Valve's Newell confirms Left 4 Dead demo

by Ross Miller { Sep 11th 2008 at 2:30PM }

Fear not, 1% of the world that isn't convinced fighting hordes of zombies with three gun-toting friends is totally awesome. Valve managing director Gabe Newell has confirmed with VideoGamer that a Left 4 Dead demo is coming. The demo, for both Xbox 360 and PC, will include single-player and online co-op options to try out. Said Newell, "I don't know what the date is for release on that, though. I think it's going to contain the first part of one of the campaigns. I think it'll probably be [the] Hospital [level] but I'm not sure." We've contacted Valve hoping for more information. Left 4 Dead is coming for you November 18.

Tags: demo, gabe-newell, left-4-dead, left4dead, valve

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Professor Lario @ Sep 11th 2008 2:33PM

If the demo releases before Nov 18th, then I'l DL. If it's after Nov 18th it won't matter as I'll be picking this one up fo sho!

AwesomeTown @ Sep 11th 2008 2:35PM

Same here.

And I'm shocked and appalled by the 1%.

Shagittarius @ Sep 11th 2008 3:16PM

Those 1% ARE zombies.

DWells55 @ Sep 11th 2008 3:53PM

I can't see why anyone wouldn't already be totally psyched for this game:
- Valve
- 4-player online co-op
- Counter Strike developers
- Oh, and zombies

Seriously, there's nothing here not to love.

Meta @ Sep 11th 2008 7:00PM

Not enough zombies for the people that suck?

J-sniz @ Sep 11th 2008 2:34PM

Can't wait to play this game!

Marty @ Sep 11th 2008 2:35PM

Me too, this game looks like it's going to be awesome!

brandonius @ Sep 11th 2008 2:35PM

Oh, hell yes.

that is all.

GameStache!! @ Sep 11th 2008 2:37PM

Glad to hear it! The Left 4 Dead line at PAX was too long for me but I'd still really like to try this one out.

Riot9 @ Sep 11th 2008 4:45PM

I actually sat through that line. Took me an hour to get my hands on it. There's nothing that will keep me from buying this game. It was so much fun, and extremely intense. Well worth the hour wait.

Gundenhall @ Sep 11th 2008 2:41PM

I just hope the locking and loading is similar to Army Of Two.
And is this thing co-op split screen? Folks still don't game online Valve and split screen would rock for us old timers...that just wanna have fun.

DangerMouse @ Sep 11th 2008 2:48PM

If i recall correctly, the 360 version will have split screen. I'm not sure to what extent, though.

DudeRed @ Sep 11th 2008 2:43PM

Great news! Maybe now I can persuade my friends into getting the game. Because who want to kill hordes of zombies with complete strangers?

Boffo the Sock @ Sep 11th 2008 2:48PM

Damn, that sucks that you have to convince your friends. All I had to do was say "Four player co-op zombie apocalypse," and the response was "When?" In fact, I always figured this reasoning would work on everyone.

Dirty @ Sep 11th 2008 2:54PM

At least with strangers it simulates an actual post apocalypse situation.

DudeRed @ Sep 11th 2008 2:57PM

Oh it does get them excited but I can't help that they can't manage the money well. *sigh* When will they learn?

Boffo the Sock @ Sep 11th 2008 3:09PM

Encourage them to sell pot...holders to get up the money for the game and a brand new ASHDTV

RiccochetJ @ Sep 11th 2008 3:17PM

"At least with strangers it simulates an actual post apocalypse situation."

Squeaky 12 year olds calling me everything under the sun? At least I can shoot the little buggers to slow them down and let the zombies get them...

WiiFTW @ Sep 11th 2008 4:21PM

@RiccochetJ

You're talking about the 360 version, right? Because the PC version won't have that shit because there's a lot less 12 year-olds on the PC. And even a fewer amount with mics. Anyways, those 12-year olds are probably the ones that think they're 1337 when they get lucky headshots in CS. I doubt they'd bother with a game focused on co-op because they're too self-centered to bother with other people.

Obie @ Sep 11th 2008 2:44PM

GIMME!

wickedpheonix @ Sep 11th 2008 5:40PM

HYPE HYPE HYPE

UltraDSA @ Sep 11th 2008 2:49PM

Icing on the cake baby...icing on the FREAKING cake!

Mat Schwartz @ Sep 11th 2008 2:59PM

Listen I try to be a realist as much as I can but...

Please let it release tonight. Please let it release tonight. Please let it release tonight.

doubleofive @ Sep 11th 2008 2:59PM

Split-screen multiplayer online is a go for this game, or so I read. I'm excited that my wife and I will be able to slay zombies with our friends online! I hope that the demo has multiplayer too...

jsn @ Sep 11th 2008 2:59PM

I've been waiting for a good zombie revolution trainer. That's what this is you know.. it's going to happen, just give it time...

Obie @ Sep 11th 2008 3:00PM

@Boffo:"All I had to do was say "Four player co-op zombie apocalypse," and the response was "When?"

hahaha so true, I showed my buds a gameplay video, and they went straight to GS to reserve a copy. Cannot wait!

Cellien @ Sep 11th 2008 3:01PM

And! You don't have to reserve the game first to play the demo! Wow! (A certain company needs to take a hint). ;)

Haggard (Free Mr.ESC!) @ Sep 11th 2008 4:47PM

Which game was that? Seems kind of counter-intuitive; you're only gonna be serving demo pie to people who are definitely getting the game. Although I suppose you benefit from tricking people into buying your game before they know it's poo.

Cellien @ Sep 11th 2008 5:06PM

Motorstorm 2 is the game I was referring to. You can play the demo if you reserve the game first. LOL.

MatsJn @ Sep 11th 2008 9:22PM

I thought you were talking about the Beta for Warhammer Online =)

Roofie @ Sep 11th 2008 3:07PM

I played this at PAX, and I'm excited to play the Hospital demo!

Everything you guys think this game will be (on the good side of things) well that's what it is. I played it with 3 of my friends, and we all got super excited about it when all of the zombies came rushing at us. Plus, having to save your friends when some zombie starts reeling you in from up in a second story window is one of the more intense experiences I've had in a long while.

Tez (PSN: Tezasaurus) @ Sep 11th 2008 3:11PM

This game looks really cool... but I'd rather have HL2 Episode 3.

343 Guilty Fart @ Sep 11th 2008 3:16PM

That girl looks like a pig... a pig wearing lipstick.

Haggard (Free Mr.ESC!) @ Sep 11th 2008 4:47PM

I scrolled up and you're very correct.

Brucie B @ Sep 11th 2008 3:21PM

AWESOME! Like others have said, if it's after the launch of the game, it does me no justice. Still Sweet tho...

deadjesterx @ Sep 11th 2008 3:29PM

Reading this made me jump up and down like an excited 5-year old going "Gimme gimme gimme gimme!"

@Boffo: Yeah, I had a similar experience with my friends. Conversation when something like this:

"Dude, there's this 4-player co-op zombie apocalypse shooter coming out..."

"I'm there. When does it come out?"

Arturo @ Sep 11th 2008 3:35PM

one of my most anticipated games this year, woooo

Blazur @ Sep 11th 2008 3:37PM

Silly VALVe, I don't need a demo to convince myself to throw money at your feet. In fact, here...take my wallet while you're at it.

Anticrawl @ Sep 11th 2008 3:45PM

They aren't zombies, if you looked closely you'd see these creatures, these undead are running, therefore by definition they cannot be zombies. Also noteworthy is that Mr. Romero himself is disgusted by the Dawn of the Dead remake because the fucked it all by making the "undead" run while still referring to them as zombies.