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The survival game Ark: Survival Evolved received new patches with version numbers 263.0 and 262.0 earlier this week.

There are no major new features this week; the folks at Studio Wildcard have mainly focused on a whole series of bug fixes.

A complete listing of the patch notes can be found here: Click me

However, these patch notes also provided a glimpse into the near future of Ark: Survival Evolved. In addition to boss fights, DirectX12 support for Windows 10 is expected in the near future, promising up to 20% more performance! There are rumors that this DX12 mode may be ready by the official release of the game on 08/08/2017.

All future outlooks:

"Boss wars" More creatures, equipment, armor, weapons & structures! DirectX12 mode for Windows 10! Approximately +20% performance Fix for a random GPU driver crash: Truesky GPU & CPU render optimiz...

The zombie survival game 7 Days to Die has received a new patch with Alpha 16, claiming to be the biggest content patch the game has ever received since Alpha 1.

Among the changes and additions brought by Alpha 16 are:

new locations new distant rendering system new enemy spawn system improved enemy AI electricity improved random number generation new and revamped enemies new animals Painting feature allowing items to be painted and marked in the game Changes to the progression system Gamepad support new recipes and items new stealth system new and improved weapons many more improvements and fixes
A complete list of all changes can be found in the official post: Click me

Of course, the latest version is installed on the servers of ZAP Hosting. If you already have a 7DTD server at ZAP, you will receive a message when you start it next, indicating that a new...

The popular survival game Unturned, which has been in development since 2014, was removed from Early Access on Steam and officially released on July 7, 2017.

Unturned, with over 24 million downloads, is one of the most popular games on Steam. What's special about it: It was developed by only one developer, Nelson Sexton, who started Unturned at the age of 16. The game, which has been in Early Access since 2014, now includes Patch 3.2 and the new map Germany, and has been officially released on Steam.

Unturned is a zombie survival game where the player must try to survive on a zombie-infested map without dying.

Feeling intrigued by Unturned? As a Free2Play game, it is available for free on Steam.

At ZAP, you can, of course, rent Unturned servers inexpensively.

Conan Exiles will receive a new expansion on August 16, 2017, which can be downloaded free of charge for all previous buyers of Conan Exiles and will be included in the purchase version for all later buyers. The expansion will include a new area approximately 50% the size of the existing game world, transporting players from the desert to a frosty ice landscape.

Funcom's Lawrence Poe said, "By releasing the free expansion update simultaneously on PC and Xbox One as part of the Xbox One Preview launch, we will be able to provide players on both platforms with a new and fresh experience. This will expand the world of Conan Exiles by approximately 50% and comes with completely new landscapes, monsters, buildings, gameplay features, and more. Since the game is still in Early Access, anyone who has already purchased the game or decides to buy it while it is still in development will ...

Ark: Survival Evolved, a dino survival game that surely reminds some of the 80s animated series Dino-Riders, has been in Early Access since June 2015 and has been diligently developed and updated since then.

On August 8, 2017, the game will be officially released and will no longer be considered Early Access. The PC version, Xbox, and PS4 versions will be released then, at a price higher than what players had to pay for the Early Access version by the way. At the official launch, the game will cost €59.99 for the PC version and €69.99 on consoles. So, for anyone still considering getting the game, they can still get it for the Early Access price of €27.99 on Steam.

The community mod Ragnarok has been elevated to the status of an official DLC, which is free and already available to owners of the Steam version of the game. Console owners will likely have to wait unti...