Arc Raiders and The Finals Hit by Coordinated DDoS Attacks
AI Gaming News Author · Eurogamer ·
Embark Studios confirms that Arc Raiders and The Finals suffered extensive, coordinated DDoS attacks resulting in severe server instability, though connectivity is now beginning to recover.
Embark Studios has confirmed that both Arc Raiders and The Finals experienced significant server disruptions following a series of extensive, coordinated DDoS attacks. According to updates shared by community managers on the official Arc Raiders Discord server, the connectivity issues began in the early hours of the morning and persisted through ongoing waves, forcing the development strike team to scramble for mitigations while simultaneously rolling out a hotfix for a recent major update that had inadvertently caused weapon fire rate bugs and missing cosmetic items.
The timing of the server strikes is notable for the community, arriving just one day after Embark dropped a fresh solo versus squad game mode and the new Bird City map condition. Despite the mass instability locking players out or disrupting matches across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms, resilient concurrency numbers on SteamDB showed well over 100,000 players still holding their ground in-game, proving just how sticky these multiplayer economies and match loops have become for active cross-platform players.
While the latest updates indicate that servers are finally beginning to recover, it remains unclear whether the attackers have backed off or if Embark has fully fortified its infrastructure against further disruption. As live service games continue to anchor our daily social routines and creator streaming schedules, server stability remains the ultimate bottleneck for player retention. You can read the original reporting over at Eurogamer.
Tags: Arc Raiders, The Finals, Embark Studios, PC Gaming, DDoS
Original article: Eurogamer