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PUBG Mobile to have an ‘Among Us’ based game mode

Divyesh Moghe
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PUBG Mobile to have an ‘Among Us’ based game mode

PUBG Mobile is upgrading its arsenal of in-game modes with each coming update. Recently, PUBG Mobile has announced two new modes and its Chinese counterpart, Game for Peace, is supposedly getting an Among Us-based mode. Some videos have been posted which shows short clips of this new mode.

Among Us has been a global phenomenon for the past few months with millions of active users. Tencent seems to be capitalizing on the game’s concept and has introduced their own version of Among Us as a new in-game mode in Chinese PUBG Mobile. The videos posted has revealed some striking parallels between Among Us and this new mode.

Among Us based mode details:

This mode is going to be entirely based on Among Us where players will enter a lobby and have to complete certain tasks in a small map. An enemy player or ‘imposter’ will be present in the lobby, who can use vent and kill others using the iconic PUBG Mobile weapon, Frying Pan.

After someone is killed or knocked out, players can use an emergency card to call a meeting. The meeting hall resembles the ‘Cafeteria’ lobby in Among Us and players can gather to vote out.

One has to complete some simple tasks in the match. These tasks are are highlighted on the minimap and a dotted path guides the players to the destination. One of the tasks is fixing the pipeline and could be done very easily.

The layout of map for this new mode is given below:

Overall, Tencent has added an interesting mode to PUBG Mobile and it is only available in the Chinese version of the game for now. Players might expect to see this mode in the global version in the next few seasons.

Also Read | PUBG Mobile: Former Loop Esports Player Federal, Gxlden, Caiwoski banned

TheGrefg hits 2.4 million record viewers on Twitch

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TheGrefg hits 2.4 million record viewers on Twitch

Spanish Fortnite streamer TheGrefg broke the record for the most concurrent views on Twitch, after his stream raked in 2.4 million viewers for the premiere of his Fortnite Icon Series skin.

David “TheGrefg” Martinez broke the current record set by ELEAGUE for the most concurrent viewers on Twitch by over 1.3 million, marking new heights for the 23 year old, who shed a tear as he realized this feat.

While the skin was delayed by Epic Games who told him that they were making a special announcement video for it, it was well worth the wait, as he got congratulated by fellow streamers and pros. He joins the likes of Ninja, Lachlan and LoserFruit in having their own Fortnite skins.

Grefg also has 16 million subscribers on his YouTube channel. You can check his Twitch Channel here.

Source: Grefg

What is MOBA? Basic guide on MOBA games and Wildrift

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What is MOBA? Basic guide on MOBA games and Wildrift

Now before we begin this article properly, I’d like you to think what comes to mind when I say MOBA games? Do you think of league of legends or overwatch?

Multiplayer Online Battle Arena often known as MOBA entails players fighting against eachother (PvP Mode) in order to complete certain goals such as destroying bases , capturing objectives and lot more.

Some of the MOBA games you might have heard of are:

  • Dungeon of the Ancients ( DOTA 2 )
  • League of legends ( LoL )
  • Overwatch
  • Paladins

What do the above games have in common?

Well I’ll tell you.

  • Character Based gameplay
  • Heavily required team coordination
  • large , exploitable terrain

Riot Games made announcement that they’ll be launching a new game during its tenth year anniversary event and that’s wild rift. However, League of Legends: Wild Rift is an entirely new game, rather than just a mobile port of the world’s most popular game.

What is Wild Rift?

League of Legends: Wild Rift is a new mobile version of the world’s most popular MOBA game, League of Legends. The summoner’s rift which is now known as the wild rift has been completely rebuilt. Many of the game’s popular skins and characters has been redesigned completely.

Wild Rift’s map is very similar to the PC version of League of legends. Although it has very few changes, the major change is that your map is mirrored. This means that your base will always be at the bottom left side. This makes sure that youe fingers don’t cover the important part of the screen.

Currently 50 champions have been included in the Wild Rift beta version. These include classic champions like Annie, Malphite, and Nasus, as well as lately released ones like Seraphine, Yasuo, and Camille. Every champion has been completely redesigned and rebuilt from scratch, so not all current skins will be available at launch.

