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Arc Raiders received ‘substantial negative PvP sentiment’ during testing, causing the devs to second-guess its big pivot before realising it was really frustration with weapons and matchmaking

By March 12, 2026

After Embark Studios’ “playtest battles” and slew of competing plans caused it to pivot Arc Raiders away from its PvE…

Arc Raiders design director says players ‘never worked together’ in testing, but the emergence of care bear lobbies ‘encourages us to lean toward giving opportunities to have friendly interactions’

By February 18, 2026

Arc Raiders is a fascinating social experiment, and also occasionally a videogame. Even as someone on the outskirts, I’ve sunk…