Valve acquires Turtle Rock
Valve has acquired Turtle Rock Studios, the Orange County-based developer behind Left 4 Dead, a multiplayer coop that uses the Source engine.
The merger of the two companies extends Valve’s development team and provides the company with a new studio in southern California.
Valve and Turtle Rock aren’t exactly strangers since the two have collaborated on several projects, including a number of Counter-Strike: Source maps, Condition Zero, and the Xbox port of Counter-Strike.
“We have been seeing very strong growth with Steam and Source, our content distribution and development platforms, up over 150% over the last 12 months. Given our expectations for Left 4 Dead and our long-standing relationships with members of the Turtle Rock team, this was an easy decision. It also gives us a base from which to expand our development activities in the Los Angeles area,” said Gabe Newell, Valve’s big cheese.
So the merger is a good one. Unfortunately, I don’t see much value in Left 4 Dead, considering that there are tons of awesome Half-Life 2 mods out there. The most recent one that resembles Left 4 Dead is Zombie Panic. Unlike Left 4 Dead (which would likely cost around $39.99), Zombie Panic is free.
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6 opinions for Valve acquires Turtle Rock
GamMan (halflife majeur fan)
Jan 11, 2008 at 11:09 am
indeed half life 2 episode 3 is coming…ut six years? your wrog…ppl say that its six years, and no wonder you got this info from there comments to make ppl sad and excited…but i for one made a deep and hard research and valve, steam and half life makers all say its coming out (31/12/08), in other words ONE year…im not making this up, and you can ask them yourself like I did, plz do not consider me bad or a dumass because I love the HL series so much I made a research to bring you the info that is THE REAL half life 2 episode 3 release date.
i repeat half life 2 episode 3 will be released December 31 2008
Good luck on your wait and purchase
GamMan (halflife majeur fan)
Jan 11, 2008 at 11:11 am
sorry for my typing mistakes.
BOOYAMAN
Jan 11, 2008 at 12:40 pm
OH RLY?????
NICE!!!!!!!!
Im gonna take your word for it and start saving!!!!
HL Boy
Jan 11, 2008 at 12:41 pm
WOW only one year???
THATS AWESOME!!!
Half life majeur fan
Jan 11, 2008 at 12:42 pm
yes i know.
this is very exciting to know that half life 2 episode 3 will come out December 31 2008
Mike
Jan 13, 2008 at 11:16 pm
@ Half life majeur fan/HL Boy/BOOYAMAN
Thanks for your input. I really appreciate your enthusiasm but you don’t have to pretend having multiple personalities just to prove a point. I can see that you have only one IP. ;)
And a release date of December 31? Let’s see. If this were true, then wonderful! I can’t say it’s accurate however. You see, games normally don’t come out during this time because by then, the holidays are pretty much ending.
Game companies like to release games early/during the holiday season because people buy stuff during this period. By December 31, people have stopped buying (and their credit cards are likely maxed out by then).
Of course, there are sides to every argument. I’m just sayin’.
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