CD Projekt RED will host special REDstream broadcasts throughout Gamescom 2026, which will take place in Cologne from August 26 to 30. The studio plans to stream every day of the five day event on YouTube and Twitch, promising game presentations, special guests, interviews, behind-the-scenes stories, and much more. The broadcasts will begin on Wednesday, […]
Tomorrow, August 19, 2026, marks the beginning of the first-ever global championship in the Fortnite Reload mode — the Reload Elite Series 2026 - Championship. The massive S-Tier offline event will run until August 22 and bring together 40 teams competing for a total prize pool of $1,025,000 USD. The tournament will be hosted at […]
The first reviews for Ukrainian studio Frogwares’ The Sinking City 2 are now live, and the game has received a largely positive reception. Its current average score sits at 81–82/100 on OpenCritic and 79/100 on Metacritic. Critics are particularly praising the game’s unsettling atmosphere, survival horror elements, exploration, and story. Frogwares has taken a different […]
The Esports Foundation organization has announced the postponement of the Esports Nations Cup to November 2027. Originally, the competition was scheduled for November 10–15 in Riyadh. The decision to postpone was made following an assessment of the situation in the region due to uncertainty and security instability. Earlier, for similar reasons and due to the […]
On August 18, 1995, Mortal Kombat, a film based on the Midway fighting game series of the same name, was released in American theaters. Today, video game adaptations have become a common occurrence, but 30 years ago, Hollywood was only beginning to understand how to bring games to the big screen. Mortal Kombat became one […]
The group stage of the Esports World Cup 2026 in CS2 has concluded — out of 32 teams, only 16 remain. Now the single elimination playoff stage awaits us, where every mistake could be the last. All matches, except for the grand final, will be played in a BO3 format. It is especially interesting that […]
An S-Tier offline CrossFire tournament is taking place in Paris from August 18 to 22, 2026, as part of the Esports World Cup 2026 series. The event is organized by Esports Foundation, Smilegate, and Hero Esports. The total prize pool of the tournament is $2,000,000 USD. The competition is divided into two main stages: In […]
B8 and Inner Circle have received invitations to Logitech G Play Connect 2026 — an international Counter-Strike 2 tournament that will take place in Warsaw from September 17 to 23. The competition will be held offline, with a prize pool of $100,000. A total of 12 teams will compete in the tournament. The main highlight […]
Bandai Namco announced the full roster of 12 additional fighters for the fighting game Tekken 8, spread across three seasons. Currently, nine characters have already been released and are available in the game, while the release of three more is planned for the future. The first season combined classic series fighters with the first major […]
Players has prepared a digest of the main news for August 17, 2026, for its readers. FaZe Clan — EWC 2026 Rainbow Six Siege Champions: Final Day Recap and Major Tournament Sensations The two-week Rainbow Six Siege tournament within the Esports World Cup 2026 has concluded in Paris. In the decisive Brazilian derby, FaZe Clan claim another […]
Just a year ago, Passion UA was building an international roster around the Complexity core and claiming the status of one of the main Ukrainian representatives in world CS. Now the organization has dismissed all its staff, disbanded the roster, and, according to HLTV, may be liquidated. Former players and employees could be owed between […]
Bulkhead’s multiplayer shooter WARDOGS has surpassed one million wishlists on Steam, marking a strong start for the project ahead of its Early Access launch. The game features large scale 50v50 battles with up to 100 players on a single map. The developers aim to deliver an authentic battlefield experience while ensuring the shooter runs smoothly […]
On August 17, 2014, ESL One Cologne 2014 — the third Major in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive history — concluded in Cologne. For Ninjas in Pyjamas, this tournament was special: the team that had dominated CS:GO for a long time finally earned its first and, as it later turned out, only Major title. Before Cologne 2014, […]
