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Guild Esports signs Fortnite pro Flikk

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Guild Esports signs Fortnite pro Flikk

Thursday, 19th November 2020: Guild Esports is excited to announce its latest signing and debut Fortnite professional athlete, Denmark-born Nikolaj ‘Flikk” Frøslev.

Flikk was picked up as a free agent and is being on-boarded as Guild’s first-ever Fornite pro-player. Guild is highly confident that Flikk will be a strong addition to the organization, representing Guild at upcoming Fortnite tournaments including the 1M Super Cup this weekend.

Flikk is the first of several Fortnite player announcements which the company will make in due course and supports Guild’s ambition to pave the way as the world’s leading Fortnite esports team and win multiple championships in the process.

Flikk currently ranks in the Top 20 Fortnite pros in Europe, with a history of achievements and wins, most recently finishing 3rd in the FNCS (Fortnite Champion Series) Trio Finals in November this year. His tournament prize winnings to date accumulate to over 100K US dollars. 

Guild’s launch into Fortnite will introduce the company to new audiences and enhance its social reach with the esports’ highly engaged digital audiences. Flikk has a combined social media following of 237,900 across his social channels, comprising 35,800 followers on Instagram, 60,800 YouTube subscribers, 67,200 followers on Twitch, and 74,100 on Twitter.

Carleton Curtis, Executive Chairman at Guild Esports said, “We are extremely proud of our latest signing with Flikk, and can’t wait to see what he brings to the table as our inaugural Fornite pro-player. This signing marks another exciting move for Guild as we expand into a new esports discipline with Fornite and its enormous player base of over 350 million registered players.”

Flikk added, “Guild is the perfect fit for me, and I’m determined to continue building on Guild’s success, and my own personal achievements. The Guild organization has been really welcoming and helped me settle in, and I’m eager now to get started and focus on my performance.”

PUBG Mobile India players greeted with “account data migration” message on loading screen

Divyesh Moghe
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PUBG Mobile India players greeted with “account data migration” message on loading screen

PUBG Mobile India is on the threshold of getting released in the country after a two-month long hiatus and since the announcement of return, one question arises is that if the old user data is coming back with the new game or not.

The user data is the most precious thing for any PUBG Mobile player that has invested heavily their time and money in-game and there is a possibility that players can gain access to their old user accounts.

According to some users, PUBG Mobile is transferring the user data to PUBG Mobile India servers and this will enable players to access their entire inventory and other things. PUBG Mobile India is going to be a completely different game and hence, most of the players were worried about losing their account.

Similar to Korean version, PUBG Mobile will operate independently, with no connections to the global version and this potentially meant that players needed to create a new account to access the game. This issue is somehow getting resolved as some claims suggest that the entire data transfer is taking place.

In a social media post, a user uploaded a video showing the potential data transfer. In the recording, the user tried to login but a prompt popped up which stated “Can’t log in. Your account is migrated to PUBG Mobile India.”

The authenticity of this video cannot be verified but if it is true, a good news is waiting for the PUBG Mobile players in India. This data transfer will restore the previously purchased UC, acquired skins and season rank-up and other details.

BBC iPlayer to broadcast BLAST Premier Fall Series 2020 CSGO event

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BBC iPlayer to broadcast BLAST Premier Fall Series 2020 CSGO event

BBC Sport are excited to continue their association with elite esports by broadcasting the upcoming Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) series, starting with the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown on Tuesday, November 24 on BBC iPlayer.

Following the success of Rocket League and League of Legends on BBC iPlayer, CS:GO is one of the longest running esports in the world and attracts 11 million players worldwide every month to the multiplayer game.

Featuring 12 elite teams from America and Europe, the series starts with the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown on November 24, followed by the BLAST Premier Fall Final on December 8 and then ending with the BLAST Premier Global Final on January 19, where the world’s best teams will battle for one of the hardest trophies to win in esports and a $1,000,000 championship prize pool.

UK-based team Endpoint have been invited to take part as they recently were the first British team to break into the CS:GO world top 30. They will be massive underdogs and hoping to cause an upset as they go up against some of the world’s best teams.

