First Information on L4D DLC

[Evo]

The first little bits of information on Left 4 Dead DLC has emerged over on Shacknews. It is being reported that an announcement was expected from Valve regarding the DLC before Christmas. However, as is the way with Valve the announcement was pushed back and according to Valve writer Chet Faliszek we can expect details to arrive "shortly."[br]Furthermore it has been revealed that the Dead Air and Death Toll campaigns will be fitted out with the Versus mode soon and that the SDK for the PC version will be made available shortly.

 

[SkilledNewbie]

What's "shortly" in Valve time?

Edit:

Nevermind. Turns out it's Sometime around next week.

 

[knut]

Death Toll and Dead Air fitted out for Verses = \o/

 

[Ennui]

Good, been waiting for the SDK update. Of course "available shortly" means anytime in the first half of 2009 if we're lucky.

 

[Fiberawptic]

Interesting interview, but they skipped around to much. We still got hardly any DLC info except that they couldnt announce it because they had a vacation and that it will include 2 other campaigns for versus and SDK. Been waiting to hear news on this and its always nice to see valve announcing stuff...

TFTN (thanks for the news)

 

[barker_s]

It's not really news since we were all expecting these two campaigns converted to versus and SDK coming as first DLC, amirite?

I hope they add some "real" additional content soon after this one.

 

[MaximusPM]

hell yeah! SDK!!! OMG!!! I know a couple of guys managed to improvise an SDK out there, but I was expecting to see the official one before actually starting my maps... I've also enjoying this moment(first month of vacations) to play all the other games I wanted to play. Replay the old ones, play a couple of new ones, cause once this SDK is released, and I've played all the other games, I'll be playing L4D 24/7

 

[Reflex]

GREAT!






what is this?

 

[creepy_thing]

I hope we get this announcement sometime this week.

 

[Marler]

Great news and I'm glad to have it confirmed due to the number of rumours that have been going around! Good work Valve!

 

[Sheepo]

It's not really news since we were all expecting these two campaigns converted to versus and SDK coming as first DLC, amirite?

I hope they add some "real" additional content soon after this one.

Reread the first post.

 

[pcjack125]

Not only just L4D... I remember sometime I heard Valve promise us to give some info on Half-Life 2 Episode 3 before end of the year... and now where the **** is it !!!???

 

[Operational]

Good news!

Despite "Valve Time" I'm still surprised that the SDK wasn't a higher priority, wouldn't getting the mapping community up and running ASAP be a good idea? TF2's seemed to take ages to be released as well.

 

[DEATHMASTER]

Want new campaigns!

 

[moog2000]

What's a DLC?

 

[tschumann]

What's "shortly" in Valve time?

Edit:

Nevermind. Turns out it's Sometime around next week.

That sounds unusually promising.

What's a DLC?

Downloadable Content.

 

[numinis]

this update would've been here allready for ages if they didn't stick to that "release simultanious with 360" policy, they are wasting their time on those darn things.

 

[Acepilotf14]

Downloadable Content.
Free for PC, costs monies for 360.

 

[Fiberawptic]

PC all the ****ing way... Ill be able to boot up steam, play left 4 dead, take 2 mins to let the content update, then play it right then and there. 360 users are gonna have to wait a while until their mommies and daddies give them money to purchase it... hahaha, PC= custom content as well...

 

[Gorgon]

Keep the good work, Valve

 

[Omnomnick]

Awesome! No other words are needed.

 

[Warbie]

I don't care about vs. but the sdk would be good.

 

[diluted]

I don't care about vs. but the sdk would be good.

Hell yes, custom maps/mods!

 

[perrkele]

This update can't come fast enough, especially the SDK. I'm uber-anxious to see what the community can come up with. Hopefully Valve time works like it did last time they used the term "shortly".

 

[hool10]

this update would've been here allready for ages if they didn't stick to that "release simultanious with 360" policy, they are wasting their time on those darn things.

That isn't true and I have no clue why people keep saying that. The XBOX is basically a poor mans computer and as such, updates come out rather fast. Now what can hold things up is Microsoft with its certification but even then it wont hold up the PC. The OB wasn't delayed because of the PS3 now was it?

 

[ríomhaire]

this update would've been here allready for ages if they didn't stick to that "release simultanious with 360" policy, they are wasting their time on those darn things.

Release simultaniously with the 360? Since when do Valve do that? Heard about the TF2 unlocks on the 360,? 'cause I haven't.