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WESG World Finals Day 2 ends; reaches playoffs stage

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WESG World Finals Day 2 ends; reaches playoffs stage

On the last day of the group stage, we say teams from groups E-H who fought to decide the last eight teams for the round of 16.

In Group E, Windigo and Fnatic made it through to the playoffs stage over the Spaniards from Movistar Riders. The Spanish team suffered defeat from Windigo who beat them 2-0 on Train and Mirage. The favorites, Fnatic drew both their series 1-1 and made it to the playoffs securing the second seed in the group.

Over in Group F, Team Russia secured the first seed backed by victories against WARDELL N Friends and Imperial, with outstanding performances by Boombl4. The second seed went to Panda who sealed their spot after an upset over Russia, taking the series with a score line of 2-0

In Group G, we witnessed Ukraine and TNC making to the top 16. Ukraine made it following a 2-0 victory over TNC and a tie against local favorites 5POWER. TNC thrashed Enzo in two maps with the same scoreline of 16-6 and a tie with 5POWER which sealed their playoff berth.

Lastly, in Group H, Alpha Red were the dark horse of the group and secured the first seed with two victoires and one draw. The last slot went to Viva Algeria who took the slot after a 2-0 Victory over Chiefs

The list of teams for the top 16 is:

  1. G2 Esports
  2. Singularity
  3. Valiance
  4. OpTic
  5. MIBR
  6. AGO
  7. Absolute
  8. Furious
  9. Windigo
  10. fnatic
  11. Russia
  12. Panda
  13. Ukraine
  14. TNC
  15. Viva Algeria
  16. Alpha Red
Photo: HLTV

Liquid invited to IEM Sydney 2019

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Liquid invited to IEM Sydney 2019

Team Liquid have been invited to IEM Sydney, which will take place from April 30-May 5 at the Qudos Bank Area.

The other teams invited thus far are FaZe,MIBR,NiP and Renegades. Swole Patrol were also invited, but could make way for eUnited, who acquired most of their players.

This is the first time the North American side is attending the event, after having lost to NRG in the NA qualifer. The boys in blue will attend two Blast Pro Series tournaments in Sao Paulo and Miami before going down under for the $250,000 tournament.

It will be important that Liquid start putting in some good performances, specially after a shock exit in the quartfinals of the IEM Katowice Major to Finnish Side ENCE, after being tipped to go all the way to the finals. Their latest addition, Stewie2k, brings a lot of firepower as well as hope for a good showing from NA.

IEM Sydey features 9 direct invites, the rest of which will be announced in due course, and 5 qualifiers, mainly from Asia and Ocenia. Indian fans will hope that Entity can make it all the way to the main event, after having qualified for the closed qualifiers last week.

The current team list is as follows:

  • Renegades
  • MIBR
  • Liquid
  • Swole Patrol
  • FaZe Clan
  • NiP
  • BIG
  • Invite #6
  • Invite #7
  • Invite #8
  • Invite #9
  • Oceania qualifier
  • AU/NZ national champion
  • Greater China qualifier
  • Southeast Asia qualifier
  • East Asia qualifier

Shroud to undergo surgery on left elbow; out of streaming

Malav Popat
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Shroud to undergo surgery on left elbow; out of streaming

The former CS:GO player for Cloud9 will be out of streaming for a while because he is being operated on his left elbow following an accident on his scooter.

Shroud announced on his Twitter that he will be away from Twitch for awhile. He tweeted “No stream today boys.. blame the scooter,” with a follow up tweet he clarified that a scooter accident had led to an elbow injury and had to be operated on.

Shroud jokingly said that since the injury is on his left elbow his aim would not be affected but it could have a small impact on his movement while he recovers.

The real question is how would this impact Shroud’s viewership on Twitch and YouTube. However, Shroud has clarified that having insane numbers wasn’t the first priority to him. Gaming is his passion and he’s not chasing the money or opportunities and loves to follow his passion of gaming

WESG World Finals Day 1 recap

Malav Popat
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WESG World Finals Day 1 recap

The first day of the tournament in China saw the end of group stages for the first four groups being concluded.

The 28 team tournament was split into 7 groups of 4 each. However, many groups had lesser teams as multiple teams had dropped out of the event.

The format of the tournament was a round-robin BO2 system.If the team wins both maps gives you three points, splitting maps gives you one point, and losing both gives no points.

Group A

G2 hammered through their opponents, dropping only 11 points over 4 maps with victories over Singularity and Revolution. KennyS looked really hot with a KDR of 5 in the BO2 over Revolution

The second playoff stop belonged to Singularity who eliminated Revolution in the elimination BO2 with a convincing score line of 16-2 and 16-1.

