In a boost to console players of the famous Battle Royale game PUBG, the developers announced that they would gradually roll out cross platform play after the launch of Season 4.
While the full support for cross platform does not come out till October, players will be able to experience it first hand on their test servers in September.
Cross network play is coming to PUBG on consoles later this year! @Xbox and @PlayStation players will be able to play together from the same matchmaking pool. In the meantime, Erangel arrives on console August 27, so get ready to drop in: https://t.co/5Jsi3dyNqgpic.twitter.com/IqfDMgoWUi
Once the cross platform servers go live, it would mean that players will be able to get matched much faster as both XBOX One and PS4 users would be matched concurrently, something that has been heavily requested by the community.
Another major announcement has been the earlier content releases for consoles. While updates will still be applied to the PC version first, the consoles will receive their updates within 2 weeks.
Season 4 is slated to go live on August 27, with updates to the design of Erangel and a new battle pass called Survivor Pass, which will contain missions every week to earn Erangel themed rewards.
Google took the gaming world by storm when it announced its ground breaking streaming service, stadia and now they are here with yet another major announcement. One of the most anticipated titles, Cyberpunk 2077 will be coming to Google Stadia probably in 2020. The Pc and Console launch is all set for April 16th and we can expect the Stadia version to come along during that period as well.
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Google also confirmed a variety of other games including Watch Dogs Legion as well as Ubisoftโs Gods and Monsters which will be coming out for Stadia. Google also released trailers for pre-announced games which are Borderlands 3, Grid and Mortal Kombat 11. Even though Google has an amazing lineup of games ready to roll out on Stadia, Cyberpunk 2077 still remains one of the most anticipated titles owing to the social media hype created around the game, thanks to movie megastar Keanu Reeves.
Google Stadia is set to arrive this November and alongside Cyberpunk, other Titles for Stadia announced at E3 include Destiny 2, Doom eternal and many more!
Stay tuned for more exciting updates and tell us in the comments which games are you anticipating to be released on Stadia!
The International 2019 is underway in Shanghai, China from 15th-25th August 2019.
The group stage of the event was held from 15th-18thAugust 2019.
18 participating teams were divided into 2 groups of 9 each. The top 4 from each group, would qualify for the upper bracket of the playoffs, the next 4 would start the playoffs in the lower bracket, while we bid adieu to the last 2 teams in the group stage.
Sixteen teams play in a double-elimination bracket over six days. Bracket placements are decided through group stage results. First-round Lower Bracket games are best-of-one. Grand Finals are best-of-five. All other matches are best-of-three.
Main Event โ Day 1 (UB Quarter Finals, LB Round 1): August 20th
Main Event โ Day 2 (UB Quarter Finals, LB Round 2): August 21st
Main Event โ Day 3 (UB Semi-finals, LB Round 2): August 22nd
Main Event โ Day 4 (LB Round 3 & 4, All-Star Match): August 23rd
Main Event โ Day 5 (UB Finals, LB Round 4 & 5): August 24th
Main Event โ Day 6 (LB Finals, Grand Finals): August 25th
Various events are scheduled on each day of the main event as well such as the opening ceremony on 20th August, the cosplay contest, arcana vote and all-star match.
You can now pick your favourite All-Star Player in the Compendium and earn Battle Points based on their performance during the match. Available now in-game.
The International 2019 All-Star Match โ You can now pick your favorite All-Star Player in the Compendium and earn Battle Points based on their performance during the match. Available now in-game.#TI9pic.twitter.com/qBUF8Tkizf
V4 Future Sports Festival’s sophomore iteration worth $335,000 was earlier announced and, now the organizers have revealed four invitees for the Hungarian event โ mousesports, Virtus.pro, Ninjas in Pyjamas and Made in Brazil. The event will be held on September 21-22 while the venue is yet to be unveiled.
Mousesports claimed inaugural event worth $597,000 while the Poles were the runners-up. The 2019 season will future eight teams out of which four have been revealed. The remaining four teams will qualify through Europe, Hungary, Poland and Czech Republic-Slovokia qualifier.
V4 Future Sports Festival 2019 will be the second premier event after the major. After every major, most of the teams undergo roster shuffle and this event along with BLAST Pro Series Moscow will witness teams with revamped line-ups.
Teams can sign up for the qualifiers by clicking the links below:
In a report by Jarek “DeKay” Lewis, DeKay mentions that ENCE are expected to make a roster change by removing Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen, their IGL, for a fellow Fin, Miikka “suNny” Kemppi.
