05.02.2026
Roblox and Twitch Announce “Bloxfest”: A Month-Long Festival With a $300,000 Prize Pool

Twitch, in collaboration with Roblox, has unveiled a large-scale event called Bloxfest, which will run for nearly the entire month of February this year. The event combines an incentive system for streamers, exclusive digital rewards for viewers, and will conclude with a grand finale under the Twitch Rivals banner. During the event, Roblox viewers will […]

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05.02.2026
flameZ: «On the other hand, if he's going to do it grinding with the team, he has to be a bit more positive and open-minded, because they're a three-weeks team»

Vitality player Shahar flameZ Shushan gave an interview to Players correspondent Danylo Shevchenko and Sofiia Pikhalo during media day ahead of the IEM Kraków 2026 playoffs in CS2. So, what's the toughest opponent in the group, and how do you think, who can give you some problem in the playoffs?  Well, Falcons, MOUZ, Aurora, all […]

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05.02.2026
Ten More Teams Secure Playoff Spots at Six Invitational 2026 — Elevate Eliminated

The matches of the third round of the group stage at the Six Invitational 2026 in Rainbow Six Siege have concluded. Following the results, ten more teams have officially secured their places in the playoffs, while one team has lost all chances of advancing. Elevate suffered their third consecutive defeat in Group B and have […]

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05.02.2026
Blizzard Removes the “2” from Overwatch’s Title and Adds 10 New Heroes

Blizzard has announced a global update for Overwatch 2 that effectively serves as a reboot. The company has removed the “2” from the game’s title and will add ten new heroes, ushering in a “new era driven by story.” The release of a version for Nintendo Switch 2 has also been confirmed. It is scheduled […]

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05.02.2026
NAVI Secure Two Wins in Four Matches on Day Two of BLAST Slam VI

On February 4, the matches of the second competitive day of the BLAST Slam VI Dota 2 group stage took place. A total of 22 matches were played. Currently, the leaders of the group stage are Tundra Esports and NAVI , holding records of 6–1 and 5–3 respectively. On the second day of play, Natus […]

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05.02.2026
Stardew Valley 2 Could Have Happened, But Barone Chose a Different Path

In an interview with IGN, Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone shared that the idea of a sequel has always appealed to him. He would love to introduce new characters and recapture the emotions he experienced while creating the original game. However, Barone admits that fans are deeply attached to Pelican Town and its residents, which […]

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05.02.2026
Epic Games Store shares 2025 results and outlines plans for 2026

Epic Games Store has released its 2025 report, highlighting record user numbers and strong growth in third-party game spending, alongside a roadmap for 2026. Key Epic Games Store stats for 2025 Revenue and player activity «Developers receive 100 percent of payments in their games, which means these record figures do not include several major live-service […]

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05.02.2026
Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase set for February 5

Rumors have been confirmed. Nintendo has officially announced a new Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. The presentation will begin at 9 a.m. EST and will run for approximately 30 minutes. The showcase will focus exclusively on games from third party publishers and studios for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. Titles […]

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05.02.2026
GTA and RDR Break New Sales Records

Take-Two Interactive has released its quarterly earnings report, highlighting record sales across its key franchises. Take-Two's overall sales grew 28% year-over-year, driven by the success of GTA Online and NBA 2K26. «Our outstanding third quarter results reflect outperformance from all of our labels, and we are once again raising our Net Bookings outlook for Fiscal […]

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05.02.2026
Crimson Desert Surpasses 2 Million Wishlists and Is Compared to The Witcher 3 and Breath of the Wild

South Korean developer Pearl Abyss announced that the upcoming open world action/adventure game Crimson Desert has been wishlisted by over two million users across all platforms. This is yet another sign of the growing hype around the game. The market has not seen a fantasy AAA open world game of this scale in a long […]

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