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Will Left 4 Dead Be Left 4 Dead? Valve Says No

by Dylan Duarte on June 11, 2009 at 1:31 pm

And just in case he shoots anyway, Valve replaced all of his bullets with blanks.

Valve, being the classy gentlemen (and ladies) that they all are, have responded to the concerns of the Left 4 Dead 2 boycott group that popped up following the game’s announcement.

In an interview with Kotaku, Valve president Gabe Newell attempted to calm the fears of those who are under the impression that a new Left 4 Dead game coming out so soon would mean no more updates for its predecessor.

“Doing a sequel in one year is new for Valve. But providing ongoing support for our titles after the initial launch isn’t – it has been part of our philosophy since Half-Life was released ten and half years ago. We see no reason to change that and will continue to support the over three million customers in the L4D community.”

And more to the point:

“Some in the community are concerned that the announcement of L4D2 implied a change in our plans for L4D1. We aren’t changing our plans for L4D1.”

“In addition to the recently released Survival Pack, we are releasing authoring tools for Mod makers, community matchmaking, 4×4 matchmaking, and more new content during the coming months for L4D1. We also agree with our customers that there needs to be an interoperability plan for players of L4D1 and L4D2, as multiplayer games are driven by the cohesiveness of their community.”

As I wrote a few days ago, I trust Valve. They’ve always been great to their community and I see no reason why that would change. I can totally understand people’s initial apprehension to a sequel this soon, but do they really think Valve is just going to pull a 180 and start screwing people over?

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4 Comments »

  1. Demi Adejuyigbe
    on June 11, 2009 8:51 pm

    IIIII can't stand it, I know you planned it, I'ma set it straight, this Waaaatergate.
    (And on the chance that you don't get the reference, sorry for sabotaging your post. brah.)

    I have faith in what Valve is doing. Think about it guys- has Valve ever steered us wrong? From Half Life to Team Fortress to Counterstrike, they have one of the most impressive track records that I can think of, and I'm confident that they'll do a great job with Left 4 Dead 2.

  2. Dylan Duarte
    on June 11, 2009 9:28 pm

    I Can't Stand Rockin' When I'm In Here 'Cause Your Crystal Ball Ain't So Crystal Clear.

    Word, Demi.

  3. greeneggsnsam
    on June 11, 2009 9:31 pm

    Wow. I read that in tune with the song before I even realised it was a song.

  4. SenorTinman
    on June 11, 2009 11:34 pm

    No sleep 'tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiillllllllll……. oh crap…… wrong song….. :(

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