Left 4 Dead 2 demo details

Valve has revealed a few details and the release date for the demo of its upcoming zombie thriller sequel, Left 4 Dead 2. Most notable is what will be in the demo: it will feature gameplay taken from “The Parish” campaign, set in the New Orleans French Quarter. This will be playable by 1 to 4 players over local or Internet connections on both the Xbox 360 and PC (with two-player split screen available on the Xbox 360), the demo features all the new boss infected zombies and all the new melee weapons included in the full game as well.

Those who pre-order the game (at participating retailers or via Steam) will obtain early access to the demo on October 27. The demo will then be made available to Xbox LIVE Gold members and PC gamers on November 3. Then all Xbox LIVE members will obtain access to the demo on November 10.

The full game on Xbox 360 and PC will be released on November 17.  For further details on the full game, check out www.l4d.com.