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Fortnite Update 19.40 Patch Notes: Amazing Web Week, Proximity Voice Chat & much more

Aritra Patra
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Fortnite Update 19.40 Patch Notes: Amazing Web Week, Proximity Voice Chat & much more

Epic Games has officially released Update 19.40 for Fortnite. With this update, Fortnite players will be able to enjoy the Amazing Web Week from 1st March to 8th March. Apart from that, there are also a few other things and major bug fixes.

Fortnite is an online battle royale game developed by Epic Games. The game is available on almost all platforms. Moreover, Fortnite is one of the most popular battle royale games in the world.

Without wasting any time let’s check out the full patch note of Fortnite Update 19.40:

Fortnite Update 19.40 Patch Notes

AMAZING WEB WEEK

The v19.40 update presents Amazing Web Week! From March 1 at 9 AM ET to March 8, 2022, at 8:59 AM ET, find Spider-Man’s Web Shooters as Chest loot on the Island. (In addition to their regular spots!) If you want even more airtime — or just wanna send villains out of your sights — Bouncers will be unvaulted for Amazing Web Week. Find them on the ground and from Supply Drops!

While in aerial action, you can complete “Amazing Web Week” Quests for extra XP. 🕸
 
Amazing Web Week in Fortnite
A new themed week will begin after Amazing Web Week ends. This week starts March 8 at 9 AM ET, bringing with it a new batch of special Quests. Stay tuned for more info! 

PROXIMITY VOICE CHAT IN IMPOSTORS

Fortnite Impostors
v19.40 enhances the Voice version of Impostors! The “Impostors (Voice)” playlist now uses proximity voice chat, meaning who you hear is based on who’s around your character. As before, voice communication is split between players who are and aren’t eliminated, while mixing both the Agents and Impostors together. Even though eliminated players can’t voice chat with non-eliminated players, they can still hear them to keep up with the drama. 

Players who prefer no voice communication can still select the “Impostors” playlist (which has Quick Chat enabled only).

ADJUST THE TIME OF DAY IN REPLAYS

On platforms that support Fortnite replays, you can now change the time of day when playing back a replay! This can be done for replays that take place in Battle Royale or in Creative Islands where the time of day hasn’t been set by the Island’s creator. 

To adjust the time of day in a replay, select the camera settings (denoted by the camera with the gear in the middle), navigate to the clock icon, then use the slider to choose the time of day you want. You can also choose to pause the time of day.

COMPETITIVE NOTES

  • The Amazing Web Week loot change and Bouncer addition are not included in competitive playlists.

MAJOR BUG FIXES

  • Fixed an issue involving Outfits sometimes glowing with a bright blue “hologram” effect in the Lobby.
  • Fixed the issue in which POI names would appear on the map only in English regardless of your selected language.

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Russian-based teams no longer allowed in BLAST tournaments

Bharat Kotwani
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Russian-based teams no longer allowed in BLAST tournaments

Teams from the Russian region have been barred from entering the tournament for the foreseeable future. 

BLAST Premier have decided to stop rolling out invites to the teams based in Russia amid the building tensions due to the ongoing Ukraine-Russian conflict, the tournament organizer announced today in their Twitter handle. This decision has been plotted for the foreseeable future where tournaments will miss out on notable teams like Virtus.pro and Gambit.

In addition, the CIS qualifier has also been called off following this decision which were to determine teams participating at the BLAST Spring Showdown where Virtus.pro, Entropiq, K23, and forZe had to feature in the qualifier. This also does mean that the qualifier for WePlay CIS Masters Spring also has been affected and won’t be played until there’s clarity on the current political situation. 

HLTV.org reached out to the organizer who further cleared the air upon the participation of Natus Vincere since the team fields a mixed Russian-Ukrainian lineup and would be allowed to feature in the tournaments as their HQ is located in Ukraine. 

Due to the conflict in Ukraine, no Russian-based team will be invited to play in our events for the foreseeable future.

Our CIS Qualifier has now also been canceled. We are sorry to the fans and players from the CIS region for this decision, but we do not think this is appropriate that this event goes ahead, at this time. 

Gaming and esports unite people from all races, countries, and beliefs. We hope the situation on the world stage reflects this as soon as possible.

