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After campaigning for Arc Raiders to win GOTY at The Game Awards, former FPS pro Shroud is taking a break because he's "tired of the cheaters," plus "once you have everything it loses a little bit of its fun"

He'll come back after the next Expedition

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'What a disappointment': Arc Raiders players aren't happy with the latest Trophy Display project, namely because there's no trophy at the end of it

All you get for finding stuff is more stuff.

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There's a huge Arc Raiders duplication glitch which has players hoarding mountains of rubber ducks worth millions, 'I extracted with 2.8 million. Still confused'

You can never have too many ducks.

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All materials required to complete the Trophy Display project in Arc Raiders

Create your own Trophy Display to reap the rewards.

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Arc Raiders has been hit with 'extensive' and 'coordinated DDoS attacks' as Embark reassures players that it is working hard to mitigate the issues

The Finals has also been affected by the same DDoS attack.

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"It's emboldened us to keep going": Arc Raiders dev dives deep on plans for bigger updates, changing Expeditions, and learning from the best and worst in players

Interview | Embark digs into PvP, gear fear, matchmaking, player trading, and a lot more

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Cryptic rises again? Former CEO Jack Emmert returns to the Neverwinter, Star Trek Online, and Champions Online studio: 'It was just meant to be'

Cryptic split from Embracer Group last year, and now one of its co-founders is back at the reins.

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Arc Raiders' next big update is out tomorrow, and we were all wrong about the new map condition: Buried City gets covered in birds, and there's a "long-term" Arc trophy display handing out "rarer blueprints"

Arc Raiders' Headwinds update kicks off the 2026 roadmap

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Arc Raiders 2026 roadmap revealed: exclusive matchmaking for lvl 40+ players, "new large Arc," beach map teased with new map conditions, 2 Expedition windows, and more

As well as a Scrappy update, player projects, and a Raider Deck

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$Streamer Ninja says 99% of Arc Raiders players "aren't even coming close to running into a fraction of the amount of cheaters" he is, which is why his complaints are "falling on deaf ears"$

Streamer Ninja says 99% of Arc Raiders players "aren't even coming close to running into a fraction of the amount of cheaters" he is, which is why his complaints are "falling on deaf ears"

"There's a lot of the community that thinks we're just f*cking complaining"

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Arc Raiders devs have discussed special raids like high-value rounds where you have to bring in good gear, but "don't want to segment the player base too much"

This is the high ante table, so pay up

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Arc Raiders may finally change the late spawn mechanic, but in the meantime, its design lead tells players that late joiners 'economically profit way more'

I stand by my stance that late spawns suck for everyone involved.

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"That really sucks": Arc Raiders lead responds to complaints about late spawns, says late joiners are important and "profit way more" but Embark knows it's annoying to have no time for objectives

Joining raids late is more profitable on average, says Embark

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Marathon's system requirements look to continue one of 2025's best PC trends: great performance and low min specs

Might Bungie actually turn this ship around?

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The Guardian - UK

A beginner’s guide to Arc Raiders: what it is and how you start playing

Embark Studios’ multiplayer extraction shooter game has already sold 12m copies in just three months. Will it capture you too?

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"Will this blow up the server?": Arc Raiders players are so good at killing Arc that Embark is considering how to "escalate" PvE, dev teases a Shredder escape and "the giant walking ones in the background"

By the Emperor

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TheBurntPeanut threatens to quit ARC Raiders over cheating problems

Things have started to get out of hand, and Embark needs to act soon.

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Embark dev teases Arc Raiders 2026 roadmap with 'multiple maps coming this year' that span 'a spectrum of size'

The next roadmap is coming "sometime soon."

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PvP is the reason Arc Raiders works – love it or hate it, even Embark's design lead says it "adds the spice"

Even if you always avoid PvP, you still benefit from PvP in Arc Raiders

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Arc Raiders' Cold Snap event is over, which means I have my sights set on the next possible event: a toxic swamp and maybe even a volcanic eruption

Time to heat things up.

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Arc Raiders has officially nerfed two of the strongest weapons, the Trigger Nade and the Kettle, as previous stats created 'an unfair dynamic that favours using 3rd party software'

They've also done away with yet another exploit.

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Embark dispels myths about Arc Raiders' aggression-based matchmaking: 'We don't make any value or moral judgments … it's a bit of a blunt instrument'

Embark doesn't want you to feel penalized for choosing violence in Arc Raiders.

PC Gamer

Arc Raiders player ranks 30 common outfits by how likely they are to shoot you in the back, and I have to admit it's right on the money

And not just because my go-to outfit is in the nicest tier.

PC Gamer

My Arc Raiders 2026 wishlist consists of new mobs, modes, and map conditions

New Year, same wishes.

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders devs were inspired by Helldivers 2 when they shifted from free-to-play to a $40 game: "We don't want the price to be an offender for someone"

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

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