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Riot Adds New ‘Invite’ Division To Valorant Premier Mode

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With the release of Valorant Episode 9 Act 1 being just around the corner, Riot Games has just announced their plans to introduce a new division to the game’s Premier mode.

Starting from June 2024, ‘Invite’ is set to be the highest division in Valorant’s Premier. It will overtake the Contender division in the current spectrum and will fill the final step of the in-game Path to Pro.

Teams that are victorious in the Premier Invite division earn the opportunity to compete in Challenger Leagues across the globe.

From Episode 8 Act 3, teams across all Premier divisions can secure a promotion with each playoff tournament victory. This advancement system enables teams to precisely track their progress and have a better estimate of how many victories stand between them and the next division.

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Valorant Premier Contender & Invite Division Changes

The Valorant Episode 9 update will also bring with it several changes to the game’s Contender and Invite divisions:

  • All teams must play in two scheduled events each week on the designated map of the week.
  • Losses will now be worth 0 points. (previously losses awarded 25 points).
  • Teams with similar records will be matched against each other, with rematch protection enabled.
  • If an uneven number of teams show up for an event, the team with the lowest Premier Score will receive a bye instead of playing a match.
  • Teams will qualify for the playoffs based on their standings after the conclusion of the weekly competition. (previously playoff qualification was based on Premier Score).
  • At the end of the playoff tournaments, Premier will promote teams based on their final standings of the current stage’s leaderboard.
  • Riot’s Esports Team will contact team owners promoting out of the Invite Division to provide details on where they will play now that they have earned their shot at Challengers.

On top of these changes, a “Contender Eligible” status will be added to the game which will acknowledge players primed for participation at the peak of Premier matchmaking. While this status is attainable at the Elite Division, the higher divisions of Premier will offer additional avenues for achieving this eligibility.

ESL One Birmingham 2024 Dota 2 Tournament: Teams, Standings, Schedule, & More

The ESL One Birmingham 2024 Dota 2 tournament is currently in full swing, and fans of the MOBA from around the globe are tuning in to the live streams to enjoy action-packed games between the best teams in the world.

The event, which commenced on April 22nd, showcases twelve of the top Dota 2 teams from around the world. These teams are currently engaged in fierce competition during the group stages, with the ultimate aim of advancing to the main stage. There, they’ll vie for their slice of a monumental prize pool totaling 1 million USD, all in front of a live audience.

Curious to know more about ESL Birmingham 2024? We have you covered.

In this article, we’ll take a look at everything you need to know about this Major Dota 2 event including all the participating teams, schedule, results, and more.

ESL One Birmingham 2024: Teams

Here’s a list of all the pro Dota 2 teams participating in ESL One Birmingham 2024:

  • Gaimin Gladiators
  • BetBoom Team 
  • Xtreme Gaming 
  • Team Liquid
  • Tundra Esports
  • OG 
  • Team Spirit 
  • Team Falcons 
  • G2 x iG 
  • Talon Esports
  • Shopify Rebellion 
  • HEROIC 

While Gaimin Gladiators, BetBoom, Xtreme, and Liquid received direct invites based on the EPT Leaderboard, the rest of the teams had to make their way to the event via the regional qualifiers.

ESL One Birmingham 2024: Schedule & Standings

As mentioned earlier Group Stages of ESL One Birmingham 2024 started on April 22nd, and will conclude on April 24th.

The Playoffs for the event kick off on April 25th and will continue for four days before a winner is crowned on April 28, 2024.

