Valve Confirms Left 4 Dead DLC Will Be Free

The "Survival Pack" downloadable content for Valve's cooperative zombie shooter Left 4 Dead will be free for both PC and Xbox 360 players, the company confirmed today.

Due out this spring, the download will add a new Survival mode, in which players attempt to survive endless hordes of zombies on at least 12 maps, and allow the Dead Air and Death Toll campaigns to be played in the competitive multiplayer Versus mode.

[Chris84]

*humps Valve*

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

Me too.

[Proxy]

for ALLOWING content to be free on XBLA. Their still tossing in their sleep over that one.

[solidsnakus]

wheres our team fortress 2 update on console? damn you valve!

[TheDude2dot0]

I wish Valve would stop alienating those with mediocre computers. Mine is average, and it needs to run the game at Low everything!

Now Zoey looks like a block person.

[RunsFromRobots]

This article is being reported as a duplicate of this: http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-...

That article was based on a rumoured e-mail, whereas this is based on a legitimate press release direct from Valve: http://store.steampowered.c...

[rroded]

cant imagine it was easy gettin a freebe by xbox...
Still great news for all the gamers with the 360 version.

[Arsenic13]

They probably told MS that they owed them. Not putting it on any other console.

[Elven6]

Valve has always had a good relation with Microsoft, half the staff at Valve came from Microsoft! Perhaps Microsoft realized the fiasco that was TF2 and then looked at how much Gabe Newell was defending them that they decided to make it free?

[Proxy]

Valve: "Were going to put L4D on PS3 as well."
MS: "Noooo! I'm sure we can work out a deal."
Valve: "Will you allow us to distribute free updates via XBLA?"
MS: "No. How about we pay you 50 million instead."
Valve: "Free updates or no deal."
MS: "Although we find your terms very disturbing, we accept."

[Mcrmarcher]

Very generous of them, glad to see their supporting their fans =)

[pumpkinpunker]

Valve has been pretty much my favorite dev since forever. they never release bad games. the worst game I can think of that Valve released was Half-life 2: episode 1 but even that was still a pretty good game although it seemed like a bunch of stuff left on the cutting room floor from Half-life 2. they support the mod community. they do cool things like give away free DLC. Steam is like Xbox live for PCs. Etc.

My favorite devs out there:
Valve
Blizzard
Bioware

All three never rush a release which is respectable although requires a ton of patience.

[2FootYard]

Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

They are pleasing the bitter 360 owners before they announce L4D for the PS3. Sorry xbots.

[MerkinMax]

Bubbles, diminishing, time on N4G, limited....

[2FootYard]

Go suck a Sony executives d***.

[BLUR111]

The only one who is bitter is you droid.

Sorry it is not the PS1/PS2 days so get over it.

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

bitter.

[BLUR111]

Who is trolling in a XBOX 360 related article?

and your name is Microsoft Xbox 360 yeah okay

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

It's really disturbing you huh?

[Arsenic13]

Jesus, these ppl are so pathetic. Hahaha go outside and stop reading 360n articles. If not outside, play the dam console you praise. Jesus, this world is filled with pathetic ass ppl.

[BLUR111]

Yeah your stupidity is disturbing.

[chrisnick]

im surprised ms allowed that.....good for them.

[RedVsBlue]

Awesome Left 4 Dead's own version or HORDE

[azmanmanz]

lol all DLC is suck even its free, i need to buy larger HDD for my Xbox..

[anubis12]

show us some love valve...THANKS I LOVE YOU

[greatjimbo78]

I've just come off a 3 hour 8 player versus session, and i have got to say this game is and always will be massive lulz.
The new content cant come soon enough for me, and it being free makes it a even bigger bonus for me.

[etownone]

yeah, i just got this game this week and it definitely rocks.

i only played the campaign so far with 3 other buddies and i'm loving it.

[djtek184]

Bots finally getting something for free.

[Sez]

and the droid are still not getting this game. poor droids

[Covenant]

More L4D? And it's free?!?

*does a little happy dance*

[IaMs12]

Whoa! Sweet, this is great news Thanks Valve! and MS for letting it be free

[LONEWOLF231]

Great job Valve.
They should up the date though.....say.....by the end of Feb???

[xxBATTLECATxx]

i need my PC to get back from the shop!!!!!

[trgz]

Read it Bethesda

[outlawlife]

i just unloaded left 4 dead, i haven't touched it in quite a while

[ElectricB]

I wouldn't jump for joy just yet....even if it is real which i hope it is. Gabe has already come out and said wht microsofts rules are for free DLC 1 free = 2 that will cost you. now don't scream burnout has lots free because it's got even more upcoming that will cost.

burnout free stuff = 1.6 update, bikes, and cagney(online challenges etc..)
burnout premium stuff = legendary cars, big surf island thing, party pack, toy cars pack, cops and robbers, and a boost specials pack.

3 free for 6 premium the maths balances out there.. I love that this is gonna be free but i fear for what we will be required to pay for.

[IaMs12]

I see what your getting at but if you think of it, that premium stuff would be worth paying the 10 dollars for it. This here is not worth 10 bucks for, so in words you get what you pay for

[pumpkinpunker]

game content costs money to develop. why do so many gamers think it should be free? do you offer to work at your job and not get paid for a couple weeks just to lower prices for the customers?

only dlc that I think is stupid to charge money for is silly things like new skins for your toons or wallpaper. little microtransactions like what capcom and other companies do is lame.

[kewlkat007]

VALVE is amongst the BEST. They hardly leave you hanging..

They probably had to twist MS's arm but the fans will appreciate the hard work and negotiations and benefit.

[mariusmal]

thank you valve. but it's the minimum you can do for us. as a pc gamer and console gamer, i got pissed that i had to pay for a console dlc while i could had the same for free on the pc. like cod4 map pack.
yeah i know that pc gamers would buy it if it costed them but you should treat all gamers alike.

[XPC HARDonE]

My one complaint about this dlc was the unsaid cost. Much of this dlc should have been in the game in the first place. Now Valve says that it will be free, so I have no more complaints. Cool.

[pumpkinpunker]

why "should" it have been in the game in the first place? the game is good enough as it is. the free DLC just makes it sweeter.