The BLAST Premier tournaments can be watched on BBC iPlayer, starting with the Fall Showdown on Tuesday, November 24 – Sunday, November 29.

Valorant bags more nominations than CSGO at The Game Awards

Abhishek Bajaj
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Valorant bags more nominations than CSGO at The Game Awards

Valorant has already been labelled the CSGO killer by the gaming industry and the release of the game has already had far-reaching effects on the CSGO ecosystem in every region.

There are numbers that say otherwise, with CSGO seeing record users, touching the million mark once more.

However, it seems the gaming industry has taken a liking to Valorant, with the Game Awards proving the same in terms of nominations.

Among Us, Fall Guys and Animal Crossing were almost certain to be nominated in the Best Multiplayer category. But, Valorant and Call of Duty: Warzone have also earned a nomination in the said category while there is no mention of CSGO.

Valorant earned nominations in two other categories while CSGO was nominated in just 1 field – for the Best Esports Game. Valorant is also included in that category.

In terms of legacy esports titles, League of Legends is present in the Best Esports game nominations. However, Dota2 has failed to make the cut in what will be a worrying sign for the scene.

The Game Awards 2020 Nominees Announced

Sonu Banerjee
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The Game Awards 2020 Nominees Announced

The Game Awards 2020 are nearly here, and the nominations for the best games over the past year have already been announced.

The Game Awards will air on December 10th, and will feature nominations for several categories. Here are all the nominees for Game Awards 2020:

The Game Awards 2020 nominees

Best Esports Game

  • Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare
  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
  • Fortnite
  • League Of Legends
  • Valorant

Best Esports Team

  • DAMWON Gaming / League of Legends
  • Dallas Empire / Call of Duty
  • San Francisco Shock / Overwatch League
  • G2 Esports / League of Legends
  • Team Secret / DOTA2

Best Family

  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo)
  • Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time (Toys for Bob/Activision)
  • Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (Mediatonic/Devolver)
  • Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (Velan Studios/Nintendo)
  • Minecraft Dungeons (Mojang/Double Eleven/Xbox Game Studios)
  • Paper Mario: The Origami King (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)

Best Fighting

  • Granblue Fantasy: Versus (Arc System Works/Cygames)
  • Mortal Kombat 11/Ultimate (NetherRealm Studios/WB Games)
  • Street Fighter V: Champion Edition (Dimps/Capcom)
  • One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows (Spike Chunsoft/Bandai-Namco)
  • UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe: Late[cl-r] (French Bread/Arc System Works)

Innovation in Accessibility

  • Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
  • Grounded (Obsidian/Xbox Game Studios)
  • HyperDot (Tribe Games)
  • The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog/SIE)
  • Watch Dogs Legion (Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft)

Game of the Year

  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons
  • Doom Eternal
  • Final Fantasy VII Remake
  • Ghost of Tsushima
  • Hades
  • The Last of Us Part II

Best Esports Event

  • BLAST Premier: Spring E2020 European Finals (CS:GO)
  • Call of Duty League Championship 2020
  • IEM Katowice 2020 (CS:GO)
  • League of Legends World Championship 2020
  • Overwatch League Grand Finals 2020

Best Esports Host

  • Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
  • Alex “Machine” Richardson
  • Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
  • James “Dash” Patterson
  • Jorien “Sheever” van der Heijden

Best Action Game

  • DOOM Eternal (id Software/Bethesda)
  • Hades (Supergiant Games)
  • Half-Life: Alyx (Valve)
  • Nioh 2 (Team Ninja)
  • Streets of Rage 4 (DotEmu)

Best Action/Adventure Game

  • Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
  • Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch/SIE)
  • MARVEL’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Insomniac Games/SIE)
  • Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Moon Studios/Xbox Game Studios)
  • Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Respawn/EA)
  • The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog/SIE)

Best Audio Design

  • DOOM Eternal (id Software/Bethesda)
  • Half-Life: Alyx (Valve)
  • Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch/SIE)
  • Resident Evil 3 (Capcom)
  • The Last of Us Part 2 (Naughty Dog/SIE)

