![]() We sincerely apologize for this delay and genuinely appreciate your understanding. Because of everything that involves, we need more time for development. As we learn more about the engine and develop the sequel, we have adapted our workflows and pipelines to accommodate this new next-generation paradigm. We aim to use this cutting-edge tech to its fullest potential while creating a game with never-before-achieved scope. The Unreal Engine 5 is incredibly new technology to us (and all developers). So why the delay? We aim to make Ark II the best game and provide players with a truly exceptional and rewarding experience. This news will disappoint many-we feel it too-but we’re confident this difficult decision is the right one. We’ve put much thought into delaying Ark II to improve the final product and the team’s well-being. When the second installment was released, it replaced the 2016 original, so it was canceled out of necessity.īut let’s see how Studio Wildcard explains the postponement of Ark II: “After careful consideration, we have decided to delay the sequel’s launch to the end of 2024 when it still launches exclusively on Xbox, Game Pass, and Windows distribution platforms. So, it won’t be what Activision Blizzard did with the first installment of Overwatch. When Ark: Survival Ascended is released, Ark: Survival Evolved’s servers will be shut down, but the game saves will be downloadable to continue playing on single-player, non-dedicated, unofficial servers. This bundle will be available between August 2023 and August 2024, only for one year, after which the two games can be purchased separately. Still, it will also give us Ark II alongside the remaster, with access to an early beta of Ark II next year. It will be available as a standalone game for $/€40 on PlayStation 5, and the Ark Respawned bundle will be available on PC and Xbox Series for $/€50. Survival Ascended is also scheduled to receive canon DLC in the year’s final quarter (October-December) and will include four new creatures. ![]() The Island and non-canon DLC maps will also join the remaster. You’ll also find a battle royale-inspired Survival of the Fittest game mode, overseen by a dedicated team in development. There will also be a new third-person camera, new structures, redesigned mini-map, a new ping system, new queueing system in this version. The studio is putting together the multiplayer with the help of Overwolf. you can pick up where you and left off on any platform) multiplayer. There will also be dynamic water, interactive vegetation, more rendering fixes, revamped art assets, cross-platform (and cross-progression, i.e. On PC, it will support Nvidia’s RTX Direct Illumination ray tracing technology, but other UE5 features (Lumen, Nanite) will also appear in the remaster. In addition to the sequel, it's also producing Ark: The Animated Series, which ditches the 3D-rendered visuals for a Saturday morning cartoon style.Let’s start with Ark: Survival Ascended, which will be released at the end of August for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC. There'll be free-climbing, parkour, sliding, and swinging, as well as "souls-like melee combat" with target-lock, blocks, combos, and special attacks.Īdditionally, the sequel will feature dynamic world events players will be able to encounter, along with opposing PvE hostile enemies called the Aratai, and component-based item crafting for weapons and tools.ĭeveloper Studio Wildcard is going all-in on the IP. Ark 2 will feature user-created, cross-platform mods for new creatures, items, gameplay features, and maps, as well as support for modded unofficial servers.Īlthough no new gameplay was revealed, it's been confirmed via the game's Steam page that players can expect the game to run on Unreal Engine 5 with third-person-only gameplay. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Awakened on a primal world filled with dinosaurs & humans struggling for dominance, you must team up with legendary heroes to confront dark forces," the game description explains. The survival game will also star Auli'i Cravalho from Disney's Moana as his daughter Meeka. Ark 2, which was first revealed during The Game Awards last year and features actor Vin Diesel as the main character Santiago, was originally slated to release this year. ![]()
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