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One of the biggest mysteries in Arc Raiders, even preceding its full release, has been how matchmaking works. During the beta, there was talk of a gear-based matchmaking system that had some players convinced it stuck around. But now the community has decided that Arc Raiders has a different kind of matchmaking. I’ve dubbed it […]

An ongoing effort in Arc Raiders has been patching all the wall exploits that dastardly players have been using for their own selfish gain; I mean, seriously, who’d do something like that? The exploit saw players go out of bounds and even access high-level loot rooms like the Dam Control Tower. Our greed knows no […]

Embark has given us one last Arc Raiders gift before the holiday season properly kicks off, and it’s barring us from getting to forbidden spots on the map; booo. I joke (kind of), this small update dishes out some fixes for maps like Stella Montis and Blue Gate, as well as notifying us of some […]

One of the best features Arc Raiders has going for it is its PvPvE fights. You never know who’s going to merc you when you go Topside, or who you could ally with. But this same feature that makes Arc Raiders so interesting can also make it infuriating—that’s the coin flip. Ever ventured Topside for […]

Helldivers 2 is a deep, engrossing co-op shooter with no shortage of things to do, but I wouldn’t say no to additional modes that shake up its mission-based structure. According to Arrowhead founder Johan Pilestedt, such a mode is actively in the works for Helldivers 2. “Hey! We have a prototype of a rogue-lite mode—it […]

Just as was promised, Rogue is being teased as the new hero for Marvel Rivals season 5.5. This follows on from her partner Gambit being introduced at the start of the season and scenes of their wedding kicking off the narrative turmoil. We all knew that Rogue was going to be a bit of a […]

We’ve known for some time that Arc Raiders’ “Cold Snap” winter event was on the horizon, but now exactly when it’s happening. According to an Embark X post, the Cold Snap update arrives Tuesday, December 16. According to Embark’s official Arc Raiders roadmap, the Cold Snap update brings a new map condition called snowfall, the […]

Every now and then, you’ll make a mistake in Arc Raiders. Maybe you underestimated a jump, overestimated your ability to take on a gaggle of arcs (I think the plural noun might be “a DDOS?”), or maybe you came across another raider and decided that shooting it out was the best possible way forward. Getting […]

Sean Martin, Senior Guides Writer (Image credit: Future) Last week I was: marveling at how OP Undertaker is in Elden Ring Nightreign’s Forsaken Hollows DLC. This week I’ve been: rounding off my stash value to $2 million so I can enjoy the rest of the season. As someone who was skeptical of the value of […]

In a new blog post, Embark Studios has outlined what players can expect from the Expedition, a feature that will let you wipe your progress and start a new character with special rewards and new bonuses based on your previous character’s stash value. You can choose whether or not to opt in to the Expedition […]

Arc Raiders has a lot of odd quirks, like various skills not functioning how you’d think, being able to effectively front-flip to avoid fall damage, or even the ability to ride its terrifying machines. Honestly, I thought I’d seen it all at this point. And then I saw a player frozen in time. Completely paralysed […]

Last Flag Gameplay Trailer and Developer Interview | PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted 2025 – YouTube Watch On If you told me a year ago that the manager and lead singer of Imagine Dragons—brothers Mac and Dan Reynolds—were making a videogame, I probably would’ve pictured some kind of promotional tie-in for the band. I wouldn’t […]

Rory Norris, Guides Writer (Image credit: Future) Last week I was: teaming up with players in Arc Raiders, and blasting the mean ones. This week I’ve been: clearing out my stash and filling it up just as quickly by engaging in more PvP, and now I’m thinking I’m the bad guy. We’re just weeks away […]

Helldivers 2 is a harsh game—download it, and you’re at risk of being gibbed by chainsaws, torn apart by Voteless, melted by insectoid dragons, or just blown up by friendly fire. Not one to rest on its laurels, Arrowhead has gone: What if we added “boiled alive in magma” to that list? What if, Arrowhead? […]

