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CSGO Major Pick’Em Challenge Guide

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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CSGO Major Pick’Em Challenge Guide

The Rio Major is just weeks away and Valve has released the Viewers Pass which comes with Capsules, Stickers, and most importantly the Pick ‘Em challenge where everyone will aim for the diamond coin.

Pick ‘Em Challenge is CSGO’s very own fantasy esport built into the game that spawned right ahead of the major, which starts early next month. With Pick ‘Em available starting just the day before, players with the viewer pass can take part and aim for the diamond coin.

If this is your first major as a CSGO player, you might need a helping hand to understand how the system works and what exactly you can expect from it.

In the preliminary round, i.e the group stage, you are given the option of picking teams that will make it out of the groups also you get to pick a team that will go undefeated i.e teams with a 3-0 record and a team that will fail to secure a single win in the group stage, i.e teams with a 0-3 record.

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How to get the Dimond coin?

Once the playoffs begin and you have correctly guessed the teams with 3-0 and 0-3 records and 7 teams that advanced to the playoffs. From the teams that have made it to that point, you have to guess the following:

  • Correctly pick two teams to reach the semifinals
  • Correctly pick one team to reach the grand finals
  • Correctly pick the team that wins the grand finals

All these are the requirements for the Dimond coin and the bragging rights it is the ultimate token for fantasy CS:GO.

Teams to pick in the Challengers Stage:

Vitality is likely the team that will go 3-0 in the challengers’ stage considering the hot form that they have coming into the major. While a team from Oceania/Asia would likely fail to secure any win given that they are considered quite up to the EU standard of the game as attested by the HLTV Rankings.

Furia, Mouz, Outsiders, and Cloud 9, OG will be some of the teams who will make it to the playoffs given their recent results and the opponents that they are scheduled to face. However, the RMR showed that the lesser-known teams have a significant chance of causing a major upset, thus making this year’s Pick ‘Ems very interesting.

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How to fix Modern Warfare 2 stability issue on Nvidia Drivers?

Aritra Patra
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How to fix Modern Warfare 2 stability issue on Nvidia Drivers?

Call of Duty lovers seem quite contended as Activision has finally published the COD Modern Warfare 2. However, the new installment of COD isn’t providing the same experience to all PC players. Several PC players especially those using Nvidia GPUs are complaining about stability issues in Modern Warfare 2. The reports include FPS drop, flickering, stuttering, game crash, and numerous other bugs.

The story was different back when the game was going through its beta phase. Players who were playing it using Early Access, reported that the developers have done very well in terms of PC optimization. However, the final release doesn’t seem to be the same.

Therefore, if you are also facing the same stability issue on your Nvidia GPU, keep reading this article till the end to find out the fix.

How to fix Modern Warfare 2 stability issue on Nvidia Drivers?

To fix the stability issue, there are two methods. Let’s check them out one by one.

1st Method

  • Firstly, you have to right-click on the Windows Start icon in the bottom left corner.
  • Then go to Device Manager and click on Display Adapters.
  • After that, right-click on your Nvidia GPU and click on Properties.
  • From the new window, click on Driver and then on Roll Back Drivers.

2nd Method

  • Click here and it will redirect you to the official Nvidia Drivers site.
  • There you have to enter your GPU information and then click on Search.
  • Then select any driver apart from 526.47. I would suggest you to go for the 522.25 version.
  • After that, you have to install DDU and then select Clean and Restart.
  • Once you are done, install the downloaded Nvidia driver.

These fixes will definitely solve the stability issue. If you still have any questions regarding it, let us know in the comment section below.

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HyperLive Entertainment acquires international division of Nova Esports

The Crew
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HyperLive Entertainment acquires international division of Nova Esports

Nova Esports, a mobile esports organisation, has sold its international section to Singapore-based media company HyperLive Entertainment. As a result, HyperLive Entertainment will assume management of Nova’s overseas operations. Additionally, Nova Hyper Esports will be the new name of the division.

Along with a name change and operational control, HyperLive will establish an organization’s Singapore headquarters. In addition to the headquarters, it plans to establish a neighbourhood esports academy in an effort to develop local talent.

