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Valkyrae, Sykkuno and Others to Play in UNO Mobile Wildcard Series: All Stars

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One of the most popular card games in UNO is hosting a UNO! Mobile Wildcard Series that will feature some of internets biggest stars.

Starting August 12th, the tournament will run for 3 weeks ending on 26th August . A total of 16 popular streamers and content creators will play in a two-vs-two team mode format.

UNO Mobile Wildcard Series Participants:

The 16 players to take part are:

  • Valkyrae
  • Sykkuno
  • LilyPichu
  • Bellafox
  • BobbyPlays
  • NoahFromYouTube
  • ThesaurusPG
  • Orange Juice
  • Wynnsanity
  • BenTimm1
  • ThisisChris
  • Destini
  • Kashman
  • QTCinderella
  • CouRage
  • kkatamina

The tournament will run for 3 weeks with where the 16 participants will be divided in 8 teams who will compete against each other over the course of the 3 weeks, which will finally lead to a play off that will decide a winner.

The game will be live streamed on the official UNO YouTube channel and also in an in-game player that will be available on the UNO app in App and Google Play Stores.

Shroud Likely To Continue Pro Valorant Run

Michael “shroud” Grzesiek is known to many people as a popular streamer on Twitch, a former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO) professional player, and most recently, the newest Valorant player for Sentinels.

Since he mainly had stopped competing in esports years ago in order to focus on content creation on Twitch, the news of his return to the industry has shocked fans all around the world.

After signing on to become the newest Controller player for Sentinels, he immediately began boot camp, practicing, and studying the fundamentals in an effort to become the best professional player in the ongoing Valorant Champions Tour Last Chance Qualifier.

Shroud disclosed on the 27th of July 2022 that he would be more likely to continue his career as a professional Valorant player if the competitive spotlight met his needs. The revelation of this information stunned fans since it indicated that the community may soon witness a new age in which epic rivalry dominates Valorant esports.

Since Shroud has already made his comeback to esports, the news that a professional Valorant player has stated that he may remain in the industry is enough to make any enthusiast who follows it joyful and content.

Shroud joined Sentinels over dinner after the team told him they needed a fifth member for VCT. He became a member of the Sentinels as a professional player of Valorant and took on the job of Controller on the squad.

Shroud Valorant

The first objective was to collaborate with Sentinels in order to advance past the North American VCT Last Chance Qualifiers, which were scheduled to begin on August 4th, 2022.

However, it appears that shroud might be accessible to tournaments other than those held by Valorant throughout this year.

The professional Valorant player known as shroud disclosed in his most recent stream that it is “probable” that he will compete in longer tournaments than the VCT LCQ 2022 and any other lesser tournaments in this year’s cycle.

The Valorant pro player decided his esports future didn’t have to be with Sentinels because the team hasn’t received a VCT partnership placement. If a “franchising” organization were near him, he’d play professional Valorant.

Shroud did not specify how much time or effort he had invested in his professional Valorant career, but his statement indicates he is likely just getting started. However, naturally, this is only the case if he satisfies the standards.

No matter how you look at it, whether you are a fan of Valorant or a shroud follower, the fact that he is playing in esports is already a godsend for the esports community.

Fans all across the world may therefore anticipate that Sentinels will deliver high-quality video and plays in the following weeks, regardless of whether he continues to play competitive Valorant or not.

Photos: Team SouL at PMWI 2022 Media Day

Team SouL has landed in Riyadh to play at their first international event in the past two years. The newly formed BGMI team will be playing at PUBG Mobile World Invitational with a prize pool of whopping $3 million.

Team SouL has already completed its media day and here are some snippets that shows that they are ready to take on the world.

Team SouL At PMWI 2022

Team SouL is currently one of the best BGMI teams from India ad they won BGMI Pro Series 2022 in the most dominating way to qualify for the PMWI 2022 main event.

This seeding slot was given to India after a long span of two years and Team SouL is present to make sure that India comes back on the international roadmap.

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A total of five pictures of Team SouL in action were revealed in the media day photoshoot and it shows that the entire team is beaming with confidence and energy.

Goblin looks as energetic as he always is and there is no sense of nervousness on his face. He is the man behind a lot of Team SouL’s success as he utterly decimates the entire opposition, laying graves in trail.

Omega dabs on the world as he is ready to lead his team towards the victory. Akshat seems confident as he stands flexing his biceps in the picture.

