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COD Mobile Season 12 Release Date & Time

Divyesh Moghe
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COD Mobile Season 12 Release Date & Time

Call of Duty: Mobile is concluding its first year anniversary season very soon and is set to enter into its next season. The last season was one of the best seasons we had in COD Mobile and hence the bar of expectations is set very high for the upcoming Season 12.

The 11th season of COD Mobile comprised of a series of new events that gave away free guns, the cross-franchise Pawn Takes Pawn event and revamped credit store which rewarded the players in abundance. This season is ending next week and the next season is coming very soon.

COD Call Of Duty Mobile Season 12 Release Date

The exact release date for this season is not revealed officially but we can easily speculate when the next season is coming. Usually, a seasonal update is pushed a day prior to the Battle pass ending date and the actual season starts the next day. Currently, the Season 11 Battle Pass will end on November 11.

We can speculate that the seasonal update can be pushed in a couple of days and Season 12 can begin from 12th November in COD Mobile.

The next update is adding some interesting things with new map, equipment, a legendary character, new skins and more features that will add an element of twist to the game.

The early leaks revealed that COD Mobile is adding the map named Hackney Yard, which was first seen in COD Modern Warfare 2, in the multiplayer mode and it has been officially confirmed.

The other leaks also revealed that COD Mobile is finally adding one of the most asked features, the Night Mode. This mode will let players enjoy their matches in the pitch darkness and to aid this mode, a night-vision equipment will also be added for battle-royale mode.

Three maps named Crash, Summit and Hackney Yard are the maps that will have night mode in MP matches, according to the leaks.

Two characters can be the final rewards for the season 12 battle pass and starting with Urban Tracker, the female character that made its way into the game in Season four is coming back with a revamped look but still donning the iconic cap and headset. Another character named Nikito is getting added and will have its own set of skins, with a first ever UAV camo.

The update is right around the corner so get ready to push your ranks and complete the battle pass before the season ends. The Season 12 can be less interesting as compared to the last season but still, the new additions will make the game more innovative and fun to play.

Also Read: COD Warzone Mobile: Everything you need to know.

Counter Strike Turns 20 Years Old

Abhishek Bajaj
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Counter Strike Turns 20 Years Old

Counter Strike celebrated its 20-year anniversary in the gaming industry on November 9.

The popular Valve game had released their first public beta of their first ever game, Counter Strike 1.0, on June 19, 1999. However, the game was officially published and released to the public on November 9, 1999.

It has been quite a momentous journey for the tactical FPS game that has etched its identity in the esports world and has been one of the key proponents in the inculcation of esports into the mainstream world.

Their latest release, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, was released in 2012 and has been widely popular while also beating other competitors in the scene. Valorant has tried to put a dent in it. However, the game still stands strong and it will be intriguing to see how this rivalry pans out.

For now, let us celebrate the 20th anniversary of our favourite Tactical FPS. Many of us grew up playing this game and we’re just glad that in this ever-changing world and in a year that has panned out the way it is, we can always rely on Counter Strike to be there, with us, always and hopefully, forever.

MSI factory in China catches fire

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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MSI factory in China catches fire

Taiwanese tech gaint MSI factories established in China goes up in flames for unconfirmed reasons.

MSI is facing the most challenging year by the looks of it, months after the accidental death of their CEO and President Sheng-Chang Chiang, one of their main production houses end up in flames.

Both these unfortunate events are surrounded by suspicion due to their nature. MSI’s enormous production plant in Kunshan, China caught fire with a cloud of smoke covering the vicinity and attracting everyone’s attention while infesting panic among the crowd gathered.

MSI HQ in China apparently just went up in flames There goes my 3080
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No statement has been published by MSI as of yet, nor is the casualty. We can only hope that the damage caused to the company is minimal and the employees were able to make it out in good health.

The factory was established in 2003 and was housing two production houses and a research and development center. There is no way for us to know, how many of the RTX cards went up in flames which otherwise would have ended up in our motherboards; a happy conclusion for the cards as well as ourselves.

Among Us Hello Kitty Theme – How To Get It?

Sonu Banerjee
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Among Us Hello Kitty Theme – How To Get It?

Among Us is undoubtedly one of the most popular games that have surfaced this year. The murder-mystery title by InnerSloth has won the hearts of millions of fans across the world over the past few months thanks to its unique and fun gameplay mechanics. Originally released way back in 2018, Among Us failed to gain any significant popularity till August 2020 when a group of big streamers and YouTubers started playing it.

Hello Kitty Among Us mod

The Hello Kitty Among Us mod allows players to convert the entire ship into an entirely different theme while Crewmates and Impostors are transformed into models from Hello Kitty.

