Sabyasachi ‘antidote’ Bose has been unveiled as the new player for Godlike Esports. He is the addition to the team as a 6th player. The ex-player of Velocity Esports (previously Team Mahi) entered into Valorant Esports on 27th July 2020.
Since then, the squad has dominated the complete Indian Valorant esports ecosystem. The former Team Mahi, consisting of Amaterasu, Rite2ace, Vibhor, Hellff, Antidote, Excali had an undefeatable run for more than 5 consecutive events.
After dominating the Indian Valorant esports for more than 8 long months, Antidote announced its departure from the team on 16th May 2021. Now, he is back with new teammates and is ready to rule over other teams.
Today, Godlike Esports announced the addition of Antidote into their team through the official Instagram post. They wrote, ” GodLike eSports is going through a major makeover. And here we present our latest crown jewel ? @officialantidotecs #dilsegodlike”
GODLIKE ESPORTS NEW VALORANT ROSTER
Tejas ‘Rexy’ Kotian
Debanjan ‘Deathmaker’ Das
Nikhil ‘Flexx’ Govind
Shane ‘Whitehorse’ Kariwow
Vishal ‘Haivaan’ Sharma
Sabyasachi ‘Antidote’ Bose
Presently, the squad is led by Haivaan. Under his leadership, the team recently won Esportz Premier Series – Qualifier 2. With this win, the squad has qualified for the Esportz Premier Series main event which is scheduled to held in December 2021 as a LAN event.
Recently, Nodwin Gaming and Riot Games announced the launch of the VALORANT Conquerors Championship a qualifying tournament for the South Asian players. The teams would qualify for the APAC Last Chance Qualifiers as part of the 2021 VALORANT Champions Tour.
Before leaving Team Mahi, Antidote revealed the wish to change his role and become IGL for his team. With the VCC 2021 coming closer, we can soon see him leading his team towards victory and qualify for the Valorant Champions Tour 2021. We wish Antidote and his team ‘All the Best” for the coming events.
Players can participate in this open-for-all tournament and get a chance to compete in Free Fire India Championship Fall Season. If you want to participate in this tournament, simply follow the steps given below.
Free Fire Pro League is a new intermediate tournament before the next season of FFIC.
Teams will get a direct seeding slot in Free Fire India Championship Fall. The top 6 teams from FFPL 2021 Summer will get directly seeded into the FFIC 2021 Fall, while teams placed 7 to 12 will secure their spots in the closed qualifiers of FFIC 2021 Fall.
Players can simply use this method to participate in Free Fire Pro League India. It is very simple and players can directly do it via in-game method.
How to register for Free Fire Pro League India:
Open Free Fire and click on the red trophy icon. This icon is present on the top right corner.
After clicking on it, a complete information page will be opened. Click on the Squad button on this banner.
Create a team and fill in the necessary information.
Invite your team members and your squad will be created.
Play the matches according to the mentioned schedule and if you clear subsequent rounds, your squad can qualify into the grand finals and stand a chance to compete alongside the best teams in the region.
Marcelo “Coldzera” David has been benched from FaZe Clan’s CSGO lineup and is reportedly set to be replaced by former player Olof “Olofmeister” Kajbjer.
For a player as decorated as Coldzera, the slump in the past few tournaments under the FaZe banner was too obvious to ignore. Having joined the organization back in September 2019, Cold was arguably putting up the worst numbers in his unrivalled career, which may or may not have been the reason behind the organization bringing Olofmeister out of retirement to replace him on the roster.
Ever since Nikola “NiKo” Kovac departed to G2 Esports and Finn “karrigan” Anderson brought back on the wheel, Coldzera was a shadow of his former self. The Danish IGL in an interview with HLTV made it clear that he will not shy away from making major changes to the lineup on their journey to the top, and Cold’s head is the first to the chopping block.
The pandemic situation gave little time to NiKo’s FaZe on LAN and the online scene was extremely volatile. Despite the hurdles, David managed to earn first place at Blast Pro Copenhagen and IEM New York EU, besides multiple notable top 3 finishes under the FaZe banner.
Replacing him will be another legendary name in Olofmeister who retired months ago only to come back at the hour of need. Olof has been with FaZe during their most dominant period and often finds himself and the receiving end of karrigan’s praises, which explain the organization turning to him for his services.
Their latest roster will likely debut in Blast Premier Spring starting June 15th. If these reports are anything to go by, FaZe will look like:
Adin Ross vs Ludwig drama has escalated to the point where it can not be brushed off as a typical Twitch drama anymore. For everyone out of the loop, here’s a brief insight into what happened between the pair in the interim.
