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CSGO Source 2 Update – Will Your PC Be Able To Run It?

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CSGO Source 2 Update – Will Your PC Be Able To Run It?

Counter Strike Global Offensive, the premier First Person Shooter has been around for almost 10 years now.

An upgrade over it’s previous versions like CS 1.6 and CS:Source, CSGO has become bigger than ever – regularly hitting player peaks of more than a million, as well as a thriving esports scene. But one thing that is still lacking in CSGO, is a new engine.

CSGO runs on the Source engine developed by Valve. The 3D Game engine, encoded in C++ was launched by Valve in 2004.

Almost 18 years later, the engine is still being used for CSGO, a game that is played by a million players worldwide. And one demand that is common among all  the players, is a demand for porting CSGO to the Source 2 engine.

That begs the question, will your PC be able to run CSGO at its peak when Source 2 comes around?

It is common knowledge now, that CSGO is not the game it used to be. PCs that could get more than 200 frames per second in 2013, won’t be able to get the same performance today. This is because with the passage of time, and regular updates, CSGO has become harder and harder to run.

CSGO has become more hardware demanding, with updates to the maps, UI, main menu and almost every other aspect. Optimisation has been slow, and hard to come by and getting the absolute best performance is quite a hard task now.

Source 2 would only add to the problem. Porting CSGO to source 2 has been rumored a lot in recent times. The mention of CSGO Sticker position in Source 2 has fans buzzing but will it be worth it?


When DOTA 2 was shifted to the Source 2 engine by Valve in 2015, a lot of tweaks and optimisations were needed before it could give better performance. Users experienced a noticeable decrease in their FPS, and some systems had problems running the game like before.

And with CSGO so heavily dependent on FPS for the best performance, a Source 2 update may not be the best way to go about things.

It has already been discussed though, that shifting an old game to a new engine would be a huge task, and the biggest of the tasks would be the port of CSGO skins. If CSGO Skins and Knives are not transferred to the engine, it is safe to assume the Steam Market will plummet as the items may be rendered useless.

Either way, once an update is on the way it would be best to work on an upgraded rig to get the best experience of CSGO on Source 2.

Does the Valorant Night Market Refresh for April 2022?

Pranav Nalawade
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Does the Valorant Night Market Refresh for April 2022?

Riot has introduced a new Valorant Night Market on April 8th. While the majority of the Valorant player base are appreciating this new addition, some players are also facing a few problems.

The Night Market provides players with 6 chances to receive random weapon skins at a discounted rate. The skins that you choose or the discount that you receive on each skin are completely random.

This randomness has to lead to certain difficulties since a portion of the Valorant player base isn’t getting any skin they want in their first six draws. A lot of players have been looking for methods to “reset” the draws. Lets’ take a look at how it’s done.

Does Valorant Night Market Refresh Everyday?

Unfortunately, the only way to reset the Night Market draws is to purchase some of the weapon skins from the store that you draw from your first six tries. Once you use an offer from the Night Market, the slot will unlock and you can draw another offer once again.

If you decide to use all the six offers you unlocked, you’ll gain access to another set of six offers again.

Remember, you only have limited time to do so since the Night Market expires in approximately a month. However, due to its popularity among the player base, it’s likely that Riot will consider bringing it back in a future update.

Ascender in Fortnite: All you need to know

Aritra Patra
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Ascender in Fortnite: All you need to know

What is Ascender in Fortnite, and how to use it? Are those questions stirring your mind? We’ve got your back! Keep reading this article till the end to know everything about Ascender in Fortnite.

In Fortnite Chapter 3, Season 2, there are new Resistance Quests to complete alongside weekly challenges, and completing them will grant you bonus XP to level up quickly. One of the Resistance Quests for Week 3 requires the use of an Ascender at Chonker’s Speedway and Command Cavern. We’ll go over how to find an Ascender and complete this task quickly.

What is Ascender in Fortnite?

Well, what is it actually? An Ascender is essentially a vertical zipline that allows you to climb up or down the side of a mountain or one of the Imagined Order Blimps that can be found above POIs like The Daily Bugle or Tilted Towers. To zip up or down, approach the Ascender wire and press the interact button.

Now let us check out where you can find Ascender on the Fortnite map:

Fortnite Ascender location at Chonker’s Speedway

Head to the giant rock formation on the northwest side of Chonker’s Speedway to find the Ascender. There’s an Ascender on the northern side of this rock that you can zip up or down.

