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Jess Bone
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MCV/DEVELOP 30 Under 30 2022 | Senior Audience Development Manager for Candr Media Group | Former Editor of The Loadout | Currently available for freelance and consultancy work!


Yes, I'm also the person responsible for getting Italy removed from CS:GO.
I had a blast doing this so editors if you're reading this and you need an EFT expert for 1.0, drop me a line!
November 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
And now for the final piece where we get into Escape From Tarkov's storytelling and the much anticipated Terminal map: www.pcgamesn.com/escape-from-...
Escape From Tarkov's final mission will be "like Call of Duty, but with all the Tarkov mechanics"
Escape From Tarkov has already made a big splash, but never satisfied with resting on his laurels, COO Nikita Buyanov wants to go one further.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
We also covered the game's Steam launch and the threat of review bombing, something Buyanov seemed unperturbed about. More here: www.pcgamesn.com/escape-from-...
Escape From Tarkov boss says the threat of Steam review bombing isn't a concern: "let them bomb us"
Escape From Tarkov is hardly a stranger to backlash, but Battlestate isn't worried about that spilling over into Steam user reviews.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Cheaters have long been a problem in EFT, but Buyanov seemed confident ahead of 1.0, telling me that the studio has a "few tricks" up their sleeve for release.

You can read that here: www.pcgamesn.com/escape-from-...
Escape From Tarkov dev has "a few tricks up our sleeve" to stop cheaters and "undesirable elements" when 1.0 lands
Escape From Tarkov 1.0 is almost here, and not wanting to see "upsetting" criticism return, Battlestate is going all-out against cheaters.
www.pcgamesn.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This post is part of a series of news pieces published from my interview with BSG's Nikita Buyanov last month. We covered lots of ground, and while there's one more *juicy* post to come from me, I want to highlight these two which were developed by the PCGN team from my interview:
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Let's kick this off with a new byline alert, shall we? You can now find me on @gamespot.com where I'll be helping out with FC 26 content.

Up first: a quick low driven shot tutorial...

www.gamespot.com/articles/how...
How To Do A Low Driven Shot In EA Sports FC 26
Learn how to beat the keeper easily with our guide on completing low driven shots in FC 26.
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September 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
They're crooks.
July 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This is a great read. Sorry for your loss.
May 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
All the best Matt. I'm really sorry.
May 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I'm really sorry, this is just awful.
February 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM