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Valve released some tasty information on GameTrailers TV last night. Firstly being a teaser trailer for Portal 2‘s co-op (which you can view after the break) but, more interestingly, we got details of a new campaign coming to Left 4 Dead 1 and 2. Releasing October 5th, the new three-level campaign will be titled The Sacrifice and will focus on the events of the original survivors’ struggle just before the meet up with Left 4 Dead 2‘s survivors in the previous DLC campaign, The Passing. And of course, the DLC will come to PC gamers at no charge.

The content doesn’t end there! L4D2 will also be getting L4D1‘s No Mercy campaign and Valve will start releasing a massive 150-page online comic this September. The comic will tie up the two Left 4 Dead storylines and the events leading up to The Sacrifice.

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Valve has released the first of five planned L4D2 special infected plush dolls in their online store. For $49.99 you can grab yourself a cute, plush Boomer that actually plays 10 different in-game Boomer sounds! Be sure to stay on the lookout at Valve’s online store for when the others release over the next few weeks.

This weekend’s special deal over at Steam is two-parts awesomeness. For starters, they’ve got Left 4 Dead 2 for 33% off in honor of the just-released (free!) DLC. As if that’s not awesome enough, they’ve also cut the price of CoD4 by 50%. So, if you don’t already have the games, grab L4D2 for $20.09 and answer the call by purchasing CoD4 for $14.99. Deals will be running until Monday the 26th.

After numerous delays, gamers have been assured that The Passing DLC will release this Thursday, the 22nd. This first bit of L4D2 DLC will not only bring the new campaign, but also new gametypes and even a cross-over from L4D1 by bringing the original survivors to L4D2. PC gamers will get the DLC free and to celebrate the release, several developers will be playing the game online with and against fans on both the PC and Xbox 360 on launch day. For more details, check out the official Left 4 Dead Blog.

L4D2‘s upcoming DLC, The Passing, has been a long-time coming and finally seems to be approaching its official release date. In light of this, Valve has released some details and changes that gamers should expect to see:

• A Wicked Witch Bride!
• A Gargantuan M60!
• A Slashing Golf Club!
• And Introducing The Fallen Survivor!
• Meet 3 Left 4 Dead 1 Survivors!
• New Game Modes!

“Was that a typo? Game Modes? Didn’t we mean Game MODE? Did we mean to include that ‘S’?!?!?”YES WE DID!”

via [Shack News]

For anyone that has not yet purchased it, Steam has slashed the price of L4D2 by 50%. So now you can grab a single copy of the game for $24.99 or get the 4-pack for $74.99! Head over to Steam with a few friends and make the best of this awesome deal while it lasts!

That’s right, L4D2‘s first DLC plans have been announced and they promise to be fulfilling. Scheduled for release “early Spring 2010″ for PC and Xbox 360, the DLC will bring everyone’s favorite survivors from L4D1 as well as new standard infected, new weapons and “The Passing”, a new campaign that takes place just after the “Dead Center” L4D2 campaign. The new campaign will come with multiplayer and new co-op gameplay, as well as new, unannounced game modes. It’s safe to assume that this piece of DLC will come free to PC gamers, but pricing has not yet been announced. Follow the break for a quote from Valve.

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It may have been forgotten for a few days after MW2‘s release, but here’s the game everyone has been dying for (bad pun, I know, but we know you all love it). Left 4 Dead 2 is here and we’re diving right into the carnage. Without further delay, we present to you our Left 4 Dead 2 review (After the break, that is.)

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Anyone who’s been religiously refreshing the Steam store page will know that Left 4 Dead 2 has been released unto us. Have fun and good luck! We’ll let you know what we think within the next few days.

In anticipation for the holidays and Left 4 Dead 2‘s release, Valve has added a bunch of cool new stuff to their online store. Everything from shirts and posters to greetings cards, all bundled up with a nice free shipping bonus on orders over $50. I just might have to do some of my holiday shopping (for myself and others) there this year.

[The Valve Store]