Legendary 35-year-old esports player Zainab "zAAz" Turkie sharply criticized Valve over the current state of women's Counter-Strike. Currently competing for Clutchain Female, the player cited the most severe decline on the professional scene in her entire 24-year esports career. zAAz posted her stance on social network X, calling the current state of the discipline a […]

THQ Nordic is preparing five releases for Nintendo consoles. The lineup includes remastered versions of well known games as well as new adventures based on popular franchises. Some titles will be released on Nintendo Switch, while others will be available exclusively on Switch 2. The first game on the list is Destroy All Humans!, which […]

Blizzard ended fiscal year 2026 as the top performing studio within Xbox Studios. According to internal company information, its annual revenue was the third highest in Blizzard's history, while the studio achieved back to back yearly growth for the first time since 2017. Blizzard president Johanna Faries shared the news in an internal email to […]

Team BC.Game has concluded its run at the Esports World Cup following a narrow loss to 100 Thieves. The outcome came down to the smallest of margins: BC.Game lost the chance to close out the series in two maps due to a lost 1v3 clutch against Jack "Gizmy" von Spreckelsen, before conceding Anubis 11-13. Following […]

The prestigious S-Tier tournament Esports World Cup 2026 in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has concluded in Paris at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles arena. The competition was held in an offline format from August 5 to 9, 2026, and was organized by the Esports Foundation and ESL FACEIT Group. The total prize […]

On August 10, 1992, European players got their first chance to play Virtua Racing — a revolutionary arcade racing game from Sega that showcased the potential of full 3D polygon graphics and effectively became one of the foundations of the upcoming 3D era of video games. In the early 1990s, most arcade hits were still […]

Two-time The International champion Topias Miikka “Topson” Taavitsainen will officially play as a stand-in for LGD Gaming's South American roster at the upcoming TI 2026. The Finnish esports player will fill the mid lane position left vacant following the sudden suspension of Santiago “TaiLung” Agüero Gustavo. On August 9, just four days before the start […]

Roblox has faced an unprecedented 70% plunge in its share price following the publication of its second-quarter financial report. The primary reason for this sharp collapse was a persistent decline in the number of active users and lower-than-expected monetization metrics. According to Roblox CFO Naveen Chopra, the company attributes the financial shortfall to a lack […]

Ukrainian studio Effort 2 Pixel has presented the first teaser for its dark fantasy RPG Anchorite: Heritage Ascension. Built on Unreal Engine 5, the game will combine a story-driven campaign with turn-based tactical combat. In the game, players will be offered a non-linear story with morally ambiguous choices. The hero's actions will influence the progression […]

Without any mention in the official patch notes, Riot Games quietly updated the popular Ignite Fan melee skin. The three-year-old melee weapon received new dynamic visual effects, sparking a wave of discussion within the VALORANT community ahead of the release of the traditional bundle celebrating the Champions 2026 tournament. Following the latest update, equipping the […]

We have prepared a digest of the main news for August 9, 2026, for Players readers. M. Zubair Becomes Esports World Cup 2026 TEKKEN 8 Champion in Paris M. Zubair (All Gamers) achieved a clean victory over LowHigh (DRX) in the grand final of the tournament, which took place from August 5 to 8, despite barely scraping […]

The 12th anniversary celebration of Five Nights at Freddy's brought fans two major announcements at once. Developers unexpectedly confirmed that FNAF World 2 and a full-fledged sequel to Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach are in development. Mega Cat Studios is working on FNAF World 2, the official follow-up to the FNaF World RPG spin-off […]

Geralt's return to Netflix may take longer than expected. According to What's On Netflix, the fifth and final season of The Witcher is no longer expected to arrive in 2026 and could instead premiere sometime in 2027. Netflix previously listed 2026 as the expected release window, while showrunner Lauren Hissrich had also discussed that timeframe. […]