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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.

PC Gamer

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

GamesRadar

Where to find a Power Rod in Arc Raiders

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

PC Gamer

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

GamesRadar

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

The people really do love raiding.

PC Gamer

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

GamesRadar

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

Embark Studios should be proud.

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Stella Montis Archives Key location in ARC Raiders

Time for some fancy loot.

GamesRadar

"Embark, please fix": Arc Raiders player discovers glaring flaw after collecting over 600 rubber ducks in the extraction shooter, only to find they can only show off 9

Rubber ducks have proven useful on the battlefield, too

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders players are divided after Embark Studios nerfed a perk that everyone was gunning for, but don't worry, the devs are thinking about "adding a skill reset mechanic"

"Balancing is important for us"

PC Gamer

Arrowhead CEO wades into the messy Arc Raiders AI debate: 'Would it have been better if Arc Raiders failed and it didn't use AI?'

Jorjani pushes back against extreme reactions to AI and wants a more nuanced discussion.

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How to complete Snap and Salvage in ARC Raiders

Get back what you can.

Destructoid

How to complete In My Image in ARC Raiders

I-Robot.

Destructoid

How to complete Cold Storage in ARC Raiders

Don't mind the cold temperature.

PC Gamer

This Arc Raiders wallhack will get you behind locked doors so you and your friends can find all the best loot

No need for keys.

PC Gamer

Arc Raiders players managed to unlock Stella Montis in under 38 hours, even after Embark buffed the event, because we were all being too generous

It's time to go topside.

TechRadar

The Arc Raiders devs are tweaking the community unlock event due to players being too generous with donations – ‘We had no idea all of you would be so altruistic for the Stella Montis cause’

Arc Raiders devs have been surprised by how quickly players are progressing through the community unlock event.

Windows Central

The ARC Raiders community is unmatched — Embark nerfs event progression because the community was doing it too quickly

Hold onto your pods, Raiders, we're going to Stella Montis

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