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Evolve's Big Alpha on PC Is Yours if You Own XCOM: Enemy Unknown

If you own XCOM: Enemy Unknown and want to try Evolve's BIg Alpha, you're in luck.

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Want to play Evolve's Big Alpha on PC but don't have a code? If you own XCOM: Enemy Unknown you're in luck.

Publisher 2K's community manager Stephen Reid announced via the game's Steam page that if you already own XCOM: Enemy Unknown, you can now download and participate in Evolve's Big Alpha. Just check your Steam library.

To find out what the Big Alpha includes and if your PC can run it, check out developer Turtle Rock Studios' announcement from last week.

After hitting Xbox One first on October 30, Evolve was supposed to launch on PC and PlayStation 4 yesterday, but has been delayed on the latter due to network difficulties. Last night, 2K released a statement saying that "2K, Turtle Rock Studios, and PlayStation continue to work hard to resolve the difficulties affecting the Evolve Big Alpha on PlayStation 4," but hasn't said when it expects to resolve the issue.

The Big Alpha ends on Sunday, November 2.

In Evolve, four players fight together to take down a fifth player, who takes on the role of a monster with unique (and deadly) attributes. The game was originally targeted to launch this year, but was delayed to February 10, 2015. Turtle Rock previously created the Left 4 Dead series.

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I own Xcom Enemy Unkown ye...


"The Big Alpha ends on Sunday, November 2."


Oh, I see, never mind. What's the use in trying a game you need to at least somewhat understand to have fun in (how the monster works, how the classes work, how the tracking works) when it's over before you know it ?

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<< LINK REMOVED >> it does give you a quick tutorial for each class as you get them and it's kind of like picking a new character in LoL, only 4 abilities per class and you learn by using them

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I've played for an hour and I don't feel like I need to play any more of it. There are 3 maps and they're all meaningless generic terrain, there's barely an objective, and any smart monster will make you run around aimlessly for 5-10 minutes doing absolutely nothing while it evolves to level 3 at which point it proceeds to kill you by completely outrunning you, outlasting you and overpowering you. That's literally all it is, unless the monster has no clue what it's doing in which you win within 2 minutes because it's underpowered to start with. There's no content, and what is there is pretty generic and meaningless, which is exactly what I thought when it was announced and what they said about what was going to be in it.

I don't think the game works well like this, there has to be some sort of main objective or side-objectives to spice things up... otherwise it's the exact same romp every single time over a small handful of maps with no landmarks or set-pieces. Either the monster is hilariously weak or it's insanely strong... there's very little middle ground. Sure, not all the game modes have been released yet so things may change but please don't tell me that's literally all there is and you expect people to pay $60 for that.

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It seems you have no clue what you are doing because I pretty much always track the monster down lvl1 or while evolving to lvl2 with a decent team. If you can't find it till level 3 your team did something wrong.

You can also buff up and barricate at the power core as humans if the monster gets lvl 3 too early which is pretty op with the right team coordination (e.g. the robot support with all it's turrets).

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needs more classes, more monsters, more abilities...... 2 monsters and 4 hunter types gets old pretty quickly

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I dunno why, but I'm getting this feeling that this game is gonna turn out another Destiny... I know they're somewhat different type of games, but I'm still getting a suspicious vibe from it. Oh well, let's hope for the best.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> I"d be surprised if it even turns out that good.

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@4kgamer_lmxxx It's just that gaming websites are making the game out to be the greatest co-op game in a decade, which I think will leave a lot of people disappointed. The game looks pretty fun, but not nearly as involved as what I'm being led to believe by a lot of previews and the like, and it seems rather light on actual content.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Yea, I noticed that long ago. It seems like websites are hyper hyped about the game but i don't see anybody in the comments looking forward to the game.

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Game is good fun. You definitely need 4 friends playing as the hunters, as thus far I've yet to die as the monster as random teams have no team work what so ever.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> I have to disagree. The monster can go down fairly easily even against a group of random hunters. It is all just situational.

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I've only killed one moster as a random team yet. It's pretty hard, especially if you're up against a high level monster (I don't know if they have levels, have not played as a monster yet) and you're still trying to get to level 2.

