We have prepared a digest of the top gaming news for Players from July 13, 2026.
BLAST Premier Open Porto 2026 Participants List Announced
The organizers of the BLAST Premier championship series have officially presented the full list of teams. Ukraine will be represented at the tournament by Natus Vincere and Inner Circle, as well as the following Ukrainian players: sniper Artem "r1nkle" Moroz (G2 Esports), and Dmytro "Dem0N" Myroshnychenko and Mykyta "cmtry" Samolotov (FUT Esports).
100 Thieves Won Their First International Title at EWC 2026
In the grand final, the team defeated the reigning champions of VALORANT Champions 2025, NRG, with a score of 3:1. This triumph brought 100 Thieves the first international trophy in the club's history, $600,000 in prize money, and 1,000 Club Championship points.
An Exclusive Item to Appear in League Classic in Honor of Late World Champion Shushei
In the upcoming game mode League Classic, a new item, Shushei’s Mana Jug, will appear. In this way, the developers will honor the memory of Maciej "Shushei" Ratuszniak, who became the first World Championship champion as part of the Fnatic team and passed away on April 28, 2025.
39 Years Ago, the First Game of the Metal Gear Series, Created by Hideo Kojima, Debuted
Yesterday marked 39 years since the release of the first Metal Gear, which started one of the most famous series in the stealth-action genre. The game, created by Hideo Kojima, debuted on July 13, 1987, on the Japanese MSX2 computer.
Sam Neill, One of the Main Actors of the "Jurassic Park" Franchise, Has Died
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for the films Sleeping Dogs, "Jurassic Park," and the TV series Peaky Blinders, died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 78.
Blizzard is Preparing New Games in the StarCraft and Diablo Universes
Blizzard is working on several new projects related to the StarCraft and Diablo franchises at once, but their further fate remains unknown for now. This was reported by Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier in the video "The Cruelest Part Of Xbox's Layoffs," which is dedicated to the large-scale layoffs at Microsoft Gaming.