Left 4 Dead 2 Announced For November [Slashdot]

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hansamurai writes "Left 4 Dead 2 has been announced at E3, and a trailer for the game has surfaced. It will be released November 17, 2009, just a year after the first game. Gameplay changes include a new focus on melee weapons, especially the iconic anti-zombie weapon, the chainsaw. The cast of characters is brand new, but the plot appears to take place during the same zombie outbreak." The game is being developed for the PC and Xbox 360, and Valve says it will make use of a new version of their AI engine, which has 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." Rock, Paper, Shotgun got the chance to do a hands-on preview, providing details about the gameplay and confirming that "it's a coherent new imagining of the game, this time bigger, smarter, and far more elaborate. Oh, and gloriously more gory."http://games.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/06/01/2121252 (http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/06/01/2121252/emLeft-4-Dead-2em-Announced-For-November?from=rss)
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[garagesaleking!!]

I still have not gotten left for dead 1. Maybe this will drag the price down on the original low enough for me to get it, or i might end up just getting the 2nd i it seems a lot better.

[JunkTheMagicDragon]

just played through a couple of the campaigns of the original again sunday. still awesome fun, especially with local co-op.

maybe this time valve will come to their senses and have 4-person local co-op. if bungie can do it, so can valve. i don't care if teh zombies are a little less detailed, i just want local co-op without the dumb ai.

[Arcade_Ness]

It looks like a much deeper and fun experience overall. I was sold when they announced melee weapons. I can't wait to hear more about the new special infected.

[unwinddesign]

Maybe they'll fix the frame-rate this time around so it doesn't make me nauesous when I play it.