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flusha benched in Fnatic

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flusha benched in Fnatic

Veteran rifler Robin “flusha” Rönnquist will be moving to Fnatic’s bench, as the organization looks for a revamp in 2021.

The Swedish organization will bid farewell to its legendary player after a long history of winning across several tournaments. With this announcement, the player will be moving to the inactive roster to explore his options.

Flusha’s long history with the Swedish organization dates back to 2013 when the organization was at its peak in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive ecosystem. With his crisp aim and in-game expertise, flusha helped Fnatic lift trophies at three majors namely DreamHack Winter 2013, ESL One: Katowice 2015, and ESL One: Cologne 2015. The player eventually became one of the most sought after players in CSG).

The Headcoach of Fnatic’s CSGO division said that flusha’s move to the bench was challenging for the organization.

“Looking to the future of Fnatic CSGO we’ve had to make some tough decisions about our roster and our legendary players. Robin is an amazingly talented player and I’m sure he will find a place in a top tier team very quickly,” He said.

His exit will add to his on and off history with Fnatic as he has left the organization multiple times before, only to rejoin. In his ten years-long journeys, the rifler has spent the majority of the time in Fnatic after experimenting with different rosters. His exit will mark the end of his third spell with Fnatic that lasted for 15 months.

The news of flusha moving to the bench comes days after the reports of him playing alongside Timothy “autimatic” Ta and Miikka “suNny” Kemppi. Both the players are currently free agents, waiting to continue their CSGO journey. With flusha’s exit, it seems that the reports may come to fruition as he was the only player in the trio who was under a contract.

Also Read | Autimatic, Flusha, and suNny to reunite

With the addition of Flusha to the inactive CSGO roster, Fnatic is left with an empty slot. A report by DBLTAP has confirmed that the team has already initiated discussions to acquire Jack “Jackinho” Ström Mattson. With the young AWPER’s addition, role switches in Fnatic should be expected. The organization has announced that flusha’s departure will give them a chance to refresh the roster for the 2021 season.

Dendi fails COVID-19 Test

Bharat Kotwani
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Dendi fails COVID-19 Test

Amidst the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic, Ti 11 Champion Danil ” Dendi ” Ishutin has been tested positive for the COVID-19. 

On his Twitter, the B8 midlaner reported that he was diagnosed with COVID-1. His tweet seemed to be hysterical where he told about how he dodged the Virus all through 2020, but that sneaky b*****d eventually got him. 

After signing the players from Midas Club, Dendi and his troops had earlier got an invite to the CIS Decider Tournament where they would be playing under the B8 Banner. With this current medical situation, there still hasn’t been any official word from the Ukranian Organization on the fate of the diagnosed player.

In the decider tournament, B8 looks ahead to compete along with Gambit, Winstrike, and 5 other teams who will be placed in the Upper and Lower bracket as well according to their standings in the group. All the matches will feature a BO3 format where the top 4 will be placed in the UB and the rest will go down in the LB.

Valkyrae’s reaction to her surprise birthday party in Rust

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Valkyrae’s reaction to her surprise birthday party in Rust

Valkyrae, who is usually known for playing the popular multiplayer title Among Us has recently taken a liking to Rust, a survival game that can be played with family and friends alike. Earlier today while playing Rust, she was surprised by her friends who threw her an in-game birthday party and hosted a virtual celebration for her 29th birthday.

They made sure to keep things under wraps until the final reveal while they lured her in the shack where she witnessed a wholesome display of tributes ranging from makeshift cakes and hand-drawn signatures to a Happy Birthday poster, exactly like something one would see in a real birthday party. Valkyrae was overwhelmed in excitement and replied, “Oh my god, this is so cute!” while running around and surveying the room to see what her friends had done to make her day memorable. At one point she even ran away from her own party in a display of humbleness, hilarity ensues when everyone decides to chase her down while celebrating.

Twitter reacts to Valkyrae’s birthday.

Her friends weren’t the only ones who celebrated her birthday, fellow streamers and fans took to Twitter and bombarded the famous streamer with wishes.

This wholesome display is truly heartwarming. Valkyrae’s sudden rise in popularity and viewership can be attributed to her memorable and enjoyable streams because of which she even won the Content Creator of the Year award at The Game Awards 2020.

How to get a pet for free in Genshin Impact?

Aritra Patra
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How to get a pet for free in Genshin Impact?

