After a number of delays since its preliminary unveiling in 2021, ARC Raiders is now set to arrive someday in 2025.
The announcement was made at gamescom Opening Evening Reside, with Embark Studios additionally revealing that playtesting will start this fall. You may watch the most recent teaser for ARC Raiders beneath.
ARC Raiders, from former Battlefield and Star Wars: Battlefront builders, was first introduced on the 2021 Recreation Awards, with Embark Studios saying on the time that it might be headed to PC, PS5, and Xbox Sequence X/S in 2022. Shortly after, nevertheless, the studio delayed the sport to 2023. It was additionally revealed in 2023 that the sport had shifted from a co-op PvP recreation to a “PvPvE survival extraction shooter.”
The sport made fairly an impression with its reveal trailer, introducing a vibrant sci-fi world. Immediately’s trailer exhibits off a bit extra of that, though not an excessive amount of else.
Aleksander Grøndal, ARC Raiders’ govt producer, shared an excerpt of ARC Raiders’ lore in a 2023 Medium post, giving us some concept of what the upcoming recreation will give attention to:
“Folks have fled to the underground colony of Speranza, searching for provides to survive, and shelter from the machines,” the textual content learn. “Demand for assets is at an all-time excessive. However getting these assets is a dangerous job, and it isn’t for everybody. However it’s a job for you. That’s why you’ve enlisted as a Raider, scavenging for important provides which might be scattered throughout the panorama. Every thing from leftovers from yesterday’s run-in with ARC to the unlikely stays of a pinball machine.”
For extra from gamescom Opening Evening Reside, take a look at our roundup of every little thing introduced.
Alex Stedman is a Senior Information Editor with IGN, overseeing leisure reporting. When she’s not writing or enhancing, yow will discover her studying fantasy novels or enjoying Dungeons & Dragons.