E3 2009: More Details & Trailer for Left 4 Dead 2

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James Parkin

 

Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2), the sequel to the best-selling and critically-acclaimed co-operative multiplayer thriller.
 
Coming exclusively to Xbox 360 and PC, L4D2 promises to set a new benchmark for co-operative action games and become one of 2009's marquee titles.
 
"A large part of how Left 4 Dead became 2008's top-selling new IP on Xbox 360 and the PC was the custom-tailored gameplay made possible by the AI Director," said Gabe Newell, president and co-founder of Valve. "With the knowledge gained from creating the original, new technology, and a passionate team, L4D2 will set a new benchmark for cooperative action games."
 
Set for release on November 17, the title adds melee combat to enable deeper co-operative gameplay, with items such as a chainsaw, frying pan, axe, baseball bat, and more.
 
Introducing the AI Director 2.0, L4D's dynamic gameplay is taken to the next level by giving the Director the ability to procedurally change weather effects, world objects, and pathways in addition to tailoring the enemy population, effects, and sounds to match the players' performance. The result is a unique game session custom fitted to provide a satisfying and uniquely challenging experience each time the game is played.
 
Featuring new Survivors, boss zombies, weapons, and items, Left 4 Dead 2 offers a much larger game than the original with more co-operative campaigns, more Versus campaigns, and maps for Survival mode available at launch.
 
Supported by a $10+ million marketing campaign, Left 4 Dead has sold over 2.5 million retail copies since it was released in November of 2008. Left 4 Dead 2 is targeted for release on Xbox 360 and the PC on November 17, 2009, and will be launched worldwide with a multi-million dollar marketing campaign across TV, Outdoor, and Online.
 
"Left 4 Dead was backed by our most aggressive advertising campaign to date, and resulted in a top 5 showing on two platforms during holiday 2008," said Doug Lombardi, VP of marketing at Valve. "Left 4 Dead 2 is a larger game and will be supported with even more consumer and retail advertising programs than the original." 

 

Features:

  • Next generation co-op action gaming from the makers of Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress and Counter-Strike.
  • AI Director 2.0: Advanced technology dubbed “The AI Director” drove L4D’s unique gameplay – customizing enemy population, effects, and music, based upon the players’ performance. L4D 2 features “The AI Director 2.0” which expands the Director’s ability to customize level layout, world objects, weather, and lighting to reflect different times of day.
  • New melee weapons – axe, chainsaw, frying pan, baseball bat – allow you to get up close with the zombies
  • Four different survivors. New Story. New dialogue. 
  • More game. On day one, L4D 2 features more co-operative campaigns, more campaigns and maps for the Versus game modes than L4D 1, plus support for Survival mode out of the box. 
  • Stats, rankings, and awards system drives collaborative play
Comments
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  • Looks awesome, can't wait, and 1st
  • I hope they don't have a melee meter like they patched into 1. Especially with new melee weapons.
  • SWEETTTT!!!!!!!!!
  • hells yea
  • Ugh... That soon after the first game? Valve usually supports their older games better than this. Anyway, L4D2 better have a greatly overhauled game system, much more emphasis on story, and more than 4 maps for me to consider this.
  • Dork
  • wow thats a really cool teaser! can't wait.. love this time of the year..but hate the wait!
  • awesome
  • YES!!!so excited + you was second lolololol
  • Now that i know it is more than just a re-skinned L4D i feel better
  • sweet.
  • *drooling*
  • hopefully more content and dlc 4 this 1
  • OMG this is gonna be awesome!!!
  • yea not first wicked. way to fail
  • but i survived in one but it might be kool with the melee and all better have a no mercy equivalent
  • OK now that was SICK! I need to hop on L4D and start brushing up on my Undead killing skills lol
  • lol i totaly thought that was Luis talking and then i saw him lol any thoughts on the charecters and plt i think its in Louisiana from the looks :P
  • wow and this soon after the first one? Wish they had put more content into the original but i'm sure this will be good also.
  • Yes amazing news
  • Awesome, pure and simple.
  • omfg. CANT WAIT!!!
  • tank guy pwns
  • I don't like praying.
  • This is going to be great
  • sweet, to many good games coming out, such little time
  • Im gonna miss the original survivors tho, especially Zoe.
  • Kind of cool, but if it's coming as soon as Nov 09, I feel like we won't be seeing any more campaigns as DLC for L4D1! Obviously, that sucks...
  • fudge yes!
  • #6 epic fail haha. and im also excited. will be much fun. i like the way the zombies take bullets this time around
  • I was first on my slow ass connection, oh well
  • OMG! Looks good but i like zoey,bill,louis,francis
  • @17 U don't know how to read or what? If u would read the features part it says "more co-op campaigns, campaigns, vs maps and support survival mode on day 1". So what does that mean? It means more content than L4D 1. Learn to read or actually read something b4 u post, makes u look stupid if u don't. On subject the game looks awesome and I can't wait 4 it to come out.
  • oh hell yer looks brill and is released a day b4 my 16th gonna b weird wth new ppl tho
  • sooooo boring
  • Awesome news!!!, first a metal gear for x box, a new fallout, COD6 and this...... oh yeah!
  • Oh and forgot to mencioned the new army of two :P
  • This would explain the lack of DLC for the first one. I do hope there are additional missions and so forth planned for the sequel, other than those on the disc. I loved the original, but there are only so many times you can do the same four episodes again and again.
  • Can't wait til they patch the fun out of this too!
  • CHAINSAW
  • Cool cant wait
  • WOOHOO!!!
  • must resist freezing self to make time go quicker. can't wait for game, head going to explode.
  • i just jizzed my pants OMFG i cant wait!!!!
  • lol damn I haven't even got around to playin the first one yet.
  • ....new story? was there even a story in the first game?
  • OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG I CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!
  • New Orleans seems like the locale. At least the street shot, and the above ground graves makes me think New Orleans. They really broke the first game with all the updates, and one sided gameplay (special infected). Hopefully they learned from the first one and actually allow the director to do its job, and not succumb to the whiney noobs that couldn't play the first game.
  • what happened to the survivals after they got rescued in the first game? kinda wish they would have added onto that story
  • Oh. Sweet. Jesus. :D
  • Can't wait for this game Should be hours of fun.
  • i hope its a must buy cuz the first was was short... but friggin awesome!
  • This will be amazing. They better not have too much daytime play though. The night theme was great in the first game. There will probably be a melee delay for the melee weapons (kinda sucks, but they can probably kill zombies in one hit). Looking forward to another very fun 1000 gamer points!
  • Cant actually wait. And its out this year in November... what a challenger for Modern Warfare 2. Ofc most people will get both.. even if they hav to sell a kidney ;)
  • this looks great but i still havent got a thousand in the first one :( i need genocidest, and the 2 expert ones, but theyre sooo annoying.
  • Yesssss I bone the first one
  • There is some gameplay videos on Youtube. Still had the melee meter and they were playing in daylight, looked kinda weird. I doubt Valve will disapoint. PRE-ORDER!!!!!!
  • Sweet Rankings, now me and my team can show off being that we pretty much messed up everyone, but I am happy for this, I just hope that they keep in the double pistols and unlimited Ammo for them again, and some old maps for multiplayer, Old Characters for returns, and wow much more, but Valve is doing their best right now
  • looks good but shouldnt be 60$ because L4D only has like 5 maps it should just be an add on for like 20 $
  • :O
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