The Evolve countdown continues to tick away while 2K reveals more about the Evolve rework that was revealed last night, saying the asymmetrical shooter will now be known as Evolve Stage 2, and revealing more details in this update. They illustrate the news with an announcement trailer and a launch trailer, and offer this outline of the plan:

Evolve as you know it has been completely overhauled and is being re-launched on PC today as Evolve Stage 2, with new game design, gameplay mechanics, and improved gameplay balance and system performance. Not only that, but starting today you can play Evolve Stage 2 completely FREE on PC via Steam.

Why is Evolve changing and what does this mean for new and existing players? Chris Ashton and Phil Robb, co-founders of Turtle Rock Studios explain all in a letter to the Evolve community, which you should read on the forums here:
https://talk.turtlerockstudios.com/t/a-message-to-our-community/87816

Evolve Stage 2 is an entirely new beast with a ton of changes and content in the BETA version that launches today on PC. Full details on all of that can be found here: https://evolvegame.com/news/en-evolve-stage-2-announce

Lastly, it was paramount to us with Evolve Stage 2 that if you own or buy a copy of original Evolve on PC, your game will automatically upgrade to Evolve Stage 2 and you will receive “FOUNDER STATUS” in-game. Full details on what Founder Status means can be found here:
http://evolvegame.com/news/en-founders-status-in-evolve-stage-2