One of the biggest bits of news to hit from Microsoft’s X10 event was the announcement of new DLC for Left 4 Dead 2.
Coming March you’ll be able to download a new campaign for Left 4 Dead 2 called The Passing, which will be a three map campaign set between Dead Center and Dark Carnival. I guess you make a pitstop with the car somewhere. The big news? It will include appearances from the original cast of Left 4 Dead but they’re not saying how just yet…
The DLC will also feature a brand new gun, a disposable machinegun that will absolutely shred apart crowds but can’t be reloaded. After you finish the 150 round clip, you’ll just throw it aside. There will also be a new uncommon zombie that are much different than the other zombies- these used to be people who thought they were immune to the zombie plague and were carrying around health packs and ammo (just like you… hmm), meaning that if you kill them they’ll drop goodies. The difference here is that they’ll scamper away from you when spotted. Nice to think we’ll actually have to hunt some zombies down this time.
Along with this DLC pack there will also be another pack for the original Left 4 Dead! Sometime in April we’ll get our hands on the currently untitled DLC, which tells the story of how the original survivors meet up with the Left 4 Dead 2 crew.
Gotta love the way they’re trying to tie all the stories together, but next time can we just have a complete story from the get-go? No word on price for either PC or 360 packs just yet.
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..the old characters will be zombies!
For downloadable comment we need a half hour saga of Ellis' stories.
I am willing to bet that the new special uncommon (with the ammo and first aid) are the survivors from the first game. Each one will appear somewhere throughout that campaign. I mean check out that poster…it has the original four in it but they are blacked out.
when is this coming out on PS3? I'm not buying an XBox, and I can definitely live without this game, but I wouldn't mind checking it out, so stop making exclusive deals with them.
i just wished they had this for ps3. loved the first one on PC and would buy this in a heart beat. ill never buy a Xbox so wont give them money that way. its too bad they're missing out on an entire market for the sake of exclusivity. dumb fucks.
Play this $hit on PC and quit bitching about PS3 or 360. Only n00bs would be playing this $hit on a console.
I love the small contingency of dorks who still use the word n00b.
Never expected to see the Dead Rising series making the leap to PS3, so who's to say this won't make the transition eventually? The previously "exclusive only" Episodes From Liberty City is due for release on Sony's console soon, so never say never.
Valve won't release any games on the PS3 because they've had problems with compatibility (See PS3's version of Orange Box). Mechanically, XBox is pretty much a PC designed for gaming so it's pretty simple to convert the initial source code. Plus, this type of game is better with a mouse and keyboard
I think the old people as zombies is a tad too obvious, esp if they have a crossover dlc for the original game (it would be a completely diff story it seems, unless they have you play as zombies in the campaign missions?). Dunno what else they'd do though, other than be ai teammates..
Maybe the two groups will fight it out for supplies in a big shootout?
Don't think Valve will be charging for The Passing on PC; the only reason they do for the 360 is because of Microsoft…
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