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Wild Rift patch 2.1: New Champions, Spectator mode, and more

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Wild Rift patch 2.1: New Champions, Spectator mode, and more

Riot Games recently released a scheduled plan for release of various patch versions for League of Legends: Wild Rift throughout the year and one of the early patches is the upcoming version 2.1 update. The Wild Rift team teased some early content release for this patch and has revealed a ton of information in the process. Here is everything that Riot plans to bring to Wild Rift in the new Patch 2.1 update.

League of Legends: Wild Rift posted teasers on their social media handles which highlighted some new champions and skin lineup. It was easy to guess that new champions will include Rakan and Xayah in the next update and later, an official article confirmed these champions alongside three more.

Wild Rift Patch 2.1 Details:

The new patch 2.1 will hit Wild Rift on 2nd February 2021, according to the scheduled dates, and it will run for over two months. As Riot planned to release at least two new champions per month, we were expecting four new champions in this patch but the Wild Rift team has made an extra addition and added the infamous Katarina to the list.

New Champions

A total of six champions are coming in Wild Rift and their information is given below.

Xayah

Wild Rift Patch 2.1 New champion Xayah

A new marksmen categorized champion is going to be added to the game. Recently, Tristana and Teemo were already added in the ranged champions category and Xayah will be the latest addition. Her ability to shred champions will make it harder for Dragon Lane opponents to survive in matches. It will be interesting to see if Riot has made any changes while adding her to Wild Rift or not.

Rakan

Rakan is coming to Wild Rift alongside Xayah. This champion falls under support category and finally, a new champion is getting added to make the support experience quite different after a long time. The last addition was Lulu and now, Rakan will be the flagbearer for new support pick in matches. These two champions will be added in February.

Katarina

A new high-APM assassin champion named Katarina will be added to Wild Rift. Her release date is not given but as this champion is one of the iconic and overpowered pick from the League, she will bring a new meta of assassins with her.

Pantheon, Leona and Diana

  • Diana
  • Leona
  • Pantheon

Three new champions named Leona, the Radiant Dawn, Diana, Scorn of the Moon, and Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear will be added to Wild Rift in March 2021. Leona will be a support pick whereas Pantheon and Diana will be Baron lane priority picks.

New Events

Two new events will be added to Wild Rift in this new patch. The first event is going to be Lunar Beast event which will run in February and the next big event is Path of Ascension, which will be available in the month of March. Looking at the previous events, it is possible that new champions could be procured from these events.

New Skins: Omega Squad and Project

Two new skin line-ups will be launched in Wild Rift very soon. The first one could be Omega Squad and it is quite possible that Teemo will be getting a new skin through this. The next skin is termed as Project and in the featured image, we get to see a sci-fi skin of Zed.

New Feature: Spectator Mode

After a long wait, Wild Rift is finally adding a new spectator mode through which, players can replay their previous games and analyze their matches and even spectate their friends. The spectator mode is also added for custom matches and hence, the Wild Rift esports can finally be kickstarted by having a dedicated viewing mode to custom matches.

These are all the additions which are officially revealed till date. Riot has stated that many more features are not added to this list for now and players can directly see these new additions in-game or through official patch notes when the update is launched.

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Twitch Streamer ‘Indiefoxx’ Banned For Partial Nudity Following Controversial Swimsuit Stream

Sonu Banerjee
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Twitch Streamer ‘Indiefoxx’ Banned For Partial Nudity Following Controversial Swimsuit Stream

Popular Twitch streamer ‘indiefoxx’ has received an indefinite ban from the streaming platform for violating its nudity and attire policies which state the minimum requirements for clothing during livestreams.

The decision comes after she did a ‘Just Chatting’ stream on January 27th while wearing a bathing suit and sitting in a hot tub.

In the clip that garnered almost 100,000 views in under a few days, indiefoxx was seen performing a spin to show off her swimsuit.

Another popular streamer ‘jakenbake’, while watching the clip, paused the video during her spin and questioned if the back of her suit was see-through.

You can take a look at the clip here.

The Twitch policy states, “we don’t permit streamers to be fully or partially nude, including exposing genitals or buttocks.” It seems like the reason behind indiefoxx’s ban might lie in the violation of this rule.