According to DeKay, the new ENCE lineup will be featured at BLAST Pro Series: Moscow 2019 and the StarLadder Berlin Major, where ENCE will be seen at the Returning Legends stage, will be the last tournament for Aleksib with the full Finnish roster.
Since Aleksibโs addition to ENCE, the team has emerged victorious at BLAST Pro Series: Madrid 2019. The Finnish gunners missed out on victories at Intel Extreme Masters XIV – Chicago and DreamHack Masters Dallas 2019, where they lost to Liquid on both accounts. In addition, ENCE missed out on winning the Katowice Major 2019 due to a loss against Astralis.
Despite being listed as a member of Mousesports, a transfer to ENCE has been completed or being discussed by ENCE according to DeKayโs sources.
If this move is completed, it would raise questions about who would take over the reigns of the team and is still unclear.
Polish veteran Jarosลaw “pashaBiceps” Jarzฤ bkowski was benched from Virtus.pro in February earlier this year. He was a pivotal part of the legendary Polish roster for nearly half a decade. Since then, he began streaming extensively but, later he returned back to competitive Counter-Strike with a Polish lineup โ Youngsters. He even qualified for LOOT.BET Season 3 in May 2019 with Youngsters roster.
After the summer break, we are returning to continue our search for an optimal roster. This week SAYN, @paszaBiceps, Sidney will be observed in the Nest. It looks to be a tough training! pic.twitter.com/1xsOabbXHo
“After the summer break, we are returning to continue our search for an optimal roster,” AGO wrote on Twitter. AGO’s CS:GO roster is facing inconsistency after the organization merged with x-kom in June this year. Their former players have accepted new challenges and the organization is trying out two more players along with pashaBiceps. AGO’s trial Counter-Strike roster is now up to four, namely:
Update 0.14.0 which was released last week, potentially fixes lots of crucial bugs which existed in PUBG Mobile and improves the overall gameplay with certain UI changes as well.
According to the patch notes, rework has been done to Mode Selection UI, Daily Missions, as well as a new player vs player zombie mode, has been added, called Infection Mode. In this new mode, players can play as different types of zombies and hunt other players. This large update requires players to download 720MB worth of data either automatically when connected to WiFi or manually from the play store. Hereโs a list of bug fixes that come along with this update.
Fixed a bug where some vehicle finishes affected vehicle display
Fixed a bug where customized control layouts were not being applied correctly on some devices with non-standard screens.
Guest button was not displayed in some areas of India bug fixed
Fixed a bug where win rate and accuracy were not displayed correctly in results
Hairstyles piercing through some hats bug fixed
Fixed a bug where some players could not see the Infection mode entrance and the announcement regarding the new mode
Fixed a login issue found on iPod Touch 6
Added a reminder for Resources Pack, where a pop-up will alert users that the download will be paused when they enter matches.
The Chinese version Player Unknown’s BattleGrounds mobile has become the highest-grossing battle royale game on mobile devices. The game earned a record $167 million in global revenue in July, a 748% increase from the $46 million gathered in July 2018.
Tencent’s May release of Game for Peace, the Chinese version of PUBG Mobile, attributes to this steep climb in revenue as this game brought Monetization to the popular shooter. PUBG Mobile’s total global revenue now sits at $860 million, beating Knives Out at $771 million and Fortnite with $725 million. Seeing these phenomena, many popular console titles are now looking at a future in mobile gaming. Call of Duty is a massively famous console game but now it is trying to make its name in the league of battle royale games for mobile. Pubg Mobile faces fierce competition from other battle royale games like Garena’s Free Fire and Epic Games’ Fortnite but somehow every time, Pubg Mobile emerges on top. What makes this game so unique is Tencent’s timely updates which keep on catering the mass audience with new elements and varieties to engage into. Gameplay improvements as well as the Global esports scene for Pubg mobile results in an ever-growing player base. Will we ever see another Mobile Game which will attain a similar standard of success or will this streak remain unbroken?
Entity Gaming, the famous Indian esports organisation, have announced Entity Athena which is a project dedicated to female gamers in the esports scene.
Gaming was but a wave in India, and the community has made it a tide. However, our vision lies in making sure that it is a tide that carries everyone.
Entityโs announcement finds its motivation from Olympian Goddess of War and Wisdom, Athena. This project will act as an opportunity for new and upcoming population of gamers who have been left out from Indian gaming’s rising tide.
Entity marks the creation of Entity.Athena with an all-female PUBG-Mobile team featuring Sneha, Quinn, Kat, and Kesha.ย
This roster is the first time any premier organization has entered the female PUBGM scene.
Entity aims to help the gaming scene grow with this initiative as they believe in making path-breaking avenues that leave a mark in the gaming ecosystem