Ross has called out Ludwig for disrespecting his fans along with big names like Sodapoppin and Nmplol. Ludwig ‘Ludwig’ Ahren, Chance ‘Sodapoppin’ Morris, and Nick ‘Nmplol’ Polom took a shot at Ross’s audience during a roast session which the latter did not take kindly at all.
Sodapoppin was the one to kick start the beef stating “I know who Adin Ross is, but where the f**k did he come from?”. Everything was okay heading up to this point but remarks that followed triggered Ross. Soda mocked his viewer base along with the relationship that he shares with his fans. Nmplol added fuel to the fire, calling his fans “the kids in high school who want to be cool.”.
To nobody’s surprise Ross was furious and lashed out as soon as he got the wind of it, “Don’t disrespect my viewers like that, you guys literally have f*****g hall of fame nerds… in your chat that spam Poggers and Omegalul the entire stream.” he said, before labelling them as “unfunny streamers”. “fat, pimple-faced four-eyed people with social problems” said Ross about theirs.
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According to reports, Ludwing reached out to Adin Ross to squash the beef. “Yo, thought I’d reach out personally,” said Ludwing in his apology. “I don’t want any bad blood between us. Not defend what I said. If it made you feel disrespected, that’s on me.”
Given how everything said was in context to a roast session, the beef may have been unnecessary and something that could have been handled in a mature way instead of airing each other’s dirty laundry. The best outcome as of now will be that either side backs down from pushing any statement regarding the same and end it once and for all.
The recent situation involving popular Valorant pro Tyson “TenZ” Ngo and his contract with Cloud9 has caught the attention of the entire Valorant community.
For the unaware, TenZ is currently under the contract of the North American organization but has been loaned to Sentinels for a year. Cloud 9 has set a buyout clause of $1,000,000 for the 20-year-old.
Former Cloud9 pro Spencer “Hiko” Martin has recently talked about the existent politics in esports and has claimed that he doesn’t think that TenZ and Cloud9 will be parting ways soon.
“As somebody who has been in Cloud 9 and knows how the esports politic works, if you think that TenZ is getting off of Cloud 9 you are sadly mistaken,” Hiko said.
This time, it seems like Sean “sgares” Gares has also expressed his opinion on the existing contract between TenZ and Cloud9, saying that the 20-year-old is in a “contract jail.”
“That’s our best player NA stuck in contract jail,” Sean Gares said during a stream. “How is it hilarious at all that he’s stuck in contract jail for signing a 3-year contract when he was a near-minor?”
Over the past few years, esports has only become a stronger force in the video game world. In size, revenue, and fame, the industry has blossomed.
As 2021 starts to unfold, there are some pieces of industry news that are giving fans a peek into what the future of esports might be like. From Riot Games making big moves to mobile games changing the market, there is so much going on in the esports world that could evolve the scene.
Valorant Masters Event
Valorant (from Riot Games) came out last year as a burgeoning, quickly popular multiplayer shooter. It fits a perfect niche between Overwatch and CS:GO, where top-notch FPS players use superhero abilities to shoot out enemies and capture or defend points.
Valorant was a game-changer last year because it snatched away top players from Overwatch and CS:GO, but this year it will only cause even bigger waves for Riot Games.
Not only will the Valorant Masters Event possibly catapulting the game to the top of the esports charts, but it could also possibly prove that Riot (who already run LoL, one of the most popular esports MOBAs) can be a leader in multiple esports genres. With rumors of Riot making a new fighting game, this could be just the beginning of their company becoming a multi-genre competitive gaming powerhouse.
Image via Dexerto
DOTA 2 Prize Money
DOTA 2 is really looking to set records in 2021. Every year, it seems they try to make their grand tournaments bigger and better, and 2021 is no different.
In 2019 DOTA 2 held their Internationals and set a new record for the largest prize pool in esports history: $34 million. Before that, they pushed the record higher for several years straight.
Breaking all previous records, DOTA 2 plans to offer up $40 million for the International this year.
Tournament events are always a ton of fun, so don’t miss any new esports events by keeping up with the Weplay Esports events calendar. In the coming months, WUFL, the Dragon Temple, and more will entertain esports fans across the globe.
Clash Royale Finale Prize Pool
Even among esports, mobile gaming has never been taken all that seriously. However, it’s clear that the brains behind esports don’t quite agree. Over time, mobile gaming tournaments have been growing bigger and bigger, from mobile PUBG to the upcoming LoL Wild Rift, which is already one of the most popular mobile esports in Asia (its demo region).
The Clash Royale Finale prize pool this year is set to be a whopping million dollars, proving that mobile gaming has a place in esports. And that it can become just as big as the other popular esports genres out there.
