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Valorant players are reporting white screen errors

Sonu Banerjee
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Valorant players are reporting white screen errors

The massive Valorant update introducing the third Act of the competitive shooter brought in a lot of changes, but everything didn’t seem to go as smoothly as one might have thought.

Alongside the update, a number of annoying bugs have made their way into the game. While Riot is generally swift to patch out these bugs, players experiencing these problems may have to wait till these are fixed.

Soon after the Act 3 update was introduced to Valorant, players started reporting the ‘White Screen error’ while attempting to play the FPS title.

What is the ‘White Screen’ error?

The white screen error is an annoying bug that can disrupt your gameplay while you’re in the middle of matches. It makes your screen white and while you can still hear audio from in-game, you can’t really do anything other than listening. Players are often forced to reboot their PC and even after they rejoin a game, the error happens again after a short while.

Is there a fix?

Currently, no proper fix is known for the white screen error. You may try the general steps like reinstalling the game, we can’t guarantee that it’ll definitely work. Your best bet here is to wait for Riot to patch this bug out themselves, and it’s likely that it won’t take them long to fix this problem. Till then, you can play deathmatch or spike rush modes where you won’t get penalized as heavily for quitting mid-game.

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Valorant Version Mismatch Error Fix

Sonu Banerjee
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Valorant Version Mismatch Error Fix

Valorant players across the world are reporting encountering the ‘version mismatch’ error since the last Valorant update was shipped to the game. This error isn’t uncommon, though. It has existed in the competitive shooter since its closed beta days and popped up occasionally after its official release on June 2nd.

However, the good news is, this error is nothing to worry about. While it usually fixes itself, there may be times where you find this prevailing for more than a few hours. In that case, you might want to do a few steps to be able to fix the issue.

What is the Version Mismatch error?

The version mismatch error is generally caused by updates to Valorant when players run a client version that’s different from the actual version which the server is running. Riot is generally quick to fix these issues, and it’s quite rare for this issue to persist for over a couple of hours.

How to fix the Version Mismatch error?

While your best bet is to wait it out if you grow tired of waiting you can choose to update, or even reinstall the game yourself. To do so,

  • Close the Valorant client and re-launch it, prompting the game to download any newly shipped updates.
  • If you want to re-download the game from scratch, go to the control panel and uninstall the game first from ‘Add or Remove Programs’. Once you’re done, you can visit the official Valorant page here to download your new copy of Valorant.

If these steps don’t fix the problem, then you’re left with no other option than to wait till the update fully gets shipped. This typically takes between 3-4 hours, and may even be shorter depending on how big the update is.

CSGO – Astralis sells ‘es3tag’ to Cloud9

Bharat Kotwani
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CSGO – Astralis sells ‘es3tag’ to Cloud9

Astralis member Patrick “⁠es3tag⁠” Hansen has completed a move to Cloud9, the danish organisation have announced. Astralis has already confirmed the move of es3tag.

The 24-year-old joins Cloud9 on a permanent basis after winning his debut series at the ESL Pro League S12 Europe at Astralis. This deal is set to be effective once Patrick will have played the DreamHack Open Fall under the Danish Powerhouse’s banner. According to Anders Hørsholt, CEO of Astralis, this deal is and will be considered as an “Historic Transfer on record” In a statement, he delivered :

This is not something we saw coming when we signed Patrick only four months ago, but player transfers will always be a part of the game. We will not be commenting on any specifics around this agreement, but I do believe it is one of the biggest transfers on record and the conditions offered to Patrick are also of a kind, he wanted to pursue.

After spending nearly 4 months at Astralis, he has averaged with a rating of 1.12 from a total of 36 maps.

Further he added, “We have an obligation towards our own business and towards the player and as such we are pleased to have finalized this agreement with Cloud9. As a player and as a professional, Patrick will be missed by everybody here, and I hope one day, he will yet again be a part of Astralis. We wish him the best of luck!”

es3tag joined Astralis on a free transfer from Heroic following the expiry of his contract at his now Danish Counterpart. With this transfer, Cloud9 seem to have completed their roster with their sixth yet to be announced.

This roster is expected to compete in this second half of 2020 where they are scheduled to debut at Nine to Five 5 tournament powered by Betway which starts from October 26th. This will be followed by the second iteration of Flashpoint 2 where Cloud9 prevails as a founding member of the same.

