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  • PUBG Mobile India Series Announced With A Prize Pool Of 1 Crore

    PUBG Mobile India Series Announced With A Prize Pool Of 1 Crore

    PUBG has a huge fan base in India and the game has grown even bigger since the arrival of the game on the mobile platform. Now, Playerunknown’s Battleground has announced a tournament for all the mobile PUBG players in India. The competition has a prize pool of 1 Crore Indian rupees.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29R3udhlIYw&feature=youtu.be

    How To Register?

    The registrations will be open till 23 January. All you need to do is verify your email id after you click on “Register Now” button. Once you have verified your email, you will need to fill up a registration form. After that you can choose to join or create a squad of a minimum of 4 members. You can join a squad using the squad ID or you can use the “Create Squad” button to create one on your own. 

    Schedule

    The schedule for the tournament are as follows: 

    Registration 9 January – 23 January
    Online In-Game Qualifier 21 January – 27 January
    Online Playoff’s 10 February – 24 February
    Grand Finals March – Exact Dates TBD

     

    Every participant who decides to participate in this tournament must be an Indian resident and have their own devices. PUBG has also said that during the In-game Qualifier and Online Playoffs, the players are expected to use their own devices without any emulators, hacks and any other 3rd party software/tool. For the Grand Finals, devices will be provided to the players by the organisers. Tencent Games has also said in the tournament page that all players must install the newest version of the game in order to participate in PUBGM India Series. 

    Seeding

    In Round 1, the Top 2000 Squads are seeded into 100 groups with each group consisting of 20 squads. For Round 2, the top 400 squads from Round 1 will be seeded into 20 groups again, with each group consisting of 20 squads. In Round 3, the top 80 squads from Round 2 will be seeded into 4 groups, each consisting 20 squads. 

    Also Read: PUBG Mobile: Tips And Tricks To Become An Ace Player

    The server region for the tournament is Asia and the camera mode is TPP- Third person. You can read more about the rules of the tournament in full HERE. 

     

  • Alienware Area- 51m, An Upgradable Gaming Laptop

    Alienware Area- 51m, An Upgradable Gaming Laptop

    Imagine a powerful desktop computer, but portable.  It sounds like a gamer’s dream. Well, not anymore since Alienware has done just that. The new Area- 51m is a completely customisable laptop. It was launched at CES 2019 by Dell and is going to change how gaming laptops have been seen so far. 

    Up until now, gaming laptops have concentrated on becoming smaller in size while providing top of the line specifications. But that has meant that while a customer buys the laptop, it supports all contemporary games but the specifications become obsolete as years go by. Games these days have become extremely demanding in terms of system specifications and this means that most gaming laptops stop supporting high end games in just a few years’ time. But the Aleinware Area- 51 can replace both the CPU and the GPU so that a gamer does not have to upgrade to a whole new laptop every few years.

     

    Specifications

    The laptop will sport a ninth-gen Intel CPU and 20-series overclockable Nvidia GPU. This will be the first time that an Alienware laptop will support eight-core processors, 2.5Gbit Ethernet and 64GB of RAM.

    The laptop will be available in various CPU and GPU configurations. The CPU options include Intel’s 9th Gen i7-8700, i7-9700K or i9-9900K. GPU options of the laptop are Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060, GeForce RTX 2070 or GeForce RTX 2080. The RAM options for the laptop range from 8GB to 64GB DDR4 RAM with single, dual and triple storage options, from 256GB to 3TB. The screen of the laptop is a 17 inch screen with 144Hz G- Sync display. It also has a 10/100/1000/2.5 Gbps RJ-45 Ethernet with Killer Wireless 1550 2×2 AC and Bluetooth 5.0. The laptop is in no way light and weighs in at 8.5 pounds. Some of the weight is due to the body being made from a magnesium alloy. It will be available in either white or matte black.

    The cooling system used is called Cryo-Tech 2.0, which covers the dual-intake, dual-exhaust airflow design, copper fin stacks, heat pipes and high-voltage fans. It also has hexagonal shaped vents for cooling both under and at the back of the laptop. 

    The lowest specced laptop starts at just around $2,000 and should be available on Jan 21st, 2019. 

     

  • PUBG Mobile To Add Zombies, Rickshaw And MK47 Mutant Weapon

    PUBG Mobile To Add Zombies, Rickshaw And MK47 Mutant Weapon

    PUBG or PlayerUnknown’s BattleGrounds is one of the runaway success stories in gaming. The game is played by millions across the world and each and every small update means a lot to gamers. PUBG’s mobile version is a scaled down version of the PC game which is also a hit with teenagers and adults alike. It is a map where players are pitted against one another and the last man or team standing emerges victorious. In the latest update news, the game is going to add new features to the already excellent game to enhance the gaming experience. These include Zombies, Rickshaw and an MK47 weapon. 

