Respawn Entertainment, the studio behind the new battle royale game, Apex Legends have reportedly banned 355,000 players for cheating. The ban came in through their Easy Anti Cheat.
The community manager of Respawn, Jay Frechette said in a Reddit post that they have banned atleast 355,000 players and that there are more to come.
“The service works but the fight against cheaters is an ongoing war that we’ll need to continue to adapt to and be very vigilant about fighting. We take cheating very seriously and care deeply about the health of Apex Legends for all players,” Frechette said.
Jay acknowledged the problem of hackers and also mentioned their workings in and outside the EA studios to learn more about hackers.
“We’re keeping a lot of our strategy close to the chest so offenders don’t have time to build workarounds before we implement changes,” Frechette said. “Solutions won’t happen right away but we’re on it.”
Samsung Electronics Australia & Legacy Esports, the esports-arm of Adelaide Crowns football club, have renewed their partnership.
The sponsorship deal covers League of Legends, StarCraft II, Fornite & Super Smash Bros branding for the year 2019. The Legacy Esports boot camp and training facilities are located at Adelaide Crowns AFL football club, where Samsung gets branding space.
Samsung Australia will also be accustomed to be with Screen partner of the roster.
Artifact, Valve’s new card game have not retracted good results for the publisher. In a report by VPEsports, Chinese esports organizations have dissolved their Artifact rosters.
Among the large organizations, the best players in the tournament were to be offered contracts with pinnacle orgs. The teams include EHOME, Keen Gaming, LGD Gaming, Newbee, OMG, Rogue Warrios and Vici Gaming.
Comparing to the Western continents, Asia in particular had shown great interest in establishing the Artifact scene here.
The list of teams interested in the Artifact scene were:
Keen Gaming
EHOME
LGD Gaming
Newbee
Oh My God
Rogue Warriors
Vici Gaming
Royal Never Give Up
Invictus Gaming
Weibo eSports
On Sunday though, a Reddit post on r/Artifact stirred a discussion which revealed that no organization are continuing with the franchise of the game. The reason for such has been due to lack of tournaments on this side of the globe.
As far as the $1mn tournament is concerned, there are no official remarks from Valve.
In a recent announcement by NiP (Ninjas in Pyjamas) regarding CS:GO roster, revealed that they will be fielding their ex-Awper William “draken”Sundin. Draken will be replacing Dennis “dennis” Edman, who will be taking some time off the game.
NiP stated in a statement that that dennis has been “experiencing some energy fatigue due to heavy scheduling over the last period of time” and with that in mind they will bring draken back to the active roster taking the role of primary awper. Meanwhile, Dennis will be undergoing medical examination in upcoming days and taking some time off to rest and recover.
Sad to be leaving @hampuscsgo@ScreaM_@hscsgo @Ex6TenZZZ @chrillecsgo and @ImBonafide but this was an offer i couldn't refuse. I hope we cross paths again, i wish you all the best.
Apex Legends one of the most popular battle royale game right now with more than 50 million players, quickly dominated the crowed battle royale market since its launch last month(February 2019). Now, Respawn Entertainment, the creators of Apex Legends, has laid out a roadmap detailing the future release of content for the game. And the first thing on the list suggests that the Season 1BattlePass is set to launch in March. Although, Respawn hasn’t mentioned a specific release date, the company recently released an Apex Legends balance update suggesting they were readying the game for upcoming content.
The contents of the battlepass are still pretty vague but, Respawn Entertainment recently confirmed that the season 1 will come with new legends. Of these new legends, one has been data mined and according to that a new character named Octane will be available, labelled as an adrenaline junkie. Other new characters were also data mined, but less is known about them.
Respawn has also stated that they are working on fixing some issues with older legends bringing them in-line with these new legends. They also confirmed that significant hitbox updates will be made specifically to Caustic, Pathfinder and Gibraltar.
Data miners were also able to find files named “Character Skins”, which suggest that new update will also introduce new outfits and player cosmetics. Followed by some information about 2 new weapons, the Havoc rifle and the L-STAR LMG. These weapons are set to launch with Season 1 update.
With the information available right now, it is believed that season 1 will last for 3months starting from March and ending in late May or Early June , as season 2 is set to release in June ,2019.
Konami, the developer behind franchises like Metal Gear Solid series, is constructing a tower in Tokyo. The Centre will serve as a multi-functional gaming arena.
The 12-story developing is going in Tokyo’s upscale Ginza shopping region. The Esports Tower will be known as the Konami Creative Center and will house a best in class esports field, regions for esports training and guidance, and a retail location devoted to selling esports peripherals and different items.
The Tower is set to be ready by Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020 as predicted by Kyodo.
“The people who participate in esports will in the future stand side by side with those participating in real-life sports like soccer, or even surpass them,” Konami president Kimihiko Higashio said during the center’s brick-laying ceremony.
Konami is still producing the Pro Evolution Soccer series after all, and in any event, anyone with sufficiently deep pockets is free to get into esports promoting.
Konami is pushing its narrative to put itself up on the esports map. It is contributing towards raising the Japan’s profile in international esports competition. Which would also validate the existence of esports as a mega industry in the country.
