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Astralis sign Lucky

Bharat Kotwani
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Astralis sign Lucky

Astralis on Twitter have revealed the signing of Philip ‘Lucky’ Ewald to their CSGO division and have expanded to a six-man roster ahead of the forthcoming ESL Pro League Season 14.

Lucky comes from Tricked, a Danish side with whom he spent a year and a half sniping left, right, and center. His heroics with the AWP seemed to have attracted Astralis who eventually brought the young Dane on board and would take up the AWPing role on the roster.

Philip is expected to replace Nicolai “⁠device⁠” Reedtz on the main roster who previously served as the sniper for Astralis before the Ninjas in Pyjamas bought the former out of his contract. For now, there has been no official word from Astralis whether Lucky will straightaway hop on the main roster or would need to wait.

In a press release, Astralis’ Director of Sports, Kasper Hvidt added,

I expect Philip to be an active part of the roster from day one, and with Lukas ‘gla1ve’ Rossander about to enter fatherhood in the Fall, having six players could prove advantageous. Even not considering Lukas’ potential break, I expect Lucky to contribute and to prove why we’re bringing him in.

Under Tricked, Lucky averaged with a rating of 1.11 across his time at the same and has most notably steered his side to championships at Elisa Nordic 2021 held in Denmark and a plethora of top table finishes at Dust2.dk Ligaen Seasonal events. 

This roster update has been the first change Astralis has made post the rumors around the community as Danny “⁠zonic⁠” Sørensen, Peter “⁠dupreeh⁠” Rasmussen, Emil “⁠Magisk⁠” Reif, and Andreas “⁠Xyp9x⁠” Højsleth are nearing the end of their contracts and might explore their options going forward. 

Astralis will return to competition at the ESL Pro League, scheduled to be played from August 16, and are expected to try out Lucky for one of their games. 

The team now looks like:

  • Andreas “⁠Xyp9x⁠” Højsleth
  • Peter “⁠dupreeh⁠” Rasmussen
  • Lukas “⁠gla1ve⁠” Rossander
  • Emil “⁠Magisk⁠” Reif
  • Lucas “⁠Bubzkji⁠” Andersen
  • Philip “⁠Lucky⁠” Ewald
  • Danny “⁠zonic⁠” Sørensen (Head coach)

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SteveWillDoIt loses all his crypto to hackers

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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SteveWillDoIt loses all his crypto to hackers

Popular YouTuber and Nelk Boys Stephen Deleonardis aka SteveWillDoIt has revealed that his crypto wallet has been drained by hackers; claims surface that he may have faked it to sell merch.

The YouTuber has claimed that he has incurred heavy losses after hackers gained access to his account and drained it until there wasn’t any BTC left. Crypto has come out to be one of the most popular fields of investment in recent times and given how BTC became profitable, no wonder hackers went after it.

“I got an email on my phone [saying] someone was in my blockchain, my crypto wallet. You guys know I’m into Bitcoin,” he said. “I got hacked. I just lost a weird amount of money, and it doesn’t feel good. It’s a weird thing.

https://youtu.be/YvAg5BKVciE?t=230

“Some nerd hacker took a lot of money, and I’ll be honest with you, it’s not looking so good right now. I don’t know what’s going to happen. We still are going to sell merch. But now I need your support more than ever.”

Soon after he revealed the incident, claims on social media surfaced that this may have been a well-plotted scheme to help them promote their latest merc. Despite nothing concrete showing up that will serve as evidence against the YouTuber.

Getting access to crypto wallets is no easy job which is why Steve’s story is hard for many to believe. Accounting for the recent fall in BTC price, it is worth well over $30,000, which means a lot if someone gets their hands on it for free.

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Game-Breaking Valorant Bug Teleports Players Above Map

Sonu Banerjee
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Game-Breaking Valorant Bug Teleports Players Above Map

Since its initial release in June 2020, Riot Games’ tactical shooter Valorant has seen its fair share of game-breaking bugs. From Omen players noclipping through the map walls to Yoru players teleporting outside maps, Valorant has seen it all over the past year.

Luckily, all those issues had been fixed rather quickly by the developers. However, as time progresses, newer bugs continue to surface. 

A new game-breaking Valorant bug has been discovered by an Omen player that teleports him to a location above the map which should otherwise be unreachable by ordinary means.

Reddit user ‘Witchbirth’ has shared his encounter with the bug in a post on the platform. The clip shows his friend, who was playing Omen, accidentally teleporting to a location above the B-site in Bind.

The unintentional teleport allows him to catch his enemies off-guard one by one, eventually winning his team the round.

my friend accidentally omen tps above the map in ranked
by u/Witchbirth in VALORANT

It goes without saying that this interaction shouldn’t be possible with Omen’s ultimate, which can be used to teleport anywhere on the map.

It’s also unclear if this bug can be recreated at will. Players might be able to recreate it if they teleport to the exact same spot as the Omen player did in the clip, but we can’t be certain about that yet

In either case, fans will be expecting Riot to fix this nasty bug at the earliest. 

