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"Based on the strength of pre-orders, Left 4 Dead 2 will be the fastest-selling product in Valve's history," said Gabe Newell, president of Valve. "Left 4 Dead 2 has consistently run at 300% of Left 4 Dead's numbers."
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The boycotters sure did a good job getting people not to buy it.
I could use $25.
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Million that is
[QUOTE=EliteGuy;17677811]The boycotters sure did a good job getting people not to buy it.[/QUOTE]
Chances are only 3 of them haven't pre-ordered, and they all just forgot it existed.
Maybe soon there'll be a News Node thread : 'Valve announces new DLC for L4D'...
Or not.
25 million dollars? What the hell?
I remember a 10 million one for L4D, but 25m? That's... certainly much.
[QUOTE=Maurice;17677867]25 million dollars? What the hell?
I remember a 10 million one for L4D, but 25m? That's... certainly much.[/QUOTE]
They are expanding the campaign to other forms of media and different countries.
$25,000,000 is nothing for Valve.
When they sell 500,000 copies of L4D on Steam, that's when they break even and start earning profit.
Put that money in HL2:EP3 developement
The pre-orders have already tripled L4D1's and they haven't even launched their ad campaign yet? Wow.
Who wants to bet the boycotters only helped drum up [i]publicity[/i] for the game? :v:
[QUOTE=LoserMan255;17678092]Put that money in HL2:EP3 developement[/QUOTE]
You GO Girl!
[QUOTE=Pandamobile;17678020]$25,000,000 is nothing for Valve.
When they sell 500,000 copies of L4D on Steam, that's when they break even and start earning profit.[/QUOTE]
Not really, you need to put development costs in the equation as well.
[QUOTE=JamesMay;17678214]Not really, you need to put development costs in the equation as well.[/QUOTE]
Fine. Add another 200,000 copies on Steam to cover a $10 million development cost (and I doubt it cost $10 mill to make L4D2)
[QUOTE=Pandamobile;17678020]$25,000,000 is nothing for Valve.[/QUOTE]
Why nothing, it can give Gabe a supply of BigMacs, that he can live off for 2 days
[QUOTE=LoserMan255;17678301]Why nothing, it can give Gabe a supply of BigMacs, that he can live off for 2 days[/QUOTE]
By this you mean he will get tired of such things after 2 days and go back to his usual, excellent diet?
[QUOTE=cheesedelux;17678465]By this you mean he will get tired of such things after 2 days and go back to his usual, excellent diet?[/QUOTE]
his usual diet full of twinkies
[QUOTE=Shugo;17678144]The pre-orders have already tripled L4D1's and they haven't even launched their ad campaign yet? Wow.
Who wants to bet the boycotters only helped drum up [i]publicity[/i] for the game? :v:[/QUOTE]
It's obvious now that it was actually an inside marketing ploy done by the geniuses at Valve
[QUOTE=Ziron;17678480]his usual diet full of twinkies[/QUOTE]
Oreos. Lots and los of Oreos
I don't really think Valve is going to see any returns on this investment, once you start spending that kind of cash on advertising, you're reaching out to a lot of people who probably don't care.
Where's the fucking Edit button
[QUOTE=LoserMan255;17678526]Where's the fucking Edit button[/QUOTE]
I don't have one either... Brilliant.
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You can ghetto edit like this.
I won't buy it anyway.
If it isn't drastically different from first one.
Which it seemingly isn't.
[QUOTE=cheesedelux;17677833]Chances are only 3 of them haven't pre-ordered, and they all just forgot it existed.[/QUOTE]
I must have been one of them, I never pre order anything anymore because I pre ordered Halo 3 Limited Edition and that was a fucking waste.
If anyone spots an L4D campaign in Sweden, let me know. I remember seeing a 10 second-ish HL2 ad back in the day, that's as far as I've experienced Valve's advertising campaigns :regd09:
500,000 Preorders of left 4 dead = 22,500,000
I think they'll live.
[QUOTE=Ziron;17678480]his usual diet full of twinkies[/QUOTE]
Your avatar matches your expression while you were typing that.
Valve is BIG
isn't really necessary
Sort of funny, since L4D is one of their worse games.
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