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Dream doxxed after posting photos of his kitchen following neck reveal

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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Dream doxxed after posting photos of his kitchen following neck reveal

Dream, one of the most popular Minecraft YouTuber, had his privacy invaded after fans were able to figure out the location of his residence from pictures he posted on his alternate account.

Dream’s face reveal is due to date, having teased it in the MrBeast rewind promo, which indicates that he is not yet ready to show himself to his fans.

After he rose to YouTube stardom in 2020, off the back of his Minecraft content it was only a matter of time before gets a flurry of fans. Some fans were overly obsessed with him that made them figure out his home’s location.

From photos he posted himself on his second account, fans put them through Zillow to figure out where he lived which led them to eventually dox the YouTube star.

For those who are unaware of Zillow, it is an online marketplace for real estate.

Those photos were able to give up the location which explains how far technology has come, and a huge potential for privacy breach.

Dream was able to take down anything that might put forward his personal information from the internet. Nothing as of now is on the internet that might potentially leak any information.

This sets an example for every internet personality who likes to keep certain things to themselves as a pinch of carlessness might eventually lead to getting doxed by their own fans.

Also Read | Minecraft Speedrunning team reject Dream rebuttal to abnormalities in his 1.16 record

PUBG Mobile: Scout announces that Team XSpark has been disbanded

Divyesh Moghe
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PUBG Mobile: Scout announces that Team XSpark has been disbanded

Tanmay ‘Sc0ut’ Singh has made an announcement on his Instagram handle that Team XSpark is disbanded due to the bleak future of PUBG Mobile in India. The newly formed roster of XSpark only got a single chance to showcase their talent in PMCO Fall Split 2020 and due to the imposed ban, the roster has been dissolved.

Screengrab of the announcement

Sc0ut was the former player of Team XSpark before it was picked up by Fnatic in late 2019. The name of XSpark was off the radar for quite a while before Sc0ut made an announcement of their return to the PUBG Mobile competitive scene. Even though he played on a different roster, XSpark was owned by Sc0ut and the new team showed promising results.

The new team XSpark was one of the most aggressive rosters in the Indian PUBG Mobile Esports scene and it was made up of several veterans and upcoming talents in India. They started their journey in the latter half of 2020 and after going through several qualifiers, the team managed to qualify for PMCO Fall Split India 2020 and then went on to win the tournament.

This roster was all set to compete with the big names in PMPL South Asia but due to government’s decision to ban PUBG Mobile in India, it was not possible. After each and every team in India went on hiatus due to the ban, some big names like Megastars got disbanded very early and now after three months, Sc0ut has decided to disband the roster of Team XSpark.

PUBG Mobile India is on its way but due to several hurdles, the launch has been delayed. The booming esports ecosystem affiliated to this title has taken a huge blow due to the ban and now, big names have started to take final decisions regarding the future of their rosters.

All Upcoming Apex Legends changes in Latest Fight Night Update

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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All Upcoming Apex Legends changes in Latest Fight Night Update

Fight Night event update is set to bring tons of buffs and nerfes aimed at balancing the game. Set to drop on 5th January, the game will get tons of new skins and cosmetics other than a heirloom for Gibraltar with Airdrop Escalation.

Weapon Changes:

The weapons namely the Hemlok, Mastiff, and Prowler are getting tweaked with Buffs and Nerfs that will make the game balanced on the weapons front.

The Prowler’s will get an enlarged total magazine to 210 from 175 bullets, which is understandable given the gun is quite reasonable in terms of firepower. Hemlok will have its damage per bullet reduced from 22 to 20 which isn’t much of a nerf. The Mastiff’s pellet spread will be changed for the third and fourth shots with the range getting reduced from 10 degrees to 7.5. 

Rampart

The Fight Night update will bring a minor buff to the Rampart, primarily an altered cooldown period for her Amped Cover. The tactical ability recharge will take 10 seconds less, reduced to 20 from 30 seconds. Given it only takes three seconds to set it up, there is nothing else that can be done with this. Other than getting buffed Rampart will have his bugs fixed to make the overall user experience better.

Caustic

The other Fight Night Legend change is around Caustic. The 25 seconds wait for his Nox Gas Trap is reduced by 5 seconds and only takes up 20 seconds for now. Though there are no other alterations surrounding the Caustic but Respawn finds it far from ideal and certainly not what they expect from it.

