NRG Kicks Off Champions Shanghai with a Victory, Castlevania Turns 40 — News Digest for September 26

27.09.2026
Віталій Головатюк

We have prepared a digest of the main news for September 26, 2026, for Players readers.

NRG Kicks Off Champions Shanghai with a Victory: brawk on Hidden Strategies and the Goal to Defend the Title

Reigning VALORANT world champions, NRG, have successfully started their run at the Champions Shanghai tournament. In their opening match, they defeated Nongshim RedForce across two maps (13-5, 13-10). With this victory, NRG is one step away from reaching the playoffs, continuing their campaign to become the first team in the discipline's history to win back-to-back Champions titles.

Macro in Mobile Legends: How to Rotate, Push Lanes, and Make Team Decisions

In Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, a hero's mechanical skills are far from the only factor that determines the outcome of a match. Even a strong player can lose if the team distributes resources incorrectly, rotates between lanes at the wrong time, or takes unfavorable team fights. That is why one of the most important elements of the game is macro — understanding the situation on the map and making the right decisions.

Castlevania Turns 40: The Story of the Game That Started a Legendary Series

On September 26, 1986, Konami released Akumajō Dracula in Japan — a project that would later become known around the world as Castlevania. This date is considered the birth of one of the most iconic series in video game history.

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