Fortnite Ascender location at Covert Cavern

This challenge can also be completed at Covert Cavern, where you’ll find the Ascender beneath the middle of the floating IO Blimp. Simply go beneath it until you see the zipline.

Once you’ve located it, you can use it to zip up to the IO Blimp, completing the challenge. This will grant you 20,000 XP, which will help you progress through the Season 2 Battle Pass.

Conclusion

To finish this quest, you must use an Ascender at both Chonker’s Speedway and Covert Cavern, after which you will receive 20,000 XP. That will undoubtedly assist you in leveling up.

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BMOC 2022 – The Grind League Stage Day 1: Standings, Results, and more

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BMOC 2022 – The Grind League Stage Day 1: Standings, Results, and more

The first day of Battlegrounds Mobile India Open Challenge – The Grind League Stage ended with Skylightz Gaming finishing at the top of the overall leaderboard. The team scored a total of 53 points in 4 matches. Orangutan finished at the second spot with 53 points followed by Team X Spark with 51 points.

A total of 6 matches were played on the first day of the event where each team got the opportunity to compete in 4 matches. Entity Gaming and OR Esports was the team that scored the highest placement points whereas Global Esports took the highest finishing points.

BGMI Open Challenge – The Grind League Stage Day 1

  1. Skylightz Gaming – 53 points
  2. Orangutan – 53 points
  3. Team X Spark – 51 points
  4. Global Esports – 47 points
  5. Hyderabad Hydras – 47 points
  6. Entity Gaming – 46 points
  7. Nigma Galaxy – 41 points
  8. OR Esports – 41 points
  9. Team XO – 38 points
  10. 7Sea Esports – 38 points
  11. FS Esports – 33 points
  12. Team Mayhem – 31 points
  13. TSM – 29 points
  14. Revenant – 27 points
  15. Hydra Official – 21 points
  16. R Esports – 19 points
  17. Team 8Bit – 19 points
  18. Team Soul – 18 points
  19. Chemin Esports – 17 points
  20. Godlike Esports – 16 points
  21. Revenge Esports – 11 points
  22. Team Insane Esports – 11 points
  23. Team Enigma Forever – 10 points
  24. TrueRipper Esports – 8 points

YouTuber IShowSpeed Banned from Valorant Following Sexist ‘Trash Talk’

Sonu Banerjee
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YouTuber IShowSpeed Banned from Valorant Following Sexist ‘Trash Talk’

Popular YouTuber IShowSpeed has found himself amid controversies once again as a month-old clip of him has resurfaced where he’s seen raging at his teammates during a heated game of Valorant.

The exchange of profanities between the players eventually turned into Speed throwing sexist remarks at a female player when she claimed that he didn’t know “how to play the game.”

“Is a b**ch talking to me?” Speed screamed, as soon as the female player in his team spoke up. “Is a female talking to me? Am I tripping? Am I tripping or is a female talking to me? Is a f**king female talking to me? Get off the f**king game and do your husband’s dishes, b***h! Shut up! F**k you!”

The clip, which has now gone viral on the internet, captures the incident as it happens.

https://youtu.be/oq_WRz0WHqg

Prominent gaming personalities have called IShowSpeed out for his behavior during the game. “I now understand why Valorant queues are so unbelievably toxic,” Jake Lucky said in a Tweet.

Not long after the clips resurfaced, Riot’s game producer Sara Dadafshar tweeted that Speed had been permanently banned from Valorant and all other Riot titles.

“This is a huge yikes and we do NOT want players like this in our community at all,” Dadafshar said in her Tweet. “I went ahead and perma banned this player from VALORANT, as well as all other Riot Games.

There’s also a portion of people on the internet who are defending IShowSpeed in this scenario, claiming that his permaban was unjust.

Some are claiming that he was simply ‘trash talking’ during the game and not being serious, while others are pointing out that he was facing racist behaviors during one of his previous games, and that those people should be banned as well.

Following his permanent ban, Speed has put up an apology video where he admits that his actions were wrong. 

“I wasn’t having a good day, you know? I was getting a lot of racist text-to-speech, donations, a lot of people talking about my dead aunt that’s in the grave right now,” Speed said. “I don’t want to make that no excuse, I’m wrong. Know what I’m saying? I’m not trying to justify. I don’t just bash on people for no reason, that’s where I’m coming from that.”

