Speculations about the upcoming Indian Agent joining the current roster of Valorant Agents has been going around the internet for quite a while now. Valorant’s Agent 21, named Varun Batra, has been teased by Riot Games on multiple occasions in the past, but his identity still remains shrouded in mystery.
While details involving the next Valorant Agent haven’t been revealed by Riot as of yet, there have been a few leaks on the internet over the past few weeks that enable us to get an idea about what the Indian Valorant Agent will be like.
In a new email from Captain Greaves that can be found in the Valorant Range, we can see him addressing the newest Agent Fade by her real name while also revealing some details about Agent 21. It is the first time that players get to know Fade’s real name, Hazal Eyletmez.
“Operative Batra is no longer employed with REALM,” the email reads. “He is a fugitive under investigation for theft of a priceless artifact.”
Greaves also warns Fade to stop inquiring further on the subject and explain to her superiors that this is an internal matter.
In the past, we had seen a similar email involving Agent 21 hit the Valorant Range. In that email, Fade confirmed that the “Legion’s new power source” had the name Varun Batra.
“I ran a trace on his ALPHA counterpart. Turns out he’s a REALM operative.”
The exact release date of Valorant’s upcoming Agent Varun Batra hasn’t been revealed by Riot Games at the time of writing. There’s a slim chance that the new Agent might come out alongside the launch of Episode 5 Act 2 on August 24th, but don’t be surprised if Riot pushes the Agent’s launch to the Episode 5 Act 3 release instead.
The PUBG Mobile World Invitational 2022 main event champions, Vampire Esports have once again won the PMWI 2022 Afterparty Showdown featuring the 12 invited teams. PMWI 2022 Afterparty Showdown was a mid-season international PUBG Mobile event that was a part of PMWI 2022.
Vampire Esports managed to keep their number one spot in the overall standings, although they had tough competition from the Brazilian squad Alpha7 Esports. Vampire Esports scored a total of 180 points followed by Alpha7 Esports which placed at the second spot in the finals with 174 points. Team Falcons was the second runners-up team with 129 total points.
PMWI 2022 Afterparty Showdown featured a massive prize pool of $1M USD distributed among the teams. Vampire Esports took home $167,000 as the prize reward.
Rewards
Award
$ USD
Player
Team
Fan Favourite Player
$10,000
ScoutOP
7Sea Esports
Eagle Eye
$5,000
Stoned
Vampire Esports
Most Headshots
$5,000
Mythic
Alpha7 Esports
Biggest Eliminations Spree
$5,000
RayZ
S2G Esports
Most Special Eliminations
$5,000
Revo
Alpha7 Esports
PMWI 2022 Afterparty Showdown Overall Standings
Vampire Esports – 180 points
Alpha7 Esports – 174 points
Team Falcons – 129 points
S2G Esports – 116 points
Stalwart Esports – 115 points
Bigetron Red Aliens – 114 points
Damwon Gaming – 113 points
Nigma Galaxy – 113 points
7Sea Esports – 79 points
R8 Esports – 72 points
Deadeyes Guys – 67 points
RA’AD – 60 points
PMWI 2022 Afterparty Showdown Prizepool Distribution
Vampire Esports – $167,000
Alpha7 Esports – $144,000
S2G Esports – $116,000
Team Falcons – $109,000
Stalwart Esports – $83,000
Bigetron Red Aliens – $82,000
Damwon Gaming – $72,000
Nigma Galaxy – $71,000
7Sea Esports – $71,000
Deadeyes Guys – $29,000
R8 Esports – $24,000
RA’AD – $20,000
The PMWI 2022 After Party Showdown Duo event was won by Stalwart Esports which was represented by Top and Action. The Duo won the $8000 for winning the event. Whereas, 7Sea Esports which was represented by ScoutOP and Sarang finished at the 7th spot in Duo Showmatch.
Sc0ut, one of the biggest content creators from India who is a BGMI pro as well has won the Fan Favourite Award at the end of PMWI Afterparty event. He was pitched against some of the best players from around the world but the support from his fans was incredibly high as compared to others.
