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Arc Raiders players have been trading guns for binoculars, and it's making for some incredibly cinematic on-field reporting that's hauntingly good

From the frontlines.

PC Gamer

Arc Raiders players were already grumbling, and after another patch of nerfs a fierce debate brews: crafting UI is definitely a mess, but should the stash actually get buffed?

If you need me, I'll be organizing my bandage collection

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders update nerfs a gun "capable of outgunning full squads" and may answer a fan who asked Embark to let them show off 600+ rubber ducks: "Your Raider Den has been ducked out"

The Venator has been nerfed, but the duck update feels far more important

GamesRadar

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Shroud disappointed by 2025 GOTY nominations, calls some entries ‘biased’

He isn't happy about ARC Raiders' absence from the most prestigious list.

Dot Esports

Arc Raiders players try to learn who's the nicest in cross-play lobbies, and I promise you it isn't anyone with a console: "PC players seem to be way more relaxed"

Put the controller down

GamesRadar

I tried an Arc Raiders community tip for hunting blueprints after 40 hours of next to nothing, and I found my most-wanted blueprint almost immediately

That's one Wolfpack blueprint into the pocket

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders players are already impatient for more content. Here's 8 things we think the game could do to expand

If you were put in charge of Arc Raiders, how would you plot out its design in 2026?

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Arc Raiders players are dominating Stella Montis with 25 million visits, 26,923 Matriarch kills, and 117 self-KOs with a volcanic rock—ok, that last one isn't great

Damn, Stella Montis got hands.

PC Gamer

Among millions of Arc Raiders, Embark says 117 legendary players "somehow downed themselves" with rocks in the Breaking New Ground community event

What goes up, must come down

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders player crowns themselves the "engineer of chaos," makes new Stella Montis map as evil as possible: "People spawning late were trapped in a maze I built, screaming"

The area has been fully playable for less than a week

GamesRadar

14 minutes and 650 bullets later, one determined Arc Raiders player somehow killed a Matriarch with the worst gun in the game

Is that a compliment or a killing blow?

PC Gamer

How generative AI in Arc Raiders started a scrap over the gaming industry’s future

The use of AI in the surprise game-of-the-year contender has sparked a heated cultural and ethical debate, and raised existential questions for video game workers

The Guardian - UK

Test your ARC Raiders knowledge with this quiz — See if you can get a better score than your squad mates

Think you really know ARC Raiders? With the game smashing player records, earning a Game Awards nomination, and sparking plenty of conversation since launch, now’s the perfect time to put your knowledge to the test. Try the quiz, compare your score, and see if you’re a true Raider.

Windows Central

'No one leaves'—one Arc Raiders player has devoted themselves to turning Stella Montis into an inescapable maze, revelling in the cries of stuck players: 'I am the engineer of chaos!'

What an evil way to spend your time.

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Stella Montis condenses everything I love about Arc Raiders by cramming it all into a cramped facility of pure chaos

This might be my favorite map yet.

PC Gamer

How to find and kill a Matriarch in Arc Raiders

Even scarier than the Queen.

PC Gamer

Arc Raiders players decided to test who was friendlier, PC or console players: 'I am never playing the game on cross-play ever again'

Next, we need to figure out which region is the nicest.

GamesRadar

As Arc Raiders faces backlash for its AI voices, Dispatch leads call the tech "a production solution, not a creative one," saying it can only offer "something you've heard before"

He praises Dispatch's cast for "elevating the material in a way that you're just not going to get [with AI]"

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"Another rigged year:" Former FPS pro Shroud responds to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 getting a Game Awards GOTY nomination over Arc Raiders, says "the world is just not ready for AI in video games"

He also questions "who the f*** is playing" GOTY nominee Donkey Kong Bananza

GamesRadar

"Gen Z loves AI slop," says former Square Enix exec, which means that Arc Raiders' controversial AI usage is just "the tip of the spear"

"Activision isn't shying away from AI, neither is ARC Raiders," reckons Jacob Navok

PC Gamer

Where to find a Power Rod in Arc Raiders

Grab this rare material for Celeste's Tribute to Toledo quest.

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 boss argues Arc Raiders' AI use "actually makes gaming better" and that "people jump to extreme takes" about the tech: "Surely there's a middle ground here"

"Let's just make sure that people are paid for their work," he says

PC Gamer

Arc Raiders hits a new record after three weeks, scoring 480,000 concurrent players on Steam

The people really do love raiding.

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders sets another Steam record for a third weekend in a row, surpassing 481,000 concurrent players despite competition from Call of Duty and Escape from Tarkov

Embark Studios' latest shooter just keeps growing

Destructoid

ARC Raiders climbs to Steam’s player count podium as it breaks yet another record

Embark Studios should be proud.

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