On September 29, 1997, Croc: Legend of the Gobbos, a 3D platformer developed by Argonaut Software, was released for the PlayStation in the United States. However, the game was not originally supposed to be about a crocodile at all. The developers initially planned to make a game featuring Yoshi, but after Nintendo rejected the project, […]

We have prepared a digest of the main news for September 28, 2026, for Players readers. Ten Ukrainians at BLAST SLAM VIII: Everything About the Main Dota 2 Tournament of October A large-scale Dota 2 tournament, BLAST SLAM VIII, kicks off tomorrow, with matches running from September 29 to October 11. The event is organized by the […]

On January 23–24, 2027, the inaugural Pokémon Team Masters tournament will take place in Halls 1 and 2 at the KINTEX Exhibition Center in Seoul. This marks the first large-scale official 3v3 team format tournament in Pokémon Trading Card Game history. The top four teams will earn direct invitations to the Pokémon World Championships 2027. […]

Keeping Geralt's equipment in good condition is important in The Witcher 3. As weapons and armor lose durability, they become less effective, which can make tougher encounters even more difficult. Fortunately, you do not have to travel to a Blacksmith or Armorer every time your gear needs attention. Players of The Witcher 3: Remastered can […]

The French Counter-Strike community has lost Malek “maleK” Bennouioua, a former professional player and popular content creator. He was 35 years old. maleK was well known on the French CS scene since the days of Counter-Strike: Source and later continued his career in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. He primarily competed at the French level and was […]

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has decided to exclude esports from the Asian Games program following the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 games. Instead, the organization is launching a separate Asian Esports and Mind Sports Games. The debut tournament in this new specialized format will be hosted by Kuwait in 2027. The host city contract has already […]

Microsoft appointed Asha Sharma as head of Xbox with the goal of making the gaming division more profitable. Earlier this summer, she announced a major Xbox reset that includes cutting costs, laying off employees, shutting down or separating underperforming studios, and focusing on key franchises. The company is also actively preparing for the launch of […]

Christopher Dring of The Game Business previously claimed that Hideo Kojima's Physint had a budget of around $400 million. However, he later clarified his comments, while other sources disputed that Xbox had committed such an amount to the project. Dring explained that he had heard various estimates for Physint's budget during Tokyo Game Show, ranging […]

In Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, there are organizations that simply win tournaments, and there are teams that become part of the game's history itself. ONIC Esports belongs to the second category. Over the years, the organization has built one of the most recognizable esports systems in Southeast Asia, created legendary rosters in Indonesia and the […]

A large-scale Dota 2 tournament, BLAST SLAM VIII, kicks off tomorrow, with matches running from September 29 to October 11. The event is organized by the tournament operator BLAST. The total prize pool for the tournament is $750,000, with the winner taking home the main prize of $270,000. The decisive playoff matches will take place […]

On September 28, 2020, the global release of Genshin Impact took place — a large-scale open-world action RPG from the Chinese studio miHoYo, now known as HoYoverse. Today, the game celebrates its sixth anniversary, and its release became one of the most notable events in the history of modern mobile and cross-platform games. At launch, […]

We have prepared a digest of the main news for September 27, 2026, for Players readers. Team Vitality takes down Global Esports in VALORANT Champions opener: Jamppi's triumphant return The fourth representative of the EMEA region, Team Vitality, successfully kicked off their run at the biggest tournament of the year, VALORANT Champions. In their opening match, they […]

The PGL Wallachia Season 9 Dota 2 offline tournament has concluded with Team Yandex taking the victory. The competition took place from September 19 to 27, 2026, in Bucharest at the PGL Studio, where 16 teams fought for a $1,000,000 USD prize pool. The tournament was played on gameplay patch 7.41f. The path to the […]