Here are the detailed groups of ESL Birmingham 2024:

Group A

StandingsTeamsGames (W-L)Match Records (W-D-L)
1stBetBoom Team5 — 32 — 1 — 1
1stTeam Liquid5 — 31 — 3 — 0
3rdG2 x iG4 — 41 — 2 — 1
3rdTalon Esports4 — 41 — 2— 1
3rdTeam Falcons4 — 40 — 4 — 0
6thShopify Rebellion2 — 60 — 2 — 2

Group B

StandingsTeamsGames (W-L)Match Records (W-D-L)
1stHeroic5 — 31 — 3 — 0
1stOG5 — 31 — 3 — 0
1stTundra Esports5 — 31 — 3 — 0
4thTeam Spirit4 — 40 — 4 — 0
5thXtreme Gaming3 — 51 — 1 — 2
6thGaimin Gladiators2 — 60 — 4 — 4

ESL One Birmingham 2024: Where To Watch?

Dota 2 fans can catch all the ongoing action live on the official Twitch and YouTube channels of ESL.

LPL 2024 Summer Split Format Released

Today, League of Legends Pro League has officially released the 2024 Summer Split format. LPL is one of the top-tier LoL pro leagues in China and players across the region are excited about the 2024 Summer Split.

Previously, LPL used the single round-robin BO3 format. However, this year they are going to introduce a new format for the upcoming tournament. Without wasting any time, let’s dig into the new format.

LPL 2024 Summer Split Format

LPL 2024 Summer Split Format

The official announcement revealed that the LPL 2024 Summer Split will be carried out in four stages: group draw, fixed group, in-group, and box-out stage.

In the group draw stage, a total of 17 teams will divided into four pools. The separation will be based on their Spring Split performance. Let’s take a look at the four pools:

Pool 1

  • BLG
  • TES
  • JDG
  • NIP

Pool 2

  • FPX
  • WBG
  • LNG
  • WE

Pool 3

  • OMG
  • IG
  • AL
  • LGD
  • TT

Pool 4

  • RNG
  • RA
  • EDG
  • UP

With the fearless draft style, each group will take part in a double round-robin Bo3 match. The top 9 rated teams advance to Group A, while the bottom two teams in each group are seeded into Group B.

Group A and B will compete in a single round-robin Bo3 match. Teams will compete utilizing the standard “competitive draft” approach at this point. The worst four teams in Group B will be eliminated and their split will end, while the top seven teams in Group A will move on to the playoffs.

In a single-elimination Bo5 format, the matches will take place between:

  • 8th place Group A vs 4th place Group B
  • 9th place Group A vs 3rd place Group B
  • 1st place Group A vs 2nd place Group A

Note: Every game’s winner will advance to the tournament and join the seven other teams.

Valorant Servers Are Down Right Now on 24th April 2024

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As one of the most played multiplayer games, Valorant has amassed a sizable player community that requires maintenance. Despite being created by the industry titan Riot Games, the game is not impervious to issues that plague many multiplayer games.

Dedicated supporters commonly experience server failures and disconnections this April 24th. Here’s how to check and perhaps resolve any problems you may be having.

How to Check Valorant Server Status?

Valorant Clove: Official Riot Games artwork or screenshot featuring Clove.

You can get much of the information you need to check and troubleshoot your difficulties from the official Valorant Twitter handle. The social media account is moderately active, and they frequently address the problems.

You may be confident the server will be back up soon if the Valorant has already resolved your issue. Every game published by Riot Games includes a Service Status page.

Plenty of information about the duration of the server outage and the reason for it can be found on the Valorous service status page. This page also lists the most current issues, and you can report a problem here.

You may discover solutions for practically every problem on the Valorant Support page, and if you’re still not pleased, you can also get in touch with them about your problems.

It’s advised to look over each tab that might be helpful to you, and above all, be sure to visit the error codes page to address the most typical problems. We hope that your problem has been addressed or even resolved after completing all of these troubleshoots.

NAVI Tops World Rankings in Official CS2 Leaderboard

The electrifying PGL Copenhagen 2024 major has drawn to a close, culminating in an exhilarating showdown where NAVI emerged victorious.

In a thrilling grand final clash against FaZe Clan, NAVI showcased their prowess, securing a hard-fought victory with a score of 2-1. Their triumph not only earned them the first prize of $500,000 but also secured them direct invitations to the BLAST Premier World Final and the Esports World Cup 2024.