Apart from Primogems and Mora, the new Lost Riches event of the popular RPG game Genshin Impact lets you unlock a pet for free. During the event, only one pet can be claimed among the three pets. Keep reading this article to know how to get a free pet in Genshin Impact.

How to get a free pet in Genshin Impact?

  • In the Stone Gate area, talk to Ulman and check the event info.
  • On the event page, check the treasure map location in the Ulman’s Treasure book.
  • Go to the buried treasure location that is indicated on the map.
  • Once you go near the treasure, it will start to glow.
  • Then you will be gifted iron coins.
  • Once you locate all the 14 treasures, you will be able to pick one of those Mini Seelie pets: Dayflower, Rose, and Curcuma.

Note: You need to be at least Adventure Rank 20 or above to claim the free pet. Moreover, you have to complete the “The Outlander Who Caught the Wind” quest as well.

Also Read | Is it Possible to Play Genshin Impact Offline?

How to get OfflineTV Rust Twitch drops

Prateek Jain
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How to get OfflineTV Rust Twitch drops

Developer Facepunch Studios have teamed with several Twitch streamers and content creators to give away exclusive skins through stream drops to viewers watching streamers play on OfllineTV Rust servers. 

Since the launch of OfflineTV servers, Rust has suddenly become popular among Twitch Streamers. Even though Rust has been on Twitch since 2013, the sudden huge number of creators flocking to play on OfflineTV servers has dramatically increased the viewership of the game for the first time in years.  

With two new servers going live yesterday, the number of creators has also increased, and as such, the developer Facepunch Studios has also added special Twitch drops for fans to get their hands on when watching their favorite stream play on OffliveTV Rust Servers. The stream drops include special streamer-themed rewards as well as normal Rust drops like doors and flaming barrels. 

It is very straightforward to get these rewards and only requires a working steam account and Twitch account. Follow the following steps to register the Twitch account to receive exclusive rewards. 

How to get OfflineTV Rust Twitch drops

  1. Link a valid Steam account to Twitch by visiting the connections part of your account’s settings.
  1. Head to the Rust category on Twitch.
  1. Check for streams with “Drops Enabled” in their title or as a tag.
  1. Watch for at least 4 hours total, doesn’t need to be in a single sitting, just the total view time of 4 hours across the Rust category on any “Drops Enabled” stream is enough. 
  1. Wait patiently and hope to receive the drop you wanted. 

The drops include streamer exclusive skins of Shroud, xQc, Pokimane, Myth, JakeSepticEye, LilyPichu, Ludwig, Skyunno, and AuronoPlay – with these ranging from hoodies to weapon skins, chest skins, and door skins. 

There are also three general Rust rewards for everyone to earn after watching for some hours – A Sofa after 2 hours, a red Industrial Door after 4 hours, and a flaming Hobo barrel after eight hours respectively. 

The drops are live now until January 14th at 11:30 pm GMT.  So better get ready to hunker down to watch some hardcore PvP Rust gameplay.

Riot Developer Explains How Valorant’s Ranking System Works

Sonu Banerjee
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Riot Developer Explains How Valorant’s Ranking System Works

While the developers behind Riot Games’ competitive shooter Valorant have gone an extra mile to maintain transparency in their ranking system, a portion of it still remains shrouded in mystery.

However, it seems like players might have a few more answers now since a Riot developer has revealed how the MMR system in Valorant really works. 

A recent Reddit post on the Valorant subreddit saw user ‘hardstuckbabe’ complaining about the ‘booster’ players in the Gold bracket. The Reddit user claimed that a lot of ‘Bronze level’ players had been boosted to Gold ranks due to recent matchmaking changes by Riot.

In this post, Riot developer ‘EvrMoar’ explained what really went down and also explained how the MMR system actually works.  He started by using a made-up example that explained where players having a certain MMR would be placed. 

How Valorant ranking system works?

The Senior Competitive Designer behind Valorant explained, “‘You are Iron 2 if you are between 400-500 MMR.’ Turns out, iron 2 had too many players in it, we overestimated how many players would end up at that 400-500 MMR. So, to fix it we now say ‘You are in Iron 2 if you are between 400-420 MMR, and Iron 3 421-480 MMR, etc.’ The player that is 450 MMR would go from Iron 2 to Iron 3, without actually changing their skill/MMR. Because MMR is a reflection of the players’ skill, that number didn’t change.”

From his explanation, it’s evident that Valorant uses an MMR system that’s similar to a lot of other modern competitive titles. It’s also clear that the MMR thresholds for ranking up in Valorant were reduced a bit by the developers recently due to more and more players infesting towards certain ranks. 

