COR3 Trailer Released
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02 February 2026 07:10
TL;DR
- Nikita Buyanov reveals COR3 trailer.
- Sci-fi FPS set on ruined Mars.
The gaming world has been on edge since Nikita Buyanov, the mastermind behind Escape from Tarkov, started dropping mysterious hints online. After more than ten years focused on that hardcore extraction shooter, he's finally teasing something brand new. The first trailer for what seems to be called COR3 just landed, and it's got everyone talking about a gritty sci-fi apocalypse set on Mars.
Clocking in at barely a minute, the trailer doesn't spill all its secrets, but it packs a punch. It opens with a first-person view of someone moving through ruined streets, handling a weapon that feels straight out of Tarkov with that same deliberate, tactical vibe.
From the buildup, this project has been in the works for a while. Cryptic social media posts, puzzling websites, and an interactive terminal experience set in the year 2251 gave fans bits of lore to chew on. You play as some kind of investigator poking through systems, solving small puzzles with basic gear in a collapsed colony. The whole thing drips with mystery, Russian influences in the design like red star patches on suits, and a sense that humanity's push to colonize Mars ended in disaster.
What gets people really excited is that this marks Buyanov's first big swing outside the Tarkov universe. Escape from Tarkov changed the shooter genre with its brutal realism, high-stakes raids, and deep progression. Seeing those strengths applied to a sci-fi setting has fans buzzing about potential extraction-style gameplay on another planet. The trailer's file name, something like PRJRPNT_BLUEMARS_FO, has sparked wild guesses. Maybe "Project Repent: Blue Mars"? It ties into hints about terraforming efforts gone wrong and a push to make Mars livable.
The companion website lets you dive into a virtual system, reading files and uncovering story fragments about a catastrophic event that wiped out the colony. While it's not 100 percent confirmed that Battlestate Games is fully behind it, the atmosphere, movement style, and overall feel scream Buyanov's touch. Some early trademarks even nodded toward crypto or NFT elements, but that's still speculation.
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TL;DR
- Nikita Buyanov reveals COR3 trailer.
- Sci-fi FPS set on ruined Mars.
The gaming world has been on edge since Nikita Buyanov, the mastermind behind Escape from Tarkov, started dropping mysterious hints online. After more than ten years focused on that hardcore extraction shooter, he's finally teasing something brand new. The first trailer for what seems to be called COR3 just landed, and it's got everyone talking about a gritty sci-fi apocalypse set on Mars.
Clocking in at barely a minute, the trailer doesn't spill all its secrets, but it packs a punch. It opens with a first-person view of someone moving through ruined streets, handling a weapon that feels straight out of Tarkov with that same deliberate, tactical vibe.
From the buildup, this project has been in the works for a while. Cryptic social media posts, puzzling websites, and an interactive terminal experience set in the year 2251 gave fans bits of lore to chew on. You play as some kind of investigator poking through systems, solving small puzzles with basic gear in a collapsed colony. The whole thing drips with mystery, Russian influences in the design like red star patches on suits, and a sense that humanity's push to colonize Mars ended in disaster.
What gets people really excited is that this marks Buyanov's first big swing outside the Tarkov universe. Escape from Tarkov changed the shooter genre with its brutal realism, high-stakes raids, and deep progression. Seeing those strengths applied to a sci-fi setting has fans buzzing about potential extraction-style gameplay on another planet. The trailer's file name, something like PRJRPNT_BLUEMARS_FO, has sparked wild guesses. Maybe "Project Repent: Blue Mars"? It ties into hints about terraforming efforts gone wrong and a push to make Mars livable.
The companion website lets you dive into a virtual system, reading files and uncovering story fragments about a catastrophic event that wiped out the colony. While it's not 100 percent confirmed that Battlestate Games is fully behind it, the atmosphere, movement style, and overall feel scream Buyanov's touch. Some early trademarks even nodded toward crypto or NFT elements, but that's still speculation.
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