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Co-Founder of Free Fire’s parent company SEA met Union Home Secretary

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Co-Founder of Free Fire’s parent company SEA met Union Home Secretary

Free Fire is the developed by Garena, the gaming front of a billion-dollar company called SEA. This company is currently facing a huge decline in stock market as their value has plummeted by 75% in the last five months. One of the major reasons for this downfall is the ban of Free Fire in India and according to reports, the co-founder of SEA met Union Home Minister of India regarding this matter and it was revealed that ban will probably not be reversed.

SEA is making rounds in the economic tablets as valuation of this company is degrading very rapidly. There are multiple reasons for this downfall and its valuation has dropped by a whopping $150 billion since late 2021. The investors had initially seen a huge 2300% growth by SEA from 2017 to 2021 but a low-profit quarterly report and Tencent Holdings selling a part of its stake of the company caused a recession.

This recession was amplified with the ban of Free Fire in India. The player base in India is one of the biggest markets for Garena and its parent company SEA. To address this matter, SEA reportedly sent one of the top echelon to India. One of the three co-founders named Gang Ye to meet Union Home Minister Ajay Bhalla as per a descriptive report of Bloomberg about the current condition of SEA.

In this report, it is also mentioned that the “government is unlikely to reverse its ban on Sea’s Free Fire game, though it probably won’t block Shopee.” Shopee is the ecommerce arm of SEA and is widely popular in Southeast Asia and Taiwan.

Free Fire is currently still active in India as SEA has a final ray of hope in the form of Free Fire Max. This game is a more quirkier and better version of Free Fire with a similar core mechanism. Players are able to enjoy this game for now but its future is hard to predict.

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Chloe Kim to make a debut in Fortnite soon

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Chloe Kim to make a debut in Fortnite soon

The American snowboarder who won gold medals two times in Olympics is coming to Fortnite later this week. She is joining Fortnite’s Icon Series.

Epic Games collaborates with numerous popular athletes frequently and introduces them to the Icon Series. According to the official press release, Chloe Kim’s outfit and cosmetic items will be available in-game from 26th March 2022 at 8 PM ET. In addition, Chloe Kim Cup will start on 24th March. Top-performing players from each region will receive the Chloe Kim outfit before its debut.

Fornite Chloe Kim Set

  • Back to Back
  • Pink Poppies
  • Deep Freeze Style
  • Icy Infusion
  • Sub-Zero Flight Back Bling
  • Frozen Flourish Pickaxe
  • Nunbola Glider
  • Board Flair Emote

Fortnite Chloe Kim Cup Details

Here are the match placement points of Fortnite Chloe Kim Cup:

  • Victory Royale: 25 Points
  • 2nd: 22 Points
  • 3rd: 20 Points
  • 4th: 18 Points
  • 5th: 17 Points
  • 6th: 16 Points
  • 7th: 15 Points
  • 8th: 14 Points
  • 9th: 13 Points
  • 10th: 12 Points
  • 11th: 11 Points
  • 12th: 10 Points
  • 13th: 9 Points
  • 14th: 8 Points
  • 15th: 7 Points
  • 16th: 6 Points
  • 17th: 5 Points
  • 18th – 19th: 4 Points
  • 20th – 21st: 3 Points
  • 22nd – 23rd: 2 Points
  • 24th – 25th: 1 Point

Note: To participate in the Fortnite Chloe Kim Cup, you need a verified Epic account along with 2FA enabled.

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AMD Announces FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 (FSR 2.0) At GDC 2022

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AMD Announces FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 (FSR 2.0) At GDC 2022

AMD first launched its 1st gen FSR upscaling technology back in July 2021 and FSR 1.0 became the fastest adopted AMD software technology in AMD’s history. Riding on the success of FSR 1.0, AMD announced the 2nd gen of its open-source temporal upscaling technology, FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 a.k.a FSR 2.0 at GDC 2022. 

