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Valve reveals L4D2 launch time schedule

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On November 16, 2009, 5:17 PM EST

If you are one of the many people who have pre-ordered Left 4 Dead 2 or plan on buying it before the day is through, you're probably curious as to when exactly the game will be unlocked. Valve has announced that for those who have preloaded the L4D2 files, the game goes live sometime today. Since Valve's servers will unlock it at all at once, the exact time will vary based on your time zone.

For users in Pacific, Mountain, Central and Eastern time, the game goes live at 9PM, 10PM, 11PM and 12AM. It's nice that Valve is able to unlock it at the exact same moment for everyone around the world, but that also means somebody, somewhere is going to get shafted -- at least temporarily.


Hopefully, Valve's decision to make preloading available a week in advance will ensure that surging demand for the game doesn't ruin it for everyone.

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Guest
on November 16, 2009
11:33 PM

seriously **** this i have been waiting long enough. I PRE ORDERED IT!!! and now your going to tell me my bf gets to play on his 360 before i get to play on the COMPUTER PLATFORM!?!?!? FOR WICH IT WAS MADE?!?!?!?

ARJSKJDFLSKJDFLSDJFLSDKJFL:Sj

im gonna have a goddamned seizure.

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Guest
on November 16, 2009
11:33 PM

this is some bullcrap... waited for hours just to get a glimpse of the new levels... 11:32 centrel and no sign of game.. freaking valve.. should have made it DLC for orginal game... way to go noob cakes

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Guest
on November 16, 2009
11:35 PM

1230 still no for EST

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Guest
on November 16, 2009
11:42 PM

I'm starting to chafe. I need something else to do with my hand!!!!

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Guest
on November 16, 2009
11:43 PM

Release has been delayed by 2 hours:

http://www.fpsadmin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19037

Pass it on!

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Guest
on November 16, 2009
11:45 PM

just itching to go balls deep in a witch or two. maybe give her the old donkey punch. or two.

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Guest
on November 16, 2009
11:48 PM

i dont know why you are all surprised that its delayed. it is valve after all. they have been like with basically everything

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Guest
on November 16, 2009
11:51 PM

1250 eastern, no show.... WTF VALVE??

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Guest
on November 16, 2009
11:51 PM

Super launch fail.

C'mon Valve - give us some zombie apocalypse dammit.

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Guest
on November 16, 2009
11:54 PM

I'm going to end up tossing my own salad at this rate. WTF

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Guest
on November 17, 2009
12:09 AM

Load bytch

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Guest
on November 17, 2009
12:10 AM

110 am release... bad valve, bad!

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Guest
on November 17, 2009
12:11 AM

Valve what is going on??? I want to playyyyyyy

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Guest
on November 17, 2009
12:14 AM

YAY!!!

oh, w8.... wtf, damn u valve!!! DAMN YOU

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Guest
on November 17, 2009
12:19 AM

cmon you gotta be shitting me

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Guest
on November 17, 2009
12:28 AM

<=======================3 i ****ing hate you!!!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<

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Guest
on November 17, 2009
12:31 AM

1:30am Decrypting steam files 5%.....FASTER PLEASE

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Guest
on November 17, 2009
12:38 AM

65% **** me this **** takes long

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Guest
on November 17, 2009
5:40 AM

I can't wait for this game, its going to be freakin awesome. #1 rated game right now on Google...check out the downloaded version of the game here tinyurl.com/downloadleft4dead2

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gobbybobby
on November 17, 2009
5:01 PM

lol. 2 hours late BIG FUKING DEAL!!!!!! u people expect the world to revolve around you I swear! I will buy the game during a deal weekend.

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