Ark: Aquatica Debuts New Gameplay Trailer at IGN Live in Celebration of Ark Franchise 10 Year Anniversary

This past weekend, gamers showed up to share their passion for all things video games at IGN Live, an in-person, fan-focused event celebrating gaming culture, and Snail Games’ developer Studio Sirens was on stage during the live broadcast and present on the exhibition floor with an ARK: Aquatica-themed booth.

On Saturday, Head of Studio Sirens and Lead Game Designer Matt Kohl took to the IGN Live main stage to discuss the decade-long journey of the dino-survival ARK franchise. During the panel, Kohl surprised fans by revealing a brand new trailer from the upcoming Steam DLC for ARK: Survival Evolved, ARK: Aquatica, a non-canonical underwater expansion to the original ARK title from 2015. The trailer showcased first-look footage captured in-game, showing off large underwater biomes, and several of the 20 new creatures which can be tamed by players. The trailer features original music by Gareth Coker, composer of the ARK: Survival Evolved theme.

Kohl also spoke about the 10 Year anniversary celebration currently running in ARK: Survival Ascended which recently received an update to Unreal Engine 5.5 on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5, as well as the highly anticipated expansion Lost Colony coming June 18 to ARK: Survival Ascended. The full Developer Panel from IGN Live can be viewed HERE. An infographic with play stats from both ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended is available HERE.

At the ARK: Aquatica booth on the expo floor, attendees lined up to ride the mechanical Monodon – a narwhal-like creature featured in the upcoming DLC. By posting videos of their Monodon rides on social media, IGN Live attendees were eligible for a chance at splitting a prize pool of $10,000.