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Riot shows off Valorant beta infograph with bug fixes and banned account numbers

Souhit Dey
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Riot shows off Valorant beta infograph with bug fixes and banned account numbers

Valorant beta has finally come to its conclusion. We all have had our moments of fun in the beta phase of the game and we will savour the memories we created in-game while we were at it. But, behind the scenes of the beta phase, Riot Games was busy using our data and feedback to make the game more polished for its full release. This attributed to major bug fixes, multiple gameplay patches, cheater hardware bans and much more right before the final culmination of the beta phase.

Riot Games proved that the users helped them a lot in improving their game during closed beta. In a post, the Valorant developers said, “VALORANT Closed Beta was an opportunity for us to learn what worked, what didn’t, and what you’d need from us to have the best experience playing VALORANT. With your help, here’s what we accomplished in the last two months.

“Thanks to players around the world for joining in!” The post summarized many of the gameplay improvement statistics during the close beta phase with the heading “HOW YOU HELPED MAKE A BETTER GAME” addressed to the users and players.

According to the post, 17 data centers were setup for the game all around the world. A total of 383 bugs were patched based on user feedback/reports with an overall of 1254 bugs being addressed during the beta phase. A total of 6 gameplay updates/ patches were rolled out in an effort to balance the game. The developers ended up hardware banning 7786 cheaters who attempted to make their way back into the game after their initial account bans.

The developers also gave us a small insight into the total number of server crashes faced during the beta. The total number of crashes looked pretty bad sitting at 2409. The developers definitely took that number with a grain of salt as they put it up with the caption “WHOOPS”. We can hope that the developers will definitely look into the issue of server crashes much like hit registry and balancing as the game nears its full release.

Valorant is all set for its official launch on 2nd June 202 with possibly a new map, new agents, new game modes, a battle pass, new skins and much more of the good stuff.

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Valorant closed beta breaks Twitch Viewership record with 3 million daily players

Sonu Banerjee
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Valorant closed beta breaks Twitch Viewership record with 3 million daily players

The closed beta phase of Riot’s FPS title VALORANT has come to a conclusion on the night of May 28, with the servers shutting down temporarily for a few days till the official release. The final release date of VALORANT is scheduled to be on June 2nd, as announced by Riot.

During only its closed beta, the game has accomplished much more than most other titles would hope to achieve in a lifetime. Riot has confirmed that the competitive shooter has accumulated over 470 million hours watched by its fans on Twitch and a Korean streaming platform AfreecaTV. Phwoar in this short period of time.

The reason for this humongous number of hours watched lies primarily behind the method Riot used to distribute the beta keys for the game. To put it simply, Riot made it compulsory for fans to watch the game for a certain time period on Twitch in order to be eligible for a beta key drop. This further gave rise to a lot of controversies, since streamers could be seen abusing the mechanic to play VODs of streams while luring people by tilting their streams as ‘Drops enabled’. However, this was later addressed by Twitch and such streams were prohibited.

Riot also announced that VALORANT saw an average of about 3 Million players logging  daily into the game, which is certainly a massive number, especially considering the fact that a vast number of people didn’t even get access to the beta. It’s only expected that the number will increase after the official launch, and that too by a margin.

Riot devs have promised that the official release of VALORANT on June 2 is expected to bring a new agent, a new map, new servers and several improvements to the game including minor fixes to major performance improvements. 

Fans are sure to be staying tuned till the much anticipated final release date of the game arrives, and we’ll be waiting to see how many more records is this game set to break.

Orange Rock Esports holds on to the lead – PMPL SA Week 2 Day 2 recap

Abhinesh Kourav
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Orange Rock Esports holds on to the lead – PMPL SA Week 2 Day 2 recap

PMPL SA is back after a break of four days and the competition is getting pretty exciting. All the teams are pumped up to get their hands on PMWL slots and are giving their best in the battlegrounds. 

Overall Standings

Orange Rock still stands the at the top of the leaderboard and is doing pretty well in guarding #1 position from GodLike with its consistent gameplay. Orange Rock has gathered 365 points in 26 matches. GodLike is at #2 with 302 points in 22 matches. SynerGE holds its #3 position and has collected 294 points in 26 matches. 

