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2:05 PM on 11.18.2009, Jim Sterling

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Midnight Riders teaser site found: Left 4 Dead 2 DLC? photo

#Left 4 Dead #PC #top stories #Valve #Xbox 360 #ZOMGBURRITO!!

Those who have played Left 4 Dead 2's "Dark Carnival" campaign will likely know of The Midnight Riders. They are a fictional rock band that Ellis seems to be rather fond of, and the campaign's finale involves the Survivors fighting on a stage set up for a Riders concert. It's an incredible moment, and we've just discovered a brand new Web site all about the band!

All that's been revealed so far is a picture of the band with the word "Coming Soon" written underneath. We have no idea yet what it could be about. It may just be a viral site, but who knows? Perhaps it could be a whole new campaign with the players taking on the role of the Riders themselves! How awesome would that be?

We're going to contact Valve to try and get a comment. We know the site is officially registered to Valve, so it's a genuine thing. We just need to know what it means!

[Thanks, James!]

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Lockgar

Francis Biker gang?

ZombiePlatypus

Well, there [i]are[/] four of 'em...

Shit, I don't even have the game yet and now I'm also hyped to get my hands on it's possible, maybe DLC. Again I say, shit.

AngryEMOgirl

<3!

Shin Oni

dude in the middle left resembles Francis's original L4D design.

Tarvu

Damn the magic number 4, it would have been funny if you had to fight them.

Tubatic

I coudl see them having a cool banter/vibe

PwnanObrien

It would be awesome if it were part of a 4 on 4 mode where you're competing against other survivors somehow...

Eschatos

Perhaps they're Valve's own band, like Blizzard's LVL80 Elite Tauren Chieftain.

Nortonantivirus

Is Valve only capable of doing things that are epic?

This is why Valve is my favorite dev. They not only put shameless advertising in their games (L4F hats in TF2), but also on the Midnight Riders's Poster they gave a shoutout to my hometown Gulfport, MS.

Fun Fact: Gulfport, MS does have a colosseum.

The-Excel

Alternate skins?

Sharpless

It's probably just a fan project, so I wouldn't get my hopes up. Still, it would be awesome if it ended up being a new campaign or new characters. And playing as a biker-esque rock band from the south would be Skynrdtastic.

Still, I can't help but feel like they're missing an opportunity for a Francis cameo. (As we all know, Francis is the king of all survivors. Fact.)

Memox

This would be some great DLC. Hope they do it

Jim Sterling

"It's probably just a fan project, so I wouldn't get my hopes up. "

The site is registered to Valve itself.

Pojzhya Seiv Sukstan

Didn't they have tour in Pennsylvania?

Mobius Einherjar

Fat Kerry King in L4D2: Confirmed.

MrSadistic

Naim Master will probably shit his pants and all over his mom, when he sees this article.

HEL105

@Nortonantivirus
I just was in Gulfport not too long ago. It's a nice little city.

king kong five

Anyone remember the four skulls and names written on a wall in the Crash Course campaign? Maybe it's linked to this.

PySk

Second from right: Brian Crecente!

Dangsterr

The second one from left to right looks like francis, but with a bushy face.
And the third one looks like crecente!

Rusty James

Valve definitely owns the site. Check out the "whois" info..

Domain Name: MIDNIGHT-RIDERS.COM
Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC.
Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com
Name Server: NS1.VALVESOFTWARE.COM
Name Server: NS2.VALVESOFTWARE.COM
Name Server: NS3.VALVESOFTWARE.COM

Xzyliac

Hey this doesn't have anything to do with The Allman Brothers!

Rusty James

@Jim Sterling
oops, sorry. i should have read all the posts first. Jim already pointed out the site registered to Valve. my bad! ;)

TheDreadHawk

@Sharpless

I agree wholeheartedly with Francis being the king of all survivors.

If you can play as these guys... Valve just won over a reluctant purchase.

