{"id":1784692,"date":"2026-02-21T17:55:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T14:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1784692"},"modified":"2026-02-21T17:55:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T14:55:50","slug":"nexon-snaps-up-arc-raiders-patrick-soderlund-as-executive-chairman-to-lead-the-next-phase-of-growth-for-the-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1784692","title":{"rendered":"Nexon snaps up Arc Raiders&#8217; Patrick S\u00f6derlund as executive chairman to &#8220;lead the next phase of growth&#8221; for the company"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/arc-raiders\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      ARC Raiders<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Nexon snaps up Arc Raiders&#8217; Patrick S\u00f6derlund as executive chairman to &#8220;lead the next phase of growth&#8221; for the company<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;I&#8217;m ready to get to work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/arc-raiders-review-header-(1).png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Arc Raiders key art shwoing three characters in a collage, the back two in retro hues of orange and blue\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"arc-raiders-review-header-(1).png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Embark Studios<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-02-21T17:55:50+00:00\">Feb. 21, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"6bd46880-2f1c-43d7-b873-ed10ed59c226\" data-name=\"ARC Raiders\" data-follow-text=\"Follow ARC Raiders\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following ARC Raiders\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow ARC Raiders\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following ARC Raiders\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow ARC Raiders\" title=\"Follow ARC Raiders\"><br \/>\n  Follow ARC Raiders<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Patrick S\u00f6derlund \u2013 founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/arc-raiders\">Arc Raiders<\/a> studio, Embark \u2013 has been appointed as executive chairman at Nexon to &#8220;accelerate global strategy, transform creative direction, and lead the next phase of growth&#8221; for its parent company.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh from the success of Arc Raiders, S\u00f6derlund will now be working &#8220;closely with [Nexon] CEO Junghun Lee and the executive leadership team&#8221;, setting the &#8220;strategic direction&#8221; that Lee will then implement.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not entirely clear if this position comes in addition to S\u00f6derlund&#8217;s already pretty meaty role leading Embark \u2013 which is owned by Nexon \u2013 or is in place of it, but it appears to be the former.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>19 ARC Raiders Tips We Wish We\u2019d Known!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LojY0nslUoY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Nexon has all the assets to unleash dramatic growth \u2013 incredibly talented people, iconic franchises, large and committed player communities, and best-in-class live service capabilities,&#8221; S\u00f6derlund said via a press statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is an enormous opportunity, but one that will require deep focus and discipline. [Nexon CEO] Junghun and I are aligned on what needs to happen, and I&#8217;m ready to get to work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a huge appointment for Nexon, which \u2013 although bobbing along just fine with its immensely popular mobile titles like MapleStory \u2013 has failed to get a bite of the live-service sector, and chiefly dabbled in casual and mobile gaming until subsidiary Mintrocket released the hugely successful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dave-the-diver\">Dave the Diver<\/a> in 2023. It also published Embark Studios&#8217; inaugural title, The Finals, that same year, and the middling The First Descendant in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>As we reported earlier this week, Arc Raiders continues to impress, nearing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/arc-raiders-had-nearly-1000000-concurrent-players-last-month-and-thats-on-pc-alone\">almost 1m concurrent players <\/a>on PC alone and pushing onwards with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/arc-raiders-shared-watch-event-rewards-pve\">events<\/a> and regular updates <a href=\"https:\/\/arcraiders.com\/news\/roadmap-january-april-2026\">planned out until April<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It has also started to grapple with the consequences of that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/arc-raiders-latest-duplication-glitch-has-players-placing-hundreds-of-ziplines-and-trigger-nades-and-safe-to-say-its-scaring-everyone-i-hope-this-gets-addressed-soon\/\">massive duplication glitch<\/a> that allowed cheeky players to double anything they were holding in their hands, confirming it has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/embark-studios-details-actions-against-exploits-and-glitches-abusers\">finished a large investigation into how the recent exploits and glitches<\/a> came to be and how to deal with offenders now and in the future.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Patrick S\u00f6derlund \u2013 founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/arc-raiders\">Arc Raiders<\/a> studio, Embark \u2013 has been appointed as executive chairman at Nexon to &#8220;accelerate global strategy, transform creative direction, and lead the next phase of growth&#8221; for its parent company.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh from the success of Arc Raiders, S\u00f6derlund will now be working &#8220;closely with [Nexon] CEO Junghun Lee and the executive leadership team&#8221;, setting the &#8220;strategic direction&#8221; that Lee will then implement.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not entirely clear if this position comes in addition to S\u00f6derlund&#8217;s already pretty meaty role leading Embark \u2013 which is owned by Nexon \u2013 or is in place of it, but it appears to be the former.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>19 ARC Raiders Tips We Wish We\u2019d Known!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LojY0nslUoY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Nexon has all the assets to unleash dramatic growth \u2013 incredibly talented people, iconic franchises, large and committed player communities, and best-in-class live service capabilities,&#8221; S\u00f6derlund said via a press statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is an enormous opportunity, but one that will require deep focus and discipline. [Nexon CEO] Junghun and I are aligned on what needs to happen, and I&#8217;m ready to get to work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a huge appointment for Nexon, which \u2013 although bobbing along just fine with its immensely popular mobile titles like MapleStory \u2013 has failed to get a bite of the live-service sector, and chiefly dabbled in casual and mobile gaming until subsidiary Mintrocket released the hugely successful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dave-the-diver\">Dave the Diver<\/a> in 2023. It also published Embark Studios&#8217; inaugural title, The Finals, that same year, and the middling The First Descendant in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>As we reported earlier this week, Arc Raiders continues to impress, nearing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/arc-raiders-had-nearly-1000000-concurrent-players-last-month-and-thats-on-pc-alone\">almost 1m concurrent players <\/a>on PC alone and pushing onwards with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/arc-raiders-shared-watch-event-rewards-pve\">events<\/a> and regular updates <a href=\"https:\/\/arcraiders.com\/news\/roadmap-january-april-2026\">planned out until April<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It has also started to grapple with the consequences of that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/arc-raiders-latest-duplication-glitch-has-players-placing-hundreds-of-ziplines-and-trigger-nades-and-safe-to-say-its-scaring-everyone-i-hope-this-gets-addressed-soon\/\">massive duplication glitch<\/a> that allowed cheeky players to double anything they were holding in their hands, confirming it has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/embark-studios-details-actions-against-exploits-and-glitches-abusers\">finished a large investigation into how the recent exploits and glitches<\/a> came to be and how to deal with offenders now and in the future.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News ARC Raiders Nexon snaps up Arc Raiders&#8217; Patrick S\u00f6derlund as executive chairman to &#8220;lead the next phase of growth&#8221; for the company &#8220;I&#8217;m ready to get to work.&#8221; Image credit: Embark Studios News by Vikki Blake Contributor Published on Feb. 21, 2026 Follow ARC Raiders Patrick S\u00f6derlund \u2013 founder and CEO of Arc [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,253],"class_list":["post-1784692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-eurogamer-net"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1784692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1784692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1784692\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1784692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1784692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1784692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}