11k Steam players plan to boycott Left 4 Dead 2

June 6th, 2009 Posted in Action, Adventure, E3, News, PC, Xbox 360

As expected, a lot of current Left 4 Dead players were surprised (as were we) that Valve announced the sequel, Left 4 Dead 2, and that it would be released this year — one year after the original hit the store shelves.

This has prompted outrage among some L4D players, who have created a group on the Steam Community boycotting the upcoming sequels. Currently the group has over 11,000 members, you can read more about it, and their reasons for the boycott, here.

6 Responses to “11k Steam players plan to boycott Left 4 Dead 2”

  1. Valve says no need to boycott, will continue to support Left 4 Dead - Games, News, Reviews and more. Says:

    [...] a few days ago a group emerged who pledged they would boycott Left 4 Dead 2 due to the game’s release date being so close to [...]



  2. Boycott didn’t influence Valve’s decision of Left 4 Dead 1 support - Games, News, Reviews and more. Says:

    [...] been paying attention you’ll know that not too long ago an online group formed who swore to boycott Left 4 Dead 2 if Valve didn’t continue to support the original title. Well, shortly after that group was [...]



  3. Left 4 Dead 2 gets pre-ordered twice as many as Left 4 Dead 1 - Games, News, Reviews and more. Says:

    [...] of those supposed Left 4 Dead 2 boycotters must have been lying as Valve recently told Eurogamer that the pre-order numbers for the sequel are [...]



  4. Left 4 Dead 2 getting cross-game play with 1? - Games, News, Reviews and more. Says:

    [...] when Left 4 Dead 2 was boycotted by a large group of gamers, the group demanded that Left 4 Dead 1 players be able to play with [...]



  5. Left 4 Dead 2 getting cross-game play with 1? - Games, News, Reviews and more. Says:

    [...] when Left 4 Dead 2 was boycotted by a large group of gamers, the group demanded that Left 4 Dead 1 players be able to play with [...]



  6. » Left 4 Dead ‘Crash Course’ DLC pack now available for Xbox 360 and PC - DigitalBattle.com Says:

    [...] had promised, Valve has released DLC for the original Left 4 Dead effectively soothing the woes of boycotters everywhere. The DLC in question is entitled Crash Course and is available now for both the Xbox 360 and PC [...]



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