Reports of frequent Valorant Mumbai server crashes were seen storming the internet once again on July 21 as players received an error message that rendered them unable to play the game properly.
At around 8 pm IST today, many Indian Valorant players were greeted with an error message when they attempted to play the shooter. The error message read, “We are currently experiencing an unusually large number of players. To keep everything running smoothly, we need you to hold on just for a moment.”
This incident follows the acknowledgment of the issue by the Riot devs in a Tweet that was posted from the official Valorant South Asia handle on 14th July. The Tweet said, “We’re aware of the recent server instability and are at work investigating a root cause. Apologies, we will have updates for you soon.”
We're aware of the recent server instability and are at work investigating a root cause. Apologies, we will have updates for you soon.
— VALORANT // India & South Asia (@playVALORANTsa) July 14, 2021
These sorts of server crashes are becoming more and more of a common occurrence in the Mumbai servers of Valorant. This is certainly becoming a cause of concern for the community as many players are finding it difficult to be able to consistently play the game as a result of these crashes.
However, since Riot Games has confirmed that they’re looking to fix the issue at its roots, it’s likely that the server problems will be fixed within the next few days. Till then, players can choose to queue in the SEA servers instead for a smoother matchmaking experience.
The popular FPS game, Apex Legends will soon be coming with an update that includes new preset configurations for your crosshair in the game.
Justin Masse, Senior Experience Designer at Respawn recently confirmed how they are working to improve visibility with the game’s user interface.
The colors on direct hit markers for colorblind modes were recently updated in a July 19 patch by the developers. Although, this affected many people who used the mode to change their reticle colors.
In a recent tweet, he confirmed that those players who were facing will be getting a fix very soon which will allow them to change the color of the reticle to a preset selection of colors.
We're aware that some players were using these modes to change the reticle color and this update has negatively impacted them. We're working on a more global fix to allow you to change the color of the reticle to a preset selection of colors. Sit tight, more on that soon.🟥🟨🟦🟩
The players are expecting that it would have a few different selections like green, yellow, red, and blue. He also said that the studio is working on a patch that will be supporting the colorblind players in the future.
This change in color of the reticle was a long due request for the developers and this will be improving customization in the game and the players are already looking forward to the update.
It seems that Amazon isn’t done giving away Battlefield titles. Battlefield 3 and 4 were free on Prime Gaming recently and this time, Battlefield 1 is free to claim until August 4 while Battlefield V will be free starting August 2 until October 1. This offer is only available to PC users, although Battlefield V was free for PlayStation Plus subscribers earlier this year.
The game is redeemable on EA’s Origin platform, while you will be getting access to the full game, you won’t be able to access DLC content as you’ll be claiming the standard editions of both Battlefield 1 and Battlefield V so maps like Rupture, Verdun Heights and Albion won’t be an option.
How to get Battlefield 1 free?
To claim your copy of Battlefield 1, click here and sign in to your Amazon account, you must be subscribed to Amazon Prime to claim the code.
The code can then be redeemed to your Origin account after which you can download it directly from EA’s Desktop Manager or EA Origin.
Prime Gaming benefits are available in the following countries:
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
Portugal
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Spain
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
DICE unveiled the next installment in the Battlefield franchise, Battlefield 2042 which is set to release on October 23 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series S|X, PS4, and Xbox One.
If you have ever played CSGO for more than a few minutes, chances are that you’re already familiar with the plethora of in-game weapon skins that the title has to offer to its players. While the skins have no direct impact on the gameplay whatsoever, they are still insanely popular for their cosmetic effects.
Skins can be primarily obtained in CSGO by opening cases or by buying directly from the community marketplace. Their prices can range from as low as 3 cents to as high as over $50,000 USD.
As CSGO continues to grow in popularity with each passing year, more and more players are interested in knowing ways to create their own weapon skins. These skins can then be submitted to the community workshop and if you’re lucky, Valve might select them for their next weapon case.
At the time of writing, there’s a million-dollar CSGO art contest going on where ten winners will get $100,000 each. If you’re a skin creator or are planning to create some new skins soon, be sure to check the contest out.
