Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Embark Studios recently announced a genre change for ARC Raiders, their free-to-play PC looter shooter game - I take a close look at the change and what it means for the game.

Link to the Medium announcement article: medium.com/embarkstudios/whats-next-for-arc-raiders-fa9586281e0c
Sign up for the Closed Alpha playtest for ARC Raiders here: store.steampowered.com/app/1808500/ARC_Raiders
Join the Official ARC Riaders Discord here: discord.gg/arcraiders

00:00 Intro - A Change of Genre
0:53 What I'm Covering In This Video
1:30 The Announcement
5:07 Two Problems Looter-Shooters Face
8:40 Traders And Quests
9:07 What About Gunplay?
9:57 How To Sign Up For The Playtest And Discord
10:33 A Frame-By-Frame Analysis Of The GIF In The Update
13:20 The Community Reaction To The News
15:20 Are There Too Many Extraction Shooters?
15:55 What Next For ARC Raiders?
17:01 Outro

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The ARC Raiders website: arcraiders.com
The ARC Raiders Twitter account: twitter.com/ARCRaidersGame
The ARC Raiders YouTube account: youtube.com/@ARCRaidersGame

Embark Studios website: embark-studios.com
Embark Studios Twitter account: twitter.com/EmbarkStudios

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