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Riot announces new female Valorant agent arriving on October 27

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Riot announces new female Valorant agent arriving on October 27

Riot has revealed the details of the upcoming 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 new agent haven’t been made public by Riot as of yet. However, that didn’t stop dataminers to dig up game files in search of the Agent’s mechanics.

Also Read | Valorant Act 3 – new agent, singularity skin collection, release date, and more

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

  1. An AoE heal which she can’t use to heal herself.
  2. A drone which can be controlled remotely.
  3. A bird which can be used to scout out areas.
  4. An Ultimate which sends out three wolves to hunt down enemies.

Also Read | Valorant new agent Skye – abilities leaked

This combination of skills is certain to make Skye a favourite 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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‘Sex Education’s Asa Butterfield joins Team Liquid

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‘Sex Education’s Asa Butterfield joins Team Liquid

Popular millennial actor Asa Butterfield has joined Team Liquid as a brand ambassador.

Most renowned for starring in the web series Sex Education, the 23-year-old has some gaming background, having played Dota 2 and competed in semi-professional Super Smash Bros Ultimate events.

Team Liquid announced: “Welcome to the Liquid family. We’re happy to have you onboard, and look forward to seeing what you accomplish next,” to which he replied that they were the first Esports team he knew of while watching Starcraft streams.

Having starred in movies like The Boy in Striped Pajamas and Hugo, the British actor has had his allegiances to the Esports world, having been in a similar role with Panda Global, now finds himself in a much bigger organization.

With over 300k+ followers on Twitter, Team Liquid will hope to use his influence on social media and events to widen their already wide fanbase, having already opened a new training facility in Amsterdam this year to expand its reach to Europe.

Also Read: Cloud9 signs floppy

Valorant Act 3 Battle Pass: new agent, singularity skin collection, release date, and more

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Valorant Act 3 Battle Pass: new agent, singularity skin collection, release date, and more

With Act 2 of Riot’s tactical shooter Valorant nearing its end, fans are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the next Valorant act which is set to arrive in the next few days. The introduction of the new act will refresh the ranks of all players, and the current ranks will be locked to the accounts as their Act rank in the game.

What is Valorant Battlepass?

A Battle Pass allows players to progress through tiers and earn certain player cards, player titles, weapon charms, sprays, and weapon skins. 

Radianite points earned through the Battle Pass can be used to evolve certain weapon skins and other content types in the game. Radianite points can be obtained through the Battle Pass in every act or purchased directly on through the store.

  • If you are spending time playing VALORANT, you should earn XP and progress towards unlocking cosmetic items for your collection.
  • People that don’t opt-in to the Premium Battle Pass should still be able to earn the rewards that commemorate their participation during the Battle Pass’ duration. The feeling of “I was there” is something we want everyone to be proud of.
  • If you purchase the Premium version of the Battle Pass, you will simply get more rewards. There is no pay to win.
  • Quality of rewards takes priority over quantity.

When is Valorant ACT 3 coming?

Riot has already confirmed on multiple Occasions that Valorant Act 3 will arrive on October 13th.

Episode 1 Act 3 will release at the following times on October 13: 

  • NA/LATAM/BR – 6 AM PDT
  • Korea/APAC – 2 PM PDT
  • EU – 8 PM PDT.

If you play in North American servers, you’ll be able to queue for your last ranked game this Act till 4:30 AM Pacific Time. Games queued after that will count towards your next Act’s rank.

What’s new in Valorant Act 3?

Riot devs have finally revealed the Act 3 roadmap in a blog post today, with plans including changes to the competitive ecosystem, a new snow-themed map,’ and a new agent which will drop a patch later.

While the new map Icebox will be available to play as soon as Act 3 drops on October 13th, players won’t be able to enjoy the competitive mode on the map till two weeks later on October 27th. The new Agent is also set to arrive on the same date.

