left 4 dead 2 this november? are you fucking kidding me?

[Slurpee]

I can't believe I'm excited about this how fucking I'm a edgy teen am I

http://www.destructoid.com/e3-09-left-4-dead-2-officially-announced-134320.phtml

VALVE ANNOUNCES LEFT 4 DEAD 2
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. For more information, please visit //www.l4d.com

valve sure doesn't let the grass grow under their feet.

granted, valve time, but damn man.

[TequilaClock]

Looks like Uncle Phil will be there.

[u2]103zsTfz-C0[/u2]

Also FUCK YEAH melee weapons!

[Topcatyo]

Cool trailer, but the characters all seem to be pretty generic.  Let's hope they can make them as awesome as the ones from the original.

Also, already?  I was kinda hoping for more updates to L4D.  Maybe, like, I dunno, more than 4 campaigns.

[TruncheonClock]

Sweet, i'll be gettin' this.

[Poltergeist]

Left 5 dead

[TequilaClock]

Hey I was right!

[Fai D. Flourite]

Watch out, Sniper.

[Poltergeist]

I can fly.

[Slurpee]

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=883543

check out the gameplay videos

the garden maze one has john woo pistols

[Silly Putty Clock]

valve=narnia

[buttplug]

Fat black guy kicking ass? Yes please.

[Flounderpa]

Fat bald black guy kicking ass? Yes please.

fixed

[buttplug]

Fat bald black guy with a beard kicking ass? Yes please.

Double fixed.

[Flounderpa]

Uncle Phil kicking ass? Yes please.

Ultimate fix

edit: looks like you are going to kick ass in New Orleans

[salt]

i can guarantee you that this'll be left 4 dead 1.5, cause they've only had a fucking year to make this and by the looks of the gameplay, it looks identical, just new weapons, a new setting and characters. they really need to show something actually new and innovative, then i'll be a bit more excited.

[Topcatyo]

Here's my thoughts on the gameplay videos.
The maps look fun, and having them take place during the day is a nice difference from the first.
The businessman makes me laugh when he talks to the redneck guy about eating horse.
Nice to see there's a lot more variation in the infected this time.
The melee weapons, while cool looking, seem to be a bit difficult to handle, unless the guy in the video is just bad.
It'd be neat if the hedge maze was randomized (that is, if you have to go through the maze) every game so you can't just memorize the layout.

Other than that, I still wish Valve would've done more with Left 4 Dead before moving onto the sequel already.  They said they'd continue support for Left 4 Dead 1, but with how long it takes them to make anything, especially updates, I don't think they'll be able to support two games at the same time and they'll probably just focus solely one the sequel.  If anything, they may add one new thing to Left 4 Dead one before moving on, but nothing substantial since they'll want people to move on to Left 4 Dead 2.

[FileCabinetClock]

they should just update it WTF

[Sombra]

Also, already?  I was kinda hoping for more updates to L4D.  Maybe, like, I dunno, more than 4 campaigns.

This... I'm pretty fucking pissed

L4D is fun and all but it needs more content.

Valve dropping it and working on a new one does not make me happy at all.

[Topcatyo]

I would also like to say that when this game comes out, I will murderize with the incendiary ammo.
Nothing will survive.

[FileCabinetClock]

TO BE FARE
they had a shitty budget for the first one
i do think that valve should offer a BIG discount for owners of the first one