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China CSGO employs addiction timeout feature

Sonu Banerjee
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China CSGO employs addiction timeout feature

Video Game addiction among minors and teenagers is a common problem throughout the world. Even after organizations like WHO have acknowledged the fact, many people are unaware of its existence to this day. Controlling this sort of addiction can be difficult without proper and strict measures to deal with it, and it seems like China is setting an example by implementing anti-addiction measures in the Perfect World CSGO client.

These anti-addiction measures also put strict restrictions on overspending money on games, another major problem a lot of gamers face.

The Chinese CSGO National Service has informed the players about the new changes through their blog, which roughly translates to:

Dear player, According to the National Press and Publication Administration’s ‘Notice on Preventing Minors from Indulging in Online Games’, in order to promote healthy games for teenagers, CSGO has officially opened a new anti-addiction system. After the anti-addiction takes effect, the account binding identity information is a minor Of players logging into the game will be subject to the following restrictions.

Here are the new measures implemented to the Perfect World CSGO client.

  • The hours when underage players are able to play the game have been restricted from 8 am to 10 pm.
  • Minors are only allowed to play for a maximum of 1.5 hours a day, which will be extended to 3 hours during legal holidays.
  • Players under the age of 8 will not be able to add any money to their Perfect World wallets.
  • Players between the ages of 8 and 16 will be able to do a maximum daily recharge of 50 yuan, till a monthly maximum of 200 yuan.
  • Players between the ages of 16 and 18 will be able to do a maximum daily recharge of 100 yuan, till a monthly maximum of 400 yuan.

The blog post then concludes by saying, “CSGO national service will strictly abide by relevant regulations and protect the healthy growth of young people. Thank you for your understanding and support.”

Former Fnatic CSGO pro PRONAX “forced” into mental hospital, accuses colleagues

Sonu Banerjee
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Former Fnatic CSGO pro PRONAX “forced” into mental hospital, accuses colleagues

Markus “pronax” Wallsten is a former professional CSGO player who retired from competitive CSGO in May 2019. The 29-year-old has been tweeting out some alarming things about his colleagues since the past few days, and things seem to have taken a turn for worse as he mentions that he was forced into a mental hospital yesterday.

The series of concerning tweets started on August 23rd, when pronax made a tweet claiming that his colleagues had “invented lies” about him and that he was “forced into mental hospital again.”

Only after a few more minutes, pronax tweeted again, asking for a lawyer’s help and claiming that “the same thing happened 1 year ago.”

“this only happens because my own colleagues / family know I was going to go to the police and make a report,” Pronax continued.

https://twitter.com/GODpronax/status/1297664510426320901?s=20

About two more hours later, another tweet came from pronax, where he mentioned that he was “out” and that he’d eventually tell his story to everyone.

https://twitter.com/GODpronax/status/1297874340973813760?s=20

Then this tweet followed, where he claimed that his own colleagues were trying to exclude him from his seat at the board.

https://twitter.com/GODpronax/status/1297913107487109120?s=20

While we haven’t verified the truth of pronax’s claims, the CSGO community has shown wholehearted support to him in the replies’ section of his tweets. He responded to the fans too, as he tweeted out a response thanking everyone for the support and assured them that he’ll get back to them at the earliest.

https://twitter.com/GODpronax/status/1298021776367259649?s=20

BeYouNick to host a single PUBG Mobile match with $13,500 prize money

Divyesh Moghe
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BeYouNick to host a single PUBG Mobile match with $13,500 prize money

BeYouNick is a famous content creator in India and he came up with one of the quirkiest ideas to revive engagement on his vlog channel. Nick has promised go to host a single PUBG Mobile game where he will give away $135 per kill, and a total of $13,500 as prize pool.

Nick recently uploaded a new video on his vlogging channel after eight months and he has most unique plan to bring back his almost dead channel by transforming it into vlog/gaming channel now. Nick is seen with the top brass of Global Esports discussing gaming and how he should transform his channel.

Nick introduces his idea of a match with $135 per kill to the panel and they are visibly shocked with this idea. He also brings up the topic of bringing Scout, Mortal and Mumbaikar Nikhil as his team and later on approaches each of them and gets their confirmation.

Scout is also seen baffled on a call where he cites that this crazy idea will become a big hit in the future. Nick plans a virtual meet and greet in the form of a PUBG Mobile game where $13,500 are at stake. His idea must be appreciated as it is one of the most catchy and insane idea that may actually help him revive his other channel by bringing in new gaming viewership to his existing fanbase.

