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Skyesports Champions Series (SCS) Teams Receive Traditional Welcome As They Land in Chennai

Pranav Nalawade
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Skyesports Champions Series (SCS) Teams Receive Traditional Welcome As They Land in Chennai

The playoffs for the Skyesports Champions Series (SCS) are all set to commence from May 31st, and the participating teams have already arrived in Chennai to get acquainted with the city’s atmosphere ahead of the tournament.

The SCS playoffs will essentially lead the road for the South Asian teams to attend the VCT Stage 2. The top two teams from the Skyesports Champions Series will be able to attend the VCT Stage Two APAC Challengers event. 

While India has witnessed its fair share of prestigious Valorant tournaments in the past, none of them had seen its participating players being welcomed in a manner as unique as the city of Chennai greeted the participants of the Skyesports Valorant Series.

In fact, for the first time in the history of South Asian esports, players were greeted with garlands and traditional dances including Karkattam (Tamil ancient folk dance), Mayilattam (Peacock Dance), and Oyilattam (Dance of Grace), giving them a taste of the rich culture and heritage of the beautiful city of Chennai. 

“I couldn’t be more excited to be welcoming South Asia’s best esports athletes to Chennai,” Shiva Nandy, the CEO and founder of Skyesports, said. “The state of Tamil Nadu is one of the oldest civilizations in the world and is rich with culture and heritage. Skyesports is headquartered in Chennai and we hold this very close to our heart. I am glad we

were able to give the athletes a taste of the culture by welcoming them in a traditional fashion with popular regional dance styles.”

On top of this, Skyesports has also put up more than 12 billboards across Chennai to create hype for the upcoming SCS and give some additional recognition to the participating teams and their players.

The playoffs for the Skyesports Champions Series are set to kick off from May 31 and will continue until June 5. The event will see six of the best South Asian Valorant teams – Enigma Gaming, Global Esports,

Revenant Esports, Orangutan Gaming, Velocity Gaming, and Full Power Gaming – battle it out in a double-elimination bracket for a shot at the VCT Stage 2 APAC Challengers. 

Natus Vincere bench Boombl4

Bharat Kotwani
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Natus Vincere bench Boombl4

Natus Vincere on their blog website have announced the exclusion of Kirill “⁠Boombl4⁠” Mikhailov from their active CS:GO division citing hardships faced due to Boombl4’s nationality and due to the latter paying taxes to the Russian Federation, which indeed triggers “high reputational risks for the club”. The CIS club did mention that the benching of Boombl4 is not a result of his performances across the recent tournaments. 

“We are not going to work with people who live in Russia and who pay taxes to the Russian Federation,” said Yevhen Zolotarov, CEO Natus Vincere in a press release as he hopes “that the Russia-based players are going to relocate.” The context behind this roster update is the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict which has yet to determine the status of the said political fiasco.

Under Boombl4, Natus Vincere bagged their first-ever Major Championship in Stockholm, Sweden hosted by PGL which followed their previous successful runs at the ESL Pro League Season 14 alongside the prestigious Intel Grand Slam title which scooped them total prize money of USD 1,000,000. Boombl4’s most recent appearance under Na’Vi’s banner was at the recently concluded PGL Antwerp 2022 major where they were denied yet another major title by FaZe Clan.

With the exit of Boombl4, Natus Vincere will soon announce their lineup for the forthcoming BLAST, Premier Spring Final, as suggested on their website. 

Natus Vincere are now:

  • Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
  • Denis “electroNic” Sharipov
  • Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutskiy
  • Valerii “b1t” Vakhovskyi 
  • Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi (Head Coach)
  • Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhaylov  (Inactive)

Valorant: T1 acquires Korean Jett Munchkin to complete the roster

Parth Gada
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Valorant: T1 acquires Korean Jett Munchkin to complete the roster

After acquiring the Sova-Main Xeta from cloud 9, Last night T1 introduced the addition of Byeon “Munchkin” Sang-beom, Xeta’s ex-teammate from C9 Korea days.

