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ARC Raiders is Seemingly Adding a FromSoftware Special Next Week: Toxic Swamps

ARC Raiders is Seemingly Adding a FromSoftware Special Next Week: Toxic Swamps

A new event is also apparently coming to the extraction shooter the week after, challenging players to "keep air purifiers powered on."

ARC Raiders’ Success Doesn’t Mean Studio Plans to “Open the Floodgates” For Generative AI Use

ARC Raiders’ Success Doesn’t Mean Studio Plans to “Open the Floodgates” For Generative AI Use

Design director Virgil Watkins said that tech is used if it allows developers to "do something we couldn't do before," or adds to the game.

ARC Raiders Saw “A Little Over 1 Million Players” Reset Their Progress in First Expedition

ARC Raiders Saw “A Little Over 1 Million Players” Reset Their Progress in First Expedition

However, Embark Studios wants to offer "a little more variety" and incentives for others, according to design director Virgil Watkins.

ARC Raiders Studio Announces “Signficant Changes” to Curb Cheats and Exploits

ARC Raiders Studio Announces “Signficant Changes” to Curb Cheats and Exploits

These changes will include updates to anti-cheat systems, as well as improved detection, identification, and removal of cheaters.

ARC Raiders Studio Had to Change Development Methodologies to Compete With EA, Activision

ARC Raiders Studio Had to Change Development Methodologies to Compete With EA, Activision

CEO Patrick Söderlund spoke about not wanting to grow the team too quickly, and instead focusing on building development pipelines.

ARC Raiders Developer Wanted to Avoid Releasing Close to Grand Theft Auto 6

ARC Raiders Developer Wanted to Avoid Releasing Close to Grand Theft Auto 6

"When we spoke about whether we should move the game, the first dialogue we had was obviously centred around GTA," said CEO Patrick Söderlund.

ARC Raiders Went From Free-to-Play to $40 Because of Helldivers 2

ARC Raiders Went From Free-to-Play to $40 Because of Helldivers 2

"Given how much time they seem to spend in the game, I hope people feel like we've given them value for money," says Patrick Söderlund.

ARC Raiders Pushes Steam to Its Highest-Grossing December Yet at $1.6 Billion, per Analyst Estimates

ARC Raiders Pushes Steam to Its Highest-Grossing December Yet at $1.6 Billion, per Analyst Estimates

Embark's extraction shooter is seemingly unstoppable on Valve's platform, reportedly selling seven million copies on it thus far.

ARC Raiders Studio Doesn’t Want to Foster Competitive Gameplay By Adding Leaderboards, Says CEO

ARC Raiders Studio Doesn’t Want to Foster Competitive Gameplay By Adding Leaderboards, Says CEO

Patrick Söderlund also spoke about how the presence of other players in the map helps in establishing a tense atmosphere during a match.

ARC Raiders Movie and TV Series Offers Are “Tempting,” Says Embark, “But It Needs To Be Done Right”

ARC Raiders Movie and TV Series Offers Are “Tempting,” Says Embark, “But It Needs To Be Done Right”

"I hope that we will do that. I think the IP fits quite well with something like that," said studio CEO Patrick Söderlund.

ARC Raiders Reportedly Crosses 12 Million Sales to Kick Off 2026

ARC Raiders Reportedly Crosses 12 Million Sales to Kick Off 2026

The extraction shooter seemingly hit 3.2 million daily active users yesterday - a new record, according to Alinea Analytics.

ARC Raiders More Frequently Matches Friendlier Players Together (and Vice Versa), Confirms Embark

ARC Raiders More Frequently Matches Friendlier Players Together (and Vice Versa), Confirms Embark

Play nice, and you'll match up with other friendly players, though CEO Patrick Söderlund admits it's "not a full science."

ARC Raiders Retained More of Its Peak Concurrent Steam Players Since Launch Than Battlefield 6

ARC Raiders Retained More of Its Peak Concurrent Steam Players Since Launch Than Battlefield 6

As revealed by concurrent player numbers on Steam, ARC Raiders has retained about 90% of its players, while Battlefield 6 has retained 16%.

ARC Raiders Tops Steam Sales Charts for Final Week of 2025

ARC Raiders Tops Steam Sales Charts for Final Week of 2025

The extraction shooter was followed by the Steam Deck, along with other games like Battlefield 6 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

ARC Raiders’ Cold Snap Trailer Offers Sneak Peek at Snowy Maps and Flickering Flames Event

ARC Raiders’ Cold Snap Trailer Offers Sneak Peek at Snowy Maps and Flickering Flames Event

Winter is coming to Embark's extraction shooter and includes new cosmetics, a new project for players to complete, and more.

ARC Raiders Developer “Wants to Keep This Game Alive for The Longest Time”

ARC Raiders Developer “Wants to Keep This Game Alive for The Longest Time”

"It's something that we want to keep alive for the longest time possible, as long as players engage with it and have fun."

ARC Raiders Developer is Currently Investigating Matchmaking Errors

ARC Raiders Developer is Currently Investigating Matchmaking Errors

Community lead Ossen Julia mentioned that the developers will reveal more details about the matchmaking errors when they learn more.

Arc Raiders Guide – All ARC Machines And How To Defeat Them

Arc Raiders Guide – All ARC Machines And How To Defeat Them

Here’s a comprehensive guide for Arc Raiders listing all current ARC enemies, their attacks, how to counter them, and the contents of their loot table.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7’s Low Player Numbers Because of Tough Market, Bad Decisions – Analysts

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7’s Low Player Numbers Because of Tough Market, Bad Decisions – Analysts

Analysts have noted that the live-service gaming segment is incredibly competitive thanks to Battlefield 6 and ARC Raiders, among others.

ARC Raiders Gets Hotfix, Punishes Exploit Allowing Locked Doors to be Opened Without Keys

ARC Raiders Gets Hotfix, Punishes Exploit Allowing Locked Doors to be Opened Without Keys

Since the release of the update, players using the exploit to enter locked rooms will find wall-mounted flamethrowers that kill them.