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Dust2 Removed From CSGO’s Map Pool

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Dust2 Removed From CSGO’s Map Pool

Anubis has replaced Dust 2, the most famous map in Counter Strike and FPS, from the active map pool of CS:GO.

Anubis and Dust 2 can still be played in casual, deathmatch and competitive modes. However, Dust 2 has been removed from the active pool so that it cannot be played at the professional level. Anyone looking for Dust 2 in the active pool will not be able find it.

This change occurs shortly after the conclusion to the IEM Rio Major. Outsiders won it. The active maps will be affected by the changes. This means that Dust 2 won’t be played at the next major. Anubis will. The Major is only a few months away, and Anubis is the first time Anubis was added to the pro map pool, so there is a high likelihood that not many teams will be able to play the map. Instead, they will ban it from most games.

Although Dust 2 is a classic map in FPS history it has seen some changes in and CS:GO over the years. It will remain the preferred map for casual players, but it is becoming less popular at the highest level. Even the redesign of a few years back didn’t change this.

Although there is not word yet on whether Dust 2 will undergo a rework, recent rumours suggest that Mirage and Dust 2 will both be subject to reworks as Source 2 switches to Source 2. It’s possible that it won’t happen, even though players have waited for this change for years.

Valve also reduced the number of bullets in its AWP sniper rifle from seven to five. This will have a significant impact on how the weapon can be used in certain situations. The M4A1S-S has been reduced in damage at close range. This is a result of it becoming the CT weapon choice in recent months.

PMGC 2022 League Group Green Day 2: Overall Standings, Results and more

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PMGC 2022 League Group Green Day 2: Overall Standings, Results and more

The second day of PMGC 2022 league stage featuring the group green ended with the same team at the top of the overall leaderboard. HVVP managed to get keep their number one spot in the overall standings. The team holds a total of 141 points.

Damwon Kia finished at the second spot with 132 points followed by Bacon Time at third spot with 122 points. Bacon Time took two chicken dinners on the second day whereas Damwon Kia, Godlike Stalwart, Nova Esports, and Vampire Esports took single chicken dinners.

PMGC 2022 League Group Green Overall Standings

  1. HVVP – 141 points
  2. Damwon Kia – 132 points
  3. Bacon Time – 122 points
  4. Vampire Esports – 117 points
  5. Nova Esports – 99 points
  6. Powr Esports – 98 points
  7. Alpha7 Esports – 95 points
  8. Fire Flux Esports – 95 points
  9. Godlike Stalwart – 91 points
  10. Skylightz Gaming – 84 points
  11. EVOS Reborn – 79 points
  12. One Million Esports – 73 points
  13. Yoodo Alliance – 67 points
  14. Donuts USG – 65 points
  15. Knights – 51 points
  16. Inco Gaming – 48 points

PMGC 2022 League Stage Format

PMGC 2022 will witness two major phases, league stage and grand finals. A total of 48 teams will be competing in the league stage out of which the best 13 teams will compete with 3 other invited teams in the grand finals. The league stage will feature a prize pool of $2,500,000 USD whereas the grand finals will have a prize pool of $1,500,000 USD.

Each group in the PMGC 2022 league stage will compete for one week and will have 4 match days. Each matchday will consists of 6 matches for a total of 24 matches per week. The top three teams will from each group will directly qualify for the grand finals. Whereas, 4th to 11th placed teams of each group will advance through the survival stage. The teams finishing in the bottom five spot will be eliminated from the event.

Where to watch

Fans can catch the action from Group Red live November 10 – 13 from 10:45 am (UTC+0) by tuning into the PUBG MOBILE esports’ official YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch channels.

How to forfeit in Pokemon Showdown?

Aritra Patra
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How to forfeit in Pokemon Showdown?

Pokemon Showdown is a browser-based battle simulator developed by Zarel. In this game, you can fight with Pokemon and go up the ranking ladder. If you want to forfeit a match or get out of the game suddenly, here is how you can forfeit in Pokemon Showdown.

Keep reading this article till the end to find out.

How to forfeit in Pokemon Showdown?

If you quit a match directly, you won’t receive Fair Play points. Forfeiting a match will let you surrender a match without losing Fair Play points.

Here is how to forfeit a match in Pokemon Showdown:

  • Open the Pokemon Showdown site and then log into your account.
  • Click on Battle to start a match.
  • You can forfeit the match once it has started.
  • Go to the chat section and type “/forfeit”.
  • It will ask you to confirm. Once you confirm it, the match will be surrendered.

