Today, Studio Wildcard announced a mobile version of their popular survival game for iOS and Android. The port will be developed by War Drum Studios, who have prior experience bringing Rockstar games like Bully to mobile devices. It sounds pretty in-depth for a mobile port, supporting up to 50 players in online sessions. It is free-to-play and will also have offline single player. It’s not clear at this time if the game will feature microtransactions, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it offers purchasable skins like the main game.The game has entered a close beta period and is slated to release some time this spring. Players eager to give the game a try can sign up for mailing list updates and a chance to join the beta https://www.facebook.com/LOLGA.INC/ .

Speaking to us earlier this week, Jeremy Stieglitz, Studio Wildcard’s co-founder and design director on Ark: Survival Evolved, explained in greater detail why the price hike had happened and what he thought about Dean Hall’s statement.I don't know if we really communicated to the player base exactly why it happened,” Stieglitz says. “We're honestly sometimes not as focused on communication as we should be.” He points out that the community team also manage QA and balancing the game on top of managing its fans – “So they're pretty overwhelmed!”