29.09.2026
Team Vitality Co-CEO Vas Roberts Steps Down After 20 Months

Vas Roberts, Co-CEO of the French esports organization Team Vitality, has officially stepped down from his position. In a LinkedIn post, he announced that August 2026 was his final month with the company, which he joined in December 2024. Under Roberts' leadership, Team Vitality focused on proving the commercial viability of esports to sponsors. The […]

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29.09.2026
NAVI player daze on the team's progress: "Last season we suffered many defeats, but we solved the problems"

Natus Vincere Dota 2 support Tamir "daze" Tokpanov summarized the team's performance in an interview during PGL Wallachia Season 9. According to him, the roster resolved the key issues of the previous season and regained confidence in their play. According to daze, the loss to LGD Gaming in the upper bracket did not break the […]

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29.09.2026
Mobile Legends Hero Tier List: 25 Best Characters for Ranking Up

With the start of a new season in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, players traditionally look for heroes who can help them climb the ranked ladder faster. Balance changes, updates to individual characters, and the current meta can significantly affect the effectiveness of familiar favorites. We have compiled 25 heroes — five for each main role. […]

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29.09.2026
SwizzY and Pixie Become FNCS 2026 Global Champions and Win $400,000

The massive offline tournament, Fortnite Champion Series 2026 - Global Championship, has concluded at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium. Over the course of September 26 and 27, the 50 best duos in the world played 12 matches, competing for the prestigious title and a total prize pool of $2 million. SwizzY and Pixie emerged […]

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29.09.2026
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos — The Green Crocodile Who Was Supposed to Become Yoshi

On September 29, 1997, Croc: Legend of the Gobbos, a 3D platformer developed by Argonaut Software, was released for the PlayStation in the United States. However, the game was not originally supposed to be about a crocodile at all. The developers initially planned to make a game featuring Yoshi, but after Nintendo rejected the project, […]

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29.09.2026
Genshin Impact - six years of journey through Teyvat, Kojima’s Physint Was Reportedly Valued at Over $400 Million, Esports Leaves Asian Games Program — News Digest for September 28

We have prepared a digest of the main news for September 28, 2026, for Players readers. Ten Ukrainians at BLAST SLAM VIII: Everything About the Main Dota 2 Tournament of October A large-scale Dota 2 tournament, BLAST SLAM VIII, kicks off tomorrow, with matches running from September 29 to October 11. The event is organized by the […]

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29.09.2026
Pokémon Team Masters Launches in South Korea as the First Global Pokémon TCG Team Tournament

On January 23–24, 2027, the inaugural Pokémon Team Masters tournament will take place in Halls 1 and 2 at the KINTEX Exhibition Center in Seoul. This marks the first large-scale official 3v3 team format tournament in Pokémon Trading Card Game history. The top four teams will earn direct invitations to the Pokémon World Championships 2027. […]

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28.09.2026
The Witcher 3 Guide: How to Repair Your Weapons and Armor

Keeping Geralt's equipment in good condition is important in The Witcher 3. As weapons and armor lose durability, they become less effective, which can make tougher encounters even more difficult. Fortunately, you do not have to travel to a Blacksmith or Armorer every time your gear needs attention. Players of The Witcher 3: Remastered can […]

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28.09.2026
35-year-old maleK, former professional CS player and prominent French streamer, has died

The French Counter-Strike community has lost Malek “maleK” Bennouioua, a former professional player and popular content creator. He was 35 years old. maleK was well known on the French CS scene since the days of Counter-Strike: Source and later continued his career in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. He primarily competed at the French level and was […]

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28.09.2026
Esports Leaves Asian Games Program for its Own Tournament in 2027

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has decided to exclude esports from the Asian Games program following the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 games. Instead, the organization is launching a separate Asian Esports and Mind Sports Games. The debut tournament in this new specialized format will be hosted by Kuwait in 2027. The host city contract has already […]

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28.09.2026
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella praises changes at Xbox under Asha Sharma

Microsoft appointed Asha Sharma as head of Xbox with the goal of making the gaming division more profitable. Earlier this summer, she announced a major Xbox reset that includes cutting costs, laying off employees, shutting down or separating underperforming studios, and focusing on key franchises. The company is also actively preparing for the launch of […]

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28.09.2026
Kojima’s Physint Was Reportedly Valued at Over $400 Million, but Xbox Paid Significantly Less

Christopher Dring of The Game Business previously claimed that Hideo Kojima's Physint had a budget of around $400 million. However, he later clarified his comments, while other sources disputed that Xbox had committed such an amount to the project. Dring explained that he had heard various estimates for Physint's budget during Tokyo Game Show, ranging […]

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28.09.2026
ONIC — The Yellow Hedgehogs That Left Their Mark on Mobile Legends

In Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, there are organizations that simply win tournaments, and there are teams that become part of the game's history itself. ONIC Esports belongs to the second category. Over the years, the organization has built one of the most recognizable esports systems in Southeast Asia, created legendary rosters in Indonesia and the […]

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