Ark: Survival Evolved Is Getting A Remake, Survival Ascended
thegamer.comArk: Survival Evolved fans might be waiting for the sequel a little longer, as it's just been revealed that the first game is getting a remake on Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X, called Ark: Survival Ascended.
A couple of years ago, one of the strangest sequel announcements ever was made at The Game Awards - a sequel to Ark: Survival Evolved that starred Vin Diesel. We haven't heard much about that project since its announcement and subsequent promise that it's going to be released in 2023 (which seems very unlikely now), but it looks like something else is on the way before we get that sequel.
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As revealed at the Xbox Partner Preview, Ark: Survival Evolved is getting a remake called Ark: Survival Ascended. No release date was given for the project beyond a vague claim that it's "coming soon", but we do know that it's going to release on Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X. No other platforms have been confirmed right now, but considering the original Ark is on pretty much everything, it's unlikely it's exclusive.
The trailer showed a bunch of sights that are sure to be familiar to players of Ark: Survival Evolved. Waking up on a beach with a strange diamond thing in your arm, shooting or befriending dinosaurs, and palling around with other survivors on the island. The major improvement shown here is that the graphics are a lot better than they've ever been, owing to the fact that, according to the Xbox Wire announcement, the game has been "remade from the ground up utilizing next-gen tech with support for cross-platform modding with Unreal Engine 5".
Following the announcement, Studio Wildcard shared a post on the Xbox Wire about the remake,
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