We’ve prepared a roundup of the main news for Players readers for May 6, 2026. ATB officially announces the end of its collaboration with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 VCT 2026 EMEA Stage 1 becomes the least popular opening stage in the series’ history PUBG gets a new PvE heist mode in collaboration with PAYDAY Analyst discovers thousands […]
People's Deputy Ruslan Horbenko has stated that experienced Counter-Strike players can provide tangible value to the modern Ukrainian army. "We need specialists who know how to play Counter-Strike and participate in all those cool tournaments. The ability to work on a laptop is currently valued in the military at the level of a lieutenant colonel. […]
The first matches of the second season of the Unbroken UA tournament in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang have taken place. Following yesterday’s matchday, the first leaders of the competition have been determined. All three matches were played in a BO1 format. BOARS GAMING 1:0 ITAMI MANTICORE 0:1 UNEXT BOARS GAMING FEMALE 1:0 QUEENS GAMING As […]
Former HEROIC Dota 2 roster player David “Parker” Níco Flores appeared on a stream hosted by blogger ElMacarius. During the broadcast, the esports player подробно spoke about roster expenses, player salaries, and prize pool distribution terms. According to Parker, the average salary of a player in HEROIC ranges between $9,000 and $12,000 per month. However, […]
Geoff Keighley has unveiled a new teaser trailer for Summer Game Fest 2026. Set to the song “In the Stars” by The Rolling Stones, the video recaps already released games of 2026 and prepares viewers for upcoming showcases. It is important to note that a game’s appearance in the trailer does not guarantee new details […]
According to a new report Generations in Play, developed by IGN Entertainment in collaboration with Kantar and the University of California, Berkeley, 62% of “highly engaged” video game players have stopped buying games at full price. The survey covered thousands of active gamers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. According to the […]
The hacker group ShinyHunters, previously known for threatening to leak data related to GTA 6, has announced a successful breach and theft of user data from the GeForce Now service. Last week, on a hacking forum, ShinyHunters stated that they had gained access to “millions of real user records,” extracting the database directly from the […]
Analyst Ben “Noxville” Steenhuisen reported that he had identified thousands of bots in ranked Dota 2 matches. He shared the findings on his X (formerly Twitter) page. The bots were detected using the Windrun platform. Since mid-January 2026, a total of 24,779 bot accounts have been identified, collectively playing 121,977 matches, which were subsequently flagged […]
EA has released a gameplay trailer for Battlefield 6 Season 3, which launches on May 12. The video highlights remade maps, new weapons, and one soldier who appears to be winning the match single-handedly. The season introduces two reworked maps from Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4. Golmud Railway returns as Railway to Golmud, while Grand […]
The creators of Kingdom Come Deliverance have released an unusual piece of merchandise a dedicated perfume. The product is described with the line «These are not distant notes, but fragments of a world you already know». The scent was developed by perfumer Martin Švach, who drew inspiration from the journey of the main character Henry. […]
The Faculty of Computer Science at Kyiv School of Economics (KSE), in collaboration with international game developer Plarium, will host a two-day intensive for beginner developers. The hackathon “Game Jam: from idea to game in two days” will take place on June 13–14 in Kyiv. Over the course of 48 hours, teams will go from […]
The developers of PUBG: Battlegrounds have announced a new game mode created as part of a collaboration with the cooperative shooter series PAYDAY. The event will introduce a new PvE mode where the main objective is to plan and successfully execute large-scale heists. According to the released gameplay trailer, the mode will feature several locations, […]
Zhang Haohan, an investor in the esports organization Invictus Gaming, announced the opening of the club’s new home arena in the Putuo district of Shanghai. The facility, which is part of the Inzone Esports Industrial Park, is valued at $20 million. The building, covering more than 10,000 square meters, will serve not only as a […]
