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Valve Dismisses Left 4 Dead 2 Haters, So Do We

As the details come out about Valve's reasons behind releasing Left 4 Dead 2 so quickly, it becomes more and more clear that the L4D2 Boycott Group are simply wrong in their position against the game. Cinemablend provides insight.

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EvilCackle5457d ago

How dare Valve promptly develop a sequel. I was expecting to wait a decade, like with Team Fortress 2.

RKRigney5457d ago

Heh yeah I'm stoked for more Left 4 Dead. I definitely got my money's worth out of the first game. I've had many an awesome LAN party with it as the centerpiece.

WildArmed5457d ago

4 me the center piece of L4D was easily VS mode.
The most fun i've had in VS mode in awhile.

Acidicpack5456d ago (Edited 5456d ago )

$hi@ I cant wait for LFD 2 to drop on the PC. The first one was a blast. VS mode was great it was very refreshing experience to see mp done this way. The only problem I foresee is that we all have to wight for holidays to get to play it lol

Pistolero5456d ago

I love the first one and will be buying this new one too...

Greedy babies who think everything should be free will be missing out on one of the best games this year.

free2game3655456d ago

A one year development cycle doesn't justify a $50 price tag. I don't see how people don't see that.

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WildArmed5457d ago

I dont know.. if L4D is gonna become the next call of duty franchise with the same game coming out every year with a paintjob..
disappointing.
Valve is known 4 its great support.
Although I am looking 4ward 2 L4D2.. i was hoping 4 it to arrive next year.

simply coz right now im over the L4D experience, unless they do something drastically different in L4D2, i dont see myself getting hooked back up.

Death5456d ago

L4D sucks if it's the same game with a paint job (DLC) and you are over the first game already, but you don't want to see a new game with enhancements for atleast another year. Yeah, that makes perfect sense.

-Death

aldesko5456d ago

I don't know why people are so upset. Don't buy games because of future content that may or may not be in them and you'll be set ;-)

nnotdead5456d ago

because Valve promised more support and updates before the game even came out. i will bet 75% of the people in the group will still buy the game, so this will all be meaningless.

aldesko5456d ago

Lesson learned: buy a game for what's available, not what may become available.

I understand where they're coming from, though.

HDgamer5456d ago

Or download it via rapidshare or torrent.

SaberEdge5456d ago

If I remember right, HDgamer, you were supposedly studying to become a game developer and here you are apparently advocating piracy.

Piracy is wrong. Maybe if you actually ever become a developer you will understand why.

mastiffchild5456d ago

As a member of MCPS I know a litle about what it feels like to have your work downloaded for nothing over file sharers.

In principle it's wrong but in reality, I find, most people only pirate copies when they're unsure of a game(and if they like it they then tend to purchase)or if they're too skint to buy it(which effects noone anyway-maybe even makes them more likely to buy the next one if they like it)-it's been the same with songs I've, and everyone else has written.

There are tight people who do it, big pirates who take the mick too but I honestly feel the impact of piracy is over stated even in this day and age. Don't most people want to buy legally if they can?

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Rai855456d ago

Valve at damage controll

JasonPC360PS3Wii5456d ago

Based on your past comments its clear you're just angry its not on the PS3.

Unicron5456d ago

So now, disagreeing with obvious BS is being a "hater?"

Wow. Nice.

Maybe if they didn't stress at every OTHER turn that this game is basically L4D + new skins, I'd be less inclined to be pissed off about it.

But hey, it's Valve! God forbid we question Valve! Hell, people questioned Valve's TF2 update recently, the random drops... guess they were all TF2 haters!

Cinemablend, never fails to be trashy.

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15 Xbox Games That Should Make the Multiplatform Jump

While there’s likely already a list behind closed doors, one can still speculate and offer logical suggestions for titles new and old that should find their way into the PlayStation and Switch libraries.

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GamerRN62d ago

Single A games and live service games. Those make sense

S2Killinit62d ago

None of it makes sense. But its happening.

Ps5conehead62d ago

That’s up to Microsoft they want return on there investment. From buying up those publishers. That’s what there in business for. And they made a mistake putting day one exclusive on game pass. So now Microsoft wants to profit any way they can.its called buisness . Just like Sony putting games on pc a year are two after ps5 launch.
So if they can make money off PlayStation and Nintendo. They will do that. And I bet soon real soon they will release some aaa exclusives .and I bet one day it will be same day release

TheEroica61d ago

Sony gamers begging for Xbox games.... Who would've thunk it?

BISHOP-BRASIL61d ago

Yeah, because random site off the internet represents all Sony gamers, they have the letter of attorney and all...

S2Killinit61d ago

Lol what a spin. You dizzy?

AsunaYuukiTheFlash61d ago (Edited 61d ago )

We don’t care about shovelwares. Get that junk out of PS5

StormSnooper61d ago

More like MS begging to put their games on PlayStation.

TheEroica60d ago

Keep begging Sony gamers!

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Friendlygamer62d ago

Some of these seem to be exclusive for lack of enthusiasm of the publisher rather than because of deals. A lot of cool indies skip ps for some reason like katana zero, el paso, elsewhere and gunbrela

S2Killinit62d ago

Even more indies skip xbox. We know that right?

