The first part of the “Dark Carnival” event has launched in Dota 2. It has added a range of new cosmetic items to the game. The “Wonder Vault”, which became available with the start of the event, includes 11 standard sets along with several mythic items. Players can also obtain sets by progressing through the […]

The Danish team Echo defeated Walczaki in the quarterfinal qualification match of Super DraculaN Season 1 in CS2. The series ended 2–1 (10:13 on Anubis, 13:7 on Nuke, and 13:10 on Mirage). During the post-match celebration, Echo player Oliver “IceBerg” Berg accidentally hit the team’s coach Allan “Rejin” Petersen in the nose with his elbow. […]

Actress Lizzy Caplan has officially joined the cast of the upcoming television series based on the Far Cry video game franchise, which is being developed by FX. The announcement of her involvement was made on the game's official social media pages. Caplan is best known for her roles in Fleishman Is in Trouble and Masters […]

The Ukrainian Esports Federation (UESF) has announced the adoption of an updated Esports Disciplinary Liability Policy. The document outlines the procedures for identifying and reviewing violations, imposing disciplinary measures, and maintaining a list of individuals restricted from participating in competitions. According to the federation, the policy was created to ensure fair competition, protect the integrity […]

Microsoft has announced another price increase for its Xbox gaming consoles, which will take effect on August 1. The information was published on the company's official website. In addition to the price hike, the company will completely discontinue production of the Xbox Series X 2TB model. According to the official statement, Xbox versions with 512GB […]

Esports organization FaZe has announced changes to its CS2 roster. The information was revealed on the club's social media channels. Following the decision to move Helvijs broky Saukants to the bench, BIG Academy player Jason JBOEN Boe Nielsen has joined the team on a loan deal. The Danish esports player will represent the club until […]

We've gathered the top esports matches scheduled for June 26. Dota 2 As part of the combined European qualifier for The International 2026, four matches are set to take place in the second round of the lower bracket. Match schedule: Broadcast [EN] PUBG The decisive stage of the PUBG Nations Cup 2026 gets underway. Broadcast […]

We have prepared a digest of the main news stories for Players readers for June 25, 2026. NAVI unveiled their updated VALORANT roster Ukrainian player r1nkle replaced SunPayus in G2's roster Study: Around 400 million Generation Z representatives are regular esports fans God of War Laufey expected to be released in the first quarter of […]

Valve has officially launched the new multi-part event, "Dark Carnival," in Dota 2. The first chapter of the event is already available in the game. Similar to Crownfall, the content will be released in several chapters. The event features a large-scale storyline accompanied by a comic book. Here's how the developers describe the beginning of […]

Esports organization FaZe has announced changes to its CS2 roster. Helvijs "broky" Saukants has been removed from the team's active lineup. There had previously been rumors that the organization was interested in signing Gentle Mates player Antonio "MartinezSa" Martinez. However, insider Sébastien "KRL" Perez now reports that FaZe will sign Ryan "Neityu" Aubry and Jason […]

Esports organization NAVI has announced changes to its VALORANT roster. The information was published on the club's official website. David "Filu" Czarnecki has left the team after representing Natus Vincere since December of last year. He has been replaced by Clément "CyvOph" Millard, who previously played for Vitality and Fnatic. Together with NAVI, Filu finished […]

According to Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, the upcoming God of War Laufey could launch in the first quarter of 2027. The insider expects the release to happen around February or March, adding that the game is already “almost finished”. God of War Laufey was revealed in early June during Sony’s State of Play presentation by […]

Deltarune Chapter 5 is now available, and fans have massively returned to the beloved RPG. At the time of publication, 74,731 players were active in the game through Steam alone. The previous peak concurrent player count was 133,930 during the game’s initial launch on the platform, so the new result shows a major surge of […]