COMPETITIVE CHANGES

Act 3 will bring with it a number of competitive changes primarily focused on balancing out queues in higher ranks. The competitive changes will include

  • A new Act Rank badge which can be upgraded by increasing your in-game ranks.
  • Rank queue restrictions made tighter from 6 tiers to 3 tiers, to reduce rank disparities in competitive games.
  • Freedom of players to pick servers.
  • Immortal plus rank changes will be completely decided by wins and losses.

NEW MAP

As mentioned earlier, the new map Icebox will be available to play in Unrated mode from October 13th. Riot may alter the map depending on player feedback before implementing it to ranked mode on October 27th.

NEW AGENT

Today, Riot has revealed through their blog that they’ll release the new agent on October 27th, two weeks after the release of Act 3. The devs said that the reason behind the delay in the release of the new Agent is the high demand for a new map among fans.

However, it appears like the details of the Agent have already been leaked.

According to a Twitter post by Valorant Leaks, the name of this new Agent is rumoured to be ‘Skye’ and she’ll be packing a set of skills which would be valuable for any team.

Skye’s leaked abilities

  • Basic Ability: Area of Effect healing but unable to self-heal
  • Basic Ability: Wolf Drone that is remotely controlled 
  • Signature Ability: Send out a Sova-like Recon Bolt that gathers information
  • Ultimate Ability: Send out three wolves to chase down enemies 

NEW SKIN

The new skin collection will be named ‘Singularity’ and will be added to the game alongside Act 3.

“Singularity exists in a far future, vast in its journey from the beyond. Powerful, abstract, and mysterious,” the Valorant blog states. “None know where it came from or how it came to be.”

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Counter Strike Creator & Astralis chairman form new Co.

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Counter Strike Creator & Astralis chairman form new Co.

According to a report by WIN.gg, the creator of Counter-Strike Minh “Gooseman” Le and Astralis chairman & founder Nikolaj Nyholm have collaborated to establish a new firm – Scattershot Limited. The report further attached official documents affirming their partnership. Scattershot Ltd. is at present registered in the United Kingdom.

Minh “Gooseman” Le is a Vietnamese-Canadian video game programmer who co-created Half-Life mod Counter-Strike besides Jess Cliffe in the late 1990s. He had also commenced the Counter-Strike franchise, later, being employed by Valve for around 8 years. 

Minh has worked on several other games like Tactical Intervention, Rust while Pearl Abyss being his latest venture. He is also ranked at number 14 in IGN’s ‘Top 100 Game Creators of All Time’ list. 

Nikolaj Nyholm is the founder and chairman of Astralis and a prominent Danish entrepreneur and investor. The organization has fielded teams in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, and FIFA. It’s CS:GO roster is regarded as one of the most successful lineups in the history of professional Counter-Strike.

According to the documents that have surfaced, Scattershot Ltd. was listed in the UK under the business code SIC 62011 on September 25 earlier this year. This code prominently covers businesses indulged in Ready-made Interactive Leisure and Entertainment Software Development. Both Minh and Nikolaj are equal owners of the company with a capital of 100 GBP (129 USD) as a symbolic initiation.

Scattershot Ltd Incorporati… by Nick Johnson

The initial fund is allegedly a token to secure the firm’s name for future operations. But where does their alliance seem to be heading? Nikolaj was the founder of RFRSH Entertainment that owned Esport team Astralis as well as tournament organizer BLAST Pro Series. 

However, due to conflict of interests and revenue sharing between the two subsidiaries, both were separated. While he today heads one of the most successful CS:GO organizations, Minh established the Counter-Strike franchise which today has transformed into a juggernaut. Is the Danish entrepreneur and investor interested in creating a new game?

Cloud9 signs floppy

Bharat Kotwani
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Cloud9 signs floppy

Cloud9 on their Twitter has announced about the addition of Ricky ‘floppy’ Kemery to their roster as the 4th player of their “Colossal rebuild”. The 20yo North American Prodigy was previously a part of the team led by Johnny ‘JT’ Theodosiou after Cloud9 decided to restructure their entire CS:GO division.

