More details on the playable undead are expected to arrive tomorrow during Shacknews' hands-on time with the title. Left 4 Dead is slated to arrive November 4. Louis, for example, has lost his dreadlocks and battle armor, replaced by blood-splatted dress shirt, a loose tie, and a bald head. The new character designs better reflect the characters' status as survivors of a recent outbreak instead of hardened battle veterans. Newell also noted that the game's four survivor characters have been redesigned. You can now play in Co-op mode in split-screen.

To do this, quickly unplug and reinsert the Xbox 360 controller while the game is running. You must now set the Xbox 360 controller to player two (with the light on the Xbox logo pointing to '2'). While PC was its primary home, its success as a console game came about from its couch co-op functionality if you had a friend over, you could both play split-screen on the same console. Left 4 Dead Split-screen mode for Left 4 Dead - PC: Split-screen mode.

The game will let players assume control of undead foes as well, though the exact details of that functionality have not been disclosed. Cooperative drop-in multiplayer was the backbone of Left 4 Dead when it released way back in 2008. It was unclear if that functionality is limited to the Xbox 360 version, or if it will be included in the PC edition as well. Valve's multiplayer-focused zombie survival shooter Left 4 Dead (PC, 360) will include two-person split-screen play in addition to four-person online cooperative survival play, co-founder Gabe Newell revealed at EA's E3 press event.

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