- Evolve dev says '4v1 caused more problems than we ever imagined' - 5 June 2018
Publisher 2K Games recently announced that the free-to-play version of Evolve, as well as the dedicated servers supporting its ranked modes and leaderboards, will shut down this September , just under two years after developer Turtle Rock Studios stopped working on the game . On the heels of the announcement, Evolve writer and designer Matt Colville took to Reddit to explain why he believes Evolve struggled to get off the ground, and why it declined so rapidly after release.  "We believed we were making an alien world you were going to explore, and we intended to make it awesome," Colville said. "That was the team we had. That team could have made a co-op game where four players explore a savage alien world and I think it would have gone down as one of the great games of the decade. But there was no way to get that game greenlit. No one would pay us to make that game." In order to…
- Evolve shutting down dedicated servers and free-to-play branch in September - 2 June 2018
Remember Evolve , the 4v1 multiplayer shooter about hunting down giant, human-controlled monsters? Player numbers dwindled soon after its 2015 release, and later that year developer Turtle Rock Studios ended support for the game . Now, publisher 2K Games has announced that it plans to pull the plug on a number of its key features. In September, dedicated servers will stop running, which means no more ranked play, no more leaderboards, and no more in-game store. At the same time, Evolve Stage 2 —the free-to-play branch of the game—will shut down entirely. Players will keep any DLC content they've paid for, such as monsters, skins, and hunters.  You'll still be able to play it, but only through peer-to-peer matchmaking in Legacy Evolve, which is the original version of the game—Stage 2 became the main version after it launched.  Legacy Evolve conta…
- Left 4 Dead creators Turtle Rock making F2P co-op FPS - 14 December 2016
Left 4 Dead and Evolve creators Turtle Rock Studios have announced a new co-op first-person shooter. Ish. A bit. They’ve announced they’re making one. The mysterious game will be fantasy-ish and, y’know, you’ll shoot enemies with your pals and oh, it’ll be free-to-play. While Evolve switched to free-to-play a year after launching but this new game will be designed as F2P from the start, which should work out better for it – and us. We shouldn’t expect this new game until 2018 at the earliest but I’m glad to know they’re still doing their co-op thing. …
- Evolve, Left 4 Dead studio is working on a 'dark fantasy' co-op FPS - 14 December 2016
With support officially ending for Evolve earlier this year (despite an effort to stake some ground in the free-to-play arena) Turtle Rock Studios is moving on. Naturally enough, the studio's new game won't be an instalment in the Evolve series (it's safe to say that's dead), nor its earlier success Left 4 Dead. No, a new IP is on the way, one with a "dark fantasy" element. Speaking to gamesindustry.biz , a studio representative said the company is colloborating with free-to-play publisher Perfect World Entertainment, which has worked on Star Trek Online and Blacklight Retribution.  ""We are developing a new franchise set in an all new universe that leverages the style of gameplay our community loves and expects from Turtle Rock Studios," according to Phil Robb, the studio's co-founder. "We're focusing on what we do best - heart-pounding moment-to-mome…
- Evolve Updates Stop As Turtle Rock Move On - 26 October 2016
Yesterday was the very last day Turtle Rock will work on Evolve . The servers will still run but no future updates are planned. Despite a relaunch as free-to-play in July, it looks like it simply wasn’t popular enough to justify the cost of them working more on the 4v1 monsterhunting FPS. It wasn’t their call to make – that’d be publishers 2K – and so it goes. …
- Development ceases on Evolve - 26 October 2016
In a heartfelt message on the Turtle Rock Studios forums, Phill Robb and Chris Ashton broke the news that development on Evolve, the 4v1 monster hunter, has ended. This doesn't mean that the servers are shutting down, just that further content updates, bug fixes, and balance changes are a no go. In a reply to the server query in the forum thread, Ashton stated, "That'll all be up to 2K on out, the same as anything Left 4 Dead related is in Valve's hands." Evolve faced a quickly dwindling player base when it launched, which prompted an unsurprising relaunch as a free-to-play game in Evolve: Stage 2. Despite enjoying it the first and second time around , it's apparent that the F2P experiment wasn't quite the success needed to keep Evolve afloat. According to Steam Charts, the average active players have nearly halved in every month since the launch of Stage 2, sitting at just under 1700 a…