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IEM Katowice 2022 Becomes Most Watched Non-Major CSGO Event

Mohd Laraib
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IEM Katowice 2022 Becomes Most Watched Non-Major CSGO Event

The first Big LAN event of 2022, IEM Katowice saw unprecedented success in terms of viewership. Taking place with a crowd in the Spodek Arena for the first time since 2019, IEM Katowice’s hype was unreal. Featuring the biggest teams and players, the event did not disappoint and became the most-watched non-major CSGO event with 1.12 million concurrent viewers.

According to escharts.com, IEM Katowice 2022 Grand Final – G2 vs FaZe Clan had 1.12 people watching the game, on different streams. This was followed closely by the G2 vs NaVi game which clocked 979k viewers at its peak. The previous record for the most-watched non-major CSGO event was also held by IEM Katowice, in the 2020 edition where NaVi reigned supreme albeit without a crowd, as the tournament peaked at 1 million viewers.

IEM Katowice 2019, which was a CSGO Major event still holds the record for being the most-watched Intel Extreme Masters event, having 1.2 million viewers watching the game.

The G2 vs FaZe Grand Final delivered in more ways than one, as the game was a nail-biter throughout, despite FaZe clean sweeping G2 3-0. The round difference between the 2 sides was a minute 10 rounds, over 3 maps. The first map was an overtime loss 19-15, the second went to a mammoth 5 OTs and G2 lost out 31-27 and dust2 was closed out in regulation with the closest possible scoreline of 16-14.

Still, a long way away from being the most-watched event, IEM Katowice 2022 still broke into the top 5 of most viewed CSGO events. The throne was overtaken by PGL Stockholm Major 2021 – the first CSGO Major in 2 years with a 2.7 million peak, which was more than twice its closest competitor – ELEAGUE Atlanta Major 2017. 

The top most-viewed CSGO events following are listed below:

  • PGL Major 2021 — 2,748,850
  • ELEAGUE Major 2017 — 1,331,781
  • ELEAGUE Major 2018 — 1,329,096
  • IEM Katowice 2019 — 1,205,103
  • IEM Katowice 2022 — 1,122,015

Dota 2 Champions League S8: Teams, Schedule, Format and More

Sonu Banerjee
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Dota 2 Champions League S8: Teams, Schedule, Format and More

The Dota 2 Champions League Season 8 is currently underway, and some of the best tier 2-3 teams across Europe are battling it out for a shot at the lion’s share of a $50,000 prize pool.

The tournament, which began on February 21st, will continue till March 13th when one of the participating teams will be crowned as the winners and will be awarded $20,000 in prize money. 

Here’s what you need to know about the season 8 of Dota 2 Champions League, format and more:

Dota 2 Champions League S8: Participating Teams

The Dota 2 Champions League S8 will feature 18 teams from eastern and western Europe fighting for a shot at victory. 14 teams will be participating in the group stage while 4 teams will be directly invited to the playoffs. 

Out of these 14 teams, 10 received direct invites to the tournament and the rest qualified through the open qualifiers. 

Here’s a list of all the teams participating in the Dota 2 Champions League Season 8:

  • Alliance
  • AS Monaco Gambit
  • B8
  • CHILLAX
  • Cybercats
  • Gambit Esports
  • HYDRA
  • Mind Games
  • Nemiga Gaming
  • No Sorry
  • No Monkey Business
  • Team Empire
  • X3
  • Yet Another Team
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD

Format

Group stage (21st Feb – 6th March)

The Group Stage of the Champions League S8 are organized in a single round robin BO3 format, with the top two teams from each group moving to the upper bracket of the playoffs while the third and fourth place teams move to the lower bracket of the playoffs.

The playoffs are set to be a double elimination bracket where the games will be BO3s with the exception of the grand final, which will be a BO5. 

Prize Pool

As mentioned earlier, the tournament will feature a total prize pool of $50,000. Here’s the distribution of the prize po across the teams:

  • 1st – $20,000
  • 2nd – $10,000
  • 3rd – $7,000
  • 4th – $3,500
  • 5th-6th – $2,500
  • 7th-8th – $1,250
  • 9th-12th – $500

Schedule

21st Feb

Time (CEST)Series
2:00 PMGambit Esports [2] vs [0] CHILLAX
5:00 PMTeam Empire [2] vs [1] No Monkey Business
8:00 PMMind Games [2] vs [0] Alliance

22nd Feb

Time (CEST)Series
2:00 PMNemiga Gaming [2] vs [0] Yet Another Team
5:00 PMHydra [2] vs [0] X3
8:00 PMAS Monaco Gambit [2] vs [0] B8