AMD showcased the first look of FSR 2.0 in the game DEATHLOOP which can be viewed on AMD’s official YouTube account here. 

AMD claims that the 2nd gen FSR has been built from the ground with learnings from FSR 1.0 implemented and improved further. With FidilityFX Super Resolution 2.0, AMD promises to deliver similar or better than native image quality and help boost framerates in supported games. FSR 2.0 will be available in titles starting Q2 2022.  

How does FSR 2.0 work?

The FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 leverages an analytical approach that uses a set of advanced hand-coded algorithms that recognizes shapes or objects in the scene to generate an upscaled image that almost gets rid of jagged edges and blur from the final result.  

As per AMD, FSR 2.0 doesn’t leverage Machine Learning technology and can be used on a wide range of devices that doesn’t have dedicated ML hardware. This currently includes support for the RX Vega series, RX 590 (and above), RX 5600 (and above), and RX 6500 XT (and above). AMD will also support FSR 2.0 on older-gen Nvidia GPUs including GTX 1070 (and above), GTX 16 series,  RTX 2060 (and above), and RTX 3060 (and above). 

Alongside the support for the above hardware, AMD also announced at GDC that FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 will also be fully supported on Xbox and will be available in the Xbox GDK for registered developers to use in their games.

FSR modes and Performance

Similar to the previous gen, the FSR 2.0 has four different quality modes where three primary quality modes — Quality, Balanced, and Performance will be available in every FSR 2.0 supported title. While the 4th mode — Ultra Performance is optional and its implementation will depend on the developer.

AMD has adjusted the modes a little from FSR 1.0 and has aligned the options more with Nvidia’s DLSS options. Quality Mode will be the highest setting with a 1.5x scale factor for a similar or better than native image quality and significant performance boost. 

Balanced Mode will fall in middle with a 1.7x scale factor. The balanced mode offers an ideal compromise with a slight loss in image quality for a larger performance gain. While the Performace Mode with a 2x scale factor will provide major performance gain with almost native image quality.  

FSR 2.0 also supports Dynamic Resolution Scaling, where the input resolution to upscale resolution is dynamically adjusted by the minimum framerate you want to always achieve in the game. Developers also have the option of applying RCAS sharpening to the upscaled output.

Currently, AMD is working with developers like Arkane Studios and Luminous Productions to bring FSR 2.0 to as many games as possible, with the first games being made available in Q2 2022. More information about FSR 2.0 will be available early in Q2 2022. 

NaVi Founder ZeroGravity Fighting for Ukraine Amidst War

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NaVi Founder ZeroGravity Fighting for Ukraine Amidst War

Gaming organization Natus Vincere or NaVi is one of the most prestigious orgs in esports. Being home to legendary players in their Dota 2 and CSGO rosters as well as winning multiple trophies across different esports.

But with the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, things have taken a different turn. Upon the call of Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelenskyy, regular citizens took up arms to defend their homeland alongside the Ukrainian army. Among them was NaVi’s founder and former Counter Strike Player, Oleksandr “ZeroGravity” Kokhanovskyi.  

NaVi’s ZeroGravity started out his career as a Professional Player, playing CS 1.6 from 1999 till 2008. In 2009, he founded his own organization by the name of Natus Vincere or NaVi. He was the CEO until 2017, after which he decided to move to the Board of Directors.

Come February 2022, ZeroGravity decided to join the fight on the ground himself, away from Counter Strike and the world of esports. He posted pictures on his Facebook, of the terrible state the city of Kyiv was in, the rubble and debris all around, and also of himself in an army uniform with weapons behind him.

He also posted a long message, about the plight of the people in Ukraine and expressed his anger towards the meaningless war started by Russia. He called for humanitarian aid, posting pictures of areas affected, medical assistance, and also for the safe evacuation of citizens from Ukraine. ZeroGravity said in the post that he will take it upon himself to coordinate these tasks, and added links and phone numbers where people could donate for the cause. 

