Left 4 Dead 3 listing discovered during Valve tour

The internet jokes that Valve is allergic to the number 3. However, it appears one sequel may finally reach that ever-elusive number. A recent tour of Valve's office by Reddit members has unearthed a listing for "Left 4 Dead 3."

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The internet jokes that Valve is allergic to the number 3. However, it appears one sequel may finally reach that ever-elusive number. A recent tour of Valve's office by Reddit members has unearthed a listing for "Left 4 Dead 3."

A snapshot of an idle monitor (via Gamespot) shows a thread by a Ted Carson. "Restored L4D3," it reads, preceded by mention of Source 2--Valve's next-gen engine.

Left 4 Dead 3 previously surfaced in a supposed Valve project tracker, which also mentioned Half-Life 3. Of course, with employees being able to freely work on whatever they want, these listings won't necessarily coalesce into a real product.

Andrew Yoon was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    August 6, 2013 12:30 PM

    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Left 4 Dead 3 listing discovered during Valve tour.

    The internet jokes that Valve is allergic to the number 3. However, it appears one sequel may finally reach that ever-elusive number. A recent tour of Valve's office by Reddit members has unearthed a listing for "Left 4 Dead 3."

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      August 6, 2013 1:52 PM

      Please be true, please be soon. I want that much more than a HL3 or P3. People complained about too short a time between L4D1 and L4D2, but it's been waaaay too long since L4D2 and a sequel to it.

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        August 6, 2013 4:36 PM

        Heresy! We've already had two Left 4 Deads since the last Half-Life. We need more Freeman!

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          August 6, 2013 5:22 PM

          I CONCUR!!!! NO Half Life 3 yet we get another zombie game?? If this is true that Left 4 Dead will be the first Valve game to break the 3 barrier I'll be very sad indeed. Looks Team Fortress 3 will be out before Half Life 3 at this rate....

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      August 6, 2013 2:17 PM

      Agreed. For me, L4D series is their premier stuff. :D

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      August 6, 2013 5:26 PM

      Day 1 purchase for me. The first two were awesome.

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      August 6, 2013 6:53 PM

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        August 6, 2013 7:04 PM

        fingers crossed

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        August 6, 2013 7:04 PM

        they're the same game

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          August 6, 2013 7:07 PM

          single player you're gordon going through the levels. MP is L4D coop where you're non-gordon characters

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        August 6, 2013 7:11 PM

        Someone on neogaf mentioned a cool idea that they could be bundled as such with L4D3 being the multiplayer aspect of the pack. That would be an insanely good.

        Plus I bet the Source 2 assets are pretty as hell. I want to see :(

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          August 6, 2013 7:34 PM

          I feel like that wouldnt ever happen though. Too many people would be willing to purchase both seperately.

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        August 6, 2013 10:25 PM

        No.

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      August 6, 2013 7:05 PM

      Im more excited about a new source engine... how very very cool.

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      August 6, 2013 7:13 PM

      During the next tour an email was sighted by Gabe wiith the subject line: "Use code names for everything next time!"

      L4D3 renamed to "Project Hopped Sear"

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      August 6, 2013 7:13 PM

      I'd really like to know what Clint Hocking is working on over there.

      Please be HL3!

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        August 6, 2013 7:31 PM

        He's the Splinter Cell guy isnt he?

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        August 6, 2013 10:22 PM

        Their open world sci-fi game.

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          August 7, 2013 12:04 AM

          I thought that was canceled? There were also rumors of Turtle Rock, creators of the original L4D, making a western game called Whiskey Sour but I haven't heard anything about that in years. Probably canceled as well.

          Hmm... I just googled Turtle Rock and apparently their next game is tentatively titled Evolve and is going to use CryEngine 3. Also, Take-Two bought the rights to it.

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      August 6, 2013 8:24 PM

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        August 6, 2013 8:25 PM

        Maybe it's part of Gabe's plan?

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      August 6, 2013 8:32 PM

      L4d3 + oculus rift? That could be insane

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        August 6, 2013 9:06 PM

        :O

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        August 6, 2013 9:36 PM

        When you're that zombie that projectile vomits, you'd be vomiting too probably...either in reaction to, or to result in the desired zombie reaction. Sounds like a good idea to me!

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      August 6, 2013 8:55 PM

      Awful.

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      August 6, 2013 9:36 PM

      FUCK YOU VALVE!! WHERE IS IT? COME ON!

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      August 6, 2013 9:39 PM

      Left 4 dead is an exception because they already have the number 4 in the title


      Har har har

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        August 6, 2013 10:22 PM

        "One... Two... FIVE!" "Three sir." "Three!"

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      August 7, 2013 1:57 PM

      Meh

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