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Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Going Public November 3
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L4D2 on Nov3.
Left 4 Dead 2 will be officially hitting the PC and the Xbox 360 in just over a month on November 17, but those who preorder will get a sneak peek at the demo early on October 27.
For those of you who haven't committed to buying it just yet, you will get your demo fix on November 3 for all PC users and Xbox Live Gold members (Xbox Live Silver members will have to wait another week after).
Valve said that the Left 4 Dead 2 demo will feature gameplay taken from "The Parish" campaign, set in the New Orleans French Quarter. The demo, like the full version, will be playable by 1 to 4 players over local or Internet connections on both the Xbox 360 and PC (with two-player split screen available on the Xbox 360). The demo also features all the new boss infected zombies and all the new melee weapons included in the full product.
Mark your calendars!
Source : Tom's Hardware US
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Test HardwareProcessorsIntel Core i7-920 Extreme (Bloomfield) 2.66 GHz, LGA 1366, 4.8 GT/s QPI, 8 MB L3, Power-savings enabledIntel Core i7-870 (Lynnfield) 2.93 GHz, LGA 1156, 8 MB L3, Power-savings enabledIntel Core i5-750 (Lynnfield) 2.66 GHz, LGA 1156, 8 MB L3, Power-savings enabledIntel Core 2 Quad Q9550S (Yorkfield) 2.83 GHz, LGA 775, 1,333 MHz FSB, 12 MB L2, Power-savings enabledAMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (Deneb) 3.4 GHz, Socket AM3, 4 GT/s HyperTransport, 6 MB L3, Power-savings enabledMotherboardsAsus P6T (LGA 1366) X58/ICH10R, BIOS 0707Gigabyte P55-UD6 (LGA 1156) P55, BIOS F3Intel DX48BT2 (LGA 775) X48/ICH10R, BIOS 1902Asus M4A79T Deluxe (AM3) 790FX/SB750, BIOS 1103MemoryCorsair 4 GB (2 x 2 GB) DDR3-1600 7-7-7-20 @ DDR3-1333Corsair 6 GB (3 x 2 GB) DDR3-1600 7-7-7-20 @ DDR3-1333Hard DriveIntel SSDSA2M160G2GC 160 GB SATA 3 Gb/sGraphicsSapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB x2BFG GeForce GTX 285 OCFU Edition 1GB x2Power Supply Cooler Master UCP 1100WSystem Software And DriversOperating SystemWindows 7 x64 RTMDirectX DirectX 11Platform DriverIntel INF Chipset Update Utility 9.1.1.1015Graphics DriverCatalyst 9.8GeForce 190.62 A few notes about our setup here: Most notably, we've shifted from Windows Vista to Windows 7 for testing. Let us know what you think about this in the comments section, but it was pretty clear that Vista was never a favorite, so we're hoping Windows 7 is a more popular environment in which to test. We can confirm that all of the games benchmarked here work in Windows 7. FS X did have occasional hiccups when loading a map, but restarting the app fixed the problem every time. It should also be noted that the GeForce GTX 285 OCFU Edition cards are clocked too aggressively for an SLI configuration; we had to manually turn the fan speed up in Nvidia's System Tools utility in order to keep them stable through testing. To be fair, we also had trouble with the Radeon HD 4870 X2s in CrossFire on Asus' P6T, where the top card doesn't get enough fresh air due to spacing issues. All power-saving options were left enabled so that Turbo Boost, EIST, and Cool'n'Quiet would function as intended in a production environment. Benchmark ConfigurationBenchmarkSetttingsS.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky High Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 2560x1600, DirectX 10 / DirectX 10.1 High Quality Settings, 4x AA / No AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 2560x1600, DirectX 10 / DirectX 10.1 Resident Evil 5 Fixed Benchmark, No AA / No AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 2560x1600, DirectX 10 Fixed Benchmark, 4x AA / No AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 2560x1600, DirectX 10 Far Cry 2 Ultra High Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 2560x1600, Steam Version, DirectX 10 Ultra High Quality Settings, 4x AA / No AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 2560x1600, Steam Version, DirectX 10 Left 4 Dead High Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 2560x1600, Tomshardware Demo, Steam Version High Quality Settings, 4x AA / 8x AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 2560x1600, Tomshardware Demo, Steam Version Grand Theft Auto 4 Very High Quality Settings, No AA / Max AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 2560x1600, In-Game Benchmark Crysis Very High Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 2560x1600, DirectX 10, Patch 1.2.1, 64-bit executable Very High Quality Settings, 4x AA / No AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 2560x1600, DirectX 10, Patch 1.2.1, 64-bit executable Flight Simulator X Ultra High Quality Settings, No AA / Trilinear Filtering, 20 fps target, 1680x1050 / 2560x1600, DirectX 10 Ultra High Quality Settings, AA Enabled / AF Enabled, 20 fps target, 1680x1050 / 2560x1600, DirectX 10
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These Left 4 Dead results are close, but the Phenom II X3 710 seems to have a slight lead over its competitors, likely due to an optimal balance between threading and raw clock rate. Grand Theft Auto IV shows better results with more than two CPU cores, but the Phenom II X3 and Athlon II X4 are locked in a dead heat.
