As you can see above, Valve had to dial the gore back, with the two offending fingers now bent back. Oddly enough, there were no issues with the thumb, which makes us think the ESRB is composed of a bunch of Steve Oedekerk haters.
As you can see above, Valve had to dial the gore back, with the two offending fingers now bent back. Oddly enough, there were no issues with the thumb, which makes us think the ESRB is composed of a bunch of Steve Oedekerk haters.
Reader Comments (52)
Posted: Jun 17th 2009 4:57PM (Unverified) said
It's gone. They've destroyed it and every remaining copy everywhere. Do not try to google it, because it's all gone!!!
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Posted: Jun 17th 2009 4:57PM (Unverified) said
yeah, with an article like this a side-by-side comparison is pretty much a must..
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Posted: Jun 17th 2009 5:02PM Drake Lake said
I do not think any of the released pictures of box art ever had the fingers chewed off.
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Posted: Jun 17th 2009 5:04PM (Unverified) said
@Heavytoka
thanks for the link - that would have made a great box art.
***stupid*** ESRB
maybe someone can photoshop a final cover for the game after it ships : )
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thanks for the link - that would have made a great box art.
***stupid*** ESRB
maybe someone can photoshop a final cover for the game after it ships : )
Posted: Jun 17th 2009 5:37PM Dave Hinkle said
Yeah, sorry, guys. I tried to hunt down the original (because, yes, side-by-side comparison would've really helped the post), but I couldn't find anything. Like "combing the desert and not coming up with anything" kind of anything. Sorry!
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Posted: Jun 17th 2009 5:29PM (Unverified) said
People, read the L4D blog post. It'sa joke. The ESRB could care less.
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Posted: Jun 17th 2009 6:43PM (Unverified) said
@ grover96
FFS it's not "ESRB could care less"
its ESRB could NOT care less!
here: http://incompetech.com/Images/caring.png
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FFS it's not "ESRB could care less"
its ESRB could NOT care less!
here: http://incompetech.com/Images/caring.png
Posted: Jun 17th 2009 7:28PM MrKlorox said
@K1LLER HORNET: Hi. You're not completely correct. Perhaps that's what the way to say it where you're from, but the rest of the world doesn't say it that way.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_differences#Figures_of_speech
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_differences#Figures_of_speech
Posted: Jun 17th 2009 8:21PM maveric101 said
MrKlorox your link doesn't back you up at all. it says that both Americans and British use "i couldn't care less," and then goes on to say that "couldn't care less" means the opposite, and so it totally wrong.
please, people. it's "could NOT care less."
i could care less if someone murdered my family. that's because i care very much, so there is the possibility of caring less.
it's not a matter of "oh some people just say it differently." no. those people are wrong.
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please, people. it's "could NOT care less."
i could care less if someone murdered my family. that's because i care very much, so there is the possibility of caring less.
it's not a matter of "oh some people just say it differently." no. those people are wrong.
Posted: Jun 17th 2009 10:47PM (Unverified) said
@ K1LLER HORNET
Thanks for the correction. And BTW it's Killer Hornet.
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Thanks for the correction. And BTW it's Killer Hornet.
Posted: Jun 17th 2009 5:04PM ThomasShaped said
Now it just looks like it's swearing at us..
fail.
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fail.
Posted: Jun 17th 2009 5:05PM RobS the 3rd said
This is so stupid. How does changing the fingers change anything?
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Posted: Jun 17th 2009 5:12PM Nate Addison said
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgEufZppH8s this is a video interview that
has the old logo for comparison purposes
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has the old logo for comparison purposes
Posted: Jun 17th 2009 5:17PM (Unverified) said
There have been much worse box arts than L4D2, on games and movies alike....
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Posted: Jun 17th 2009 5:22PM the awesome said
What happens when they get to Left 4 Dead 4 and the cover looks exactly the same as the first one? Can't they see the bind they'll be in after Left 4 Dead 3?
What are they going to do then, put 4 hands on the box? No, no, no. That's way too much. Won't somebody please think of the children?
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What are they going to do then, put 4 hands on the box? No, no, no. That's way too much. Won't somebody please think of the children?
Posted: Jun 17th 2009 5:42PM (Unverified) said
Well, seems like the ESRB is only half as strange as the German BPJM.
German L4D1 box art:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51gblzDVKOL._SS400_.jpg
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German L4D1 box art:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51gblzDVKOL._SS400_.jpg
Posted: Jun 18th 2009 8:23AM SmokemeaKipper said
In the german version, did they take the blood out too?
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Posted: Jun 17th 2009 5:41PM GanonSmash said
I actually prefer the edited version. It keeps the "4" because there are still 4 fingers, but the "2" is also incorporated because only 2 fingers are being held up. Otherwise it just looks like Left 2 Dead. (Left 2 Die?)
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Posted: Jun 17th 2009 5:58PM Petebot330 said
I was actually thinking they would have to change the cover art because of the other meaning of showing two fingers like that in england and australia and the like...
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Posted: Jun 17th 2009 6:17PM (Unverified) said
Left 4 Dead 2, now more insulting to the French.
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Posted: Jun 17th 2009 7:33PM Onomah said
You'd think that they would stop caring about insults dating from the hundred years war but apparently not. Incidentally, you'd think that the ESRB or PEGI or whatever would take issue with the fact that the box is STILL flipping us off, but no the ESRB have their priorities.
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Posted: Jun 17th 2009 7:09PM (Unverified) said
They should've just left the middle finger fo reals.
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Posted: Jun 17th 2009 7:14PM PoisonedAl said
So, NOW it looks like it's giving you two fingers. Fitting how the game was pretty much an "up yours" to everyone that bought the first game.
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Posted: Jun 17th 2009 7:36PM skfireboy said
Wow, all these pointless angry posts about some stupid box art and not a single mention of the pretty hot looking Valve artist in the link on the L4D website. Time to spend a little more time talking to girls and a little less time commenting on forums guys......
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