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Valorant Episode 3 Act 2 Battle Pass: Release Date, Rewards, and More

Sonu Banerjee
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Valorant Episode 3 Act 2 Battle Pass: Release Date, Rewards, and More

As the first act of Valorant Episode 3 nears its end, fans across the world are growing eager to know more about what Riot Games has in store for them in the upcoming Battle Pass for the highly anticipated Episode 3 Act 2.

Alongside an all-new map and a bunch of new content to the shooter, Episode 3 Act 2 will also bring with it an all-new Battle Pass with an exciting rewards line for the players to enjoy. 

Luckily, details about the Act 2 Battle Pass have already been revealed by Riot, and we at TalkEsport had the chance to take the first looks at it. Here’s what you need to know about the upcoming Episode 3 Act 2 Battle Pass:

Valorant Episode 3 Act 2 Battle Pass Release Date

As confirmed by Riot themselves, the Episode 3 Act 2 Battle Pass will go live on September 8th, 2021 alongside the Act 2 update. 

Valorant Episode 3 Act 2 Battle Pass Rewards

Like its predecessors, the Valorant Episode 3 Act 2 Battle Pass will contain separate reward lines for free and paid tracks. Players can choose to receive the free rewards without having to buy the pass. However, buying the pass will enable players to obtain better and more items from the Battle Pass as they level it up. 

Here are some of the rewards included in the Act 2 Battle Pass:

Free Rewards

  • Artisan Ghost Weapon Skin w/ Variants
  • Time’s Up Gun Buddy
  • Artisan Gun Buddy
  • Nice Try! Spray
  • Versus // Phoenix + Phoenix Card

Paid Rewards

  • Artisan Foil (melee) w/ Variants
  • Artisan Phantom
  • Nitro Operator
  • Nitro Vandal
  • Varnish Sheriff
  • Follow Me Gun Buddy
  • Does Not Compute Spray
  • Unstoppable // Reyna Card

Valorant Episode 3 Act 2 Battlepass: All You Need To Know

Bharat Kotwani
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Valorant Episode 3 Act 2 Battlepass: All You Need To Know

Valorant Episode 3 Act 2 is here with a brand new map and a battle pass including a plethora of weapon cosmetics, player cards, buddies, etc. Previously in Act 1 of Episode 3, we saw KAY/O join the roster along with the K-TAC weapon finishes. 

Battlepass in Valorant is a set of cosmetic items that players can obtain by progressing through the same. Comprising 50 Tiers across 10 acts, the player can earn a certain number of free rewards (marked with the green gradient) and premium prizes (marked with the red gradient).

Valorant ACT 3 Episode Battlepass Price

The paid track can be redeemed by getting the premium version of the ACT 3 Battlepass which would cost you 1000 Valorant points in-game, near to around USD 10$ and 700 INR for players across India.  Each player is given access to a free version of the Battlepass and can earn rewards labeled as “free”. Other prizes are available when you purchase a special Premium version of the Battle Pass.

Usually, it might take endless hours to grind out the Battle Pass, but the only way out to get it done is the daily challenges. The latter provides you with experience points that enable you to progress faster while playing the game and unlock the Battlepass content as quickly as possible.

You may also choose to purchase the levels if you wish to claim the paid track and not grind the entire thing out. Each level is made available at 200 Valorant Points to purchase.

Content included in the Act 2 Episode 3 Battlepass

Three new skin bundles have been introduced in this forthcoming Episode 3 Act 2 Battlepass and are listed according to the developer sheet below:

  • Artisan
  • Nitro
  • Varnish

The Artisan bundle will have 4 variants for each of their weapons and the melee knife while Nitro and Varnish won’t feature any variants.

The Artisan Bundle will have:

Bucky

bucky Artisan
Artisan bucky
Artisan bucky
Artisan bucky

Ghost

Artisan ghost
Artisan ghost
Artisan ghost
Artisan ghost

Marshall

Artisan marshall
Artisan marshall
Artisan marshall
Artisan marshall

Phantom

Artisan Phantom
Artisan Phantom
Artisan Phantom
Artisan Phantom

Melee Knife

Artisan Melee Knife
Artisan Melee Knife
Artisan Melee Knife
Artisan Melee Knife

The Nitro Bundle will have:

The Nitro skin bundle will only feature four weapons that include Vandal, Operator, Guardian, and Odin.

Vandal

Nitro vandal

Operator

Nitro Operator

Guardian

Guardian Nitro

Odin

Odin Nitro

The Varnish Bundle will have:

Bulldog

bulldog varnish

Sheriff

Sheriff varnish

Judge

Judge varnish

Stinger

Stinger varnish

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Delhi’s Deputy CM Manish Sisodia Addresses ESPL award Ceremony in Mumbai

Prateek Jain
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Delhi’s Deputy CM Manish Sisodia Addresses ESPL award Ceremony in Mumbai

After two and a half months of intense action, the 200+ Hours long and prestigious Esports Premier League 2021 tournament has finally come to an end on 29th August. ESPL 2021 organized by India Today Gaming began on 16th July is India’s first nationwide franchise Free Fire eSports tournament with a massive Rs 25,00,000 prize pool. With over 1 million registration, the final 8 teams that made it to the final phase played under the banner of 8 franchise city teams and competed against each other for the Champions title. 

