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90M&M brings FIFA 20 event at XRIG, Kolkata

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90M&M brings FIFA 20 event at XRIG, Kolkata

An opportunity for bragging rights awaits the FIFA enthusiasts and pros in Kolkata on December 29, 2019. XRIG is the place to be on the day, with a INR 2k cash prize pool along with gaming merchandise.

90 M&M are presenting 48 players with the opportunity to earn bragging rights as to who the best FIFA 20 player is in Kolkata, all while also earning a handsome chump change.

The exciting part about the event is that there is room for keyboard players as well, with the organiser accepting a maximum of 12 players who fancy the keyboard more than the controller.

The registration fees is fairly priced at INR 100. The venue, XRIG, is also an easy place to get to, with the area connected by almost every means of transport available in the city.

The event will be one of the first ones to have the competitors battle it out on the latest iteration of FIFA.

Click here to register

Spectators are also welcome to visit and they will be hosted by 90mm and redbull .

Also there will small on spot contests where you can win attractive prizes as well.

Rewired.GG makes Europe’s largest Esports Team investment

Prateek Jain
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Rewired.GG makes Europe’s largest Esports Team investment

Rewired.GG is a €50 million esports venture fund that was setup to invest in the global growth of Esports. Today the fund announced that it will be further investing €14 million into Team Vitality, making their total investment in Team Vitality to date to €34 million.

The announcement was made during the opening of multi-million euro Team Vitality headquarters in Paris. The headquarters is aptly named V. Hive (or Vitality. Hive) covering an area  of over  10,700 sq. ft and also features more than 530 sq. ft of store front right in the bustling heart of Paris. The headquarters is open for everyone and will offer engaging esports discoveries and experiences to anyone who walks in.

Rewired.GG had previously invested €20 million in Team Vitality during the November,2018 investments rounds. With the current total of €34 million going to Team Vitality, this investment will become the largest for any European team to date.

AS for the funds, Vitality announced them to be used for supporting the continued growth of the organisation and realise the dream of becoming world’s first $1 billion esports team. The organisation further plans to expand their brand across India and China, where it will be acquiring new players and launch a network of esports academies to train youths.

The funds will also be used to acquire new players for forming teams in other esports games as well as for setting new line of merchandise globally. Today Vitality also launched its first Team Vitality brand of limited-edition adidas trainers.

Talking to the press, CEO of Team Vitality, Nicolas Maurer said:

“In 2013 we started Team Vitality with €10,000. Today Team Vitality has built amazing teams that regularly win tournaments all over the world, and a strong brand that is backed by our amazing and dedicated fans and our premium sponsors. Receiving further backing by Rewired.GG after the initial investment of €20M in November 2018 is a testament to the strength not only of the team but also a comment on the growth of the sector as a whole. This investment will go towards continuing to turn Team Vitality into a global esports brand and we look forward to providing further updates on our future wins as we continue to pursue V for Victory.”

Further commenting on the topic, Amit Jain, Principal at Rewired.GG said:

“Any industry with an audience that’s growing rapidly into hundreds of millions is hugely exciting and esports is no exception. We’ve seen the current esports trend many times before in the tech sector: first the number of eyeballs grows exponentially, and then full monetization comes later. We believe that esports is one of the world’s fastest growing industries today, and the success of teams like Team Vitality show that there is real opportunity for growth in this market. We are well on the way to building one of the world’s first billion-dollar esports teams.”

Currently Team Vitality have esports teams in Rocket League, CS:GO and FIFA. They are also sponsored by brands such as Adidas, Red Bull and Orange.

Valve rumoured to be working on Cloud Gaming service similar to Google Stadia

Prateek Jain
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Valve rumoured to be working on Cloud Gaming service similar to Google Stadia

Since October, Valve has been making some “Big moves”, from reworking the old and clunky library UI on steam to EA making comeback on Steam or to the rumoured partnership with Apple for developing an AR headset, Valve have been on a spree of announcements.

And these rumours/announcements aren’t slowing down either. According to a report by SteamDB, Valve may be working on launching its own Cloud Gaming service, something similar to Google Stadia and Microsoft XCloud.

According to an update on the Steam partner site code, Steam partners will be able to offer their games on “Steam Cloud Gaming”. Partners will need to sign an updated “Café DistributionAddendum” agreeing to Steam’s terms after which their games will be made available on the Cloud Library.

Currently it isn’t clear how and when Valve will be launching this service. All these code updates can just be part of an internal project that may get scraped, so take this report with a grain of salt and wait for more updates.

But if the report is true, then we can see a number of games making their way to cloud, from major AAA releases to indie games enabling us to play our favourite games anytime and anywhere without any device limitations.

China Imposes Curfew on gaming in a bid to fight gaming addiction among teens

Prateek Jain
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China Imposes Curfew on gaming in a bid to fight gaming addiction among teens

In a rather shocking news, China the biggest gaming market of the world has announced a curfew on online gaming for minors. That’s right, a real curfew on online gaming to fight against “gaming addictions”. 