23rd Feb

Time (CEST)Series
2:00 PMNemiga Gaming [2] vs [1] B8
5:00 PMAlliance [0] vs [2] No Monkey Business
8:00 PMMind Games [2] vs [0] CHILLAX

25th Feb

Time (CEST)Series
5:00 PMNo Monkey Business [2] vs [0] CHILLAX
8:00 PMAlliance [2] vs [0] cybercats

26th Feb

Time (CEST)Series
2:00 PMTeam Empire [2] vs [0] cybercats
5:00 PMYet Another Team [2] vs [0] No Sorry

27th Feb

Time (CEST)Series
5:00 PMGambit Esports [1] vs [2] No Monkey Business
5:00 PMCHILLAX [2] vs [1] cybercats
8:00 PMTeam Empire [2] vs [0] Alliance
8:00 PMYet Another Team [2] vs [0] X3

28th Feb

Time (CEST)Series
2:00 PMAS Monaco Gambit vs X3
5:00 PMHYDRA vs Yet Another Team
8:00 PMB8 vs No Sorry

1st March

Time (CEST)Series
2:00 PMX3 vs B8
5:00 PMGambit Esports vs cybercats
5:00 PMTeam Empire vs CHILLAX
8:00 PMMind Games vs No Monkey Business

2nd March

Time (CEST)Series
2:00 PMAS Monaco Gambit vs No Sorry
5:00 PMHydra vs B8
8:00 PMNemiga Gaming vs X3

3rd March

Time (CEST)Series
2:00 PMMind Games vs cybercats
5:00 PMGambit Esports vs Team Empire
8:00 PMAlliance vs CHILLAX

4th March

Time (CEST)Series
2:00 PMAS Monaco Gambit vs Hydra
5:00 PMNemiga Gaming vs No Sorry
8:00 PMYet Another Team vs B8

5th March

Time (CEST)Series
2:00 PMTeam Empire vs Mind Games
5:00 PMGambit Esports vs Alliance
8:00 PMNo Monkey Business vs cybercats

6th March

Time (CEST)Series
2:00 PMAS Monaco Gambit vs Yet Another Team
5:00 PMHydra vs Nemiga Gaming
8:00 PMNo Sorry vs X3

Gabe Newell spotted hand-delivering Steam Decks in Seattle

Bharat Kotwani
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Gabe Newell spotted hand-delivering Steam Decks in Seattle

Well, Valve’s most popular handheld gaming PC is finally being shipped by the massive gaming conglomerate and we have noticed an unusual trend in the console’s sale which has taken gamers in Seattle by storm.

Yes, you heard it right. An unusual vogue has been spotted on the streets of Seattle by those who ordered the Steam Deck as the most anticipated console is being home-delivered and signed by Gabe “GabeN” Newell himself which has been indeed confirmed by a Redditor, SeattleRainPidgeons.

According to Redditor SeattleRainPidgeons, his neighbor had pre-ordered the Steam Deck and to his roommate’s surprise, they saw a cameraman following a familiar figure who reportedly has been identified as Mr. Gabe Newell handing out the Deck to the ones who had ordered. 

SeattleRainPidgeons was first called out by his roommate who recognized GabeN as they both yelled out to Valve’s co-founder who quickly came to them and gave away one unit each to both.

The above footage belongs to a married couple to whom GabeN had delivered the Deck. Although the husband aka Redditor bitfidler0 couldn’t grab the delivery, he asked his wife whether she could sign the consignment papers and accept the shipment. According to the wife, Mr. Gabe seemed like a down-to-earth person and told her to email her feedback if she ever had any to which she asked his name. 

C’mon, we all know GabeN often insists on letting him know about stuff through his email, right? Does this ring anything in particular? 

So far, we have hit a certain guess that Seattle residents might have gotten lucky, having been blessed by the presence of GabeN although this would have happened only in Seattle and not outside of it due to the latter bearing the Valve HQ. 

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 Valorant’s Episode 4 Act 2: What To Expect

Bharat Kotwani
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 Valorant’s Episode 4 Act 2: What To Expect

With the Episode 4 Act 2 update on the Horizon, we are looking at a series of agent updates and map reworks, although for the first time the agent roster won’t be seeing an addition to their ranks.

