Speaking to OXM at a London preview event for Left 4 Dead 2, Valve's Doug Lombardi confirmed that the company will be releasing a multiplayer demo for the game ahead of its release in November.
"With Left 4 Dead in particular we've found that word of mouth really is the strongest thing," Lombardi told us. "With Left 4 Dead 2 we plan to do a demo before the game comes out that'll have multiplayer in it. And hopefully we can continue the free weekends with the full game post-launch."
We had another play of a new level and can confirm that it's ace as only a game that features frying-pan-based combat can be. There'll be more Left 4 Dead 2 news in the next issue of OXM.