Back4Blood character Holly.

Tencent acquires Back 4 Blood and Left 4 Dead dev Turtle Rock Studios

Tencent today announced it has acquired Slamfire Inc., the parent company of game developer Turtle Rock Studios. Turtle Rock is best known as the development studio behind Left 4 Dead, Evolve, and, most recently, Back 4 Blood.

According to a statement from the two companies, Turtle Rock will remain largely independent, and its team remains the same. Co-founders Phil Robb and Chris Ashton will continue to run operations. The change will also reportedly have no effect on Back 4 Blood’s ongoing development.

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Rachel Kaser

Rachel Kaser is a gaming and technology writer for from Dallas, Texas. She's been in the games industry since 2013, writing for various publications, and currently covers news for GamesBeat. Her favorite game is Bayonetta.