On 3 February at 15:50, Team Ame secured their first win at the BLAST Slam VI event, defeating MOUZ in their opening match.

Ame won their opening match at the BLAST Slam VI tournament, defeating MOUZ to secure a positive start at the event.

Damjan Stoilkovski, better known by his in-game name Kyxsan, the captain of Team Falcons' Counter-Strike 2 roster, discussed how his team prepared for IEM Krakow 2026. The remarks came in an interview published on HLTV. He reviewed recent disruptions to the lineup and explained how they tried to adapt in a short time before the major event.

The release of a new playable character, Silver, caused the number of concurrent players in Deadlock to climb to 117,000, according to data from SteamDB. The spike followed the hero's addition to the roster and represented a significant uptick in active users for the title.

Valve has added a new hero to Deadlock — a werewolf named Silver — whose arrival was decided by a player vote. The company announced the character on the game’s Steam page. Silver is presented as a hardened bounty hunter from New York whose career has prepared her for darker ambitions: she intends to perform a god-summoning ritual despite her misanthropic streak and lycanthropic nature.

BLAST Slam VI, the Dota 2 tournament, will take place in early February. The event runs from February 2 to February 15, with the opening stage held online and the playoff stage staged as a LAN event in Malta.

Netflix has released two new character posters for the second season of the live-action series One Piece: Big Score. The images were shared via the show's social channels as part of the ongoing promotion for the upcoming season.

Streaming service HBO Max has adjusted the release dates for new episodes of two of its series to avoid coinciding with the Super Bowl, the NFL championship game scheduled for Sunday, February 8, according to a report from Variety.

Toho Animation has announced upcoming episodes for the second season of the anime series Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals. The announcement confirms that the series will continue to develop its own storyline within the broader My Hero Academia universe.

Netflix has confirmed that the animated Stranger Things spin-off titled Stranger Things: Tales from '85 will premiere on April 23, 2026. The new series is presented as a distinct project within the franchise and is scheduled to expand the timeline of events in Hawkins during the mid-1980s.

The visual style and atmosphere of Marathon were shaped by the advertising and nightclub aesthetics of the late 1990s, franchise director Phil Asher said in a correspondence on X with Larian Studios' publishing director Michael Dus. Asher described a conscious effort by the development team to tap into the period's particular brand of futurism while updating it for contemporary tastes.

FURIA eliminated Natus Vincere from IEM Kraków with a 2-1 victory in the Group A lower bracket, prevailing 13-7 on Mirage, dropping Inferno 9-13, and closing the series with a 13-6 win on Dust2. The result ends NaVi's run in the event and keeps FURIA alive as they chase a place in the arena stage.

Ammar "ATF" Assaf, a member of Dota 2 roster Team Falcons, has spoken candidly about his squad's current form ahead of the upcoming BLAST Slam VI. The player addressed fans on his personal Telegram channel, delivering a stark assessment of the team's recent performances in practice.

French studio The Game Bakers, known for Furi and Haven, reported strong early sales for their recently released climber simulator Cairn. The studio announced that the game reached a significant milestone in its opening weekend, underlining an unexpectedly rapid commercial start for the atmospheric title.

Bungie has released an official, shortened version of a musical piece associated with its upcoming game Marathon. The track, titled "Code Race", has been used in the game’s promotional materials and is now available in a two‑minute form put out by the developer.

Capcom is keeping interest high ahead of the launch of Resident Evil Requiem by releasing a short, three-minute narrative titled “Evil Has Always Had a Name” that revisits the chaos in Raccoon City during the late 1990s.

Former professional Dota 2 player Mikhail Agatov, known in the scene as Misha, has publicly urged Aurora Gaming to keep Artem 'Lorenof' Melnik in the roster following the team's victory at FISSURE Universe: Episode 8. Agatov made the statement on his personal Telegram channel after Aurora secured the tournament win with Lorenof as a stand-in.

In the early hours of February 2, the first tier-1 Dota 2 championship of 2026 came to an end — FISSURE Universe: Episode 8 — and it closed with a shock: Aurora Gaming defeated Team Spirit 3:2. The event proved notable and left plenty to discuss across several storylines.

Kazakhstani esports player Kaisar "ICY" Faiznurov has joined the CS2 roster of Novaq on a temporary loan from Virtus.pro. The move, which sees ICY take the place of k4zmo, was announced via Virtus.pro's social media channels.

