02.02.2026
Slot allocation announced for the Tekken 8 tournament at Esports World Cup 2026

The Tekken 8 tournament will take place at the Esports World Cup 2026. The competition will be held from August 4 to 7 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A total of 32 players will compete in the championship for a $1 million prize pool. As the reigning EWC 2025 champion Lim “Ulsan” Soo-hoon also qualified for […]

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02.02.2026
bleed becomes the first-ever 2XKO Major champion

Player bleed, representing the esports organization ONi Global, won the first Major in history for Riot Games’ new fighting game discipline, 2XKO. The victory took place during the Frosty Faustings XVIII festival. In the grand final, the American player bleed faced Steve “Supernoon” Carbajal from Evil Geniuses. Supernoon managed to win the first set with […]

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02.02.2026
Paris Gentle Mates win the first Call of Duty Major of 2026

Paris Gentle Mates have won CDL Major 1 2026. It was the first LAN tournament of the 2025/26 Call of Duty League (CDL) season. In the decisive match, the team defeated OpTic Texas 4–3 in the grand final. For winning the tournament, PGM earned $150,000 and 100 CDL Points. Following the conclusion of Major 1, […]

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02.02.2026
Azeroth Homes real estate agency from World of Warcraft operated in London

Blizzard Entertainment continues its marketing campaign for the Midnight expansion, which will introduce a player housing system to World of Warcraft. A themed real estate agency Azeroth Homes operated in London on January 30–31. Visitors had the opportunity to explore in-game houses located in Azeroth areas such as Razorwind Shores and Founder’s Point. PCs were […]

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02.02.2026
s1mple is the most popular esports player on Liquipedia, Falcons top the clubs ranking

Liquipedia has summed up the results of the past year. The portal named the top 10 most visited esports player pages across all disciplines, as well as the top 5 clubs. Among esports players, the most visited page belonged to Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (CS2). The top three most popular players also included Danil “donk” Kryshkovets […]

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02.02.2026
Schedule for Day 3 of the IEM Kraków 2026 Group Stage: NAVI vs FURIA, FUT vs Astralis, s1mple’s team against FaZe

Today, February 2, marks the third day of the IEM Kraków 2026 CS2 group stage. Six matchups are scheduled. NAVI will face FURIA in an elimination match. The game is set to start at 20:00 Kyiv time. Full match schedule for February 2 Playoff qualification matches Elimination matches IEM Kraków 2026 takes place from January […]

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02.02.2026
G2 and Spirit reach the IEM Kraków 2026 playoffs, B8 sign a new sniper, Morrowind remaster unlikely — news digest for February 1

We have prepared a digest of the main news for Players readers for February 1, 2026. IEM Kraków 2026: G2 and Spirit secure playoff spots, NAVI and FURIA fight for survival Bethesda veteran considers a Morrowind remaster unlikely s1zzi is the new sniper for B8 G2 defeated FUT and became the first to reach the […]

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02.02.2026
IEM Kraków 2026: G2 and Spirit Secure Playoff Spots, NAVI and FURIA Fight to Stay Alive

The opening matches of the group stage at IEM Kraków 2026 have already determined the first teams to advance to the playoffs and delivered several surprising results. In Group A, G2 and Spirit secured their places in the next round, while Natus Vincere, FURIA, and FUT will have to battle through the lower bracket. G2 […]

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02.02.2026
Minecraft, World of Warcraft and other iconic Microsoft games may arrive on Steam

Studios currently owned by Microsoft have built up an impressive list of well known games that have never been released on Steam. In recent years, the American corporation has effectively turned Xbox into a publishing brand and is increasingly focusing on a multiplatform strategy. According to respected insider Jez Corden from Windows Central, Microsoft could […]

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02.02.2026
The Last of Us may end with season three as HBO chief hints at no further plans

Shortly after the premiere of HBO’s The Last of Us, there were reports suggesting the series could run for four seasons. Showrunner Craig Mazin previously argued that the storyline of the second game was too expansive to be properly adapted within just two seasons. However, it now appears that the network’s plans may have shifted. […]

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