Friendlygamer62d ago

Quality over quantity, Microsoft got some really interesting and curated niche games on their machines, maybe in part because of gamepass

S2Killinit61d ago

Quality and MS are not things you bring up in same sentence.

shinoff218361d ago (Edited 61d ago )

Alot of indies skip xbox to. It goes round and round. Personally I think your off base on that but no need to have the argument.

Friendlygamer61d ago

Between katana zero, valheim, Battletech, el passo... I don't feel off base. maybe ps got a million of light novel games that will never release on Xbox but like I've said, I'm talking about niche games highlights, the 10%.

  Heck, it's probably thanks to Microsoft that the s.t.a.l.k.e.r games came to console ps included, meanwhile Sony backwards compatibility continues to be extremely anemic.

And I'm sure most ps5 users are happy to ignore these games and just play wathever new 3rd person action game is trending but it's cool that Microsoft gives some love to smaller audiences and software preservation

shinoff218361d ago

Again your off base just to be snide. All it's showing though is your ignorance.

One light novels wtf is that even. Ps has plenty of pretty damn good indies.

Speaking of indies and ms being responsible. You know F.I.S.T. of course you do alot of you guys just support gamepass. Well here's a history of Sony being responsible for helping indies. Look up the China project from Sony.

Lastly lol your ignorance showing again. Sony has plenty of games. Personally third person is better then first anyway but that's besides the point. Sony gets so many games that xbox doesn't get because yall don't support the games. Jrpgs being a great example. I personally am not into every Sony first party game. Alot of us aren't. On the other side you don't get to eat often so you gobble up everything. Me personally God of War not my cup, etc. For me I'm into jrpgs and ms just can't touch Sony on those. Again because the Xbox base doesn't support it. Devs dont wanna waste their time or money. Hit me up when falcom develops a game over there.

Speaking of third person narrative games. Aren't yall drooling over hellblade 2. The first one was Sony exclusive at one point. Another not my cup game. Showing we don't have to fall in line and agree we love everything Sony puts out. The facts are they sell though unlike elsewhere(not nintendo)

StormSnooper61d ago

You are same person as GamerRN, yes?

Abnor_Mal62d ago

They really think PlayStation fans would want to play Redfall? Pfft.

Personally nothing on that list would be any game I’d want to play.

TwoPicklesGood62d ago

I’d absolutely love Hellblade 2, Palworld, and Quantum Break on ps5 as I’m sure tons of others would too. There’s nothing wrong with wanting games from another console and its sad that people try to act like they aren’t interested in them.

shinoff218361d ago

While indont agree with the games. I agree with the point. Your not wrong.

DarXyde62d ago

Sunset Overdrive makes very good sense. Palworld might.

Don't know about the others. Hellblade II does make sense given the original launched on PS4 first. Quantum Break was a massive letdown for me. I absolutely hated the whole TV show thing and I don't think anyone should have to relive that on modern hardware.

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Valve Made Left 4 Dead 2 Because The First Game Was A Broken Mess

Left 4 Dead lead Chet Faliszek describes the original Left 4 Dead game as "such a broken thing that nobody wanted to touch it."

Number1TailzFan174d ago

And then couldn't be arsed to make a third game.

If they can add a lot more stuff to a 2nd game in just 1 year why didn't they make a third game a few years later with tons of stuff extra? Because that shows they could've.

I know Source 2 was kind of broken and was a reason they cancelled L4D3 but it seems wasteful to just toss it away.

Don't know what Valve were thinking.. it's like nobody wanted to fix the issues to get going. They certainly aren't the Valve of 2004 that released fun games with pretty cutting edge graphics.

cthulhucultist172d ago

Valve is allergic to number 3 it seems. It would be easier for them to release a Left 4 Dead 2.5 enhanced version instead of releasing a game with "3" slapped on its title.

rakentaja171d ago

They stopped making games a long time ago. Steam brings in so much money that it's really not worth the effort. Nowadays, people only look for faults in games, and spend more time whining on Twitter/X than playing the game anyway. Valve says a big fat no-no.

anast172d ago

Value is the Blockbuster of video games. They have no need to invest in deving a game, when they can make handfuls of cash renting them.

-Foxtrot173d ago

What are they talking about? Seemed pretty alright to me at launch it just wasn't supported the way Valve promised us

They should have just worked on a revamp / massive update to the game but they didn't they jumped straight to a sequel with brand new characters despite having some sort, if small, story about where the original survivors were heading.

I didn't care for the direction they took the sequel, the original games tone and atmosphere was missing in the second game and is still unmatched. Daytime levels, more whackiness, melee weapons where you could attack a Tank with a frying pan...just wasn't the same to be honest and the new survivors just didn't hold up the originals.

Here's my speculation. I think they did a sequel because they didn't want to update a game co-developed by Turtle Rock, they wanted the franchise to be known as a Valve game only and knew if they updated the first one Turtle Rocks name would still linger on it.

shaenoide172d ago

I want broken games like L4D all day long...

GhostScholar172d ago

Well the first game was by far the best

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The Best Co-Op Horror Games You've Missed in Halloween

Try to cope with your friend through terror with this list featuring the best horror Co-Op games you can play today.

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