Although mousesports did not announce officially, it is reported that mousesports could bring back chrisJ and sign additional three players alongside Ropz and hence, suNny could end up on the mousesports bench along with Martin “STYKO” Styk and Tomáš ‘oskar’ Šťastný.
As the talks didn’t end on a good note, suNny initiated talks with ENCE eSports. SuNny has played for the Finnish organization in 2016 prior to joining the European star team, mousesports. However, it is still unclear about the progress between the organization & the player and who would depart the Finnish lineup.
In 2015, Team SoloMid (TSM) began it’s venture in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive by signing a full Danish roster which comprised of present Astralis’ core. Later, the organization signed a North-American lineup which moved to Misfits in early 2017 and TSM haulted their CS:GO division. According to a report from DeKay, USA based organization is close to signing Uruguay lineup and negotiating with BIG for Owen “smooya” Butterfield’s transfer.
Smooya is the only player under contract while the rest of four are free agents. Although, it is still unclear whether the organization and the players have reached to an agreement.
If the reports turn out to be true, TSM’s roster would be:
BenQ ZOWIE, in collaboration with Forerun Computers, opens India’s first ZOWIE Experience zone in Cochin. ZOWIE Experience zone is a part of the retail gaming outlet launched by Forerun Computers on 13th March 2019.
ZOWIE Experience Zone will serve as an innovative tool to satisfy the growing e-sports market to make the gaming experience more accessible and personalized.
The popularity of ZOWIE products has been consistently growing and with this, we take one more step forward in ensuring to deliver world class customer brand experience. E-sports enthusiasts can now experience the products first before making the purchasing decision without having to depend on a third party product review experience. We are committed to introducing more experiential zones to help users and enthusiasts interact with our evocative range of offerings across India
Mr. Rajeev Singh, Managing Director of BenQ India
At the retail store, ZOWIE Experience zone will display XL series monitors including XL2546, XL2720 & XL2411P. ZOWIE XL-series monitors are equipped with up to 240Hz static refresh rate and native 1 ms response time. Also, ZOWIE’s newly launched RL2455S console E-Sports monitor which features static 75hz refresh rate, native 1ms response time will be available for experience.
BenQ ZOWIE eSports monitors are armed with features what a gamer or a professional gamer would want. Exclusive Dynamic Accuracy (DyACTM) is one of the most important features that maintain remarkable clarity during in-game movements allowing for a smoother experience. Color Vibrance is an adjustable feature which adds flexibility to easily tune preferred color tone and to distinct small targets from the background, making the trace easy and precise. The monitors are also fitted with Black eQualizer for visual clarity in dark scenes without overexposing bright area that helps the gamer to acquire targets easily and offer to view comfort in gameplay.
ZOWIE will also display its full range of gaming gears, which consists of mouse, mousepads, Celeritas II keyboard, CAMADE and Vital. Mouse includes most popular EC, FK and ZA series along with EC1-B & EC2-B CSGO Edition. EC-B (CSGO Edition) mouse are exclusively designed for right-handed users. It offers users a bigger room for wrist movements. The shape of the right side of mouse is well rounded. It allows the user’s fingertips to hold/cover the mouse to move smoothly. EC-B Series with 3360 sensor comes in two sizes to fulfil different needs. Mousepads will include G-SR, P-SR, G-TF-X and P-TF-X. ZOWIE’s latest launch G-SR-SE (Red) will also be available for experience.
ZOWIE CELERITAS II features an optimal and more precise pre-travel, which is the distance the key has to travel before an action is performed. It introduces the optical switches, which allows players to avoid double key presses.
In addition, ZOWIE will also be displaying CAMADE and VITAL. CAMADE is a solution for inconveniences with the mouse cable such as space constraints or cable entanglement. Moreover, VITAL Audio System for e-Sports is a combination of three goals – ease of use, personalization and consistent sound quality – that aim to simplify and streamline sound card use.
Now one can try out and purchase ZOWIE products faster and easier than ever at ZOWIE XL-Zone from 13th March ‘19 onwards. The Experience Zone is located at the A1, A2, Divyam Bldg., Ernakulam, Cochin – 682 020 and opened between 10 am – 7 pm daily (except Sundays). For more details contact: +919599002285.
Forerun Computers is a Cochin- based IT business partner in India. It has expanded its business across various gulf countries. Forerun is a regional distributer and is spread among 14 districts in Kerala consisting of 11 branches.
On the last day of the group stage, we say teams from groups E-H who fought to decide the last eight teams for the round of 16.
In Group E, Windigo and Fnatic made it through to the playoffs stage over the Spaniards from Movistar Riders. The Spanish team suffered defeat from Windigo who beat them 2-0 on Train and Mirage. The favorites, Fnatic drew both their series 1-1 and made it to the playoffs securing the second seed in the group.
Over in Group F, Team Russia secured the first seed backed by victories against WARDELL N Friends and Imperial, with outstanding performances by Boombl4. The second seed went to Panda who sealed their spot after an upset over Russia, taking the series with a score line of 2-0
In Group G, we witnessed Ukraine and TNC making to the top 16. Ukraine made it following a 2-0 victory over TNC and a tie against local favorites 5POWER. TNC thrashed Enzo in two maps with the same scoreline of 16-6 and a tie with 5POWER which sealed their playoff berth.
Lastly, in Group H, Alpha Red were the dark horse of the group and secured the first seed with two victoires and one draw. The last slot went to Viva Algeria who took the slot after a 2-0 Victory over Chiefs
Team Liquid have been invited to IEM Sydney, which will take place from April 30-May 5 at the Qudos Bank Area.
