Achievement tracking on Steam shows that only 0.2% of PC players survived all campaigns on Expert.
Valve's Left 4 Dead figures show how gamers have been getting on thanks to Steam's stat tracking abilities.
While no achievement has been earned by all players, there are a few around the 70 per cent mark.
'DRAG AND DROP' which tasks players with rescuing a survivor from a Smoker's tongue before he takes damage has been earned by 72.7 per cent of PC players and is the most earned achievement. 'BRAIN SALAD' - making 100 headshot kills is the second most earned achievement with 69.4 per cent of players seemingly able to point a gun in the face of oncoming zombies.
The hardest achievements to earn are unsurprisingly 'LAMB 2 SLAUGHTER' - As an Infected, incap a Survivor who has entered and left a safe room, and 'ZOMBIE GENOCIDEST' - kill 53,595 Infected. No PC gamer has managed to earn these achievements.
You'll find the full list of Left 4 Dead achievement stats over on www.steampowered.com.
US retailer Gamestop will make the upcoming Grand Theft Auto IV - The Lost and Damned - Download Content (DLC) available in store, according to its website.
Grand Theft Auto - The Lost And Damned, will be bundled with a GTA IV poster and comes in the form of a promotional code rather than a disc.
The move is thought to be an attempt to encourage more consumers to purchase the download as well as subscribe to Xbox Live.
The Xbox 360 exclusive content will be available on February 17, 2009 at a cost of $19.99 that's £13.
The 360's latest - and safest - chipset is codenamed "Jasper".
And has been on our radar for a while now.
Well, if posters on xbox-scene are to be believed, Jasper 360s have finally gone on sale.
Biggest giveaway is the 150w you can see there on the power brick.
Jaspers are supposed to run quiter, use less power and run cooler, so if you're in the market for a 360, might want to look for one manufactured anytime after October 23, 2008.
Xbox 360 today announces that fans of the smash hit blockbuster Gears of War 2 can further immerse themselves in the GOW2 experience by enjoying the alternate soundtrack this Christmas.
Following on from the “Mad World” TV advert that accompanied the first game, Xbox has again delivered an emotive, cutting edge TV ad for Gears of War 2 with “Last Day”. Invoking the emotion and desperation of humanity’s last stand against overwhelming odds, the ad uses the track “How It Ends” by Colorado-based band Devotchka.
To celebrate the tremendous success of the game, Xbox is offering the original track, an exclusive remix, and the original TV spot all for the incredible value of 79p, available for download from iTunes from Monday 1st Dec 2008.
Stephen McGill, Head of Gaming & Entertainment, Microsoft UK, commented “Due to the incredible success of the game in the UK and the insatiable demand for all things GOW2 from fans of the franchise, we’re thrilled to be able to offer consumers the chance to enjoy the track from the new TV ad campaign “How It Ends” as a bona fide single release”.
Gears of War 2 is the biggest Xbox 360 exclusive this Christmas and provides an epic, adrenaline-fuelled rollercoaster ride that expands upon the original game’s themes of loss, hope and survival. On its opening weekend GOW2 sold over 2 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the biggest video game launches of all time.
Xbox 360 delivers the biggest blockbuster entertainment experiences through a combination of High Definition movies, music and games – a perfect fit for the Gears of War 2 and Devotchka collaboration.
“Gears of War 2” is rated 18 by the BBFC and is now available exclusively on Xbox 360 with an Estimated Retail Price of £44.99 for the Standard Edition and £49.99 for the Limited Edition.
New music rhythm game, PopStar Guitar, from XS Games out in Europe.
Featuring songs from top pop music stars including 3 Doors Down, Simple Plan, Blink 182 and many more, PopStar Guitar allows players to unlock their inner pop celebrity and star as the lead guitarist in their very own band. PopStar Guitar will be available for Nintendo Wii, featuring the AirG, an exciting new peripheral that turns the Wii Remote into an air guitar.
PopStar Guitar developed by Broadsword Interactive features a single player Career Mode, along with single player and multi-player mini-games.
The game takes the player on a musical journey that starts with forming a garage band to playing at 25 unique venues and eventually performing in the worldwide "Battle of the Bands" contest. Twelve playable characters are featured in the game and can be customized to give the band its own unique look. PopStar Guitar features 60 pop songs, including several masters performed by the original artists.
As players attend Magic Academy, they’ll be immersed in a living, breathing world where time flows as it does in the real world, and each week, player’s wizardry skills are put to the test in a new magical adventure.
Custom avatars can be made with 1,500 varieties of clothing, furniture and characters to choose from.
Additionally, players can learn new magic spells and abilities by forming different bonds with the 150 unique characters populating the world.
Different stories and adventures will be revealed depending on what bonds are formed with the game’s characters and how the player chooses to solve each of the 52 adventures.
Use more than 100 magic spells to become the greatest magician of all time!
Key Features:
1,500 customizable features including clothing, characters, spell upgrades, furniture and accessories
52 mysterious adventures for players to solve using their magic abilities
150 in game characters each with unique reactions depending on how players interact
Time based evolution ranging from day to night, week to week over 365 days
Single player story mode, 2 player co-op or 4 player co-operative play
Use the standard alphabet or magic alphabet to chat with any player via Wi-Fi
Using the Nintendo DS download stations at retailers consumers can access additional items for their game
Little Magician’s Magic Adventure utilizes both Nintendo DS screens; one for casting spells and character interaction and the second for telling the game story
Play with up to 4 friends via Wi-Fi to complete tasks together and combine magical abilities
Suikoden: Tierkreis is the latest iteration of the popular RPG franchise that was introduced more than 12 years ago.
Suikoden: Tierkreis follows the story of the 108 Stars of Destiny, a group of magical warriors, as they challenge the almighty One King, who intends to create chaos in the universe.
As the player gathers the members of the 108 Stars of Destiny, the forces for good will stand up against evil in a battle that spans the near infinite parallel worlds of the Million World universe.
This all new, epic RPG in the long running Suikoden series incorporates many innovative features to the handheld RPG genre.
An active online community experience is encouraged by allowing players to send their characters on quests that other members of the Suikoden: Tierkreis community will complete for them via Nintendo WiFi Connection.
As your character travels around the community and completes quests he will eventually return to your party with new abilities and treasures. This provides a new way to level up characters your characters which helps create a sense of community and provides a new way to experience RPGs on handhelds.
As players progress through the story, many exotic locations and cultures will be discovered across the game’s universe of parallel worlds.
With its grand adventure and larger than life scale, the story is told through rich animation sequences and gripping dialogue with voice over, which will pull the player even deeper into the world of Suikoden: Tierkreis.
Key Features
Suikoden: Tierkreis is the first handheld Suikoden game and exclusive to the Nintendo DS
Suikoden: Tierkreis returns with its established gameplay system but also offers an all-new online element that offers an a rich online community experience using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
Featuring a new storyline and new variety of characters, Suikoden: Tierkreis will expand the bounds of the handheld RPG experience in a game that will take you to many cities and across parallel worlds
Suikoden: Tierkreis features many cinematic events that will drive the grand storyline of the 108 Stars of Destiny as they battle to thwart the forces of evil.
Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Platform: Nintendo DS Release Date: March 2009 Genre: RPG Players: 1
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