“I will personally coordinate all these missions and tasks, as well as be directly involved in their implementation. After completing a particular task, we will report back (considering that we cannot write or cover many things in public). To fulfill these tasks, coordination centers will be created in 3  cities of Ukraine (Kyiv, Lviv, Dnipro).” read the post.

The full Facebook post can be found here. 

“12 years ago ZeroGravity founded NAVI and now he’s defending our country,” was the tweet by NaVi originally, but it has since been deleted. 

ZeroGravity posted on Instagram, coordinating supplies while clad in an army uniform, staying true to his word.

NaVi’s CSGO had already donated $33k to the Ukrainian army, as well as ESL and teams of the Louvre Agreement agreeing to donate $125k to Ukraine for humanitarian aid. EPIC Games also announced that all Fortnite proceeds from the next two weeks will be donated to Ukraine for humanitarian aid. 

PUBG Mobile announces collaboration with Lamborghini

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PUBG Mobile announces collaboration with Lamborghini

PUBG Mobile has announced a new collaboration with Lamborghini as the luxurious elements of this brand will be explored in-game by the players. There is a strong possibility that Lamborghini modelled car skins would be available in the game after this collaboration goes live.

The official Instagram handle of PUBG Mobile announced this collaboration with a flashy trailer of Lamborghini cars zooming past each other. The dates or further details about this collaboration are still yet to be revealed.

 
 
 
 
 
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PUBG Mobile is steadily taking more and more bigger steps to entertain their fanbase with the best possible in-game content. Along with the additions of regular new features, the collaborative events is a new way to explore advertising and brand campaigns in the game itself. As a product of this, many brands have already worked with Tencent to bring their content to PUBG Mobile.

PUBG Mobile has already seen big brands like McLaren and Tesla collaborations and looking at the similarities, there is a strong possibility that the game will get some Lamborghini themed car skins in the future.

This announcement comes amidst the fourth anniversary celebration that is already commenced in PUBG Mobile. It also has other big events planned so it is hard to say when the Lamborghini collaboration might go live.

One thing is certain that the player base is bound to get a lot of content in the coming days and several smaller events as well.

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Free Fire Ban Won’t Be Reversed Says Top Sources In The Government: Report

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Free Fire Ban Won’t Be Reversed Says Top Sources In The Government: Report

Free Fire is one of the most dominant mobile gaming launched for all mobile game lovers. But the game was banned in February 2022, along with 53 other apps that are said to originate from China.

Although it has more than a month, the game has not made its way back to the devices. The Free Fire enthusiasts hope that the game would be unbanned.

In recent reports, it is found that the Indian Government won’t reverse the ban anytime soon. The government would need a complete information on the association of the Chinese company and data breach in the game.

Only then we could see the return of the game. The ban has also affected the Free Fire esports plan in India. The ongoing tournaments have been paused until further information.

Meanwhile, players could play Free Fire MAX, the higher-graphic version of the popular game which is available in the Play Store.

Destiny 2 Season of the Risen Challenges: List of all seasonal challenges

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Destiny 2 Season of the Risen Challenges: List of all seasonal challenges

Destiny 2 has launched new weekly challenges and the latest season named Season of the Risen introduced what players were eagerly waiting for – the arrival of Witch Queen. Completing this challenge will help you to level up your season pass along with a massive XP boost.

Apart from that, you will also get Bright Dust which is the in-game currency of Destiny 2. Keep reading this article as we have curated a list of all the seasonal challenges in Destiny 2 Season of the Risen.