- Update 2.16 - The Glacial Behemoth - 25 October 2016
Behemoth Adaptation - Glacial BehemothThe latest Monster adaptation is launching today, with Glacial Behemoth! Do you feel a chill? The Hunters sure do. Check out below for a quick rundown on what Glacial Behemoth is bringing to the Hunt! Ice Shield - Works the opposite of Living Fortress, starts off high damage resistance at full stacks. As the Hunters deal more damage the stacks break away leaving Glacial Behemoth vulnerable once all stacks are removed. Killing Frost - Moderate damage ice projectile explodes with Frost that slows reload and swap speeds. Ice Spear - Moderate damage skillshot that impales targets if knocked back into a wall.Frozen Monolith - A frozen pillar erupts from the ground dealing damage and summoning a blizzard. The blizzard slows and deals damage.Deep Freeze - Low damage ice wave activating after melee attacks and slows Hunter movement.The Dam has been added in…
- Update 2.15 - The Wraith and The Dam - LIVE NOW! - 18 October 2016
The Dam Revision added to Custom GamesPlayers will be able to select the latest revision of The Dam in custom games now. Be sure to give the latest version of The Dam a go!2 Arena Maps added to Arcade queueWe’ve added Distillery and Wraith Trap and Arena maps into Arcade matchmaking.Wraith RefactorWraith has gone through a refactor on 2 abilities and we’ve added a new passive ability, Isolation to help give her more power in the current meta. Be sure to get the full information on her latest rework in the balance section below!Store DropElectro Griffin Blood Eagle Hunter SkinParnell Blood Eagle Hunter SkinTech Sgt Hank Blood Eagle Hunter SkinHank Blood Eagle Hunter SkinHank Man Eater Hunter SkinHank Monarch Hunter SkinHank Valkyrie Hunter SkinCaira Monarch Hunter SkinCaira Valkyrie Hunter SkinBehemoth Glacial SkinWraith Jellyfish skinGoliath White Tiger SkinKraken Bermuda SkinAbe Night…
- Update 2.14 - Balance, Perks, Basic Crates and Premium Crates - 12 October 2016
Crates - Basic and Premium Crate option added onto the main menu where players can unlock two new types of crates. Each crate grants different rewards and will either cost Silver Keys or Gold Keys to unlock. Added Basic crates Unlocked with Silver KeysUnlock 3 random items ranging from: 111 Badges75 Weapon Skins16 Hunter Skins12 Monster Skins44 Perks Added Premium crates Unlocked with Gold KeysUnlock 5 random items ranging from: Same items from Basic Crate (excluding Perks)Higher chance for better items34 Characters22 additional Weapon Skins23 additional Hunter Skins6 additional Monster Skins Store Drop Hunters Crow Valkyrie Hunter SkinCrow Man Eater Hunter SkinCrow Blood Eagle Hunter SkinCrow Monarch Hunter SkinEmet Monarch Hunter SkinMaggie Blood Eagle Hunter SkinMaggie Valkyrie Hunter SkinLaz Valkyrie Hunter SkinQuantum Caira Monarch Hunter SkinQuantum Caira Valkyrie Hunter SkinHank…
- Battle Cabot, Crates and Balance! - Update 2.13 [LIVE NOW] - 4 October 2016
New Support adaptation - Battle CabotThe latest Support adaptation has hit Evolve Stage 2. Sporting a kit built around skill shots, Battle Cabot will be a challenge for any Support player to master. Be sure to check him out in game today!http://www.evolveupdates.com/battlecabot/Crates - Map Variant specific dropsNow when playing The Deepest Dark, Overpowered or Cataclysm the winning side will have a chance for a crate drop that will unlock one item selected at random. Each Map Variant has it’s own specific crate for players to unlock. Be sure to give each map a try at a chance at the new crates!http://www.evolveupdates.com/crates/my2K Sign-In Incentive: Savage Goliath Skin and Markov Blood Eagle SkinStarting with Update 2.13 all players who sign up with my2K will be awarded both the Savage Goliath skin and the Markov Blood Eagle Hunter skin. If Founders previously owned Savage Goliath,…
- Monster Tutorial, Gold Keys, Perks, Balance and Bugs - Update 2.12 - 27 September 2016
