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ARK’s 10th Anniversary is nearly here, and the party kicks off this Monday, June 2nd!

You can expect the update to roll out Monday late in the evening PST. Alongside the UE 5.5 Upgrade, we’ll be celebrating a decade of ARK with a fun anniversary event, new content, and more!

For more details on everything else coming on June 2nd, check out our previous post here.
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• This event can be manually activated with the dedicated server arg parameter: -ActiveEvent=Birthday or via a drop-down menu in Host/Single Player mode.

• Start: Monday, June 5th, 2025
• End: Thursday, June 17th, 2025

• PVP/PVE: 2x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding
• Small Tribes: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding
• ARKpocalypse: 5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding

• Party Dodo *new*

• Armor: Birthday Suit Shirt Skin (Chestpiece) *new*
• Armor: Birthday Suit Pants Skin (Leggings) *new*
• Armor: Party Hat Skin (Headgear) *new*
• Creature Hat: Dino Party Hat Skin *new*
• Weapon: Torch Sparkler Skin (Torch)

• ARK Anniversary Surprise Cake *new*
• Cake Slice (Resource) *new*
• Cakes (Consumable & Event Items) *new*
  • Taming Cake Slice *new*
  • Breeding Cake Slice *new*
  • Imprint Cake Slice *new*
  • EXP Cake Slice *new*
  • Harvesting Cake Slice *new*
• Anniversary Festive Dino Candy

• DJ Party *new*
• Rave Dance *new*

• Party Dodo *new*
• Party Rex *new*
• Party Saber *new*
• Party Pego *new*
• Party Ankylo *new*

• DinoAlbino
• DarkViolet
• MediumLavender
• Actual Black
• Cyan
• LemonLime
• Vermillion
• PowderBlue
• Mint
• WyvernPurple1
• Turquoise
• DeepPink
• WyvernPurple0
• Red
• Blue
• Dino Dark Purple
• LightYellow
• WyvernBlue

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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!

This video features:

• Custom Cosmetic: Avali by NiranV
• Geologist Catalogue by Fernandess
• Elder Wyvern Costume by Ave
• Gawr Shark Hood by MinyYamori
• Diego Nut Hat by MinyYamori
• Ty’s Sword Skins by LovePie
• Fortified Wood Stations Skin by Riiik
• Piggle’s Lycosuchus by SenorPiggles
• Atlas Trading Ship by Shinygati

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