With this addition, Cloud9 now has :

  • Alex “⁠ALEX⁠” McMeekin
  • William “⁠mezii⁠” Merriman
  • Özgür “⁠woxic⁠” Eker
  • Ricky “⁠floppy⁠” Kemery
  • Patrick “⁠es3tag⁠” Hansen
  • Aleksandar “⁠kassad⁠” Trifunović (Head coach)

Anders Hørsholt, CEO of Astralis Group:‍

  • This is not something we saw coming when we signed Patrick only four months ago, but player transfers will always be a part of the game. We will not be commenting on any specifics around this agreement, but I do believe it is one of the biggest transfers on record and the conditions offered to Patrick are also of a kind, he wanted to pursue.
  • We have an obligation towards our own business and towards the player and as such we are pleased to have finalized this agreement with Cloud9. As a player and as a professional, es3tag will be missed by everybody here, and I hope one day, he will yet again be a part of Astralis. We wish him the best of luck!

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Patrick ‘es3tag’ Hansen:

  • Things have gone extremely fast. I am proud to represent Astralis, I love the fans and I never for a second thought, I would be move on to a different team this early. I just won my first big title and I truly enjoy working with all the guys on and around the team. Over the past 6 months, I have grown as a person and a player, and I owe a lot to the organization.
  • That being said, what Cloud9 is offering me is something I needed to consider seriously. I love the ideas behind the project, and I believe it will be a team to consider in the top of CS for the years to come. While I am sad to leave Astralis and all the people here, I look forward to the challenge in Cloud9. Thanks to the fans for the massive support they have shown me, I will always have Astralis and the fans very close to my heart!

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Kasper Hvidt, Director of Sports at Astralis Group:

  • Player transfers are a part of the game and I wish Patrick the very best. I have worked with him twice now, and he is a stand-up guy and a rare professional, who understands what it takes and who will always work his hardest for himself and his teammates.
  • The transfer leaves an open spot but having Andreas “Xyp9x” back leaves us with 6 of the best players in the world. Having worked and gained a lot of experience with a 6-man set-up, it is obvious that this is something Danny, our coach, is comfortable with, and we are in no rush to increase the roster short term. Possible future transfers and securing consistency in the overall performance might mean we will have 5 or 7 players in shorter periods, though, but this is not a part of the plans right now.
  • Ultimately, we are working towards a full 2-team roster with 10 players like the way we work in League of Legends. This is something we will present at a later stage, right now I just want to thank es3tag for his time and hard work and wish him the best of luck in the future.
    Astralis and Cloud9 have agreed not to discuss further financial details of the agreement.

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Evil Geniuses Star ‘Cr1t-’ hits 11K MMR

Sonu Banerjee
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Evil Geniuses Star ‘Cr1t-’ hits 11K MMR

Dota 2 pro and EG star Cr1t- has finally hit the 11k MMR mark following one and a half months of intense effort towards this achievement. The 24-year-old announced the exciting news through a tweet dated October 13th.

Cr1t is a Danish Dota 2 player who is currently playing as a position 4 support under Evil Geniuses, alongside teammates Arteezy, Abed, RAMZES666, and Fly.

Cr1t is currently ranked the #1 in the competitive leaderboards of European Dota 2, while his teammates Arteezy and Abed hold the #2 spots in the American and Asian leaderboards respectively.

Needless to say, fans of the North American organization will be eagerly looking forward to seeing this team consisting of some of the highest-rated players in the game take on The International 10 when it finally arrives, which may likely take a few more months depending on the pandemic scenario.

Memento Mori – Valorant Act 3 Battle Pass might hint towards the next agent

Sonu Banerjee
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Memento Mori – Valorant Act 3 Battle Pass might hint towards the next agent

The upcoming Valorant agent ‘Skye’ is all set to arrive at the competitive shooter on October 27th. Her abilities will include a mix of support and general utilities like AoE heals, flashes, or targeted wolves. However, even before the arrival of Skye, fans might have already uncovered hints to another upcoming agent. What’s Memento Mori? Let’s dig into it!

Reddit user u/AbDabTheFab has shared some information that can potentially reveal a few details on the next Valorant agent. In the first Act of Valorant, the Tier 48 reward was a card that had the picture of Killjoy’s turret in it along with the words “Vertraulich” which in German means ‘secret’ or ‘confidential’. This was an obvious teaser to Killjoy, which was later released in Act 2.

