A mod for ARK: Survival Evolved replaces all dinos with Pokémon but has received a notice for copyright infringement.
Last night, I received a message from our editor-in-chief, Schuhman, saying: “Hey Leya, I found some news that combines two of your favorite things.” He was right: It was a mod, that merges Pokémon and ARK.
The Pokémon mod is currently available for download on the Steam Workshop. It replaces all dinosaurs with Pokémon from various generations.
If you want to grab the mod and all Pokémon in ARK, you might need to be quick. There is currently a DMCA notice on the workshop page. DMCA stands for “Digital Millennium Copyright Act” and is a U.S. law dealing with copyright issues.
UPDATE: The DMCA notice is no longer on the workshop page. Pokésauruses for everyone!
YouTuber everynightxRIOT shows how the Pokémon roam the landscape of ARK.
Complaint about Pokémon mod comes from another modder
The English-language site Pc Gamer has contacted the creator of the mod. He believes that the complaint against the Pokémon mod did not come from Nintendo, but from another modder who is also working on a Pokémon mod for Ark: Survival Evolved. So it’s a homemade, internal drama within the modding community of Ark.
Valve will now have to review the mod and decide whether it violates copyright. However, if the mod is approved and continues to exist, the mod team will further develop the Pokésauruses. The mod is still in alpha, but already looks very appealing.
Does a survival game with Pokémon sound like the best of both worlds to you? Maybe you already find the sheep “Ovi Aries” unusual enough in the dino world. It has since been added in an update.