Following the major’s conclusion, Valve promptly unveiled an update to the Counter-Strike 2 world rankings. NAVI ascended to the summit with an impressive tally of 1925 points, closely trailed by FaZe in second place with 1919 points. Team Spirit also claimed their well-deserved spot on the podium with 1908 points.

Valve CS2 Standings Revealed

Without further ado, let’s check out the detailed standings as officially revealed by Valve:

PlaceTeamPoints
1 NAVI1925
2 FaZe1919
3 Spirit1908
4 MOUZ1848
5 G21814
6 Vitality1774
7 Eternal Fire1648
8 Outsiders1620
9 Cloud91573
10 PAIN1545

CS2 fans from throughout the world are currently tuning in to the ESL Pro League Season 19. The ongoing tournament features a prize pool of a whopping $750,000 and 32 elite CS2 teams competing for supremacy.

Garena Free Fire MAX Redeem Codes for 24th April 2024

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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 24th April 2024:

  • FYHR56YR56G5R6FT
  • FGJ487XE6GDRT9G3
  • FNYJ8X55GRTHY14G
  • FR6YHR67HY5TRY43
  • FH87KJHG19EMBRF3
  • FHY5R6Y5R6GYDFCY
  • F98J1G4E8FE27ERA
  • F6UJHB49S1GVTEGR
  • F6HJXUYT2I1DRFRY
  • F9C8IU2Q2Q54E1FH

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 here to 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.

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How to Hide Confrontational Emotes in Fortnite?

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Toxicity is a big problem when it comes to online competitive games. Fortnite is one of them, and the developers have already taken several measures such as voice reporting and many more to suppress toxicity to some extent. Today, the developers have taken another step toward making the Fortnite online servers toxicity-free by introducing a setting to hide Confrontational Emotes.

You are probably wondering what Confrontational Emotes are. Well, any mean-looking emotes within the game such as “Whipcrack”, “Laugh It Up” and many more come under the Confrontational Emotes tag.

In this article, we will find out how to hide the Confrontational Emotes in Fortnite.

How to Hide Confrontational Emotes in Fortnite?

Confrontational Emote Fortnite Setting

If you don’t want to see any Confrontational Emote from anyone in the game, follow the steps mentioned below:

  • Launch Fortnite and then go to Profile on the top right.
  • From there go to Settings and click on Account and Privacy.
  • Then select the Confrontational Emotes option and use the arrow keys to see the different options.
  • From there, select Never and click on Apply.

Do you like the Confrontational Emotes in Fortnite or not? Let us know in the comment section below.

LOL Patch 14.9: Release Date, Changes, & More

Riot released the LOL Patch 14.8 on 17th April and with the update, they introduced a few important changes to the game. While players getting accustomed to the 14.8 update, the developers have already started working on the upcoming 14.9 update.

According to Riot’s official schedule, the LOL Patch 14.9 is all set to be released on 1st May. Therefore, we are just a few days away from the upcoming League of Legends update.

There are a bunch of changes that are going to be released with the upcoming update. Without wasting any time, let’s check out the patch notes.

LOL Patch 14.9 patch

LOL Patch 14.9 Possible Changes

CHAMPION CHANGES IN PATCH 14.9

Ahri

  • W base damage: 50 – 150 ⇒ 45 – 145
  • R cooldown: 130 – 80 seconds ⇒ 130 – 100 seconds

Akshan

  • Q non-champ damage: 40% – 90% ⇒ 40% – 80%
  • Q move speed: 20% – 40% ⇒ 20% flat
  • R base damage per bullet: 20 – 30 ⇒ 25 – 45
  • R AD ratio per bullet: 10% ⇒ 15%
  • R bonus damage per missing 1% HP: 3% ⇒ 2%