Match-wise Result

  • Match 1 – Miramar – WWCD: TSM Entity (8 kills)
  • Match 2 – Vikendi – WWCD: GodLike (8 kills)
  • Match 3 – Erangel – WWCD: PowerHouse (16 kills)
  • Match 4 – Miramar – WWCD: TeamIND (8 kills)
  • Match 5 – Vikendi – WWCD: Orange Rock (11 kills)

Kill Leaders

MegaVexe has snatched the top spot in kill leaders with a kill count of 40. He is followed by Mavi, the IGL of OR with 39 kills. TSMenZGOD is the new entry in the kill leaders after his heroics in match 1 and match 2 and stands at #3 with 39 kills as well. 

Orange Rock is increasing the gap between points of itself and GodL slowly and steadily. OR showed pretty consistent gameplay with one chicken dinner. GodL won one chicken dinner too but did not perform well in other matches. SynerGE still keeps on collecting those precious kill points that are helping it to stay in the top three. Not many changes can be seen on the leaderboard after day 2 of week 2 of PMPL SA. 

Lamborghini enters esports

Pranav Nalawade
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Lamborghini enters esports

Automobili Lamborghini enters the burgeoning eSports world, courtesy of its inaugural virtual one-make series The Real Racein partnership with Assetto Corsa Competizione by Kunos Simulazioni. The tournament starts on 29 May with five qualifier weekends, before culminating in a live final at Lamborghini’s headquarters in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy.

The Real Race will be Lamborghini’s first official entry into eSports, delivering a new sim racing championship blending the real and virtual worlds of racing. Assetto Corsa Competizione was developed alongside car manufacturers and provides a dynamic platform for Lamborghini’s latest racing series. The game is also used by official Lamborghini Squadra Corse test and race drivers in their real-world preparations. The luxury super sports car brand will fuel the sim racing community by creating an immersive eSports competition at the wheel of the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO: the three-times winning car of the Daytona 24 Hours. Lamborghini’s Centro Stile, its in-house design department, has created an exclusive race livery, which is customizable in 12 different versions by competitors, with each car displaying the trademark logos of long-standing Lamborghini Squadra Corse partners, Pertamina, Pirelli and Roger Dubuis.

The top three players from the tournament’s live finals will enjoy a three-day experience in Italy, the home of Lamborghini. Players will have a chance to train alongside Lamborghini Squadra Corse drivers and to drive a real Lamborghini race car at an internationally- renowned racetrack. The competition is open to all experience levels. Registration opens today, allowing to play Assetto Corsa Competizione  for free over the weekend of 29-31 May.

Five qualifier weeks take place from 29 May to 2 August. The top three players from first and last qualifier weekend and top two players from second, third and fourth weekend, will be whisked away by Lamborghini to the live final on 18 September, where the best drivers will be determined.

Stefano Domenicali, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Automobili Lamborghini, comments: “Sim racing is one of the fastest growing sectors in eSports, with eSports increasingly important to younger generations. I also follow it closely! This is an opportunity for us to combine the excitement of virtual racing with the appeal of Lamborghini cars and our motorsports program. ESports creates an environment where race heroes and top drivers can be challenged by anyone. This encourages wider engagement with real-life racing, reflected by Lamborghini’s investment in this new sports platform.”

“I’ve paid close attention to the rise of eSports. Seeing the realism of racing games and how drivers are using racing simulators to practice, or professional eSports players going from simulation to the real thing, is just incredible,” said David Coulthard MBE, former Formula One racing driver, who will be the studio-based commentator for the live event. “The Real Race is designed to portray realism and professionalism. Skills in sim racing are so transferable, which is why Lamborghini wants to give players an opportunity to test drive the real thing as part of the prize. There’s nothing quite like getting behind the wheel of a Lamborghini.”

The first qualifier week starts today with the first race taking place on 7 June. Follow @Lamborghini or visit esports.lamborghini for more information.

Attempted Robbery at Japanese Game Cafe Leaves One Dead

Prateek Jain
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Attempted Robbery at Japanese Game Cafe Leaves One Dead

An attempted robbery at a 24×7 game cafe close to the airport in Naha, Okinawa, Japan on May 25th has left one staff member dead and one seriously injured. The murderer is still on a run and police have sealed off the area surrounding the cafe for a thorough search.

