Embark Studios’ Arc Raiders and The Finals are affected by what the studio has described as “intensive, coordinated” Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) assaults.
The assaults have been stated to be “ongoing” at present whereas the studio battles to mitigate their affect on every sport.
Arc Raiders gamers have been complaining of server points all morning, with some unable to reconnect to or abandon matches. Some affected gamers are hoping they are going to see misplaced loot return as soon as the problems are fastened. “Was simply rubber banding and died as a result of it was after all in entrance of a shredder, and now caught on the loading display whereas making an attempt to be part of a brand new foyer,” stated one affected participant.
It is unlucky timing for Arc Raiders specifically, given the DDoS assaults come scorching on the heels of Arc Raiders’ Headwinds replace, which added a solo vs. squads matchmaking possibility, a Hen Metropolis map situation, and way more.
In the meantime, Embark stated it’s engaged on a hotfix that may “clear up among the points and unintended adjustments” made by the Headwinds replace. That needs to be out later at present.
Arc Raiders is without doubt one of the greatest video games on this planet, having bought an unimaginable 12.4 million copies in simply 10 weeks. The enormously standard extraction shooter has seen spectacular endurance, too, setting a brand new concurrent participant peak of 960,000 in January 2026. To place Arc Raiders’ success into context, the equally priced Helldivers 2 set a file for the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios sport of all time by promoting 12 million in 12 weeks. Arc Raiders, which launched on Xbox in addition to PC and PlayStation, hit the 12 million gross sales mark even quicker. It is finished so properly so shortly, that it crossed over into the world of South Park with a shock look that was put collectively in just some days.
Headwinds is the primary of a four-phase roadmap that has content material scheduled out by April 2026. Subsequent on the docket is the Shrouded Sky replace, which provides a brand new map situation, Arc menace, participant challenge, map replace, Raider Deck, and extra someday in February. Flashpoint will then arrive in March with one other map situation and Scrappy replace, with Riven Tides rounding issues out with a brand new map and a brand new giant Arc in April.
If this has tempted you into giving Arc Raiders a strive, take a look at our information to the greatest settings, discover out what abilities we advocate unlocking first, and see how to earn loot by delivering subject depot crates… or you’ll be able to simply look ahead to the inevitable TV present or film adaptation, though Embark says it hasn’t been swayed simply but.
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