Creators of Back 4 Blood and Left 4 Dead acquired by Chinese Tencent

Chinese Tencent has announced the acquisition of Turtle Rock Studios, but decided not to disclose the exact sum of the deal. Management is promised to remain intact

Chinese investment holding company Tencent has announced a new acquisition. The spotlight fell on Turtle Rock Studios, best known for cooperative shooters Back 4 Blood and Left 4 Dead (and Evolve).

There are currently no plans to change the management of Turtle Rock Studios, and the studio is also set to retain creative independence. Back 4 Blood will continue to be published by Warner Bros. Games.

It remains unknown what exactly Turtle Rock Studios will be working on “under the wing” of Tencent. However, Eddie Chan, Chief Strategy Officer at Tencent Games Global, was quoted as saying: “We are huge fans of Turtle Rock’s games, especially their amazing approach to creating cooperative online games”. The cost of the acquisition was not specified.

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