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COD Mobile Season Two Release Date and New Features

Divyesh Moghe
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COD Mobile Season Two Release Date and New Features

Activision has officially announced that the next season of Call of Duty: Mobile is right around the corner and a seasonal update will be released very soon. The developers also revealed a ton of information about this new patch and confirmed that two new maps, guns, and operators. Keep reading this article to know the COD Mobile Season 2 release date along with all the new features.

New Maps: Shipment and Shoot House

The new update will be pushed on the global servers next week and players will get a ton of new content. The developers are adding two new multiplayer maps that may seem familiar to the COD veterans. These maps are taken from Modern Warfare and will be introduced into the game with the next seasonal update.

The maps are confirmed by developers in their community update and they have revealed that Shipment and Shoot House will be launched in-game very soon.

New Weapons

Activision has confirmed that they are going to add two new weapons to the game. One of the weapons is an assault rifle and will be available in the battle pass free of cost and the sniper rifle will be added to the game under the seasonal events section. Both of these guns could be unlocked for free after completing some in-game tasks.

The leaks suggest that the assault rifle is AS Val Russian rifle and the sniper is named “SP-R 208 Marksmen rifle”. The blueprints of these weapons were teased in the update and are shown below.

New Character: Ghost

COD Mobile is finally getting the Ghost character after a long wait. Activision has decided to add this character in the next update and Ghost is also adapted from COD Modern Warfare. This character will be Jeff Leach and will come to COD Mobile in the next season.

New Scorestreak: Napalm

A new scorestreak named Napalm will be added to the game. This scorestreak is said to “rain long lasting fire” on the enemies and will act as a firing UAV. The details hint that players could set the trajectory of this scorestreak and it will along with that way. After the explosion, the affected area will be covered in smoke.

Other minute changes and small features will be introduced in the game but they are not mentioned here. COD Mobile will get some new perks and utilities but they will be revealed when the update is released.

COD Mobile Season 2 Release Date

Activision has not released an exact release date for the Season 2 update of COD Mobile but they have mentioned that it will be out next week in the official teaser of this new season. One can expect to see all the new content in-game with the new seasonal update in the next week.

These are the details released by the developers regarding the next update of COD Mobile. Let us know what you like the most about this new update.

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Pokémon Unite Beta footage and Battle Pass leaks ahead of the release

Mohammed Sadiq
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Pokémon Unite Beta footage and Battle Pass leaks ahead of the release

The upcoming MOBA, set in the Pokémon universe developed by TiMi studios is currently in Beta for players in Canada on the Android platform while the final version will be released on iOS and Nintendo Switch platforms as well.

Beta testers have leaked a good chunk of footage showing off the game’s battle pass and other monetization systems as well as gameplay of Garchomp, Greninja and Cinderace in action. The leaked videos and images were soon taken down as they were in clear violation of the NDA that all beta players are required to sign before getting access to the game.

The inclusion of a battle pass is not surprising as it is quite common for Free-to-play titles to have a subscription based system that offers players in-game cosmetic and currency items. However, it is still unclear whether the beta battle pass model will be revised in the final version.

The game is set to release sometime in late 2021 as there is no definitive release date confirmed. This year also happens especially for the popular franchise as it is Pokémon’s 25th anniversary and with more games on the horizon; notably, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl remakes will be launching on the Nintendo Switch.

Free Fire Redeem Code: Get Hipster Bunny Weapon Loot Crate for free

Divyesh Moghe
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Free Fire Redeem Code: Get Hipster Bunny Weapon Loot Crate for free

Free Fire has released a new redeem code specifically for the American region. Players who redeem these codes can get some free bundles and skins to add to their inventory. It is very easy to redeem these codes and Free Fire enthusiasts from the Americas region have an exciting opportunity to grab some exclusive items free of cost.

Free Fire and its cosmetic lineup are very famous among the player base. The skins have a lot of variety and are very lucrative but one needs to spend diamonds for it. Those who cannot afford to pay for the skins have other ways to earn the skins and the easiest way to grab some freebies is through redeeming codes.