Amumu

Aurelion Sol

  • E AP ratio per second: 20% ⇒ 16%
  • Hitbox: 65 ⇒ 80

Bel’Veth

  • P bonus attack speed per stack now scales from 1 – 13 ⇒ 1 – 17, still .28% – 1%
  • Q AD ratio: 110% ⇒ 100%
  • Q monster damage: 145% flat ⇒ 145% – 185%

Blitzcrank

  • P shield duration: 10 seconds ⇒ 4 seconds
  • W move speed: 70% – 90% ⇒60% – 80%

Briar

  • Hitbox: 55 ⇒ 65

Darius

  • Hitbox: 80 ⇒ 65

Garen

  • Selection radius increased from 75 ⇒ 125 (easier to click on)

Evelynn

  • W slow: 65% ⇒ 45%
  • R AP ratio: 75% ⇒ 65%

Janna

  • W base damage: 55 – 195 ⇒ 55 – 175
  • W damage AP ratio: 60% ⇒ 50%
  • E base shield: 80 – 220 ⇒ 80 – 240

Jinx

  • R cooldown: 70 – 50 seconds ⇒ 85 – 45 seconds

Kassadin

  • R AP ratio: 50% ⇒ 35%

Karma

Kennen

K’Sante

  • Hitbox: 65 ⇒ 80

Malzahar

Master Yi

  • E base damage: 30 – 50 ⇒ 20 – 40

Naafiri

  • Hitbox: 55 ⇒ 65

Nilah

  • Q active AD ratio: 90% – 120% ⇒ 90% – 110%
  • Q bonus damage per crit chance: 1.2% ⇒ 1%
  • Q bonus attack speed: 10% – 50% ⇒ 10% – 60%

Olaf

  • Q base damage: 65 – 265 ⇒ 60 – 260
  • Q bonus monster damage: 5 – 45 ⇒ 10 – 50
  • R bonus resists: 10 – 30 ⇒ 10 – 20

Pyke

  • W cooldown: 12 – 8 seconds ⇒ 14 – 10 seconds
  • W mana cost: 50 ⇒ 65

Skarner

  • P health damage: 7% – 12% max HP ⇒ 7% – 10%
  • Q health ratio: 6% bonus HP ⇒ 5% bonus HP
  • W base damage: 50 – 150 ⇒ 50 – 130

Sejuani

Seraphine

Taliyah

  • Q bonus monster AP ratio: 10% ⇒ 5%
  • Q mana cost: 55 – 75 ⇒ 65 – 85

Twitch

  • Base health: 682 ⇒ 630 ⇒ 628 (reverted)
  • Health growth: 100 ⇒ 104 ⇒ 100 (reverted)
  • Base armor: 27 ⇒ 25 ⇒ 27 (reverted)
  • Armor growth: 4.2 ⇒ 4.4 ⇒ 4.2 (reverted)
  • R bonus AD: 40 – 70 ⇒20 – 50

Urgot

  • Armor growth: 5.45 ⇒ 5

Warwick

  • Hitbox: 55 ⇒ 65

Yuumi

  • Hitbox: 65 ⇒ 55

Item changes

Eclipse

Death dance

  • Pickaxe added to recipe
  • AD: 55 ⇒ 60
  • Heal bonus AD ratio: 50% ⇒ 75%

Hexdrinker

  • Long Sword added to recipe, price unchanged
  • MR: 35 ⇒ 30

Maw of Malmortius

  • Cost: 2800 ⇒ 3100
  • Pickaxe and Longsword replaced by Caulfield’s Warhammer in recipe
  • Shield duration: 2.5 seconds ⇒ 3 seconds
  • Passive lifesteal: 12% ⇒ 8%
  • Ability haste: 0 ⇒ 15
  • MR: 50 ⇒ 40
  • AD: 65 ⇒ 70

Spear of Shojin

  • Now only grants 1 stack per unique cast per second

Sterak’s Gage

  • Cost reduced: 3000 ⇒ 3100
  • Cooldown: 60 seconds ⇒ 90 seconds

Sundered Sky

  • Cooldown: 6 seconds ⇒ 8 seconds
  • Heal bonus AD ratio: 140% ⇒ 120%
  • Heal health ratio: 6% missing HP ⇒ 5% missing HP

System Changes

No planned changes for now.