The ranks in Valorant are:

  • Iron
  • Bronze
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Platinum
  • Diamond
  • Immortal
  • Radiant

What to expect from NVIDIA’s CES GeForce RTX: Game On event

Prateek Jain
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What to expect from NVIDIA’s CES GeForce RTX: Game On event

The GPU giant Nvidia is all set to unveil some of its latest innovations at the biggest tech event of the year, CES 2021 on January 12th. As per sources, the Green team is all set to make waves in the budget GPU market with the rumored RTX 3050 and RTX 3050Ti. 

Hosted by Senior Vice President of GeForce, Jeff Fisher at YouTube and Twitch on 12th Jan, the GeForce RTX: Game On event will start at 9 AM PST/12 PM EST. Rumors have it that Nvidia is all set to officially announce the RTX 3000 Mobile Series GPUs and budget RTX desktop GPUs.

Powering the ultra-slim and gaming laptops, the mobile counterparts of the desktop GPUs will bring Ampere architecture to replace the previous generation Turning GPUs. As per sources, the upcoming mobile GPUs will be on the same Samsung 8nm process and will be more power-efficient than Turning Mobile GPUs while also offering better performance per watt. 

Some trusted leakers have already uncovered details of a 16GB Mobile RTX 3080 variant in works, that is believed to power one of the new ASUS ROG Zephyr laptops. The desktop version of the RTX 3080 only comes with 8GB GDDR6X of memory while the mobile RTX 3080 might come with upto 16GB GDDR6 memory support.

This leads us to the second-most rumored GPU expected to make an appearance, the RTX 3080 Ti. It is believed that the RTX 3080 Ti will feature 16GB GDDR6X and fill the gap between 3080 and 3090. It is also one of the most leaked GPUs prior to leaks about mobile GPUs, as many vendors have already leaked product names and pages featuring RTX 3080 Ti with 16GB memory dating back to September 2020. It is expected that RTX 3080 Ti will hit shelves by mid-February and will be priced at $849-$899, under-cutting AMD’s RX 6900XT by atleast $100.

PUBG Mobile to add two new modes in Patch 1.2 update

Divyesh Moghe
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PUBG Mobile to add two new modes in Patch 1.2 update

PUBG Mobile has released the patch notes for its upcoming Patch 1.2 update. These patch notes have revealed that PUBG Mobile is getting two new modes in the new version. These modes will be time-limited and will add a layer of mysticism to the game. Players could use empowered abilities and weaponry for this mode. These new modes in PUBG Mobile 1.2 update are named ‘Runic Power’ and ‘Power Armor’ and their details are given below.

PUBG Mobile has been adding some new modes alongside the classic game mode to diversify the experience for its players. After adding Rage Gear, the pace of adding new stuff was slowed down until the game added several new modes with each subsequent season. The latest mode added was known as ‘Metro Royale‘.

PUBG Mobile Patch 1.2 New Modes:

In the upcoming season 17 of PUBG Mobile, the theme is going to be ‘Runic Power’ and in this patch, players could add an element of a twist to their matches by using several unique buffs throughout the games. The first mode that will be added is known as ‘Runic Power’.

Runic Power Mode details

Players can enjoy some magical skills in this mode. PUBG Mobile is adding this mode for the next season and in it, one can select a type of ‘Rune’ at the start of each match. After selecting a rune on the spawn island, players can then access the unique skills of those specific runes during the matches.

 The Rune Abilities are as follows:

Flame Rune:

  • Summon skill – Summons a wheel of flame that rolls forward slowly, dealing burn damage to enemy players it touches.
  • Boost skill – Adds a burning effect to your Ammo for a short time.

Arctic Rune:

  • Summon skill – Summons an ice wall. Each block of the ice wall can be destroyed separately. When the ice wall appears, it will lift players or vehicles directly above them.
  • Boost skill – Adds a freezing effect to Ammo for a short time. Freezing reduces the effectiveness of healing.

Wind Rune:

  • Summon skill – Summons a semi-transparent shield of wind that reduces the damage of bullets shot from outside the shield.
  • Boost skill – Increases your movement and reload speed.

The chances of this mode getting added to the ranked matches are very low but if that happens, players can gain numerous advantages in their games by accessing certain abilities at crucial moments.

