To say that the newly launched LOST ARK had a stellar weekend would still be selling the massive title a bit short. After locking in the #2 record for all-time concurrent players over the weekend, Smilegate and Amazon Games are quickly adding new servers to Europe. While we are having a smooth, mostly trouble-free experience on the US West servers in preparation for our review, others around the world haven’t been so lucky. In Europe, queues have stretched into hours with many anxious players going absolutely nuts waiting to get into the highly addictive game.

While some of the questing components of the game can be a bit linear and mindless, the combat and dungeons are absolutely fantastic so far. Wanna see what all the hype is about? You can try the game now for free on PC. If you do jump in blindly, be sure to check out our tips and tricks for new players to help get your adventure in Arkesia started in the right direction. More details to come as the situation develops and we go through a full week watching those gaming stats.