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Nodwin Gaming to screen DOTA2 TI10 Finals at PVR Gurugram

Divyesh Moghe
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Nodwin Gaming to screen DOTA2 TI10 Finals at PVR Gurugram

NODWIN Gaming is one of the pioneers in the Indian esports industry and they are bringing esports to a bigger stage, quite literally. The esports organizers recently announced a collaborative effort with PVR Cinemas. As a result of this partnership, esports tournaments will be screened in cinema theatres for the very first time in India

The first product of this collaboration is revealed as NODWIN Gaming will be projecting the finals of DOTA2’s most prestigious event, The International 10, at PVR, MGF Mall, Gurugram. This screening will take place on 17th October 2021 at 3:15PM and the entire event will be covered at the PVR theatre.

India has been growing its esports industry very rapidly in the past few years and NODWIN Gaming has been leading the race by organizing multiple events with partnership with big names like ESL. They have provided an equal opportunity for all platforms and this time, their goal is to provide an immersive experience for the audience

TI is the biggest tournament in DOTA2 competitive circuit and MOBA fans around the world eagerly wait for this event. DOTA2 fans in Gurugram and surrounding cities can gather at MGF Mall to experience something they have never witnessed before.   

Tickets for this screening event are live on the official PVR site. Interested people can click on the link given below to book their slot before the seats are completely filled.

The cost of each ticket is ₹250 but readers have an exciting opportunity to get ₹100 off by using a code on the PVR app. Users can download the PVR digital app and use the code ‘APP100’ to get the tickets at a cheaper rate. 

Esports enthusiasts can enjoy an experience like never before by attending the event alongside the vibrant Indian DOTA2 community and cheer for their team at PVR MGF mall in Gurugram.

G2 Survive versus Lynn Vision After Losing First Map

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G2 Survive versus Lynn Vision After Losing First Map

G2 knocked Asian side Lynn Vision out of BLAST Fall Showdown, surviving a shock loss in the first map which had them stranded. 

Lynn vision is currently the 3rd best Chinese side, behind Tyloo and ViCi Gaming. They qualified for BLAST Fall Showdown from the Chinese Qualifier, ahead of ViCi Gaming. 

All the odds were in G2’s favor coming into the game, as is expected. G2 are ranked number #5 in the world while Lynn Vision is currently #117 in the world. 

But the Asians weren’t to be taken lightly as they took the series to the whole 3 maps, winning their pick of vertigo. G2 need to take great care of their map pool, with the Major being less than 2 weeks away.

They subsequently lost both maps convincingly but they showed that they would be a force to be reckoned with in the future, and have great upset potential.

The 16-14 win was fueled by an insane 1v5 from Starry to kick off the T pistol from his side. He killed 4 members of G2 with the Glock, before knifing ‘nexa’ for the last kill with 0.02 seconds left on the defuse.

There wasn’t much to write home about in the two maps that followed, as G2 seemed reinvigorated after the first map upset. They came back strong with 9 CT rounds on inferno and a good T side which needed just 7 rounds for them to take the win.

Nuke was, even more, one-sided as G2 won the first 11 rounds of the CT side, and finished the first half at 13-2. They struggled a bit on the T side but an 11 round cushion was more than enough for them to close the map.

NiKo stood out with 70 kills and 54 deaths in the series.

Lynn Vision are now eliminated while G2 play the winner of EG/Mad Lions on Saturday.

Gla1ve Back in Astralis Active Line-up for PGL Major

Mohd Laraib
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Gla1ve Back in Astralis Active Line-up for PGL Major

Veteran In-game leader and four-time Major winner, Lukas ‘gla1ve’ Rossander will be back in the starting lineup for Astralis for the PGL Stockholm Major later this month, the team announced via Twitter. Gla1ve has been on the sidelines since September 8th, opting out of Blast Fall Groups as well as the IEM Fall RMR. 

After the birth of his son, Milas, 4 days ago it seems that he’s raring to go already and will be back for the most prestigious event in CSGO in 2 years. 

