How Turtle Rock Studios created the 4-on-1 monster-hunting game Evolve (interview)

One of the biggest next-generation video games in development is Evolve, a cooperative first-person shooter coming this fall from publisher 2K Games and Left 4 Dead developer Turtle Rock Studios.

The game is a multiplayer-only title where four human hunters search across large 3D landscape for a big monster. It’s like a boss fight in a sci-fi game, only one where the boss, or the monster, is controlled by another human player. I’ve previewed the game, and it takes a lot of skill on both sides. It’s nerve-racking for everyone as each side has its advantages. The human players can track and trap the monster, but the big brute can hide in the alien jungle and toss the humans around like rag dolls.