Valve is celebrating its 30th anniversary today. Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington founded the company on August 24, 1996. Over the past three decades, Valve has become one of the most influential companies in the video game industry and has played a major role in shaping the modern PC gaming ecosystem. Valve's first major release […]
Following a victory in the LEC Summer Split, Team Vitality have secured third place in the standings with a 4-2 record. The "Bees" are 98% locked in for the Madrid road trip, where they will only need a single BO5 win to qualify for the World Championship. The team's jungler, Linas "Lyncas" Nauncikas, spoke about […]
Team Vitality's Mobile Legends: Bang Bang female squad continues to dominate the international scene. The team secured their second consecutive championship at the MLBB Women’s International tournament as part of the Esports World Cup 2025 and 2026. During the victory celebration, the community's attention was particularly drawn to the team's EXP Laner, Venny "Fumi" Lim, […]
Team TYLOO won the VCT China 2026 Stage 2 championship title by defeating JD Gaming 3-1 in the grand final. This result secured the team a slot at the upcoming World Championship, which will be the organization's first international tournament in VALORANT. VCT China representatives at Champions 2026: TYLOO's path to the trophy went through […]
On August 24, Hideo Kojima celebrates his 63rd birthday — one of the most influential figures in the history of video games. Over nearly 40 years of his career, the Japanese game designer has evolved from a developer into a true auteur, whose name itself has become a brand. Kojima has never hidden his love […]
From August 19 to 22, 2026, Paris hosted a massive S-Tier offline tournament — the Reload Elite Series 2026 Championship. The competition took place at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles arena, with a total prize pool of $1,025,000 USD. The event was organized by Epic Games, Esports Foundation, and ESL FACEIT Group. A total […]
Players has prepared a digest of the main news for August 23, 2026, for its readers. All Gamers Global Win EWC 2026, NAVI Finish in Top 4 All Gamers Global have emerged as the champions of the Esports World Cup 2026 Club Championship. The Trackmania finals proved to be decisive, where French player Gwen secured the title […]
Polyphony Digital has released a major August update for Gran Turismo 7. Alongside four new cars, additional events, and a new course layout, Update 1.71 makes substantial changes to the game's physics simulation, tire behavior, suspension, engine torque control, and force feedback systems. Patch 1.71 adds 4 new cars to Gran Turismo 7: Three new […]
New GTA VI gameplay leaks from the CyberLeek group continue to reveal details about Rockstar's upcoming blockbuster. We are not sharing the leaked footage out of respect for the developers, but some of the information spotted in the videos has already sparked discussion among fans. The ninth leak, which surfaced on August 23, contains just […]
Team Spirit have become the Esports World Cup 2026 CS2 champions, defeating FUT Esports 3:1 in the Grand Final. The Turkish team fought until the very last round, but Spirit proved stronger in the decisive moments. For FUT, this Grand Final was historic. The team reached the Grand Final of a major international tournament for […]
From August 13 to 23, 2026, the Dota 2 esports tournament The International 2026 took place in Shanghai. The event was organized by Valve and PGL. The competition was played on game version 7.41e, and the playoff matches were hosted at the Oriental Sports Center arena. 16 teams participated in the tournament. The tournament format […]
Former Blizzard Entertainment senior software engineer Nick Bryson is working on a complete VR port of Fallout: New Vegas. The project, called OpenNV, is based on the open source OpenMW engine, which has already been used to bring Morrowind into virtual reality. Bryson spent five years at Blizzard and worked on World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, […]
Terraria has received the major 1.4.5.7 update on PC, which is set to be the final hotfix for the Bigger and Boulder update unless critical issues require another patch. The developers focused primarily on balance changes, gameplay adjustments, new content, and fixing a large number of bugs. The update introduces more than 30 new items, […]