It’s just about time, Episode 4 Act 2 is shipped to Valorant but here we are, getting you all listed with every detail that is expected to come along with the update.

Earlier in January, Valorant developer Mrs Anna Donlon explained that the upcoming act wouldn’t feature any new agent or a map and would just focus on other aspects as mentioned above. 

She stated,

“Every product team has a roadmap full of amazing content and features that will really push VALORANT for the years to come. But you know what? Dreams like ours should be built on a super strong foundation and that is going to be the overall theme of Act II. Strengthening that foundation.”

The most anticipated Yoru rework might be introduced in Episode 4 Act 2, as a part of the Valorant patch 4.04. The rework will buff the agent with a plethora of changes which might prove to be a boon to the player-base while fielding the agent on the battlegrounds. 

Your’s Fakeout footsteps will be replaced by a carbon copy of duelist, tricking the players whether it’s the original one or just an illusion. Upon hitting the illusion, the latter would explode, debuffing all the players in the surroundings. In addition to this, a fake teleport is rumored to be added to his Gatecrash ability while he would now be able to use his other abilities in his ultimate, Dimensional Drift.

With the above, the Episode 4 Act 2 is set to bring out a brand new community-based battlepass which would be region – specific, based on the votes gathered from across every domain.

“So what does that mean? Well, first, and lets get it out of the way, there will be no new Agent or Map in Act II. Instead, lots and lots of updates that target Agent balance , existing maps, promoting good player behavior and an even better ranked experience. Things like that.

Here’s the thing. Sometimes you need to just take a minute. You need to take a look around and make sure things are the way they should be. And that’s what we are doing for this Act.

Valorant’s Episode 4 Act 2 is all set to arrive on March 1, 2022. 

Fans calls out Riot to make Valorant ‘community’ skins similar to CSGO

Bharat Kotwani
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Fans calls out Riot to make Valorant ‘community’ skins similar to CSGO

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.

Most recently, a Reddit thread implied that Riot should revamp their weapon cosmetic line and should gather ideas from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

As we all know, weapon skins in Counter-Strike are backed by a plethora of workshop submissions where the players and the community showcase their ideas, further redeemed in the form of a weapon case.

The weapon skins are then voted off to be featured in the game, giving a fair chance to the community.

With the above being said, the Redditor calls out Riot’s cosmetic development team to acquire ideas going forward where he writes

“They need to start using the community because these past few skin sets they have released and are releasing are painfully so average. Having people submit skins concepts and having the player base vote on them would be so much better than what they’re doing now. The Protocol skin set was a huge miss for me personally. Tigris? Under City? LOL, really Riot?”

Unlike Valorant, Counter Strike does have a plethora of weapon finishes ranging from Industrial Grade until Covert and every tier has a unique pallet irrespective of how it would look in-game. Similarly, the need to introduce different loadouts across each of the attackers and defenders has been lately a fresh bid to the Developers of Riot.

“Honestly, even continuation skin sets highly praised by many would be better than the stuff they released lately. Such as Oni, Ion, and Magepunk. I just think they could easily delegate some of the creativity to the community cause I have seen some amazing concepts posted here that they should have used. If you have the same devs working on skin sets it’s inevitable they will experience burnout, especially with the rate they like to make new skin sets.”

Well only time would tell us what’s next in the store for the skin line in Valorant as the Episode 4 Act 2 is about to bring you all a “Community-powered Battlepass” which would indeed have cosmetic ideas inspired and contributed by the players and other members. Each battle pass will also be region-specific based on the votes received from across.

How to get free V-Bucks in Fortnite?

Aritra Patra
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How to get free V-Bucks in Fortnite?

Are you looking for free V-Bucks in Fortnite? Good news for you, as we have curated a list of all the latest V-Bucks codes that can help you to unlock skins, emotes, and other in-game items for free from the item shop.

If you are a keen Fortnite player, you are definitely fond of in-game cosmetic items. For that, you need V-Bucks which come at a cost. That’s where the V-bucks codes come into play.

Even though there isn’t any V-Bucks code live, for now, let’s take a look at a few of the expired V-Bucks codes:

  • 8Z35X-3ZWAB-BC57H-EQTQZ
  • FAT6P-PPE2E-4WQKV-UXP95
  • PAX7N-79CGE-NMW6T-C9NZG
  • RBK4T-2DBKX-PQV4W-CPT43
  • YNQJ7-4EVUP-RJDMT-ENRK6
  • Z4A33-NLKR2-V9X34-G3682

How to redeem V-Bucks Codes in Fortnite?

