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ARC Raiders Riven Tides Guide: Where to Use Every Hotel Keycard
Panorama Azzurro is packed with top-tier loot and rival scavengers waiting to put you in the dirt. I have the exact room locations for every hotel keycard so you can grab the gear and extract alive.
ARC Raiders Surge Coil Blueprint Guide: Locking Down The Map
The Flashpoint Update dropped three new deployables, but the Surge Coil is the only one keeping you alive during extractions. Here is exactly how to find the blueprint and craft the ultimate stun trap.
ARC Raiders Canto SMG Guide: Finding The Budget Bobcat
The Flashpoint update brought a lot of shiny new toys to the Rust Belt, but nothing shreds shields on a budget quite like the Canto SMG. Here is exactly how to farm the blueprint without losing your sanity.
ARC Raiders Vaporizer Guide: How to Ground This Flying Nightmare
The Flashpoint update introduced the Vaporizer, a heavily armored flying laser beam that absolutely wants you dead. Here is exactly how to rip it out of the sky and steal its parts.
ARC Raiders Controlled Access Zone Guide: A Masterclass in Paranoia
Embark Studios just introduced a puzzle that requires trusting enemy players, and it is the most stressful shit I have ever experienced.
ARC Raiders Firefly Guide: How to Kill the Flying Flamethrower and get the burner
The Shrouded Sky update added a flying flamethrower to ARC Raiders. Here is exactly how to find the Firefly, shoot it out of the sky, and extract with the Firefly Burner.
ARC Raiders Comet Igniter Guide: How to Survive the Rolling Bomb
The Shrouded Sky update added a new mechanical nightmare to ARC Raiders. Here is exactly how to find the Comet, survive its explosion, and extract with the Comet Igniter.
ARC Raiders Second Expedition: Less Grind, More Loot
Embark finally realized we have jobs and lowered the grind for the Second Expedition. Here is the new stash requirement, the catch-up mechanic, and the loot waiting for you on March 1st.
Arc Raiders Guide: Finding the New Headwinds Epic Augments
The Headwinds update for Arc Raiders quietly dropped two game-changing Epic Augments that finally let you protect your best gear. Here is where to find the blueprints for the Safekeeper and Revival augments and why they are essential for your next extraction.
Arc Raiders Might Finally Let Us Walk Around Speranza (But Please Don't Kill The Menus)
The developers of Arc Raiders have officially confirmed they are looking into making Speranza a fully walkable hub. Here is why a hybrid system might be the best way to handle it without killing the game's pacing.
The Original ARC Raiders Concepts Look Like Tier 5 Weapons
I dug up the original concept art for ARC Raiders' weapons, and it raises a massive question. These designs look cleaner than our current maxed-out gear, are we looking at a future Level 5 upgrade?
ARC Raiders Finally Nuked Stream Snipers, and It’s Beautiful
ARC Raiders is finally cleaning house, and the tears of banned stream snipers taste delicious. Embark Studios just dropped the hammer on long-term harassers, and frankly, it’s about time.
The Official "Cold Snap" Stats Are Here, and You Guys Are Absolute Maniacs
The official ARC Raiders "Cold Snap" stats are out, revealing a community obsessed with snowballs and pyrotechnics. From frozen deaths to guitar solos, here is the breakdown of the winter chaos in Speranza.
Tfue Is Unbanned and Yeah I Was Probably Too Harsh (But Streamers Are Still Annoying)
UPDATE: Tfue is back in ARC Raiders after a ban that lasted less than a day, and while streamer privilege is annoying as hell, I think we all need to put the pitchforks down for a second.
Embark Just Nuked the Arc Raiders Dev Console Because You Lot Can't Have Nice Things
Embark Studios just nuked the "NewConsole" command in Arc Raiders, ending a wild week of players using dev tools to spawn with infinite gear and play in first-person.
Arc Raiders Convinced a Million Players to Delete Their Loot, Now They Want to Make It Fun
Over a million Arc Raiders players willingly nuked their inventories last month, but the developers admit the economy accidentally turned everyone into terrified hoarders.
How To Access The "Friendly Lobby" In ARC Raiders By Being A Total Pacifist
The developers have confirmed that aggression-based matchmaking is real, so I turned myself into a pacifist punching bag to see if I could find the mythical "friendly lobbies."
Arc Raiders Just Smashed 12 Million Sales and I’m Starting to Think People Actually Like Getting Shot
Arc Raiders just smashed through 12 million copies sold and hit a massive 3.2 million daily active users. It is officially a juggernaut, and I am here to tell you why the machine apocalypse is only getting started.
Embark’s Hidden Aggro Rating is Creating a Solo Hellscape for the Wrong Raiders
Embark officially confirmed their hidden "Aggro Rating" system, and while keeping pacifists together sounds nice, it’s creating a solo hellscape for the wrong reasons.