In his absence ‘Bubzkji’ and ‘xyp9x’ have held their own comfort and have been solid for the team, finishing in the top 4 at IEM Fall and qualifying for BLAST Fall Finals as well. 

The only difference from the squad that won the StarLadder Berlin Major will be the absence of Nicolai ‘dev1ce’ Reedtz and the addition of Philip ‘Lucky’ Ewald. This will be the first Major for ‘Lucky’ and he’s surrounded by legends of the game to help him through it. 

On the exclusion of Bubzkji, the Director of Sports at Astralis said “It is never easy to take a player out of the starting line-up and with Lucas, it can seem a bit unfair as, no matter the circumstances, he has been a true professional and always delivered his best on and off the server. Danny and I have had a good talk with Lucas about the decision. He is disappointed, but he also knows he is a big part of the team, and he will give his best to help out.” 

More about his statement can be read here.

With this move, the lineup for Astralis at PGL Stockholm will be:

  • Lukas ‘gla1ve’ Rossander
  • Peter ‘dupreeh’ Rasmussen
  • Emil ‘Magisk’ Reif
  • Andreas ‘xyp9x’ Højsleth
  • Philip ‘Lucky’ Ewald
  • Danny ‘zonic’ Sorensen (Coach)
  • Lucas ‘Bubzkji’ Andersen (Reserve)

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Fallout 3 No Longer Requires Games for Windows Live

Mohammed Sadiq
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Fallout 3 No Longer Requires Games for Windows Live

Games for Windows Live (GFWL) was one of Microsoft’s earliest attempts to bring Xbox to PC, however, the service was discontinued in 2014 as it simply proved itself to be more of a hindrance due to multiple issues such as a buggy storefront, Xbox Live Gold subscription fee to play online and pure negligence on Microsoft’s part.

While GFWL didn’t have too many titles under its belt, only less than half of their games (BioShock, Batman: Arkham, etc.) migrated to Steamworks after its closure, even though most of these games were already available to purchase on Steam. Even Rockstar had to shift Grand Theft Auto IV and its expansion, Episodes from Liberty City to Steamworks last year as they were unable to generate more keys for the platform, forcing them to patch GFWL out of the game entirely, which also resulted in the game’s multiplayer mode being unplayable. 

And now Bethesda has done the same by removing GFWL from Fallout 3, which seems a bit ironic given that the company is now owned by Microsoft. Fallout 3’s patch notes for the 1.7.0.4 update states that the game “ no longer installs Games for Windows Live dependencies. If Fallout 3 was previously installed on Steam, we suggest uninstalling and reinstalling the title. The title no longer requires Games for Windows Live and will now launch.”

This comes as a great surprise as Fallout 3 is now officially playable on Linux through Proton, without modifying the game’s files.

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Arsenal Owner eyes entry into Valorant Esports

Divyesh Moghe
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Arsenal Owner eyes entry into Valorant Esports

Kroenke Sports and Entertainment (KSE), an American holding company, is reportedly looking to enter Valorant Esports next year. This company was founded by Stan Kroenke who is widely known for his ownership of English Premier League club Arsenal F.C.

Valorant Esports has grown wildly in the last couple of years with big tournaments lined up for the future. This new FPS title by Riot Games has seen many pros from CSGO transition to Valorant and almost all well known organizations have picked up power-packed rosters to compete in future Valorant tournaments.

According to a report by Upcomer, Stan Kroenke and his company is eyeing an entry in Valorant Esports very soon. This team will be based out of Los Angeles and KSE has already hired their first player.

Michael ‘neT’ Bernet will reportedly be the first player on the Valorant roster of KSE. He has played in some squads but not made any notable debut yet. Other players on this roster remain a mystery for now.

KSE currently owns two esports teams, both of them playing in a franchised tournament format. KSE owns LA Gladiators in Overwatch League and LA Guerillas in COD League. This will be their third esports roster but they won’t be able to participate in franchised tournaments yet.

Tournament franchising and league formatted events are yet to take place for Valorant and apart from Riot Game’s main title League of Legends, NA region does not have any franchised tournament yet. Riot Games might set up a similar kind of structure for Valorant as well but the details remain vague for now.