In the Grand Finale on 29th August, Team Mumbai Marshals represented by one of the most loved teams – TSM FTX, emerged as the champions of the ESPL 2021. The team was awarded the champions title and Rs 12,00,000 prize money. Coming on 2nd and 3rd, Teams Banglore Ballistics and Rajasthan REapers won Rs 6,00,000 and Rs 3,00,000 respectively. 

The prize money was distributed among the winners during an award ceremony organized in Mumbai in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Mr. Manish Sisodia, and Ms. Kalli Purie, Vice-Chairperson of the India Today Group.

During the award ceremony, Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Manish Sisodia addressed the crowd and said:

“Esports now is growing very fast. I am convinced that this ‘E-sport’ deserves all the support and recognition. I promise that the Delhi government will encourage Esports in every possible manner. We will be happy to encourage all the initiatives that will help the industry and the sector to grow.”

 Mr. Manish Sisodia also ensured his full support to promote esports activities in Delhi and said “Whatever is required and whatever can be done, we will do it.” He was in full support of the ESPL and encouraged other state governments to also support esports tournament organizers and promote tournaments like ESPL locally in their respective states. 

Mr. Manish Sisodia also revealed the logo of the upcoming World Esports Cup tournament also organized by India Today Gaming. World Esports Cup will be India Today Gaming’s next big eSports IP and will aim to make and project India as a global Esports powerhouse. More details regarding the event will be announced soon. 

ESPL 2021 is India’s first and biggest Pan-India Free Fire tournament announced by India Today Gaming and presented by Infinix Note 10 Series Smartphone. The ESPL 2021 is powered by PTC Punjabi and has Sunfeast Yippee! Noodles as its official snacking partner. India Today Gaming has also signed Indian actor and Bollywood star, Tiger Shroff as its official brand ambassador.

The matches were live-streamed in six languages including Hindi, English, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Bengali. The live stream broadcasts were available on the Official YouTube and Facebook channels of India Today Gaming along with  Disney+Hotstar and the Gaming Tak Youtube channel. Below are the links to the official channels.

Delhi’s Deputy CM extends support for esports

The Crew
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Delhi’s Deputy CM extends support for esports

Besides being one of the best franchise-based esports events held in the country, ESPL 2021 has attracted many eyes in the Indian esports community. India’s leading ministers and bureaucrats have extended some immense support to develop the scene of Indian esports in the region.

Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodiya shared his views towards the now emerging Indian eSports market. While addressing the winners and participants of ESPL 2021 he said, “It’s my pleasure to be here. To be part of this wonderful event. Esports could become a well-accepted and well-executed tournament in India. I congratulate the team.”

He further added “Esports now is growing very fast. I am convinced that this “E” sport deserves all the support and recognition. I promise that the Delhi government will encourage Esports in every possible manner. We will be happy to encourage all the initiatives that will help the industry and the sector to grow.”

Before concluding his speech, he said ” It is up to us and the governments to promote and facilitate this kind of new generation sports. I can commit, we will not hold back. We are with you, you tell us what to do, we will do!”

“It was like a festival of Esports, playing out in the last couple of months. There was an overwhelming response coming from all over the country. The gamers showcased their A-game and the competition was nothing short of top class. I hope these athletes will further utilize this experience and win medals for the country in the coming time” said Mr. Vishwalok Nath, Director, ESPL.

The mega prize distribution ceremony took place at a city hotel on Monday in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Mr. Manish Sisodia and Ms. Kalli Purie, Vice Chairperson, India Today Group, who awarded the champions and the runner-ups with the trophies and the cash awards.

ESIC Working With Riot to Investigate NA Pros Who Switched to Valorant for CSGO Match-Fixing

Sonu Banerjee
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ESIC Working With Riot to Investigate NA Pros Who Switched to Valorant for CSGO Match-Fixing

The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has confirmed that they’re currently investigating 35 North American pros for alleged match-fixing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

During the HLTV Confirmed show on August 31, ESIC commissioner Ian Smith said that they are actively working alongside Riot Games to investigate the match-fixing allegations since many of the suspected pros have transitioned to Valorant from CSGO.

The news comes after the ESIC handed out five-year bans to CSGO pros Sebastian “retchy” Tropiano and Kevin “4pack” Przypasniak after an audio clip of them attempting to fix a game in the ESEA Premier season 35 North America surfaced. Another participant in the call, Carson “nosraC” O’Reilly, was only handed a ban for 111 days since he didn’t explicitly breach the ESIC anti-corruption code.

