Did any of you guys sign the Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360, PC) petition? You know, the one where the fans were asking to boycott the sequel of the zombie-killing game from Valve because they didn't want a sequel too soon to the first one? Well, it looks like despite the 37,000 strong members, it did not do that much dent to the campaign for Left 4 Dead 2 as pre-orders are even reportedly twice that of the original game's. At least that's what a Valve's Doug Lombardi is saying.

Valve is staying true to their promise of continued support for Left 4 Dead with a DLC announcement slated for the end of summer. They also have something cooking for those looking forward to Left 4 Dead 2. More after the jump.

Valve Corporation has announced that its first-person zombie shooter game Left 4 Dead will receive a new update next week via Steam. So obviously this is for the PC version only, sorry Xbox 360 gamers. The update will focus on custom campaigns and introduces additional features.

Here's a very good example of what you can do with the creation tools provided to you by Valve for their action-packed zombie-killing Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360, PC): recreate Resident Evil 3's Raccoon City.

Valve has been working overtime trying to quell the backlash surrounding the announcement of Left 4 Dead 2 last week. Project lead Chet Faliszek has already said earlier that they won't stop support for the original game, and now Valve president Gabe Newell has said his piece on the subject.

Usually, when a sequel is announced for a successful game, people are happy. That's not exactly the case for the upcoming Left 4 Dead 2, though, as more than 16,000 players have signed an online petition that pledges to boycott the game. The boycotters have stated their belief that Left 4 Dead 2 "does not warrant a stand-alone, full-priced sequel" and should just be released as DLC for the original game instead. Valve's Chet Faliszek, however, says that it's too big to be DLC.

Despite Team Fortress 2 already being released for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC ages ago, it looks like Valve Corporation isn't done rolling out introduction videos for its cast members yet. Latest out of the bag (leaked out of the bag, rather) is the vignette for the French-accented, cigarette-smoking Spy. Of the bunch, this character profile vid is instantly my favorite already. It's got the other cast members - Heavy, Soldier, and Scout, plus cameos of the others in the team (and some "pornography stahrring Scout's muzzher"). Happy weekend watching!

Is Left 4 Dead starting to get a little stale for you? Have no fear. Valve has just given the game's PC version a powerful shot in the arm with the beta release of the Left 4 Dead Authoring Tools.

While the Sniper Update from Valve is still yet to be fully "upon us", we've picked up new details about it, this time introducing yet another item in the list for Team Fortress 2, the Razorback tribal shield. It's main purpose, of course, is to maximize your counter-espionage prowess.

It was a simple post from the Team Fortress 2 team, a one-liner in fact. But the announcement reverberated with such a bang that fans all over are wishing there could be a definitive time-frame for the word "soon."