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Left 4 Dead Demo Date Tipped by GameStop Promotion, Early Access for Pre-orders

by Blake Ellison, Oct 27, 2008 11:21am PDT

Related Topics – Left 4 Dead, Mario Kart Wii, , MotorStorm Apocalypse, xbox 360, PC

The demo of Valve's Left 4 Dead (PC, 360) has been promised for early November, and it will be even earlier for those who pre-order the game through mega-retailer GameStop.

The GameStop product page for the flee-from-zombie-apocalypse shooter promises "early access to the demo" from November 6 to 11 for those who reserve a copy of the game. For those who have already reserved the game, they can use this page and their receipts to get their access keys.

As "early access" through GameStop ends on November 11 and the full game releases on November 18, Internet Speculation has led to the inevitable conclusion that the demo will be available to the general public on or around November 12.

Shacknews has contacted Valve for more information.

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by judging the pics i have to ask: what year we have actually? 2002? kool!

Oct 28, 2008 12:10pm PDT

by judging the pics i have to ask: what year we have actually? 2002? kool! : apfelstrudel2

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I get you cheap life real sombie chase game.

We provide tower

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If luck sombieses will run across tundra, you free to shoot.

Oct 28, 2008 3:12am PDT

I get you cheap life real sombie chase game. We provide tower http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/fi... : Splinebastard

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this game is getting a fair amount of hype outside the online community. i saw a billboard on my way into chicago this morning while riding the train AND i saw a poster by one of the public transportation bus stops.

already got my copy pre-ordered, can't wait to play it!

Oct 27, 2008 11:25am PDT

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this game is getting a fair amount of hype outside the online community. i saw a billboard on my way int... : DewFuel
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- There is a billboard on the mass pike going into Boston outside of Fenway Park also. : FormerHPB
- Saw the advertisments on a bus in NYC. :) : guyver-za
- 10 million advertising goes somewhere.... : nutcrackr

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so steam or gamestop? 10% or early access? what would I choose hmmm?

and yes halloween release would have been great. This better be worth it!!

Oct 27, 2008 1:02pm PDT

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so steam or gamestop? 10% or early access? what would I choose hmmm? and yes halloween release would... : Old School Kicker
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  You'll get early access through Steam too, I'm 99% certain. Valve aren't the type to give a business like... : AlexW1203
  - Yeah, my guess is the PC demo will be open to everyone on November 6. : Leviathan41
  - I agree with you, Orange Box pre-orderers got TF2 early access, so I think it's a safe bet that people pr... : deject
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  What's the loss? You can put your key into steam later. it's a valve game. : tree8
  - Valve gets more money if you buy it on Steam, so that alone makes it worth while. : RevRaven

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Having this for Halloween night would have been the best thing ever.

Oct 27, 2008 11:40am PDT

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Having this for Halloween night would have been the best thing ever. : GeorgeB3DR
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I pre-ordered a copy (for PC) hrough Newegg. Doubt I'll get any "early access" to the demo.
:(

Oct 27, 2008 1:07pm PDT

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I pre-ordered a copy (for PC) hrough Newegg. Doubt I'll get any "early access" to the demo. :( : cowbeef
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- *through Newegg :P : cowbeef

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how about those of us that pre-ordered on steam?.....

Oct 27, 2008 11:25am PDT

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- Need confirmation, but I am almost certain steam preorders will get the same deal. : Flobster
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  No way that Gamestop will scoop STEAM on a Valve project. : Dynotaku
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    Unless its part of a closed-door agreement in exchange for marketing, maybe. : IHATEDUST
    - Distribution is cheap compared to marketing. : IHATEDUST
    - I bet the demo is being distributed via Steam and will be automatically available to those who buy it thr... : Chris Faylor

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so much for the "around halloween" release. Damn.

Oct 27, 2008 11:37am PDT

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so much for the "around halloween" release. Damn. : Madwacker
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- The page on gamespot for inputting the codes gives two seperate dates, it lists the PC version earlier st... : Flobster

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