Philadelphia Eagles and the Esports Entertainment Group
Heading into 2021, esports is continuing to evolve more and more into the mainstream. One of the most influential and telling signs of this is the news that the Philadelphia Eagles are building an Esports Entertainment Group under their organization.
They first announced it in December of 2020, but since then, other deals have solidified their momentum, making it an ongoing story that’s changing esports into 2021. For example, the New England Patriots and Revolution have announced that they’ve signed a deal with Philedalhpia’s EEG to use their images for promotional material for esports events.
It means that EEG is taking their business move seriously and will continue combining traditional sports with esports to create a whole new platform.
New Business Model for Esports Teams
Esports teams have always relied on sponsorships, advertisements, and viewership to fund their business ventures. However, 2021 sees a very official swing into more specific brand deals.
Now, esports teams are becoming brand ambassadors and getting decked out in full sponsorship gear. Think of players like how NASCAR cars look. This can apply to everything from drinks to uniforms to computers. For example, if a team is sponsored by Corsair, you better believe that they are completely decked out with all their gaming tech (and only their gaming tech).
This was already a popular way of team financing, but as esports become more popular, the trend will only grow. This year, the clothing brand Tokyo Time has become sponsor of the esports gaming group, Misfits, creating a multi-year deal with them.
Free Fire is the multiplayer battle-royale mobile game with softer graphics that do not depict the hardcore survival genre but has its own perks. This feat allows the game to become more innovative when it comes to their cosmetic side and hence, players can enjoy a variety of different in-game skins and player characters that make the game stand out than the rest.
Players can get their hands on these skins by spending money, completing some rewards that offer free skins but the easiest way to get some rare skins for free is through a Free Fire redeem codes.
Redeem codes are basically gift vouchers that players can redeem to get some free in-game items or in-game currency as the redemption gift. These coupons sound very lucrative but are not very easily available. Garena holds some giveaways for these coupon codes for very limited occasions and players have to be very quick to avail these rewards.
Sometimes, the coupons are time limited or user limited that expires within a certain timeframe or after reaching user limits.
Free Fire has been generous this month as there have been various coupon codes flying around. Garena has officially conducted two big events that gave away free rewards and on these occasions, certain codes were used to redeem the rewards. Players needed to complete very simple steps to redeem them and got some freebies in the process.
List Of Free Fire Redeem Code For June 2021:
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There is a large list of codes that was released by Free Fire and players need to hurry to redeem them as some are time limited and the coupon expired error may get popped up.
HOW TO REDEEM FREE FIRE CODES?
Follow these simple steps to redeem the coupon codes given above.
Step 1: Visit the Reward Redemption center of Garena Free Fire. Click here to visit.
Step 2: Log in with your Free Fire account. One must have either Facebook or Google ID signed in as a Guest account does not work.
Step 3: Enter the code and get free rewards in your in-game item vault.
Note: Make sure to check that the available Free Fire coupon is 12 characters long, with a string of numbers and capital letters mixed. Also, remember to use the coupon before it gets expired to avail the rewards.
Free Fire redeem codes are time limited for most of the times and hence, hurry up and redeem these codes before the time runs out.
The Epic League is under fire from several CSGO pros after it was revealed that they were streaming the Epic League 2021 CIS RMR events’ matches on GOTV live and without any delay.
Not to mention the fact that there was no anti-cheat system, TeamSpeak records, and no replays available of the tournament matches. Furthermore, teams that were in the 5-6th place allegedly had no prior info about future matches.
All these factors have led to an outburst in the CSGO community against Epic League.
Many professional CSGO players including the likes of AWPing legend Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev have raised their voices against Epic League regarding the issue.
You can read the detailed statement by Russian CSGO star Aleksandr “Zorte” Zagodyrenko on the issue here.
The incident has left CSGO fans questioning the competitive integrity of one of the biggest CSGO events this year, and Valve has yet to respond to the situation.
Garena Free Fire is one of the most famous battle royale games in the world. The game itself needs no introduction in the gaming world. Recently, Free Fire’s biggest esport event ended with Phoenix Force winning the Free Fire world series 2021.
With the completion of the tournament, all gamers and aspiring esports players were looking out for the best characters who can be used to win every game. We have brought you the top 5 Free Fire characters in June 2021.
As we all know, Free Fire characters play a major role in the result of the match. Each character comes in with different skills and abilities which helps the players to increase the chance of winning in each game.
1. Wukong
The monkey king that looks like a human being. It has a special survival ability “Camouflage” which turns him into a bush. The ability can be upgraded to the max level of 6 where it will turn into a Bush for 15 sec. While the ability cooldown is for 200 seconds. The ability gets enabled on reaching level 1 which allows him to turn into a Bush for 10 sec with a 300-sec cooldown. Firing the weapon will cancel Camouflage’s effect and taking down an enemy will reset the cooldown. It is one of the most useful characters in close-range fights.
