[Official] Left 4 Dead 2

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Grand Master

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I am very excited for the game. Will be staying up tonight to play ;)

Is it a definite midnight release? I have it pre-loaded on Steam so really just waiting for it to be unlocked.

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Is it a definite midnight release? I have it pre-loaded on Steam so really just waiting for it to be unlocked.

Its a definite midnight if you are in the EST time zone:

http://steamcommunity.com/games/L4D2

A Slight Clarification...

posted by Shawn @ 08:41PM on November 13, 2009

Due to an ongoing debate in the office and online as to whether "12 AM" means noon or midnight (we're still sticking with midnight), it's been more challenging than we realized to tell people when exactly our game will be available. Factor in the Earth rotating around the sun, daylight savings time, some of our fans insisting on using the Mayan calendar, and we're just going to try and make this as specific as possible:

When L4D2 will go live:

* Monday, November 16th, 9:00 PM Pacific Standard Time

* Monday, November 16th, 10:00 PM Mountain Standard Time

* Monday, November 16th, 11:00 PM Central Standard Time

* Tuesday, November 17th, 12:00 AM (midnight) Eastern Standard Time

* Tuesday, November 17th, 5:00 AM Greenwich Mean Time

* Tuesday, November 17th, 8:00 AM Moscow Time

* Tuesday, November 17th, 2:00 PM Japan Standard Time

Also, if you were interested in learning a bit more about the Survivors you'll be playing as this Tuesday(ish), check out our Survivor pages for Nick, Ellis, Coach and Rochelle with character, weapon and item details.

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It's most likely something last minute cropped up that delayed release. As you mentioned, it's really simple to have it released automatically if they wanted.

This exact same crap happened with the demo, they should learn to have an at least semi on time release for once. All we need is a goddammn 128 encryption key.

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This exact same crap happened with the demo, they should learn to have an at least semi on time release for once. All we need is a goddammn 128 encryption key.

I think you missed my point. :) There must be a last minute issue they found which is why they're intentionally holding the release until they're satisfied.

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I think you missed my point. :) There must be a last minute issue they found which is why they're intentionally holding the release until they're satisfied.

There have been a few posts on the Steam forums claiming that a dev said that there was a bug that they think is fixed but they are testing it to be sure. This does seem a bit last-minute for this type of thing...

From the community chat:

mikeblas: We've found a crashing bug at the last moment.

mikeblas: We think it's fixed, but aren't sure, and are testing.

mikeblas: We'll release the game when we're sure we have a fix.

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Good morning and... Oh look, no surprises here. *Goes and gets some coffee*

No, but seriously - id be worried if it unlocked at midnight as it was promised. Gotta stay true to traditions.

True that. Why break such an awesome trackrecord when it comes to releases on time? :)

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