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LOL Wild Rift Patch Notes 2.0: New Champions, Features and more

Divyesh Moghe
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LOL Wild Rift Patch Notes 2.0: New Champions, Features and more

League of Legends: Wild Rift is moving into its first ranked season which will officially begins on 8th January 2021. A new patch version 2.0 is pushed in Wild Rift to add the new content and with this new update, a huge bundle of new additions are getting introduced to the game. Finally, Teemo and four other champions are being added to the game. Here are the LOL: Wild Rift Patch Notes for 2.0 version.

LOL: Wild Rift has been a huge success and even under its open beta testing, the game is now available for most of the regions except Americas and India. The Wild Rift team has officially announced the arrival of the game’s first ever ranked season and several features are added to make the game much better.

The most important addition is the five new champions which are coming to the game. Five champions from the ‘Bandle City’ are coming in Wild Rift. After teasing the release of Teemo for a long time, the champion finally arrives in the game. The list of champions is as follows:

  • Teemo
  • Corki
  • Kennen
  • Tristana
  • Lulu

Highlights of Wild Rift Patch Notes 2.0

More features like team finder, latency indicator, social sharing and much more. The detailed description of each if these features is given below.

Party Finder: Players who want to look for a team to play their matches can use this feature. Solo queue is still an option but with this new feature, the chances of adding unknown allies and forming a team are much more

Latency Indicator: The latency indicator on the main page has been replaced with a Network indicator which denotes the type of network and a ping indicator which shows the actual ping during matches.

Social Sharing: Feats and achievements can now be shared on social media directly through this feature.

Map Description: A new feature for newbies who would like to have a more comprehensive look at the map and its various aspects.

Tutorial Optimization: In-game tutorials have been improved significantly.

Many other features are also added and you can have a look at the official detailed patch notes by clicking here.

The start of first ranked season officially marks the start of Wild Rift and while several big changes may be introduced on a later stage, currently the game is making steady progress with a bright future.

Cloud9 in talks with Elmapuddy for the Head Coach role

Bharat Kotwani
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Cloud9 in talks with Elmapuddy for the Head Coach role

After parting ways with Aleksandar “kassad” Trifunović, the North American Organization might bring Chris “Elmapuddy” Tebbit back on board, this time as the head coach. 

According to a report from Ryan from Rushbmedia, the Colossus have lately been in talks with Gen.G to acquire Chris “Elmapuddy” Tebbit who would fill in the void left by Kassad, with whom the organization parted ways after his stylistic clash with Alex “ALEX” McMeekin, Cloud9’s current IGL. Though there had been no bad blood between the Serbian coach, players, and the organization, the decision was made on a mutual note.

Today, as reported by Rushbmedia, Elmapuddy who had been the assistant coach at Cloud9 alongside James “JamezIRL” Macaulay, might return to the North American side, this time as the head coach. He previously served 3 months at Cloud9 before being traded off to Gen.G with Damian “daps” Steele, Kenneth “koosta” Suen, and Timothy “autimatic” Ta. Under the South Korean banner, Chris steered the team to win the Dreamhack Open Anaheim 2020 and the ESL One: Road to Rio – North America.

In a comment, HenryG added,

“While nothing has been made official as of yet, it is no secret that we are in deep talks with Elmapuddy. He’s an absolutely fantastic coach and negotiations are going extremely well. I can’t wait to update you all later in the week.”

In addition to this, as earlier reported by 1pv.fr and TalkEsport, Cloud9 has moved close to bringing in Xeppaa as their sixth member. 

With these potential roster moves on the horizon, Cloud9 will have these players:

  • Alex “⁠ALEX⁠” McMeekin
  • William “⁠mezii⁠” Merriman
  • Özgür “⁠woxic⁠” Eker
  • Patrick “es3tag” Hansen
  • Ricky “⁠floppy⁠” KemeryErick “Xeppaa” Bach
  • Chris “Elmapuddy” Tebbit (Head Coach)
  • Josh “M1cks” Micks (Assistant Coach)

Credits: Ryan at Rushbmedia

Report: Cloud9 to sign Xeppaa

Bharat Kotwani
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Report: Cloud9 to sign Xeppaa

According to a report from neLendirekt at 1pv.fr, Cloud9 might be close to acquire Erick “Xeppaa” Bach from Chaos Esports Club.

During the roster build, Henry ‘HenryG’ Greer, General Manager of Cloud9 CSGO division in an “HLTV.org Confirmed episode” had revealed his plans to bring a sixth player on board. Today a potential move has been reported by 1pv.fr where the North American Organization has been linked to Erick “Xeppaa” Bach from Chaos Esports Club. 

