13.04.2026
IEM Rio 2026: Prize Pool, Tournament Format, and Participants

IEM Rio 2026 is the first major tournament in Brazil in 2026. The tournament takes place from April 13 to April 19, 2026. The group stage (April 13–15) will be held in a studio, while the playoffs (April 17–19) will take place at the Farmasi Arena in Rio. A total of 16 teams are participating. […]

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13.04.2026
V-Tune will play for Tundra Esports at PGL Wallachia S8 — Russian player Pure has still not received a visa.

Esports organization Tundra Esports has announced that their Dota 2 roster will compete at PGL Wallachia Season 8 with a stand-in. Russian player Ivan “Pure” Moskalenko will miss the tournament. He has still not received a visa and continues working on his documents. Earlier, he also missed the seventh season of PGL Wallachia due to […]

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13.04.2026
Ukrainian team Boars Gaming secured a spot in the qualifier for EWC 2026.

The Ukrainian team Boars Gaming has qualified for European Championship Season 2 in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. The team won the open qualifier, which guarantees them a higher seed. On their way, the “Boars” defeated SAT INC, uNext, and Invictus T1. uNext and Invictus T1 also advanced to MEC S2 through the first qualifier. European […]

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13.04.2026
ESEL announced the second season of the Female Pro League in MLBB.

Organizer ESEL has announced the start of registration for Female Pro League Season 2: Emerald Diva in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. This is the second season of the league focused on women’s teams. Key tournament details: Registration is already available via the Discord channel “registration-women.” As a reminder, NAVI confidently qualified for DreamLeague Season 29.

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13.04.2026
NAVI confidently qualified for DreamLeague Season 29

NAVI became the first team from Western Europe to secure a spot at DreamLeague Season 29 in Dota 2. In the qualification match, the team defeated Team Liquid with a score of 2–1. Earlier, at the start of the closed qualifiers, Born to Win defeated Nigma Galaxy 2–0. The Western Europe closed qualifiers for DreamLeague […]

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13.04.2026
Top esports matches on April 13: the start of IEM Rio 2026 and the final matches of week three of LEC 2026 Spring

We’ve gathered the top esports matches taking place on April 13. Counter-Strike 2 The first day of the heated tournament in Rio kicks off — IEM Rio 2026! The group stage begins, and today we’ll already see matches featuring NAVI, B8, and many other top teams. Keep in mind the time difference, as the matches […]

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13.04.2026
The DreamLeague Season 29 qualifiers have begun — news digest for April 12

We’ve prepared a digest of the main news for Players readers for April 12, 2026. Brawl Stars Championship 2026: Crazy Raccoon are the East Asia April Finals champions New gameplay footage of the canceled Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake has surfaced online NAVI start DreamLeague Season 29 qualifiers with a win, while […]

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12.04.2026
PS5 PlayStation Store Is Preparing Major Changes

Sony is currently testing a redesigned PlayStation Store interface on PS5, featuring significantly larger visuals along with several new elements. If these changes eventually roll out to all users, which has not been officially confirmed yet, it would mark the biggest overhaul of the store in more than five years. The company appears to be […]

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12.04.2026
Rumor suggests Xbox may hold a showcase in the coming days

Multiple sources suggest that Xbox could be preparing a small digital showcase set to take place in the next few days. Even without this event, fans already have plenty to anticipate, as a wide range of titles from both first-party studios and partners are scheduled for release on Xbox Series X/S before the end of […]

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12.04.2026
Rumor suggests new mainline God of War could be revealed soon

According to recent social media reports, the next entry in the God of War series may be unveiled later this month. While Sony and Santa Monica Studio are already working on a God of War Trilogy Remake, insiders are pointing to a separate, unannounced project that could be showcased in the near future. The rumors […]

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