An 11-year-old boy in Ontario reportedly took an envelope containing money his family had saved for emergencies and secretly spent C$2,000 on Roblox gift cards at Walmart. The incident happened while the boy was staying with his grandmother, who was unaware that he had taken the money. Walmart has a C$1,000 limit for a single […]
Kyiv based three person team Bsl Team has announced Shop Crush, a mysterious simulator of a small second hand store featuring visual novel elements and psychological horror. The game is set in the early 2000s. Players will have to manage the store, interact with a variety of customers and figure out what they truly want. […]
PUBG Mobile, in collaboration with the esports organization G2 Esports, has announced the launch of a new partnership program aimed at developing the mobile esports ecosystem in the region. German content creator Janička Gaming has become the first official ambassador of the initiative in Western Europe. In her new role, Janička will act as a […]
On August 16, 2016, Epic Games launched open beta testing for Paragon — a project intended to offer a fresh perspective on the MOBA genre. Today, exactly ten years later, this date brings only a sad smile to thousands of gamers. Paragon went down in history not as a game that ousted Dota 2 or […]
Today, August 16, the group stage of the Esports World Cup 2026 in Counter-Strike 2 comes to a close. The teams remaining in the lower bracket will play their final matches for the right to feature in the playoffs. A defeat will mean elimination from the tournament. Among the day's main matchups are Vitality vs. […]
The Esports Foundation has shared details regarding sponsorship agreements, national team jersey designs, and revenue sharing ahead of the inaugural Esports Nations Cup, which will take place this November in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. According to EF's Chief Commercial Officer Mohammed Al Nimer, the organizers aim to create an attractive and representative jersey design that fans […]
A prestigious offline rapid chess tournament has concluded in Paris as part of the Esports World Cup 2026. The competition took place from August 11 to 15, 2026, at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. The tournament, which featured 22 players, was organized by the Esports Foundation, ESL FACEIT Group, and Chess.com. The total prize […]
Players has prepared a digest of the main news for August 15, 2026, for its readers. B8 Sensationally Defeat Vitality and Advance to EWC 2026 Playoffs The Ukrainians from B8 pulled off one of the biggest sensations of the Esports World Cup 2026 in CS2. In the match for a playoff spot, the team defeated one of […]
The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta will make series history by bringing multiplayer, campaign content and Call of Duty: Warzone together in a single test. Early access will begin on August 21 immediately after the Call of Duty Next presentation and run through August 25 for players who pre order the game. The […]
Elon Musk continues to showcase the potential of autonomous software development. This time, Grok 4.6 spent two days creating a full 3D shooter without any human intervention. The experiment caught Musk’s attention after developer Matt Shumer demonstrated the use of so called Gauntlet Loops. This is a workflow in which an AI agent continuously creates […]
Ninjas in Pyjamas stayed alive at Esports World Cup 2026, making up for a loss to Legacy with a victory over BetBoom. Team captain Marco "Snappi" Pfeiffer commented in an interview with HLTV on the current state of the squad, the form of Kacper "xKacpersky" Gabara, and the reasons for the updated roster's inconsistency. Despite […]
On August 15, 2017, Sonic Mania was released — a game that didn't just return hope for former greatness to Sega's iconic mascot, but also proved that the brightest projects are born when a major publisher trusts the development of a series to true fans. Even today, nine years after its release, this project remains […]
The Grand Final of the PUBG Mobile World Cup 2026 in Paris was at risk of disruption due to a mass deterioration of health among participants.During the first matchday, around 20 out of 64 players sought medical help due to similar symptoms. Problems began to manifest directly during the matches. One of the first was […]