Astralis made significant roster changes in the off-season, bringing in Love "phzy" Smidebrant and Gytis "ryu" Glušauskas and moving to an international starting five. The reconfigured lineup marks a clear shift in direction for the Danish organisation, and in-game leader Rasmus "HooXi" Nielsen has been tasked with steering the new group through its early tests.

The upcoming release of Resident Evil Requiem has been billed as a major return for series veteran Leon Kennedy, but recent talk suggesting other franchise stalwarts would also play big parts in the new title now looks unlikely. An insider who correctly anticipated Leon's inclusion has publicly pushed back on rumours that Ada Wong and Chris Redfield will be prominent in the game's story.

Russian grandmaster Yan "FrostNova" Nepomniachtchi publicly congratulated the Aurora Gaming organization after their Dota 2 squad secured the title at FISSURE Universe: Episode 8. He shared his message in a short post published in the club's Telegram channel.

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On February 2, Group B action at IEM Krakow 2026 will feature a best-of-three CS2 match between BCGame and FaZe Clan. Bookmaker BetBoom’s experts consider the lineup led by Finn Anders "karrigan" Andersen the favorite in this pairing.

Emil Moskvitin, better known by his handle nota, a player for the CS2 lineup of PARIVISION, responded to his team's elimination from IEM Krakow 2026. The esports athlete published his reaction in his Telegram channel following the team's departure from the event.

Netflix has shared the premiere poster for the new series Stranger Things: Tales from '85. The image was published on the show's official social media accounts and gives the first visual glimpse of the project ahead of its debut.

The song "Golden" from the animated feature KPop — Demon Hunters took home the Grammy for Best Song Written for Visual Media, according to a report by Variety. This marks the first time a K-pop track has received one of the American music industry's most prestigious awards in that category.

20th Century Studios has officially announced the upcoming sequel The Devil Wears Prada 2. The studio has released key details about the project and confirmed the involvement of several principal cast members and creators from the original film.

FURIA surprised many observers after adding Danil "molodoy" Golubenko and Mareks "YEKINDAR" Gaļinskis to their lineup, producing strong results early on. However, a disappointing performance at the Budapest Major exposed weaknesses and pushed the team to tinker with roles and systems in pursuit of a higher ceiling.

On February 2 at 01:28, Aurora Gaming secured first place in FISSURE Universe: Episode 8 by defeating Team Spirit in the final match.

Astralis kept their IEM Kraków campaign alive with a 2-1 victory over the surprise BLAST Bounty winners PARIVISION in a lower-bracket clash. The international side recovered from an earlier upset in the season to advance and remain in contention at the event.

On February 2 at 01:28, Aurora Gaming secured first place at the FISSURE Universe: Episode 8 tournament by defeating Team Spirit.

Streamer and commentator Alexander Levin, known as Nix, has reacted to PARIVISION's recent roster change in Dota 2: the club removed Dmitry "DM" Dorokhin from its starting lineup and signed Valeriy "SSS" Lazarev as his replacement. Levin offered his opinion in an on-air commentary, explaining why the move could make sense and what questions remain.

On February 1 at 22:15, FURIA Esports eliminated The Mongolz from the IEM Krakow 2026 tournament. The brief notice confirms the outcome of the encounter that took place that evening.

Andrey Gorodensky, better known as B1ad3, the coach of Natus Vincere, commented on PARIVISION’s recent results in Counter-Strike 2. While he acknowledged the Eastern European squad’s encouraging displays, he expressed doubt that the team will be able to consistently contest for the biggest trophies in the scene.

Russian developer Battlestate Games has published the first teaser for its upcoming title, COR3. The studio describes the project as a science‑fiction shooter whose narrative unfolds in the year 2251.

MOUZ began the year quietly, opting to keep last season’s lineup intact and sitting out the opening event of the year. The squad resurfaced at IEM Krakow, where Lotan 'Spinx' Giladi and his teammates opened the tournament with a win over NRG despite sluggish beginnings on both maps.

Offlaner Valeriy "TripleSSS" Lazarev has been announced as the newest addition to PARIVISION's Dota 2 roster, the club said via its social media accounts.

Streamer Yaroslav “NS” Kuznetsov weighed in on suspected viewer inflation affecting several Dota 2 content creators after reviewing an investigation by blogger Morf. NS pointed out that many channels show abrupt, unnatural surges in concurrent viewers that look like manipulation of statistics rather than organic growth.

01.02 at 17:14 — NS commented on suspected view-count manipulation affecting Daxak and several other Dota 2 streamers.