More than one year back in 2023, Blizzard Games officially shut down its operations in China. Therefore, games like Overwatch and Diablo became unplayable for Chinese players. This happened after Blizzard failed to make a deal with NetEase. However, now there is good news for Chinese gamers. It is now confirmed that Blizzard and NetEase have resolved their licensing disagreement and decided to get back to China with their library of games.
A recent press release confirmed that the clash between Blizzard and NetEase is now over. While Blizzard will release its game library in China, Microsoft will also let NetEase release its titles on Xbox and other platforms.
We at Blizzard are thrilled to reestablish our partnership with NetEase and to work together, with deep appreciation for the collaboration between our teams, to deliver legendary gaming experiences to players in China. We are immensely grateful for the passion the Chinese community has shown for Blizzard games throughout the years, and we are focused on bringing our universes back to players with excellence and dedication.
Johanna Faries, Blizzard
Blizzard and NetEase have done incredible work to renew our commitment to players – Blizzard’s universes have been part of players’ lives in the region for many years. Returning Blizzard’s legendary games to players in China while exploring ways to bring more new titles to Xbox demonstrates our commitment to bringing more games to more players around the world.
Phil Spencer, Microsoft Gaming
According to Blizzard, the following games will be released in China: Warcraft, StarCraft, Hearthstone, Diablo, Overwatch, and World of Warcraft. The games will be released in China this summer.
Industry experts are expecting everything to be as usual between Blizzard and NetEase just like before.
In a momentous stride forward for the Indian gaming and esports industry, several popular gaming influencers recently had the honour of meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the future of the Indian gaming and esports industry. Among the notable personalities present were Animesh “Thug” Agarwal, Naman “MortaL” Mathur, Payal Dhare a.k.a. Payal Gaming, Ganesh “SkRossi” Gangadhar, Anshu Bisht a.k.a. GamerFleet, and Mithilesh “MythPat” Patankar.
Indian Gaming Influencers Meet PM Narendra Modi
This meeting with PM Modi signifies a significant acknowledgment of the booming gaming and esports industry in India. It has also sparked widespread excitement and speculation about the future of gaming in the country.
The encounter was unveiled in teaser videos shared on social media platforms. In a collaborative post on Thug and MythPat’s Instagram accounts, a clip showed PM Modi seated alongside the gaming influencers at a round table. In the video, Thug remarked, “I think Indian gaming peaked today,” which clearly encapsulates the sentiment of many within the gaming community, who see this meeting as a pivotal moment for the industry. Additionally, the caption read, “His (PM Narendra Modi) vision is set to revolutionize gaming in India.”
In another teaser posted on Payal Gaming’s Instagram handle, viewers were treated to the sight of PM Modi immersing himself in a game of Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) with the gaming influencers. Notably, Payal was the sole female content creator present at the table.
The significance of this meeting extends beyond mere photo opportunities and casual gameplay sessions. It underscores the Indian government’s recognition of gaming and esports as legitimate and thriving sectors of the economy. Notably, the Gujarat Government recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Krafton to boost gaming and esports in the state.
Ganesh “SkRossi” Gangadhar is one of the most prominent figures in the Indian Valorant esports scene. He did not begin his journey with Valorant but rose to fame with his exceptional skills in the game, and etched his name in the Indian gaming community. Notably, he played a crucial part in securing a franchise slot for Global Esports in Valorant Champions Tour (VCT): Pacific. However, after three years with Global Esports, SkRossi is now playing professionally for Revenant Esports.
SkRossi’s Early Life and Esports Career
Born on 12th October, 1997, SkRossi’s passion for gaming started at a young age when he started playing games at cyber cafes. Like most other Valorant pros, he also started his esports journey with Counter-Strike 2. Within a short period of time, he became a popular player in India back in 2019. However, with the launch of Valorant in 2020, he switched to Valorant. Notably, he was quick to adapt the new game and became the second player in India to achieve the Radiant rank, after Rite2Ace.
With his growing influence in the Valorant community, SkRossi built a new team and joined Global Esports in October 2020. Notably, this new team won the first tournament they played – Skyesports Championship 2.0 – Phase 2. Thus, proving itself the best in the game. Following this, the team played a couple of more tournaments in 2020 and secured podium finishes in most of them.
2021 was the year where everything changed for SkRossi and Global Esports. With SkRossi as the team’s star player, Global Esports dominated the Indian Valorant scene. It won numerous tournaments, including The Esports Club Invitational, The Esports Club Invitational – Season 2, and many others. Notably, Global Esports also shone bright in VALORANT Conquerors Championship (VCC), clinching the title to qualify for VCT 2021: APAC Last Chance Qualifier. However, the team got eliminated in the Upper Bracket Quarterfinals of VCT 2021: APAC Last Chance Qualifier.