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Skyesports’ Valorant SEA Championship Enters Playoffs

Pranav Nalawade
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Skyesports’ Valorant SEA Championship Enters Playoffs

Skyesports has partnered with Riot Games to bring the Skyesports SEA Championship – VALORANT, an official VCT OFF//SEASON event, with a total prize pool of $30,000. After an intense qualifier stage, four teams have made it to the Playoffs, which is set to take place from Nov. 23 to 25. With four of the best teams from India and Southeast Asia competing for the title, the event is set to be a spectacle like no other.

The Skyesports SEA Championships is presented by global semiconductor brand AMD. Gaming and esports brand Ampverse is powering the event.

Skyesports Sea Championship Teams

The four teams had to make their way through separate qualifiers for SEA and India to make it to the Skyesports SEA Championship Playoffs. They are as follows.

  • GodSquad (Global Esports) – India
  • Velocity Gaming – India
  • Made in Thailand (MITH) – SEA
  • Bleed Esports – SEA

To ensure an even playing field between the SEA and Indian teams, Skyesports will be flying the two Indian teams out to Bangkok, Thailand to compete in the Skyesports SEA Championship Playoffs. They will be playing from a fully-equipped bootcamp. Bleed Esports and MITH, on the other hand, will play remotely.

Skyesports Sea Championship Brackets

Fans can catch the high-octane action on Skyesports’ YouTube and Twitch channels in English, Hindi, and Thai. The four teams will be locking horns in a double-elimination bracket from Nov. 23 to 25 to decide the champion. The bracket is as follows:

Commenting on the Skyesports SEA Championship – VALORANT, Shiva Nandy, the founder and CEO of Skyesports, said, “Our decision to fly Indian teams out to Thailand to eliminate ping differences is true to our commitment to ensure top-notch and fair action for fans to enjoy. Teams from both regions will benefit immensely from the international exposure. The Afterparty is an added glamor to this event offering a unique intersection of SEA and South Asian gaming stars as we look to host more cross-regional tournaments in the future.”

Ashish Gupta, the Marketing Lead for India & South Asia at Riot Games, said, “As we head into the OFF//SEASON, we expect to see lots of exciting new content and experimental formats as tournament organizers take the reins and provide opportunities for new teams and stars to emerge. We are excited for the teams from South Asia and Southeast Asia to face off against one another in the Skyesports SEA Championship. Fans will have an opportunity to spectate intense VALORANT games before the start of the VCT Pacific League in 2023.”

Skyesports will also be hosting the Skyesports SEA Championship Afterparty in Bangkok after the event with Velocity Gaming, GodSquad, and MITH. Besides this, top Ampverse creators along with popular VALORANT personalities from India will be attending. Stay tuned to Skyesports’ Instagram and Twitter handles and watch the livestream for more information about the Afterparty.

Valorant India Invitational marred with Delays and Poor Management

Bharat Kotwani
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Valorant India Invitational marred with Delays and Poor Management

At the time this article was being written, there was a significant delay with regard to the scheduling of the eight games that were scheduled to take place today.

At the moment, the GMR Arena in Hyderabad, India is playing host to the Valorant India Invitational, and things have not gotten off to a promising beginning there. With a $100,000 prize pool and six international teams, the event was intended to be the biggest in India, but things haven’t gone as planned.

Multiple Valorant India players have criticized the organizers for missing the deadline. The players have been kept waiting for a considerable amount of time, while the games themselves are running behind schedule because of the delays.

In the span of the past five hours, only one of the eight games has been played.

Rahul “Emi” Hinduja of Global Esports said that one of the eight games scheduled for today had started as of 3:35 PM IST.

Gary Ongko, the founder of BOOM Esports, stated that a delay of four hours is never something that looks good. Some games have been moved to later in the night, and Ongko said he wouldn’t let his team play at 2 AM.

Yamyam Villanueva Yui, one of Team Secret’s managers, said she’d been waiting for the match since 10 AM IST and that organizers kept delaying it for 30 minutes, so the teams waited for hours.

The fact that the tournament organizers have not made adequate preparations for the participation of so many international teams is not a good image. Given the event’s prize fund, players and teams shouldn’t have had such a horrible experience.