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Psalm Valorant Crosshair, and Settings

Kanishka Thakur
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Psalm Valorant Crosshair, and Settings

Harrison ‘Psalm’ Chang is an ex-professional Fortnite player who switched to Valorant last year early in its beta stage. He was already popular before even shifting to Valorant and started competing in tournaments from the very start of 2020.

Last year in August, Dignitas decided to pick their Valorant roster which included ‘Psalm’ and his former CSGO friends Rory ‘dephh’ Jackson and Kevin ‘poised’ Ngo. 

The team was performing well in its early stages and even defeated T1 during the Valorant Ignition Series Pax Invitational. Psalm usually played the Initiator or Sentinel role for his team and performed consistently well. 

However, the team was later disbanded in March 2021 and everyone parted ways leaving Psalm as a free agent.

He still continued his grind in the new act and reached Radiant in Act III. He was always considered a great aimer but with his quick and dynamic movements coming from years of experience playing Fortnite, Psalm became one of the top players in North America.

Psalm DPI settings

  • DPI:800
  • Sensitivity: 0.275
  • eDPI: 220

Psalm Crosshair settings

  • Color: White
  • Outlines: Off / 1 / 1
  • Center Dot: Off
  • Inner Lines: 1 / 4 / 2 / 2
  • Outer Lines: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
  • Movement Error: Off
  • Firing Error: Off
  • Fade: Off

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Complexity Signs Peacemaker as CSGO Coach Following Keita’s Departure

Sonu Banerjee
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Complexity Signs Peacemaker as CSGO Coach Following Keita’s Departure

North American esports organization Complexity has announced the signing of veteran CSGO player Luis “peacemaker” Tadeu as the coach of their CSGO roster.

This move follows the departure of Jamie “keita” Hall, who was removed as the coach of the organization after failing to produce significant results at the IEM Cologne 2021.

Alongside this, the organization had also added Danish CSGO pro Patrick “⁠es3tag⁠” Hansen to the active roster after benching William “⁠RUSH⁠” Wierzba not too long ago. 

With these changes, the Complexity CSGO roster now primarily consists of Danish players. Today’s move also reunites peacemaker with es3tag and blameF, who both had previously played under him in Heroic. 

“I’ve prepared myself for an opportunity like this in recent years thanks to the people who have helped me become a better version of myself every day,” the 33-year-old said in a Tweet. “We’re into something truly special and I’m not going to stop until I get this roster all the way to the very top.”

With this new set of changes to the team, the current Complexity lineup includes the following players:

  • Benjamin “⁠blameF⁠” Bremer
  • Kristian “⁠k0nfig⁠” Wienecke
  • Valentin “⁠poizon⁠” Vasilev
  • Justin “⁠jks⁠” Savage
  • Patrick “⁠es3tag⁠” Hansen
  • Luis “⁠peacemaker⁠” Tadeu (Coach)
  • William “⁠RUSH⁠” Wierzba (benched) 

Fans will be able to watch the new Complexity roster make its debut at the ESL Pro League that is scheduled to start on August 16th.

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Konami rebrands PES as eFootball, goes free-to-play with crossplay support

Aritra Patra
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Konami rebrands PES as eFootball, goes free-to-play with crossplay support

Konami has taken a significant step to pump up its popular football title Pro Evolution Soccer (PES). For a couple of years, Konami used “eFootball PES” as the name of their popular title. Now they have rebranded the PES franchise to eFootball. eFootball will be available this Autumn on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox One, PC, Android, and iOS.

Apart from rebranding the franchise, Konami has also announced that eFootball will be totally free-to-play. This free-to-play game will directly compete with its biggest rival EA Sports’ FIFA franchise.

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We started planning this move roughly two years ago to coincide with the console generation transition and changes in the market environment. I believe that we have already proven that this structure can be successful on mobile. By applying the same model across all platforms, we hope that more football fans will be able to play this game on consoles as well.

Seitaro Kim, eFootball series producer
https://youtu.be/Jzd7OpCHCi0

eFootball is powered by a custom-built football engine based on Unreal Engine 4. In addition, Konami appointed Andrés Iniesta and Gerard Piqué as development advisors for attacking and defensive gameplay respectively. Moreover, Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr. are the global ambassadors of eFootball.

The new engine will allow “Motion Matching”. According to Konami, it will convert player movements into series of animations. It kind of sounds like the Hypermotion Technology which EA introduced in FIFA 22. Along with it, the developers have also improved ball control.

Starting with the strong foundations of Unreal Engine, which has allowed us to massively overhaul player expression, we’ve made a number of modifications to virtually create a new football game engine that will power eFootball for years to come. With the added power of new-generation consoles and by working closely with elite footballers, eFootball delivers our most tense and realistic gameplay to date. We’ll share specific gameplay details next month, so stay tuned.

Seitaro Kim, eFootball series producer

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How to make a pit stop in F1 2021?

Kanishka Thakur
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How to make a pit stop in F1 2021?