With the announcement of this collaboration, Nova Hyper Esports will be seen competing in variety of games such as Honor of Kings, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG Mobile, and League of Legends: Wild Rift.

Additionally, the organisation won both the PUBG Mobile Global Championship in 2020 and 2021 as well as the first Wild Rift Icons Global Championship. Also, HyperLive plans to add new rosters in developing nations including Vietnam, Indonesia, and Thailand under the new ownership.

Dr. Sean Wong, CEO of HyperLive Entertainment, spoke on the acquisition: “Esports is an exciting industry that has grown tremendously in recent years and we are delighted to have acquired the international division of Nova Esports.

“We have been very impressed by the exceptional performances of the Nova Esports’ international teams this year and we hope to achieve greater milestones in the future. We also intend to build our presence in Southeast Asia and compete in game titles that are popular in the region.”

Nova Esports, the strongest contender for winning PMGC 2022

This could be the third time in a row when Nova Esports could win the most prestigious PUBG Mobile Global Championship. The team is one of the most favorite amongst the fans and has a huge potential to once again take the trophy back home. Nova Esports will be seen competing in the PMGC 2022 League Stage.

Is Elon Musk Buying Valorant? Twitter Rumors Explained

Sonu Banerjee
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Is Elon Musk Buying Valorant? Twitter Rumors Explained

Over the past few months, a strange rumor has been flying around on Twitter and various other social media platforms that Elon Musk is buying Valorant (and many other esports titles). However, how much of it is true? Let’s take a look at the recent rumors surrounding Elon Musk buying popular games like Valorant, League of Legends, or Fortnite.

Elon Musk Buying Valorant?

If this wasn’t already obvious enough, let us elaborate. No, Elon Musk is NOT buying Valorant (or Fortnite, or League of Legends). These rumors originated and started circulating on Twitter as a meme. However, as the rumors started to grow, many people started believing in them,

The meme started after Elon Musk bought Twitter for the sum of a whopping $44 Billion. Since then, Twitter users throughout the globe were making jokes about Elon Musk purchasing various esports titles and deleting stuff from them.

League of Legends caster Marc “Caedrel” Lamont also joked about how Elon Musk should buy the MOBA and delete Yuumi from the game.

In fact, Elon Musk himself posted a Tweet in October 2018 where he shared a headline that reads, “Elon Musk buys Fortnite and deletes it,” with the fake quote – “I had to save these kids from eternal virginity.”

However, all of these were simply jokes and nothing more than that. Don’t expect Elon Musk to buy Valorant or League of Legends anytime soon.

How to get BTS Cookies in Cookie Run Kingdom?

Aritra Patra
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How to get BTS Cookies in Cookie Run Kingdom?

With hundreds of millions of likes throughout previous social media pushes, it’s evident that the CRK BTS Cookies will be a smash. Do you want to know how to get BTS Cookies in Cookie Run Kingdom? You’ll need their distinct energy to get through it. Let’s get started.

You can’t just spend your regular gems to get BTS Cookies in Cookie Run: Kingdom, like so many other limited-time banners in the game. Instead, you’ll need Army Bombs, which can only be purchased through the event action.

It’s no surprise that the BTS Cookies in Cookie Run: Kingdom are hidden under their own gacha banner. However, how you obtain the cash required for them varies. The BTS banner gacha includes costumes and décor items in addition to the BTS Cookies, so you won’t be able to pull only from these.

The duplicates will earn you event-specific Mileage Points, which you may use in the event shop to buy anything you’re lacking, and exclusive cash shop bundles can also assist you.

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How To Get Riot Gun Buddy in Valorant

How To Get Riot Gun Buddy in Valorant

Sonu Banerjee
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How To Get Riot Gun Buddy in Valorant

The Riot Gun buddy is undoubtedly one of the rarest and most sought-after items in Valorant. It is not only extremely hard to obtain, but only a few players in the world handpicked by Riot employees have the Riot Gun Buddy in Valorant.

If you’re looking to get a Riot Gun Buddy in Valorant for yourself, you’re in for a rough ride. Chances of an average Valorant player getting their hands on one of these Gun Buddies are pretty slim. However, it is possible to get a Riot Gun Buddy in Valorant, and we’re gonna teach you how you can do it. 

