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Fortnite OG Returns: Chapter 2 Seasons 1-3 Schedule Revealed

Aritra Patra
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Fortnite OG Returns: Chapter 2 Seasons 1-3 Schedule Revealed

Well, here it is again, as Epic Games takes us back to our feelings once more with another retro field trip through the annals of Fortnite history. Fresh off the heels of the pretty successful “OG” return, which featured players revisiting their favorite locations of Chapter 1, we now go back even closer to launch content for Chapter 2.

Let’s explore the Fortnite OG Return schedule without wasting further time.

Fortnite OG Return Schedule Revealed

As this is a limited-time experience, the return follows the same routine as the previous OG event. Players will play back from the first three seasons of Chapter 2 in expedited form. Here is the schedule according to reliable leaker ShiinaBR:

  • Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 1: November 2
  • Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2: November 9
  • Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 3: November 23

A grand finale is also scheduled for the 30th of November, which will most likely be a live event similar to the Big Bang that kick-started Chapter 5. Details are not yet set in concrete, but it’s safe to assume this event will be a big transition point and may signal a fresh start.

The second OG return will start once the current season, Chapter 5 Season 4, ends. So, mark your calendars for November 2nd as that is when the familiar landscapes of Chapter 2 will again hit our screens. While the exact storyline is still anybody’s guess, this blast from the past promises to be an exciting one for both returning and new fans alike.

Valve Reveals Early Development Footage of Deadlock: Here’s What It Looked Like

Sonu Banerjee
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Valve Reveals Early Development Footage of Deadlock: Here’s What It Looked Like

Valve developer ‘Yoshi’ has recently revealed the earliest development footage of their upcoming hero shooter, Deadlock, and you’ll be amazed to see just how much the game has progressed since its pre-Citadel days.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few days, chances are you’ve come across Deadlock—Valve’s next big title that’s currently in its closed alpha phase. Since its recent announcement on August 23rd, the game has managed to win the hearts of gamers from throughout the globe, thanks to its unique gameplay that blends the complexity of a MOBA with the movement and gunplay of a shooter.

If you’re lucky enough to have received a playtest invite to Deadlock, you’ve probably already tried and tested the game for yourself. However, are you curious about what it looked like in its initial testing days?

Earliest Development Footage of Deadlock Revealed

Formerly known as ‘Neon Prime’ and ‘Citadel’, Deadlock has been in development for a while now, with the community receiving occasional leaks from prominent leakers like Gabe Follower and Tyler McVicker on the subject. The recently revealed early development footage of Deadlock from its pre-Citadel days sheds light on what the developers had in mind while creating this title.

The short clip shared on the Deadlock Discord shows the player playing as Nick and using the same AK-47 model from Left 4 Dead 2, another popular Valve title. The creeps in the lanes appeared to be the same as Antlions from the Half-Life series, from which the assets were taken.

The clip further showcases that players were able to dismember the Antlions by shooting at their various parts, slowing them down. Upon killing them, players were greeted with the same sound that you can hear upon killing a creep in Dota 2.

Fans can check out the entire footage below:

Taking a look at the clip, it’s evident that Deadlock has come a long way since then. Needless to say, fans of the title are keeping their eyes peeled to see how the development of the title progresses from here.

How to Cure Frost in Black Myth Wukong?

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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How to Cure Frost in Black Myth Wukong?

The Banes that debuff you in battle are one of the obstacles you’ll have to get past in Black Myth: Wukong. With its freezing status effect, the Chill Bane, also known as Frost, is one of the more difficult Banes to defeat. The Black Myth: Wukong‘s cure for the chill state is as follows.

Chill State can be negated by the bodywarming powder and in this article, we will discuss how you can craft one for which you will find yourself looking for Jade Lotus and one Fire Bellflower. After completing the Xu Dog quest and taking down the frog boss in Sandgate Village, you can obtain the item’s recipe.

How to Cure Frost in Black Myth Wukong?

Once you have the necessary supplies, make your way to a nearby shrine and select the ‘Make Medicines’ tab. Using the Body-Warming Powder removes the Chilled State instantly and gives you temporary resistance to cold.

Now that you have the recipe and know how to craft it, dealing with Frost will get much easier. This was one of those annoying effects but having the bodywarming powder is a one-stop solution to get through this.

NiKo Set to Join Falcons After Major

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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NiKo Set to Join Falcons After Major

According to a report, G2’s superstar NiKo is on his way out of the team and is set to join another superteam in the making as the Falcons are ready to punch in his release clause.

Falcons are reportedly willing to activate NiKo’s $1.2 Million release clause after the Shanghai Major. G2 has already heavily invested in a team around NiKo, m0nesy, and huNter which has been working hard towards the Major. While the new roster has failed to bag anything significant, it is clear from their recent results that they are onto something.

NiKo was able to end G2’s long trophy drought by winning the Blast World Finals and followed it by adding prestigious honors like IEM Katowice, IEM Cologne, and IEM Dallas to their cabinets. Despite all his glory, a Major trophy has always eluded NiKo in the most dramatic of ways which may have been his motivation towards joining Falcons.

