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Turtle Rock Studios company history timeline

2002

Turtle Rock Studios was founded in 2002.

2004

The game was released in 2004.

2005

The project's name was Left 4 Dead, and its development began in 2005.

2008

On January 10, 2008, before the release of Left 4 Dead, Valve announced that it had purchased Turtle Rock in an effort to expand the company's console market.

2010

On June 2, 2010, Turtle Rock Studios announced the formation of a new division within Turtle Rock called Turtle Rock Garage, a small division based solely on casual games.

2011

On June 10, 2011, THQ described Turtle Rock's next title as "wild".

2014

The game was set to be published under Take-Two's publishing label 2K Games, and was introduced on January 7, 2014 by gaming magazine Game Informer.

2015

Evolve was released worldwide on February 10, 2015, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One platforms.

2016

In December 2016, Turtle Rock announced that the company was working on a new intellectual property to be published by Perfect World Entertainment.

2021

Interactive Entertainment on Back 4 Blood, a new zombie co-op FPS in the vein of Left 4 Dead, which released for Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on October 12, 2021.

Slamfire Inc., the parent company of Turtle Rock Studios, was acquired by Tencent in December 2021 for undisclosed terms.

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Founded
2002
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Headquarters
Lake Forest, CA
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Founders
Phil Robb,Chris Ashton,Michael Booth
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