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Valorant APAC Last Chance Qualifier: All you need to know

Bharat Kotwani
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Valorant APAC Last Chance Qualifier: All you need to know

Teams at the ongoing Masters 3 event of the Valorant Champions Tour are now in contention to secure a significant amount of circuit points across their respective regions in a bid to further qualify for the ultimate Valorant Champions event, to be held later this year in Berlin.

The ones who are unable to qualify for the said Champions event will have to go through a regional Last Chance Qualifier [LCQ] event where they will fend off themselves in a Best of 5 Grand Finale battle to determine their fate further in the VCT circuit. Four Last Chance Qualifier events have been organized by Riot, including the regions, North America [NA], South America [SA], Asia-Pacific [APAC], and lastly Europe, Middle East & African regions [EMEA]

Valorant today on their blog revealed the details towards the APAC Last Chance Qualifier, scheduled to run from October 11-17. The APAC LCQ event will see 10 teams from 5 regions compete for a single spot at Champions. They have also revealed the regional team allocations which are as follows:

  • Southeast Asia [SEA]: 3
  • China [CN]: 2
  • Korea  [KR]: 2
  • Japan [JP]: 2
  • South Asia [SA1]: 1 

As being said, slots will be secured upon the basis of the circuit points earned in the respective regions that previously missed out on their chance to qualify for the Champions. The 10-team bracket would see teams from Southeast Asia, Japan, China, and Korea get seeded in the second bracket following the rule that teams from the SEA regions won’t be matched up against each other in Round 1 itself. The latter will have randomized seedings and are yet to be decided. 

Teams will engage in a  Best of 3 double elimination bracket from October 11-16 while the Best of 5 Grand Finale series for the lone spot at the Champions will be played on October 17. The APAC Last Chance Qualifier will be an online event amid the current travel restrictions imposed due to the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic.

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NODWIN Gaming Acquires Gaming IPs And Talents From OML Entertainment For INR 73 Crore

Prateek Jain
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NODWIN Gaming Acquires Gaming IPs And Talents From OML Entertainment For INR 73 Crore

Gurugram headquartered NODWIN Gaming, Asia’s leading esports startup and an independent subsidiary of gaming giant Nazara Technologies has acquired the gaming and adjacent IP business of Only Much Louder (OML) Entertainment for INR 73 Crore (~$10 Million). The transaction will provide partial liquidity to OML Entertainment shareholders, including CA Media.

Ajay Nair, MD of OML Entertainment, will join the NODWIN Gaming board as part of the transaction and will work with Akshat Rathee, MD of NODWIN Gaming, and the management team to ensure smooth integration of the OML IPs and help in growing NODWIN Gaming’s business.

The OML Entertainment is known for managing some of India’s biggest gaming & entertainment creators such as Tanmay Bhat, Samay Raina, Suhani Shah, etc. and for owning and executing storied IPs such as the BACARDÍ NH7 Weekender (described by The Guardian as “India’s answer to Glastonbury”), well-attended comedy touring properties such as LOLstars and Headliners and India’s biggest hip-hop league – Breezer Vivid Shuffle. OML Entertainment also works with some of the biggest brands in India to produce well-known properties such as Levi’s Music Week and the hugely successful YouTube FanFest.

This deal will also help in enhancing NODWIN’s esports IPs including Dreamhack, Dew Arena, and India Premiership using IPs that OML has created. NODWIN also claims that post the acquisition of its gaming biz, the company will continue to work on its non-gaming IPs and scale its over-the-top (OTT) offering.

Akshat Rathee, Managing Director, NODWIN Gaming said, “NODWIN Gaming strongly believes that continuous growth in the IP portfolio is central to building a vibrant ecosystem of fans, talent, broadcasters, and brands.

This has been the essence of NODWIN Gaming since the early days of creating The India premiership or Dew Arena. The addition of some of the largest IPs in India like NH7 weekender is going to accelerate the massification of esports and gaming entertainment across the spectrum of fans and brands. The multi-faceted talent that joins us cuts across gaming and pop culture and lays the perfect foundation for NODWIN Gaming to create more IPs.

The proven capability of the brilliant team that joins us from OML Entertainment will further ensure that we can execute and monetize our IPs.”

Ajay Nair, Managing Director, OML Entertainment, added, “We believe in the convergence of different pop culture genres and have seen that this has already happened across several platforms and IPs. It makes a lot of sense to consolidate the strengths that OML Entertainment and NODWIN Gaming have in the live IPs and gaming spaces.