This project was published by popular YouTuber ‘Yoon_uxu’, who uploaded a YouTube video in her channel showcasing the mod. You can take a look at the video here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C_d-ToISug

How To Download Among Us Hello Kitty Mod

Currently, this mod is only available for the PC version of Among Us and that too, only in the Korean language. However, an English version of the mod can be expected soon due to the rapid popularity this mod is getting across the Among Us fan base.

Download Link – https://bit.ly/2IlgwL7

How To Download & Install PUBG Mobile Lite

Aritra Patra
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How To Download & Install PUBG Mobile Lite

Last September, the Indian government banned 117 Chinese apps and games including PUBG Mobile. Since the ban, numerous players have shifted to other battle royale alternatives. However, many players are wondering about PUBG Mobile Lite as it is the lite version of the actual PUBG Mobile. Moreover, PUBG Mobile Lite will run more smoothly on your phone as well even if you run it on 1 GB RAM. Although the lite version is not available on the Play Store, we are here to provide you the APK and OBB File.

Download PUBG Mobile Lite APK + OBB

We are providing you the latest PUBG Mobile 0.19.0 version APK + OBB file. Download the APK file and OBB file of PUBG Mobile Lite. After downloading the files click on the APK to install the g ame and enjoy it.

If you are a passionate PUBG Mobile player and an Indian as well, don’t worry because PUBG Mobile is coming back to India soon. Previously, our sources confirmed that Microsoft is going to bring back PUBG Mobile in India. After that, Krafton announced a collaboration with Microsoft. PUBG Mobile will be hosted on Microsoft Azure to ensure data security and privacy of all the fellow players. Therefore, PUBG Mobile is coming to India soon. Till then enjoy PUBG Mobile Lite or the other alternatives of PUBG Mobile.

Recent Developments about PUBG Mobile ban in India

Divyesh Moghe
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Recent Developments about PUBG Mobile ban in India

PUBG Mobile has been banned in India for the last two months but recent developments suggest that the game is on its way to make a comeback in India. The last few days have been exciting for PUBG Mobile fans in India as many major collaborations have been announced and some hints paved a path for PUBG Mobile to get back in the country.

This is a brief summary on the series of events that took place since the PUBG Mobile ban in India and the road that will potentially lead to PUBG Mobile unban in India.

Starting with the ban itself, PUBG Mobile was banned by the IT ministry of India alongside hundreds of other apps under the pretext of being “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, Defence of India, Security of State and Public Order.” These are the events that followed the banishment:

Tencent Holdings stocks fall

Tencent faced a severe impact of this ban as their share value dropped drastically after the ban was announced. According to Reuters, “Shares of Chinese gaming and social media powerhouse Tencent fell more than 2% on Thursday after India banned 118 mobile apps, including the firm’s popular videogame PUBG.

This reportedly led Tencent to lose over $14 billion. The Chinese conglomerate faced a heavy financial backlash due to India’s decision to ban this game.

PUBG Corp – Tencent breakup for the region

One week after the ban was stated, PUBG Corporation issued a statement where they made some major changes that could be seen as the first step towards lifting this ban. PUBG Corp. severed their ties with Tencent Holdings and assumed complete control over publishing and distribution rights of PUBG Mobile in India.

They also gave assurances that pointed towards localized content and tournaments for the region. This can be compared to Game for Peace; the Chinese variant of PUBG Mobile; or PUBG Mobile Korea, which has its own local variant separated from the global version. This meant that India could get their own separate game with PUBG Corporation as the publishers.

Jio and PUBG Corp. partnership rumours

When the publishing rights were back to PUBG Corp, many rumours started spreading that linked Jio with PUBG Corp. These leads suggested that PUBG Corporation were in talks with Indian telecommunication titan Jio for discussing a potential partnership.

The distribution and publishing rights were on the table for this partnership but later, these rumors faded away and no further reports were published talking about the developments of this arrangement.

PUBG CORP. MERGER WITH KRAFTON

PUBG Corporation recently announced a merger with Krafton Inc. This merger took the entirety of PUBG Corp. under the umbrella of Krafton alongside all the distribution and development operations of the company’s famous battle-royale title PlayerUnknown’s BattleGrounds.

This is not linked to PUBG Mobile ban or unban in India but can change a few things in the future. As mentioned above, PUBG Corp assumed full control over PUBG Mobile IP in India and now as the company itself has merged with Krafton; its parent company; there may be few changes that can take place with the PUBG Mobile publishing rights in India.

TENCENT SHUTS DOWN OPERATIONS IN INDIA:

Tencent recently shut down their operations in the country which rendered PUBG Mobile inaccessible in the country. Despite the ban, most of the casual players were still enjoying the game with various third-party stores but with this announcement, PUBG Mobile servers in India have been shut down and hence, the PUBG Mobile chapter in India is entirely closed for now.

