25.01.2026
PARIVISION crush Falcons to win BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 1

PARIVISION secured the BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 1 title with a convincing 3–0 victory over Falcons in the grand final. The series was played entirely on Jame’s team’s terms, as Falcons failed to put up any real resistance. The key figure of the final was nota, who delivered one of the best performances of the […]

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25.01.2026
Insider reveals which Ubisoft games survived the recent restructuring

Following Ubisoft’s recent announcement of a major «reorganization», which saw the company cancel six games, delay seven releases, shut down two studios and establish five Creative Houses dedicated to specific franchises, players were left wondering which projects managed to survive the internal shake-up. That question has now been addressed by well-known French insider j0nathan. The […]

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25.01.2026
MLBB National Teams Tournament Announced for Esports Nations Cup 2026

Ahead of the M7 World Championship Grand Final, representatives of Moonton Studios announced the organization of a Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) tournament as part of the Esports Nations Cup 2026. This marks the first officially confirmed discipline for ENC 2026. The debut competition between national teams will take place from November 23 to 29, […]

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25.01.2026
Aurora Gaming PH Crowned M7 World Championship Champions

The M7 World Championship for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang has concluded in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Philippine roster Aurora Gaming emerged victorious at the tournament. In the grand final, Aurora PH defeated Indonesia’s Alter Ego with a dominant 4–0 scoreline. All games were played under complete control of the Philippine team. The tournament victory earned Aurora […]

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25.01.2026
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora offers a free five-hour trial

Ubisoft has launched a limited-time trial for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Players can try the game for free for up to five hours until January 26. The trial grants access to the base version of the game along with all previously released free updates. At the moment, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora holds mostly positive reviews […]

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25.01.2026
NAVI to Organize a Fan Section at IEM Kraków 2026

NAVI have announced that they are organizing their own fan section at IEM Kraków 2026. The initiative specifically concerns the playoff stage, which will take place at the TAURON Arena. Fans who wish to join the fan section need to fill out a dedicated Google form. The club also plans to organize a fan section […]

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25.01.2026
Streams Charts publish ranking of the most popular video game publishers of 2025 by watch time

2025 became another extremely active year for video game publishers. Companies not only regularly released updates, patches, and new titles, but also continued to invest heavily in esports by organizing some of the world’s biggest tournaments. According to Streams Charts, audiences spent millions of hours watching gaming content across livestreaming platforms throughout the year. TikTok […]

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25.01.2026
Valve Begins Actively Optimizing CS2: Noticeable Improvements to the Source 2 Engine

Following the latest CS2 update, it has become clear that Valve has seriously turned its attention to optimizing the game. Most of the improvements are not minor tweaks, but deep changes within the Source 2 engine — many of them originating from work done during the development of Deadlock. An analysis of recent DLL changes […]

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25.01.2026
Fortnite adds a limited-time mode inspired by Fall Guys

Fortnite has introduced a limited-time mode called Fall Guys Crown Jam, featuring a 3v3 format. The main objective for players is to score slam dunks on the opponent’s side of the arena, combining football-like gameplay with the chaotic obstacle-course elements typical of Fall Guys. A ranked mode will also be available for Fall Guys Crown […]

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25.01.2026
Vitality and FURIA eliminated from BLAST Bounty, large-scale Overwatch event announced — news digest for January 24

The Players team has prepared a digest of the main news for January 24, 2026. 2XKO announces its esports calendar for 2026 NAF to miss IEM Kraków, Krimbo to replace him Overwatch 2 taken over by the Talon organization — large-scale event announced s1mple — the most popular CS2 player on Liquipedia in 2025 Vitality […]

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