We have prepared a digest of the main news for September 6, 2026, for Players readers.
Team Falcons Announces Closure of Dota 2 Division and Roster Disbandment
Saudi esports organization Team Falcons announced on its official X account the complete cessation of operations in the Dota 2 discipline and the disbandment of its main roster.
Steam has generated $15 billion in revenue in the first 8 months of 2026
According to Alinea Analytics, Steam's gross revenue reached $15 billion between January and August 2026. This represents approximately a 15% increase compared to the same period in 2025 and already exceeds the revenue figure for the entirety of 2023.
On September 6, 2011, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine was released in North America — a game by Canadian studio Relic Entertainment and publisher THQ that became one of the most notable experiments in video games under the Warhammer 40,000 license. Unlike Dawn of War, with which Relic was already firmly associated, this time the developers abandoned real-time strategy and placed their bet on spectacular third-person action. The game combined shooting, melee combat, and massive battles, allowing players, for the first time in Relic's history, to step directly inside the Warhammer 40,000 war rather than commanding it from above.
Exodus is being hailed as one of the most promising successors to Mass Effect
Journalists who attended Gamescom 2026 got hands-on time with Exodus for about an hour for the first time — the new sci-fi action RPG from Archetype Entertainment. The studio was founded by BioWare veterans, making comparisons to Mass Effect inevitable. At the same time, initial impressions suggest that the game does not simply copy the famous formula, but attempts to evolve it with its own ideas.