“I apologized from that girl. I apologize… if that girl wants to hit me up and say anything, you know, I would love to hear her out. I apologize, that’s not me. That clip is from months ago. I am sorry man.”

Valorant Mobile First look leaked; testing begins in China

Divyesh Moghe
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Valorant Mobile First look leaked; testing begins in China

Valorant Mobile is going to be one of the most anticipated mobile games in the upcoming year as Riot is bringing their flagship FPS title to mobile screens. Valorant Mobile was recently confirmed by the game developers and now, its first round of alpha testing has apparently started in China. Here is the first look of Valorant Mobile.

Riot Games released Valorant two years ago and it has created its own spot within the community by competing against the likes of CS:GO. They were fast to capitalize on this success and expanded the Valorant franchise to mobile platform. Danny Intel, a well-known source of mobile gaming leaks, recently uploaded the first look and confirmed that Valorant Mobile testing is now live in China.

Valorant Mobile looks exactly like one would expect it to see on a mobile screen. The loading screen and other things are similar to its PC counterpart with minor changes and the in-game interface looks clean, considering the fact that agents will have active skill buttons that may cause screen clutter. Here is the first look of Valorant Mobile:

The loading screen is quite similar to Valorant and agent selection could be matched with the one available in Wild Rift. LOL: Wild Rift was the first game by Riot on mobile platform and Valorant will be the next.

In the lobby, the start button is shifted to bottom right corner and there are individual buttons for sound control.

We get the first look of Jett in Ascent. The layout is similar to any mobile shooter game and as expected, each skill of Jett has a special button on-screen. The layout can be customizable but players would need to adapt to it before making any flashy gameplays that are usually seen in Valorant.

As the testing has now begun in China, it can be estimated that the development of Valorant Mobile is on the right track and one can expect to get Valorant Mobile on their devices very soon.

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House of Gaming Announces its partnership with blockchain giant Polygon, through “Hefty Games”

Pranav Nalawade
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House of Gaming Announces its partnership with blockchain giant Polygon, through “Hefty Games”

For the first time in Indian Esports/Gaming, the biggest gaming stars and streamers are all set to enter the metaverse with the launch of exclusive digital collectibles and NFTs available via Hefty Games. 

Hefty Games today announced its entry into the metaverse with a unique partnership /association with leading influencers in Indian Gaming – Lokesh Gamer, Gyan Gaming, and Two Side Gamers, who have a combined following of close to 50 million. Through this association, the company is set to launch trading cards that will allow gaming aficionados to own a collectible from their favorite gamer. 

With this launch, Hefty Games aims to kickstart and fuel India’s own Gaming & NFT ecosystem, and setup blockchain gaming in India with exclusive P2E (Play to Earn) games and a plethora of unique utilities. The “first drop” of the much-awaited auction of India’s inaugural digital collectibles/ NFTs will be announced soon.

The first drop will soon be followed by a foray of other gaming superstars into the Hefty metaverse with their exclusive set coming later.  

Hefty Games is all set to establish itself as a one-stop destination to facilitate the movement of all forms of digital art in the gaming realm onto the blockchain.

To commemorate the announcement, the trio of gaming influencers will join the competitive Esports platform IGL – Indian Gaming League, to host a unique on-ground tournament soon.

The winners of the tournament will be awarded exclusive prizes and a chance to be whitelisted for the exclusive NFT drop. 

Hefty Games is a collaboration between House of Gaming and Polygon. House of Gaming is widely known among Indian gamers for its Indian Gaming League(IGL) – a competitive Esports platform.

Polygon is famous for its platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development that will engage gaming enthusiasts and bring them closer to the biggest names in the industry. 

Hefty Games has also collaborated with Hindustan Talkies – a media content conglomerate transforming entertainment across esports, games, and blockchain technology.

Hungama – one of the largest digital media entertainment companies in South Asia. And eDAO, an entertainment and creator-focused entity, will support the growth of the Hefty Ecosystem enabling users to interact and engage with their favorite gamers and artists.

Yash Pariani, Co-Founder and CEO of House of Gaming, further added, 

“With this joining of hands between the three forerunners of the gaming fraternity and Hefty Games, we are ready to lead this innovation into Web 3.0 and the metaverse. This much-awaited drop of India’s inaugural digital collectibles in the gaming zone would set in motion a series of drops by other gaming superstars who would feature in the Hefty Metaverse.”

