Devs Embark aim for the extra time to lead to "more transformative updates"

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Arc Raiders is switching up its update cadence, with developers Embark having decided that dropping a major set of additions every six months is better for the shooter 's long-term health than sticking to a monthly update grind. The first update set to be released under this new modus operandi's also been revealed: it's called Frozen Trail and will include the game's biggest map to date.

"When ARC Raiders launched, we planned to offer monthly updates," Embark executive producer Aleksander Grøndal explained in a blog post outlining the cadence switch. "The intention was to keep you all engaged, to ensure the game always felt fresh, and to give you reasons to keep braving topside.…