The release of 2K’s new game Evolve has been highly anticipated. The game is from the makers of Left 4 Dead and features a ‘boss-fight’ mechanic where 4 players go up against a single player, 4 hunters against a massive ‘boss’ monster to see which side emerges on top.

So disappointment is bound to be on the minds of many when they hear that 2K have pushed back the date from this Autumn to early next year. No reason for the delay was provided but the game has just ended its first public alpha on PC, so it’s possible some heavy bug fixes are required that will take some time. Which is confusing because I tried the game with four others at Insomnia 51 in April and the game played very well, but that was on high-end PCs so possibly the issue could lie in optimisation of the game.

Whatever the reason, Evolve should be a game worth waiting for; more so now that 2K have a little more time to be sure the game works perfectly so we can launch onto alien planets and hunt down our friend in alien-guise for fun.