Without further ado, let’s take a look at how you can get the Riot Gun Buddy in Valorant.

HOW TO GET A RIOT GUN BUDDY IN VALORANT

There’s only one way to get the Riot Gun Buddy in Valorant, and that is when a Riot employee gives you one themselves.

Do keep in mind that simply asking for one from a Riot employee won’t get you the Gun Buddy. On the contrary, asking for a Riot Gun Buddy from an employee can adversely affect your chances of obtaining one.

So how do you obtain the Riot Gun Buddy?

The simple answer is to always remain on your best behavior when playing Valorant. If you’re lucky enough to get a Riot Employee on your team, then there’s a chance that you get a  Riot Gun Buddy. 

You never know when you get matched with Riot Employees on your team, and if you do, they might take note of your good behavior in-game and give you the Riot Gun Buddy.

As stated in an official blog post by Riot Games, “If you’re looking to obtain the ever-popular Fist Bump Gun Buddy, there’s only one surefire way to get it: demonstrate good sportsmanship while in a match with a Riot employee.”

Some other things to remember here is that a Riot Games employee would never offer to sell you the Gun Buddy. So if you’re encountering someone who wants to sell a Riot Gun Buddy, they’re almost certainly an impersonator. 

Nova Order nominated for Esports Mobile Player of the Year 2022 award

The Crew
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Nova Order nominated for Esports Mobile Player of the Year 2022 award

The Chinese PUBG Mobile pro player from Nova Esports Ceng “Order” Zehai has been nominated for the Esports Mobile Player of the Year 2022 award. The Esports Awards, regarded as the Oscars of esports, are committed to presenting top-tier performance and innovation from every nook and cranny of the industry during the course of the year.

Esports Awards took their social media accounts to announce the Pro and On-Air Talent finalists for this year, which included mobile players, PC players, coaches, and esports organizations. A total of seven pro players got nominated for Esports Mobile Player of the Year. Here is the list of names mentioned below:

  1. Ceng “Order” Zehai (PUBG Mobile)
  2. Luan “Lost” Souza (Free Fire)
  3. AN “LONG” Xulong (Wild Rift)
  4. Mohamed “Mohamed Light” Tarek (Clash Royale)
  5. Cauan “Cauan7” De Silva (Free Fire)
  6. Sitetampo (Brawl Stars)
  7. Eman “Emann” Sangco (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang)

A PUBG Mobile is one of the leading mobile esports title in the world. Order stands a high chance of winning through the other players. Also, the pro player has a plenty of fans throughout the globe thus making him one of the strong contender.

The last season Esports Mobile Player of the Year 2022 award was won by Zhu ” Paraboy” Bocheng. The another gem in the world of PUBG Mobile Esports that plays for Nova Esports. The squad will now be seen competing in the upcoming PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2022 League Stage. A total of 48 teams will be competing for a massive prie pool of $2,500,000 USD from which the best 13 teams will qualify for the grand finals.

On December 13, 2022, the Esports Awards for this year will take place at Resorts World Las Vegas. League of Legends, Dr. Disrespect, and FaZe Clan are some of the names that have been shortlisted in the entertainment categories following a massive flood of nominations.

PUBG Mobile collaborates with Lionel Messi

Divyesh Moghe
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PUBG Mobile collaborates with Lionel Messi

PUBG Mobile has just announced one of their biggest collaborations involving celebrities and this time, the football legend himself is coming to the game. PUBG Mobile is collaborating with Leonel Messi and here is everything you need to know.

Leonel Messi needs to introduction as he is one of the best athlete to ever touch soccer. In a recent Instagram post, PUBG Mobile revealed that they are collaborating with Leonel Messi.

PUBG MOBILE COLLABORATES WITH MESSI

This collaboration was already anticipated by many players in the community as updates related to this were already seen in the beta version. The official post also mentions that a lot of in-game content is lined up in November related to this update.

As per multiple leaks, a ton of new content will be coming to PUBG Mobile with soccer themed lobbies, in-game modes and other such content. There are also some interesting features added to the game.

