Ark: Survival Evolved is out of early access and officially available in version 1.0 form today on PC and consoles, with physical editions also available for PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Sure, you could have been playing it all this time, but if you were waiting until they were officially finished making it... Read more
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Features Editor, Kotaku. Japanese curry aficionado. Author of the books Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life and Final Fantasy V from Boss Fight Books.
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