Over the past years, our experience working with NODWIN Gaming has been very fruitful and we are confident that our live IPs and the teams that execute them have found a good home at NODWIN Gaming. OML Entertainment will continue to focus on building its OTT content production, talent management, and branded content businesses. I look forward to working with Akshat and the NODWIN Gaming team to deliver on the true potential of this partnership.”

OML Entertainment clocked an impressive INR 91 crore in total revenue in FY20 (pre-covid) with an EBITDA of ~10%. The startup also claims to have clocked INR 170 crore in total revenue from all its businesses in FY2020 pre-covid times. OML Entertainment will continue to consolidate its non-gaming creator-driven content and talent management businesses as it scales its OTT offerings and branded content marketing suite of services that currently works with over 700 creators across the world.

How to complete Blueprint Blitz Event in Warzone?

Aritra Patra
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How to complete Blueprint Blitz Event in Warzone?

The Blueprint Blitz event is already live on COD Warzone. Players have only three days to complete the event. Let’s check out how to complete the event before Monday.

List of Blueprints in Blueprint Blitz Event

  • Teal Drop, Pistol
  • Renegade Ranger, M16
  • Military Green, M16
  • Frozen Chosen, M82
  • Noxious, RPD
  • Aggressor, Type 63
  • Fluid Dynamics, KAR98
  • Mud Drauber, MP7
  • Pumpkin Punisher, Grau
  • Grey Matter, Tundra
  • Hazardous, Krig

How to collect Blueprints?

Between Blood Money and Battle Royale modes choose Blood Money to collect the Blueprints as you won’t get eliminated. Every match will provide you one blueprint and you need a total of 11 matches to complete the quest.

Sign a preferred contract and finish it. Once you finish it successfully, you will receive a blue Contraband Case. After picking up the case, run towards the extraction zone and call for the chopper. Extracting the Contraband Case will complete a Bluprint Blitz mission.

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nak To Stand-in For MIBR, will become the oldest player at an S-tier event

Mohd Laraib
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nak To Stand-in For MIBR, will become the oldest player at an S-tier event

MIBR’s problems have risen at the worst time possible as they will have to use not one but 2 stand-ins for their appearance at BLAST Premier Fall Groups.

Ricardo ‘boltz’ Prass had tested positive for COVID-19 and thus couldn’t travel with the team to Europe. Meanwhile, Marcelo ‘chelo’ Cespedes was involved in a car crash a week ago and is still recovering from his injuries. He will be hoping to be at his 100% as soon as possible, especially with the Major right around the corner.

MIBR will play with strategic coach Renato ‘nak’ Nakano as a stand-in as the two members recover. Breno ‘brnz4n’ Poletto from the academy team of MIBR will also be playing at BLAST Fall Groups hoping to make a name for himself.

‘nak’ is currently 34 years of age, and with his appearance at BLAST Premier Fall Groups he will become the oldest player to play at an S-tier event. The record is currently held by Virtus.pro Legend Wiktor ‘TaZ’ Wojtas who was 33 years old when he played for Aristocracy in late 2019. The others who come close are 32 year old Patrik ‘f0rest’ Lindberg who played at cs_summit 7 and Filip ‘NEO’ Kubski who was also 32 years old at the Starladder Berlin Major 2019, playing for FaZe Clan.

MIBR are in Group B of Fall Groups 2021, alongside G2, NiP, and BIG. Their first game will be against G2 and the next matchup will be determined by the loser/winner of the NiPvs BIG game later on.

‘nak’ last played for South American team DETONA in 2020 and has since then retired to ply his trade as the strategic coach for MIBR.

MIBR will have the following roster for BLAST Premier Fall Group B:

  • Gustavo “yel” Knittel
  • Raphael “exit” Lacerda
  • Bruno “shz” Martinelli
  • Breno “brnz4n” Poletto (stand-in)
  • Renato “nak” Nakano (stand-in)
  • Alessandro “Apoka” Marcucci (coach)

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The PGL Stockholm Major is happening, tickets to go on sale soon

Mohd Laraib
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The PGL Stockholm Major is happening, tickets to go on sale soon

PGLesports have announced that the first CSGO major in 2 years will take place in Stockholm in October.