Speaking about the new offering, Siddhartha Roy, CEO – Hungama Digital Media commented,

“2022 has opened an eventful slate for us, and we are excited about launching Hefty Games for the burgeoning tribe of Metaverse enthusiasts. With pioneers of the YouTube gaming community – Lokesh Gamer, Gyan Gaming & Two Side Gamers – on board, we are confident of revolutionizing Web 3.0 in the country.”

Sharing his thoughts, Sandeep Nailwal from Polygon commented,

 “With today’s announcement, we have been able to expand the horizon for the gaming community of India. Through Hefty Games, we have enabled gamers to monetize their worth further, and engage their followers better.”

Ashish Chowdhry, Co-Founder, Hindustan Talkies, commented, 

“With Hefty Games, we are now enabling gamers to create value –. After the phenomenal response we received to Hefty Entertainment and Hefty Art, we are confident about the success that awaits Hefty Games.”

Gyan Gaming, Popular YouTuber, and Video creator shared, 

“NFT is the next big thing in the world of gaming. Today, people worldwide are buying and selling NFTs and taking it to the next level. However, a majority of the population is still unaware of everything this has to offer.  I am happy to announce my association with HEFTY Games for creating & selling my NFTs. Do join me and HEFTY Games in this new phase of METAVERSE.”

Adding on, Lokesh Gamer shared, 

“When you buy NFT art, you’re buying into the story of a person. I am super excited to share my association with HEFTY Games. There’s a lot of interesting stuff coming up and I am elated to launch my NFT soon for everyone.”

Two Side Gamer, commented, “These are not your usual art pieces. It is the new era of blockchain art that will significantly transform the future. I am super excited to release my own NFT along with HEFTY Games. I would like to invite everyone to join us in this exciting run.” 

‘Esports needs to be officially recognised’ Rajya Sabha Member in Support of esports

Pranav Nalawade
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‘Esports needs to be officially recognised’ Rajya Sabha Member in Support of esports

Asian Games 2022 are almost upon us, and they will bring a new coming of age for the world of esports as well as traditional sports. Asian games 2022 will be featuring 8 video games, as a medal event. This is the first time that esports will be integrated on the same level of traditional  sports at the Asian Games.

Seeing how big of a player base India has, and how it can excel at esports, a member of the Upper House of the parliament – the Rajya Sabha spoke in support of esports.

Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, a member of Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra said “A special mention about developing a prudent ecosystem for esports, including legally permissible e-gaming. This has earlier also been mentioned in the house. Out of the 8 games that are medal events at the Asian Games, 2 are banned by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology due to Data pilferage concerns (eg. PUBG Mobile)”

He added “What is required is to have a more holistic outlook towards esports and gaming and in that regard, there have to be some efforts from the Government, to ensure India’s flag is represented and players are selected for these tournaments in a fair and transparent manner. I request that wider consultations need to be held to develop a prudent esports ecosystem to further economic growth and job creation”

This will bring more attention to the world of esports, and its growing market in India and across the world. These topics being brought up in the parliament are a sign of life for esports and video games, and a nod to the bright future India has in the gaming world.

There will be a total of 8 esports that will be medal events at Asian Games 2022, these are:

  • Arena of Valor Asian Games Version
  • Dota 2
  • Dream Three Kingdoms 2
  • EA SPORTS FIFA branded soccer games
  • HearthStone
  • League of Legends
  • PUBG Mobile Asian Games Version
  • Street Fighter V

With the inclusion of various esports titles, fans all around the Asian region will be able to watch their favorite pro players compete live in the 2022 Asian Games. 

Astralis and Team Liquid Join FaZe Clan, ENCE at ESL Pro League Quarters

Pranav Nalawade
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Astralis and Team Liquid Join FaZe Clan, ENCE at ESL Pro League Quarters

The quarter finalists of ESL Pro League Season 15 have been confirmed with North American side Team Liquid joining the likes of FaZe and Astralis to make it to the next stage.

Earlier, Astralis had to battle it out with Entropiq, in a series which went the distance with 2 maps going the full 30 rounds as well as an Overtime affair in between. Liquid made short work of Heroic, which came as a surprise for everyone as Heroic looked almost unbeatable in the group stage, and were humbled by NA’s last hope in 2 maps.

