L4D2 Preorders are now available.

[Tapp]

Pre-ordered with no hesitation. Set the money aside for this when it was announced.

Me too. I can't wait for November. Bioshock 2 and I think blackmesa:source.

 

[Cameron:D]

Black Mesa has no release date.

 

[Vander]

...and Bioshock 2 was delayed.

 

[Nako]

I bought the 4pack, I'm in the boycott group but I still want to play it... Now I feel kinda bad...

 

[Bermuda Cake]

With the four pack it works out to about £20 each

 

[Delusibeta]

Successful boycott is successful.

"Based on the strength of pre-orders, Left 4 Dead 2 will be the fastest-selling product in Valve's history," said Gabe Newell, president of Valve. "Left 4 Dead 2 has consistently run at 300% of Left 4 Dead's numbers."

 

[LordNor]

im a sucker. ill probably do it.

im in the same boat, but were your's is future tense mine is past tense :/

 

[JoshuaC]

Successful boycott is successful.

Well I guess that validates what they did to those who bought L4D1.

Though I have to wonder if most those numbers are people who are trying to get the game for $35 a pop using the 4 pack loophole.

 

[Nineaxis]

Successful boycott is successful.

The more important quote is this one-

"Left 4 Dead 2 has already set the record for greatest number of pre-orders in our company's history, and we're still over a month out from shipping."

3 days of L4D2 preorders beats full months of preorders for any other Valve game.

 

[robothive]

Pre-ordered.

Any idea when Valve will allow us to pre-download it?

 

[Nineaxis]

Late October/Early November (Halloweenish)

 

[Tapp]

I can't pre-order it! there's nothing on the l4d2 page for ordering. Maybe it's because I'm in Australia. Curse you runaway censorship! [/shakes fist angrily]

 

[Sgt.Sausage]

I can't pre-order it! there's nothing on the l4d2 page for ordering. Maybe it's because I'm in Australia. Curse you runaway censorship! [/shakes fist angrily]

Hmm thats weird try going to the news archive and linking to it from their. Unless you never got that news post.

 

[Icarus]

Hmm thats weird try going to the news archive and linking to it from their. Unless you never got that news post.

His problem is he lives in Australia

 

[Tapp]

*sniff*
I shall have to turn to the box edition for any hope of seeing it. Wait, I know! I'll sign up as a boycotter, and get flown to America by Gabe Newell! Pure brilliance! Now, who wants to sponsor me?

 

[grazr]

3 days of L4D2 preorders beats full months of preorders for any other Valve game.

That's surprising, especially since Halo 3 was such a nerd's wet dream, and still Half-Life 2 beat Halo 3 in pre-sales alone. I'm inclined to remember it as more than double, but i can't really remember so..

I don't know why i find it odd that L4D2 has managed to presale more than their original single player product. But i guess good for them?

We're still waiting for that HL2:Episode 3. What ever happened to not so much content, but faster releases for cheaper prices.

 

[AyesDyef]

That's surprising, especially since Halo 3 was such a nerd's wet dream, and still Half-Life 2 beat Halo 3 in pre-sales alone. I'm inclined to remember it as more than double, but i can't really remember so..

I don't know why i find it odd that L4D2 has managed to presale more than their original single player product. But i guess good for them?

We're still waiting for that HL2:Episode 3. What ever happened to not so much content, but faster releases for cheaper prices.

Well with HL2 preorders, you get all the fans of HL1 and die hard fans of the series.

L4D2 preorders, you get all the fans of L4D1 plus fans of zombies games. Here's the best part, being a multiplayer game for the most part.
You find all those friends showing the game to their friends and so fourth, thus like zombies. Sales go viral

Then you might argue, why a game like TF2 doesn't get as many pre-orders.
Well when TF2 came out, there were enough players on servers that you didn't need to invite your friends to make the most of the game.

Co-op in such a way, is an extremely good money maker