Gaming cafes are largely popular in the SEA region. They are considered as a part of the local culture and as such many prefer to game in a cafe rather than owning personal hardware. Today Gaming Cafes have replaced the legacy of Arcades. A Gaming Cafe is generally easier to set-up than an Arcade while also costing way less. Nowadays Game Cafes also includes bars and kitchen to serve drinks and light snacks to customers. A gaming cafe can offer a variety of games and can repurpose their machines to new games at any time, unlike Arcades where the machine needs to be replaced to offer a new game.

According to Okinawa Times reports, the perpetrator was a man in his mid-40s who entered the store with a hidden knife, pretending to be a customer. The perpetrator than unsheathed his knife and demanded the workers empty the cash register, and when they refused, he attacked them with the knife.

Luckily at the time of the attack, the cafe was empty and no customers were at the scene. The suspect fled the scene before police arrived killing one female staff and seriously injuring one male staff member on the neck, who was able to flee to a nearby convenience store before suffering a fatal blow.

The police are currently investigating leads about the possible suspect on the charges of murder and robbery.

Report: GiLL to join Orange Rock Esports’ PUBG Mobile Roster after PMPL

Parth Gada
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Report: GiLL to join Orange Rock Esports’ PUBG Mobile Roster after PMPL

Arshpreet “GiLL” Singh is set to replace Viren “VIRU” Gour in Orange Rock after PMPL, according to sources who have exclusively spoken to TalkEsport. While the reasons for this sudden change have not been mentioned, the timing seems peculiar with Viru having just joined a month back, and PMPL South Asia finals being the only major tournament he has played under the OR banner.

Photo: Orange Rock Esports

Viru, who has previously played in 7Seas and Entity, was known to be highly regarded in the community as one of the best assaulters. While he was part of the Entity team that won the PMCO Fall Split: South Asia 2019 as the 5th player, his time at 7Seas was not so fruitful, with runners up place at the Villager Esport Invitational 2020 being their only top 3 finish. With OR, he has already won 2 minor tournaments called NIMO TV Battleground Season 1 and PUBGM Veteran Showdown: Captain’s League, which, however, will not be recorded in the history books as his most notable achievements.

GiLL, on the other hand, has been with Godlike since the end of last year, with some exceptional performances that have led GodL to win Gamers Without Borders 2020: Asia, PMPL – Spring Split 2020: SA Scrims Season 2, and most notably PUBG Mobile Club Open – Spring Split 2020: India. In week 1 of PMPL South A, he gave the most damage of all players, and has consistently been in the top 10 of the kill leaderboard as well.

The other surprising part, apart from Viru’s very short stint at OR, is the fact that GiLL is going to leave a stable, consistent lineup that was climbing the charts to be one of India’s best PUBGM rosters. What is sure to happen, though, is that this change is going to set in motion a series of moves, one that is bound to keep us on our toes.

TalkEsport has reached out to Orange Rock Esports for a comment.

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Prince Of Saudi Arabia levels his DotA 2 Battle Pass near 10K in only 2 days

Sonu Banerjee
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Prince Of Saudi Arabia levels his DotA 2 Battle Pass near 10K in only 2 days

The 2020 Dota 2 Battle Pass has been out for only two days, and yet the prize pool for The International 10 has reached 8 digits. It’s not surprising however, due to the plethora of new features and content it brings to the table. The Battle Pass is already being widely considered to be the best Battle Pass to have come out in the history of Dota 2, and it’s not even completely released yet, with a lot more still to come through the upcoming months.

A big part of the reason for this prize pool is none other than the prince of Saudi Arabia himself – Abdullah bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud – who apparently is also an avid Dota 2 player and enthusiast.

The prince has already leveled up his TI10 Battle Pass to 9623 in only two days, which undoubtedly skyrocketed the prize pool for this year’s TI. For the unaware, 25% of the purchases from the Battle Pass are directly used to fund The International prize pool every year – a part of the reason why Dota 2 still holds its head up high as the esport with the biggest prize pool in history.

Considering he bought the level 100 Battle Pass which costs 45$, the man spent at least a total of $3960 to reach that level, which is certainly not a joke (unless you’re a Saudi prince I guess).

What’s even more shocking is the fact that he had surpassed the 100,000 level mark in each of 2017, 2018 and 2019, going a whopping 175,457 levels in the first, and 101,127 and 100,820 levels I’m the next two years respectively.

Judging by the paradigm, chances are that the madlad is in no way going to stop at just 10k this year either. Fans can expect him to cross 100k once again, especially when you consider the amount of stuff this Battle Pass brings to the table.

