Epitome via Turtle Rock Studios

Tencent, the massive conglomerate based in Red china, has been making waves over the by year. The company continues to make unexpected announcements such equally the formation of their Level Infinite publishing brand and a new minority stake in Playtonic. The Turtle Rock Studios acquisition is Tencent'due south most recent surprise.

The developers of Back 4 Blood, Turtle Rock Studios, are becoming part of the Tencent family via the acquisition of Turtle Rock's parent company, Slamfire, Inc. According to the Business Wire press release, the studio will however operate independently out of its California offices. Back 4 Blood's electric current post-launch support volition remain unaffected equally the game was published under Warner Bros. Games and Tencent didn't buy the rights to the IP.

With that said, future games are expected to tap into Tencent's seemingly unlimited resources. Turtle Stone Studios President Steve Goldstein claims that Tencent's support will help them "create the kinds of aggressive games we dream of, while assuasive us to retain our autonomy and independent spirit." As for what those futurity projects are, there'due south no physical info just yet.

Chief Strategy Officeholder of Tencent Games Global Eddie Chan may have shed some light on the studio's future plans, withal. Chan said Tencent snatched up Turtle Stone Studios considering they're fans of their direction, especially making note of "their astonishing approach to creating co-operative online games." It's entirely possible Turtle Stone Studios may branch out and try single-player experiences, only Chan's phrasing suggests they're going to remain in their element.