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What is Bribery in Esports?

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What is Bribery in Esports?

In every sport, including esports, maintaining integrity and fair play is essential to preserving the essence of competition. As tournaments like the Battlegrounds Mobile India Series 2024 (BGIS 2024) draw significant attention from the gaming community, many issues come to light that might hinder the competitive spirit of the tournament. One such issue is bribery, which we recently witnessed during the BGIS 2024.

Understanding Bribery in Esports through BGIS 2024 Guidelines

Almost every esports tournament operates under a defined set of rules and regulations aimed at upholding fairness among participants. So does BGIS 2024. Section 6.3.8 of the BGIS 2024 Rulebook explicitly addresses the issue of bribery within the tournament setting.

Section 6.3.8 states: “Bribery: No Team Member may offer any gift or cash or other reward to a player, coach, manager, other Team Member, Tournament Official, the Tournament Organizer, KRAFTON, or any other person connected with or employed by another Team in order to influence the outcome of a Tournament Game.”

This clause unequivocally prohibits any form of inducement or incentive aimed at influencing the outcome of a tournament game. It encompasses a wide range of actions, including offering gifts, cash, or other rewards to players, coaches, managers, officials, or any individual associated with another team.

Thankfully, Krafton India Esports was swift to notice the bribery during BGIS 2024. The tournament organizers decided to ban and disqualify 47 Esports, the team violating Section 6.3.8 of the BGIS 2024 rulebook, with all their results from the tournament nullified.

Bribery in esports represents a serious breach of sportsmanship and fair play, as it undermines the integrity of competitions and casts doubt on the legitimacy of results. Attempts to manipulate outcomes through illicit means not only compromise the competitive integrity of the tournament but also undermine the credibility of the entire esports ecosystem.

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Zenless Zone Zero Release Date Revealed

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Zenless Zone Zero Release Date Revealed

After the successful ventures through popular games Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail, miHoYo is all set to debut their highly anticipated game Zenless Zone Zero. After witnessing multiple test sessions, the makers of the game are confident and have marked a date in July for release.

Release Date

Zenless Zone Zero is set to release on July 4th, 2024 for Android, iOS, and PC via Epic Games and PlayStation. Here is a list of release times across different server regions:

  • Central European Time [CET]
    • 4:00 am
  • Singapore Time [SGT] (UTC +8)
    • 10.00 am
  • Pacific Time [PT]
    • 7:00 pm [July 3]
  • Central Time [CT]
    • 9 pm [July 3]
  • Eastern Standard Time [ET]
    • 10:00 pm [July 3]

Pre-registration Rewards

You can still pre-register for Zenless Zone Zero via their official website. As always pre-registering guarantees you some rewards when the game releases. The higher the number of people pre-registering, the higher the number of rewards. As the official site claims, 35 million players have already pre-registered, with one more milestone left to be achieved at 40 million. Here is the list of rewards for pre-registering:

  • 15 million – 30,000 Dennies (Complete)
  • 20 million – 3x Master Tape (Complete)
  • 25 million – 5x Coup-En (Complete)
  • 30 million – 3x Master Tape (Complete)
  • 35 million – Agent Corin (Complete)
  • 40 million – 12x Master Tape

With the release date now announced and the game being free-to-play, the last target on the pre-registration track should soon be completed with all the hype surrounding the game. So what are you waiting for go pre-register if you haven’t already.

Also read: God of War Ragnarok PC release date comfirmed

God of War Ragnarok PC: Content, Features, & More

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God of War Ragnarok PC: Content, Features, & More

After the successful release of Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut, PlayStation Studios are set to release God of War Ragnarök on PC. Just like earlier trends, PlayStation Studios have added some exclusive features in the PC release.

Let’s take a look into all God of War Ragnarök PC Exclusive features and additional content confirmed in the announcement trailer.

