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Apex Legends Mobile Closed Beta Coming to India This Month

Sonu Banerjee
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Apex Legends Mobile Closed Beta Coming to India This Month

In a blog post on Monday, Respawn Entertainment has confirmed that Apex Legends is coming to mobile devices. Needless to say, this is huge news for the Apex Legends fan base, as it has been quite a while since we had heard from the developers regarding the Apex Legends mobile version.

The mobile version of the game will be named Apex Legends Mobile, and will feature controls specifically made for mobile devices. It has been confirmed that the title will be free-to-play, with in-game cosmetics available for purchase.

Respawn Entertainment has confirmed that Apex Legends Mobile will not have crossplay with other platforms, and will be revamped for a better gameplay experience on mobile devices. However, the gameplay will be similar to its counterparts on other platforms.

Initially, the beta will be limited to ‘just a few thousand players in India and the Philippines,’ but will eventually be available to players worldwide.

The exact release date of the upcoming title hasn’t been revealed by the devs as of yet.

Pokimane makes an appearance on a dating show

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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Pokimane makes an appearance on a dating show

Imane ‘Pokimane’ Anys’ relationship status is wide researched by her fans, during her daily streams she was bound to face enquires about her dating life until she clarified that she was single and wasn’t looking for a partner as of now, but her appearance at a dating show sparked questions from her fans again.

Austin TV’s popular dating show, “Love or Host” had competitors fight tooth and nail to earn the spot of Pokimane’s best friend. Being her best friend is a dream for many and hence the contest was bound to be filled with hilarious moments. From a range of prominent streamers, CaptainPuffy was able to come out on top, beating the likes of Mizkif.

Streamers went ham at the chance of being best friends with Pokimane, from scrapbooks to sweaters the contestants used all sorts of ways to win over her but an unexpected name was able to come out on top, which speaks a lot to Pokimane’s view towards friendship.

One might dub the show as “comedy of errors”, it was funny and entertaining to the last second and defiantly worth a watch for her avid fans. Having other big names beside her made it all the more entertaining and fans are left hungry for more similar content.

xQc blasts hot tub streamers

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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xQc calls for action from Twitch for the recent rise in the number of “hot tub” streamers, calling it a “meta” as well as the “most pathetic thing” he has ever seen on Twitch.

Twitch’s policy on attire has given rise to a sweet grey area that is getting exploited by streamers in suggestive clothing. In the past few months, the Amazon owned streaming platform has seen an enormous rise in the number of such streamers. Most of them can be found in the “Just Chatting” section, reading chats in swimsuits and racking up an incredible number of viewers.

“IM GONNA BE HONNEST, THIS HOT TUB META IS BY FAR THE MOST PATHETIC THING WE’VE SEEN ON TWITCH IN FOREVER. WHAT A SAD REALITY. PLEASE GET THIS TRASH OFF THE FRONTPAGE” said xQc, showing his disgust for the fresh trend.

The former Overwatch pro-turned streamer isn’t the first to find it inappropriate for the Twitch culture, streamers like Asmongold and MsBananas have expressed similar take on the topic. Since these streamers play by the rules put in place by Twitch, according to them they aren’t doing anything wrong.

A case can be made against these streamers but then again it will spark a debate that is less likely to yield a proper conclusion. Twitch was initially made to promote video game streams but its front page is filled with nothing but “hot tub” streamers which explains the frustration of gamers who feel the platform gets saturated with all sorts of content.

Twitch establishing a concrete ToS and eliminating any existing grey area for anyone to exploit will most likely bring closure to this.

Dota Dragon’s Blood officially gets a Season II

Mohammed Sadiq
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Dota Dragon’s Blood officially gets a Season II

Dota Dragon’s Blood, the anime based on Valve’s popular MOBA game – is unsurprisingly getting a second season. Dota 2’s official Twitter account posted the announcement stating “Book 2 is coming!” 

