There are wildfires burning across the Pacific Northwest, where Studio Wildcard is located.
Players can also expect reduced load times and a number of quality-of-life updates to improve the experience.
The game also comes with all previously released expansions, including the unfortunately titled Scorched Earth at launch.
The Aberration, Extinction, and Genesis Parts 1 & 2 expansions will come later.
The game also boasts a Switch-exclusive mode called Dinosaur Discovery.
This isn’t the first time a video game’s development has been affected by a natural disaster.
Ark’s Ultimate Survivor Edition was initially released last year across other platforms.
A sequel,Ark 2, is in development now with Vin Diesel involved.
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