Free Fire Continental Series is a major event in Free Fire esports ecosystem. The tournament kickstarted for Asian region on November 22nd where twelve powerhouses from various regions fought in a battle of six games to get a chance to qualify for the grand finals. KOG Club from emerged victorious in the play-in stages of FFCS Asia and secured a slot in finals with four other teams.
FFCS is the pinnacle of regional Free Fire tournaments where teams from various parts of a continent gather together to represent their nation and a small region as a whole. Twelve teams who won respective regional qualifiers faced off each other. King of Gamers Club from Thailand dominated over other teams and went on to win the play-ins.
In a total of six matches, the maps Bermuda, Purgatory and Kalahari were repeated twice in which, KOG Club won two maps with sufficient amount of kills to create a big gap into point tables. The team maintained their lead into the second half of the event and came out on the top with 52 kills and 203 points. The entire result table for the matches are as follows:
Map
Winning team
Kills
Bermuda
Onic Olympus
12
Purgatory
V-Gaming
12
Kalahari
KOG Club
10
Bermuda
RRQ Hades
10
Purgatory
KOG Club
9
Kalahari
Baby Argon
8
FFCS Asia Play-in results
The top five teams at the end of of this stage went on to qualify for the grand finals. KOG Club leaded others by an impressive margin but the other teams in the lower section were very close to one another. The FFCS Asia – Grand Finals are scheduled on November 29th with a massive prize pool of $300,000.
The fourth and final phase of the North American Valorant First Strike qualifiers has concluded, and we have our eight teams who have made their way to the First Strike main event.
First Strike will be the first Valorant tournament to be officially hosted by Riot Games themselves. With a prize pool of a whopping $100,000, it’s set to be the biggest tournament the Valorant community has seen to date.
Having secured the top four slots in the NSG qualifiers, Envy, Sentinels, 100 Thieves, and Renegades have gotten themselves top seeds in the upcoming main event.
According to data provided by App Annie, Innersloth’s murder-mystery title ‘Among Us’ has crossed a whopping 295 million monthly active players in October 2020.
This number includes players across the world on Android and iOS devices, as well as the Chinese player base of Among Us.
Originally released way back in 2018, Among Us failed to gain much traction before it was picked up by some popular streamers and YouTubers around July 2020. From then on, it was pretty much a steady uphill climb for the title as its popularity continued skyrocketing with each passing day.
This sudden growth wasn’t free from difficulties, though. With the rising player count, the server problems worsened significantly due to the increased load. However, Innersloth has reassured fans that they plan on fixing these server issues in an upcoming update.
Alongside server fixes, some other additions expected to arrive in the next Among Us update include a new map, an Accounts’ feature, and more colorblind support. If you wish to know more about the next update you can check the details here.
COD Black Ops Cold War is the latest title from Call of Duty franchise and the developers have released a new patch. Large number of changes are made to each and every mode of the game and several known issues and their fixes have been mentioned.
Black Ops Cold War is set to launch its new map Nuketown ’84 on November 24th and the a free Nuketown Weapon Bundle can be redeemed on December 3rd. The bundle will include items like weapon charms, weapon blueprint, themed calling card, sticker and a new emblem.
The official patch notes regarding the changes in Multiplayer and Zombie mode, weapon tweaks and scorestreak tuning are as follows:
MULTIPLAYER
Weapons
Assault Rifles
FFAR1
Increased recoil.
Slightly reduced max damage by 3.5% (28 to 27).
Reduced max damage range by 34% (38m to 25m).
Submachine Guns
Submachine Gun Alpha
Reduced base effective damage range by 33% (15.24m to 10.16m).
Added more character to initial recoil by tweaking several bullet trajectories. (While this doesn’t affect the vertical/horizontal control stats in Gunsmith, this change makes it more difficult to stay on target by adjusting the trajectories of several bullets in the initial firing experience.)
(Update: These changes were unintentionally reverted in today’s update and will return in an upcoming update.)
Tactical Rifles
M16
Reduced max damage range by 15% (25.4m to 21.59m).
Increased sprint to fire time.
Slightly slowed move speed while firing.
Slightly increased delay between bursts.
Rebalanced fire rate bonuses on barrel attachments.
Slightly reduced effectiveness of laser attachments.