Valve has yet to announce further details, though, it is possible that a trailer for Book 2 might possibly premiere during this year’s The International (TI) Dota 2 tournament this August as Free to Play, a documentary based on Valve’s first Dota 2 International Tournament which focuses on three professional Dota 2 players who are competing for the $1 Million prize pool, is now on Netflix, 7 years after its initial release and could be a possible hint to a connection between the two.

Season 1 of Dragon’s Blood premiered earlier this year on March 25 and follows the adventures of Davion the Dragon Knight. The anime also features several fan-favorite characters from the game such as Mirana, Invoker, Luna, etc, and consists of 8 episodes. Studio Mir, the Korean animation studio that worked on several shows such as The Legend of Korra, will be returning for Book 2 as well.

Also Read | Fnatic wins Valorant Champions Tour Stage 2 Challengers 2 Finals

PUBG Mobile Lite 0.21 Download Link

Divyesh Moghe
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PUBG Mobile Lite 0.21 Download Link

Tencent has pushed a new update for the lite version of PUBG Mobile. This version of the update is called as PUBG Mobile Lite 0.21 update and it is gradually being released on the official application stores. If you are having troubles while downloading the game, simply use the link given below to download the game externally.

PUBG Mobile Lite was developed in order to give the authentic PUBG experience to players with lower-end devices. The game has the core elements of PUBG Mobile but also has enough variations to make it stand out as compared to the original version. Players who want enjoy a more simplistic and lightweight can try this game.

Some might have problems while downloading this game through official sources so you can simply use the link given below to download the game via third-party application store.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD PUBG MOBILE LITE 0.21:

You can easily update the game via official app stores but if you are facing any errors in the process, follow these simple steps to download the latest update. The method given below includes an external agency and hence, download the application at your own risk.

  • Visit the Tap Tap website or application.
  • Click here to directly visit the website and then click on download.
  • If you are using the application, simply search for PUBG Mobile lite and download the game.

By following these steps, players can easily update their PUBG Mobile Lite to the latest 0.21 version. If you face any problems while installation, remember to uninstall the older version and enable the “Install from other sources” toggle from the settings menu of your device.

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Muslim Civil Rights Group Asks Valve, Microsoft, Sony, And Other Digital Storefronts To Ban “Six Days In Fallujah” Game

Prateek Jain
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Muslim Civil Rights Group Asks Valve, Microsoft, Sony, And Other Digital Storefronts To Ban “Six Days In Fallujah” Game

Washington-DC based civil rights and advocacy group for Muslims, The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has issued a statement urging digital storefronts to refuse hosting and distribution of “Six Days in Fallujah”. Calling it a controversial first-person shooter game that aims to recreate the events of the Second Battle of Fallujah from late 2004.

“We call on Microsoft, Sony, and Valve to ban their platforms from hosting Six Days in Fallujah, an Arab murder simulator that will only normalize violence against Muslims in America and around the world,” CAIR Research and Advocacy Coordinator Huzaifa Shahbaz said in a statement. 

“The gaming industry must stop dehumanizing Muslims. Video games like Six Days in Fallujah only serve to glorify violence that took the lives of hundreds of Iraqi civilians, justify the Iraq war, and reinforce anti-Muslim sentiment at a time when anti-Muslim bigotry continues to threaten human life.”

Photo: CAIR

For those unaware, Six Days in Fallujah is an upcoming tactical FPS based on the actual stories and real-world events from the Second Battle of Fallujah, one of the bloodiest battles led by U.S Marines during the Iraq War. The game was first announced in 2009, and since then controversies have surrounded it. The previous developer, Atomic Games, had received backlash from various communities and groups, including the Stop the War coalition. The game was thought to be canceled since the led publisher Konami had stepped back from the project and Atomic games went bankrupt in 2011. But now the project has restarted under a new developer, Highwire Games, and will be published by Victura, a new company formed by ex-Atomic Games president Peter Tamte. 