Introducing: Gold KeysPlayers now can purchase Gold Keys through Steam to unlock in game items alongside Silver Keys. These are only available for purchase through Steam in the United States for the time being. Various items will have a Silver Key and Gold Key price so players can use Gold or Silver Keys to unlock any item with a Gold Key or Silver Key price. Keep in mind perks are only available to unlock via Silver Keys.Players will unlock the Rolling Behemoth badge for the first Gold Keys purchase on an account.NOTE: The Rolling Behemoth badge will also be available for unlock with Silver Keys in a later update.Monster Advanced TutorialA version of Hunt from the Monster’s perspective that is a guided experience narrated by Caira to help explain some what goes on during a Hunt match as a Monster. Be sure to play through the new Monster tutorial to earn a nice Silver Key bonus as well!…
- Balance, Slim Refactor and Economy updates - Update 2.11 [LIVE NOW] - 20 September 2016
Store Economy updates We’ve done numerous changes to the Silver Key prices due to the increased ways players can unlock Silver Keys from the addition of accolades and other Silver Key gains. Part of this change was making sure it was clear what the value of specific items were and creating consistent prices across the store. We have also increased the end of round Silver Key earnings to help compensate for some of the price increases. Store Content Val Phoenix Weapon SkinKraken Carnivore SkinSilver Key Goliath Badge 100,000 Keys - Includes foreground and backgroundCoop UpdatesVarious improvements to current Monster AINew AI Monsters: Gorgon has been added into the Coop vs AI queueMeteor Goliath has been added into the Coop vs AI queue UI Update - Grid Badge editor in the profile We've added a new Badge editor to the profile system. This will make it much easier to view all the badges yo…
- Behemoth is Back - Update 2.10 - LIVE NOW! - 13 September 2016
Behemoth is now released to all players After some major tune ups, Behemoth (Bob) is now available for all players in Stage 2. Quick run down of his changes below: New Passive: Living Fortress Behemoth will gain stacks of damage resistance after a certain damage threshold. Each stack lasts for a short time. The main goal of this is to block burst damage during combat. As Behemoth gains stacks, his armor will start glowing brighter to inform players he is taking less damage. Current tuning: +75 Direct Damage to apply a stack.4% Damage Reduction applied per stack.Stacks will expire after 4 seconds.Stacks max out at 10.Traversal: Rocky Roll Maneuverability has been increased dramatically to give Bob more control.No longer blocked by wildlife.Can quickly change directions while in the roll. Gravity has also been increased while inside the roll. No longer grants 50% damage reduction while in…
- LIVE NOW! - Update 2.09 - Bugs, Balance, Elder Kraken Clarity Pass - 7 September 2016
Update 2.09Elder Kraken Visual Effects Clarity PassLightning Strike and Death Spiral had a clarity pass to remove some of the visual clutter they would create during combat.Accolade tab added to the Profile cardThis shows all possible accolades for the selected character on the profile card.Weekly Store Updates (all are released on patch day now)Hunter Skins Val MonarchAbe ManeaterWeapon Skin Hyde Sword setTech Sgt. Hank Predator setRogue Val Valkyrie setMonster Skins Gold KrakenGold Wraith Gold GorgonBalance Updates Dev Insight: This balance patch had a pretty big focus on Monster perk balance and making sure the perk scaling on perks was not so drastic between the Monster perk upgrades. We also made some adjustments to the solo player matchmaking bonus and took another look at Paladin Parnell after his first week out on Shear. Monsters Minor Perks Brawler Climb Speed to 13%| 15% | 18%…
- Update 2.08 - Matchmaking, Bug Fixes, Silver Keys, Paladin Parnell and Progression [LIVE NOW] - 30 August 2016
Silver Key Earn Rate has been doubledAfter getting a lot of feedback over the last few weeks we felt that we needed to increase the Silver Key rates for playing through a Hunt game. All Silver Key earn rates during matches (Win/Loss bonus, in-game awards) have been doubled. The UI on the main menu will show 2X Silver Keys once the update is liveNew Medic: Paladin ParnellThe latest Medic Adaptation is out now! Be sure to check out those healing rockets and more here: http://www.evolveupdates.com/paladinparnellAlso be sure to checkout the Paladin Parnell trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VCTmg89mJIAccount level cap increase (+25 new levels)Account progression has been increased to level 75 from level 50. We’ve added perk unlocks, badges and more Silver Key bonuses as players work their way up to level 75!Matchmaking ChangesRanked has been removed and replaced with “Hunt Beta”…
