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In February 2010, Electronic Arts, Left 4 Dead 2 retail distributor, revealed that the game had sold 2.9 million on retail so far [153] while Forbes wrote that more than 4 million copies were sold at stores in 2009. [154] Left 4 Dead 2 - "The Passing" Now Available on Steam! Plus Save 33% until Monday". Valve. 2010-04-22. Archived from the original on 2010-04-26 . Retrieved 2010-04-22.
Valve (2008). Left 4 Dead (PC). Level/area: No Mercy: The Apartments (developer commentary). Doug Wood: We experimented with a variety of different introductions for each campaign. For "No Mercy", we tried a 40-second fly-in of the helicopter to give the player a more movie-like introduction to the game. Ultimately, we found that such elaborate cut scenes are hard to watch over and over in a game that's built for replayability. Playtesters wanted to get into the game and start playing right away, so we ended up going with a much more streamlined game intro. Kill Southern zombies with four new characters in Left 4 Dead 2". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 2009-06-11 . Retrieved 2009-09-07. The Left 4 Dead Arcade is Basically Left 4 Dead 2, but Worse". 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-03-30 . Retrieved 2019-03-30. Doug Lombardi, vice-president of marketing for Valve, noted that the SDK released for Left 4 Dead would also be compatible with Left 4 Dead 2. [82] Promotion [ edit ]
Hall, Charlie (August 27, 2020). "Left 4 Dead 2 is getting an update, The Last Stand, made by the community". Polygon. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020 . Retrieved August 27, 2020. Left 4 Dead Update Released". Valve. Archived from the original on November 11, 2009 . Retrieved November 11, 2009. A far simpler version of the A.I. Director was previously used for some key battles in Half-Life 2: Episode Two. [21] Valve is looking for ways to apply the Director in their future games to make pacing and difficulty more dynamic. [22] Game modes [ edit ]
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