The ongoing ESIC investigation is centered around the match-fixing allegations in the ESEA Mountain Dew League (MDL), and even has the FBI involved in it. Many of the pros under investigation had seemingly found a safe haven by moving to Valorant, but the involvement of Riot Games might be enough to ensure that the competitive integrity of the shooter isn’t hampered anytime soon.

Manish Sisodiya Encourages Other Governments to support esports in India

The Crew
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Manish Sisodiya Encourages Other Governments to support esports in India

Esports Premier League 2021, a nationwide esports tournament first of its kind Free Fire tournament organized by India Today Gaming has pushed eSports a step closer to get it recognized by the Indian government.

Last year, the ban of India’s most famous battle royale mobile game ‘PUBG Mobile’ gave a large blow to the Indian esports and gaming market. With the game coming back this year with a revised version as ‘Battlegrounds Mobile India’ and events such Esports Premier League 2021 has attracted the eyes of the Indian government.

India Today Gaming invited the Deputy CM of Delhi to facilitate the winners of the league.  The mega prize distribution ceremony took place at a city hotel on 30th Aug 2021 in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Mr. Manish Sisodia and Ms. Kalli Purie, Vice Chairperson, India Today Group, who awarded the champions and the runner-ups with the trophies and the cash awards.

Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodiya shared his views towards the now emerging Indian eSports market. While addressing the winners and participants of ESPL 2021 he said, “It’s my pleasure to be here. To be part of this wonderful event. Esports could become a well-accepted and well-executed tournament in India. I congratulate the team.”

He further added “Esports now is growing very fast. I am convinced that this “E” sport deserves all the support and recognition. I promise that the Delhi government will encourage Esports in every possible manner. We will be happy to encourage all the initiatives that will help the industry and the sector to grow.”

Before concluding his speech, he said ” It is up to us and the governments to promote and facilitate this kind of new generation sports. I can commit, we will not hold back. We are with you, you tell us what to do, we will do!”

ESPL 2021 was a multi-city tournament over a period of two months. ESPL 2021 featured a massive prize pool of Rs 25,00,000 distributed among the top 8 teams. The league was divided into four phases starting with the in-house registrations of the teams. Over a period of two months, the best Free Fire teams of the country made it to the finals which were held on 29th Aug 2021. 

ESPL 2021 was won by Mumbai Marshals emerging as the champions of the first edition. The team was represented by one of the most loved teams, TSM FTX.

Top five agents played at the Valorant Conquerors Championship

Bharat Kotwani
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Top five agents played at the Valorant Conquerors Championship

The Valorant Conquerors Championship has finally come to an end with Global Esports winning the Grand Finals over their regional counterparts Velocity gaming.

At the end of May, Riot had announced its collaboration with Nodwin Gaming to give the South Asian region its first-ever official Championship event and to be a part of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Circuit.

VCC had a wide variety of agent compositions but it seems that South Asia’s top teams figured out which agents work best in the current meta and didn’t deviate from the formula very far. This left Jett as the unsurprising top choice throughout the competition. The break-free operator had an 84% overall pick rate and was chosen across the 38 maps played during the main event. Jett was mostly stunned by Ganesh “SkRossi” Gangadhar (Global Esports) and Mohit “mw1” Wakle (Velocity Gaming) with over 348 and 303 rounds played respectively.  

Sova was the second favorite agent amongst top players. The arrow-wielding agent had a 70% pick rate thanks to top players like Tejas “rite2ace” Sawant, Akshay “KappA” Sinkar, and Tasawf “Hermione” Zami who made the most use of the agent across their journey in the main event

Whereas, Killjoy has been ruled as the third topmost selected agent in the VCC with the likes of Jayanth “skillZ” Ramesh (Global Esports), Vibhor “Vibhor” Vaid (Velocity gaming), and Agneya “Marzil” Kaushik fielding the said Sentinel across 156, 108 and 95 rounds respectively. 

The fourth highest pick rate belongs to Astra, the controller from Ghana. Despite the nerfs with her addition to the roster, she has undoubtedly been the most preferred agent to be picked at the Valorant Conquerors Championship. Team Exceeli’s Protagonist recorded the highest ACS with Astra at VCC.

The fifth and final agent to have been most picked at the VCC was none other than Viper. With a pick rate of 39%, Viper is holding her own in the meta right now, providing a very solid wall option for almost any comp. She’s particularly effective on Bind, where she can use her utility to clear out chokepoints with ease.

