Ark: Survival Evolved caused a kerfuffle recently when the open-world dinosurvival game launched a 15 expansion despite still being in early access. Even an unsatisfying response from developers Studio Wildcard didn’t stop the Scorched Earth add-on from topping the Steam charts, mind. Anyway, now Wildcard are back to free Ark content updates, boshing in two new flying dinos and bringing more desperately-needed performance optimisations. What’s going on in that picture up there? Ah, that’s some folks using the new Archaeopteryx as hang gliders. Just another day in Ark. …

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Studio Wildcard describe the latest dino to breech the shores of Ark: Survival Evolved‘s fantastical technoisland as “extremely rare.” Which is just as well, I reckon, because, well, have you seen the size of the blighter? The Titanosaur enters the multiplayer survival ‘em up courtesy of its v243 update, which also extends the existing Snow Biome and introduces the new Redwood Forest area. Pop below to see the new ruinous locale in situ, as well as some moving pictures of the newest debutante. …

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The thing I remember most strongly from the Ark: Survival Evolved segment at E3 was the ridiculously massive Titanosaur which you can build on and wondering how long before someone modded that to reference the Discworld arrangement of the space turtle A’Tuin and elephants. Oh, there’s also the introduction of the upcoming Redwood Biome and an explanation of why/how you can fling poop. Now I’ve had time to actually go back and watch the segment properly so here’s the deal – watch from 40:15ish: …

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Since storming the sprawling and ever-changing plains of Early Access last year, ARK: Survival Evolved has grown into a pretty comprehensive survival sandbox filled with crafting, cooking, foraging and, of course, frantically pegging it in the opposite direction from hungry dinosaurs. If you want to survive beyond the next localised extinction event, Matt s beginner s tips and resource guide make for essential reading, so too does his advice on the game s islands, base building, and creature taming in turn. But what about mods? How do you twist Studio Wildcard s breakout open-world adventure playground to suit your own playstyle? Enterprising survivalists should check out the developer s handy tutorial on how to create and distribute mods via the Steam Workshop over here, whereas those happy to enjoy the works of others should

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Dino survival game ARK: Survival Evolved has been a huge success for developers Studio Wildcard but clouds are gathering and those clouds look an awful lot like lawyers. Issues surrounding the game’s origins and the soliciting of staff from Dungeon Defenders creators Trendy Entertainment will be heard in court next month, report Kotaku. If the outcome of that hearing grants the injunction sought by Trendy, development of ARK could be suspended and there’s even a possibility that the game could eventually be removed from sale. Trendy’s former creative director Jeremy Stieglitz is at the heart of the complaints. …

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