Munchkin is a “Korean Jett” and was last active for Crazy Racoons and played alongside Xeta & Autumn in the C9 Korea days. The team was then disbanded given Riot ruling out a single organization owning multiple teams.

T1 Valorant Roster:

  • Joshua “Steel” Nissan (IGL)
  • Zander “thwifo” Kim
  • Josh “pwny” VonGorder
  • Son “Xeta” Seon-ho
  • Byeon “Munchkin” Sang-beom
  • With coach Yoon “Autumn” Eu-deeum

The team recently played and won the NSG summer championship Open 2022 with Dynamic standing in for the team but they won’t be able to compete in a Riot Sponsored event in 2022. 

Acquiring a second Korean player does lead to questions if T1 plans to move to Korea, this, for now, remains just as speculation as nothing of such sorts is announced.

Team Soul retains the top spot in BMPS Season 1 League Stage

The Crew
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Team Soul retains the top spot in BMPS Season 1 League Stage

The second week of Battlegrounds Mobile India Pro Series – Season 1 League Stage commenced with the same set of teams that competed in the previous week. The top positioned team from the first week, Team Soul had a decent day and managed to keep their number one spot.

Team Soul has close competition with OR Esports with a difference of mere two points. OR Esports has a total of 271 points in the second spot whereas Team Soul stands strong at the number one spot with 273 points. The third spot is claimed by Nigma Galaxy with 198 overall points.

Goblin from Team Soul holds the number one spot in the finish leaders of the tournament. He finished a total of 60 players with average damage of 9095 and 18 assists.

BMPS SEASON 1 LEAGUE STAGE OVERALL STANDING

  1. Team Soul – 273 points
  2. OR Esports – 271 points
  3. Nigma Galaxy – 198 points
  4. Team XO – 187 points
  5. Enigma Gaming – 173 points
  6. Hydra Official – 166 points
  7. Big Brother Esports – 164 points
  8. Hyderabad Hydras – 154 points
  9. Global Esports – 154 points
  10. FS Esports – 149 points
  11. Autobotz Esports – 148 points
  12. Walkouts – 148 points
  13. 7Sea Esports – 146 points
  14. Blind Esports – 145 points
  15. Team Kinetic – 143 points
  16. ACBC Esports – 141 points
  17. R Esports – 133 points
  18. Retribution RTR – 123 points
  19. Team INS – 123 points
  20. GOG Esports – 108 points
  21. Initiative Academy – 98 points
  22. EsportswalaxWsf – 95 points
  23. Team MG – 91 points
  24. UP50 Esports – 45 points

The teams positioned in the bottom 8 spots are in the danger zone as the top 16 teams will make it through the BMPS 2022 Season 1 Grand Finals. The league stage will be played for 3 weeks. Each team will play a total of 16 matches per week which will decide the overall standings.

Fortnite announces season end event ‘Collision’

Aritra Patra
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Fortnite announces season end event ‘Collision’

The Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 2 is finally coming to an end and the developers have released the Collision event to celebrate the farewell.

Collision is a one-time-only in-game event that will take place on June 4 at 4 PM ET. Because replays will not be available, content makers and players can take steps to record and archive the event.

Players who will log in on June 4 at 8 AM ET will receive exclusive in-game cosmetic items. In the days leading up to Collision, stop by the Item Shop and test on the Mecha Weapons Team Outfits, or keep an eye out for June’s Fortnite Crew reveal to ensure you roll up in style with the gang.

Furthermore, 30 minutes before the start time, the Collision playlist will be available in Fortnite for players to equip up.

Because the Collision event marks the end of Chapter 3 Season 2, players should complete any outstanding Quests and obtain all requested rewards before June 4 at 4 PM ET. This will include:

  • Completing Prowler’s Special Quests
  • Gathering any remaining Omni Chips to unlock variants of the Omni Sword pickaxe
  • Trading in any remaining Battle Stars in exchange for rewards

Note: Unused Battle Stars will be redeemed for the earliest available awards, but unspent Omni Chips will be gone whenever the season finishes. Quests and rewards from Packs such as the Golden Touch Quest Pack will transfer over to the next season, as with any other season.

