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CS2 Player Abuses Economy Loophole in Tournament

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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CS2 Player Abuses Economy Loophole in Tournament

Counter-Strike has been around for decades, and it is not a surprise that players are finding loopholes in the game. Controversy has surrounded RUSH B player tex1y, who disconnects right before the round ends to avoid a loss bonus.

RUSB B faced FAVBET in the opening game of CCT Season 2 Europe Series 20 Closed Qualifier, where the map saw tex1y disconnecting right before the round’s end to prevent receiving a zero loss bonus. In a sense, this takes advantage of the CS economic system and breaches section 7.1.11 of the CCT code, which forbids disconnections without a good cause.

Despite being illegal yet creative thinking, tex1y’s antics did not lead to his team winning as it was FAVBET who progressed into the next round of the tournament. Despite this, RUSH B has been warned, and along with condemning the actions of tex1y, they have promised to take disciplinary measures.

Knowing such actions are illegal, tex1y acted boldly, but the whole team now finds themselves on the receiving end of the backlash.

Twitch to Introduce TikTok Like Streams Soon

Aritra Patra
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Twitch to Introduce TikTok Like Streams Soon

Twitch’s CEO has laid out plans for 2025. Remember that new mobile app they rolled out last August? To improve the viewing experience on smartphones, Twitch has decided to introduce a TikTok-style vertical feed. However, the community doesn’t seem to be happy with it at least for now.

Dan Clancy, Twitch’s CEO claimed that he is aware of the backlash, and he revealed that Twitch is trying a new feature that will let the streamers stream vertically. In a blog post, Clancy talked about wanting to make it easier for viewers to find stuff to watch while still helping streamers grow their communities.

According to Twitch, the Discovery and Clips feeds on the mobile app should be a win-win for everyone. To make that happen, they’re adding a feature that lets streamers provide both landscape and vertical video.

If you’re watching on your phone in portrait mode, you’ll see the vertical video. If you flip it to landscape, you’ll get the standard horizontal stream. It will be as simple as that.

In the middle of the year, we will be adding the ability to provide both landscape and vertical video through Enhanced Broadcasting and will integrate the vertical video source into the mobile app depending upon the orientation of the phone.

Twitch’s CEO, Dan Clancy

Will Twitch be able to implement it well this time? What do you think of this major change? Let us know in the comment section below.

League of Legends First Stand 2025: All Qualified Teams

Sonu Banerjee
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League of Legends First Stand 2025: All Qualified Teams

League of Legends First Stand 2025 is just around the corner, and fans of the Riot Games MOBA can’t wait to catch their favorite esports teams battling it out on the grand stage.

For the uninitiated, First Stand 2025 is the first international LoL event of the year, bringing together the best teams from every region to compete.

Set to kick off on March 10, the event will feature six participating teams—the winners of LCP Split 1, LCK Cup, LTA Cross-Conference, LPL Split 1, and LEC Winter—battling it out in a Fearless Draft format for a chance to claim the lion’s share of a $1,000,000 USD prize pool.

If you’re curious to know more about the list of teams that have qualified for LoL First Stand 2025, we have you covered.

LoL First Stand 2025 Teams List

League of Legends First Stand 2025

Here’s a list of all the teams that have managed to qualify for LoL First Stand 2025 so far:

  • CTBC Flying Oyster (LCP Split 1 Winner)
  • Hanwha Life Esports (LCK Cup Winner)
  • Team Liquid (LTA Cross-Conference Winner)
  • TBD (LPL Split 1 Winner)
  • TBD (LEC Winter Winner)

The playoffs for the LPL Split 1 and LEC Winter are still underway, and fans will have to wait until March 1 and 2, respectively, for a winner to be crowned in each tournament.

How to Get Hextech Chests in League of Legends?

Aritra Patra
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How to Get Hextech Chests in League of Legends?

Riot Games has decided to bring back the Hextech Chests back to League of Legends. However, players won’t be able to get it from champion mastery anymore.

Patch 25.5 is going to bring Hextech Chests back into the game again, and they’re tying them to the free battle pass. Let’s find out how to get the Hextech Chests in League of Legends.

How to Get Hextech Chests in League of Legends?

Hextech Chests in League of Legends

It will be just like a reward for playing the game. Players can earn up to eight free chests and keys just by progressing through the pass along with two Hextech chests and keys.

To progress through the battle pass player will have to play the game and complete daily and weekly missions. These missions often involve leveling up champion mastery. The more missions you tick off, the faster you’ll get your hands on those chests.

To upgrade the Honor level, players need to provide and receive honors. Moreover, players need to play nice without being toxic. If a player receives too many reports, he/she will get a punishment, which resets the Honor level to zero.

How to Get Boxy and Boxer Skins in Fortnite?

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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How to Get Boxy and Boxer Skins in Fortnite?

A uniquely designed bundle inspired by cardboard boxes, the Special Delivery Bundle is once again on sale in the Fortnite shop and this is your chance to get it. Peruse through to find out how you can get it.

Unfortunately, the skin cannot be obtained by simply doing tasks so the only way left is to buy it from the store. The good news is, the whole bundle is available to buy, not only that you can selectively purchase what you like.

The Special Delivery Bundle includes the following items:

  • Boxy Skin
  • Boxer Skin
  • Box Basher Pickaxe
  • Pop Dropper Glider
  • Crafted Cardboard Wrap

Everything is on sale for 1800-V Bucks in the store and if you are looking to get it make sure you have enough in your game wallet to pick it up before the time ends.

