Back 4 Blood, the Left 4 Useless-alike made by the staff that made Left 4 Useless, is superb—our best co-op game of 2021, no much less. And extra is on the way in which: Developer Turtle Rock Studios introduced right this moment that the primary enlargement, Tunnels of Terror, might be out on April 12.
Turtle Rock additionally revealed that Again 4 Blood is a legit hit, notching up greater than 10 million gamers since its October 2021 launch and turning into the best-selling new sport property of 2021.
“To attain such a milestone within the quick time because the launch of Again 4 Blood is a historic occasion for our studio and this franchise,” Turtle Rock Studios president and normal supervisor Steve Goldstein mentioned. “As we glance forward, we’re excited to maintain the momentum going with our upcoming enlargement, Tunnels of Terror, which can supply extra cooperative content material for followers to proceed cleaning the world of the Ridden.”
It might be truthful to level out that just about every part associated to Again 4 Blood is “historic” as a result of it is the one Again 4 Blood sport—speak of turning it right into a “franchise” did not actually come to the floor till December 2021, when Turtle Rock was acquired by Chinese language gaming conglomerate Tencent. Nonetheless, there is not any denying the importance of the numbers, which can see a contemporary bump in April with the launch of the Tunnels of Terror enlargement.
Tunnels of Terror might be coming to Fort Hope on April twelfth, 2022. This is a bit of sneak peek on what to look ahead to! pic.twitter.com/AOrigv2UuKMarch 1, 2022
Tunnels of Terror will introduce two new characters—Sharice, an axe-wielding firefighter, and Heng, a tricky as nails, no-nonsense restaurateur—together with a brand new co-op exercise known as Ridden Hives, set throughout seven totally different dungeons under the city of Evansburgh which are crammed with a brand new sort of enemy known as Warped Ridden. (“Ridden” is Again 4 Blood’s title for zombies.) The enlargement may also function eight new character skins, seven legendary weapons and 12 new weapon skins, new playing cards, and extra.
The discharge of Tunnels of Terror may also carry a free replace for all gamers that may add a brand new problem setting known as No Hope—particulars concerning the setting weren’t offered however you’ll be able to most likely decide up the gist of it primarily based on the title alone.
Turtle Rock famous within the launch date announcement that each one gamers in a Again 4 Blood celebration can have entry to the content material in Tunnels of Terror so long as at the very least one particular person has bought it. The studio additionally promised that “there might be no microtransactions of any type, beauty or in any other case, added to the sport as a part of this enlargement or any future content material replace.”
