We’ve entered the final month of 2023, and December has slowed the relentless pace of esports championships we’ve seen. But before welcoming the new year, check out what’s new UFLin addition to Valorant’s competitive calendar, bans in CS2 and more.
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UFL receives investment of US$40 million from Cristiano Ronaldo
Portuguese football star is one of the supporters of the simulator that wants to rival EA Sports FC and eFootball.Source: UFLGame/X
The football star Cristiano Ronaldohas just announced this Tuesday (12) an investment of US$ 40 million (around R$ 200 million reais at current prices) in UFL, a future football simulator that promises to be the new competitor of EA Sports FC and eFootball .
Scheduled for this year, the game still has no official release date. It is worth remembering that developer Strikerz recently announced the closed beta of the title, pointing out that it remains in an advanced stage of development.
Here we go!
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We’re excited to work together on UFL and create a fair, skill-first game for football fans worldwide ?? pic.twitter.com/CyaEjIu2vu— UFL (@UFLgame) December 12, 2023
Developed in Unreal Engine, UFL aims to be “fair and skill-first for football fans around the world”, according to the advisory. The game will be free for Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5) and PC.
VCT 2024: see dates and new format for Masters Madrid
The 2024 circuit for the entire VALORANT ecosystem has been revealed.Fonte: Riot Games
Riot Games announced the dates of the first championships of the 2024 season and the change in the format of Valorant Masters Madrid. Each league will have 11 participating teams (ten franchise and one classified by VCT Ascension).
The initial event will last two weeks and will give two places to the Masters in Madrid, Spain. Check the start dates for each region:
- Americas: February 16
- Peaceful: February 17th
- Europe (EMEA): February 20th
- China: February 22
- Masters Madrid: March 14th to 24th
The Masters Madrid will feature eight teams, a Swiss phase format and double-elimination playoffs. Three teams from each VCT league will go to the Masters in Shanghai, China. The year ends with the Champions, the game’s world cup, with 16 teams from each region.
Change was announced by Valorant’s general director, Leo Faria.Fonte: Riot Games
Riot has not yet given details about the means of classification for Valorant Champions, but we know that from 2024, the competitive scenario will have a points system to be obtained at each championship.
LoL: Players will get honor skin, here’s how to get it
Improvement involving positive behavior in LoL was implemented in 2020.Source: @Champier12/X
Players will gain a new cosmetic depending on their honor level within LoL. According to Riot, summoners who reach the maximum honor level (level 5) during 2023 will be presented with the Three Honors Akshan skin in patch 14.2, which arrives at the end of January 2024.
Check out the skin below:
Akshan is a sniper who arrived in League in July 2021.Source: Wild Rift News Br/X
According to the video presented by rioters Jeremy “Brightmoon” Lee and Andrei “Meddler” Van Roon, players will receive the skins according to their honor progression in ranked LoL matches during the season.
CS2: Valve lifts unfair player bans
A major security flaw in Counter-Strike 2 allowed hackers to steal players’ IPs.Source: Steam
Valve reversed undue bans on CS2 (Counter-Strike 2) player accounts. What happened last week, after an error in Valve’s Anti-Cheat (VAC) system, which resulted in unfair bans on around 17,000 accounts.
Koe, I woke up with the message that I had a Vac Ban in CS2, shit, I don’t even play well like that, can anyone help me with this????
— LorranBs (@LorranBs) December 5, 2023
The company’s action, which became a topic on social media, affected important figures in the scene such as pro player Aurimas “Bymas” Pipiras from the Into The Breach team, Sodbayar “Techno4K” Munkhbold from TheMongolz, as well as other stars of the sport.
Valve recognized the error and acted for three days to undo the act. Despite the ban, an interesting fact is that players could still transfer skins, which demonstrates a security breach in the game’s anti-cheat system.
Twitch 2023 retrospective: see how to do it
Retrospective allows you to access data accumulated during the year, such as number of hours and most watched channels in 2023.Fonte: Twitch
Traditionally, every year-end Twitch releases its Retrospective, and the 2023 one is available. Users of the streaming platform can now access a compilation of lives, favorite streamers, most watched games and even the most sent emotes as a viewer throughout the year.
How to do your Twitch 2023 Retrospective?
Making your retrospective is easy, just go to the main Twitch page, go to the message in the bottom corner of the screen and click on the button that takes you to your annual summary. Another way is through the notification shade, next to your name in the top corner of the platform.
The event brings together thousands of streamers and spectators to celebrate games, lives and content on the platform.Source: Twitch/Instagram
It is also possible to access it through an email that Twitch sends to users. Search your inbox or filter the subject: “Your Twitch Retrospective is here!” and follow the instructions.
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In addition to information about categories and creators who have watched the most, regular viewers can also receive a chat badge for frequency and assistance in broadcasts.
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