Widescreen Ratio

Image Credits: PlayStation via YouTube

The screen ratio on the PlayStation platform is limited to a maximum of 16:9. However, PlayStation Studios have decided to reconsider this limitation for the PC release. God of War Ragnarök PC will have native support for 21:9 ultra-widescreen and 32:9 super ultra-widescreen.

Higher Frame Rates with 4K

Image Credits: PlayStation via YouTube

God of War Ragnarök could not exceed 60fps at any resolution on the PlayStation platform due to PlayStation’s restriction of 60fps. With the PC release, this restriction has been removed making it possible for the game to go well over 60fps even with 4K resolution on capable PCs.

Upscaling Support

Image Credits: PlayStation via YouTube

PlayStation Studios have made sure to include support for Upscaling by integrating the Upscaling technologies used by Nvidia, AMD, and Intel graphics cards. Here is the list of technologies integrated into the game:

  • DLSS 3.7 (Nvidia)
  • FSR 3.1 (AMD)
  • XeSS 1.3 (Intel)

DLC Content

Image Credits: PlayStation via YouTube

God of War Ragnarök was released on November 9th, 2022 for the PlayStation platform and received its one and only DLC on December 12th, 2023. With the God of War Ragnarök PC release PlayStation Studios have decided to include this DLC with the game on Day 1.

Having said this, players and fans of the franchise are very excited to see their beloved game coming to PC. The release date for God of War Ragnarök is set for September 19, 2024.

Also read: Marvel Rivals Closed Beta Announced

Genshin Impact Patch 4.7 Finally Increases the Original Resin Cap

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Genshin Impact Patch 4.7 Finally Increases the Original Resin Cap

The Genshin Impact 4.7 update is just a few days away, and it’s set to introduce one of the most eagerly awaited features that fans of the open-world RPG have been requesting for a long time.

As confirmed by HoYoverse through an announcement on May 22nd, the Genshin Impact 4.7 update will raise the Original Resin cap in the game, alongside bringing some improvements to Artifact custom configurations.

For the uninitiated, Original Resin is a crucial resource in Genshin Impact that is used to collect various materials for characters, talents, weapons, Mora, and other rewards

Players can regenerate Resin continuously, but only up to a cap of 160. Once the accumulated Resin is spent, it takes 21 hours and 20 minutes to fully replenish, thus limiting your playtime by restricting the in-game rewards you can get by playing the game.

The increase in the Original Resin cap means players will be able to get more rewards and materials before needing to replenish it, but notably, the time that it takes for the Original Resin to regenerate remains unchanged.

Genshin Impact Patch 4.7 Release Date

The Genshin Impact patch 4.7 update is expected to hit the live servers on June 5, 2024. As usual, there will be a maintenance period before the update is officially shipped to the game.

XDefiant Reaches Incredible Player Record in First Week

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XDefiant Reaches Incredible Player Record in First Week

According to a report by Insider Gaming, the first week of its official release saw XDefiant has amassed a staggering number of players.

As stated in the report, XDefiant, since its launch on May 21, reportedly attracted 7.6 million unique players, reaching a concurrent peak of 700,000. This puts the game in the league of top-tier FPS like CS2, COD, or Valorant.

While the game has not reached a level where it is a household name, it has been quietly building a player base that one day can rival the top esports titles only if it can hold onto this staggering number of players beyond the honeymoon phase.

If the XDefiant team can fulfill the promises made in the roadmap, things appear promising. While XDefiant has its issues and Ubisoft has a bad history of releasing things too soon, overall, the game is amazingly stable and has a bright future ahead of it.

Rainbow 6 Seige was arguably their most successful esports title but it failed to remain consistent for a variety of reasons. It barely managed to hold an esports scene and the majority of the player base was only seen in certain parts of the world.

Ubisoft’s biggest challenge would be to keep the game interesting enough so players stay beyond the honeymoon period and on top of that the steady increase in the active player count should be kept intact.

