Left 4 Dead 2's "The Passing" DLC coming this week

[_Jimlad_]

"Well... if it was coming out next week we would say right here - Left 4 Dead 2's The Passing is coming out next week and we will be updating the blog next week with more news on the release. There you go."

It has been four months since Valve first announced details of the first DLC pack for Left 4 Dead 2. In February, Valve released more details, including an anticipated release date of late March, a comic book that is to accompany the DLC's release, and finally a new campaign for the original Left 4 Dead which provides some backstory to The Passing.

The DLC pack will add in a campaign that fits in-between the "Dead Center" and "Dark Carnival" campaigns in the Left 4 Dead 2 story arc. The original four survivors from the original Left 4 Dead will make a much anticipated cameo in The Passing, although one survivor will be already dead following the events of the first game. In addition, there will be new maps for the Survival, Scavenge, and Versus game modes, as well as a new co-op game mode.

As is customary of Valve, this DLC pack will be free for the PC version of Left 4 Dead 2. Similar to the Crash Course DLC for the original Left 4 Dead, Xbox 360 gamers will have to shell out 560 Microsoft Points for the pack.

http://www.neowin.net/news/left-4-dead-2039s-quotthe-passingquot-dlc-coming-this-week

 

[barmyllama]

The only reason that Xbox 360 gamers have to pay is because Microsoft won't allow Valve to release it for free on Xbox Live.

Looking forward to playing this on PC though.

 

[PoD]

Swwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

 

[_Jimlad_]

just hopes it comes, saying that im hooked battlefield right now

 

[Pookie Bear]

Hopefully it will be available by the time I'm back from Bristol

 

[neoboy]

Still need to finish off the Hard Rain campaign, for a game that I had on pre order I sure haven't played much of it!

EDIT: Out of curiosity how much is 560 points in real money?

 

[trickycurve]

About a fiver.

 

[_Jimlad_]

glad its coming as not played it that much, a new main stream versus map will be cool

 

[Gimpymoo]

Anyone think the new Steam UI will coincide with this update?

 

[_Jimlad_]

Anyone think the new Steam UI will coincide with this update?

don't know how linked they are in that respect, but ya never no!

 

[Klo]

Great news, played L4D2 for 150 hours, need another map!

 

[m0r94n]

Anyone think the new Steam UI will coincide with this update?

Think thats going to be in "beta" for a while yet.

 

[Antar Bolaeisk]

Anyone think the new Steam UI will coincide with this update?

I think it's more likely they're linking it with the apple release, which also co-insides with the UI client release

I did see something on the Steam forums where it was mentioned that it wouldn't be the majority of people being able to play the DLC but everyone.

 

[Parky]

'one survivor will already be dead following the events of the first game'

I love the original cast too much, i dont want any of them to die

 

[reflux]

zombie winrar

 

[SpudMaster]

i hope its Bill who they kill off

 

[m0r94n]

i hope its Bill who they kill off

Spoiler alert:

The voice actor for Bill has not reprised his role .

 

[Tefal]

steve, if you break this so help me god I will end you!!!

 

[Substance]

I lost interest in l4d a while back, The first was brilliant, played it for over 200 hours, the 2nd just never clicked with me for some reason, I have only played around 15 hours of it

Will probably run through this map once or twice like I did with the l4d1 DLC

 

[reflux]

I lost interest in l4d a while back, The first was brilliant, played it for over 200 hours, the 2nd just never clicked with me for some reason, I have only played around 15 hours of it

Will probably run through this map once or twice like I did with the l4d1 DLC

Yeah I agree. The second is a good game on its own, but it just isn't different enough from the first to get that novelty factor back again.