Our latest coverage of Lost Ark.
It’s undeniable that Lost Ark has had “an amazing first week” as Amazon Game Studios reports, despite the launch issues that continue to plague the game. The recently-released fantasy MMORPG continues to dominate on Steam, securing the second spot on the platform’s Most Played Games list and setting an all-time peak concurrency record of 1,325, 305 players over the weekend. [...]
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It’s always a dream come true for publishers and developers when their game turns out to be a huge hit. It can, however, also be a nightmare as droves of players push the servers to their limits. Lost Ark is no exception as Amazon Game Studios tries to cope with the massive influx of players in both the North American [...]
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After a few hours’ delay to fix deployment issues, Lost Ark is finally live in the west with 15 additional servers to make sure that it doesn’t get too crowded. As compensation for the short delay, Amazon Game Studios is giving out three days of Crystalline Aura to all players who login from launch until 9:00 am PST on February [...]
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While the Lost Ark head start program has been a massive success (over 530,000 concurrent users), Lost Ark officially launched today which means anyone can play the game without having to purchase a founders pack (though they're still available). Now that anyone can play for free the game's player base has shot up to nearly 1,000,000 concurrent players. Lost Ark's [...]
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Lost Ark's head start launched today, meaning anyone who purchased a founders pack can begin playing the hit Korean MMORPG today and it looks like a lot of people bought founders packs. The game has over 532,000 concurrent users on Steam as of this post going live, which is incredibly impressive for an MMO at launch. The game is currently [...]
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Lost Ark is officially launching this week with the Pre-Order Head Start kicking off later today. Players who pre-ordered the game will be able to jump in three days ahead of the pack starting at 9:00am PST. Amazon will also be hosting a series of “Ark Week” livestreams in preparation for the game’s official launch this Friday. The exact launch [...]
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With just over a week to go until Lost Ark’s highly-awaited western launch, Amazon Games Studios has released detailed launch information, exact launch times, and available regions. “Launch is rapidly approaching, and we want to make sure that you have all the details you need to feel prepared for your coming adventures in Arkesia. We’ll continue to share information between [...]
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The wait is almost over, Lost Ark's head start program begins at 8AM PST on February 8 and the official launch kicks off on February 11th for everyone else. The 3 day head start is available for anyone who purchases a founders pack. Players will be able to pre-download Lost Ark starting on February 7th, to ensure they'll be able [...]
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With less than a month to go until Lost Ark arrives in the west, Amazon Game Studios and Smilegate is keeping the hype alive with a weekly dose of preview videos. This week, we’re diving into the story of Arkesia and the lore surrounding the mysterious and powerful Ark. “Arkesia was created with the power of The Ark, that power [...]
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Amazon Games released a new video today for their upcoming action MMORPG Lost Ark. The video, titled Lost Ark Gameplay Introduction: Welcome to Arkesia, explains the core gameplay mechanics, customization options, and the lore of Arkesia. Lost Ark Gameplay Introduction: Welcome to ArkesiaWatch this video on YouTube Lost Ark is set to launch on February 11, 2022 and will be [...]
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