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Nexon taps Chernin Entertainment to adapt Arc Raiders, The Finals for film, TV
Версия 2: Coverage has widened since the previous version, with additional business and tech outlets reporting the partnership, including a tier-1 business outlet; reports now name Nexon chief executive Lee Jung-heon and Embark Studios head Patrick Söderlund and identify Chernin Entertainment as the company behind Backrooms, while release dates and financial terms remain undisclosed.
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Nexon said on Oct. 6 that it signed a partnership with Chernin Entertainment, the film and TV drama production label of North Road Company, to develop film and TV content based on Arc Raiders and The Finals. Chernin Entertainment will oversee planning, with Embark Studios developers taking part. The reports say Arc Raiders has sold more than 16 million copies and The Finals has over 30 million cumulative users, and no release dates or financial terms were given.
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Nexon said on Oct. 6 that it signed a partnership agreement with Chernin Entertainment, the film and TV drama production label of North Road Company, to develop film and TV content based on its games Arc Raiders and The Finals. Chernin Entertainment will oversee planning of the content, and developers at Embark Studios, the Nexon subsidiary that made both games, will take part in the production process, according to Asia Economy, Kyunghyang Games and ZDNet Korea. Inven reported that the two game properties will be made into films and TV series, citing the production company behind Backrooms. [ 1 , 3 , 4 , 6 ]
Arc Raiders, developed by Embark Studios, is a PvPvE survival action game set in a post-apocalyptic future Earth ruled by mechanical lifeforms called Arc, in which players take the role of Raiders who secure resources and seek to survive through cooperation and competition. The reports say it launched last October, drew 700,000 concurrent players across all platforms within two weeks, and has since surpassed 16 million cumulative sales worldwide. It won best multiplayer at The Game Awards, online game of the year at the D.I.C.E. Awards and the multiplayer award at the BAFTA Games Awards, according to the same reports. A major update, described as the largest since launch, is scheduled for Oct. 8 under the name “Frozen Trail.” [ 3 , 4 , 6 ]
The Finals is a team-based first-person shooter set in a fictional combat game show. Players compete for wealth and fame in destructible arenas inspired by real locations including Monaco and Las Vegas, with physics-based environmental changes rendered in real time on the server, the reports say. It has accumulated more than 30 million users in the three years since launch, and a new season is due on Oct. 20, the company said. [ 3 , 4 , 6 ]
David Ready, president of Chernin Entertainment’s film division, said the two games are global intellectual property with the potential to grow into a large franchise spanning film and TV, adding that their visuals and immersive worlds offer many stories to tell. He said the company was pleased to be trusted to bring them to the screen. Patrick Söderlund, Nexon chairman and Embark Studios CEO, said the partnership was an important milestone in expanding the two titles into organic transmedia experiences and in rewarding the passion of global users, and that Embark Studios developers will work closely with Chernin Entertainment throughout production so the games’ creativity can continue in entirely new forms. [ 3 , 6 ]
Kyunghyang Games reported that Nexon is widening the use of the intellectual property built by Embark Studios into video content and said the transmedia strategy is expected to accelerate because both games already have global user bases. Inven reported that Nexon plans to offer transmedia experiences beyond games. Newsis, a tier-1 business outlet, headlined that Arc Raiders will become a film or drama and that Nexon had joined hands with a US production company, though the article text carried in its feed concerned an unrelated subject. The documents do not give release dates, formats or financial terms for the film and TV projects. [ 1 , 4 , 5 ]
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The deal extends two globally successful game franchises into film and TV, which Nexon and its outlets describe as a transmedia expansion meant to broaden the reach of the company’s intellectual property beyond games. It brings a US film and TV production label together with Korean-owned game IP, which could widen the profile of both titles abroad. Because no release dates, formats or terms were disclosed, the immediate effect is a planned expansion rather than a completed production.
