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 – phil robb, co-founder of turtle rock on evolve

the concept of next project had begun prior development of left 4 dead. inspired asymmetrical mode of left 4 dead, , hunting games cabela s big game hunter, team wanted create game prey strike @ hunters. concept became evolve, , company s next full-scale project. turtle rock pitched game multiple publishers including valve. of them not supportive of idea of asymmetrical multiplayer video game; valve not interested in project. these companies thought turtle rock small handle triple-a project. publisher thq decided accept game , funding. thq s president danny bilson, , jason rubin, enthusiastic idea of having asymmetrical multiplayer game evolve. rubin once hoped turtle rock develop free-to-play business model game. idea later scrapped, , resulted in significant changes in terms of game s gameplay , cast. on may 26, 2011, thq officially announced publishing turtle rock s next major title. on june 10, 2011, thq described turtle rock s next title wild .

at time, thq had been in financial crisis had begun in 2010, , declared bankruptcy on december 19, 2012. game, evolve, listed, alongside other unannounced titles from: relic entertainment, vigil games, , thq studios montreal in court documents filed thq. thq unable continue publishing , funding roles, auction held other publishers acquire these titles. publishers interested in game visited turtle rock studio see secret project . company s founders felt frustrated, , rubin later suggested turtle rock bid $250,000 own project, ashton described [they] had in bank . however, outbid take-two interactive, paid $11 million acquire game , secure rights entire franchise. according turtle rock, super excited work take-two. game set published under take-two s publishing label 2k games, , formally introduced on january 7, 2014 gaming magazine game informer. during game s development, team s size expanded 75 staff members. game released in october 2014, 2k later delayed release date allow turtle rock further polish game. evolve released worldwide on february 10, 2015, microsoft windows, playstation 4, , xbox 1 platforms.