Sounds like a good time! I dig the twangy feel that the gameplay videos have given.
Let's hope this demo doesn't have the same connectivity issues that the first L4D demo had.
It will probably show at the end l4d3 coming 6 months after l4d2!
who needs a demo for a game that's almost identical to the one released last year?
I bought this game off steam and they said they would have the demo by October 27th. What's the point of playing the demo a mere two weeks before the actual game? Oh well, it better be good.
I'll give it a try but I probably won't buy, had my fill of zombies with Left 4 Dead already.
you wont be playing this more than 2 times....it's only single player
you wont be playing this more than 2 times....it's only single player
... No it isn't. Did you even read what it says? Or know what Left 4 Dead is about?
you wont be playing this more than 2 times....it's only single player
Really? Is that why the article says that the demo supports 1-4 players over local or internet connection?
I won't be buying this game anytime soon. i refuse to pay so much for what is essentially an expansion pack.
if valve gives it to me at 50% off i'll buy it day one...if not i'll wait then. i don't care how long it takes the price will come down one day.
Hmmmm....Demo about two weeks in advance. At least that's not as bad as a movie trailer or TV preview two months in advance.
I really like Left 4 Dead so I'm definitely going to check it out. I think it's out a little too soon, but if it's a good game, who cares? I think I'll wait until I've ACTUALLY PLAYED THE GAME to decide if it's worth the money or not.
Sounds good, love a good demo that is playable on local and internet.
Looks like a pretty fun game, but I'm prolly not gonna get it right off the bat. I'll wait till the price drops and more of my friends get it.
So what if it's nearly the same as the first one... didn't stop people buying Serious sam 2, the second encounter of Quake 2 or Halflife 2.
That's all well and good Valve, now HURRY UP AND RELEASE HALF-LIFE 3!!!!
Isn't the first one just a demo of the 2nd anyways?
Lets have a toms hardware coop on L4D2!
That's all well and good Valve, now HURRY UP AND RELEASE HALF-LIFE 3!!!!
You mean Half Life 2: Episode 3? Cuz we don't wanna skip that....
It will probably show at the end l4d3 coming 6 months after l4d2!
Oh how cleaver!!! Cuz we haven't hear that a thousand times already.
Anyways, I am just excited. I get it on the 27th of October. Preorder rules.
Already pre-ordered my uncensored copy!
what the hell do you need a demo for?
have they added complex new rpg/rts elements to it?
is it now an airline simulator?
NO! its a F%^&ing ZOMBIEE GAME!
just need to write on the box:
"you are the only person who's not a zombie, you use this array of weapons to make it so your the only person who isn't a bloody pile of gibs!"
unless its the Australian version, in which case it would be more like:
"you are the only person who isn't living impaired. use strong words and your safety whistle to make all the bad people go away, so you can escape back to reality where no one ever swears, uses drugs, where blood doesn't exist and No one would ever even think of having sex, cause babies come from the hospital!"
so if i pre-order/buy l4d2 today or anytime before oct 27. will i still get to play the demo early
If you can find 3 other friends, get the 4-pack. It's cheaper, about $35 per person.