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Glasser, AJ (2010-04-22). "Frank West makes a cameo in L4D2 The Passing". GamePro. Archived from the original on 2010-08-29 . Retrieved 2010-04-22. Chalk, Andy (June 22, 2021). "The Left 4 Dead survivors are coming to Zombie Army 4". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021 . Retrieved June 22, 2021. Goslin, Austen (July 1, 2021). "Left 4 Dead doesn't need spiritual successors, it needs updates". Polygon. Archived from the original on July 1, 2021 . Retrieved July 1, 2021. A prequel to "The Passing", titled "The Sacrifice", was released on October 5, 2010, as an add-on for both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. This prequel ties up the story of the original game, showing the events leading to the meeting of the two groups of survivors in "The Passing" from the point of the Left 4 Dead characters. However, players can choose which character will sacrifice themselves for the others to safely continue on and not just the canonical choice of Bill. [103] Valve also provided the full "No Mercy" campaign from Left 4 Dead as a Left 4 Dead 2 campaign, which is playable with the original Survivors from Left 4 Dead. Though the maps are nearly identical to their appearance in Left 4 Dead, No Mercy in Left 4 Dead 2 contains all of the enhancements of the sequel, including the new Special Infected, Uncommon Infected, melee weapons, additional guns, and the ability to use the new game modes, including Mutations and Scavenge mode. [103] Parfitt, Ben (May 10, 2011). "INTERVIEW: Steam | Games industry news | MCV". Mcvuk.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011 . Retrieved February 25, 2012.

Left 4 Dead 2 'Cold Stream' DLC for Xbox 360 this Friday". Archived from the original on 2012-08-02 . Retrieved 2012-08-01.

a b "Left 4 Dead 2 Q&A Feature". Total Video Games. 2009-07-03. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08 . Retrieved 2009-07-03. Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Finalists" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. 2010-01-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2010 . Retrieved 2010-01-24. The Xbox 360 version of the game was noted at launch for having serious issues with lag and slowdown in online game modes, the majority coming from using the game's dedicated servers. According to Valve, these problems were due to an unexpectedly huge number of players online on Xbox LIVE. [147] It was shortly fixed after release by a server infrastructure change and adding new dedicated servers. [147] Sales [ edit ] Matthews, Matt (2009-12-11). "NPD Top 20 Reveals Nintendo Titles, God Of War Remakes". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20 . Retrieved 2009-12-20.

Overkill Software, the developers of Payday: The Heist, a similar game to Left 4 Dead featuring four player co-operative gameplay, announced in June 2012 that it has worked with Valve to create a DLC level for Payday in the form of a map mirroring the "No Mercy" level from Left 4 Dead, however, this DLC level is not canon to Left 4 Dead and does not lead to the infection that initiated the events in Left 4 Dead. [87]Parker, Laura (2013-01-16). "Valve investigating R18+ options for Left 4 Dead 2 in Australia". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23 . Retrieved 2013-01-17. In Versus, there are two teams of four players each. They play each chapter as both Survivors and Infected, swapping sides after each round. [23] The infected team are given vertical pathways, such as pipes and vines, which can be climbed and used for ambushes. Dead survivors do not respawn. If at least one player reaches the safehouse, the survivor team earns 100 points, as well as bonuses based on their health, and the health items still in their inventory. These points are multiplied by the chapter's difficulty level, and the number of survivors who lived. If all survivors are killed, the survivor team only earns points from their progress through the chapter and the difficulty multiplier. [24] The victor is decided by which team scores the highest during the campaign. Magrino, Tom (June 1, 2009). "Left 4 Dead 2 due November 17". GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009 . Retrieved June 1, 2009. Jefferson, Willie (2009-07-14). "Racism in video games: The new norm?". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29 . Retrieved 2009-07-30.