UPDATE: Microsoft Announces Left 4 Dead 2

[Akula]

The first Left 4 Dead isn't even a complete game yet. I'm still waiting for them to release enough content to make it worth the 60 bucks I paid for it. They cant honestly expect me to pay full price for a sequel that has features the first game should of had in the first place.

This is stupid.

 

[oliveira8]

Hmm...theres something very wrong in this all...

 

[Abedeus]

I will be mad as hell, because I just paid 30 EUR for a game and sequel is already koming out?

The fuck... Sorry, but there is no other word for that.

I officially stop giving a damn about Valve games. I refuse to pay for them if they are going to release another game OF THE SAME SERIES, A MULTIPLAYER GAME, half a year later.

 

[Lionman363]

They spent such a long time developing Left 4 Dead that they've decided to make a new one?
I'm still waiting for Half Life 3 Valve!

 

[DragunovHUN]

Wait. First off, why is MICROSOFT announcing it?

Not like i'm against L4D but why is Valve releasing L4D2 so soon when they've been working on HL2EP3 forever and STILL don't have a release date? I think they need to think about their priorities.

I will be mad as hell, because I just paid 30 EUR for a game and sequel is already koming out?

The fuck... Sorry, but there is no other word for that.

I officially stop giving a damn about Valve games. I refuse to pay for them if they are going to release another game OF THE SAME SERIES, A MULTIPLAYER GAME, half a year later.

Jesus, could you cry some more? Why does it hurt you that a new game is coming out just after you bought the old one? You can still play L4D like before.

If you're seriously going to boycot Valve for that, then please DO IT. I don't want to run into you on multiplayer :/

 

[ZeroMachine]

Nope, it's not a lie: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/01/left-4-dead-2-exclusive-rps-preview/

I still call bullshit. Valve would never, EVER, release a sequel for a game one year after the first.

Evidence:

WHERE THE FUCK IS EPISODE THREE?

Until I'm holding the game in my hands, I'm not believing that Valve would do something so... I can't believe I'm saying this... "pants-on-head retarded".

 

[oliveira8]

L4D2 better come bundled with Half Life 2:Episode 3...

-.-

 

[HaloHappy]

If this is legit, then either Valve was developing the second one while waiting to release the first, they're working on this instead of the next Half-Life, or I'm a monkey's uncle.

 

[FoxParadox]

This is true, there is even a trailer of this.

 

[ChromeAlchemist]

Wait, why would Microsoft be announcing it? Shouldn't someone else be announcing it or something? Maybe it's just going to be an expansion or something? Or it's just a lie.

This is exactly why I don't believe it. I don't even care if Rock Paper Shotgun did a preview, I want to see Valve say it and I want a video in the background, otherwise this is just an inside joke.

 

[Ashbax]

/sigh. Its not coming out 'half a year later' its coming out A year later, (Ok so its off by 2 days. Go flame it then.) But listen here - The COD games all have a 1 year gap, except cod 1 to cod 2, but since then its 2005 - Cod 2, 2006, cod 3, 2007, cod 4, and 2008, cod 5...And later in 2009, guess what? Cod 6.

And those were all good games. SO CALM, THE FECK, DOWN. Thank you.

 

[A010110100101102]

Shocked it is kinda soon but i am very much excited.

 

[Slycne]

Remember announcing and releasing are two different things everyone. I'm waiting to find out more before jumping on either train.

 

[FoxParadox]

Coming out November 17, 2009

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/47577/Left-4-Dead-2-High-Definition-Trailer-Released

 

[Abedeus]

I will be mad as hell, because I just paid 30 EUR for a game and sequel is already koming out?

The fuck... Sorry, but there is no other word for that.

I officially stop giving a damn about Valve games. I refuse to pay for them if they are going to release another game OF THE SAME SERIES, A MULTIPLAYER GAME, half a year later.

Jesus, could you cry some more? Why does it hurt you that a new game is coming out just after you bought the old one? You can still play L4D like before.

Yes, I am sure that not even 50% of the current player base will buy the new game, and only half of us (at best) will stay.

Also let's not forget that once a sequel comes out, the previous game lands in the "ABANDONED FOREVER" box. You might get a patch now and then. But don't even think about DLC or anything like that.

Besides, that's just a dick move. "We make a game, then instead of making new content for it, we will immediately after 8 months release a sequel, so you either buy it or stay with your crappy old and unsupported game". That's like Blizzard making another 3 WoW expansions month after month. So you have to buy them all or you can't play the "new content" that could've been added with a patch or two.

/sigh. Its not coming out 'half a year later' its coming out A year later, (Ok so its off by 2 days. Go flame it then.) But listen here - The COD games all have a 1 year gap, except cod 1 to cod 2, but since then its 2005 - Cod 2, 2006, cod 3, 2007, cod 4, and 2008, cod 5...And later in 2009, guess what? Cod 6.

And those were all good games. SO CALM, THE FECK, DOWN. Thank you.

CoD 3 was an abomination.

And they are not Multiplayer-based games. They have potent single-player.

 

[oliveira8]

/sigh. Its not coming out 'half a year later' its coming out A year later, (Ok so its off by 2 days. Go flame it then.) But listen here - The COD games all have a 1 year gap, except cod 1 to cod 2, but since then its 2005 - Cod 2, 2006, cod 3, 2007, cod 4, and 2008, cod 5...And later in 2009, guess what? Cod 6.

And those were all good games. SO CALM, THE FECK, DOWN. Thank you.

We want Half Life 2:Episode 3 NOT Left 4 Dead 2 a game that just got released and could be well supported for a 1 year or 2 with DLC.

 

[Abedeus]

/sigh. Its not coming out 'half a year later' its coming out A year later, (Ok so its off by 2 days. Go flame it then.) But listen here - The COD games all have a 1 year gap, except cod 1 to cod 2, but since then its 2005 - Cod 2, 2006, cod 3, 2007, cod 4, and 2008, cod 5...And later in 2009, guess what? Cod 6.

And those were all good games. SO CALM, THE FECK, DOWN. Thank you.

We want Half Life 2:Episode 3 NOT Left 4 Dead 2 a game that just got released and could be well supported for a 1 year or 2 with DLC.

Agree. That's the same why we don't want TF3 - TF2 is awesome as it is, just give new content. Costs you less than making a new game and you still get money from new customers.

 

[Jordan Deam]

I must say, this does see rather un-Valve like. But I'll hold off judgment until I get the skinny on Wednesday.

 

[sirdanrhodes]

Valve, I am sick of waiting for Episode 3... Well, what are you waiting for, me to pay you? I'll pay when you finish!

 

[ZeroMachine]

I must say, this does see rather un-Valve like. But I'll hold off judgment until I get the skinny on Wednesday.

Did another company help Valve make Left 4 Dead? Maybe they took the reigns and Valve is only there for... emotional support or something.

Or at least I hope so.

I might start praying thats true... might. I don't want to see Valve turn into another sequel-spitting company.