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Will Mobile Esports Displace PC/Console Esports

David Wojnicki
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Will Mobile Esports Displace PC/Console Esports

The question arises with the arrival of cutting-edge technology that allows people to enjoy high-end video games on their portable devices, i.e., mobile phones. Various game developers have shifted their focus to designing video games for the audience playing on mobile phones. When playing on a mobile phone, you have the option of portability. On top of that, almost all games available on mobile devices are free. You have to pay a certain amount for most games on consoles and PC.

PC and Console (PlayStation, Xbox, etc.) have incredibly high-end games available due to their performance capacity. However, recent developments in the technology industry have also brought those high-end games to mobile phones. Mobile gaming presents a lot of choices.

From high-end games such as Call of Duty Mobile made specifically for mobile phones to best mobile casinos again specially made for mobile phones, the gaming industry has a lot to offer. This specific gaming area has witnessed a rapid increase in the gaming population. So, the question arises whether the limelight of Esports will shift from PC and Console to mobile. 

Current Situation:

PC and Console gaming has been around for a long time. It is famous all around the world. Private organizations own teams and hire individuals that compete in international tournaments under their brand name. Just like other sports, there are teams in esports as well.

It is a full-fledged sport as well. Games like Call of Duty, Counter-Strike, League of Legends, etc., have matches at a global level. Cash prizes are also involved, and it garners attention from people worldwide. However, for people to usually play on a console and PC, they need to invest in specific devices. And it requires a decent amount of financial capability of an individual to play on such devices.

Esports requires practice. Players can only practice when they have access to particular devices. It constricts the number of people playing on such machines as not everyone has the financial means to engage in it. In contrast, mobile phones beat the PC and consoles in certain factors.

For example, mobile phones are comparatively affordable. A situation like this increases the reach of the market as more people can be a part of it. Mobile phones offer affordability with portability. In addition, with growing developments in the technological field, mobile phones also promise to not compromise on performance.

These factors make mobile gaming desirable for a lot of people. It proves as an opportunity to capitalize on evolution. If more people indulge in mobile gaming, more people would be interested in participating in tournaments which are nothing but Esports. However, this theory is not precisely the truth. There exist both sides of the argument. Some say that Mobile esports will displace PC and Console esports, the “traditional” esports. 

Two sides

The growing popularity of mobile gaming has pledged to increase mobile esports’ reach. When the focus shifts from PC and console to mobile, the companies will also prioritize where the situation favors them. More players mean a more profitable place as more people consume their products. While some people believe that mobile esports will steal the limelight of PC and Console Esports, some say that the industry of mobile gaming is far from achieving that feat.

PC and consoles provide players to be more precise as the controls are more sophisticated when compared to mobile gaming. Games played on PC and console suit professional gaming. Mobile gaming does have good settings too, but the optimal conditions for a professional are available on platforms other than mobile devices only at the moment. Also, the screens of mobiles are comparatively small. Another reason why some believe esports on mobile phones will not displace PC and console esports. 

Conclusion

While mobile esports is on the rise, there are more chances that PC and console esports will continue to exert their dominance as it is preferable for professionals. The optimal features and conditions of PC and consoles allow players to display their professional skills attained through hours and hours of gaming.

It will be interesting to see mobile esports become more prominent, but for now, it seems unlikely. The near future does hold potential for the shift in esports to occur.

How to fix Persistence Read Complete Error in Apex Legends?

Aritra Patra
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How to fix Persistence Read Complete Error in Apex Legends?

Numerous Apex Legends players around the world are facing the Persistence Read Complete error while launching the game. This error seems quite annoying as the error doesn’t let the players play the game. If you are also facing the Persistence Read Complete error, you shouldn’t worry as we have got your back!

Keep reading this article till the end to know how to fix Persistence Read Complete error in Apex Legends.