All you need to know about the CSGO DemoUI

Bharat Kotwani
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All you need to know about the CSGO DemoUI

The DemoUI toggle enables players to watch their downloaded matches. After every match-making, CSGO gives you a chance to watch the Highlights from the same along with Lowlights as well. Eventually, we can keep a track of our performance, team layouts and much more.

DemoUI is also supported by Third party applications like FACEIT and ESEA. These platforms provide the match links through a .zip file which upon being extracted can be loaded through this toggle. 

How To Play CSGO Demo –

How to enable CSGO DemoUI?

  • Launch CS:GO
  • From the left column, select “Watch Matches and Tournaments”
  • Click on “Your Matches”
  • Select the match you want to watch, and hit “Download” located in the bottom.

As mentioned above, third party applications provide you with a .zip file which contains the match link.

  • Extract the match link from the .zip file.
  • Launch CS:GO
  • Open in-game console and enter “DemoUI”
  • Once you have the small window i.e the DemoUI toggle, hit Load and select the match link from the folder you had extracted it into.

How to fast forward in CSGO Replay?

  • DemoUI allows you to fast forward and rewind your matches.
  • When you toggle the same on your screen, 
  • Forward arrows next to play allow you to fast-forward it whereas the arrows before let you re-wind.
  • Adjacent to these arrows are the parameters which allow you to increase and throttle down the playback speed. 

FalleN’s departure from MIBR stirs a controversy

Bhavya Shah
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FalleN’s departure from MIBR stirs a controversy

Earlier this week, Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo joined Team Liquid following the departure of Russel “⁠Twistzz⁠” Van Dulken. The latter was reportedly in talks with FaZe Clan, however, the organization was also in touch with Finn “karrigan” Andersen.

Gabriel had benched himself following MIBR’s decision to bench his fellow teammates and coach amid the spectator bug fiasco. The 29-year-old is likely to be the primary sniper during his forthcoming endeavour with Team Liquid.

His transition, however, wasn’t smooth. To begin with, Team Liquid forgot to inform MIBR before the official announcement. “In the excitement of the day we forgot to give MIBR warning before announcing Fallen. We strive to be good partners off the server and should have checked ourselves,” Team Liquid tweeted a few hours after the announcement.

Under the same tweet, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Immortals Gaming Club (IGC) that owns MIBR Tomi “lurppis” Kovanen claimed that they had paid $100,000 extra to each player signed from SK Gaming including FalleN and fer. Gabriel retorted, “That’s not true as you never paid me and made sure I sign out without receiving it. Signing an NDA with you doesn’t mean I will see you lying on social media and be quiet.” FalleN basically denied to have received bonuses worth $100,000.

Popular esport historian Duncan “Thorin” Shield also expressed his opinion. “It’s actually disgusting if the ex-mibr core (fer, FalleN etc.) got paid the top end of their contracts (presumably bonuses) when they weren’t entitled to them and still behaved so disrespectfully on the way out,” he tweeted. He further added, “These are not men of honour.”

This is a classic example of unwanted allegations being hurled from either side without solid evidence. Had they resolved this mutually, the public humiliation could have been avoided.

All Hitman 3 Locations Revealed

Aritra Patra
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All Hitman 3 Locations Revealed

The three final locations that you will explore in Hitman 3 have already been revealed by the developers. Apart from Dubai, Dartmoor and Chongqing, you will explore the three final places while playing as Agent 47. The three final places are Berlin, Mendoza and Carpathian Mountains.

IO Interactive’s latest blog post have revealed the three final locations of Hitman 3. Let’s take a look.

Hitman 3 Final Locations

Berlin, Germany

berlin hitman 3

Berlin will appear at the mid-way point in the game.

According to the developers, “Head to the outskirts of Berlin, a city known for its fairytales, vibrant style, and chaotic nightlife. Whether you’re looking for a place to reflect and recuperate or want to experience the dizzying adrenaline rush of an epic rave, Berlin will help you find both of those things and everything in between.”

Mendoza, Argentina

mendoza hitman 3

You will explore Mendoza during the second last mission.

IO Interactive said, “As one of the most well-known wine regions in South America, Mendoza is the perfect place to take in the beautiful sights and acquired tastes of Argentina. From the sloping hills to the modern vineyards, there’s plenty of opportunity to explore.”