However, indiefoxx claimed in a future Tweet that her swimsuit was “not see-through at all.” She also attached a video showing her swimsuit as evidence of her claims.

https://twitter.com/indiefoxxlive/status/1354947997105184785?s=20

Most people are suspecting that the ban will only last for a few days at most since some streamers have received similar bans in the past for similar violations. However, the duration of her ban isn’t clear as of yet.

Twitch blasted for adding ‘Purple Screen of Death’ to embeds

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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Twitch blasted for adding ‘Purple Screen of Death’ to embeds

Twitch has been accused of being greedy by serval community members for adding a “Purple Screen of Death” to their embeds across various websites, preventing users to watch streams directly from 3rd party websites.

For those who don’t know, Purple Screen of Death is encountered by users when they try to watch streams on 3rd party websites through their embeds. Websites such as HLTV use these embeds to directly stream professional Counter-Strike matches on their websites, given that their websites are a no-brainer for the analytics of pro CS. Recently, such embeds are getting blocked by Twitch that forces them to go to the main website to continue watching.

One of Twitch’s founding members in Ben Goldhaber has stated “About 2 months ago, Twitch began implementing what is being dubbed the ‘Purple Screen of Death’ (PSoD). The PSoD is a mandatory, non-skippable 30-second interruption that is placed in ALL embeds making for a poor user experience.”

Rod Breslau aka Slasher stands firm on his point that Twitch has done this out of their own green and to hurt platforms like HLTV and Juked, under the facade of fighting against viewership inflation. Like Slasher, several others have expressed the same grievance, generating a massive influx of hate against Twitch.

More often than not, several viewers have nothing to with the Twitch community, such people make use of the embeds to directly watch matches on 3rd party websites that Twitch wasn’t much of a fan of which explains their decisions of adding the PSoD. Forcing viewers to use the tools provided by Twitch contributes to a poor user experience leaving it up to Twitch to remedy the issue.

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CSGO Player jailed for 8 years for scamming knife

Bharat Kotwani
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CSGO Player jailed for 8 years for scamming knife

A CSGO player has reportedly been jailed on account of an “In-game cosmetic theft” involving a knife worth $1400 in the Czech Republic.

There are quite a few different knives on CSGO. They can be “unlocked” the same way you unlock normal gun skins. Also when you unlock a case, you stand a chance to get one through that though the probability is close to decimals.

The most common way is to purchase one on the steam marketplace. The prices do vary depending on the type of knife, quality of the knife, and the textures/patterns on it.

The better the quality and the more colorful – the more expensive. Collectors are willing to pay significant sums for the unique design.

In the Czech Republic, a knife scam in CSGO can make the person suffer imprisonment of upto 8 years. Recently, a trader was caught when he tried to scam another’s knife worth $1400.

He had previously paid him a deposit of $190 but failed to clear the rest once he received the item from its owner.

The latter then reported this incident to the local police who acted with zero room for error after the scammer was sentenced to jail. Lately, crimes in the Czech Republic are being considered massive dealings due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic.

The incident was too reported by the National Television channel where CSGO player Tomáš Bílek added,

“These are the rarities that are the most valuable for collectors. It’s just the appearance of the thing that is being used, it’s not about the functionality in the game.”

Also, Pilsen police spokeswoman Veronika Hokrova said in an interview, “He received around $190 deposit and the rest was supposed to be paid during a meetup. But until this day, the injured man hasn’t obtained the full amount.”

We really do hope this incident keeps every kind of scammer at the bay across the globe.

The Medium: The Troubled Man’s Notes collectibles guide

Mohammed Sadiq
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The Medium: The Troubled Man’s Notes collectibles guide

Bloober Team’s latest title, The Medium comes with plenty of collectibles for you to find and The Troubled Man’s notes happen to be one of them. Collect these notes to learn more about Thomas, the mysterious person who guides us throughout our journey. There are 17 of these notes to find throughout the game, fortunately they are easy enough to obtain.

