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Ark: Survival Ascended Hits Xbox Today, PlayStation Version Delayed To December

Studio Wildcard has announced the Ark: Survival Ascended Xbox release date, but there's bad news for PlayStation gamers. In a post on the official Ark: Survival Ascended X (formerly Twitter) account…

November 21, 2023 | 08:48 EST

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Ark: Survival Ascended Developers Share Update on Xbox Series X|S and PS5 Release Timing

Today Ark: Survival Ascended developer Studio Wildcard shared an update about the timeline for the launch of the game on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. In a post made on X (formerly Twitter) the folks at…

November 15, 2023 | 10:07 EST

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Angela And Snail Games Reach Agreement In Ark: Survival Evolved Legal Dispute

The legal dispute between Snail Games and Myth of Empires developer Angela over supposedly stolen Ark: Survival Evolved source code appears to be at an end. In a press release, Snail Games says it…

October 11, 2023 | 09:24 EDT

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ARK 2

In ARK 2, Every aspect of the ARK series has been rethought and redesigned in this sequel. The game boasts an Epic Story, Revolutionary Cross-Platform Modding, Third-Person Gameplay, Soulslike Melee…

October 8, 2023 | 12:08 EDT

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Ark Developers Partially Backtrack on Ark 2 + Survival Ascended Pricing Plans Following Backlash

Following the news about Studio Wildcard's plans for the Ark franchise, the developer has received substantial backlash and has decided to partially amend its plans.  Originally, the developer…

April 9, 2023 | 11:05 EDT

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ARK 2 Delayed to the End of 2024; ARK: Survival Ascended Remaster Announced

Today Studio Wildcard had news to share about its upcoming survival game Ark 2 and its predecessor Ark: Survival Evolved. First of all, we learn that Ark 2, the sequel starring Vin Diesel announced…

March 31, 2023 | 09:24 EDT

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Ark: Dinosaur Discovery Invites Kids To Discover Dinos on Nintendo Switch

Alongside a massive overhaul to Ark: Survival Evolved that fixes a number of known Switch port issues, comes a new and interesting game for kids! Ark: Dinosaur Discovery is a kid-friendly version of …

October 28, 2022 | 03:44 EDT

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Myth of Empires DMCA'd Due to Source Code Theft Allegations from Ark: Survival Evolved

A strange situation has emerged with Chinese strategy game Myth of Empires -- it's been DMCA'd on Steam by Ark: Survival Evolved developer Studio Wildcard over allegations of source code theft. The…

December 8, 2021 | 03:12 EST

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ARK: Survival Evolved coming to Switch in November

ARK: Survival Evolved developer Studio Wildcard have announced that the survival game will be coming to the Nintendo Switch in roughly a month, on 30 November 2018 - with all the content found on…

October 29, 2018 | 11:45 EDT

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ARK: Survival Evolved is Coming to Nintendo Switch

Giant survival MMO ARK: Survival Evolved is making its way to Nintendo Switch, Studio Wildcard announced at GDC 2018 today. The news was revealed during Epic Games’ “State of Unreal” presentation, in…

March 21, 2018 | 06:28 EDT

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Ark: Survival Evolved Delayed Due To Consoles

Ark: Survival Evolved has had a rocky road to release, despite its popularity throughout early access. A legal dispute with Trendy Entertainment over their lead developer, controversy over splitting…

July 31, 2017 | 05:02 EDT

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Ark: Survival Evolved release date and free Ragnarok DLC revealed

Ark: Survival Evolved has been around for so long and sold so many copies that it's pretty easy to forget that it never actually "came out". After a long period of beta and early access, Studio…

June 22, 2017 | 05:29 EDT

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Ark: Survival Evolved Starts Funding Modders

Studio Wildcard, the development studio behind Ark: Survival Evolved, the science fiction survival game featuring everyone's favorite dinosaurs, has started a new program where 15 of the best modders…

March 2, 2017 | 08:30 EST

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Catch Pokémon in ARK as Pokémon Evolved Mod Returns [Corrected]

Correction: We originally noted that the mod in question was ARKMon and had several mistaken facts included regarding it. We have corrected these below and in the title. Earlier this month, Steam…

January 17, 2017 | 06:06 EST

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Ark: Survival Evolved Now Going To Add Sheep Regardless of Award

Yesterday, we covered the announcement from Studio Wildcard that if their title Ark: Survival Evolved won the "Best Use of a Farm Animal" Steam Award they would add a sheep, called the Ovis Aries, to…

December 28, 2016 | 09:50 EST

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Ark: Survival Evolved Promises Sheep If Victorious in Steam Awards

Update: Studio Wildcard has taken down the original post, and released a new one that promises the Sheep regardless if they win the victory. You can learn about it here, and if you want to see what…