PUBG Mobile Coming Back To India?

Introduction of Microsoft in the race:

As we reported earlier, Microsoft is leading the race to acquire the rights for Indian region and this lead has been fortified since Krafton announced a global collaboration with Microsoft Azure to ensure user privacy and data handling for all the PUBG Corporation’s titles, including PUBG Mobile.

Furthermore, this collaboration specifically focuses on the concerns of user privacy and if we connect the dots, the major reason for which this ban was imposed gets resolved with Microsoft in picture.

Several Indian PUBGM pros have already hinted at a “good news” and all of these implications suggest that PUBG Mobile is on the verge of getting unbanned in India. These are all the developments that took place concerning the PUBG Mobile ban in India. the introduction of Microsoft in this case has added a lot of potential of the game getting unbanned in India.

Also Read: PUBG Mobile japan League announced with $2.8M prize pool.

How to reveal Impostors in Among Us using Vitals

Sonu Banerjee
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How to reveal Impostors in Among Us using Vitals

Among Us is undoubtedly one of the most popular games of 2020. The murder-mystery title by InnerSloth has managed to win the hearts of millions of fans worldwide over the past few months. While Among Us was originally released way back in 2018, it failed to gain any significant popularity till August 2020 when a group of big streamers and YouTubers started playing it.

With the increasing popularity of Among Us, more players are playing the game now than ever. If you’re one of the players who are tired of getting Crewmate again and again, then don’t worry, we have something that will help you catch the Impostors in no time.

Reddit user u/arekwashere came up with an interesting strategy with the Vitals in the map ‘Polus’. The method allows you to find out who the Impostors are without much difficulty if you have a sharp eye. Here’s how the method works:

Impostors generally have a different heartbeat that Crewmates, so watch out for the odd one out among a group.
Whenever a Crewmate is near an Impostor, their heartbeat changes. Again, if the Impostor kills that Crewmate, the Impostor’s heartbeat changes drastically.

To utilize this method most effectively, players are recommended to keep checking the heartbeats of everyone alive and whenever a kill happens, look for drastic changes in heartbeats.

Here’s a video by YouTuber ‘Smilekay’ who explained the method in details after trying it out first-hand over 5 games:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz6TEluWBZA

Another good way of using Vitals is to check for self-reports. If you see a Crewmate die and the body is instantly reported by someone, chances are high that the reporting player is the Impostor who self-reported the body after killing to evade suspicion.

Despite contracting COVID-19, coldzera to face Vitality at IEM Beijing

Abhishek Bajaj
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Despite contracting COVID-19, coldzera to face Vitality at IEM Beijing

Faze Clan’s Brazilian CSGO star Marcelo ‘coldzera’ David is already serving as an inspiration to many Esports enthusiasts and hopefuls.

However, the 26-year-old has taken it up a notch, with coldzera playing for FAZE against Vitality in Group A of IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe, despite having contracted Covid-19 recently.

This news was confirmed by coldzera himself and the work ethic shown by the Brazilian is commendable.

A lot is on the line in the Upper Bracket Semi-Finals of Group A, with the winner of the fixture set to face either Complexity or Natus Vincere in the Final of the Group while the loser is sent into the Lower Bracket Semi-Finals to face the winner of Fnatic and MAD Lions.

Let’s hope the Brazilian has a speedy recovery. Vamos!

Pokimane’s Among Us October Streams Breach 3 million hours

Sonu Banerjee
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Pokimane’s Among Us October Streams Breach 3 million hours

Imane “pokimane” Anys is still continuing to rule her throne as the most popular female streamer on Twitch, but the recent stats of her channel show how enormous her current popularity is, and how rapidly she is growing on the streaming platform.

Pokimane currently rocks a follower count of over 6.2 million on the platform. According to Stream Charts, the Twitch star has accumulated almost a million watched hours over the past week alone. Apart from that, her concurrent viewer count has peaked at over 44,000.

In a recent announcement, Pokimane capped her donations to $5, saying that anything excess is “unnecessary”. The move was appreciated by her fans and critics across the world alike.

Based on the number of hours watched, Pokimane is followed by ‘Hafu’ and ‘Justaminx’. All of the three have been seen streaming a lot of ‘Among Us’ over the past few weeks. The murder mystery game has proven itself to be one of the most entertaining games to watch currently, cementing its place towards the top of the Twitch charts in terms of viewership for a while now.

USA Basketball Set to Hold Trials for USA National Gaming Team

Subhashish Nanda
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USA Basketball Set to Hold Trials for USA National Gaming Team

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO: Thirty of the top basketball 2K gamers have accepted invitations to the first trials for a USA Basketball E-National Team, set to be held virtually Nov. 8, 2020. The trials will be used to select a national team that will represent the United States at the FIBA Esports Open II in the North and Central American Conference on Dec. 19-20.

