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Esports Fashion Week to make history with first dedicated esports fashion event

Lauren Rasmussen
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Esports Fashion Week to make history with first dedicated esports fashion event

Esports Fashion Group is pleased to present the full agenda for its pilot Esports Fashion Week taking place on July 24th with representation from some of the most prestigious and innovative names in esports fashion.

The four-day event will play host to H4X, We Are Nations, XSET, and September Doves who will each present a selection of apparel including never before seen designs.

Looking to change the face of esports apparel, The Esports Fashion Group has been curated by a team of industry veterans to showcase the creativity, talent, and potential of fashion in esports.

As its flagship platform, Esports Fashion Week will provide a space for brands to debut their new collections to connect with fans and buyers.

Esports Fashion Week

The pilot Esports Fashion Week will be the first calendar event with each brand presenting its collections virtually with in-person seasonal showcases slated for next year.

Full Schedule – Saturday 24th July: 

  • Intro Show: 7 PM BST 
  • An introduction to Esports Fashion Week
  • H4X – Cyber Athletics: 8PM BST 
  • The latest collection from H4X
  • We Are Nations: 9PM BST 
  • A deeper insight into the inner workings of We Are Nations
  • XSET: 10PM BST 
  • A look into the formation of XSET from co-founders Wil Eddins and Greg Selkoe
  • September Doves: 11PM BST 
Esports Fashion Week

Esports Fashion Week will be hosted by a full roster of the most influential talent in esports fashion culture. Hosts for the event include model & streamer Azalia Lexi, streamer & industry professional Garrett Smith, esports desk host & presenter Lottie Van-Praag, and esports desk host & model Barney Banks.

Each host will also be taking part in video content which will be showcased throughout the week providing exclusive insights into the world of esports fashion and those leading the charge. 

“I’m incredibly excited to kick off our pilot Esports Fashion Week with a group of brands who are truly at the forefront of what esports fashion represents. What we have created is truly unique and it’s an honor to provide a platform that has the ability to shape the future of this diverse and inspirational industry. This is only the beginning.” said, Ali Rezvan, Founder & President, Esports Fashion Group.

The Safest Payment Methods for Online Casino

Deepak Ojha
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The Safest Payment Methods for Online Casino

Online casinos have revolutionized the gambling experience for people worldwide by making betting possible for all. The only aspect that has become riskier is a transaction of money; earlier players only had to deposit the money into a machine.

With online payments, you cannot use real currency; instead, you have to find a digital alternative for that. But with the rising cases of online scams and frauds, we cannot blindly trust an unknown site with our money and details. So, we are here to help you find safe payment options for you and casinos you can trust.

Best Digital Payment Methods

Online casinos are now categorized based on the payment options they offer, for example, crypto casinos and trustly casinos. And as these names suggest, the only payment option offered by them would include the respective payments.

Punters often make the mistake of choosing a gambling site without learning about the payment options provided by the site. It might lead you to more significant troubles such as bank fraud, identity theft and tremendous financial loss. First, learn the safe options available for payment now and check if the site offers the opportunity suitable for you. Here are the safest transaction methods at your disposal:

  • Crypto casinos:

Cryptocurrency is one of the greatest inventions of all time; the complexity of digging them makes it trustworthy. The blocks that control the transaction of cryptocurrency lodge every coin’s movement in the network of blocks called the blockchain. This end-to-end encrypted process makes the cryptocurrency transaction safe and secure, and it has become one of the safest digital transactions. Because of the safety offered by cryptocurrency and the involvement of large amounts of transactions, many casinos have become crypto casinos now. The crypto casinos adopted the same method of blockchains where the higher authority are the blocks. The only people who have access to the details of clients will be the authority, and no one can make changes in the record. Among various cryptocurrency options, bitcoin is the most popular one because of its value in the market. So, if you are looking for a safe payment option, you should go for crypto casinos. It keeps your personal and bank details confidential; your money is secure, and no one can fake your transaction.