Redeem codes in Free Fire are basically gift vouchers that players can redeem to get some free in-game items as the redemption gift. Garena holds some giveaways for these coupon codes for very limited occasions and players have to be very quick to avail these rewards as they tend to expire quickly.

Free Fire has launched a new redeem code for America’s region where players can earn a Hipster Bunny Weapon Loot Crate for free by simply redeeming the code given below. You can use the method given below to redeem this coupon.

HOW TO GET HIPSTER BUNNY WEAPON CRATE FOR FREE IN FREE FIRE

  • Visit the Reward Redemption center of Garena Free Fire. Click here to visit.
  • Log in with your Free Fire account. One must have either Facebook or Google ID signed in as a Guest account does not work.
  • Use the code 67G8VDLFTHUJ to get a Hipster Bunny Weapon Loot Crate for free.
  • Enter the code and get free rewards in your in-game item vault.

Make sure to check that you have fully copied the Free Fire coupon given above and it is 12 characters long, with a string of numbers and capital letters mixed. Also remember to use the coupon as soon as possible before the coupons get expired.

Also Read | Players ask Garena to nerf Chrono in Free Fire

New Valorant Bug Leaving Players Without Guns And Abilities Mid Game

Prateek Jain
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New Valorant Bug Leaving Players Without Guns And Abilities Mid Game

Following the latest patch 2.03 that went live on 17th Feb, some Valorant players are reportedly facing a new weird bug that’s making all their guns and abilities useless midgame.

In patch 2.03, Riot introduced various bug fixes and a brand new game mode. While the players were positive about the update, Riot had accidentally introduced a new bug that impacts a specific Agent or some abilities midgame. Basically, the game out of nowhere locks the core functions of the game for any player at random. Irrespective of agent or ability the bug targets everyone or anyone on the server.

Since it is not easy to reproduce the bug as it hits anyone at random at any time, the devs might have a hard time pinpointing the exact cause of this bug.

Game breaking sage ultimate glitch! Riot this needs a fix
by u/EuphoriaJustice in VALORANT

The bug was first reported by a Reddit user “EuphoriaJustice”. According to the post on Reddit, while playing the competitive mode on Ascent, player “EuphoriaJustice” was locked out of some features of the game. Euphoria was unable to switch his weapon with a weapon on the ground.

Later when he encountered an enemy at A-site he was unable to take a shoot and also was locked out of his Agent abilities. The round eventually came to an end and as the new round started he was again able to shoot and use abilities.

On his Reddit post, other players that encountered a similar bug chimed in and shared their experience with the bug. Everyone also reported that as soon as the new round started everything went back to normal and they were once again able to shoot and use abilities.

It is still unclear if the bug is affecting only a certain number of players or is it widespread. Riot has yet to comment or acknowledge the bug as of yet. The devs might be working in the background and may deploy a fix very soon. Be sure to check on our site for any further development related to this bug and Valorant.

Chicago Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Ban Violent Video Games like GTA

Prateek Jain
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Chicago Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Ban Violent Video Games like GTA

An Illinois state representative wants to ban “violent” video games after an increase in carjackings.

State Representative Marcus Evans Jr. introduced a bill — HB3531, an amendment to the state’s Violent Video Games Law. The proposed HB3531 amendment has a worrying definition of “violent video games” that would effectively ban the sale of some of the world’s most popular games.

The bill in its synopsis states:

“Amends the Violent Video Games Law in the Criminal Code of 2012. Changes provisions that restrict the sale or rental of violent video games to minors to prohibit the sale of all violent video games. Modifies the definition of “violent video game” to mean a video game that allows a user or player to control a character within the video game that is encouraged to perpetuate human-on-human violence in which the player kills or otherwise causes serious physical or psychological harm to another human or an animal. Modifies the definition of “serious physical harm” to include psychological harm and child abuse, sexual abuse, animal abuse, domestic violence, violence against women, or motor vehicle theft with a driver or passenger present inside the vehicle when the theft begins. Makes conforming changes, including repealing a Section concerning the labelling of violent video games by video game retailers.”

