Hey gamers! Last weekend was pretty intense with the KL Major rocking the Dota2 scene in our country. As someone who has seen many tournaments in her life, its safe to say that the KL Major is definitely one of the best tournaments I’ve seen in Malaysia thus far.
From intense battles between the biggest Dota2 pro teams around the world to top notch production, there was nothing that could shake the entire tournament. In my opinion, this sets a pretty high standard for many other gaming tournaments in Malaysia should reach.
While we wait for next exciting esports tournament to happen in the country, let's have a look at what happened this week in the gaming universe!
Virtus.pro is the Kuala Lumpur Majors 2018 Champion beating eliminating Team Secret in the finals
During the Kuala Lumpur Majors 2018 Dota Tournament which happened on 16 November 2018 until 18 November 2018, Team Virtus.pro emerged victorious in a very close fight against Team Secret. With the finals determining the winner based on which of the teams mentioned could rack up 3 points out of 5 games, the entire match came to a conclusion after more than 4 hours, challenging the player’s endurance and mentality throughout.
Virtus.pro gained 4950 DPC Points. This will be used to determine whether they will be eligible for a direct invite to The International 2019 that is happening on 20 August 2019 to 25 August 2019.
Step up your RGB game with the Trident Z Royal Series DDR4
If you’re looking to step up your RGB game on your souped up PC, the Trident Z Royal Series DDR4 RAM sticks are perfect for you. The RAM sticks are perfect for overclocking as it has memory speeds up to DDR4-4600MHz with a variety of memory kits from 16GB to 128GB capacities. In addition, the Trident Z Royal Series DDR4 RAM sticks sports the XMP 2.0 profiles as well.
The memory modules are cooled with aluminium heatspreaders in a choice of gold or silver colours. On top of that, a crystalline bar is placed on top of the RAM stick which refracts the RGB lighting through it perfectly. The RGB lighting comes in 8 zones which can be controlled manually. You can purchase the Trident Z Royal Series DDR4 RAM sticks starting this December from any G.SKILL worldwide distributors.
Nvidia RTX2080 Ti performance tested with DXR turned on in Battlefield 5
Video courtesy of The Tech Chap on Youtube
According to the video produced by The Tech Chap, the performance of the Nvidia GTX 2080 Ti dips down drastically in Battlefield 5, resulting in more than 50% drop in FPS. Although it does improve the immersion of the game by giving a much more accurate and visible light reflection from objects in the game, you might not be able to spot the difference particularly in fast paced games. However in slower paced games, I could definitely see DXR improving the immersion of those games.
In order to activate DXR, you are required to have either the RTX 2070, RTX 2080 or the RTX 2080 Ti, the latest Windows and the latest Nvidia drivers. As of now Battlefield 5 is the first game to come equipped with DXR. Expect more games to support that feature in the near future.
PUBG Mobile patch 0.9.5 introduces Royale Pass Season 4
Update 0.9.5 on PUBG is now out and it introduces the Royale Pass Season 4. Similar to the Battle Pass on Fortnite, Royale Pass Season 4 allows players to earn points and increase their ranks by doing daily and weekly missions. By doing so, players are rewarded with weapon finishes, rare outfits, character faces, hairstyles, mission cards and a Black Friday Sales event.
In addition, this update also introduces a new vehicle, the scooter, as well as dynamic weather in Sanhok; hardcore mode, which provides mobile players the same experience as playing on PC; increased the drop rates of certain crates; and finally, added in the new M762 automatic rifle, which can be used across all maps. The update can be downloaded for both Android and iOS devices now. If you want more information on the patch, check out the video above!
Fortnite takes home Game of the Year in the Golden Joystick Awards
Guess Fortnite is still holding on strong to its popularity as it takes home the "Game of the Year" for the Golden Joystick Awards, beating out the highly rated God of War 4 and Red Dead Redemption 2. Don’t worry though, as your two favourites did bag other wins in other categories of the Golden Joystick Awards. But does Fortnite really deserve the win or is it just a popularity contest?
Game Awards Nominees are out
If you aren’t too happy with the results of the Golden Joystick Awards, you have another chance to vote for your favourite video game to bring home the “Game of the Year” award in the Game Awards. Among nominees listed for “Game of the Year” include Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, God of War 4, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Monster Hunter: World, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Celeste. To vote for your favourite games you can head on to their official website. Who will you be voting for?
League of Legends introduces new champion called Neeko
Riot teased an upcoming champion in their August roadmap and now we finally get to see what the champion they teased looks like. Meet Neeko, the new upcoming champion for League of Legends. She seems to be a mage with an interesting lore of her own. No word on when she will be released but you can have somewhat of an idea of how she plays in game in the video above.
The Xbox One X may be going disc-less
It is reported that the Xbox One is working on a new console and it may be cheaper than the current machine. However, there is a catch: There will be no Blu-Ray reader. This move could potentially lower the price of the console. Currently, the price of the Xbox One starts at USD $299 (~RM1253). From what we’ve heard, the disc-less console could cost even less, starting at USD $199 (~RM834). So, would this price convince you to grab an Xbox One?
Kingdom Hearts 3 finally reaches completion
After many years of delays and waiting, Kingdom Hearts 3 has finally been completed. Square Enix, the company behind the game, shared another trailer of the game which shows more of the Disney worlds featured in the game. While many had speculated that the game may be delayed again, it seems like this may not be the case. The game will be out on the 29th of January. If you're super excited and can't wait, pre-orders are now available!
The Walking Dead: The Final Season resumes development
Looks like we’ll be seeing the conclusion of Clementine’s story in The Walking Dead: The Final Season! Skybound has announced that development of the game has now resumed with the help of the previous team members who worked on the game. They promised that those who had bought the season pass will not need to pay again for the last two episodes of the game.
The company mentioned that they will be announcing the release dates for the last two episodes shortly and will be putting the game back on sale on all platforms (Playstation 4, Xbox One and PC) soon.
TechNave Gaming's deal of the week
Its that time of year again - Black Friday! For those of you who have yet to get their hands on the Playstation 4, Gamers Hideout has a pretty good deal for the console: RM1149 for the Playstation 4 Slim and RM 1499 for the Playstation 4 Pro. In addition, their games are on sale as well. This offer will be going on until the 25th of November.
If you're like me and don't want to leave the house to grab your favourite games, Steam and Playstation Store are having massive discounts for digital copies of games on their platforms as well.
And that's a wrap for this week's TechNave Gaming Newsbytes! Will you be stocking up on your gaming needs this weekend? Let us know! For more gaming news, make sure to check back here next Saturday on TechNave.com!
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