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 tournament operator BLAST. The total prize pool for the tournament is $750,000, with the winner taking home the main prize of $270,000. The decisive playoff matches will take place […]

On September 28, 2020, the global release of Genshin Impact took place — a large-scale open-world action RPG from the Chinese studio miHoYo, now known as HoYoverse. Today, the game celebrates its sixth anniversary, and its release became one of the most notable events in the history of modern mobile and cross-platform games. At launch, […]

We have prepared a digest of the main news for September 27, 2026, for Players readers. Team Vitality takes down Global Esports in VALORANT Champions opener: Jamppi's triumphant return The fourth representative of the EMEA region, Team Vitality, successfully kicked off their run at the biggest tournament of the year, VALORANT Champions. In their opening match, they […]

The PGL Wallachia Season 9 Dota 2 offline tournament has concluded with Team Yandex taking the victory. The competition took place from September 19 to 27, 2026, in Bucharest at the PGL Studio, where 16 teams fought for a $1,000,000 USD prize pool. The tournament was played on gameplay patch 7.41f. The path to the […]

American player Caide "chloric" Heaton has reached a verbal agreement to join the Team Heretics Valorant roster as their in-game leader for the 2027 VCT season. His contract with Natus Vincere expires at the end of the year, after which he will leave the organization. According to sources, the Spanish team also considered players like […]

Lucasfilm is considering Jon Watts to direct the first movie in a new Star Wars trilogy written by Simon Kinberg. The report comes from Knight Edge Media and has since been confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter. Earlier, it was reported that a director had already been found for Kinberg's new trilogy, although the name was […]

HBO has announced several cast members for the third season of The Last of Us, which is expected to be the final season of the adaptation. One of the most interesting casting choices is the return of Laura Bailey, who voiced Abby in The Last of Us Part II. In the series, Bailey will portray […]

During Minecraft LIVE in September, Mojang unveiled the Sift, Minecraft’s first new dimension in over 14 years. It will debut in Minecraft Dungeons 2 before arriving in Minecraft Java and Bedrock Edition in 2027 as the game’s fourth official dimension alongside the Overworld, Nether, and End. Mojang also announced Ice Caves, the next major game […]

September 27, 2023, marked a major date in the history of Counter-Strike. On that day, Valve officially released Counter-Strike 2 on Steam, replacing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and moving the series onto a new technological foundation. In 2026, CS2 celebrates its third anniversary. The release was more than a visual upgrade. Valve introduced the Source 2 […]

The developers conducted a large-scale hero rebalance, introduced new mechanisms for minor protection, and optimized the "Card Clash" mode. Hero Rebalance The primary focus was placed on reworking Popol and Kupa: their early-game jungle EXP gain was improved, and their gold-lane synergy was redesigned. Instead of Kupa fighting alone after using the first skill, the […]

We have prepared a digest of the main news for September 26, 2026, for Players readers. NRG Kicks Off Champions Shanghai with a Victory: brawk on Hidden Strategies and the Goal to Defend the Title Reigning VALORANT world champions, NRG, have successfully started their run at the Champions Shanghai tournament. In their opening match, they defeated Nongshim […]

The fourth representative of the EMEA region, Team Vitality, successfully kicked off their run at the biggest tournament of the year, VALORANT Champions. In their opening match, they defeated the Pacific region's leader, Global Esports. Finnish player Elias "Jamppi" Olkkonen was the star of the series. Returning to the international stage for the first time […]

On September 26, 1986, Konami released Akumajō Dracula in Japan — a project that would later become known around the world as Castlevania. This date is considered the birth of one of the most iconic series in video game history. Over four decades, Castlevania has received more than 30 games, numerous re-releases, spin-offs, and animated […]