You need to redeem the codes properly to receive V-Bucks for free. Just follow the steps mentioned below to redeem the codes without any hassle:

  • Click here and log in with your account.
  • Then go to your username on the top right and click on Redeem Code.
  • Once you enter a code inside the Access Code box, launch Fortnite.
  • You will receive the rewards and it will be visible inside your inventory.

Verdict

Once you receive the V-Bucks in Fortnite, you can buy literally any cosmetic item. Therefore, go ahead and redeem the codes right now.

However, if you are facing any issues let us know in the comment section below. Our team will help you ASAP.

Mobile Premier League (MPL) Acquires German Game Studio GameDuell

Pranav Nalawade
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Mobile Premier League (MPL) Acquires German Game Studio GameDuell

India’s homegrown esports and skill gaming company, Mobile Premier League (MPL) makes inroads into Europe by acquiring Germany-based game studio, GameDuell for an undisclosed amount. 

The acquisition goes in line with MPL’s expansion strategy which the company had announced last year. With GameDuell onboard, MPL now has an international presence in Asia, Europe, and the US. The acquisition also marks MPL’s entry into the mobile free-to-play (F2P) gaming segment.

While the financial details of the deal were not presented, it is confirmed that all the employees currently working for GameDuell will become a part of the MPL team.

“We are excited to expand our operations to Europe after having successfully ventured into Indonesia and the U.S,” said Sai Srinivas, co-founder, and CEO, MPL. 

“We believe our collaboration with GameDuell will give us the right strategic support and expertise to take this new journey forward and help us continue to offer exemplary gaming experience for both India and the world. We welcome the incredibly talented GameDuell team onboard, and together we look forward to creating best-in-class gaming experiences and growing the Mobile F2P segment.”

MPL’s expansion to Europe reinforces its commitment to the growing gaming sector and a strong intent to cater to the global markets. The deal will provide MPL with skilled developers with expertise in building multiplayer games like board, action arcade, and puzzle games.

“We are thrilled to embark on this new journey with MPL and believe the complementary strengths between both teams will enable us to grow our GameDuell games communities even bigger across the world,” said Kai Bolik, CEO, GameDuell. 

“Given GameDuell’s expertise and experience in the segment coupled with MPL’s global distribution and ambitious vision, we look forward to further building our vision of bringing people together to have a good time with games on a global scale.”

Headquartered in Berlin, GameDuell is one of Europe’s most experienced games studios and a global leader in community card and board games with more than 40 casual online skill games that are delivered in upto 7 different languages. The company began its operation in 2003 and has raised a total of over $17 million from investors such as Wellington Partners and Burda Digital Ventures.

CSGO Pro s1mple Donates $33,000 To Ukrainian Army

Mohd Laraib
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CSGO Pro s1mple Donates $33,000 To Ukrainian Army

Professional CSGO player for Natus Vincere, Aleksandr ‘s1mple’ Kostyliev showed he is more than just a video game player once again.

s1mple posted on Instagram about a series of donations made to the Ukrainian army, which amounted to up to 1 million Ukrainian hryvnias. The amount is equal to roughly 33K USD.

Earlier this week, Ukraine was invaded by the Russian army in a supposed ‘military operation’ which started with the shelling of the capital city of Kyiv.

s1mple is a resident of Ukraine and much like every other Ukrainian, was absolutely distraught after the attack.

He took to the IEM Katowice 2022 stage to send a message of peace and brotherhood, which was greatly appreciated by everyone, an example of how esports brings the world together.

S1mple also reminded the audience that the esports community wants nothing but peace for the world.

“All of us want peace- for Ukraine, and for the whole world. All of us are scared, and all of us need to show an example at this tournament. We need to stay together as a unit, with our fans, with our friends, and with everybody watching. And we all need to stay humans first.”

This was followed by a series of donations for the Ukrainian army, amounting to up to 1 million UAH.

s1mple was in Poland, for IEM Katowice 2022 and with the current situation in Ukraine, it is unlikely that the CSGO Legend would be able to return to his home country.  

s1mple played in the IEM Katowice 2022 semi-finals for NaVi but was knocked out by G2 esports.

Casters, analysts and the players – all recognised the circumstances through which NaVi were playing the game and appreciated the fact that they showed up to play, despite the adversities. 

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