The Latest Breaking News from Virgil Watkins

"When Arc Raiders was at its peak," Embark was burning 30 terabytes of data per day tracking every single bullet fired: "We want to know who shot first"

Arc Raiders is decidedly past its peak, but still generating tons of information

GamesRadar · Jun 30

Arc Raiders devs "still learning" what to do with PvP, but Embark design director says PvE fights are doing their job: "They make the player interactions even more impactful"

PvP v PvE

GamesRadar · May 5

Arc Raiders dev thinks yesterday's niche "can become mainstream tomorrow," and today's extraction shooters are simply "easier to step into"

The growing subgenre represents a shift in who these games are "designed for," Virgil Watkins says

GamesRadar · May 3

Arc Raiders lead says "revisions are probably required" on uneven events like Locked Gate and Hidden Bunker, which have just become a camper's dream

"Now that we have tons of live data, we can go look at those existing map conditions"

GamesRadar · Feb 22

Arc Raiders players predictably tried to rig matchmaking by lying in post-match surveys, but Embark says those don't do a darn thing: "We get really weird graphs that don't match up with what we're seeing"

The survey "was meant to gauge 'of the PvP that occurred to you. Was it good?' Not, 'do you even like PvP or not?'"

GamesRadar · Feb 22

Arc Raiders devs love the self-described sheriffs of PvP, even if they do kill the wrong people sometimes: "Those are some of the better moments"

"And that's not something we can ever author or force to happen"

GamesRadar · Feb 21

If you want to keep some blueprints in Arc Raiders after each Expedition, the devs have good news and bad news: it's not "off the table," but it is "tricky" to do

My Survivor Mk. 3, I can't see without my Survivor Mk. 3

GamesRadar · Feb 20

Embark's plans to rework Arc Raiders' account-wiping Expeditions: 'We didn't have time to shift the system to what we intend to do next'

It may be an optional system, but Embark acknowledges there's work to be done to improve wipes.

PC Gamer · Feb 20

Arc Raiders full interview: 'Nobody whatsoever thought we'd have this many players'

Embark's thoughts on matchmaking, the state of PvPvE, and the future of its ambitious live-service extraction shooter.

PC Gamer · Feb 19

Saving blueprints after an Expedition isn't 'off the table', says Arc Raiders' director, but Embark is also looking at alternatives

Imagine the scenario: Do you keep the Looting Mk. 3 (Survivor) or the Anvil?

PC Gamer · Feb 19