Steam's sports games sale has brought the usual football and basketball names into focus, but tucked among them was a title of clear interest to competitive-gaming fans: Esports Manager 2026. The full game hasn't launched yet, but a free demo is live, and we spent time testing what the developers are showing ahead of release.

Valve has issued a recent update to its Tournament Operation Requirements and amended the Limited Game Tournament License that governs how companies may use Valve’s intellectual property. The change was published by Valve and has immediate implications for organizers and teams running both Unranked and Ranked events under those documents.

13.12 at 12:00 — Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev commented on a rumour concerning veteran Brazilian player Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo. According to s1mple, several Brazilians told him that FalleN had been planning to retire following a Major victory.