Left 4 Dead Available for Pre-Order over Steam, Demo Available Shortly

btarunr · Oct 29, 2008, 02:14 PM

Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress, and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (Steam and Source), today announced a special promotion granting those who pre-order Left 4 Dead early access to the official demo.

Left 4 Dead is the new survival action game from Valve that blends the social entertainment experience of multiplayer games such as Counter-Strike and Team Fortress with the dramatic, narrative experience made popular in single player action game classics such as the Half-Life series of games.

Early access to the demo begins Thursday, November 6 on both the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PC. This pre-order promotion applies to all Steam PC pre-orders and all Xbox 360 and PC pre-orders from participating retailers in North America. The demo will feature single player and co-operative modes, supporting 1 to 4 player games.

On November 11 the demo will be made available to all Xbox 360 and PC and gamers, with no obligation to purchase. The demo period will conclude on November 18, when Left 4 Dead will be made available at retail outlets across North America and worldwide via Steam.

This pre-order promotion is scheduled in concert with the previously announced $10 million consumer launch campaign that spans television, outdoor, print, and online advertising. "Every time someone plays Left 4 Dead, we witness the most overwhelmingly positive reaction that we've seen from any of our games," said Gabe Newell, president and co-founder of Valve. "This gives us tremendous confidence in the product and why we've taken the game on the road, produced this pre-launch demo, and invested more advertising dollars on the title than any prior release from Valve."

Playable in single player, co-operative, and multiplayer modes, Left 4 Dead is one of the most anticipated releases of 2008 and winner of numerous pre-launch awards, including Best of E3 from multiple outlets. For more information, please visit L4D.com or Steam Games.

JrRacinFan · Oct 29, 2008, 02:15 PM

Been waiting for a demo for a LONG time! I want to try this game out very badly. Thanx BTA for the update!

Steevo · Oct 29, 2008, 02:18 PM

Mmmm, just in time for my return...... must get game........

jbunch07 · Oct 29, 2008, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JrRacinFan

Been waiting for a demo for a LONG time! I want to try this game out very badly. Thanx BTA for the update!

Same here, looks great, hope it is.

Oct 29, 2008, 02:32 PM

lets hope it lives up to the hype and expectations, i do have full confidence in valve and source engine !

das müffin mann · Oct 29, 2008, 02:36 PM

well it looks like i will be pre-ordering

csendesmark · Oct 29, 2008, 03:31 PM

I have pre-ordered it last week

I w8ing the demo

btarunr · Oct 29, 2008, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by csendesmark

I have pre-ordered it last week

I w8ing the demo

Demo available from tomorrow.

PCpraiser100 · Oct 29, 2008, 06:08 PM

This is great, this will help if my friend's P4 will work well with it. Plus it kinda means that Valve is taking a long shot by aiming really high. Wonder how many awards this game will get? Probably a number close to the Orange Box...

newconroer · Oct 29, 2008, 06:13 PM

I'm curious why a demo would "conclude?"

Aeon19 · Oct 30, 2008, 11:50 AM

hey, any news about it?!

Aeon19 · Oct 31, 2008, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Aeon19

hey, any news about it?!

up

das müffin mann · Oct 31, 2008, 04:27 PM

how is it?

iStink · Oct 31, 2008, 04:47 PM

yeah hows the demo? worth the long wait?

Oct 31, 2008, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by btarunr

Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress, and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (Steam and Source), today announced a special promotion granting those who pre-order Left 4 Dead early access to the official demo.

Left 4 Dead is the new survival action game from Valve that blends the social entertainment experience of multiplayer games such as Counter-Strike and Team Fortress with the dramatic, narrative experience made popular in single player action game classics such as the Half-Life series of games.

Early access to the demo begins Thursday, November 6 on both the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PC. This pre-order promotion applies to all Steam PC pre-orders and all Xbox 360 and PC pre-orders from participating retailers in North America. The demo will feature single player and co-operative modes, supporting 1 to 4 player games.

On November 11 the demo will be made available to all Xbox 360 and PC and gamers, with no obligation to purchase. The demo period will conclude on November 18, when Left 4 Dead will be made available at retail outlets across North America and worldwide via Steam.

This pre-order promotion is scheduled in concert with the previously announced $10 million consumer launch campaign that spans television, outdoor, print, and online advertising. "Every time someone plays Left 4 Dead, we witness the most overwhelmingly positive reaction that we've seen from any of our games," said Gabe Newell, president and co-founder of Valve. "This gives us tremendous confidence in the product and why we've taken the game on the road, produced this pre-launch demo, and invested more advertising dollars on the title than any prior release from Valve."

Playable in single player, co-operative, and multiplayer modes, Left 4 Dead is one of the most anticipated releases of 2008 and winner of numerous pre-launch awards, including Best of E3 from multiple outlets. For more information, please visit L4D.com or Steam Games.

bit slow on the uptake eh?

been able to pre order for weeks now!

Aeon19 · Oct 31, 2008, 05:33 PM

hey how is the demo1?

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wolf2009 Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	lets hope it lives up to the hype and expectations, i do have full confidence in valve and source engine !

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PCpraiser100 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,059 (0.60/day) Thanks: 67 Thanked 68 Times in 61 Posts System Specs	This is great, this will help if my friend's P4 will work well with it. Plus it kinda means that Valve is taking a long shot by aiming really high. Wonder how many awards this game will get? Probably a number close to the Orange Box...

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