In light of the recent happenings, even the seating conditions seem to be locally managed and look sketchy. It’s really disappointing to see a tournament of such a high caliber meet this kind of fate.

Constant delays, as mentioned by Yamyam Villanueva Yui, one of Team Secret’s Managers were reported which further flattens the entire hype created around the Valorant India Invitational.

For more updates on the Valorant India Invitational, make sure to follow TalkEsport on Google News. 

Top Video Game Emulators for iPhone

Aritra Patra
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Top Video Game Emulators for iPhone

Video game emulators are very useful for iPhone users as they can easily play any console game on their iOS device. There are several console games that are officially not available on iOS. With the help of an emulator, you can easily play any of those games on your iPhone.

Even though emulators are totally safe to use, Apple doesn’t let you download emulators from the App Store. Therefore, you have to download it from a trusted third-party source.

Keep reading this article till the end to find out all the trusted emulators for iPhone.

Delta

Delta is a very well-known emulator that can emulate Nintendo 64, NES, DS, and many more. It is also compatible with PlayStation and Xbox controllers. Click here and it will redirect you to the official Delta website.

PPSSPP

PPSSPP is especially a PSP emulator that can be used on your iOS device. Moreover, it can transfer your saves from your PSP to your iPhone. Click here to download it.

Retro Arch

Retro Arch supports several platforms such as PlayStation, SNES, and Game Boy. Click here to download the emulator and play your favorite game on your iOS device.

Dolphin iOS

It is basically a Nintendo emulator but it is kind of tough to use. However, if you are an experienced person click here to download it.

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Gods Reign partners with DNA Entertainment Networks

Pranav Nalawade
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Gods Reign partners with DNA Entertainment Networks

Gods Reign, one of the leading eSports and gaming entertainment companies in India, has announced an exclusive partnership with DNA Entertainment Networks PVT LTD, a leading event management company pioneering in sportainment.

Under the association, the companies will explore avenues such as revenue generation, sponsorship integration, and business development opportunities to drive Gods Reign’s commercial growth of eSports and gaming initiatives. The association with DNA Entertainment Networks will help Gods Reign build on its existing strengths in eSports by leveraging DNA’s expertise and experience in the field of event management.

The cooperation comes at a time when the eSports ecosystem is beginning to emerge as a viable business opportunity, with over 450 million gamers by 2023 and cross $7 billion in market valuation by 2026. Driven by the pandemic the surge in the adoption of mobile, PC, and console games has feasibly increased.

Resulting in a boost in the number of emerging icons, professional gamers, and uprisings of esports contests. Gods Reign with this partnership has made efforts to channel this talent pool to create the best of its kind of content.

Speaking on the association, KR Rohith, CEO, of Gods Reign said, “We are certain that India’s eSports space is in a phase of exponential growth. In terms of active players, the country ranks second after China, with over 400 gaming organizations catering to the diverse demands of the gaming community.

Our efforts are to redefine the approach and develop an end-to-end gaming ecosystem to cater to this demand.

By joining hands with DNA Entertainment Network, we will be able to maximise our core operations by strengthening the competitive excellence of our teams and developing engaging, instructive, and entertaining content.

Delivering the ultimate entertainment and fan engagement experience is our major focus. Our vision is to be a premier global entertainment brand and DNA Entertainment Networks is the perfect partner to help us get there,”

DNA Entertainment Networks has extensive experience as a full-service provider covering event planning, marketing, hospitality, and partnership. It is the official event management agency and the exclusive commercial partner for Royal Challengers Bangalore and has previously worked with several notable Sports brands and teams.

Established in 1987 the organisation has been managing live entertainment, sport, and corporate experiences across Southeast Asia.

Commenting on the association, Rohahn Vardhan, Director, DNA Entertainment Networks, said, “It is certain to us that eSports in India deserves its footing in the global arena. New innovations in video gaming globally has unfolded exciting opportunities for young entrepreneurs.

The scale at which eSports is growing makes us, DNA Entertainment Networks, very excited to finally throw our hat in by partnering with one of India’s biggest and most competitive eSports organizations – God’s Reign. With our pioneering presence in sportainment, we aim to elevate the eSports industry by having God’s Reign lead the frontier in this new exciting domain.”

Gods Reign presently operates top competitive eSports teams in major gaming IPs including Valorant, PUBG, FIFA-E, and Pokémon Unite, and has signed over 20 gaming content creators to engage with regional audiences.

