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Boycotting Valve's new title Since June 1, 2009 Want to contact the team? Write us at --- l4d2boycott@gmail.com The Left 4 Dead 2 Boycott is a group of individuals who have pledged to boycott Valve's upcoming release of Left 4 Dead 2 on November 17th, 2009. We have assembled a manifesto ...
Left 4 Dead 2 Interview: Valve Details, Speculates, Reveals 'The Wire' Connection
Left 4 Dead 2 Interview: Valve Details, Speculates, Reveals 'The Wire' Connection
shacknews.com — Much to the chagrin of Half-Life fans, but to the pleasure of Left 4 Dead fiends, Valve... announced a full sequel to its ... (more) Left 4 Dead 2 Interview: Valve Details, Speculates, ...
Opening The Valve: The Gabe Newell Interview
Opening The Valve: The Gabe Newell Interview
g4tv.com — While the Valve faithful were probably expecting an update on what was happening with the third Episode... of Half-Life 2 episodic content, or something about a Portal sequel, E3 2009 would prove not to be the place for that. A few days before E3 ... (more) Opening The Valve: The Gabe Newell Interview
E3 Expo 2009: Left 4 Dead 2 Brings More Zombie Splattering Fun
futurelooks.com — I’m a big fan of Valve Software and their games. I’ve logged many hours in TF2, introduced... many to the wonders of Portal, and fought the good fight in Half Life 2. Due to this, plus the incessant nagging of my friends and colleagues, I ... (more) E3 Expo 2009: Left 4 Dead 2 Brings More Zombie ...
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Left 4 Dead 2 boycotters at 21,000 members and growing
TechSpot — ... . However, the sequel isn’t being welcomed with such open arms in some gaming communities. In specific, the disgruntled Steam Group named L4D2 Boycott (NO-L4D2) has seen a substantial rise in members from its start on June 1. At the time of writing, the group just cracked the 21,000 member mark. [image] Determined to stop the second installment of Left 4 Dead, the group has called Valve out on their decision. The boycotters argue that by releasing a sequel so soon, the L4D gaming community will be split – ultimately leading to the original becoming obsolete. They feel that ...

21,000+ upset gamers aiming to boycott Left 4 Dead 2
Neoseeker News Feed — ... PROMISED US VALVE. Putting maps in the game that were SUPPOSE to be there at release is NOT new content."The boycotting community believes that the release of Left 4 Dead 2 will "split the L4D community", thus "decreasing the quality of multiplayer gaming." In response, Valve said "L4D , we still aren't done with it...we still have updates coming...we're going to announce some stuff." Hopefully they'll keep their word. If you want to learn more about the boycott, check out the Left 4 Dead 2 Boycott Steam group .

Valve to deliver new Left 4 Dead campaign next month
TechSpot — ... fresh dialogue, an explosive finale, tweaked item spawning and a recharge timer for infected teammates. Gamers who play on the PC version of Left 4 Dead will be able to download the update free of charge via Valve's content delivery system, Steam. The unfortunate souls playing on the Xbox 360 will have to shell out 560 Microsoft points for the content - or about $7. You can take a look at the new campaign's movie poster at Shacknews . Hopefully this will please the now 41,000+ "boycotters" of Left 4 Dead 2 - but, somehow I doubt it .

Valve: L4D2 boycott was a 'fight inside the family'
DriverHeaven.net — ... The now closed Left 4 Dead 2 boycott, which at the time of writing boasts 35,521 members, was like a "fight inside the family", Valve has claimed. ...

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