We have prepared a digest of the main news for February 19, 2026 for Players readers.
Voice chat may appear in League of Legends
- A dataminer has found information in the PBE 16.5 client of League of Legends about the potential addition of a voice chat system to the game. This was reported by SkinSpotlights.
JW becomes the first player in CS:GO/CS2 history to play 3,000+ maps
- Swedish legendary AWPer Jesper Wecksell, known as JW, who has been on the professional Counter-Strike scene for over 15 years, has become the first player to play more than 3,000 maps on HLTV. This is no small achievement, as only around 50 players in the world have played more than 2,000 maps — and reaching such a number also requires not retiring early.
- Ukrainian Natus Vincere League of Legends player Volodymyr Sorokin (Maynter) gave an interview to Players. He spoke about joining NAVI, adapting to the LEC, and the match against Fnatic in the quarterfinals of LEC 2026 Versus.
RDR2 fan accidentally deletes his girlfriend’s progress and asks Arthur Morgan for help
- A guy accidentally deleted his fiancée’s save file in Red Dead Redemption 2. However, his way of apologizing became a real hit online. To say sorry, he reached out to Roger Clark, the actor who portrayed Arthur Morgan.