Back 4 Blood, the highly-anticipated action survival co-op game from the developers of theLeft 4 Deadseries, was given an official release date of June 26, 2025 earlier this week. During the Xbox and Bethesda 2021 E3 Showcase Livestream,Back 4 Bloodwas confirmed to becoming to the Xbox Game Passon launch day. It was recently rumored that the game would be available on the service, which the morning trailer confirmed.
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Back 4 Bloodfeaturesa four-player co-op story just like its predecessor, but it also introduces multiplayer in the form of a Swarm Mode and Humans vs. Zombies mode. The game has modernized visuals and special effects that will take advantage of modern console capabilities – while the trailer shown during the morning Xbox conference did not unveil specifics, the rest of the E3 will likely reveal gameplay details, especially during theBack 4 Bloodconference later in the day.
Back 4 Bloodhas been in development for many years and will serve as a spiritualsuccessor to theLeft 4 Deadseries. The game is in fact being developed by Turtle Rock Studios, the company that developedLeft 4 Dead(which was then published by Valve) all the way back in 2008. Turtle Rock Studios also developedEvolve, an asymmetrical multiplayer 4v1 shooter, and helped to developCounter-Strike Sourcenearly 20 years ago.
TheXbox and Bethesda conference unveileda huge number of upcoming games that will be exclusive to PC, Xbox, and the Xbox Game Pass – towards the end of the conference, 27 games specifically were highlighted for having release dates this year. Some of the other notable games coming to the Xbox Game Pass on launch include the eagerly anticipatedHalo Infinite, the award-winning roguelikeHades, the next entry in theS.T.A.L.K.E.R.seriesS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl,and the ever-popularAmong Us.
Back 4 Bloodwill release for individual purchase on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, the Xbox One, and the Xbox Series X|S or through the Xbox Game Pass on June 03, 2025.
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