Battlestate Games has just announced the next major patch for Escape from Tarkov Arena – Patch 0.1.5.0. This update will usher in a series of changes to the fledgling multiplayer title and ‘wipe’ the game, which means that every player on the platform will have their progress reset. They’ll all be on a level pegging […]

Tarkov Arena, the all-new multiplayer shooter from Battlestate Games, has been updated with a six-month roadmap that outlines major changes coming to the game up until mid-summer 2024. It’s a mixed bag of changes, tweaks, and additions that has the community split, with one side loving what’s coming and the other deciding that the game […]

In a recent Tarkov TV stream, Nikita Buyanov, the Head of Studio at Battlestate Games, spoke at length about what’s coming next for Escape from Tarkov and Tarkov Arena. He was joined by a series of developers who spoke about their respective areas, detailing the updates and changes that are planned for both the extraction […]

Battlestate Games started rolling out closed beta access for Tarkov Arena, the standalone, session-based multiplayer game that serves as an aside to Escape From Tarkov, on Sunday. However, the world of Tarkov has been turned upside down by what many have claimed is a ‘mishandling’ of the rollout, with the game being provided to brand-new […]

More than seven years after Escape From Tarkov launched, Battlestate Games’ expansion to that universe is being released (as a beta). Tomorrow, December 17, the ‘first wave’ of players will be invited to the Tarkov Arena beta, to enjoy the all-new, session-based multiplayer game that features many of Tarkov’s hardcore elements, wrapped up in a […]

Escape From Tarkov is widely known as being one of the most challenging, unforgiving games in the business, boasting borderline ‘milsim’ features, gruelling combat mechanics, and a learning curve that is nothing short of damning for new players. It has been around since 2016, spearheading the extraction shooter niche and making a name for itself […]