“We’ve worked hard to expand the core experience.”

This will be the second test for the game and will include console players for the first time.

It will run from 30th April until 4th May across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.

ARC Raiders screenshot showing close up of sci-fi character in full helmet

Registration is onSteam, or thegame’s website.

The PvPvE sandbox shooter comes from Embark Studios, which released The Finals in 2023.

The studio itself was founded by former members of Battlefield studio DICE.

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The shooter merges extraction and survival gameplay in solo and multiplayer (up to three players).

“This is our chance to see how those changes perform at scale.

ARC Raiders is yet to receive a firm release date, but is due at some point this year.

The test will come just afterBungie’s test for its newly-revealed Marathon, which is due out in September.

It seems the two shooters could go head-to-head on release.

ARC Raiders has been a long time coming, though.

It then had its first public test last year, along with thenews it will no longer be free-to-play.