The details of this match and other things are not yet revealed but you can follow his channel to participate in this game and have a chance at winning a big chunk of this prize money.

Thumbnail credits: Be YouNick

Fall Guys Is Coming To Mobile

Sonu Banerjee
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Fall Guys Is Coming To Mobile

In under a month since its official release, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has managed to win over the internet through its unique gameplay and mechanics. The player count of this massively multiplayer party game is reaching off the charts as more and more people are joining it with each passing day.

It didn’t take long for Fall Guys to reach the top of Twitch in terms of viewership. The battle royale has already surpassed the likes of VALORANT and Fortnite on Twitch, and is currently almost always seen leading the Twitch charts among all video game titles on the streaming platform. Tournaments have also started being set up for the game, with a streamers-only invitational being scheduled for 27th August. FallMania will rock a prize pool of a whopping $5,000 per round, where the winner takes it all.

With the surreal amount of hype revolving around Fall Guys, it was inevitable for a good amount of player base to start asking for a mobile version of the game. Currently, Fall Guys is only available to play on PC and PS4, with no mobile version officially announced.

However, it looks like a mobile version of Fall Guys might be on the horizon, as a Chinese gaming and entertainment company called Bilibili has secured the rights to publish a mobile version of Fall Guys in China. Although no official launch date is announced as of yet, this step can imply that China will likely receive a mobile version of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout in near future.

Once the game is released in China, it’ll only be a matter of time before a worldwide release of Fall Guys for phones, and mobile gamers will surely be looking forward to that day.

Youth Cancer Europe announces charity CSGO tournament for pro and amateur teams in September

Maël Valentin
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Youth Cancer Europe announces charity CSGO tournament for pro and amateur teams in September

Youth Cancer Europe (YCE) announced today that it’ll be hosting its first ever Charity Esport Tournament on September 5th and 6th, 2020. The tournament will take place online with participants from all over Europe with the aim to raise funds for the work carried out by the patient organisation, which represents half a million young people affected by cancer, aged 18-39 across 31 countries, while also addressing mental health in both the cancer and gaming communities.

Amateur teams wishing to join YCE’s CSGO tournament can do so by registering here: https://bit.ly/YCE_CSGO_Tournament 

The unprecedented impact of Covid-19 on healthcare systems across the world has caused tremendous side effects. The impact has been felt not only on the immediate treatment of other diseases. Access to medicines and access to screening have been disrupted.

The delivery of mental health services and psycho-social services has been disturbed, as well as much else. With the focus shifted towards coronavirus and the search for a vaccine, areas of healthcare not immediately related to the virus, as well as charities and patient organisations worldwide, have been heavily affected in the last three months by huge funding shortages that ultimately put new and future patients at increased risk. 

YCE’s tournament, hosted in partnership with FaceIt, invites both pro and amateur CSGO teams to come together to help raise funds for a much needed cause. Pro CSGO teams including Portugal’s GTZ Bulls and Denmark’s Tricked, with more to be announced, will give amateur teams the opportunity to test their skills against them, with the added incentive of a chance to win some awesome prizes!

The first stages of the tournament will be held on September 5th, while the semifinals and finals will take place on September 6th and broadcast live via Twitch, with a pro caster and observer to be announced soon! 

Mental health, which will be the central theme addressed by Youth Cancer Europe in its 2021 Global Summit, is also a cause close to the heart of many gamers and Esports players in particular, giving the tournament an excellent platform to raise much needed awareness for both collectives.

The idea for the tournament was spearheaded by Emi Schipor, a young cancer survivor from Romania, steering committee member of Youth Cancer Europe and passionate gamer. About the tournament, Emi says: “Cancer treatment can prove to be a very isolating experience. So not only did my time in hospital allow me to discover my passion for gaming, but by immersing myself in a different world, I was able to make my time there much more manageable. Connecting with online gaming communities, in a way, brought me back into the world that I had only recently been disconnected from; and that was a key factor in keeping my mental health in check. As a passionate gamer and patient advocate, I want to bring these two worlds together to help raise much needed funds for our organisation in these unprecedented times, while also flying the flag for mental health awareness for both of our communities ahead of YCE’s 2021 Global Summit. I’m very much looking forward to bringing pro and amateur teams together for this and joining in on the fun this September!”  

