Game developer Valve Corporation has yet to make an official statement regarding the development of its multiplayer zombie shooter game “Left 4 Dead 3,” but the highly-anticipated video game is getting a boost from recent incidents, all seemingly pointing to the fact that the game is possibly on the development phase.
First came the revelations made by an anonymous former employee of Valve Corporation who said that the game development company will develop “Left 4 Dead 3” ahead of the first-person shooter video game “Half Life 3.”
Apparently, the former Valve employee decided to speak up because he was commiserating with the fan woes for lack of news or updates regarding the two upcoming games on the company’s stable of upcoming video game titles.
Recently, leaks started coming out saying that Valve Corporation was already remaking several “Left 4 Dead 2” levels using the Source 2 Engine, which is consistent with reports that “Left 4 Dead 3” will be developed using Steam’s new engine.
The remaking of several levels of “Left 4 Dead 2” is a good indication that Valve is now possibly working on the development of the successor video game using the Source 2 Engine. Getting a dry run or test run of the new engine using the predecessor video game may actually mean that the developer is making a prototype for “Left 4 Dead 3,” notes the Latinos Post.
Virtual reality mode coming?
In addition to news about the game using Source 2 Engine, there were also reports saying that Valve is actually considering the use of virtual reality (VR) technology for both “Left 4 Dead 3” and “Half Life 3.” Assuming those reports are true, then it is likely another reason why the development of both games has been taking so long.
As fans and gamers of the multiplayer zombie shooter game “Left 4 Dead 3” and the first-person shooter video game “Half Life 3” have been kept in the dark regarding updates on the games’ respective development by game developer Valve Corporation, one former employee of the company has decided to come out in public and shared what he knew.
Consistent with previous reports over the past few months, the ex-Valve employee confirmed that the game developer is indeed working on the two video games. He also validated the recent report that came out saying that Valve will be releasing “Left 4 Dead 3” ahead of “Half Life 3.”
While there are no official release dates yet for both “Left 4 Dead 3” and “Half Life 3,” reports have it that “Half Life 3” could possibly hit gaming shelves either late in 2017 or early 2018, which means that “Left 4 Dead 3” could come out in the video game retail markets either in early 2017 or late in 2016.
The same former employee of Valve also revealed that “Half Life 3” is not in active development at the moment because the company wants to focus and release “Left 4 Dead 3” first.
Four survivors, six gameplay campaigns
The source also revealed “Left 4 Dead 3” will be a prequel-sequel of “Left 4 Dead 2” and it shall actually take place one month after the infection has begun to spread. Accordingly, the game shall also have four new survivors and six campaigns.
The four new survivors include Irvin, a black gangster guy, Katherine, a stereotypical 24-year-old Caucasian woman, Keenan, a black guy who is a comic book nerd, and Garrett Jr., a buffed-up guy who is a famous Kenpo fighter in the “Left 4 Dead” franchise.
“Left 4 Dead 3” shall also have six campaigns, namely: Crash-land, Impasse, Inquisitor Land, Early Destination, Cliff-Hanger and No Mercy.
The former employee of Valve also disclosed that the “Left 4 Dead 3” is also going to get a backpack system that allows each character to carry a specific item only.
Game developer Valve Corporation has been making an excellent living and profits by releasing multiplayer video game titles and also banking on its internet-based gaming platform called Steam.