  • Note 1: A Peaceful Place: After you burn the second skin sheet, head towards the room on the left and get the note from a box that’s on the right side of the room.
  • Note 2: To-Do List: Pick it up from the desk in Thomas’ office after your conversation with Sadness.
  • Note 3: Getting Stronger: Get to Thomas’ hidden darkroom and make your way to the back where the gibberish symbols are. The note can be found right on them.
  • Note 4: Fever Dreams: Turn right from the Dayroom’s entrance and look behind the pillar to go through a gate and pick up the note.
  • Note 5: Good Old Frank: Climb up the stairs after getting inside the hole, on your right, there will be a pile of trash on which the note is neatly placed for you to pick up.
  • Note 6: Something Broken: Go into the small hut near the Red House where the last echo is, the note will be on its right side.
  • Note 7: Demons: Inside the Red House, make your way to the room on the side where you’ll notice the note between two portraits. 
  • Note 8: A Different Kind of Sadness: Once again found inside the Red House but this time you will have to head to the basement also near the last echo.
  • Note 9: The Missing Piece: Also in the basement, move towards the screen and look left to pick up the note which is kept on furniture.
  • Note 10: Found a Way: From the furniture, go to the cellar which is on your right and you’ll find the note inside next to a security door. (Code: 1966)
  • Note 11: Separation: Found in the normal world, find it on the desk which is in the back of the room.
  • Note 12: A Relic of the Past: On the console in the pump control room
  • Note 13: A Thin Line: You’ll be forced to run away from the Maw once more but this time by shocking him, head into the corridor and find the note in the back of the room on your left.
  • Note 14: Just Me and Her: Look inside the kitchen.
  • Note 15: Keeping Distance: In the living room, you’ll find the note on the ride side.
  • Note 16: Business Card: In the same room as the last note (the living room).
  • Note 17: Alone: On butterfly’s table when you’re inside Lily’s room.

The Medium is available on PC (Steam, EGS, GOG) and Xbox Series S|X.

Thief facing 8 years in jail for stealing CSGO Knife

Bharat Kotwani
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Thief facing 8 years in jail for stealing CSGO Knife

A CSGO player has reportedly been jailed on account of an “In-game cosmetic theft” involving a knife worth $1400 in the Czech Republic.

There are quite a few different knives on CSGO. They can be “unlocked” the same way you unlock normal gun skins. Also when you unlock a case, you stand a chance to get one through that though the probability is close to decimals.

The most common way is to purchase one on the steam marketplace. The prices do vary depending on the type of knife, quality of the knife, and the textures/patterns on it.

The better the quality and the more colorful – the more expensive. Collectors are willing to pay significant sums for the unique design.

In the Czech Republic, a knife scam in CSGO can make the person suffer imprisonment of upto 8 years. Recently, a trader was caught when he tried to scam another’s knife worth $1400.

He had previously paid him a deposit of $190 but failed to clear the rest once he received the item from its owner.

The latter then reported this incident to the local police who acted with zero room for error after the scammer was sentenced to jail. Lately, crimes in the Czech Republic are being considered massive dealings due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic.

The incident was too reported by the National Television channel where CSGO player Tomáš Bílek added,

“These are the rarities that are the most valuable for collectors. It’s just the appearance of the thing that is being used, it’s not about the functionality in the game.”

Also, Pilsen police spokeswoman Veronika Hokrova said in an interview, “He received around $190 deposit and the rest was supposed to be paid during a meetup. But until this day, the injured man hasn’t obtained the full amount.”

We really do hope this incident keeps every kind of scammer at the bay across the globe.

Summit1g apologizes for comments made against AAA game developers

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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Summit1g apologizes for comments made against AAA game developers

Veteran Twitch streamer Jaryd ‘summit1g’ Lazar has apologized for a string of comments he made against multiplayer game developers for not investing enough resources for the betterment of their anti-cheat.

Cheaters are nothing new to multiplayer titles and gamers often tend to lose their cool when they are up against one. Even after investing years into competitive gaming, Summit seems to be still annoyed by the presence of cheaters and he took the same annoyance to Twitter where he called out the developers for not investing enough resources in developing an anti-cheat that will eliminate all cheaters.

