Joel Taveras writes, "Today at PAX Prime, the team at Turtle Rock Studios announced their plans for a ‘Big’ (closed) alpha for the upcoming 4 vs. 1 multiplayer shooter Evolve. Pax Attendees are being instructed to visit the Evolve booth to pick up an invitation to the upcoming Alpha. Invites are being handed out on cards, which include the redemption code as well as instructions. The most interesting part about it, is that for the first time “Platform Preference” is now an option."
Back in 2016, Turtle Rock announced that support for its 4v1 monster-hunting shooter Evolve would end but fans wouldn't let it die.
From NME: "Evolve: Stage 2 had its multiplayer servers shut down back in 2018, but today players are once again able to matchmake and join peer-to-peer multiplayer games.
Several months ago, peer-to-peer functionality was lost for Evolve Legacy, which was the only way fans of the series could play with friends. Upon a multitude of players reaching out to publisher 2K, the issue was eventually fixed earlier in July. It seems 2K have gone a step further now, and reinstated peer-to-peer and matchmaking functionality for Evolve: Stage 2 after four years."
Yes so far because it's just the servers alone coming on and the console version never had the free-to-play update.
I imagine if they find people playing the PC version and enough players are enjoying it then they'd probably reconsider opening console as well but I wouldn't count on it.
The game was epic as a monster. Hunters were really boring to play as to me.
Evolve is an asymmetrical multiplayer experience born at the tail-end of the wrong era, in the multiplayer world.
Great idea but poorly executed and destined to fail from the begging. Only thing I’m grateful towards this game is that it’s the one that convinced me to never buy a game blind again.
Shadowrun for the Xbox 360/PC would of been a better example of a great online game that launched At the wrong time.
I'd like to try the game extensively before playing. It looks really cool but I'm worried its the sort of thing I might get bored of after a few hours or days, so an Alpha or Beta would be a perfect chance to put that to the test.
I doubt it since the beta is Xbox One only, I was in the first alpha for PC and it ran horribly for me, i lowered setting all the way and still couldnt move straight. Still was fun while it worked!
I managed to play it twice at Insomnia Gaming Festival and I think its going to be one of the best new releases in 2015!
Why is february so far away!? :'(