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Left 4 Dead 2 Cold Stream DLC Not Releasing Today On Xbox 360, L4D2 Now On Games On Demand, $5 On PC

Well, it looks as though the Left 4 Dead 2 Cold Stream DLC won't be releasing today after all.

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TrendyGamers4722d ago

Still hoping for a release this week.

SPAM-FRITTER-1234722d ago (Edited 4722d ago )

$7 for a map lol. i payed about $3 for l4d 1&2 together and all DLC when i purchased all of valve games in a bundle.

gotta love PC gaming.

blumatt4722d ago

You sure like spamming PC Elitest messages on here. lol

On Topic, looks good. Left 4 Dead is a pretty fun game. Good to see that dlc is still being made for the game. Valve definitely knows how to support their games long after release. I sure do hope L4D 3 comes out on PS3 or PS4.

MAJ0R4721d ago

Did you seriously just call him a PC elitist for making a factual statement that Steam practically gave this game away to him, where as you have to pay $5 on the Xbox 360 for the DLC alone?

There's really no need to be mad that it's so much cheaper and better for your wallet to game on PC. Personally I haven't payed $60 dollars for a retail game since 2010 IIRC. In fact I bought 19 games on Steam for a little more than the price of a full price retail game.

Steam FTW.

blumatt4721d ago

Yeah maybe that was a bit extreme. LoL. Didn't mean anything by it.

It just seems like there's always that one guy to point out how PC is cheaper. We all know that Steam is cheaper. I would love if Steam was on consoles. Their sales are always crazy cheap. I'd love to be able to take advantage of them. Valve did bring Steamworks to the PS3 version of Portal 2 so maybe the PS4 will integrate Steam into its store. Highly doubtful though. Unfortunately. :(

tee_bag2424721d ago (Edited 4721d ago )

Its a point totally worth mentioning. Furthermore PC has had the maps for much more than 1 year. I gave up waiting for Valve to release the maps for XBOX, the wait for fans was ridiculous.
I ended up buying L4D2 on PC for less than XBOX is trying to sell this DLC.
What does that tell you ?!

decrypt4721d ago (Edited 4721d ago )

@blumatt

Sony and MS need to make money. The first people to be butthurt if Steam prices came on consoles would be MS and Sony. How would they recover all the losses they take on consoles if such prices existed?

nevermind the losses they take when launching a console. Sony and MS are large organizations, they have lot of employment costs, advertisement costs etc. Where do you think they want to recover all that expenditure from? Obviously all of that is a tax on console gamers.

Ever seen any advertisement for PC gaming? i know i havent. Advertisement budgets alone these days can be insane. MS and Sony need to get that money from somewhere, they sure as hell arent going to finance it themselves.

Hence if you are wishing Steam store was on PS or Xbox, its not gonna happen the console makers themselves would be butthurt about it and since its their platform they decide what get on and what doesnt.

xAlmostPro4721d ago

$7 for A map?.. this update features 20 maps, a community made campaign for l4d2(cold stream) a l4d1 campaign, and a bunch of new weapons..

Obviously you got L4d cheaper in a pc sale, the sale was done by the creators of this game.. i got it cheap from Steam too.. oh look you're not special anymore..

$7 isn't a lot for what you're getting, it's only free on PC for obvious reasons

shutUpAndTakeMyMoney4721d ago (Edited 4721d ago )

steam version is $5.00 + free dlc
http://store.steampowered.c...

xbox version is $30.00 + extra 5 for each dlc. (one of three is free though)..
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/S...

Plus paying to play multiplayer..
why do people support M$ again?

antz11044721d ago

To all the people above me Steam is the obvious way to go but not everyone has a gaming rig or the same friends they like to play with on pc as opposed to xbox. Personally I like playing on xbox better.

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ScubbaSteve4722d ago

You can buy the entire L4D2 game(5$), which includes this map for free, on steam for less than they are going to charge you for just the DLC on xbox.