Carpathian Mountains, Romania

carpathian mountains hitman 3

The Carpathian Mountains will arrive at the last mission.

The developers said, “The final mission in the World of Assassination trilogy takes you to the Carpathian Mountains.”

Riot removes tiers from Immortal, Valorant Rank changes explained

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Riot removes tiers from Immortal, Valorant Rank changes explained

Riot Games is overhauling the Valorant Ranking system in the upcoming patch 2.00. The revamped ranking scheme is more transparent, which should allow players to work on their performance. 

Episode 2 will end Riot’s guessing game as players would be able to see their in-game progress, facilitating their rank ups. Here’s all you need to know about Valorant ranking system, in simple words. 

First and foremost, the developer will remove the little arrows on the career page. Players will instead see their rank rating gain, and loss, allowing them to queue carefully. 

RR replaces arrows
  • Winning a match will reward the players with minimum 10 and maximum 50 rating points. The difference in a win is based on individual performance throughout the game. 
  • The same distinction applies to losing a match as well. The minimum rating lost after losing a game with decent performance is 10, and the maximum is 30. 
  • Demotion becomes less likely with Riot’s update that requires you to lose a game with 0 rating. 
  • Immortal draws will result in no RR gained or lost.

The developer has made the ranking system easier to understand, as competition gets more challenging. In Episode 2, Radiant rank takes the form of a trophy for 500 players that top the leaderboard. Here’s how it works. 

Also Read | Valorant Will Have Regional Ranked Leaderboards In Episode 2

  • In new Episode, Platinum 3 is the maximum level any player could reach. If your rank is higher than the level mentioned above in Episode 1, you’ll still open Platinum 3 but will rank up quicker than low-ranked players. 
  • Once you’ve reached Immortal, fight for Radiant begins. Players crossing Immortal RR will appear on Radiant leaderboard. 
  • Top 500 players to reach Immortal will receive a spot on Radiant leaderboard. 
  • Riot Games has removed the tiers from Immortal, making it as one ultimate rank. 
  • The leaderboard addition to Valorant will allow the top 500 Radiants to see where they land whereas Immortal leaderboards will display top 1% region wise. 
  • Other ranked players can see their spot on leaderboard, but it won’t be visible to other players. 

The main idea behind capping the peak rank at Platinum 3 is to start Radiant’s battle from the ground up. Players will get a chance to start afresh and show off their skills to secure a spot on Radiant leaderboard. 

Episode 2 will bring all of these changes on January 12, along with new agent Yoru and some major buffs and nerfs to Valorant agents. 

Also Read | Valorant New Agent Yoru officially revealed

Valorant New Ranking System Explained | Valorant Episode 2

Fariha B
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Valorant New Ranking System Explained | Valorant Episode 2

Riot Games is overhauling the Valorant Ranking system in the upcoming patch 2.00. The revamped ranking scheme is more transparent, which should allow players to work on their performance. 

Episode 2 will end Riot’s guessing game as players would be able to see their in-game progress, facilitating their rank ups. Here’s all you need to know about Valorant ranking system, in simple words. 

First and foremost, the developer will remove the little arrows on the career page. Players will instead see their rank rating gain, and loss, allowing them to queue carefully. 

RR replaces arrows
  • Winning a match will reward the players with minimum 10 and maximum 50 rating points. The difference in a win is based on individual performance throughout the game. 
  • The same distinction applies to losing a match as well. The minimum rating lost after losing a game with decent performance is 10, and the maximum is 30. 
  • Demotion becomes less likely with Riot’s update that requires you to lose a game with 0 rating. 
  • Immortal draws will result in no RR gained or lost.

The developer has made the ranking system easier to understand, as competition gets more challenging. In Episode 2, Radiant rank takes the form of a trophy for 500 players that top the leaderboard. Here’s how it works. 

