What piques our interestm, though, are the less conventional arms – like the Howitzer. But there will be more announced in time. To date, we only have details about two of the weapons what appears to be an assult rifle, and what appears to be a rocket launcher. More complicated fights will likely need you to use all of these elements at once, which is an exciting prospect. As well as pumping them full of lead, you can use jump pads to get up close and personal, pin them down with the Snap Hook, and shoot or melee at weak points to dismember them – Dead Space style. It's a great mix of action and shootingĭon't think of this as just a shooter – that would be dull, right? When you've got luicrous space machines bearing down on you from all angles, you have to be a bit more creative in how you take them out. But does Arc Raiders have what it takes to go toe-to-toe with some of the other large (and more established) shooters out there? We're here to break it all down with X things we know about the game so far. The title was revealed during The Game Awards 2021 in December last year and instantly started creating a lot of buzz. The free-to-play co-operative title is targeting a release on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC – and it looks like it could be one of your new favoruite games to have on rotation when it launches.

Arc Raiders will be the first game from Embark Studios – a new venture set up by former EA executive Patrick Soderlund – and will see you, player, defend earth from a mysterious mechanised threat descending on the planet from outer space.

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