Zombie shooter sequel, Left 4 Dead 2 has sold over 2 million hard copies since its release on November 17, 2009, even in the face of controversy that it was being released too soon after the original. These numbers more than double the original Left 4 Dead, which released last year. According to an announcement […]
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A Left 4 Dead 1 contest last year where people were challenged to take funny, unique, inventive pictures in front of a L4D ad was met with a huge response. Because of this, there is a new contest this year: “The Dude Where’s my Thumb?” photo contest, ending November 15th. The contest is simple: take
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Those that pre-ordered Left 4 Dead 2 will have access to an exclusive crossover item for Team Fortress 2: Bill’s Hat will be available today with the Team Fortress 2 update, which also fixed client-side perf problem after changing levels on Koth_Harvest_Event. But why? TF2 Blog lends us a little history: “And lest you think
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Weeks ago, Valve appealed the Australian classification board’s decision to not rate Left 4 Dead 2, and offered an edited version; still hoping that the appeal would be successful and Australians would experience zombie killing in all its gory glory. The appeal has been denied, and Valve reports that the approved, edited version of the
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Left 4 Dead 2 Pre-orderers will gain access to the demo on October 27th, but the rest of us will still get a shot to see the zombie shooting goodness. Valve announced that the demo will be available to all on November 3 for PC and Xbox Live Gold Members. Those Xbox 360 owners without
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Valve is trying to appease Australia with an edited version of Left 4 Dead 2. Weeks ago, the game was denied rating in Australia, effectively banning it, due to the gore and violent content which was too much even for Australia’s highest rating of MA 15+. Valve’s Gabe Newell revealed in a press conference in
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After riding high last week on both Steam and Direct2Drives charts, Aion has been dethroned by Left 4 Dead 2 Pre-Orders and Risen. Last weeks number two contender, Fallen Earth has also fallen off the Steam chart, but is holding off the onslaught of $5 deals for Direct2Drive 5 year anniversary, and even moving up
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Valve promised goodies and incentives to those who pre-order Left 4 Dead 2 from certain retailers, including 10% off the price of the game. This brings the price to $45 for the PC and $55 for the Xbox 360 version. Pre-orderers will also get an exclusive melee weapon, the American Baseball Bat, and early access
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Left 4 Dead 2 has been denied classification in Australia, essentially banning the game. Australia’s highest video game rating is M 15+ and anything that would meet criteria beyond that cannot be sold or demonstrated. It seems the gorey nature of the game is the reason behind this. According to documents from news.com.au “The game
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