Microsoft has revealed a first look at Ark: Survival Ascended, the Unreal Engine 5 remake of the original Ark: Survival Evolved.
The video, shown off during the Xbox Partner Preview broadcast, showcased familiar dinosaur-filled environments that made 2015’s Ark: Survival Evolved such a huge hit across PC and console.
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ARK: Survival Ascended is coming soon: https://t.co/ix8Cd5LGGL | #XboxPartnerPreview pic.twitter.com/emOlWxYUNJ— Xbox (@Xbox) October 25, 2023
Developer Studio Wildcard announced Ark: Survival Ascended will be available soon, and supports cross-platform modding with Unreal Engine 5, which means the Xbox Series X and S version will benefit from mods created for the PC version.
The new in-game CurseForge mod browser, which will be directly accessible from the main menu of the game, will soon be filled with new structures, dinos, maps, decorative pieces, and game modes, Studio Wildcard said in a post on Xbox Wire. Interestingly, Studio Wildcard said it’s working with professional game studios and developers to bring their original content and IP to Ark: Survival Ascended “to make it the ultimate gaming modding ecosystem”.
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