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VALORANT Reaver 2.0 Skin Bundle: Price, Release Date, & More

Bharat Kotwani
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VALORANT Reaver 2.0 Skin Bundle: Price, Release Date, & More

Twitter user Valorant Updated has surfaced a leak which headlines the probable release of the Valorant Reaver 2.0 Skin Bundle, the second entry in the series. The first iteration made its way into the game back in November 2020 after just 5 months of the first person tactical shooter’s release.

The bundle quickly rose to prominence with Jett mains getting the same due to its cosmetic appearance and with her ability to dash, making them want the Operator more than any other skin-line.

The leaks suggest the Reaver Bundle 2.0 will feature Odin, Phantom and a Karambit themed Melee weapon while the rest are to be determined once Riot confirms the launch of the bundle.

Just like the previous iteration of the bundle, it is expected that Reaver 2.0 will be priced somewhere around 11,825 Valorant Points and will break stores upon its arrival.

Valorant Reaver 2.0 Skin Bundle

Reaver 2.0 Karambit themed Melee

Reaver 2.0 Odin

Reaver 2.0 Phantom

As far, we can’t confirm the integrity of this leak supported by the fact that the same might be photoshopped but it definitely won’t hurt if we do believe its authenticity. ValorantUpdated on his Twitter handle stated that no game files corresponding to the leak were found with Riot yet to confirm the details.

Valorant, Riot’s FPS, has been a resounding success since its release in 2020, thanks to its unique blend of tactical shooting mechanics and ability-based gameplay along with a wide selection of incredible-looking cosmetics that indeed have enticed the player-base to grind the game out.

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Paper Rex and FPX upset Optic and Fnatic at VCT Masters Copenhagen

Parth Gada
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Paper Rex and FPX upset Optic and Fnatic at VCT Masters Copenhagen

The first playoff day with Upper Finals and Lower Semifinals of Valorant Champions Tour Masters Copenhagen delivered in style. The Upper semifinals started with Paper Rex Taking on the defending Optic Gaming, and the Lower Finals had an EMEA Challengers Remake. 

Paper Rex and Optic Gaming arguably have two of the strongest mental in the game. Fnatic is a sure-fire Championship contender, while FunPlus Phoenix has displayed insane strength and would have one of the best clashes today. 

Summary of VCT Masters Copenhagen Playoffs Day 1:

  • Game 1: Optic Gaming 1-2 Paper Rex
  • Game 2: FunPlus Gaming 2-1 Fnatic

VCT Masters Copenhagen Upper Finals:

The Upper Finals between Optic Gaming and Paper Rex was a battle of styles, with both teams coming in with their A games. The maps chosen for the battle were Haven, Bind and Fracture, with Optic choosing the first map. 

The first map started with Optic cleaning up Paper Rex in the Pistol and won the follow-up. Paper Rex managed to overhaul the Optic defence and won the game 13-3, only dropping an additional one round. 

The second map, Paper Rex’s choice, started heavily in Optic’s favour, with Optic winning seven rounds in a row. Paper Rex managed to scrape three rounds, ending the half 3-9.

Optic on attack managed to win Pistol again, But Paper Rex answered immediately. It almost seemed as if Paper Rex would make a comeback, but Yay managed to stop the Paper Rex train, forcing the third map. 

The third map started with Paper Rex winning the first two rounds, but Optic Gaming answered back with three rounds. Paper Rex then wholly shut down Optic’s attack attempts to win the half 9-3.

The second half was the same, with Optic gaming getting completely rekt by Paper Rex’s attack losing the map 5-13 and the series 1-2 and would be forced to play the lower brackets tomorrow. 

Paper Rex, with this Victory, becomes the first Asian team to reach the finals and would play in a BO5 final on Sunday against the winner of the Lower Bracket Finals.

VCT Masters Copenhagen Lower Semi-Finals:

The day’s second match had Fnatic taking on FPX for the Lower Bracket finals spots. The games start on Split from FPX, followed by Bind from Fnatic and Fracture as the decider. 

FPX started their map pick on attack and won four out of the five rounds. Fnatic answered back with two rounds but could not carry the momentum forward and lost the half 4-8. 

