'Left 4 Dead 2' First DLC Brings Back Zoey, Louis, Bill And Francis

Now that most of the major releases are out, it seems like it's an ideal time for companies to start shouting to the heavens about their upcoming DLC releases. Take "Left 4 Dead 2," for example. The first DLC pack is coming sometime next spring and will highlight a chance meeting between the survivors of of the first game (pictured above) and the survivors of "Left 4 Dead 2."

Set in rural Georgia, "The Passing" is a new campaign for "Left 4 Dead 2." In addition to standard campaign missions, new Scavenge, Versus and Survival maps will be added. Unfortunately it doesn't sound like the original "Left 4 Dead" survivors will be playable characters, but it does open some interesting doors, given that you've never have direct contact with any still-living beings in either game. Instead you're usually communicating through a door and delivering ridiculous bottles of Coke to hermits. The prospect of 8 survivors fighting off the horde together is kinda awesome, even if four of them are AI-controlled.

No specific release date or price to speak of, but Valve's Doug Lombardi did say the DLC will introduce a new "uncommon common" zombie (like the clowns in "Dark Carnival"), as well as a new melee weapon and a new gun.

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