07.03.2026
Monte almost handed an easy win to the Brazilians from Legacy at ESL Pro League S23

The Ukrainian club Monte showed a strong performance against NaVi yesterday. Although the yellow-and-blacks are not currently at their best, they are still considered a solid team. Today, Monte faced Legacy, who are a strong opponent but not an insurmountable one. Unfortunately, Monte couldn’t find their rhythm today — they lost two maps in a […]

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07.03.2026
NaVi failed to close out the game and lose to G2 at ESL Pro League S23

Today’s match looked quite promising for Natus Vincere. They had a streak of 11 BO3 wins against G2. Not long ago, at PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026, NaVi even knocked G2 out of the tournament and advanced to the playoffs. This time the teams met in the ESL Pro League Season 23 Stage 2 group stage, where […]

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07.03.2026
Opening cases in CS2 will be banned in Germany — only X-ray scanners will be available.

In Counter-Strike 2, an obligatory X-ray scanner for opening cases will be introduced for players in Germany starting March 16, 2026. This system allows players to load only one container into the scanner and immediately see which item is inside. In other words, the element of randomness essentially disappears — the player first sees the […]

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07.03.2026
NaVi Junior won their first CS2 tournament in 2026

The relatively recently assembled NaVi Junior roster has started to show results after the previous academy lineup was sold to FUT Esports. They first appeared on HLTV only in December, and today they have already won their first HLTV tournament. That tournament was United21 League Season 45. It is a tournament designed for teams of […]

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07.03.2026
VALORANT and CS2 Tournaments to Be Held at Gamescom LAN

Gaming festival Gamescom has announced a broad lineup of esports tournaments that will be featured at this year's Gamescom LAN event. The event will take place on March 20–22. A total of 14 tournaments across various disciplines are planned. The competitions are divided into two tiers: The headline Tier 1 events will be a VALORANT […]

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07.03.2026
NaVi won the Ukrainian derby, while B8 sensationally defeated FURIA

ESL Pro League Season 23 is still ongoing — one of the longest tournaments has not finished yet. So far, only the first matches of the group stage have been played, but they are no less important, as this stage determines which teams will advance to the playoffs. NaVi and Monte faced each other today […]

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07.03.2026
B8 sensationally defeated FURIA at ESL Pro League Season 23

The ESL Pro League group stage is underway, with teams just beginning their matches. Ukrainian fans got an interesting matchup: B8 vs FURIA. On one side is a team that has been very inconsistent this season and recently signed a new AWPer with no Tier-1 experience. On the other side is FURIA — a stable […]

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07.03.2026
ARC Raiders May Have Stored Your Discord Private Messages

Computer engineer Timothy Meadows has revealed a potential security issue involving ARC Raiders. According to his findings, once a Discord account was linked to the game, private direct messages could be stored locally on the user’s computer. The researcher discovered that the game could also store full Discord authentication bearer tokens alongside those messages. In […]

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07.03.2026
Wreckfest 2 receives a new content update

The sixth content update has been released for Wreckfest 2. The patch expands the game with new vehicles, introduces additional tracks, and adds another gameplay mode. Alongside the fresh content, the developers also implemented several technical improvements. These include adjustments to collision balance, updates to the system that handles damage to individual car components, and […]

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07.03.2026
Epic Games Sues Fortnite Insider, NAVI Defeat Monte — News Digest for March 6

We've prepared a digest of the major news stories for March 6, 2026, for Players readers. Epic Games Files Lawsuit Against Prominent Fortnite Insider Who Was Secretly Working for the Company NaVi Defeat Monte in a Hard-Fought Match Riot Reveal Format for LEC Spring Split Featuring NAVI Top Esports Player Under Investigation for Alleged Match-Fixing […]

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