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L4D2 Boycott Founders Goes to Valve - Enjoys L4D2

The two founding members of the Left 4 Dead 2 Boycott group were flown out to Valve to give the sequel a spin. Does their hate-hate relationship with the game continue on after their visit, or will there be cries of "He likes it! Hey Mikey!" uttered throughout the halls of the boycott group? Let's find out.

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TheColbertinator5358d ago

Yup.As for those who continue hating on L4D2,they can pirate it for PC and 360.

However this "petition" is no more

Pandamobile5358d ago

One thing this does prove is that developers do listen and pay attention to petitions. I mean, Valve personally flew these two guys across the continent to play L4D2.

Chewy1025358d ago

The boycot still has some die-hards in it but it's more or less gone to dust. It never had a chance at stoping L4D2 if you think about it.

ReservoirDog3165358d ago

It proves that VALVE listens to their fans' petitions. Most developers never comment on petitions against them. That's why they deserve the praise they get; they've made some of the best games out there and they really do care about their fans.

And I know nobody's done it yet here, but stop with the fat jokes already. It's sad.

Tony P5358d ago

I agree, it's pretty class for Valve to extend the invitation. I'm not so sure they flew the guys in themselves (I don't see it in the post), but Valve are treating them with legitimacy even if they think the fans' claims are overblown. They could just as easily have said "eff you guys", but they let the disgruntled fans send some "ambassadors".

It really speaks to the fact that Valve cares about retaining their loyal fanbase. Pretty good dedication.

How many other devs would do this?

Pixel_Addict5358d ago (Edited 5358d ago )

They pretended to be outraged to get a free sneak peak at L4D2!!! Cheeky monkeys...

Seriously though, what would they learn from this? The game is awesome? I don't think it was a petition for better graphics.

Blaze9295358d ago

lmfao at that story pic used.

Bnet3435358d ago

Talk about a sell out. The admins of the boycott are a bunch of turds.

evrfighter5358d ago

It's like you guys think that the boycotters hate Valve. The problem was not with Valve but how L4D was handled. I shelled out $50 played played a few campaigns. Then put it away until they came out with content TF2 style.

The boycott was never a real movement. you clicked a link and that's pretty much it. A lot of these people won't buy L4D2 until it's worth its price.

To me that's a 50% off weekend before I buy it.

badz1495358d ago

don't ever start a petition if you're not too sure about it! - or so you can grab attention for yourself! hypocrites...and there goes the petition.

IdleLeeSiuLung5358d ago (Edited 5358d ago )

I can't see them abandoning the L4D1 customers. Until I see different, I will trust their word. In my book, I have never seen Valve screw over their customers. Arguably they are the one company that supports their games the longest!

I don't know why they were getting so much flack for L4D2 other than that their L4D1 customers have been spoiled rotten.

Gamer11115358d ago (Edited 5358d ago )

they were all going to by it anyways....hey at least the got a trip to valve...i bet everyone working at valve wanted to bash their face in though lol

ThanatosDMC5358d ago

If they were just a bunch of nerds, then two sexy women would have fixed their complaining. So how much will this update cost us?

darx5358d ago (Edited 5358d ago )

Anyone who starts a petition or even signs one when it comes to a video game is a loser.

Another One5357d ago

at those of you calling them sell outs. The petition was garbage to begin with. A bunch of whiny little kids and adults looking for something to complain about. Valve obviously listens and cares but there will always be the morons who think they have a "cause".

People these days and their overinflated sense of entitlement.

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ReservoirDog3165358d ago

Wow, Valve actually flew them over to convince them? Talk about dedication to their fans.

Really, Valve is the best out there.

typikal825358d ago

convince, brainwash, potatoe, potato

rawrockkillz5358d ago

Man, I wish I was a founder of that boycott just so I can go visit Valve and play L4D2.

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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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GamerRN56d ago

Single A games and live service games. Those make sense

S2Killinit56d ago

None of it makes sense. But its happening.

Ps5conehead56d 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

TheEroica56d ago

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

BISHOP-BRASIL56d ago

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

S2Killinit56d ago

Lol what a spin. You dizzy?

AsunaYuukiTheFlash55d ago (Edited 55d ago )

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

StormSnooper55d ago

More like MS begging to put their games on PlayStation.

TheEroica54d ago

Keep begging Sony gamers!

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Friendlygamer56d 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

S2Killinit56d ago

Even more indies skip xbox. We know that right?

Friendlygamer56d ago

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

S2Killinit56d ago

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

shinoff218356d ago (Edited 56d 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.

Friendlygamer56d 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

shinoff218356d 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)

StormSnooper55d ago

You are same person as GamerRN, yes?

Abnor_Mal56d 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.

TwoPicklesGood56d 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.

shinoff218356d ago

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

DarXyde56d 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."

Number1TailzFan168d 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.

cthulhucultist166d 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.

rakentaja165d 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.

anast166d 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.

-Foxtrot168d 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.

shaenoide166d ago

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

GhostScholar166d 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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