Evolve (PC, PS4, Xbox One)

[I OU a Beatn]

Few independent studios sport the multiplayer pedigree of Turtle Rock Studios. After years of working on Valve's Counter-Strike series, the California-based developer created Left 4 Dead, a post-apocalyptic shooter that redefined cooperative gaming and landed the number-one spot on Game Informer's Top 30 Co-op Games of All Time list. Now the studio is combining its competitive and cooperative design expertise for a new, next-gen only IP: Evolve. Backed by publisher 2K Games, which paid a whopping $10.8 million for the IP in last year's THQ auction, Turtle Rock is taking full advantage of gamers' powerful new systems.

The sci-fi multiplayer-focused shooter pits a four-player crew of alien hunters against a separate player-controlled monster that grows larger and more powerful over the course of matches. Each hunter features its own unique items and abilities, and while the monster may be outnumbered, its size and an assortment of devastating attacks make it a more than formidable foe. Like Turtle Rock's previous titles, Evolve is being built with variety and replayabilty in mind; the result is a novel mix of cooperative and competitive multiplayer elements that's unlike anything we've played before. Our exclusive hands-on time with the game's four-versus-one hunt mode left us with plenty to be excited about, and you can get all the details in this month's issue.

Our 12-page look at Evolve reveals the first hunters, monster, and unique equipment players will get their hands on when the game releases on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 this fall. We also have a wealth of exclusive screens and hands-on impressions you won't want to miss. Check out the cover image below for your first hint at what's to come.

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[gschwendt]

So it's L4D set in space... I enjoyed both the original and the sequel so I'll give this a go most likely.

[JBHuskers]

Kinda like a L4D version of Aliens. Awesome.

[CLW]

Another FPS?

[JBHuskers]

Another FPS?

FPS but L4D is not like any other FPS. (Assuming this is going to be in the style of L4D)

[I OU a Beatn]

I don't think they've confirmed which view it'll be. Game Informer has coverage all month so I'm sure that info will come out soon.

[I OU a Beatn]

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“We knew we wanted him to be the first monster that would ever be revealed, and the first monster that players would have access to, and the first one the media would see,” says Turtle Rock Studios head Chris Ashton. “So we wanted it to be recognizable and not too weird.”

The Goliath is their jack-of-all trades, a bipedal powerhouse who crouches into a simian sprint and maintains his balance with a spiked tail. Even in his smallest form, he’s intimidating; at stage one he’s about 10 feet tall, and he only gets taller with each of this three evolutionary forms. “If he stood fully up, he’d be in the 30s,” says character modeler Brandon Yanez. “He’s really big.”

Even though he does have a recognizable form factor, you probably won’t be looking at his back for a zipper. “We didn’t want him to feel like a dude in a costume, we wanted him to feel as believable as possible, and that transcends into a lot of our theory,” says Yanez. “We exaggerate stuff as long as it feels believable.

“It’s not like a Silent Hill kind of horror, but it’s more of a James Cameron, Aliens style, where it just looks cool.”

[JBHuskers]

This is looking great.

[I OU a Beatn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNHw9VoXqsw#t=49

Some game play. Confirmed first person view.

[CLW]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noyjxCsxP5M

[JBHuskers]

Release date announced today - October 21st.

[JBHuskers]

Got in the alpha for XB1. Did anyone else?

[Marlowe]

Alpha on ps4 side here


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[CLW]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0hd3fzrK7Q

[JBHuskers]

Getting this from Dell as I have $125 credit coming from buying a TV.

[steelerfan]

Is it ever going to be possible to have a game like this that tries to stay rooted in reality? As soon as I see the 'magic and lasers' I shut that video down and moved on knowing that I have ZERO interest in this game.

I would buy a game that is similar to Battlefield but with "monsters" but this garbage of 'Street-Fighter-esque' velocity and bright lights flashing all over the screen is a HUGE turnoff for me.

No thanks.

#TheScriptIsDead

[JBHuskers]

Anyone getting this? I'm using my Dell credit I got from a TV to get this and Hardline.

[CLW]

Anyone getting this? I'm using my Dell credit I got from a TV to get this and Hardline.

Nope but the concept looks interesting as a 1 v. whatever game. i can see it being really fun with friends but prob not against randoms.

[CLW]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyNfxjlrdVI

[SCClassof93]

Anyone getting this? I'm using my Dell credit I got from a TV to get this and Hardline.

I don't plan on it. Playing Dying Light now and The Order is coming soon. I still have not gotten into NBA 2k15 yet because of everything else I have been playing. Plus this does not look that interesting to me:dunno:

[Rudy]

My son just bought this. The concept is cool. He's having fun so far. The download speed was AWFUL though.