UPCOMING SKINS

  • Empyrean Akali
  • Empyrean Brand
  • Empyrean Kayle
  • Prestige Empyrean Kayle
  • Empyrean Malzahar
  • Empyrean Nocturne
  • Empyrean Varus

Fortnite Server Maintenance: How Long Is Fortnite Downtime?

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Being one of the most popular battle royale titles in the world, Epic carries out server maintenance after specific intervals to keep up with the huge player base. Right now, the Fortnite servers are down for maintenance and players around the world are wondering when will the servers go live again.

We understand players’ feelings when they can’t play a certain game because the servers are down. Without wasting time, let’s find out when the Fortnite servers will come back online.

How Long Is Fortnite Downtime?

how long is fortnite downtime

The Fortnite servers are down as the developers are all set to release the v29.30 update. The servers went down at 8 AM GMT on April 23, 2024. Typically, Fortnite server maintenance persists for around a few hours.

Even though there is no official confirmation regarding when the servers will come back online, we expect it to happen within Noon GMT.

We would recommend you to check frequently as the server maintenance can be over anytime soon. You can also check the Epic Online Services Developer Portal by clicking here.

There are a lot of new things that are expected to be launched with the new update. Keep following us to get all the latest news regarding Fortnite.

Fortnite Item Shop Today 23rd April: Emotes, Outfits, Bundles & More

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Fortnite has been one of the most popular Battle Royale games of the decade and apart from being all action, the game has built its reputation around introducing new cosmetics like skins, gliders, melee, and more now and then.

To address this need of its user base, EPIC has introduced the Fortnite Item Shop where players can buy their desired items with a catch. The Item Stop offers a handful of items every day but refreshes every 24 hours which gives players a chance to get their desired items now and then.

Fortnite Emotes

Price: 500 V-Bucks

  1. Headstock Spin | Rare
  2. Rain Check | Rare
  3. Air Flurry | Rare
  4. Real Slim Shady | Rare

Price: 200 V-Bucks

  1. Bloomin’ Bouquet | Uncommon

Fortnite Outfits

Price: 1900 V-Bucks

  1. Slim Shady | Epic

Price: 1500 V-Bucks

  1. Chromatica Armor Gaga | Epic
  2. Janky | Epic
  3. Alto | Epic
  4. Poet | Epic
  5. Lyric | Epic
  6. Wilder | Epic
  7. Marshall Never More | Epic
  8. Rap Boy | Epic

Price: 1200 V-Bucks

  1. Sunset Alto | Epic
  2. Desert Dawn Lyric | Epic

Fortnite Melee / Harvesting Tool

Price: 800 V-Bucks

  1. Cold Snap | Rare
  2. Janky’s Dead Fish | Rare
  3. Festival Shredder | Rare
  4. Neon Biter | Rare
  5. Cactical Crusher | Epic
  6. Softest Electropalm | Epic
  7. Electropalm Staff | Rare
  8. Crystalline Cactus | Rare
  9. Shady Double Saw | Epic