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Valve Dev Asks CSGO Players for Demos to Investigate Ancient Water Bug

Mohd Laraib
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Valve Dev Asks CSGO Players for Demos to Investigate Ancient Water Bug

Valve isn’t known for being very active with their community, especially when it comes to their First-person shooter, CS:GO. But that hasn’t been the case as John Mcdonald from Valve asked players to report Boosting lobbies and boosted profiles earlier this year, which did result in a massive ban wave.

Today, that was followed by a post on the r/globaloffensive subreddit by DanB, who’s also a Valve employee. In the post, he addresses the Water Bug that has been wreaking havoc on the newest map, Ancient ever since it came into rotation. 

He said Valve was investigating the water bug and asked the players to submit demos with timestamps/round numbers where they experienced the bug, which allowed players to hear footsteps across the map. 

Players were quick to point out that it wasn’t just Ancient where the bug was prevalent on, but other maps with water too such as Overpass (B short) or Inferno (B site fountain). 

This proves that Valve is taking a more active role in the community and that they are keen to fix the bug before the Major arrives, to make it more convenient for the teams and fans alike. 

Looking for demos with a water sound bug on de_ancient
by u/DanB_VALVE in GlobalOffensive

Wild Rift 2.5 Patch: New Champs, Guild System and more

Divyesh Moghe
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Wild Rift 2.5 Patch: New Champs, Guild System and more

Riot Games is pushing yet another big patch to their mobile title League of Legends: Wild Rift. The developers recently released a teaser video for this patch and hinted towards what players can expect over the next few months. Three new champions along with some gameplay changes and a new feature were unveiled in this video.

League of Legends: Wild Rift is inching closer to its first release anniversary this month and the developers addressed this fact and stated that many things have changed in the past year. A short compilation of all the recent updates were included at the start of this introduction.

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New Champions

Riot Games is adding three new champions to Wild Rift in the patch 2.5 update. Veigar, Jayce and Caitlyn are going to be added to the game in next update. Veigar is an AP user with huge burst potential with good CC which makes the champion a suitable choice for mid or support lane.

Caitlyn will be added to the huge pool of marksmen in Wild Rift. This new champion will yet again diversify the meta with her unique abilities. Jayce is a baron lane champion with a hextech weapon which allows him to switch between a hammer and cannon.

Gameplay Changes

Riot Games has implemented two major changes to the Wild Rift gameplay mechanics. They have added a second Rift Herald that will spawn late in matches and delay the spawn timing of baron as well. This will prolong the initial fights while putting equal focus on both sides of the map.

The damage dealt and taken by rift heralds have been adjusted as well and junglers can now take the herald without team assistance due to new balance.

The second major change is to the match making system. Wild Rift matchmaking was considered as broken by many due to the skill gaps evident in each ranked match. The developers have apparently found a solution by employing a skill-based ranked matchmaking.

In this kind of matchmaking, players with high skill levels will be marked with an emblem and will match with higher tier players in their matches. A player with skillset above their rank will be matched with players multiple tiers above them and hence, this will inevitably provide a balanced experience for the player base.

The new battlepass will be introduced to Wild Rift in the patch 2.5 update. New skins and events are in the pipeline for this upcoming update.

Guild System

The developers will be adding a new feature to the game which will increase the community bonding between players. This feature will be quite similar to other clan systems seen in other games. Players belonging to same guilds can complete task and also compete with other guilds for bragging rights and extra perks.

Players can create a Guild after reaching level 9 and 400 Poro Coins or 200 Wild Cores can be used to do so. A Guild will have multiple levels of command and each one has its own perks.

The most interesting addition to this feature is the Guild vs Guild battles. Players will fight against other guilds in order to collect supplies in a given amount of time. Team with the largest number of points wins the battle.

Guild members need to play in groups and complete several community tasks to earn supply points. When the time starts to run out, guild with less points have a chance to sabotage their opponents by playing in groups of five and win games. The winning guild can defend against this sabotage by playing with their own group of five.

