NAVI Updated Their VALORANT Roster, r1nkle Joined G2 — News Digest for June 25

We have prepared a digest of the main news stories for Players readers for June 25, 2026.

NAVI unveiled their updated VALORANT roster

• David Filu Czarniecki has left the team after playing for Born to Win since December of last year. He has been replaced by Clément CyvOph Millard, who previously played for Vitality and Fnatic.

Ukrainian player r1nkle replaced SunPayus in G2's roster

• Esports organization G2 announced the transfer of Ukrainian AWPer Artem r1nkle Moroz. The announcement was made on the club's social media channels.

Study: Around 400 million Generation Z representatives are regular esports fans

• Approximately 400 million members of Generation Z (20% of this age group) regularly follow esports. This is according to data from the large-scale international study "The Esports Generation: Who They Are & Why They Spend", conducted by ESL FACEIT Group (EFG), Hero Esports, and Niko Partners.

God of War Laufey expected to be released in the first quarter of 2027

• According to Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, the new game God of War Laufey could be released as early as the first quarter of 2027. The insider expects the launch to take place around February or March, while the game itself is currently "almost complete."