The game has been heavily criticized for being a “political commentary” and an attempt at whitewashing the history of the bloodiest battle of the Iraq War that caused the deaths of hundreds of Iraqi civilians. While Victura’s Peter Tamte insists that the game is not a “political commentary”, the landing page of the game’s website and Twitter suggests the game’s theme is “inseparable from politics” and “based of real-world events”. 

Victura is yet to announce a release date for the game. However, with the controversies surrounding the game, it might get canned again. 

VCT Stage 2 Challengers 2 Open Qualifier: All you need to know about the

Bharat Kotwani
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VCT Stage 2 Challengers 2 Open Qualifier: All you need to know about the

The open qualifier event for Valorant Champions Tour’s Stage 2 Challengers 2 has concluded and we have our top 4 teams from the qualifier who have progressed onto the Challengers 2 event, scheduled to be held from April 23-25.

Unlike the Challengers 1 Qualifier event, the recently concluded event handed the opportunity to progress to just 4 teams and not eight. These qualified 4 teams would now join those who went down in the Challengers 1 main event in a bid to qualify for the finals iteration.

The list of the 4 teams is as follows:

  • Sentinels
  • NRG 
  • Team SoloMid
  • T1

Sentinels who earlier missed out on the chance to come out from the Qualifier 1 easily breezed past through Noble Esports in the Grand Finale event, thanks to Tyson “TenZ” Ngo and co where the former was retained by Masters 1 Champions for their Stage 2 Run.

Teams like TSM and T1 seem to finally have got the rhythm as they too qualified for the Challengers 2 event after a series of upsets in the first one.

The Tyler “Skadoodle” Latham led side now have their winning probability bolstered since the addition of Rahul “curry” Nemani as the latter was sensational in the team’s triumph over FaZe Clan.

The match-ups for the Challengers 2 event have been determined by the event organizer, Nerd Street Gamers, and here is the list of the same.

> Cloud9 Blue Vs T1: April 23 00:30 IST

> Andbox Vs Sentinel : April 23 00:30 IST

> Immortals Vs TeamSoloMid : April 23 00:30 IST
> NRG Vs Built By Gamers: April 23 00:30 IST

Match to look out for:

Cloud9 Blue Vs T1

A few days back, Cloud9 Blue parted ways with Skyler “Relyks” Weaver, an original member of the Valorant division. The 26 year-old cited burnout while competing and has decided to take a step back from the same. During his inactivity, he would take up streaming but would remain open to new opportunities across the same.  

But According to a report from RushBMedia, he might soon be replaced by Ricky “Floppy” Kemery who recently had been a part of the Colossus, a CSGO project which was initially handled and ran by Henry “HenryG” Greer before the initiative was stalled as Cloud9 decided to put their Counter Strike plans on hold.

A tweet was made by Cloud9 which insisted to look out for the Blue Valorant roster’s future which would be announced soon by the North American Organization.

While T1 missed out their chances during the Stage 1 Masters event, they kind of look desperate to advance to the Challengers finals event. Despite the roster changes, they look pretty dominant and are poised to have little room for error over their opponents.

Also Read | Fnatic wins Valorant Champions Tour Stage 2 Challengers 2 Finals

Fnatic wins Valorant Champions Tour Stage 2 Challengers 2 Finals

Bharat Kotwani
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Fnatic wins Valorant Champions Tour Stage 2 Challengers 2 Finals

Fnatic overcame Team Liquid in the VALORANT Champions Tour 2021: Europe Stage 2 Challengers 2 Grand Finals after beating the latter by a scoreline of 3-1 in a BO5 affair.

The Challengers 2 event of VCT’s Stage 2 Masters has come to a conclusion with the top two teams on the table, Fnatic and Team Liquid qualifying for the EMEA Challengers Final event. After a strong and dominating performance in the initial stage of the Playoffs, Fnatic left no stone unturned as they toppled the french spearheads, G2 Esports and Team Vitality. Previously in the Qualifiers, they breezed past through Ovation eSports and SAW before going down to Ascend in the Round of 8.

