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Video game company Lightspeed L.A. has signed a SAG-AFTRA interim Interactive Media Agreement that allows it to continue production with union performers even as the strike against other major video game publishers winds into its sixth week.

The deal will apply to current and future Lightspeed L.A. games. The company is home to the game “Last Sentinel,” which is the studio’s first title to move forward under the new agreement. SAG-AFTRA is on strike against Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Warner Bros. Games and other major publishers. The union is asking for tougher curbs on the use of AI to create digital replicas of performers and their voice or likeness, as well as higher minimums to address the impact of inflation in recent years.

Updated: On Sept. 5, SAG-AFTRA unveiled another 80 game titles that have signed interim deals to allow production work to continue.

As SAG-AFTRA’s video game strike continues, the union stated on Thursday that 80 games were signed to agreements with the labor group that will allow them to continue work with union performers during the labor dispute.

By signing on to either SAG-AFTRA’s interim agreement or tiered-budget agreement, developers on these titles can employ SAG-AFTRA performers while actors are abstaining from struck companies. Though the union did not specify the games that are working under these agreements, in statements some companies identified as signatories.

“Little Bat Games is proud to work with SAG-AFTRA in ensuring that top-tier voice talent is appropriately compensated and protected,” the two-year-old studio said in a statement. “As a small studio working on a game about psychology, we always advocate protecting human interests and appreciate SAG-AFTRA’s help to keep the industry accountable.”

Added Studio Wildcard development director Jeremy Stieglitz, “Studio Wildcard partners with production company...

Ark: Ascended's Aberration Dlc drops September 4 with new creatures and survival features on a unique map, but more exciting changes might be coming soon. Unreal Engine 5.4 and Fsr 3.1 upgrades might be released on the same day, and could enhance performance for Asa. Consoles may get expanded mod storage for Ark soon, allowing players to download more mods.

There's more than one massive change coming to Ark: Survival Evolved this September. Most players are already familiar with the upcoming Aberration Dlc for Asa, which features a variety of new creatures and survival features on a ruined, irradiated map. Like most maps released for Asa, Aberration was originally released for Ark: Survival Evolved as a free Dlc, but is finally coming back to the remaster on September 4. It's one of the biggest and most unique maps available, so the excitement for it is understandable.

However, all the Aberration hype might have overshadowed...

Ark 2's development is plagued by delays and a lack of updates, with Ark: Survival Ascended seemingly taking precedence. Studio Wildcard and parent company Snail Games have a complex financial history that may complicatae Ark 2's future. Delays are not unusual for Studio Wildcard, but Ark 2's shifting status takes things to a new level.

Ark: Survival Ascended's continued development is giving Ark players a lot to care about, but when it comes to its successor Ark 2, it's a lot harder to be optimistic. Announced in 2020, Ark 2 is intended to be a major sequel to the classic Ark experience. In the years since its announcement, however, most updates on the game's status are simply its release date getting pushed farther and farther away, and a large portion of the community has essentially shelved any hopes for the game to release soon.

In the meantime, Ark: Survival Ascended was announced in...

We’re back in December 2020, and Paramount announces a new dinosaur-themed animated series titled Ark: The Animated Series. The series was announced via a trailer during the 2020 Video Game Awards, also revealing that the series would be featuring a star-filled cast that would include Gerard Butler, David Tennant, Michelle Yeoh, Jeffrey Wright, Zahn McClarnon, Elliot Page, Karl Urban, Malcolm McDowell, Alan Tudyk, Russell Crowe, and Vin Diesel, all of whom will also serve as the executive producers of the series.

The series was based on the Ark: Survival Evolved video game, with the game’s creators Jeremy Stieglitz and Jesse Rapczak serving as the creators of the series as well. In June 2022, as the series entered post-production, it was revealed that both Monica Bellucci and Dee Bradley Baker had joined the series as well, with Gareth Coker as the composer. And that was more or less it for a while.

Paramount+ has unveiled the first six episodes of Ark: The Animated Series, which are now streaming on the service as of today. But the first season won’t be limited to just this batch, as a second part to the season will host seven more episodes, although the release date for those has yet to be announced.

While I haven’t played the source video game (Ark: Survival Evolved), the voice cast for Ark: The Animated Series definitely piques interest, as it hosts Oscar winners, fan favorites and even Doctors…The partial cast list includes Madeleine Madden, Michelle Yeoh, Russell Crowe, Gerard Butler, Jeffrey Wright, David Tennant, Elliot Page, Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, and more.

While that is a seriously impressive cast, perhaps the biggest draw for some is that Ark will be scored by the game’s composer Gareth Coker, who also provided the gorgeous music for Ori and...

Paramount+ today announced that the first six episodes of Ark: The Animated Series, an all-new original series based on the hit adventure video game Ark: Survival Evolved, are available to stream now exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada.