Falcons previously tried acquiring NiKo and m0nesy but the star duo were persuaded by G2’s plans. NiKo’s motivation for joining G2 was his brother huNter but as things stand, his inconsistencies have cost them several tournaments. Throughout the inconsistencies for the roster, NiKo remained a solid performer who has always been a player to turn a game on its head.

Joining a start-studded Falcons roster is being teased at this point for NiKo, but they are no better than G2 regarding results. Falcon’s superteam has struggled to make a convincing run in any tournament they have participated in and whether getting NiKo is a solution to that problem, only time can tell.

NiKo would add firepower to the Falcons, something they are not particularly lacking but whether this might bring a stylistic change that could see the team become a tournament-winning side, is another story.

EDG Kangkang Breaks All-Time Kill Record At Valorant Champions 2024 Grand Final

Sonu Banerjee
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EDG Kangkang Breaks All-Time Kill Record At Valorant Champions 2024 Grand Final

EDward Gaming star Zheng “ZmjjKK” Yongkang, better known as Kangkang, has broken the all-time kill record for a single player in a best-of-five Valorant series at the Grand Final of Champions 2024.

In case you missed the action that unfolded last night, EDG took down Team Heretics 3-2 in the Grand Final of Valorant Champions 2024 after a nail-biter BO5 series. At the end of the series, Kangkang managed to reign supreme at the top of the combined leaderboard with a whopping 111 kills over three games, breaking the former record which was set at 105 kills by Kim “t3xture” Na-ra at the VCT Pacific Stage 1 Grand Final against Paper Rex.

As a result, Kangkang was crowned as the MVP of the series.

Kangkang kicked off the Champions 2024 Grand Final with a solid 22 kills with Neon on Haven, but Team Heretics managed to secure the map pretty convincingly. EDG bounced back on the next two maps, where Kangkang had an impressive 22 kills and 24 kills on Sunset and Lotus respectively.

The fourth map, Bind, saw the closest competition between the two teams. However, Team Heretics managed to come out on top with a 13-11 victory. Kangkang ended the map with 24 kills on his Raze.

Abyss was the decider map for the Champions 2024 Grand Final, in which Kangkang ended with 19 kills, helping EDG secure the series win for themselves.

How To Improve Performance in Deadlock: Best Settings for Increasing FPS

Sonu Banerjee
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How To Improve Performance in Deadlock: Best Settings for Increasing FPS

Due to Deadlock still being in its extremely early stages of alpha testing, there are prominent issues with the game’s performance, especially if you’re on a lower-end system. Performance-related problems like low FPS, stutters, and lag have been pretty common among testers who have managed to get their hands on the game. Luckily, there are a number of steps that you can take to try and solve these problems.

With the official announcement of Deadlock on August 23, 2024, Valve managed to garner the attention of gamers from throughout the globe. While being a Valve title is enough to give Deadlock an edge over its competition, the game actually looks pretty solid from the initial looks at it. Combining the depth and complexity of Dota 2 with the gunplay and movement of prominent shooters, Deadlock successfully creates a unique and fun gameplay experience for its players.

How To Improve Performance in Deadlock, Valve’s Upcoming Hero Shooter

If you’ve been lucky enough to secure a playtest invite for Deadlock, then you may have noticed issues with the game’s performance optimization. While performance issues are expected from any title in its closed alpha phase, if you’re finding the game unplayable due to low FPS, you can play with the in-game Deadlock settings to maximize its performance.

Best Deadlock Settings To Increase FPS

We’ve dug into Reddit and other social media forums to find the best Deadlock settings to maximize FPS. After trying it out in-game for ourselves, we’ve included the best in-game settings below:

  • Window Mode: Full Screen
  • Aspect Ratio: 16×9
  • Resolution: Personal Preference (Lower Resolution = More FPS)
  • Enable Full Screen Focus Behavior
  • Upscaling: Stretch
  • Render Quality: 60-70%
  • Anti-Aliasing: None
  • Screen Space AO: Off
  • Distance Field AO: Off
  • Texture Quality: Low
  • VSync: Off
  • Distance Field Shadows: Off
  • Displacement Mapping: Off
  • Post Process Bloom: Off
  • Effects Bloom: Off
  • Area Lights: Off
  • Depth of Field: Off
  • Distance Field Reflections: Off
  • MBOIT: On

Following the aforementioned settings, your game will not look the prettiest but you’ll be able to increase your FPS and prevent stutters and lag.

Do note that performance optimization is pretty low on the list of developers’ priorities for a game’s alpha testing. Fans can expect Deadlock’s performance to improve once the game nears its official launch, the date of which still remains uncertain.

New LoL Honor System Explained

Sonu Banerjee
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New LoL Honor System Explained

Riot Games has recently shared updates on bringing a new and updated honor system to League of Legends, and it aims to fix the existing problems with the current system while also encouraging players to commend others for good behavior.

The developers acknowledged that the current system in League of Legends limits players to honoring just one teammate per game, which has led to commendations being based more on skill than on sportsmanship.