The above definition will include almost every popular game in the market, irrespective of it being Multiplayer or Singleplayer. Although the state already has a law — 720 ILCS 5/12A-15 that restricts the sale of violent games to minors, Marcus Evans has proposed a change in this law that will effectively ban the sale of “violent video games” to anyone irrespective of age.

The bill was introduced after a local activist Early Walker pinned the cause to Chicago’s crime on violent video games. Walker cited Grand Theft Auto 5 as an example of violent video games and believes that banning the sale of such games would cause a crime reduction. Representative Evans Jr. agreed with Walker’s suggestion and introduced the bill to the Illinois General Assembly.

“It Takes Two” Director Thinks Cyberpunk 2077 Got Unfair Amount Of Criticism

Prateek Jain
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“It Takes Two” Director Thinks Cyberpunk 2077 Got Unfair Amount Of Criticism

Founder of Hazelight Studios, Film Director, and Game Designer, Josef Fares think consumers went too hard on Cyberpunk 2077’s launch mayhem. Josef is well known for giving hit two-player coop games like Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (2013) and A Way Out (2018).

In absence of E3, Geoff Keighley is going around social media and talking with various developers about their upcoming games and how the year 2020 went for studios. Yesterday while chatting with Josef Fares on Twitter, a fan of his prompted a question for Josef asking about his take on the Cyberpunk 2077 launch fiasco. Answering the fan, Fares said, “Cyberpunk got an unfair amount of sh*t”.

Fares counted the challenges his team and studio had to face because of Covid-19 induced restrictions and the abrupt chaos it caused. He believes that the developers at CDPR worked under immense pressure to meet the deadline for a game that was already delayed twice and delaying it more was out of the question.

Fares says that the developers might have gone with the release to cut their losses and to keep the buzz around the game alive. He supports giving CDPR some leeway because of the Covid-19 circumstances and the scale of the game.

Josef’s latest game, It Takes Two, is ready for release and is launching on 26th March. The game features Josef’s signature two-player coop gameplay that has earned Hazelight Studios many fans in 2018.

Valorant Skin Level Toggling System to Arrive Later This Year

Sonu Banerjee
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Valorant Skin Level Toggling System to Arrive Later This Year

Skins are an important source of revenue of Riot Games from their tactical shooter Valorant. While Riot has added a plethora of skins to the title since its release, some of them seems to be raising some eyebrows in the community.

Skins are supposed to have no impact on the overall gameplay other than a cosmetic upgrade. While most of the skins aadhere to this rule, some of them can often be too distracting for the players due to their fancy equip animation or sound effects.

We could find an example of this in the Elderflame Operator that had a significantly louder equip sound than its regular counterpart, making it difficult for players to hear footsteps.

Taking a look at skins that are rather recent, we can see the Valorant community complaining about the Karambit knife skin in the Prime 2.0 bundle. A good chunk of the player base seems to good the opinion that the Karambit, when upgraded, has a worse sub-par equip animation than it’s non-upgraded counterpart.

This has led the Valorant developers to consider introducing a system that lets players revert upgrades done to their weapons. Riot devs Sean and Preeti have addressed this issue and have confirmed that a skin level toggling system will be made available later this year.

This new system will likely enable players to change their skin levels at will, providing them with the room to revert any unwanted upgrades.

GTA In Real Life: Teen Stabs Stranger After Being Tasked to ‘Kill Someone’ on Discord

Pranav Nalawade
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GTA In Real Life: Teen Stabs Stranger After Being Tasked to ‘Kill Someone’ on Discord

A 17-year-old boy from Dehradun, Uttarakhand in India has been reported missing since Monday after he stabbed a woman with a knife to complete a task he received from a stranger in Discord.

The teenager didn’t take his phone with him when he went missing, which aided the Nehru Colony police in their investigation after the boy’s parents reported him to be missing.

The boy was reportedly tasked by a stranger in Discord to “kill someone, to suicide or to disappear.”

According to a Hindustan Times report, the senior superintendent of police Yogendra Singh Rawat, Dehradun said, “The Nehru Colony police, while probing the assault case, checked his mobile phone during which it came out that he was involved in chatting with a stranger on an online chatting platform named Discord where he was given the task of attacking a person.”

