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Arc Raiders lead knows launching between Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Battlefield 6 is "insanity," but "this is the start of a long journey" and "it needs to start somewhere"

"We have to bring something so that people pay attention"

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Arc Raiders devs stop players spiralling about unfair 'gear score' matchmaking by confirming that they 'focus on maintaining the split between solos and squads'

"The team is determined to ensure that players have high-quality rounds."

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Arc Raiders devs tell players to chill about gear score matchmaking because it doesn't actually exist: "The focus is on maintaining the split between solos and squads"

Deep breaths

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After 30 million rounds and 816,162 rubber ducks, Arc Raiders celebrates successful Server Slam open beta with some prompt bug squashing: "We took immediate action"

It was a good Server Slam

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Tired of making "many, many Battlefield titles," former DICE devs started innovating with upcoming extraction shooter Arc Raiders and help from the past: PS2 classic Shadow of the Colossus

Team Ico had a heavy hand in the Steam-topping game

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Former DICE lead says he'll play Battlefield 6 until his new extraction shooter comes out: "And then I will play Arc Raiders instead"

"It looks really good," after all

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Duck-themed extraction shooter Escape From Duckov sold 500,000 Steam copies in its first 3 days

Duckov's peak player count rivaled the Arc Raiders playtest over the weekend.

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Arc Raiders seems set for a meteor-impact-sized launch as its weekend playtest becomes Steam's 89th most-popular game by concurrent players

Someone's gotta raid all those arcs.

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‘I swore something was off’: ARC Raiders players beg devs to revert graphics downgrade

A common modern practice, but not always a good one.

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Arc Raiders designer says Marathon's reception 'was a great A/B test': 'They made decisions that we didn't, and vice versa … we could compare and contrast how some of those things shook out'

Both extraction shooters are hotly anticipated and gathering crucial feedback before launch.

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It got a lot of love, but Arc Raiders 'was absolutely not ready' to release after its popular April playtest, says design director: 'There were some bad bugs'

The time is almost here, though, as the highly-anticipated extraction shooter nears its October release date.

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Don't count on Arc Raiders ever getting a first-person mode: 'Once you start being able to put your face right up against an asset, it kind of falls apart'

Design director Virgil Watkins says it would take an awful lot of work to make a first-person mode for Arc Raiders.

PC Gamer

ARC Raiders has brought back a long-forgotten game feature and I’m delighted

One step in the right direction after 30 steps backwards.

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The ARC Raiders Server Slam beta is off to a rip-roaring start on Steam with a player count of nearly 200,000 — it's a top seller just behind Battlefield 6, too

Battlefield 6 still holds the crown, but how long can it hold on?

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Arc Raiders playtest slams past 185,000 concurrent players on Steam alone

A hotfix was rolled out right after the server slam began, but otherwise it seems to be smooth sailing.

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ARC Raiders release date countdown: Exact date and time

ARC Raiders is almost here.

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I finally got a chance to play ARC Raiders, and I think I ‘get’ extraction shooters now

I don't know if I will ever be able to love them, though.

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How to play the ARC Raiders Server Slam

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Arc Raiders, one of our most anticipated games of 2025, is free for all in its final pre-release playtest this weekend

The Arc Raiders server slam is live now, for all players on all platforms.

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Arc Raiders devs already patch Server Slam disconnect errors as Steam players queue to get in: "This time around, it's a full redownload of the game"

"This isn’t the norm, but it should be the last hotfix of its kind."

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Here's the Arc Raiders Server Slam start times for your region

Put Arc Raiders' open beta servers to the test while enjoying a look at the new content.

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Arc Raiders lowers its price in some regions 'to ensure a more fair price point for all'

Gamers who have already purchased the game in one of the adjusted currencies will receive an automatic refund.

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As Steam, PlayStation Store, and more get slammed over regional pricing, upcoming extraction shooter from ex-Battlefield devs, Arc Raiders, reduces price in 10+ countries: "We want to ensure a more fair price point for all"

Arc Raiders is now cheaper in multiple regions

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'We're still on track to release *** *******': Arc Raiders pokes fun at EA and Activision censorship while reminding players that they're still coming for the end of the month

Talk about silencing the competition.

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Arc Raiders dev has the jokes after game title is seemingly censored, and then uncensored, in Call of Duty Black Ops 7 lobby chat: "We're still on track to release *** ******* on October 30th!"

Activision said the censorship was an accident

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