Best Community Support

  • Apex Legends (Respawn/EA)
  • Destiny 2 (Bungie)
  • Fall Guys (Mediatonic/Devolver)
  • Fortnite (Epic Games)
  • No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
  • Valorant (Riot Games)

Content Creator of the Year

  • Alanah Pearce
  • NickMercs
  • TimtheTatman
  • Jay Ann Lopez
  • Valkyrae

Best Debut Game

  • Carrion (Phobia Game Studio/Devolver)
  • Mortal Shell (Cold Symmetry/Playstack)
  • Raji: An Ancient Epic (Nodding Heads Games)
  • Röki (Polygon Treehouse/CI Games)
  • Phasmophobia (Kinetic Games)

Best Art Direction

  • Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix)
  • Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch/SIE)
  • Hades (Supergiant Games)
  • Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Moon Studios/Xbox Game Studios)
  • The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog/SIE)

Best Ongoing Game

  • Apex Legends
  • Destiny 2
  • Call of Duty: Warzone
  • Fortnite
  • No Man’s Sky

Best Performance

  • Ashley Johnson (Ellie – The Last of Us Part II)
  • Laura Bailey (Abby – The Last of Us Part II)
  • Daisuke Tsuji (Jin Sakai – Ghost of Tsushima)
  • Logan Cunningham (Hades, Poseidon, Achilles, Charon & more – Hades)
  • Nadji Jeter (Miles Morales – Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales)

Best Multiplayer

  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons
  • Among Us
  • Call of Duty: Warzone
  • Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
  • Valorant

Best Mobile Game

  • Among Us
  • Call of Duty Mobile
  • Genshin Impact
  • Legends of Runeterra
  • Pokemon Café Mix

Best Independent Game

  • Carrion
  • Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
  • Hades
  • Spelunky 2
  • Spiritfarer

Best Narrative

  • 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
  • Final Fantasy 7 Remake
  • Ghost of Tsushima
  • Hades
  • The Last of Us Part 2

Best Score/Music

  • Doom Eternal
  • Final Fantasy 7 Remake
  • Hades
  • Ori and the Will of the Wisps
  • The Last of Us Part 2

Best Art Direction

  • Final Fantasy 7 Remake
  • Ghost of Tsushima
  • Hades
  • Ori and the Will of the Wisps
  • The Last of Us Part 2

Best VR/AR Game

  • Dreams (Media Molecule/SIE)
  • Half-Life: Alyx (Valve)
  • MARVEL’s Iron Man VR (Camoflaj/SIE)
  • STAR WARS: Squadrons (Motive Studios/EA)
  • The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (Skydance Interactive)

Best Strategy/Sim Game

  • Crusader Kings III (Paradox Development Studio/Paradox)
  • Desperados III (Mimimi Games/THQN)
  • Gears Tactics (Splash Damage/The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios)
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator (Asobo/Xbox Game Studios)
  • XCOM: Chimera Squad (Firaxis/2K)

Best Sports/Racing

  • Dirt 5 (Codemasters Cheshire/Codemasters)
  • F1 2020 (Codemasters Birmingham /Codemasters)
  • FIFA 21 (EA Vancouver/EA Sports)
  • NBA 2K21 (Visual Concepts/2K)
  • Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 (Vicarious Visions/Activision)

Best Role Playing Game

  • Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix)
  • Genshin Impact (miHoYo)
  • Persona 5 Royal (Atlus, P Studios)
  • Wasteland 3 (inXile Entertainment/Koch)
  • Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega)

Games for Impact

  • If Found … (DREAMFEEL/Annapurna Interactive)
  • Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition (Cardboard Computer/Annapurna Interactive)
  • Spiritfarer (Thunder Lotus Games)
  • Tell Me Why (Dontnod Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios)
  • Through the Darkest of Times (Paintbucket Games)

Best Esports Player

  • Ian “Crimsix” Porter / Call of Duty
  • Heo “Showmaker” Su / League of Legends
  • Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu / League of Legends
  • Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro / Call of Duty
  • Matthieu “ZywOo” Herbaut / CS:GO

more to follow…

When are The Game Awards 2020

12 December 2020

How To Vote At The Games Awards 2020

If you’re looking to get your vote registered for Geoff Keighley’s upcoming Game Awards, you can do so by simply heading over to the official website for The Game Awards and signing in with your account.