The other teams invited thus far are FaZe,MIBR,NiP and Renegades. Swole Patrol were also invited, but could make way for eUnited, who acquired most of their players.
5 invites, 5 Major Legends! The top NA roster in #CSGO@TeamLiquid is joining the fight Down Under at IEM Sydney 2019! #LETSGOLIQUID
This is the first time the North American side is attending the event, after having lost to NRG in the NA qualifer. The boys in blue will attend two Blast Pro Series tournaments in Sao Paulo and Miami before going down under for the $250,000 tournament.
It will be important that Liquid start putting in some good performances, specially after a shock exit in the quartfinals of the IEM Katowice Major to Finnish Side ENCE, after being tipped to go all the way to the finals. Their latest addition, Stewie2k, brings a lot of firepower as well as hope for a good showing from NA.
IEM Sydey features 9 direct invites, the rest of which will be announced in due course, and 5 qualifiers, mainly from Asia and Ocenia. Indian fans will hope that Entity can make it all the way to the main event, after having qualified for the closed qualifiers last week.
The former CS:GO player for Cloud9 will be out of streaming for a while because he is being operated on his left elbow following an accident on his scooter.
Shroud announced on his Twitter that he will be away from Twitch for awhile. He tweeted “No stream today boys.. blame the scooter,” with a follow up tweet he clarified that a scooter accident had led to an elbow injury and had to be operated on.
Broys, getting surgery on my elbow today.. might be out of commission for a bit. PepeHands
Shroud jokingly said that since the injury is on his left elbow his aim would not be affected but it could have a small impact on his movement while he recovers.
It's my left arm, dw the aims still there. Movement might be a little slow as I recover :p.
The real question is how would this impact Shroud’s viewership on Twitch and YouTube. However, Shroud has clarified that having insane numbers wasn’t the first priority to him. Gaming is his passion and he’s not chasing the money or opportunities and loves to follow his passion of gaming
The first day of the tournament in China saw the end of group stages for the first four groups being concluded.
The 28 team tournament was split into 7 groups of 4 each. However, many groups had lesser teams as multiple teams had dropped out of the event.
The format of the tournament was a round-robin BO2 system.If the team wins both maps gives you three points, splitting maps gives you one point, and losing both gives no points.
Group A
G2 hammered through their opponents, dropping only 11 points over 4 maps with victories over Singularity and Revolution. KennyS looked really hot with a KDR of 5 in the BO2 over Revolution
The second playoff stop belonged to Singularity who eliminated Revolution in the elimination BO2 with a convincing score line of 16-2 and 16-1.
Group B
Valiance topped Group B after coming back into their tournament following a slender loss against NASR in a BO2. Valiance picked up victories against Denial and Optic, upsetting the latter in a BO2. Optic managed to take the second playoff spot
Group C
Group C featured only MIBR and AGO two teams as K23 and Isurus had dropped out before the tournament began. MIBR topped the group with a 2-0 win over AGO.
Group D
In the last group, FrostFire were eliminated after losing 0-2 to Absolute and Furious. Absolute ad Furious rounded off the playoff list after comfortable wins over Frost Fire
RFRSH Entertainment has announced the official English broadcast team for BLAST Pro Series São Paulo.
BLAST Pro Series São Paulo will be between the 22nd and 23rd March at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Brazil. Six teams, including local favorites MIBR and 3 time major champions Astralis will fight for $250,000 on the line.
The first member on the list is Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere who will be at the desk with Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill, Christine “potter” Chi and Mathieu “Maniac” Quiquerez.
The tournament will be hosted by Adam Savage and Frankie Ward will be in charge of taking interviews. The stage will also see a new casting pair in Alex “Machine” Richardson and Halvor “vENdetta” Gulestøl.
The idea that violent video games drive real-world aggression is a popular one, but it hasn’t tested very well over time. Despite interest in the topic by parents and policy-makers, the research has not demonstrated that there is cause for concern
Professor Andrew Przybylski, Director of Research at the Oxford Internet Institute.
The study suggests that previous researchers had bias and prejudice that led them to make the conclusion that real world violence was directly related to violent games.
Our findings suggest that researcher biases might have influenced previous studies on this topic, and have distorted our understanding of the effects of video games
Dr Netta Weinstein, Coresearcher of Cardiff University.
The study used nationally representative data from British teens and their parents alongside official EU and US ratings of game violence. Unlike previous research on the topic, which relied heavily on self-reported data from teenagers, the study used information from parents and carers to judge the level of aggressive behaviour in their children, rather than simply asking teenage boys and girls how angry they were.
Part of the problem in technology research is that there are many ways to analyse the same data, which will produce different results. A cherry-picked result can add undue weight to the moral panic surrounding video games. The registered study approach is a safe-guard against this
PUBG-M has taken the Playstore by storm and is currently at more than 100 million downloads. The game has become a part of our lives and comes up in one aspect or the other.
With the addictive nature of the game, many players have become violent and aggressive as per a report published in DNA. Following these activities, Rajkot Police Commissioner,Manoj Agrawal issued a temporary ban on PUBG.
The chairperson of the Gujarat child rights body, Jagruti Pandya has confirmed that a nationwide ban has been recommended by the National Commission for Protection of Child Right. The announcement will be instrumental to the Gujarat government to take the decision of banning the game in schools
The game will be banned from March 9 till April 30 and anyone found playing the game will be prosecuted under the Section 188 of the Central Government Act
However, PUBG is not the only game that has been banned. The Rajkot Police have also banned the Momo challenge in which a player was asked to complete some challenges that ultimately resulted in their death.
This move will face huge backlash from the general public as it takes away their right of living their lives as per their choices, thus restricting their freedom