Power Armor Mode

This mode will be added to the Evoground section and hence, players can play it casually. Similar to other modes added in Evoground, the Power Armor mode provides a wide range of features like respawns, armors, and much more.

In this mode, players will have to search for several fragments of the armor to completely activate a full-body armor. There are three pieces to this armor; the arm, leg, and chest piece. After fully completing the armor, one can unlock its ultimate ability called as Dragon’s Breathe Grenade. Each individual piece also grants a certain buff to those parts, the details are given below.

  • Power Armor Chest Piece: Reduces chest damage and increases backpack capacity.
  • Power Armor Arm Piece: Reduces arm damage and increases melee damage.
  • Power Armor Leg Piece: Reduces leg damage and fall damage. Gives a quick dash ability.

These are the two new modes coming to PUBG Mobile very soon. The ‘Runic Power’ mode will start from 12th January to 7th March and the ‘Power Armor’ mode will be added to Evoground on 5th February for an indefinite amount of time. Make sure to play these time-limited modes when they are available.

Also Read | PUBG Mobile 1.2 update patch notes

Popular DJ ‘Zedd’ Reaches Immortal Rank in Valorant

Sonu Banerjee
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Popular DJ ‘Zedd’ Reaches Immortal Rank in Valorant

Renowned dance artist Anton ‘Zedd’ Zaslavski has reached the prestigious rank of Immortal in Riot Games’ tactical shooter Valorant. The star shared the news with his fans through his Twitter handle today with an attached video showcasing his recent games, all of which resulted in wins. 

The Tweet was swift to gain traction among his fan base, even garnering the attention of 100 Thieves‘ Nadeshot who congratulated Zedd on his achievement. 

The Immortal rank in Valorant lies just under the rank of Radiant, which is the highest rank achievable in the title.

It goes without saying that reaching Immortal is an incredibly tough feat to accomplish for the majority of the Valorant player base, and only a small percentage of players have what it takes to get there. It appears like the beloved DJ is one of those players. 

Zedd is currently ranked 24th in the global DJ rankings. It ranks DJs across the world based on their overall income, social media reach, and fan votes. The Grammy winner also has a number of other prominent nominations and awards under his belt.

Should Zedd continue to continue his Valorant grind, there’s also a possibility for the star to reach Radiant, which will certainly be a remarkable achievement for the 31-year-old.

Free Fire x One Punch Man: Hero Trail event details

Divyesh Moghe
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Free Fire x One Punch Man: Hero Trail event details

Free Fire is going to add the One Punch Man themed content to the game very soon and an in-game event named ‘Hero Trail’ will begin on 10th January. Garena had announced a crossover event with the famous anime series One Punch Man and finally, players are about to enjoy some new and interesting tasks in the upcoming weeks.

The first hint about this crossover was presented by some leaks which featured Saitama-based Free Fire characters. Saitama is the protagonist in One Punch Man and this led to rumors about a possible partnership between the two. These rumors were soon confirmed by Garena after officially stating launch of this event.

As the celebrations of ‘Operation Chrono‘ are coming to an end, this new event will be conducted on a large scale. The ‘Hero Trail’ event will bring the Saitama and his sidekick Genos to the realms of Free Fire and players have a big opportunity to grab some exclusive items in the course of this event. The details are as follows:

Free Fire – Hero Trail Event Details

The event will be launched in Free Fire on 10th January but the full-scale launch of mini-games and tasks in this event will be added from 15th January. The game will receive a changed look with several elements of One Punch Man and the skins and relevant content could be accessible.

In this event, there are two sub-events that are confirmed for now. One of them is named as ‘Training Session’ in which players will have to complete several daily tasks to obtain tickets. These tickets will also be rewarded as a post-match drop in some cases. After getting enough amount of tickets, players can then play a mini-game where Saitama will defeat a monster and as a result, you will receive an item. The list of items is not out yet.

The second task is known as the ‘Path to Hero’ mini-game in which players will have to complete the tasks mentioned on the banner. When a task is completed, one can get the designated number of tokens. After getting enough tokens, you can use them to ‘explore’ the mini-game and complete the stages. After the exploration is completed, a different green token will be rewarded. After collecting a sufficient amount of such tokens, players can use them to redeem several rewards.

The in-game skins for weapons like M1887 and M4A1 are confirmed and Saitama and Genos based outfits or bundles might also be released in the upcoming days. This event is another big collaborative effort by Free Fire and certainly, it is bound to raise the expectations of the Free Fire fanbase in upcoming days.

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