Why legendary clubs are shutting down, teams are leaving disciplines, and tournament winners are waiting for the money they earned The closure of a single club is news. When well-known organizations leave the market, others shut down their competitive divisions, and tournament participants spend months trying to receive their prize money, it becomes a question […]

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang demonstrated the small Microduck bipedal robots at the GTC conference in Berlin, developed by Hugging Face and French robotics company Pollen Robotics. During the presentation, the robots independently walked onto the stage and followed Huang’s commands — sitting down, standing up, and even going to “sleep.” Behind the entertaining demonstration was […]

On October 23, 2002, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4, the fourth installment in the popular skateboarding series from Neversoft and Activision, was released in North America. The game launched on PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and the original PlayStation, and later made its way to other platforms. At first glance, it was still the same Tony […]

From October 22 to November 1, the VALORANT Game Changers Championship 2026 will take place in São Paulo. Ten of the world's best teams will compete for a $500,000 prize pool. The EMEA region, which currently holds only one international trophy, will be represented this year by three squads: G2 Gozen, Gentle Mates GC, and […]

The legendary midlaner of the League of Legends team T1, Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, will make history as the first esports athlete to be featured on a South Korean commemorative stamp. The official release of the collection by Korea Post will take place on October 23. The total print run will consist of 140,000 stamp sheets […]

Japanese publisher Capcom has announced a massive data breach following unauthorized access to the CAPCOM ID system. A total of 11,774,247 accounts worldwide were impacted. The attackers gained access to email addresses, account creation dates, last login information, authorization counts, and last login IP addresses. In 43 cases, date of birth, gender, country/region, and nickname […]

The decisive stage of the MPL Philippines Season 18 tournament for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is taking place from October 21 to 25, 2026. The top six teams from the regular season are competing for the championship title, the lion's share of the $150,000 prize pool, and two slots at the M8 World Championship, which […]

We have prepared a digest of the main news for October 22, 2026, for Players readers. Cyberpunk 2077 Is Getting Dozens of New Features | CD Projekt RED Reveals Update 2.5 Details CD Projekt RED has hosted its promised REDstreams broadcast, revealing the details of the major Update 2.5 for Cyberpunk 2077. The patch is […]

The gaming community was recently shaken by reports that Electronic Arts had shut down legendary Canadian studio BioWare and cancelled the next Mass Effect game, which was first announced in 2020. The news has naturally raised concerns among fans about the future of the Mass Effect television adaptation being developed by Amazon MGM Studios. With […]

One of the most anticipated games of 2026 is almost here. Chinese studio S-GAME is preparing to release its action game Phantom Blade Zero next week, with the title already surpassing 3 million wishlists. Ahead of launch, the developers have unveiled a spectacular new trailer and confirmed that the game will receive a physical release. […]

CD Projekt RED has released Update 2.5 for Cyberpunk 2077 to celebrate the second season of the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime. The patch is now available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, with a Nintendo Switch 2 release planned for a later date. One of the biggest additions is the ability to wield two pistols […]

The 2026 League of Legends World Championship (also known as Worlds 2026) is the main event of the esports season, where the best teams in the world compete for the Summoner's Cup. This year's tournament theme is "This is our moment". With this slogan, Riot Games focuses primarily on the players, viewers, and the entire […]

Today, October 22, the premier event of the women's esports scene—the VALORANT Game Changers Championship 2026—begins in São Paulo, Brazil. This will be the final standalone Game Changers Championship, running at the Riot Games Arena until November 1. Ten of the world's best teams will compete for the championship title and a $500,000 prize pool. […]