Via a press release PGL esports announced that following the removal of all restrictions by the Swedish government for esports events, the PGL Stockholm Major will happen with every player present on-site, as well as fans allowed inside the famed Avicii arena, just like it was planned in January.

The Major will run from October 26th till November 7th, including the playoffs from Nov 4th – 7th inside the Avicii Arena. As announced earlier, the restrictions for fans inside an arena had already been lifted, allowing a maximum of 15,000 fans to be present.

The PGL Stockholm Major will be the first Major in more than 2 years, the first one after the StarLadder Berlin Major 2019. 2020 did have a Major plan for Brazil, that was, ESL One: Rio 2020 but could not take place owing to the Coronavirus Pandemic throughout the year. The Stockholm Major has a prize pool of $2,00,00,000 the most ever for a CSGO Major.

The tickets for the PGL Stockholm Major will go on sale on 22nd September, at 10:00 AM CET, and can be bought at the official website of the Avicii Arena, here.

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Fortnite Update 3.31 Patch Notes

Aritra Patra
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Fortnite Update 3.31 Patch Notes

Fortnite is probably the most popular battle royale game in the world and the developers always try to keep the Fortnite players fascinated by providing regular updates. Epic Games have finally released Fortnite 3.31 Update on PC, PS5, PS4, and Android.

This patch is released for increasing stability, according to Fortnite. Therefore, the update size depends on the platform. The PS5 version sized 736.9 MB while the PS4 version is almost 1.2 GB. Here is all you need to know about the Fortnite 3.31 update.

Fortnite Update 3.31 Patch Notes

We have deployed a maintenance patch on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Android to address stability issues, the funding progress visual issue, and the Creative keybinds resetting to default issue. This patch will be available to download before launching your game. We will let you know when this patch is available on Nintendo Switch and Xbox consoles.

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Indian Esports platform MPL valued at $2.3 billion in its Series-E Funding Round

Prateek Jain
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Indian Esports platform MPL valued at $2.3 billion in its Series-E Funding Round

Mobile Premier League (MPL), Asia’s biggest eSports and skill platform with over 85 million users across India, Indonesia, and the United States Of America announced today that it raised its Series E round of financing led by Legatum Capital at a pre-money valuation of $2.3 billion. 

Headquartered in Banglore, MPL recently started its business operations in the United States after spending over two years in Indonesia. If you as a founder are looking to register your own small-scale business, check out the best llc services from here. The latest funding round has granted the company Unicorn status – becoming the second Indian gaming startup to do be worth more than $1 billion. 

The latest series of funding was led by Legatum Capital and some existing investors including Sequoia, SIG, RTP Global, Go-Ventures, Moore Strategic Ventures, Play Ventures, Base Partners, Telstra Ventures, and Founders Circle Capital. It is unclear how much money MPL raised in its latest round of funding, but as per a source from VentureBeat, the company has managed to raise $150 Million. 

“This investment is a recognition of the potential of the Indian gaming and esports industry and an endorsement of the capability of MPL to expand globally. MPL’s proven success in India and Indonesia encouraged us to launch in the US, one of the world’s largest gaming markets. Our US operations are off to a promising start and we’re thus fulfilling our resolve to make our platform the esports and gaming hub of the world,” said Sai Srinivas, Co-founder and CEO, MPL in a press release. 

In the previous series of funding (Series D), the company had managed to raise $95 Million and was valued at $945 Million. 

Legatum CEO and new MPL board member, Mark Stoleson, said “Legatum is delighted to have led this latest round of funding for MPL as it continues its incredible growth trajectory and becomes the world’s leading esports and skill gaming platform. It is an honour to support Sai, Shubh, and the outstanding team at MPL and to join the other world-class investors in building a company that provides a top-class gaming experience for users, unmatched distribution for developers, and a commitment to building a company with the best global talent and a winning culture. Legatum’s investment in MPL is another example of our strategy to invest in world-class teams building world-scale companies that define categories and serve customers with integrity.”

Earlier this year, MPL acquired esports firm Gaming Monk to develop a full suite of esports and live streaming capabilities. The company also launched Esports Arena, a banner under which MPL will host fortnightly esports tournaments in some of its smartphone-friendly titles such as chess, WCC, pool, etc. In early September, MPL announced its partnership with the Play Magnus Group, founded by Chess superstar Magnus Carlsen, to host the official Indian Circuit for players to qualify for the Meltwater Champion Chess Tour. 