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Marvel Rivals Closed Beta Announced: Console Testing, New Characters, and More!

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Marvel Rivals Closed Beta Announced: Console Testing, New Characters, and More!

Marvel Rivals has announced another test coming in July. This announcement was made at the PlayStation State of Play event that happened on May 30th, 2024. This test is being classified as a Closed Beta. Let’s take a deep dive and understand the details for Marvel Rivals Closed Beta.

The developers of Marvel Rivals, NetEase Games seem pretty confident in their work as they have classified the upcoming test as Closed Beta. This implies that a significant amount of work has gone into the game compared to their Closed Alpha test.

NetEase also announced that the Closed Beta test will also include testing on console as opposed to the Closed Alpha test that was done exclusively on PC. This announcement also included the introduction of Adam Warlock and Venom to the game.

Here is list of key points noted in the trailer:

Team-Up Abilities

Image Credits: Marvel Rivals via YouTube

Environmental destruction

Image Credits: Marvel Rivals via YouTube

PlayStation 5 exclusive Scarlet Spider costume for Spider-Man at launch

Image Credits: Marvel Rivals via YouTube

Wakandan Ancestral Plane

Image Credits: Marvel Rivals via YouTube

Addition of Adam Warlock and Venom

Players and fans have already started requesting for their beloved characters from the Marvel Universe to be brought to the game. With that being said, it would be exciting to see the journey NetEase has planned for Marvel Rivals. Click here to read

PlayStation State of Play Recap: Silent Hill 2 Release Date, New God of War, and More

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PlayStation State of Play Recap: Silent Hill 2 Release Date, New God of War, and More

The most recent PlayStation State of Play revealed some fresh glimpses of the next generation of video games released in the coming days. Suffice it to say, many rumours went in vain but we were greeted with some of the highly anticipated games.

Here is a list of everything shown at the event, along with the release dates for each game.

Concord – August 23, 2024

God of War (PC) – September 19, 2024

Dynasty Warriors: Origins – 2025

Infinity Nikki – Q3 2024

Ballad of Antara – 2025

Behemoth

Alien: Rogue Incursion – Holiday 2024

Marvel Rivals PlayStation Closed Beta – July 2024

Where Winds Meet

Until Dawn (PS5 and PC) – Fall 2024

Path of Exile 2 (PS5) – 2024

Silent Hill 2 – October 8, 2024

Monster Hunter Wilds – 2025

Astro Bot – September 6, 2024

Games like Silent Hill, Until Dawn Marvel Rivals were among the highly anticipated games for the PlayStation and it was a relief for many to find out the trailers finally have a release date attached to them.

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Fortnite New Update Nerfs Car and Nitro Mechanic

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Fortnite New Update Nerfs Car and Nitro Mechanic

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3 has been out for almost a week now. The game faced heavy criticism from the gaming community after the new season rolled out. The issue that most players experienced was the overpowered cars combined with the new Nitro Mechanic making it impossible to compete against them. Epic Games has now responded and released an update making a few changes like unvaulting Boogie Bombs and adjusting balance in the game.

In a post on X, Epic Games released the patch notes for the new update to Fortnite. As we already knew that Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3 was heavily based on the new cars and the Nitro Mechanic, but that has changed with this update, let’s take a look at all the changes:

  • Added Boogie Bombs
  • Reduced Machine Gun Turrets accuracy and Grenade Launcher Turrets damage to structures.
  • Reduced vehicle health in Solos.
  • Boss cars do not automatically regen health anymore.
  • Boosted damage dealt to vehicles from Boom Bolts.
  • Increased Nitro Gauntlets recharge time.
  • Reduced Nitro shoulder bash damage to players.

This update came as a response to the complaints from the community, where the Overpowered cars had become a menace in the game. Combined with Nitro Mechanic in the game, the cars were able to tear down walls without any effort. The update guarantees that the cars and Nitro Mechanic are taken a notch to make the game competitive for everyone.

