We have prepared a digest of the main news for October 14, 2026, for Players readers.
Road to Osaka: Team Falcons Claim Championship at the European Rainbow Six Siege Tournament
From September 7 to October 13, 2026, the European online tournament Europe MENA League 2026 - Stage 2 in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege took place. This A-Tier championship was organized by Ubisoft and Blast. Ten teams competed in a 5v5 format on PC for a total prize pool of $140,000 USD.
Riot Names Joe Lee VALORANT Game Director and Hires Ex-EA Specialist for Creator Relations
Riot Games has announced new executive appointments within the leadership of its tactical shooter VALORANT. Top executive Joe Lee has taken on the role of Game Director, while former Electronic Arts and 2K veteran Mitchel Inkrott has been named the new Global Head of Influencer Strategy.
The Evil Within — the game that brought Shinji Mikami back to survival horror
October 14, 2014 marked the release of The Evil Within, a survival horror game developed by Japanese studio Tango Gameworks, founded by Shinji Mikami. The game was released on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One, with Bethesda Softworks serving as its publisher.
Steam Adds Big Art Mode and New Screensavers to Big Picture
Valve has released a new Steam client update, bringing features that had been tested in beta since September to the stable version.
Asha Sharma Launches XBOX LABS to Explore New Gaming Technologies
XBOX head Asha Sharma has announced the launch of XBOX LABS, a new division dedicated to exploring technological innovations and finding ways to apply them to the gaming industry. The company recently also introduced XP, an initiative focused on expanding its gaming franchises beyond video games through movies, TV shows, anime, and other media.