We have prepared a digest of the main news for Players readers for March 7, 2026.
ARC Raiders may have stored private Discord messages
- Computer engineer Timothy Meadows reported a security issue in the game ARC Raiders. According to him, after linking a Discord account, the game could locally store users’ private messages on their computer.
VALORANT and CS2 tournaments will take place at Gamescom LAN
- The gaming festival Gamescom announced a large list of esports tournaments that will be held at this year’s Gamescom LAN event. The event will take place on March 20–22.
NaVi Junior won their first CS2 tournament in 2026
- The relatively recently assembled NaVi Junior roster, after the sale of the previous academy roster to FUT Esports, has started to show results. They first appeared on HLTV only in December, and today they have already won their first HLTV tournament.
Germany will ban opening cases in CS2, only X-ray scanners will remain
- In Counter-Strike 2, starting March 16, 2026, players in Germany will be required to use an X-ray scanner to open cases. This system allows only one container to be loaded into the scanner and immediately shows which item is inside. In other words, the element of randomness effectively disappears — the player first sees the skin and only then decides whether to claim it.
2026 Honor of Kings Major League Spring lost three teams due to logistical issues
- The Honor of Kings Major League committee announced forced changes to the list of participants in the 2026 spring tournament due to logistical problems.