MPL has worked with numerous game developers and onboards over 70 games on its platform. It was founded in 2018 by Sai Srinivas and Shubh Malhotra and currently employs over 800 personnel across its offices in prime locations such as Bengaluru, Pune, Jakarta, Singapore, and New York.

Galaxy Racers bench Owais, Roxx and Ultron from BGMI Roster

Divyesh Moghe
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Galaxy Racers bench Owais, Roxx and Ultron from BGMI Roster

Galaxy Racers India has benched Owais, Roxx and Ultron from their BGMI division for multiple reasons including insubordination, breach of contract and many more. The BGMI roster currently comprises of two other players Maxkash, who is inactive due to medical reason, and MJ will be the only active member on the roster for now.

The Indian division of Galaxy Racers handling Battlegrounds Mobile India roster has been in the limelight a couple of months ago due to multiple rumours stating that its roster will be disbanded or players will be released. Galaxy Racers clarified that these claims were in fact rumours and no such actions will be taken.

According to a report by AFKGaming, Galaxy Racers initially suspended a member of their coaching staff for certain undisclosed allegations but did not take a legal route due to lack in substantial evidence. They also issued formal warnings to resolve this matter.

Galaxy Racers has once again taken a big step in their Indian division by benching almost the entire roster. Taking Owais, Roxx and Ultron out of the equation, MJ remains the only active player for GXR and hence, the organization might hire more players under their banner.

The official statement reads as follows:

Credits: Galaxy Racers India

Owais has represented Soul and Fnatic in the past and is one of the star players from India. He and Maxkash joined the old roster of Team Celtz while this new team was formed. The players mentioned above are still under contract with Galaxy Racers and hence, will not be able to play from any other team until the contract ends.

Battlegrounds Mobile India esports is still yet to official kickstart its competitive season but as the roster has benched most of their players, it is highly possible that Galaxy Racers India will look for other players to play alongside MJ in the upcoming BGMI India Series. They have mentioned that further announcements will be made in due time and hence, these speculations remain unverified for now.

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Blast Premier Fall 2021: All you need to know

Bharat Kotwani
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Blast Premier Fall 2021: All you need to know

With the BLAST Premier Fall Groups event on the horizon, we will witness top partnered teams from across the globe lock horns in a bid to qualify for the Fall Final tournament organized by the event organizer which is to be held later this year in November.

This competition would feature 12 teams from across Europe and North America, providing six open spots at the Blast Premier Fall Finals: 2021 whereas those failing to qualify for the same would go down to the Fall Showdown, the final passage to avenge their defeat here at the forthcoming Premier Fall Groups. With a prize pool of $150K up for grabs, the top 3 teams would be rewarded $25,000 each while the ones placing in the 4th-6th position get $12,500 each.

List of Teams Participating

  • Astralis 
  • OG
  • NiP
  • BIG
  • Vitality
  • Complexity
  • Evil Geniuses
  • G2 Esports
  • Natus Vincere
  • FaZe Clan
  • MiBR
  • Team Liquid

Blast on Twitter had earlier revealed the Groups and Opening fixtures and below we have attached the same:

Group A 
Astralis
Evil Geniuses 
Team Vitality
Team Liquid
Group B
G2 Esports
MIBR
Ninjas In Pyjamas
BIG Clan
Group C
Natus Vincere
OG Esports
FaZe Clan
Complexity


The full schedule is as follows:

Group A fixtures

Thursday, September 16

20:00 IST  Astralis vs. Evil Geniuses

23:00 IST Vitality vs. Liquid

Friday, September 17

20:00 IST Group A upper final

23:00 IST Group A lower final

Saturday, September 18

20:00  IST Group A consolidation final

00:00 IST Group A grand final

Monday, September 20

20:00 IST G2 vs. MIBR

23:00 IST NIP vs. BIG

Group B fixtures

Tuesday, September 21

20:00 IST Group B upper final

23:00 IST Group B lower final

Wednesday, September 22

20:00 IST Group B consolidation final

00:00 IST Group B grand final

Friday, September 24

20:00 IST Natus Vincere vs. OG

23:00 IST FaZe vs. Complexity

Group C Fixtures

Saturday, September 25

20:00 IST Group C upper final

23:00 IST Group C lower final

Sunday, September 26

20:00 IST Group C consolidation final

00:00 IST Group C grand final

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Blue Zone Grenade introduced in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds

Bharat Kotwani
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Blue Zone Grenade introduced in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds

The v13.2 patch in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground will see players get a chance to create their own Blue Zones, all thanks to the feature of a brand new “Blue Zone Grenade” to be inculcated in the game.  

