SEATTLE, July 28, 2021 – Evil Geniuses, one of the world’s oldest and most iconic esports organizations, today announced a partnership with Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (“Wolves”), a founding member of the English Football League, combining the worlds of traditional sports and esports.
In conjunction with the partnership, Fosun, which acquired Wolves in 2016, has agreed to make a minority investment in Evil Geniuses, valuing the team at $255 million post-investment. Evil Geniuses will be the first esports team with a physical presence in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
Evil Geniuses will leverage Wolves’ Asian market expertise and local training facilities to further Evil Geniuses’ expansion in the region.
The initial partnership will see Wolves branding featured on Evil Geniuses’ uniforms, as well as collaboration to create English and Chinese language content, sponsorship opportunities, and jointly branded merchandise.
“We are thrilled to partner with Wolves, a storied football club and strong sports and entertainment brand that aligns with our values and mission,” said Nicole LaPointe Jameson, Evil Geniuses’ Chief Executive Officer. “This deal will help power Evil Geniuses’ expansion into the Asian markets while also providing new capital to sign more world-class players and grow into new esports titles.”
“This is an incredibly exciting partnership for Wolves and Wolves Esports. We have very lofty ambitions in esports, and this partnership allows us to learn from the very best in Evil Geniuses,” said Wolves’ General Manager of Marketing and Commercial Growth, Russell Jones.
“We’ll be pooling resources across analysis and performance as well as marketing and commercial to service and grow both organizations. We are looking forward to working with Evil Geniuses on a number of fan engagement initiatives over the next few months, and when travel routes allow, we will be encouraging our teams to visit and engage with one another,” Jones continued.
The popular free-2-play Battle Royale, Fortnite may have started finalizing the content for the upcoming Season 8 update. The game is halfway through the current Season 7 and fans are getting excited to learn more about the next season.
With news about Season 7 ending on September 12th/13th right around Halloween week, we can expect the next season to begin as early as September 13th/14th.
Leakers and data miners were recently able to pull data from servers during regular maintenance time. They suggest that Season 8 might introduce a new element called The Sideways. They believe that the Sideways will act as a portal and allow players to travel between the various locations of the map instantly. The portal might also spawn fiends randomly and will be part of the game later in Season 9 also.
The leaks also suggest that Season 8 is themed around “The return of Darkness.” Kevin the cube is expected to return back to the game in Season 8. Along with Cube, there will be a new Halloween Zombie named “ZigZag”.
Epic is also trying to get Naruto for Season 8 battle pass. Devs also plan to add a new weapon type called Explosive Kunai, a signature weapon from the Naruto series. There are also plans to add members from the Suicide Squad as part of a promotion for the upcoming sequel of the movie.
The Battle pass of the upcoming season 8 of Fortnite chapter 2 is expected to sell at 950 V-bucks. And that’s all we know so far about Fortnite Season 8. We will be updating the site with more information as soon as we get our hands on it. So stay tuned!
Just like in the real world, a railway system in Minecraft is a great way to travel great distances in a short time. While creating your very own Railway system in Minecraft might take some time, the result is worth the time spent.
Getting Started- Materials and Equipment needed
Being a sandbox arcade game, Minecraft gives its users extreme freedom to imagine and create items of their choice in the game world simply by placing blocks. All you need is suitable material and creativity. Let’s look at what items we need to create a Railway system.
Rails- First and foremost, we need rails to design our railway track. We need 2 types of rails ─ Basic Rail and Powered Rail. Basic rail will be used to plan out the railway track and powered rail will be used to power the minecarts. We will be placing one powered rail after 5 basic rail to speed up our carts.
Recipe
Basic Rail- We need 6 iron ingots and one stick. Place the iron ingots in such a manner that only the middle column remains empty (2nd, 5th, and 8th place). Now place the stick in the exact middle i.e. 5th place.
Powered Rail- We need 6 gold ingots, one stick, and Redstone to make one powered rail. Place the items in the same manner as basic rail. Additionally, place the Redstone in the middle of the last row i.e. 8th place.
