Analyst Ben “Noxville” Steenhuisen reported that he had identified thousands of bots in ranked Dota 2 matches. He shared the findings on his X (formerly Twitter) page. The bots were detected using the Windrun platform. Since mid-January 2026, a total of 24,779 bot accounts have been identified, collectively playing 121,977 matches, which were subsequently flagged […]
EA has released a gameplay trailer for Battlefield 6 Season 3, which launches on May 12. The video highlights remade maps, new weapons, and one soldier who appears to be winning the match single-handedly. The season introduces two reworked maps from Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4. Golmud Railway returns as Railway to Golmud, while Grand […]
The creators of Kingdom Come Deliverance have released an unusual piece of merchandise a dedicated perfume. The product is described with the line «These are not distant notes, but fragments of a world you already know». The scent was developed by perfumer Martin Švach, who drew inspiration from the journey of the main character Henry. […]
The Faculty of Computer Science at Kyiv School of Economics (KSE), in collaboration with international game developer Plarium, will host a two-day intensive for beginner developers. The hackathon “Game Jam: from idea to game in two days” will take place on June 13–14 in Kyiv. Over the course of 48 hours, teams will go from […]
The developers of PUBG: Battlegrounds have announced a new game mode created as part of a collaboration with the cooperative shooter series PAYDAY. The event will introduce a new PvE mode where the main objective is to plan and successfully execute large-scale heists. According to the released gameplay trailer, the mode will feature several locations, […]
Zhang Haohan, an investor in the esports organization Invictus Gaming, announced the opening of the club’s new home arena in the Putuo district of Shanghai. The facility, which is part of the Inzone Esports Industrial Park, is valued at $20 million. The building, covering more than 10,000 square meters, will serve not only as a […]
The group stage of VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 1 recorded the lowest viewership figures among all opening stages in VCT history. According to Esports Charts, the average number of viewers was under 100,000. Total watch time reached 8 million hours, which is 30% lower compared to last year. The peak viewership was recorded during the […]
The ATB retail chain has announced the conclusion of its joint promotion with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Due to exceptionally high consumer demand that exceeded all expectations, the planned stock of promotional items has already been completely sold out. Since the start of the campaign, millions of cards have been sold. The organizers note that this result was […]
We’ve gathered the key esports matches taking place on May 6. eFootball Mobile The Ukraine national team performed successfully in the group stage of the eFootball Mobile Nations League. Ukraine defeated Lithuania (3–0) and Montenegro (2–1), while suffering losses to Poland (2–3) and Georgia (0–4). Overall, Ukraine finished third in the group, which secured a […]
We’ve prepared a digest of the main news for Players readers for May 5, 2026. Team registration for The International 2026 is now open Toronto police detained a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. cosplayer over a realistic weapon replica Valorant Mobile surpasses 10 million daily players without a global launch HEROIC exit the professional Dota 2 scene PUBG MOBILE […]
