THQ continues to make some interesting moves, spearheaded by former Hollywood producer-turned-gaming exec Danny Bilson. The publisher's signed the next game from Turtle Rock Studios, who used to be cozy with Valve, resulting in Counter-Strike: Source and Left 4 Dead.

All we know about Turtle Rock's latest is a first-person-shooter featuring, uh, multiplayer, with Bilson projecting it will "make a similar impact [as Left 4 Dead] in the multiplayer space."

As for when we'll hear more about it, that's less clear. It won't be at E3, with a "full reveal" coming at a "later date" in the "months ahead." I'm "doing" a lot of "quoting" this "press release."

And even when we hear about the project, playing it's even further off: sometime in 2013.

THQ continues to make some interesting moves, spearheaded by former Hollywood producer-turned-gaming exec Danny Bilson. The publisher's signed the next game from Turtle Rock Studios, who used to be cozy with Valve, resulting in Counter-Strike: Source and Left 4 Dead.

All we know about Turtle Rock's latest is a first-person-shooter featuring, uh, multiplayer, with Bilson projecting it will "make a similar impact [as Left 4 Dead] in the multiplayer space."

As for when we'll hear more about it, that's less clear. It won't be at E3, with a "full reveal" coming at a "later date" in the "months ahead." I'm "doing" a lot of "quoting" this "press release."

And even when we hear about the project, playing it's even further off: sometime in 2013.

More L4D! 
 
Edit: Not more L4D :(

Hopefully it's not more zombies.

GarageBuddy MMO! ....wait

So Left 4 Dead in the Unreal Engine instead?
 
I kid. This is kinda cool. I mean the developers are branching out and trying new things. They did awesome things with the Source Engine, so let's see what they can do with another set of tools.
 
I hope it's not Left 4 Dead UNREALIZED or something of the likes....

Interesting, wonder what it will be.

So... I guess Turtle Rock bought their ownership back from Valve?

Curious to see what this thing is.

I had thought Valve would have locked these guys down, but I guess not.  Makes me think more and more that Valve is just there for steam sales anymore. Portal 2 was awesome, amazing and fantastic but also another team.

I could have sworn Turtle Rock was acquired by Valve and that was that. Apparently I missed the part where they reformed as a separate studio.

i thought valve bought up Turtle Rock Studios.

I thought Valve owned Turtle Rock? Didn't they buy them a while back?

Valve bought Turtle Rock, then didn't need them, so they shut the studio down, then Turtle Rock made Turtle Rock again and started making games again. 
 
Sounds like Valve really only bought Left 4 Dead.

Since when Turtle Rock made CSS?
 
Wut

Keep in mind people that Valve doesn't always self-publish their games.  EA had a partners deal with Valve to publish all their games for retail while Valve obviously puts it out for Steam.  I am curious about this story however for the same reasons.  The name Turtle Rock technically doesn't exist anymore as of 2008 and has become Valve South ever since.  But I bet this wasn't done behind the backs of Valve.  That studio must still consider itself Turtle Rock if it wanted to branch out from under Valve without completely leaving it (because THQ didn't acquire them, just publishing their next game).
 
I too hope it's not more zombies because we've already got two Left 4 Dead games, two Dead Rising games, and Dead Island coming up and we don't need another.

For those wondering regarding Turtle Rock's leaving Valve, Doug Lombardi confirmed it at E3 2009. Technically, Left4Dead 2 wasn't developed under Turtle Rock's name.  
 
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=23913

THQ turnin' it up.

...what happened between Turtle Rock and Valve I wonder?

2013! Dude, don't even come out and say it. I can't even count higher than 12. Take it easy.

Wow, that's crazy.

I could have sworn that Valve owned Turtle Rock. I suppose that I have been wrong before.

Whoa.... What the hell.  I was so sure Turtle Rock was owned by Valve at this point.  Hopefully the next game they make will still be great.
 
Question:  Does Valve own the L4D ip or is that Turtle Rock's?  Really disappointed if Valve doesn't own the rights to L4D.  I want to see a third one at some point.

I can't wait for perks, xp, ironsights, prone, and every other COD feature to get shoe horned into the next left 4 dead

I hope it's not zombies related... I've been wanted to get my teeth into some good FPS multiplayer for a while now...

I would like to see something NOT Left 4 Dead....to be honest. Those two games got old so fast I couldn't play them for more than a few days. Still fun to come back to with a few friends once in a while.

Hopefully it's not more zombies.

For those wondering regarding Turtle Rock's leaving Valve, Doug Lombardi confirmed it at E3 2009. Technically, Left4Dead 2 wasn't developed under Turtle Rock's name.  
 
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=23913

Wait, what? Didn't Valve buy out and integrate Turtle Rock Studios?

I really like THQ as a publisher. It seems like they take so many more risks than the competition, even though it doesn't always work out financially. 
 
I'm very interested in seeing what becomes of this.

2013?  So never?

So, they did modern military 
then they did zombies 
clearly their next game will revolutionize multiplayer first person shooting... IN SPACE

Wait, isn't THQ also publishing inSane (the Del Toro Game) in 2013?

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn

They worked with Valve on L4D but Valve let them go independent after that and Valve retained the L4D IP. I remember reading about it a year or two ago, before L4D2 was announced. Talented group, and THQ has some pretty solid people internally. Hopefully something good will come out of this.

I'm interested. The Left 4 Dead games were cool, even if they didn't have much longevity (to me). I'd like to see what they're putting out, even if it turns out to not be my type of game.

@zaglis: Yea did they? I didn't know they made CSS.

After E3? Perhaps...PAX?

@Snapstacle:  For a while there the CS community was huge. 

A Sci-Fi L4D?! and Multiplatform?!

I thought it was peculiar to refer to Valve as "the makers of Left 4 Dead", but then I realised ...

Hopefully THQ can get something original out of these guys. I mean, lately they've been publishing competent if unoriginal games (IMO guys :D ).

Sweet Good job THQ.

@DG991 said:

@zaglis: Yea did they? I didn't know they made CSS.

They made the Xbox port of CSS which supposedly had the best AI ever or something.

@Snapstacle said:

@DG991 said:

@zaglis: Yea did they? I didn't know they made CSS.

They made the Xbox port of CSS which supposedly had the best AI ever or something.

WRONG AGAIN. There is no Xbox version of CSS, all Turtle Rock did was port CZ to Xbox