Left 4 Dead 2 Demo dates released

Valve has announced the demo release dates for the upcoming demo of Left 4 Dead 2. The demo features gameplay from the Parish campaign set in the French Quarter. The demo is playable for 1-4 players over local or Internet connections on the 360 and PC and two player split screen on the 360. The demo will feature new zombies and new melee weapons. There are many categories so make sure you are paying attention. Gamers that pre-order the game can get the demo early on October 27. Xbox Live Gold members and all PC gamers get the demo on November 3. If you’re a Silver member you get the demo on November 17. Left 4 Dead 2 comes out on November 17.

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Left 4 Dead 2 boycott is officially over

The controversy that showed the ire of Valve fanboys is now officially over. The boycott was originally called for Left 4 Dead 2 due to fanboy complaints that Valve was not supporting Left 4 Dead with DLC. “Effective Wednesday October 21st 2009 at 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, this group will be closed,” said revolution architect Walking_Target. “People have lost sight of why we’re here. The comments are always full of trolls, people bashing Valve and phishers. What is more, people are unwilling or unable to wait for Valve to follow through in any cohesive way.” Fellow man of the people Agent of Chaos added: “We have accomplished everything we can on our manifesto. We’ve been dealing with Valve ever since our group started, then we met them in-person and now we’re at the point of concluding our discussions. Our goal wasn’t to steer people away from L4D2, it was

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Valve announces special pre-order items for Left 4 Dead 2

Valve has announced pre-order bonuses for Left 4 Dead 2. Those who pre-order Left 4 Dead 2 will receive early access to the Left 4 Dead 2 demo (October 27) and an exclusive in-game item. The in-game item is the American baseball bat, one of 10 new melee weapons in this game. Also, Steam and other retailers are offering a 10 percent savings on pre-orders.

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Left 4 Dead 2 GT interview and Fairground level

GTtv sat with Gabe Newell and they talk about things like the petition on Left 4 Dead 2 and they even cover the new Left 4 Dead 2 fairground level. Something no one else has seen yet. They also talk about Left 4 Dead DLC, Crash Mode.

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Valve announces Left 4 Dead: Crash Course DLC

Valve has announced new DLC coming to Left 4 Dead this September. The DLC is titled, Crash Course and has new single-player, multiplayer and co-op. “Since the release of ‘Left 4 Dead’ last November, the design team has been excited about creating new experiences for this world and allowing players to do the same, by releasing much of our internal toolset, like the Survival Pack and Authoring Tools,” said Gabe Newell. “We’re working with the fans toward the ongoing entertainment value of the product.” “Crash course” will deliver the complete Versus mode in just 30 minutes. It also has new locations and new dialogue. Left 4 Dead: Crash Course will be released in September free of charge to PC users and 560 Gamer Points on Xbox Live.

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New Left 4 Dead 2 trailers

At SDCC we were able to play two new areas of Left 4 Dead 2, the Swamp and the Plague. Today Valve released three new gameplay videos and a Valve interview for your enjoyment. For those that were upset by the “brighter” look of Left 4 Dead 2, the Swamp should make you happy.

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Left 4 Dead 2′s Rocky Road to Release

The internet has been ablaze with mixed reactions to Valve ever since the announcement of Left 4 Dead 2′s release later this autumn. Fans of the original are up in arms over the fact that they are putting out a sequel only a year after the first. Many believe that Valve will abandon Left 4 Dead, which has turned out to be a very popular staple in the 360 library. “We obviously listen to the community a lot,” said Doug Lombardi. “That’s one of our staples. Did we anticipate it? No, we didn’t, but I think that one of the key things is: announcing Left 4 Dead 2 doesn’t mean we’re abandoning Left 4 Dead 1. “Another thing is it’s important to remember that E3 is where you go to announce new titles, specifically titles that are coming to retail. We do press there, but it’s not really a venue

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Left 4 Dead updates still to continue

In a conversation with G4, Gabe Newell assured gamers that Left 4 Dead will still be getting content updates even though a sequel is on it’s way. “From a customer’s perspective, we think that given the sort of insane popularity of Left 4 Dead, that people are going to be super excited about getting a sequel to that,” said the exec. “We’re going to continue to do Left 4 Dead updates and release more content for Left 4 Dead, and then also have Left 4 Dead 2 coming out as well.” Currently, more than 20,000 people have signed a petition saying they’ll boycott Left 4 Dead 2 due to a variety of reasons but mostly because of the lack of updates to the first Left 4 Dead. Mr. Newell also explains in the interview why they made Left 4 Dead 2 so quickly, “Well, there are a couple reasons for

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Gamers sign petition against Left 4 Dead 2

Gamers from the Steam Community have created and signed a petition that expresses their displeasure with the announcement of Left 4 Dead 2. 15,486 members have signed and agree with the following: The Left 4 Dead 2 Boycott is a group of individuals who have pledged to boycott Valve’s upcoming release of Left 4 Dead 2 on November 17th, 2009. We have assembled a manifesto outlining the basic consensus of many members of our community. WE RECOGNIZE: -Valve is a company with financial needs and cannot be expected to survive without the release of new games. -Judgment cannot be passed on the quality of Left 4 Dead 2 until its release. -Left 4 Dead was, and is, a quality game which deserves the praise of the entire gaming community. WE ARE COMMITTED: -To holding Valve to its promise of free, continual updates to Left 4 Dead in order to build

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