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Back 4 Blood's open beta is looking like everything you'd want from a spiritual Left 4 Dead successor

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Back 4 Blood
Genres · fps
Release · Oct 12, 2021
Developer · Turtle Rock Studios
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59 articles 36 writers 12 reviews
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Active · 2008–2012
Latest · Left 4 Dead 2
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