Left 4 Dead devs working on a “Globally Known AAA Competitive FPS”

The developers of Left 4 Dead and Evolve are working on an AAA competitive First-person shooter, according to job listings on their website. Turtle Rock Studios has been instrumental in creating some of the most popular multiplayer FPS but failed to deliver spectacularly with their last game Evolve.

Resourceful users on gaming forum ResetEra have noticed on Turtle Rock’s website that the company is hiring new talent. According to the job listing, the studio is in search of a Senior Level Designer whose duties are going to create compelling levels for the game and competitive and balanced map layouts.

The post leaves us with a pretty precise prediction on the undisclosed project the American game developer is currently working on. “Looking to work on a globally known game franchise? Join our exceptional development team as a Senior Level Designer on an unannounced AAA title.” “Demonstrated experience working on competitive FPSs”.

A globally known AAA franchise in a competitive action FPS? Naturally, this put gamers on high alert. Are we seeing indirect proof that a Left 4 Dead 3 or even a new Counter-Strike in the works? While Evolve did receive a huge amount on media attention, it quickly fell off the player charts, generally seen as a failed game. An egregious amount of paid DLC soured players experience and Turtle Rock’s attempt to revamp Evolve as Free-to-Play title in 2016 couldn’t keep the sinking ship afloat.

So it comes as very interesting news that the studio is apparently back up and managed to get signed for a big game. There’s no denying, Evolve’s turnout did blemish Turtle Rock’s image but it would be foolish to disregard the team’s incredible resume of titles it created and contributed to in the last two decades. Starting all the way back with working on the original Counter-Strike, founders of Turtle Rock have moved on to create legendary competitive FPS titles like Counter-Strike Source and Left 4 Dead which are still being played by the thousands today.