*OFFICIAL* E3 09 Discussion Thread

[Lt.JD]

Originally Posted by gablain

metal gear solid on xbox 360 whowooo


the no controller stuff is bull****

I need to see that in-person before i believe it...

[gablain]

Originally Posted by Lt.JD

I need to see that in-person before i believe it...

if it works well, it blows off the wii out of the market


why didn't microsoft talk about pc games at all during the conferance ?

[xSeany]

June 1, 2009, 12:05 pm - Valve - Press Release
Sequel to Best-Selling Co-op Thriller Coming This Holiday

June 1, 2009 - Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2), the sequel to the best-selling and critically-acclaimed co-operative multiplayer thriller.

Coming exclusively to Xbox 360 and PC, L4D2 promises to set a new benchmark for co-operative action games and become one of 2009's marquee titles.

"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 release on November 17, the title adds melee combat to enable deeper co-operative gameplay, with items such as a chainsaw, frying pan, axe, baseball bat, and more.

Introducing the AI Director 2.0, L4D's dynamic gameplay is taken to the next level by giving the Director the ability to procedurally change weather effects, world objects, and pathways in addition to tailoring the enemy population, effects, and sounds to match the players' performance. The result is a unique game session custom fitted to provide a satisfying and uniquely challenging experience each time the game is played.

Featuring new Survivors, boss zombies, weapons, and items, Left 4 Dead 2 offers a much larger game than the original with more co-operative campaigns, more Versus campaigns, and maps for Survival mode available at launch.

Supported by a $10+ million marketing campaign, Left 4 Dead has sold over 2.5 million retail copies since it was released in November of 2008. Left 4 Dead 2 is targeted for release on Xbox 360 and the PC on November 17, 2009, and will be launched worldwide with a multi-million dollar marketing campaign across TV, Outdoor, and Online.

"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."

Left 4 Dead 2 will be featured as the cover story on PC Gamer and Official Xbox Magazines this month.

Source: http://store.steampowered.com/news/2552/

I honestly think this should have been the DLC "Survival Pack" /sigh

[OmegaNemesis28]

http://www.overclock.net/video-game-...3-09-news.html

[The Mad Mule]

Wow, seriously? I guess the original L4D is the "Windows Vista" that they want to put aside ASAP.

Bad move, Valve. Really bad move.

[usapatriot]

Too ****ing soon. If it's $49.99 at launch I'll wait five months for one of Valves $24.99 specials....

[Nalty]

Still no EP3 news?

[japan1]

There's no way I'm paying £30 for this.

[jouno53]

Why a L4D 2 when the original doesn't even have enough content to warrant being L4D 1?

[Monzt3r]

my hats off to u sir, i was just about to post this lol. Oh well maybe my first news article will be up soon enough.

I will buy it regardless of what ppl are saying. Its a good game, and i dont feel like being all civil rights about entertainment. There are too many other values in America that are going to hell for me to care whether or not i should help fund bad company marketing.