During the ten weeks of Destiny 2 challenges, there will be combinations of both hard and easy challenges. Let’s take a look at all the Destiny 2 Season of the Risen challenges:

Destiny 2 Season of the Risen Challenges week 1

Challenges
Psychogenic DecoderCollect Psychogenic Intel by playing strikes, Gambit, Crucible, public events, and more.Collect Risen Umbral Energy by decoding Runic Chests in PsiOps Battlegrounds.
The Informant’s InformantReach Rank 15 with Fynch in Savathun’s Throne World
Operation Elbrus: Week 1Complete Week 1 of Operation Elbrus and defeat combatants with Machine Guns in PsiOps Battlegrounds.
String TheoryComplete 3 Evidence Board investigations in the Mars Enclave.
Into the Throne WorldIn the Throne World, complete bounties and earn progress by completing patrols, public events, and looting Lost Sectors.
Taking All ChallengesComplete weekly playlist challenges.
Mid-Range CalibrationCalibrate mid-range weapons — Hand Cannons, Auto Rifles, Fusion Rifles, and Machine Guns — in the Throne World. Bonus progress for rapidly defeating combatants.
Dredgin’ Up VictoryComplete Gambit matches. Earn bonus progress for wins.
Momentum CrashDefeat Guardians in Momentum Control. Earn bonus progress with Zone Advantage.
Hive SlayerDefeat Hive combatants in Vanguard playlists or strikes. Earn bonus progress for defeating tougher combatants.

Destiny 2 Season of the Risen Challenges week 2

Challenges
Operation Elbrus: Week 2Complete Week 2 of Operation Elbrus. Also, defeat combatants in PsiOps Battlegrounds. Defeated Champions grant bonus progress.
Tug of WarDefeat a Hive Warden of the Spring and a Scorn Lightflayer in the Wellspring.
Weapon Shape ICraft a weapon using the weapon crafting system.
Run the WormsComplete the Exotic quest “Of Queens and Worms” to obtain a new Exotic weapon
Back Home AgainIn the Cosmodrome, complete bounties and earn progress by completing patrols, public events, and looting Lost Sectors.
Lost in the LegendComplete a Lost Sector on Legend or higher.
Close-Range CalibrationCalibrate close-range weapons — Sidearms, Submachine Guns, Shotguns, Glaives, and Swords — in the Cosmodrome. Bonus progress for rapidly defeating combatants.
Bank, Kill, RepeatEarn points by banking Motes, defeating Blockers, and defeating Guardians in Gambit.
Flourish of PowerDefeat Guardians in the Mayhem playlist with Super abilities.
Scorn Pest ControlDefeat Scorn combatants in Vanguard playlists or strikes. Earn bonus progress for defeating tougher combatants.

Destiny 2 Season of the Risen Challenges week 3

Challenges
Operation Elbrus: Week 3Complete Week 3 of Operation Elbrus and use Psychogenic Intel to decode 3 Runic Chests at the end of PsiOps Battlegrounds.
Challenge of the DiscipleComplete a weekly mission from The Witch Queen on Hero difficulty or higher.
Weapon Shape IIExtract a Resonant Element from a Deepsight Resonant weapon.
Severed VowComplete each encounter in the Vow of the Disciple Raid on Savathun’s Throne World.
EDZ PatrolIn the EDZ, earn progress by completing bounties, patrols, public events, and Lost Sectors.
Power BrokerReach Power Level 1550 by earning powerful rewards and Prime Engrams.
Long-Range CalibrationCalibrate Long-range weapons — Pulse Rifles, Bows, and Trace Rifles — in the EDZ. Bonus progress in Lost Sectors.
Primeval EntourageDefeat Taken in Gambit. Earn bonus progress for defeating tougher combatants.
Scorched EarthDefeat Guardians in Team Scorched. Charged detonations in midair or on surfaces earn bonus progress.
Ultimate ChampionDefeat Champions in any Nightfall strike on Hero difficulty or higher. Earn bonus progress at higher difficulty tiers.

