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Back 4 Blood developers Turtle Rock have been bought by Tencent, and you can expect Back 4 Blood updates for years to come.

Tencent’s massive game company spending spree now includes Turtle Rock Studios, the California-based developer of Back 4 Blood and the original studio behind Left 4 Dead.

Developer Turtle Rock Studios has been acquired by Tencent. The team plans to use the resources to further grow the Back 4 Blood franchise.

Tencent announced on Friday that they had acquired Turtle Rock Studios, the developer of the recently released Back 4 Blood.

Tencent has quietly expanded a ton in recent years, adding new studios to its roster and making strategic investments in a number of independent studios. The company’s latest acquisition is a pretty major one – with Tencent picking up Turtle Rock Studios. Turtle Rock Studios made a name for itself with Left 4 Dead back …

Team remains independent under Phil Robb and Chris Ashton

Independent creator of Back 4 Blood, Evolve and Left 4 Dead empowered to develop new games, remain under management of co-founders, Phil Robb and Chris Ashton

Turtle Rock Studios will fall under ownership of Tencent, though the deal states that the Back 4 Blood studio will retain independent handling of its projects.

The Chinese company now owns the Back 4 Blood developer.

Tencent buys the Left 4 Dead creators, but the buyout "will have no effect" on Back 4 Blood