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Escape From Tarkov's COO Nikita Buyanov is unconcerned about potential review bombing as the game prepares to launch on Steam with its 1.0 update, emphasizing the platform's importance for reaching new players and the game's ongoing development, despite some community frustrations over platform switching and early access issues.
Escape From Tarkov's upcoming 1.0 release on Steam aims to address past issues with cheaters by implementing new security measures, with the developer confident in their ability to protect honest players despite ongoing challenges and community criticism.
Escape from Tarkov is nearing its 1.0 release on November 15, 2025, with preorder and beta rewards announced, including exclusive clothing, dogtags, and hideout styles, with special editions offering additional bonuses. The game celebrates its 10th anniversary since its reveal, despite some controversy over the need to repurchase for Steam. The game remains a major player in the extraction shooter genre.
Escape From Tarkov director Nikita Buyanov emphasizes that reaching the game's best ending will be challenging and is considered a significant achievement, with only some players likely to attain it. The game is set to release on November 15, alongside its Steam debut, and will feature multiple endings, with plans for ongoing content and expansions post-launch.
Escape from Tarkov is set to launch on Steam soon, with the full 1.0 release planned for November 15, 2025, after over eight years in beta. The developer, Battlestate Games, has not yet revealed if existing players will need to repurchase the game on Steam or how the move will impact issues like cheating. The announcement follows recent controversy over a new $250 edition and ongoing content access concerns. More details are expected later.
Escape from Tarkov is officially coming to Steam, with the Steam page expected to go live soon, and the game’s version 1.0 set to release on November 15, 2025.
Escape From Tarkov is set to launch on Steam around November 11, coinciding with its 1.0 release, promising easier access and potentially lower prices, though details on current owners' access are still awaited.
Battlestate Games, developers of Escape From Tarkov, have faced backlash for gating a new PvE mode behind a $250 paywall, despite previous promises that a $150 edition would include all future DLC. Their attempt to rectify the situation by offering a confusing $50 upgrade and a $50 in-game voucher with restrictions has only worsened the community's frustration.
Battlestate Games will launch patch 14.5.5 for Escape From Tarkov tomorrow, bringing server downtime for approximately four hours. The patch is expected to address bugs introduced in the previous update, including issues with the BTR vehicle on the Woods map. While the specific changes in the new patch have not been disclosed, it is anticipated to focus on bug fixes and improvements as the game approaches the later stages of the current wipe, with potential in-game events to entice players back.
Battlestate Games' studio head, Nikita Buyanov, revealed a plethora of upcoming changes for Escape from Tarkov, including the game's 1.0 release, new factions like RUAF, hideout expansions, anti-cheat improvements, microtransactions limited to clothing and cosmetics, a PMC Karma system, a Prestige system, a new storyline with alternate endings, and plans for DLC and a companion app. Additionally, upcoming changes to hit boxes, armour mechanics, recoil, inertia, crafting, and weapons were highlighted, with the next map, Terminal, serving as a transport hub for cross-map functionality.
Battlestate Games has announced the first-ever Twitch drops campaign for Escape From Tarkov Arena, allowing players to access the game for free. The campaign runs from February 29 to March 3, offering in-game items and temporary access keys for the game. To participate, players need to link their Twitch and Escape From Tarkov accounts, watch eligible streams for two hours to unlock drops, and claim them on the Twitch drops page. This initiative coincides with the game's first wipe and new patch launch, aiming to attract new players to the more accessible version of Tarkov.
Johan Pilestedt, the creative director and CEO of Arrowhead studio, has stated that Helldivers 2 will "never" add a PvP mode in order to maintain a supportive and fun community environment, recommending players seeking PvP gameplay to try Escape from Tarkov instead. Pilestedt emphasized that Arrowhead focuses on providing a challenging PvE experience for players and is committed to building Helldivers 2 into a long-lasting and successful game.
Escape From Tarkov's Patch 14.1, launched just over 24 hours ago, is being rolled back due to critical issues and fan backlash over changes to weapon recoil, performance drops, and reintroduced bugs. The patch also revealed upcoming micro transactions, but the focus has been on reverting the changes and addressing the issues before reintroducing the content at a later date.
Battlestate Games' release of Escape From Tarkov patch 14.1 has sparked outrage among players due to significant recoil changes for shotguns, pistols, and the SKS, rendering these weapons nearly unusable. Fans have taken to social media to express their frustration, with many calling for the changes to be reverted. The impact of these adjustments could potentially shift the game's meta back to favoring ARs and snipers, diminishing the viability of lower-tier weapons and reducing the gameplay possibilities for less experienced players. The hope is that these extreme recoil changes are unintentional and will be promptly addressed by the development team.
Escape From Tarkov's 14.1 patch notes introduce microtransactions for features previously exclusive to the Edge of Darkness edition, with a near-future release date. The update also includes armor system tweaks, reworked bullet penetration, and balance changes to armors, recoil, and bug fixes, aiming to improve gameplay experience.