We have prepared a digest of the main news for August 29, 2026, for Players readers.
MOUZ — Inner Circle, FUT — Lynn Vision: preview of the fourth day matches of BLAST Open Porto 2026
August 29 will see the group stage action continue at BLAST Open Porto 2026. Teams will face matches in the upper and lower brackets, and by the end of the matchday, several more teams will move closer to reaching the playoffs.
Raw Fury announces Kingdom III: Rising Realms for Nintendo Switch 2
Publisher Raw Fury has revealed Kingdom III: Rising Realms, the latest entry in its acclaimed strategy series, for Nintendo Switch 2. The game is being developed specifically for Nintendo's console, although the developers have not yet announced a release date or window.
August 29, 2006 — Saints Row was released: how a “GTA clone” became a competitor to Rockstar
On August 29, 2006, Saints Row was released on Xbox 360 — the first game in the series developed by American studio Volition and published by THQ. The project immediately attracted attention due to its obvious similarities to Grand Theft Auto, but Saints Row eventually managed to build its own audience and become a well-known franchise in its own right.
The official national championship PMNC Bangladesh 2026: Fall has found itself at the center of an unprecedented scandal. Due to critical technical issues, accusations of fraud against the organizers, and a mass boycott by participants, the LAN finals were halted prematurely. The conflict culminated in the arrival of police at the venue, after which the tournament operator decided to move the decisive matches to an online format.
Team Liquid Executes Third Wave of Layoffs in a Year Amid Financial Struggles and Loss of Sponsor
Esports organization Team Liquid has initiated a new wave of global layoffs affecting employees across multiple departments. Workers received their notices on August 26. The exact number of dismissed staff is currently unknown, but this marks the club's third large-scale restructuring in the past year, following previous rounds of layoffs in September 2025 and March 2026.