How to Create CSGO Skins?
While creating CSGO skins isn’t very complex to learn, it can certainly take a lot of time to make a good-looking weapon skin for the shooter. You’ll need a photo editing application like Photoshop to be able to pull off your own designs.
Here’s what you need to do to create your own weapon skin:
Get the Required Weapon Files
Firstly, you need to get yourself the weapon files that you need for your skin from a skin/accessory store. You’ll also need the TGA and OBJ files for the weapon.
Creating the Texture
The TGA file will enable you to map the textures in the game. Simply click on the Edit Texture in OBJ to update the model texture in real-time.
Once done, fill all the weapon sections with colors of your choice. Remember to put a base color before starting on the texture. When you’re happy with your skin’s design, save the TGA file.
VTF and Notepad
Once you have successfully saved the TGA file, you have to import it to VtfEdit and save it as a VTF file.
You can find the text file format that you need on the Steam Workshop page. To do so, you have to input the path to your VTF file in the first line.
CSGO Workbench
Add the finishing touches in the CSGO workbench. Upload the file to view how it looks in-game and if you’re satisfied with the finalized design, save the file to the workbench and click on submit.
In what is being seen as a welcome change by the video game streamers worldwide, popular streaming platform Twitch has announced a massive reduction in their subscription rates across several countries. For instance, the tier 1 subscription price for Twitch India has dropped by a whopping 80% as confirmed in an announcement by Twitch.
Previously, the tier 1 subscription price for Twitch in India was set at 479.99 INR, which has been reduced to only 110 INR following the change.
“As part of our efforts to help creators build and grow their communities worldwide, the following countries will get subscription price adjustments as a part of Local Subscription Pricing,” Twitch said in a statement.
Readers can check out the full list of countries under the effect of this change here.
Prior to the update, Twitch had notified its users about the change in regional pricing of the platform’s subscriptions through an email.
The email reads, “Within the next few weeks, we will be changing prices in your country. When we do, we will automatically reduce the price of your eligible active subscriptions(s) on the following renewal date with no action required from you.”
Twitch further claimed that they’ll be compensating streamers with a “revenue adjustment incentive” to make up for lost revenue from subscriptions as a result of this change. The incentive will be based on the creators’ average baseline of subscription revenue and broadcast hours for the past three months.
Battlegrounds Mobile India is a new battle royale game developed by Krafton to replace PUBG Mobile in India. This game is almost similar to its predecessor and all the features are partially replicated. One of the latest features in PUBG Mobile was 90FPS mode and some flagship mobiles can enable this option in BGMI as well.
PUBG Mobile is traditionally operated in 60FPS mode with slight frame drops in certain situations. The game is available on a wide range of phones and hence, the performance differs as per the specifications of any device. The developers added a new option of 90FPS for OnePlus devices at first and then, launched it globally on other high-end devices.
Battlegrounds Mobile India has a similar kind of support framework for this feature but it is not available to many devices even though their specifications are more than sufficient to handle 90 FPS. One of the reasons for this can be the fact that BGMI is still a new game and hence, developers are yet to optimize and launch this feature for many devices.
Most of the devices which support this feature are OnePlus phones. Some other devices support it as well but they might require an external agency such as a GFX tool to activate the feature. We do not recommend you use any application to enable 90FPS in BGMI.
The list of devices is as follows:
OnePlus Phones – All variants of OnePlus 7, Oneplus 8 and OnePlus 9.
Realme Phones – X2 Pro and X50 Pro.
Mi Phones – Mi 10, 10i and 11X Pro.
Oppo Phones – Reno 6 Pro.
This list is not completely accurate as there is no official portal that has released such information. Some other devices might also have 90 FPS support. Players who own high-end devices and still lack this feature can wait patiently till the developers add it in upcoming updates.
TSM India has officially announced the departure of their renowned PUBGM roster. The PUBG Mobile team already disclosed their plans to play under a different organization and now, TSM has officially confirmed this retirement of their BGMI roster.