Ключевые факты
- Nexon signed a partnership with Chernin Entertainment to develop film and TV content based on Arc Raiders and The Finals. [ 1 , 3 , 4 , 6 ]
- Chernin Entertainment is the film and TV drama production label of North Road Company and will oversee planning of the content. [ 3 , 4 , 6 ]
- Embark Studios, the Nexon subsidiary that developed both games, will take part in the production process. [ 3 , 4 , 6 ]
- Arc Raiders is a PvPvE survival action game set on a future Earth ruled by mechanical lifeforms called Arc, with 700,000 concurrent players across platforms within two weeks of its launch last October and more than 16 million cumulative sales. [ 3 , 4 , 6 ]
- Arc Raiders won best multiplayer at The Game Awards, online game of the year at the D.I.C.E. Awards and the multiplayer award at the BAFTA Games Awards. [ 3 , 4 , 6 ]
- The Finals is a team-based first-person shooter set in a fictional combat game show, with destructible arenas inspired by Monaco and Las Vegas, and has surpassed 30 million cumulative users in three years. [ 3 , 4 , 6 ]
- Arc Raiders is scheduled for its largest update since launch, “Frozen Trail,” on Oct. 8, and The Finals is due to reveal a new season on Oct. 20. [ 3 , 4 , 6 ]
- Chernin Entertainment film president David Ready and Nexon chairman and Embark Studios CEO Patrick Söderlund both described the two titles as global IP with franchise potential across film and TV. [ 3 , 6 ]
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- Nexon signed a partnership with Chernin Entertainment to develop film and TV content based on Arc Raiders and The Finals. [ 1 , 3 , 4 , 6 ]
- Chernin Entertainment is the film and TV drama production label of North Road Company and will oversee planning of the content. [ 3 , 4 , 6 ]
- Embark Studios developers will take part in the production process for the adaptations. [ 3 , 4 , 6 ]
- Arc Raiders drew 700,000 concurrent players across all platforms within two weeks of its launch last October and has surpassed 16 million cumulative sales worldwide. [ 3 , 4 , 6 ]
- Arc Raiders won best multiplayer at The Game Awards, online game of the year at the D.I.C.E. Awards and the multiplayer award at the BAFTA Games Awards. [ 3 , 4 , 6 ]
- The Finals has surpassed 30 million cumulative users in three years and is set to reveal a new season on Oct. 20. [ 3 , 4 , 6 ]
- Arc Raiders is scheduled for its largest update since launch, “Frozen Trail,” on Oct. 8. [ 3 , 4 , 6 ]
Пока неясно
- Release dates, platforms or distributors for the film and TV projects. Asia Economy, Kyunghyang Games and ZDNet Korea say content is being planned or produced but do not say when or how it will be released.
- Whether the adaptations will be films, TV series or both. Inven refers to films and TV series, while Asia Economy, Kyunghyang Games and ZDNet Korea use the broader phrase film and TV content in their headlines or text.
- Financial terms, number of projects and which title will be adapted first. None of the documents disclose deal value or a production order.
- North Road Company’s role beyond being the parent label of Chernin Entertainment. Asia Economy, Kyunghyang Games and ZDNet Korea identify North Road Company only as the company whose film and TV label Chernin Entertainment is.
- Details from Newsis, a tier-1 business outlet, beyond its headline. Newsis headlined that Arc Raiders would be made into a film or drama and that Nexon had joined hands with a US production company, but the article text carried in the feed concerned an unrelated subject, so no specifics from it could be used.
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- Inven reports that Nexon will adapt Arc Raiders and The Finals for film and TV with Chernin Entertainment. [ 1 ]
- Kukmin Ilbo headlines the Nexon partnership with Chernin Entertainment. [ 2 ]
- Asia Economy reports the signed partnership, the games’ performance figures and awards, the Oct. 8 and Oct. 20 plans, and executive comments. [ 3 ]
- Kyunghyang Games reports the partnership and Embark Studios’ participation in production. [ 4 ]
- Newsis headlines that Arc Raiders will become a film or drama and that Nexon has joined hands with a US production company. [ 5 ]
- ZDNet Korea reports the contract signing, naming Nexon CEO Lee Jung-heon and Embark Studios CEO Patrick Söderlund. [ 6 ]