Season 6 in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone will mark the final major content update for the game's current lifecycle. According to the Season 5 Battle Pass timer, the new phase is set to launch on September 17, 2026. Despite the lack of an official announcement from Activision, delays are unlikely, and […]

On August 31, MOUZ defeated Team Falcons 2:1 in a best-of-3 series in the upper bracket final of the BLAST Open Porto 2026 CS2 group stage. Thanks to this victory, the squad secured a spot in the playoffs and will begin their playoff run directly from the semifinals. During the tournament, MOUZ rifler Adrian "xelex" […]

French esports club Team Vitality is considering an expansion into traditional sports. According to the French newspaper Le Parisien on August 26, the Vitality group is in talks with the current shareholders of the volleyball club Paris Volley to acquire a majority stake. Paris Volley is one of the most prominent representatives of France's first […]

On September 3, 2013, Total War: Rome II was released on PC — a massive sequel to Rome: Total War, which had already become one of the best-known historical strategy games of its generation back in 2004. The sequel was expected to be more than just another entry in the series — it was expected […]

The main esports event of the year in Hearthstone returns to the BlizzCon stage in Anaheim, California. As part of the Hearthstone World Championship 2026, 16 of the world's strongest players will compete for a prize pool of $500,000, with $100,000 going to the winner. The competition will begin with the group stage, which will […]

Team Vitality stand-in Justinas "jL" Lekavičius spoke during the BLAST Open Porto 2026 tournament about his motivation for joining the squad, his impressions of playing with Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut, and his career plans following the conclusion of PGL Masters Bucharest 2026. His decision to play for the French organization was driven by a desire to […]

We have prepared a digest of the main news for September 2, 2026, for Players readers. Victor Miller, Screenwriter of Friday the 13th, Dies at 86 American screenwriter Victor Miller, the author of the screenplay for the cult horror film “Friday the 13th,” has died at the age of 86. His son Ian announced his […]

New details have emerged about the future of StarCraft. Previous reports claimed that Korean publisher Nexon had secured rights to develop a shooter based on the iconic strategy franchise, with its announcement potentially coming next week at BlizzCon 2026 on September 12 and 13. However, a new report suggests Blizzard may be considering a much […]

CD Projekt RED has shared its first half-year results, highlighting the performance of its franchises, the response to its gamescom 2026 announcements, and plans for upcoming projects. The Witcher:• Songs of the Past has been added to wishlists by more than 900,000 users across all platforms.• Its trailer surpassed 3 million views within its first […]

Microsoft has announced the first batch of September additions to the Xbox Game Pass library. Seven new games will arrive during the first half of the month, including Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage, and RuneScape: Dragonwilds. The September lineup is as follows: Shelldiver is already available on […]

NVIDIA is preparing to launch DLSS 5 on September 4 — the latest version of its neural rendering technology. The company promises to make lighting, materials, and other visual elements in video games more realistic through generative AI. However, even before its official release, DLSS 5 has already become one of the most discussed and […]

Saber Interactive is bringing the classic franchise back to life by presenting a demo version of Stuntman: Hollywood at Gamescom. The main feature of this new installment is the inclusion of officially licensed, well-known cinematic universes, allowing players to perform extreme stunts on the sets of cult movies. The gameplay focuses on the precise work […]

American screenwriter Victor Miller, author of the screenplay for the cult horror film Friday the 13th, has died at the age of 86. His son Ian announced his death. Miller passed away on August 30, although the cause of death has not been disclosed. The original Friday the 13th was released in 1980 and became […]