Amateur teams of five can join the tournament by making a donation and registering in the link here. Donations can also be made during the tournament’s live stream of the semifinals and final on Twitch on September 6th. Keep an eye on YCE’s tournament page for more details. 

Valorant player gets caught cheating live during quarterfinals of TGS Signature series

Sonu Banerjee
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Valorant player gets caught cheating live during quarterfinals of TGS Signature series

Riot’s competitive shooter VALORANT is steadily growing both in terms of popularity and as an esport. More and more tournaments are being conducted, and the professional scene revolving around the game is getting wider with each passing day. This steady growth is fueled by the fact that Riot had promised to deliver a world-class anti-cheat system for their tactical shooter. However, it seems like even the HWID bans aren’t nearly enough to keep cheaters at bay, as instances of cheaters ruining games have occasionally been surfacing in the last few weeks.

This time, it appears like these cheats have finally made their way to the pro scene, as a player with the nickname “Ryut” was caught blatantly cheating in the quarterfinals of TGS Signature series, a tournament with a prize pool of $2,000.

In this Twitch clip which has gone viral on social media, Ryut is seen playing for team Tokyo and holding an angle near double doors on Haven. However, as an enemy Reyna approached near, Ryut quickly turned the corner and his aim locked into the head of an enemy outside the door, and not to the enemy Reyna who was standing in plain sight next to the door. Ryut had no vision of the enemy he locked his aim on, rendering it impossible for him to lock on to his head without using cheats.

Since the incident, Ryut has deleted his Discord and Twitter. After receiving reports from players, Ryut has also been permanently banned from VALORANT. The HWID ban Riot delivers to cheaters implies that he won’t be able to play the game again unless he buys a new computer, a hefty price to pay for cheating in a video game.

PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020: Everything You Need To Know

Divyesh Moghe
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PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020: Everything You Need To Know

PUBG Mobile announced their largest esports tournament named PUBG Mobile Global Championship Season Zero. This tournament will be their biggest global esports event with a prize pool of whopping 2 million USD.

PUBG Mobile Esports revealed a detailed plan about its future for the rest of 2020, in which the big announcement was teased to be the biggest event for competitive PUBG Mobile . This great revelation came right after the “PUBG Mobile- New Era” was announced.

PUBG Mobile Global Championship(PMGC) is going to be a special event which is held by merging two earlier planned events named World League and World Championship. This event finally brings in China region to compete for a massive $2 Million prize pool.

Director of PUBG Mobile Global Esports, James Yang appeared in this video, giving lots of information about events till date and then following it up with this major announcement. He starts with explaining the pyramidal structure of PUBG Mobile Esports and how the competition rises with each level.

For the pro circuit, PMWL was their biggest hit with 1.1 Million concurrent viewers watching the showdown. This was the highest watching ever for any mobile esports event, according to the director.

The details about PMGC are not completely revealed yet and the seedings or invites for this tournament are yet to be disclosed. The tournament will be held at the end of November and will be a online or offline event, based on the circumstances of pandemic during that time.

Following are the few things that must be highlighted for this event:

PMGC is going to mark a new era of esports for PUBG Mobile with the rising prize pool and competitive nature of this game. Mobile esports is changing and 2 million USD for a mobile title may have been a dream some years ago but its changing into reality step by step.

China region is considered as the best for PUBG Mobile and the teams like XQF and TOP Esports have already marked their presence in earlier events. Lots of things like game meta have changed since then and this time, it would be interesting to watch if the Chinese dominance reigns supreme or if the throne is challenged by the uncrowned kings.

Another big event named PEC is going to happen during the same timeline for Chinese PUBG Mobile and hence, the tournaments may run almost simultaneously and any global team participating in both the events may get the upper hand in understanding the newly introduced chinese meta and countering it.

PUBG Mobile reveals massive changes to UI and game environment

Divyesh Moghe
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PUBG Mobile reveals massive changes to UI and game environment

PUBG Mobile made a huge announcement today, on 24th August, about the future of the game and its ever-increasing esports. A new global tournament is announced along with a big UX tweak for the game itself. The big update will be released on 8th September.

PUBG Mobile has been teasing about this big announcement since PMWL ended and their social handles invited all the players to witness the arrival of new era.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEHn-KXnlnq/?igshid=fx85gjsjia1h

The game finally moves into ‘version 1.0’ which marks the start of new era. PUBG Mobile made massive changes to everything, right from putting in custom UX to making game more realistic.

