2K quietly restores Evolve multiplayer services

Turtle Rock's last major game, Evolve, didn't really ever find success. While there was a lot of pre-release hype for the game, overly aggressive monetisation at launch put a lot of players off. Online functionality for the game eventually came to an end, but in a surprise move, Evolve seems to be coming back this year. 

Evolve: Stage 2 had its multiplayer shutdown back in 2018 and several months ago, online functionality in Evolve Legacy, the original version of the game, also went offline. A discord channel dedicated to grouping up players got involved, with fans sending requests to 2K to reinstate Evolve's multiplayer, and 2K decided to get it done, as reported by NME.

Four years after initially closing down, Evolve: Stage 2 now has peer-to-peer and matchmaking online functionality once again. Additionally, players have found that Hunt mode now rewards rare skins once again, something that has been missing from the game since multiplayer originally shut down.

Of course, there still aren't that many Evolve players. Steam Charts shows that the game averages less than 100 peak concurrent players  per month, although this recent news has driven player numbers back up to nearly 300 concurrent players. If you do feel like revisiting Evolve at any point and need help getting a group together, the Evolve Reunited Discord is a good place to start.

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KitGuru Says: I was very excited for Evolve before its initial launch and I still think the idea and gameplay had plenty of promise. Now that the game has been stripped down to just the core experience with less of a focus on monetisation, it might be worth revisiting. 

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