These are the massive changes coming to Wild Rift in the next patch. More details and patch notes will be revealed on a later date.

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PMPL South Asia Season 4 Finals: Teams, Format, Stream

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PMPL South Asia Season 4 Finals: Teams, Format, Stream

PMPL South Asia Season 4 League stage ended with top 16 teams qualifying for the finals. DRS Gaming finished at the top of the table followed by Trained to kill and Wizze with Vibes. One of the strongest teams from mongolian region, Zeus Esports could not perform at its best and only managed to qualify by finishing at 8th position.

PMPL South Asia Teams

A total of 20 teams competed in the league stage of the South Asia region. The top 16 teams qualfied after playing in the 3 weeks long battle. Here is the list of teams that will be compting with each other from 15th – 17th October, 2021.

  • DRS Gaming
  • Trained to Kill
  • Wizzes with Vibes
  • Vibes Esports
  • Seal Esport
  • Stalwart Esports
  • i8 Esports
  • Zeus Epsorts
  • Future Station 1952
  • Deadeyes Eyes
  • Bable X Clarity Esports
  • Ruthless Aggressive Warriors
  • A1 Esports
  • High Voltage
  • 7Seas Esports
  • R3D Esports

Venom Legends, S9 Esports, Paradox and PN Crew could not make it to the PMPL South Asia Finals for finishing at the bottom four position in the leaderboard.

The matches will be played in TPP Squad mode for three days, a total of 15 matches will be played where $1000 USD will be awarded for each chicken dinner. The total prize of the finals stage is $55,000 which will be distributed among all the teams.

PMPL MENA & South Asia Championship Qualification

The top 6 teams from the PMPL South Aisa Seaosn 4 finals will qualify for the PMPL MENA & South Asia Championship along with the top teams from Arabia, Asia Wildcard and Africa.

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  • Winner Top 6 Teams from PMPL SA S4: Finals
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  • Top 2 Teams from PMCO 2021 Fall: Asia Wildcard
  • Top 1 Teams from PMCO 2021 Fall: Africa

PMPL South Asia STREAM

PMPL South Asia Season 4 finals will be streamed live on the official YouTube channel of PUBG Mobile Esports. Here is the link to the streams, where you can watch your favorite teams compete to emerge as the champions.

Best PS5 SSD: How to Expand PS5 storage

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Best PS5 SSD: How to Expand PS5 storage

PlayStation 5 users can finally rejoice as the console’s second major update which not only enables 3D Audio but also lets users upgrade their internal storage by making the M.2 drive bay accessible. 

Once a compatible NVME M.2 Storage drive is installed, users can transfer and install PS4 and PS5 games directly onto their new drive.

PS5 M.2 SSD Requirements

According to Sony, M.2 drives with the following specifications can be installed into your PS5.

  • Interface: PCI-Express Gen4x4 supported M.2 NVMe SSD (Key M)
  • Storage: 250 GB–4 TB
  • Supported Sizes: 2230, 2242, 2260, 2280, 22110
  • Physical Size, including heatsink:
    • Width: up to 25 mm
    • Length: 30/40/60/80/110 mm
    • Thickness: up to 11.25 mm (up to 8.0 mm from above the board, up to 2.45 mm from below the board)
  • Sequential read speed: 5500 MB/s or faster is recommended
  • Socket: Socket 3 (Key M)

Sony also recommends that you pair a heatsink with your M.2 drive to prevent it from overheating during long gaming sessions.

PS5 Compatible SSD Drives

Samsung 980 Pro PS5 SSD 

This upcoming drive was recently announced, built in mind for the PlayStation 5. It also comes with a heatsink which provides better cooling than the regular 980 Pro.

This NVME drive can deliver up to 7,000MB/s Sequential read and 5,100 MB/s write speeds and will come with a 5-year warranty. The 980 Pro PS5 SSD will release on October 29, 2021, and will come in 1TB ($249.99) and 2TB ($449.99) variants.

