ARK: Survival Evolved
This ambitious survival game emerges from Early Access fully featured but just as in danger of toppling in on itself as ever before.
Key events
24th January 2020
Ark: Survival Evolved's Genesis expansion gets another delay
6th November 2018
Ark: Survival Evolved's final expansion, Extinction, out today on PC, soon on consoles
26th October 2018
Ark: Survival Evolved gets a November release date on Switch
2nd February 2018
Ark: Survival Evolved's ugliest dinosaurs are getting a makeover in the new TLC update
12th December 2017
Ark's new Aberration expansion has an enemy which can impregnate you
22nd November 2017
Ark: Survival Evolved's next paid-for expansion Aberration finally has a release date
1st September 2017
30th November 2016
6th September 2016
Ark fans burned by Scorched Earth, the Early Access game's "completely finished" expansion
1st September 2016
Early Access dino hit Ark gets "completely finished" expansion
1st February 2016
Ark: Survival Evolved patch looks to improve frame-rate on Xbox One
10th December 2015
4th August 2015
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Ark: Survival Evolved's Genesis expansion gets another delay
Now expected in February.
Ark: Survival Evolved unveils new two-part Genesis expansion, coming in December
And you can build on a giant turtle's back.
Digital FoundryArk: Survival Evolved on Switch is cut back to the absolute barebones
It's playable, but the visual compromises are extraordinary.
Ark: Survival Evolved's final expansion, Extinction, out today on PC, soon on consoles
Base game free to play for a week on Steam.
Valve issues 95,000 bans in just seven days
Buh-bye, cheaters!
FeatureWhat it's like being a low-level streamer
Admiral Peach, reporting for duty.
Ark: Survival Evolved is heading to mobile next week
Free-to-play on iOS and Android.
Ark: Survival Evolved is bringing online dinosaur survival to iOS and Android "this spring"
Closed beta launches on iOS today.
Ark is getting a Minecraft-like spin-off, and it's heading to Steam and Xbox early access soon
UPDATE: Steam and Xbox One early access begins!
Ark arrives on Windows 10 and is cross-buy and cross-play with Xbox One
Noah reason not to.
Ark: Survival Evolved's next paid-for expansion Aberration finally has a release date
December spawned a monster.
Ark: Survival Evolved Xbox One X enhancements detailed
Leave the Stone Age.
FeatureArk: Survival Evolved is out of Early Access but still needs work
Console performance just isn't good enough.
Ark: Survival Evolved review
Tyrannosaurus vex.
Switching on Ark PS4-Xbox One cross-play would "not take more than a few days"
"Microsoft and Sony need to work it out."
FeatureHow Ark survived Steam Early Access
Studio Wildcard on DLC controversy, lawsuits and PR disasters.
Sony apparently "won't allow" Ark: Survival Evolved PS4-Xbox One cross-play
"We have it working internally..."
Ark: Survival Evolved's full release delayed
Tyrannosarus-vexed.
Let's talk about the controversial Ark: Survival Evolved price hike
Greed, or a necessary evil?
Ark dev makes abrupt U-turn on plan to wipe PvP servers
Just a day after announcing and defending the plan to press.
Ark: Survival Evolved finally has a PS4 release date
And it's out next week.
Ark fans burned by Scorched Earth, the Early Access game's "completely finished" expansion
UPDATE: "Everyone wakes up every day thinking about how we can make Ark better."
Ark dev folds Survival of the Fittest back into Survival Evolved
"We just aren't cut out for free to play mechanics."
Ark: Survival of the Fittest PS4 on hold
So dev can focus on release of main Ark game for PS4.
Legal troubles brewing around Ark: Survival Evolved
Early Access hit under threat.
Ark: Survival Evolved now has a F2P spin-off
72-player Ark: Survival of the Fittest offers cash prizes.
Ark: Survival Evolved patch looks to improve frame-rate on Xbox One
Plus, split-screen for both versions.
Ark: Survival Evolved is getting online and local split-screen on Xbox One
But how will it run?
Digital FoundryDigital Foundry: Hands-on with Ark: Survival Evolved on Xbox One
It's sold over 1m copies. Is the star of Microsoft's Xbox Early Access initiative worth buying now?
Ark: Survival Evolved set for Xbox Game Preview this month
It's 'saur worth checking out.
ARK: Survival Evolved developer is giving away $25k in modding contest
Create your own maps, modes and functions for money.
Cities: Skylines, Ark and more indies announced for Xbox One
We Happy Few! Bloodstained! Thimbleweed Park!
ARK: Survival Evolved dev offers $100 bounty for reporting hacks
The first payment has been confirmed.
ARK brings dinosaurs and dragons to multiple platforms
Steam Early Access version due in June, Morpheus support confirmed.