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@xsonicchaos @JaM1ee I've only played with randoms and been winning much more than losing even with lvl3 monster as long as you don't let it get back to full armor. I think Evolve just does a very good job at informing you of your team status even without voice communication. What I've noticed is that support players don't usually like to use shield which is important. Shield's even more crucial than healing in battle, and stealth and the bombs are very useful in getting downed people up. And use waypoint markers a lot, they're important to let your team know where monster is going so that you can intercept it and can stick as a group, just chasing along its tracks is pointless

It's really down to luck what kind of people you end up with, but generally I've been with people who can work as a team.

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To the people saying this game sucks, you are the worst type of jaded assclowns.


I just spent 2 hours playing it and it's wonderful. It doesn't work, at all, on bad internet connections but the game and its level of fun are entirely dependent on the people you play with, as it is a coop game, derp.


If you find cool people and you all run around talking like Arnold Schwarzeneggar, it's exceedingly fun. It is well designed entirely around team work and it's fun for the monster too when they crush all your well laid plans and escape, or when they barely escape with their life.


Admittedly being the monster kind of sucks because you're definitely going to lose, but it's still fun.

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I love that I'm always the jerk here for being one of the 5 people who isn't a 5 year old immature prick that ONLY immediately jumps to conclusions based on nothing but a whisper and a bad cell phone pic with instagram filters.


It's a god damned alpha, you tools. The game isn't even 3/4 finished. If you don't like co op games, great, good for you, go back to your self proclaimed hipster hole where you pretend to be above every game that ever releases and that you know how best to design a fun game. No one cares what you think. The game will succeed regardless. Leave the fun having, even if it's completely dumb, to the actual gamers.


Furthermore, I really don't care if you listen to me. In all honesty, I'd be happier if you died of an aneurysm and caught on fire while reading my comments. Any of them, even if they're agreeing with you, because 99% of you are trash. Listening to me runs the risk of me actually having to talk with some of you and unless you are Ezioismyname or Ricanv or about 3 other people, I'm not interested. Plus then maybe GameSpot would finally stop getting clicks and would just go away.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Insulting people is definitely the best way to get them to listen to you.

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I would pay a crazy amount of money to see a Predator conversion mod for this game, it's the perfect fit.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> I would like to see that as well!

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The game surely doesn't suck, but being just in alpha, I can see how it can get repetitive at times. Well, except if you're playing with friends, that's always a party. A hunting party.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> plus as the giant fan boy you are surely you must realise opinions differ? cause if you don't....well it explains a lot really

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<< LINK REMOVED >> 2 monsters and 4 classes......I got bored after a couple of hours

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Um...They're not going to give you access to the whole game. They have to leave something for the people who will pay to play the game to look forward to.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> great job, you finished ALPHA. Now actually play the other 95% of the game and tell me it sucks.

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Sweet already downloading!

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interesting deal, ahh its 13.8gb!

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I knew something was added to my Steam library, think I might reach 50% download before the alpha is over. Hope they do a prolonged beta with the same promotion.

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I didn't even notice this. I have sooooo many games on Steam to play. Wondering if i should click it.

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I don't know if anyone is still interested, but I have a few alpha codes if anyone wants one.

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Is the beta going to be open to all at any time for PC or PS4?

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Greatness Delayed...

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<< LINK REMOVED >> ....'we talking 'bout practice'... or in this case we talking about alpha.

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I hope it removes itself from my library when it's over. I still have a Left 4 Dead 2 and Arma 2 betas in my Steam Library, it really bugs me.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> I have L4D2 beta and bought the game like a year after it came out. Definitely some weirdness going on

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Why the hell would you only let us know about this now? Hours before we will lose access to it? Most people won't even be able to download it between now and tomorrow.

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@Dannystaples14 Most people who actually wanted to be in it already knew,. And the alpha isn't ending any time soon. November 2 is wrong because the alpha literally wasn't available until this weekend, despite this access being announced weeks ago.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> It's not wrong, it's supposed to run only this weekend

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<< LINK REMOVED >> it's a weekend alpha.....

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Really ? My internet downloaded it in about an hour and a half.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Self centred prick. Why not actually put yourself outside of your own little world for once?

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Too little too late bruh!

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