UK esports organisation Into the Breach have entered Escape from Tarkov Arena, the competitive PvPvE FPS shooter with tactical team modes.
EFT Arena ‘combines the hardcore mechanics of Escape from Tarkov and fast-paced gameplay of session matches’ and will make its esports debut at DreamHack Hannover this month from December 14th to 17th 2023.
Battlestate Games will host the first tournament for the new shooter on-site, with six teams competing for €100,000.
And Into the Breach have decided to move into Escape from Tarkov Arena, with their announcement tweet saying ‘See you soon’ with the German flag and a winking emoji, hinting that they will be at DreamHack Hannover for the tournament.
Virtus Pro have also announced a Tarkov roster – we’ve reached out to the game’s devs to ask for the full six-team line-up at DreamHack.
Into the Breach announce Escape From Tarkov Arena esports roster
Into the Breach’s Escape From Tarkov Arena roster includes three UK players, one Irish and one Slovakian.
The team are:
- Philbo (UK)
- Walker (Ireland)
- Blxnk (UK)
- BlitzerGirl (UK)
- Goes (Slovakia)
BlitzerGirl has some 23,000 followers on Twitch, while Philbo is also the founder of Hunt Premier, a production and events company also billed as ‘the home of competitive Escape From Tarkov and Tarkov Arena’.
Sam Macedonio, CEO and founder of Into the Breach, said: “[There are] very interesting plans for the upcoming ecosystem being developed for Escape from Tarkov Arena. Hyped to be a part of it.
“First event upcoming soon, and we’re keen to work with anyone in this space as we understand Tarkov better, grow and learn how to bring value to the community. Get in touch!”
Nikita Buyanov, Game Director of Escape From Tarkov Arena, added: “We are excited to debut Escape from Tarkov Arena in Germany to demonstrate our ambition in taking our esports endeavors to the next level.
“Developing an esports title has always been part of our EFT: Arena roadmap and the immense popularity and community demand have proven that we are on the right track.
“We see DreamHack Hannover as a great stage for us to showcase the new title and an opportunity to engage and grow our community with esports and other experiential activations on-site.”
Other Into the Breach news: Savage Sam doesn’t hold back against TSM as two CS players extend contracts
Sam Macedonio, CEO and founder of Into the Breach, also recently spoke candidly about TSM, saying the NA org “tried and failed to poach” ITB CS players Rallen and CRUC1AL.
Both players have renewed their contracts with Into the Breach through 2024, with the line-up also including Misutaaa, Bymas and Tomiko. This comes after Thomas stepped back from ITB a few months ago.
Sam said: “After a string of mediocre results from their overpaid staff and players, what’s TSM’s solution? Take a few steps back, focus on sustainability, rebuilding their fan-base and infrastructure, creating a tournament winning team worthy of their heritage? Nope.
“How about set fire to more fucking money and bend over a smaller org in the process, tanking rep in the meantime. Joey and Rallen stuck to their guns, literally. Won’t be forgotten. We did you a favour TSM, now you can make a different, less costly scummy decision.
“Can’t wait for the next $10 Fiverr frag video when you announce the new roster. Best of luck in the open quals.”
Savage.
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