Group B

Valiance topped Group B after coming back into their tournament following a slender loss against NASR in a BO2. Valiance picked up victories against Denial and Optic, upsetting the latter in a BO2. Optic managed to take the second playoff spot

Group C

Group C featured only MIBR and AGO two teams as K23 and Isurus had dropped out before the tournament began. MIBR topped the group with a 2-0 win over AGO.

Group D

In the last group, FrostFire were eliminated after losing 0-2 to Absolute and Furious. Absolute ad Furious rounded off the playoff list after comfortable wins over Frost Fire

The teams that made it to the BO3 are:

  • G2 Esports
  • Valiance
  • MIBR
  • Absolute
  • Singulariy
  • OpTic
Photo: HLTV

Blast Pro Sau Paulo on air team announced

Malav Popat
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Blast Pro Sau Paulo on air team announced

RFRSH Entertainment has announced the official English broadcast team for BLAST Pro Series São Paulo.

BLAST Pro Series São Paulo will be between the 22nd and 23rd March at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Brazil. Six teams, including local favorites MIBR and 3 time major champions Astralis will fight  for $250,000 on the line.

The first member on the list is  Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere who will be at the desk with Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill, Christine “potter” Chi and Mathieu “Maniac” Quiquerez.

The tournament will be hosted by Adam Savage and Frankie Ward will be in charge of taking interviews. The stage will also see a new casting pair in Alex “Machine” Richardson and Halvor “vENdetta” Gulestøl.

The complete list of the on air team is:

  • Adam Savage – Stage Host
  • Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere – Desk Host
  • Frankie Ward – Interviewer
  • Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill – Analyst
  • Christine “potter” Chi – Analyst
  • Mathieu “Maniac” Quiquerez – Analyst
  • Anders Blume – Commentator
  • Jason “moses” O’Toole – Commentator
  • Mohan “launders” Govindasamy – Commentator
  • Conner “Scrawny” Girvan – Commentator
  • Alex “Machine” Richardson – Commentator
  • Halvor “vENdetta” Gulestøl – Commentator

Oxford University Study claims of no link between Violence and Video Games

Parth Gada
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Oxford University Study claims of no link between Violence and Video Games

A new study by Oxford University has suggested that there is no evidence linking violence to video games.

The idea that violent video games drive real-world aggression is a popular one, but it hasn’t tested very well over time. Despite interest in the topic by parents and policy-makers, the research has not demonstrated that there is cause for concern

Professor Andrew Przybylski, Director of Research at the Oxford Internet Institute.

The study suggests that previous researchers had bias and prejudice that led them to make the conclusion that real world violence was directly related to violent games.

Our findings suggest that researcher biases might have influenced previous studies on this topic, and have distorted our understanding of the effects of video games

Dr Netta Weinstein, Coresearcher of Cardiff University.

The study used nationally representative data from British teens and their parents alongside official EU and US ratings of game violence. Unlike previous research on the topic, which relied heavily on self-reported data from teenagers, the study used information from parents and carers to judge the level of aggressive behaviour in their children, rather than simply asking teenage boys and girls how angry they were.

Part of the problem in technology research is that there are many ways to analyse the same data, which will produce different results. A cherry-picked result can add undue weight to the moral panic surrounding video games. The registered study approach is a safe-guard against this

Przybylski

Playing PUBG Could Land You In Jail In Some Indian Cities

Malav Popat
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Playing PUBG Could Land You In Jail In Some Indian Cities

PUBG-M has taken the Playstore by storm and is currently at more than 100 million downloads. The game has become a part of our lives and comes up in one aspect or the other.

With the addictive nature of the game, many players have become violent and aggressive as per a report published in DNA. Following these activities, Rajkot Police Commissioner,Manoj Agrawal issued a temporary ban on PUBG.

The chairperson of the Gujarat child rights body, Jagruti Pandya has confirmed that a nationwide ban has been recommended by the National Commission for Protection of Child Right. The announcement will be instrumental to the Gujarat government to take the decision of banning the game in schools

The game will be banned from March 9 till April 30 and anyone found playing the game will be prosecuted under the Section 188 of the Central Government Act

However, PUBG is not the only game that has been banned. The Rajkot Police have also banned the Momo challenge in which a player was asked to complete some challenges that ultimately resulted in their death.

This move will face huge backlash from the general public as it takes away their right of living their lives as per their choices, thus restricting their freedom

AORUS launches First Tactical Monitor – AD27QD at Zone Cafe

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AORUS launches First Tactical Monitor – AD27QD at Zone Cafe

On 08 March, AORUS launched its first tactical monitor at Zone cafe which is apparently one of the biggest icafe in east India. Alongside the launch of AD27QD, AORUS also held May Cry 5 LAN party and live-demo of their tactical monitor. Prominent steamers like Subhajit Deb from Nerd Gaming also attended the launch event and streamed live from the venue itself. AORUS showcased AD27QD, GTX1660Ti and RTX series to the crowd at the cafe.

