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ARK: Survival Evolved is being adapted into an animated TV series, titled Ark: The Animated Series.
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How offering private servers for ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile created a triple win situation
Offering private servers for a free2play mobile game had never been done before and until then it was unclear if and how much of a success it could even be. Will players actually rent private servers and how can this be successfully monetized?
Read More »Ark: Survival Evolved retail release date delayed
Studio Wildcard has announced that the retail release of its dino-hunting title Ark: Survival Evolved has been delayed until August 29th. Originally set to launch next week on August 8th, the news of its delay was announced over the weekend. Studio Wildcard said the game had gone gold and had …
Read More »Heard About – Scoring Ark: Survival Evolved
John Broomhall talks with composer ace Gareth Coker about the iconic Abbey Road Studios and how scoring ARK: Survival Evolved became a unique production process
Read More »Ark: Survival Evolved has doubled in price
Popular survival title Ark: Survival Evolved has undergone a dramatic price increase on Steam. The game had until recently carried a 22.99 price tag on Steam in the UK. At times it had even been available for under a tenner when on sale. Now, however, the game will set buyers …
Read More »Why Studio Wildcard is bringing Ark: Survival Evolved to retail
As Ark: Survival Evolved gets ready to leave Early Access, Katharine Byrne speaks with Wildcard Studio’s co-founder Jeremy Stieglitz about its upcoming retail release, which is being distributed in the UK by Exertis. Ark’s seen a huge amount of success since it first launched in 2015 – how does the …
Read More »Studio Wildcard defends Ark: Survival Evolved’s Early Access DLC
The decision to release premium DLC for Ark: Survival Evolved while the main game remains in Early Access is consistent with realising the game’s early vision. That’s according to developer Studio Wildcard, which has reacted to the disquiet that greeted its recent announcement of the 15 Scorched Earth expansion. We …
Read More »Studio Wildcard sparks player complaints over paid Ark: Survival Evolved DLC
Member of studio’s QA team apologises after accusing critic of being ‘too cheap to pony up 20 dollars for a game worth 60’
Read More »Ark: Survival Evolved paid DLC rustles feathers
Early Access title Ark: Survival Evolved is currently bearing the brunt of a player backlash after developer Studio Wildcard announced plans for the game’s first premium expansion. The game arrived in Early Access in June 2015, where it remains. Despite being officially pre-release, however, the developer has in the meantime …
Read More »Ark: Survival Evolved hits 5.5m on PC and Xbox One
Hit PC game Ark: Survival Evolved has been downloaded 5.5m times since its June 2015 release date. Speaking to MCV, the co-founder of developer Studio Wildcard Jeremy Stieglitz said that the Xbox One SKU, which launched in December 2015, had sold 1.5m copies alone. Therefore the PC version will have …
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