Gamespot Left 4 Dead Players Unite!

The new Left 4 Dead content is coming out Tuesday, April 21. Free to both Xbox and Steam users, the content will contain the much anticipated Versus Mode Maps for Death Toll and Dead Air. Along with the versus mode maps comes the new Survival Mode, which in all respects is similar to Gears of War 2's Horde Mode. Survival Mode comes with 12 maps; 11 of which are taken from the previous maps Crescendo Moments. However, survival mode has one new map that takes place in a lighthouse. The PC will also receive the SDK for Left 4 Dead and be able to more easily create maps and mods.

The official Left 4 Dead blog[www.l4d.com] explains more thoroughly the purpose and balancing of the Survival Mode. Round are supposed to last less than ten minutes and the amount of zombies killed is supposed to outnumber the amount killed during an entire campaign. Frightening is the fact that at the 10 minute mark Tanks will spawn every 45 seconds and at 15 minutes Tanks will spawn every 10 seconds. Keep in mind that multiple tanks can be out at once.

April 21 is right around the corner. Videos of the new survival mode and new light house scenario are on Youtube.