mike Martinez and Gamers Platform). The Xbox 360 and PC listings both carry the same offer: Reserve Left for Dead and receive early access to the demo. ...

Valve announces a 10% preorder discount for Left 4 Dead for both Windows and Xbox 360, confirming yesterday's revelation of early demo access for those who preorder. The most interesting part of the announcement is word that the demo will only run for two weeks for those who preorder and one w...

The first TV commercial for Left 4 Dead is online, offering an advance look at some of the upcoming advertising for Valve's upcoming co-op zombie shooter, without even denting the campaign's $10 million budget. The spot is set to hit the airwaves on November 8, but it can be seen now on Atomi...

The introductory movie from Left 4 Dead is now online for your scarification. The clip is the cinematic that sets the story for Valve's upcoming multiplayer zombie shooter, though it should be considered a spoiler for anyone who thought the humans in the game would end up making friends with ...

Valve sends a reminder that early access to the Left 4 Dead demo begins today for those who have preordered the multiplayer zombie shooter for either Windows or Xbox 360. These customers will be able to play the demo for several days before it opens up to general access for seven days starting...

The Steam Users' Forums have instructions on how to make use of the code for split screen multiplayer in the Windows Left 4 Dead demo, even though support for such a mode was removed before the demo's release. The method described apparently requires the use of an Xbox 360 controller, and of...

Steam News has a reminder that the Left 4 Dead demo will be available to all tomorrow: "The Left 4 Dead demo goes public tomorrow, Tuesday, November 11 for the PC and Xbox 360. The demo concludes on November 18, when Left 4 Dead will be made available at retail outlets across North Ame...

The Left 4 Dead demo update released last night on Steam includes demo fixes, including the removal of the hacked-in split screen support. A forum post by Valve's Yahn Bernier explains why it went away, and that they plan on returning it for the full game: "So splitscreen was always s...

Steam News has word of an automatic update that's now available for the Left 4 Dead demo. The update addresses a few bugs, and adds the ability to tie Left 4 Dead game servers to Steam Community groups. An update is also available for the Steam client improving Games for Windows integration...

Valve has released another TV spot for Left 4 Dead, a new clip that will begin airing tomorrow to coincide with the retail availability of the multiplayer zombie shooter. The clip is part of their $10 million ad campaign for the game, though I'm pretty sure they are not sending any of us any o...

As noted in last night's anticipatory announcement on Steam, today is the release date for Left 4 Dead, and according to the gold announcement from a few days ago, the game should unlock on Steam in a matter of 60 seconds: "Those who pre-order the game via Steam save 10% off the regul...

Valve announces that Left 4 Dead is now showing up in retail stores worldwide, following the digitally distributed debut of the multiplayer zombie shooter earlier this week via Steam. In case the game's well-publicized $10 million marketing budget has missed you (I actually haven't seen many...