The seven-member, mixed-gender USA squad will tip-off virtually against gaming teams from Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras and Puerto Rico for the right to be crowned conference champions.

“USA Basketball is excited to take this first step in becoming a part of the gaming community and the FIBA Esports Open,” said Jim Tooley, USA Basketball CEO. “The gaming world has seen rapid growth, evidenced by the large number of gamers and fans involved, and the timing and opportunities makes sense for USA Basketball to add an e-national team to compete in future international FIBA competitions. Just as USA Basketball does with its five-on-five and 3×3 national teams, we look forward to selecting high-character and gold medal competitive national teams for this and future FIBA esport competitions.”

In order to be eligible to compete, gamers must be a U.S. citizen who is at least 16 and have a minimum My Career Character rating of 95.

The 30 gamers who have accepted invitations include 23 men and seven women from across the country.

The invitees include ABPureblood20 (Amber Sammons/HeartCrushers); ALittleLady87 (Wendi Fleming/BallHerAlert); Arooks (Aaron Rookwood/Bucks Gaming); BearDaBeast (Michael Key/T-Wolves Gaming); CB13 (Charles Bostwick/Warriors Gaming Squad); Chiquitae126 (Chiquita Evans/BallHerAlert); Crush (Rafel Davis/Kings Guard Gaming); Dayfri (Ryan Conger/Wizards District Gaming); Dimez (Artreyo Boyd/Mavs Gaming); DjLayyy (Alaina Haney/HeartCrushers); FEAST (Mihad Feratovic/T-Wolves Gaming); G O O F Y 7 5 7 (Dayvon Curry/Grizz Gaming); Gradient (Samuel Salyers/Warriors Gaming Squad); HazelChildress4 (Hazel Childress/BallHerAlert); Hotshot (Juan Gonzalez/Heat Check Gaming); icygrl (Brianna Novin/BallHerAlert); iKilledZiah (Ziah Minor/HeartCrushers); JBM (John Mascone/Wizards District Gaming); Kenny Got Work (Kenneth Hailey/Raptors Uprising GC); Legit 973 (Jake Knapp/Raptors Uprising GC); Mama Im Dat Man (Nidal Nasser/Kings Guard Gaming); OneWildWalnut (Dayne Downey/Blazer5 Gaming); OriginalMalik (Malik Hobson/Knicks Gaming); Radiant (Ethan White/76ers GC); Ramo (Ramo Radoncic/Pistons GT); Regg (Reginald Nash Jr./Bucks Gaming); Ria (Spencer Wyman/Jazz Gaming); Sick One (Gerald Knapp/Raptors Uprising GC); Timelycook513 (Eric Donald/Raptors Uprising GC); and Zae (Zaeya Ishak/Hornets Venom GT).

Team selections will be made by the USA Basketball E-National Team Selection Panelists, featuring NBA 2K League community ambassador Graham Borden; Wizards District Gaming team manager Patrick Crossan; Utah Jazz Gaming coach Jelani Mitchell; Aerial Powers, a 2015 World University Games gold medalist and a forward with the WNBA Washington Mystics; and USA Basketball Youth & Sport Development assistant director Andrea Travelstead.

While this will be USA Basketball’s first foray into esports, the tournament will mark the second edition of the FIBA Esports Open, the first of which took place in June and included five conferences featuring 114 gamers from 17 national federations. The FIBA Esports Open II field has been expanded to 38 national teams in seven regional conference.

Each national team will consist of up to seven players, five on the court and two reserves. Games will be played remotely on NBA 2K21 using the Pro-AM mode and allowing for customization of gamer avatars and uniforms.

The North & Central Americas Conference games will stream live on FIBA’s YouTube, Twitch and Facebook channels.

The USA Basketball E-National Team trials will feature the 30 gamers split into six different teams for the first trials session, which will feature round-robin play. As is the case with all USA Basketball team trials, the USA Basketball E-National Team Selection Panelists will have the ability to make changes to teams in order to allow players to compete with and against a variety of other players in order to allow the panelists to select a competitive team to represent USA Basketball at the FIBA Esports Open.

Africa, Middle East and Southeast Asia conferences will be played Nov. 14-15, the Europe Conference is scheduled for Dec. 12-13 and the South America Conference will be held Dec. 19-20.

As was the case for the inaugural FIBA Esports Open, this entire series will be produced from the FIBA Esports Studio in Riga, Latvia, with 54 hours of live content being streamed on FIBA’s Facebook, Twitch and YouTube channels. Each game will be available online with live commentary in English, as well as a daily show featuring up to 12 games.

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