The second half went well for Fnatic, but FPX managed to secure a map point in the 21st round, and Fnatic won the next three rounds to force Overtime. 

The Overtime started with both teams exchanging defensive halves, but a Boaster clutch in the final attacking half helped Fnatic secure the first map. 

The second map was Fnatic’s to win, but FPX completely shut their attacks for the first six rounds. Fnatic somehow scrapped five rounds to end the half 5-7. 

The second half was completely in FPX’s favour, with Fnatic losing most of their defensive half, losing their map pick 7-13. 

FPX on fracture started dominantly, winning six straight rounds and continued their winning ways to finish the half 9-3. The second half started in Fnatic’s favour, but FPX quickly closed the game 13-5 to win the series 2-1 and would face Optic Gaming tomorrow for a chance at Grand Finals. 

Fnatic would be next seen at Valorant Champions along with FPX and had a tough loss. 

You can read about the results, format and schedule for the tournament, venue, ticketing, and the teams participating and where to watch the stream here. 

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BGMI Thug Voice Pack: How To Get It

Divyesh Moghe
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BGMI Thug Voice Pack: How To Get It

Krafton has made yet another addition to BGMI’s ever increasing pool of voice packs as Thug brings his hint of personalization to the game which has made a great impact in his life. The official BGMI handle announced the launch of 8Bit Thug’s voice pack and here is everything you need to know about it.

 
 
 
 
 
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A voice pack in BGMI is essentially a way through which players can communicate with each other. The normal voice pack or standard voice that is available in-game can now be replaced with the voices of a selective famous streamers and now, Thug is one of them.

This launch brings a total of two of the Thug’s voice packs to the game. The basic voice pack will just have Thug reciting some of the famous in-game voice commands and the special version which is set to release very soon will have some Hindi dialogues.

Looking at the past few voice packs, it is estimated that Thug’s special pack will really be special as he will put his own famous dialogues in the game. It will be interesting to see what this voice pack brings on the table for the players.

Players that are looking to buy the standard version of Thug voice pack can do so by going to the Treasure section in BGMI and navigate to his voice pack. Pay the necessary UC and then you can enable it on the go.

8Bit Thug is a respectable figure in BGMI community and his voice pack is certainly a great addition to his legacy and journey so far.

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BGMI Showdown Day 2 Points Table and Results

Divyesh Moghe
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BGMI Showdown Day 2 Points Table and Results

BGMI Showdown is heading into its final day of group stage tomorrow as the second day of action concluded today. Orange Rock still claims their coveted top spot and while the action is continued, the top six have not seen any significant change at all. Here is the result of BMSD 2022 Day 2 along with overall standings.

A total of 24 teams are invited to play at the BMSD 2022 Group Stage and a round-robin format is used after each team is distributed into three groups. After concluding half of the tournament, the result are quite similar.

BGMI Showdown BMSD 2022 Day 2 Standings

As mentioned before, Orange Rock is keeping up with their earlier momentum as they were able to get a chicken dinner today as well and bolster their standing on the first spot. The second seat still goes to Team XO after their insanely dominating performance in the tournament.

Team XO is still the only team that is sitting in the second spot without any win, only on the basis of their consistent games and finish points. Hyderabad Hydras retain their third spot with two wins from the yesterday’s games.

A noteworthy mention to Skylightz Gaming as they were able to step up their performance today and come up with two stellar victories to climb up the leader board and land on the fourth spot. Fan favourite, Team Soul, also won a game today and made a huge jump in to the top sixteen spot.

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How to top-up Free Fire Diamonds using Unipin

Divyesh Moghe
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How to top-up Free Fire Diamonds using Unipin

Free Fire is a popular battle royale game that is known for its wide range of cosmetic items and skin collection. Most of the items that are available in-game are purchased with the help of diamonds. Here is a simple method to top-up your Free Fire account for diamonds using UniPin.

UniPin is a Free Fire top-up portal where players can complete a simple three step process to recharge for diamonds and get them instantly in your game. This is a very simple process that has more than one payment options for the ease of transaction.