Xeppaa has been a free agent since 4th December 2020 after his team decided to part its ways with the players as the “Ongoing Corona Pandemic had been a smite for them which hindered their ability to provide support.” Previously linked to FURIA, it seems that the talks have broken between the Brazilian side and Xeppaa’s former side Chaos.  Xeppaa at Chaos averaged with a rating of 1.17 during his 8 months stint with the team. The 20 yo North American had steered his side to a grand finale win over Triumph at the DreamHack Masters Winter North America. 

If this deal goes through, Cloud9 will have:

  • Alex “⁠ALEX⁠” McMeekin 
  • William “⁠mezii⁠” Merriman
  • Özgür “⁠woxic⁠” Eker
  • Patrick “es3tag” Hansen
  • Ricky “⁠floppy⁠” Kemery
  • Erick “Xeppaa” Bach

How to get new pet Beaston in Free Fire [Indonesia Only]

Divyesh Moghe
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How to get new pet Beaston in Free Fire [Indonesia Only]

Free Fire has recently made a new addition to their short range of pets. The game is well-known to add some interesting features and in-game content on a regular basis and after a long time, Free Fire has added a new pet. This pet is named as Beaston and here is how you can acquire it in Free Fire.

Beaston was leaked as ‘Brabuíno’ during the leaks of OB25 update and since then, the pet has been altered a little bit and then added to the game. Beaston is huge as compared to other pets in terms of appearance and also has some unique skill set.

Beaston has an ability named ‘Helping Hand’. This ability allows the users to throw their utilities at a longer range than usual. The throwables include hand grenades, smoke grenades, gloo walls, and flashbangs. The throwable distance is increased by 10% after equipping Beaston as the pet.

This ability helps the players to throw utilities at a much longer distance with a maximum buff of 30% increased range. This is game changer for many users who prefer to use grenades as a main source of damage.

Steps to get Beaston in Free Fire

Beaston has not been released globally and hence, each and every region has their own set of rules through which the players can unlock this new pet. For the Indonesian region, players can simply recharge and get the pet as a complimentary reward. If you belong to this region, follow the steps given below to get Beason.

  • Open Free Fire and click on the ‘Calendar’ tab.
  • Scroll down and search for the ‘Top-up Pet Beaston’ event.
  • Recharge for 140 diamonds or more and then, you can claim the pet through this section.
  • After completing the top-up, simply claim the reward and you can access it through your inventory.

Remember that this pet is only available in Indonesia for now and hence, players from the other regions might not be able to unlock Beaston through the method given above. Wait for the official release in your region to acquire this new pet.

Valorant Streamer Murmaider Forced to Quit After Being Harassed by Players In Game

Sonu Banerjee
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Valorant Streamer Murmaider Forced to Quit After Being Harassed by Players In Game

Toxicity is not a new thing in the world of online video games. And Riot’s competitive shooter Valorant is no stranger to toxicity either. While the Valorant developers have certainly gone an extra mile to curb the in-game toxicity, incidents of players like Murmaider being harassed in-game due to their lack of skill or for several other reasons are still seen surfacing quite frequently.

This time, popular Spanish Twitch streamer and Valorant player Murmaider has fallen victim to some serious in-game toxicity and harassment, as she reveals through a video capturing the incident.

The streamer was playing a game of competitive Valorant when she was repeatedly harassed by her teammates in the game chat. The harassment escalated to such an extent that Murmaider was forced to quit the game after she was done reporting the harassers. She later resorted to Twitter to share the story with her fans.

Following the incident, renowned Valorant pro ‘Mixwell’ came forward to Murmaider’s support. “It’s unfortunate, I hope they get the ban they deserve,” the G2 star said.

While Riot had mentioned that they’re working to bring a better environment to Valorant, the only thing players can do now to curb in-game toxicity is to report players who they find harassing others during a game.

Riot has assured Murmaider that suitable action will be taken against the harassers.

Registrations opens for ESPL Valorant Power Up India Qualifier #2

Bharat Kotwani
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Registrations opens for ESPL Valorant Power Up India Qualifier #2

The Indian Valorant scene is going to begin in 2021 with a bang, with the ESPL Valorant PowerUp event boasting of a prize pool of 750,000 INR lined up for the Indian region.

The second phase of ESPL Valorant Power Up India qualifiers are all set to start from 14th Of January until the 19th. Here are the steps and details to sign up for the same.

