"Biggest Video Game Corruption News of the Year" | Asmongold

October 16, 2026

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The 93-Player Ban That Rocked ARK Survival

In one of the most brazen acts of alleged developer corruption in gaming this year, 93 players from a tribe called the Island Boys were simultaneously banned from ARK: Survival Evolved's Conquest servers—right as they were winning a legitimate raid against a rival tribe known as T. The bans came not from Wildcard, the game's developer, but from Snail Games, the publisher. And here's the detail that makes the whole thing stink: the banned players could still log into Wildcard's servers. Only Snail Games' servers were off-limits. As one of the banned players, exFibo, put it: "This is a little strange and it leads me to believe that Wildcard knows Snail Games bans players forcefully, so Snail Games bans don't transfer over to Wildcard enforced servers."

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1 Biggest Video Game Corruption News of the Year | Asmongold
2 (00:03) **The Ban That Started It All** - 93 ARK: Survival Evolved players banned mid-raid against a rival tribe, with no explanation from the publisher
3 (01:53) **Asmongold's Initial Take** - Calls it a "W developer moment" because the game is so bad they're doing players a favor
4 (02:27) **Setting Up the Investigation** - Asmongold introduces the deeper story of corruption, false bans, and publisher favoritism
5 (03:11) **The Two Server Systems Explained** - Wildcard (developer) servers vs. Snail Games (publisher) servers, and why it matters
6 (04:27) **Tribe T's History of Shady Behavior** - ex-FIBA details years of corruption allegations against the rival tribe
7 (06:00) **The Core Accusation** - T may have developer connections within Snail Games who ban anyone who beats them

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