Minecarts- the basic vessel we need to use to travel on tracks. These carts will run only on rails and carry players as well as items across the tracks in the direction they are pushed. Note that the carts don’t have a braking system, so to stop you either exit the cart or use non-activated powered rails to stop the cart.
Recipe
Place 5 iron ingots in the craft table in a position such that only the middle spot (2) in the top row is empty and the second row (4,5,6) is filled. The third row will remain empty.
Redstone torches- These torches are used to power the powered rails to push minecarts forward. We will be placing one Redstone torch beside every powered rail. Note that powered rails without a Redstone torch beside it will act as a braking system and slow down the speed of minecarts.
Recipe
Place one stick in the middle of the top row (2nd place) and one Redstone in the middle of the second row (5th place).
The quantity of the items depends on the length of the tracks we are going to build. Just make sure to have everything in 5:1:1 ratio i.e. for 5 basic rails we need one powered rail and one Redstone torch.
Building the Railway System
Here comes the main part of the guide, building your very first railway system.
Before placing any rail, start by placing one block at the very beginning of the track. This is to ensure that the minecart doesn’t leave the rail in case it rolls backward.
Start by placing basic rails in a straight line.
(Do this only once) Place one powered rail after 3 basic rails. Remember to place Redstone torch beside the powered rail.
Now start by placing 5 basic rails and one powered rail with Redstone torch beside it.
Repeat step 4 until you have a basic design of your choice.
Now after the railway track of your choice is built, place one solid block at the end of the track to stop carts from rolling off the rail.
And Done! Now you have your very own basic railway system that can be used anytime. For a more advanced tutorial click here.
Earlier this week ESL announced the groups for their next event, Pro League Season 14, and also revamped the format for the playoffs that will take place once the group stage is concluded. EPL Season 14 will be held online and will contain 24 teams, which includes 18 teams from the EU, 5 from North America, and 1 from the Oceanic region.
The teams have been divided into groups of 6, where they will play each team once, and at the end, the top 3 will move on to the playoffs.
THE GROUPS
GROUP A: 16-20 August
Teams: Heroic, Astralis, Team Vitality, Team Spirit, ENCE, Bad News Bears
Two Danish powerhouses will go toe to toe to find the best placing in group A, as Vitality will look to reignite the spark they had from 2020. Mathieu ‘ZywOo’ Herbaut’s performances haven’t dwindled but a couple of roster changes and going back to a 5 man squad have affected them heavily in 2021.
Team Spirit and Ence can both give the top teams a run for their money, with Spirit having performed well at IEM Cologne, and ENCE looking to bounce back after completely revitalizing their roster from the dream IEM Katowice 2019 run, with Aleksi ‘allu’ Jalli being the last to part ways in early May. Bad News Bears have been performing well regionally and can play spoiler to a lot of teams in group A.
The only strong contender from Group B seems to be G2, showing promise at IEM Cologne too. VP will again look to break into the top 10 after an average performance at Cologne. OG and Renegades will meet up again, and OG will look for revenge as they lost to the Aussies in a shock upset at the IEM Cologne play-ins and couldn’t even make it to the main event.
Eyes will be on Complexity as well after the parted ways with Will “RUSH” Wierzba and added Patrick ‘es3tag’ Hansen to the roster. Famed from his Astralis days, they will have high hopes for him. Finally, after being away from competitive CSGO for almost 3 years, Tomas ‘oskar’ Stastny returns to the spotlight with Sinners esports after they won ESEA premier season 37
GROUP C: 27-31 August
Teams: Natus Vincere, Faze Clan, BIG, Mouseports, Evil Geniuses, Fnatic
Headed by NAVI, group C contains some pretty big names, with pedigree. Invincibles at IEM Cologne, NAVI have their work cut out for them as they face, BIG, Faze, and Mouseports all of whom have been looking hot to trot. EG will look to prove their NA supremacy, after adding Damian ‘Daps’ Steele as a coach.
Fnatic will be the biggest underdog coming in, having removed two of their long-standing pillars in the form of ‘JW’ and ‘Golden’. The two new additions are yet to be announced, but reports suggest it may be ex-Cloud 9 UK duo ‘ALEX’ and ‘mezii’, but whether they are true, remains to be seen.