According to an official announcement, the Chinese government have banned gamers aged under 18 from playing online games from late night gaming i.e. from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. Further, minors will only we allowed to play 90 minutes on weekdays and 3 hours on weekends and public holidays. 

These new government guidelines will be applied to all online gaming platform operating in the country. The guidelines will also place restrictions on the amount of money a minor is allowed to spend on online games (applicable only on microtransactions). For gamers aged between 6 to 16 years old will be allowed to top-up their gaming accounts for a maximum of 200 yuan ($29) per month, whereas for gamers between 16 to 18 years the maximum top-up amount will be 400 yuan ($58) per month.

These new restrictions might make it very difficult for the gaming companies to function, most notably Tencent will be hit hardest. As the game developers will be held responsible for failing to adhere to these new guidelines. This will surely hurt the bottom line of ever company and might make it impossible for games to function.

Speaking to the state-run news agency Xinhua, a spokesperson from the administration said that the new rules were aimed at “protecting the physical and mental health of minors” and also to “clear the internet space”.

As part of these new regulation the administration will be working with Police to setup a real-name registration system for minors which will enable the gaming companies to check the identity of the gamers against the National Database and apply correct restrictions on the account. 

“New guidelines have emphasized on the responsibility of the corporations, and has executed the government’s duty to supervise the problem” the spokesman said. According to him, the government agencies would need to study the rules and ensure all corporations involved with games or gaming will adhere by these new guidelines.

Nations Cup – International Esports Championship launched in India by Piyush Goyal

Prateek Jain
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Nations Cup – International Esports Championship launched in India by Piyush Goyal

With the Esports becoming the next big trend worldwide,many countries and businesses have tried to tap into the growing influence of this global phenomenon. Many countries have also dedicated special resources towards developing and promoting the esports industry in their nation.

Similarly, in a bid to boost the esports penetration in India, Minister of Commerce and industry, Piyush Goyal launched The Nations Cup. The Nations Cup is an International Esports Championship which is to be held at the Global Exhibition on Services 2019 in Bengaluru. The announcement for which was made during a curtain raiser event of GES 2019 in ITC Maurya, New Delhi where Mr. Goyal also unveiled the Trophy for Nations Cup and talked about the Event. He said:

“I was very delighted to hear the report which was shared in terms of the efforts to bring Animation & Esports into the country, this is the new age world that India needs to engage with.”

The Nations Cup will be a 2 Day event where Day 1 will only feature the Indian Qualifiers, the winner of which will represent India at the Nations Cup. Day 2 onwards, eight teams from different countries will compete (including the winning Indian team from Day 1) for the Trophy of Nations Cup.  

Seven esports team have been invited from different countries including Australia, Japan, Nepal, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Vietnam, etc.

Nations Cup will be organised by SEPC (Services Export Promotion Council) in association with ESFI (Electronic Sports Federation of India) and will be held from 27th to 28thNov,19. The Nations Cup will be one the key highlights of Global Exhibition on Services and will help in promoting the Esports, Gaming and Animation industry to multiple avenues.

Valens joins Evil Geniuses as Head of Data Science

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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Valens joins Evil Geniuses as Head of Data Science

Major winning coach turned analyst Soham ‘Valens’ Chowdhury was announced to Head the Data Science division for Evil Geniuses, the American organization announced on Twitter.

Valens led Cloud9 to a fairytale run 2018 E League, Boston Major, where they hoisted the trophy and brought North America their first major. However Cloud9 had a rough couple of months post major as two of their stars in Major MVP Tarik and Stewie2k left the organization for MIBR and AWPer Skadoodle took a break from CSGO. Valens changed his role in the organization because he thought that with the new roster his expertise will benefit as an analyst for the organization.

Now with Valens heading Data Science and Impate as an on-field coach, both from Indian origin, EG will hope to keep their place in the world rankings. As they are to face FaZe Clan later today for IEM Beijing’s opening fixture.

Garena Free Fire announces global partnership with DJ Alok

Varun Parashar
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Garena Free Fire announces global partnership with DJ Alok
Alok, one of the world’s most popular DJs, will be a new playable character and will be performing in the pre-match holding area.

Alok Petrillo also known as Dj Alok is a brazilian music producer and Disk Jockey who was recently ranked as the 11th best Dj in the world by Dj Mag. Garena Free Fire unveiled Brazilian superstar DJ Alok as its first resident DJ after jointly announcing a global partnership today.

The partnership unites the world’s most popular mobile game with one of the world’s most famous DJs and continues Garena’s rollout of exciting new content for players. Garena and Alok will also create educational opportunities for underserved young people in Brazil and the rest of the world using part of the proceeds from the sale of Alok content. Dj Alok had a few words on this partnership.

“As a huge fan of Free Fire myself, I am truly delighted to be a part of its universe, I cannot be more excited to bring my music to the millions of players in the game and to further excite our fans”

With the latest update, fans of both gaming and music can look forward to: 

  1. Playing as Alok himself: Alok’s in-game character, outfit, and iconic accessories will all be available for purchase. Alok will have an Area of Effect ability that will heal nearby teammates and allow them to run faster.
  2. Enjoying Alok’s performance in-game: Before the start of each game, Alok will be performing Vale Vale in the pre-match holding area. 
  3. Emoting with Alok’s signature dance move: Alok’s iconic dance move in Vale Vale will be available as an in-game emote.

