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ARC Raiders Dev Says PvE Demand Is Huge: “So Many People” Are Asking for It
ARC Raiders players who want to experience the extraction shooter without worrying about other human Raiders may have reason to feel heard. Executive producer Aleksander Grøndal has acknowledged that there is significant demand for a dedicated PvE mode, revealing that many players would prefer to focus on the game’s dangerous ARC machines rather than PvP encounters. The comments came during Grøndal’s interview with GamesBeat, where he discussed the game’s matchmaking system, player behavior and the challenges of keeping different types…
ARC Raiders Lead Says Rapid Player Growth Outpaced the Team, Prompting Bigger and Slower Updates
ARC Raiders became a much bigger success than its developers anticipated, but the game’s rapid growth also created a major challenge. Players were progressing through its content faster than the development team could produce meaningful additions, making it increasingly difficult to maintain the original update pace. In a new interview with GamesBeat, executive producer Aleksander Grøndal explained how the game’s unexpected popularity affected its post-launch plans. The developer ultimately decided that releasing content more slowly would allow the team to…
Arc Raiders Is Adding a Camera Mode in October, but Fans Want Cheater and Bug Fixes First
Arc Raiders will add a new camera mode as part of its upcoming October update, giving players a way to capture moments from their raids across the Rust Belt. However, the announcement has received a mixed response from parts of the community, with some fans arguing that ongoing gameplay issues should take priority over a photo-focused feature. Embark Studios teased the new addition through the official Arc Raiders social media account, telling players, “Time to remember your raids, cameras are…
Embark Says ARC Raiders Accounts Can Be Banned Even If Someone Else Cheats on Them
Embark Studios has issued an important warning to ARC Raiders players: your account could be banned if someone else gains access to it and cheats. The developer clarified that it does not matter whether the other person accessed the account with the owner’s permission or without it. If cheating is detected, enforcement action can still be taken against the account involved. The warning was issued in the official Store Update 1.43.0, published on August 25, as the studio continues to…
Embark Studios Banned 15,000 Players in One Day, But Dev Says They “Need Thousands of Developers” to Keep Up with the $8 Billion Cheat Industry
Cheating remains one of the biggest challenges facing multiplayer games, and Embark Studios says the scale of the fight has grown far beyond simply detecting suspicious software. Speaking at Gamescom Dev 2026, senior software engineer Tom van Dijck revealed that the studio banned around 15,000 players on Monday alone while discussing its ongoing efforts against cheaters in ARC Raiders and THE FINALS. According to van Dijck, the studio is facing an estimated $8 billion cheat industry that operates like a…
ARC Raiders Delays Expeditions Until Early 2027 as Embark Promises Major Improvements
Embark Studios is putting one of ARC Raiders’ biggest endgame systems on hold. The developer has confirmed that Expeditions will be paused after Expedition 5 and will not return until early 2027, giving the team time to make significant changes based on player feedback. The announcement comes as ARC Raiders prepares for Expedition 5, which will run from September 8 to September 29. While the upcoming event introduces several changes, including a longer departure window and an optional quest reset,…