  • e-Wallets:

The Internet has come up with another payment option known as an e-wallet to carry some of your money. E-wallets do not directly connect to your bank account, so your bank details remain confidential throughout the transaction. You can add the required amount of money to your wallet and then use your wallet for online transactions. Many casinos provide e-wallet payment options for their customers; that way, your details remain undisclosed. If you do not want to go for blockchain payments but still want a safe payment option e-wallet is a good choice.

  • Voucher:

It is another payment option available to you if you do not want to disclose your bank details to online sites. E-commerce vouchers are available in several retail shops now; you can get one by paying the value of the voucher. Once you have the coupon, you can transact money to a platform by entering the security pin on the voucher. If your gambling site provides you voucher payment option, go for it; it is 100% safe. 

Why safe options?

The Internet is an entire world of opportunities, and so many people are using it for wrong deeds. And due to these reasons, many people are pulling themselves back from online games and gambling.

That is why more and more gambling sites come up with safer payment options for their customers. So, use this opportunity and start gambling now; who knows how much you will earn through gambling.  

Activision Blizzard sued by State of California for inappropriate behavior toward female employees

Liam Warlock
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Activision Blizzard sued by State of California for inappropriate behavior toward female employees

Activision Blizzard is in the process of being sued by the State of California for consciously discriminating against women, lower pay scales, and cultivating a sexist environment. Meta, like many tech giants, has its headquarters in California´s Silicon Valley. The sunshine state is known for its startup-friendly culture which had been key in attracting business founders who usually make their first steps with a California LLC.

As reported by BloombergLaw (via InvenGlobal), the lawsuit was filed on Tuesday at the LA Superior Court. In the clauses, Activision Blizzard was accused of keeping employment as low as 1/5th of its workforce. Moreover, women in the company are forced to reside in a sexist environment as the management fails to prevent harassment.

The argument further emphasizes on “frat boy” culture in full practice at Activision Blizzard. They claim “Female employees are subjected to constant sexual harassment, including having to continually fend off unwanted sexual comments and advances by their male co-workers and supervisors and being groped at the “cube crawls” and other company events.”

An employee committed suicide on a business trip

The allegation further unveiled that females in the company are subjected to lower pay despite equal responsibilities and profiles.

The complete lawsuit of 29-pages also mentions an unfortunate accident where a female employee allegedly committed suicide while on a business trip with a male colleague, who, the report says was on a sexual adventurous ride.

$1 Million CSGO Art Contest Announced by Valve

Sonu Banerjee
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$1 Million CSGO Art Contest Announced by Valve

It seems like Valve has decided to go big with their Steam Workshop contests, as the developers have announced a whopping million-dollar contest for CSGO skin creators across the globe.

This is undoubtedly the biggest art contest the shooter has ever seen and is expected to draw in some unique and gorgeous skin designs for the various kinds of CSGO weapons.

The $1 million dollars will be divided into 10 winners who manage to create the best dream or nightmare-themed CSGO weapon skins for the contest. The winning entries will each receive $100,000 and their creations will be featured in the upcoming weapon case.

The contest will begin on July 22, 2021, and creators will have 3 months to submit their skins before the submissions are closed on October 21st.

Valve has also confirmed that creators will be able to work in teams of more than one for their submission. However, commissioning an illustrator isn’t allowed.

“The original illustrator must be on the revenue specified in the workshop entry,” Valve stated in a blog post. 

Players can check out the details and guidelines of the art contest on the official contest website.

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VAFundedDad accused of cheating in $5000 Warzone tournament

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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VAFundedDad accused of cheating in $5000 Warzone tournament

A lesser-known streamer who goes by the name VAFundedDad has been removed from a $5000 Call of Duty: Warzone tournament after cheating allegations were brought against him.

Warzone is no stranger to cheaters like most FPS esports these days but with COD’s BR the cheating problem has reached the point where prominent streamers are willing to part ways over it. However, the devs have taken drastic measures to counter it but can’t deal with cheaters upgrading their hacks to keep up with the game’s anti-cheat.

