Just one look at this game, Dear Esther, and you can tell that it’s very atmospheric. The game started as a Half Life 2 mod in 2008, and has since been in development for a commercial release. It’s built on the Source engine version that powered Portal 2, and is scheduled for release this February. It’s one of those game we can’t wait to check out.

Ubisoft teased a few months ago its “Bloody Good Time” game, but no one really knew what it was. We do now, and we can tell you that it’s a downloadable shooter for the PC and Xbox 360, which will use Valve’s Source engine. The game is a cartoonish looking multiplayer FPS where 8 players fight it out on a movie set to decide who’s gonna get the starring role in a horror film. The game will be released later this Fall.

Just a few days ago a group emerged who pledged they would boycott Left 4 Dead 2 due to the game’s release date being so close to the previous game’s. They also pointed to the fact that Valve would likely not support the original Left 4 Dead as they should once the new one hits the market.

Well, Kotaku proceeded to contact Valve about the boycott and Gabe Newell himself, president of the company, has taken time to make a statement:

Doing a sequel in one year is new for Valve. But providing ongoing support for our titles after the initial launch isn’t – it has been part of our philosophy since Half-Life was released ten and half years ago. We see no reason to change that and will continue to support the over three million customers in the L4D community.

So there you have it folks, Valve will in fact continue to support the original Left 4 Dead once the sequeal drops so you can stop boycotting and such.