It seems that Valve‘s soon to be released Left 4 Dead 2 is gearing up for a successful launch as the developers have recently announced some interesting statistics.
In a statement to CVG, Chet Faliszek said that Left 4 Dead 2 was pre-ordered 4 times as many as the original game. He comments further:
“As we get closer to launch we see the reaction to the demo, people’s excitement, the boycott itself and how it’s changed… I think people are just excited now.”
Yes, people are certainly excited, especially with the recent launch of the demo and the game’s quickly approaching November 17th release date.
North American game retailer GameStop has released information regarding the pre-order bonuses for Warner Bros.’s upcoming Batman: Arkham Asylum. Players who reserve the game through GameStop will receive an exclusive “in-game Villain Challenge Map”. No other details were mentioned about the map.
Arkham Asylum will be out in stores August 25th for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.
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Having released an awesome demo for the upcoming action-platformer Trine, developer Frozenbyte sent over word that the PC version of the game is now available for preorder on Steam.
The game will cost $30 on Steam – a savings of $10 off the retail price tag – and will also include a free copy of the studio’s co-op, run-and-gun shooter Shadowgrounds as a preorder bonus.
However, don’t mark your calendars yet, as there is still some confusion over the release date: publisher Nobilis announced a July 3 date, though some retailers are listing it for July 10.
If you’re a console gamer, you’re in luck as the PS3 version is expected to be released in a couple of weeks. Xbox 360 gamers will have to wait a while longer as it is due out on Xbox Live Arcade later this year.
Despite legions of Halo haters, the sci-fi series continues to perform well with thousands of people shooting, blasting and meleeing each other on Xbox Live every day. The newest installment, Halo 3: ODST will be releasing fairly soon, meaning that the marketing blitz begins. Players who pre-order the game will get a bonus character for use in the multiplayer mode.
If you’ve played through any of the single player campaigns you’ll have no trouble recognizing Seargant Avery Junior Johnson, the tough-as-nails cigar chomping soldier who despite being a bit of a cliche still made the series a little more enjoyable. You can use him in the game’s ‘firefight’ mode, an online co-op setting where players battle against waves of increasingly difficult opponents, similar to Gears of War’s ‘Horde’ mode, which seems to be the new trend in multiplayer gaming, a sort of synthesis between the standard team based deathmatches and single player campaigns, allowing for maximum carnage with none of that pesky story to get in the way. If that wasn’t enough, everyone who purchases the game, preorder or no will get access to the Halo: Reach multiplayer beta.