- LIVE NOW - Update 2.07 and The Deepest Dark (Beta) - 24 August 2016
New Co Op Only Map Variant: The Deepest Dark (Beta) Operation Our first exclusive Co Op experience, The Deepest Dark is the latest Map Variant that is going live today!Taking place on a modified version of Wraith Trap, fight through the night with your friends to take on the Queen of Gorgons! This map can only be found in the Co Op vs AI matchmaking queue.Be sure to checkout the weekend challenge over on evolveupdates.comDropship Tutorial Voiceovers (English Only)Alongside our new UI explaining character abilities every character now has a quick run down of the abilities from our in-game Announcer! This will only play if you’re between character levels 1-7 on a specific Hunter or Monster.New Store ContentHunter Skins (Thursday) Parnell Man EaterMaggie MonarchWeapon Skin (Wednesday) Lazarus VictoryBucket VictoryHyde VictoryMonster Skins (Thursday) Savage KrakenKraken Ceiling Changes (How…
- Overpowered Weekend has begun - 10X XP and 10X Silver Keys! - 19 August 2016
The Shear Madnesscontinues, with the latest update bringing a new Assault character to Evolve Stage 2, Renegade Abe, and our latest Map Variant, Overpowered. But the madness isn't over yet...it's only just begun! As a thank you to our community, starting at 10:00am PDT on Friday August 19th until 10:00am PDT on Monday August 22nd we are running a 10X XP and 10X Silver Key event. The journey so far of Evolve Stage 2 has brought back so much passion within the Studio that we can’t wait to keep pushing Stage 2 forward as the months go on! So go ahead and enjoy some serious bonus XP and Silver Keys on TRS
- Introducing: Renegade Abe and Overpowered - Update 2.06 - LIVE NOW! - 16 August 2016
New Assault: Renegade AbeAbe has gone Renegade! Check out his new Double Barrel Shotgun, Nerve Toxin Dart and Corrosive grenades in the latest update for Stage 2! http://www.evolveupdates.com/renegadeabe/New Map Variant: OverpoweredWeather control has gone full OP! Alongside a new lighting pass, Weather Control now is home to a new Map Variant known as ‘Overpowered’The details on how the mode works is below: Collect up the 5 different buffs to create the most overpowered buff combinations you can!To find out more information on the buff combos check out the website here: http://www.evolveupdates.com/renegadeabe/#overpowered New Store ContentRenegade Abe Weapon Skins (Wednesday) Arctic SkinsBlood Eagle SkinsNighthunter Weapon SkinHunter Skins (Thursday) Monarch Hunter SkinBlood Eagle Hunter Skin (TRS Fav)Monster Skins (Thursday) Wraith Hornet Skin (Buzz Buzz)In-Game Info Overlay HUD on t…
- Evolve Stage 2 is getting a co-op vs. AI playlist and a deadlier Orbital Drill - 10 August 2016
Evolve Stage 2 ie, the new free-to-play version of Turtle Rock's asymmetrical team shooter is in the middle of its first Shear Madness event. It spawned a new Medic character last week , but the newest reveal includes a new map variant, as well as a Co-op vs AI playlist. Entitled Cataclysm, the map is a much nastier version of the original Orbital Drill. According to Turtle Rock, not only is there lots of deadly lava and meteors, but some of the latter can even heal you upon collision though beware, because that holds true for both Hunters and Monsters. It sounds like a not very pleasant tourist destination to be honest, but for killing monsters and / or hunters it's probably the perfect spot. "The sky has been consumed with embers, soot and smoke that could engulf the whole planet. Strangely enough, alongside the hellfire the planet seems to have taken some of the Hunters healing techn…
- Introducing: Cataclysm and Co-op - Update 2.05 - LIVE NOW! - 9 August 2016
NEW Map Variant: Cataclysm Orbital Drill has taken on a whole new look and a whole new gameplay with the new Map Variant, Cataclysm.So what goes on in Cataclysm? During Hunt matches meteors will fall from the sky that both damage (orange) and heal (green) Hunters and Monsters. These meteors will leave a damage over time (orange) or heal over time (green) effect after they explode on impact.The meteors will spawn randomly over the course of a match, but once a Dome fight begins the meteors frequency will increase during Dome fights to create a hectic fight between Hunters and Monsters. The Map has gone through a completely new art pass to create a world that has been engulfed by hellfire.This Map Variant will show up in Hunt and Co-op matchmaking only.NEW Co-op vs AI Matchmaking ModeHunters can queue up alone or with friends as a 4-Hunter squad to fight AI Monsters All Progression and Si…
