[STEAM] The Arc Raiders Movie and TV Show Offers Are Already Coming In, and the Boss of Embark Studios Sounds Up for It

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If you've been wondering if TV executives have spotted

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' rip-roaring success, wonder no more — "many" have already reached out to the development team to discuss making a TV series or movie.

While Embark boss Patrick Söderlund was coy about the details, he did admit that numerous companies had been in touch in hopes of making a movie or show about "this IP," adding that Arc Raiders "fits quite well" for a game-to-TV adaptation.

"I can’t tell you how many companies have reached out to us wanting to make a TV series [and] movie out of this IP," Söderlund told

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Asked if he'd been "tempted" to take up any of the offers, Söderlund admitted he had, but did stress: "We [wouldn't] mind doing that. It would be fun, but it needs to be done in the right way. I hope that we will do that. I think the IP fits quite well with something like that." As yet, though, while there is a team of writers working at Embark, the studio doesn't "have anyone working on a TV or film adaptation yet." And he did stress that "yet."

It would, of course, be just one of

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. Juggernaut adaptations like

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— along with critically-acclaimed TV adaptations like

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— have seen plenty of filmmakers scour video game libraries for ideas. This year alone, we'll see

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all return to the big screen as big-budget movie adaptations, with TV shows based on

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, and more also in the works.

IGN's

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returned a 9/10. We said: "With polished gunplay and an irresistible grind, Arc Raiders sets a new standard for extraction shooters," and we're not the only ones having a good time — it's sold over 4 million copies worldwide within two weeks of launch, cementing its commercial success. Nexon also revealed that the extraction shooter had reached

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If you've been finding it a little trickier just lately, that may be because you play a lot of PvP — Embark Studios recently confirmed one of the community’s biggest questions since the game came out:

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If this has tempted you into jumping into Arc Raiders, check out our guide to the

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Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at

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