Tactical Rifle Charlie
Reduced max damage range by 20% (38.1m to 30.48m).
Increased sprint to fire time.
Slightly slowed move speed while firing.
Slightly increased delay between bursts.
Rebalanced fire rate bonuses on barrel attachments.
Slightly reduced effectiveness of laser attachments.
Type 63
Slightly increased fire rate.
Rebalanced fire rate bonuses on barrel attachments.
DMR 14
Slightly increased fire rate.
Rebalanced fire rate bonuses on barrel attachments.
Light Machine Guns
M60
Improved max damage ranges.
Improved movement speeds.
Sniper Rifles (All)
Adjusted Sprint to Fire times to account for early blend/interruption allowed via animation system.
The effective Sprint to Fire time is notably shorter than what is displayed in Gunsmith. We have plans to address the Gunsmith readout in a future update.
Adjusted movement speed impact when firing to intended values to make each shot feel more powerful.
Fine-tuned barrel attachments that improve idle sway to provide a unique feel on each gun.
Pistols
Magnum
Slightly improved fire rate.
Improved max damage range.
Improved visibility while firing after the first shot.
Shotguns
Shotgun Bravo
Slightly reduced damage between ranges from 5.8m to 7.7m.
Game Modes
Hardcore
Friendly fire system now properly transitions to reflect damage after 3 team kills.
Search & Destroy
Addressed an issue where defusing the bomb could take longer than the intended 7.5 seconds.
Free-For-All
Adjusted several starting spawns that allowed players to have line of sight on another player before the match started.
CDL Hardpoint
Addressed an issue where players would spawn outside of the intended play space when playing CDL Hardpoint in Custom Games.
Combined Arms
Improved the interaction when using Stationary Turrets in Combined Arms.
Spawns
Adjusted various spawns in Multiplayer game modes that could result in the player spawning above the ground.
Custom Games
Added Scorestreak Cost Overrides to Custom Games.
Scorestreaks
Combat Bow
Reduced ammo from 5 to 4.
Care Package
Increased cost from 1,800 to 2,000.
Sentry Turret
Reduced cost from 2,000 to 1,800.
Napalm Strike
Increased cost from 2,100 to 2,500.
Air Patrol
Reduced cost from 3,200 to 2,700.
Artillery
Increased cost from 2,500 to 3,000.
Cruise Missile
Increased cost from 2,600 to 3,500.
War Machine
Increased cost from 3,500 to 4,000.
Attack Helicopter
Increased cost from 4,000 to 4,500.
Increased damage from 50 to 75 per bullet.
Increased health from 4,500 to 5,000.
Decreased the duration of the screen shake from bullet impacts.
Reduced the amount of time the helicopter will stay in one place before relocating.
VTOL Escort
Reduced cost from 8,500 to 8,000.
Increased turret burst length and reduced cooldown time.
Chopper Gunner
Increased cost from 6,000 to 6,500.
Reduced the movement on the gun when firing.
Maps
Garrison
Addressed an issue where a player in the crawlspace could collide with players above them.
Equipment
Tomahawks can now be thrown immediately at round start.
Eliminations
Extended time after damaging an enemy that will count toward an Elimination if that enemy is killed.
Finishing Moves
Improved the ability to trigger a Finishing Move on misaligned surfaces.
Addressed an issue where players would end up in an unintended pose if they were downed while being eliminated by Finishing Move.
Stability
General
Fixed a crash that could occur during intro sequences of a Multiplayer match.
Fixed a crash that could occur when using Weapons/Ammo Caches.
Fixed multiple rare crashes that could occur while the player was downed.
Fixed a rare crash that could occur when pinging a downed friendly player.
Fixed a rare crash that could occur when taking damage as the inflictor disconnected from the game.
Fixed a rare crash that could occur when firing a locked-on missile.
Fixed a rare crash that could occur in Search and Destroy.
Added various stability fixes.
Scorestreaks
Fixed a rare crash that could occur when the player disconnected after their Care Package had landed.
Fixed a rare crash that could occur if the owner of a VTOL Scorestreak disconnected from the server as they were taking control of the Scorestreak.
Fixed a rare crash that could occur when using the Cruise Missile.
Fixed a rare crash related to Scorestreak score aggregation.
Progression
Fixed a crash involving incorrect Challenge progress tracking.