Destiny 2 Season of the Risen Challenges week 4

Challenges
Operation Elbrus: Week 4Complete Week 4 of Operation Elbrus and focus Umbral Engrams at the War Table in the H.E.L.M. using Risen Umbral Energy.
Rippling WingsIn the Throne World, collect 3 Moths and destroy 3 Darkness Rifts.
Weapon Shape IIIIncrease weapon mastery for a Shaped weapon, and reshape a weapon.
Mod CollectorUnlock artifact mods.
Precision CalibrationCalibrate marksman weapons — Scout Rifles, Sniper Rifles, and Linear Fusion Rifles — by landing precision final blows. Bonus progress against Guardians.
High-Value HunterDefeat powerful combatants in Gambit. Earn bonus progress for defeating high-value targets.
Iron Sharpens IronComplete Iron Banner matches. Earn bonus progress for wins.
Primeval EntourageDefeat Taken in Gambit. Earn bonus progress for defeating tougher combatants.
Darkest NightfallComplete any Nightfall strike on Hero difficulty or higher.

Destiny 2 Season of the Risen Challenges week 5

Challenges
Legendary PsiOperative IComplete PsiOps Battleground: EDZ on Legend Difficulty.
Light Reclaimer IDefeat Lighthoarders in PsiOps Battleground: EDZ.
Voices SilencedComplete the Vox Obscura Exotic Quest.
Dangerous ConductAcquire the Reckless Endangerment Seasonal weapon.
Into the VoidDefeat Guardians. Bonus progress granted for defeating opponents with Void abilities.
Besting the WorstDefeat Hive and Scorn bosses in strikes or Vanguard playlists.

Destiny 2 Season of the Risen Challenges (Seasonal)

Challenges
CompletionistComplete all of the Season of the Risen Seasonal Challenges

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Ninjas in Pyjamas Sign Brollan to CSGO Roster

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Ninjas in Pyjamas Sign Brollan to CSGO Roster

Ninjas in Pyjamas CSGO announced the signing of 19-year-old rifler Ludvig ‘Brollan’ Brolin via twitter today. The swede will be donning the Ninjas in Pyjamas jersey in place of who is now moved to the bench. About a week ago there were reports of NiP planning a $680,000 bid for Brollan, which is now confirmed by the signing although the exact transfer fee is still unknown. Fnatic too played in the first Open qualifier for the PGL Antwerp RMR with academy players peppzor and regali in place of Brollan and smooya.

Brollan has been a part of Fnatic since October 2018 and has only gone from strength to strength in the time he has been there. Together with Fnatic he won many trophies, including DreamHack Malmo 2019 and ESL Pro League Season 11 Online. He was also a top 20 player for 2 years, placing at #19 in 2019 and #15 in 2020. He missed out in 2021, mainly because Fnatic had a dismal year and could not win any trophies or have any high placings throughout the year, despite Brollan having a 1.10 rating in the year.

Ninjas in Pyjamas, on the other hand, have had problems of their own even after the superstar signing of Nicolai ‘dev1ce’ Reedtz from Astralis in early 2021. They could only win IEM Fall 2021 and barely made it to the playoffs of PGL Stockholm 2021. A lot of it was down to an ever-changing roster, which featured academy members ztr and LNZ before they finally signed es3tag from Complexity.  dev1ce himself has been out of action since December 2021 and his place has been taken by phzy. 

NiP have not yet announced whose place it’ll be that Brollan will be taking on the active roster. It is likely that Nicolas ‘Plopski’ Gonzalez Zamora will be benched to make way for Brollan, but an official announcement is still awaited.

“I’m excited to take the next step in my career with NIP,” said Brollan. “I go way back with some of the players and I really feel like it’s time to lift some trophies together.“

It will be interesting to see whether the signing of Brollan is the push that NiP needed, to start winning trophies again. Brollan will not be able to play his first game with NiP at ESL Pro League Season 15 due to roster regulations in place and will be joining the camp in time for the European RMR for PGL Antwerp Major. NiP are placed in Group B of the European RMR and will vie for a spot at the PGL Antwerp Major from April 21-24. Meanwhile NiP have already qualified for the playoffs at EPL S15 and will be continuing their journey without Brollan for the tournament.