TSM entered India by partnering with Entity Gaming and formed a PUBGM roster which was considered as one of the best in India. They lived up to their name by winning multiple titles and performing very dominantly on the regional and international stages.
According to our initial report, the PUBG Mobile division of TSM India was planning to quit their organization and join GodLike Esports for representing the latter in upcoming Battlegrounds Mobile India tournaments. This was unofficially confirmed by the players and now, TSM has given an official confirmation.
Our sources also disclosed that the team planned to stick together while transitioning to a different organization and soon, an official announcement regarding their new signing is expected to be released.
The old roster of TSM Entity was filled with star players and each and every member on this team was able to obliterate their opponents on their own. Their extraordinary performance made them a big name in the professional PUBG Mobile community and this move was unexpected by the organization and players as well.
As the official announcement of the departure has been made, it is possible that other announcements might be coming very soon. The old TSM roster will be seen under a different organization and TSM might re-enter in competitive Battlegrounds Mobile India by hiring a new roster to replace their old team.
The fifth and final stage of the 2021 Call of Duty League season kicked off last week, on July 8, with the New York Subliners Home Series. This stage marks the final chance for the remaining seven Call of Duty eSports teams to qualify for the CDL Stage 5 Major and secure an entry in the 2021 CDL Championship.
The Call of Duty League Stage 5 will feature the same 12 teams we have been following throughout the season and will be their last chance to accumulate enough CDL points to qualify for the season-ending event. However, the top-five teams in the standings, the Atlanta FaZe, Dallas Empire, Toronto Ultra, New York Subliners, and OpTic Chicago, have already guaranteed their spot in the 2021 CDL Championship.
These five teams have proven to be on another level, being dominant throughout the season. FaZe lead the league with 485 CDL points, followed by Dallas Empire in second with 330. Toronto Ultra sit third place with 325 points, and New York Subliners place fourth with 310, after failing to score in their Home Series.
On July 6, the Call of Duty League revealed that the upcoming Stage 5 Major will host a live audience, finally bringing fans back after one year of online play. “We are very excited to welcome fans back for the first time in 2021! Get your tickets to the Call of Duty League’s Major V tournament and watch in-person as teams head into battle for their last chance to clinch a spot in the top eight and secure their place in the Call of Duty League Playoffs”, stated the league.
Three teams are off to a hot start in Group A
The Call of Duty New York Subliners Home Series saw Group A get off to a hot start as three teams went 2-0 last week. Atlanta FaZe, who enters the upcoming series as the odds-on favorites on every matchup, OpTic Chicago, and the Los Angeles Thieves combined for a 6-0 start to Stage 5.
Atlanta FaZe remained dominant in this Stage 5 start, as they swept both the London Royal Ravens and the Paris Legion. This marked their 12th win in a row, and the team is closing in on the 500-point milestone in the regular-season standings. Even though the Royal Ravens and the Legion put up a good fight, both teams were unable to stop the powerful FaZe.
OpTic Chicago started off strong, with convincing sweeps against the Paris Legion and the series hosts New York Subliners. The Los Angeles Thieves also went 2-0, following wins against the Royal Ravens, and the Subliners in one of the closest matches of the series, in which the Thieves were able to clutch the 11th round Search and Destroy to win 3-2.
NY Subliners and LA Guerrillas struggled in the series
The New York Subliners dropped their first two matches in Stage 5, which marked their first two straight losses since Stage 1, in February. After posting a 4-1 record in the past three stages, few expected that one of the best teams this season would lose two matches in a row in the first week.
In their first match, against the Los Angeles Thieves, the Subliners fell 2-0 after losing Hardpoint and Search and Destroy. However, they were able to come up with wins in Control on Garrison and in Hardpoint, before falling short in round 11.
In Group B, the Los Angeles Guerrillas failed again to win and kept their drought going, after posting a 0-5 record in Stage 4 and a 1-4 record in Stage 3, and are currently placed ninth in the regular-season standings. In this series, the team faced the Minnesota Rokkr and the Dallas Empire.