The second Act also a similar pattern, with the tier 48 card having a green bird which was a hint to Skye’s bird. The card was named “The way forward” which the Redditor believes, “is associated with her line ‘Don’t worry I’ll forge us a path’ and the fact that she is an initiator.”

If the paradigm stands, the tier 48 card of the Act 3 battle pass might just be revealing details on the Act 4 agent. The card is named ‘Memento Mori’ which is inscribed on a name tag with an hourglass attached to it. The words ‘Memento Mori’ technically means ‘an object kept as a reminder of the inevitability of death, such as a skull.’

While not much extra information can currently be extracted from the card, it’s possible that the hourglass might point to the next agent being able to play with time, which is something that Valorant fans will certainly be looking forward to.

How To Get Axel Witsel Flashback Card in Fifa 21

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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How To Get Axel Witsel Flashback Card in Fifa 21

Belgium international Axel Witsel becomes the first player to get a Flashback card in Fifa 21 after the Squad Builder Challenge went live on October 13th.

Witsel is a solid budget choice in FIFA 21 and has been in the heart of Dortmund’s midfield since his arrival. His Flashback card celebrates the apex of his career with the German side. The card boasts an 86 rating and is rounded off by a little less than impressive statistics. The SBC is quite over the top considering the reward is underwhelming, especially when you take into account the rating and usability of the card.

The SBC is divided in 3 parts.

Challenge 1:

  • No. of Players from Borussia Dortmund: Min. 1
  • Squad Rating: 84
  • Team Chemistry: 70
  • No. of Players in the Squad: 11
  • REWARD: Gold Players Pack

Challenge 2:

  • No. of Players from Bundesliga: Min. 1
  • Squad Rating: 84
  • Team Chemistry: 65
  • No. of Players in the Squad: 11
  • REWARD: Premium Electrum Players Pack

Challenge 3:

  • Team of the Week Players: Min. 1
  • Squad Rating: 85
  • Team Chemistry: 50
  • No. of Players in the Squad: 11
  • REWARD: Premium Mixed Players Pack

Witsel has been favored by many FIFA players for their budget teams. His rating has been around the 80s for the past few installments of FIFA which helped in keeping him fairly affordable for new players. But the rating does him little justice as his stats in individual made him a complete box to box midfielder, and his Flashback card shares a similar story. This card posses the same impressive numbers but the price one pays to get it in their FUT feels unsatisfying. It might be hard to find players who link up around him being restricted to Bundesliga and Belgium.

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Valorant Skin Refund: How to refund skins in Valorant

Divyesh Moghe
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Valorant Skin Refund: How to refund skins in Valorant

Valorant has some flashy skins in its arsenal but not all players like them. If you regret any of your purchases, don’t worry because there is an easy way to refund them. Valorant skin refund system is similar to League of Legends where players can refund items they don’t like. A simple method to refund valorant items is given below.

Riot Games has followed the refund policy from its biggest title League of Legends and implemented it to Valorant. When players spend Valorant Points (VP) or Radianite Points (RP), a purchase is made and within a limited time period, it can be easily refunded.

Purchases mentioned above include everything, from weapon skins to agents, contracts or anything else bought with VP or RP. Valorant offers five free agents at the start and another two when you make some progress but to unlock all ten, it becomes very hard. With refunds, you can exchange Agents by using the refunded points to buy others.

Valorant Skin Refund method:

It is very easy to actually avail of a refund in Valorant. Follow these simple steps given below to make Valorant skin refunds and exchanges.

  • Head onto the Riot Games website and log in.
  • Search for the “My Order History” tab.
  • After clicking on it, a list of all your purchases will appear with a Refund button next to it, click on it and the game will launch Valorant client with a quick patch and your items will get refunded.

Before proceeding to refund, there are few things to keep in mind. Not all the purchases are refundable and hence, Character Contract Levels, Battle Pass & Levels, Weapon Skin Levels, Weapon Skins once used, or if you purchase a skin upgrade, Radianite Points, and Bundles are all non-refundable. Also, there is a 7-day limit after which you cannot place a refund request. Here is the entire Refund policy available, so make sure to check if you are eligible to refund valorant skins or not.

Also Read: When is Skye coming to Valorant?