The company is already making million-dollar investments to accelerate its eSports operations, create best-in-class gaming entertainment content, and deliver superlative fan engagement. It has also outlined its plans to venture into a merchandising and apparel business built around gaming and eSports IPs.

Gods Reign is a professional gaming and entertainment company headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka. Founded in 2018, Gods Reign has embodied competitive esports excellence and the best of gaming culture over the last half-decade. Known for championship teams and innovative gaming lifestyle, Gods Reign is one veteran esports organisations in India, and the most watched org across platforms in India for 2019. Gods Reign is home to over 20+ esports athletes.

And we have also signed the most experienced/skilled Valorant roster in the country which is a fan favourite team, a PUBG NewState team with numerous national titles under its belt, and a top-ranked fan favorite Pokémon unite squad. Additionally, the org’s Battlegrounds mobile India team, who is the winningest and one of the popular PUBG teams, being runner up in 2019, and top 5 in 2020 back-to-back Grand Finals.

Gods Reign is aiming to further expand in various valuable Game titles. Gods Reign have over 15 content creators span YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook.

Currently, Gods Reign Creators content channels reach over 10M uniques a month throwing off over 2.5million views a week! Gods Reign has scheduled the launch of first-ever 3D virtual store with technology that takes consumers to next engagement level.

Dota 2 Razor Arcana: All You Need To Know

Bharat Kotwani
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Dota 2 Razor Arcana: All You Need To Know

The Razor arcana has finally been shipped into the game which was previously introduced at the start of The International 2022 Battle Pass.

The second arcana of the Diretide Battle Pass has been made available to Dota 2 players at long last. Razor’s whip gets transformed into a sword and shield that mimics his Warcraft 3 model in Voidstorm Asylum.

Additionally, the new arcana comes with an unlockable enhanced style that, if activated, brings about a hue shift that is completely unexpected.

As the fourth top-tier cosmetic item in the Battle Pass, this release also marks the end of the Battle Pass content for Diretide. It is only possible to obtain access to the Voidstorm Asylum by purchasing the Diretide 2022 Battle Pass at level 383.

Razor’s appearance is completely altered by the Voidstorm Asylum arcana, which transforms him into a swirling tornado encased in elegant armor. He replaces his trademark electric whip with a chain sword that has a blade that can be extended to strike the target.

Some subtle bubble effects and a plethora of new particles have been added to Plasma Field. Razor’s Eye of the Storm ultimate strikes enemies with lightning from his shield. In addition, the Phase Boots, Eul’s Scepter, and Wind Waker each receive their own unique icons for his inventory.

Like the Faceless Void arcana from the same Battle Pass, this new Razor skin resembles his Dota 1 Warcraft 3 model. The Lightning Revenant unit, which represented Razor in Dota’s custom game mode, was equipped with a sword, a shield, and electric capabilities in addition to those abilities.

Although it’s possible that Valve is trying to win over the older generation of Dota 2 fans with these arcanas, newer players will still find a lot to like about them.

How to further upgrade your Razor Arcana

New Razor Arcana Voidstorm Asylum includes an unlockable seafoam green style. Unlocking this style will tint Razor’s new wind body a mellow green, a color not typically associated with him.

Patinas of copper form on his armor and weaponry, and he dons a cape of the same material. Even the most devoted Razor spammers will have a difficult time unlocking it, despite the fact that it is incredibly flashy.

There is also a second playable style that can be unlocked. This is what the official blog article from Valve says: “Destroy your enemies by turning their own strength against them. Kill 500 enemies while empowered by 100+ Static Link damage to unlock the Stormlord Reborn alternate style. Killing an enemy in Razor’s empowered state will grant one point, with a maximum of eight points available in a single match.”

Players must kill 500 enemy heroes while enhanced by more than 100 Static Link damage to unlock the second Razor arcana style.

Razor’s “Voidstorm Asylum” Arcana Bundle requires your Battle Pass upgraded to Level 383 to be unlocked. You can do this by playing games, doing Weekly Quests, or Cavern Crawl, but it will take a lot of grinding. You would be better off in this aspect if you just went ahead and purchased Battle Points directly.

The International 2022 Swag Bag doesn’t include the Razor Arcana. The reason for this is that it only includes Arcanas that can be purchased from the Dota 2 Store, and not those that can be unlocked by purchasing a Battle Pass.

