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Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Genre: Action
Publisher: 2K Games
Developer: Turtle Rock
Release Date: Feb. 10, 2015

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'Evolve' (ALL) Gets Season Pass, Reveals 4th Monster As DLC - Trailer

by Rainier on Jan. 13, 2015 @ 12:50 p.m. PST

Evolve is a multiplayer shooter that blends cooperative and competitive multiplayer experiences as a team of four hunters face off against a single, player-controlled monster.

Set on an alien planet in the distant future, gamers hunt their prey in adrenaline-pumping 4v1 matches. Players experience Evolve as a first-person shooter when playing cooperatively as the four hunters, while they control the monster in the third-person perspective, providing a gameplay experience unique to Evolve.

Play as the Monster to use savage abilities and an animalistic sense to kill your human enemies, or choose one of four Hunter classes (Trapper, Support, Assault and Medic) and team up to take down the beast on the planet Shear, where flora and fauna act as an adversary to Hunter and Monster alike. Evolve includes three Monsters, 12 Hunters, 16 maps, and four game modes: Hunt, Nest, Rescue, and Defend.

The Evolve Hunting Season Pass includes four new playable Hunter characters available this spring, and three exclusive Monster skins available at launch on February 10, 2015.

Behemoth is a tank of a Monster that becomes a giant, destructive boulder and rolls through the environment for quick traversal. Behemoth will be available for purchase this spring for $14.99, or as part of the Monster Expansion Pack, which is free* for those who pre-order and pre-purchase Evolve, and also includes the Savage Goliath Skin at launch.

It is the largest monster in Evolve. It is the largest monster there will ever be in Evolve. He was literally made as large as we could make him. Everything the hunters have learned, how to deal with Goliath’s epic Leap Strike and Flame Breath, how to jetpack dodge Kraken’s Lightning Strike, how to recognize Wraith’s Decoy, all that is useless.

Against Behemoth, it’s a new game.

Hunters must now deal with a rolling juggernaut. A creature so powerful it summons massive walls of rock to block off the terrain, isolate and destroy individual hunters, or shield itself from their weapons. It hurls exploding blasts of magma at anyone foolish enough to fight it.

Behemoth is so large, he cannot leap or jump. He moves by rolling across the landscape like a juggernaut. He can climb, but just as the hunters must develop new strategies, so must Behemoth players. Climbing is slow, and when you are slow, you are an easy target. It’s almost always better to roll away. He has the most armor, the most health and you do NOT want to be on the receiving end of a punch. He’ll need it. Because he’s so big, he’s slower and presents a much larger target.

  • Lava Bombs: Effective at short and long range, these mortar bombs shatter into fragments and continue to burn the area around them, including any Hunters who find themselves in the damage radius.
  • Rock Wall: Creates a large, semi-circular rock structure that either traps victims inside with Behemoth, or locks him away from attackers.
  • Tongue Grab: Behemoth uses his harpoon-like tongue to snatch a distant target and pull it into melee.
  • Fissure: A wave of destruction blasts out of Behemoth, fracturing the terrain and scalding and stunning everything in its path.

Fans planning to buy the Hunting Season Pass can purchase the Evolve Digital Deluxe Edition, which includes the Evolve main game plus the Hunting Season Pass at a greater savings value. The Evolve Digital Deluxe Edition is available for pre-purchase now as a digital download for Xbox One, and for PC from participating retailers, and will be available soon as a digital download for the PS4.

The Evolve PC Monster Race Edition adds even more content and savings, and is available for pre-purchase now as a digital download for PC from participating retailers.

Players who pre-purchase Evolve digitally on Xbox One starting today can pre-load the game now through launch on February 10, 2015. Also starting today, players can pre-load the Evolve Xbox One Open Beta, which begins at 12:00 PM ET on January 15, 2015. Pre-purchasing Evolve or the Evolve Digital Deluxe Edition for Xbox One grants players an exclusive instant unlock of the third Monster and the third tier of Hunters at launch and for use during the Xbox One Open Beta.

Xbox One Exclusive Pre-Purchase and Pre-Load

  • Players who pre-purchase Evolve digitally on Xbox One starting today can pre-load the game now through launch on February 10, 2015;
  • Starting today, players can pre-load the Evolve Xbox One Open Beta, which begins on January 15, 2015;
  • Pre-purchasing Evolve or the Evolve Digital Deluxe Edition for Xbox One grants players an exclusive instant unlock of the third Monster (Wraith) and the third tier of Hunters (Parnell, Abe, Caira, Cabot) at launch and for use during the Evolve Xbox One Open Beta;
  • Players who pre-purchase Evolve or the Evolve Digital Deluxe Edition for Xbox One will also receive the Monster Expansion Pack free, which includes Behemoth, the fourth playable Monster, this spring, and the Savage Goliath Skin at launch.
 Evolve Hunting Season Pass
  • Includes four new playable Hunter characters available this spring, one in each class: Assault, Trapper, Medic, and Support;
  • Includes three Monster skins at launch, exclusive to the Evolve Hunting Season Pass: Magma Goliath, Magma Kraken, and Magma Wraith;
  • The Evolve Hunting Season Pass contains $29.96 of content for $24.99;
  • The four playable Hunter characters will be available for purchase individually outside of the Evolve Hunting Season Pass for $7.49 each.
 Evolve Digital Deluxe Edition
  • The Evolve Digital Deluxe Edition is available for pre-purchase now as a digital download for Xbox One and Windows PC, and will be available soon for PlayStation®4 system;
  • Includes Evolve main game and the Evolve Hunting Season Pass;
  • The Evolve Digital Deluxe Edition contains $89.95 of content for $79.99;
  • Players who pre-purchase Evolve or the Evolve Digital Deluxe Edition will also receive the Monster Expansion Pack free, which includes Behemoth, the fourth playable Monster character, this spring, and the Savage Goliath Skin at launch.
 Evolve PC Monster Race Edition
  • The Evolve PC Monster Race Edition is available for pre-purchase now as a digital download for Windows PC from participating retailers;
  • Includes Evolve main game, the Evolve Hunting Season Pass, and additional content when it becomes available after launch: a fifth playable Monster character, two additional playable Hunter characters, and four Monster skins that will be available exclusively to those who purchase the Evolve PC Monster Race Edition for 30 days;
  • The Evolve PC Monster Race Edition contains $131.88 of content for $99.99;
  • Players who pre-purchase the Evolve PC Monster Race Edition will also receive the Monster Expansion Pack free, which includes Behemoth, the fourth playable Monster character, this spring, and the Savage Goliath Skin at launch.

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