Arc Raiders Death Spiral Is A Problem Other Games Would Kill For

Key Points:

• Arc Raiders, a surprise hit extraction shooter of 2025, has seen an 80% drop in concurrent Steam players from 466,000 in January to 90,000 in April 2026, attributed to a lackluster season, cheating issues, streamer negativity, and a PVE multiplayer focus.
• Paramount announced the Call of Duty movie release date as June 30, 2028, with Taylor Sheridan writing the script and Peter Berg directing; details remain scarce, and the film aims to capture authentic human elements alongside epic scope.
• Congressman Maxwell Frost urged the FTC to block Saudi Arabia’s acquisition of EA, citing concerns over national security, censorship, and impacts on game developers.
• The voxel crafting game Hytale faces copycat shovelware on the Switch eShop, prompting legal action by its developers, while Sony is cracking down on similar low-quality game spam on PSN.
• The Ludum Dare game jam series, known for spawning titles like Celeste, will hold its final scheduled event in October 2028, with one last encore planned for April 2029 before transitioning to an as-needed basis.