Players can get special shoes that has an active ability to help them run multiple times faster in the special mode. Another such leak shows that players can turn into football at a special arena in the new mode.

There are also some other additions such as a green flare gun which calls a football shaped air drop. It has special equipment as seen in normal air drops in PUBG Mobile. These are some of the leaks and players can expect a similar content in the next update. Collaborating with Messi is a huge achievement for PUBG Mobile and a reward for their fans.

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Apex Legends Catalyst Abilities Revealed in New Trailer

Sonu Banerjee
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Apex Legends Catalyst Abilities Revealed in New Trailer

Respawn Entertainment has released a new character trailer for the upcoming Legend ‘Catalyst’ in Apex Legends, and fans of the battle royale finally have a chance to take a look at this character’s abilities.

Catalyst is all set to hit the live servers of Apex Legends alongside the heavily anticipated Season 15 update which is scheduled to release on November 1st.

Fans can check out the full-release trailer for Catalyst here.

In this article, we’re gonna take a look at the abilities of the new Legend Catalyst, and what she will bring to the title.

Apex Legends Catalyst Abilities Explained

Here are all the abilities of Catalyst in Apex Legends:

Passive: Barricade — Catalyst can reinforce and strengthen doors, making them locked to the enemy teams and tougher to break down. Once a door has been broken, the spot can be reinforced again. Catalyst can only have two doors reinforced at a time. 

Tactical: Piercing Spikes — Catalyst throws out a patch of ferrofluid on the terrain which turns to spikes when enemies pass through it, slowing and damaging them over time. Catalyst is immune to enemy spikes.

Ultimate: Dark Veil — Catalyst raises up a permeable wall of ferrofluid in front of her enemies. Enemies that walk through the wall are temporarily slowed and blinded.

Orangutan to acquire Enigma Gaming Valorant: Report

Bharat Kotwani
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Orangutan to acquire Enigma Gaming Valorant: Report

According to sources close to TalkEsport and as reported by Selugi on Twitter, Orangutan may acquire the Valorant roster of Enigma Gaming featuring Sabyasachi “Antidote” Bose and men.

Jm “Tesseract” Ignacio, another key player, will apparently not participate in the sale because he is still under contract. Enigma Gaming will be without a Valorant roster if the proposal passes, forcing the organization to reorganize around Tesseract.

Since the beginning of the last couple of years, Enigma Gaming has established itself as one of the most prominent names in the Indian Valorant esports scene. The roster has been successful in a number of third-party events and even competed in one of the APAC Challengers stages of the VCT 2022.

Antidote’s team can give their Indian rivals a run for their money, despite shaky international performances. Under Antidote’s guidance, the players are renowned to be exceptionally patient even when confronted with the most difficult of circumstances, and their tactical executions are known to be very well-balanced.

In addition to having flawless synchronization with one another, they have a tremendous amount of firepower. Top organizations such as Orangutan will definitely be excited about the prospect of purchasing a squad with a roster similar to that of Enigma’s current lineup.

Beginning in late September, Orangutan began the process of gradually removing four of its players from the team. These players included Aduka, Ghost, Vibhor, and Ember. As of right present, the only player still considered to be in active status is Mustafa “ShooterR” Kamal.

The Indian organization is in the process of reassembling its squad in preparation for upcoming Valorant competitions in the nation.

It’s interesting to note that Tesseract was a player for Orangutan up until September when he joined Enigma Gaming. Currently, under EG’s full-fledged contract, he’s supposedly excluded from the deal.

On October 27, Antidote expressed his thoughts by posting on Twitter, saying that he is “Really confused.”  Fans were quick to put things together, despite the fact that Antidote did not explicitly state any context for his message.

It would appear that the group is making efforts at the moment to ensure that a positive outcome would be the result.

Even though Global Esports is the only Indian organization to be chosen for the VCT 2023 partnership program, the best Indian esports teams are looking forward to the challenge of competing in the regional Challenger splits in 2019 with the hopes of qualifying for the renowned Ascension tournament.

The current core of Enigma Gaming is shaping up to be an extremely competitive squad, one that should be watched closely at future national events and beyond.

Stay tuned with us at TalkEsport for more updates on Valorant scene in South Asia and the rest of the world. 

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