    The game recently saw the release of a new Snow map called Vikendi which was extremely well received. Now, the game will push for another update with these major changes. The Zombie Mode will have a team of players to fight 98 zombies, according to some reports. The game developer had teased a crossover between Resident Evil 2 and PUBG at the PUBG Mobile Star Challenge in 2018. This has led to further speculations of the zombie mode finally seeing the light of day. 

    According to a few YouTube channels, the upcoming January update will include these changes: 

    PUBG Mobile January update

    1. Tukshai (Rickshaw) for Sanhok map
    2. New snow area in Erangel map
    3. New death cam feature to show you a replay of how you died
    4. Zombies Mode
    5. MK 47 Mutant rifle
    6. Laser sight for weapons
    7. Snow bike for Vikendi
    8. New dance emotes
    9. Classic Voices will return
    10. PUBG Vikendi map will be removed from beta


    Some of the other speculated updates include new weather conditions including rain and snow covered areas in a map which will reduce visibility thus increasing the game’s difficulty. The new gun called the MK 47 mutant is supposedly going to be an assault rifle. It will use 7.62mm ammunition and offer single and burst fire modes. Moreover, it will have a 20 round magazine.

    There are also speculations regarding a new laser sight which takes up a slot on the lower rail of the gun. It will increase gun firing accuracy when moving around too much, for example shooting from a car or in a run and gun situation. However, it has a very short range and is only visible to the user. As to the date of the update, there is no news as of now, but it will be interesting to see how the gameplay and strategies change based on the new items, weather conditions and vehicles that are to be introduced. 

  • Sony Has Reportedly Shipped Over 90 Million PlayStation 4 Units

    Sony Has Reportedly Shipped Over 90 Million PlayStation 4 Units

    PlayStation has not been known to release sales figures. But occasionally we do get to know details of PlayStation sales. This time around, the source is The Hunter, who serves as a senior gaming, tech and media editor for Walmart Canada. According to his statement in a popular micro-blogging website, PlayStation 4 crossed 90 Million units in sales.

    This is no easy feat since Sony had confirmed in late October, that the company has shipped over 86 million shipments worldwide. Given the holiday season where everyone gave gifts has just passed, another 4 or 5 million in sales is not surprising. However, what is disconcerting is that Sony is said to be not participating in E3 this year. The PlayStation 5 has ben long anticipated. Specially since it has been almost 5 years since the playStation 4’s launch. 

    Sony’s Statement

    In a statement by Sony, they said that PlayStation fans mean the world to them and they always want to innovate, think differently and experiment with new ways to delight gamers. As a result, they have decided not to participate in E3 in 2019. They have also said that they are exploring new and familiar ways to engage their community in 2019 and can’t wait to share their plans with the gamers. This has led to speculations suggesting that Sony might be planning their own event where they release a new PlayStation console. This kind of a stunt has previously been seen with big players like Microsoft and EA. 

    Another reason for Sony’s no-show is also believed to be the lack of game titles that are to be released in 2019 for the PS4 console. The very few games that are yet to be released include The Last of Us: Part 2, Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding and Ghost of Tsushima. It will be exciting if Sony does release a new console in 2019 itself and not 2020. However, some speculations now suggest a 2020 release, but we will just have to wait and see what happens. 

  • The Highs And Lows Of Gaming In 2018

    The Highs And Lows Of Gaming In 2018

    The year 2018 has been tumultuous for the gaming industry. From match fixing, to mass banning of players to a new gaming style becoming the hot favorite – the year has seen it all! In this article let’s discuss all the high points and low points that we have seen in the gaming industry for PC, Mobiles as well as consoles.

    PUBG Banned Over 30,000 Players

    PUBG the famous multiplayer Battle Royale game banned approximately 30,000 players from the game including 16 professional players. The players were accused of using cheat codes. The cheating techniques in question were Radar hacking. Radar hacking allows a player to know the exact location of opponents. This provides an edge to the player since he or she becomes more aware around enemies. The game also implemented a similar ban sweep back in June.

    Still No Diablo Or Half Life 3

    Diablo 4 was one of the most anticipated titles in 2018. But at BlizzCon, when the makers announced a mobile Diablo game instead of Diablo 4, the audience did not hesitate to show their displeasure. During the Q&A session, an audience member also enquired if Blizzard was playing an ‘Out of season April Fool’s Joke’ on the gamers. The company later said that they have heard the fans loud and clear and will take appropriate steps. Meanwhile, ‘Half Life 3 Confirmed’ still remain a meme and is nowhere to be seen. Valve is said to have shelved the game for good, much to the displeasure of gamers.

    Console Exclusives

    Many gamers belonging to the ‘PC Master race’ complained of console exclusives this year. Many of the biggest titles this year was released as console exclusives and came to PCs much later. Games like Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War were highly anticipated but it seems like most games these days are first released for consoles. This makes PC gamers angry as they have to wait for months. Many streamers have also complained that this affects their business since by the time they receive PC versions of the game, it has already lost a lot of audience opportunity making them lose viewers.

