We have prepared a digest of the main news for October 22, 2026, for Players readers.
Cyberpunk 2077 Is Getting Dozens of New Features | CD Projekt RED Reveals Update 2.5 Details
CD Projekt RED has hosted its promised REDstreams broadcast, revealing the details of the major Update 2.5 for Cyberpunk 2077. The patch is timed to coincide with the premiere of the second season of the anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.
9-year-old Ukrainian Myron Netrebka becomes world chess champion
Ukrainian chess player Myron Netrebka won the gold medal at the World Youth Chess Championship Under-9. The nine-year-old representative of Dnipro finished the tournament in Roquetas de Mar, Spain, with a score of 9.5 points out of a possible 11 and took first place outright.
Ukrainian esports organization Boars Gaming will compete at the PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2026 — the biggest tournament of the PUBG Mobile season. The team secured its spot thanks to ranking points accumulated throughout the year.
Grand Theft Auto III — 25 Years Since the Game That Took GTA Into a 3D World
On October 22, 2001, Grand Theft Auto III was released on PlayStation 2 — a game developed by DMA Design, the future Rockstar North, that completely transformed the familiar formula of the series. Instead of a top-down perspective, players got a large three-dimensional city, the ability to freely move through its streets, steal cars, complete story and side missions, or simply explore the world at their own pace.
Worlds 2026: The Culmination of the League of Legends Esports Season
The 2026 League of Legends World Championship (also known as Worlds 2026) is the main event of the esports season, where the best teams in the world compete for the Summoner's Cup. This year's tournament theme is "This is our moment". With this slogan, Riot Games focuses primarily on the players, viewers, and the entire massive ecosystem of the game.