Despite the rapid growth of the esports industry, gender equity remains a complex and systemic issue both at the competitive level and in the corporate sector. Women rarely reach top positions, and those who do face specific challenges that rarely concern men. BLAST Programme Director Anne Banschbach, who previously worked at Team Vitality and G2 […]
Game Science has broken its year-long silence by releasing a massive 15-minute gameplay trailer for its next action RPG, Black Myth: Zhong Kui. The video arrives exactly a year after the project's initial announcement at Gamescom 2025, offering the first detailed look at the combat system, world exploration, and mythological bosses. Key Release Information: All […]
Players has prepared a digest of the main news for August 20, 2026, for its readers. EWC 2026: Four More Round of 16 Matches and the First Quarterfinal — NAVI, B8, and G2 in the Spotlight On August 20, the playoffs of the Esports World Cup 2026 in Counter-Strike 2 continue. Following the four series that […]
After an intense matchup with Vitality at EWC 2026, Twistzz shared his impressions of the match and spoke about the problems the team faced during the series. The Canadian admitted he was left disappointed with the result on Cache, where the team failed to execute their own plan and lost control of the game. At […]
NAVI is testing sports psychologist Maryna Mospan as performance coach for the main CS2 roster. Amiran "ami" Rekhviashvili, Head of Esports at NAVI, reported this exclusively to Players. "Currently, Maryna is being tested as a performance coach with the main CS2 roster," Rekhviashvili told Players. Mospan has been collaborating with NAVI since 2021. Previously, she […]
Activision has revealed the PC system requirements for the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta. Early access will run from August 21 to August 25, followed by the open beta from August 28 to September 1. The first weekend will be available to players who pre ordered the game on PC, PlayStation 5, or […]
Konami has unveiled an extensive trailer for Silent Hill: Townfall, featuring nearly 19 minutes of gameplay. The project is being developed by Screen Burn and will tell a completely standalone story while retaining the distinctive atmosphere and familiar elements of the Silent Hill series. The story takes place on the small, abandoned island of St. […]
On August 20, 2013, Ubisoft released Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist. This very game became the sixth mainline installment in the series and the last full-fledged Splinter Cell release. At launch, Blacklist was released on PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U. In 13 years, the series never received a new numbered installment. And […]
On August 20, the playoffs of the Esports World Cup 2026 in Counter-Strike 2 continue. Following the four series that took place yesterday, today four more quarterfinalists will be decided, and in the evening, the tournament's first quarterfinal will kick off. As a reminder, the EWC playoffs follow a single-elimination system: one loss and the […]
On August 19, the playoff stage of the Esports World Cup 2026 in Counter-Strike 2 kicked off. The first 1/8 final matches took place in Paris, delivering fans several dramatic comebacks and unexpected turns. All series were played in a BO3 format, and due to the single-elimination structure, every loss meant the end of a […]
Following a defeat to Movistar KOI, Natus Vincere bounced back at the end of Week 4 of the League of Legends EMEA Championship Summer Split by taking down Team Heretics with a 2-0 score. This result allowed the team to climb to fourth place in the standings with a 3-3 record after three weeks. NAVI […]
Riot Games has presented a preview of the upcoming League of Legends Patch 26.17. This patch will serve as a logical continuation of the changes introduced in version 26.16 and is primarily aimed at stabilizing gameplay. Lead gameplay designer Matt "Phroxzon" Leung-Harrison noted that the previous nerfs to bot lane mages yielded the expected results—their […]
The French esports organization Team Vitality has announced contract extensions for key players of its Counter-Strike roster — Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut and Dan "apEX" Madesclaire. The new contracts are valid until 2028. Both esports athletes joined the club in the fall of 2018 and traveled the path from the original French lineup to a world-class […]
