Valve Software vient d'annoncer que du contenu téléchargeable pour Left 4 Dead arriverait au printemps prochain. Il s'agira d'un pack nommé Survival Pack qui rajoutera un mode multijoueur intitulé Survival et deux nouvelles campagnes pour le mode Versus.

En plus de ça, les possesseurs de la version PC du jeu pourront poser leurs petits doigts potelés sur le Source SDK qui permettra à la communauté de créer du contenu autour du jeu : cartes, campagnes, modes de jeux, mods etc.

Reste maintenant à déterminer la date exacte de sortie de ce DLC et son prix. La politique du développeur en matière de contenu additionnel pourrait laisser penser qu'il soit gratuit sur PC, mais en ces temps de crise, rien n'est moins sûr.

Sachez enfin que que Valve et Electronic Arts sortiront en magasins une nouvelle version boîte du jeu, nommée Left 4 Dead : Critic's Choice Edition, qui contiendra le jeu et le Survival Pack et sortira certainement à peu près en même temps que le DLC.

Le communiqué complet (anglais) se trouve dans la suite de la nouvelle.

Valve's Zombie Thriller Expanding In 2009

February 5, 2008 — Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress, and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced a series of content and development releases for its latest title, 2008's best-selling new game property for the PC and Xbox 360, Left 4 Dead (L4D).

The first L4D DLC — dubbed the L4D Survival Pack -- is due for release this spring and introduces a new multiplayer game mode entitled, Survival, plus two complete campaigns for Versus Mode . A Critic's Choice Edition of the game will be heading to retail stores this spring, and will include access to all the content introduced in the L4D: Survival Pack.

In addition, for PC gamers and aspiring developers, the first Left 4 Dead release for the Source Software Development Kit (Source SDK) will allow the creation of custom Left 4 Dead campaigns that will be discoverable via L4D's matchmaking system. The SDK update is also due for release this spring, and is free of charge to all owners of L4D on the PC.

"Since Half-Life launched in 1998, Valve has made continuous efforts to expand the offering of its products beyond what's included on the day of launch," said Gabe Newell, co-founder and president of Valve. "With Half-Life and Counter-Strike, and more recently Team Fortress 2, we've learned that we're no longer making stand-alone games but creating entertainment services. With Left 4 Dead we're extending that tradition by creating additional gameplay and releasing our internal tools to aspiring developers so they may also create and distribute new Left 4 Dead experiences."

Left 4 Dead is a survival action game from Valve that blends the social entertainment experience of multiplayer games such as Counter-Strike and Team Fortress with the dramatic, narrative experience made popular in single player action game classics such as the Half-Life series of games. Released in November of 2008, L4D has earned over 25 industry awards from outlets around the world.

For more information, please visit www.l4d.com