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PayPalThe internet is currently buzzing about mentions of Left 4 Dead 3 appearing in files for the upcoming Counter-Strike 2. So apparently Valve can count to 3 — not the 3 the majority of their fans will want I imagine but still, why is it there at all in a huge upgrade for CS:GO?
Mentioned in a Reddit post, it shows up with some curious strings:
This has led some other news sites to run headlines like "Left 4 Dead 3 is a non-priority", because it makes for a great bit of clickbait, even though it also says the severity is "high". Realistically, no one outside of Valve will even know what these strings are actually doing.
Left 4 Dead 2 is easily one of my absolute favourites from Valve, so I'm cautiously excited over this. Clearly Valve are slowly getting back into actual games. We had the fantastic (and one of my all-time favourite experiences) with Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike 2 coming this Summer and then who knows what? Valve hit a home-run with the Steam Deck as well, and clearly what has been announced for Counter-Strike 2 has a lot of people excited so it would be good to see them keep up this momentum.
What do you think? Might we get a Left 4 Dead 3 announcement at some point?
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Five days early? 
Edit: Valve, not Liam!
Last edited by fabertawe on 27 March 2023 at 12:04 pm UTC
Edit: Valve, not Liam!
Last edited by fabertawe on 27 March 2023 at 12:04 pm UTC
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StoneColdSpider Mar 27, 2023
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L4D2 is overrated. There is nothing special in that game. And I did not played over 3000 hours of it. No sir.
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Sorry for off-topic but I am puzzled why Valve named next CS game Counter-Strike 2.
There was: Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike Source, Counter-Strike Condition Zero, Counter-Strike GO and next will be Counter-Strike 2. How? Is Valve really don't like number 3 so much?
There was: Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike Source, Counter-Strike Condition Zero, Counter-Strike GO and next will be Counter-Strike 2. How? Is Valve really don't like number 3 so much?
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If there really is a file with the content included in CS2, someone might have put it there as a joke.
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If there really is a file with the content included in CS2, someone might have put it there as a joke.
That wouldn't surprise me, be a cruel joke though but funny
Is Valve really don't like number 3 so much?
There is know way Valve will call it L4D3, they would rather call it L4D: back in the shit! They just don't do threes ! Think they're allergic to the number 3.
Unless hell as frozen over
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Turkeysteaks Mar 27, 2023
Next we'll be hearing about HL3 & Portal 3!
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mr-victory Mar 27, 2023
Think they're allergic to the number 3. Unless hell as frozen overObligatory reminder that SteamOS 3 exists
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SteamOS 3Only on the Steam Deck. The *ahem* highly anticipated sequel on normal PCs is still not available.
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BlackBloodRum Mar 27, 2023
But, where's Half Life 3?
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Sorry for off-topic but I am puzzled why Valve named next CS game Counter-Strike 2.
There was: Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike Source, Counter-Strike Condition Zero, Counter-Strike GO and next will be Counter-Strike 2. How? Is Valve really don't like number 3 so much?
Nah, they do not dislike #3. They just had... CS 1.6... CS:GO basically 1.9 series... and now finally turn for CS2. Can't go to third without second. HL3 (and other) must be first.
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If there really is a file with the content included in CS2, someone might have put it there as a joke.Its not April yet...
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Did Valve learn how to count to 3????
Can it be, that Half Life 3 is... possible????
Can it be, that Half Life 3 is... possible????
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Sorry for off-topic but I am puzzled why Valve named next CS game Counter-Strike 2.
There was: Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike Source, Counter-Strike Condition Zero, Counter-Strike GO and next will be Counter-Strike 2. How? Is Valve really don't like number 3 so much?
I kinda makes sense, as the last CS with a number in the title is CS 1.6. The other CS had some titles to them. So there technically has not been a CS 2, yet. On the other hand it would make more sense to call it CS:GO 2. But as there has not been a CS 2, yet and CS:GO is the wildly known "Counter Strike" right now, I think it's logical that they call CS:GO 2 Counter Strike 2.
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L4D2 is overrated. There is nothing special in that game. And I did not played over 3000 hours of it. No sir.
I used to like that game for half an hour or so. I seldom finished an entire level (I just played single player). My favourite was the swamp level, I'd have been more likely to finish all the parts of that one.
They did a lot of work on that game years later. However, they dumbed down the ONE thing that actually amused me about that game. The gore! It used to be utterly over the top, now it's modest.
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StalePopcorn Mar 27, 2023
Hmmmmmmmmmm…!
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L4D2 is overrated. There is nothing special in that game. And I did not played over 3000 hours of it. No sir.
Haha, you got me!
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L4D is one of my favourite games, and possibly my most played in my steam library. To this day I still prefer it over L4D2, even though they added the L4D levels to it. Something about the "simplicity" of 1 appeals to me. Just a choice between two styles of weapons, and the rest is up to your squad. 2 felt a bit too cluttered to me.
I'm still curious about what they may do with 3, though frankly I'm doubtful that it will ever see the light of day.
I'm still curious about what they may do with 3, though frankly I'm doubtful that it will ever see the light of day.
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i hope they make an game that properly use steam deck.
dont get me wrong i would love to have some extra buttons on my keyboard, but they are a bit anoying in game controler, i feel the urge to press then even if they do nothing, sure having multiple buttons to do the same thing or configure some shortcut like screen shot is an option, but i would really like to see an game that take advantage of all controls without being an tech demo like the arpeture mini game.
dont get me wrong i would love to have some extra buttons on my keyboard, but they are a bit anoying in game controler, i feel the urge to press then even if they do nothing, sure having multiple buttons to do the same thing or configure some shortcut like screen shot is an option, but i would really like to see an game that take advantage of all controls without being an tech demo like the arpeture mini game.
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