    Micro- transactions And Paid DLCs

    In the earlier days, if you bought a game, you would be playing the same game as anyone else. But nowadays, and specially in 2018, in-game micro- transactions, paid DLCs and even different versions of a game have made the experience bitter for a lot of people. In game micro- transactions include different skins for your character, different weapons or even different map styles in games like Dota 2. DLCs or Downloadable Content is another paid feature that many games have introduced. DLCs also include cosmetic changes or even extensive story-lines. We hope this changes in 2019 and we get a singular version for all players but in all possibilities, that wouldn’t happen.

    Epic Games Sues 14 Year Old

    Another extremely famous battle royale game banning two players. Fortnite not only banned the players from the game for cheating, but also took them to court. It has been revealed that one of the accused is only 14 years old. The game explicitly states that an underage person needs parental permission to play the game. The mother of the child has appealed to court stating that she did not give her son permission. This has caused a lot of furor as Epic games alleges that they have faced loss of profits and that the 14 year old helped create the cheat software. While Epic has had a very good year, we sure hope they resolve problems of cheating more maturely.

    CS:GO Team Cheats

    A CS: GO team disbanded after a cheating scandal that erupted during the finals of a tournament. The player accused of cheating was Nikhil ‘Forsaken’ Kumawat, from OpTic Gaming India’s team and the tournament was eXTREMESLAND Asia finals. He was found to be using aimbot. Following the dismissal, OpTic gaming released the entire roster along with Kumawat and released a statement asking for forgiveness.

    Rise Of Battle Royale

    The rise of battle royale mode was seen in 2018. This mode drops players in a map and they fight against each other, either alone or in a team, to emerge as the winner in the end. This format of the game gained ground with Playerunknown’s Battleground and later Fortnite. Several other games like Call Of Duty have also followed the path. These games are usually short in duration and require high levels of concentration. PUBG mobile has also become a trend with everyone with a decently specced phone are playing the game.

    Big Titles Released

    The gaming industry was surrounded by controversies and cheating scandals throughout the year, but there were some high points as well One of them was the fact that 2018 saw some big gaming titles being released. These include games such as Monster Hunter: World, Red Dead Redemption 2, God Of War, Spider- Man, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Far Cry 5 and so many more. Gamers couldn’t ask for a better year in terms of big names and big companies bringing out games in a year.

    E- sports Becomes Career Goal

    E- sports had always been considered as a passtime by ‘adults’ who thought playing games on the computer and consoles would just affect studies and would never contribute to a career opportunity. But the scenario is changing. Tournaments are shelling out millions of dollars in prize money, big brands such as Football Team PSG are sponsoring teams, SkySports and other channels are regularly featuring programs on E-sports and a lot more. It has become a phenomenon and playing E-sports is not considered to be ‘Child’s play’ anymore.

    More Viewers For Game Streams In YouTube

    YouTube used to be primarily for video content of all kinds. While some streamers shifted to Twitch, some like PewDiePie and  markiplier stayed on YouTube. It seems that YouTube has now shifted their focus on gamers a lot. With popular celebrities like Conan and even more recently Jack Black streaming games, the future for YouTube’s game streamers look quite bright.

  • What We Know About Far Cry New Dawn: Release Dates And More

    What We Know About Far Cry New Dawn: Release Dates And More

    Good news for open world shooter fans! Just within a year of the release of Far Cry 5 in 2018 new Far Cry is coming! Named Far Cry New Dawn, the game continues from where the previous Far Cry left off. The last edition of the game revolved around a religious cult in Montana in the fictional Hope County. The game’s story starts 17 years after the last one’s apocalyptic conclusion and now the town and scenery has completely changed. One can see flowers and greenery around with wild animals roaming in the amazing vista. Blue skies, green trees and flowers may seem very unlike Far Cry games, things quickly change and we get a glimpse of the Far Cry we all want to play.

    The trailer reveals a lot about the game and we can find a lot of small details if we look at it carefully. On first glance, we can see the amazing details of the scenery. The weapons and houses are rendered wonderfully. One can see the items scattered around the area with foliage growing in and around them. You can see broken down cars around the entire area with cellphone towers and parts of metal that says Father was right, referring to the preacher named Joseph Seed of Far Cry 5.

    A village can be seen with the survivors of the war with them going about their business, but then mayhem ensues. And we get into the Far Cry territory. A new group of scavengers show up with weapons and cars. This group is monikered as Highwaymen and the protagonist has to kill highwaymen to rebuild the settlements and ensure peace. The character that you will play is a fresh character and is reportedly a survivor from somewhere else.

    The game features a lot of weapons. Including rocket launchers, makeshift weapons that are made from salvaged metal and of course really crazy guns with amazing detailing. There are painted guns, flamethrowers and whatnot.

