While appealing the ban on Left 4 Dead 2 in Australia, Valve has also created a back-up plan, according to Shacknews. Should the appeal not succeed, Valve has a 'censored' version of the game ready for Australian gamers.
Valve's goal is to ship the original version, if at all possible. With any luck, Valve won't have to ship the modified version of the game and gamers can enjoy the same content as users elsewhere in the world.
Valve president Gabe Newell made the revelation yesterday during his well-publicized trip to Australia, explaining to GameSpot and other outlets that the developer's "strong preference" is to release the game "as is." However, the appeal process is "fairly slow" and won't see any additional progress until October 22.
He declined to detail any of the changes made to the "Australia-specific version," explaining that "our goal is not to ship that version." Should the censored edition see release, Newell noted that the PC version could be uncensored later on though an online update, though he wasn't sure if this would be feasible on Xbox 360 as well.
He declined to detail any of the changes made to the "Australia-specific version," explaining that "our goal is not to ship that version." Should the censored edition see release, Newell noted that the PC version could be uncensored later on though an online update, though he wasn't sure if this would be feasible on Xbox 360 as well.
Valve's goal is to ship the original version, if at all possible. With any luck, Valve won't have to ship the modified version of the game and gamers can enjoy the same content as users elsewhere in the world.