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"We can track who shoots first": Arc Raiders design lead says aggression-based matchmaking is "a bit of a misnomer," and "we don't do anything like skill-based matchmaking or gear-based"

"The one thing the system does not do is attempt to assume intent"

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While ARC Raiders cruises, Battlefield 6's player count has plummeted on the Steam charts — but why? Here's what a diehard fan of the FPS thinks

While Battlefield 6 and ARC Raiders were both some of 2025's biggest games, the former's player count has fallen significantly in the new year. But why is that?

Windows Central

Arc Raiders "Toxic Swamp" map event coming next week according to new raider trials, suggesting Embark has taken notes from FromSoftware

A new Arc Raiders map modifier looks imminent

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Arc Raiders is finally dishing out bans for cheaters, but some players think the punishment is too lenient: 'Anyone with cheats active just gets non-stop arc spawning on them'

Let the punishment begin.

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Arc Raiders hotfix stops players from using a command that was "never meant to be player-facing" as Embark works to "protect fair play"

This comes amid wider anti-cheat efforts

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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

Arc Raiders design lead confirms Embark is about make Trigger Nades much harder to use, and nerf Kettle insta-kills too: "You can't have it leave your hand and just blow it up immediately"

Design lead Virgil Watkins seeds the incoming balance patch

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

New Year, same wishes.

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ARC Raiders to implement major anti-cheat system overhaul

Fixes are coming.

Dot Esports

Arc Raiders has a cheater problem, but Embarks says 'significant changes' are coming to detection and ban systems

Out-of-map glitches are also being targeted.

PC Gamer

Arc Raiders cheating earns stern response from Embark as players sound the alarm: "We are implementing significant changes to our rulesets and deploying new detection mechanisms"

New anti-cheat measures and "out of map" exploit fixes are coming soon

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Arc Raiders player asking to recycle rubber ducks accused of "blasphemy," and presumably blacklisted by famed duck collector: "You mess with the duck, you mess with all of us!"

Rubber ducks are Arc Raiders canon now

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Embark's CEO says they couldn't compete 'with the likes of EA and Activision' head on so they had to 'change the way games were being developed'

Where there's a will there's a way.

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Embark CEO says Arc Raiders 'should do more with the trading part of the game' and he's right

"We're going to want to do more of that because it's fun."

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Embark CEO says 'it would be fun' to have an Arc Raiders TV show or movie after receiving multiple offers, but it's not in the cards right now

But it's probably coming, right?

PC Gamer

Arc Raiders' contentious 'aggression-based matchmaking' isn't just smart, but absolutely necessary

What does "skill" even mean in a game where people shoot each other in the back?

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Arc Raiders is becoming a "waste of time" thanks to cheaters, says former FPS pro Shroud, who's considering a break until it's fixed: "Embark has zero control over their game"

Shroud joins Nadeshot in calling out the extraction shooter

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'We don't use AI…to replace people,' claims Arc Raiders CEO, without actually explaining what they do use it for

Embark isn't abandoning AI any time soon.

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Do I regret yeeting my blueprints and loot-filled stash into Arc Raiders Expedition? No, it actually made the game fun again

Turns out starting again ain't so bad.

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'We did not want to be close to them': The only game Arc Raiders wanted to avoid on release was predictably GTA 6, 'I don't think anyone wanted to be close to them'

Embark wasn't as worried about Call of Duty or Battlefield.

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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"

Dot Esports

Nadeshot rants about cheating in ARC Raiders: ‘Might be worse than peak Call of Duty’

Major problem.

PC Gamer

'The game isn't about shooting other players': Embark CEO says Arc Raiders is unlikely to get a PvP leaderboard because the devs 'don't necessarily want to foster that kind of gameplay'

You can't have a murder leaderboard without a murder competition.

PC Gamer

Embark boss says Arc Raiders $40 price was inspired by the likes of Helldivers 2: 'We'd rather make people feel like it's totally worth 40 bucks'

Embark and Arrowhead have found a multiplayer pricing sweet spot.

Total Film

Embark boss says an Arc Raiders movie or TV show would be "fun", but "it needs to be done in the right way": "I can't tell you how many companies have reached out to us"

Embark CEO Patrick Söderland says he's had plenty of offers for an Arc Raiders movie or TV show

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