Original Survivors Return in Left 4 Dead 2's "The Passing" Add-on Pack

[Shawn Zipay]

The first add-on pack for Valve's Left 4 Dead 2 has just been announced. The moment we've all been waiting for has arrived as the original four Survivors from Left 4 Dead meet up with the cast of Left 4 Dead 2.

Dubbed "The Passing," the first game add-on for L4D2 brings the original Left 4 Dead (L4D1) Survivors down south for a meeting with the L4D2 cast, while delivering new single-player, multiplayer and co-operative gameplay for the PC and Xbox 360.

Targeted for release in early spring, "The Passing" takes place just after the Dead Center campaign of L4D2. Set in a small town in rural Georgia, players assume the role of the L4D2 Survivors as they meet with the L4D1 characters.

In addition to the new co-operative campaign and associated narrative, "The Passing" will include new arenas for Survival, Versus and Scavenge mode and introduce a new co-operative challenge mode of play. The Passing will also include a new "uncommon common" zombie class, melee weapon, and firearm.

"The Passing will become the most important campaign in the Left 4 Dead story, as all the Survivors are being called together in one campaign," said Doug Lombardi, VP of marketing at Valve. "It will also be a huge offering of new gameplay content, with something new for every game mode plus a new uncommon common and weaponry."

Are you excited? You should be! We only have a few months to wait now before Louis snatches all of the pills away from Coach, Rochelle, Ellis, and Nick.

Pricing will be announced closer to the pack's release.

[jake_]

Re: Original Survivors Return in Left 4 Dead 2's "The Passing" Add-on Pack

Source?

[ch3ch3n]

Re: Original Survivors Return in Left 4 Dead 2's "The Passing" Add-on Pack

Source?

it s on L4D2 community page. Now lets wait and see if this is going to be free :)

[jake_]

Re: Original Survivors Return in Left 4 Dead 2's "The Passing" Add-on Pack

it s on L4D2 community page. Now lets wait and see if this is going to be free :)

Ah, I only check the L4D blog.

I would be absolutely astonished if they tried to charge PC users for the add-on. Valve neither did so for L4D nor TF2. I don't see why they would now. 360 on the other hand...

[{RR}SinisterCaesarSalad]

Re: Original Survivors Return in Left 4 Dead 2's "The Passing" Add-on Pack

I smell 8 vs 8.

[[MyIS]Dan]

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Ah, I only check the L4D blog.

I would be absolutely astonished if they tried to charge PC users for the add-on. Valve neither did so for L4D nor TF2. I don't see why they would now. 360 on the other hand...

Go to Steam, right click L4D2 then Properties and look at the DLC tab, I wonder if that's a way of keeping track of paid DLC..

[imported_Cryptik]

Re: Original Survivors Return in Left 4 Dead 2's "The Passing" Add-on Pack

So March right? we have to wait til MARCH!?

[DarK']

Re: Original Survivors Return in Left 4 Dead 2's "The Passing" Add-on Pack

Yea, so does that mean its going to be 8v8? Sounds like it. Or atleast 8 players in the campaign modes. Possibly still 4v4 in versus, but you get to pick which of the 8 survivors you'd want to play as...but who knows, we'll just have to wait and see.

[iQue]

Re: Original Survivors Return in Left 4 Dead 2's "The Passing" Add-on Pack

Yea, so does that mean its going to be 8v8? Sounds like it. Or atleast 8 players in the campaign modes. Possibly still 4v4 in versus, but you get to pick which of the 8 survivors you'd want to play as...but who knows, we'll just have to wait and see.

8v8 versus would be hell, it's hard enough to get some decent teamwork going in 4v4, there's always some *** checking every goddamn room as survivor or spawning in without backup as an infected.