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The Latest Breaking News from ARC Raiders

How to lay the bird trap to start the Avian Alarm project in Arc Raiders

Monitor the initial flock intake for the Avian Alarm.

PC Gamer

Marathon boss says extraction shooters are like The Lord of the Rings and that's why they need PvP

Legolas would've loved Marathon

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders gets biggest update in months with Riven Tides: Embark reveals new beach map and a massive flying bot called the Arc Turbine

Take me down to Azzurro beach city where the maps are big and the Arc are flying

GamesRadar

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Arc Raiders is finally overhauling its competitive Trials, starting with making them more fun and less frustrating

You can put your daily planner down now, raider.

PC Gamer

Tarkov chief Nikita Buyanov is right: Arc Raiders is an extraction shooter for "casual people," but that's why I like it

Opinion | It is me, the casual extraction shooter fan

GamesRadar

Halo lead mocks rumors that the studio is chasing Arc Raiders and Marathon with a PvE extraction shooter spin-off

"Hard to remember when it wasn't always super serious doom posting"

GamesRadar

After a slow start, Last Flag developer says you can't become the next big hit just by ticking boxes: 'It’s a slippery slope'

And Arc Raiders' lead developer agrees.

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"It's a slippery slope to try and build a game for an audience": Marathon, Arc Raiders, and Last Flag devs dig into the trend-bucking evolution of multiplayer shooters

Interview | Are multiplayer shooters enjoying a golden age, or becoming riskier than ever to make? GamesRadar+ spoke to four developers about their work in the genre

GamesRadar

Tarkov lead vows to make the upcoming Fragmentary Order the opposite of Arc Raiders, which he calls an 'extraction shooter for casual people'

"We’re trying to simulate reality".

PC Gamer

Escape from Tarkov boss says Arc Raiders is "an extraction shooter for casual people," but he wants "the most painful" experience possible

Sounds delightful

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders players all sigh with relief as Embark extends new Expedition challenge window from 5 days to 13, and confirms it's "approximately equivalent to destroying 20 Bastions"

"In a single, very good round, 8,000 - 10,000 damage was an achievable number"

GamesRadar

Embark tells Arc Raiders players to expect "significant changes" to the skill tree, admitting many skills kind of suck: "I don't think by any means we nailed it"

There's going to be a violent week of skill point hunting

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders' latest Riven Tides teaser hints that the terrifying UFO we've been seeing is actually the next mega-boss enemy

Surely no UFO could ruin such a relaxing seaside paradise.

PC Gamer

ARC Raiders takes another step on its roadmap with an exotic offering, but it may not be enough to get back to old highs

Let's hope it is, though.

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Arc Raiders players blast new Expedition system that requires you to play on specific days and ignores the money you've saved: "F you if you can't play"

Huge changes were announced at the very end of the wipe

PC Gamer

Embark admits 'grinding for monetary value' isn't fun, so future Arc Raiders Expeditions will reward you for smashing bots instead

Arc Raiders' next Expedition window opens on April 28.

Destructoid

ARC Raiders’ newest expedition has a tight time window, and players aren’t happy: ‘F you if you can’t play on these days, I guess’

New Expedition, new troubles.

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders makes huge Expedition changes, bonus skill points now free but earned by dealing damage: "We want expeditions to be fun and not an endless grind"

Embark also adding a way for players to sign up even if they missed the Expedition window

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ARC Raiders’ blazing marathon is rapidly slowing down. Is it finally time to start worrying about its future?

Bleeding players is only natural in this day and age, but ARC Raiders' pace is rather alarming.

PC Gamer

About 30% of Arc Raiders players focus on PvE, and Embark's happy with that: 'We want to instil hope in the player'

Over 95% of players use the proximity chat.

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders' killer robots aren't learning in real time, but Embark will sneak in AI upgrades based on player behavior: "We keep trying to make the flying drones better and better"

"Could we make this change that would really make people squeal?"

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders studio contacted by crime scientist "intrigued by how players are interacting," dev says only 30% of players focus on PvP: "It kind of blew the whole extraction shooter open"

Over 95% of raiders use prox chat

PC Gamer

Arc Raiders' players have created a bounty system that's meant to punish unsportsmanlike behaviour but surprise, surprise, top of the list sits streamer TheBurntPeanut

They should change the name from Speranza Bounties to Streamer Bounties.

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders players set up bounty board to hunt down rats, make streamer TheBurntPeanut the most-wanted target for being a "voice chat snake"

Killing other raiders at extraction sites can get you marked for death

PC Gamer

Marathon isn't going to be the big hit Sony wants because it's just too much of a sicko game

Marathon is an excellent extraction shooter, but it's also its own worst enemy.

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