But perhaps most exciting is the Wandering Witch. Another new feature of L4D2 is setting some of the campaigns in the daylight. The campaign we played was such, and it’s oddly frightening to see it all happening while the sun shines. Making our way through the sprawling streets of New Orleans, desperately trying to reach a distant bridge at the other end of which was lay an apparent helicopter rescue, the only time we needed our torches was when making our way through buildings. And it seems in the daytime, the Witch has a bit more pep. Rather than sitting crouched, sobbing, singing, now this most terrifying of gaming enemies methodically paces around, wandering where she sees fit, although still apparently zoned out. She may be on foot, but she’s no more interested in being disturbed. This adds in a whole new aspect to Witch evasion.

Gauntlets are one of the new elements that will occur, as one of many moves to attempt to make L4D2 a more consistently thrilling experience. In the final moments of the campaign, finally reaching the bridge, we had to cross it. At the other end lay the potential of rescue. But it was one long, straight, inescapable path down which the Director was able to screw with us as much as ‘he’ liked. Standing still was never and option, but trying to stay high, jumping from roof to roof of the vans and cars, very much was. Someone sniping from the back here proves helpful, while a couple of at the front wielding axes or frying pans was equally effective. These make for interesting moments, an almost unrelenting onslaught from in front, but the peculiar safety of knowing that nothing you didn’t let get past you would be attacking from behind.

Another very smart change is to prevent sneaky players from trying to sit out the triggered events. In those moments in L4D where you had to press a button that began a frantic attack until an elevator arrived, or a door opened, it seems too many were crouching in a corner together and waiting for it to all die down. L4D2 has plans to prevent such treachery. Now some of the events you start can only be stopped by reaching a further target. In an extremely tense sequence, we had to make our way through a labyrinth of alarmed cars to reach a distant point that would finally see the attack fade. Trying desperately to avoid hitting any of the cars, and thus making the situation far worse, while having to make constant forward progress, amped things up significantly.

The Director even has discretion over the layout of certain sections of levels. In New Orleans we reached a graveyard that is different each time you play. As Valve explained to us, if the Director gives you a pretty straight route right through it, it’s an insult to how poorly you’ve been playing that the omnipotent AI thought it needed to make things a little easier for you. If you’ve won his robotic respect, then it’ll be a far more convoluted journey.

OWE EMM GEE!
well, makes me glad i havent bought l4d

I hope you have your flame shield on.

*RAGEEEEEEEE*

But perhaps most exciting is the Wandering Witch. Another new feature of L4D2 is setting some of the campaigns in the daylight. The campaign we played was such, and it’s oddly frightening to see it all happening while the sun shines. Making our way through the sprawling streets of New Orleans, desperately trying to reach a distant bridge at the other end of which was lay an apparent helicopter rescue, the only time we needed our torches was when making our way through buildings. And it seems in the daytime, the Witch has a bit more pep. Rather than sitting crouched, sobbing, singing, now this most terrifying of gaming enemies methodically paces around, wandering where she sees fit, although still apparently zoned out. She may be on foot, but she’s no more interested in being disturbed. This adds in a whole new aspect to Witch evasion.

Gauntlets are one of the new elements that will occur, as one of many moves to attempt to make L4D2 a more consistently thrilling experience. In the final moments of the campaign, finally reaching the bridge, we had to cross it. At the other end lay the potential of rescue. But it was one long, straight, inescapable path down which the Director was able to screw with us as much as ‘he’ liked. Standing still was never and option, but trying to stay high, jumping from roof to roof of the vans and cars, very much was. Someone sniping from the back here proves helpful, while a couple of at the front wielding axes or frying pans was equally effective. These make for interesting moments, an almost unrelenting onslaught from in front, but the peculiar safety of knowing that nothing you didn’t let get past you would be attacking from behind.

Another very smart change is to prevent sneaky players from trying to sit out the triggered events. In those moments in L4D where you had to press a button that began a frantic attack until an elevator arrived, or a door opened, it seems too many were crouching in a corner together and waiting for it to all die down. L4D2 has plans to prevent such treachery. Now some of the events you start can only be stopped by reaching a further target. In an extremely tense sequence, we had to make our way through a labyrinth of alarmed cars to reach a distant point that would finally see the attack fade. Trying desperately to avoid hitting any of the cars, and thus making the situation far worse, while having to make constant forward progress, amped things up significantly.

The Director even has discretion over the layout of certain sections of levels. In New Orleans we reached a graveyard that is different each time you play. As Valve explained to us, if the Director gives you a pretty straight route right through it, it’s an insult to how poorly you’ve been playing that the omnipotent AI thought it needed to make things a little easier for you. If you’ve won his robotic respect, then it’ll be a far more convoluted journey.

lol left4dead seems to be the in thing now ma.

Yay, Valve Became EA........

dlc? It looks nice

no what does DLC stand for lolz

yeah, paid dlc

Edit: thanks frag for a whine thread

yeah, paid dlc

Edit: thanks frag for a whine thread

What. The. Hell?

