Today, the Natus Vincere squad begins its journey in the LEC 2026 Summer split — the final tournament of the League of Legends EMEA Championship season, held in Berlin. The team's main objective is to secure one of the three available slots for the ultimate world championship, Worlds 2026. The first opponent for the "Born […]
Assassin's Creed Odyssey has seen a significant surge in popularity following the release of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. According to Alinea Analytics, the game's daily active player count increased by 90% within ten days of the film's premiere. On July 17, the combined daily player base across Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation stood at around 122,000. […]
AdHoc Studio's interactive animated adventure Dispatch is now available on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. The release also includes full Xbox Play Anywhere support, allowing players who own the digital version to play on both Xbox consoles and PC through the Xbox PC app. Dispatch is a narrative driven adventure inspired by classic […]
In the United States, 24-year-old gamer Axel Melendez was left paralyzed following an incident that he claims resulted from a swatting attack stemming from a dispute in Rust. The victim and his mother have filed a lawsuit against the local county and sheriff's department, seeking $176 million in damages. According to court documents, the conflict […]
Today, the virtual pitch will settle the tournament’s main question: who will be crowned champion and earn the honor of representing Ukraine at UEFA eEURO 2026! The selection is traditionally organized by the UAF (Ukrainian Association of Football) in partnership with ESUL (Esports Ukrainian League), serving as the main technical operator. The decisive clashes will […]
Global gaming brand Razer has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of cloud-based streaming platform StreamElements from its former holding company, Live Momentum Ltd. This move is part of Razer’s long-term strategy to build a comprehensive ecosystem for content creators that brings together hardware, software, and partnership programs. For content creators, service conditions […]
From July 30 to August 2, BLAST Arena Studios in Malta is hosting BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 — the first Counter-Strike 2 offline tournament of the new season. Eight teams that earned their spots through online qualifiers are competing in a Single-Elimination bracket. The offline stage features best-of-three (Bo3) matches, with the trophy winner to […]
For the long-term success of the esports industry, community development is a far more important factor than constant tournament victories or attempts to artificially attract a mass audience. This point is emphasized by Wouter Sleijffers, who served as the CEO of the esports organization Fnatic from 2015 to 2019. According to Sleijffers, placing in the […]
On August 1, 2011, Valve officially revealed The International — the first-ever Dota 2 world championship. At first glance, it was simply the announcement of a new tournament, but that day marked the beginning of a competition that would go on to become the most prestigious in esports history and permanently alter the entire industry. […]
During the Esports World Cup 2026 in Paris, Ray Ng, Head of the Esports Ecosystem at MOONTON Games, revealed the details of a massive expansion strategy for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. Despite its status as one of the most popular esports disciplines with a dominant audience in Southeast Asia, the company aims to actively conquer […]
Today, FNCS Major 2—the most important tournament of Chapter 7 Season 3 — kicks off in Fortnite. Over two days, the world's best players will compete for slots at the year-end LAN championship, which will take place in early autumn. Following schedule adjustments approved during the Major 1 Summit, this Major became only the second […]
We have prepared a digest of the main news for July 31, 2026, for Players readers. PRX f0rsakeN Becomes First Player in VALORANT History to Play All 29 Agents in Pro Play Paper Rex player Jason "f0rsakeN" Susanto has entered VCT history by becoming the first esports athlete to play every single one of the […]
Paper Rex player Jason "f0rsakeN" Susanto has entered VCT history by becoming the first esports athlete to play every single one of the 29 agents in official competitive matches. The historic record was set on July 31 during the VCT 2026 Pacific Stage 2 Group Stage match against Team Secret. Gekko was the final character […]