December 27, 2016 | 05:23 EST

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Ark: Survival of the Fittest Development Ends, Ark Park Details

The strange story of Ark: Survival Evolved continues, as its spin-off works get reorganized. Developer Studio Wildcard has announced that they are going to be ceasing updates for the Ark: Survival of…

December 17, 2016 | 04:20 EST

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Ark: Survival Evolved

Ark: Survival Evolved is a survival game. Featuring an open world, the player must gather supplies and items to survive a hostile environment.  Do what you can to survive with food, water, and…

September 18, 2016 | 06:13 EDT

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Ark: Survival Evolved Dev Apologises For Calling Players Cheap

A lot can be said in the heat of the moment that is later regretted and taken back. Something similar happened to Ark: Survival Evolved developer Rob "WC_Stark" during an exchange on Discord that led…

September 5, 2016 | 06:02 EDT

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Ark Scorches Fans With $20 DLC; Still In Early Access

Early Access survival game Ark: Survival Evolved shocked fans today when they announced their first paid expansion, aptly titled Scorched Earth. This $20 expansion was released on both PC and Xbox…

September 1, 2016 | 10:36 EDT

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Ark Sells Over 5.5m, Survival of the Fittest No Longer F2P

As an early access survival game, Ark: Survival Evolved has done very well for itself. While the devs continue to add more to the game, they have announced both some good and bad news for fans. …

August 6, 2016 | 08:29 EDT

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ARK: Survival Evolved 50% Off, Free Weekend, Patch 245

ARK: Survival Evolved is currently having a free weekend on Steam according to a press release. The game is also on sale for 50% off. The free weekend and sale coincide with the Patch 245 update to…

July 29, 2016 | 09:30 EDT

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E3 2016 - Jesse Rapczack Interview on Ark: Survival Evolved

Just after the PC Gaming Show, where he made a big announcement, I was able to talk with Jesse Rapczack Co-Founder and Co-Creative Director of Studio Wildcard about Ark: Survival Evolved. For those…

June 20, 2016 | 10:00 EDT

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PC Gaming Show E3 2016 - Ark: Survival Evolved

Ark: Survival Evolved has revealed the addition of a new dinosaur to the game that adds new features as well. The Titanosaurus is a giant Brontosaurus like dinosaur that you will have to use a new…

June 13, 2016 | 03:59 EDT

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ARK developers reveal plans for the future at PAX East

PAX East has ended but not before Studio Wildcard was able to tell the world about some of the big updates coming to ARK: Survival Evolved over the next couple of months. The news revealed sales…

April 26, 2016 | 11:37 EDT

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Legal Dispute Emerges over ARK: Survival Evolved

This week it was revealed that there was an ongoing battle between Trendy Entertainment, creators of Dungeon Defenders, and one of its former employees, Jeremy Stieglitz. An issue has arisen between…

March 25, 2016 | 07:13 EDT

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ARK: Survival Evolved update brings a new creature and more

  Today ARK: Survival Evolved got a brand new update for the PC. Revealed today on the Steam Community page the update adds a bit for the players in game but adds a more to the back end of the…

February 9, 2016 | 03:47 EST

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ARK: Survival Evolved Adds Gallimimus and More

ARK: Survival Evolved will be getting a new dinosaur as well as a bunch of other goodies in Patch 233 according to an announcement on the game's Steam Community page. The most significant…

January 30, 2016 | 08:45 EST

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ARK: Survival Evolved To Get Split-Screen On Xbox One

Before the initial launch of the Xbox One version of ARK: Survival Evolved developers Studio Wildcard spoke about features that they would want to put into the console edition of the game. One of…

January 22, 2016 | 05:21 EST

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ARK: Survival Evolved Biomes Added

ARK: Survival Evolved got two new biomes today for players to explore: the Swamp and the Snow. ARK: Survival Evolved is a game about survival as you spawn as a naked human and have to collect…

September 28, 2015 | 11:43 EDT

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Ark: Survival Evolved Update Adds New Mode, Streamlines Mod Creation

Ark: Survival Evolved has slowly been growing since it began its massively popular run on Steam's Early Access program. The game's latest update brings with it a host of new features, as well as the…

August 15, 2015 | 01:41 EDT

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Microsoft Gamescom 2015 - Ark: Survival Evolved

Microsoft announced that Ark: Survival Evolved, the survical game (with dinosaurs) that is getting a lot of public and critiqua approval on the Early Access platform of Steam, will come on Xbox One…

August 4, 2015 | 11:45 EDT

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ARK: Survival Evolved Announced For PC Early-Access In 2016

Developed by Studio Wildcard, Ark: Survival Evolved is an open-world dinosaur survival game coming to Steam Early Access on June 2, with a final launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC scheduled…

May 11, 2015 | 11:40 EDT