    But no Far Cry game is complete without it’s villains. Far Cry villains are known to be powerful both in terms of ammunition as well as emotionally and physically. New Dawn’s negative lead roles involve Mickey and Lou, murderous twin sisters who control the Highwaymen. 

    They are seen killing people mercilessly and seem to be extremely ruthless. The game developers have done a great job in detailing including their hair colours, costumes and even the blood splatters. 

    The helmets and even the vehicles are extremely detailed and makes for an absolute visual treat. 

    According to the game’s creator’s, the survivors and highwaymen will be at war constantly and both these groups will look after their own so unity seems to be an interesting theme to this game. They have also revealed that there will be different tiers of enemies each with their own difficulty level and combat capabilities and can be differentiated by their attire and weapons.

    Then there is a lot of killing. A lot. Oh, and did we also mention there is a very cute and scared dog in the trailer as well?

    The game will be launched on February 15th and pre-bookings have already opened up. It will cost $ 40 and will have different versions. Pre-ordering will also get you an in-game unicorn trike as well!

  • Are Gaming Phones Worth Buying?

    Are Gaming Phones Worth Buying?

    Gaming smartphones were fringe products till about two or three years back and have recently come into the limelight. A few years ago, smartphone research and development was going mostly into making the screens larger and better, increasing speeds for day-to-day work and increasing battery life. But since then a lot has changed, and phones have become even more powerful. Now, phones can support games that have high-end graphics and can run them without harming the CPU or the battery of the phones. However, there are certain drawbacks to buying and using gaming phones as well. In this article we will discuss the positives as well as the negatives of buying a gaming phone.

    What Are Gaming Smartphones

    Gaming smartphones are phones that are primarily built with a focus on gaming and are modified to suit gamers’ needs. They are usually higher-end phones with great batteries, more than decent RAM and memory and a number of other specifications like liquid cooling and overclocked CPUs. We will talk about these differences later in the article.

    How Did The Trend Start

    To understand how the trend started, we have to go a long way back to the time feature phones were a thing, maybe even before that. The history of Gaming as we know it can be traced back to the first interactive electronic game with an electronic display in 1947, the first true video games in the early 1950s, and the rise of early arcade video games in the 1970s. The first portable video game was introduced in the form of the Handy Game created by Epyx in 1987.  This device later turned into the Atari Lynx in 1989. Portable gaming consoles these days include Sony’s PSP, Playstation Vita and Nintendo Switch. Portable video game consoles were all the rage when they first came to the market a few years back. Every college or school kid had one and buying or trading games were considered a common phenomenon.

    However, when gaming consoles were selling like hotcakes, smartphone manufacturers were brewing up a storm. Video games however, weren’t new and had existed on phones for a long time. The first mobile phone game was introduced in 1994, with a pre-installed Tetris on a mobile phone called Hagenuk MT-2000. In 1997 however, things changed a lot for the mobile phone gaming industry when Nokia decided to redesign a game called Snake and put it in some of their phones. The game became widely popular and thus started a long and arduous journey towards the marriage of a telephonic device and a gaming device. The smartphones of today with their high-end games would not have been possible without these companies and their gamble into gaming.

    How Is It Different From Other High-End Phones

    We often get asked why one should consider buying a gaming phone and not buy a high or similarly specced top-end smartphone. There are both positives as well as negatives to buying a gaming phone. Let’s discuss the positives first.

    Positives

    Overclocked

    Overclocking is the process of increasing a computer’s clock rate to make it run at a higher speed than it is supposed to. The term overclocking is usually used with regard to CPU and GPU but can be applied for other components as well. Most smartphones are under-clocked because, even though their CPU may support higher speeds, the phone might overheat and die. Most phones do not have a decent cooling system in place because our day-to-day functions on a smartphone do not generate so much heat. Overclocking generates a lot of heat as the CPU performs more tasks per second thus requiring better cooling. This brings us to our next point.

    Cooling system

    Most computers use two types of cooling to keep the system at an optimum temperature. These are heat sinks and liquid cooling. But phones cannot really use a heat sink as phones need to be thin and light and everything from a battery to a motherboard and cameras need to be cramped in there. So gaming phones use heat pipes and liquid cooling instead. But most other phones have no cooling systems and use the metallic or aluminium back to dissipate heat. How this works is when the CPU heats up, the back of the phone heats up.

    The air outside is generally cooler than the phone, which absorbs the heat from the back of the phone. So, in short, gaming phones have a better and faster cooling system in place. These cooling systems are much more efficient in dissipating heat and will keep your phone cool while the phone performs at a much higher speed.

    Better Battery

    Gaming phones, since they are generally built for performance draw a lot of battery. Thus, these phones need a lot of juice to keep running. Generally speaking, gaming phones have better batteries compared to other top end smartphones. While many lower end phones may match the same battery capacity, the gaming phones do indeed work for longer as they have optimised performance in terms of the screen and CPU drawing from the battery.