What is a Blue zone in PUBG?

A Blue Zone is basically a Blue circle which shrinks over time in the game, pushing players inward and into a safer territory known as the “White Circle” If you’re caught outside the Blue Zone, you will receive an amount of damage that is significantly stacked if the next iteration of Blue circle further starts to shrink. As said, the White circle is the safest territory in the game as it further allows the player to focus on his duels. 

The upcoming patch will see players equip a Blue Zone grenade, just like any other throwable to create a temporary Blue zone surrounding their enemies. This grenade will work exactly like the normal Blue circle, which would deal damage if one is caught inside it. 

Popping a Blue Zone grenade would temporarily set up shop for you as it would push your opponents out of the hiding and peek you if in a closed combat zone. This can prove to be a nightmare for some hardcore campers who chose to play the game out from one corner. In addition to this, the damage dealt from the Blue Zone grenade can be stacked with “N” number of grenades, of the same kind. The blue zone Grenade generates a circular blue zone area with maximum coverage of ten meters nearly lasting for five seconds. It will disappear after five seconds of detonation. 

PUBG 13.2 Update patch notes

In this update, fan-favorite P90 SMG is being added to Care Packages. The P90 will be the first Care Package SMG since the original Tommy Gun, and as such, the developers have made sure it is a worthy addition. It comes loaded with its own unique 5.7mm High Powered ammo, which is capable of longer-range combat, unlike our other SMGs. It also comes with a Cheek Pad, Handguard, Laser, and Silencer pre-attached and non-detachable.

It also features dual optics that allow for fast switching between close-range and medium-range combat. Use the Holographic Sight for nearby foes and Flip on the Flipsight for added magnification when they make a run for it.

It comes paired with 250 rounds of 5.7mm ammo in the Care Package.

A single magazine holds up to 50 rounds which you (and your foes) can see deplete live as you’re firing due to the magazine’s translucent design. With the translucent magazine keeping you aware of the high Rate of Fire and the Laser helping you keep track of your targets, the P90 is a solid addition to your loadout.

  •  Spawns on all maps
  • Equipped with all attachments right out of the crate
  • Silencer
  • Laser
  • 50 round magazine
  • Non-detachable small low profile sight with some magnification
  • Ammo type
  • 5.7mm
  • Damage: 35
  • Maximum Effective Range: Up to 300m
  • Rate of Fire: 1,000 RPM

Taego Changes and Updates

Introducing the new pickup truck, Porter, exclusive on Taego! The Porter is Hyundai Motor Company’s representative commercial truck, which was first introduced in 1977. Since then it has been carrying a lot of loads based on its solid basics and excellent durability. It is the only vehicle on PUBG available with the Trunk System, a new feature to be introduced below. Porter is a truck capable of carrying large loads and up to four passengers at the same time. Get your chicken dinner with the use of Porter which can easily run on any type of terrain with the support of the permanent four-wheel system!

  • Drivetrain: All-Wheel Drive
  • Maximum number of passengers: Four
  • Trunk System is available and the capacity is 400
  • Maximum Speed: 130 km/h
  • HP: 1,200
  • Porter replaces the UAZ

New Feature: Trunk System

With the Trunk System, you can maximize the acquisition of items for victory on Taego. Use the compartment of the Porter to load various items and take them out when needed. If the vehicle gets blown up, all the items in the compartment will also be destroyed. If you desire to keep your items safe, make sure your vehicle is safe!

  • Any item that can be placed in your inventory and weapons, helmets, vests, backpacks can be loaded into the Trunk.
  • However, due to the weight of weapons, helmets, vests, and bags, it may not be possible to load large quantities.
  • Only available on Taego with Porter vehicles.
  • The Trunk system can be accessed with the interaction key when not onboard. When onboard, it can be accessed by opening the inventory.
  • All items in the compartment will be lost if the vehicle is destroyed.
  • The compartment of the vehicle does not belong to one person. Anyone can load and take out items.
  • Item weight depending on their types are as follows. > When a weapon with attachments is placed in the trunk, attachment weight is added and loaded into the trunk with attachments attached.

Do pay a visit to the official blog of PUBG to know more about this update. 

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