arstechnica.com - 9/14/2009
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When Left 4 Dead 2 was announced at E3 this year, PC fans reacted with horror and many felt almost betrayed. A sequel, already? Where were all the updates to the first game? Where was the free content? The backlash began immediately, and Valve was forced to go into ...
shacknews.com - 9/18/2009
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shacknews.com —
The news that Left 4 Dead 2 will
be effectively banned in Australia came as a shock...
to the folks at developer Valve, VP of marketing Doug Lombardi has told Shacknews. "We were surprised to hear of this news yesterday," the executive informed us. ...
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... of the title. Fans were ticked that Valve reneged on their promise to continue to support L4D with new content. A sequel to the game meant, in their eyes, that the user community would be split in two, and the original game left to shrivel alone on a dying vine. Valve wasn't happy about the boycott and, according to Ars Technica , decided to fly the leaders of the boycott out to their HQ for a meet-and-greet with the development team. After a free plane flight and hotel stay, the two boycott organizers changed their tune about the zombie-shooter sequel. This has placated some ...
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