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<p><strong>[UPDATE] </strong>It&#8217;s now been confirmed that Ark Park is also coming to HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, in addition to PlayStation VR. </p>
<p><strong><em>The original story is below.</em></strong></p>
<p>A virtual reality experience based on dinosaur game<a href="http://ift.tt/1SG4W8s"> Ark: Survival Evolved</a> is coming to the <a href="http://ift.tt/1lXIW8W">PlayStation 4</a> virtual reality headset PlayStation VR and other VR devices. Developer Snail Games today announced Ark Park, which lets you virtually visit a Jurassic Park-like compound full of extinct creatures.</p>
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<p>You can embark on journeys to a number of different biomes, featuring different dinosaurs and other creatures (a Dodo bird is show in the trailer) to interact with. You can explore on foot, in a vehicle, or on the back of a dinosaur in some cases. These adventures, called Excursions, can be done solo or with friends with multiplayer.</p>
<p>Another element of the game involves collecting &quot;Gene Cubes&quot; that are scattered around the world to add creatures to their libraries. &quot;Determined visitors will need to use a combination of puzzle-solving logic, action skills, exploration, and careful resource management to bag the most prized animals,&quot; Snail Games said in a post on the <a href="http://ift.tt/2hS7gvd">PlayStation Blog</a>.</p>
<p>The Gene Cubes are then uploaded to Ark Park&#8217;s Hub world, allowing players to go back and learn more about them later. Once you&#8217;ve done that, you can upload tame versions of the dinosaurs to a petting zoo where you can feed and interact with them without the fear of getting eaten. In the petting zoo, players can customize the creatures, too, including their color.</p>
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<p>Ark Park ties in to Survival Evolved and the Scorched Earth expansion in that you can upload creatures from those games and bring them into Ark Park&#8217;s petting zoo.</p>
<p>There is also a &quot;Snap&quot; mode where you can take pictures of creatures, while there is a selfie stick item in the game, too, because it is 2016 after all.</p>
<p>Ark Park was developed by Snail Games&#8217; Peacock Studio, with input from Ark creator Studio Wildcard. The game is scheduled to launch in 2017 for PlayStation VR; <del>it remains to be seen if it will come to other VR platforms.</del></p>
<p>An in-development version of Survival Evolved<a href="http://ift.tt/2g6zEs6"> launched on PS4 earlier this month</a>. The game is also available for <a href="http://ift.tt/1gvajmS">Xbox One</a> and <a href="http://ift.tt/1e8dJIN">PC</a>, also in an unfinished state.</p>
<p><em>This story has been updated.</em></p>
<p><em>Source: <a style="text-decoration:none;" href="http://ift.tt/2hygdgF">GameSpot</a></em></div>
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