The Players editorial team has prepared a digest of the main news for May 1, 2026.
EKO Esports join Female Pro League Season 2: Emerald Diva
- ESEL organizers have officially introduced another team joining the second season of the Female Pro League: Emerald Diva in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. EKO Esports are the new contenders for the title.
xQc accuses Overwatch League of view manipulation and bot usage
- Félix “xQc” Lengyel, a former professional player and one of the most popular streamers in the world, has made serious accusations against the Overwatch League. According to him, the league used viewbotting for years to hide its real audience numbers and artificially inflate the popularity of the discipline.
LCK concludes investigation into Ruler over tax evasion allegations
- At the end of March this year, the LCK initiated an investigation into professional League of Legends player Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk. This followed a ruling by South Korean tax authorities, who found him guilty of tax evasion.
Metro 2039 added to Steam wishlist one million times
- Ukrainian studio 4A Games reported that Metro 2039 has already been added to Steam wishlists one million times. The game reached this milestone just two weeks after its announcement.
Gabe Newell, founder of Valve, donated $20 million to OpenAI in 2018
- New details from the lawsuit between Elon Musk and OpenAI have revealed an unexpected role played by Valve head Gabe Newell in the early development of the creators of ChatGPT. According to the disclosed documents, in 2018 Newell was one of the organization’s most committed and financially generous supporters.