Free Fire diamonds are costly to buy when you try to opt for the in-game method and the package of diamonds is also very limited. Players can opt for a wide variety when they go on UniPin

FREE FIRE TOP-UP USING UNIPIN

Follow these three simple steps to complete a Free Fire diamond pop-up using UniPin:

1. Click Here to visit UniPin and enter your Free Fire ID.

2. Select the amount of diamonds to be purchased.

3. Select the method of payment and complete the recharge.

After completing these steps, the diamonds will be directly credited in your Free Fire account.

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Questions about PUBG Mobile raised in ongoing Parliamentary Monsoon Session

Divyesh Moghe
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Questions about PUBG Mobile raised in ongoing Parliamentary Monsoon Session

PUBG Mobile recently became a part of parliamentary monsoon session discussion as Shri. V. Vijayasai Reddy, a member of parliament, posed a few questions to MeitY regarding the game’s ban, its involvement in a homicide media report and actions taken by the responsible ministries to block apps similar to the banned ones.

It is a known fact that PUBG Mobile is banned in India for more than two years now. The game has bid adieu to India in 2020 but has become a topic of discussion yet again as some questions were posed regarding its involvement in a case and the ban as a whole.

PUBG Mobile was banned alongside a ton of other applications in the three ban waves and as per the questions asked to MeitY, the availability of such rebranded apps, the third-party stores making them available to the public and especially, the involvement of PUBG in a criminal case.

The murder case cited here is of a teen shooting his mother after she stopped him from playing PUBG Mobile. This horrific incident led to National Commission for Protection of Child Rights to write a letter to MeitY seeking explanation of how PUBG Mobile is available for minors despite the game being banned in the country.

This case is again cited in the questioning of parliament member. The entire set of questions is attached below:

MeitY has responded to these questions in the parliamentary session and provided three pointers to answer each and every question asked. They have said that all of the queries regarding the surfacing of rebranded banned apps or similarly functioning applications are forwarded to Ministry of Home Affairs for further action.

The appearance of PUBG in the country will be a “matter of investigation by LEAs” but the game is banned in India since 2020, MeitY said in their second statement.

To answer the doubts raised on efforts to ban such apps, MeitY said that official stores such as Google Play and Apple App Store were already directed to remove the banned applications. Several ISPs in India were also given directions to block the connection to such domains by DoT.

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FIFA 23: EA’s relentless ambition to bestow its FIFA series a happy ending

Aritra Patra
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FIFA 23: EA’s relentless ambition to bestow its FIFA series a happy ending

Since its starting as FIFA International Soccer in 1993 to FIFA 23, the AAA title had quite a long journey, and finally, it has come to an end as EA and FIFA both officially parted away. What happened to the partnership despite the game series being older than some of the gamers who are playing the game? Well, it was quite an argument.

Even though there were a few other reasons, the major dissension was regarding the licensing fee. FIFA asked not a few million dollars more but to double the fee while Electronic Arts didn’t endorse the deal and moved back instead. In addition, FIFA vowed to develop its own game within a year or so. On the opposite side, EA will continue making football games that will be renamed to EA Sports FC. However, there won’t be any FIFA-sponsored events in the upcoming games that will obviously diminish the game’s authenticity to some extent.

Therefore, FIFA 23 is the last outcome of the 30-year-old partnership and EA has gone all out to please the community as it seems. Although we are two months away from the release date, the official FIFA 23 Pitch Notes look good enough. Are there a lot of changes? Is there something engrossing? For a company like EA, who doesn’t really care much about the community, the delineated changes seem adequate.

Let’s talk about the changes for a minute. Crossplay is something the community wanted since a long time ago. FIFA 22 led the way but it was restricted to Online Friendlies and Online Seasons only. However, the developers have decided to effectuate crossplay in an extensive manner within FIFA 23. Starting from different game modes to FUT Transfer Market Pool, crossplay will be everywhere. Moreover, the addition of EA Anticheat will be beneficial for the community.

fifa 23 crossplay

Apart from that, women’s football is a key highlight of FIFA 23. Women’s club football is all set to make its debut in this game. Alongside Kylian Mbappé, this time Sam Kerr who plays for the Australian women’s national soccer team is the cover star of FIFA 23. Comprehensively, EA has emphasized women’s football throughout the game. In my opinion, it is a good decision beyond any doubt and EA should make women’s football as prevailing as men’s in the game.

fifa 23 sam kerr

With FIFA 23, EA is boasting its Hypermotion2 technology as well. While FIFA 22 introduced Hypermotion to consoles only, FIFA 23 will bring the technology to PC for the first time. The Hypermotion2 is set to have more than 6,000 true-to-life animations which according to EA will bring more realistic movements and mechanics into the game.