Hector looks very simplistic as he stands in a very shy and awkward position. Despite his shy nature, he is present in Riyadh to make India proud.

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Gaming Publishers Write to PM Modi, “Shaken” by BGMI Ban

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Several gaming firms from India have requested PM Modi to offer a uniform and fair treatment to entities operating in the South Asian market. In a letter written to the Prime minister of India, the group has explained the impact of BGMI ban and its adversity.

Gaming firms described the BGMI ban as an unfortunate event and said “arbitrary decisions run counter to established principles and will deny opportunities to an entire generation of youth in India.”

BGMI was recently banned in India under the Section 69 (A) of IT Act. Since the ban, several high profile tournaments that were lined up have been postponed indefinitely and this has led to a stagnant growth in BGMI esports in the last couple of weeks.

The letter, signed by founders of Outlier Games, Story Pix, Lucid Labs, Roach Interactive, Godspeed Games, Uniplay Digital and four other firms, mentioned that India has been “lagging considerably in creating high skilled entrepreneurs and global gaming giants have taken a “long-term vision” on fostering the local ecosystem.”

According to TechCrunch, the following was also mentioned in the letter written to PM Modi by the group:

“While capital and infrastructure are critical to the survival and development of the industry, the leading global video gaming companies with their experience and next-generation technology are needed for establishing a robust gaming eco-system in India. Therefore, we seek a uniform and fair treatment of all entities operating in India.”

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PMWI 2022 Photos Capture Magnificence Of Esports Events

PMWI 2022 is the biggest mid-season PUBG Mobile tournament of the year where top teams will gather to fight for a massive prize pool of $3 million. The stadium is ready and it is one of the best esports venue that PUBG Mobile teams have ever experienced. Take the first look at the PMWI 2022 venue from Riyadh Boulevard.

PUBG Mobile World Invitational 2022 is right around the corner as this premier PUBGM event will be hosted in Riyadh. Teams from all around the world are travelling to Saudi to attend this event, including two Indian teams namely Team Soul and 7Sea Esports.


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PUBG Mobile World Invitational 2022

Team SouL has already landed on the location and have started undergone their media day. The team will now be preparing to fight against some of the world’s best teams after a span of two years.

Riyadh Boulevard is set to welcome all the international teams travelling to Saudi Arabia. Along with the massive prize pool, a big chunk of it is spent on the production of this event as well.

The main arena will host a huge screen on which the audience can enjoy the event live and players in action. Alongside the screen, there is a seating arrangement that is typically seen at a PUBG Mobile event.

The playing teams will be seated on their designated locations and each one will have their own space in this LAN environment. The central display is a thing to watch out for. It has a stunning display with name of the map on top and the match being streamed in the centre of the screen.

Two screens on the side may show the match itself or it can be used for statistics such as live scores, zone movements and the entire map overview. Player stations are also digitally covered to provide a better viewing experience for the audience.

Connecting To CSGO Network: CSGO Down Today

Counter-Strike Global Offensive, otherwise known as CSGO is experiencing server problems this morning.

The Independent website DownDetector.com has received a massive surge of reports related to the game in the last few minutes.

Down Detector is an independent website that tracks outages across the globe by monitoring social mentions around specific topics.

Connecting To CSGO Network – CSGO Servers Are Down

On August 9th, CSGO players across the United States reported outages of the game servers. It’s still unclear what caused the outage, but it could be due to a number of reasons.

The first and a common cause of server outages is a new update. When a new update is shipped to the game, the servers can go down for a short while. However, in case of an update, the servers can be up quite quickly.

Are CSGO Servers Down?

Another reason behind server outages may be a technical fault in Valve’s servers. This is very unlikely to happen but has happened on more than one occasion in the past.

In case you’re finding yourself unable to launch CSGO or join a game, you can check for yourself if CSGO servers are down.

There are a number of websites to check server statuses of popular games like CSGO or DOTA 2, and even the server status of Steam itself. One of the most reliable websites to check server issues is steamstat.us; it shows detailed stats on the statuses of game coordinators of Dota 2, Artifact, CSGO, TF 2 along with reports of server outages.

CSGO Servers are down today 9th August 2022

On August 9th, CSGO players across the Globe reported outages of the game servers.

