Tag: Third-person-shooter

The culmination of Helldivers 2’s 60-day patch plan canonises John Helldiver—less importantly, there’s been major buffs to grenades, sentries, and the long-avoided anti tank mines

The culmination of Helldivers…

Helldivers 2 has finally completed its 60-day plan—well, its 63-day plan, but who’s keeping score? Me, but that’s only…
Arc Raiders has a cheater problem, but Embarks says ‘significant changes’ are coming to detection and ban systems

Arc Raiders has a…

Like any multiplayer game newly minted with millions of players, Arc Raiders has a cheaters problem. But, as of…
Embark’s CEO says they couldn’t compete ‘with the likes of EA and Activision’ head on so they had to ‘change the way games were being developed’

Embark’s CEO says they…

Embark Studios currently has a pretty good track record with the games it’s released so far. Launching The Finals…
Embark CEO says ‘it would be fun’ to have an Arc Raiders TV show or movie after receiving multiple offers, but it’s not in the cards right now

Embark CEO says ‘it…

When I’m playing Arc Raiders, one of the things I’m most struck by is just how cinematic it is.…
Arc Raider’s defining feature, according to Embark’s CEO, is all the odd player interactions: ‘We did not expect people to take on roles of Defender of the Swamp’

Arc Raider’s defining feature,…

I’m a fan of extraction shooters, sure, but I’ve never liked one as much as Arc Raiders. Now, Embark…
Arc Raiders’ contentious ‘aggression-based matchmaking’ isn’t just smart, but absolutely necessary

Arc Raiders’ contentious ‘aggression-based…

MORGAN PARK, STAFF WRITER (Image credit: Future) Last week: Finished Act 2 of Baldur’s Gate 3 as Dark Urge…
‘The game isn’t about shooting other players’: Embark CEO says Arc Raiders is unlikely to get a PvP leaderboard because the devs ‘don’t necessarily want to foster that kind of gameplay’

‘The game isn’t about…

PvP discourse will likely be a constant in Arc Raiders conversation for years to come. But while the more…
Embark boss says Arc Raiders $40 price was inspired by the likes of Helldivers 2: ‘We’d rather make people feel like it’s totally worth 40 bucks’

Embark boss says Arc…

There’s a vibe shift happening in multiplayer shooters. The shine of free-to-play has thoroughly faded, and it’s now fashionable…
Helldivers 2 players have been tasked with building the ‘Democracy Space Station,’ a ‘gigastructure’ of indeterminate firepower that will be aimed by literal democracy

Helldivers 2 players have…

Space stations are rad as hell, and now one of these outposts of the final frontier is becoming Helldivers…
My most anticipated extraction shooter of the year just launched in early access and the community is now fighting over the importance of regular hydration

My most anticipated extraction…

We've got a lot of extraction shooter aficionados at PC Gamer, but I've never really been able to find…