Leonid “chopper” Vishnyakov, a professional Counter-Strike 2 player, offered his view on Team Spirit’s prospects at the upcoming BLAST Open Spring 2026. Vishnyakov sounded upbeat about the roster’s form and suggested there is no cause for alarm regarding their performance heading into the event.

Jeff Kaplan, best known as the former game director of Overwatch, has revealed his next project, The Legend of California. The new title is described as a multiplayer open‑world shooter that incorporates survival and settlement-building elements. The announcement was made during an extended interview with Lex Fridman.

Before Fortnite became known worldwide as a free-to-play battle royale, it launched as a paid cooperative looter-shooter with survival elements under the name Fortnite: Save the World. The mode, released in July 2017 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One, originally sold for around $40 and centered on players working together to repel monster attacks, including by building defensive structures.