NiP’s CSGO roster is now:

  • Fredrik “⁠REZ⁠” Sterner
  • Hampus “⁠hampus⁠” Poser
  • Nicolas “⁠Plopski⁠” Gonzalez Zamora
  • Patrick “⁠es3tag⁠” Hansen
  • Love “⁠phzy⁠” Smidebrant
  • Ludvig “⁠Brollan⁠” Brolin
  • Daniel “⁠djL⁠” Narancic (coach)
  • Nicolai “⁠device⁠” Reedtz (medical leave)

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Epic raises $36 million in 24 hours via Fortnite for humanitarian relief in Ukraine

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Epic raises $36 million in 24 hours via Fortnite for humanitarian relief in Ukraine

Recently, Epic had announced that they will be donating all profits from the sales in the first two weeks (i.e. March 20th to April 3rd) of Chapter 3 season 2 for humanitarian relief for people affected by the war in Ukraine. 

Season 2 launched on March 20 at around 08:00 am CT and as of March 21 at the same 08:00 am CT time, Fortnite has raised over $36 million from sales in the game. Epic made the announcement via a tweet from the official Fortnite account. 

In the same tweet, Epic also detailed that all amounts raised will be donated to a list of charities including UNICEF, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency, and Direct Relief. All these charities and organizations are working on-ground in the war-torn regions of Ukraine providing food, clean water, shelter, first aid, and supplies to the people. 

Alongside Epic, Xbox had also announced via a tweet that they will be partnering with Fortnite to donate all profits from Fortnite for the next two weeks to Ukrainian aid. 

Epic had already said that All real-money Fortnite purchases made between March 20 and April 3 will be part of the donation. This includes V-Buck packs, Fortnite Crew, gifted Battle Passes, and cosmetic packs, almost everything in the store. Even the retail store purchases of in-game cosmetics and V-Bucks cards will be included if they are redeemed in-game during the 2-week donation drive.  

Read more about Epic’s donation drive here.

Epic’s $36 million donation is likely the largest crowdfunded contribution from a gaming company to the Ukrainian people to date. Before Epic, itch.io had the largest contribution drive that managed to raise more than $6 million via the sale of a special 1000 games bundle titled “Bundle for Ukraine”. 

Fortnite is arguably the biggest and most popular battle royale on the planet right now, and the proceeds from sales on the first day back that notion. It will be interesting to see how much money Epic was able to raise at the end of the fundraising period on April 3rd.

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Rise Esports CEO sheds light on drug use by Alpha 7 Esports’ players during PUBGM Tournament

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Rise Esports CEO sheds light on drug use by Alpha 7 Esports’ players during PUBGM Tournament

Geison Greff, the CEO of Rise Esports, has brought the sensitive topic of drug use in esports into limelight. In a long post on Instagram, he mentioned that there is an “overwhelming evidence” of the use of controlled medication by the players of Alpha 7 Esports, which is prohibited by esports and sports laws.

 
 
 
 
 
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Rise Esports and Alpha 7 Esports are two big mobile esports organizations from Brazil that are currently competing against each other in PMPL Brazil Spring 2022. As per Geison, testimonies and evidence suggest that Alpha7 players were doping during the ongoing tournament.

Rise Esports has condemned this action and called upon Tencent and court to take action against the alleged offenders. Team Alpha 7 is still a part of this tournament and Geison said “I manifest dissatisfaction with Alpha7’s remaining in the championships until proven otherwise”, urging a removal of this roster until the case is solved.

The alleged drug used by Alpha 7 is called Venvanse and is said to increase the ability to pay attention, stay focused, and stop fidgeting. It can not be used “even under medical prescription” according to the rules of several anti-doping bodies in the world.

Alpha 7 Esports has not explicitly reacted to this allegation or mentioned it in any sense. They have recently changed the upper management by appointing new CEOs to the organization and Rise Geison reacted on it as well.

He has urged Tencent to take actions to preserve the health of the players involved and push them away until the case is resolved.

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