List of All the games releasing in January 2021

Prateek Jain
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List of All the games releasing in January 2021

With 2020 finally over, the beginning of 2021 marks a new beginning for everyone around the world. Although 2020 delivered some of the best gaming moments of the decade, no one can deny the fact that the year also had various failed launches and outright terrible gaming moments. 

The year 2021 is starting off with some amazing and much-awaited game releases. Starting in January, there are some of the most awaited game releases scheduled to launch. Games such as Yakuza remaster, Hitman 3, and Atelier Ryza 2 are all releasing in January. In addition to these games, there are some indie and console exclusive games launching as well. 

Here is a list of all games releasing in January 2021 with their respective date:
  • Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart of the Forest ( Switch) – Jan 7th
  • Iris.Fall- (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – Jan 8th
  • Five Nights at Freddy’s: Core Collection ( PS4, Switch, Xbox One) – Jan 12th
  • King Arthur: Knight’s Tale (PC) – Jan 12th
  • Glitch’s Trip (Xbox One) – Jan 13th
  • Fantasy Tavern Sextet Vol. 2: Adventurer’s Days ( Switch ) – Jan 14th
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game Complete Edition ( PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – Jan 14th
  • MXGP 2020 (PS5) – Jan 14th
  • Rhythm Fighter (Switch) – Jan 14th
  • Hitman 3 (PC,PS4,PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S) – Jan 20th
  • Ride 4 (PS5, Xbox Series X|S) – Jan 21st
  • Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights (PC) – Jan 21st
  • Redout: Space Assault (Switch, Xbox One, PC, PS4) – Jan 22nd
  • Gravity Heroes ( Switch, Xbox One, PC, PS4) – Jan 22nd
  • Bladed Fury ( PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – Jan 22nd
  • Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy ( PC, PS4, PS5, Switch) – Jan 26th
  • Stronghold: Warlords (PC) – Jan 26th
  • Cyber Shadow ( Switch, Xbox One, PC, PS4 ) – Jan 26th
  • Olija ( Switch, Xbox One, PC, PS4)- Jan 28th
  • The Yakuza Remastered Collection ( PC, Xbox One) – Jan 28th
  • The Medium ( PC, Xbox Series X|S) – Jan 28th
  • Marchen Forest: Mylne and the Forest Gift ( PS4, Switch) – Jan 28th
  • Sword of the Necromancer ( PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PS5) – Jan 28th
  • Heaven’s Vault ( Switch) – Jan 28th
  • Re: Zero – Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne (PC, PS4, Switch) – Jan 28th
  • Gods Will Fall (PC, PS4, Switch) – Jan 29th
  • Rangok Skies (PC) – Jan 29th

There is a lot to look forward to this year, installments of fan-favorite gems like Far Cry, God of War, Halo Infinite, Horizon, Resident Evil, Shadow Warrior, and  S.T.A.L.K.E.R are all scheduled to launch this year. The gaming companies as well have a lot riding on this year and with the supply of next-gen consoles and PC parts stabilizing later this year, the demand for games will only rise further.

CSGO pro ‘s1mple’ logs into VAC banned Steam account

Sonu Banerjee
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CSGO pro ‘s1mple’ logs into VAC banned Steam account

Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev is arguably one of the greatest CSGO players of all time, but it seems like the star has found himself amid some trouble after he unknowingly logged into a Steam account with a VAC ban on CSGO.

As claimed by the 23-year-old himself, s1mple was looking for a silver-ranked CSGO account to play with his friends when the unfortunate incident happened.

S1mple resorted to Twitter to inform his fans regarding the incident. He also expressed his concern about getting banned from official tournaments as a result of it.

“Just asked a friend to find a random account with a silver rank to play together, went into it and there is a VAC BAN (CSGO), hope they won’t ban me,” s1mple said on Twitter.

However, he clarified that he didn’t actually open CSGO from the account since he already noticed the VAC ban and proceeded to log out of it immediately.

While it’s highly unlikely that s1mple will receive a ban based on this alone, professional players getting banned from the pro circuit for having alternate accounts with VAC bans aren’t unheard of in the past.

In fact, such was the case for Finnish CSGO pro Elias “Jamppi” Olkkonen who attempted to sue Valve for his ban.

Dream’s Neck Reveal is a Twitter trend after MrBeast’s Rewind

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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Dream’s Neck Reveal is a Twitter trend after MrBeast’s Rewind

Minecraft YouTuber Dream got a shot at an appearance in MrBeast’s year rewind video after his new-found fame in 2020. He was one of those upcoming YouTubers who made it to the top without ever showing their faces. Naturally, it remains a big mystery for fans of Dream as well.