The first match was a close one, with the Guerrillas winning Hardpoint on Garrison 250-197. But that would be the only lead Los Angeles would have in the match, and they fell 3-1 to the Minnesota Rokkr. In the second match, the Dallas Empire proved to be too much for the Guerrillas, as the LA team was swept 3-0.
Minnesota Rokkr Home Series
The next series in Stage 5, the Minnesota Rokkr Home Series, kicks off on July 15, as the Los Angeles Guerrillas face the Toronto Ultra. Later the same day, the Seattle Surge will go up against the hosts.
On July 16, the Florida Mutineers and the Dallas Empire will clash, before the matchup between the Los Angeles Thieves and the Atlanta FaZe. And on July 17, three matches keep the action going: the London Royal Ravens face the New York Subliners, the Los Angeles Guerrillas take on the Florida Mutineers, and Seattle goes up against Toronto.
Finally, on July 18, the Paris Legion start the day against the Thieves, followed by the clash between OpTic Chicago and Atlanta FaZe, and the hosts Minnesota Rokkr close the series against the Dallas Empire.
Even though the world has almost moved past the time of arcades, gamers are still huge fans of arcade-style games, and being able to play them on a device or console is a great way to get that retro feeling back.
There are a number of arcade-style games that you can download for your mobile device, as well as a number of exciting vintage-style games. Here is a list of some of the best ones you can download right now.
Mortal Kombat
Obviously, a classic fighting game like Mortal Komba to be on this list. Mortal Kombat found its way to mobile back in 2015, giving fans that arcade fighting experience right in their handheld devices.
The game features fan-favorite characters like Goro, Jax, Lui Kang and of course Sub-Zero and Scorpion. The combat is very similar, you can do all the finishers and there is a story mode of course.
Injustice
Another arcade-style fighting game on our list is the Injustice series. Set in the DC comic world, you can control one of a number of DC characters from Superman to the Joker, to Deathstroke and the Flash.
Each character has unique abilities, and the game features a story for players to go through with each character adding a different twist. It really is a great combination of superheroes and villains, and a pure fighting game.
Vector 2
Vector 2 is a 2D platform game where you take control of your character as they try to escape a research facility. The gameplay involves your character running forward non-stop, with you being the one who must make him sprint, jump, slide and roll.
There are many traps and obstacles in your way, but the constant action and movement will keep you on your toes. This game reminds you of the old-school games you would find in the arcade back in the day, but with a modern twist and incredible graphics.
Angry Birds
Angry Birds is undoubtedly a legendary game, which is still enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of people every day. The premise of the game is simple, you have different birds at your disposal that you have to shoot at structures to knock them down and defeat the evil pigs.
Each bird has different abilities and they are all different sizes. The structures you have to knock down change constantly and you are always having to change your strategy. The game is as popular as it is for a reason, it is so well made and so enjoyable to play.
Temple Run
Another giant of the mobile game world, Temple Run puts you in control of your character from a third-person perspective, as you run, dodge and slide your way through the levels. Much like Vector, your character is constantly running and you must control their left and right movement.
There are enemies, obstacles, dead ends, and traps all along your path, you also have access to abilities that make levels easier, and you can buy things in the store using the coins you collect.
Sonic Dash
A legendary character in the arcade world, Sonic made his way to mobile with Sonic Dash. An endless-runner game like Temple Run, controls Sonic as he collects multiple rings, ensuring he dodges all the traps and enemies in his way.
There is also a missions mode where players must complete certain objectives like collecting a specific amount of rings or finishing a level in a certain amount of time. There are also leaderboards for you to see where your times stack up against other players.
Brick Breaker
A simple and classic game, Brick Breaker requires players to control a platform at the bottom of the screen and prevent a ball from falling, bouncing the ball off the platform and hitting blocks, destroying them.
The objective is to hit and destroy all the blocks in the level, before the drop down far enough to hit the platform and end the game. Simple and styled like similar arcade games, it is the perfect way to spend a train ride or burn 10 minutes.
