La question du prix qui restait en suspens après l'annonce du Survival Pack pour Left 4 Dead vient d'être réglée par Valve Software via un communiqué de presse : il sera gratuit sur PC et Xbox 360. Sa sortie est prévue pour le printemps prochain et il contiendra un nouveau mode de jeu intitilé "Survival" ainsi que la possibilité de jouer en Versus à Dead Air et Death Toll.

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

February 11, 2009 - The recently announced Left 4 Dead Downloadable Content (L4D DLC) will be delivered to Xbox 360 and PC gamers free of charge.

Due for release this spring, the DLC for 2008's best-selling new game property on the PC and Xbox 360, is dubbed the L4D Survival Pack and introduces a new multiplayer game mode entitled, Survival, plus two complete campaigns for Versus Mode (Death Toll, Dead Air). 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.

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