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FREE ‘ARK: ABERRATION ASCENDED’ EXPANSION PACK AND ‘BOB’S TALL TALES: STEAMPUNK ASCENT’ NOW AVAILABLE
Alan Tudyk Joins Karl Urban and Auliʻi Cravalho in Bob’s Tall Tales as Voice of New Robot Companion SIR-5rM8; Two New ARK Experiences Explore the Lethal Underground Ecosystem; AMD FidelityFX Frame Interpolation Increases Frame Rates by Over 80%
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September 5, 2024
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[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Studio Wildcard :
SEATTLE, WA - September 5, 2024 - Strap on your goggles and gear-up for an incomparable journey into the dark heart of Aberration! This hauntingly beautiful, derelict ARK is a sci-fi themed, vertigo-inducing, bioluminescent cave system. Survivors will drop onto a damaged, radioactive ARK, featuring a myriad of lush underground biomes containing exotic new creatures and gear to be acquired or crafted, along with dangerous surprises and horrors untold. All ARK: Survival Ascended owners get this massive ARK: Aberration Ascended Expansion Pack for free, along with that dark world’s new community-voted creature, Yi Ling, a giant bat-winged dinosaur.
Meanwhile, ARK: Survival Ascended today released its initial implementation of AMD FidelityFX Frame Interpolation, resulting in an +80% average frame rate boost on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC for most GPU’s.
Also newly available today is Bob’s Tale Tales - Steampunk Ascent! This second entry in the larger-than-life Bob’s Tall Tales series takes you beyond the underground chaos of Aberration and into a world where gears, cogs, and steam power reign supreme! The saga is narrated by ARK’s legendary “Bob” (Karl Urban, The Boys) to young Meeka, (Auliʻi Cravalho, Moana), recounting his absolutely pivotal role within ARK’s epic storyline.
Each entry in Bob’s Tall Tales delivers unique creatures and vehicles, and with Steampunk Ascent, you can defy the subterranean depths by Zeppelin Airship, swing from luminous spider-silk strands with the new 'Cosmo' tame, and meet SIR-5rM8 (voiced by Alan Tudyk, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) a trusty clockwork-robot companion! Gum up adversaries with viscid projectiles, and even evade attacks with a wondrous watch that allows you to slip backwards to safety! SIR-5rM8 will be at your side to help brave the lethal underworld while also automating all domestic survival chores. Additionally, within Steampunk Ascent, players will unlock:
3 New Weapons & Tools
11 New Structures
40+ Cosmetic Structure Skins
15 New Player Character Cosmetics
1 New Creature Saddle Cosmetic
The final Bob’s Tall Tale - Wasteland War - will be released alongside the Extinction Expansion Pack in late 2024.
Steampunk Ascent introduces Cosmo, a web-slinging tame, and a new gear-shifting steampunk-themed adventure.
Haven’t yet experienced ARK: Survival Ascended? The base game is on sale for 33% off (Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S), while Bob’s Tall Tales DLC is 20% off and Fantastic Tames: Pyromane is 20% off.
Partner up with SIR-5rM8, your indispensable automaton companion, as you traverse the mechanical marvel of Steampunk Ascent.
ARK: Aberration Ascended Gameplay Features
Harsh and Dark! Aberration places survivors on a damaged ARK whose internal atmosphere has leaked away, resulting in a harsh surface with intense radiation, and a plethora of lush biomes underground. With the maintenance systems of this ARK malfunctioning, the many hazards, creatures, and nature of the environment present a treacherous new world to explore and master. Navigate your way down to the deepest depths of Aberration to discover the ancient terror that lurks within…
New Creatures! Encounter, capture, and tame 15 new creature types with amazing abilities, including the feathered fiend Yi Ling! This unique creature has a flair for the dramatic—part raptor, part rogue, and all sharp edges. Yi Ling joins other Aberration specific creatures, including among others, the self-camouflaging 'Rock Drake’ and the luminous ‘Lantern Pets.’
Craft 50+ Unique Items! With 30 new Engrams to speed your crafting, you'll now have access to cave-climbing picks, gliding wingsuits, and ziplines to traverse this new ARK. Survivors can dominate the harsh environment and protect themselves with hazmat outfits, charge lanterns, flashbangs, batteries, glowsticks, railguns and much more. Thrive by gathering new resources, using fishing baskets, and gas collectors.
The definitive survival experience returns better than ever with ARK: Survival Ascended! Create a Survivor, form a tribe, and then tame, train, breed & ride dinosaurs within a living ecosystem. ASA is now available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC and Steam.
For the latest updates, join the ARK Survivor’s conversation on Discord, follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, subscribe to us on YouTube, visit our website at playark.com and watch us tame ‘n train leviathan dinosaurs on Twitch.TV.
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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+. www.studiowildcard.com
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