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Left 4 Dead Hits 2.5 Million Sold at Retail

by Chris Faylor and Nick Breckon, Mar 26, 2009 2:36pm PDT

Related Topics – Left 4 Dead, Mario Kart Wii, , MotorStorm Apocalypse, xbox 360, Software Sales, Valve, PC, GDC 09

Valve's cooperative zombie shooter Left 4 Dead has now sold over 2.5 million copies since its November debut, project lead Michael Booth revealed today.

The update came as part of Booth's GDC presentation on the game.

That tally includes both the PC and Xbox 360 releases, but does not include sales from Valve's digital distribution platform Steam. The company has a long-standing policy of not revealing Steam sales figures, though a recent discount saw sales jump 3000%.

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the game was fun for a few weeks.. but got stale really fast :\

only fun running through the maps a few times

Mar 26, 2009 4:08pm PDT

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the game was fun for a few weeks.. but got stale really fast :\ only fun running through the maps a fe... : virtualsinner
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  ^^doesn't play VS mode. : dedgecko
- Just wait for Custom content. I have put a bunch of custom maps on one of my servers and my friends and ... : YummiGummi

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Last night, I played an epic game with 2 really good dudes, and one dude that was complete shite. Somehow he made it funner. I love L4D.

BOOMER!

Mar 26, 2009 2:52pm PDT

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Last night, I played an epic game with 2 really good dudes, and one dude that was complete shite. Someho... : Tauru
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And out of that 2.5 million, how many did the pc version sell?

Mar 26, 2009 2:42pm PDT

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And out of that 2.5 million, how many did the pc version sell? : tfsbrian
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  500.000, according to VGChartz: http://vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=13868®ion=All : trineas

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Does anybody know why they refuse to release Steam sales figures? What competitive advantage does holding them give them? Do they just not want to spook their retail partners?

Mar 26, 2009 2:42pm PDT

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Does anybody know why they refuse to release Steam sales figures? What competitive advantage does holding... : beanman101283
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By: SLUDGE^ x Show Full Post

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I wonder how many people bought it on PC and Xbox. My girlfriend bought it on Xbox to play with her console friends, and then bought it again on the PC to play at lunch at work.

Mar 26, 2009 10:09pm PDT

I wonder how many people bought it on PC and Xbox. My girlfriend bought it on Xbox to play with her cons... : SLUDGE^

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I see Valve getting huge, and hopefully, one day buying EA

Mar 26, 2009 2:40pm PDT

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I see Valve getting huge, and hopefully, one day buying EA : one random winner
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Will we *ever* get an estimate on how well a game has sold on retail vs Steam? :/ I don't think we've ever heard of something like that. Not knowing the state of the retail vs digital game buying balance really unsettles my statistics nerd psyche.

Mar 26, 2009 8:08pm PDT

Will we *ever* get an estimate on how well a game has sold on retail vs Steam? :/ I don't think we've eve... : zehh

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Check out my Left 4 Dead mod, it adds countless hotkeys to the keyboard menu and a whole new third person camera system in any Gold Source or Source game.

http://www.moddb.com/mods/elements-of-war/downloads/1337-board-v4-for-hlhl2cssl4d-xhl-series

Mar 26, 2009 7:23pm PDT

Check out my Left 4 Dead mod, it adds countless hotkeys to the keyboard menu and a whole new third person... : ChillNight

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By: Vincent Grayson x Show Full Post

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I'm glad the game is doing well. I haven't enjoyed an FPS this much in years, and even with "limited" levels, I can't stop playing it. It's also nice to see significant effort put into fixing problems and balancing issues (the patch yesterday has made the game even more fun)

Mar 26, 2009 3:01pm PDT

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I'm glad the game is doing well. I haven't enjoyed an FPS this much in years, and even with "limited" lev... : Vincent Grayson
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- I couldn't agree more. : Lycronis

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By: dagla x Show Full Post

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its the boredom
why does it take months to add some new weapons or any kind of content? the first dlc sounds like a weeks job for a few coders.
they used to patch CS so fast with random stuff weekly and new content in every few months, I miss that generous side of valve.

Mar 26, 2009 3:01pm PDT

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its the boredom why does it take months to add some new weapons or any kind of content? the first dlc so... : dagla
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- They are just waiting until the 'Choice Edition' comes out before they release the DLC. : fade2black244
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  "the first dlc sounds like a weeks job for a few coders. " lol, I wish. : Smooth UK
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  It's sad that people actually think valve has 500 developers and can whip up some content in a week . th... : disparate
  - 3dsmax, Maya, and Photoshop do have "Finish Game" buttons. Not sure what programmers use. : Godhatesfatpeople

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By: ThaiGrocer x Show Full Post

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What's more important is that Mike Booth made a presentation at GDC 2009. Where's the video?!

Mar 26, 2009 4:10pm PDT

What's more important is that Mike Booth made a presentation at GDC 2009. Where's the video?! : ThaiGrocer

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That is actually a big deal, because they reasonably could have sold another 2.5M on steam

Mar 26, 2009 2:51pm PDT

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That is actually a big deal, because they reasonably could have sold another 2.5M on steam : Luminair
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- 9 out of 10 ppl i know bought it off steam. its more like 23 out of 25 : Yarjay

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They are making a shit load of money.

Mar 26, 2009 2:38pm PDT

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They are making a shit load of money. : coolbreezr
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  They make good, fun games. : Tauru
  - Yes. And they deserve every penny. I have 29.7 hours logged in left 4 dead for the past 2 weeks, I can't ... : coolbreezr
- Very eloquently put. : GenBanks

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jesus christ valve is going to own everything

Mar 26, 2009 2:38pm PDT

jesus christ valve is going to own everything : DeBurgo

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