Krafton and PUBG Studios unveiled Mission ARC in the present day. It’s a by-product of the favored sport PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, however trades within the third-person battle royale gameplay for that of a 5v5 top-down shooter.
At the moment supposed as a multiplayer-only title, Mission ARC is making an attempt to face out by implementing sensible capturing mechanics right into a top-down shooter. Issues like goal top, hit zones, destructible environments, and gun recoil matter in Mission ARC once they sometimes don’t in top-down shooters. Gamers select a personality, every of which makes use of a novel weapon from PUBG and has a gadget like a Med Package or Grenade Launcher. Proper now, the one confirmed sport modes are Workforce Deathmatch and Demolition, which has the identical guidelines as the first mode of video games like Valorant or Spectre Divide, however swaps the bomb for a Decrypter hacking system.
In contrast to The Callisto Protocol, which began as a PUBG spinoff, however developed into its personal universe, Mission ARC is a direct PUBG spinoff set in the identical world because the battle royale. That connection will primarily be seen via weapons and devices just like the Blue Zone Grenade and Folded Protect. With regards to increasing PUBG as an IP, builders stated in feedback offered to Digital Traits that “PUBG Studios is presently engaged on a number of new tasks, together with Mission ARC. As a small crew, the ARC Workforce will proceed to pursue swift and daring experimentation.” A crew of lower than 15 individuals is engaged on Mission ARC.
Mission ARC will likely be launched into early entry on PC in 2025. The builders will think about a console launch after they add controller assist, however don’t plan to convey the sport to cellular. The builders are nonetheless deciding whether or not Mission ARC will likely be a free-to-play or premium title.
