Arc Raiders has hit 16 million gross sales, an unimaginable end result for the extraction shooter that has confirmed so profitable for developer Embark and writer Nexon.
In its newest set of monetary outcomes, Nexon stated Arc Raiders gross sales had been “extraordinary,” and that it was probably the most profitable new product launched in firm historical past.
We’re now six months for the reason that launch of Arc Raiders, and deep into its inevitable “lifeless sport” debate regardless of the actual fact it stays some of the performed video games on Steam (neither Sony nor Microsoft make participant numbers public). Sure, participant numbers on Valve’s platform aren’t what they have been throughout Arc Raiders’ explosive launch, however we’re nonetheless speaking a few sport that may usually hit 100,000 peak concurrent gamers on PC.
Yesterday, Embark introduced that Arc Raiders will solely have two massive content material updates yearly, sparking complaints from some inside the neighborhood. The subsequent replace, Frozen Path, is due in October. It provides new places to discover, new enemies, new expansions to the story and lore, and updates to the sport’s development methods.
“Going ahead, we have made the choice to launch main updates twice a yr – bigger in scale, extra impactful, with the objective to genuinely change the way you play the sport,” Embark defined. “Don’t fear, a devoted stay service crew will proceed working Arc Raiders day-to-day: common stay updates, plus steadiness fixes, bug fixes, retailer updates, and participant occasions aren’t going anyplace.
“This extra growth area additionally permits us to speculate extra deeply within the well being of Arc Raiders, from development and financial system balancing to truthful play and anti-cheat efforts. We all know these are foundational to the expertise, particularly in a sport the place each encounter and extraction issues.”
Clearly, Nexon has excessive hopes for the October replace. In its monetary report, Nexon stated Arc Raiders is “now settling in with a big and deeply loyal participant neighborhood,” however the Frozen Path replace will “reshape” how the sport is performed, “which is nice for reactivating customers who completed the unique sport, and for attracting all-new gamers.”
The thought, then, is to make use of this replace to persuade lapsed gamers to return to Arc Raiders, and perhaps usher in some new gamers within the course of. However that is not all Arc Raiders has happening. It is nonetheless updating its different stay service shooter, The Finals, and, based on Nexon, it has two new video games within the early stage of growth.
Wesley is Director, Information at IGN. Discover him on Twitter at @wyp100. You’ll be able to attain Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.