ARC Raiders Players Aren’t Happy About New Map Condition

This week, Embark launched a big update for ARC Raiders called Headwinds, starting their planned series of monthly updates throughout early 2026. The January 27th update included a new 1v3 matchmaking mode – which has proven divisive – a special modifier for the Buried City map, a new item bundle in the store, and various bug fixes and improvements. However, many players haven’t been able to experience the new Bird City map modifier due to inconvenient event timing.