The above two teams had already booked their slots for the Challengers Final event after progressing on to the Grand Finals but they had to face each other for yet another time in a bid to get that whopping prize money of €15,000 and clinch that Champions crown. The Swedish side no doubt had a flawless run until they dropped a map in the Finale but the same never stopped them from succeeding.

Grand Finals Summary:

  • Match: Fnatic Vs Team Liquid.
  • Prize Money: Winner takes away €15,000 (Approx $18,000 USD)
  • Format: Best of 5

The match-up started with Fnatic grabbing their Map pick Icebox with the scoreline of 13-10 before Team Liquid bounced back on Ascent. The second map was considered to be a carbon copy of the first but Liquid were able to bag it under their favor.

With no room for error, the ex-Sumn FC boys completely defied the odds with 2 straight map wins, 13-6 on Bind and 13-4 on Split where the combined efforts of Domagoj “Doma” Fancev and newly signed Martin “Magnum” Penkov set up the rhythm for Fnatic.

Final scores:

  • Fnatic 3 – 1 Team Liquid

Maps played:

  • Icebox (Picked and won by Fnatic 13-10)
  • Ascent (Picked and won by Team Liquid 13-10)
  • Bind (Picked and won by Fnatic 13-6)
  • Split (Picked by Team Liquid and won by Fnatic 13-4)

Team DisguisedToast are the Winners of OfflineTV Charity Valorant Invitational

Sonu Banerjee
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Team DisguisedToast are the Winners of OfflineTV Charity Valorant Invitational

Riot Games teamed up with online content creation group OfflineTV to conduct the OfflineTV Charity Valorant Invitational, a charity event that featured popular OfflineTV members and streamers battling it out in a Valorant tournament.

After some intense battles between five teams, it looks like popular streamer DisguisedToast and his team have managed to come out on top, taking the lion’s share of the $70,000 prize pool for their charity, the Inspiring Children Foundation. 

While Toast and his team pretty much dominated the tournament from the get-go, team Lilypichu gave them a run for their money as she finished at a close second.

Here’s a list of the standings of each team at the end of the tournament, and the prize money received by their respective charities:

For the unaware, here’s a list of members in each team that participated in the tournament:

Team PokiTeam LilyTeam ScarraTeam ToastTeam Michael
PokimaneLilyPichuScarraDisguisedToastMichael Reeves
JacksepticeyeMasayoshiEdison ParkKristoferyeeQuarterjade
Babo AbeBrookefabShiphturPeter ParkYvonnie
SydeonFuslieAriasakiNatsumiiiJummy
SeanicMythBnansValkyraeHjune

xQc Banned From NoPixel GTA RP Server Once Again

Sonu Banerjee
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xQc Banned From NoPixel GTA RP Server Once Again

Popular Twitch streamer Félix “xQc” Lengyel has once again been banned from the NoPixel GTA RP server on April 18th, making this his fourth ban from the same server.

This recent ban comes less than a week since his return from his third ban from the NoPixel server on April 12th.

Why did xQc get banned again?

In his Twitch stream, the 25-year-old has explained multiple reasons behind his latest ban from the server. He has claimed that the reasons behind his ban include talking about other players’ bans when being arrested, dropping a gun when he’s already dead, and abusing vehicle scuff, which goes in violations against the server rules.

Lengyel’s ban from the NoPixel GTA RP server is set to last for a whopping 30 days, making it the longest ban he has received so far. He has further claimed that he will not appeal against the ban.

Chances are, that even after the expiration of his ban, he won’t be returning to the server anytime soon.

While speaking about his fourth ban, xQc hinted that there might be a possible bias against him. “I feel good because I made my case that there’s something against me, so I’m happy about it,” the Twitch star said.

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