We are very pleased to announce that Killing Floor has won the Best PC Game of 2009 in the reader’s choice poll on the Voodoo Extreme website. In addition to winning the overall best PC Game of 2009, Killing Floor also won Best First Person Shooter of 2009 and Best PC Game Expansion of 2009. Finally, Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrad was a runner up for Most Anticipated PC Game of 2010. Head on over to the Voodoo Extreme website to see the list of winners.

In other news, if you aren’t aware PC Gamer is a readers choice voting for the top 100 PC games of all time. If you liked Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 or Killing Floor make sure and head over to the PC Gamer Voting Page and vote now. If you aren’t already registered at the PC Gamer site, head over to the registration page here before voting.

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A small mandatory update for Killing Floor (Client and server) has been released.

Here are the changes:

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We are offering all KF players and server admins the chance to join an Open Beta Program for future changes to the game.

The first features to be tested include Surround Sound support for Vista and Universal Plug’n'Play Support for Hosting Servers, as well as a new map white-listing system that will allow us to update the white list far quicker than before.

The Beta Program is now available to all. To take part, individual players can chose to opt in to the Beta by changing the Beta Participation option in your Steam Settings. Server admins can opt-in to the Beta by running the hldsupdatetool with the following command line addition: -beta kfwebwhitelist. Please remember that this IS a Beta program and that you will only be able to play with players/on servers that have opted in to the Beta. You can always opt back out of the Beta at any time and restore the original version of KF.

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Tripwire Interactive are happy to announce that Killing Floor, the hit co-op zombie shooter, is shipping to retailers across North America. After tearing up the sales charts on Steam® for the past couple of months, the boxed version of the game will be on shelves this week. As a special extra the retail version of the game includes 2 bonus playable characters.

With London and the surrounding countryside overrun by failed biological experiments called specimens, it is up to you and 5 of your friends to clear the area of the infestation. Featuring an expansive arsenal of weapons and a built-in perk system that lets you customize and level-up your character you’ll certainly have the firepower to get the job done. Also included in the box is the recently released free “Heavy Metal” Content Pack – the first of many free content packs planned for the game which includes an all new map and new weapons. And with Wave 1 of the “Grindhouse Custom Map Making Competition” just completed and over 50 maps submitted there is no shortage of awesome community created content to play with. The next phase of the contest ends 2nd October and will generate even more stunning new maps for the community, completely for free!

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For all those mappers out there who want a shot at the $5,000 first prize in Wave 1 of Tripwire’s mapping contest for Killing Floor, the application page is now open for map submissions, with the deadline for entries fast approaching (12 Noon EST, 31^st July). We have teamed up with the crew at ModDB (www.moddb.com), who are hosting all the maps for us, providing a central location for the fans to check out all of the contest maps. Remember, this is where you get a shot at winning $5,000 in cash, as well as Nvidia graphics cards and Logitech goodies.

For the full details, plus the application form, head for the contest web pages. Keep watching the website: there will be more news on Wave 1 soon, plus news on Wave 2, where the Grand Prize is a full $10,000 in cash! If you’ve got skills in level creation, don’t pass up this chance to win $10,000!

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