KARNAGE Clan, the organizer of the Warzone tournament has banned streamer ‘VAFundedDad’ after compelling evidence was found that he used cheats while he was live on Twitch.

His unusual behavior and mouse movements during the live stream got viewers skeptical. After taking a closer look, many concluded that he was indeed cheating despite trying his best to convince the audience.

Following his ban, fans were very critical of his behavior and dealt with him in the ugliest of ways. His chat was filled with abusive comments with no shred of sympathy. He’s been underground ever since with everyone waiting for his side of the story.

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Netflix Forays into Mobile Gaming

Deepak Ojha
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Netflix Forays into Mobile Gaming

Netflix will introduce mobile games into its streaming application, the company announced yesterday. Netflix Gaming will come in with no added cost and become a part of the streaming platform’s subscription offerings.

The announcement came just after the entertainment streaming platform hired a senior executive from the gaming spectrum.

Netflix Gaming

Netflix plans to focus more on the gaming division which it plans to launch. It is also noteworthy to learn that the platform will have no advertisements or in-app purchases whatsoever, limiting the possibilities of cross-platform or multiplayer games that already exist in the ecosystem. But it will be a part of your subscription, thereby, not asking more money off you.

“There’s a rich opportunity to continue to deliver and advance the technical capability to improve the quality of game experiences we can deliver across the range of devices,”

GREG PETERS, NETFLIX’S CHIEF OPERATING AND PRODUCT OFFICER, SAID TUESDAY.

Netflix isn’t the first major company to try its luck in the gaming sector. In fact, the top tech giants of the world, all have their well-placed bets in the esports and gaming circuit. From Amazon’s Twitch to Google’s YouTube, even Facebook’s Gaming or Microsoft’s Xbox & its competitor Sony’s PlayStations, all the companies have a successful arm in the new emerging industry.

The company is all set to integrate the games into its application early next year. As a result, Netflix shares gained as much as 2.8% to $563.45 in premarket trading Thursday, according to a Bloomberg’s report.

India Today’s Esports Premier League ESPL 2021 hits 1 million registrations

Arpita Tewari
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India Today’s Esports Premier League ESPL 2021 hits 1 million registrations

The inaugural edition of the nation-wide Esports league, Esports Premier League (ESPL) 2021 has seen an unprecedented response among the gaming community with massive 1 million registrations and has just concluded the last user registration phase.

The registrations for the event went live on June 16, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Season 1 of the league is being hosted virtually for two and a half months. ESPL 2021, which has Infinix smartphone as the presenting sponsor, is being played under the aegis of a gamer-centric campaign #ESPLGameSeFame that encourages players to showcase their top game and get recognized in the industry.

India’s first-ever franchise-based Esports league for Free Fire, ESPL, is preparing for the Second Level of the tournament.

One Millionth Gamer

Out of the more than 1 million registered users, about the top 400 players from 88 teams will move to Level 2, where the top 8 invited teams of India join the mix. This will take the total number of teams to 96 teams in the level.

These teams will be divided into 8 groups of 12 each to compete for the top 8 spots. The top 8 teams will represent the 8 regions of ESPL.

ESPL 2021

At the end of Level 2, ESPL will have the best Free Fire teams from India. The scale of the tournament highlights ESPL 2021 as the platform for all the Free Fire players to showcase their skills. The tournament crossing 1 million registrations serves as a testament to outline the importance of the platform.

This number also points to the gradually increasing interest in Esports in India. Most of the gamers signed up to take part in the tournament in the last few days of the registration phase and this number is a testament to the far-reaching impact and popularity of the league in the gaming space.

Prize money for ESPL 2021 is a whopping INR 25 lakh. In the initial phase itself, the league has managed to create a strong buzz and catch the attention of gamers with its high-octane and nail-biting matches in the game Free Fire.

“The astounding figures we have for the registration numbers of ESPL 2021 itself validate our position in the Esports sector. We are extremely happy by this overwhelming response to the inaugural edition of India’s first-ever franchise-based Esports league. What these amazing numbers tell us is that Esports is set to create history in India — both in terms of its growth as well as the interest, it is rapidly garnering among India’s youth. Competitive Esports events like the ESPL are setting the bar very high and propelling the industry to greater heights. The second phase of the league has all the action and current scenario working as a catalyst for our league, so be assured of a rocking & entertaining season,” said Mr. Vishwalok Nath, Director, ESPL. 

