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Left 4 Dead 2 (abbreviated L4D2) is a multiplayer co-operative survival horror FPS game developed by Valve Corporation. The game is being built using the Source engine and will be available on PC and Xbox 360 on November 17, 2009 and on November 20, 2009 in Europe. It is the sequel to Left 4 Dead and was first announced by Valve Corporation at Microsoft's E3 '09 press conference on June 1st.

According to Valve, the Infection has spread to the southern United States, where the sequel picks up 1 week after the events of the first game (3 weeks after the first infection). Left 4 Dead 2 will feature three new Infected (only two of which have been revealed; The Charger was revealed in the E3 '09 trailer and The Spitter on July 20th, 2009), 20 new weapons including melee weapons, new items, upgraded Infected (such as the hazmat-suited Infected that are immune to fire, the wandering Witch, Infected whose limbs can be taken off), five new campaigns which are said to connect unlike the original's, new Survivors, and one new gametype which has not yet been revealed.



Just like the original, the game has four Survivors in an apocalyptic pandemic battling against hordes of the Infected. There are four new Survivors in Left 4 Dead 2: Nick, Ellis, Rochelle, and Coach.
Another feature which has been announced is new powers to the Director. Instead of just switching up where items and enemies spawn according to how players are doing, it can now completely rearrange the map's layout, turning places that would normally be simple into mazes with dead ends.

The game will bring players a new gameplay experience with Close Combat weapons that can be found around the campaigns: the Axe, Baseball Bat, Chainsaw, Cricket Bat, and the Frying Pan. These can kill Common Infected in just one hit, but Survivors cannot use any other weapon until they discard these weapons. The close combat weapons are able to kill all the Special Infected except the Tank and the Witch in one hit, but this is not recommended due to the amount of time to reach the Smoker, Hunter, and Charger. Also, hitting a Boomer will cause bile to cover all nearby Survivors.There are also new items which can give players certain advantages, such as incendiary bullets which set their target on fire. Unfortunately, once these special items are picked up, they must be used at that time; they cannot be saved for later use. Another change that should be noted is that the melee fatigue system, which was included in only Versus and Survival mode in Left 4 Dead, appears to now have been integrated into Campaign mode in the sequel.