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Left 4 Dead 1 getting new campaign News
PC Xbox 360 News by Tom Bramwell
Valve has announced plans to release a new campaign for the original Left 4 Dead next month, which will be free on PC and cost 560 Microsoft Points (£4.76 / €6.72) on Xbox Live.
Crash Course will work as a traditional co-op campaign, and includes new Survival mode maps, but its "primary goal", according to Valve, is to provide a complete Versus mode experience in just 30 minutes, streamlining the existing approach.
For Versus mode there will be a recharge timer for infected team-mates, and adjusted item-spawn behaviour. It's set in new locations and "bridges the gap between the end of the No Mercy campaign and the beginning of Death Toll", with new locations, new dialogue from the original cast, and an "explosive finale".
Valve had come in for criticism following the announcement of Left 4 Dead 2 at E3, with some fans arguing that it was reneging on its promise to support the first game - and while the announcement may go some way to assuaging their concerns, the fact there's a cost attached on Xbox 360 but not PC will likely raise eyebrows again. We've contacted Valve to ask what's going on with that.
"Since the release of Left 4 Dead last November, the design team has been excited about creating new experiences for this world and allowing players to do the same, by releasing much of our internal toolset, like the Survival Pack and Authoring Tools," Valve boss Gabe Newell said in a statement marking the announcement. "We're working with the fans toward the ongoing entertainment value of the product."
The Crash Course campaign is "targeted for release in September", with Left 4 Dead 2 due out on 17th November.
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serpantdarius
04/08/09 @ 17:22
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Charged for on 360? i cant say that's surprising but its damn annoying, good thing i hate to pay to play games online, might as well just get the pc version.
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It's quite a random amount of points...
Mr Microsoft "Look Valve we are fed up with you giving shit away for free. If these idiots will pay to unlock cars in game they already own, then they'll pay for your new campaign!" Mr Valve "Ok, if this is the only way to get it released... how about 400msp?" Mr Microsoft "No, it will be at least 800msp, or you'll go straight to bed with no dinner" Mr Valve "Fine we'll meet you half way, 600msp." Mr Microsoft "Don't think i'm falling for that, you little tinker! It'll be 560msp and you'll like it. Not so clever now are you!" |
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psychokitten
04/08/09 @ 17:58
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Would have liked it to be a little cheaper, but I'll be buying it either way. Especially if it's tailored for Versus, it'll get a lot of playtime.
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Fat_Pigeon
04/08/09 @ 18:00
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Yossarian has hit the nail on the head
i will probably get 20hrs plus out of this campaign... |
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BillyBrush
04/08/09 @ 18:01
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Valve should just not bother by the looks....anything they do and it's a massive whingefest waiting to happen..
...if their games were not absolutely top notch, which they are, they would probably be buried in a sea of whinge a la silicon knights |
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BinaryBob101
04/08/09 @ 18:01
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Yep, I'm sold. We'll probably get ten hours playtime minimum, with this before November.
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Bloodhunter
04/08/09 @ 18:03
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Most DLC is a free on PC it must be said, although thanks to the "DLC" service on Steam more is becoming paid for.
I hope CoDMW2's DLC is free on PC as well |
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Importantly, it's not Valve's fault. Take it up with Microsoft, who want DLC to have equivalent values across the board. i.e. if Valve charged you nothing for this like they want to, then it makes Bethesda look bad for hawking their awful DLC shit at absurd prices.
And we can't have Bethesda look bad! |
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DaemonSpawn
04/08/09 @ 18:07
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2 Diabeu
"buahahahahah one campaign for 560msp? maximum of 1 hour of gameplay? thats the support!!!! fuck yeah!!!! 200msp is a right price, if you ask me" One campaign in L4D means not one map and not just 30 minutes of gameplay - if you compare map quantity in any Gears Of War 2 DLC and any L4D campaign, you'll see they're the same. And that's just 560 points, not 800! Plus replayability is great, so multiply that time at least 5 times. Personally I'm quite happy with it - new campaign will suffice till L4D 2.
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the_dudefather
04/08/09 @ 18:08
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Neat! Embarrassingly enough I haven't actually played through all the original campaigns yet (played through some a few times, but haven't tried blood harvest for some reason, should really get on that)
shame for xbox owners though, but at least it's coming to the 360 |
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kinky_mong
04/08/09 @ 18:23
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Shall I complain about them charging for the content? No, because I don't mind paying a paltry sum for extra content. I'd do anything to not be a *shudder* PC gamer.
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Watkins381
04/08/09 @ 18:43
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Oh god. Can everyone just shut the hell up whining about fucking Valve. They make fantastic games and everyone has completely forgotten the days really not long ago when a game would come out on the CD and that is it. Seriously, complaining so much to a company thats proven it's one of the most accomplished game makers in the industry is just being stupid and blind.
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SomaticSense
04/08/09 @ 18:44
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Yoss wrote: "Importantly, it's not Valve's fault. Take it up with Microsoft, who want DLC to have equivalent values across the board. i.e. if Valve charged you nothing for this like they want to, then it makes Bethesda look bad for hawking their awful DLC shit at absurd prices.