The series will debut in all other Paramount+ international markets starting Friday, April 19. Part two of the season will debut with seven new episodes at a later date.

The animated series’ voice cast includes Oscar winners Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Russell Crowe (The Loudest Voice), Gerard Butler (Plane), David Tennant (Doctor Who), Oscar nominees Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction) and Elliot Page (The Umbrella Academy), Madeleine Madden (The Wheel of Time), and Vin Diesel (Fast & Furious franchise).

Ark: The Animated Series is an animated adaptation of the hit video game featuring Yeoh, Butler, Crowe, and Diesel. It is a sweeping saga spanning eons of human history.

Paramount+, the home of the big-budget Halo live-action TV series, is betting on another video game property.

The Paramount Global-backed streamer will be the home of Ark: The Animated Series, which is based on the popular adventure video game Ark: Survival Evolved. The first six episodes of the animated series, which features an all-star voice cast that includes Michelle Yeoh and Vin Diesel, launched March 21 on the platform. Part two of the season will launch its seven-episode run at a date to be determined on Paramount+.

The Ark series adaptation was first announced in 2020 as production on the show began without a streaming home to release it. The show is described as a “sweeping saga spanning eons of human history. When 21st century paleontologist Helena Walker (Madeleine Madden) finds herself resurrected on a mysterious primeval island populated by prehistoric beasts, she must learn to survive with new allies from throughout time,...

The animated series based on Studio WildCard’s “Ark: Survival Evolved” video game finally has a platform attached. The first six episodes of Season 1 surprise dropped on Paramount+ on Thursday, with the remaining seven episodes set for a later date.

Spanning eons of human history, “Ark: The Animated Series” follows 21st century paleontologist Helena Walker (voiced by Madeleine Madden), who finds herself resurrected on a mysterious primeval island populated by prehistoric beasts. There, she must learn to survive with new allies from throughout time while trying to uncover the true nature of their strange new world.

Along with Madden, the voice cast includes Michelle Yeoh, Russell Crowe, Gerard Butler, David Tennant, Jeffrey Wright, Elliot Page, Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Zahn McClarnon, Devery Jacobs, Elliot Page, Deborah Mailman, Ragga Ragnars, Malcolm McDowell, Monica Bellucci and Alan Tudyk.

Jeremy Stieglitz and Jesse Rapczak executive produce “Ark: The Animated Series” alongside Marc Diana...

Surprise! The first six episodes of Ark: The Animated Series, based on the hit adventure video game Ark: Survival Evolved, are available to stream now exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada. The series will debut in all other Paramount+ international markets starting April 19. The seven-episode Part 2 of the season will be released at a later date. Watch the promo above.

First announced with a trailer during the 2020 Video Game Awards, Ark: The Animated Series was originally supposed to premiere in 2022, with the second trailer teasing a 2023 debut. There had been no official premiere date updates since, and no distribution platform had been announced until the surprise drop tonight by Paramount+.

The star-studded voice cast includes Oscar winners Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Russell Crowe (The Loudest Voice), Gerard Butler (Plane), David Tennant (Doctor Who), Oscar nominees Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction) and Elliot Page (The...

In an unusually candid moment, Studio Wildcard’s co-founder has said that the servers underpinning Ark: Survival Ascended “run like ass.”

Revised survival game Ark: Survival Ascended has been greeted with mixed reviews since it launched into Early Access in late October, and even its developer, Studio Wildcard, seems open that there’s room for improvement.

As reported by Eurogamer, studio co-founder Jeremy Stieglitz has admitted that the game’s servers – in terms of their stability and speed – are “ass.”

“The servers are ass,” Stieglitz said during the Extra Life Charity Stream on Twitch. “They run like ass, and their stability is ass.”

First announced in April, Ark: Survival Ascended is a current-gen reworking of Studio Wildcard’s own hit, Ark: Survival Evolved. Shifting platforms to Unreal Engine 5, Survival Ascended was delayed several times – apparently due to the challenges of working with Epic’s new engine – and also sparked a bit of pre-release controversy.

After years of silence on the project, the Ark: The Animated Series trailer has arrived, revealing the first proper look at Netflix's latest video game adaptation. The series will be based on the Studio Wildcard game of the same name, with game creators Jeremy Stieglitz and Jesse Rapczak having developed the show, while Marguerite Bennett, best known for her wok on the Josie and the Pussycats and A-Force comics, is writing with Kendall Deacon Davis. Ark: The Animated Series was first revealed to be in the works in late 2020, having shown a trailer during the Video Game Awards, but outside of its star-studded cast, not much was known about the series until now.

Just in time for the holidays, the official Ark: The Animated Series trailer has premiered, giving a deeper look at Netflix's upcoming video game adaptation. The video reveals that the story will center on Helena Walker,...