The Conquerors Championship event win led Global Esports to the APAC Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ), a final passage towards the VCT Champions event, to be held later in 2021. VCC is a framework of the VCT Circuit which would further help teams from the South Asian region make an impact alongside the other teams from across the globe. Initially, Nodwin in a press release stated that VCC will feature a prize pool of 25 Lakhs INR ($33,700 USD approx), of which Global Esports were rewarded with the lion’s share of $16,500 USD and a spot at the APAC LCQ. 

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Valkyrae’s health condition might affect her streaming schedule

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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Valkyrae’s health condition might affect her streaming schedule

The most popular female streamer in the world, Valkyrae has revealed a recently diagnosed jaw condition that might reflect on her streaming schedule here on out.

One of the biggest gaming content creators on YouTube, Rae had one hell of a 2020, from becoming the most viewed female streamer, overtaking Pokimane to becoming the co-owner of 100 Thieves in 2021. It’s safe to say that she was loving her time on YouTube but a freshly surfaced health condition might ruin the fun for her.

On her August 31 stream, Rae revealed that her upcoming streams can be shorter given her health condition won’t allow her to verbally communicate for long periods. According to her, she is suffering from temporomandibular joint dysfunction of the jaw which leads to joint pain in the jaw and significant difficulties in day-to-day tasks like chewing, talking, etc.

Her announcement was met by a downpour of supportive messages which will make a difficult time such a this a little more bearable. Communication is a big part of streaming and not interacting makes a stream less engaging, thus it is easy for fans to lose interest eventually.

For now, we hope, Rae remains unbothered by the drop in her streaming hours and can fully focus on recovering.

Soul Land Reloaded Free Codes

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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Soul Land Reloaded Free Codes

Popular anime Soul Land has been turned into a video game that goes by the name Soul Land Reloaded for the smaller screens. Following the footsteps of similar RPGs like Genshin Impact and Naruto: Slugfest, the game brings an interactive world with fluid gameplay that will keep players glued to the screen for hours. Given the success, the game came across in recent times, the developers are handing out reward codes.

How to get free Soul Land Reloaded codes?

The game is growing at an absurd pace and players should grab anything while there is still time. As of now, the developers have promised a few upcoming events and promo codes that can be exchanged for valuable in-game resources which will give you a headstart. These codes are absolutely free and easy to redeem but chances are they might expire real soon given everyone is out looking for them.

Soul Land Reloaded Free Codes and Gifts

Free codesRewards you can redeem
20210825100 Soul Stones and 100 Diamonds
SOULLAND2 Pontiff Decree
DOULUODALU2 Pontiff Decree
RELOADED2 Pontiff Decree
FIRSTBLOOD400 Diamonds
giveme5star1 Pointiff Decree
RECOMMENDED100000 Gold Coins

How to redeem the codes?

  1. Tap on the player icon on the top left corner of the main screen.
  2. Head over to the System Settings tab.
  3. Tap on the Redeem Code button.
  4. Enter the redeem code and tap on “Confirm”.
  5. Items will be avaible to collect in your mailbox.

There is a good chance that the developer might not get generous in the coming months which makes this an ideal opportunity to grab some freebies. No time limit has been specified but they will expire rather sooner than later.

How to register for PUBG New State in India? Check now

The Crew
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How to register for PUBG New State in India? Check now

Recently Krafton announced a new PUBG Mobile title named ‘PUBG: New State’. In PUBG: New State, 100 players will fight on a new battleground with various weapons and strategies until only one party remains and emerge as the winner. The players could Utilize gear, vehicles, and consumables to survive the shrinking battleground to become the last survivor standing.

The game has been available to pre-register in various parts of the world along with the Alpha Registrations starting from 9th August 2021. The Alpha testing of the game was available on both Android and IOS devices for the specified regions. Today, Krafton announced the commencement of the Pre-register for the Indian players for iOS and Android devices.

The players can pre-register for the game on Android devices through the Google Play Store and on iOS devices through App Store. To let you know, this game was one of the most anticipated games by the Indian players. With the pre-registration option available to the players, the game is expected to be released soon.

How to register for PUBG: New State in India?

For Android devices

Step 1: Open the Google Play Store and click on the search bar, type PUBG: New State.

Step 2: You can now find the game at the top of your search list, click on it. You can also reach directly to the game link. Just follow the below link to get access to the pre-registration of the PUBG: New State.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pubg.newstate

Step 3: A pre-registration window will appear where players need to tap on the Pre-register button present.

Step 4: After clicking on the pre-register button, it will ask the players for their permission to automatically install the game when released.

For iOS devices

Step 1: Open the App Store and click on the search, type PUBG: New State.

Step 2: You can now find the game at the top of your search list, click on it. You can also reach directly to the game link. Just follow the below link to get access to the pre-registration of the PUBG: New State. https://apps.apple.com/in/app/pubg-new-state/id1542727626

Step 3: PUBG: New state window will appear where players need to tap on the Pre-register button.

Step 4: After clicking on the pre-register button, it will ask the players for their permission to automatically install the game when released.

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