Soldiers of the Wasteland

The previously announced content pack for Killing Floor, ‘Heavy Metal’, has been released today. The update is free and will introduce a couple of new weapons, a new map as well as some other minor features, tweaks and bug fixes.

Some of the major additions include:
- 2 new weapons: the AK-47 and the Katana
- 1 new map: Foundry, set in a Horzine manufacturing facility
- “On Fire” behaviour to all zombies: when they are set on fire they will now go into a panic state
- Flashlight now looks and acts in a more realistic manner

For a full list of additions and changes, check out the thread on our forums.

To coincide with the release of the Heavy Metal content pack, Tripwire has thrown in a 10% discount off the price of the game for the next week. It can now be bought from the Steam store for $17.99.

PlanSpan is an online marketplace which allows users to purchase publisher-sanctioned virtual goods, and at the moment PlaySpan is rewarding new registrations on their site with 100 Ultimate Points.

These Points can be used to buy products for supported games – Requiem: Bloodymare being one of them. The 100 Ultimate Points being offered by PlanSpan is equivalent to $1.00, and out of the list of available packs for Requiem, the Temperion Pack is conveniently priced at $1.00.

This means you are able to sign up on their site and use the free Ultimate Points to purchase the Temperion Pack which contains:

- 15 Rare Self AED
- 20 Premier Vital Water
- 1 Fast Rex (7 Days)

For step-by-step instructions on how to get the Temperion Pack from PlaySpan, see the related thread on the forums.

Thanks go out again to MerchantKill for the tip.

Details have been released regarding “Heavy Metal”, the upcoming content pack for Killing Floor. The content will be free for anyone who owns the game.

What we can expect from Heavy Metal is a new map titled “Foundry“, which is set in an old iron works, as well as two new weapons – the ubiquitous AK-47, as well as a Japanese Katana for melee attacks.

As well as the free content, there will also be a paid “character pack” DLC. This pack will include 4 new playable characters. As yet, there has been no mention on the price of the character pack, or a release date set for either of the content packs.

For future details, keep on eye on the relevant thread in the forums. Thanks to Shayagor for the tip.

This Friday Valve has given Steam users the opportunity to download and play Left 4 Dead for free. The promotion only lasts for the day, so if you have been thinking of buying the game, this would be the perfect opportunity to try it out.

Beginning Friday at 12:01 am GMT, the PC version of Left 4 Dead will be available for a free 24-hour trial via Steam. The free trial will include access to the recently released Survival Pack DLC, which introduces a new multiplayer game mode and two additional Versus campaigns. Those who wish to give L4D and the Survival Pack a try may now pre-load everything needed to play with no obligation to purchase.
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If you do happen to download the game to try it out, make sure you drop a line in this thread to let everyone know so they can join you for some games.

Thanks to Shayagor for the heads up on this deal.