Jul 10, 2012
Summertime And The Killin’ Is Easy: Killing Floor
Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Adam Smith)

Killing Floor is an acquired taste, or at least it was for me, like chugging down a bucket full of rust and blood, with accents so dodgy they’d taken on form and floated atop the grungy broth like cockney croutons. Where Left 4 Dead directs the players’ progress, toying with them, Killing Floor has the player run around in circles, waggling their most succulent parts at the mutants and freaks, encouraging pursuit. Crowd control, herding, elimination; it’s a butchery simulation with cattle that bite back. This summer’s special event, the Summer Slideshow 2012, adds new levels, enemies and guns. The trailer would have given me nightmares when I was a boy.

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Jul 9, 2012
Killing Floor Update 1036
Community Announcements - [TW]Yoshiro
We have just pushed out a required update to Killing Floor. This brings the game to version 1036.

Additions:
<ul>
<li> Updated Abusement Park - Find the entrance to Hellride and Pop a Clot</li>
</ul>

Both clients and servers will need to update.
Jul 9, 2012
Killing Floor Summer Sideshow event adds new monsters, map and guns, has crazy trailer
PC Gamer
Killing Floor - ohgodwhatisthat


The Summer Sideshow event has taken over co-op survival horror Killing Floor, replacing all of your traditional hideous mutants with a freakshow of carnival themed monsters like an overenthusiastic sword eater and the Fleshclown, a monster with a talent for combining words that should never be together. You can find them and shoot them so hard they never come back on a new funfair level set among cardboard façades of heaven and hell. It's called Hellride, the perfect place to try out the five new weapons added by the update, which is free to all who own Killing Floor.

The Summer Sideshow will run until July 23. To celebrate, Killing Floor is half price on Steam, but only for the next 12 hours. If you're looking for something to blast through with friends, Killing Floor is a solid choice. Up to six players can team up to survive waves of mutants on some reasonably large, open levels. You can weld doors shut to manage the flow of the horde. Once you've got them in a bottleneck, you can start using Killing Floor's ultra-satisfying arsenal to turn them into zombie paste. Everything goes into slow motion whenever you or a friend take a headshot, which lets you revel in the carnage. Getting a headshot with a handgun rarely feels this good.

Find out more on the official Killing Floor site, and get more details on the new event on the Summer Sideshow page. If there's not enough zany in your life right now this Summer Sideshow trailer will fix that pretty quickly.



And here are the Summer Sideshow guns.

Jul 5, 2012
Killing Floor Summer Sideshow returns
Shacknews - Alice O'Connor

Roll up, roll up, for the carnival of carnage that is Killing Floor's Summer Sideshow. The eviscerating event has returned until July 23 with five new weapons, a new fairground map 'Hellride,' and, of course, more murderous carnival freaks. Steam will automatically download the free update.

Once again, Killing Floor has been overrun with twisted sword-swallowers, chainsaw-wielding monkeys, vomit-spewing clowns, Siamese twins, and other mutated monstrosities. Fortunately, you have guns and swords. More guns now, in fact, now that the five weapons from the community-made IJC Pack are now officially part of the game, having been rebalanced a little.

The 16 Sideshow Steam achievements are back, unlocking the Steampunk Mr. Foster character if you get them all, along with 9 new achievements. Tripwire has also released four new characters in the Urban Nightmare DLC pack. If you have more money than sense, you can also pay $5 for the money-spewing Harold Lott, based on 80s comedy character Loadsamoney.

Hit Tripwire's Summer Sideshow page for more information. Look, a monkey!

Jul 5, 2012
Killing Floor Summer Sideshow Event 2012
Community Announcements - [TW]Yoshiro
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The Killing Floor Summer Sideshow event is back for a limited time and
starts right now!! Knowing just how much fun everyone has had with
Killing Floor special events, we could hardly let the Summer pass
without celebrating it in true Killing Floor style. So all your
favorite Summer Sideshow freaks are back, with the addition of a new
map, new achievements, new weapons all for free to anyone that owns the
game. We've also cooked up new playable DLC characters for you and
created our craziest trailer to date - think Killing Floor monster
truck rally commercial style!

The new free content starts with the map Hellride - a cute little
carnival ride through Heaven and Hell only the monsters on this ride
are real. The event also brings 5 new weapons for you, also free. For
all those of you who like to collect the playable characters, Steampunk
Mr Foster can now be unlocked again, but only for the duration of the
event. Also included is a brand new DLC pack of 4 playable characters -
the Urban Nightmare crew.

