Less than two weeks after its official launch, Arc Raiders now has duo matchmaking. Developer Embark Studios quietly tested the feature before fully unveiling it to players and explaining how it works.
In a post on Arc Raiders' official site, the devs noted that duo matchmaking "is not a 100% guaranteed system." Solo players and squads are prioritized to play separately, and duos are ideally paired up with other duos, while trios get to play bands of trios. However, Embark warns that "you...
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Arc Raiders stormed onto the scene in the fall of 2025 and quickly blew up to become one of the biggest games going. With dozens of quests, a mountainous pile of loot that can overwhelm even advanced players, and the constant push and pull of its PvPvE landscape, it's definitely a game where the best players are often the most informed players. Thankfully, we have dozens of Arc Raiders guides here to shape you into such a raider yourself. Use our guides hub below for all of your Arc Raiders...
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has weighed in with his thoughts on Valve's just-announced new line of gaming hardware, saying the company welcomes the new Steam Frame and Steam Machine devices.
"Gaming moves forward when players and developers have more ways to play and create, especially across open platforms. Expanding access across PC, console, and handheld devices reflects a future built on choice, core values that have guided Xbox's vision from the start," he said. "As one of the...
Simpsons season is the talk of the Fortnite town right now, but this crossover event is only gonna last four weeks. Before we know it, Epic's metaverse will be moving on to something else. And that something is Chapter 7, which will introduce a new season of battle royale with an entirely new map and a loot pool full of weapons we've never seen before.
The start of a new chapter is the biggest happening in Fortnite each year, and there's no reason to expect it to be any different this year...
For the Arc Raiders Turnabout quest, Celeste has asked you to visit the North Trench Tower in Spaceport and upload some blackmail files. It sounds like risky business, but that's par for the course in Arc Raiders. In this guide, we'll fill you in on what you need to know about the Turnabout quest and how to complete it.
Note that when you accept this quest, Celeste will provide you with one Spaceport Trench Tower Key. This key must be in your inventory during the raid to complete this...
Fortnite's Simpsons season, which took over Battle Royale last week with a new Springfield-themed island map, got a welcome injection of new cartoonish weapons you can wield against your enemies in this week's update. The loot pool now includes Bart's Slingshot, which leaves a poison cloud where it lands, Moe's 5 Gun, which is five guns in one, and the Deodorant Applicator, which is a mid-range laser gun.
When Fortnite's Simpsons season began, it had a very noticeable lack of...
Though most quests in Arc Raiders send you off to collect a quest-specific item, Celeste has decided to complicate your journey just a bit. In Tribute to Toledo, you'll be asked to track down a Power Rod, an Epic-tier item that is quite hard to come by while shooting and looting on your topside adventures. Don't worry, though, as we'll fill you in on some good ways to get your hands on a hard-to-find Power Rod.
Where to get a Power Rod in Arc Raiders
There are a few ways to get Power Rods...
If Lance has given you the Life of a Pharmacist quest in Arc Raiders, you've come to the right place. This quest requires you to head to the Arbusto Farmacia in Buried City and document some things about a pharmacist. Below, we'll fill you in on each location of the quest objectives and everything else you need to know about surviving this mission topside.
You won't need to extract to complete Life of a Pharmacist, so toss on a free loadout if you want to play things safely. If you're...
Most Arc Raiders quests send you topside to investigate, gather resources, or obtain some type of intel. This trend continues with Reduced to Rubble, which begins with asking you to do the simplest thing you've done in the game so far: take a photo. Hey, sounds easy enough, right? Let's find out.
Luckily, you won't need to extract to complete Reduced to Rubble, so you should bring in a free loadout if you're not familiar with the Blue Gate map or feel a bit nervous about losing any of your...
Valve has announced three new Steam hardware products, which will all be shipping out in early 2026. Next year will see the launch of a new Steam Controller, a Steam Machine for PC gaming, and the Steam Frame VR headset, with specific launch timing and pricing to be shared after the first of the year.
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The Steam controller is inspired by Valve's Steam Deck mobile gaming PC, and it includes all the inputs required to play a modern game. Valve says this...
