Arc Raiders has been a smash hit for developer Embark and writer Nexon, and now Embark’s prime boss, Patrick Soderlund, has commented on the sport’s success and revealed that the studio has a number of new video games within the works.
Speaking to IGN, Soderlund stated, “Nicely, you do not have to be a math professor to appreciate that the sport has achieved properly for us and that we’re clearly extremely pleased with the efficiency from a monetary perspective. So, in fact, it has been very worthwhile for us.”
Arc Raiders, which sells for $40, has bought greater than 12 million copies, and this consists of copies bought when the sport was 20% off for the vacations. The sport makes cash past unit gross sales, as Embark additionally gives numerous microtransaction gadgets for Arc Raiders. Embark was beforehand planning to launch Arc Raiders as a free sport, however later pivoted to a $40 value.
Not solely has Arc Raiders bought properly, it is retained its playerbase very impressively. It remains one of Steam’s top 10 most-played games, repeatedly reaching a whole lot of hundreds of peak concurrent customers. On Steam, it has been the No. 1 hottest sport for 11 weeks in a row.
The monetary success of Arc Raiders “firstly” means “stability” and “long-term safety” for the studio and its staff.
“We are able to reside for a very long time on the cash that Arc Raiders has been producing, and that does give monetary safety and employment stability for the those that work there,” he stated. “We’re rising our studio, we’re hiring folks, we wish to construct extra of Arc Raiders, we wish to construct extra of The Finals.”
Soderlund additionally revealed that Embark has two new video games in growth, and it is the corporate’s “hope,” however not essentially expectation, that these video games are ultimately launched.
“So for us, [the success of Arc Raiders is] a sigh of reduction, clearly, for any developer, and we’re extremely blissful for that, in fact, and grateful for everybody that is been supporting us by shopping for the sport. It feels nice,” Soderlund stated. “Clearly, hopefully, we are able to have aggressive salaries, good bonuses for the those that have achieved all this tough work and should be taken care of adequately.”
Arc Raiders has been a giant success, however it’s not been with out controversy. The sport, like The Finals earlier than it, makes use of synthetic intelligence methods for its voice traces. After Arc Raiders broke out and change into an enormous monetary success, outstanding voice actor Neil Newbon stated Embark ought to carry again the voice actors and have them file extra traces.
Soderlund beforehand pushed again in opposition to the concept utilizing AI methods in sport growth would result in decrease employment at Embark.
“We do not use AI to not have to rent folks or change folks or job teams or voice actors,” Soderlund instructed GamesBeat. “Folks should take a step again and perceive what it’s and the way it may be a giant assist to builders and be an incredible profit to gamers. I notice it’s an intricate topic and dialogue.”
The Arc Raiders franchise is owned by Nexon, and the corporate is pushing forward to adapt the sport for a movie or TV present to capitalize on the sport’s success.