Zombie obliterators who've managed to survive Left 4 Dead 2's "Dark Carnival" campaign are probably familiar with the Southern rock outfit known as the Midnight Riders. While they're not exactly an enormous focus in the game's overarching story, a teaser page featuring the heavily bearded band (and a cryptic "Coming Soon") is leading some folks to believe that the Riders will soon play a much larger role in the game's proceedings.
Given the number of facial hair-sporting members of the band (see: four), we're really hoping to get some form of DLC that turns them into playable characters. Perhaps even a new campaign, in which they cure the global zombie infection using nothing but the power of their rock music. How about it, Valve?
Reader Comments (55)
Posted: Nov 19th 2009 7:48PM Uncle Jesse said
Oh really? Are you keeping it real, Mr. Realistic? Ya know, they added a realism mode just for you, Mr. Realistic.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 7:53PM MrRealistic said
Heaven forbid I'm tired of a popular game, rite?
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 7:55PM (Unverified) said
Well...this is a Left 4 Dead 2 post...not a Left 4 Dead post...
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 9:03PM Vcize said
I don't think anyone cares that you don't like a popular game. What makes them think you're a dufus/troll is that you came into a thread about it just to say it and stir shit up, and then couldn't even catch that a guy was joking when he served it up on a platter for you.
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Posted: Nov 20th 2009 8:39AM iamnotafish said
Beating zombies into a pulp with a guitar? Yes please.
And Jack Black saying "You should have worn a bib, now you've got brain everywhere"
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And Jack Black saying "You should have worn a bib, now you've got brain everywhere"
Posted: Nov 19th 2009 7:35PM (Unverified) said
Sorry eye dodn't understand the rules for the battlefeld contest.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 7:35PM PoisonedAl said
It's amazing how you managed to concentrate so much fail into just four little letters.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 7:36PM (Unverified) said
If only, if only. Valve just might let one more wish slip through the pipes they closed.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 7:37PM The Nasty Nick said
I like grape juise. Win now?
I did not buy lfd2
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I did not buy lfd2
Posted: Nov 19th 2009 7:55PM Uncle Jesse said
The syringes might be filled with other things in their campaign....
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 7:54PM Shadowbender said
What about Louis? Louis?...Louis, Louis, Louis?! Louis I'm sorry! I'm sorry about all the times I locked you out of the safehouses! I'm sorry about all of the times I...left you for dead. Forgive me, Louis. We need you back.
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Posted: Nov 20th 2009 4:29AM ll features ll said
What are you talking about? One of them is clearly Francis with long hair lol
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Posted: Nov 20th 2009 7:57AM xGeneral DEATHxDEETH82 said
They all look like real-life people to me.
L to R: Dino Cazares of Fear Factory; The Guy who gave up his clothes, his boots, and his motorcycle in T2; Peter Steele from Type O Negative; Kerry King from Slayer.
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L to R: Dino Cazares of Fear Factory; The Guy who gave up his clothes, his boots, and his motorcycle in T2; Peter Steele from Type O Negative; Kerry King from Slayer.
Posted: Nov 19th 2009 7:41PM (Unverified) said
as for stopping the zombie infection, fuck you for saying that. how dare you. i want more L4D. I know this will be a DLC, probably 2 more campaigns, if you introduce more characters you gotta add more than one campaign, you know? also a biker chain or a wrench would be awesome weapons.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 7:44PM TheDarkWayne said
I wonder if this is how Valve intends to support L4D2 as a "platform" maybe it really will be like a zombie specific Steam that gives you many different groups of survivors and campaigns. In addition to the midnight riders, valve has said they intend to elaborate on Bill, Francis, Louis and Zoey's story sometime soon as well.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 7:47PM Chief Oddball said
This is what I'm thinking, especially after the big deal that was made of doing L4D2 as a sequel for "platform" reasons. I expect to see a lot of that DLC content that couldn't have been done on the original L4D.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 7:45PM bullmunky4 said
I honestly tried to go to this link the minute I saw it(after midnight release) and I was surprised to see nothing on the link.