At Cloud9, floppy averaged with a rating of 1.13 across his showings while competing with the team. Some of his exhibiting plays did help the team to finish in the fourth position at the Inaugural FLASHPOINT season followed by the ESL: Road to Rio North America where they placed third and bagged a total of 1400 RMR Points in a bid to book a spot at the Major.

This move was earlier reported by Jarek ‘Dekay’ Lewis from DBLTAP.com which stands confirmed by the Organization. In a Tweet, Cloud9’s General Manager Henry ‘HenryG’ Greer highlighted the new contract details of floppy where the 20yo will be paid 432,000 USD across a period of 3 years. With this addition, the team now comprises four players out of the six-player roster layout with the rest two still to be decided by the same.

With more two players yet to be announced by the lone Major winner in North America, Cloud9 now have:

Alex “⁠ALEX⁠” McMeekin
William “⁠mezii⁠” Merriman
Özgür “⁠woxic⁠” Eker
Ricky “⁠floppy⁠” Kemery

Aleksandar “⁠kassad⁠” Trifunović (Head coach)
Joshua Micks (Assistant Coach)

Player Statistics by: HLTV.org



Indian servers not included in the Valorant Act 3 roadmap

Sonu Banerjee
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Indian servers not included in the Valorant Act 3 roadmap

Recently, there has been a lot of speculation among the Valorant community about the arrival of Indian servers to the game. While the devs have confirmed that they’re testing out servers in India, it appears as they might still be far away.

In the Valorant Act 3 roadmap revealed by Riot on their blog, there are no signs of the addition of Indian servers to the shooter in near future. However, there’s still some good news for Indian Valorant fans mentioned in the blog.

While Indian servers may be distant, North African and Middle Eastern servers are closer than ever!

Both the Middle East and North Africa servers will be added to the game in Act 3. The addition of Middle Eastern servers means that Indian players will be able to enjoy the game at much lower pings than they receive in Southeast Asian servers.

The latencies might still not be ideal, but they’ll be playable enough for you to battle for your place among the top ranks in the competitive spectrum.

Valorant new agent Skye – abilities leaked

Sonu Banerjee
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Valorant new agent Skye – abilities leaked

Today, Riot has revealed through their blog that they’ll release the new agent on October 27th, two weeks after the release of Act 3. The devs said that the reason behind the delay in the release of the new Agent is the high demand for a new map among fans.

However, it appears like the details of the Agent have already been leaked.

According to a Twitter post by Valorant Leaks, the name of this new Agent is rumoured to be ‘Skye’ and she’ll be packing a set of skills which would be valuable for any team.

Also Read | Valorant Skye Abilities Video Lead – Watch it now!!

According to the leak, her abilities will consist of an AoE heal, a drone similar to Sova, a bird which can be used to scout out enemies, and an ultimate which will release three wolves to chase enemies.

From her ability descriptions, it’s clear that she won’t be much of a duelist. But the utility on her abilities will undoubtedly make her one of the best initiators in the entire game.

New Valorant Agent and Act 3 roadmap revealed

Sonu Banerjee
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New Valorant Agent and Act 3 roadmap revealed

Act 3 of Riot’s competitive shooter Valorant is just around the corner, and fans are excited to know about what awaits them in the new Valorant Act. Luckily, Riot devs have finally revealed the Act 3 roadmap in a blog post today, with plans including changes to the competitive ecosystem, a new snow-themed map,’ and a new agent which will drop a patch later.

While the new map Icebox will be available to play as soon as Act 3 drops on October 13th, players won’t be able to enjoy the competitive mode on the map till two weeks later on October 27th. The new Agent is also set to arrive on the same date.

Competitive Changes

Act 3 will bring with it a number of competitive changes primarily focused on balancing out queues in higher ranks. The competitive changes will include

  • A new Act Rank badge which can be upgraded by increasing your in-game ranks.
  • Rank queue restrictions made tighter from 6 tiers to 3 tiers, to reduce rank disparities in competitive games.
  • Freedom of players to pick servers.
  • Immortal plus rank changes will be completely decided by wins and losses.

