Left 4 Dead 2 cover art changed to appease ESRB
Destructoid —
... It's not just raging Steam boycotters that Valve has upset with the announcement of Left 4 Dead 2. According to the studio, the ESRB has also shown concern, causing Valve to edit the original covert art for the game which showed a hand with a thumb and two fingers chewed off. In order to satiate the demands of the censors, the famous Left 4 Dead hand will now be holding down two fingers, rather than having them torn from the palm. ...
ESRB to Valve: Mind Your Fingers
The Escapist : Latest News —
... upcoming Left 4 Dead 2 introduces new melee combat options that will let players massacre the undead with frying pans, baseball bats, axes and chainsaws, but the two missing fingers in the game's original promotional material was too much for ESRB censors to bear. As part of its E3 coverage Ars Technica posted a photo of Valve writer Chet Faliszek standing in front of a large Left 4 Dead 2 poster. Sharp-eyed readers may have noticed that the image behind Faliszek is a bit different than the ones we've seen since: The extended index and middle fingers are the same, but ...
ESRB to Valve: Mind Your Fingers - UPDATED
The Escapist : Latest News —
... upcoming Left 4 Dead 2 introduces new melee combat options that will let players massacre the undead with frying pans, baseball bats, axes and chainsaws, but the two missing fingers in the game's original promotional material was too much for ESRB censors to bear. As part of its E3 coverage Ars Technica posted a photo of Valve writer Chet Faliszek standing in front of a large Left 4 Dead 2 poster. Sharp-eyed readers may have noticed that the image behind Faliszek is a bit different than the ones we've seen since: The extended index and middle fingers are the same, but ...
Left 4 Dead 2 cover rejected by ESRB
Sarcastic Gamer —
... For those planning to pick up the Louisiana-flavored sequel this November, Ars Technica writer Ben Kuchera has reported that the game’s code will not require any edits due to objectionable content. Splendid. I can already hear the chainsaws purring. ...
Left 4 Dead 2 Box Art Changed Due to ESRB Restrictions
Co-Optimus —
... According to Ars Technica, the original Left 4 Dead 2 box art had chewed off fingers much like the thumb pictured above. But the suits at the ESRB deemed it too graphic and asked for them to be replaced by...well...not chewed off fingers. You can see the original artwork at Ars, you be the judge if it's too graphic for a zombie game. ...







