{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-29T18:16:39.121Z","story":{"id":"r_8bc1ca3a52ef4221b6176bd5","slug":"game-spark-and-automaton-face-off-in-a-duck-toy-raid-in-arc-raiders","url":"https://yomimono.id/game-spark-and-automaton-face-off-in-a-duck-toy-raid-in-arc-raiders","headline":"Game*Spark and Automaton Face Off in 'ARC Raiders' Duck Toy Raid","summary":"Japanese game media outlets Game*Spark and AUTOMATON held a collaborative event in the extraction shooter 'ARC Raiders' on May 29, 2026, that ended with a direct competition over in-game duck toys. The event followed a previous co-op session where an AUTOMATON editor betrayed a Game*Spark writer, creating a grudge. For the rematch, the two editors ran solo raids for one hour on the 'Buried City (Bird City)' map, collecting duck toys of varying rarities for points. AUTOMATON won with 77 points against Game*Spark's 35. The loser, Game*Spark's writer, had to donate high-rarity items from their stash to the winner in a subsequent raid, but a mistake left the AUTOMATON editor stranded without an extraction key, resulting in the items being lost to other players. The event was not an official game mode but a self-organized challenge.","why_it_matters":"The collaboration highlights how 'ARC Raiders' player-driven freedom can generate emergent narratives and rivalries even between competing media outlets, turning a simple item-collection contest into a memorable in-game drama.","published_at":"2026-05-29T05:45:52.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["AUTOMATON","Game*Spark"],"citations":[{"source":"AUTOMATON","title":"Interview with Game*Spark Writer Who Has Played 'ARC Raiders' for 'Hundreds of Hours': Learning How Returning Players Can Enjoy the Game and Maintain Motivation. When I Tried to Betray Him, He Got Mad","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/special-column/20260529-445566/"},{"source":"Game*Spark","title":"アヒルのおもちゃを巡る熾烈な争い......『ARC Raiders』でGame*SparkとAUTOMATONが直接対決。賭けるのは\"血と汗と涙の結晶\"","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/05/29/167099.html"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["ARC Raiders"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false}}}