Also Read: Valorant bags more nominations than CSGO at The Game Awards

Mumbai Based Company Working On A Game Inspired By GTA Vice City

Sonu Banerjee
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Mumbai Based Company Working On A Game Inspired By GTA Vice City

According to a Moneycontrol report released yesterday, Mumbai-based game developing company GameEon has already started working on developing an open-world game inspired by the likes of classics like GTA Vice City.

Having over 30 games in the Google Play Store with a combined download count of over 100 million, this will be the first venture of GameEon to the world of PC video gaming.

GTA Vice City is a renowned game across the world, but it managed to gain an exceptional player base in India due to its unique gameplay mechanics and enjoyable storyline. Developed by Rockstar Games and published in 2002, GTA Vice City follows the exploits of a mobster Tommy Vercetti, the game’s primary protagonist, after he is released from prison.

GameEon has decided to name their upcoming title ‘Mumbai Gullies’. According to the report, the game will allow players to explore virtual city-like environments within the game while pursuing a storyline or completing “missions”.

Mumbai Gullies will primarily be a single-player game focused on the storyline, similar to most GTA titles. However, Nikhil Malankar, founder of GameEon, has left open the possibility of a multiplayer version in the future depending on players’ feedback.

Interestingly enough, Malankar claimed that the game has already been in development for the past five years.

“We wanted a game that would represent our city just like GTA Vice City,” he said to Moneycontrol.

While it’s still unclear when will the game finally release, Malankar said that the game will likely take another 2 years to produce. He further mentioned that it’ll only be available to play on PC at the time of its release.

Also Read: The Game Awards 2020 Nominees Announced

Who is DOINKMACHINE97? Valorant’s Top Leaderboard Player From NA

Sonu Banerjee
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Who is DOINKMACHINE97? Valorant’s Top Leaderboard Player From NA

If you’ve taken a look at the North American Valorant leaderboards which were revealed by Riot Games yesterday, you’re probably familiar with the name of ‘Poiz’ aka ‘DOINKMACHINE97’.

After Poiz took over the #1 spot in the leaderboards from the Cloud9 star Tyson “TenZ” Ngo, he was in the center of attention from the NA Valorant community. However, a lot of people were left asking who the rising star really is, and we’re here to resolve some of your doubts.

While not much is known about Poiz, the Jett main has claimed that he occupies positions #1, #8, and #13 in the Valorant NA Leaderboards released yesterday, which means you can identify him in-game with the nicknames ‘DOINKMACHINE97’ (Ranked #1), ‘poiz’ (#8), or ‘shadowGOD399’ (#13).

If you haven’t checked poiz’s gameplay out yet, you’re missing out. You can take a look at his YouTube channel here, where he regularly uploads clips of his gameplay, primarily with Jett. We can guarantee that you’ll learn a couple of cool Jett tricks by taking a glance at one of his videos. Poiz currently holds a subscriber count of just over 1,260.

DOINKMACHINE97 (Poiz) Valorant Team –

Poiz is currently playing for the Valorant roster of team ‘Straight Outta Ranked’, as mentioned by the org through a tweet made earlier this month.

Poiz has also created a Twitch channel recently where he plans to start streaming soon.

DOINKMACHINE97 Valorant Settings

Poiz Valorant Settings –

Here are the in-game settings of poiz as he has mentioned in one of his videos:

DPI: 800 DPI
In-game sensitivity: 0.42
Mouse: Logitech G Pro Wireless
Keyboard: Logitech G Pro
Refresh Rate: 144hz

How to use video chat in Fortnite

Sonu Banerjee
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How to use video chat in Fortnite

Epic Games recently announced their collaboration with Houseparty to revamp the Fortnite gameplay experience for players with the implementation of a new video chatting feature.

Starting today, players will be able to video chat with their friends while playing Fortnite through Houseparty.

For the unaware, Houseparty is a social networking service that enables group video chatting through mobile and desktop apps.