New Tech:

PUBG Mobile has included a big graphics overhaul which enhances the entirety of the game. It rises the bars for graphics and map design. The following three subcategories are included under new tech:

Character Improvement:

The game characters are tweaked to give a realistic look to all the outfits and player models. The game has focused on highlighting the physical appearance along with shadows.

Upgraded in-game graphics:

The graphics regarding map terrain, scope opening, bullet drop, muzzle fires and more intricate details are made realistic to give immersive experience.

Upgraded Enviornment:

The entire structure of the game is changed with many other graphic enhancements which can be experienced in-game.

New UX:

PUBG Mobile has changed the current game lobby entirely. The new lobby looks more real and has three new sections. The game lobby is ready to give a heated vibe to jump right into the games with great enthusiasm. The social lobby is there to encourage interactions in-game and give a better experience. The store lobby will allow players to shop in a better way and try various outfits and gun skins more easily.

The game has also enabled a new feature where players can easily customise the entire UI according to their liking and bring in a personalised feel to this game.

New Era:

PUBG Mobile has planned a mysterious surprised for their players. They have teased to release it along with the big update.

Chess Olympiad 2020 Vidit Gujrathi, Koneru H Loses due to power failure as India draw with Mongolia

Divyesh Moghe
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Chess Olympiad 2020 Vidit Gujrathi, Koneru H Loses due to power failure as India draw with Mongolia

FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020 is a new ongoing chess major tournament that started on 25th July and will end on 30th August. Team India currently sits at the top position in Pool A taking over China by a single point.

After cancelling all the over-the-board competitions in 2020 due to pandemic except Biel Chess Festival, the Olympiad was moved to an online format. A unique collaboration between chess.com and FIDE gave birth to a new major international competition where 163 teams from all over the globe are participating.

The tournament also has a unique structure where a team of six should participate, including atleast two women.

Team India recently faced with Mongolia and after some unfortunate set of events, they had to draw with Mongolia in a 3-3 score. The team captain Vidit Gujrati cited internet outage as the reason of losing a ‘won-match’. He also states that a similar thing happened to his teammate Koneru Humpy and as a result, the team had to settle for a draw situation.

According to official standings, Team India currently has a total of 17 points accumulated and ranks number one in pool A, followed by China and Germany. Team India currently has an average rating of 2463 and detailed standings with player profiles are available on the official website.

Secretary of AICF has offered Vidit Gujrathi and Koneru Humpy to play from Taj hotels of their respective cities to tackle power or internet outages in the future.

Free Fire: Over 1.1 Million accounts banned for cheating

Divyesh Moghe
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Free Fire: Over 1.1 Million accounts banned for cheating

Garena Free Fire reports a massive banwave where over 1.1 Million accounts were banned alongside 3.5 Million devices for cheating in the game. Most of the banned accounts were reported in-game by the players and the officials have teamed up with anti-hack experts in the industry to cross-verify their actions as well.

https://www.facebook.com/freefireIND/photos/a.1711013055673608/3199094616865437/?type=3

Free Fire initially launched a program named Operation Cutcord in which they have claimed to ban 700,000 accounts reported by the players and a total of over 3.8 million accounts after deploying their new anti-hack detection system. This 1.1 Million ban wave is second instance of such a massive ban within a span of 3 months.

The amount of banned players has been segmented into several categories as follows:

  • Auto Aim – 35% – As the name suggests, this cheat automatically locks the crosshair onto the enemy granting an easy free kill.
  • Through Wall – 19% – The infamous wall hack has transferred from FPS to battle-royale games. This hack allows players to spot the enemies through the wall.
  • Teleport – 17% – Players instantly travel to other places and this is a form of speedhack.
  • Antenna – 21% – Allows the hacker to detect players on a long distance. It can be used to make safer decisions in terms of engagement.
  • Others – 8% – This may include lesser known exploits
https://www.instagram.com/p/CEL8amwA7Tb/?igshid=kvnwqrndv9km

Garena Free Fire has been struggling with the hacking incidents for a long time and there were incidents of hacking in the competitive scenario as well. Some months back, Entity Gaming and TSG Army were checked for hacking and some of them were banned for one year in the process. Entity Gaming soon released their Free Fire roster and Global Esports also followed their footsteps due to the concerns of cheating.

Free Fire recently announced its biggest competitive tournament in India with a total prize pool of 50,00,000 and a ban wave right before such a big event can assure a sense of relief for the esports organization that are going to compete in this tournament and may bring out the big organisations to venture back in the Free Fire esports side as well.

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