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December 6, 2025
Community Crunch 487: Get Your Gloon On!

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A glowing oddity drifts through Arat Prime. Whether it is repulsive or oddly adorable is up for debate, but one thing is certain: the Gloon is a creature that defies easy classification. Its purpose is unclear. Its nature is… unsettling.

Whispers suggest its light stirs unusual reactions in nearby creatures, calming some, provoking others. Some Survivors say its glow can lead the lost to safety. Others insist it guides them somewhere else entirely. Soon, its mysteries will be yours to unravel when Lost Colony releases on December 18th.

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And a quick update on the release of the Lost Colony map: we’re pushing back the release by two days to make sure we can get all our final touches, in and finalize the release on each platform to ensure your first steps into Lost Colony feel suitably epic.

The team is really excited about the Expansion Pack, there has been ambitious exploration in many different new areas of gameplay and storytelling and it’s packed to the brim with content!

This brief extension gives us time to polish the frost-covered edges before you embark upon a realm of advanced science, sublime beauty, and gothic horror - and we cannot wait for you to dive in!


ARK: Lost Colony now launches 18 December at 12:00 PM Pacific Time.

Thank you for your patience and support as we get this huge new ARK chapter out to you.

 

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Download & play new custom content created by players, including new maps, creatures, items, and game modes, through a dedicated new Mod-browser directly within the game. Enjoy an endless stream of new ARK content as the creativity and talent of the community are fully unleashed for the first time across gaming platforms, and stay tuned as we spotlight more Cross-Platform Mods each week!

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