Worried about a deadly infection spreading widely? Calm yourself by playing a free video game about a deadly infection spreading widely.

Left 4 Dead, the zombie-apocalypse game released last year by Valve in Bellevue, will be free for a 24 hour trial starting tonight at midnight (on Windows PCs only). I should stress that Valve’s promotion is in no way officially tied to swine flu, but it probably should be.

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  1. It’s hard to find, but there was a small-press board game called “Black Death” that let you and some friends play as plagues rampaging through medieval Europe. The scoring chart was measured by “Millions Served”.

  2. #1, uh it’s 6 months old. Hardly old in world of PC gaming considering gaming engines are plateau’d for the next couple years and games like Call of Duty 4 are still $50 and worth it.

    If you weren’t such a jackass you’d know they just released a massive content update and a new game mode, which is the reason for the free trial.

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