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Arc Raiders' next update adds hurricanes, and players think the teaser is hiding a new Arc enemy too
By Morgan Park published
NEWS Also, beards.

Arc Raiders full interview: 'Nobody whatsoever thought we'd have this many players'
By Rory Norris published
State of the Game Embark's thoughts on matchmaking, the state of PvPvE, and the future of its ambitious live-service extraction shooter.

Saving blueprints after an Expedition isn't 'off the table', says Arc Raiders' director, but Embark is also looking at alternatives
By Rory Norris published
News Imagine the scenario: Do you keep the Looting Mk. 3 (Survivor) or the Anvil?

Congrats, you played yourself, Arc Raiders' machines aren't actually learning: 'That's just the way we author them'
By Rory Norris published
News Players had begun to wonder whether the robot enemies were using AI to learn new tactics based on player behaviour, but Embark has shot the theory down.

Embark admits Arc Raiders’ bosses are dying too fast because 'they're not intended for the full server to go up against' and 'we gave players too effective abilities'
By Rory Norris published
News "When we built that, we had an idealised way where we hoped people would try to engage with it".

Arc Raiders' matchmaking isn't 'binary', says design lead: 'There's no such thing as a friendly lobby or an aggressive lobby'
By Rory Norris published
News "We acknowledge that people are having a lot of fun with these safer lobbies".

Arc Raiders design director says players 'never worked together' in testing, but the emergence of care bear lobbies 'encourages us to lean toward giving opportunities to have friendly interactions'
By Harvey Randall published
News Catering to both PvE and PvP-heavy audiences is a "precarious position".

Duck dupe criminals nabbed: Embark is dishing out warnings and even ban hammers for miscreants abusing recent duplication glitches in Arc Raiders
By Rory Norris published
News Let's hope you're not among them.
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