Vehicles
Fixed a rare crash that could occur when vehicles were being respawned.
Equipment
Fixed a rare crash related to the Decoy Grenade.
Fixed a rare crash that could occur if C4 was being detonated but it no longer existed.
Field Upgrades
Fixed a rare crash involving an incorrect volley count for the SAM Turret.
Killcam
Fixed a rare crash that could occur in limited-life modes when viewing the Killcam.
Perks
Fixed a very rare crash that could occur when the Forward Intel Perk attempted to adjust the player’s mini-map range while the player was not alive at the time.
Misc. Fixes
UI
Addressed an issue where the player would receive a UI error when they returned to the lobby post-match.
Addressed an issue where, if a player respawned or joined in progress while their teammate was downed, their revive UI would be missing.
Addressed a rare occurrence where players would receive a UI error at the end of the exfil cinematic.
Progression
Addressed an issue where the Woods Operator Unlock Challenge would not progress correctly if different weapons were used during a killstreak.
Gunsmith
Addressed an issue where the player would lose functionality within the Pause menu if the Gunsmith menu remained open after the intro cutscene.
Vehicles
Addressed an issue where Operators are missing a pistol while riding as a passenger on vehicles when viewed in 3rd person.
ZOMBIES
Gameplay
Improved general zombie pathing.
Enemies will now use their out-of-bounds attacks against players in more unintended locations.
Closed various exploitable locations where the player could leave the intended play space.
Stability
Fixed a crash that could occur when Perks did not properly match up with the player’s upgraded Perk Skills.
Fixed a crash that could occur when picking up Perk cans.
Added various stability fixes.
Bug Fixes
Perks
Addressed an issue that allowed obtaining multiple versions of the same Perk.
Addressed an issue that prevented purchasing the Elemental Pop Perk from one side of the machine.
Field Upgrades
Addressed an issue where the Tier III Aether Shroud could occasionally place the player under the floor.
Weapons
Addressed an issue that prevented attachments from applying to certain weapons.
Addressed an issue that caused certain weapons, such as the Ray Gun, to be lost when being revived.
Addressed an issue where Support rarity would display as the same rarity as the player’s weapon instead of the rarity it was on the ground.
Addressed an issue that caused Set Showcase Weapon not to function properly in Create-a-Class.
Progression
Addressed an issue with the incorrect icon displaying when reaching Prestige 1.
Addressed an issue that caused weapon XP to be earned on weapons used by teammates.
Addressed an issue that allowed players to earn progress toward Dark Ops Challenges erroneously by joining a match in progress.
Addressed an issue that caused multiple inaccurate XP notifications to appear at the end of a co-op match.
HUD
Addressed an issue that caused the player’s health bar on the HUD to not properly display as empty when dying under specific circumstances.
Addressed an issue where only two of the remaining players’ names were visible after one of four players dropped out of the match.
Addressed an issue that caused incorrect player colors to appear on the HUD after death.
Visuals
Addressed an issue that caused enemy models to sometimes appear low quality.
Addressed an issue causing visual effects from Aether Shroud to continuously play after spectating.
Loot
Addressed an issue that sometimes prevented obtaining item drops.
Host Migration
Addressed various issues which sometimes caused host migration to fail.
Addressed an issue where players would get a UI error while attempting to open their scoreboard while migrating hosts.
Gunsmith
Addressed an issue that caused loss of functionality using the Gunsmith menu during the start of a match.
Mystery Box
Addressed an issue that prevented the weapon name from properly appearing after using the Mystery Box.
Addressed a rare issue that caused the Mystery Box to remain open after use.
Equipment
Addressed an issue that sometimes prevented the Decoy from being deactivated when thrown out of the play space.
Sensitivity
Addressed an issue that caused the player’s controller sensitivity to be altered by the jump scare.
Dead Ops Arcade 3
Addressed an issue where the Arcade Machine pickup could cause a break in game progression.
Addressed an issue that caused enemies to spawn on top of players.
Addressed an issue where the player would see placeholder text before the opening cutscene played.
Onslaught
Addressed an issue where “Die Maschine” tips could appear while loading into an Onslaught match.
GLOBAL
Settings
Aim Response Curve Type options added to Settings.
Stability
Fixed a rare crash related to playing voiceover audio.
