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Valve Admits It Leaked Left 4 Dead 2 Trailer to Bypass ESRB Restrictions
Former Valve writer Chet Faliszek confirmed the 2009 trailer leak was staged internally to avoid ESRB marketing restrictions.
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Valve Staged Left 4 Dead 2 Trailer Leak to Bypass ESRB Restrictions, Says Former Writer
Former Valve writer Chet Faliszek has revealed that the studio deliberately leaked its own Left 4 Dead 2 trailer in 2009 to circumvent ESRB approval, after the ratings board objected to the game's violence, gore, and profanity.
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