Subway Surfers
Subway Surfers is another endless runner game, but probably the most popular one on Earth. In 2017 it was the most downloaded game, and in 2018 it became the first game to cross 1 billion downloads.
It is similar to Sonic Dash and Temple Run, but instead, you run down a subway dodging obstacles and spray-painting all along your path. The OG endless-runner and still one of, if not the best, Subway Surfers is a must-play if you haven’t given it a go already.
There are many arcade-style games that can now be found across the Android and iOS app stores, with most of them bringing back that arcade nostalgia we all loved when we were younger, and others reinventing the arcade-style and giving us something new and fresh.
These are only a few of the best arcade-style games, and you should definitely install them and give them a go if you haven’t already.
One of the biggest segments that are currently taking over the world has to deal with the notion of digitalization. This implies the fact that the modern way of functioning applies rather innovative segments to the everyday aspects of people’s lives, thus allowing them to enjoy all of their favorite hobbies and interests in the most convenient way possible.
When you take a look at the segment of playing games and enjoying sports activities, you will get a chance to see that there has been a rather huge innovative movement that has been introducing classic sporting activities to the online way of functioning.
Within this movement, there has been another impressive segment that has to deal with the aspect of online gaming and all of the competitive energy that can be explored through some of the most popular gaming sources.
Taking into consideration all of these things, you will get a chance to see that there has been a huge rise in popularity of this particular notion, as more and more people from all over the world have been expressing their interest regarding the esports possibilities that this specific entertainment movement has to offer.
One of the biggest elements that are making their mark on the overall eSports segment is definitely the online betting aspect. This is relatively new segment is considered to become one of the most innovative entertainment possibilities that online gaming enthusiasts can explore.
Having established all of the things that we have discussed so far, we have managed to create this article that consists of all of the things that you will have to know in order to explore the segment of eSports betting. So, without any further ado, let’s get right into it.
The Basics of eSports Betting
Starting this segment, you will get a chance to establish a rather solid foundation that will help you further explore the world of eSports betting possibilities. This implies the fact that the basics of the overall betting system are similar to the traditional sports betting notion, meaning you have to match a winner or match a win.
The actual procedure that you will have to take is a rather simple one. Here, you will have to place a certain wager on the specific team that you will choose to bet on, thus decide on the odds that will eventually represent the best value that you will get a chance to encounter. These betting odds actually represent the overall probability of a certain outcome, in this case, that would be the specific wager that you place. Here, it is also important to note that the odds within the eSports world can be represented in a rather different way that can depend on the specific segment that you are betting from.
The Specific eSports Betting Platform
Once you have covered the overall basic elements of the eSports betting world, you will come to a point in your journey where you will have to find a designated Bet365 esports betting platform. This implies the fact that you will get a chance to explore all of the specific betting segments that are available within the eSports betting world. This is a rather effective and efficient way to start your betting journey, especially if you are a beginner at this innovative eSports betting world.
Taking things step-by-step will allow you to explore all of the significant details that the platform has to offer, thus find out how you can easily approach all of the betting possibilities, thus reach all of the specific eSports betting goals that you have in mind.
Take Into Consideration the Actual Esports Games
Because of the fact that the world of online gaming operated with an abundance of gaming possibilities, you will have to learn which of these games actually qualifies in the segment of eSports betting category. This process will actually help you construct the specific guidelines that are going to be used as the basic elements for your future eSports betting journey.
Knowing what game actually sparks your interests is one of the key elements that will make this whole eSports betting journey more enjoyable.
Popular Esports Betting Categories You Should Know
Once you have managed to explore the basic elements that will help you start your journey to eSports betting possibilities, you will have to take a moment and decide which betting category you want to explore. Here, you will get a chance to find some of the most popular betting opportunities that include the aspect of real money betting, challenge betting, social betting, fantasy betting, and skin betting.
Make sure to explore each and every possible aspect of this particular eSports betting world, thus base your decision on the specific things that interest you the most.
The Bottom Line
When you take the approach of eSports betting possibilities, make sure to incorporate all of the specific points that we have discussed so far, thus enjoy every part of the Esports betting journey.