    RAM Optimisation

    Gaming phones have certain RAM optimisations through software that help the phone perform at it’s optimal best. This is done by better memory management. RAM optimisation enables a phone to clear up the RAM by killing unwanted Apps so that the gaming experience is unhindered.

    Gaming Mods

    Since these phones are made specifically for gaming, these are built from ground up. keeping the quirks of gaming in mind. For example, the Asus ROG Phone has a headphone jack both at the bottom of the phone as well as on the side of the phone. This allows a gamer to play games in the horizontal mode using two hands while charging the phone. There are several such modifications on gaming phones that make a gamer’s life much easier.

    High Quality Displays

    Many high end phones these days have really good screens. Many have AMOLED displays or retina displays. But the gaming phones have an extra feature that in terms of the refresh rate. A refresh rate is the rate an LCD or LED panel changes a frame. It is calculated in frames per second (fps) and a higher refresh rate is extremely helpful for gamers since the images change faster compared to other screens giving gamers the extra edge to kill and spot enemies faster than others. Many gaming phones have a refresh rate of 120 Hz while normal smartphones usually have a refresh rate of 60 Hz.

    High Quality Speakers

    Gaming requires really great quality speakers. A good speaker can give you an immersive experience in gaming. Gaming smartphones usually feature great speakers with HD sound, dolby digital sound or Dolby Atmos stereo speakers. Some of these phones have great amplifiers as well.

    More Inbuilt Memory

    Most high-end phones have a decent amount of RAM. For example, the latest iPhone XS has 4GB of RAM while the flagship Samsung Galaxy S9 has 4GB RAM. However, most gaming phones these days offer upto 10 GB of RAM. This makes day-to-day functions faster as well, apart from gaming of course!

    Added Accessories

    Gaming phones come with accessories that can be used to make the gaming experience better. These include extra battery packs, phone coolers, additional headphone jacks and more. These accessories might be expensive but they are quite helpful and can elevate your gaming experience overall.

    Negatives

    So what gives? If gaming phones are so good then why isn’t everyone buying it instead of a top end smartphone? Well, in making these high end hardware and software changes, the phone companies sacrifice other features. Let’s find out what the negatives are.

    Camera

    Most gaming phones are not meant for taking photos or selfies, so their cameras are usually not that great. Many of the budget gaming phones usually sacrifice image quality by reducing the camera specifications. For example the Xiaomi Black Shark has a 20 Megapixel front camera but has a 12 megapixel and 20 megapixel back camera but the ZTE Nubia Red Magic has a single 24 megapixel sensor at the back. Even though the cameras are not bad, but compared to top of the line smartphones in the same price range, the image quality falls flat.

    Bulky

    These phones have a lot of modifications done in order to make it gaming friendly. These modifications take up space thus making these phones heavy and large. These are nowhere near the sleek smartphones that we see and use everyday and may feel like a brick at times. But it also sets you apart from the similarly designed phones that we see everyday. These phones have a dash of colour, look menacing and usually have glowing lights in the back. If you are a fan of sleek smartphones, gaming phones probably aren’t for you.

    Expensive

    These phones are specced to the brim and because of that, are expensive. They can be priced anywhere between $ 400 to $ 800 and are quite expensive. It is also to be noted that phones with similar specifications from manufacturers such as Apple and Samsung can go way above that reaching prices as high as $ 1500.

    Delayed Software Updates

    Gaming smartphones are generally not known for speedy software updates and OS updates. Since these phones have their own UI to make the phone look more like a gaming device, these UI changes take time for the company to implement on a new OS. This can be a hassle for people who like to get timely security and software updates.

    Best Gaming Smartphones To Consider

    Now that we have discussed both the positives and the negatives, here is a list of the best gaming phones available in the market that you can consider to buy:

    • The Razer Phone 2
    • ASUS ROG
    • Xiaomi Black Shark
    • ZTE Nubia Red Magic
  • PUBG’s Player Count Increases Again, First Time After January 2018

    PUBG’s Player Count Increases Again, First Time After January 2018

    PUBG has been locking horns with other popular games with a similar play style, like Fortnite, for a long time now. Fortnite had surpassed PUBG in terms of number of concurrent players and PUBG has been fighting back.

    What Happened?

    In January, PUBG had recorded a concurrent player number of around 3.2 million and as of the time of writing this article, the game has a total of 1,083,312 users in it’s 24 hour peak. The widely popular game has started with a bang, but saw reduction in the number of players since June 2018. The reduction in the number was gradual and did not happen suddenly.

    This indicated that the players were either moving on to other games or were bored of playing PUBG. But with the release of the new snow map, it seems like players are coming back. China, Korea and India are massive markets for PUBG players while the United States plays Fortnite majorly. The +7.04% gain in players comes after ten months of falling numbers. Fortnite on the other hand, topped the list in November setting a new milestone of reaching 200 million concurrent players.

