Left 4 Dead Gone Gold, Now Pre-Loading on Steam

November 13, 2008 3:47 PM

Valve has issued a press release proclaiming that its zombie-fleeing shooter Left 4 Dead is finished, off to the presses, and is now pre-loading for customers who have bought the game in advance over the company's Steam digital distribution service.

The developer announced that the game will unlock at 12:01 am EST on November 18. Customers who buy the game before then will receive a 10% discount and will be able to download the game in advance, though it will not be playable until the unlock time.

Those who wish to buy the game via traditional means will still receive the 10% discount on pre-purchased copies for PC or Xbox 360, though they won't have any advance downloading to do.

Those who need some form of zombie gratification before the wee hours of November 18 can grab the demo, which is available now.

Blake Ellison

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Wisp!

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November 13, 2008 3:49 PM

Holy shit sweet. I'll get to play on November 17th, since I live in the Bay Area.
- Iwannaacura
  
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  November 13, 2008 4:42 PM
  
  oh wow did they change that to est? Thats surprising considering they usually do everything based off of PST.
- wytefang
  
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  November 13, 2008 5:20 PM
  
  So this will be open to play just past midnight of the 17th then, if I read this correctly and aren't being entirely stupid? That may just be enough for me to get it via Steam, after all.
  - Wisp!
    
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    November 13, 2008 5:51 PM
    
    No, midnight of the 18th...in Eastern time. For me, it's still the 17th though, because of time zones.
- mansonist2000
  
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  November 13, 2008 7:11 PM
  
  Valve usually releases on Midnight of every timezone. This helps to keep their servers from shitting bricks.
  - Wisp!
    
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    November 13, 2008 8:02 PM
    
    When have they done this before?