The remaster of the hit dinosaur survival gameArk: Survival Evolved,Ark: Survival Ascended,which is being built in Unreal Engine 5, has seen a small delay from its original August release date. Originally announced earlier this year,Ark: Survival Ascendedis aiming to bundle all the original game’s DLC expansions into one cleaner-looking package ahead of itsArk 2sequel.
Since its 2015 release,Ark: Survival Evolvedhas quickly become one of the most popular titles in the world of survival games with its focus on being able to fight and tame an array of different dinosaurs. Having been first revealed at The Game Awards 2020, the sequelArk 2is set to featureHollywood actor Vin Dieselas it carries the survival franchise forward using Epic’s newly developed Unreal Engine 5. With some of the very first Unreal 5 games likeLords of the FallenandSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2finally beginning to near release dates,Arkfans have been eager to learn 2andSurvival Ascended.Though, fans will now have to wait a bit longer for the latter.
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Developer Studio Wildcard has announced the delay of theArk: Survival Ascendedremaster from August to October, with no specific date, as the team works through somechallenges with Unreal Engine 5. The DLC expansions from the first game that are set to be included inSurvival Ascendedwill be fragmented and released following the remaster’s October launch. The Island DLC will be included inSurvival Ascendedday one, while Scorched Earth will be made available in December. Additionally, the Ragnarok and Aberration DLC expansions will make their way to the remaster in Q1 2024.
The price ofArk: Survival Ascendedwill see a change as well. Its previous $60 price tag will be lowered to $45 for early access with a $5 discount at launch. Additionally, withSurvival Ascendedessentially replacing the originalArk: Survival Evolvedgame, a changing of the guard for the servers will need to take place. Now thatSurvival Ascendedhas been delayed to August, theSurvival Evolvedservers will see closure on September 30.TheArkcommunity has been displeasedwith having to purchase the remaster in order to continue playing. Since this is a live service survival game, making the remaster a free update for existing players would be ideal, especially withSurvival Evolvedbeing taken offline permanently, but this isn’t the case as of now.
As the wait forArk 2continues, fans of the dino survival sandbox can look forward to a potentially better looking version of the original game this Fall. As this coming October is loaded with majorblockbusters likeAlan Wake 2,Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, and more, it’ll be interesting to see ifArk: Survival Ascendedwill be able to cultivate and maintain a larger audience of new fans ahead ofArk 2.
Ark: Survival Ascendedis coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S in October.
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