There’s few things more dangerous than a cornered animal… except perhaps a cornered survivor with a lot of high explosives.  In the new game mode Holdout, everyone is cornered all the time.  In Holdout, players play through a different small map for each wave, each with limited room to maneuver or retreat, forcing players to stand their ground against the Zed onslaught.  Can you stand shoulder to shoulder with your allies in the face of overwhelming numbers, or will you break and run, leaving your team to die messily?

With this update we bring back a classic and introduce a long-requested new weapon!

First, we have the Spitfire pistol, a retooled flare gun from Killing Floor 1 that is great for lighting Zeds on fire with precision.  Available alone or in pairs, the Spitfire pistol is a tier 2 Firebug weapon, but also a cross-perk weapon for Gunslingers and Sharpshooters. The Spitfire pistol gives the Firebug more precise spike damage at the expense of a smaller area of effect than the existing Firebug weapons.

Second, we have the long-requested light machinegun in the form of the Stoner 63A. With high ammo capacity, a high rate of fire, and limited accuracy, the Stoner 63A is a tier 4 Commando weapon without peer when it comes to hosing down large groups of Zeds with chunks of fast moving lead.  And we could make a joke about the name, but we wouldn’t stoop that low… at least not yet.

Our first Holdout map, the Descent is a series of underground chambers beneath Volter Manor.  Each wave takes place in one of ten different rooms, and the rooms are in a random order after the first, so each time you play you get different experience.  These rooms represent the more secure facilities used by Hans in his experiments and need to be cleaned out to put a stop to his terrible work.

Von Strasser has a score to settle with Hans, and DJ Scully… he just likes lighting things on fire. Don’t judge. While exploring Volter Manor and testing new weapons for Horzine they find the entrance to The Descent and end up in far more trouble than they bargained for.

Can Van Strasser get his revenge?  Can DJ Scully resist making jokes about the Stoner 63A name?  I think we all know the answer to the second question.

Our new Community map, Nuked, is the burnt and broken remains of a city that has a Zed problem on top of an incoming nuclear attack.  Don’t stare directly at the nuclear flash and remember to duck and cover!