    Also Read : Huawei Will Soon Launch 10,000 mAh Power Bank With SuperCharge 40

    PUBG has also been riddled in controversy with the company recently banning major teams and players for cheating after an anti cheat software went live. The map hack allowed the players to see their enemies on the mini map constantly giving them a tactical edge over the others. Other games like Call of Duty Black Ops also led to the loss in the number of players. The much anticipated game’s release saw a significant drop in the player numbers. But with the new Vikendi map and newer faster and better play styles, PUBG might make a strong comeback. PUBG also seems to be listening to their players and adding or fixing problems that are reported. They recently made small changes that has improved the overall gaming experience after listening to feedback.

  • PUBG Reveals Vikendi Map Release Date

    PUBG Reveals Vikendi Map Release Date

    We have been keeping a close eye on all the happenings of PUBG and now, the news is out for the highly expected Vikendi map. Tencent’s servers are down and it seems like the company is getting ready to roll out the Vikendi map in it’s new update. The notice states that the servers will be taken offline for maintenance from 00:00 to 9:00 UTC on December 17th. The service will renew sooner or later depending on the progress. The new version will be pushed to Google Play and App Store on December 18th.

    What To Expect From The Update

    The new update will push out the Vikendi map. The map is a 6×6 km snow themed map. PUBG will add a Snow theme to the main menu and add Arabic language support. There will also be cross- server matchmaking and players will be able to report suspicious behaviour while spectating after dying. If a player updates before 25th they will receive an Outfit Box III (7d) and 1888 Battle points. The new update will also bring new season spending rewards. Other games such as Fortnite and Call of Duty also have their own winter theme before Christmas and PUBG’s map will be fitting as well as challenging for players.

    Also Read: New PUBG Map Leaked: Snow Map To Be Released Soon

    The company had teased the map during the Microsoft Press conference at E3 without having revealed much. There has been dummy maps and reddit threads about the same but it is yet to be seen how the map plays out. From what we know so far, the play-time for the map will be shorter than Erangel but longer than Sanhok. The map is said to consist of a wide variety of attractions. It will have businesses areas and villages with a dense and thick forest. There will also be a warm Mediterranean coastline and snowy mountains in the central area of the map.

  • Top Free Android Games For The Month Of December

    Top Free Android Games For The Month Of December

    The Google Play store is packed with an insane amount of mobile games. These games range across a wide variety of genres and categories. Finding the best games out of the bunch is hard but we have scoured the Play Store to give our readers our pick for the top Android games which are free to download and play. Following are the top free Android games for December.

    Run Rabbit Run:

    The game is about a hungry rabbit who tries to collect the maximum number of carrots possible in a perilous environment. The player needs to control the speed and jumps of the bunny to save it from killer saws and spikes. The game requires a lot of concentration and instant reactions. Run Rabbit Run has onscreen left/right buttons to control the direction of the rabbit and a jump button which is placed on the right. Holding either of the direction control buttons make the rabbit dash which is necessary to take longer jumps.

    Tiny Jack:

    Tiny Jack is an adventure style game that seems to draw inspiration from the classic Mario game. The game revolves around the escape journey of a young boy named Jack who is kidnapped by a wizard. The wizard takes the boy to his dungeon that is located in the middle of a jungle. One day when the wizard is not around, Jack manages to escape. But he must face all the hardships that come up on his journey back to his home. He must use his skills to kill monsters and avoid obstacles. Finally, he must kill the final boss to safely get out of the jungle.

    Crash Of Cars:

    If you are a gamer who likes cars, drifting and shooting then this is a game you will definitely enjoy. The game has tiny animated cars which battle with each other for survival. The game has over 70 different cars and 8 different maps which the user can enjoy. It can be played both online and offline. In online mode, users can challenge other combatants and show off their skills. The cars in the game accelerate by themselves and the user needs to control the steering via the onscreen left or right buttons. Players can also pick up mystery boxes which contain different weapons like cannons and flamethrowers. These weapons can be used to kill the enemy cars.

    Football Strike:

    At number four in the list is the game called Football Strike. The game is a lot of fun, especially if you’re a football fan. The user needs to shoot footballs by dragging their finger across the screen. The speed of the finger drag and curve also affect the speed and swing of the ball. It has multiple modes which include Shooting Race, Free Kicks, and Career mode. As the name suggests, in Shooting Race mode the user needs to score maximum number of goals in a limited time period. In the Free Kicks mode, the user needs to defend against other players who are shooting towards your net. And in Career Mode, the user advances through various levels of difficulties as he progresses through the gameplay.