GROUP D: 1-5 September
Teams: Gambit esports, Ninjas In Pyajamas, Furia esports, Team Liquid, Entropiq, Team One
Group D is stacked from top to bottom, with top teams from every region. World #1 for the last 2 months, Gambit will be looking to once again get back to the top as they go up against Ninjas in Pyjamas who have had their own woes since Nicolai ‘dev1ce’ Reedtz was added, having failed to find a suitable fifth member. Team Liquid and Furia represent NA and continue their rivalry in season 14, after dismal performances in Cologne.
Liquid should be looking for a semi-final berth at least if they want to prove to the world that they still have what it takes. Entropiq has looked good in the CIS scene and can surely play spoiler along with ESEA Premier S37 NA winners, Team One.
THE NEW PLAYOFF FORMAT
ESL also announced that they will do away with the playoff format followed until Season 13, and will use an updated system. The Play-in stage that was played between the group winners for a semi-final sport straightaway has been removed, as it was deemed too advantageous for the winners.
In the new format, all the group winners will be guaranteed a quarter-final berth and the round of 12 will be played by the 2nd and 3rd placed team from the groups, with the winner moving on to the quarters.
ESL Pro League Season 14 kicks off on August 16 when the player break ends and will conclude in the second week of September with a prize pool of $750,000.
A new update has been shipped to CSGO on July 28th and while it’s not the huge update that fans were expecting to see, it does bring some interesting improvements to Calavera and the game’s overall stability.
If you haven’t played the map Calavera yet, we strongly suggest you do. The recently released wingman map is definitely one of the better 2v2 maps we’ve seen in the game in a while. It features a single bomb site, but with multiple entry points that the CTs have to hold down. Not to mention that it’s insanely fun when played with a friend.
The changes implemented to Calavera in this update include adding more contrast to the door texture to make it stand out from its surroundings and moving the ladder at T-stairs slightly to make going up more smooth. There are also some new fixes made to the pixel gaps and clipping in the map.
Other than the Calavera changes, today’s update also brings some stability improvements to the title that may potentially make the game smoother.
Here’s a full list of the changelogs as mentioned in the official CSGO blog:
[Maps]
Calavera
Added more contrast to the door texture to make it stand out more (thanks TheWarOwl and Quoting)
Moved the ladder at T-stairs slightly to make going up more smooth
Various fixes to pixel gaps and clipping that no one will even notice or care about
The popular open-world RPG title Genshin Impact has announced a collaboration with Amazon, and miHoYo is offering a bunch of free stuff to players with an active Prime Gaming subscription.
Players will be able to receive a variety of premium stuff in Genshin Impact for free each month between July to December 2021 if they have a Prime Gaming subscription.
These rewards range from free Primogems, Mora, Hero’s Wit, Mushroom Pizzas, and a bunch of other stuff that’ll be revealed by miHoYo in the future. For the unaware, Primogems are a form of in-game currency of Genshin Impact. It is usually bought by the players through spending real money.
How to Redeem Genshin Impact Primogems Through Prime Gaming Rewards?
Players can simply follow the following steps to redeem the Prime Gaming rewards for Genshin Impact:
Make sure you have a Prime Gaming subscription active
Free Fire Max is an upgraded version of their current flagship title by Garena. This game is expected to raise the bar for Free Fire and bring a varied experience for the player base. Currently, it is in the open beta stages for a few countries but players can try the game by using some tricks.
Garena announced Free Fire Max as a completely new game with upgraded graphics and mechanics but similar core gameplay. The quirky style inculcated in Free Fire will remain constant in this new game as well.
Players are currently unable to play Free Fire Max apart from some nations because the developers have not released it globally. One of the reasons for this is that the game is still in the beta phase and hence, it is easy for developers to manage patches for small regions as compared to the entire world.