In the MCU, Brie Larson is best known for playing Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel. But next year, she's joining the Nintendo universe in The Super Mario Bros. Galaxy Movie. Larson is set to provide the voice of Mario's new friend, Princess Rosalina. Years ago, Larson was an avid Super Mario Galaxy player, and she had an appropriate response to ex-boyfriend when he said she was too devoted to the game.
Larson shared the story in 2020 (via Nintendo Life) when she launched her YouTube channel. In...
Battlefield Redsec launched recently, and among the complaints about the battle royale game was that it has no olos playlist. One may be coming, however.
Design director Justin Wiebe told IGN, "I would say keep your ear to the ground on the future of solos." For now, however, Wiebe wanted to talk more about the reasons why Redsec has no solos playlist.
As for why Redsec doesn't have a solos playlist, Wiebe said the game was built as a "squad-based experience" and it's not as simple as you...
Battlefield Studios is outlining its future plans for Battlefield 6, detailing all the balance changes and adjustments players can expect as part of the game's next two updates and beyond.
In a post from the official Battlefield Comms X account, Battlefield Studios said the development team has been paying attention to player feedback and "hard at work on how we will evolve the experiences for you all."
The first major changes outlined will come alongside the November 18 California...
Backbone has announced a new entry in its line of smartphone controllers, the Backbone Pro: Xbox Edition. This is priced at $180--$10 more than the regular Backbone Pro--and it is now available to purchase through retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, and Backbone's own online store. The controller also comes with one month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on the house, so you can check out The Outer Worlds 2 or any of the other big Game Pass releases of the year through Xbox Cloud Gaming.
Backbone...
Spider-Man: Miles Morales is celebrating its 5-year anniversary today, November 12, 2025. Below, we examine how the half-sequel capitalized on its smaller scope by telling a more intimate story.
Miles Morales swings past a small bodega as snow flurries catch the streetlights. Below him, vendors huddle in heavy coats, music spills from a corner bodega, and the streets of Harlem glow warm against the winter cold. The rhythm of the city seems to match his own momentum--fast, hopeful, alive...
Activision has announced the first DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and it'll be available at launch, with proceeds going to military veterans via the company's Call of Duty Endowment charity.
The C.O.D.E. Legacy: Tracer Pack is modeled on the real-world veteran Danielle Green, who lost her arm in combat and later worked with the robotics company Open Bionics on a new prosthetic arm. Green, who is a Purple Heart recipient, lost her arm while deployed in Iraq in 2004 when an RPG blast...
In just a few months, seeing a Pikachu sitting between trees in the Pokemon Forest will become a reality with the opening of PokePark Kanto. The Tokyo-based attraction is set to welcome its first visitors on February 5.
The Pokemon Company has stated that tickets will go on sale November 21 at 1 AM PT / 4 AM ET. PokePark Kanto "will be the first-ever permanent outdoor Pokemon attraction," situated on 26,000 square meters of land at Yomiuriland. The Pokemon theme park is basically split up...
Ahead of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's release on November 14, Activision has confirmed a key detail about the multiplayer mode. Some playlists will indeed have skill-based matchmaking toggled on, but most won't.
Developer Treyarch said on social media that the majority of the Black Ops 7 multiplayer playlists will have what is described as "open" matchmaking. In these playlists, skill is only "minimally considered," just as it was during the Black Ops 7 beta where Activision first rolled...
It is understood that Sony and Microsoft are working on new console platforms--the PS6 and next Xbox--but when might they be released? According to Piers Harding-Rolls, the research director for games at Ampere Analysis, these new consoles could launch later than expected due to the GTA 6 delay. This could happen, but it's not what Ampere expects.
He told GI.biz that the delay of GTA 6 will have a "significant impact on console sales dynamics in 2026." This is because, with GTA 6 now coming...
Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has gone on record to say he is surprised that Microsoft has not yet "fully embraced" the Switch 2 when it comes to releasing games for it.
Speaking to The Game Business, Fils-Aime said, "Certainly some games could easily be ported over to Switch 2. And I'm surprised that we haven't seen more of that."
He added: "I thought there would be much more, especially during this timeframe leading into the holiday."
Fils-Aime went on to say he...