Global Esports continued its domination in 2022, where it won numerous titles, including Skyesports Souvenir 2022 – Mumbai, Skyesports Champions Series, and more. In late 2022, Riot Games announced Global Esports as one of the 10 franchised teams in the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT): Pacific.
Unfortunately, 2023 was quite tough for the team despite a new international roster. The team finished at 8th position VCT 2023: Pacific League out of 10 participating teams. After a series of unsatisfying performances, SkRossi parted ways with Global Esports in November 2023.
SkRossi joined Revenant Esports in January 2024, and since then has played VALORANT Challengers 2024 South Asia: Split 1 – Cup 1, where the team finished at 3rd position.
Individual accolades:
Throughout his tenure with Global Esports, SkRossi won numerous Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards in different tournaments, including Skyesports League 2021, VALORANT Conquerors Championship, Skyesports Souvenir 2022 – Mumbai, and more. Notably, he was also awarded Esports Athlete of the Year at the India Gaming Awards Season 2.
SkRossi’s Social Media Presence
Apart from competitive gaming, SkRossi has also carved out a significant presence on social media platforms. His YouTube channel, SkRossi, boasts 158k subscribers as of writing this article, where he shares gameplay highlights, strategies, and live streams. On the other hand, Jonathan has 57.4k followers on his Instagram handle.
SkRossi’s Estimated Earnings
According to Social Blade, his YouTube channel boasts a substantial income, ranging between $1.1K (₹91,482) and $18.3K (₹15,21,941) annually.
Furthermore, his prowess in esports has proven to be financially rewarding, with Liquipedia reporting earnings of $27,633 from competitive gaming victories alone.
While these numbers offer insights into Jonathan’s financial success, they should be regarded as rough estimates rather than exact figures.
Free Fire is a very popular battle royale game with millions of active users per day. A large part of this fan base comes from India and despite the ban, players have shifted to its advanced version called Free Fire Max to enjoy the game.
The game has same core and hence, it has redeem codes as well. Here are some redeem codes that you can use to get free items in Free Fire Max.
Free Fire redeem codes are special codes that can be used to unlock several items for free in-game. They are not released on a regular basis hence coming across a working code is very hard.
Garena Free Fire MAX Redeem Codes
As Free Fire now banned in India, players have shifted to Free Fire Max and the entire account history is ported to its servers. This means that players can still use their old accounts and make use of features like redeem codes to get rewards in it as well.
Free Fire MAX Redeem codes for 10th April 2024:
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HOW TO REDEEM CODES IN FREE FIRE MAX
It is quite simple to redeem these codes in Free Fire. Players just need to visit the redemption center and enter the code given below. Use the method given below to get these items.
Visit the Reward Redemption center of Garena Free Fire. Click hereto visit.
Log in with your Free Fire account. One must have either Facebook or Google ID signed in as a Guest account does not work.
Enter the code and get free rewards in your in-game item vault.
The redeem codes tend to expire very soon and hence, make sure to use them as soon as you can. Some of them can be region restricted and if you find one like that, simply move on to next one as region restricted codes cannot be used in other areas.
Cheating scandals in the pro scene are nothing new when it comes to the Counter-Strike esports scene. From KQLY to Forsaken, there are several incidents related to cheating that happened in the past.
Today, the Turkish team announced on their official X handle, that Depact and Cyber who were playing for the Eternal Fire Academy team, were caught red-handed using a console code that allows cheating inside CS2.
Eternal Fire was established in 2021, co-founded by the Counter-Strike star XANTARES. The team managed to participate in the first CS2 Major which took place in Copenhagen, and ended at the 6th place. Like several other teams, Eternal Fire launched its own Academy team to find out upcoming talents.
According to reports, Depact and Cyber were using cheats while playing on Faceit, which is a popular third-party matchmaking platform. The immediate and strong action taken by Eternal Fire is appreciated by the community as such offenses should be taken sternly.
Undisputedly, there is a shedload of hackers in the official matchmaking servers of CS2. However, in the esports scene, cheating is a clear insult to competitive integrity.
Even though COD Mobile can be perfectly played using the touch control, some players prefer to play it using a controller. However, several players have reported that sometimes the controller doesn’t work in the game as intended.
If you are facing the same issue, this article will help you out. Keep reading till the end to find out how to fix the controller issue in COD Mobile.
How to Fix Controller in COD Mobile?
