Esports
paiN Gaming CEO steps down after scandal involving League of Legends roster player

Thomas Hamens, the long-time CEO of the Brazilian esports organization paiN Gaming, has stepped down. The reason was an investigation into how the club’s management responded to sexual assault allegations against League of Legends team player Alexandre “TitaN” Lima. Journalists from Sheep Esports and Mais Esports reported that paiN’s management was aware of the seriousness […]

Netflix has announced the second part of the anime film "K-Pop Demon Hunters 2."

Netflix has officially announced the development of a sequel to the animated hit K-Pop Demon...

Games
New gameplay footage of Samson released by the creator of Just Cause

A new gameplay trailer for Samson has been released on the YouTube channel of IGN....

Call of Duty may no longer launch on Game Pass day one
In 2023, Microsoft completed its nearly 70 billion dollar acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The goal......
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Crazy Raccoon — champions of the April East Asia Monthly Finals at Brawl Stars Championship 2026
The April East Asia Monthly Finals took place as part of the qualification for the......
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Top esports matches on April 12: Team Vitality vs Shifters at LEC 2026 Spring
We’ve gathered the key esports matches taking place on April 12. League of Legends Matches......
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FUT won PGL Bucharest 2026, Metro 4 leak — news digest for April 11
We’ve prepared a digest of the main news for Players readers for April 11, 2026.......
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Women’s Derby at UNBROKEN UA: Latest Matchday Results
Tournament operator ESEL has summed up the results of another matchday in the regular season......
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FUT Esports became the champions of PGL Bucharest 2026
FUT Esports became the champions of PGL Bucharest 2026. On their way to the title,......
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Amazon Luna Discontinues Sales of Individual Games and Third-Party Subscriptions
The cloud gaming service Amazon Luna has introduced major changes to its business model, discontinuing......
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PGL officially announced the tournament in Cluj-Napoca — PGL Cluj-Napoca 2027
PGL Esports has officially confirmed that the Counter-Strike 2 tournament series in Cluj-Napoca will continue......
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NAVI Defeat Team Heretics at LEC 2026 Spring
NAVI had a successful third week in the regular season of LEC 2026 Spring in......
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