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Full version of Left 4 Dead leaks to internet

Posted: 23 Nov 2008 03:30 AM CST

Valve's highly anticipated zombie shooter Left 4 Dead was susceptible for leaks and hacks since the very beginning perhaps due to the immense media hype the game received. Initially fans found a hack to get into the exclusive early access demo without pre ordering the game and then the actual demo itself leaked to BitTorrent. Now, about 5 days after the game's official release, a full copy has been leaked to BitTorrent trackers, FTP sites and one click hosting sites around the world. The release comes from SKIDROW, a group from the warez scene who usually release lesser known PC titles. Actually, there have been several leaked versions of the full version of Left 4 Dead floating around in P2P networks for a few days but this is the first release by a scene group.

If you are a pirate and thinking of downloading a torrent of the full version of Left 4 Dead, there is something you should know. Even though you are able to play the single player campaign, you will not be able to play the multiplayer or coop without a valid steam account (online play is usually impossible in modern games if you do not own a legitimate copy). SKIDROW's NFO does not speak of a crack and in fact Steam protection is very hard to be cracked. Even to play Left 4 Dead over LAN, players need to join through Steam. However, given the game's popularity, it is likely that there will be many private servers or cracked servers for Left 4 Dead like there is now for Counterstrike and CS: Source. Already, several workarounds including console hacks and no steam servers for Left 4 Dead have surfaced that allow pirates to play the game on LAN but there is no guarantee that Valve will patch these up.

Developer Description

From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and
more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC
and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle
for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying
mutant monsters. Set in the immediate aftermath of the zombie apocalypse, L4Ds survival co-op mode lets you blast a path through the infected in four unique movies, guiding your survivors across the
rooftops of an abandoned metropolis, through rural ghost towns
and pitch-black forests in your quest to escape a devastated
Ground Zero crawling with infected enemies. Each movie is
comprised of five large maps, and can be played by one to four
human players, with an emphasis on team-based strategy and
objectives. New technology dubbed the AI Director is used to generate a unique gameplay experience every time you play. The Director tailors the frequency and ferocity of the zombie attacks to
your performance, putting you in the middle of a fast-paced,
but not overwhelming, Hollywood horror movie.

Addictive single player, co-op, and multiplayer action
gameplay from the makers of Counter-Strike and Half-Life
Versus Mode lets you compete four-on-four with friends,
playing as a human trying to get rescued, or as a zombie boss
monster that will stop at nothing to destroy them.
An advanced AI director dynamically creates intense and unique
experiences every time the game is played
20 maps, 10 weapons and unlimited possibilities in four
sprawling movies
Matchmaking, stats, rankings, and awards system drive
collaborative play

Minimum System Requirements

OS: Windows XP/Vista/Vista 64
Processor: Pentium 4 @ 3 GHz
Memory: 1 GB for XP/ 2 GB for Vista
Hard Drive: 7.5 GB Free
Video Memory: 128 MB (ATI Radeon 9600, Pixel Shader 2.0 Support)
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0c
Keyboard & Mouse
DVD Rom Drive

Recommended System Requirements

OS: Windows XP/Vista/Vista 64
Processor: Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.4 GHz
Memory: 1 GB
Hard Drive: 7.5 GB Free
Video Memory: 128 MB (nVidia 7600, Pixel Shader 3.0 Support)
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0c or 10
Keyboard & Mouse
DVD Rom Drive

JamToThis – Download and share lossless music and music videos – Registrations open

Posted: 22 Nov 2008 09:30 PM CST

JamToThis is a forum for sharing and trading audio and video files (mainly music and music videos). Main attraction of JamToThis is their BitTorrent tracker. There are currently over 1000 torrents of lossless music (SHN and FLAC formats) and music videos/DVDs online. Apart from the tracker, JamToThis has a great discussion forum where members can post, request and trade music and video collections they own. There is even a thread for non BitTorrent based trading where members can trade bootleg video and audio collections via snail mail and by other 'traditional' means.

JamToThis is a pretty active forum with over 28000 registered members. Registrations are currently open and interested members may join for free.

Site Name: Jam To This

Registration URL: http://jamtothis.com/register.php

Categories: Audio Bit Torrent Downloads, Video Bit Torrent Downloads, Requests, Trade Lists, General Trade Discussion, Non-Bit Torrent Trading, Artwork

Record gameplay videos using Fraps 2.9.4

Posted: 22 Nov 2008 12:49 PM CST

If you frequently visit gaming forums or video sharing sites such as YouTube, you may have come across videos containing actual gameplay footage. As you may already know, most games do not come with options that enable users capture in game video footage and create gameplay movies. Then how do people make these videos? Actually, it's not that hard at all – just use FRAPS.

FRAPS is a nice piece of software that enables users capture real time video rendered using OpenGL and Direct3D. Simply run FRAPS while playing your favorite game and set it to record. The end result will be a high quality video containing your gameplay. This is an excellent way to save and share those 'gaming moments' of yours. Apart from real time video capture, FRAPS can function as a standard screen capture utility as well as a benchmarking software. It's an excellent software check it out.

Developer Description

Fraps is a universal Windows application that can be used with games using DirectX or OpenGL graphic technology. In its current form Fraps performs many tasks and can best be described as:

Benchmarking Software - Show how many Frames Per Second (FPS) you are getting in a corner of your screen. Perform custom benchmarks and measure the frame rate between any two points. Save the statistics out to disk and use them for your own reviews and applications.
Screen Capture Software - Take a screenshot with the press of a key! There's no need to paste into a paint program every time you want a new shot. Your screen captures are automatically named and timestamped.
Realtime Video Capture Software - Have you ever wanted to record video while playing your favourite game? Come join the Machinima revolution! Throw away the VCR, forget about using a DV cam, game recording has never been this easy! Fraps can capture audio and video up to 2560x1600 with custom frame rates from 10 to 100 frames per second!

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