Valve staged its own Left 4 Dead 2 trailer "leak" to get around an ESRB ban, says former writer
Valve itself "leaked" the 2009 Left 4 Dead 2 trailer.
Valve itself "leaked" the 2009 Left 4 Dead 2 trailer.
The short version
- That's according to former Valve writer Chet Faliszek, who revealed in a recent video about lines cut from the game that the developer had clashed with the ratings board over the game's violence, gore, and profanity.
- "For Left 4 Dead 2 with the ESRB… we leaked our trailer ahead of time because they wouldn't let us release the trailer," he said in the video below (thanks, Ars Technica ).
- Valve was in fights with the ESRB, with Australia, with Germany, with a bunch of countries about the profanity in the game, the violence," Faliszek said.
What happened
"I'll just admit that [we leaked the trailer]. I think we can't get in trouble for that now.
Why it matters
It's like 20 years ago." Valve had already clashed with the ESRB earlier that same year over an early promotional image that showed a hand with three fingers gnawed off, leaving two intact to signal the sequel number.
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