Lost Island and Winter Wonderland are live on PC, XBOX, and Playstation! 

If you’re on PC and trying to convince a friend to hop into the ARK universe, this weekend is a perfect time.  Play ARK: Survival Evolved for FREE on Steam until Monday 12/20 at 10AM PST. You can also pick up ARK: Survival Evolved on Steam at 67% off the regular price!

Creature Submission Forum

Creature submissions for the upcoming Fjordur DLC will be closed on Monday 6PM EST.  Following Monday the forum will remain locked. Stay tuned for upcoming announcements on the voting process

We’re in the giving spirit and we’ve stashed away some ARK loot for the holiday season! If you missed out on an opportunity to score a Dodo plushie, Noglin plushie, or Noglin hat, this holiday season will provide ample opportunity.

There are various ways to enter the draw for some sweet (and cute) loot: 

• Contribute a donation of 5$ or greater to ExtraLife children’s charity to go in the draw
• A picture submission on Twitter using the hashtag #ARKXmasLoot
• A picture submission in this Community Crunch thread

We want to see pictures of your Lost Island tames, your event-colored dino’s, your fan art, your ARK holiday decorations, or videos of your ARK holiday experience!  get creative! The rules are simple, make it ARK and make it epic!  Each winner will receive 1 Dodo plushie, 1 Noglin plushie, and 1 Noglin hat.

Survivors on all platforms will be receiving a special Evolution Event as part of Winter Wonderland! It will be active from Thursday the 14th of Dec until  Thursday the 6th of Jan. All Official Servers across each platform will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes:

*Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game’s standard 1x rates. 

• Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
• Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
• ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
• Conquest: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus

ARK | Fire !! (Static) – Speedpaint by Nalak-Bel

Firefly’s Light by Firefly

Yuti and Sino Sketches by DiscountWendigo#5827

Syntacrops by TheUnskilledKwill#3155

Chogono

@TheWickedNinjas

Wishing everyone safe and happy holidays!
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