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.

Evolve’s three-month global Proving Grounds Tournament, exclusively on Xbox One & produced by ESL, will see players compete across qualifying and regional events, with top teams vying for a share of the Global Finale’s $100,000 prize pool provided by 2K.

Qualifying Rounds will begin Sunday, April 26, 2015, with the Global Finale in Los Angeles the week of June 15, 2015. The Proving Grounds Tournament is open globally to all players with an Xbox Live Gold membership and an ESL account, and interested players can sign up here.

Additional details for Evolve’s Proving Grounds Tournament presented by ESL are as follows:

Player Pool and Qualifying Rounds

• The Proving Grounds Tournament player pool is comprised of two regions: North America and Europe;
  • Players from the United States, Canada and Mexico will compete for a trip to the North American Semifinals in Burbank, Calif.;
  • Players from all other eligible countries* will compete for a trip to the European Semifinals in Cologne, Germany;
• Four winning teams from each region will be determined at the conclusion of the four weekly Qualifying Rounds:
  • Each Qualifying Round is open to 128 teams per region, with each team consisting of five players;
  • The Qualifying Rounds will take place across four consecutive Sundays in 2015: April 26, May 3, May 10 and May 17;
  • Teams may participate in multiple Qualifying Rounds;
• The Qualifying Rounds will incorporate the following prize structure, provided by 2K:
  • Winning teams from each Qualifying Round will receive $100;
  • Second place teams from each Qualifying Round will win $50;
  • The top four teams from each region at the conclusion of the Qualifying Rounds will receive a trip to their respective Semifinals. 

Semifinals

• The four winning European Region teams from the Qualifying Rounds will receive a trip to attend the European Semifinals at ESL’s Cologne, Germany studio on May 24, 2015;
• The four winning North American Region teams from the Qualifying Rounds will receive a trip to attend the North American Semifinals at ESL’s Burbank, Calif. studio on May 31, 2015;
• The European and North American Semifinals will be broadcast live on Twitch at http://twitch.tv/evolvegame;
• The Regional Semifinals will incorporate the following prize structure, provided by 2K and Microsoft:
  • The top two teams from each Regional Semifinal will receive $2,500 and a trip to Los Angeles for the Proving Grounds Tournament Global Finale;
  • The third place team at each Regional Final will receive $1,500;
  • The fourth place team at each Regional Final will win $1,000;
  • Additional prizing to be provided by Microsoft. 

Global Finale

• The top two teams from each Regional Semifinals tournament will travel to Los Angeles for the Proving Grounds Tournament Global Finale the week of June 15, 2015;
• Teams will compete in front of a live studio audience; the finals will also be broadcast live on Twitch at http://twitch.tv/evolvegame;
• Teams will play for a piece of the Global Finale’s $100,000 prize pool, provided by 2K:
  • The winning Proving Grounds Tournament team will win $62,500;
  • The second place team will win $20,000;
  • The third place team will earn $12,500;
  • The fourth place team will receive $5,000.

Evolve: Hunters Quest is a Match-3 puzzle combat game that takes players on more than 100 missions set in the Evolve universe. Players join a team of Hunters on the planet Shear in search of new and unique wildlife and Monsters. Throughout the missions, players must match three tokens of the same color to unleash devastating attacks on their enemies, fill up energy bars to activate Hunters’ special abilities, and earn Mastery Points to level up their characters.
 
For fans who purchase Evolve on PC or console, Evolve: Hunters Quest also links directly into the main game for an expanded experience that can be enjoyed on-the-go. Players can apply their Mastery Points earned in Evolve: Hunters Quest to characters in the Evolve game on any platform. Players can also discover and unlock unique game art, and enhance their console skills by watching replays of their online multiplayer matches from a strategic top-down view.