How to fix Persistence Read Complete error?

It won’t take much longer. Just follow the steps mentioned below to fix the Persistence Read Complete error:

  • First of all, you need to check if your game is updated to the latest version or not.
  • Then you have to check if your internet connection is stable or not. You can try changing to your nearest server.
  • Playing Apex Legends on PC? Open Origin and click on the gear icon. Then click on the Repair button. However, if you are on a console, you can try reinstalling the game.
  • Moreover, you can reset your device cache by removing the power cable. Also, press the power button while the power cable is disconnected to make sure the remaining electricity is completely discharged.
  • If you are on PC, open Command Prompt as Administrator and run the “ipconfig /flushdns” command.

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OG bench niko

Bharat Kotwani
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OG bench niko

OG CS:GO has removed Nikolaj “⁠niko⁠” Kristensen from their active CS:GO division, the European mixture announced on their Twitter handle earlier today. Initially a plethora of reports which suggested these roster shuffles under the OG camp have now been confirmed. Nikolaj joined OG around March 2021 replacing Nathan “⁠NBK-⁠” Schmitt on the roster and was part of the rebuild alongside Shahar “flameZ” Shushan which the former underwent after their assembly back in 2019. 

As mentioned above, OG are on the course of yet another overhaul after the team crashed out of the PGL Antwerp RMR European with a loss at the hands of Eternal Fire in their elimination match-up. Despite trading Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen for Nemanja “nexa” Isaković with G2 Esports, the team failed to meet their expectations which indeed forced them back to the drawing board in the bid of kicking off their post major campaign on a high.

With niko, OG secured the championship at the Spring Sweet Spring #2 Cup followed by a runner-up finish at the Intel Extreme Masters XVI – Summer where they were denied the cup by Gambit Esports (now Cloud9). 

Sometimes good things must come to an end. I’ve been allowed to explore my options from OG and ready for a new adventure. I have absolutely loved every second of my time with what now feels like a second family and hope to see them center stage in the nearby future

niko

With the departure of niko and Valde from the roster, OG CS:GO are now:

  • Mateusz “⁠mantuu⁠” Wilczewski
  • Shahar “⁠flameZ⁠” Shushan
  • Nemanja “⁠nexa⁠” Isaković
  • Casper “⁠ruggah⁠” Due (Head Coach)
  • Alexander “⁠kakafu⁠” Szymanczyk (Assistant coach)
  • Valdemar “⁠valde⁠” Bjørn Vangså (Inactive)
  • Nikolaj “⁠niko⁠” Kristensen (Inactive)

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Around the World – Weekly Valorant Esports Recap

Parth Gada
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Around the World – Weekly Valorant Esports Recap

This week saw some great valorant matches around the world, as we know from other articles about the Indian scenes, similar action continued everywhere else too.

While EMEA, NA, Korea, Japan LATAM, and Brazil saw the second set of matches for group stage. We saw the conclusion of the group stage being concluded in SEA with playoffs starting next weekend for stage 2 VCT APAC Challengers. 

Let’s check up on the scenes from the rest of the world starting with NA 

Valorant Champions Tour – North America

 For NA we saw week 2 for VCT NA challengers Group Stage, Last week after the opening matches we saw the inaugural week for Group stage and it started with new teams making waves across the scene, This week we saw multiple such upsets and fun match-ups. 

On the first day, we saw Luminosity managing to edge out FaZe Clan on two maps with both maps being very close, FaZe this week was playing with Flyuh replacing Poach. After this win Luminosity is 2-0 up while Faze needs to win the rest of the matches to manage playoffs. 

The second match of day 1 had pitted Ghost against the youngsters of The Guard, with the guard having a hard time finding their groove this tournament, Ghost managed to win the series 2-1 over The Guard, The Guard is now 0-2 in the series while Ghost is 1-1.