This phase has a lot more in store, as exciting live action will be available on OTT giant Disney+ Hotstar, Free Fire official streaming platform Booyah and Malayalam OTT platform Koode alongside official YouTube and Facebook channels of India Today and Aaj Tak and its websites.

Twitch streamer banned for milking a cow in New World

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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Twitch streamer banned for milking a cow in New World

Popular variety streamer AnnieFuchsia has been banned after milking a cow in the pre-release closed beta of Amazon’s New World.

Amazon’s MMORPG New World turned a lot of heads and Annie was one of the lucky streamers to get access to the closed beta. With everything going smoothly besides negligible issues, the beta was enjoyable, to say the least. Few minutes into the game, Fuchsia decided to milk a cow which somehow the game counted as misconduct that eventually led to a permanent ban.

After she was down milking, the game suddenly hit her with a permanent ban. The streamer was surprised and so were we. Even though the message only read  “Reason: [You have been banned.”, it’s hard to tell if this was a bug that is yet to be fixed by the devs.

Popular streamer Asmongold came to her rescue and provided some insight, “My chat was telling me that you got banned. I talked to someone from New World. They’re watching the stream and they said it was an accident,” he said. “They’re looking into it.”

“Oh, so it’s okay to milk cows?!” the confused Annie asked.

Given the game is still in its beta stage, it is safe to assume that her ban will eventually be revoked. Now that Asmon has confirmed the existence of such a bug, Annie’s fans can expect more “New World” gameplay in the future.

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‘Dreams & Nightmares’ $1 million CS:GO skin art contest announced by Valve

Lauren Rasmussen
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‘Dreams & Nightmares’ $1 million CS:GO skin art contest announced by Valve

Valve has announced a workshop art contest for designers to win $1 million. The concept will invite the ten best designers in the world to submit their artwork on existing or new dream/nightmare-inspired designs.

The submission for the arts begins July 22nd until October 21st, 2021. Valve, in the announcement also released a dedicated website for the contest, which briefs everything in detail from rules to execution.

The designer must have a working Steam account with CS:GO active and non-limited in any form whatsoever. There are no limits to the number of submissions. Designers who are interested to participate and have little or no knowledge can head over to the guide Valve has published for creating the designs.

Valve says the winners will be announced by November 21st, 2021, where ten winners will get $100,000 each.

Valorant Server Status – Is Valorant Down Now?

Aritra Patra
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Valorant Server Status – Is Valorant Down Now?

Valorant has become one of the most popular multiplayer games and with the popularity, comes a massive player base and its management. Although the game is developed by the giant, Riot Games, it is not completely immune to problems that many multiplayer games.

Valorant fans face server outages and disconnection issues quite frequently. If you are facing any, here is how to check and possibly find a fix to your issues.

Valorant has been a title that has experienced immense popularity right from its closed beta testing. With the game picking up the pace, the game developers are also trying to fix as many issues as possible but still, there are some that may slip through them.

Here’s how to check on the status of VALORANT’s servers

To check and troubleshoot your issues, you can gather the information mostly from the official Valorant Twitter handle. The social media account is fairly active and they address the issues most often.

If your issue is already addressed by the Valorant, rest assured that the server will be back up soon. Riot Games has a Service Status page for all of their titles.

The Valorant service status page provides a lot of information regarding the time frame for which the server is down and the cause of this issue. The page also states the recent problems and this is where you can also report your issue.

If you still can’t find the fix, you can jump to the Valorant Support page and find a fix to almost every issue, and still if you are not satisfied, you can contact them with your issues as well.

It is recommended to go through every tab that may be useful for you and most importantly, check the error codes page to fix the most common issues. After doing all of these troubleshoots, we hope that your issue is addressed or possibly solved.

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