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Arc Raiders Continues To Be A Huge Hit, Reportedly Achieving These New Records
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Arc Raiders Continues To Be A Huge Hit, Reportedly Achieving These New Records

Arc Raiders was a breakout hit in 2025, and it's still growing. New data from Alinea Analytics states that the game enjoyed its biggest day ever on Sunday, January 4, when it came to daily active users.It was reported to have had 3.2 million daily active users on January 4 across platforms. Additionally, the research group said Arc Raiders passed 12 million copies sold over the weekend.The number of Arc Raiders copies sold daily began to "stabilize" in early December, but the recent 20%- off sal

Arc Raiders Dev Defends Use Of AI Yet Again
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Arc Raiders Dev Defends Use Of AI Yet Again

Arc Raiders was one of the most successful games of 2025, but it was also criticized for its use of AI-based text-to-speech systems. Patrick Söderlund, the head of Arc Raiders studio Embark, has now shed more light on the situation, saying the studio's goal in implementing AI into its development processes is to make better games more efficiently.He also pushed back against the idea that using AI systems in game development would lead to lower employment at Embark."We don't use AI to not have t

Arc Raiders Player Screaming For Help Gets Frantic Visit From Real-Life Neighbor
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Arc Raiders Player Screaming For Help Gets Frantic Visit From Real-Life Neighbor

Sometimes you get so into a game that you scream uncontrollably. Whether that be a curse word or an SOS, if you yell loud enough, someone will come to your rescue. At least that's what happened to one Arc Raiders player, whose door was kicked in by a concerned neighbor after he heard the player yelling for help.Redditor dreamthorp posted a 16-second clip of the incident on the Arc Raiders subreddit on January 3. They said they were playing a night raid on the Dam Battlegrounds, the game's very f

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Emoji Battlefield – Origins Review

I don’t think there is quite enough content here to really warrant a purchase, even for the cheap price. But then, if you have always wanted to shoot a giant emoji, Emoji Battlefield - Origins could (just about) be for you. The post Emoji Battlefield – Origins Review appeared first on TheXboxHub.

It's The Final Countdown For Anthem, With Only One Week Left To Play
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It's The Final Countdown For Anthem, With Only One Week Left To Play

Time is running out to play Anthem, BioWare's live-service game that originally launched in early 2019. In just one week, EA will take the online-multiplayer game offline, meaning it won't be playable starting January 12.EA officially announced that Anthem would be shut down in July 2025. This gave players roughly half-a-year to return to the RPG and to spend any leftover currency they had for the title. Eurogamer is looking at whether any sort of in-game event is planned to make the occasion, b

'We Need to Trust Our Instincts': Expedition 33 Dev's Next Game Won't Bow to Fan Pressure
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'We Need to Trust Our Instincts': Expedition 33 Dev's Next Game Won't Bow to Fan Pressure

Keeping it obscur.Sandfall Interactive, the team behind the hit RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, has commented on how it's approaching work on its next game.In an interview with Edge magazine (thanks, GamesRadar), chief operating officer and production director François Meurisse mentions that, because of their debut game's success, there's "a bit of pressure" from fans with regards to a follow-up. However, he adds that "it's not so important to us", suggesting Sandfall will be largely ignoring a

Styx: Blades of Greed Aims to Carry the Torch for Stealth Games
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Styx: Blades of Greed Aims to Carry the Torch for Stealth Games

Styx: Blades of Greed is already shaping up to be a memorable third entry to cap off the Styx trilogy, and hopefully it will become the next great methodical stealth game in the vein of classic Thief and Dishonored.

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BLAST Rivals Season 2 is heading to Hong Kong

Image Credits: @BLASTPremier Esports tournament organiser BLAST has unveiled that its BLAST Rivals Season 2 event will take place in Hong Kong from November 8th to November 15th. After hosting BLAST Rivals Fall earlier in November, the CS2 competition will once again return to the country. The event will feature a total of eight teams … Continued The post BLAST Rivals Season 2 is heading to Hong Kong appeared first on Esports Insider.

Arc Raiders has aggression-based matchmaking to push pugnacious PvPers together, but it's "not a full science"
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Arc Raiders has aggression-based matchmaking to push pugnacious PvPers together, but it's "not a full science"

If you can't resist taking cheeky potshots at your fellow players in Arc Raiders, the shooter's matchmaking can now neatly shuffle you into a session where you're more likely to get a taste of your own medicine. Developers Embark have confirmed that some "aggression-based matchmaking" has been sprinkled into the game's systems as of late, making PvP-prone players a bit more likely to be funnelled towards each other. Read more

Feature: 30 Xbox Series X|S Games To Look Forward To In 2026
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Feature: 30 Xbox Series X|S Games To Look Forward To In 2026

It's looking like a stacked year already!With 2026 now starting to kick into gear, it's time to look ahead at what this year has in store for us! There are hundreds and hundreds of games that will be releasing on Xbox in 2026, and we've whittled down the current list into just 30 Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S titles that we're most looking forward to this year as things stand.We do this every year, of course, but things are a little different for the 2026 version. Firstly, we're sticking to ju