Doug-Lombardi
September 19th, 2009 at 08:00pm
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It seems Australian zombie enthusiasts aren’t alone in their dismay over the OFLC’s recent ban on the sale of Left 4 Dead 2 in the Land Down Under — Valve’s Doug Lombardi recently told Shacknews that the ban came as quite a surprise for the developer as well. “Obviously, everyone at Valve is pretty bummed,” Lombardi explained, as a grief-wracked Gabe Newell wept openly into his shoulder.
It’s a real shame that the OFLC added L4D2 to its expansive list of titles prohibited from being sold in Australia — not only because Aussies will be robbed of one of the most promising multiplayer titles of 2009, but because it effectively invalidates the two parties’ pre-existing peacemaking efforts.
Valve is ‘bummed’ by Australia’s Left 4 Dead 2 ban originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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July 4th, 2009 at 04:00pm
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Doug Lombardi has told Joystiq that a multiplayer demo for Valve’s Left 4 Dead 2 is planned for both the Xbox 360 and PC. According to Valve’s PR guru, users who pre-order the upcoming zombie survival title at “participating retailers or [via] Steam” will gain “advanced access to the demo,” which will eventually land on both platforms for all users prior to the game’s November 17 launch.
Speaking with OXM at a recent London preview event, Lombardi discussed the strength of Left 4 Dead’s “word of mouth,” which has presumably fueled the need for a demo to the sequel. With groups calling for a boycott of Left 4 Dead 2 due to lack of content support for the original title, a demo may be the best way for Valve to prove why it believes its sequel warrants a full price tag. Although, strong pre-order numbers tell us the game is already on pace to decimate sales charts like a zombie tank.
Valve: Left 4 Dead 2 multiplayer demo on its way, pre-order customers get ‘advanced access’ originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Mister-X
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July 3rd, 2009 at 07:00pm
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Worried that those pesky digital shelves are going to put your local brick-and-mortar out of business in the next few weeks? Worry not, friends, as Valve’s Doug Lombardi is here to put all your worries to bed. Talking to GamesIndustry.biz, Lombardi claimed that “free weekend” sales on Steam (among others) actually help to bolster sales at physical retail locations as well as online.
“Recently we’ve seen data that shows Left 4 Dead free weekends increase the sales of Left 4 Dead on Steam, at retail and on the Xbox 360, which we would never have guessed could have happened, but it’s just that word of mouth,” says Lombardi. Furthermore, he waves off talk of bad blood between Valve and GameStop over the developer’s Steam service, saying, “We spent more money at GameStop in the US promoting Left 4 Dead than we did at any other chain … we sold more copies of Left 4 Dead at Gamestop than we did at any other chain … for us, whichever cash register you want to pay at, that’s fine.” Not that it matters to GameStop anyway, given the lack of a threat posed for at least another five years, right?
Valve: Steam sales even boost retail games originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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