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  • Day One! Launch & More!

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    Today, ARK: Survival Evolved has made its transition from an Early Access title to a full Digital and Retail release. As a studio, we are incredibly excited about reaching this milestone. It has been a challenging and emotional experience for everyone a part of the ARK world; we're overjoyed about finally being able to hold the complete ARK disc, and want to thank each one of you for joining us on this journey.

    ARK started out as a very ambitious project, in terms of scope of content, features, and the story. It was no secret that we were in for an adventure with what we were hoping to achieve alongside the community. It started out as a basic open-world survival game, with one ARK, one boss, about 30 creatures, and approximately a bazillion bugs give or take. It was hard to say where the game would lead us, regarding its story, and its development. Those of you who were with us for the Early Access launch had many questions about how the world came to be, why you were here, and where we were going. Today, you can begin to discover the answer to those questions.

    Over the past 26 months, the game has undergone massive improvements thanks to feedback from the community. We now launch with four ARKs - including the Norse & Scottish Highland-Inspired "Ragnarok" -, five bosses, over one hundred creatures to tame and encounter, the inclusion of the Primitive+ alternate game mode & Procedural ARKs, hundreds of mods, total User Interface overhauls, general performance enhancements, bug fixes, quality of life improvements, countless additional gameplay plus story elements, and... a toilet.

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    With the “1.0” release version, you can experience the full story of ARK: Survival Evolved! Can you make it to the heart of the ARK and discover the shocking secret that lies buried within? While it may seem strange for a survival game to have a “single player” mode with an “ending”, we’re happy that surviving the ARK provides a measure of closure should you seek it, while also pointing the way to what comes next.

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    Rest assured this complete version of the game will still be receiving regular updates, and this is not the end of the ARK saga, but only the beginning of the next phase, for great adventures and awe-inspiring new experiences are just around the corner…

    It won't be long before we add two new members to our ever growing family of critters (with the Otter joining us today on PC, with the Phoenix and additional Tek Gear coming later this week!), as well as items, additional gameplay elements and more. ARK has only just scratched the surface, and there is a long future ahead, survivors everywhere will get to experience something out of this world.

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    Early Access hasn't been an easy or straightforward process; there is no established guidebook or instructions on how to take a game from early access, and into the full digital and physical retail release. You could say that we now understand why so few have done it. ;)

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    Having the community by our side, through thick and thin has been a key component to achieving this milestone. Sometimes we've made mistakes, and have had different opinions, but we truly appreciate each and every one of you. Your feedback, ideas, support, and passion through our Early Access journey have been vital to the development of the game and will continue to be invaluable to us. The community has undoubtedly influenced ARK for the better and contributed to its success and the landmark of reaching full digital and retail release.

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    We encourage everyone who has ever wanted to ride a T-Rex, soar across the skies on the back of a Pteranodon, fish from their boat as the evening sun fades over the horizon, or explore the deepest caverns to encounter terrifying extinct predators, to join us in the living, dynamic world that is ARK: Survival Evolved. Whether online or off, solo or in a large tribe, we think that everyone will find something special to discover on the ARK and make it their home.

    Stay tuned for updates on the relaunch of our Official Server Network on our social media channels (@survivetheark), and watch this space over the course of this week for lots more exciting ARK news, hint hint!

    See you there! :Jerblove:

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    Just now, GP said:

     

    great ty any news on when it will be available in the microsoft store? for pc

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    Just now, UnseenFortune said:

    When does Ark Play anywhere for Xbox one and Windows 10 come out?

    that is middle of sept eta

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    the pics look sawesome, but any word on when it will be up, will we have an event going with it and has there been any prep when everyone is logging on at the same time?

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    This is why I get fed up poor communication and 0 transparency. They promise one thing then do something completely different without much in the way of any apology. All of us that spent sooo many hours during early access got semi-shafted for release and have to start again from scratch to play on the proper server network so we wanna get it going asap, it takes along time to get over 100 again as it is without sitting here twiddling our thumbs for hours. COME ON GUYS YOU TAKE OUR MONEY QUITE HAPPILY WHATS WRONG WITH SHOWING US SOME RESPECT AND DECENCY IN RETURN AND EXPLAINING WHY YOU ONCE AGAIN GOT YOUR TIMING MILES OUT.......

    Maybe we should all go play Dark And Light its has alot of bugs still but the devs there are super quick at letting the players know the score.

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    Awesomeness "Get ready for the race of the year, where everyone is running naked to pillar its way to the top. Punch your way through various obstacles, naked survivors hitting trees and rocks for the beginning of their journey. Ark Survival evolved full realease... in theaters Aug. 32nd. (read with trailer voice actor Don Lafontaine)

     

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    still ban from Ark. false positive ban are still keeping my gaming community from playing enjoy your launch.

    BTW where is the 2 DLC promised on launch????

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    2 minutes ago, SCEDeadeye said:

    BTW where is the 2 DLC promised on launch????

    No-one promised 2 DLC's on launch. What was said was there will be 2 new DLC's, one expected after launch in 2017 and one in 2018. No-one promised anything about launch.

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    Just now, GP said:

    No-one promised 2 DLC's on launch. What was said was there will be 2 new DLC's, one expected after launch in 2017 and one in 2018. No-one promised anything about launch.

    GP whats up you can answer someone that is rude but not me? Is it you just dont know because that is ok to say. but to respond to someone that has be banned before someone that trys to help the community? Its ok because i understand you are busy.

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    Any console update? it is well after 9am est and im getting super antsy to play the new map

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    1 minute ago, MasterMonkey said:

    GP whats up you can answer someone that is rude but not me? Is it you just dont know because that is ok to say. but to respond to someone that has be banned before someone that trys to help the community? Its ok because i understand you are busy.

    No I don 't know about the store version i'm afraid.

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    1 minute ago, S3R10U5M4R1N3 said:

    Any console update? it is well after 9am est and im getting super antsy to play the new map

    my update was done this morning about 9 am central time

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    Just now, GP said:

    No I don 't know about the store version i'm afraid.

    that is alright ty so much for the reply.

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    I really like the announcement trailer, a bit more like the ark we are all used to playing and not all tek stuff.

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    Monkey my update for console is also done, ps4, but servers arent up yet, therefore my previous question was referring to updates on when servers will be coming online for console.

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    1 minute ago, S3R10U5M4R1N3 said:

    Monkey my update for console is also done, ps4, but servers arent up yet, therefore my previous question was referring to updates on when servers will be coming online for console.

    ahh I am sorry. I just hope they are ready by lunch when i come home from work for an hour.

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    im sitting here hitting the refresh button like a patient on the ward ok, I get it, I do, lol.

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