Embark chief says $75m Arc Raiders budget estimate 'not too far off'

Arc Raiders had sold over 12 million copies as of January 12, and Embark CEO Patrick Söderlund pointed out, "you don't have to be a math professor to realize that the game has done well for us." Speaking to IGN, Söderlund said the game had been "very profitable" for Embark.

When asked about reports that Arc Raiders was made on a $75 million budget he declined to give specific figures but called that estimate "not too far off," adding the studio hadn't been spending "hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars." Söderlund acknowledged the industry's recent turmoil — "riddled with layoffs and studio closures for the past, I would say, 24 months" — and said Embark now has a comfortable war chest.

The exact details of the game's profitability and how it will shape the studio's plans, including the development of two new games, remain interesting.