And we can't have Bethesda look bad!" Difference is, Bethesda's DLC for Fallout 3 for example has lasted minimum (for me personally) 6 hours each, with each one charged at 800. Doing the maths, it's not even comparable. |
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"way too little content"
...and given that I have played that "too little content" for hundreds of hours across two platforms, thank the sweet Lord Jesus they didn't include more, or I wouldn't have had time to play any other games, or eat, or sleep.
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As always no-one is forcing anyone to buy anything. Its your choice. The gaming community has largely become a right bunch of moaners the last few years. It went downhill after we used to sit watching tapes load for hours - spoilt and angry we've become. I blame infra-red goggles.
1) its VALVE - so its great there's new content - shame its not free on the 360 but hey blame Microsoft on that one if you MUST moan. 2) For the price of a couple pints and a pack of crisps you get content which I know a lot of people here will find a lot more than 30 mins value out of - especially those that love playing vs mode. 3) If people are still only playing L4D offline - you are missing out on so much its ridiculous 4) Please stop moaning - sign a petition if you like (its all the rage I hear) or better still vote with your wallet and not buy it. Simple. mini rant over I concede that the amount of points is a strange number. what can it all meeeeeeeeeeeeeannn??? Now then whats 'For Versus mode there will be a recharge timer for infected team-mates, and adjusted item-spawn behaviour' going to mean to actual game play eh? Interesting. and also - for the 360 owners who will coughing up coin - what achievements will there be?
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Such a cunt, so you essentially need to buy 1000 points, just becuase of that extra 60points! ahh well it could be worse, they could have charged 501 points then it would be really annoying.
either way I'll be buying it cos I effin love that game and each campaign is worth hundreds of hours cos each playthrough is different. |
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The pricing may be for many reasons. But i think it is because:
That valve, want to encourage people to move over to pc gaming and using steam as remember that valve entirly own there games on steam and dont have to pay a publisher or micrsoft a penny. Or They simpley wanted to give it away free as thats what they have done in the past, but microsoft wouldnt let them. |
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thenastypasty
04/08/09 @ 18:49
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I couldn't really care about all the moaning, all i know is this is a day 1 buy for me.
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darkmorgado
04/08/09 @ 19:02
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Whats the MS Points to real-money ratio at the moment?
If you work it out in real money it's probably something that makes a bit more sense - some sort of rounded number or something. |
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"I'd do anything to not be a *shudder* PC gamer."
... Sounds like a fairly ridiculous attitude tbh. But hey, whatever floats your boat etc. Anyway, great news! Roll on September. The survival patch gave this a fresh burst of life for me and my mates and I expect this will do the same. Then a whole new game only 2 months later? Heaven! I can't understand the complaints, tbh. |
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chessboxer
04/08/09 @ 19:03
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Day 1 free download for me thanks.
I just hope that the modders get round to finishing the Left4Winchester campaign (based on Shaun Of The Dead for anyone who doesn't know) sometime soon. I've only seen 2 or 3 completed campaigns from the community, the rest are in alpha or beta. |
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I will just wait for L4D 2.
I actually have L4D both on the PC and the 360 (long story) and I might have given it a bash on the PC but I will have to download L4D and install it and patch it up and then get the new content. It will take me longer to set it up than it will to play it. And most of my friends are on XBL so its not like I will have a lot of use for the Steam version. :/ Could have been so much easier if MS and Valve had both tossed it for free on XBL as well. I dont wanna pay for something I will only try for a couple of hours at the very most. Eh well, its not a big deal anyway. Bring on L4D 2. |
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@matrim83
You do realise L4D is a multilayer game and as such has hours and hours of gameplay behind it? this content is like a Halo 3 map pack or a CoD:WaW map pack it adds more maps for the mp experience! If you buy it on the sole bases its a sp romp through a few maps you are deluded! As it cost, i expect achievements for the 360 this time!! |
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giant_frying_pan
04/08/09 @ 19:24
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One hour of gameplay? I'll never understand the people who play through a map *once*, particularly in a game like this where there are a many number of distinct experiences each time (no, not infinite, but far from the same each time like a lot of FPSs), and then throw their hands up proclaiming that the game is finished and that they were ripped off.
What do you want, 10,000 crap levels? The content costs £4.76 not including any reduction gained from discounted points, the campaign works in all three modes and you know it'll be of a very decent quality. So many people want the Moon on a stick....but they need all of Saturn's Moons and every other Milky Way Moon too because one isn't enough, oh no...! |
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Firstly, no one ever plays a Left 4 Dead map just the once, so 560 points for 30 minutes of gameplay doesn't equate.
Secondly, I'm quite sure that completing Crash Course on Expert will take longer than 30 minutes anyway. Thirdly, Survival Mode provides excellent replay value when you have a spare few minutes. Fourthly, Versus Mode also provides excellent replay value and is undeniably wicked fun. Fifthly, you can get 2,100 points online for 15 notes. That puts this DLC at a price of £4. That's cheaper than two pints. It's cheaper than a cinema ticket. It's cheaper than a lot of things. |
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You do realise L4D is a multilayer game and as such has hours and hours of gameplay behind it? this content is like a Halo 3 map pack or a CoD:WaW map pack it adds more maps for the mp experience! If you buy it on the sole bases its a sp romp through a few maps you are deluded!
Why do people keep saying that? I have played Halo 3 MP for about 200 hours. L4D for about 20 hours. To me both contents have differant replay value. It might have the same value for money for you but it clearly doesnt for me. |
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