Valve addresses this sort of false reporting by saying “It’s clear some people are having fun creating misinformation to spin up the community and other outlets. He was going off a report from Valve News Network, which often publishes inaccurate and speculation-laden stories. With the update, ranks above Grifter will drop by one major level and the lower levels will reset to the first minor.
But we are absolutely not working on anything Left 4 Dead-related now, and haven’t for years.”Īs it turns out, HTC’s guy didn’t have the insider info you’d expect from an executive at a major virtual reality headset manufacturer. Valve, the developer of Dota Underlords, just released a new update that adds new heroes, a classical mode to the casual mode, new alliances, and some general bug fixes. We did briefly explore some Left 4 Dead next-gen opportunities a few years ago. In a statement to IGN, Valve says “We’ve seen rumors to this effect for the last couple of months. Valve was (uncharacteristically) quick to debunk this. That speculation heated up this morning when HTC Vive’s president in China gave a presentation at an awards show, where he stated “ Half-Life: Alyx and Left 4 Dead 3 will drive consumer and triple-A studio interest. Like a Hunter, Valve has pounced from afar to rip their hearts out.įollowing the reveal of Half-Life: Alyx, there have been rumors that Valve will follow it up with a VR-focused Left 4 Dead. They want more Left 4 Dead, their cries directed at no one in particular, just into the abyss and for anyone who’s nearby. Like a Witch, Valve fans have wailed and moaned out of their own sort of tortured agony.