PMWI Afterparty 2022 was the second phase of the esteemed PUBG Mobile mid-seasonal esports event. 7Sea Esports from India was invited to play at this event, owing to their win at BMSD 2022.
Sc0ut is not a part of 7Sea Esports but played from the team to represent India at the international level. Sc0ut owns a team called Team XSpark and is known to have a dominating roster competing in India.
The entire Indian gaming community is already familiar with the impact that Sc0ut brings by being on the team while playing at an international event. This same thing was seen at PMWI Afterparty as well when he came into clutch to win a match for his team.
Apart from his impressive mechanical prowess, his personality is loved by his fans. This made him a huge content creator in India and owing to the same popularity, Sc0ut has won this award at the global stage.
The process to nominate a player for fan favourite award was quite different this time as players commented on an official post and the one with highest number of likes won the trophy. The support for Sc0ut was insane as compared to other players as he received more than 170,000 likes on the post.
Sc0ut was awarded with a total prize of $10,000 for being voted to be the fan favourite. The entire Indian fanbase supported Sc0ut when he needed the most and as a result, India is back on the global roadmap with a small win after two years.
The BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2022 is scheduled to take place from the 19th to the 28th of August. This top-tier LAN event will be held online and will have a total prize pool of $177,500 USD (INR 1,41,60,205). There will be 12 CS:GO teams competing in this top-tier LAN competition.
This tournament begins the second part of the BLAST Premier competitive circuit, with NAVI and FaZe Clan already qualified for the World Final 2022 in December.
With the above being said, Danyyl “headtr1ck” Valitov will replace Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev on Na’Vi’s active lineup due to the former opting out of the tournament due citing personal reasons.
Everything You Need to Know About BLAST’s Premier Fall Groups in 2022
After the completion of IEM Cologne 2022, players have been given a respite that has lasted for one month, and that break is about to come to an end. Several teams have made roster adjustments to prepare for the rest of the season.
Players are prepared for the forthcoming BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2022, which will mark the beginning of the second half of the competitive circuit. Players have had some time off to recharge their batteries and are now ready to compete once more.
Teams
As a result of the fact that they are all partner teams in this circuit, a total of twelve teams have been extended direct invitations to take part in this competition.
Group-A
Group-B
Group-C
Vitality
NAVI
FaZe Clan
OG
Complexity
EG
NIP
G2 Esports
Heroic
Astralis
Team Liquid
BIG
BLAST Premier CSGO Teams
BLAST Premier CSGO Fall 2022 Schedule and Results
Group A: 19th August
Match
Stage
Date (IST)
Time (IST)
Map | Score
Winner
Vitality vs OG
UB R1
19 August
16:30 IST
Dust 2 | 16-11
Vitality
NIP vs Astralis
UB R1
19 August
17:30 IST
Overpass | 16-10
NIP
Vitality vs NIP
UB Finals
19 August
19:00 IST
Inferno | 16-12
Vitality
OG vs Astralis
LB R1
19 August
20:00 IST
Mirage | 9-16
Astralis
NIP vs Astralis
LB Finals
19 August
21:30 IST
Ancient | 9-16
Astralis
Vitality vs Astralis
Grand Final
19 August
23:00 IST
Mirage | 17-19
Astralis
Group B: 20th August
Match
Stage
Date (IST)
Time (IST)
Map | Score
Winner
NAVI vs COL
UB R1
20 August
16:30 IST
Overpass | 9-16
COL
G2 vs Liquid
UB R1
20 August
17:30 IST
Mirage | 12-16
Liquid
COL vs Liquid
UB Finals
20 August
19:00 IST
–
TBD
NAVI vs G2
LB R1
20 August
20:00 IST
–
TBD
TBD
LB Finals
20 August
21:30 IST
–
TBD
TBD
Grand Final
20 August
23:00 IST
–
TBD