The new video chat feature is currently only available for Fortnite players on PC, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4.

How to use video call in Fortnite

  • For starters, players will have to install the Houseparty app on their Android or iOS devices. To download the app, you can simply visit Houseparty’s official website and hit the ‘Download’ button. An alternative way is to download it from the Google Play Store or the App Store.
  • Once done, players will need to link their Houseparty accounts with their Epic Games accounts. You can sign up for an Epic Games account here.
  • When the accounts are linked, players have to launch Fortnite on PC, PS4, or PS5 and position the mobile to fully frame their faces.

That’s all you need to do to video chat with your friends while playing Fortnite.

As a bonus for linking their Epic and Houseparty accounts, players will also receive the Rainbow Fog Wrap for absolutely free. Players can also get the Rainbow Fog Wrap by playing five matches of Fortnite with friends between November 20 at 12:00 am ET and November 26 at 11:59 pm ET.

As a safety precaution, Parents can choose to turn off the Houseparty video chat feature within Fortnite’s Parental Controls. Remember, you have to be at least 13 years old to create a Houseparty account.

Also Read: Is League of Legends: Wild Rift Cross Platform?

PUBG Mobile India Post Launch Plans Explained

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PUBG Mobile India Post Launch Plans Explained

PUBG Mobile is finally coming back in India and this comeback is huge for Krafton and its upcoming ventures. The company is making a large amount of financial and logistical investments in the country and this can play a huge role if they are able to tap into the mobile gaming market that has been flourishing in the country for the last few years.

Krafton Inc. is a South Korean video game holding company. The company was created to better align all its subsidiaries and itself under a unified brand and PUBG Corporation was one of the subsidiaries. Recently, PUBG Corp. merged with Krafton and the entirety of the latter was acquired by Krafton. This acquisition included PUBG and PUBG Mobile Korea and now, PUBG Mobile India will fall under the same category.

Since the ban, Krafton was setting up perfectly for its return in India in the form of PUBG Corporation. The company started by severing its ties with Chinese conglomerate Tencent games for the region and then, assured the PUBG fans in India that the game will make a comeback soon.

After being silent for quite a while, Krafton made a collaboration announcement with Microsoft Azure to host its data, including PUBG Mobile. This strengthened the possibility of PUBG Mobile’s comeback in India and then, the final announcement came in where Krafton stated their full-scale return.

Apart from PUBG Mobile return, Krafton as a whole is entering India to set-up for a sustainable future in the country. The company revealed its plans to invest $100M in the country to contribute to the development of the Indian video game, esports, IT, and entertainment industries.

Krafton will establish a branch office in India and employ at least 100 people specializing in game development, business, and esports. This can be the company’s first step to set-up in India for the long haul. These investments will also largely contribute to the upcoming PUBG Mobile esports league in the country. This will be the first and biggest PUBG Mobile tournament with a league structure exclusively formatted for India.

Krafton seemingly has big plans for the country and even though the entire roadmap of this large amount of investment is not clarified, the commitment itself can be considered as a testament to a bright future of PUBG Mobile in India.

Dell Is Selling Its ‘Inspiron 15’ Model For $15mn

Liam Warlock
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Dell Is Selling Its ‘Inspiron 15’ Model For $15mn

Dell UK’s online store is offering a variant of its $600 laptop at $5mn. It is correct. Dell Inspiron 15 model 3000 which is originally priced at $600 for a default black model is priced at £12,000,558.98.

The machine which carries an i5-1135G7 4.2 GHz processor, 8 GB Ram, & 256 GB SSD is available on its UK’s online portal at this link. The conventional Black color which is regularly priced has a counterpart ‘Soft Mint’ which features this absurd pricing. Strangely, the pricing isn’t this much at other regional sites, including Australia, U.S. Canada, and Europe.

The pricing is just for the UK’s site, which reveals a major glitch.

Looks like Dell’s website developers have a task on their hands considering this link has been live for over 24 hours. Have you got a $15mn spare for your favorite colored laptop?!

Oh crikey! Dell is also offering a £ 19.99 discount offer on purchase of this product!

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