Genshin Impact has an all-new event for the players to enjoy, and it is rewarding players with Billions of free Primogems, which are an in-game currency in Genshin Impact. MiHoYo is known for keeping its player base engaged through various in-game events, and this new event titled ‘Wish Upon a Lantern’ is certain to win the hearts of Genshin Impact fans worldwide.
Wish Upon a Lantern Release Date
The ‘Wish Upon a Lantern’ event started today and will run until 25th February.
Eligible players will receive their in-game Primogems from 26th February till 5th March.
Minimum Rank
Players will need to have a minimum adventurer rank of 10 to be eligible to participate in the event.
Event Rewards
Other than the grand Primogems reward, players can also receive a gift box containing various prizes by successfully releasing lanterns.
How to Participate in the Event
To participate in the ‘Wish Upon a Lantern’ event, players need to head to the Event Page first.
There, interested players will have to log in through their miHoYo account. Once done, they’ll be redirected to the actual event page.
When you finish the above steps, you’ll see a ‘Release Lantern’ button that you can press to release random Xiao Lanterns.
A good portion of connectivity problems in Valorant that players report experiencing on a regular basis can be solved rather easily through port forwarding. Unless there’s an issue with your ISP or with that of the official Riot servers, port forwarding can fix most connection problems you experience in-game. Let’s take a look at how you can do it yourself.
How To Do Port Forwarding in Valorant
Since Riot Games has officially listed all the ports needed for port forwarding in Valorant, players can choose to manually forward ports to improve their connectivity with the game servers. If you’re unsure on how to do that, we have you covered.
Here are the ports that you should use for port forwarding in Valorant:
7000 – 7500 UDP (VALORANT Game Client)
8393 – 8400 TCP (Patcher and Maestro)
2099 TCP (PVP.Net)
5223 TCP (PVP.Net)
5222 TCP (PVP.Net)
80 TCP (HTTP Connections)
443 TCP (HTTPS Connections)
8088 UDP y TCP (Spectator Mode)
Now you can follow the steps mentioned below:
Go to Control Panel>Windows Firewall (Select Large Icons if you can’t find it)
Go to Advanced settings
Select Inbound Rules on the left-side panel
Right-click Inbound Rules and select New Rule.
Add port and click on Next.
Add the protocol (TCP/UDP) and the port number
Select Allow the connection in the next window
You should allow all the ports from the above-mentioned list for the best results.
High latencies are perhaps one of the most annoying problems any FPS gamer can face while playing multiplayer video games. Not only does it hinder your ability to perform well during intense firefights, but it also suppresses your actual skills in any multiplayer title.
Valorant is currently one of the hottest tactical shooters out there, and it’s crucial for players to have latencies as low as possible for consistent gameplay. If you’re finding yourself experiencing high ping issues in Valorant, then you’ve come to the right place.
Today, we’re gonna take a look at what you can do to fix your ping problems in Valorant or to simply reduce in-game lag.
Valorant High Ping Fix
While there’s no certain “fix” for your ping issues, you can try out a variety of stuff to significantly reduce your lag in-game and consequently improve your ping.
Firstly, make sure your ISP (Internet Service Provider) is not the root of the issue. If your internet speeds are as slow as molasses in January, there’s really not much you can do to improve your in-game latency in pretty much any video game out there. If that’s the case, try upgrading your internet plan to one that gives more speed. You can also consider switching ISPs if needed.
Another obvious solution would be to simply restart your router, which can often solve your latency problems to great extents.
Restricting background applications are also non-optional for your ideal video gaming experience. Any application that’s running in your background while gaming can hinder your in-game latencies. At the start of any game, open your task manager (CTRL + SHIFT + ESC), and close any unneeded processes that may be using up internet speed.
Next, you should reduce the number of connections on your router. For instance, if you have three phones in your house connected to the router, your internet speed may be taking a serious hit while gaming.
Once you’ve completed the above-mentioned steps, you should notice a significant decrease in your in-game pings. If you have any other solutions we may have missed, be sure to leave it in the comments below.
Yesterday, Nintendo hosted it’s first full-fledged Direct Presentation for the year 2021. The Nintendo Direct this time was mostly focused on announcements of new games coming to Switch in the first half of 2021.
While the Direct was only 50ish-minute long it included loads of trailers for titles slated to hit the Switch this year. There was a lot to take in from the show and below we will break down most of the announcements and trailers showcased.
In the order of announcements:
Pyra and Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Join Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Fall Guys Ultimate Knockout Gets Ported To Nintendo Switch.
Outer Wilds and Samurai Warriors 5 for Switch launching this summer.
