Abandoned by Valve in favor of the Source 2 design, Left 4 Dead 3 is once again being talked about because data miners have spotted references to it in Counter Strike 2 files.
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The return of Left 4 Dead announced by Valve?
It’s the crazy rumor of the moment!
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a popular game
For more than 10 years, many gamers have been waiting for the arrival of a potential Left 4 Dead 3.
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an abandoned game
Still, Valve has confirmed that its development was scrapped, originally to allow teams to work on the studio’s new engine.
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a hidden reference
And precisely, the code of Counter Strike 2, which will be the next game to be released under Source 2, hides a direct reference to Left 4 Dead 3.
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Simple troll or real mockery?
That said, given that the mention “priority=none” is present there, players are still wondering what he is really hiding…
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Left 4 Dead 2 is available
The game is available on Xbox 360 and PC.
What if Valve had killed two birds with one stone? This is the question that some players ask themselves beforea very recent discovery in the files of Counter Strike 2. You probably didn’t miss it, the studio confirmed last week the arrival of this new work for its famous license, which will be deployed as an update to Counter Strike: Global Offensive from summer 2023. But of course, although the latter hasn’t officially been released yet, data miners have already spotted information there that could delight Left 4 Dead fans.
Left 4 Dead 3 Spotted Reference
Indeed, more than ten years after the release of Left 4 Dead 2 for Xbox 360 and PC, many gamers are still waiting for a third work to finally see the light of day. But despite some rumors in recent years, Valve has officially stated that nothing is currently in the works.. Specifically, the studio claimed that development of the game was scrapped to allow teams to focus on building Source 2, the engine Counter Strike 2 is currently being developed on.
Left 4 Dead 3 seen in CS2 files!
by u/PaP3s on Steam
This might explain why a direct reference to Left 4 Dead 3 is hidden in the latter’s files. In any case, this is what user PaP3s revealed on Reddit, where an image attests to the presence of several lines of code identified under this name. But if we could actually see a potential breakthrough in this regard, the fact that the mention “priority=none” being associated with it may also suggest that it is just a simple troll on the part of Valve, playing games with its community.
Simple troll or real mockery?
In short, for the moment it is difficult to know what it is really about. That being said, now that Counter Strike 2 is getting closer to release, We can at least maintain the idea that the studio ends up reconsidering the question of giving life to a Left 4 Dead 3. in the future. In the meantime, cooperative FPS enthusiasts can always turn to Back 4 Blood, which was developed by the former Left 4 Dead team and has thus established itself for many as the spiritual successor to the license.