The second day saw a new TSM taking on the young and strong 100 thieves, TSM after a loss last week changed the roles with Subroza playing flex, Corey playing Chamber, and gMD playing controller and with this change, they managed to win 2-0 over 100 thieves. Both the teams seem strong and have a chance to make it to the playoffs.

The second match of Day 2 saw Evil Geniuses beating Sentinels 2-0, Sentinels are sure going through a slump this year and are having a hard time managing consistent form despite bringing in Coach Rawkus and Kenpaki replacing Zombs and are 0-2 down and need a miracle run and wins against C9B, Optic and Faze to even stand a chance to win. While EG managed to bounce back after the week 1 loss to C9B and are on 1-1 now. 

The final day had the opening game for C9 curry and it was against the best team in the world Optic, and Cloud 9 managed to show that they aren’t flinched by the change and managed to win their map pick but couldn’t close it out on the decider Haven. With the win Optic, the favorites are 2-0 up in the group, while Cloud 9 still seems like one of the strongest in the group. 

The final match of the week pitted XSET against NRG, with Ethan NRG seemed like a force to be reckoned with but the consistent Xset managed to contain NRG and beat NRG 2-0 with them now being the only team in Group A to be 2-0 in the stage while NRG is 1-1 but haven’t faltered even a bit. 

Valorant Champions Tour – EMEA

The EMEA’s week started with the Turkish BBL taking on Liquid now without Sliggy, Both games were close but Liquid managed proved to be a better team to win the game 2-0 and are now 2-0 Up in the series. While BBL is 1-1. 

The second match of the Opening day had newfound OG London united against the New Fnatic and boy did Fnatic make a statement, They won their opponents map pick 13-4 and absolutely demolished them on their own with 13-0. With this victory, Fnatic is now the table toppers of Group A while OG London united has a must-win game next week. 

Day 2 had the Runner ups of VCT EMEA stage 1 taking on the winners in FPX and G2 but the results seemed to mirror that of Stage 1 with FPX 2-0ing G2 with a certain degree of ease. With this victory, FPX managed to come back from 0 to 1 and close the second week on 1-1 bring denying G2’s 2-0 in the group bringing them on 1-1 too. 

The second match was between Guild Esports and Big and Guild managed to continue their winning ways despite the resistance from BIG, Now at 2-0 Guild is 2-0 and at the top of Group B while BIG is 0-2 and needs to win next week. 

The final day started with NaVi taking on M3 champions and they exchanged each other’s map picks but an anti-climatic end of M3 Champions absolutely dismantling NaVi in the final map of Icebox won M3 Champions the match. With this loss, Na’Vi face tournament exit on 0-2 while M3C managed to bounce back after the week 1 loss to be 1-1.

The final match of the week had Fokus taking on Ascend and the match was very back and forth till the decider with Ascend managing to close out the series 2-1 on the decider Icebox and are 2-0 in the group while fokus is on the verge of the main stage contention exit after losing both the game. 

Valorant Champions Tour – Brazil 

In Brazil, the first match saw Ninjas in Pyjamas taking on Keyd stars, and after an amazing back and forth match saw NiP finally managed to come out on top with the decider going till the final round. With this Keyd stars are down 0-2 while NiP is 2-0 up and at the top of the table. 

The second match of day 1 saw Made in Brazil taking on TBK esports and managing to win against them 2-1 after a close series. TBK has now lost the opening game of their group stage while Made in Brazil is 2-0 up winning both their opening games. 

The second day was an easy ride for Loud, with Loud the Masters Reykjavik Finalist easily winning over Los Grandes, handing Los Grandes their first loss after their week 1 win while being the table toppers with a sole 2-0 in their group. 

Furia after a loss to Loud in the opening week managed to bounce back with domination 2-0 over Stars Horizon, Furia is now on 1-1 with Los grandes while Stars Horizon has lost their opening match in the group stage.

Valorant Champions Tour – Latin America North 

For VCT LATAM North Stage 2 Challengers we saw Fusion and E-Xolos managing to lock in a spot for VCT LATAM Stage 2 Playoffs while Cruelty was out of running and Border Monsters and Infinity Esports are on the verge of going out of the running for the tournament. 

