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Arc Raiders Crossover Is Not What You Expect, I Guarantee It

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5 newsrooms are on this story. Polygon published first 4 hours ago; the rest followed at a median of 1.5 hours.

The fastest follow came from IGN, within a minute behind the first report. The median outlet followed 1.5 hours after the break, which is quick. Coverage is still building — 3 outlets joined in the last three hours.

Early movers: Polygon, IGN, Destructoid — with 2 more following.

TDGN's index has been following this beat: ARC Raiders (22 stories tracked) and Fortnite (111 stories tracked) across recent coverage — this story is currently the latest of them.

  • First report: Polygon, 4 hours ago
  • 5 outlets over 2 hours · median lag 1.5 hours
  • 3 outlets joined in the last 3 hours
  • Beat: ARC Raiders (22 stories tracked), Fortnite (111 stories tracked)

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Who reported it, and when

  1. first Polygon Arc Raiders' Fast Food Promo Skins Let You Wear a Sandwich in the Apocalypse
  2. first IGN Arc Raiders Gets Unlikely Subway Crossover — Buy a Meal for Exclusive Outfits
  3. +1h Destructoid Frustrated ARC Raiders players looking for more playable content are getting a sandwich instead
  4. +2h GameRant ARC Raiders Announces Unexpected Collaboration With Special Rewards
  5. +2h GameSpot Arc Raiders Crossover Is Not What You Expect, I Guarantee It

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Hot5 outlets·1/hr nowtop 7%first: Polygon

Arc Raiders Crossover Is Not What You Expect, I Guarantee It

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Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios has announced a new collaboration with ... Subway. The partnership that no one saw coming rewards players with a special skin when they buy a sandwich, along with other in-game items.

Now through October 26, people who buy a qualifying meal at Subway will get a code to unlock the Subterranean outfit (one of three skins people can earn during the promotion), along with two in-game items that rotate weekly.

Codes can be redeemed on Embark's website. Another website runs through all the particulars of the promotion. Subway-eaters can choose from the following items right now.

  • Option 1: Subterranean and Astrolite outfits, along with Renegade II, Medium Shield X2
  • Option 2: Subterranean and Nascosto outfits, along with Canto II and Tactical Mk. 2
  • Option 3: Subterranean and Rawhide outfits, along with Osprey II and Surge Shield Recharger x2
Choose your reward.

As you can see in the image below, the Subterranean skin in Arc Raiders has yellow and green flourishes to match Subway's logo. It looks pretty badass, though part of me wishes it looked more like a sandwich.

Dress up like a sandwich in Arc Raiders.

This promotion is kicking off as a lead-in to the game's big expansion, Frozen Trail, on October 8. Embark is now shifting its release cadence to push out larger updates to the game "every six months or so."

Embark had previously avoided crossovers and explained that the game's lore is "too curated" for Fortnite-style cosmetics.

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