On August 24, Hideo Kojima celebrates his 63rd birthday — one of the most influential figures in the history of video games. Over nearly 40 years of his career, the Japanese game designer has evolved from a developer into a true auteur, whose name itself has become a brand. Kojima has never hidden his love […]

From August 19 to 22, 2026, Paris hosted a massive S-Tier offline tournament — the Reload Elite Series 2026 Championship. The competition took place at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles arena, with a total prize pool of $1,025,000 USD. The event was organized by Epic Games, Esports Foundation, and ESL FACEIT Group. A total […]

Players has prepared a digest of the main news for August 23, 2026, for its readers. All Gamers Global Win EWC 2026, NAVI Finish in Top 4 All Gamers Global have emerged as the champions of the Esports World Cup 2026 Club Championship. The Trackmania finals proved to be decisive, where French player Gwen secured the title […]

Polyphony Digital has released a major August update for Gran Turismo 7. Alongside four new cars, additional events, and a new course layout, Update 1.71 makes substantial changes to the game's physics simulation, tire behavior, suspension, engine torque control, and force feedback systems. Patch 1.71 adds 4 new cars to Gran Turismo 7: Three new […]

New GTA VI gameplay leaks from the CyberLeek group continue to reveal details about Rockstar's upcoming blockbuster. We are not sharing the leaked footage out of respect for the developers, but some of the information spotted in the videos has already sparked discussion among fans. The ninth leak, which surfaced on August 23, contains just […]

Team Spirit have become the Esports World Cup 2026 CS2 champions, defeating FUT Esports 3:1 in the Grand Final. The Turkish team fought until the very last round, but Spirit proved stronger in the decisive moments. For FUT, this Grand Final was historic. The team reached the Grand Final of a major international tournament for […]

From August 13 to 23, 2026, the Dota 2 esports tournament The International 2026 took place in Shanghai. The event was organized by Valve and PGL. The competition was played on game version 7.41e, and the playoff matches were hosted at the Oriental Sports Center arena. 16 teams participated in the tournament. The tournament format […]

Former Blizzard Entertainment senior software engineer Nick Bryson is working on a complete VR port of Fallout: New Vegas. The project, called OpenNV, is based on the open source OpenMW engine, which has already been used to bring Morrowind into virtual reality. Bryson spent five years at Blizzard and worked on World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, […]

Terraria has received the major 1.4.5.7 update on PC, which is set to be the final hotfix for the Bigger and Boulder update unless critical issues require another patch. The developers focused primarily on balance changes, gameplay adjustments, new content, and fixing a large number of bugs. The update introduces more than 30 new items, […]

The prestigious Tier 1 offline Trackmania tournament has concluded at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles arena in Paris, where the main battle unfolded between the leading esports clubs. The competition within the Esports World Cup took place from August 19 to 22. A total of 32 players competed for the championship title, crucial Club […]

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, best known for playing The Mountain in the “Game of Thrones” series, attended the EWC 2026 CS2 Grand Final. The Icelandic actor and strongman will watch the tournament’s biggest match live at the arena in Paris. However, Björnsson did not come here by chance. The actor is an avid gamer himself, with […]

A massive offline CrossFire tournament as part of the Esports World Cup 2026 concluded in Paris, taking place from August 18th to 22nd. Sixteen of the world's best teams competed for the prestigious title and a total prize pool of $2,000,000 USD. The organizers of this S-Tier championship were Esports Foundation, Smilegate, and Hero Esports. […]

The first match of the day will be the Brazilian derby between FURIA and Legacy. Neither team will be able to fight for the championship anymore, but third place at EWC 2026 and a significant share of the prize pool are still on the line. This will be the first meeting between FURIA and Legacy […]