Famicom Detective Club is coming to North America on May 14th.
Legend of Mana headed for Switch to release in June.
Monster Hunter Rise Launches on March 26th.
A new Mario game: Mario Golf Super Rush revealed for June 2021 release.
Tales of Borderlands and Stubbs the Zombie coming on Nintendo Switch in March.
Capcom Arcade Stadium is now available on Nintendo Switch.
No More Heroes 3 story and gameplay details revealed, available August 27th.
Annapurna Interactive’s Neon White available in Winter 2021.
DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power coming to Switch on June 4th.
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Complete Edition available on Switch in March.
Mario themed Animal Crossing: New Horizons update coming next week.
Project Triangle Strategy Announced for Switch, launching next year.
Star Wars Hunters coming later this year.
Hades physical release on March 19th.
Ninja Gaiden Master Collection launches on the Nintendo Switch on June 10th.
Apex Legends available on Nintendo Switch from March 9th.
Splatoon 3 launching early next year.
….and more The Legend of Zelda announcements coming later this year.
PC builders and gamers around the world are having a hard time getting their hands on new graphics cards and high-end CPUs. Due to increased demand and very limited supply, gamers are either expected to wait for months for things to normalize or pay extra for the hardware that scalpers got their hands on first.
Now, imagine a company that sells GPUs for both AMD and Nvidia advertising a GPU mining farm that features high-end and super hard to get GPUs.
Well, Zotac is the company that publicly advertised a mining farm on Twitter using its official account. In a now-deleted tweet, Zotac published a photo showing a mining rig featuring Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3070 Twin Edge graphics cards. Zotac even went ahead and tagged the photo with pro-pc gaming tags like #PcGaming, #PCMR, #PcMasterRace, etc. While these mining farms have little to do with actual gaming, Zotac’s tag feels more like an insult than praise for PC Gamers.
Gamers should note that Zotac is the same company whose hardware is super hard to find and even if you are lucky to get one, it comes at a premium. It looks like the company has no intentions to fight miners and has decided to engage directly in business with miners over gamers.
As Activision readies itself to rollout the Season 2 update worldwide, the company has started dropping teasers and hints about the new additions coming to the game with the upcoming update.
A new teaser was posted by the official COD: Mobile Twitter handle which featured a blueprint of the new upcoming Assualt Rifle. The post asked players to guess the name of the rifle based on the blueprint teaser.
🛠 A new weapon is in the works! ❓ Can you guess what it is?
Fans quickly guessed the gun as Assualt Rifle AS VAL, as it looks awfully similar to the Modern Warfare’s “As Val”. In Modern Warfare, the guns come with an attached suppressor and a 20 bullet magazine size. The gun can be equipped with a sniper scope or a magazine upgrade to 30 bullets.
The day before the gun teaser, Activision had also revealed the new COD: Mobile map — Shoot House, a map from Modern Warfare coming with the season two update. Season 2 is expected to go live on March 10th and till then the fans can expect even more teasers about various new upcoming features.
Following the latest Valorant 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.
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.
Valorant is very well received by the gaming community right from its announced and closed beta testing. The game enjoyed fame in its very early stages and the developers quickly launched its global versions after a few months of testing. For a game that is newly built from scratch, there are bound to be some corners left unchecked.
Error code 43 fix – Valorant
Players frequently face error code VAL 43 – “There was an error connecting to the platform. Please restart your game client.” They are quite common, though, there’s no conclusive solution from your end. At times, running the game as an administrator might fix error 43 temporarily. The errors generally occur when Riot Games is shipping an update or the game servers are undergoing maintenance.
Such small corners can become a big upset for the players. Riot games are actually very active in maintaining their servers but still, some issues slip by. Code 43 error is a similar problem that must be occurring due to some small issues in the game.
How do I fix Error 43 in Valorant?
How to fix Error Code 43
Go to your %AppData% folder and delete the RiotClientPrivateSettings.yaml file. e.g. C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Riot Games\Riot Client\Data
Run Valorant as Admin after deleting the file.
This causes you to re-login to your account which is what fixed the error for me.
There is no need to panic or reinstall the game. The error usually gets fixed in a while. Until then, you may wish to play any other game. Keep an eye on Twitter or Reddit to check out whether the servers are live or otherwise. Eventually, Valorant’s website has a support section with high-priority notifications atop.
Free Fire recently pushed a new global update and with the new version, a lot of new content is added to the game. A new character named Shirou has been added to the game and as this new season is termed as ‘Project Cobra’, designated events related to this theme have also been added. One of the events in Free Fire is called a ‘Check-in’ event and in the login event, one can earn the new Cobra Guardian Backpack for free.
