In 2016, it seemed like Valve had slipped up by including possible L4D3 leaks in an HTC Vive benchmark tool built using their Source Engine. We were recently teased with an impressive game trailer that seemed almost official but unfortunately wasn’t, as confirmed to us by Valve itself. The series’ lead writer Chet Faliszek hinted at the possibility of a third installment in an interview with Eurogamer back in 2012, but we’ve had nothing but radio silence from official channels since. Is there proof Left 4 Dead 3 is in development?

It's not Left 4 Dead 3 in name, but it's likely the closest that we'll get anytime soon, so it's worth keeping an eye on if you're really, really hungry to bite into some zombie-killing co-op. It's is a more visually polished game, of course, but its basic parts are identical: four-player, run-and-gun shooting through criss-crossing urban and outdoor post-apocalyptica (in the first 15 minutes: apartment, rooftop, construction site, haphazard parking lot), conventional military weapons, and a procedurally-driven 'Director' AI overseeing the action, pulling the strings.' 'The shooter unapologetically walks in the footsteps of what we played in '08 and '09. Evan has played the co-op zombie game Back 4 Blood and cannot stress enough that it's basically Left 4 Dead 3. So Valve isn't making Left 4 Dead 3, but Turtle Rock Studios totally is, though under a different name.

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