Ark: Survival Evolved targets esports with Survival of the Fittest spinoff

Esports are about to do the dinosaur.

Developer Studio Wildcard revealed Ark: Survival of the Fittest, a spinoff based on its online game Ark: Survival Evolved, and it’s out today via Steam (with a console release date to be determined). It’s calling Survival of the Fittest a multiplayer online survival arena, an obvious play on the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) genre that includes mega hits like League of Legends, which makes $1 billion a year with in-game purchases. Survival of the Fittest will also be a free-to-play title that focuses on competition, hoping to become a part of the blossoming esports market that could reach $1.1 billion in spending by 2019.