This week, we revealed the first animated teaser for ARK: Lost Colony, the next canonical DLC coming to ARK: Survival Ascended, offering a glimpse at Mei Yin’s journey following the events of Extinction as she arrives at Arat Prime. We also shared a sneak preview of what’s to come in ARK: The Animated Series Part 2, arriving later in 2025. There’s a lot to look forward to!
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ARK: Lost Colony is a full-sized canonical expansion pack featuring a new map, creatures, items, structures, and the continuation of the story of ARK.
Lost Colony drops you into a massive, occupied city packed with dangers as you become the hunted, and gain access to powerful new kinds of character abilities, unique gear, building systems, and exotic tames. The epic new story of ARK Lost Colony bridges the gap from ARK Extinction to ARK Genesis and into the world of ARK 2. Will Survivors be able to face down the evil lurking in Arat Prime and connect ARK’s past and future?
ARK: Lost Colony becomes available for pre-order June 2nd 2025, and all purchases will immediately unlock exclusive Lost Colony preview gameplay content.
With a full release in November 2025, ARK: Lost Colony will be priced at $29.99, for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC platforms.
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Prepare to ‘respawn’ in ARK The Animated Series, with this preview of a new sequence from the upcoming Part 2, featuring Russell Crowe as Kor the Prophet! An animated adaptation of the hit video game featuring Michelle Yeoh, Gerard Butler, and Vin Diesel, ARK: The Animated Series is a sweeping saga spanning eons of human history. When 21st century paleontologist Helena Walker (Madeleine Madden) herself resurrected on a mysterious primeval land after tragedy. There she must learn to survive and find new allies, or die again at the hands of ruthless warlords — all while trying to uncover the true nature of their strange new world.
Stream ARK: The Animated Series Part 1 now, only on Paramount +!
Journey through the breathtaking landscapes of Astraeos and capture its mythic beauty! Whether you’re a master of in-game photography, an expert builder, or a talented artist, this is your chance to showcase your skills and win exclusive prizes including the ARK: The Animated Series Cosmetic Pack!
Entries Open: Friday, March 14th
Entries Close: Wednesday, March 25th
Winners Announced: Friday, March 28th
Screenshots/Vistas – Capture the stunning scenery of Astraeos (or your own beautiful mug).
Builds – Show off your most impressive in-game creations.
Art – Create original artwork inspired by Astraeos’ landscapes, ruins, creatures and mythology.
Category Winners: Receive a copy of ARK: The Animated Series Cosmetic Pack featuring over 75 exclusive skins, including, Mammoth, Tusoteuthis, Spinosaurus, Equus, along with Jane, Chava, Rebel Mei Yin, and New-Armor Mei Yin. Valued at $14.99
Grand Prize Runner Up: ARK: The Animated Series Cosmetic Pack plus a Fantastic Tame of your choosing.
Grand Prize Winner: All of the prizes above plus your artwork featured as the server banner on the ARK Official Discord for one week!
Your submission must be Astraeos-themed.
You need to have the rights to the image you submit. No copyrighted material or artwork made by others without consent.
One submission per user. No multiple submissions or submissions across multiple categories.
Content must follow server rules:
No NSFW, derogatory, discriminatory, or disrespectful content.
PG-13 only.
No AI-generated content.
Submit your entry in the dedicated channels on the Official ARK Discord.
Include a brief title or description of your submission.
Unleash your creativity and let Astraeos inspire you! We can’t wait to see your submissions.
Next week we’ll provide some updates to aspects of the roadmap, including news on the Unreal Engine 5.5 upgrade. We appreciate your patience and look forward to sharing more then!
Expire servers are temporary servers across the network that will eventually be removed, and you can find them by searching for “Expire” in the session filter.
These servers will be online until 10 am PST / 1 pm EST on March 24th. We’re preemptively using our allocation for future maps to host some additional sessions that players can travel onto to farm, tame, and experience the newest content Gameplay. The same transfer restrictions apply in that you are only able to download your character, but you can freely take anything off. This is to help reduce load off some of the other servers, or provide players an option for those who just want to jump onto a new map temporarily.
Please note that these servers will no longer exist after 10 am PST / 1 pm EST on March 24th, so if you intend to use them, remember to transfer your items/creatures/characters off before that date, as nothing will be saved beyond that time period.
This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Monday, March 24.
PVP/PVE: 2x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding
Small Tribes: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding
ARKpocalypse: 5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding
Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form
Creator: LolsAtLance
LolsAtLance created a step-by-step guide to help you build your very own all-in-one Greek base!
Creator: ClickTockClock
ClickTockClock goes over all you need to know to tame a Skyshroud Drakara.
Hellfire by wyvernadas
Part 18 of Drawing Every Dino Dossier! by cascadingcaramel
The wonderful Yi Ling by Panoptos
Manticore by Nilona
TEK Stego – Thor by DragonWolf
Chibi Griffin by Cayyruzius
A survivor protecting a tame by FlawlezFalcon
Photo Mode by @ARKLove9
Photo Mode by alexj_21
The King of the Clouds by 7467a
My PC almost blew up making this screenshot by frozen_soap
The game of shadows by crazylablady
Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard
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