Weekly Gaming Update by Pinoy Gamer! Let's talk about the FREE PUBG for PC? in the Philippines, Dota 2 Battle Royale mode, Overwatch Pink Mercy Charity Skin, LoL Pyke Teaser, Twitch Bounty Board, and Tokyo Ghoul: Dark War for smartphones
Free PUBG for PC?
Free PUBG for PC?
- PUBG is getting a FREE pc version, but there's a catch
- Tencent the publisher behind PUBG Mobile is releasing an official PC emulator for PUBG mobile called Tencent Gaming Buddy
- Basically what the emulator do is run the mobile version and properly map the mouse and keyboard controls
- You can adjust the controls based on your preference
- The emulator is currently on public beta so there are reports of performance issues
- Dota 2's International 2018 Battle Pass is bringing an all-new Battle Royale inspired game mode called The Under Hollow
- This is a brand new game mode available for the 2018 International Battle Pass owners
- So you need to own the battle pass to own the game since there is no word yet if this game mode will be available for all
- According to the description, the new Dota 2 game mode is a multi-team dungeon class
- A large number of three player squads will enter a monster-filled labyrinth will compete with each other for gold and experience along the way
- as the game advances, cave-ins will occur forcing players to the center of the labyrinth for a final encounter
- which is similar to how battle royales are played out this day
- Some other features that are mentioned in the Battle pass are the following
- Arcana Vote and some voice lines from the past are returning
- New in-game tipping
- Role-based matchmaking queue
- pro circuit predictions
- team sprays for your favorite teams
- token wagering
- queue trivia
- Rylai’s battle blessing
- and many more
- Also within 24 hours, the prize pool for T18 hit 5 million USD or more than 250 million pesos
- So what do you think of the game mode as well as the offering in the international 2018 battle pass? are you going to get one? or pass this time?
- let us know in the comments below
- The new Overwatch skin Pink Mercy will be available until May 21
- To those who don't know the Pink Mercy Skin is a charity skin meaning that the proceeds will go to breast cancer research as well as raise awareness
- Good job blizzard don't ever change like EA
- The skin currently cost at 15 USD with 100 percent of the money earned is donated in the research foundation
- This is a pricey Overwatch skin but for a good cause
- The skin was introduced last May 8 along with an emotional video from Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan on a developer update posted in YouTUbe
- here is what he said “Many of us on the Overwatch team have friends have family that have been personally affected by this devastating disease”
- So Mercy’s new pink skin is not just for looks but is also magical
- To those who purchased the Pink Mercy in our Overwatch community type hashtag pink mercy and be proud
- League's new champ Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper is officially revealed
- According to the description, the new champion is some sort of a Vengeful spirit
- his entire mission is to judge and punish all of Bilgewater which stems from the fact that his shipmates let him drown
- Based from the past news, Pyke will be an aggressive support champion
- None of his kits has been revealed yet but based from the teaser Pyke wields some sort of ghastly sword and fishing hooks
- So we may speculate his abilities around those
- There is still no confirmation of Pyke’s release date but if it follows the usual pattern for new champions
- hell likely be included in the Patch 8.11
- On other LoL news
- League of Legends players can now customize their profile background.
- Riot Games has added a new tool that lets users change their profile background to a different champion or skin splash art
- To those who don't know this feature was requested way back June 2012 by the community
- Its nice that old requested features are still getting greenlight
- Now if we can only use our own custom images hmmm, you know what i take it back
- What other features would you like to be added on the League client let us know in the comments
- Twitch's new Bounty Board allows streamers to make money from promotional broadcasts
- The service allows streamers to find game and time-specific promotional deals for additional revenues
- Bounty Board is a way for creators to browse and accept paid sponsorship opportunities (AKA bounties) directly from their Twitch dashboard
- Currently, this feature is on closed beta with partners in the US
- According to twitch, they will onboard groups of randomly selected partners for the waitlist as well as some targeted partners
- Here are some of the Bounty features guidelines
- No needless bad-mouthing
- Twitch will use stream title and past broadcast to very bounty completion
- It is required to disclose bounties to viewers
- and Payouts are based on concurrent viewer requirements
- So streamers! what do you think of this feature? let us know in the comments
- GameSamba announced the global launch of its latest mobile game Tokyo Ghoul: Dark war
- This is an officially licensed game based on the smash hit anime series Tokyo Ghoul
- Tokyo Ghoul: Dark War takes place in the sinister version of metropolitan Tokyo portrayed in the popular anime series
- The game allows the player to create a team composed of ghouls or CCG investigators as they battle through the main story and boss stages
- Multiplayer and competitive modes will also be available in upcoming updates, including a traditional PVP arena, and a MOBA-inspired mode where players participate in 1v1, 3v3, or 5v5 matches against other global players
- Tokyo Ghoul: Dark War is now available for iOS and android users