The decision to embark on the Expedition and effectively wipe your account is one of the most important and divisive choices in Arc Raiders. Since launch, you’ve had to dedicate hundreds of thousands of coins’ worth of resources to building and supplying your caravan, with only a vague idea of what awaits you on the […]

Some Arc Raiders players have been desperately searching for a way to identify and punish evil players, to warn others that they aren’t to be trusted before any more blood is shed. Some dabbled with the idea of virtual sheriffs, while others took to naming and shaming on Reddit, but now they’ve taken to using […]

Just two weeks ago, I talked about how cool it was that Arc Raiders players had been trading guns for binoculars to effectively create lore-abiding news reports and nature documentary-style footage. There were some very eye-catching photos, too. Players bravely adopting such creativity mere weeks into Arc Raiders’ life—a game where terrifying robots and other […]

The Building a Library quest in Arc Raiders is fairly simple, especially as it’s confined to one specific building in the Buried City. Speranza’s resident explosives peddler, Apollo, asks you to find three books in the city library, namely a detective, romance, and adventure book. The genres don’t matter much; you just have to find […]

Fortnite is at it again with a new escalation of its increasingly ridiculous crossover shenanigans, this time with a season finale event that drew in 10.5 million live in-game participants, according to a post on the official Fortnite X account. The post adds that over 3 million people tuned in for livestreams of the event […]

You might not know this, but that alarmingly good Paper Mario-inspired RPG, The Stick of Truth, and its sequel, The Fractured But Whole? As it turns out, those are based on what’s referred to as a “television program” called South Park. It might not be a videogame, but mercifully for my attention span, it does […]

More quizzes! (Image credit: Larian Studios, PC Gamer) Want to keep testing your knowledge of gaming trivia? We’ve got loads more PC Gamer quizzes, on everything from healthbars to weird currencies to absurd patch notes. When I say Arc Raiders, the first things that probably pop into your mind are arcs and raiding. But a […]

Warframe’s next major update, The Old Peace, is a doozy. When it releases on Wednesday, December 10, it’ll be the first time Warframe players get a firsthand look at the Tau system that’s been mythologized by more than a decade of in-game storytelling, witnessed as their characters relive induced war flashbacks from a forgotten, failed […]

I’m in love with Arc Raiders‘ terrifying machines. Not literally, of course, most of the time they’re viciously chasing me with tasers or blowing me up with rockets, but they’re all remarkably creative and reactive. You can delay Shredders from eviscerating you by blasting their propulsion, legendary energy weapons rip off the armour from elite […]

Arc Raiders has a lot of items, and while guns, shields, and other equipment are relatively self-explanatory, what’s not are the various crafting, quest, and trinket items. A handy loot guide can help you keep track of what’s actually required for specific upgrades and whatnot, but even then, it’s not easy to know what everything […]

Rory Norris, Guides Writer (Image credit: Future) Last week I was: teaming up with players in Arc Raiders, and blasting the mean ones. This week I’ve been: clearing out my stash and filling it up just as quickly by engaging in more PvP, and now I’m thinking I’m the bad guy. Arc Raiders already has […]

A few weeks ago, some players discovered a glitch that could get you through locked doors in Arc Raiders, whether it be by using a barricade in solos or jumping on your friend’s head in squads. But the reign of getting through locked doors without a key has finally come to an end in the […]

One debate that has been swirling around Arc Raiders for some time now involves Free Loadouts, whether they should exist at all, be nerfed, or sentenced to always join matches late as penance for not putting anything of worth on the line. But I really don’t think any of these solutions are viable options. Issues […]

Seemingly at odds with its generally slow actions and limited stamina (even with the best skills to boost your athleticism), Arc Raiders is brimming with broken movement tech. You can leap off a skyscraper, and as long as you grab a ledge or slide at the perfect time, you’re miraculously able to survive. You can […]

There are a lot of different bottled crafting materials in Arc Raiders, such as antiseptic, crude explosives, and synthesised fuel. So, when you’re sent to find three laboratory reagents to upgrade your Explosives Station from level two to three, it’s harder than it should be to know where to start and what they really look […]