ARC Raiders players with accessibility controllers are getting banned
Embark Studios has flagged a serious issue with ARC Raiders anti-cheat system: some players are getting banned for using accessibility peripherals – devices like the Xbox Adaptive Controller designed for people with physical disabilities. "It's...
Bungie is testing a duos mode in Marathon starting March 18
Bungie has announced a limited-time duos mode for Marathon. Game director Joe Ziegler shared the news on X/Twitter, confirming that the duos queue will go live on March 18 at 10am PT. "We're going a...
ARC Raiders Wasp Hunter set has the community excited, but it'll cost you
The developers of ARC Raiders have announced a new cosmetic set called the Wasp Hunter, coming soon to all storefronts. You can already wishlist it on Steam, though the price in real currency hasn't been...
Marathon players can experience all questlines whenever they join, says creative director
Bungie took a lot of heat for vaulting content in Destiny 2, and with Marathon, the studio is taking a completely different approach. Creative director Julia Nardin told Space.com that the goal is to make...
An Italian ARC Raiders fan handcrafted stunning game dioramas featuring a Bastion and a Leaper
The ARC Raiders community keeps growing beyond the game itself. An Italian miniature artist known as hero_work_shop built two detailed dioramas recreating scenes from the extraction shooter. A friend posted the work on Reddit, and...
ARC Raiders tones down lightning strikes and offers compensation after server issues
Embark has pushed out a new patch for ARC Raiders that tackles two things at once – reduced lightning strike frequency during the Electromagnetic Storm, and promised compensation for players who lost their gear due...
A player stumbled upon one of the rarest bugs in ARC Raiders – completely frozen ARCs
In ARC Raiders, one of the strangest bugs seen since the game launched has been caught on video. After a server error, a player found themselves in a situation that's probably never happened before –...
Bungie is already tweaking Marathon microtransactions and difficulty just days after launch
Marathon has only been out for a few days, but Bungie has already announced changes to two of the game's most contentious issues – aggressive microtransactions and punishing difficulty. A patch is coming this week....
Marathon players slam the battle pass as the "worst value for your money" and say Bungie never learns
Just days after the full launch of Marathon, players have turned their frustration toward Bungie's monetization system. The main complaints center on the battle pass and the restrictions around cosmetic items – specifically, weapon stickers...
Peaceful lobbies exist in Marathon after all – a whole map extracted together and nobody got shot
One of the biggest talking points around Marathon since its announcement has been the PvP focus. Bungie's extraction shooter is about as far from ARC Raiders as you can get – in that game, most...
Bungie staged a gun-arm and mind-transfer prank to promote Marathon
Bungie released an unusual promotional video for Marathon – instead of a standard gameplay trailer, the studio put together an elaborate sci-fi prank. Unsuspecting participants were invited to a fake Sekiguchi Genetics corporate showroom, where...
Marathon players found a way to fly across the map by hooking onto their own drone
Marathon launched just a day ago, but the community has already uncovered one of those glitches that goes viral instantly. Players discovered that the Thief class lets you literally fly across the map by firing...
Bungie revealed Marathon's premium currency LUX and promises it won't buy gameplay advantages
Just ahead of launch, Marathon Bungie revealed the extraction shooter's monetization system, introducing a premium currency called LUX and assuring players that real money can't buy gameplay advantages. On the official Marathon account, the studio...
A full short film about life and death as Marathon's launch cinematic
Bungie released the official launch cinematic trailer for Marathon titled "In Death We've Just Begun". The trailer offers an extended look at the world of Tau Ceti IV – an abandoned colony where rival Runners...
ARC Raiders players are riding Fireflies and getting sent straight to the backrooms
Players of ARC Raiders have discovered that the game's new flying enemies can be ridden – with some unexpected consequences. As part of the Shrouded Sky update, Embark added new airborne enemies to the game,...
Marathon UI designer promises the "sauce" isn't going anywhere
One of the biggest talking points after the Marathon server slam wasn't gameplay or balance – it was the menu design. Last week, a YouTuber looked at the UI and solemnly declared it the first-ever...
Marathon players are frustrated with the UI and want Bungie to simplify it fast
Things move fast in the games industry. Just a few months after Marathon was delayed indefinitely, Bungie is already running server slam test weekends ahead of the March 23 launch. Hundreds of thousands of players...
Mouse acting up in Marathon on PC – here's how to fix it right now
Your first minutes in Marathon during the server slam might be more frustrating than expected – and not because of the enemies. Right from the menu, the cursor starts stuttering, options open and close on...
Marathon server slam hits 143,000 concurrent Steam players on day one
Bungie's pre-release Marathon server slam is off to a strong start. On its very first day, the open server test pulled in a peak of 143,621 concurrent players on Steam. For context, the ARC Raiders...
ARC Raiders players aren't happy about the wind turbine on the hurricane map
Embark Studios released the Shrouded Sky update for ARC Raiders, bringing a new weather condition to the extraction shooter – a hurricane. Strong winds, flying debris, reduced visibility, and shield degradation immediately shook up the...
