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After accusations of AI slop, Ark: Aquatica's release date trailer is playing it very safe


Snail Games' Aquatica expansion for Ark: Survival Evolved has landed itself a release date.

Ark: Aquatica will submerge players under the waters, tasking them with "new survival mechanics, extreme environmental hazards, a huge explorable map area, and unique gameplay elements". Watch on YouTube The video - which is no longer available to view on YouTube - featured things like a single person using three hands to hold onto a spear gun, as well as fish phasing in and out of existence, an octopus with the wrong number of tentacles and a human with flippers where there should have been feet. Soon after this trailer for Ark: Aquatica went live, Snail Games moved to distance itself from the video, blaming its marketing team.

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