New map

As mentioned earlier, the new map Icebox will be available to play in Unrated mode from October 13th. Riot may alter the map depending on player feedback before implementing it to ranked mode on October 27th.

New Agent

No concrete information is available on the upcoming new agent, but it’ll be available in the game from October 27th.

New Skin

The new skin collection will be named ‘Singularity’ and will be added to the game alongside Act 3.

“Singularity exists in a far future, vast in its journey from the beyond. Powerful, abstract, and mysterious,” the Valorant blog states. “None know where it came from or how it came to be.”

Valorant players are reporting error code Val 43: Here’s how you can fix it

Sonu Banerjee
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Valorant players are reporting error code Val 43: Here’s how you can fix it

Valorant is currently one of the most popular FPS titles in the world of video games. However, that doesn’t make it free from flaws. From time to time again, players have repeatedly encountered bugs, glitches, and fatal errors while playing or attempting to play the shooter. While Riot is generally swift to patch out these problems, some of them still go under their radar.

Riot Games has recently revealed their upcoming plans on the Act 3 of Valorant. The plans include changes to the competitive ecosystem, a new snow-themed map ‘Icebox’, and possibly even a new Agent.

They’ve also announced the release date of the upcoming Act which has sparked excitement in the community. However, with the increasing hype surrounding the game, the frequency of the appearances of Valorant error codes have also increased significantly.

What is error code Val 43?

If you’re unaware of what the infamous error code 43 is, consider yourself lucky. The annoying bug not only prevents players from playing Valorant, but also disallows launching the game.

If you’re experiencing this problem, you’ll be greeted with this message whenever you attempt to launch Valorant – “There was an error connecting to the platform. Please restart your game client.”

This problem generally occurs as a result of Riot’s server problems. This may happen during a scheduled maintenance, a new update, or the servers being down due to technical faults.

However, if the root of the problem lies in your client, you can find it incredibly difficult to fix this issue.

How to fix error code 43?

To fix this error code, simply follow the steps listed below:

  1. Go to the search bar in your windows and type run (You can also simply press the windows key + r on your keyboard.)
  1. Type %Appdata% and hit enter
  1. Go to your %AppData% folder and delete the RiotClientPrivateSettings.yaml file.

e.g. C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Riot Games\Riot Client\Data

  1. Run Valorant as Admin after deleting the file.

This causes your client to re-log in to Valorant, consequently fixing the underlying problem. However, if the problem is happening worldwide due to technical faults in the server, your best bet may be to wait patiently in hopes that Riot fixes this problem themselves.

Trainwreckstv wins Code Red Among Us championship

Sonu Banerjee
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Trainwreckstv wins Code Red Among Us championship

The Code Red Among Us tournament has come to a conclusion, and popular Twitch streamer Trainwreckstv has been crowned as the winner.

The Code Red Among Us championship which was hosted by Boom.tv featured twenty popular Among Us streamers like xQc, Train, Soulja Boy and Adept engaging in a battle of wits and deception against each other for a first prize of $5,000. 

The tournament was set in a format of two groups where the first four players from each group would advance to the finals. The winners of the groups were determined through the total number of points accumulated by the participants who had to earn points through voting, killing, and winning games.

Getting a correct vote as a crewmate awarded the players with one point while winning a game as a crewmate awarded them with three. As an impostor, players would get one point per kill and five points per win.

Trainwrecks topped the finals with a massive score of 70 points, with Jane ‘n’ Blake and xQc trailing behind with 64 and 59 points respectively. While Train took home the first place prize money of $5,000, Jake managed to win $2,000 followed by xQc at $1,000.

Among Us is a local and online party game developed by InnerSloth. It was originally released back in 2018 but failed to gain much traction until recently. The game of stealth, deception and lies rose to fame through the hands of popular streamers and YouTubers who picked up the game just before August 2020.

Ever since then, it has been a steady uphill climb for Among Us, which is currently one of the top titles on Steam and is often seen leading the charts of Twitch in terms of viewer count.

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