Garena always focuses on the new content that could be added to their flagship title Free Fire and with each new update, several things are introduced to the game. Recently, the game has added a new event where players can earn several items for free just by logging in to the game.
This new event is known as the Project Cobra check-in event and is a simple login event. Whenever a player will log in to the game a certain number of times, they will earn the designated reward. This event will run for seven days and will end on 5th March so there is ample time if you have not begun yet.
The list of rewards is given below. You simply need to make sure that you log in to the game on that specific day to get the item you want. The Cobra Guardian Backpack is the special reward for logging in on the seventh day of this event in Free Fire.
Log in on Day 1– Bounty Token Play Card[Valid for 7 days].
Log on Day 3 – Pet Food.
Log in on Day 5 – 500 Universal Fragments.
Log in on Day 7 – Cobra Guardian Backpack.
Remember that to unlock subsequent rewards, you need to log in consecutively for seven days straight. At the end of this event, you will earn this backpack for free. You can get these items by visiting the events calendar section and then clicking on the ‘Project Cobra 27/2’ tab.
There is also a special reward if you log in on 27th February in Free Fire. You can get the latest character ‘Shirou’ for free if you log in on that day. So do not miss this opportunity to get this character completely free.
The year 2020 was seemingly quite successful for Path of Exile. The game received a bunch of new leagues to explore, mainly the Harvest and Heist. However, we are only one month into 2021 and the game has received its first expansion for this year, namely ‘Echoes of the Atlas’. The expansion fills Path of Exile’s endgame even further, introducing new bosses, quests, and skill trees.
Putting that aside, the game has a lot going on. If you’re considering to skip the game due to its eagle’s eye-view gameplay, then that decision would be nothing short of a bad call. Path of exile is an amazing ARPG that is certainly worth the praise it receives from players across the globe. And if you’re on the fence for trying out the game, then here are five reasons why you absolutely should!
Free-to-Play
Other than offering great gameplay, what can possibly make it groundbreaking? Well, making it free-to-play is certainly one of the options. Unlike games like Diablo 3, for which users spend hours looking for cheapest D3 keys and despite some optional micro-transactions, Path of Exile is entirely free to download and play. And though the game did not have the best release, it has been refined and polished throughout the years, making it possibly one of the best multiplayer games out there. In fact, it wouldn’t be a stretch to call it the best ARPG to date.
Path of Exile is known for the amount of content it packs. With a runtime of over seven years, the game will certainly have something for everyone. Not to mention, Grinding Gear Games has significantly improved their content over the years. The development team has been notorious for rushing its content, filling it with unavoidable errors. However, their expansions have always been flawless, and the vast majority can easily sink their teeth into everything Path of Exile has to offer.
Dedicated Dev Team
Path of Exile, or PoE, was developed by the Grinding Gear Games team. And if there’s one thing they are known for, it is their determination to improve their games. The team pushes out several patches each month, striving to address the minor concerns, while also focusing on the bigger patches, also known as Leagues. These so-called ‘Leagues’ bring new mechanics, loot, and skins to the game. Since most games, if not all, are known to release larger updates once or twice a year, PoE brings new Leagues every 3-4 months. Nevertheless, it is clear that Grinding Gear Games is consistently improving the game, and thus, striving for perfection.
Awesome Community
Having trouble beat a boss? Or perhaps you’re looking for a build that fits your character? Either way, Path of Exile’s closely-knit community will provide you all the help you may need. With gameplay guides all over the internet, and newer guides showing up every day, the average player has an abundance of knowledge to gain and share with other players. From YouTube tutorials to in-depth power-leveling guides, your exile will be dominating Wraeclast in no time.
One may argue that other games have similar communities. And while that might be true, most communities are filled with toxic players. Path of Exile’s community always welcomes new players with open arms. In fact, you will undoubtedly be taken aback by how friendly and helpful the community is on Path of Exile.
Unique Playstyle
The ARPG genre has experienced a considerable decline in recent years, and for good reason. The gameplay is rather redundant—select your class and invest points into your stats. This limited playstyle will undeniably hinder the average player’s interest in the game. However, Path of Exile begs to differ. The game comes with diverse skills and abilities that do not restrict you from trying other abilities. Path of Exile manages to do this through skill gems that can be equipped to grant different skills for different situations. Also, this enables the player to customize their builds and characters with over a hundred skill gems to select from.
Alas, having read this far, you will likely have an idea of what Path of Exile offers. And if you are convinced, what is the wait for? Go ahead, download the game and try it out— it is free after all. But more importantly, if you want a headstart in the game, then buying Path of Exile currency may bode you well.
