Turtle Rock Studios, Inc.
Moby ID: 7064
- Valve South (from 2008-01 to 2009-06)
- Turtle Rock Studios, Inc. (from 2002-03 to 2008-01)
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Turtle Rock Studios is a US game development studio founded in March 2002 by Michael Booth. The company initially worked on several Counter-Strike versions independently. These include the Xbox version (2003), the reworked Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (2004) and various maps for Counter-Strike: Source (2004). Booth was also responsible for the game's official AI bot.
On 20 November 2006, the studio announced its first entirely original title, the co-op multiplayer shooter Left 4 Dead. On 10 January 2008, the studio was acquired by Valve Corporation and renamed Valve South. The team worked together with the main Valve team to complete the game. It was released in November 2008.
In June 2009, it was confirmed Valve South no longer operated as an office. Several members moved to Bellevue, Washington including Booth. The sequel Left 4 Dead 2, released in November 2009, was developed entirely by the main Valve development team without involvement of Valve South.
On 5th February 2010 the studio's website was relaunched and new owners Chris Ashton and Phil Robb announced to have reformed the company once again as Turtle Rock Studios with the remaining developers.
In June 2010 the establishment of Turtle Rock Garage was announced, a division focused on casual and experimental games for platforms such as iPhone, Facebook and Xbox Live.
On 26th May 2011 THQ announced to have signed the studio's next major title. Described as a shooter, THQ first revealed the game's name as Wild in June 2011. In March 2012, THQ trademarked the name Evolve, and it was later revealed Evolve is most likely the new name for the project. When THQ closed down in January 2012 and auctioned off its portfolio, Take-Two Interactive Software purchased the publishing rights for $11 million. Turtle Rock attempted to buy the IP as well, but its $250,000 offer was outbid by Take-Two.
On 17 December 2021, Tencent Holdings announced the acquisition of the company.
Credited on 10 Games from 2003 to 2021
Back 4 Blood (2021 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...) |
Face Your Fears II (2019 on Windows, Quest) |
Journey of the Gods (2019 on Quest, Windows) |
Face Your Fears (2016 on Oculus Go, Android, Windows) |
Evolve (2015 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One) |
Leap Sheep! (2010 on iPhone, Android, iPad) |
Left 4 Dead (2008 on Windows, Xbox 360, Macintosh) |
Counter-Strike: Source (2004 on Linux, Windows, Macintosh) |
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (2004 on Linux, Windows, Macintosh) |
Counter-Strike (2003 on Linux, Windows, Xbox...) |
History +
- December 17, 2021
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Company acquired by Tencent Holdings Ltd..
- January 10, 2008
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Company acquired by Valve Corporation.
- March 2002
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Company founded by Michael Booth.
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Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 7 games with Valve Corporation
- 3 games with Oculus VR, LLC
- 3 games with Facebook Technologies, LLC
- 2 games with Ritual Entertainment
- 2 games with Havok
- 2 games with Virtuos Ltd.
- 2 games with Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
- 2 games with House of Moves, Inc.
- 2 games with Epic Games, Inc.
- 2 games with Liquid Development, LLC
- 7 games with Chris Ashton
- 5 games with Gabe Newell
- 5 games with Matthew D. Campbell
- 4 games with Jess Cliffe
- 4 games with Doug Lombardi
- 4 games with Ido Magal
- 4 games with Phil Robb
- 4 games with Greg Coomer
- 4 games with Scott Lynch
- 4 games with Michael S. Booth
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