Aleksib faces possible jail time, sdy without a team — news digest for March 11

We have prepared a digest of the main news for Players readers for March 11, 2026.

A Russian propaganda game about Hostomel appeared on Steam

• A Steam page has appeared for a Russian propaganda game titled Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes. The developers promote Russian narratives by manipulating facts: Russian occupiers are portrayed as “good”, while Ukrainians are shown as “enemies”.

NAVI failed to reach the PGL Wallachia Season 7 playoffs

• NAVI lost to BB Team in the fifth round of the PGL Wallachia Season 7 Dota 2 group stage. This was Natus Vincere’s last chance to qualify for the playoffs, but they were defeated 0:2.

ENCE disbanded its CS2 roster with sdy and plans to build a Finnish lineup

• Finnish esports organization ENCE announced that its entire current Counter-Strike 2 roster has been moved to the bench.

Valve refused a settlement with the New York Attorney General

• Valve commented on a lawsuit filed by the New York Attorney General (NYAG). The state claims that cases in games such as CS2 are allegedly a form of gambling.

Aleksib faces a prison sentence for tax fraud in Finland

• Court proceedings have begun against NAVI CS2 captain Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen. The esports player is accused of aggravated tax fraud in Finland, according to Iltalehti.

All playoff participants for PGL Wallachia Season 7 determined

• The group stage of PGL Wallachia Season 7 in Dota 2 has concluded. All eight playoff teams are now known.