On top of that, we're introducing Harold Lott, a tribute to the whole
Loadsamoney generation and bastion of 1980s taste. Not only can you all
run around shouting "Money, money, money" in-game - with Harold's
special particle effect, you will be able to leave your own trail of
dosh all over the place!

The event runs from 5th July through 23rd July, so make the most of it!

We've got a new trailer for you, so check it out. And don't forget the
new web page at: <a href="http://www.killingfloorthegame.com/summer2012/">http://www.killingfloorthegame.com/summer2012/</a> .

Summer Sideshow Event Details
<ul>
<li>Free for everyone that owns Killing Floor – auto downloaded through
Steam</li>
<li>All new level – Hellride - experience heaven and hell as you follow
the course of this doomed carnival ride</li>
<li>All creatures in game replaced with freak-shows themed monsters
including Pukey the Clown and his side-kick, the Fleshclown</li>
<li>16 new Summer Sideshow achievements return only for the duration of
the event</li>
<li>9 All new achievements added</li>
<li>5 new official weapons - the IJC community weapon pack has been
polished up and made an official part of the game</li>
<li>Steampunk Mr Foster” playable character Unlockable again for the
duration of the event</li>
<li> New DLC Character Pack - "Urban Nightmare"</li>
</ul>

For all the details on the Summer Sideshow event visit the event web
page at: <a href="http://www.killingfloorthegame.com/summer2012/">http://www.killingfloorthegame.com/summer2012/</a> . Killing
Floor is available now on Steam
(<a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/1250/">http://store.steampowered.com/app/1250/</a> ), all major digital outlets
and in stores across the world. Don't forget to check out the new
trailer, share it with all your friends, force them to watch it over
and over again... well you get the idea! The Summer Sideshow event only
lasts until 23rd July, so don't miss your chance to experience the
gaming event of the summer!

Jul 2, 2012
Dwarfs?! Update Released
Product Update - Valve
Dwarfs Update Released?!
Can ye believe yer eyes? This update contains two important changes to the game:
- Pause Menu alternatives 'Main Menu' and 'Exit Game' now asks the player to confirm that he/she really want to leave the current game
- Save Games: The pause Menu now includes a 'Saved Games' alternative. It contains the functionality to Save/Load and manage saved games.

Jun 21, 2012
Official Tripwire Custom Map Server
Community Announcements - [TW]Yoshiro
We at Tripwire have launched our own official Tripwire custom map server. It currently has all the official TE maps and community released custom maps in rotation. These maps include:

<ul>
<li>TE-Arad2 Beta 3</li>
<li>TE-Butovo Beta 6</li>
<li>TE-Coldsttel Beta 6</li>
<li>TE-DieBresche Beta 3</li>
<li>TE-Provkhoy Beta 2 A</li>
<li>TE-Univermag Beta 1</li>
</ul>

The map name and IP is: TWI Devs #1 Custom Map Server - 64.94.238.82:7777. Give them a try and give feedback to the map makers! You can find threads for each map here: <a href="http://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/forumdisplay.php?f=135">http://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/forumdisplay.php?f=135</a>
Jun 14, 2012
“Counterattack” Mapping Contest for RO2
Community Announcements - [TW]Yoshiro
And, keeping up the pressure on RO2 activity, we are happy to announce our first major mapping contest for the game. Prizes from Origin PC, Nvidia, Intel and Logitech – plus $30,000 in cash prizes from ourselves. For the details, see the competition web page: <a href="http://www.heroesofstalingrad.com/counterattack-map-making-competition/">http://www.heroesofstalingrad.com/counterattack-map-making-competition/</a>
Jun 13, 2012
Introducing the Tripwire Ladder
Community Announcements - [TW]Yoshiro
Launching in the near future, <a href="http://www.twiladder.com/">TWI Ladder</a> will be the focal point for clan and competitive gaming for Tripwire Interactive's games. We would love your feedback on what you would like to see from the site and we're also looking for volunteers for many positions including admins and more.

So head on over to the <a href="http://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/forumdisplay.php?f=138">TWI Ladder forums</a> and give us your feedback and, if you are interested, volunteer to help!



Jun 13, 2012
Steam Potato Sack sale strikes back, 13 indie games half-price again
PC Gamer
Steam potato sack sale


Come with me, back into the distant past. Don't mind that wibbly blurry effect and that "WooOOoOOooOO" noise, that's just what happens when you go back in time. We're almost there. All you have to do is click this link and make the transition to April 4 2011!

I've always wanted to say that. If you just took the trip, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. You'll also have a good idea as to whether or not you'd like to purchase the games going in the return of the potato sack sale on Steam.
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