Left 4 Dead 2 Pre-Order Details (or: If You've Got Braaaaains, You'd Better Be Pre-Ordering...)

And I bet some of you thought there wouldn't be any cool stuff with this sequel... HA! Valve proves you wrong yet again... but in the nicest of ways (and without having to fly you out to Seattle at their expense). Now, be a good zombie killer and click on over to Steam or boogie on down to that favorite game emporium.

And er, you may want to hurry it up a bit, hedgehog - there's something chasing you y'know... and DON'T startle the damn witch, please... (Shhhh!)

LEFT 4 DEAD 2 PRE-ORDER ON NOW
Special Pre-order incentives offered at participating retailers and via Steam

Oct 2, 2009 - Valve today announced pre-order details for its upcoming action thriller, Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2). Starting now, those who pre-order L4D2 from participating retailers (PC, Xbox 360) or via Steam (PC) will receive early access to the Left 4 Dead 2 demo (currently targeted for October 27) plus an exclusive in-game item - the American baseball bat, one of the 10 new melee weapons included in the game.

In addition, Steam and participating retailers are offering a 10% savings to those who pre-order. Check steamgames.com or your favorite retail outlet for more details.

About Left 4 Dead 2

Coming exclusively to Xbox 360 and PC, L4D2 promises to set a new benchmark for co-operative action games and become one of 2009's marquee titles. Set for release on November 17, the title adds melee combat to enable deeper co-operative gameplay, with items such as a chainsaw, frying pan, axe, baseball bat, and more.

Introducing the AI Director 2.0, L4D's dynamic gameplay is taken to the next level by giving the Director the ability to procedurally change weather effects, world objects, and pathways in addition to tailoring the enemy population, effects, and sounds to match the players' performance. The result is a unique game session custom fitted to provide a satisfying and uniquely challenging experience each time the game is played.

Finally, with new Survivors, boss zombies, weapons, and items, Left 4 Dead 2 offers a much larger game than the original with more co-operative campaigns, more Versus campaigns, and maps for Survival mode available at launch.