rockpapershotgun.com - 6/4/2009
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There has been, it seems, something of a fuss over the announcement from Valve that they’re releasing a sequel to Left 4 Dead this November. The main point of contention has been that many were expecting more new content to be added to the original game, rather than appearing in the ...
steamcommunity.com - 6/4/2009
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Boycotting Valve's new money grab Since June 1,
2009 The few people here who defend the decision...
to make L4D2 seem to not understand what everyone is upset about. I've tried to summarize the most common issues I've heard people having in hopes that it ...
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: Group :: L4D2 Boycott
arstechnica.com - 6/4/2009
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Sitting across the table from me was Chet
Faliszek. He was one of the project leads on...
Left 4 Dead . I was sitting with my arms crossed, and I told him how much I love Left 4 Dead . He told me how much he enjoys Ars Technica. We have ...
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Before its time? Valve explains Left 4 Dead sequel to Ars
rockpapershotgun.com - 6/1/2009
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New game, new locations, new characters, new weapons,
new monsters: John has been to Valve and dragged...
back the news. [Click on images for full size] Left 4 Dead who now? No one was expecting Valve’s next game to be a sequel to ...
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Valve Says Content Still Coming To L4D
Evil Avatar - News Items —
... Rock Paper Shotgun posted an interview with Valve's Doug Lombardi clarifying Valve's position on future support for Left 4 Dead (original). ...
E3 2009: Why Left 4 Dead fans should calm down about Left 4 Dead 2
Big Download Blog —
... Many fans are not happy because they feel the original game (still a top 10 best selling PC game in retail stores months after release) will be forgotten now with Left 4 Dead 2's announcement. Again, Lombardi assured us at E3 that is not the case, promising that the first game will still be getting updates and new content (although exactly what they have planned is still a mystery). Lombardi also told Rock Paper Shotgun that any maps made for Left 4 Dead's SDK will work for Left 4 Dead 2. ...
Left 4 Dead 2 Boycott Petition Passes 17,000 Signers
G4 TV - TheFeed —
... Powerful stuff indeed. Of course, this all pre-supposes Valve will abandon all support for L4D once L4D2 comes out, which doesn't seem likely, given Valve's track record when it comes to supporting all of its major franchises, and the fact that Valve's Doug Lombardi recently told Rock, Paper, Shotgun, "We plan to continue updating Left 4 Dead." ...
Stolen Pixels #104: Left 4 Dumb, Part 20
The Escapist : Latest News —
... Valve is still talking about adding some additional DLC to Left 4 Dead . I know Francis wants portable dual-miniguns, but I'm partial to the Pushbroom, myself. Either that or something to shift Louis away from Steve Urkel and more towards the Samuel L. Jackson end of the spectrum of crazy-ass character archetypes. Shamus Young is a programmer and writer by trade, videogame nitpicker by inclination. If you have the patience for more of his ramblings, they can be found at ...
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Valve writer: L4D2 has too much new stuff to be an add-on
thatvideogameblog.com 6/10/2009 —
Left 4 Dead 2 is a bit of a mystery to me. While watching Microsoft’s E3 press conference I was blown away to see a trailer for a new L4D game; The first one hasn’t even been out a year, and already a new one has been in the works we find out. Perhaps what shocked me just as ...
Left 4 Dead Preview
uk.pc.ign.com 3/5/2009 — March 4, 2009 - If the names Zoey, Francis, Bill, and Louis don't mean much to you, then you probably haven't played the exceptional shooter Left 4 Dead . But if they trigger memories of gunning down endless hordes of zombies and desperately fighting ...
Left 4 Dead Preview
pc.ign.com 3/5/2009 — March 4, 2009 - If the names Zoey, Francis, Bill, and Louis don't mean much to you, then you probably haven't played the exceptional shooter Left 4 Dead . But if they trigger memories of gunning down endless hordes of zombies and desperately fighting ...
News - E3: Valve's Lombardi On What Happened To Turtle Rock
gamasutra.com 6/4/2009 — In the year leading up to the release of Left 4 Dead , Valve acquired longtime collaborator Turtle Rock Studios, the team that spawned the co-op shooter and worked alongside Valve to complete it. The studio -- founded by Counter-Strike AI bot creator ...
Valve Developer Community
developer.valvesoftware.com 6/20/2009 — From Valve Developer Community Jump to: navigation , search Welcome to the Valve Developer Community. Whether you're building a "Triple-A" commercial project or a mod for Half-Life® 2 , you'll want to sign up as a Valve developer today. It's free to ...
Left 4 Dead: An Autopsy
edge-online.com 2/18/2009 — By the time you read this column, 2008 will be receding into memory. Nevertheless, I wanted to cap off a remarkable year in gaming with a closer look at the co-op zombie apocalypse shooter Left 4 Dead. Valve’s attention to detail and high ...
Valve Release Left 4 Dead Mod Tools [PC]
kotaku.com 5/16/2009 — Those wanting to build their own take on the zombie apocalypse are being well looked after today, with Valve announcing an open beta for Left 4 Dead 's software development kit. If you jump to the "tools" tab in Steam, you'll see it available for ...
E3 2009: Seven Things I Want to See in L4D2
bingegamer.net 6/2/2009 —
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard about Valve’s newest project - Left 4 Dead 2 . Already? Yes. Why Not? The first L4D was great, and without much effort, they can put out a follow-up title that fans devour faster than you can say “Got Brains?”. At first, I was ...
10,000 gamers boycott Left 4 Dead 2
examiner.com 6/7/2009 — After Valve announced Left 4 Dead 2 at last week's E3, many gamers gamers were surprised by the news. One group of gamers, however, aren't taking it so well. A community group on Steam (Valve's game download service), calling themselves L...
“Left 4 Dead 2″ play testing in Valve’s future
thatvideogameblog.com 5/20/2009 —
TVGB’s inboxes have been graced by forwarded emails that suggest Valve is getting ready to do some play testing for Left 4 Dead 2 . Yeah, considering that L4D was released just six months ago, seeing that voluptuous “2″ at the end of “ Left 4 Dead ” drew out a ...
E3: L4D mods work with L4D2 —
Computer And Video Games 6/4/2009
Current SDK tools fully compatible with the sequel.
Players who create mods for Left 4 Dead on PC will be able to carry their handy work over to Left 4 Dead 2 when it launches on November 17, Valve's Doug Lombardi has told us. Click here to read ...
News: E3: Valve explains L4D2 exclusivity —
Eurogamer 6/4/2009
And won't stop supporting the first one. Valve has said that Left 4 Dead 2's Xbox 360 console exclusivity has more to do with the developer's background than anything else. "We don't have a ton of experience internally building products ...
E3: No more DLC for L4D 1? —
Computer And Video Games 6/4/2009
Valve man Chet Faliszek weighs up the odds.
Left 4 Dead 2 is out on November 17. So does that spell the end for DLC for the original, which is still fairly young? Click here to read the full article
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