While racing in F1 2021, there will come a time where you have to take a pit stop and give a rest to your vehicle. Pit stops are generally made for adding fuel, changing car tires, or fixing any damage done to your vehicle. 

In order to make a pit stop in F1 2021, you need to inform your crew beforehand. First, you should call the team and inform them about a stop by pressing R1 for PlayStation or RB for Xbox. Then press the option that directs towards the pit after the current lap.

After this, you need to watch out for the box stop on the track and keep your Dynamic Racing Line assist on. 

The players will then see an indicator line on the track showing the way to the pit stop.

Once you have reached the pit stop, you need to make sure your Pit Release assist is on which will help you to leave quickly upon finishing the fixes to your car. 

The assist will make it easier for you to help with the stops as well as the maintenance of the vehicle. 

Although, few players choose not to turn on these assists and try to figure out on their own when they need a pit stop for their vehicle.

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How to get a good start in F1 2021?

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How to get a good start in F1 2021?

A good start in a formula1 race is desired by everyone playing F1 2021 and it is not that easy. The start does not just depend on buttons but also on how quickly can you press them. We found a way to help you get a good start in F1 2021.

Before the start of the race, when the players are at the starting line, they often press and hold R2 for PlayStation and RT for Xbox until the five red lights turn green. This is not exactly what will make you lead from the start in an F1 2021 race.

For getting a good start, instead of pressing and holding RT/R2 before the start, the players need to put their fingers on it rather than pressing or holding it. Once they get the go-ahead to start they need to press RT/R2 quickly and start moving.

One other thing to keep in your mind after the race has begun is, you need to make a shift in gears quickly while moving at the start of the race so that you don’t get stuck at a lower speed at the start of the race. 

If this happens, this will cause to you lose time and speed both allowing your opponents to go past you and win the race. The players must be ready to shift the gears as soon as the race starts to get a good start and end the race on a good note. 

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“I have achieved a great deal,” says Glave on renewing contract with Astralis till 2024

Gustav Andersson
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“I have achieved a great deal,” says Glave on renewing contract with Astralis till 2024

CS:GO’s most successful roster from Denmark, Astralis, have secured a contract with their in-game leader Lukas ‘gla1ve’ Rossander for three years. Lukas will be at Astralis at least until 2024. The announcement was made by the organization just a while ago on social media.

The news comes in as the circuit is moving towards a new season, expecting dozens of transfers and renewals of contracts. The organizations in the esports industry generally follow calendar year contractual agreements with the athletes and content creators.

Moreover, the timing of the news strengthens the stability of players among the rosters. It is highly expected that the roster transfers and changes in the coming few months will presumably change the meta and mechanism of the playstyles.

“I have achieved a great deal with Astralis,” says Lukas as he continues “obviously I had a lot to consider before I started the contract negotiations. Was it about time I tried something new or do I see myself in Astralis for years to come? I am Astralis by heart and no matter how I look at it I feel at home here. It’s an organization that always strives to develop the game and the players – and it’s ingrained in everyone that we compete to win the biggest titles.”

Speaking on the renewal, Astralis’ Director of Sports, Kasper Hvidt said, “When we look at our Counter-Strike team in a historic perspective, Lukas has always been instrumental for the way we develop the game and his thorough approach to preparing has been one of the key elements to the team’s success.”

The reciprocation from Astralis’ remaining players might not be plausible as his long-standing colleague Dupreeh is rumored to join their ex-teammate Device at Ninjas in Pyjamas. These, however, are all just rumors yet, we’ll wait to see how it pans out.

Complexity Adds ‘es3tag’ to CSGO Roster, RUSH Benched

Sonu Banerjee
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Complexity Adds ‘es3tag’ to CSGO Roster, RUSH Benched

North American esports organization Complexity has announced the signing of Danish CSGO pro Patrick “⁠es3tag⁠” Hansen. Fans will be able to see the 25-year-old in action once again following a period of 4 months of him being inactive in Cloud9.

Hansen will be joining the active CSGO roster of Complexity in the place of William “⁠RUSH⁠” Wierzba, who had been benched from the squad prior to the change.

“I had hoped we would achieve more with this roster, but we simply didn’t meet our expectations time and time again,” Rush acknowledged in a Twitter post.

He also claimed that “a change was needed in the roster.”

“We’ve had an eye on es3tag for quite some time as he’s obviously an amazing player,” Jason Lake, CEO of Complexity, told HLTV. “Additionally, beyond that, I believe his work ethic, attitude, and knowledge of the game will help get this roster to the next level where it belongs. I’m extremely excited to welcome him to the Complexity family.”

With this new set of changes to the team, the current Complexity lineup includes the following players:

  •  Benjamin “⁠blameF⁠” Bremer
  •  Kristian “⁠k0nfig⁠” Wienecke
  •  Valentin “⁠poizon⁠” Vasilev
  •  Justin “⁠jks⁠” Savage
  •  Patrick “⁠es3tag⁠” Hansen

Fans will be able to watch the new Complexity roster make its debut at the ESL Pro League that is scheduled to start on August 16th.

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