The Swiss organization Shifters (formerly Team BDS) is exploring options to rent out its LEC spot for the 2027 season. The team has already sent emails to several interested parties, including European Regional League (ERL) organizations, to gauge interest. Any slot rental is strictly subject to official approval by Riot Games. Despite exploring a potential […]

Tournament operator PGL announced a change of location for its fourth event of the 2027 season. The competition, which was originally scheduled to take place in China, has been moved to Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar. The company received official approval for the change from game developer Valve. The PGL Ulaanbaatar 2027 tournament will take place from […]

Hosting the Counter-Strike 2 World Championship in Las Vegas in 2028 depends on a decision by the board of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. On November 10, 2026, the organization is considering allocating $2 million to tournament operator BLAST for the right to host a Valve Major and another additional summer event. If […]

Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick has revealed that pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI are performing significantly better than the company initially anticipated. He shared the news ahead of the highly anticipated game's launch, scheduled for November 19, 2026. «Pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI are tracking far above our initial expectations», Zelnick stated. However, […]

Chinese team Bilibili Gaming (LPL) secured a landmark victory over the Worlds 2025 champions, T1. After 13 losses to T1 on the World Championship stage, the LPL representatives finally managed to break this streak in a best-of-five format and take revenge for their loss in the 2024 Grand Final. Now, the team's ADC, Viper, has […]

North American esports organization Cloud9 has officially entered Valve's new title, Deadlock. On November 9, the club announced on its new X page the signing of the Melee Creeps team, which has won six consecutive Night Shift series tournaments and remains undefeated since the formation of its current roster. Full starting roster Since Deadlock matches […]

FaZe Clan is preparing a return of the brand on November 11. On November 10, the organization's official X account posted only the date “11.11.26”, without specifying what will happen or at what time. A few hours later, former executive and one of the brand's founders Richard “Banks” Bengtson said he has no involvement in […]

On November 10, 2006, Medieval II: Total War was released on PC in Europe — the fourth game in the Total War strategy series by Creative Assembly and a sequel to Medieval: Total War. The project combined a global turn-based campaign with large-scale real-time battles and allowed players to essentially rewrite the history of the […]

On November 11, BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2 in CS2 will kick off in Hong Kong. Eight teams will compete at the tournament for a $1 million prize pool. The competition will run until November 15. Ukraine will be represented at the tournament by two players — Artem “r1nkle” Moroz for G2 and Dmytro “dem0n” […]

We have prepared a digest of the main news for November 9, 2026, for Players readers. Call of Duty: Black Ops — the story of the game that showed the dark side of the Cold War On November 9, 2010, Call of Duty: Black Ops was released on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, and Wii […]

Skydance Games has begun cutting jobs following the merger between Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery. At least 25–30 employees have reportedly lost their positions, including producers, writers, engineers, audio specialists, level designers, and 2D, 3D, VFX, and technical artists. A Skydance spokesperson confirmed to TheWrap that the company is undergoing restructuring and operational changes across […]

Rockstar Games and PlayStation are teaming up to host Grand Theft Auto VI: The Festival, a major music event celebrating the launch of the highly anticipated game. The festival will take place on November 21, 2026, at Mana Wynwood in Miami, a city that inspired Vice City and the fictional state of Leonida. The event […]

Canadian esports organization Gaimin Gladiators may return to Dota 2. This was hinted at in the club's recent post on X, featuring the hero Wraith King rising from the ground and holding the team's banner. Since he is the only character in the game with a reincarnation ability, the community saw this as a clear […]