The first and common cause of server outages is a new update. When a new update is shipped to the game, the servers can go down for a short while. However, in case of an update, the servers can be up quite quickly.

Another reason behind server outages may be a technical fault in Valve’s servers. This is very unlikely to happen but has happened on more than one occasion in the past.

In case you’re finding yourself unable to launch CSGO or join a game, you can check for yourself if CSGO servers are down.

CSGO SERVER STATUS

There are a number of websites to check server statuses of popular games like CSGO or DOTA 2, and even the server status of Steam itself. One of the most reliable websites to check server issues is steamstat.us; it shows detailed stats on the statuses of game coordinators of Dota 2, Artifact, CSGO, TF 2 along with reports of server outages.

So next time you find yourself in a similar situation, don’t panic and take your time to check if the servers are down. Another renowned website to check server outages is DownDetector. Besides those, you can always follow TalkEsport to see the latest updates on server outages throughout the world.

Valorant Reaver 2.0: Leaked Photos and Details Inside

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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.

The most popular skin bundle is making its triumphant return to the game for a new group of weapons thanks to Valorant. Once more, players will have the opportunity to seize Reaver, but this time they will use Karambit as their primary melee weapon.
For players who are passionate about their skins, this can only be described as exciting news.

According to Data Miner, ValorLeaks on Twitter, the Reaver 2.0 has been allegedly leaked ahead of its actual release and might roll in the stores on August 10 around 2:00 PM PDT and a day later in India, 2:30 AM IST, August 11.

This time around, the brand-new and improved Reaver 2.0 will come equipped with a variety of various weapons. When a leak claiming a new Reaver skin line was discovered on the internet, players’ initial reactions were one of skepticism. But as of right now, the level of excitement in the community is growing with each passing minute.

Valorant Reaver 2.0 Weapons:

The following new weapon skins are going to be available in Valorant as part of the Reaver 2.0 update:

  • Reaver Ghost
  • Reaver Spectre
  • Reaver Odin
  • Reaver Phantom
  • Reaver Karambit

Valorant Reaver 2.0 Variants and Photos:

Valorant Reaver 2.0 Price

Reaver 2.0 costs 7,100 VP as a premium skin bundle. Riot Games has not yet demonstrated all of the animations and finishers that will be included in the bundle.

It shouldn’t be more than a few hours before patch 5.03 becomes available. The maintenance window may run for a total of four hours, beginning at 14:00 (PDT) or 11:00 (CET) at night. It is anticipated that the update would feature a large number of changes, in addition to the new Reaver skin set.

There may be some balance adjustments made to agents such as Chamber, Neon, and Jett, and there may be some quality-of-life UI updates made to Valorant. Emotes have also been proven to have been added to the game according to rumors that have circulated on social media; however, Riot Games has not officially confirmed any of these rumors.

Fans of Reaver will be excited to learn that they will have another opportunity to purchase this package.

Concerning the package, discussions have taken place on the addition of new finishers, animations, and sound effects. Regrettably, not a single piece of material has been validated by the creators at Riot Games.

Valorant: Reaver 2.0 Skin Bundle Release Date and Price

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VALORANT is about to launch its fan favourite bundle in a revamped fashion. The bundle called Reaver 2.0 will be hitting the marketplace very soon and here is everything you need to know about it.

Reaver was one of the first skin bundles launched by Riot in VALORANT. This bundle was loved by the fan base as the skin line looks beautiful and dangerous at the same time. The new skin line will be launched in patch 5.03 and will release on August 9th.

Further leaks have revealed that the Reaver 2.0 will not include the same guns that were seen in the original Reaver bundle. This new bundle will have a Reaver skin for Ghost, Spectre, Odin, Phantom, and a knife shaped like Karambit Melee.

Valorant Reaver 2.0 Bundle Skins

Take a look at how these skins look:

The entire skin bundle has been leaked already and it reveals that a knife skin called Karambit Reaver is included in this bundle. This skin has a knife shaped like a Karambit with a dragon-like handle.

This is everything you need to know about the VALORANT Reaver 2.0 bundle.

Valorant Reaver 2.0 Bundle: Release Date and Price

It is launching on 9th August and will be available in the official marketplace. Price is yet to be reveal.


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VALORANT Patch 5.03: Read Full Patch Notes

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Riot Games has released a new patch for VALORANT and a ton of changes are coming to the game along with the latest game engine. Here are all the major changes that you need to know.

