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L4D2's The Passing Coming On Thursday
Written Tuesday, April 20, 2010 By Dan Webb
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Valve's "The Passing" DLC for Left 4 Dead 2 has been without a release date since they announced it wouldn't hit its March release window last month.

We've seen the achievements. We kind of know what's in it. All we need now is a new release date.

Expect it Thursday, April 22nd, according to Microsoft, who dated it in their recent Xbox Live e-mail to the press this evening.

So that's Thursday for 560 Microsoft points. Valve still have a trick up their sleeve that they haven't fully unveiled yet called Mutation. Expect news on that on Wednesday.




 
 

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Comment #1 by BenQ pl
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 12:01:56 PM
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need to rent it again great


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Comment #2 by Isaccard
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 12:01:59 PM
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Yay!


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Comment #3 by MILINKYO
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 12:03:44 PM
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Ha ha, I just posted this on chevo post saying it's out on 22nd


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Comment #4 by Mister Buds
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 12:09:26 PM
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i haven't been following the news about this too much. did they scrap the original L4D DLC that was supposed to come out with it?


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Comment #5 by Californigus
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 12:10:02 PM
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Nice


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Comment #6 by l.maciver
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 12:13:08 PM
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we can not pass on the passing


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Comment #7 by Rav
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 12:13:31 PM
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Guess I need to get myself another copy of the game now :-).


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Comment #8 by MILINKYO
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 12:16:03 PM
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@4 the L4D 1 DLC is/was meant to follow a couple of week after this one so fingers crossed


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Comment #9 by Big Papa 07
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 12:20:00 PM
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I hate paying for extra downloadable content... the whole idea of blowing even MORE money on a game I already paid out the ass for is... unsettling...

Lucky for them LFD2 is so good... guess I need to buy some microsoft points. :(


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Comment #10 by Major Bones
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 12:20:01 PM
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Wow going to be busy with DLCs in the next week or so, L4D 2, BFBC2, and Bioshock 2, all within the next week.


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Comment #11 by blackout529
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 12:25:17 PM
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So according to Valve Time its coming out next week! Sweet...can't wait!


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Comment #12 by Flibbity Floid
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 12:33:54 PM
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@ 4 - Negative. That DLC was always supposed to come out after The Passing. One of the original 4 is going to be dead at the start of The Passing. The L4D DLC that releases will tell how the originals came down to the south and how whoever it is will die.

@ 11 - According to Valve, at least it's not 1200 points for a rehash of 2 maps and 3 new maps. It's 560 points for a new game mode, new story elements, new weapons, new enemies...that's a whole lot of new stuff for a cheap price tag.

I think it's well worth the wait even IF they delay it again. Don't want the same glitchyness from Crash Course (FU MS)


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Comment #13 by BlindxLink
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 12:45:13 PM
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I hate people that say "VALVE TIME"

Did you just find out about that joke this week? That's been old for years. Good try though, now go back to Halo 3 and MW2.

On topic, I'm glad there's a release confirmed. Looking forward to this.


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Comment #14 by NawtyCawty
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 12:54:36 PM
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560 points is a stupidly gay number, why not just make it 500 or 600?


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Comment #15 by tsydrown
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 01:08:34 PM
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@14.

Because 560MSP is equivalent to $5 I believe.


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Comment #16 by Arenazombie
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 01:15:47 PM
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560M$=7$/€
80M$=1$/€


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Comment #17 by Gaddmeister
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 01:16:01 PM
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@15 It's $7. 80MSP = $1


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Comment #18 by Poisonheadcrab
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 01:20:01 PM
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Translation (on said date, of course):

2am pst- Xbox 360 version

11:59 pm pst- PC version

Bug fixes ftw!


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Comment #19 by VladimirK
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 01:21:21 PM
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@15

Because you can't buy 560 points, if it was decent, like 500, you can buy that on the site.
They can't have that. People actually not having spare points to waste on useless junk they wouldn't buy otherwise. :P


As good as this sounds, I think it's shit that there's DLC for this and L4D (soon), if you own and like both games it's just more money.
Just doesn't feel right buying this DLC, then not too long in the future them releasing DLC for the older game which you will then feel compelled to buy aswell.

Plus I can't help but feel that this will give those folk that were going on about them releasing L4D2 so soon after L4D another thing to complain about tbh.


