eh? LEFT 4 DEAD 2?

[JamesBPK]

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Microsoft Have just announced LEFT 4 DEAD 2 at their E3 Press conference. It will feature new weapons such as chainsaws and loads of other cool stuff. The Expected release date for this game is the 17th November.

We will post more details on this as we get them.

[JamesBPK]

More from Valve

"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 Nov. 17 as an Xbox 360 and PC "exclusive", the game will add melee combat, deeper cooperative gameplay and new weapons, including a chainsaw, frying pan, axe and baseball bat.

The game will make use of AI Director 2.0, which Valve says will take the game's dynamic gameplay to the next level. That means the ability to procedurally change weather, world objects and pathways and "tailoring" enemy population, effects and sound.

The game will also feature new Survivors, boss zombies, weapons, and items. Valve says the game is much larger than the original with more co-operative campaigns, more Versus campaigns, and maps for Survival mode available at launch.

"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."

[Tonster]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AJUT7hJna4

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http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/01/left-4-dead-2-exclusive-rps-preview/

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09-left-4-dead/50356

[ziqpy]

only gripe i have about them announcing L4D2 is that L4D isn't even finished yet. We were promised advanced weapons for starters and some other stuff that has still yet to be implementated.