When is Skye coming to Valorant ? – Details Inside

Sonu Banerjee
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When is Skye coming to Valorant ? – Details Inside

Riot has revealed the details of the upcoming Valorant Act 3 through a blog post dated October 7th. The new Act will bring a number of new changes to the competitive shooter including a new map, a new Agent, and a revamped competitive system.

While the new map is already confirmed to be a snow-themed map named Icebox, details on the abilities of the new agent haven’t been made public by Riot as of yet. However, that didn’t stop data miners to dig up game files in search of the Agent’s mechanics.

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According to some data miners on Twitter, the upcoming female Agent will pack a skillset which is sort of a combination between that of Sage and Sova. Her abilities are:

REGROWTH – C

EQUIP a healing trinket. HOLD FIRE to channel, healing allies in range and line of sight. Can be reused until her healing pool is depleted. Skye cannot heal herself.

TRAILBLAZER – Q

EQUIP a Tasmanian tiger trinket. FIRE to send out and take control of the predator. While in control, FIRE to leap forward, exploding in a concussive blast and damaging directly hit enemies.

GUIDING LIGHT (3X) – E

EQUIP a hawk trinket. FIRE to send it forward. HOLD FIRE to guide the hawk in the direction of your crosshair. RE-USE while the hawk is in flight to transform it into a flash.

SEEKERS – X (ULTIMATE)

EQUIP a Seeker trinket. FIRE to send out three Seekers to track down the three closest enemies. If a Seeker reaches its target, it near sights them.

This combination of skills is certain to make Skye a favorite among Valorant fans due to the amount of utility she brings to the table. Judging by the descriptions, Skye can potentially be one of the best initiators in the entire game.

The bad news is, it’ll take a while before we can see Skye in the game. The devs have confirmed that while Icebox will be available to play on the day of the release of Act 3, the new Agent will be arriving one patch later on October 27th.

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Riot Games fines Astralis $6,000 for multiple late payments to LEC players

Sonu Banerjee
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Riot Games fines Astralis $6,000 for multiple late payments to LEC players

In a statement released on October 13th, LEC commissioner Maximilian ‘Max the X’ Peter Schmidt revealed that Astralis would be fined a sum of €5000 in a competitive ruling.

The Danish organization was behind on multiple payments to its team members, as previously alleged by the members themselves. Besides the penalty, Astralis will also be subject to certain requirements from the LEC to avoid repetition of the offense. The statement also claimed that the Astralis General Manager “exhibited conduct unbecoming of a LEC Team Manager.”

The allegations were brought upon the organization’s League of Legends roster, which were later confirmed after a thorough investigation from the league.

To prevent incidents like this from happening in the future, Astralis will have to follow these conditions:

1) Astralis is required to establish and communicate a direct avenue which Team Members can use to report potential grievances towards the Astralis ownership group.

2) Astralis is required to establish an on-boarding program for their Team Members including an outline of the above as well as an overview of Danish vacation pay and tax/payment/EasyID requirements.

3) The League will schedule check-in calls with all Team Members in the 2021 Season to ensure the above has been executed.

4) Astralis and their General Manager will be officially warned for conduct unbecoming of an LEC Team Manager as we consider the LEC organizations responsible for the actions of their employees.

New Valorant update is causing “Party Not Ready” Bug for players across globe

Divyesh Moghe
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New Valorant update is causing “Party Not Ready” Bug for players across globe

Valorant recieved its latest Act 3 update that introduced new map Icebox. With the map, a new agent and multiple servers were launched for MENA and South Asia regions. Unfortunately, players are not able to enjoy this update as a bug is rendering Valorant as unplayable for many across the world.

Valorant is facing a new issue yet again and this time, it is not any specific error code, but a matchmaking error. This error, popping up as “Party Not Ready”, is not allowing players to enter the ranked or other modes who have updated the game. The game can be launched and works completely fine until you get ready to play a match, and this error shows up.

Valorant Act 3 update was a big news for many players belonging to the Asian region. With the new Mumbai and Bahrain server launch, the players were finally ready to play with lowest possible latency and then, this error popped up. Valorant has turned off the custom matchmaking option and hence, the game is basically unplayable for now, except the other features which are operational.

Valorant Server Status website shows that the issue is acknowledged and posted the following:

Due to issues we have temporarily disabled multiple queues. We are working to resolve this as soon as possible.

From this statement, players can expect the issue to get resolved very soon but until then, the game is basically down and no troubleshooting will solve this problem.

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