The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 will also be there in the game with a full season of world cup inspired content. EA has also added augmented reality replays, pre-match build-up, and hyper-realistic pitch along with new commentary to provide an immersive experience.

Even though EA beat a retreat from paying the double licensing fee, they have successfully doubled the size of the game from 50 GB(FIFA 22) to 100 GB(FIFA 23) regardless of the platforms.

With all those features, will FIFA 23 be able to get admiration from the community? Only time has the answer.

Do you think EA has done enough to get a round of applause? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Valorant YouTuber SeLFlo Commits Suicide After Suffering Years From Depression

Sonu Banerjee
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Valorant YouTuber SeLFlo Commits Suicide After Suffering Years From Depression

23-year-old YouTuber and Valorant content creator ‘SeLFlo’ committed suicide on the morning of July 21st after several years of suffering from depression.

The Information Technology and Management (IITM) Gwalior student, who lived in Telengana, India, reportedly ended his life at his residence by jumping from the top of the apartment complex in Hyderabad.

Before his death, SeLFlo posted a suicide note on his YouTube channel, which has now been deleted. He also posted a Tweet explaining his thoughts and everything that he went through over the past few years that led up to this point.

Valorant Streamer SeLFlo Pens An Emotional Note

“I know my death won’t be remembered much sadly, that’s just what I have logically arrived at, for I am selflo, not a person but a news channel. No face but a voice, who loved to interact with the community and who genuinely cared about the community and not like other channels, who wanted to have a better life for the past 5+ years but couldn’t,” his note reads.

While his original video is no longer available on YouTube, reuploads of it made by some other users are still available on the platform.

Another popular Valorant content creator, ‘WestJett’, had tried to shed light on the issue and urged people to contact the authorities, but it was already too late by then.

WestJett later proceeded to raise awareness about mental health through a YouTube video, where he talked about some of the available resources that people could utilize if they were struggling with depression and other mental health conditions.

BGMI Showdown 2022: Time Table

The Crew
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BGMI Showdown 2022: Time Table

Krafton, the developer of the famous battle royale game Battlegrounds Mobile India has announced BGMI Showdown 2022. BGMI Showdown 2022 is scheduled to start on the 21st July. BGMI Showdown 2022 is the first official esports event that will be played in a LAN format. Let’s have a look at BMSD Day 2.

A total of 24 teams are invited through the BGMI Pro series 2022 and BGIS 2022. BGMI Showdown 2022 is a four-day long event where the 24 invited teams will compete with each other in a round-robin format for 3 days. The top 16 teams finishing at the top of the overall leaderboard will compete in a one-day final.

GROUPS

Group A

  1. 7SEA Esports
  2. Global Esports
  3. Team GodLike
  4. Orangutan
  5. R Esports
  6. Team INS
  7. Team Kinetic
  8. Udog India

Group B

  1. Autobotz Esports
  2. FS Esports
  3. Hyderabad Hydras
  4. OR Esports
  5. Reckoning Esports
  6. Esports Wala
  7. Team Soul
  8. TSM

Group C

  1. Big Brother Esports
  2. Enigma Gaming
  3. Hydra Esports
  4. Nigma Galaxy
  5. Revenant Esports
  6. Skylightz Gaming
  7. Team Xspark
  8. Team XO

The event will have a prize pool of ₹15,00,000 INR. Besides this, it is speculated that the winning team will get a direct invite to the upcoming PMWI 2022 After Party Showdown. A total of 12 teams will be competing in the event where the top 5 teams from the PMWI 2022 main event along with 7 invited teams will compete for $1M USD. The event is scheduled to take place on 18th-20th August 2022.