Group-C | 21st August
Match
Stage
Date (IST)
Time (IST)
Map | Score
Winner
FaZe vs EG
UB R1
21 August
16:30 IST
–
TBD
Heroic vs BIG
UB R1
21 August
17:30 IST
–
TBD
TBD
UB Finals
21 August
19:00 IST
–
TBD
TBD
LB R1
21 August
20:00 IST
–
TBD
TBD
LB Finals
21 August
21:30 IST
–
TBD
TBD
Grand Final
21 August
23:00 IST
–
TBD
Gauntlet Stage: 25th to 27th August 2022
Match
Stage
Date (IST)
Time (IST)
Map-1
Map-2
Map-3
Winner
OG vs TBD
Quarterfinals
25 August
16:30 IST
–
–
–
TBD
TBD
Quarterfinals
25 August
20:00 IST
–
–
–
TBD
TBD vs NIP
Quarterfinals
25 August
23:30 IST
–
–
–
TBD
TBD
Semifinals
26 August
16:30 IST
–
–
–
TBD
Vitality vs TBD
Semifinals
26 August
20:00 IST
–
–
–
TBD
TBD
Semifinals
26 August
23:30 IST
–
–
–
TBD
Astralis vs TBD
Finals
27 August
16:30 IST
–
–
–
TBD
TBD
Finals
27 August
20:00 IST
–
–
–
TBD
TBD
Finals
27 August
23:30 IST
–
–
–
TBD
Last Change Stage: 28th August 2022
Match
Date (IST)
Time (IST)
Map-1
Map-2
Map-3
Winner
TBD
28 August
16:30 IST
–
–
–
TBD
TBD
28 August
20:00 IST
–
–
–
TBD
TBD
28 August
23:30 IST
–
–
–
TBD
Format
The BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2022 competition will consist of three stages: the first stage, the group stage, will be followed by the gauntlet stage, and the last stage will be the last chance stage.
During the round of the competition known as the group stage, the 12 teams will be split up into three different groups of four teams each. Every one of these competitions will use a structure known as double elimination, in which each match will consist of a single-game series.
The placement of the teams in the gauntlet stage will be determined by how well they did in the initial stage, however, all of the teams will advance to that stage. The bottom two teams in each group will play in the quarterfinals, the runners-up in the semifinals, and the top teams in the finals.
In this competition, the teams will compete in a bracket with single elimination, and each match will be played out as a best-of-three series. The top three teams qualify for BLAST Premier: Fall Finals 2022, while the lowest three advance to BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown 2022. The tournament’s championship round will consist of play between the top six remaining teams.
The remaining six teams will compete in a best-of-three series according to the rules of a traditional single-elimination bracket. The three teams that come out on top will move on to the Fall Finals, while the three teams that come out at the bottom will move on to the Fall Showdown.
Riot Games has unveiled the Champions 2022 collection bundle which commemorates the forthcoming Valorant Champions 2022. Players should take heed of the information that is pouring in regarding the various weapon skins that are available, the price levels, the visual effects, and more.
The annual competition, which is called Valorant Champions 2022, will be held for the second time. It’s in Istanbul this year, with 16 professional teams qualifying after a long Valorant Champions Tour (VCT). The teams have been arranged into four groups, and the top two teams from each group will move on to the next round of the playoffs.
When may the Champions 2022 collection be expected to be made available to the players of Indian Valorant?
The Champions 2022 Collection bundle is scheduled to be released on August 23 and will remain available for purchase until September 18. The ‘Reaver, EP 5’ Bundle costs 7100 Valorant Points (VP) and includes skins for the Phantom, Odin, Spectre, Ghost, and melee weapons.
On August 24, 2022, at around 2:30 am IST, the Champions 2022 Collection bundle is scheduled to become available on the server located in Mumbai, India. Players from India who play Valorant will be the first to experience the brand-new Phantom skin and the Butterfly Knife, which has been updated with a slick new visual effect and finisher.