The Minecraft YouTuber tweeted out “let’s start 2021 off with a bang…” while holding a board up against the face of Dream suggesting a face reveal. However, he was rather teasing a MrBeast Rewind rather than a face reveal. Behind the board, the face of Dream was covered under the same smiley mask, only revealing a part of his neck. The part where he showed his neck got fans quickly hooked up and “Neck Reveal” started trending all over Twitter.

As of now, fans are pleased as they got to see Dream in the flesh even if it’s in a video. Fans are mixed in emotions as they were underdelivered on their expectations by their favorite YouTuber.

This was far from an ideal face reveal but this is everything Dream fans have to work with right now. Given the hype that this neck reveals trend has garnered, one thing can be said for certain that the actual face reveal will be a big event on YouTube, possibly one of the greatest faces reveals of all time.

Also Read | Minecraft Speedrunning team reject Dream rebuttal to abnormalities in his 1.16 record

Mika Daime loses Amplfy partnership on accusations of Toxicity, Harassment

Pranav Nalawade
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Mika Daime loses Amplfy partnership on accusations of Toxicity, Harassment

In October 2020, Filipino streamer and content creator Mika Daime made it to the headlines after she was accused by Valorant pros Matt ‘Wardell’ Yu and Keven ‘Player 1’ Champagne for cheating in the competitive shooter by Riot.

While those allegations were confirmed to be false by the developers, controversies seem to have continued to follow Daime, as she finds herself under fire once again after she was accused of spreading toxicity in the streaming community.

Mika Daime Issue

On December 30th, Core Esports PH uploaded a video of the streamer where he pointed out several instances of Daime acting unnecessarily toxic towards others. In the video, she can be seen engaging in a heated conversation with her teammates.

Core Esports PH also proceeded to claim that Daime had criticized ‘Fantech Philippines’, which can be considered unethical since she’s sponsored by Logitech.

Also Read | The Filipino valorant streamer accused of hacking

Amplfy’s Official Statement

Days after the video surfaced, Amplfy terminated their partnership with Daime, claiming that they  “do not condone out of line comments under any circumstance.”

“After careful review of the video uploaded last December 30, 2020 regarding Mika Daime, management has decided to terminate her AMPLFY partnership,’ they said in a Facebook post. “We understand that gamers have the tendency to be expressive with their comments when the game gets competitive, but we also need to know where to draw the line. Let this be a lesson to us all that we should help spread positivity instead of negativity in the gaming community.”

Valorant players are reporting a massive rise in the number of Cheaters in the Game

Prateek Jain
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Valorant players are reporting a massive rise in the number of Cheaters in the Game

Recently, several Valorant players have been actively complaining about the massive wave of cheaters appearing repeatedly in ranked matches.

Players have taken over Twitter & Reddit by large and are complaining to Riot about the sudden wave of cheaters in official games.

The cheaters are worsening the matchmaking experience for everyone and in the case of competitive titles like Valorant, even a slight disadvantage results in loss of match which in-turn affects player ranks.

Competitive games are usually the prime targets for these cheaters and as expected, Valorant isn’t safe from their grasp either. Even Vanguard, Valorant’s firewall against such threats is failing to detect these cheaters.

Before the launch of Valorant, Riot touted Vanguard as one of the best anti-cheat programs, but with the recent rise in the number of blatant cheaters roaming around in match servers, the efficiency of the cheat-detection procedure is now in question.

According to the Valorant community on Reddit, cheaters are mostly present in high ranked matches and are playing in groups.

Some players also reported seeing these cheaters with high ranks playing in low ranked lobbies to boost players of lower rank.

However, even after so many complaints, the lack of decisive action from Riot is allowing the cheaters to fool the anti-cheat system with ease.

https://twitter.com/jld555cs/status/1343271303629987842?s=20

Riot is yet to comment on anything about this recent wave of cheating cases & allegations. Riot might be working on a quick anti-cheat update which might fix the cheating issue to some degree until a more thorough update is worked on.

All the games coming to Xbox Game Pass in January 2021

Prateek Jain
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All the games coming to Xbox Game Pass in January 2021

A new year means a new beginning and what can be a  better start than getting more value on a service you paid for before. With the start of January 2021, Microsoft has finally announced the upcoming addition of games to the already bang-for-the-buck Xbox Game Pass service. 

