Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Left 4 Dead 2 pre-loading now available through Steam]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/07/left-4-dead-2-pre-loading-now-available-through-steam/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/07/left-4-dead-2-pre-loading-now-available-through-steam/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/07/left-4-dead-2-pre-loading-now-available-through-steam/#comments It was bad enough when Valve enabled pre-loading of the Left 4 Dead 2 demo, forcing potential zombicidal maniacs to stare at the game they have and yet don't for an entire madness-inspiring weekend. Now, the developer has begun allowing pre-loading of the full version of Left 4 Dead 2 through Steam. If you've pre-purchased the game through Valve's digital distribution platform (which still nets you a 10 percent discount off the price of the title), you can now put it on your computer, and just ... let it sit there until it finally unlocks on November 17.

In the immortal words of Tom Petty, the waiting truly is the hardest part. Except for the zombie apocalypse. We suppose that part is pretty difficult as well.

[Via Big Download]

JoystiqLeft 4 Dead 2 pre-loading now available through Steam originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>fpsleft-4-deadleft-4-dead-2pre-loadingsteamvalvezombiesSat, 07 Nov 2009 20:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Left 4 Dead 2 demo pre-loading available, madness to follow soon after]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/24/left-4-dead-2-demo-pre-loading-available-madness-following-soon/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/24/left-4-dead-2-demo-pre-loading-available-madness-following-soon/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/24/left-4-dead-2-demo-pre-loading-available-madness-following-soon/#comments Valve recently began offering pre-loading of the Left 4 Dead 2 demo which pre-orderers will be able to play this coming Tuesday, October 27. This sounds like a sweet gift, but in reality, it's a double-edged sword on which you probably be impaled. See, if you'd like, you can download it now -- but you won't be able to play it until Tuesday, giving you three days to fester in your impatience, all the while gazing at the demo which you have and yet you don't. Sounds to us like a recipe for a slow-boiling sort of madness.

However, the alternative is that you don't pre-load the demo, and waste precious time downloading the game on Tuesday -- time which could be spent hitting the walking dead with sports paraphernalia and gas-powered agricultural implements. This fact alone could send you down an inescapable spiral of depression.

So, what's it going to be? Madness, or depression? Sure, neither are extraordinarily pleasant -- but hey, you get to play Left 4 Dead 2 early. We don't want to hear your complaining.

JoystiqLeft 4 Dead 2 demo pre-loading available, madness to follow soon after originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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