1. Visit espl.gg/india and create an account by hitting Sign up. 

> Once you’re done with the above, click on the “Join” button.
> It will prompt you to verify your Email ID. (Please note : Do check your Spam or Important folders if the verification email doesn’t show up)

2. Update your ESPL Passport details
> Login to your account and click the profile in top right corner
> In the Passport Details Settings, update the same with your contact number.
> After this, scroll down and select the “Add social Network”. Over here, you need to select “Discord” from the drop down and enter your Discord ID in the Link Input.

> In the same fashion, select Valorant from the Social Network drop down and update “Link Input Text” with your Valorant ID. 

3. Create your team.

> Move to the top right and click on your profile.
> From there, select teams
> Press on “Create a team”
> Make sure you have 5 players who have finalized your roster. 

The option “Select the game” would totally be your choice as you will be the one to decide what games you would want to compete at with your current roster. 

Don’t have a team? Looking for players?

> Click on the Team Finder on the Home Page. 

> Hit “Find team to join”

> Before searching for a team, update the game filter with “Valorant”, along with it you may also select your country , language and the role you want to fill in for the squad.

> Scroll through the list with the relevant filters then click “Request to join” when you find a team you’d like to apply to.

> Or you can click on the “Create a team recruitment post” and make sure to fill out your desired role, language and others via the filter option.

5. Joining the Tournament (https://espl.gg/tournament/2343378)

  1. Click on “ESPL TOURNAMENTS” on the navigation bar 
  2. Find the tournament you’d like to join and click the name of the tournament 
  3. Click “JOIN THIS TOURNAMENT” 
  4. Wait for the tournament admin to approve your application 
  5. To check your approval status, do check out for your team on the Participants tab. 

(Note: To join a tournament, you must be an admin/leader of the team )

To know more about the Qualifier 2 brackets, you can redirect yourself over here. 

CallMeCarson accused of pedophilia

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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CallMeCarson accused of pedophilia

Popular Minecraft YouTuber Carson King aka CallMeCarson has been accusing of grooming and pedophilia by a Twitter user with hints suggesting there could be more than one victim.

A Twitter user who goes by the handle miniborb has accused King of grooming, stating that she was groomed with pedophilic intentions when she was 17 and in high school. “Grooming, pedophilia, Carson situation // I can personally come out and say that I’ve been groomed by Carson. I have talked to many people and never came out about this since now. At the time I was still 17 and in high school.” read the Tweet.

She claims she was joking when she asked King to be her boyfriend in a Tweet. He hopped into her DMs directly afterward which she doesn’t have any proof of but screenshots of discord messages had enough content to attest to her claims.

https://twitter.com/miniborb/status/1346304892688855041
CallMeCarson Accused of Grooming Underage

The tweet where she accused CallMeCarson was followed by a string of screenshots that exposed his intentions. In those screenshots, Carson can be seen approaching “sam” with inappropriate intentions despite knowing the fact that she was underage and enrolled in high school at the time. “hard to resist” was how Carson described sam in those screenshots.

No matter how this is presented, if those allegations are true, things should take a legal turn as everything mentioned in those messages is a criminal offense.

Carson is yet to publish a statement addressing those claims and his silence is incriminating.

His former Lunch Club members Traves and Hugbox already accused him of similar things which KEEMSTAR saved him from, now that there is solid evidence, it will be hard for anyone to keep him off the hook.

CSGO Tuscan Map Closed Beta Trailer Out

Sonu Banerjee
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CSGO Tuscan Map Closed Beta Trailer Out

Following a long wait from the CSGO community, the closed beta trailer of Tuscan has finally been revealed by the map developers through a YouTube video today.

For the unaware, Tuscan in CSGO is a bomb defusal map and one of the most iconic maps in Counter-Strike history. The map had managed to take its place alongside other great maps of CS 1.6 like Inferno, Aztec, and the legendary Dust 2.

While Tuscan was discontinued from the series from the days of Source and was absent from CSGO, fan-made versions of the map still continued to rock the Steam workshop.

Tuscan CSGO Beta –

A few months ago, we had reported that a revamped version of Tuscan might be en route to CSGO, and it appears like we’re nearing the date.

Here’s the closed beta trailer of Tuscan as revealed by the map developers:

tuscan csgo

From the trailer, it’s evident that the revamped Tuscan has undergone significant improvements over the previous version. While the overall structure of the map is somewhat the same, the visuals of each area have been enhanced. The in-game models and the environment are also revamped with delightful visuals.

The exact release date of this new Tuscan is still uncertain, but the map developers have confirmed that it’ll be available to play on Faceit. 

Indian gaming and sports startup Nazara delivers $75mn exit to $3mn WestBridge Capital investment

Prateek Jain
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Indian gaming and sports startup Nazara delivers $75mn exit to $3mn WestBridge Capital investment

Indian gaming and sports startup Nazara delivers $75mn exit to $3mn WestBridge Capital investment.

