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Rich Stanton

New Ark DLC gets AI-generated trailer so awful that the original developer's washing its hands of the whole thing, and fans are in uproar: 'This is disgusting and you should be ashamed'

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It's been an odd week for Ark fans, with a new tease for Ark: Survival Ascended DLC The Lost Colony, launching in November, featuring a blink-and-you'll-miss-it mention of Ark 2. This came alongside the announcement of an expansion for Ark: Survival Evolved from developer Snail Games called Ark: Aquatica, which is… well, a lot of people think it looks like AI slop.

To briefly clarify, Ark: Survival Ascended is a full-on 2023 remake of the original Ark: Survival Evolved, developed by creator Studio Wildcard. Ark: Survival Evolved is the original 2017 Ark, and is now handled by the US-based Snail Games.

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