On Wednesday, September 30, LOUD suffered a 0:2 defeat to Team Vitality in the upper bracket of Group B at the VALORANT Champions Shanghai tournament. With this victory, the European squad secured a spot in the playoffs, while LOUD moved down to the lower bracket. Now, to keep their tournament hopes alive, the team must […]

In a new episode of the All About Counter-Strike podcast, analyst Jonatan "Devilwalk" Lundberg and host James "BanKs" Banks discussed the problem of overlapping major tournament dates and the intensifying competition between tournament organizers in 2027. Evaluating the recent overlap between IEM Atlanta 2026 and PGL Astana 2026, BanKs called the situation unfortunate. According to […]

Indonesia’s Mobile Legends: Bang Bang national team has reached the grand final of the 2026 Asian Games, where it will face Myanmar for the gold medal. In the semifinals, Indonesia defeated Mongolia 2–0, securing at least a silver medal. Indonesia began its tournament run in Group B. In their opening match, the team lost to […]

We have prepared a digest of the main news for September 30, 2026, for Players readers. The Witcher 3 Sets a New Steam Player Record After Remastered Release The free Remastered update has brought thousands of players back to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11 years after its original launch. According to SteamDB, the game […]

Team Vitality and 100 Thieves secured victories in their second group stage matches (in Groups A and B, respectively) and successfully qualified for the VALORANT Champions playoffs. Both teams advanced undefeated, joining Paper Rex and NRG, who secured their spots in the top eight yesterday. Team Vitality (EMEA's fourth seed) earned their playoff ticket in […]

Tomorrow, October 1, the offline Counter-Strike 2 tournament Stake Ranked Episode 4, organized by StarLadder, kicks off in Barcelona. The competition will run until October 4 and feature eight teams. The total prize pool is $100,000. The winner will claim the main prize of $25,000, the runner-up will earn $17,500, and $13,500 is reserved for […]

Warner Bros. is preparing the first feature film set in the Game of Thrones universe. According to Variety, Game of Thrones: Aegon's Conquest will hit theaters on June 6, 2029. The movie will focus on Aegon I Targaryen, the founder of the dynasty and the ruler who conquered Westeros, earning the title of the Conqueror. […]

The prominent Danish charity organization Kirkens Korshær has launched an innovative project called Secondhand Skins. It is a unique digital thrift store that allows gamers to donate their unused Counter-Strike 2 in-game items to charity. For over 50 years, Kirkens Korshær has operated a network of approximately 230 physical thrift stores across Denmark to fund […]

Paper Rex and NRG became the first teams to qualify for the VALORANT Champions Shanghai playoffs, securing hard-fought comeback victories over G2 Esports and Karmine Corp, respectively. Following the group stage matches held on Tuesday, September 29, only six spots remain available for the next stage. Paper Rex's path to the playoffs proved challenging. The […]

On September 30, 2002, Unreal Tournament 2003 was released for PC — the sequel to the famous competitive shooter Unreal Tournament from Epic Games and Digital Extremes. The game became one of the first major projects built around the new generation of Unreal Engine 2 and attempted to show what a fast-paced multiplayer FPS could […]

The free Remastered update has brought thousands of players back to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11 years after its original launch. According to SteamDB, the game reached a new series record of 120,975 concurrent players on Steam following the update. The previous peak was recorded on January 5, 2020, when The Witcher 3 reached […]

Belgian national team goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and entrepreneur Gonzalo Vila have invested in Fusion Esports Group, the parent company of Danish esports organization Astralis. The deal was finalized through their joint investment group, NXTPLAY. The financial terms of the investment, including the amount and the stake acquired, have not been disclosed. This marks NXTPLAY's first […]

From September 29 to October 1, the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang tournament is taking place in Tokoname, Japan, as part of the 2026 Asian Games. This marks the discipline's historic debut as an official medal sport at the Asiad. Eleven national teams entered the race for the inaugural set of medals, while Iran's national team […]