ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved available on the Microsoft Store and now supports CrossPlay

21 Dec 2017

You can now play the game online cross-platform between Xbox One and PC.

Ark: Survival Evolved launched on Windows 10 Store, now 'Play Anywhere'

20 Dec 2017

In the wake of its latest Aberration expansion, Ark: Survival Evolved has now launched on the Windows 10 Store as an Xbox Play Anywhere game. Much like other games that have walked similar paths—like, say, Fallout Shelter and Resident Evil 7: Biohazard—this means PC players who access Ark via the Windows 10 Store can now join their Xbox counterparts on the same servers as friends or as foes. "Tied to the players’ Microsoft account, Ark survivors can now pick up their adventure where they left off," explains a statement, "switching between their Xbox One and PC while taking their saved progress, Gamerscore, DLC, and achievements with them."In his review earlier this year, Ian Birnbaum described Ark's post-Early Access release as "a bloated, grindy mess, but [is] so packed with options that a better game is hidden inside it." Check out Ian's thoughts in full in this direction, and watch moving pictures of Ark's

ARK: Survival Evolved Now Allows Windows 10 And Xbox One Players To Survive Together

20 Dec 2017

Survive with friends across platforms thanks to new Windows 10 store launch.

You Can Be Impregnated by an Enemy in Latest 'Ark: Survival Evolved' Expansion

12 Dec 2017

A new creature in the recent 'Ark: Survival Evolved' expansion "Aberration" can impregnate player characters, Eurogamer reports.

You Can Be Impregnated by an Enemy in Latest 'Ark: Survival Evolved' Expansion

12 Dec 2017

A new creature in the recent 'Ark: Survival Evolved' expansion "Aberration" can impregnate player characters, Eurogamer reports.

Ark: Survival Evolved studio CEO on Early Access, reviews and punching trees

14 Nov 2017

Yesterday I had the chance to speak with Doug Kennedy, CEO of Studio Wildcard, the company responsible for Ark: Survival Evolved. Needless to say, that game’s heady brew of dinosaur riding and tree punching has been a remarkable success–and ranks among the few survival games to leave its stint in Early Access. But it hasn’t been without controversy. The release of Scorched Earth, Ark’s first major expansion before the game had launched proper, was a sticking point among its playerbase, as were other factors such as the game’s price increase when it finally hit 1.0. But generally speaking the game is being played and enjoyed–it’s sold a whopping 11 million units across all platforms, which can hardly be attributed to player ambivalence.

ARK: Survival Evolved will have two graphical modes for Xbox One X

17 Oct 2017

We're mere weeks away from the Xbox One X launch. Think you'll get one? (Now, or ever?) Studio Wildcard has spoken about its Xbox One X update for ARK: Survival Evolved and while the new hardware won't lead to a silver bullet that fixes all...

ARK: Survival Evolved Explorer’s Edition Is Now Available For Xbox One

06 Oct 2017

ARK: Survival Evolved Explorer's Edition gives you access to the base game and to the Scorched Earth (available now), plus two more expansion packs as they become available.

Ark's Jesse Rapczak says launching from Early Access doesn't mean the work is done

07 Sep 2017

"You know, it feels weird because we still plan to work on the game," Jesse Rapczak told Steven at PAX West, speaking of Ark's launch from Early Access at the end of August. "So, it's not this big 'OK, we're done!'"Rapczak went on to say that he considers the launch an important milestone for Studio Wildcard's dino-survival game, but there is still plenty to do in terms of bug fixes and other improvements. "While it feels good," he said, "we still feel like we got work to do." Along with improvements to the base game, Aberration is in the works, an expansion that brings survivors to a hostile alien world with no atmosphere where the safest place to be is deep underground. Aberration will be along sometime in October of this year, to be followed in 2018 but a third and as-yet unannounced expansion.Watch the full interview from PAX West 2017 above, and check out all the rest of our PAX coverage here.