Update: Previously, the thumbnail we used for this article wasn’t relevant to the article. Apologies from our side.

The Valorant’s Closed Beta has Ended

Anuj Rautela
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The Valorant’s Closed Beta has Ended

Riot Games 5v5 character based tactical shooter, Valorant’s closed beta has officially ended. The worldwide launch of the game is set to come out on Tuesday, June 2. Let’s find out what will happen with player progression, in-game items you purchased and what happens to the valorant points once the global version is out.

Valorant tweeted something regarding the same on their official handle.

What about the progress made & valorant points after the official launch?

All player progressions from the closed beta such as agent contracts, skins, rank, etc will reset after the official launch. Everything you earned in beta like exclusive gun buddy will get carried over. Each VALORANT point spent over the course of the beta will be sent back to the player’s pockets with a 20% bonus. (1000 valorant points will be converted to 1200 valorant points after being sent to the respective player)

Valorant’s official launch will include extensive alterations to the game with new map, game mode & a new agent, all making their first appearance along with some balance changes coming to the game as well. The game’s anti-cheat system will be upgraded as well.

ALSO READ: Valorant’s Highest Rank to be renamed after official launch

The countries & regions that did not get access to Valorant during its closed beta will also be given the access to play after the official launch. However, this will exclude regions like India, Vietnam and Middle East as of now. But Oceania & South East Asia and most of the regions around the world will be going online with the game.

Twitch signs exclusive deal with summit1G

Prateek Jain
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Twitch signs exclusive deal with summit1G

After weeks of speculations of Summit1G signing an exclusive deal with Mixer, a Microsoft streaming service that has managed to grab some of Twitch’s biggest streamer, Twitch quickly made moves and re-signed popular streamers – Jaryd “Summit1G” Lazar, Brett “Dakotaz” Hoffman, and Josh “JoshOG” Beave, members of the management company “Loaded.gg”.

According to a press release by Loaded.gg, all 3 streamers signed “multi-year content deals”, details of which weren’t disclosed.

Currently, Summit1G have more than 5 million followers on Twitch, whereas JoshOG have 1.73 million and Dakotaz stands at 4.3 million followers. Combined these 3 streamers command more than 11 million followers. Both Summit1G and Dakotaz are ranked 5th and 10th respectively in the top 10 most followed Twitch Streamers list.

In an announcement Tweet accompanied by a video, Summit1G made it official by saying:

staying right where I am. Twitch is home, and hopefully always will be home.

In a statement, Michael Aragon Twitch’s SVP of content said:

At a time when the community is paramount, these Creators are a core part of Twitch’s mission to bring people together, and we’re excited to continue our partnership as we build the future of gaming and live entertainment.

As more players enter the streaming platform war, companies like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft are using their banks to rope in more streamers from Twitch. With Twitch feeling the pressure due to exodus of streamers, the Amazon company also started re-signing its streamers. So far Twitch has re-signed Ben “DrLupo” Lupo, Timothy “TimTheTatman” Betar, and Saqib “Lirik” Zahid in December and Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm in March.

Far Cry 5 is free to play this weekend on PC

Prateek Jain
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Far Cry 5 is free to play this weekend on PC

Ubisoft will be kicking this weekend off by offering a free weekend for Far Cry 5 on Uplay PC starting May 29th and ending on 31st May. Players will have free access to the base game and its missions for the duration of the weekend. Players will also be able to play in co-op with their friends that own Far Cry 5.

Ubisoft is also allowing users to preload the game from 27th May so as to avoid wasting free days on downloading the 37GB game. Also, the players who purchase the game during the free weekend will be able to carry forward all their in-game progress to the full game.

Ubisoft will also offer upto 75% off on the all the Far Cry franchise games on PC for all editions on Uplay until June 2nd.

Far Cry 5 launched in 2018 is a first-person shooter game developed by both Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft Toronto. It is the standalone successor to Far Cry 4. The game takes place in Hope County, a fictional region of Montana, United States. The main story revolves around our main character, an un-named junior deputy sheriff who becomes trapped in Hope County and must fight his way to liberate the County from the rule of Joseph Seed a.k.a The Father, Leader of extremist religious terrorist cult organization “Project at Eden’s Gate”.

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  • OS: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
  • CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.1 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz or equivalent
  • Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or AMD R9 270 (2GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
  • RAM: 8GB
  • HDD Space: atleast 40GB
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