"Evolve" Open Beta Arrives in January 15th

If you Missed the "Evolve" Alpha on XBox One Last Month, Good News: Starting January 15, XBox One Owners with Gold Subscriptions, will be Able to Participate in a New Open Beta, Courtesy of Turtle Rock and 2K. The 1st 2 Days will be Familiar, with Already-Introduced Monsters 'Goliath' and 'Kraken' Available for Play, as well as, the 1st 8 Hunters: 'Markov', 'Maggie', 'Val', 'Hank', 'Hyde', 'Griffin', 'Lazarus' and 'Bucket'. At 1st, Players will Only be Able to Play 'Hunt' Mode on 2 Maps. However, On January 17, Turtle Rock is Expanding the Beta to include 'Evacuation', "Evolve's" Campaign-Style Mode Taking Place across 5 Stages that are Transformed depending on which Side Wins Each Match.


The Developers State that, "any Hunter and Monster characters you unlock while playing the XBox One Open Beta will carry over when the game launches". The XBox One Beta will Conclude on January 19. PC and PS4 Players Won't be Completely Left Out. On January 16, PC Players will Have Access to a Limited "Technical Test" on PC, which will be Available to Players Who Participated in the "Evolve" 'Closed Alpha' in August and to Owners of BioShock Infinite or Left 4 Dead (Turtle Rock's Previous Title). PS4 Players Who Participated in that Platform's 'Big Alpha', will be Able to Play on January 17, though Neither PC nor PS4 Players will be Granted Access to 'Evacuation' Mode or Unlock Progress. The Newly Announced 'Wraith' Monster Class, Won't be Available in the January Beta on any Platform.