TrendyGamers4722d ago

Yeah, or 4 copies of Left 4 Dead 2 for $15!

guitarded774722d ago

I picked up L4D 1 and 2 for $7.50 on the Steam summer sale. Hell of a deal I must say.

xAlmostPro4721d ago

Why aren't people reading, it's not just a map, it's an update which includes cold stream campaign, 20 maps, 4 l4d1 campaigns and a bunch of new weapons..

beerkeg4721d ago

Which is free on another platform, do you have a problem comprehending that?

xAlmostPro4718d ago

Not at all, i'm not talking about that am i?..

i clearly stated people aren't reading. Almost every comment above says its just one map which is what i responded to.

Whats the big deal about the price anyway?.. It's free for the platform owned by the same people that make the game.. seems fair to me.

chasegarcia4722d ago

I just bought me a copy for $5.

TrendyGamers4722d ago

It's smarter to buy the PC version instead of waiting for the 360 DLC.

ScubbaSteve4722d ago

I bought L4D2 a long time ago and always wondered why Cold stream always had (beta) by the name when it never really seemed to go away, change, or come out of beta.

ChunkyLover534722d ago

Some of us are strictly console gamer's. I never play Left 4 Dead alone, all of my friends own it on the Xbox 360.

So I'll just wait until they get it suitable for console release and then buy it. I'm patient and I'm not cheap.

beerkeg4721d ago

@ChunkyLover53

Lol, I don't play it alone either. I play with my brothers and friends, on my pc. You have this misconception that you can do things on your xbox that pc gamers can't do.

shutUpAndTakeMyMoney4722d ago (Edited 4722d ago )

If all your friends are on xbox then I understand. You are missing out on a boat load of free content though.
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

tachy0n4722d ago

not at all because this DLC will be released anyways!

BringingTheThunder4722d ago

but its been such a long wait. pc version here i come!

skyrim4722d ago

I was hoping for a them to release it today but oh well will have to wait.

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Top Horde Shooters Your Squad Should Play

The Guide Hall explores the top horde shooters that co-op fans should be playing this year before the upcoming launch of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2!

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15 Xbox Games That Should Make the Multiplatform Jump

While there’s likely already a list behind closed doors, one can still speculate and offer logical suggestions for titles new and old that should find their way into the PlayStation and Switch libraries.

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GamerRN469d ago

Single A games and live service games. Those make sense

S2Killinit469d ago

None of it makes sense. But its happening.

Ps5conehead468d ago

That’s up to Microsoft they want return on there investment. From buying up those publishers. That’s what there in business for. And they made a mistake putting day one exclusive on game pass. So now Microsoft wants to profit any way they can.its called buisness . Just like Sony putting games on pc a year are two after ps5 launch.
So if they can make money off PlayStation and Nintendo. They will do that. And I bet soon real soon they will release some aaa exclusives .and I bet one day it will be same day release

TheEroica468d ago

Sony gamers begging for Xbox games.... Who would've thunk it?

BISHOP-BRASIL468d ago

Yeah, because random site off the internet represents all Sony gamers, they have the letter of attorney and all...

S2Killinit468d ago

Lol what a spin. You dizzy?

AsunaYuukiTheFlash468d ago (Edited 468d ago )

We don’t care about shovelwares. Get that junk out of PS5

StormSnooper468d ago

More like MS begging to put their games on PlayStation.

TheEroica467d ago

Keep begging Sony gamers!

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Friendlygamer469d ago

Some of these seem to be exclusive for lack of enthusiasm of the publisher rather than because of deals. A lot of cool indies skip ps for some reason like katana zero, el paso, elsewhere and gunbrela

S2Killinit469d ago

Even more indies skip xbox. We know that right?

Friendlygamer469d ago

Quality over quantity, Microsoft got some really interesting and curated niche games on their machines, maybe in part because of gamepass

S2Killinit468d ago

Quality and MS are not things you bring up in same sentence.

shinoff2183468d ago (Edited 468d ago )

Alot of indies skip xbox to. It goes round and round. Personally I think your off base on that but no need to have the argument.

Friendlygamer468d ago

Between katana zero, valheim, Battletech, el passo... I don't feel off base. maybe ps got a million of light novel games that will never release on Xbox but like I've said, I'm talking about niche games highlights, the 10%.

  Heck, it's probably thanks to Microsoft that the s.t.a.l.k.e.r games came to console ps included, meanwhile Sony backwards compatibility continues to be extremely anemic.

