You can check out the first gameplay (with music from Swedish pop star, Robyn) from ARC Raiders below.ĪRC Raiders is due to release for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC in 2022. Although, “sometimes you just have to wing it”. "We look forward to sharing more about the game in the coming months."Īdapting to situations, improvising, and using your surroundings will also prove vital to you and your team's success. “Ultimately for a co-op action game like ARC Raiders, that's what matters the most,” he added. With this reveal, we want to celebrate gameplay and give players more than a hint of how ARC Raiders looks and what it feels like to play,” said Söderlund, Embark co-founder and CEO. Today, that canvas is a lot less blank and those ideas are becoming realities. On top of that, this pretty and promising game will be free-to-play in 2022 on PC (Steam, EGS, GeForce Now), PS5 and Series XS. Theres nothing necessarily wrong with FPS franchises staying in their wheelhouse.
The third-person cooperative shooter from Embark Studios make players team up to resist the onslaught of ARC, a group of fearless enemies dropping from above. Made up of many former EA, DICE, and Ripple Effect employees, Embark Studios is already working on a project that is trying to move the medium forward in ARC Raiders, while Battlefield continues to struggle in attempts to imitate popular trends. “We started Embark Studios three years ago with a blank canvas and some big ideas. Another first look during The Game Awards was ARC Raiders.
You can then loot your enemies, as well as scavenge for useful tools and gadgets in the world's ruins. We are veteran developers eager to challenge.
Our goal is to create a new world of ongoing, compelling, revolutionary play. The future belongs to the curious We believe games are on the cusp of capitalizing creatively on upcoming technologies, enabling developers to build a wider range of experiences, and for players to create and contribute. Embark Studios, the studio formed by former Battlefield developer and EA executive Patrick Söderlund, has showcased the first gameplay from ARC Raiders, its upcoming free-to-play co-op shooter.Ī third-person PvE affair, in which you and a team must take on “ruthless mechanised threats descending from the skies" known as ARC, ARC Raiders “emhpasises and rewards teamwork”, as you band together to bring down huge robotic foes. Embark Studios 10,110 followers on LinkedIn.