On October 30th, everyone was eagerly awaiting the release of ARC Raiders, the new shooter that’s all-consuming. American gamers were delighted, already realizing how they’d be playing in their native language. But then something strange happened: people started complaining that the Steam PC version didn’t have a Russian language version. Even though the game’s Steam page listed a Russian localization! Can you imagine the disappointment?
Reports have surfaced that the Epic Games Store version doesn’t have these issues. Players are reporting that Russian has been available from the very beginning. It appears there’s some confusion between the versions for different stores. Now, it looks like English-speaking gamers who bought the game on Steam will either have to wait for a Russian language patch, find workarounds, or play through Epic Games Store. Overall, the launch came with a small, albeit unpleasant, surprise.
ARC Raiders vs Call of Duty and Battlefield
Everything has happened! ARC Raiders, the very extraction shooter where people need to survive after the apocalypse, has been released on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. Do you remember how all the journalists praised her in the first reviews? And how did almost 200,000 players gather at the Steam stress test? So, the game may well break this record in the near future.
There are over 190,000 people playing ARC Raiders on Steam right now, and the number is growing. It is difficult to say what the players think, as the estimates have not yet been formed. And the critics have not yet spoken out.
By the way, Steam ARC Raiders is also available in the USA, the regular version costs $ 40. And yes, last week the pre-orders of the game were among the top ten most popular.
The head of Embark Studios previously said that the release of a game between Battlefield 6 and the new Call of Duty could affect the success of ARC Raiders. But he is sure that even such a neighborhood will not prevent the game from becoming popular. They hope for word of mouth, because this is the best advertisement.