After about three weeks of intense Dota action, The International 2022 has finally come to a conclusion. Following a flawless upper bracket run, Tundra Esports has reigned supreme as the champions of the biggest annual Dota 2 tournament. The org lost a total of four maps in the group stage and only one map in the main stage.

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PMGC 2022 League Group Green Day 1: Overall Standings, Results and more

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PMGC 2022 League Group Green Day 1: Overall Standings, Results and more

The first day of PMGC 2022 league stage featuring the group green ended with HVVP (ex Natus Vincere) finishing at the top of the overall leaderboard. The team scored a total of 85 points out of the 6 matches played. Evos Reborn finished at the second spot with 65 points followed by Alpha7 Esports with 64 points.

HVVP, Alpha7 Esports, Nova Esports, Powr Esports, Godlike Stalwart, and Bacon Time took single chicken dinners.

PMGC 2022 League Group Green Overall Standings

  1. HVVP – 85 points
  2. EVOS Reborn – 65 points
  3. Alpha7 Esports – 64 points
  4. Nova Esports – 56 points
  5. One Million Esports – 51 points
  6. Fire Flux Esports – 47 points
  7. Powr Esports – 44 points
  8. Godlike Stalwart – 43 points
  9. Donuts USG – 42 points
  10. Damwon Kia – 41 points
  11. Vampire Esports – 39 points
  12. Knights – 37 points
  13. Skylightz Gaming – 36 points
  14. Bacon Time – 33 points
  15. Yoodo Alliance – 24 points
  16. Inco Gaming – 22 points

PMGC 2022 League Stage Format

PMGC 2022 will witness two major phases, league stage and grand finals. A total of 48 teams will be competing in the league stage out of which the best 13 teams will compete with 3 other invited teams in the grand finals. The league stage will feature a prize pool of $2,500,000 USD whereas the grand finals will have a prize pool of $1,500,000 USD.

Each group in the PMGC 2022 league stage will compete for one week and will have 4 match days. Each matchday will consists of 6 matches for a total of 24 matches per week. The top three teams will from each group will directly qualify for the grand finals. Whereas, 4th to 11th placed teams of each group will advance through the survival stage. The teams finishing in the bottom five spot will be eliminated from the event.

Where to watch

Fans can catch the action from Group Red live November 10 – 13 from 10:45 am (UTC+0) by tuning into the PUBG MOBILE esports’ official YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch channels.

Harbor disabled in VALORANT Due To Game Breaking Bug

Bharat Kotwani
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Harbor disabled in VALORANT Due To Game Breaking Bug

Riot Games disabled Agent Harbor from competitive Valorant queues due to an “unintentional” lag spike from his Reckoning ultimate.

Players can no longer lock Harbor in competitive games as of November 17. This occurs as a direct consequence of a problem that his Reckoning Ultimate introduced into the game. The ability’s huge visual effect could cause “unintentional lag spikes” when cast, Riot confirmed.

The one-of-a-kind ultimate effect that Harbor possesses makes use of the “whole strength” of his ability kit. When it does this, it creates a massive tidal fleet on the ground, which knocks out any opposing players that are trapped within its radius. Some players may have experienced choppy performance due to this visual cue as Valorant struggled to keep up with the action.

This isn’t the first time in the past few years that a matchmaker has been removed from the VALORANT matchmaking service. In 2020, players that utilized Omen discovered a bug that allowed them to traverse some walls.

Harbor Disabled In Valorant

https://twitter.com/PlayVALORANT/status/1593377545998594049?s=20&t=I0ZyerX12eJYXWn08fvZiQ

As a consequence of this, you will still need to exercise extreme caution if you load in against an adversary Harbor while playing in any of those modes before a solution is implemented.

Specifically, he was able to get through certain doors. After discovering this flaw, the Riot developers took immediate action and pulled him from the game until they could ensure his proper functioning.

The Agent has been removed from the competitive pool while the developers work on a fix. However, you would be able to play Harbor in other game modes like Deathmatch, Spike Rush, Escalation, and Replication.

Riot addressed the issue right after the bug surfaced on and over the internet which puts them in a position to come up with a quick fix. It is possible that it will just be a matter of hours before Harbor is placed back into the queue, but it is also possible that it will take a few days if the problem is more complicated than was initially anticipated.

For more coverage on Harbor and his return to Valorant’s competitive queue, make sure to follow TalkEsport on Google News. 

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