“Why do Triple game studios still have problems with cheaters? I just don’t understand how you’re ok with letting your game and consumers get shit on. Invest some fucking money.” read his Tweet. However, his statement drew a wedge, diving the community between the ones who agreed with him while others that sided with the developers.

Sony Santa Monica’s developer/writer Alanah Pearce was debated saying “Because it is extremely difficult (impossible in some cases) to prevent. It doesn’t mean devs are okay with it and it doesn’t mean a lot of money isn’t consistently being invested. Game development is pretty hard, turns out :).”.

After a series of comments, Summit apologized stated “I know devs are doing their best, I apologize for the asshole comment. Just gets a lil frustrating :].”. Before acknowledging his mistake, Summit pointed out the excellence of Riot Games in keeping cheaters out of Valorant.

Summit served as an example to streaming legends like Shroud other than being an important voice in the streaming community, so his Tweets are bound to get enough attention that will reach out to the devs. However, cheaters have existed in the past and will keep on existing, games like CSGO and COD Warzone are plagued with cheaters that have forced players to switch games, thus Summit’s frustration is reasonable enough.

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How to catch Bullhead fish in Stardew Valley

Pranav Nalawade
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How to catch Bullhead fish in Stardew Valley

The bullhead is a fish with a smooth behavior that is commonly available and can be found in the Mountain Lake. It is available during all weathers and seasons, and is a part of the Lake Fish bundle in the Fish Tank, and can be placed in a fish pond where they will multiply after a period of two days.

The bullhead fish is utilized for Maki Roll, Quality Fertilizer and Sashimi recipes. As of 1.4 it is a key component in crafting the Fishing vest and can be requested in quests related to Fish Pond which can increase the pond’s capacity upon completion.

You can either obtain one through Krobus where it can be purchased from him on Wednesdays or you can simply fish for one. To catch any fish simply head to a body of water and equip a rod from your inventory to cast the fishing rod until the bar on the screen fills up and you will eventually catch one. Successfully catching one will get you 18XP if it’s a common fish, 21XP for silver, 24XP for gold, and 30XP for iridium quality.

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Elon Musk says Halo is the only console game he’s played

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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Elon Musk says Halo is the only console game he’s played

Elon Musk may be a billionaire who sits at the helm of several multinational companies but that didn’t stop him from becoming a pop-culture icon.

One of the richest men in the world, Elon Musk is known for crazy things, from planning the colonization of Mars to putting his resources into the development of a flame thrower, he has done it all.

Long ago, he agreed to the fact that he strongly feels in favor of Personal Computers to be a better choice for gaming, which sparked a lot of questions about his interest in the field.

Musk has often praised game developers for their work, with CD Projekt Red being on the receiving end of his praises. Upon showring praises for CP2077, he encountered an avid fan asking if he has ever played any console games to which he responded positively.

“Despite being team PC, have u played any console games & if so, which was ur fav?” asked an avid fan that yielded an answer out of Musk. “Only Halo” responded Elon. Halo was one of the most iconic games of the past decade and it is more wholesome that someone like him acknowledges it.

The community and the Halo developers themselves are overwhelmed with the fact that Elon Musk has enjoyed a classic like Halo amongst all the games available for consoles. Fans pointed out the uncanny resemblance of the CyberTruck and Halo’s Warthog, mostly because of the pointed design of both vehicles.

Apex Legends Season 8 Release Date

Pranav Nalawade
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Apex Legends Season 8 Release Date

The highly anticipated season 8 of Apex Legends is nearly here, and players are more excited than ever. The upcoming season is set to include a plethora of new changes to the battle royale. These changes include several buffs and nerfs to the characters, a new character ‘Fuse’, a new map, and a bunch of other stuff.

In case you’re wondering what the hype for the new agent ‘Fuse’ is all about, you can check out his abilities and gameplay trailer here.

Apex Legends Season 8 Release Date

As the release of Apex Legends Season 8 draws near, players are growing eager to know about the specific release date and time of the major update..

Respawn has confirmed that the new season will hit the live servers on 2nd February at 10 am PT and 6 pm GMT.

The official patch notes for Season 8 are expected to be released at roughly the same time as the release of the patch.

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