Team Liquid is the only remaining team from North America at ESL Pro League Season 15. Evil Geniuses, Party Astronauts and Complexity, all went out in the group stages, with only Col managing a single win throughout as the others went 0-5. Liquid were tipped as the underdogs and not without reason as they only beat BIG, GODSENT and Party Astronauts to make it to the playoffs.

But they showed that they meant business, and took down the #5 team in the world over two maps, 16-9 and 16-10. EliGE, NAF and AWPer oSee were all on point for the team, and were supported well by former Valorant pro and IGL nitr0 who had his best performance (against an EU side)  after returning to CSGO as he went 25-13 with a 1.63 rating on Vertigo to close the game.

Astralis on the other hand were made to sweat versus Russian side Entropiq. Having lost to them earlier in the year at  FunSpark Ulti, Astralis came into the matchup with revenge on their minds.

They clinched  the first map of Nuke with a stellar CT side where they posted 10 rounds to win 16-14. On Vertigo, things got down to the wire as well, despite NickelBack and co. leading 15-10 at one point. Astralis mounted a comeback but fell just short after forcing overtime as Entropiq had a flawless OT to win 19-15.

Overpass was much like Nuke, this time with 10 CT rounds for Astralis to start. On the T side, blameF continued his tear to help the Danes push it over the line and get to the coveted 16 rounds in the final round of play. He topped the scoreboard with 81 kills, going +22 in K/D and a 1.30 rating to boot.

ESL PRO LEAGUE SEASON 15 QUARTER FINALISTS

  • Ninjas in Pyjamas
  • Team Liquid
  • Movistar Riders
  • ENCE
  • FURIA
  • Astralis
  • FaZe Clan
  • Natus Vincere

ESL PRO LEAGUE QUARTER FINALS SCHEDULE

QUARTER FINALS

7th of April, 

15:30 CEST/19:00 IST – Ninjas in Pyjamas vs Team Liquid

19:00 CEST/22:30 IST – Movistar Riders vs ENCE

8th of April

15:30 CEST/19:00 IST – FURIA vs Astralis

19:00 CEST/22:30 IST – NaVi vs FaZe Clan

SEMI FINALS

9th of April

15:30 CEST/19:00 IST – Semi Final #1

19:00 CEST/22:30 IST – Semi Final #2

GRAND FINAL

10th of April

17:00 CEST/20:30 IST – Grand Final

PUBG Mobile Esports announces changes for 2022 PMPL and Spring Split Schedule

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PUBG Mobile Esports announces changes for 2022 PMPL and Spring Split Schedule

PUBG Mobile Esports recently announced the changes in the schedule of the PMPL and Spring Split 2022. According to the announcement, the PMPL will now follow a one-year cycle instead of seasonal relegation and features a total prize pool of $5.3 million for 2022.

Earlier, PUBG Mobile Club Open acted as the qualifying event for the PMPL event. Although, the organizers introduced PMPL qualifiers as a part to get the seeding in the PMPL event. There have been changes in the region classification with EMEA and MENA & SA regions now being classed as Europe, South Asia, and Middle East & Africa.

2022 PUBG Mobile Pro League Spring Schedule

Listed below are the dates for PMPL across different regions:

PMPL Southeast Asia

  • PMPL Indonesia Spring: March 23
  • PMPL Vietnam Spring: March 22
  • PMPL Thailand Spring: March 23
  • PMPL MY/SG/PH Spring: March 23
  • PMPL Southeast Asia Championship Spring: June 2022

PMPL South Asia

  • PMPL South Asia Spring: March 29
  • PMPL Pakistan Spring: March 22
  • PMPL South Asia Championship Spring: May 2022

PMPL Americas

  • PMPL Brazil Spring: March 4
  • PMPL LATAM Spring: March 4
  • PMPL North America Spring: March 21
  • PMPL Americas Championship Spring: May 2022

PMPL European

  • PMPL Turkey Spring: March 21
  • PMPL Western Europe Spring: March 22
  • PMPL European Championship Spring: May 2022

PMPL Middle East & Africa

  • PMPL Arabia Spring: February 14
  • PMPL Africa Spring: March 22
  • PMPL Middle East & Africa Championship Spring: May 2022

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