‘Escape From Tarkov’ Icebreaker Delayed As Current Event Extended

InnovationGaming‘Escape From Tarkov’ Icebreaker Delayed As Current Event ExtendedByMike Stubbs,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy.Follow AuthorMay 20, 2026, 05:41pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.The big Tarkov update is delayed. Credit: Battlestate GamesIt appears that the release of the highly anticipated Escape From Tarkov Icebreaker event has been delayed, as the development team has announced an extension for the current in-game event.In a social media post earlier today, Battlestate Games, the developers of Escape From Tarkov, revealed that the current in-game event, Full Speed Ahead, has been extended by four days. That means the event, which launched last week, will now end on May 25.This is great news for those who have yet to finish the quest line and are still trying to earn the exclusive achievement that comes with it, but if you read between the lines somewhat, this announcement also reveals the disappointing news about Icebreaker.Obviously, with no official date for the massive Icebreaker event announced it’s difficult to call this a proper delay, but it is fair to say that all signs pointed to a release of the biggest event in Tarkov history tomorrow.With a major patch being deployed earlier this week, but the patch notes lacking any significant content changes, many fans assumed that the patch actually included all the Icebreaker content, and that it simply hadn’t been made available yet. With the Full Speed Ahead event due to end tomorrow, and Tarkov having a history of releasing major new content updates on Thursdays, many fans thought that Icebreaker would be here within the next 24 hours. if (!window.cnxel) { window.cnxel = {}; window.cnxel.cmd = []; var iframe = document.createElement('iframe'); iframe.style.display = 'none'; iframe.onload =...