Available for everyone subscribed to the Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft will be adding the following titles to the Game Pass Library:

  • Killer Queen Black (Jan 5)
  • Cyber Shadow (Jan 26)
  • The Medium (Jan 28) – Xbox Series X/S Only
  • Yakuza 3, 4 and 5 Remastered (Jan 28)

This time around Microsft isn’t starting the year with a bang and has managed to get Yakuza 3,4 and 5 remastered on the game pass at the same time as their PC launch. Furthermore, now With the addition of the remastered versions, all the Yakuza games are playable on Xbox Game Pass.

For those unaware of Yakuza games, it is a Japanese video game franchise created, owned, and published by Sega. The Yakuza series primarily genre is beat ’em up, but elements of the action-adventure, open world, and action role-playing genres are also incorporated in each game.

The main theme of the series is the desire of the protagonist to leave being Yakuza for good and start over, raising orphans and trying to assimilate into civilian life, but the protagonist will face a continuous challenge from other Yakuza groups and thugs that are trying to take him down. Yakuza games offer players a variety of fighting styles to choose from. 

Cyber Shadow is another game from Sega that will join the game pass library on Jan 26th.

It is a 2d retro game that will take you back to the days of the Sega Generis. You play as a cybernetic ninja named Shadow who sets out to rescue his clan in a world overrun by machine.

As for other games, The Medium is an exclusive game for Series X/S only, and The Killer Queen Black is a multiplayer strategy game where you play with up to 8 players.

Team up with your friends on a journey to defeat the opponent’s queen and win the game. It is the first game of the year that’s coming on the Xbox Game Pass and will be available on Jan 5th. 

Xbox Game Pass Games List For January 2021

  • Halo Infinite (2021)
  • Psychonauts 2 (2021)
  • The Gunk (Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC, coming September 2021)
  • As Dusk Falls (Xbox Series X and PC, release timing TBC)
  • Avowed (Xbox Series X and PC, release timing TBC)
  • Elder Scrolls 6 (Xbox Series X and PC, release timing TBC)
  • Everwild (Xbox Series X and PC, release timing TBC)
  • Fable (Xbox Series X and PC, release timing TBC)
  • Forza Motorsport (Xbox Series X and PC, release timing TBC)
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC release August 18th, 2020, Xbox release TBC)
  • State of Decay 3 (Xbox Series X and PC, release timing TBC)
  • Scorn (Xbox Series X, release TBA)
  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Xbox Series X, Xbox One, release TBC)
  • S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 (Xbox Series X and PC, release timing TBC)
  • Starfield (Xbox Series X and PC, release timing TBC)
  • Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (Xbox Series X and PC, release TBC)

Also Read | Is Valorant On Xbox?

Free Fire India Esports Awards Nominations announced

Divyesh Moghe
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Free Fire India Esports Awards Nominations announced

Garena is hosting its own series of esports awards for their famous battle-royale title Free Fire. These awards are known as ‘Free Fire India Esports Awards’ and several prominent personalities belonging to the Free Fire community in India are nominated in different categories.

The Free Fire India Esports Awards will celebrate the esports pros and talents in the scene, who have contributed to the booming Free Fire esports ecosystem in India. There are five major categories with four nominations in each of them. The public announcement of these awards was made on the Free Fire social media handles.

The voting has already begun and will close on 3rd January 2021 at 11:00 AM IST. A Google Form has been made by the officials where one can submit a response by selecting their choices and submitting the form.

Free Fire India Esports Awards Nominees:

A total of five categories are announced and the famous personalities belonging to each of these categories are mentioned below:

Squad Captain of the Year

  • TG-FozyAjay
  • Jonty
  • XTZ-ILUMNATI
  • 4UN-DEADSOUL

Fragger of the Year

  • Golden
  • XTZ-INDRO
  • VasiyoCRJ7
  • 4UN-Anand

Sniper of the Year

  • TG-MAFIABALA
  • Pahadi
  • XTZ-MRJAYYT
  • MG-Aayush

Best Play of the Year

Casting Duo of the Year

  • MambaSR and Aura
  • Evil and AB
  • floki and Kripz
  • AB and Aura

Players can vote by filling Google Form which has been provided by the social media handles of Free Fire India. You can click here to visit the official voting form and vote for your favorite choices. The voting closes very soon so make sure to vote before the time ends. Further details regarding the felicitation ceremony and prizes are yet to be announced.

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