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Comment #20 by Flibbity Floid
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 02:06:20 PM
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@ 14 - Why not pay 800? 560 seems better don't it? It's also b/c Valve WANTED it for free but good old corporate fat cats like MS, EA and the likes GOT to have a profit margin! At least Valve is fighting to keep DLC below standard costs and giving more than you bargained for.

@ 19 - Do you people even think at ALL? Yes, it's more money. But would you rather them release a whole new $60 game that feels the same? IF L4D2 didn't have an extra campaign, actual storyline, new vs. mode, extra sp. infected - I prolly would've waited til a pricedrop. But even the morons who "Boycotted" STILL went out and bought it. It's a good f'n game. I'm happy to pay for cheap DLC for more gameplay. It's way better than dropping the retail price, eh?


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Comment #21 by Flibbity Floid
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 02:06:51 PM
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@ 19 - Everybody complains.

Why else did they create The Internet?


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Comment #22 by restroomstalker
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 02:38:04 PM
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I'll believe it on Thursday...


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Comment #23 by Corpse87
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 02:41:17 PM
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Will be getting this asap! I love Zoey,damn she is sexy!


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Comment #24 by MILINKYO
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 02:41:24 PM
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560 msp = £4.67 or $7


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Comment #25 by Cable Player
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 02:59:30 PM
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Thumbs up for the price! Its about time these things become affordable...


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Comment #26 by Flibbity Floid
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 03:01:57 PM
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@ 25 - Valve is one of the few Devs that fight to get price reduction or even Free DLC. L4D1 saw Survival mode for Free and then MS started breathing down their necks for Crash Course which Valve got recuced to 560.


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Comment #27 by DistortedFate
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 03:14:59 PM
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@13 - Link you really need to stop calling people out. You have a bad tendency of being a douchebag. Quit trying to sound like valves number one fan and trying to make valve out to be some amazing company. Keyboard thugs aren't cool. Get over yourself and bashing real shooters with more than 5 multiplayer maps and 2 game types. K thanks.


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Comment #28 by ebrooch7
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 03:22:54 PM
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#26

Nah, a bunch of devs give free DLC.


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Comment #29 by Pwnzmasterchief
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 03:28:47 PM
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rape


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Comment #30 by -Requiem-
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 03:34:19 PM
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Valve time wheeee~


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Comment #31 by blackout529
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 03:34:55 PM
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@#13

What's wrong with Halo 3 and MW2? Just cause you don't enjoy those games doesn't mean no one else does.


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Comment #32 by harryrocks
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 04:13:05 PM
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Ohhhh yeah!!!!!!!!


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Comment #33 by VladimirK
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 04:20:38 PM
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@20/21

I just think it feels a little cheap for them to make DLC for both L4D games then release them close to each other, (or at least supposed to be released close to each other), when they should know that probably most people who own one of them will own the other.


Then again, replying to you is gonna be pointless.
Just look at your other comments in this news section, you're clearly just a Valve fanboy that will jump on anyone that you don't agree with.

And in #20, I don't know what the little second part about dropping in price is, I did get it on release day ;)


I think you'll find that it's you that's, "not thinking at ALL"...


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Comment #34 by Phenoviral
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 05:13:26 PM
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So, Valve has announced that it's coming out on Thursday?

Now, would that again be 11:59 on Thursday night, American time? =P


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Comment #35 by horses mcgee
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 05:54:43 PM
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#21-the internet is for porn!

i agree that its an odd price but its by no means the first time this has happened!


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Comment #36 by PuttyGod
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 08:39:05 PM
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Okay, so we can expect it in a couple weeks.


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Comment #37 by samjustsam
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 08:48:22 PM
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great timing. was just gonna get 20 bucks in ms points to get that new ticker pet avatar prop and a splinter cell conviction theme and avatar outfit. was wondering what i would do with the rest of my points....now i know.


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Comment #38 by DunamisMan
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 09:26:44 PM
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YES!!!!


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Comment #39 by x b3Rt
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 10:06:21 PM
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Gave me another reason to pick this game back up


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Comment #40 by I2abbz
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 03:21:06 PM
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anyone have an idea as to what time it would be released?


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Comment #41 by kream jeanz
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 09:59:25 PM
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Great price for the DLC.


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