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November 5th, 2009 at 10:30pm
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As if blissfully dancing on the grave of its opposing and recently deceased boycott, Valve’s shambler-shooting sequel, Left 4 Dead 2, seems destined to surpass its predecessor. Speaking to CVG, Chet Faliszek revealed that pre-orders for the game had quadrupled those enjoyed by the original game. “As we get closer to launch we see the reaction to the demo, pre-orders are four times what Left 4 Dead 1 was, people’s excitement, the boycott itself and how it’s changed…” he said. “I think people are just excited now.”
Having tested what the power of the people can accomplish (most of all when wielding skull-smashing implements) Valve can finally let that excitement wash over them, content that fans have latched on to what’s in the game — and not what’s missing. “Honestly I made the joke and it’s true: If you put $20 in a box and charge $10 for it someone would complain you didn’t put $50 in a box,” added Faliszek. “Not to say some of the concerns raised aren’t valid, but you’re always going to have some kind of upset and that’s not how we work. We work at looking at the project and trying to get it out.”
Valve gets Left 4 Dead 2 out on November 17th.
Left 4 Dead 2: now with 4 times as many pre-orders originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 1st, 2009 at 12:30pm
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Remember those pair of error messages that a few folks found in the demo for Left 4 Dead 2, referecing “Miracle” and “Apocalypse” DLC? Yeah, those ain’t no thing. At least, not according to Valve’s Chet Faliszek, who recently addressed the error messages while speaking at the Eurogamer Expo. “What, those error messages?” he reportedly said, “Why, those ain’t no thing.”
Of course, Kotaku’s slightly more accurate transcription of this quote had Faliszek saying, “if you’re reading in the forums and you’re reading about the ‘Miracle’ DLC or whatever, that’s test code.” He added, “to get tested through Microsoft certification we had to do test scenarios with DLC. We haven’t actually come out internally with what we’re going to do yet.” Hmph. We liked our version better.
Chet Faliszek crushes Left 4 Dead 2 DLC rumors originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 15th, 2009 at 07:43pm
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During PAX 2009, we stopped by Valve’s booth to chat with Chet Faliszek, one of the leading minds behind Left 4 Dead 2. Read on for insight into the differences between Left 4 Dead and its upcoming sequel, the possibility of user-created levels on Xbox 360 and just what’s possible with the L4D2 editing tools:
So, you guys have talked about fleshing out the story in Left 4 Dead 2 a bit more, and having a more involved plot. How do you do that with a game like this?
I think that’s one of those “I’m just going to ask you to wait and see.” Some of it is simply … Left 4 Dead 1’s world was at the same stage every place you went. The infection had been there for a little bit. This time we’re seeing what it’s like to be in a city before the infection hits. And you see different people’s reaction to that, as you cross around the country, and there’s some other bits we tie in with the original Left 4 Dead in Left 4 Dead 2 as well.
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Interview: Left 4 Dead 2’s Chet Faliszek originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 9th, 2009 at 01:14pm
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Speaking to Valve’s Chet Faliszek at PAX, we asked how many melee weapons will make it into Left 4 Dead 2. At the time, Faliszek told us he wasn’t sure, but he knew there were more melee weapons in Left 4 Dead 2 than there were guns in the original game. We followed up with Faliszek after the show and we can now share all ten of the game’s melee weapons. Without further ado, they are:
- Baseball Bat
- Cricket Bat
- Crowbar
- Electric Guitar
- Fire Axe
- Frying Pan
- Katana
- Machete
- Tonfa (police baton)
- Chainsaw
The question you have to ask yourself: Which one of these would you abandon your teammates for? Remember, a teammate constricted by a Smoker is a teammate that can’t pick up that katana over there.
All 10 Left 4 Dead 2 melee weapons over here! originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 14th, 2009 at 07:58pm
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How exclusive is this footage? So exclusive it’s not even named yet! At least that’s what Valve’s Chet Faliszek told Geoff Keigley about Left 4 Dead 2’s amusement park campaign on the most recent episode of GTTV. If you skip past the first half of the episode found after the break (which, inconveniently enough isn’t available as a standalone video), you’ll get a few minutes of new gameplay from the upcoming zombie-murdalizin’ sequel.
As you might imagine, there are zombies. There are also amusement park rides. As if clowns weren’t terrifying enough! Come on, Valve!
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An amusement park full of zombies, care of Left 4 Dead 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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