Left 4 Dead 2 Pre-Orders Are Double Those of the First Game

Earlier this week Eurogamer met with Valve to talk about the upcoming zombie shooter sequel, Left 4 Dead 2. During the chat, Valve disclosed that despite the recent fan backlash surrounding the game's announcement, pre-orders for Left 4 Dead 2 are currently twice as big as those seen for the original game over the same time period.

"Our pre-orders are currently double what they were for Left 4 Dead 1 at this point in time away from launch," said Valve marketeer Doug Lombardi. "We're like 20 weeks out or something like that."

"We're seeing great enthusiasm from retailers," he added, "from EA, [and] the press called it multiplayer game of E3."

After Left 4 Dead 2 was announced at this year's E3, fans of the first game took exception to Valve's planned sequel release so soon after the original hit the streets.

Bryn says: Of course there's more knowledge of the series than before so the success of the first game will be driving a wider interest than we saw last year. But still, even though the petition reached reasonably large numbers, the vast majority of Left 4 Dead players won't give a monkeys about a sequel arriving "too soon."

Personally, I'll welcome another L4D game with an open, gaping maw.

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