The Free Genesis Part 2 Expansion Map Concludes the Eons-Spanning Saga of the Definitive Dinosaur Survival Experience for Switch Players
July 31, 2024
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Studio Wildcard :
SEATTLE, WA - July 31, 2024 - Studio Wildcard and development partner Grove Street Games today announced the release of ARK: Genesis Part 2 for ARK: Survival Evolved on Nintendo Switch. This massive free expansion map lets Survivors explore a vast new world teeming with strange biomes and creatures on a colony ship traveling through deep space. Throughout this adventure, Survivors can engage in story missions to conclude the ARK saga with a final confrontation between the AI companion HLN-A, voiced by Madeleine Madden (“The Wheel of Time”), versus the deranged Sir Edmund Rockwell, voiced by David Tennant (“Doctor Who”)!
Watch the new trailer for ARK: Genesis 2 HERE.
ARK: Genesis Part 2 comes as a free download for owners of ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition, which includes all the original ARK: Survival Evolved content and its huge Expansion Packs Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, and Genesis Part 1 & 2, or available within the ARK Genesis Pass and the ARK: Ultimate Survivor Upgrade.
Haven’t yet experienced ARK? Head to the Nintendo eShop now to pick up ARK: Survival Evolved, Season Pass and Genesis Pass are all 50% off.
ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition is coming to mobile! This new on-the-go adaptation of ARK, coming to both iOS and Android, is planned for a launch in Holiday 2024, and is a massive mobile dino-adventure which will include the original full-scale PC game plus all the massive ARK expansion packs - Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, and Genesis Parts 1 & 2.
ARK: Genesis Part 2 Gameplay Features
NEW STORY-ORIENTED MISSIONS
A holographic guide, HLN-A, voiced by Madeleine Madden (“The Wheel of Time”), offers a wide array of engaging new story-oriented missions at varying difficulty levels, as Survivors build up strength for a final battle with Rockwell, voiced by David Tennant (“Doctor Who”). Complete missions to earn map-wide bonuses and Hexagons, which can be spent for extra resources, Engram Points, TEK items, travel between environments, and more. Discover Explorer Notes and environmental cues along the way to learn even more about the ARK saga history.
EXPANSIVE WORLDS TO CONQUER
Emerge from the Genesis Part I simulation into a gargantuan starship filled with unique biomes, including beautiful elysian fields, an exotic twilight realm of highly evolved lifeforms, the depths of outer-space, and even the innards of the ever-expanding Rockwell himself. Whether it’s sentient alien plants, Rockwell’s digestive fluids, or asteroids warping in from intergalactic space travel, each biome presents unique hazards, but also opportunities to acquire new resources and creatures -- including the powerful new ‘Mutagen’ that enables you to further evolve your existing tames!
STRANGE NEW CREATURES
The vast expanses of Genesis Part 2’s world is filled with brain-controlling Noglins, elegant high-tech Stryders, the cuddly mobile-nursery Maewing, and even the laser-shooting, bomb-blasting, barrel-rolling Astrodelphis starfighter -- among other fantastical new creatures and evolved R-Variants of old favorites!
POWERFUL NEW GEAR
As you brave the many dangers of this new world, you’ll gain access to powerful new tools to aid you. You’ll learn how to place remote cameras, pull off tricks with a floating skateboard-like Hoversail, take care of your eggs with the high-tech Incubator, shoot arrows made of pure energy with the Tek Bow, even engage in a Real Time Strategy command mode within the new Exo-Mek --- and far, far more!
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About STUDIO WILDCARD
Since revealing its flagship game ARK: Survival Evolved in 2015, Studio Wildcard has tirelessly strived to bring its dinosaur-filled vision to the masses. With millions of players worldwide, the team has delivered an amazing amount of new content and leveraged cutting-edge technology to keep fans engaged. With a transmedia universe, the ARK story can be discovered on all gaming platforms, within spin-off titles, and now as a new epic narrative featuring a star-studded cast in ARK: The Animated Series on Paramount+. For more info visit www.studiowildcard.com
ABOUT GROVE STREET GAMES
Located in Gainesville, FL, Grove Street Games has been an influential game developer since 2007. They have delighted fans of the world's greatest games with bold interpretations on new platforms, and have delivered fresh and original games to millions of happy players. They have grown to be a leader in the industry because of their commitment to building incredible and accessible gaming experiences. Their games can be found worldwide across all major gaming devices, including consoles, PC, and mobile. www.grovestreetgames.com
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