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It's been a year since the incredibly addicting and entertaining zombie killfest Left 4 Dead was unleashed, and Valve has released its sequel to an excited consumer base. Filled with Spitters, Witches, Fuel, and Cola, it's a great new romp for those that loved the original. It's also much more difficult. For those that can't handle what the new AI Director is throwing at them, don't worry. We've got your back with this handy guide!

Left 4 Dead 2 introduces three new Special Infected, tweaks some of the original Infected, and introduces a new class: the Uncommon Infected. All in all, there are now a total of 14 different kinds of zombies! However, the Common Infected and three of the original five Special Infected have not changed at all from their original incarnations beyond minor cosmetic changes. If you want a general overview of the original cast of Infected, the Left 4 Dead identification guide has all you need.

During an interview at E3, Valve's Doug Lombardi revealed that the company hopes to add a movie making function to Left 4 Dead at some point after the launch of the core game. He loosely described features that would allow players to record, edit, play back, and possibly share their virtual near-death experiences. Sadly, that functionality probably will not be available for a while; we didn't see it in our own hands-on experience with the game.

Lombardi also mentioned that Valve went to Microsoft, Yahoo!, and RealNetworks when it was first conceptualizing Steam, but was told by all that such a service would only exist "10, 15 years in the future." Of course, now Microsoft operates the separate and struggling Games for Windows Live service, which shares some features with Steam.

And yes, we know the above screenshot features the old, now-replaced Left 4 Dead characters. But how about a little nostalgia?

Prince of Persia PR guy Chris Easton told website videogaming247 that Ubisoft might reconsider its earlier statement that Prince of Persia won't have co-op multiplayer. Admittedly, Easton didn't suggest that the game definitely will have co-op; he just said that it's being considered.

Speculation about a co-op mode when it was revealed that the will Prince have a companion named Elika who will travel and fight with him through much of the game. It's not a stretch to imagine that Elika could be taken over by a second player. On the other hand, the Prince had a female partner in The Sands of Time as well, and that game was single-player only.

[Via Joystiq]