Fixed a rare crash related to player footstep effects.
Bug Fixes
Progression
Addressed an issue that made weapon camo and Challenge progress appear to reset after resuming from a suspended state.
Addressed an issue where Medals earned in-game were not displayed in the Barracks tab.
Addressed an issue where a Challenge’s description could overlap with other text.
Camos
Addressed an issue with Mastery camos always appearing as locked in the Gunsmith but usable in Custom Games.
Addressed an issue where the “Equipped” icon was not showing correctly on the selected camo upon returning to the camo menu.
Addressed an issue that would allow players to equip any weapon camo in Custom Games.
Attachments
Addressed an issue where optic reticles could appear unlocked despite the player not meeting the requirements.
Addressed an issue where attachments always showed as unlocked when swapping Weapon Blueprints.
Addressed an issue that would unlock all optic reticles on Weapon Blueprints.
Reticles
Addressed an issue where reticles could appear upside-down.
Cosmetics
Addressed an issue where Stickers would not appear on weapons when selected in certain slots.
Operators
Addressed an issue where the CIA logo displayed for all Operators, regardless of affiliation.
UI
Addressed an issue where overlapping text was shown when receiving a friend request in-game through the user’s Activision account.
Addressed a UI error that could occur when loading in as a CODCaster in Custom Games.
PC
Bug Fixes
Progression
Addressed an issue that displayed 0 XP earned in the After-Action Report when reaching Prestige 1.
Main Menu
Addressed an issue where the player could access the Multiplayer menu without having the Multiplayer Pack installed.
Settings
Addressed an issue where the option to enable Ray Tracing was displayed when not supported.
Addressed an issue where the Screen Space Reflections setting was stuck on Low Quality.
Updated the description of “Field of View” options in the Settings menu.
Friends List
Addressed an error notification when bringing the party back to the main menu.
Fireteam: Dirty Bomb
Addressed an issue with team names showing up incorrectly in the After-Action report of a Fireteam: Dirty Bomb match.
Addressed an issue where Battle.net friends would not display the rich presence of a friend playing Fireteam: Dirty Bomb.
Removed an unnecessary notification when joining Fireteam: Dirty Bomb playlists.
Aspect Ratio
Addressed aspect ratio issues in 16:10 for tutorial menus.
Addressed an aspect ratio issue with portal effects in Zombies.
After reaching Prestige 1, the player’s Season Level number in the upper-right corner of the screen displays the correct level, but the level number displayed in the After-Action Report is currently inaccurate.
Some visual issues can occur during the level-up sequence.
Friends’ level icons are not displayed until the player accesses the menu of any game mode.
Splitscreen
Visual issues can occur in splitscreen in Multiplayer.
Splitscreen is currently unavailable in Zombies.
Combat Record
“Elite Eliminations” in Zombies are not currently being tracked in the Combat Record.
Fireteam: Dirty Bomb
Team names in the After-Action Report scoreboard are currently incorrect for Fireteam: Dirty Bomb matches.
In rare cases, “Detonating Dirty Bomb” may stay on the player’s HUD longer than intended.
Parties / Friend List
Party leaders may receive “You left the party” after bringing their party back out to the main menu.
Players are able to “Quick Join” a player that is marked as Offline.
Calling Cards
Calling Cards may revert to default or previously selected Calling Cards.
Scorestreaks
Chopper Gunner path on Crossroad Strike takes the player farther outside of the play space than intended.
Chat
The recipient’s name is missing from the chat box when whispered from the Scoreboard.
PC
Various stability issues currently being investigated.
The Multiplayer menu currently shows up as “Partially Installed” when the Multiplayer package isn’t installed.
The Connection pop-up overlaps currently with the account creation screen. Interacting with the error pop-up will allow the player to complete the sign-up process.
The camera in Theater cannot be rotated with the mouse.
Keyboard and Mouse
The Confirm button at the Change Display Name screen may stay locked even if the player enters text in the Edit box.
Quickly navigating through long scrolling lists using a mouse can currently cause stability issues.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is the latest COD first person shooter game launched on 13th November. As the game is relatively new, some issues and bugs are inevitable and the game crashing and freezing issue is one of them. It is one of the most annoying issues which can turn the tables in a match.
If you are facing such an issue, there are some troubleshooting methods you can try to fix it. The methods are slightly common for consoles and PC players and may fix your problems.