Samsung 980 Pro SSD 

Not to be confused with the upcoming PS5-ready 980 Pro. Although it comes without a heatsink, it’s pretty much the same drive under the hood, featuring 7,000MB/s Sequential read and 5,000 MB/s write speeds and the same 3D TLC V-NAND.

Paired with an aftermarket heatsink, it’s a very viable option for PS5 owners.

The 980 Pro comes in multiple variants and starts from 250GB ($89.99) to 2TB ($379.99).

WD Black SN850

The WD Black is quite literally a ‘solid’, solid-state drive and features beastly speeds of up to 7,000 MB/s Sequential read speeds and 5,300 MB/s write speeds.

This PCIe 4.0 drive features 3D TLC NAND memory and comes with and without a heatsink, depending on your budget, and comes in three storage variants, 500GB ($149.99) – 2TB ($599.99), making it one of the priciest NVME drives on the market.

Seagate FireCuda 530

The FireCuda 530 is a great option for the PS5, as it not only comes with a custom design heatsink but also features up to 7,300MB/s Sequential read and 6,800 MB/s write speeds.

The drive also boasts a 3D TLC NAND memory, just like the SN850 and the 980 Pro, so it is right up there in the big leagues. You can also opt for a non-heatsink version if you’re feeling a bit frugal.

The FireCuda 530 starts at 500GB($149.99) and goes all the way up to 4TB ($899.99) of storage, making it a perfect option if you have a massive library of PS4 and PS5 games.

Crucial P5 Plus

While it is not the best drive on the list, the Crucial P5 checks all the boxes and is perfectly compatible with the PS5. 

The P5 has Sequential read speeds of 6,600MB/s and write speeds of 5,000 MB/s but comes without a heatsink. On the bright side, it is the most affordable drive out of the bunch.

Crucial P5 Plus comes in 3 variants, 500GB ($110), 1TB ($159.99) and 2TB ($319.99).

All you need to know about VCT LCQ : North America

Bharat Kotwani
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All you need to know about VCT LCQ : North America


The Last Chance Qualifier of the Valorant Champions Tour circuit in North America is all set to begin from Oct 12 with a total of eight teams in contention towards the lone spot at the Valorant Champions event, to be held later this year in Berlin.

The Last Chance Qualifier is an invite-only tournament where the participants are determined based on their circuit points on the VCT Leaderboard. Although Sentinels had already punched their ticket to the marquee event from their 3-0 stomp over Fnatic at the Stage 2 Masters, the North American teams would finally be able to take a breather as they now have their eyes set on the ultimate prize, a final passage to the Global Champions event.

Earlier the VCT LCQ event in North America were to host 10 teams until Team ORDER and Chiefs Esports decided to pull out from the tournament citing travel restrictions, impacted by the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic further sabotaging their tour to Los Angeles. This indeed forced the event organizers to reconsider their options and shorten the same to an eight team tournament.

You can find the list of eight teams here below who would battle out for that one lone spot at the champions.

1.  100 Thieves
2.  Cloud9
3.  Gen.G
4.  FaZe Clan
5.  Luminosity Gaming
6.  Rise
7.  Version1
8.  XSET

Had Team Envy won the Stage 3 Masters in Berlin, it could’ve made it possible for Team SoloMid to make an appearance at the forthcoming LCQ as 100 Thieves would have qualified for the Champions on the basis of their circuit points.

VCT have also revealed the initial matchups for the NA LCQ with Anthony “vanity” Malaspina from Cloud9 Blue taking on his former team Version1 while Aaron “b0i” Thao debuts with 100 Thieves who earlier replaced Joshua “steel” Nissan on the active roster. 

Oct 13, 2021

100 Thieves Vs Gen.G Esports : 00:30 IST
XSET Vs Luminosity Gaming  : 03:30 IST

Oct 14, 2021

FaZe Clan Vs Rise : 00:30 IST
Cloud9 Blue Vs Version1 : 00:30 IST

The tournament will feature a double elimination bracket followed by a Best of 5 Grand Finale and will run from October 12-17. You can catch the live action of the Last Chance Qualifiers on the official channels of VCT on Twitch and YouTube. 

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