And I'm sure most ps5 users are happy to ignore these games and just play wathever new 3rd person action game is trending but it's cool that Microsoft gives some love to smaller audiences and software preservation

shinoff2183468d ago

Again your off base just to be snide. All it's showing though is your ignorance.

One light novels wtf is that even. Ps has plenty of pretty damn good indies.

Speaking of indies and ms being responsible. You know F.I.S.T. of course you do alot of you guys just support gamepass. Well here's a history of Sony being responsible for helping indies. Look up the China project from Sony.

Lastly lol your ignorance showing again. Sony has plenty of games. Personally third person is better then first anyway but that's besides the point. Sony gets so many games that xbox doesn't get because yall don't support the games. Jrpgs being a great example. I personally am not into every Sony first party game. Alot of us aren't. On the other side you don't get to eat often so you gobble up everything. Me personally God of War not my cup, etc. For me I'm into jrpgs and ms just can't touch Sony on those. Again because the Xbox base doesn't support it. Devs dont wanna waste their time or money. Hit me up when falcom develops a game over there.

Speaking of third person narrative games. Aren't yall drooling over hellblade 2. The first one was Sony exclusive at one point. Another not my cup game. Showing we don't have to fall in line and agree we love everything Sony puts out. The facts are they sell though unlike elsewhere(not nintendo)

StormSnooper468d ago

You are same person as GamerRN, yes?

Abnor_Mal469d ago

They really think PlayStation fans would want to play Redfall? Pfft.

Personally nothing on that list would be any game I’d want to play.

TwoPicklesGood469d ago

I’d absolutely love Hellblade 2, Palworld, and Quantum Break on ps5 as I’m sure tons of others would too. There’s nothing wrong with wanting games from another console and its sad that people try to act like they aren’t interested in them.

shinoff2183468d ago

While indont agree with the games. I agree with the point. Your not wrong.

DarXyde469d ago

Sunset Overdrive makes very good sense. Palworld might.

Don't know about the others. Hellblade II does make sense given the original launched on PS4 first. Quantum Break was a massive letdown for me. I absolutely hated the whole TV show thing and I don't think anyone should have to relive that on modern hardware.

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Valve Made Left 4 Dead 2 Because The First Game Was A Broken Mess

Left 4 Dead lead Chet Faliszek describes the original Left 4 Dead game as "such a broken thing that nobody wanted to touch it."

ZycoFox581d ago

And then couldn't be arsed to make a third game.

If they can add a lot more stuff to a 2nd game in just 1 year why didn't they make a third game a few years later with tons of stuff extra? Because that shows they could've.

I know Source 2 was kind of broken and was a reason they cancelled L4D3 but it seems wasteful to just toss it away.

Don't know what Valve were thinking.. it's like nobody wanted to fix the issues to get going. They certainly aren't the Valve of 2004 that released fun games with pretty cutting edge graphics.

cthulhucultist579d ago

Valve is allergic to number 3 it seems. It would be easier for them to release a Left 4 Dead 2.5 enhanced version instead of releasing a game with "3" slapped on its title.

rakentaja578d ago

They stopped making games a long time ago. Steam brings in so much money that it's really not worth the effort. Nowadays, people only look for faults in games, and spend more time whining on Twitter/X than playing the game anyway. Valve says a big fat no-no.

anast579d ago

Value is the Blockbuster of video games. They have no need to invest in deving a game, when they can make handfuls of cash renting them.

-Foxtrot580d ago

What are they talking about? Seemed pretty alright to me at launch it just wasn't supported the way Valve promised us

They should have just worked on a revamp / massive update to the game but they didn't they jumped straight to a sequel with brand new characters despite having some sort, if small, story about where the original survivors were heading.

I didn't care for the direction they took the sequel, the original games tone and atmosphere was missing in the second game and is still unmatched. Daytime levels, more whackiness, melee weapons where you could attack a Tank with a frying pan...just wasn't the same to be honest and the new survivors just didn't hold up the originals.

Here's my speculation. I think they did a sequel because they didn't want to update a game co-developed by Turtle Rock, they wanted the franchise to be known as a Valve game only and knew if they updated the first one Turtle Rocks name would still linger on it.

shaenoide579d ago

I want broken games like L4D all day long...

GhostScholar579d ago

Well the first game was by far the best

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