Consoles:
For console users, the first method is to check if their XBox or PlayStation softwares are up-to-date or not. Make sure to be on the latest version to enjoy the game seamlessly and if you have any updates pending, install them.
Keep your consoles in a spacious place with enough ventilation. The game is heavy and sometimes, overheating can be the reason for lags and crashes. If the issue still persists, clear the game data for PlayStation and clear game cache for Xbox and relaunch the game.
If you are still having any issue, you can contact PlayStation Support and Xbox Support service and seek assistance. If the game itself has acknowledged the existence of this issue, wait until an update or small patch is released.
Clear any pending Windows updates and make sure your audio and video drivers (amd drivers & nvidia drivers) are up-to-date. If the issue still persists, wait for official patch release.
These are the common troubleshooting methods that may fix your crashing or freezing problems in COD Black Ops Cold War. We hope that your issues have been resolved.
North American organisation Chaos Esports are considering an exit from the CSGO scene, according to DBLTAP.
The organisation will reportedly still be invested into the esports scene but are being advised by their investors to withdraw the CSGO scene.
Chaos has built a successful CSGO roster, mainly under the tutelage of Josh ‘steel’ Nissan, who propelled the team into being one of the best squads in North America. The organisation achieved several high placements in prestigious events under steel before the former iBUYPower star chose to sign for 100Thieves’ Valorant roster.
Chaos had brought in Edgar ‘MarkE’ Maldonado to replace steel. However, the youthful squad is yet to replicate their success and could now be on the lookout for a new home.
Chaos coach Matthew Elmore seemed to confirm the eventuality of the rumour, appealing to organisations interested in helping the current Chaos squad find a new home.
The boys have done their organisation proud though, by defeating Evil Geniuses to reach the Grand Finals of the IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 North American circuit. If it indeed turns out to be their last event under Chaos, the squad would like to go out with a trophy and show the suitors what they have to offer.
PUBG Mobile is returning back to India after two months with a different localized version. PUBG Mobile India’s social media handles have announced the comeback of PUBG Mobile in the country with a different publisher. Some altercations will be seen in this new game to better suit the needs of the Indian fan base.
Similarities can be drawn between the Korean PUBG Mobile version and the upcoming PUBG Mobile Indian version. Both the versions are published by PUBG Corp. itself and hence, some features may look similar to pre-existing ones.
According to the release, PUBG Mobile is confirmed to have a green bloodstain effect and this feature is already available in the KR version. Furthermore, the underage player base will face a time-limit to ensure health welfare. The user interface will also be slightly tweaked and the usual background will be changed to a virtual simulation training ground.
The esports side of this game is not neglected as PUBG Corp. made a huge announcement regarding an upcoming event. A professional esports league will be conducted for PUBG Mobile and the scale of this tournament will be bigger than any other PUBG Mobile event to date with bigger team participation and a larger prize pool.
PUBG Corporation has also announced to invest $100M to develop business and esports in India. This investment will play a huge role in the upcoming PUBG Mobile esports league in India and the structure of esports can potentially change with time.
The long-running success story of PUBG Mobile in India was halted for a few months due to the ban but with this proposed comeback, the game can potentially return to its prime state till the end of this year.
PUBG Mobile India FAQ
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PUBG MOBILE AND PUBG MOBILE INDIA?
PUBG Mobile is the portable version of famous battle-royale game PlayerUnknown’s BattleGrounds. The game was officially launched in 2018 for the entire world but due to some reasons, some localized versions or counterparts of this game were made for regions like China, Korea and Japan. PUBG Mobile India can be considered as one of the counterparts with slight changes than the original global version.
WHO IS THE PUBLISHER OF PUBG MOBILE IN INDIA?
PUBG Mobile India will be fully developed and controlled by the PUBG Creators, PUBG Corporation. Earlier, the publishing rights were handled by Tencent but since the ban, PUBG Corp severed its ties with the Chinese conglomerate for the region and assumed full control over game development, publishing and launch in India.
WHAT IS THE PUBG MOBILE INDIA LAUNCH DATE?
PUBG Corporation has not revealed any official launch date as of now. The game was speculated to launch during the festive season of Diwali but the game has not been released yet. The launch date will be revealed by official social media handles of PUBG Mobile India so we suggest you to check their website, Instagram handle and YouTube channel on a regular basis.
