Valve's Left 4 Dead box art, now with more puns

by Ross Miller { Oct 1st 2008 at 6:30PM }

Realizing that the original Left 4 Dead box art was lacking an obvious pun, Valve has "corrected" the error by mirroring the previously right-handed image to the left. To recap: The box art is a Left hand with 4 fingers left, with the thumb likely bitten off by the reanimated Dead. The pun-to-word ratio is now a remarkable 1:1. L4D will take a bite out of your social life November 18.

Tags: left-4-dead, left4dead, valve

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Heh (Mr. ESC, living in the hearts of us all) @ Oct 1st 2008 6:35PM

Day one purchase for me.

Ihavepants @ Oct 1st 2008 11:05PM

Pre-Loading for me (whenever its available).

Also, pre-release demo.

mundox @ Oct 1st 2008 11:09PM

Pre-order/purchase/download/play on steam for me ^____^

Bouille @ Oct 1st 2008 11:56PM

Steam downlaod for moi!

Ghen @ Oct 2nd 2008 8:38AM

0day download and burn for me , see you on live XD

Arnon @ Oct 1st 2008 6:35PM

Awesome.

Titanium_Orchid @ Oct 1st 2008 6:37PM

There is something in the game play videos that makes me wonder if this game is a great as people are saying it is.

Haggard (Mr.ESC died for our sins) @ Oct 1st 2008 6:42PM

When most of the gameplay videos seem to have been played by one-armed chimps with RSI, I'm going to have to disagree.

Plus I think the experience you'll have with the game is going to be very relevant to who you're playing it with.

A good 4-5 of my best friends at school are PC gaming Valve fanboys just like myself, so I think I'll enjoy it ^^

Obie @ Oct 1st 2008 6:44PM

@Haggard: Absolutely, I will be playing the co-op campaign exclusively with friends....no random douchebags tagging along for this one.

Arnon @ Oct 1st 2008 6:49PM

Completely agree... game seems to play exactly like Counter-Strike... except this time you're flooded with Zombies.

How much better can it get? haha

syrik zero @ Oct 1st 2008 8:38PM

It will be awesome

Blazur @ Oct 2nd 2008 8:40AM

Have your doubts, but also realize there's something on the box cover that guarantees your fears are unwarranted. And that's the VALVe logo.

Red Leader @ Oct 2nd 2008 11:37AM

I'm with you man. Originally I was stoked and couldn't wait to play it, but then I watched the gameplay videos and it looks pretty bad. And that has nothing to do with who is playing it.

markhill66 @ Oct 1st 2008 6:39PM

Ludwig would be proud.

gamerdad @ Oct 1st 2008 6:42PM

Day one purchase for me also. I've got 3 buddies that will do the same.

capt_carl @ Oct 1st 2008 6:42PM

Steam preorder when?

Obie @ Oct 1st 2008 6:43PM

"Zombies man, they freak me out."

Cannot wait for this one!

Ranus Studios @ Oct 1st 2008 6:46PM

Someone should congratulate Ludwig on being hired by Valve.

Blazur @ Oct 2nd 2008 8:41AM

What what what?!?

green11420 @ Oct 1st 2008 6:46PM

Ugh! Puns, the real scourge of the galaxy!

JohnHeist @ Oct 1st 2008 6:48PM

Not only is this a Day 1, but I'll be scouring stores looking for early sellers in the weeks before.

Honestly it's such a very minor thing, but this cover is actually more appealing to me. Not sure why.

Jon2309 @ Oct 1st 2008 6:53PM

Oh come on, when a company has put this much thought into the game, you can be pretty sure of its quality.
That is an awesome pun.

Jake11 @ Oct 1st 2008 6:53PM

Valve is just doing it for the halibut. I had a better joke, but I lobster

Anam @ Oct 1st 2008 7:24PM

Hate to disagree with your interpretation, Ross, but I think the "dead" part of the pun was referring to the fact that it's the hand of a dead guy. You know, the reaching out of the grave scene from countless movies?

However, I suggest we consult with Ludwig to provide the final analysis of the pun.

ice~ @ Oct 1st 2008 7:26PM

My anticipation for this game alone is enough to make me climax

ratm @ Oct 1st 2008 7:26PM

Bring it on November!!!

