Alex "Mauisnake" Ellenburg, a Counter-Strike 2 analyst, suggested that Leonid "chopper" Vishnyakov’s position in Team Spirit might come under scrutiny after the squad’s performance at the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025. Ellenburg shared his thoughts on the social platform X, pointing to lineup discussions sparked by Spirit’s showing at the event.

Representatives of SK Hynix, one of the world’s largest memory manufacturers, say the shortage on the market for system memory is likely to continue at least until 2028. The company’s forecast covers a prolonged imbalance between supply and demand that will affect the memory industry for several years.

On 14 December at 18:54, a squad featuring prominent player s1mple alongside Evelone claimed victory in a show match held during the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025.

Three enthusiasts have launched an experimental project aimed at teaching rats to fully navigate and play the classic shooter DOOM. The team publishes progress reports and findings on their project portal, describing the setup and behavioural results as the work continues.

Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen, captain of Natus Vincere's CS2 roster, insisted that his team’s semifinal loss to FaZe Clan at the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 was not caused by inadequate preparation. He made the comments during an interview with HLTV.org, noting that the team had done everything they could ahead of the match.

On December 14 at 13:53, GpK~ commented on the reasons for his absence from DreamLeague Season 27.

The PUBG tournament concluded with a competitive leaderboard featuring 16 teams. The ranking reflects accumulated tournament points and total kills recorded by each team across the event. The field included established organizations and regional contenders, producing tight battles for placement and eliminations throughout the matches.

Almost no one has managed to unlock the secret ending in the superhero title Dispatch, studio AdHoc Studio reported in comments to Eurogamer. The developers said that what players and the team call “endings” in Dispatch are not extra cutscenes but a final statistics screen that determines the protagonist’s resulting portrait and classification.

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Danil "gpk~" Skutin will be unable to continue competing at DreamLeague Season 27 due to health reasons. The organization has announced that he will step down from the active roster for the remainder of the event while focusing on recovery.

Streamer Alexander Levin, known as Nix, responded to accusations that he artificially inflated his audience figures. He said representatives of the hosting platform inspected his account prior to The Streamer Awards 2025 and did not observe any unusually large spikes in viewership.

On December 14, Xtreme Gaming will face Virtus.pro in a group stage match of DreamLeague Season 27. Betting analysts at BetBoom consider the Chinese squad Xtreme Gaming the likelier winner in the upcoming encounter.

On December 14 at 10:28, player zweih posted an image on social media after suffering a defeat at the hands of Vitality in the semifinal of the major. The post included the concise caption "Stupid me, I'm waiting," directly following the team's exit from the tournament.

When a lineup with the pedigree of FaZe makes it to a Major final, describing the run as a fairy tale might seem hyperbolic — yet that is precisely how their Budapest story has unfolded.

FaZe have secured their place in the grand final of the StarLadder Budapest Major after beating Natus Vincere in a hard-fought best-of-three on 13 December 2025. The series swung widely — FaZe lost the opening map on Ancient 5-13 before fighting back to take Nuke 13-11 and close the decider on Inferno 13-8.

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On 13 December at 23:28, Nigma defeated 1win Team in a tense throne exchange. The match concluded with Nigma's base left at just 200 HP, highlighting how close the encounter was.

Leonid “chopper” Vishnyakov, captain of Team Spirit, spoke publicly after his squad’s elimination from the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 in Counter‑Strike 2. Vishnyakov acknowledged shortcomings in his in‑game leadership following the series against Team Vitality.

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On December 13 at 23:28, Nigma defeated 1win Team in a dramatic throne trade, clinching the win when 1win Team's base was down to just 200 hit points.

On 14 December at 00:48 the organizers confirmed the pairings for the fifth round of the group stage of DreamLeague Season 27. The announced matchups pit Xtreme against Virtus.pro and PARIVISION against Spirit.

Nemanja 'nexa' Isaković has become a free agent after agreeing with BC.Game not to extend his contract when it expired. The club and the 28‑year‑old Serbian commander reached a mutual decision to part ways as the team heads into the off‑season.

Leonid 'chopper' Vishnyakov, the in-game leader of Team Spirit’s CS2 roster, spoke about what failed for his team in the semifinal match against Team Vitality at the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 and called the final placement a respectable outcome.

A brief announcement published on 13 December at 18:59 reports that Collapse, along with the founders of Gaijin and the team behind Escape from Tarkov, have been inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Russian video game industry. The notice confirms their recognition but does not provide further detail in the brief item.

A U.S. federal appellate court has ruled that Apple may impose a commission on purchases that users complete outside the App Store, granting the company the option to collect fees on transactions routed through alternative payment methods. The decision, which was reported by industry press, gives Apple legal authority to pursue a fee structure for off‑App‑Store payments while the matter continues to be litigated in lower courts.

Timestamped 13.12 at 15:52, a short post records a remark by Nix about another player, kyousuke.

On 13.12 at 15:52, player Nix made a concise public remark concerning the player known as kyousuke.

The Organization for the Development of the Video Game Industry announced new members of Russia's Video Game Industry Hall of Fame from the stage of the pop culture festival Comic Con Igromir. The names were revealed during the event as part of the industry body’s ongoing effort to recognize influential creators, games and players from the domestic scene.

On December 13 at 15:52, Nix posted a brief comment addressing fellow player kyousuke.

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.

On December 13 at 19:00 MSK, Team Vitality will face Team Spirit in a semifinal match of the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 for Counter-Strike 2. Analysts at the bookmaker BetBoom list Dan "apEX" Madeskler's Vitality as the favorite heading into the meeting.

Streamer Roman "RAMZES666" Kushnaryov stated that Team Spirit's triumph at The International 2021 was due in large part to Alexander "TORONTOTOKYO" Herteka. He recalled a moment during the team's internal talks when the squad was under immense pressure, and praised TORONTOTOKYO for stepping up and taking responsibility when it mattered most.

Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev, a member of the BCGame roster in Counter-Strike 2, said he heard rumors that Gabriel 'FalleN' Toledo, the captain of FURIA Esports, had considered retiring from professional play if his team had won the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025. s1mple relayed the information during a conversation with fellow player Vadim 'Evelone' Kozakov, describing it as insider information he had received from Brazilian sources.

Marek “YEKINDAR” Galinskis, a member of FURIA Esports’ Counter-Strike 2 roster, commented on his team’s quarterfinal loss to Natus Vincere at the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025. The professional player shared his thoughts and summed up the year for the club in a post on Telegram.

Published on Dec 13 at 01:28 — Natus Vincere shocked FURIA Esports in the quarterfinal round of the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025, pulling off an unexpected victory that eliminated FURIA from the tournament.

FURIA arrived at the MVM Dome exuding confidence, but it was Natus Vincere who left the favourites stunned, eliminating the world number one in a dramatic playoff upset in Budapest. The result was the second major surprise of a chaotic Friday at the Major, following FaZe’s earlier win over MOUZ, and it also served as a measure of revenge for NAVI after their painful collapse in the Thunderpick World Championship grand final earlier in the year.

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Published December 13 at 01:49: The fourth-round pairings for the group stage of DreamLeague Season 27 have been finalized.

Valve has opened a call for applications from studios that wish to provide coverage of The International 2026, the Dota 2 world championship. The announcement was published on the developer's official website.