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ARK: Aquatica Gets A Release Date But Fans Are Unconvinced By Its 11-Second Teaser Trailer
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 67852" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/06/08/aquatica-trailer-sbr-6-10-1-1749400666085.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>ARK: Aquatica — the new expansion for <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/ark-survival-evolved" target="_blank"><u>ARK: Survival Evolved</u></a> — finally has a release date, and it's soon: July 15, to be precise.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://snail.com/news/snail-games-kicks-off-gdc-week-with-exclusive-pre-event-social-and-major-announcements-including-a-10-year-celebration-of-ark-survival-evolvednbsp" target="_blank"><u>Snail Games announced its "in-house developed new expansion map, Ark: Aquatica</u></a>" at GDC in March. The studio described the expansion as a non-canonical side story to Ark in “an ambitious underwater setting featuring 95% of gameplay taking place beneath the surface." However, the <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/ark-survival-evolved-fans-lash-expansion-trailer-filled-with-ai-generated-slop" target="_blank"><u>Ark: Survival Evolved expansion trailer released alongside the announcement was resoundingly condemned</u></a> after fans discovered evidence of generative AI imagery.</p><p></p><p></p><p>OG developer Studio Wildcard immediately distanced itself from the discussion, <a href="https://x.com/survivetheark/status/1901846059933942125" target="_blank"><u>clarifying on social media</u></a> that Ark: Aquatica was not being developed by its team. It also revealed Ark: Lost Colony, a new expansion for <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/ark-survival-ascended" target="_blank"><u>Ark: Survival Ascended</u></a> that will lead into the sequel, although since missing its <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/ark-2-still-on-track-for-late-2024-ceo-says" target="_blank"><u>previously planned late 2024 release window</u></a>, the future of Ark 2 remains unclear.</p><p></p><p>ARK: Aquatica introduces the first submerged ARK with above-water islands, "challenging players with new survival mechanics, extreme environmental hazards, a huge explorable map area, and unique gameplay elements".</p><p></p><p>The underwater biome adds 21 new tameable creatures, 74 new Engrams — including seven tek Engrams — and underwater survival thanks to features like air pockets and propulsion vehicles.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps unsurprisingly, the <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ARK/comments/1lw5l4k/pack_it_up_guys/" target="_blank"><u>latest teaser has been under intense fan scrunity</u></a>, with some going as far as to implore others to report it to Steam if they <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ARK/comments/1lw5l4k/comment/n2bqs23/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button" target="_blank"><u>suspect anything is generated by AI</u></a>. Some are also questioning the purpose of the trailer posted to Snail Games' <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWTdUtQHRSg" target="_blank"><u>YouTube</u></a>, with one asking of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWTdUtQHRSg" target="_blank">11-second teaser</a>: "Okay, so what the f**k does this tell me about the expansion?"</p><p></p><p>"I am 200% sure that this update was created to kill all existing mods and plugins," added another YouTube commenter.</p><p></p><p>ARK: Aquatic is in development by Studio Sirens to "commemorate the 10-year anniversary of ARK: Survival Evolved" and will be available exclusively on PC. A price has yet to be confirmed.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/vixx.bsky.social" target="_blank"><em>BlueSky</em></a><em>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/ark-aquatica-gets-a-release-date-but-fans-are-unconvinced-by-its-11-second-teaser-trailer" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 67852, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/06/08/aquatica-trailer-sbr-6-10-1-1749400666085.jpg[/IMG] ARK: Aquatica — the new expansion for [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/ark-survival-evolved'][U]ARK: Survival Evolved[/U][/URL] — finally has a release date, and it's soon: July 15, to be precise. [URL='https://snail.com/news/snail-games-kicks-off-gdc-week-with-exclusive-pre-event-social-and-major-announcements-including-a-10-year-celebration-of-ark-survival-evolvednbsp'][U]Snail Games announced its "in-house developed new expansion map, Ark: Aquatica[/U][/URL]" at GDC in March. The studio described the expansion as a non-canonical side story to Ark in “an ambitious underwater setting featuring 95% of gameplay taking place beneath the surface." However, the [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/ark-survival-evolved-fans-lash-expansion-trailer-filled-with-ai-generated-slop'][U]Ark: Survival Evolved expansion trailer released alongside the announcement was resoundingly condemned[/U][/URL] after fans discovered evidence of generative AI imagery. OG developer Studio Wildcard immediately distanced itself from the discussion, [URL='https://x.com/survivetheark/status/1901846059933942125'][U]clarifying on social media[/U][/URL] that Ark: Aquatica was not being developed by its team. It also revealed Ark: Lost Colony, a new expansion for [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/ark-survival-ascended'][U]Ark: Survival Ascended[/U][/URL] that will lead into the sequel, although since missing its [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/ark-2-still-on-track-for-late-2024-ceo-says'][U]previously planned late 2024 release window[/U][/URL], the future of Ark 2 remains unclear. ARK: Aquatica introduces the first submerged ARK with above-water islands, "challenging players with new survival mechanics, extreme environmental hazards, a huge explorable map area, and unique gameplay elements". The underwater biome adds 21 new tameable creatures, 74 new Engrams — including seven tek Engrams — and underwater survival thanks to features like air pockets and propulsion vehicles. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the [URL='https://www.reddit.com/r/ARK/comments/1lw5l4k/pack_it_up_guys/'][U]latest teaser has been under intense fan scrunity[/U][/URL], with some going as far as to implore others to report it to Steam if they [URL='https://www.reddit.com/r/ARK/comments/1lw5l4k/comment/n2bqs23/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button'][U]suspect anything is generated by AI[/U][/URL]. Some are also questioning the purpose of the trailer posted to Snail Games' [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWTdUtQHRSg'][U]YouTube[/U][/URL], with one asking of the [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWTdUtQHRSg']11-second teaser[/URL]: "Okay, so what the f**k does this tell me about the expansion?" "I am 200% sure that this update was created to kill all existing mods and plugins," added another YouTube commenter. ARK: Aquatic is in development by Studio Sirens to "commemorate the 10-year anniversary of ARK: Survival Evolved" and will be available exclusively on PC. A price has yet to be confirmed. [I]Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at [/I][URL='https://bsky.app/profile/vixx.bsky.social'][I]BlueSky[/I][/URL][I].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/ark-aquatica-gets-a-release-date-but-fans-are-unconvinced-by-its-11-second-teaser-trailer"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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