We have prepared a digest of the main news for November 7, 2026, for Players readers.
NAVI defeated Team Liquid ID and secured a spot at M8: MPL Indonesia results and preview
NAVI defeated Team Liquid ID 3:2 in the upper bracket final of MPL Indonesia Season 18 and secured a place in the tournament's Grand Final and a spot at the M8 World Championship. For the NAVI roster, this is their first appearance at an international championship and the team's biggest achievement since its creation.
The UESF Ukrainian Championship 2026 Stage 5 in Dota 2 Kicks Off Today: LAN Final in Lviv Ahead
The UESF Ukrainian Championship 2026 Stage 5 in Dota 2 will take place from November 7 to 21. The tournament opens today at 12:00 EET with a match between Zymna Voda and Aura Esports. Eight teams, having advanced through two online qualifiers, are participating in the competition. They will battle for the championship title and a prize pool of 100,000 UAH.
The MongolZ and MOUZ reached the IEM Beijing 2026 Grand Final, while NAVI and BetBoom Team will play in the third-place match. The Mongolian team defeated NAVI 2:0, while MOUZ defeated BetBoom Team 2:0 in the second semifinal.
Gears of War — the story of the game that changed console shooters
On November 7, 2006, Gears of War was released on Xbox 360 — the debut game of a new franchise from Epic Games, which became one of Microsoft's console's main trademarks. The project combined a large-scale science fiction plot, a dark atmosphere, cinematic presentation, and a cover mechanic that later became a standard for many shooters.
In an interview with Insider Gaming, Team Liquid co-founder and CEO Victor "Nazgul" Goossens discussed the organization's tournament successes in 2026, the future of esports monetization, and spoke out sharply regarding the criticism of the updated Valorant partnership model.