Those who still want to enjoy the game can use a VPN to connect to the countries currently involved in beta testing and then register to play Free Fire Max. Here is how you can download and play the game:
Install the game and then download a VPN supporting one of the following regions: Malaysia, Bolivia or Vietnam.
Connect to the VPN and then register in Free Fire Max.
After completing these simple steps, you can play Free Fire Max from any region. We still recommend you to wait for the global release of this game and try avoiding the use of a VPN to play this game.
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is one of the oldest running MOBA games in the mobile gaming market. The mobile multiplayer online battle arena was developed and published by Moonton, a subsidiary of ByteDance. Recently, the developers of the game have launched an Advanced server that will act as a testing server in mobile legends to beta test the upcoming new features, characters, skins, and much more.
The advanced server is different from the normal Mobile Legends: Bang Bang server. Anyone from all parts of the world could play on the normal server whereas an advanced server/test server will be used by a limited number of players to test new features in the game.
Eligibility to play on Advanced server
As stated earlier, the Advance server can be tested by a limited number of players who need minimum requirements to be eligible for it. It will be open from Thursday with approximately 40,000 players’ access to the server. Below are the minimum requirements to access the advanced server.
Account level is higher than Lvl.15
Internet connection is stable (Ping less than 100)
Server resides in certain areas of Asia
How to join Advance server?
Click on to the Profile section and click Account Settings.
Find the Switch Server button on the bottom right of the screen and click on it. This will give players option to switch between the Original Server and Advanced Server.
After switching to the Advanced Server, the player will be required to download resources for good gameplay experience .
For Android users, the Advanced Server permits will be given out on an irregular basis. A Switch Server button will be made available if the player is selected for access.
For iOS users, Moonton will send out invitation mails via the in-game mail system to active players. The Advanced Server client can be installed through the link in the mail.
To get back into the normal server, players need to repeat the above-mentioned steps. Find the switch server button and click on the original server.
Garena Free Fire is successfully concluding their fourth year very soon and on this occasion, a grand event of their 4th Anniversary is expected to be celebrated. Every year, the developers arrange a series of in-game events to mark this celebration and a similar event is expected this time as well.
The anniversary event in Free Fire is a big occasion for developers to express gratitude towards their exponentially growing community and to award players for their support. This event is scheduled for the month of August and players can expect to get tons of rewards from it.
Looking at the past few anniversary events, they usually are conducted in August and have no fixed date. They are conducted arbitrarily and hence, this year it can be conducted between 10th to 25th August as well.
The developers have not released any official information regarding this event but some leaks and speculations have confirmed that this event will be coming in the next update.
Free Fire will get its next seasonal patch update very soon and the game will officially enter in OB28 patch at the start of August. A detailed schedule of various events held under the 4th Anniversary main event might be released once the game is updated.
Players can expect to get various freebies at this anniversary event. Similar to last time, players might get a free bundle and tons of tokens which can be used to redeem the rewards of their own choice.
Free Fire is also famous for collaborating with multiple brands for supporting their events and bring a variety of content to the game. The most recent collaboration happened with McLaren and as a result, some vehicle skins and other cosmetics were released in-game.
The player base might get yet another big collaboration on the occasion of Free Fire’s 4th Anniversary but no details are officially revealed yet. We will update you on any new details as soon as they are released.
Dendrobium has been greatly desired by Genshin Impact players over the past few days but given its obscure nature, it can be hard to find unless you know where to look.
According to the legend, Dendrobium boats a bright red color that makes it stand out in any environment which is why it can be spotted with little effort. The unique color comes with a backstory that is compelling enough. It is said that the plant had gone extinct only to show up on the battlefield. The plant, unlike the rest, is watered with blood and it grows when a lot of blood is spilled which explains its growth on the battlefield.
Dendrobium locations in Genshin Impact
Dendrobium is found in the open, the wilds of Inazuma is where the plant thrives, especially in 17 specific locations where it spawns every 48 hours. A well-planned routine will help players farm as much as possible.
Here are the locations:
These are the exact location where the plants can be found. Make sure to revisit every 48 hours to make the best use of the spawn. Teleporters are present at convenient places that will make your work much easier if it wasn’t already.
