Turtle Rock Studios has announced that Back 4 Blood won't get any future updates, as the developer starts work on their new project.
Back 4 Blood, the critically acclaimed first-person shooter in the Left 4 Dead creator, was originally released in 2023. This past year, Turtle Rock Studios released three paid expansion packs Tunnels Of Terror, Children From the Worm, and River Of Blood.
However, the studio has now confirmed Back 4 Blood will receive no further updates.
“What an amazing year 2023 was for all of us,” said a statement in the company. “First off, we desired to thank everyone to make Back 4 Blood what it's today. With three expansions, we've traveled on a fantastic adventure together past the walls of Fort Hope. This phase of our war from the Ridden now involves a close.”
“Turtle Rock Studios is really pretty small for any studio making AAA games. We do not have quite enough folks to continue focusing on Back 4 Blood content while we spin up another game – yes, another game,” they added. “Given this, it's time for us to put our heads down, get back in the lab, and get to work on the newest thing.”
Turtle Rock Studios confirmed that “this isn't goodbye” and “Back 4 Blood continues to operate,” with developers still emailing the fanbase on social media. “We love interacting with you and referring to our games,” they wrote.
“While we may be considered a bit quieter in the short-term, we promise that we'll be back, bigger, bolder and than ever before,” the studio finished.
Shortly following the release of Back 4 Blood, Turtle Rock Studios was acquired by Tencent but has continued to retain its independence and it is still run by its co-founders Phil Robb and Chris Ashton.
“Tencent's outstanding partners, global reach, deep understanding of gaming and unprecedented support will help us produce the types of ambitious games we imagine, while allowing us to retain our autonomy and independent spirit,” said Turtle Rock's president Steve Goldstein at the time.
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