AORUS is a 27 inch, flat screen, frameless monitor with a 2560 x 1440 panel and runs at 144hz with FreeSync support. The monitor has a 10 bit panel which delivers 95% of the DCI-P3 color space. The back panel of AD27QD is equipped with plenty of RGB lights which contributes to additional aesthetics. The RGB lights can be controlled by RGB Fusion 2.0 software.

AORUS AD27QD is equipped with various features with can provide a slight edge and enhance your gaming experience. Active Noise Cancelling Technology (ANC), Aim Stabilizer, OSD Sidekick and Game Assist are various features which were experienced by various streamers at the launch event.

AD27QD will be available at the local retail stores and various online shops shortly.

Jalandhar Boy Steals Rs 50,000 from Father to Buy PUBG Skins

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Jalandhar Boy Steals Rs 50,000 from Father to Buy PUBG Skins

PUBG Mobile is taking a lot of flak in the Indian mobile gaming market. A recent event which has come to light suggests that a 15-year-old boy in Jalandhar stole Rs 50,000 from his father’s account to spend on buying PUBG skins and gaming accessories.

It seems the kid stole the money to buy a gaming pad for mobile along with some other PUBG Mobile skins.

The father, who works as a bike mechanic, reported the theft when he found that the amount was debited from his account.

According to reports, the father did not realise that the money was missing from his account until he filed the police complaint. He also mentioned not receiving any OTP nor any transaction messages from his bank.

The details about the transaction came to light when the cyber cell launched an investigation into the matter. It was found that the money has been transferred to a Paytm account from his and the same was used to buy PUBG items.

Just FYI, all PUBG Mobile skins and other items can only be purchased via the Google PlayStore or the app store.

Team S0UL takes home INR 30L in cash in PUBG Mobile India Series

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Team S0UL takes home INR 30L in cash in PUBG Mobile India Series

In one of the biggest mobile gaming tournaments in India, the PUBG Mobile India Series 2019 has wrapped up. The winners of this massive tournament were the S0UL team. The PUBG Mobile India Series 2019 was held on March 10 at GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, along with the support of the Telangana Government.

The finals had around 20 finalists from across the country which saw them taking part in a five-match tournament. The final match included a total of Standing points, and kill points.

In one of the most engaging preliminary rounds of any eSports event, PUBG Mobile India Series 2019, witnessed over 400,000 games played across in-game qualifiers and 3 online rounds with over 575,000 registrations from across the country. What followed, was a Grand Finale with the top 20 squads battling it out. With the support of the Govt. of Telangana, the event took place at the GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad. The open-for-all event put gaming aficionados, professional and amateur gamers under one roof.
 
Following the India Series, Aneesh Aravind, General Manager, Tencent Games India said, “Our congratulations to team S0UL for winning the India Series 2019 with a mix of intelligent squad play, clever zone movement and ability to pick up a high number of kills. With India Series 2019, we delivered a world-class tournament partnering with Indian esports companies, which we are sure, will cultivate the industry with many more to come.

The India Series garnered 35 million views on YouTube, Facebook and Sony Liv at a peak concurrent of 260,000, establishing itself into prime-time entertainment category.”
 
The winning team, S0UL, was led by Naman Mathur A.K.A MortaL, which took home a cash prize of Rs. 30,00,000 along with OPPO smartphones. The scale of this event was massive but comparable to the success of the PUBG Mobile Campus Championship towards the end of last year. 
 
As is customary with PUBG MOBILE tournaments, the OPPO PUBG MOBILE India Series also saw numerous players awarded for their distinctive skill set. The MVP of the Campus Championship was Kaushal Kumar A.K.A ItsKK, from Team God’s Reign with the maximum number of MVP awards on the final day. Team “Maximus Alpha” were awarded as ‘The Healers with maximum revives’. With the maximum kills in one game, Kaushal Kumar A.K.A ItsKK from Team “God’s Reign”, earned the tag of ‘The Lone Ranger’.

The experience of the country’s largest esports event was only heightened by some A-list casters from the eSports fraternity. The English casting honours were carried out by Humanist, Ilustrado, and Asurai, while the Hindi casting was taken on by TheRawknee, Paritosh Plays, and K18 Gaming. These familiar names in the eSports circuit came together along with host Abish Mathew for the PUBG Mobile esports tournament final ever.

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