O.C. developer of game Left 4 Dead bought by Valve Corp.

Published: January 11, 2008, 2:30 pm

Turtle Rock Studios in Irvine, developer of the “The Orange Box” and “Left 4 Dead” games, has been acquired by gaming company, Valve Corp., in Bellevue, Wash. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Michael Booth founded Turtle Rock Studios in March 2002. The company is best known for its game “Counter-Strike” in which players participate in a counter-terrorist war — taking out enemy sites and rescuing hostages. Valve was particularly interested in acquiring “Left 4 Dead,” which it said was named one of 2008’s most-wanted titles by many leading game-enthusiast publications and Web sites. Valve already has sold over 20 million games worldwide. “Left 4 Dead fills a long-standing demand gamers have had for a co-op first-person action experience, and it will also help Valve’s expansion into the console market,” said Doug Lombardi, Valve’s vice president of marketing. Valve president Gabe Newell, said the

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