Yesterday, developer Embark Software program introduced the delay of its upcoming free-to-play shooter ARC Raiders. The crew wrote on Twitter it was to “broaden the expertise,” however apparently that wasn’t your complete story. In a uncommon act of frankness on this trade the CEO of the developer, Patrick Söderlund, revealed a bit extra on the rationale why. Embark has been engaged on a number of video games, and one occurred to tug forward throughout improvement. The presently named Challenge Discovery is a sport that’s wrapping up quicker than ARC Raiders, and can now find yourself launching first.
With Challenge Discovery within the lead, ARC Raiders is getting pushed to the aspect. To be truthful, that doesn’t imply ARC will worsen therapy. Embark meant what it stated in its message yesterday, and the crew engaged on it now has extra time to make it even higher. The delay can also be giving the studio a little bit of respiratory room, because it solely has so many members to dedicate to the tasks.
“For a younger, comparatively small studio like ours, releasing two video games in brief succession would have strained our groups and assets, lots of that are shared between the 2 tasks,” Söderlund explains. “As such, we determined to let Challenge Discovery be our studio’s first sport to market, pushing ARC Raiders to a 2023 launch. It’s a call that may even enable us to broaden and refine the ARC Raiders expertise.”
(Supply: Embark Studios). Some idea artwork for Challenge Discovery.
Discovering a later launch date
Challenge Discovery, sarcastically sufficient, hasn’t had a lot time within the limelight in comparison with its sibling. ARC Raiders was unveiled final yr throughout The Sport Awards. Naturally, one would suppose it might come out first. Hell, it truly has a confirmed identify. Challenge Discovery, alternatively, was solely briefly teased in November final yr. In a Twitter message, Embark confirmed off about seven total seconds of the team-based first-person shooter. It appears fairly. And somebody exploded into cash.
We all know far much less of the sport than ARC Raiders, however we’ll definitely see extra of Challenge Discovery quickly. It’s exhausting to say when, however Söderlund is promising that information will come swiftly.
Embark is celebrating 3 years! So what have we completed? We’ve grown to greater than 250 sport makers, we’ve bought large plans for the longer term, and some tasks we’re simply itching to share. To have a good time, we thought we’d share a glimpse of *one other* unannounced sport within the works. pic.twitter.com/TdeZQcuvDs
— Embark Studios (@EmbarkStudios) November 9, 2021