The following are the components that are included in the Champions 2022 collection bundle:
Champions 2022 Phantom
Champions 2022 Butterfly Knife
Champions 2022 Gun Buddy
Champions 2022 Player Card
Champions 2022 Spray
In a nutshell, the full bundle will set gamers back a total of 6265 experience points. The skins will presumably be the same as last year’s special bundle: Phantom for 2675 VP and Butterfly Knife for 5350 VP. Players will be able to get their hands on a limited edition bundle, despite the fact that this is a pretty expensive option in comparison to standard premium collections.
Riot is going to carry on with its custom of distributing fifty percent of the total net revenue from the sale of the bundle among the eligible teams. This gives participants the opportunity to participate in the tournament and express their support for the teams they are rooting for.
Flex more than just your skills with the new #VALORANTChampions collection. Available starting August 23rd for a limited time, get the Champions Phantom Skin, Butterfly Knife, and more in the store! pic.twitter.com/OGqZH2DvEH
The Champions Aura for the weapon skins will be the same as it was last year. This means that a glowing golden outline will appear around a player who has the skin equipped if they have the most kills in the match.
This year’s Champions 2022 collection package is distinguished from previous years in a number of ways, one of which is that the skin will progress after every five kills, with the number of red crystal shards eventually reaching a maximum of 25. The Butterfly Knife, if purchased, will have a total of three levels that may be unlocked via Radianite points, while the Phantom skin will have a total of four.
Dead Island 2, the much-delayed zombie action RPG announced back in 2014 and originally planned for release in 2015 before falling into development hell seems to have made a comeback.
According to a new listing spotted on Amazon, Dead Island 2 could be launching on February 3rd, 2023. The game was recently listed as a pre-order title for PS5 and PS4 only. The new listing includes new screenshots and a brand new description. It is to be noted that the new listing is different from the previous Dead Island 2 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, which carried a placeholder Dec. 31, 2022 release date.
This is the first time in 2022 we have heard any news about Dead Island 2 aside from the Embracer Group’s earning report which mentioned that the game was well into the late development cycle and will be released sometime in 2023. Other than that there has been no news about Dead Island 2 for years and the game was meme’d about being a real “Dead Island.”
Dead Island 2 was originally developed by Yager who previously worked on the game Spec Ops The Line, before being taken off of the project in 2015. They were replaced by Sumo Digital, which also moved away from the project in late 2018. Finally, an internal development team within Deep Silver called Dambuster was formed which has been leading the development since 2019.
It looks like the game’s story has gotten a rework as hinted by the now deleted description on Amazon explaining that players will have six characters to choose from, each with their own unique personality and dialogue.
Here’s a portion of Dead Island 2’s updated story description:
“A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into ravenous zombies. The city is in quarantine and the military has retreated. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, you learn to harness the zombie inside. Only you, and the handful of other swaggering fellows who have to be resistant to the pathogen, hold the future of LA (and humanity) in the balance. As you uncover the truth behind the outbreak you’ll discover who — or what — you are. Survive, evolve, save the world — just another day in LA!”
While Deep Silver has announced any release date for Dead Island 2 yet, with Gamescom 2022 right around the corner and developer Deep Silver on the panel of attending developers, the new leak seems timed to an imminent reveal at the event.
Toxicity and griefing is not a new thing in Valorant, which is why an ‘Avoid Player’ feature has always been heavily requested by players of the competitive shooter since the dawn of the game’s release.
Luckily, it seems that Riot Games has listened to the Valorant player base, as recent leaks suggest that the devs might be enabling players to add players to their Avoid List to minimize the chances of being queued up with them.
New ‘Avoid Player’ Feature Coming to Valorant Soon
The ‘Avoid Player’ feature has previously been used in some other popular competitive multiplayer titles like DOTA 2, where it has found remarkable success. Riot Games adding it to Valorant will also certainly be a welcome change in the community.
According to a Tweet from prominent Valorant dataminer ‘ValorLeaks’, players will be able to add other players to the ‘Avoid List’ in the near future. Adding players to your avoid list will prevent them from being placed on the same team as you.
