The Latest Breaking News from Battlestate

"This is the end": Single Player Tarkov is shutting down amid a messy trademark situation with Escape from Tarkov maker Battlestate Games

A future team is welcome to "continue from where we left off"

GamesRadar · Aug 3

"We never planned the game to be for everyone": Escape from Tarkov's creator reflects on the unwavering vision that pioneered an FPS genre

Interview | CEO and director Nikita Buyanov on the journey between inventing the extraction shooter and finally reaching 1.0

GamesRadar · Dec 31, 2025

Escape from Tarkov fans are scrutinizing alleged sympathies for the Russian invasion of Ukraine within Battlestate Games: 'If I could refund it I would'

Images are circulating which suggest a concerning relationship between Battlestate Games and a controversial group of Russian gun enthusiasts.

PC Gamer · Nov 15, 2025

Escape From Tarkov dev finally caves, says people who paid $150 for the game will get access to its new mode 'in waves'

Battlestate's COO stated he was "sorry that fans and the game community in general are experiencing these feelings."

PC Gamer · Apr 28, 2024

Update: Tarkov studio claims it actually doesn't have the server capacity for everyone who bought the game for $150 to play its upcoming PvE mode, but has relented on making those players pay extra for it

Battlestate Games continues to assert that this upcoming mode does not constitute "DLC," and is thus not part of the $150 bundle.

PC Gamer · Apr 27, 2024

Escape From Tarkov has alienated its entire community over broken promises and new pay-to-win mechanics (UPDATE)

The creators of Escape from Tarkov, Battlestate Games, have added a new $250 addition that not only adds new pay-to-win mechanics, but locks players out of DLC. Come check out why the community is in an uproar over this whole situation.

Windows Central · Apr 26, 2024

Escape from Tarkov update makes airdrops items found in raid again and snow quieter

Battlestate Games has released another technical update for Escape from Tarkov.

TechRadar · Jan 24, 2024

High profile Escape from Tarkov dataminer apparently permabanned, unbanned from the game in less than a day

Streamer LogicalSolutions has butted heads with Tarkov's game director over the recent crackdown on datamining.

PC Gamer · Jun 25, 2023

Escape From Tarkov studio threatens to ban anyone who shares information gained from 'illegal datamining'

The studio says dataminers are spoiling Tarkov's "wow effect," and so they're going to take steps to end it.

PC Gamer · Jun 23, 2023