WHAT ARE THE NEW FEATURES IN PUBG MOBILE INDIA?
PUBG Mobile India is developed to better suit its Indian player base and the hardcore theme of this game has been toned down. The red bloodstain colour is changed to green and the in-game characters will be fully dressed right from the start. A new time-limit feature is also added for the underage players in order to promote healthy gaming practices.
Similar to any other application, the game will be published on official application stores like Google Play and Apple App Store. PUBG Mobile can also be downloaded from their official website and hence, PUBG Mobile India might be available on its website after it’s launch.
No official statements regarding the unban has been revealed till date and hence, the details are unclear. PUBG Mobile is returning back in India in the form of completely new game and hence, it is safe to assume that the altercations might have been resolved.
Krafton; the parent company of PUBG Corporation; has collaborated with Microsoft Azure to host all of its portfolios, including PUBG Mobile. The announcement was also focused on the user data security and measures taken to strengthen it. The PUBG Mobile India announcement also mentioned user privacy as the highest concern for the company. Although, nobody has shared any insights regarding this matter, these measures suggest that the user privacy might not be an issue in the future.
WILL I GET MY OLD ACCOUNT BACK IN PUBG MOBILE INDIA?
PUBG Mobile India is an entirely different game so the in-game data should be different but some posts have suggested that a data transfer procedure is taking place between the global and Indian version. This means that the user data from global version is getting migrated to PUBG Mobile India so there are chances that players can access their old accounts in the new game. This will include the gun skins, other cosmetic items, rank details, RP purchases, UC and other details being replicated in to a new game.
Since the announcement of an association between Krafton and Microsoft, rumours of an Indian version have been afloat and the same were subsequently confirmed by PUBG Mobile.
Several Indian PUBG Mobile professionals and influencers have hinted at the release being very close, with an application appearing on the Play Store for a few moments before disappearing.
The hype created is deserved, with how popular the game was before the ban issued by the Government Body. The trend just validates the hype and it will be intriguing to see what new records will be broken in the gaming, esports and mobile applications industry once it officially returns.
Note: At the moment of writing, PubgIndia is not tending anymore as per Indian Twitter Trends.
Female csgo stack Originem have been picked by up XSET Gaming, the players and organisation have confirmed.
The stack that had a successful period under the banner popular football club Besiktas will now be playing for the North American organisation. However, the stack will not be moving continents, a confusion created by an initial HLTV report that was subsequently cleared by new XSET star Michaela “mimi” Lintrup.
Originem features Julia “juliano” Kiran, an icon in the female csgo scene, and a further 3/5 of the Besiktas lineup alongside juliano. The only new player is mimi, who joined forces with the stack at the start of 2020 and have played without the support of an organisation for over a year.
The squad’s aim is to compete side-by-side the men csgo teams and prove that they can do better than what their previous results have showcased.
PUBG Mobile Lite has pushed a new 0.20 update for the next season and it is themed as “Winter Update.” The game has not added many new features but the winter theme is evident through a new AKM skin, snow-capped peaks in Erangel and surfing feature at these mountains. You can download the next update using this method.
PUBG Mobile Lite update details
As mentioned above, the game is fully themed for the coming winter season. A new legendary skin is added to the workshop section as Glacier – AKM makes an appearance in PUBG Mobile lite. The Erangel map is slightly revamped to have snow-laden areas around certain parts of the map.
The hilly areas around Georgopol and Pochinki have snowy mountain peaks where players can ski downhill and once the snow area is over, the skiing board automatically vanishes. The update is very similar to one of the events that were introduced in PUBG Mobile last year. After opening some chests, ice balls can be equipped at certain places which can act as an impromptu cover in fights.
How to download PUBG Mobile lite 0.20:
The game is still not officially released in India hence we do not recommend you to download this game in the restricted area. You can easily update the game via official app stores but if you are facing any errors in the process, follow these simple steps to download the latest update.
Visit the Tap Tap website or application.
Click here to directly visit the website and then click on download.
If you are using the application, simply search for PUBG Mobile lite and download the game.
Note that the website mentioned above is a third-party application store and hence download the application at your own risk. With this simple method, you can enjoy the new update in the chilly winter.
