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The Latest Breaking News from Embark Studios

'Arc Raiders' Shifts Live-Service Strategy With Major Biannual Content Updates

"Arc Raiders" will switch to twice-yearly major updates, with Embark Studios promising bigger content drops and long-term gameplay improvements.

Player One

THE FINALS revenue grows by 47 percent, Nexon expects good performance in Q2

ARC Raiders performed well, too.

Dot Esports

ARC Raiders shifts to two major updates a year, with the next set for October

And a new trader arriving next week.

Dot Esports

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Arc Raiders won't get a major update until October as Embark announces Frozen Trail and shifts to twice-a-year release schedule, promising "the largest map in the game"

Improved skill tree, "the origin of Arc," and new weapons also coming

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders preparing new kernel-level anti-cheat to blast cheaters out of the sky and "sharpen both detection and precision"

Arc Raiders anti-cheat is due for an evolution, like a starter Pokemon after two badges

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders devs "still learning" what to do with PvP, but Embark design director says PvE fights are doing their job: "They make the player interactions even more impactful"

PvP v PvE

GamesRadar

I’ve been burned by the new Arc Raiders map, but that’s what happens on a beach holiday

Now Playing | Life’s a beach and then you extract

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Arc Raiders dev thinks yesterday's niche "can become mainstream tomorrow," and today's extraction shooters are simply "easier to step into"

The growing subgenre represents a shift in who these games are "designed for," Virgil Watkins says

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders players complain Riven Tides update took a hammer to weapon durability and their beloved anti-Arc cloak, giving me Helldivers 2 flashbacks

I've heard this song before

GamesRadar

How to find and kill Arc Turbines in Arc Raiders

And get the Turbine Compressor item.

PC Gamer

Ninja calls Arc Raiders unplayable, TimTheTatman says he’ll only return if paid

Two of streaming's biggest names are done with Arc Raiders.

Dot Esports

ARC Raiders Riven Tides patch notes: New map, ARC Turbine enemy, Bettina buffs

Massive patch arrives.

Dot Esports

Weapons will break faster in Arc Raiders as the devs push PvP in a huge update that aims to fix the 'chronic state of weapon accumulation'

Time to start burning through your weapon reserves.

PC Gamer

How to complete Battening Down in Arc Raiders

Find the leaking oil pipe, photograph the seawall, and sample the shoreline for Apollo.

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GamesRadar

Arc Raiders gets biggest update in months with Riven Tides: Embark reveals new beach map and a massive flying bot called the Arc Turbine

Take me down to Azzurro beach city where the maps are big and the Arc are flying

GamesRadar

Tarkov chief Nikita Buyanov is right: Arc Raiders is an extraction shooter for "casual people," but that's why I like it

Opinion | It is me, the casual extraction shooter fan

GamesRadar

"It's a slippery slope to try and build a game for an audience": Marathon, Arc Raiders, and Last Flag devs dig into the trend-bucking evolution of multiplayer shooters

Interview | Are multiplayer shooters enjoying a golden age, or becoming riskier than ever to make? GamesRadar+ spoke to four developers about their work in the genre

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders players all sigh with relief as Embark extends new Expedition challenge window from 5 days to 13, and confirms it's "approximately equivalent to destroying 20 Bastions"

"In a single, very good round, 8,000 - 10,000 damage was an achievable number"

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Destructoid

ARC Raiders takes another step on its roadmap with an exotic offering, but it may not be enough to get back to old highs

Let's hope it is, though.

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders players blast new Expedition system that requires you to play on specific days and ignores the money you've saved: "F you if you can't play"

Huge changes were announced at the very end of the wipe

Dot Esports

THE FINALS reveals fully open TGM26 Online Series esports circuit

Any team can compete.

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders' killer robots aren't learning in real time, but Embark will sneak in AI upgrades based on player behavior: "We keep trying to make the flying drones better and better"

"Could we make this change that would really make people squeal?"

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders studio contacted by crime scientist "intrigued by how players are interacting," dev says only 30% of players focus on PvP: "It kind of blew the whole extraction shooter open"

Over 95% of raiders use prox chat

The Guardian - UK

‘Seeking connection’: the video game where players stopped shooting and started talking

In a post-apocalyptic landscape of cutthroat scavengers, surprisingly peaceful players are opting to team up and open up – a phenomenon that’s intriguing game developers and psychologists alike

The Times of India

Ninja takes indefinite streaming break, blames Arc Raiders hackers

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