ARC Raiders News

As part of today’s Summer Game Fest kick-off show, what many Arc Raiders players and fans hoped would happen did, in fact, take place. Ever since the end of the second Tech Test in early May, many of those who took part never wanted to stop playing.

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[p]Raiders,[/p][p]As you may have seen, we finally dropped the news many of you have been waiting for: ARC Raiders launches on October 30, 2025, on PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store, on consoles through PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, and via cloud streaming through NVIDIA GeForce Now. [/p][p]The announcement was made on stage at the Summer Game Fest show at the YouTube Theatre in Los Angeles just now, with a brand new trailer that you can check out here:[/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]From the very beginning, this project has been a labor of love, shaped not only by our team at Embark Studios, but by you, our community. Your feedback, energy, and support—particularly in the last two tech tests—have played a vital role in shaping the experience we’re about to launch. So on behalf of all of us, thank you![/p][p]Speaking of tech tests, a big shoutout to all of you who showed up and played last month! [/p][p]Tech Test 2 was the best rehearsal we could get ahead of release this fall. You gave us thoughtful, sharp feedback, and the test helped us hone in on plenty of things we’re addressing in the last stretch of development: there are bugs to squash, as well as general polish and performance improvements to be done. We're fine-tuning game balance and the player economy, and will work on an even better onboarding experience for players who come in new to this genre. [/p][p]At release, the game will also be expanded, with more locations to explore, more ARC enemies to fight, a larger selection of weapons and gear to find and craft, more adventures to embark on, and more for players to strive towards and discover. [/p][p]As we get closer to October, expect more details on what ARC Raiders will bring on launch day, and how we plan to grow, evolve, and support ARC Raiders after release. So mark your calendars, gear up, and rally your crew. Pre-orders will open later this summer. In the meantime, wishlist and follow us to stay updated. [/p][p][/p][p]See you topside in October![/p][p][/p][p]/[/p][p]Aleksander Grøndal
Executive Producer, ARC Raiders[/p][p]
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The second Arc Raiders tech test is officially over. Embark first opened the doors to Tech Test 2 on April 30, before it all wrapped up on Sunday, May 4. While feedback has mostly been positive, there was one thing in particular that everyone loved.

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[h2]Tech Test 2 has officially begun and invites have started rolling out![/h2]
Invitations will be sent in waves, so make sure you keep an eye out for an email throughout the test as you might get in later during the test if you don’t get in today. If you've participated in the previous tech test through Steam you will gain access but not get notified.


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[h2]Official Discord[/h2]
And we want to make sure that you can talk about the game, find friends to play with and share your favourite ARC Raiders moments. So today we'll open the Tech Test 2 channels that will be open throughout the duration of the test!
Join our Discord here!

See you all in the Rust Belt - The ARC Raiders team

ARC Raiders is an upcoming multiplayer extraction shooter from Embark Studios, the team behind 2023’s hit first-person shooter The Finals. Last week, CGMagazine was invited to go hands-on with an early build of ARC Raiders and explore Embark’s vision of a lethal, post-post-apocalyptic Earth.

After an excruciatingly tense nine-hour tour through three robot-infested hellscapes, I can report that ARC Raiders is shaping up to be a top-tier third-person sci-fi adventure — and one of the most distinctive extraction shooters to date.

ARC Raiders is set in the distant future, long after Earth was devastated by a mysterious mechanical force called ARC. To escape their ruthless oppressors, humanity’s survivors retreated deep underground into bastion cities such as our home, Speranza. To keep Speranza alive, its bravest citizens — and a rooster named Scrappy — must return to the surface to scavenge the ruins, fill their backpacks with recyclable loot and race home before ARC forces... Read more