Nerd RAGE

E3 2009: famed game developer Valve announces Left 4 Dead 2. Fans of the original rejoice, right? A bigger, better, and more refined sequel that is going to be a surefire hit and a joy to play. Good for us, right?

Well, it appears that as of this writing at least twenty six thousand gamers on Steam are up in arms because they feel that Left 4 Dead 2 being released only a year or so after the original title somehow undervalues the experience they had with the original title. They have gone so far as to promote a group threatening to boycott Left 4 Dead 2. Their demands, as quoted–For Valve to offer “free, continual updates to Left 4 Dead in order to build and sustain the community.”

In fact, to be fair, let me copy the boycott group’s manifesto in its entirety:

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