ScrapmetaL

I've got dibs on the old guy.

Monodi

What will be hardly to find, is if it will be another FPS (knowing Valve) but using rockstars.

Novasonic13

If no one's called dibs on old fat Kerry King on the right there, they're mine. They are SO mine.

Skagzilla

Clearly, it's the next Rock Band DLC

Rusty James

well we already have the electric guitar melee weapon. it would be funny to battle zombies with nothing but band gear. *jabs zombie in the head with a drumstick*

covah

Fuck that part of the game! The final of Dark Carnival is so sadistically hard I had to play fucking Harvest Moon to calm me down.

CWal37

As cool as it looks I really hope a TF2 update comes out before this. L4D development drains too many resources from my one true multiplayer FPS love.

Davedude

The guy on the far left is Mario and the guy on teh far right is Luigi. In disguise.

Naim Master

@mr sadistic
I did.

nukka jdav

JEEEBUS. I tweeted this like mad earlier today. I have only just beat all the L4D2 campaigns and I'm already excited for more! Once I saw those Midnight Rider posters in the Dark Carnival campaign I felt like there was more to this.

nukka jdav

Oh shit, just saw you gave me props for the tip at the bottom! Thanks Jim! Your JOURNALISMS are very good, very good indeed.

Xzyliac

@Skagzilla
Too bad Midnight Rider is already in Rock Band.

TheDirtyHobo

"They are a fictional rock band that Ellis seems to be rather fond of,"

And Coach. The first time I played through Dark Carnival it was always Coach talking about them. "I bought all their albums, even the crappy ones later on.", "Oh it's been so long since I've got to see them in concert", he starts singing their song when he goes near the microphone, "If they're anything like I remember them, their fireworks show will signal the chopper pilot." and after the pilot arrived Rochelle comments "Whaddya know, Coach's crazy idea actually worked."

I don't know about having even more new characters as DLC now. I'm just starting to warm up to the new survivors.

Risonhighmer

Dibs chubby brown guy.

Risonhighmer

Also, the writing on the walls DID say they got away in a helicopter.

WarZombie

OMFG.

YES. FUCK YES.

Automatic Shotgun

Chico, Harpo, Groucho and Gummo. There you go.

DaedHead8

I haven't beaten a single L4D2 campaign yet and I still really really want this. I'm digging the design of these 4 dudes.

Also, I agree with Sharpless. Francais is the greatest survivor so far. Followed closely by Uncle Phil.

DanlHaas

Yeah, the website URL is on the posters in Dark Carnival. I was right about to check the site, but you beat me to the punch. Damn you, Destructoid.
Oh, and there are actually five members of the band, according to the posters in the stadium. Not sure which one's missing from the group on the site, but something tells me he's the one that's not immune.

hawtpokkitz

We all know Valve. It won't be DLC. It'll be either Left 4 Dead 3 or L4D2: Midnight Riders Expansion. Which will cost 60 bucks at stores when you could tack it on for 20-30.

Fuckin' ODST. I hate Bungie too.

dspdsp

eh im gonna say this is for something else..

andycadaver

GIMME GIMME. As soon as I saw the poster in the finale of Dark Carnival with all their names and positions in the band, it made me think of how badass it would be to play as them. Valve, please make it happen!

bottled dark

I call the one on the far left.

NihonTiger90

I'd love to see these four as DLC.

"We all know Valve. It won't be DLC. It'll be either Left 4 Dead 3 or L4D2: Midnight Riders Expansion. Which will cost 60 bucks at stores when you could tack it on for 20-30."

We're not talking Microsoft here. Valve's been plenty fucking generous with free DLC for many of their games.

Los255

Clearly, it's the next Rock Band DLC

LMFAO

This would be amazing!! Imagine if they knew Francis somehow? And what if they met up with him somehow?

*head explodes*

Skagzilla

@ Xzyliac

Then it must be an extra special DLC in that case. Zombified audience, perhaps?

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