That is all on Fortnite New Update. Click here to read more about Esports World Cup – Fortnite.

Krafton India Esports Bans 47 Esports From BGIS 2024 for Bribery

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Krafton India Esports Bans 47 Esports From BGIS 2024 for Bribery

In a shocking turn of events, Krafton India Esports has banned 47 Esports from the ongoing Battlegrounds Mobile India Series 2024 (BGIS 2024) for violating the tournament’s Code of Conduct/Ruleset. According to the announcement post, 47 Esports engaged in 6.3.8 activity that directly violated these rules.

Krafton India Esports Bans 47 Esports from BGIS 2024

The official statement released by Krafton India Esports reads, “We are committed to maintaining a fair and competitive environment in the BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA SERIES [BGIS] 2024. It is with regret that we must announce a significant decision affecting the integrity and fairness of the said competition. Team 47 Esports have been officially banned from participating in BGIS 2024 due to violations of the tournament’s Code of Conduct/Ruleset. An investigation confirmed that the team engaged in 6.3.8 activity that directly violated these rules. These actions undermine the sportsmanship, integrity, and fairness that BGIS stands for.”

The specific clause cited in the tournament’s rulebook, 6.3.8, pertains to bribery, explicitly stating that no team member may offer “any gift or cash or other reward toa player, coach, manager, or other Team Member, Tournament Official, the Tournament Organizer, Krafton, or any other person connected with or employed by another Team” that will influence the outcome of a tournament game. The violation of this rule has led to the disqualification of 47 Esports from the tournament, with all their results from the tournament nullified.

This is not a first instance of banning a team, Krafton India Esports has demonstrated a zero-tolerance approach towards breaches of the Code of Conduct/Ruleset throughout BGIS 2024. Prior to the ban on 47 Esports, the organizer had already taken action against a significant number of teams during both the main tournament and THE GRIND stage. From the main tournament itself, Krafton India Esports has banned 16 teams and disqualified 18 teams for various violations.

In addition to the immediate consequences faced by 47 Esports, Krafton India Esports has announced plans for a thorough review to determine if further sanctions are warranted, including potential bans from future events organized by the company.

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Free Fire Ban Looms in Indonesia Amid Concerns Over Child Welfare

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Free Fire Ban Looms in Indonesia Amid Concerns Over Child Welfare

Garena’s popular mobile battle royale game, Free Fire, might face a potential ban in Indonesia as the nation’s authorities have raised alarms about its detrimental impact on children. Sandiaga Uno, the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, has signaled that the game could be banned, citing its association with increased incidents of child violence.

Indonesian Minister Threatens Free Fire Ban Over Alleged Child Violence

In a video shared on his Instagram account, Uno detailed the grievances brought forth by the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) and the Indonesian Child Protection Agency (LPAI). Both organizations have reported a surge in cases where the game is linked to violent behavior among children, prompting a nationwide debate on the potential harms of digital entertainment.

Uno revealed that he is currently collaborating with the KPAI to conduct an in-depth review of Free Fire. This evaluation aims to understand the full scope of the game’s impact on young players. “We are taking these concerns very seriously,” Uno stated. “Our primary goal is to ensure the safety and well-being of our children.”

The minister’s review will be followed by a coordinated effort with the Ministry of Communication and Information, which will further scrutinize the game. This aims to determine the appropriate measures, potentially culminating in a decisive Free Fire ban.

Free Fire has been a staple in the global mobile gaming community, including Indonesia. However, the rising concern over its influence on young minds cannot be overlooked. While some argue that parental control and guidance are sufficient to mitigate the game’s negative effects, others believe that stricter regulations are necessary to protect children from exposure to violent content.

The potential Free Fire ban in Indonesia underscores the growing global concern over the impact of digital media on children. It will be interesting to see how the situation unfolds and what measures the Indonesian government will take in response to the concerns raised.

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