On 04.02 at 22:12, Blizzard announced that Overwatch is returning: the company confirmed a reboot of the team-based shooter.

Nikita 'HeavyGod' Martynenko, a player for G2 Esports, spoke to HLTV about how the team prepared for the upcoming CS2 season and outlined the squad's primary objective: to find greater consistency in their performances.

Russian Dota 2 player Yaroslav “Miposhka” Naidenov confirmed that drafting responsibilities in Team Spirit’s lineup are currently handled by Ilya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk. According to Miposhka, this is a recent shift in the team’s internal roles.

Former professional esports player Denis 'seized' Kostin commented on the problems facing Team Falcons' CS2 roster and proposed personnel changes. He singled out coach Danny 'zonic' Sørensen and player Damyan 'Kyxsan' Stoilkovski as the strongest candidates to be replaced to improve the squad's results.

On February 4 at 17:12 a brief report announced that Team Spirit had earned their second victory at BLAST Slam VI, defeating GamerLegion in their latest match.

Counter-Strike 2 analyst Duncan "Thorin" Shields reflected on the inflated expectations placed on Aleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev and addressed the critics of BCGame's AWPer. The remarks were posted on Thorin's personal page on the social network X.

Ivan "OneJey" Zhivitsky, a professional Dota 2 player, commented on the current form of Team Spirit, highlighting issues in the central (mid) lane that he believes are undermining the team's performance.

On February 4 at 14:19, Team Falcons recorded their third win at the BLAST Slam VI tournament, defeating Xtreme Gaming in their latest matchup.

A new romantic comedy anime titled "Diary of Observing My Fiancée, Who Proclaims Herself a Villain" (Japanese: Jishou Akuyaku Reijou na Konyakusha no Kansatsu Kiroku) is set to begin broadcast soon. The story follows a prince who is deeply smitten with his charming fiancée, a young woman whose thoughts are preoccupied with what she insists are villainous schemes.

04.02.2026 — Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive, addressed questions about the fate of GTA Online during the company's recent financial report and investor call, commenting on how the long-running multiplayer title will coexist with the upcoming GTA VI release.

Owen "smooya" Butterfield, a professional Counter‑Strike player, commented on the current Team Falcons CS2 roster and urged a change of in‑game leadership. His remarks came in the wake of Falcons' elimination from IEM Krakow 2026, where the squad failed to advance past the group stage.

On February 4 at 13:00 MSK Team Falcons will face Xtreme Gaming in a group-stage match of BLAST Slam VI in Dota 2. Bookmakers at BetBoom consider Ammar "ATF" Assaf's squad to have the better chances in this showdown.

Streaming service Apple TV has announced a new series titled "Margo's Got Money Troubles" and published promotional information about the project. The announcement introduces viewers to the show's central premise and sets a release window for the series.

Ascar Cinema has presented a dubbed preview for the forthcoming film Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, announcing the sequel to the 2019 darkly comic horror-thriller and offering an early look at its cast lineup.

Take-Two Interactive announced that the marketing campaign for Grand Theft Auto VI will kick off in the summer of 2026. The publisher disclosed the timing in a press release issued after its quarterly financial results were presented to investors.

Independent film studio A24 has announced its new romantic comedy titled The Drama. The studio provided full details about the project, presenting it as a fresh addition to its lineup of original productions.

Advanced Micro Devices reported record results for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2025, yet its share price fell sharply after the numbers were published. Investors appeared unsettled despite the company beating revenue expectations for the quarter and issuing a guidance range that topped analysts' estimates.

The group stage of IEM Kraków 2026 has finished, with six teams advancing to the playoff stage. The event now moves into its knockout phase as the competition narrows toward crowning the inaugural IEM Kraków champion.

MOUZ clinched the final playoff spot at IEM Kraków after a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Falcons, taking Inferno 16-14 and Dust2 19-17 in the decisive final group match on 3 February 2026.

Published 04.02 at 01:08 — MOUZ has qualified for the playoff stage of IEM Krakow 2026, emerging victorious in their matchup against Team Falcons.

On February 4 at 01:08, MOUZ clinched a place in the playoffs of IEM Krakow 2026 by prevailing over Team Falcons in their latest match.

04.02 at 01:08 — MOUZ secured a spot in the playoff stage of IEM Krakow 2026, emerging victorious over Team Falcons in their latest contest. The win guarantees MOUZ progression from the group phase into the tournament’s single-elimination bracket.

Dmitriy "sh1ro" Sokolov, the sniper for Team Spirit, spoke after his side's 2:1 victory over G2 Esports in the group stage of IEM Krakow 2026 for CS2. The win sent Team Spirit through to the semifinals of the event, and sh1ro admitted the lineup was surprised by one of the maps their opponents chose.

On February 3, 2026, at 21:55, Team Spirit secured a place in the semifinals of IEM Krakow 2026 by defeating G2 Esports. The victory came in the knockout stage of the tournament and guarantees Team Spirit a berth among the last four teams competing for the title.

Steam has launched a limited-time sale on the Divinity series from Larian Studios, offering role‑playing games from the franchise at discounts of up to 90 percent. The promotion covers multiple entries in the long-running series as well as related spin‑offs and expansions.

Estonian esports veteran Clement 'Puppey' Ivanov has given his first public comment after being appointed head coach of PARIVISION's Dota 2 squad, promising to bring results and excitement to the team's supporters ahead of the next major season.

On February 3 at 19:07, esports organization OG added another victory at the BLAST Slam VI tournament.

On February 3 at 18:27, Team Spirit were defeated by Team Liquid in the group stage of the BLAST Slam VI tournament.

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.