We have prepared a digest of the main news stories for Players readers on June 18, 2026. Ukraine’s League of Legends National Team for ENC 2026 Announced The Ukrainian Esports Federation has unveiled the roster of Ukraine’s League of Legends national team. The squad will attempt to qualify for the Esports Nations Cup 2026. GTA […]
Esports organization Passion UA, founded by footballer Oleksandr Zinchenko, may be on the verge of shutting down. According to documents filed with the UK Companies House registry, the club’s founder, Oleksandr Zinchenko, lost his status as the beneficial owner of Passion UA LTD on May 10, 2025. Currently, 75% of the organization is owned by […]
FURIA won the South American derby against 9z and secured a spot in the semifinals of the IEM Cologne Major 2026 CS2 tournament. The Argentine side surprised everyone by winning the opening map 13-8, with the first half ending 9-3 in their favor. Mirage turned into a tense battle, but once the Brazilians switched to […]
Insomniac Games has announced a new free cosmetic addition for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. The information was shared via the developers’ official account on X. The new outfit is inspired by the upcoming film Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The suit is called “Fresh Start” and will be available for players on PlayStation 5 and PC as […]
Aurora Gaming have defeated BB Team in the quarterfinals of the IEM Cologne Major 2026 in CS2, securing a place in the semifinals. The series ended 2:0, with scores of 13:6 on Nuke and 13:9 on Anubis. Both maps were controlled by the Turkish roster, allowing them to confidently advance to the next stage. BB […]
The first semifinal spots have already been secured, but the battle in the Female Pro League Season 2: Emerald Diva for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is far from over. Tournament organizer ESEL has announced the schedule for the second day of the quarterfinal stage. Yesterday, Falcons Vega and Boars Valkyries successfully advanced through the opening […]
Sony has patented a new PlayStation controller technology that would allow buttons to change their physical properties depending on what is happening in a game or application. While the company has not announced any hardware featuring the technology, the patent could hint at features being considered for future PlayStation 6 controllers. The patent was originally […]
The Ukrainian Esports Federation has unveiled the national League of Legends roster that will compete for a spot at the Esports Nations Cup (ENC) 2026. Ukraine's lineup consists of: Ligant and Mafinayaz have also been named as substitute players. The team's head coach is Roman “WildHeart” Maksymchuk. Ukraine will begin its ENC 2026 qualification campaign […]
As part of a major website update, Rockstar has unveiled the official cover art for Grand Theft Auto VI. The artwork debuted in a new 30-second teaser and is also available in high resolution for download from the game's official website. The cover features GTA VI's two protagonists, Lucia Caminos and Jason Duval. The image […]
Rockstar Games has announced that pre-orders for GTA 6 will open on June 25. The information was shared through the company’s official social media channels. The game is scheduled to launch on November 19 and will initially be available only on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. A PC release is planned for a later […]
Tournament organizer BLAST has revealed the list of participants for BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2 in CS2, which will take place from July 21 to August 2. The information was published on the organizer’s official website. Ukrainian organizations NAVI, B8, and Monte have decided to skip the event. Among teams featuring Ukrainian players, only FUT […]
Rockstar Games has announced that GTA V players will be able to upgrade to the latest versions of the game for current-generation consoles and PC at no additional cost. Starting June 18, all owners of GTA V on PlayStation 4, as well as digital copies on Xbox One, can upgrade for free to the PlayStation […]
The developers of PUBG: Battlegrounds have published the list of participants for the Games of the Future 2026. The information appeared on the official PUBG Esports account on X. Among the confirmed participants are Team Vitality, T1, Team Falcons, Geekay Esports, and several other Asian teams. The Games of the Future festival was launched by […]