Also Read | Valorant Will Have Regional Ranked Leaderboards In Episode 2

  • In new Episode, Platinum 3 is the maximum level any player could reach. If your rank is higher than the level mentioned above in Episode 1, you’ll still open Platinum 3 but will rank up quicker than low-ranked players. 
  • Once you’ve reached Immortal, fight for Radiant begins. Players crossing Immortal RR will appear on Radiant leaderboard. 
  • Top 500 players to reach Immortal will receive a spot on Radiant leaderboard. 
  • Riot Games has removed the tiers from Immortal, making it as one ultimate rank. 
  • The leaderboard addition to Valorant will allow the top 500 Radiants to see where they land whereas Immortal leaderboards will display top 1% region wise. 
  • Other ranked players can see their spot on leaderboard, but it won’t be visible to other players. 

The main idea behind capping the peak rank at Platinum 3 is to start Radiant’s battle from the ground up. Players will get a chance to start afresh and show off their skills to secure a spot on Radiant leaderboard. 

Episode 2 will bring all of these changes on January 12, along with new agent Yoru and some major buffs and nerfs to Valorant agents. 

Also Read | Valorant New Agent Yoru officially revealed

PUBG Mobile: Former Loop Esports Player Federal, Gxlden, Caiwoski banned

Abhishek Bajaj
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PUBG Mobile: Former Loop Esports Player Federal, Gxlden, Caiwoski banned

Loops Esports trio Kauan ‘Federal’ Milagres, Bryan ‘Gxlden’ Lima and Caio ‘Caiowski’ Caldatto have been issued bans from competitive play by PUBG Mobile for unsportsmanlike conduct during the Pubg Mobile Global Championship 2020.

The three players have each been issued six-month bans and will not be able to play any competitive PUBG Mobile events till July 10, 2021.

The news has not been well received by the community, with many questioning PUBG Mobile’s timing of the decision. The ban comes just days after the trio had signed up for Brazilian organisation Influence Rage Esports and has now left the organisation in limbo.

As far as the trio are concerned, there will always be the question as to why PUBG Mobile waited so long to issue the ban.

To shed more light on the events that caused this, the trio were representing Loops Esports at the PMGC alongside Lucas ‘Carrilho’ Miguel and had come under the scanner after they were observed trying to hand Team Queso an unfair advantage by choosing not to take fights with them.

They were docked points but in the ensuing days of the mega event, the trio came under fire after they appeared to surrender and die at the hands of RRQ, with the team getting disqualified from the event as a result.

The players later elaborated that they chose to do this after the organisation’s decision to remove their captain and IGL Michael ‘Dadin’ Barbosa just days before the start of PMGC.

The fourth player in question, Carrilho, though, did not join his teammates in the protest and as a result, was not on the receiving end of the ban hammer. Carrilho has also recently joined a new organisation named Alpha 7 Esports and will be relieved he was not included in the bans issued by PMGC to Loops Esports.

Valorant Ranking System Revamped For Episode 2

Bharat Kotwani
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Valorant Ranking System Revamped For Episode 2

With Valorant’s Episode 2 on the horizon, the Game developers pitched in their ideas which have culminated in the up and coming 2.0 patch.

Through a live event, “VALORANT Episode 2 Developer Livestream” on Twitch, Riot’s Senior Competitive Designer Jonathon “EvrMoar” Walker and Ian “Brighteyz” Fielding, Senior Manager and Producer also at Riot discussed about the up and coming changes in Valorant’s Ranked play.

The changes revealed in the live event are as follows:

  • Maximum threshold of the ELO gained from a ranked victory will be 50 points.
  • In the same way, a loss can cost you upto 30 ELO points.
  • Also, you might gain or concede a minimum of 10 ELO points after every win and a loss respectively.
  • When you settle on a tie, depending upon your performance, you could get rewarded upto 20 ELO points.
  • Similarly, if you lose while on 0 RR, you’ll demote.

Valorant Ranked Mode Changes and Restrictions:

  • Players above the “Immortal’ Rank are now restricted to either search for a Solo match or in a Duo lobby. This had previously been added to the “Dev Diaries” in order to make the games more Fairer and easy to match up.
  • You can now calibrate uptil Platinum 3 in your placements.
  • If you have an “Immortal” rank and fall in the Top 500 in your region, you will be awarded the Radiant Act Rank. 

How does Rank Rating work in Valorant?

  • Maximum 50 RR gain for a win
  • Minimum 10 RR loss for a win
  • Maximum 30 RR loss for a loss
  • Minimum 10 RR loss for a loss
  • Maximum 20 RR gain on a draw
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