    The Catapult:

    The main character of this game is a stickman that guards a castle against enemies. The stickman operates a catapult that he uses to destroy the catapult of the enemy. During the initial stages the castle is easy to defend but as the game advances, it gets very difficult. Multiple enemies start firing from all directions and castle gets hard to defend. Upon killing enemies the user earns reward points which they can redeem to upgrade their catapult or purchase different helmets. Most notably, if you have played angry birds then your understanding of physics will come in handy.

     

  • PUBG Mobile 0.10.0 Beta Update Introduces New Rifle, Chat Options And More

    PUBG Mobile 0.10.0 Beta Update Introduces New Rifle, Chat Options And More

    PUBG Mobile, one of the biggest and most played smartphone games, has released a new beta. The game recently won a bunch of awards at Google’s Play Store Awards in 2018. The game just received the Season 4 update recently. With the new update, Tencent Games is introducing the MK47 Mutant gun, which was already a part of the game’s XBox One and PC version of the game.

    Beta Update New Additions

    The MK47 Mutant will be now available on Android and iOS too. The assault rifle has multiple fire modes and a 20-bullet clip. A Laser Sight attachment is also added to the game.  This allows players to fire more accurately and the MK47 is one of the many weapons that can make use of it. It is yet to be seen how accurate this attachment is compared to other scopes that are already in the game. New control settings are also added, where players can customise the screen layout with new preset and variable options. However, with the new season, all players will have to work extra hard to get back to their previous Tiers as it gets reduced to a level or two below the rank of the previous season.

    This was long overdue as many gamers had requested for such a change in forums and Reddit as well. However mobile phones can be a tricky space to design a game on and PUBG seems to have listened to it’s users. We all know how horrible the PUBG chat is. No matter which high end phone you own, opening up chat means that the game is going to crash. Now, however, additional chat options have been added with dozens of scripted text and voice dialogue options in game.  These have been added to make communication between teammates easier. These fall under tactics, movement, and discussion categories.

    Also Read: PUBG Mobile: Tips And Tricks To Become An Ace Player

    With new seasons, come new in-game items. The introduction of new outfits for your character in the game is also being rolled out in this update. The update also includes the general bug fixes that are usually included in every major update.

  • Epic Games May Take On Steam With New Game Store

    Epic Games May Take On Steam With New Game Store

    Epic Games, the company that brought the famous Fortnite game to our consoles, laptops and even phones, are now all set to launch their own game store. Steam is currently one of the biggest game stores in the world with over 150 million users. If Epic games does start a game store, they will compete with big players like Steam and GOG. The company has also revealed that it won’t just be selling games that have been made using their own Unreal Engine. This indicates that there will be games made using competing game engines such as the popular Unreal Engine. A popular game made in the Unreal Engine is PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), which is a direct competitor to Fortnite. Other famous games include Sea of Thieves, Conan Exiles and Mass Effect 1,2 and 3.

    What’s In ‘Store’?

    Epic Games’ CEO also told a gaming website that a larger share of the pie would be had by developers compared to other game stores. Epic Games will offer a 88% revenue share for developers. This, compared to the recently revised 70/30 split that’s offered by Valve’s Steam platform is a lion’s share. This move may make developers focus their strategies around the Epic Games’ marketplace. They have also stated that if you’re using Unreal Engine, Epic will cover the 5% engine royalty for sales on the Epic Games store, out of Epic’s 12%. The company has also announced that a developer will have total control of their game page and newsfeed. There will be no store-placed ads or cross-marketing of competing games on their page. There will also be no paid ads in search results.

    Also Read : PUBG Wins Fan Favourite Game Of The Year At Google Play Best of 2018 Awards

    Furthermore, the Epic Games Support-A-Creator program will help developers reach creators. Creators include YouTube content creators, Twitch streamers and bloggers who can help the developer reach players. These offers may entice newbie developers to join the store. According to the company, the store will launch with a hand-curated set of games on PC and Mac. It will then open up to other games and to Android and other open platforms, throughout 2019. More details regarding the store will be revealed at The Game Awards on Thursday, December 6th.

  • PUBG For PS4 To Release On December 7 In Three Bundle Options

    PUBG For PS4 To Release On December 7 In Three Bundle Options

    PUBG, the battle royale game which has become extremely popular recently, is set to release on PlayStation 4 soon. The PS4 edition will launch on the 7th of December 2018 and will have three bundle options. The game that was an Xbox One exclusive for a long time has now decided to treat the PlayStation owners too. It was previously available on Xbox One, Steam and on iOS and Android phones. The game is up for grabs on the PlayStation store at the moment.  There is no news about whether the game will be available in the disc format or not, but some news reports suggest that it may be available.