The bundle will be in the store till Feb 28, 2025, 8 pm ET hence make sure you make your purchase beforehand since we don’t know when it might be back again. Unfortunately, the skin cannot be obtained by simply doing tasks so the only way left is to buy it from the store. The good news is, the whole bundle is available to buy, not only that you can selectively purchase what you like.

How to Get the Bloodsport Skin in Fortnite?

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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How to Get the Bloodsport Skin in Fortnite?

Certainly a blast from the past, the Bloodsport skin has turned out to be a fan favorite ever since its introduction in Fortnite back in Chapter 2 Season 7. If you are one of those who missed out on getting this skin then fear not, here is how you can get it in Chapter 6 Season 2.

Unfortunately, the skin cannot be obtained by simply doing tasks so the only way left is to buy it from the store. The good news is, the whole bundle is available to buy, not only that you can selectively purchase what you like.

The Bloodsport Bundle includes:

  • Bloodsport Outfit
  • A.R.G.U.S. Sabre Harvesting Tool
  • Bloodsport Camo Wrap
  • Starro Specimen Back Bling
  • He’s a Shark Spray
  • Springing Harley Spray
  • I’m a Superhero Spray
  • It’s Peacemaker Spray

Everything is on sale for 1800-V Bucks in the store and if you are looking to get it make sure you have enough in your game wallet to pick it up before the time ends.

The bundle will be in the store till March 3, 2025, 8 pm ET hence make sure you make your purchase beforehand since we don’t know when it might be back again.

How To Get the Tuktuk Spray in Valorant?

Sonu Banerjee
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How To Get the Tuktuk Spray in Valorant?

Riot Games is handing out a couple of free rewards to Valorant players who tune into the official live streams of Masters Bangkok 2025, and one of them is the Tuktuk spray.

But how exactly do you get the Tuktuk spray in Valorant?

Valorant Masters Bangkok Drops Explained

Like every other major Valorant event, Masters Bangkok 2025 features some exciting drops for players to collect. These rewards include the ‘Crispy’ title and the ‘Tuktuk’ spray.

The former can simply be obtained by tuning into the official live streams of Valorant Masters Bangkok 2025 at any point during the tournament and watching for a set duration. However, the Tuktuk spray will only be rewarded to viewers who watch the Grand Final of the tournament on March 2nd.

How To Get Tuktuk Spray in Valorant

The first thing you should do if you’re looking to get the Tuktuk spray in Valorant is link your Twitch or YouTube handles to your Riot Games account. Here’s how you do it:

Connecting Twitch to Riot Games Account

  • Make sure your Twitch account is logged in.
  • Click on your profile icon located in the top-right corner of the screen.
  • Navigate to ‘Settings’ and then ‘Connections’. Look for the Riot Games account option.
  • Click on the ‘Connect’ button and authorize the connection.

Connecting YouTube to Riot Games Account

  • Log into your YouTube account.
  • Click on your profile icon located in the top-right corner of the screen.
  • Go to ‘Settings’ and then ‘Connected Apps’. Look for the Riot Games account option.
  • Click on the ‘Connect’ button and authorize the connection.

Once you’ve linked your accounts, all you need to do is tune into the Valorant Bangkok Masters 2025 Grand Final stream on March 2nd and watch for a set duration. The minimum watch time required to get the Tuktuk spray has not been revealed at the time of writing.

New Legend for Apex Legends Season 25 Leaked

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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New Legend for Apex Legends Season 25 Leaked

Apex Legends Season 25 is on the horizon and with all the leaks surfacing, it is shaping up to be interesting. In this article, we will discuss the latest leaks that might come true with the release of Apex Legends Season 25.

Players are understandably excited about releasing a new Agent especially when one hasn’t made it to the game in quite a while. If the leaks are true, we might be looking at Xenia Contreras debuting in no further than Season 25.

Popular dataminer, Luwtage suggests that Xenia Contreras will be debuting this season itself and further elaborated about her abilities which are quite interesting to begin with. According to Luwtage, Xenia Contreras comes with traps that deal damage to whoever steps on along with a footstep indicator that points toward approaching enemies.

So far, the leaks are promising and Contreras might turn out to be quite a deadly agent. While nothing can be confirmed until the update actually arrives it won’t be wrong to have your hopes high with Season 25.

Fortnite OG Ranked Zero Build Servers Shutting Down

Aritra Patra
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Fortnite OG Ranked Zero Build Servers Shutting Down

Fortnite’s OG Ranked Zero Build servers are getting the axe. Starting March 4th, they’re pulling the plug on a bunch of servers, which, let’s be honest, is a bit of a downer. This comes right after the launch of Chapter 6 Season 2, which, by all accounts, is doing pretty well. New locations, fresh loot – the usual Fortnite shake-up. But it seems some of the side modes aren’t quite keeping up.

Landed on January 31st, and it was a hit. Nostalgia trip for the old-timers, getting to blast with those classic weapons again, like the Zapotron. And for the newbies, a chance to see what all the fuss was about back in the day, exploring those old maps. It was a good time.

But, here’s the kicker: Epic Games put out a tweet saying they’re shutting down the OG Ranked Zero Build servers due to “matchmaking health.” Now, they’re keeping the EU and NAC servers alive until the end of OG Season 2 on March 25th, and they’re even telling players from other regions to switch over, with no penalty. Still, it’s a bummer for those who’ve been grinding away, building up their rank.

Naturally, the community’s buzzing about this. “Matchmaking health,” right? That’s code for “not enough people playing.” And you can’t blame them for jumping to conclusions. Fortnite OG’s launch was massive, hitting over a million players in no time. But, let’s be real, OG Ranked Zero Build is a niche within a niche. It’s not surprising it didn’t pull in the same numbers. It’s a shame, but that’s how it goes.

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