The missing teenager hasn’t been found as of yet, and the search for him is still on by the local police.

The police believe that the boy was “last seen near Paonta Sahib in Himachal Pradesh,” and are suspecting that he might still be there.

The SSP stated that the stabbed victim is currently under treatment at a hospital. “She had sustained serious wounds in her neck and torso.”

The increment of unfortunate incidents like these over the past few years where teenagers are falling victim to cyberbullying is becoming a cause of major concern for parents. According to Mukul Verma, a Dehradun-based psychiatrist, “Parents need to monitor the online activities of their children to check what sort of platforms they are accessing. They also need to talk to them more to reduce the communication gap which is pushing them more into mobile phones.”

Valorant Agents Tier List

Sonu Banerjee
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Valorant Agents Tier List

Currently, Riot Games’ competitive shooter Valorant offers a total of 14 agents for the players to choose from. However, not all of these agents are equally balanced, and often receive adjustments in the form of buffs or nerfs depending on how they perform in the competitive meta.

This is why, we have come up with an Agent tier list for Valorant that is aimed to determine the agents that are most fit for the current competitive ecosystem.

The following list will be divided into three categories – S-tier, A-tier and B-tier respectively. The agents in the S-tier are the most viable and you should look to learn them if you’re looking to climb ranks the fastest, while the A-tier agents are pretty decent as well. The B-tier agents will often be situational but can still be good if used correctly.

S-Tier

  • Jett
  • Raze
  • Sage
  • Sova

While Jett and Sova are fairly hard to master, they can easily decide the outcome of games when used properly. Both of them have great skillsets that don’t rely on their team to be effective.

Raze and Sage on the other hand, are relatively easy to learn and play, and can be quite effective in ranked games. Raze can dish out an insane amount of damage with her skills while Sage can offer great utility to her team, with an amazing ultimate.

A-Tier

  • Breach
  • Brimstone
  • Cypher
  • Killjoy
  • Omen
  • Phoenix
  • Reyna

All of these A-Tier agents are still viable in competitive but fall short when compared to the S-tier agents. For instance, agents like Reyna and Cypher have received multiple nerfs over the last few patches that limit their effectiveness in a ranked game.

These agents can be used in combination with certain other agents to spike their usefulness significantly when used properly. We’re all familiar with how deadly an Omen and a Sage can be together.

B-Tier

These agents are highly situational, and can generally be avoided due to the presence of better alternatives.

These agents include:

  • Skye
  • Viper
  • Yoru

While Skye does have an AoE heal, Sage is undoubtedly the better option as a healer in the team. In spite of multiple buffs to Viper, she is still less than viable in ranked games. Valorant’s newest agent, Yoru, has also failed to make an impact in the competitive scene.

CSGO Pro ‘NiKo’ Almost Joined an Indian Esports Team in 2014

Pranav Nalawade
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CSGO Pro ‘NiKo’ Almost Joined an Indian Esports Team in 2014

Renowned CSGO Pro and G2 Esports star Nikola “NiKo” Kovac was about to join an Indian esports org back in 2014. However, the deal couldn’t be completed and fell apart before its finalization.

The news was confirmed by retired Indian CSGO pros Vishal “haiVaan” Sharma and Tejas “Ace” Sawant during a recent stream.

While NiKo was all set to move to India to play for an Indian org, the deal couldn’t work out because of the high salary expectations of NiKo, which were quite high.

The Indian org NiKo was about to join was none other than ‘Team Wolf’, the only Indian CSGO team to have made it to the major ‘ESL One: Cologne 2014’.

Team Wolf was coached under Aleksandar “kassad” Trifunovic who recommended NiKo to improve the team. Ritesh “RiTz” Shah, who was a member of Team Wolf, also sat down in a Skype call with kassad and NiKo in hopes of sealing the deal.

However, the least salary NiKos could reportedly go with was around $3,000, which was too high for what the team could afford at the time, and consequently the deal fell apart.

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