    Price And Availability

    The listing on the PlayStation website reveals the price and specifications. It will be available in three different editions. The Survivor’s edition, Looter’s edition and the Champion’s edition. Survivor’s edition boasts of having the base game, Vikendi Event Pass, 2,300 G-Coins, 20,000 BP and the pre-order PlayStation exclusive skins. This bundle costs Rs 2750. The Looter’s edition includes the base game and the pre-order PlayStation exclusive skins and it also costs Rs 2750. The Champion’s edition includes the base game, Vikendi Event Pass, 6 000 G-Coins, 20 000 BP and the pre-order PlayStation exclusive skins. This edition will set you back Rs 3999.

    Also Read: New PUBG Map Leaked: Snow Map To Be Released Soon

    Vikendi Details

    Everyone is eagerly waiting for the new map known now as Vikendi. There have been several leaks ahead of the release and a rendered video is also available on youtube. PUBG had teased the map at an E3 conference and it will definitely be a snow map. The map will sit between Erangel and Miramar in terms of play time and will be fast paced. There will also be a night mode for the map. Vikendi is the fourth map in the game after Erangel, Miramar and Sanhok.

  • Asus ROG Phone Launched In India

    Asus ROG Phone Launched In India

    Asus had unveiled it’s first smartphone in Computex in June this year. The phone, monikered from their gaming series of products – ‘Republic Of Gamers’, just launched in India. It is a truly gaming centric phone that has been built with gaming needs in mind. Asus’ only gaming smartphone- the ROG Phone is priced at Rs 69,999. Let’s dive into it’s features and see what it has in store for gamers.

    Click here to buy the Asus ROG Phone

    Phone Specifications
    Before we get into the gaming centric features, let’s look into the specifications that make it a phone and not just a gaming device. The ROG Phone features a 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 6 in the front and a 3D rear Corning Gorilla Glass design. The phone boasts of an Adreno 630 GPU and has options of up to 8GB RAM and up to 512GB ROM. The ROG Phone also has a two camera setup at the back that feature a 12 MP and an 8 MP sensor. The front camera of the phone is 8 MP, f/2.0 which is a decent camera for a gaming phone. Other than that it has all the regular features such as a rear mounted fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, gyro, proximity sensors and a compass. The ROG Phone also features a 4000 mAh battery. This is both great for intensive gaming as well as for a regular heavy user.
    Gaming Centric Features

    Click here to buy the Asus ROG Phone

    Being a gaming phone, one can only expect good things from this phone. The ROG Phone features a 3D vapour-chamber cooling system. It is a four-speed fan system that can cool the surface of the phone by up to 4.7°C. It has what Asus calls ultrasonic AirTrigger touch sensors. These are basically programmable shoulder buttons when the phone is used in landscape mode for better gaming. Asus seems to understand gaming needs quite well which is evident from the placement of side-mounted ports which makes it easier to play games on the phone in landscape mode while charging simultaneously. The AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate with a 1ms response time. For the uninitiated, a normal IPS display has a response time of around 4 ms.
    The phone features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC clocked at up to 2.96GHz. Kitted with a Qualcomm Adreno 630 GPU the phone boasts of a GameCool vapor-chamber cooling system with detachable AeroActive Cooler for an extra cooling boost. It has Wi-Fi speeds up to 4.6Gbps and boasts of a 108.6% DCI-P3 wide colour gamut. Other features include a 48 Pin customised connector with USB 3.1 Type-C port, dual front-facing stereo speakers and a 100,000:1 contrast ratio.
  • New PUBG Map Leaked: Snow Map To Be Released Soon

    New PUBG Map Leaked: Snow Map To Be Released Soon

    PUBG has been constantly adding new features, functionalities and new maps to stay ahead of the ‘game’. This time, a new leaked map has surfaced on the internet before the actual release. The map is called Vikendi and is supposed to have a snowy terrain. With winter approaching, every gamer is excited about the new winter based map. The company had teased the map during the Microsoft Press conference at E3 and not much was revealed in the teaser. It was assumed that the new map would be named Dihor Otok but recent leaks have revealed that the name would be Vikendi.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kXs6fAtBg0

    What To Expect From The New Map

    A Redditor recently shared screenshots of a data mine from the map which revealed it’s name. The map will supposedly be bigger than Sanhok and smaller than Erangel. This makes the playtime shorter than 30 minutes and longer than 15 for an average player. This will be the fourth map to be added to the game after Erangel, Miramar and Sanhok.  There are also rumors that the map will be released around the same time as the PUBG PlayStation 4 game release date.

    Also Read: PUBG Mobile: Tips And Tricks To Become An Ace Player

    The data mine has also revealed that new weather effects will also be added. This will include Snow, which will be exclusive to Vikendi and Night mode as well. A recreation of the map by a Youtuber suggests that there will be very few or no trees at all. It is also being widely reported that a new vehicle that looks like Volkswagen’s Beetle is to be added with new weapons as well. The PS4 edition of PUBG is supposed to arrive on December 7. Around the same time Fortnite, Overwatch and other games are also going to release their winter maps. December definitely seems like a great time for gamers!

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