FORMAT

A total of 18 matches will be played in 3 days where each group will compete in a round-robin format. Each team will play 12 matches in three days which will determine the overall standings. The top 16 teams finishing in the overall standings will compete in the grand finals. A total of 6 matches will be played in the finals.

BGMI Showdown 2022 Time Table

Day 1

  • Match 1 – Groups A & B (Erangel)
  • Match 2 – Groups A & B (Miramar)
  • Match 3 – Groups B & C (Sanhok)
  • Match 4 – Groups B & C (Erangel)
  • Match 5 – Groups A & C (Miramar)
  • Match 6 – Groups A & C (Erangel)

Day 2

  • Match 1 – Groups A & B (Sanhok)
  • Match 2 – Groups A & B (Erangel)
  • Match 3 – Groups B & C (Miramar)
  • Match 4 – Groups B & C (Erangel)
  • Match 5 – Groups A & C (Miramar)
  • Match 6 – Groups A & C (Erangel)

Day 3

  • Match 1 – Groups A & B (Erangel)
  • Match 2 – Groups A & B (Miramar)
  • Match 3 – Groups B & C (Sanhok)
  • Match 4 – Groups B & C (Erangel)
  • Match 5 – Groups A & C (Sanhok)
  • Match 6 – Groups A & C (Erangel)

SCHEDULE

The Showdown will be live-streamed on Battlegrounds Mobile India esports YouTube channel and on Loco from July 21 4PM Onwards.

What is Project Stryker? Riot’s next gen partnership with AWS

Prateek Jain
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What is Project Stryker? Riot’s next gen partnership with AWS

In the last few years, the gaming industry has grown significantly by adding millions of viewers and hundreds if not thousands of businesses worldwide. The craze of gaming and esports has increased exponentially over the last decade and now millions of gamers actively take part in competitive esports every day.

As esports is a global phenomenon, millions of fans and gaming enthusiasts are watching esports daily from different localities worldwide. Riot Games popularly known for League Of Legends, Valorant, and Wild Rift recently revealed a new project called Project Stryker, aimed at improving the esports experience for audiences worldwide.

What is Project Stryker? 

Project Stryker as Riot says, will be a local facility decked out with state-of-the-art facilities that will feature broadcast production, engineering, event, sound, and graphic design professionals. The first such facility will be opened in Dublin, Ireland where Riot Games has already built a 50,000 square feet long state-of-the-art broadcasting facility. 

In the future, two more Project Stryker facilities will open, one in Seattle USA, and another one in the Asia-Pacific region. These locations will be spaced no more than 8 hours apart so that no matter if an event is in São Paulo, Seoul, or Copenhagen, the esports competition will have the support of one Project Stryker facility at all times.

Aside from different locations, each facility will provide production tools to create unique shows across a variety of languages spoken in the region. Plus each facility will be equipped with AR/XR sound stages and multi-purpose insert studios to unlock more creative production opportunities for different games and entertainment teams. 

Riot Games and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have also joined hands to power Project Stryker Facilities with AWS servers and infrastructure. Each Project Stryker facility will feature AWS-powered Cloud Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Machine Learning, Cloud Deep Learning, and Cloud Services. Additionally, AWS will be enhancing the content around esports events by providing in-depth stats and insights in real-time. Here’s what fans can look forward to: 

  • Stats Powered by AWS: A new slate of stats that will show how teams won games in new ways. Fans will be able to vote on the first stats that will be developed before they are released in VALORANT Champions and LoL Worlds this fall. 
  • AWS Global Power Rankings: Data-driven power rankings comparing all the top teams from around the world. Nearly in real-time, these power rankings will be displayed on-screen during major tournaments as the best pro teams in LoL, VALORANT, and Wild Rift move up and down the ladder with their performances. 
  • Pick’em Powered by AWS: Esports fans will now be able to participate in bracket challenges and compete for prizes by picking the teams that will make it to championship events.

Project Stryker is a revolutionary project aimed at improving the broadcasting sector of esports. Riot Games aims to boost its local interaction by offering unique content in different languages that can be tuned especially according to the region’s requirements. 

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