In the future you will be able to Avoid people. You will be able to add players to your Avoid List to avoid players as teammates. | #VALORANT
— Mike | Valorant Leaks & News (@ValorLeaks) August 19, 2022
However, it seems that there’s still a chance that you’ll get placed with players on your ‘Avoid List’. As per the leak, players in your list will only be “less likely” to be a part of your team “for the next few days.”
People in your list will be only less likely to join your team for the next few days.
— Mike | Valorant Leaks & News (@ValorLeaks) August 19, 2022
The details of the ‘Avoid Player’ feature haven’t been revealed by Riot Games as of yet, and neither has the feature been confirmed by the devs at the time of writing.
Valorant was becoming stagnant in terms of game mode for a long time, players often find themselves in death-matches to train their aim, but nothing has been done to practice the abilities against live players.
Ability-enabled team death-matches allows players to practise the abilities, before trying them out in a live match. There are several offensive abilities that require aiming and dynamism that can be improved with practise.
> Ability-enabled team deathmatch game mode. Which players will race to be the first team to 100 kills.
— Mike | Valorant Leaks & News (@ValorLeaks) August 19, 2022
This new game mode will see players change the way they warmup. Players often craved to practise abilities in real time against real players where they can improve its application without having to create a server alone to practise them.
Besides practise, there is a fun factor that can attract players to it. A new game mode is always fun and allows it to compete with CSGO who’s open source nature leaves room for crazy new game modes.
The audience reaction from the leaks suggest that it will be a great addition to the game but given if it is dropped where certain abilities make it unplayable will make waste of a great idea.
Tower of Fantasy is an open world game where players can roam in the vast map and discover all sorts of things.
They can harvest things and Firecaps is an ingredient that is hard to find and provides a lot of benefits. Here is how you can find Firecaps and harvest them in Tower of Fantasy.
Players can use ingredients in the game to cook some dishes. Each component can either be individually eaten or converted into dishes and consumed. If you convert multiple ingredients into the dishes, you can gain additional benefits.
Firecaps are a type of mushrooms that are abundantly available in the Crown region of the game. This is the fourth unlockable area where players can wander along the coast to gain a ton of firecap mushrooms.
Firecap mushrooms can then be used to make dishes that offer some additional benefits in the game. They can be easily found on the internet and here are a few that you can search and try cooking yourselves:
Firecap Mushroom Soup
Eel and Mushroom Soup
Steak with Sauce
Truffle rice
There is a special route that players can follow to harvest maximum number of firecap mushrooms. They are highlighted by many creators and the route is given below:
PMWI Afterparty event is about to end today and on the final day, there is a long schedule planned by the officials where players will play more than usual matches to compete for a grand prize pool of $1 million. Here is everything you need to know about Day 3 of PMWI Afterparty.
PMWI Afterparty is the second phase of the famous mid seasonal PUBG Mobile tournament. The top five teams from the main event are mixed up with some invited teams to compete for entertainment and more prize money.
Alpha7 Esports is currently leading the scoreboard and the winners, Vampire Esports, are slightly behind them. Here is what is planned for Day 3.
The list of matches will be as follows. The games will start from 4:30 PM IST and end after a long day with last match scheduled on 8:10 PM IST.
Showmatch – Sanhok
Match 1 – Erangel
Match 2 – Livik
Match 3 – Vikendi
Match 4 – Karakin
Match 5 – Sanhok
Match 6 – Miramar
Showmatch – Livik
The following teams are currently playing at PMWI Afterparty. The top five teams have gained their seeding slot from the main event and rest of the teams were invited for the event.
Vampire Esports
Falcons Esports
Stalwart Esports
Nigma Galaxy
DAMWON Gaming
RA’AD
Deadeyes Guys
Bigetron Red Aliens
S2G Esports
Alpha7 Esports
7SEA Esports
R8 Esports
Players can catch the live action by tuning in to the PUBG Mobile Esports YouTube channel and other broadcasting channels.
