Behind you!

Valve like to throw parties, almost every weekend. This time, they've let us know in advance that everyone is invited, starting at 12:01 AM GMT Friday, (that will be 9:31 AM in Adelaide, 10:01 AM in the Eastern States, on Friday) to try out Left 4 Dead and the new Survival Pack free of charge via Steam.

Users wishing to take up Valve on their offer will need a Steam account to preload the Left 4 Dead game content, which will allow them to play the free trial the very moment it begins.

Internode customers who are concerned about bandwidth limitations need not fear, if the Left 4 Dead game files are downloaded from any Australian content server, it will not count towards your monthly data limit.

In Left 4 Dead, players take on the role of one of four survivors in a bid to survive against wave after wave of flesh-hungry zombies. Those who'd rather see humanity's numbers dwindle are able to take part on behalf of the Zombie Overlords in versus mode, in a bid to cleanse the Earth of the menace that is humanity. The game has a heavy emphasis on teamwork, and requires communication and coordination to be successful.

If you're interested, but have been unsure about purchasing the game, the free trial is a good chance to have a go and what is considered one of the most "fun" games of recent time, according to many, many, many gamers. The free trial is limited to the PC version of the game, and only lasts for 24 hours on Saturday.

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Thanks to Scared for this news submission!
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