L4D 2 when the original L4D is barely 2 years old??

Really Turtle Rock...what were you guys thinking??

I hope it dosent require another another God like PC to play this.

Hope not....or else I'm not getting this,no cash to upgrade my pc yet...
Btw,why don't the Valve makes it as an expansion of the previous L4d instead of a whole brand new game.......

I hope it dosent require another another God like PC to play this.

They gonna make L4D3 and make it that all 8 survivors meet each other at one point soon huh

I don't think that's a new tank, its just a new special infected.

Hope not....or else I'm not getting this,no cash to upgrade my pc yet...
Btw,why don't the Valve makes it as an expansion of the previous L4d instead of a whole brand new game.......

I've seen the survivors for Left 4 Dead 2. Oooh great, instead of playing as the always-cute Zoey, I get to play as a nigger crack whore. Oh and Louis is replaced by a fat bsatard.

Smart move Valve.

So as for me, i will still getting it

How much will L4D2 be? And the source for the 50% discount for L4D owners??

Since melee weapons are added, they should as well as remove the unlimited ammo for pistol.

L4D 2 is a full retail game and this must be paid...but apparently...L4D owners can get 50% off the game IF GOTTEN ON STEAM

^ I believe they gonna fixed a lot of flaws from L4D

Maybe this time Valve make L4D2 into a full game! With full single player storyline like Resident Evil series.

Maybe this time Valve make L4D2 into a full game! With full single player storyline like Resident Evil series.

I've watched at the vids on IGN, looks to me like they did a cheap mod and is trying to sell it as a full game. C'mon Valve, what happened to your episodic vision? Totally dissapointed.

So if its renamed to Left 4 Dead: Episode 2, and put price tag, you'll buy it?

I would.
Maybe because I want it, or plain reason to spend money, 

Oh, and they said that they are trying to merge L4D1 and L4D2 altogether, to prevent these problem:

-People who want to play L4D1 campaign have to quit L4D2 and start L4D1
-Xbox360 users have to swap disc to play L4D1 or L4D2.

So if its renamed to Left 4 Dead: Episode 2, and put price tag, you'll buy it?

I would.
Maybe because I want it, or plain reason to spend money, 

They gonna make L4D3 and make it that all 8 survivors meet each other at one point soon huh

I don't think that's a new tank, its just a new special infected.

MW2 is November ler, not October, the 11.10.09 is using MM/DD/YY format.
Also that it comes a week earlier than L4D2.

The thing about merging L4D and L4D2 is on IGN preview.

MW2 is gonna rape L4D2 like no tomorrow.

Somehow,feels like this year,there is a lot of 2s.MW2,SC2,Operation Flashpoint 2,L4D2.

Game developers run ou of ideas for new IP?

MW2?

MW2 is gonna rape L4D2 like no tomorrow.

Somehow,feels like this year,there is a lot of 2s.MW2,SC2,Operation Flashpoint 2,L4D2.

Game developers run ou of ideas for new IP?

Assassin's Creed 2, Uncharted 2 (oh wait thats not PC), Mass Effect 2.

You're right. 

Aiyah, all the 2s can rape this L4D2. Especially MW2 and ME2.

The gameplay video is so lame. The 'activate' icon is the same as L4D's. Come ON Valve.

Shortest period of time between sequels award I think goes to L4D. I may stand corrected though.

ME2 = Mass Effect 2.

Shortest period of time between sequels award I think goes to L4D. I may stand corrected though.

ME2 = Mass Effect 2.

Valve intends to support hotly anticipated zombie survival shooter Left 4 Dead post-release with new characters, new maps, new achievements and new weapons in order to grow the community, Gabe Newell has revealed.

Speaking to VideoGamer.com at Leipzig Games Convention, the Valve co-founder and managing director said the developer intended to follow a similar downloadable content policy as it has with Team Fortress 2.

Left 4 Dead, set for release on PC and Xbox 360 on November 21 in Europe, is primarily a four-player cooperative game that sees a group of Survivors battle through four 'Movies' and against 28 Days Later-style zombies called The Infected.

Newell said that Valve's support of the game post-launch will be essential for growing the community.

He said: "One of the things that we're doing is we seem to be in a transition between games as a package product and games more of a service. So if you look at Team Fortress 2, one of things that's really helped grow the community is the continuous updates, where we release new maps, new character classes, new unlockables, new weapons. And we tell the stories about the characters, like the meet the sniper, or meet the sandwich. And that ongoing delivery of content really seems to grow the community.

"So each time we've released one of those for Team Fortress 2 we've seen about a 20% increase in the number of people who are playing online. And that number is really important because it determines how many community created maps there are, how many servers are running, and so on. So we'll do the same thing with Left 4 Dead where we'll have the initial release and then we'll release more movies, more characters, more weapons, unlockables, achievements, because that's the way you continue to grow a community over time."