Sumkrazyguy @ Oct 1st 2008 7:44PM

I feel so stupid XD. I took me a full 10 minutes to get it. Why does making it a left hand make into a pun. Oh.. LEFT 4 dead. I fell like a dumb***

Anticrawl @ Oct 1st 2008 7:54PM

Saw the new boxart last night when I was updating my GameQ on gamefly, didn't think much of it heh but I can't afford to pick this one up as well as all the other amazing games this year so it's just a rental for me.

And remember girls and boys, zombies DON'T run.

Envoy @ Oct 1st 2008 8:15PM

That is awesome! Can anyone confirm if this is the first video game to have every single word in the title as a pun?

Badger_badger_badger @ Oct 1st 2008 9:07PM

Your avatar sucks.

Cesaria (Gamertag: Cesaria360) @ Oct 1st 2008 8:18PM

I love you Valve.

AwesomeTown @ Oct 1st 2008 8:25PM

I love you, Zombies.

Anticrawl @ Oct 1st 2008 8:31PM

Left 4 Dead = Infected (not zombies)

wickedpheonix @ Oct 1st 2008 8:25PM

*humps Valve logo*

BRING IT ON BITCHES!!!! Day 1 pre-order for me right here!

I don't think it's going to take a bite out of my social life though I think it's going to NOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOM!!!!!

WamBam @ Oct 1st 2008 8:34PM

Remember when you got Resident Evil Online and you were going to piss your pants because it was RE Online but then you played it and realized you wasted $50?

Well, I hoping this game is not like that because my whole life has been about shooting zombies with friends.

Jacksons @ Oct 1st 2008 8:46PM

November is so packed.

swmarc @ Oct 1st 2008 9:10PM

+1 for lefties

theturtle363 @ Oct 1st 2008 9:44PM

It's too bad for me the awesomeness of this game will probably be ruined for me because all my friends are cheap bastards who only buy around 3 games a year

jmf @ Oct 1st 2008 10:06PM

Very clever.

Immortal Technique PSN: johnnynumber5 @ Oct 1st 2008 10:52PM

I hope this game is good. Anything with zombies is day 1 for me.

Anticrawl @ Oct 1st 2008 10:59PM

What does zombies have anything to do with this game? You fight the infected in this game, you can tell they aren't zombies because they run.

Ihavepants @ Oct 1st 2008 11:10PM

Why does the internet regard Zombies as science.

Anticrawl @ Oct 1st 2008 11:16PM

Talk to Romero, zombie king, he says they do not run. He is also insulted by the Dawn of the Dead remake of his original movie.

Ihavepants @ Oct 1st 2008 11:21PM

Romero did not invent zombies.

Immortal Technique PSN: johnnynumber5 @ Oct 1st 2008 11:33PM

Anticrawl -

Why must you rain n my parade?

let me at least pretend they are zombies. What's the difference? Zombies are obviously INFECTED.

Quit being such a tool about it.

I could give a fuck about what George Romero says about Zombies.

Zombies can't run .... PUUUHHHLEEAASE ... L4Dead says otherwise ... KthnxBYE

Anticrawl @ Oct 1st 2008 11:38PM

Zombies aren't infected, they are the living dead, they don't have a disease haha. The infected however are people who are infected with some virus that makes them as such. Zombies come back to life from the grave.

I will continue to fight the internet's misuse of the word tool.

Tool (creature) - a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else.

Immortal Technique PSN: johnnynumber5 @ Oct 1st 2008 11:39PM

Anticrawl -

You remind me of uber "Star Wars Guy" ... You know the guy I am talking about

Me: Hey man did you see those star destroyer ships? That shit was BAD ASS. They looked just like mini death stars.

Star Wars Guy (you): Umm Excuse me. They obviously weren't Star Destroyers.

Me: Yeah they were dude I saw them myself

Star Wars Guy (you): Well, I have the making of Star Wars art book and those are actually Z-Wing droid controlled Carne Asada Zeta Reticulon battle stars.

Me: Go Fuck yourself.