2. A124
The modern-day robot has two states of mind: A normal 18 years old girl mode or battle mode. You will love her in the former mode but she is feared in the battle mode. The battle mode makes her fierce and violent, therefore she is the best pick for aggressive game-style players. She has ‘Thrill of Battle’ as her special survival ability which converts part of the EP into HP in 4s. CD 10s.
3. Kelly
We always have one athletic friend in the group. Kelly is that character of the game who loves sprinting. Also known as Shimada Kiriko, she will be always found on the track and building her mind and body. Kelly’s special survival ability is Dash which Increases sprinting speed. With the increase in her levels, her sprinting speed goes up by 6%. She is the best pick for fast-paced players who love to be in front.
4. Clu
The 24-year-old, Clu, scans her enemies thoroughly. Grown in a suburb of a large city, her parents never had to worry about the basics of life due to her abilities. She gets to know about the danger way ahead of time. She became a private eye detective in hope of finding her dad and uncover the details of his disappearance in the war. She is one of the best characters used in a support role. With her presence in the squad, the teammates knew the location of their enemies. Which helps them to take down the enemies with ease.
5. Steffie
Steffie is a liberalist since her childhood and has already shown a surprising gift for art. She has ‘Graffiti’s Blessing’ as her super special ability which creates graffiti that reduces explosive damage by 25% and bullet damage by 5% for some seconds. CD 45s. The effects do not stack with her. At level 1 graffiti reduces explosive damage by 15% and bullet damage by 5% for 5 seconds.
Note – The characters listed above are not in any rankings. They are listed randomly in the article. All characters are best, based on the abilities they bring to the game. Comment down your best characters which you use to win some booyahs.
When organizations hire an employee, they look for various aspects in their prospective candidate. Esports support staff are no different. In fact, in esports, other than the players, the staff has to upgrade their skills every day long. One thing that is given the most attention is the education, training, or knowledge about the job role.
This is mainly true for those roles that require a certain level of expertise to perform. The candidates often come across a list of such qualities mentioned in the job requirement by organizations. Take the position of an editor, for example. The candidates will be required to have developed expertise in editing copies.
These are hard skills. The skills that get the job done for organizations. The skills are developed via apprenticeships, certification programs, colleges, or on-the-job training. A few examples include process management, data interpretation, data analysis, computer skills, search engine optimization, and UX design among many.
Unlike your behavior or communication capabilities, you can measure the hard skills in a quantifiable way.
From written tests to verbal questions during an interview, there are several ways for organizations to test the hard skills of the prospect. Once selected, there are many organizations that find ways to further help employees improve their hard skills with several training sessions.
Here is how you can achieve the same for your employees.
Conducting education training
The first and foremost is definitely nurturing the current hard skills and making sure they are more refined. By hosting training sessions, you can be sure about the quality of hard skills that your employees will bring to the table.
With learning management software, a cloud-based platform, you can create, execute, and track these training sessions. Why opt for a digital tool? Because it will help you understand exactly where your employee stands and how much of the bridge do you need to cover. After all, digital runs on data.
You can conduct assessment tests at the end of the training and make a note of where your employees stand. There are various LMS available with various features and pricing models. For instance, the Adobe Connect pricingmodel is subscription-based. You can pay one time and enjoy the tool for the rest of the year.
LMS is a great and cost-effective tool to conduct training sessions for improving the hard skills of employees.
Using various computer software
In modern times, it is a prerequisite to have basic computer knowledge. Almost every business operating in the world has been digitalized or is in the process of transitioning. You can encourage your employees to use various new computer software to work on their hard skills.
Take using Google Docs and Sheets, for instance. You can train your employees to use these tools and make collaboration easy. Also, if your employees are novices, you can teach them the use of emails and other digital communication tools that will make it easier for them to function in the organization seamlessly.
Encourage practicing
Just learning about new hard skills will not be helpful if your employees are not actually practicing it. Thus, make sure that your employees are taking out time to practice what they learn. It will help them get used to the various skills or tools.
They should also keep a track of their progress. This will help them understand where they stand and scout for areas of improvement. It will also make it easier for them to get their queries solved in real-time.
Offer constructive feedback
Feedback, good or bad, can help one immensely. It is constructive criticism that helps one realize where they lack and what needs to be improved. When you analyze the performance of your employees, be sure to be precise and explicit in your feedback.
Let them know what and how certain things can be improved. Offer them recommendations about the steps that they can take to master certain skills. This is how they will improve.
Conclusion
Everyone wants to grow in the organization that they join. Thus, it should be your priority to make sure that your employees are improving their hard skills and becoming more proficient in what they already know.