“We want the honor system to reflect good behavior, not just how many games you’ve played and how well you’ve played in them,” Riot Games stated in a recent announcement.

The New Honor System in LoL

League of Legends honor system

The first step that Riot Games is taking to address issues with the honor system is providing players with the ability to commend more than one player.

On top of that, players will also be able to honor their enemies starting September 2024, a returning feature that had been removed back in 2017 and has since been heavily requested by LoL players.

The devs also mentioned that they had more “long-term plans” for the LoL honor system, but no further details have been revealed in the announcement.

“We’re making changes to the system that let players identify and reward others who are truly honorable, not just cracked at the game,” the statement reads. “We have long-term plans for the system overall, but the first part you’ll see this September is the ability to honor more than one player per game as well as the ability to honor enemies.”

Valorant Nocturnum Bundle Revealed: All Skins, Price, & Release Date

Sonu Banerjee
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Valorant Nocturnum Bundle Revealed: All Skins, Price, & Release Date

With the highly anticipated Valorant Episode 9 Act 2 update being just around the corner, Riot Games has revealed the Nocturnum skin bundle for Valorant.

Inspired by an ancient forbidden ritual, the Nocturnum skin bundle features fantastical elements that aim to “strike a balance between terror and beauty.”

In this article, we’ll take a look at everything you need to know about the upcoming Nocturnum skin bundle in Valorant, including its contents, release date, and price.

Valorant Nocturnum Bundle Contents: All Skins

As officially confirmed by Riot Games, the Nocturnum skin bundle will feature cosmetic finishes for the following weapons:

  • Classic
  • Marshal
  • Bulldog
  • Phantom
  • Melee (scythe/knife)

The knife included in the Nocturnum bundle is a unique scythe that allows you to enjoy two different melee skins with the press of a button.

“The scythe melee type comes equipped with custom swipes and inspect animations, as well as a unique transformation capability where upon inspection, it switches between a scythe and dagger,” Valorant devs said in a statement. “The dagger features a custom right-click, plus added visual effects and audio on all actions.”

Additionally, the bundle’s skins include a ‘Nocturnum Ritual.’ After eliminating each player on the enemy team once, the ritual is fully unlocked, summoning Noctis into your finisher and engulfing the world in darkness.

Valorant Nocturnum Bundle Release Date

Valorant Episode 9 Act 2 is set to go live on August 28, 2024, but fans will have to wait until August 29 to catch the Nocturnum skin bundle in their Valorant store.

Valorant Nocturnum Bundle Price

If you’re looking to purchase the entirety of the Nocturnum bundle, you’ll have to spend 8,700 VP. The individual skins in the bundle can be bought at 2,175 VP each, while the melee will cost you about 4,350 VP.

YouTuber Liz Wheeler Roasted for Saying Video Games Are “Unattractive” Male Hobby

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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YouTuber Liz Wheeler Roasted for Saying Video Games Are “Unattractive” Male Hobby

Popular YouTuber Liz Wheeler expressed her controversial opinion on X, saying that playing video games is the most “unattractive” pastime a man could ever engage in.

Liz then went to post a list formed by her personal opinion of “the least attractive hobbies for men according to women,” which enlisted the like taxidermy, comic book collecting, bird watching, gambling, collecting figurines, online trolling, and model train building. Hobbies that are widely considered popular among men.

On the list of the most ugly things a man can do in his spare time, video games came in first place.

Some of the replies she got on her post, clearly showcased the resentments.

“Women like you assume your company is more interesting and valuable than a good video game. You are incorrect,”

“You’re mid as fk… No one gives a single fk what you find unattractive. If you and I were the last two people on the planet, I would play video games 24/7,”

“Women who make lists telling men what hobbies we can’t have is peak unattractive. ‘Beyond red flag, like dealbreaker zone,’”

Video games are arguably one of the most popular hobbies among men on the face of this planet and while everyone is entitled to their opinion, the one produced by Liz Wheeler was bound to cause an outrage, especially on a platform like X.

Valorant Vyse Release Date: When is the New Agent Coming Out?

Sonu Banerjee
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Valorant Vyse Release Date: When is the New Agent Coming Out?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few days, chances are you’ve already heard about Vyse—the next Agent coming to Valorant.

Vyse is set to join Valorant as the newest Sentinel, adding to the ever-expanding roster of Agents and marking the 26th addition to the game.

Riot Games has already showcased Vyse and all she brings to the table in recent reveal videos, and from the initial impressions, she’s certain to become a fan-favorite Agent in the game.

Equipped with a unique kit that uses liquid metal to lock down sites, Vyse will be able to disrupt enemy executes while also being able to act as her team’s secondary Initiator with her strong flash.

While we’ve previously discussed Vyse’s abilities, this article focuses on when she’ll be added to the game.

Valorant Vyse Release Date

While Valorant Episode 9 Act 2 is set to go live on August 27, 2024, the new Agent won’t be available to play until a day later, in line with Riot’s new update schedule for the game.

Vyse will be added to the Valorant roster on August 28, 2024, in the Americas and on August 29, 2024, in the rest of the world.

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