Left 4 Dead 2 Linux and Extended Mutation System Out of Beta

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After being teased all the way back in August on the Valve Linux blog the Linux version of Left 4 Dead 2 has finally reached official release. Also coming out of beta is the Extended Mutation System which allows players to use the in-game mutation system to create new game modes and share them using Left 4 Dead 2's Steam Workshop section. This should lead to a big leap in the variety of gameplay on offer.

The final major point of the update is the transferring of Left 4 Dead 2 to Valve's SteamPipe system. This promises faster booting, faster loading, faster downloads and easier mod management. Users who already have the game installed will need to wait through a conversion process the next time they try to launch the game which may take a few minutes.

You can read a little more about this update on the Left 4 Dead blog here or read the full change log here.
 
And the conversion to SteamPipe, I assume, corrupted my installation. 13 gigs to re-download. *sigh*
 
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