The VALORANT engine has now been updated to Unreal Engine 4.26 to improve its tool set. The impact of this change is felt more on the backend as players will not feel any real change.

Riot Games has already intimated players that they might feel some glitches, which will be fixed over time.

The biggest hit of this patch is seen on agent Chamber. His entire kit is essentially nerfed as players will face a long cooldown on Rendezvous, less slow effect on his trademark as well as his ultimate. The points required to unleash Tour de Force have also been increased.

The patch notes are as follows:

Valorant Patch Notes 5.03

General updates

  • Engine update to Unreal Engine 4.26.
    • This update improves the toolset available to our developers in many ways, however, this change will likely go unnoticed by you, as the goal of any Engine update is to happen under the radar.
    • There are some known issues this time around though, mostly the UI is misbehaving. We’re fixing these as quickly as we can, but expect some funkiness in the game and in the Main Menu. If anything interrupts your gameplay, please submit a bug report.
  • Agent Browser visual design refresh
    • Just thought we should leverage some of the cool Agent art and lean more into our VALORANT style.

Agent updates

Chamber

As players in both ranked and pro play have mastered Chamber, his strengths have started to overshadow his weaknesses, making the counterplay to Rendezvous and his arsenal not as effective as Riot hoped. Chamber’s overall strength has also felt outsized, and the devs believe that they can reduce the complete power of his kit while still keeping him competitive with the rest of the roster.

Rendezvous (E)

  • Base cooldown increased 20 seconds > 30 seconds
  • Recall cooldown increased 20 seconds > 30 seconds
  • Cooldown set to 45 seconds whenever a Rendezvous anchor is destroyed
  • Diameter size of the “ring” Chamber can stand that allows him to activate Rendezvous decreased 21m > 15m
    • Chamber’s Rendezvous is intended to be powerful at holding space, but the generous radius allowed him to take that space with more aggression than intended. This change should require Chamber to exert more effort to access off-angles.
    • We hope that a harsher punishment for destroyed Rendezvous anchors and the reduced radius will demand Chamber mains to be more careful in their use. This change also brings the counterplay of Chamber’s destructible objects more in line with the behavior of other destructible objects in the game.

Trademark (C)

  • Slow Duration decreased 9.5 > six seconds

Tour de Force (X)

  • Ultimate points required increased seven > eight
  • Slow duration decreased 9.5 > six seconds

Headhunter (Q)

  • Bullet cost increased 100 > 150
    • It’s important that Headhunter is a powerful sidearm for Chamber but at its current price point Chamber doesn’t have to engage in making difficult economic decisions as meaningfully as other Agents. This should most noticeably impact Chamber’s decision-making on pistol rounds and save rounds. The ultimate point change to Tour De Force is also working towards this goal.

Ability regional damage breakup

The devs are updating the ultimates for the following Agent so that they follow similar regional damage rules to our weapons—where hitting the head and legs of an enemy applies different damage multipliers. The intent is to reward precision and create intuitive consistency across damage in VALORANT.

For Neon specifically, it also gives the devs more tuning levers for balancing her across different skill levels. This change should also add depth to the mastery needed when tracking while sprinting that her ult demands.

Neon

Overdrive (X)

⦁ Damage per shot reduced 22 > 18
⦁ Killzone increased 15m > 20m
⦁ Leg shot multiplier reduced 1.0 > 0.85
⦁ Headshot multiplier increased one > three

Chamber

Tour de Force (X)

⦁ Leg shot multiplier reduced 1.0 > 0.85

Jett

Bladestorm (X)

⦁ Leg shot multiplier reduced 1.0 > 0.85

Gameplay system updates

  • Added ability to change “Ghost” keybind outside of Custom Games
    • This option is listed under Settings >> Controls >> Actions

Bugs

Agents

⦁ Fixed an issue with Jett’s Tailwind where switching weapons in the middle of the dash would cause the weapon pull-out animation to take longer than desired.

Gameplay systems

⦁ Fixed a bug where some Reyna/Killjoy HUD elements were still visible after enabling Hide User Interface.
⦁ Fixed a bug where defuse animation wouldn’t consistently play if the orb is tapped in rapid succession.

Known issues

⦁ Changing crosshair opacity settings in-game causes crosshair preview visual to flicker
⦁ Spike Announcements UI displaying incorrectly

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