It has been so lengthy since dino-survival sequel Ark 2 was unveiled, its preposterous Vin Diesel-starring CGI trailer nearly looks like a dream. However developer Studio Wildcard stays adamant it is nonetheless taking place, and it is paving the way in which for its arrival with a brand-new Ark: Survival Ascended growth, Ark: Misplaced Colony, launching on sixteenth December.
Formally, Misplaced Colony serves as a hyperlink between Ark’s 2018 growth Extinction and its 2019 follow-up Genesis, whereas additionally laying the groundwork for Ark 2. Nevertheless it would not cease there. Misplaced Colony additionally ties into Ark’s (nonetheless solely 50 % aired) animated TV sequence, bringing a number of the present’s star-studded forged over to the sport. As such, you’ll be able to count on to listen to the likes of Oscar winner Michelle Yeo, David Tenant, Battlestar Galactic’s Katie Sackhoff, and extra – all showing in “cinematic anime sequences” by Japanese studio MAPPA – when Misplaced Colony involves Xbox Collection X/S, PS5, and PC in December.
Misplaced Colony is described as Survival Ascended’s “first canonical growth”, and deposits participant within the snowy wastes of Arat Prime – birthplace of the ARKs – the place they will observe Mei Yin’s footsteps by means of an “intense journey into the center of darkness”. There’s discuss of “misplaced” character capability timber to unlock, “cursed” gear tiers and new constructing techniques to craft, plus new creatures to tame – together with the Ossidon, a “hulking, engineered apex winter-predator”.
Gamers keen to take a look at the Ossidon forward of Misplaced Colony’s December arrival can achieve this proper now, however solely by buying Ark: Survival Ascended’s £29.99/$29.99 USD Misplaced Colony Enlargement Move. Cough up and the Ossidon may be skilled as “preview gameplay content material” on present maps, because it briefly roams the chilly biomes of Ragnarok, Valguero, and The Heart.
Misplaced Colony arrives some six months after its initially introduced June launch window, however there’s nonetheless no indication of when the repeatedly delayed Ark 2 would possibly present up. It was initially introduced in 2020 (with that foolish Vin Diesel trailer) however did not characteristic within the Ark content material roadmap launched earlier this yr, leaving many to invest it will not arrive till someday after December 2026. Studio Wildcard is, after all, no stranger to delays; even the second half of the Ark animated tv present – initially promised for 2024 – could not escape the curse, and is now due someday subsequent yr.
