According to Valve's Doug Lombardi, a multiplayer demo of Left 4 Dead 2 is on its way shortly. If you're one of the people who've pre-ordered the game, you can get your hands on the early release of the demo. Everybody else will have to wait a bit once it's publicly released.

He also talked about why Valve's releasing a demo for the game. Given the number of people petitioning against it, he felt that a demo would be the best way to show the added content of the game and to convince you to buy it.

Doug Lombardi has told Joystiq that a multiplayer demo for Valve's Left 4 Dead 2 is planned for both the Xbox 360 and PC. According to Valve's PR guru, users who pre-order the upcoming zombie survival title at "participating retailers or [via] Steam" will gain "advanced access to the demo," which will eventually land on both platforms for all users prior to the game's November 17 launch.

Speaking with OXM at a recent London preview event, Lombardi discussed the strength of Left 4 Dead's "word of mouth," which has presumably fueled the need for a demo to the sequel. With groups calling for a boycott of Left 4 Dead 2 due to lack of content support for the original title, a demo may be the best way for Valve to prove why it believes its sequel warrants a full price tag. Although, strong pre-order numbers tell us the game is already on pace to decimate sales charts like a zombie tank.

McClubbin via joystiq.com »