Price: 500 V-Bucks

  1. Axe ‘Bout Me | Epic

Fortnite Wraps

Price: 500 V-Bucks

  1. Finfin Flair | Rare
  2. Mainstage | Rare
  3. Desert Breeze | Rare

Fortnite Gliders

Price: 1500 V-Bucks

  1. Falcon | Legendary

Price: 800 V-Bucks

  1. Raven Express | Epic

Fortnite BackBlings

Price: 400 V-Bucks

  1. Mon’s Spaghetti | Uncommon

Fortnite Jam Tracks

Price: 500 V-Bucks

  1. Woman | Uncommon
  2. Santeria | Uncommon
  3. Just A Girl | Uncommon
  4. Xo Tour Llif3 | Uncommon
  5. Paint The Town Red | Uncommon
  6. Transparent Soul | Uncommon
  7. Carry On Wayward Son | Uncommon
  8. Feel It Still | Uncommon
  9. Just Dance | Uncommon
  10. Rain On Me | Uncommon
  11. Zombie | Uncommon
  12. March Of The Pigs | Uncommon
  13. Basket Case | Uncommon
  14. Applause | Uncommon
  15. The Edge Of Glory | Uncommon
  16. Stitches | Uncommon
  17. Single Soon | Uncommon
  18. Flowers | Uncommon
  19. All The Small Things | Uncommon
  20. Cradles | Uncommon
  21. (Don’t Fear) The Reaper | Uncommon
  22. Astronaut In The Ocean | Uncommon
  23. Bad Guy | Uncommon
  24. Big Energy | Uncommon
  25. Bloody Mary | Uncommon
  26. Born This Way | Uncommon
  27. Boy’s A Liar Pt. 2 | Uncommon
  28. Buddy Holly | Uncommon
  29. Bust A Move | Uncommon
  30. Call Me Maybe | Uncommon
  31. Can’t Feel My Face | Uncommon
  32. Come & Go | Uncommon
  33. Don’t You Worry Child | Uncommon
  34. Ella Baila Sola | Uncommon
  35. Everlong | Uncommon
  36. Eyes Closed | Uncommon
  37. Firework | Uncommon
  38. Good 4 U | Uncommon
  39. Hysteria | Uncommon
  40. I | Uncommon
  41. I Think I’m Okay | Uncommon
  42. I Wanna Get Better | Uncommon
  43. I Wish | Uncommon
  44. Just A Girl | Uncommon
  45. Just Dance | Uncommon
  46. Kids | Uncommon
  47. Like A G6 | Uncommon
  48. Lucid Dreams | Uncommon
  49. Makedamnsure | Uncommon
  50. Mi Gente | Uncommon
  51. Mood | Uncommon
  52. Moves Like Jagger | Uncommon
  53. Roses | Uncommon
  54. Sandstorm | Uncommon
  55. Santeria | Uncommon
  56. Scenario | Uncommon
  57. Seven Nation Army | Uncommon
  58. So What | Uncommon
  59. Song 2 | Uncommon
  60. Sucker | Uncommon
  61. Super Freak | Uncommon
  62. The Middle | Uncommon
  63. The Search | Uncommon
  64. The Way Life Goes | Uncommon
  65. What I Got | Uncommon
  66. Wolves | Uncommon
  67. X Gon’ Give It To Ya | Uncommon
  68. Your Love (9PM) | Uncommon

Fortnite Bundles

Price: 3200 V-Bucks

  1. Zuko & Katara Bundle | Epic

Price: 2800 V-Bucks

  1. Lady Gaga Bundle | Epic
  2. Rocking At Coachella Bundle | Epic
  3. Dancing At Coachella Bundle | Epic

Price: 2700 V-Bucks

  1. Slim Shady Bundle | Epic

Price: 2500 V-Bucks

  1. Lion Knight’s Castle Bundle | Uncommon
  2. Diesel Bundle | Rare

Price: 2400 V-Bucks

  1. Twitchcon Champions Locker Bundle | Epic

Price: 2000 V-Bucks

  1. Zuko Pack | Epic
  2. Toph Beifong Pack | Epic
  3. Katara Pack | Epic
  4. Vibing At Coachella Bundle | Epic
  5. Marshall Never More Bundle | Epic

Price: 1900 V-Bucks

  1. Beachside Boulevard Bundle | Uncommon

Price: 1800 V-Bucks

  1. Janky Bundle | Epic

Price: 1500 V-Bucks

  1. Werewolf Bundle | Uncommon

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