Dj Alok also launched a new music video which includes the best of Free Fire.

Free Fire World Series 2020

Garena’s partnership with Alok tees up the Free Fire World Series 2019 finals, which is the largest official Free Fire esports tournament in the world. This year’s edition will be held in Brazil for the first time, and will feature 12 of the world’s top Free fire teams duking it out for the tournament title at Barra Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro on 16 November. As a part of the partnership, Alok will also be performing an exclusive set at the Free Fire World Series 2019.

Empowering Young People Across The World

As part of the partnership, Garena Free Fire and Alok will support underserved youths in Brazil and across the world through educational opportunities using part of the proceeds from the sale of Alok content. In Brazil, proceeds will go towards initiatives to support young people in the country, particularly through educational opportunities. At the global level, the partnership’s pilot charity partner will be YCAB Foundation, a social enterprise from Indonesia that Garena will work alongside to prepare youth in the nation with the necessary skills and knowledge to capture the opportunities in the fast-growing digital economy.

Free Fire is the most downloaded Battle Royale game on both iOS and Android for Q2 2019. This exciting partnership adds flair to the game and does better for society at the same time making it a perfect bond.

Stay tuned for more news and updates!

Tencent releases documentary featuring Scout, Mortal and Carry

Varun Parashar
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Tencent releases documentary featuring Scout, Mortal and Carry

Pubg Mobile, the most popular Battle Royale game in India has 13 million daily active users and 20-30 million monthly active users but in a massive crowd, certain players evidently possess superior skill and stand out. PUBG Mobile has released a documentary honoring three such players Tanmay ‘Scout‘ Singh, Naman ‘Mortal‘ Mathur and Gopal ‘Carry‘ Sarda.

These three players have mastered the game, played with professional teams representing India at a global scale and have gained popularity and millions of fans by streaming and showcasing their talent. Mortal, plays with Team Soul who were the sole representatives of India at the PMCO Spring Split Global Championship. Mortal then announced a brief break from competitive play to focus on his streaming career but now he is back with Team Soul for PMCO Fall Split 2019.

Scout_Op, a former player of Team Ind participated in the Spring Split and placed second in the Regional Finals. Currently he leads the newly acquired Fnatic India lineup which is a perfect blend of players who have specific expertise when it comes to the game.

Carry was a part of Indian Tigers team which placed third in the previous PMCO split and got a chance to play the preliminary round of the regional finals but they could not make it to Berlin due to Visa issues. Currently Carry plays for Orange Rock Esports which is being regarded as the best teams in SEA region after their dominant performance at the group stage at PMCO Fall Split 2019 making them the leaders of the region.

The Documentary is called “Be The One’ and is out now on youtube.

Stay Tuned for more exciting news and updates!

PUBG Global Championship 2019 group stage revealed

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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PUBG Global Championship 2019 group stage revealed

The Player Unknown’s Battleground 2019 Global Championship group stage has been revealed along with new items to complement the event. The teams are divided into two groups, which are studded with world-class teams.

Group One will feature some absolute mouth-watering clash with the three times PUBG Europe League Winner FaZe Clan will fight it out against other heavy hitters like Natus Vincere, G2 Esports, Tempo Storm and Gen G. Group Two will feature PUBG Korea League champions OGN Entus Force beside teams from around the Asian circuit along with like Team Liquid and Lazarus to fight for the top spot.

The tournament will kick off with group stages and once the clash is over. 8 teams from two groups will take things to the elimination stage and gradually will lead to the final stage which bears a $2 Million prize pool.

Players will be able to purchase a PGC 2019 Clothing Set, Combat Set, M416 Weapon Skin, Dacia Skin, and Victory Dance Emote. They will only be available until Nov. 26. The revenue generated from the sales is to be split among competitors and 25% will add up to the $2 Million.

Former Call of Duty caster CouRage leaves Twitch for YouTube

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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Former Call of Duty caster CouRage leaves Twitch for YouTube

The Call Of Duty caster turned Streamer Jack “CouRage” Dunlop has announced his departure from Twitch. CouRage is acquired by YouTube to stream exclusively on its platform with his debut date set for 5th November.

CouRage hinted of such a move by posting several videos on Twitter to which fans were left with predicting dates for the official announcement. The Amazon streaming platform having lost two of its biggest stars in Ninja and Shroud to Mixer which consisted of a huge part of their viewership had hit a wall. To add to their miseries YouTube has taken away CouRage who didn’t produce the numbers close to his predecessor who left for Mixer but losing him is enough to make a dent.

“This is truly just the best decision for me and the Courageous,” CouRage said. The content creator explained his move by saying that this will unlock a lot of possibilities for him to grow.

With the departure of CouRage, Ninja and Shroud Twitch are potentially set to lose TimTheTatman who has dropped his and an announcement is expected later this week.

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