As promised in a previous announcement, Embark has officially started rolling out Denuvo kernel-level anti-cheat in Arc Raiders on May 19. The roll-out is limited, so not all players will receive it on May 19, but after testing and feedback, it will eventually roll out to all players. The developer is careful to note that the controversial Denuvo DRM—often blamed for performance regressions in some games—has not been included and that special attention will be paid to the performance impact of the new anti-cheat system.

The response to the updated anti-cheat system seems to mostly be positive, since players have been calling for Embark Studios to do something about the cheaters in Arc Raiders for a while now. In the Steam Community discussions and a post on r/ArcRaiders following the update, however, there is still an outcry for a dedicated PvE mode, which has been a common request since the developer started to emphasize the PVP part of the PvPvE game. Alongside the anti-cheats system, the new update adds a host of fixes and quality-of-life changes, as well as a new weapon, a new trader, more customization options, and an option to block players after reporting them.