Ahmedabad-based Financial advisory firm Plutus Wealth Management LLP and its associates have bought shares worth Rs 500 crore in Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed mobile gaming startup Nazara Technologies from one of the companies earliest investor WestBride Capital providing the latter a complete exit from the gaming company.

Westbridge Capital is among the first investors that have been with Nazara since 2005. Westbridge Capital through its WestBridge Ventures II Investment Holdings had invested about $3 million in 2005 and acquired a 60% stake in Nazar Technologies. Since then their investment in Nazara has grown significantly.

The private equity fund saw a partial exit in 2017, which brought down its 60% stake to 21%, the same year when Rakesh Jhunjhunwala investment a record Rs 182 crore in the company. Now with Nazara Technologies IPO launch on the horizon, WestBridge Capital has completely exited the company and sold its remaining stake in a record Rs 500 crore deal to Plutus Wealth Management LLP.

Since its inception in 1999, Nazara has grown significantly and has become India’s leading gaming and sports company. The gaming company has developed popular games such as World Cricket Championship, Chhota Bheem Race, Motu Patlu Race, etc and acquired a range of gaming companies including names like HalaPlay, Nodwin Gaming, Next Wave Multimedia, Hash Cube, Mastermind Sports, Moonglabs Technologies, Bakbuck, CrimzonCode, InstaSportz, NZWorld, SportsKeeda, and Paper Boat Apps. 

Today, Nazara has a network of over 100 Mn players in India and posted record revenue of INR 264 Cr in FY 2020, growing from INR 164 Cr in 2018-19. The company now also operates in geographies other than India including Latin America, Southeast Asia, Africa, etc.

In the last 10 years, the company has created great shareholder value and became a market leader in almost every segment it stepped in. Nazara has since turned WestBridge Ventures Rs 22.6 crore investment and into sales consideration of around Rs 1000 crore.

Speaking in the press release, WestBridge Capital cofounder Sandeep Singhal said:

WestBridge Capital backed Nitish at a very early stage back in 2005. Since then the company has created great shareholder value and created a market leader. We wish Nitish, Manish, and the entire Nazara group all the very best in their future endeavors.

Sandeep Singhal, Cofounder-WestBridge Capital

We believe gaming will be a prominent form of entertainment and will do well in the next decade. We believe that Nazara is well-placed to leverage the vast available opportunity. We are excited to begin our long-term journey with their goal and vision.

Plutus Wealth Managing Partner Arpit Khandelwal in a statement

India’s gaming sector had a market value of around Rs 6,200 crore in 2019 and is expected to grow to more than Rs 25,000 crore by 2024. Out of this, the mobile gaming market is expected to grow the most with a Rs 3000 crore market value by 2022.

CS:GO wins the 2020 “Labor of Love” Award at 2020 Steam Awards

Bharat Kotwani
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CS:GO wins the 2020 “Labor of Love” Award at 2020 Steam Awards

Valve’s CSGO has bagged the “The Labor Of Love” title at the 2020 Steam Awards.

CSGO has been one of the most benevolent FPS titles in the community so far. The game developers have been loyal to their project and the community when it comes to inducing in-game content and bug fixes in the same. 

Last month, Operation Broken Fang was shipped inside the game, which indeed made a  plethora of players make their way back to the game including those who had left for CSGO’s Counterpart, Valorant: A brand new tactical First person shooter by Riot. Let alone the operation, 2020 too did see a constant rise in the game’s player base during the Operation Shattered Web launched at the end of 2019.

It also does include the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic where the game witnessed an exponential rise in its player-base with tons of tournament organizers coming forward with opportunities and online gigs. 

We can further award the game for its loyalty towards its professional scene in the aftermath of the infamous spectator Bug where 37 coaches were barred from participating in officials.

Upon winning the award, the devs added,

“CSGO has won the 2020 “Labor of Love” Steam Awards, voted on by the Steam Community and awarded to a previously released game which continues to receive updates.

In 2020 we shipped a number of gameplay updates, including adjustments to multiple maps, improved communication tools, weapon changes, player pings, new game modes, 1v1 arenas, and more.

We also introduced agent patches and shipped new weapon cases, sticker collections, and Operation Broken Fang, which features an abundance of new content on its own.

The CSGO team is proud to receive this award, and we look forward to shipping updates and new content to CSGO in 2021.
Thank you for all your votes!”

While in pursuit for this crown, CSGO overcame the likes of Among Us, Terraria, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and No Man’s Sky who were placed in the same category alongside with this FPS. 

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