Gaming is such an ideal entertainment spot for most people. With technology has shaped the way things are done today, it is almost impossible to shun games from society. Ideally, gaming is associated with the feel-good hormones, dopamine, which makes the entire gaming process addictive.
While being consistent for games in a week can be your understanding of gaming addiction, real addiction happens when you play the same game for months on end.
Although all games can be addictive to play, there are some very particular ones that most gamers get stuck on for hours. Here are some of the top seven of all-time addictive video games, technically ranked by the wisdom of the crowd:
Minecraft
Figure 1 Minecraft
Essentially, this game is all about building structures, fighting skeletons and zombies, and of course, mining for gold, diamonds, iron, among other minerals. You may think that it is simple gameplay, only to realize that most adults, teenagers, and children get glued in the quest to move from one level to the other.
The real deal with the Minecraft game is that there is always more to do, and you can end up sited on your sofa sack for hours without knowing it. So many gamers have taken it as far as to spend more than 8 hours per week playing the Minecraft game.
The world of Warcraft is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGS) type of game known for being very time-consuming, not to mention, addictive. The game is a fantasy based on a sword-and-sorcery landscape, which essentially, allows gamers to create an imaginary second life online. The addictive nature of this game lies in the fact that everyone would want to be a hero, and since you have the chance to slay monsters and achieve this, it may be hours before you get off the game once you start.
EverQuest
Like World of Warcraft, the EverQuest is equally as addictive. It also falls in the category of MMORPGS games. For one, this game is super addictive because of its convenience when it comes to expenses, given that it has a low monthly cost and better yet, can even be free. It has even caused players to coin phrases referring to its addictive nature, for example, ‘Never Rest’ or ‘Ever Crack’ game.
Tetris
For gamers who thrive in simplicity, the Tetris game can be their trap. This game features a simple concept with some catchy music and fun gameplay. At first, it may not seem as challenging or even pose the threat of addiction, but for every level you up to, you get clingier with making a win to the next one. The drive is mostly in beating your high score every time. Some gamers have even mentioned this game to be more addictive than Minecraft, probably from its simplicity and convenience to play from different gadgets, other than a PC.
If ever there was an addictive and popular offline game, candy crush saga should win the spot. This game became very popular because of its accessibility on smartphones and other mobile devices, not to mention on desktops and laptops. It quickly has become that game that more than 60% of subway riders play day in day out. With this game, there is never a stop to it because new levels keep getting added, and hence the addiction. Better yet, the social element of this game makes it a lot more tempting to keep playing.
Angry Birds
The Angry Birds game has a unique sense of addiction according to players. Ideally, your motivation to keep playing comes when you beat the level you play. The game quickly became a global phenomenon thanks to its simple mechanics, compelling graphics, and the stars-per-level system.
For any sci-fi geek, the StarCraft can get very addictive. It has a proper combination of sci-fi geekiness and old-school arcade game thrills that make it worthwhile. The sophistication and stimulation that this game presents have even seen to the death of some players, for example, a South Korean who died after 50 hours straight of pure StarCraft gameplay.
All games can get very addictive, depending on the thrill it causes. Because different people are thrilled by various stimuli, it is safe to say that all games should be played with moderation and utmost regard for balance with social life and work.
Cloud9, an enviable North American Esports organization recently announced Cloud9 BMW sponsorship. This is the first time BMW sponsors a team.
This deal will have a weekly series called the “The Nines”. There will be the highlights of the team, profiles of players, tournament opinions and insights, and other important information to the Esports organization and its partners.
They are already a widely spread organization, having many partnerships – OMEN by HP, Red Bull, U.S. Air Force, Twitch and HyperX. They also secured the apparel through a deal with Puma, made at the beginning of the year.
BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke) is a German multinational company that currently produces motorcycles and automobiles. Them, just like everybody else nowadays, are looking to set a foot in Esports. Now with Cloud9 BMW sponsorship, they’ve done exactly that.
Popular teams across India will be battling for a single slot at the LAN event in Mumbai which will be held on 05-07 April 2019. Teams which couldn’t advance through Closed Qualifier would also have an opportunity to participate in the Open Qualifier from 15-17th March 2019. Team SRA, Mammoth Gaming, Global Esports, 2EZ Gaming, God Particles are few amongst the 17 teams invited for the Closed Qualifier of COBX Masters Mumbai.
Six teams will be attending the $200,000 event. Alpha Red and B.O.O.T-dreamScape qualified through SEA Qualifier. A couple international rosters would also be invited and Grayhound Gaming is one of them. India as well has two slots for the premier event through a Closed Qualifier and a Open Qualifier.
The Australian organisation qualified for the Challengers stage by finishing as the runners up in the Asia Minor but failed to replicate that form in the Challengers stage, going 0-3 to be eliminated dead last.
This is by far the biggest name to come to Indian shores in a CS event, after Dreamhack Mumbai got Bravado Gaming from South Africa late last year. Ranked at #30, they are the first team to have been announced in the invite only tournament, as we await for further news.
Cobx masters is set to be held at NESCO Centre in Goregaon, Mumbai, from April 5-7.