First, make sure you are using either an Xbox or PlayStation controller because other controllers don’t work with COD Mobile.
However, if you already have any of those supported controllers and it is not working in the game, follow the steps mentioned below:
First of all, try restarting your phone. Sometimes, a restart is all you need.
Uninstall COD Mobile and then install the game again from the Play Store or App Store.
Remove your controller from the Bluetooth settings and then pair it again.
If the above steps don’t work for you, open up COD Mobile and go to Controller Settings. Follow the steps mention in the settings section.
However, if you are still facing the issue, then there is most likely some hardware problem within the controller itself. If the controller is eligible for RMA, go for it. Otherwise, you should purchase a new one.
The new Fortnite Quest Rewards have brought a fresh element to the Battle Royale experience. Unlike before, where rewards were only given for leveling up, players now must complete weekly quests to earn exclusive rewards.
The rewards for Fortnite quests each week allow players to access skins by finishing all the quests for the week but in Chapter 5 Season 2, there seems to be some confusion. Initially, the first set of rewards was meant to be unlocked after completing Weeks 0 to 3 but this hasn’t happened due to a bug. Even if you’ve completed the quests, there is a chance that the reward hasn’t made it to your inventory.
Page 1 of Quest Rewards in the Battle Pass, including Blazing Fire Cerberus, incorrectly calls out needing to complete Weekly Quests in weeks 0-3, when really Weekly Quests in weeks 5-6 are needed.
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Epic has stated that each set of rewards is linked to the wrong quests. Players will receive page 1 rewards upon completing the next set of quests, instead of the ones they were supposed to get. This has caused some confusion among players. However, once all quests are completed, everything should be sorted out.
What’s strange is that Epic has now claimed that page 1 was supposed to be for week 5-6. This goes against their usual practice of linking page 1 rewards to early quests. It seems like a mistake has been made somewhere along the line but as mentioned before, completing all the quests will fix the issue and players will have all the rewards anyway, it may not be ideal but something we can live with.
Redeeming codes in Call of Duty Mobile is a great way to score free rewards and access exclusive items in the game. You can use these codes to claim rewards like credits, crates, weapons, and more. Check out some of the newest codes currently available in the game and learn how to use them to unlock your rewards.
COD Mobile Redeem Codes April 2024
All the codes have expired for the month.
Expired Codes
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How to Redeem COD Mobile Codes?
Launch CoD Mobile and tap on the profile icon on the top left.
Valorant has been a massive success ever since its launch in India and has taken over as a phenomenon in the Indian esports scene. Despite it being a well-known fact that the mobile gaming scene in India has a bigger player base, games like Valorant Mobile will undoubtedly follow in their footsteps or go beyond what its PC version achieved in India.
Valorant Mobile is closer to launch than ever and we have been seeing certain clips getting leaked on social media that suggest that the game is closing in on its completion. Unfortunately, we do not have an official release date for Valorant Mobile as the game is technically under development and Riot would want to iron out all the wrinkles before it makes it to the public.
The Valorant Mobile experience will be far from what it is on PC and to make it work in a device that fits in our pockets, the developers have to cut corners and optimize areas which takes time. Porting a PC game to a mobile isn’t only about technical feasibility, Valorant boasts a complex set of controls, especially with all the abilities that have to have an optimal transition when playing on a phone.
Keeping all the challenges in mind, it would be unwise to force them to release an unpolished version of Valorant mobile given we would all much rather have an optimized game on our phones over something that would take tons of updates to just be able to run smoothly. Riot is unlikely to release an unoptimized game so hold your horses until there is an announcement.
Skins are widely popular among first-person shooters on mobile such as PUBG Mobile, COD Mobile, etc. Gold Camo is a very well-known skin in the game as it looks gorgeous.
Do you want to acquire the classy Gold Camo skin in COD Mobile? This guide will help you out. Keep reading till the end.
How to Obtain Gold Camo in COD Mobile?
The best part of the Gold Camo skin is that the skin can be applied on literally any weapon available in the game. For that, you need to unlock the following categories within the game: Sand, Reptile, Tiger, Jungle, Dragon, Splinter.
You need to complete multiple challenges within the categories as mentioned earlier. Also, don’t forget to choose the specific weapon while completing those challenges.
Go to Loadout > Primary Weapon > Gunsmith > Camo to check out the challenges that you have to complete for your favorite weapon.
Note: All the camos in all categories must be completed to acquire the Gold Camo.
Once you complete all the challenges, you will find out the Gold Camo skin inside the Completionist section. Now the opulent skin is all yours!
