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...
A wife threw an ARC Raiders birthday party for her gamer husband, and it's genuinely awesome
While ARC Raiders keeps pulling in players, one fan already went deep enough for his wife to take notice – and she did something about it. A video of a birthday party fully decked out...
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...
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 –...
ARC Raiders players spotted a massive flying UFO hiding in the storm clouds
An ARC Raiders player on the Spaceport map during the Hurricane event caught something strange in the sky. Some think it was a Bombardier's spotters getting swept up by the wind, but most agree it...
Two new ARC Raiders threats are already in the wild
Players who've already updated ARC Raiders and dropped into their first runs are now running into two new machines Embark Studios added today – both showing up across all maps. Here's a look from the...
Embark confirms ARC Raiders doesn't split players into peaceful and aggressive lobbies
Embark Studios has officially confirmed that ARC Raiders does not use aggression-based matchmaking. If you thought you could game the system to land in lobbies with more peaceful players – that's not how it works....
ARC Raiders devs will keep developing PvP despite the game's strong PvE-oriented audience
Embark Studios developers behind ARC Raiders have admitted they were shocked – and pleasantly surprised – by player behavior since launch. The game's 14 million-strong community has earned a reputation as one of the friendliest...
Embark Studios is finally adding beards to ARC Raiders
Embark Studios has revealed more details about the upcoming Shrouded Sky update for ARC Raiders, which is set to drop next week. Alongside a teaser trailer showcasing the new 'Hurricane' map condition, the studio released...
ARC Raiders robots aren't actually learning from your behavior, despite the popular theory
Since launch, ARC Raiders has had a theory circulating among players: that the game's robot enemies are adapting to human behavior, memorizing favorite hiding spots, and finding increasingly effective ways to hunt players down. Some...
Embark didn't expect players to take down ARC Raiders' giant bosses with the whole lobby
Embark has openly acknowledged a balance problem with the key PvE encounters in ARC Raiders. Design director Virgil Watkins admitted that the Matriarch and Queen bosses are being killed far faster than intended. "Even though...
ARC Raiders officially broken again as players lose loot after extraction
Embark Studios is facing a new critical issue in ARC Raiders – fixing one bug led to an even more serious problem. Following a hotfix intended to eliminate the infinite ammo exploit, a new critical...
Embark Studios CEO wants to turn Arc Raiders' Speranza into a full social hub
As Embark Studios prepares for future changes to Arc Raiders and considers how to build on the community it's cultivated, CEO Patrick Söderlund has his eye on social elements and interactions across the player base....
ARC Raiders map events disappeared overnight
In the extraction shooter ARC Raiders from Embark Studios, players encountered an issue – temporary events are completely absent from the map. For several hours, only the base states of all five maps were available....
Embark fixes event schedule issue in ARC Raiders
Embark released a minor update for ARC Raiders that fixed the event schedule problem. I wrote about it this morning – and it really was just a small bug. The studio's community manager announced the...
Massive Emperor robot inches closer to Spaceport in ARC Raiders
Players in ARC Raiders have discovered that the massive Emperor, one of the largest potential enemies in the game, has moved closer to the Spaceport – visible from Buried City in one of the game...
ARC Raiders players exploit duplication glitch, breaking game economy
ARC Raiders is facing a major controversy due to a glitch allowing players to duplicate certain in-game items. The exploit affects blueprints and ducks, leading to severe imbalance in the game's economy. According to the...
ARC Raiders update adds absurdly expensive rubber ducks
Embark Studios released the Headwinds update for ARC Raiders with an unexpected addition – collectible rubber ducks hidden in chimneys throughout the Buried City location. The most valuable duck sells for 7,000 credits each and...
ARC Raiders players disappointed with cheating ban system
Embark Studios released a major Headwinds update for ARC Raiders, the first of four content drops planned through April. The patch brought seven new quests, a minor map change, two new Augments, and other improvements....