Good to know something is there now :P
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Good to know something is there now :P
Posted: Nov 19th 2009 7:46PM Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En said
And the fact that he used FIVE now just seems like overkill, in my opinion.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 7:53PM (Unverified) said
They should get a bunch of new characters in there. Famous ones.
Who doesn't want to see Patrick Steward in a Starfleet uniform killing zombies?
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Who doesn't want to see Patrick Steward in a Starfleet uniform killing zombies?
Posted: Nov 19th 2009 7:59PM sonicspike41 said
I'd rather see Bill Murray dressed as a Ghost Buster human/zombie. Either way my Bill Murray itch will have been sufficiently scratched.
Oh, and instead of a tank, we could have a miniature Stay Puft marshmallow! (Well, mini in comparison to the gigantic one, but still bigger than your average human.)
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Oh, and instead of a tank, we could have a miniature Stay Puft marshmallow! (Well, mini in comparison to the gigantic one, but still bigger than your average human.)
Posted: Nov 20th 2009 4:52AM (Unverified) said
I think the fact that if you open the steam UI in game there's an option called "DLC".
Wonder how much this will set us back.
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Wonder how much this will set us back.
Posted: Nov 19th 2009 7:53PM Uncle Jesse said
If they are playable, one of them should make a comment, put on his sun glasses, and then finish what he was saying with some type of clever pun or play on words.
Then another guy from the band can scream like Roger.
I think this would be a really funny and cool idea that I just made up off of the top of my head that I've never seen or heard anywhere else in any other form of media...
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Then another guy from the band can scream like Roger.
I think this would be a really funny and cool idea that I just made up off of the top of my head that I've never seen or heard anywhere else in any other form of media...
Posted: Nov 19th 2009 7:57PM (Unverified) said
I think you're referring to the Horatio Maneuver.
It's not original.
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It's not original.
Posted: Nov 19th 2009 7:57PM Shadowbender said
When he makes the pun, he slowly walks away, sunglasses on, and there are explosions in the background. Three words pop on the screen: "OBEY. YOUR. MASTER."
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Posted: Nov 20th 2009 7:59AM xGeneral DEATHxDEETH82 said
That sounds...
*Puts on sunglasses*
...derivative.
:-p
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*Puts on sunglasses*
...derivative.
:-p
Posted: Nov 19th 2009 7:54PM (Unverified) said
I think that education of yours isn't doing any good.
Stay in school!
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Stay in school!
Posted: Nov 19th 2009 7:55PM Shadowbender said
Left 4 Dead: American Chopper Edition.
What a concept.
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What a concept.
Posted: Nov 19th 2009 8:07PM The MAZZTer said
In-game graffiti reveals that Midnight Riders used their popularity and fame to secure one of the first choppers out of the infected area.
It went something like this, in the traditional l4d "internet forum on a wall" style:
"rip midnight riders"
"no they're fine, they got airlifted out"
"I hope they're ok"
"wait, they got a chopper already? We've been waiting here days!"
"omfg, sellouts"
"I hope they crash and die"
Well that's not how it goes EXACTLY but you get the picture.
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It went something like this, in the traditional l4d "internet forum on a wall" style:
"rip midnight riders"
"no they're fine, they got airlifted out"
"I hope they're ok"
"wait, they got a chopper already? We've been waiting here days!"
"omfg, sellouts"
"I hope they crash and die"
Well that's not how it goes EXACTLY but you get the picture.
Posted: Nov 19th 2009 8:16PM TheDarkWayne said
God, those wall writings are probably the best part about the game. "Jesus lady i've been running for my life from zombies for weeks and reading your poem was the worst thing to happen to me today"
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 8:28PM MowDownJoe said
Love how the name is a reference to an Allman Bros. Band song. Maybe they'll end up tied to a whipping post?
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 10:37PM oboreruhito said
ha ha, to make up for the lack of Francis, we get four Francises. Franchises? Francees?
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Posted: Nov 19th 2009 11:37PM (Unverified) said
I find myself suddenly wishing that the band was Dethklok. I'd love to see a campaign involving those guys XD
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Posted: Nov 20th 2009 12:26AM gutterhead said
I have the feeling that one of them may actually be Francis. Notice how all of they names are nicknames on the posters? Oooooh... that would be so sweet if it was.
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