Valorant Champions Tour – Latin America South

KRU esports and Leviatan became the teams coming out on the top for VCT Latin America South Stage 2 challengers going 2-0 and are seriously closer to making it to the playoffs while SunXet Club are already out of the running and Movistar Optix and 9z team need to win the next match to stay in contention.

Valorant Champions Tour – Korea

This was the first week of the VCT Challengers Stage 2  group stage in Korea and we saw the Stage 1 Champions DRX absolute dominating its peers winning both its opening games against Dam won Gaming and On Sla2ers in a 2-0 fashion. 

While both Dam won and On Sla2ers had a win too this week against Maru Gaming and are now both 1-1 in the group while Maru gaming is 0-2. 

World Game star did win their opening match against CNJ 2-1 and would face SPEAR GAMING who won against Tartarus and the winner would join DRX in the 2-0 group while CNJ and Tartarus would face each other tomorrow and the loser would be down 0-2 while the winner would be 1-1 in the Group 

Valorant Champions Tour – Philipines 

This Sunday Concluded the group stage for VCT Philipines Stage 2 Challengers with Team Secret dominating the group stage winning the group stage and topping the table with a 6-1 result and getting directly into the upper semifinals and needing just one win to make it to Stage 2 VCT APAC Challengers Playoffs while with them Rex Regum Qeon with 4-3 is the second team with such advantage. 

Except these Alpha Esports Pro, Oasis Gaming, South Build Esports, and Bren Esports need to battle it out to face RRQ and TS in a double-elimination bracket for a chance to qualify for Stage 2 APAC challengers playoffs.  

Valorant Champions Tour – Hong Kong Taiwan

At the conclusion of the group stage, Ghetto Artist won all the games are 7-0 in the group while Griffin Esports only lost to Ghetto Artist are 6-1 being the top two seeds of the tournament and needing just two wins in order to qualify for Stage 2 VCT APAC challengers Playoffs. 

While Oblivion Force, Only One Word, Ivan, and K7 Esports would battle it out to face ghetto and griffin in the upper semifinals next week. The playoffs would be a double-elimination bracket type where each team gets a second chance upon losing.  

Valorant Champions Tour – Thailand 

Xerxia Esports dominated their local scene winning all the opening games and ended the group stage with a 7-0 finish. Full sense became the second seed for the playoffs. Now Both of these teams needed just one win and with it would qualify for Stage 2 APAC challengers Playoffs. 

With these teams, X10 Crit, FW esports, Sharper Esports and Made in Thailand are the other 4 teams in the double-elimination bracket playoffs and would obviously try to win games and make it to APAC Playoffs.

This concludes Valorant around the world for updates on India and the current state of the Indian scene you can read the other articles.

Where we are already capturing the Skyesports Champions series- Road to APAC playoffs on a daily basis.

Valorant: All you need to know about the Neptune skin bundle

Bharat Kotwani
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Valorant: All you need to know about the Neptune skin bundle

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.

A new skinline “Neptune” has been introduced in the first person tactical shooter which is an aquarium themed bundle and has five weapon cosmetics to be added to the game’s arsenal. The weapons from the Neptune skinline will have 2 Variants, Black and White alongside effects although no finisher has been deployed as a part of the customizable upgrades.

Valorant Neptune

Below you may be able to help yourself with the list of the weapons included in this brand new Neptune bundle.

  • Vandal
  • Shorty
  • Guardian
  • Spectre
  • Anchor themed Melee knife

Prior to the official announcement, the developers had teased the Neptune skinline with an aquarium-based tweet which almost hinted toward a new aesthetic pattern being inculcated into Valorant. 

The Neptune skin bundle will replace the ongoing Titanmail iteration of weapon skins on the market. As yet, the price of the Neptune skinline hasn’t been revealed by Valorant but it is rumored to be around 7100 Valorant Points with individual pricing set to that of 1775 Valorant points. 

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