Weekly Gaming Update by Pinoy Gamer! Lets talk about TnC Kuku's Personal Leave after getting banned by Valve on attending Chongqing Major, CSGO F2P Hacker Backlash, Mobile Legends Winter Gala, Rules of Survival Ultra feature breakdown, PUBGM Vikendi, Black Desert Online Battle Royale and Monster Hunter Iceborn.
Mobile Legends Winter Gala
Black Desert Online Battle Royale
PUBGM Vikendi
CSGO F2P
RoS Ultra
Monster Hunter Iceborn
TnC Kuku Personal Leave
Mobile Legends Winter Gala
- Mobile Legends Winter Gala is coming this December 22
- So what is Winter Gala?
- It's basically Mobile Legends yearly Christmas event
- so here is what to expect on this update
- Mobile Legend will be giving away free skins which includes the Season 10 skins
- Then on December 22 all heroes will be free to access, sadly it's only for this day
- The game will also be bringing back its battle royale called the Xmas Survival Mode
- but this time the map is Christmas themed with snows and gifts
- A new skin for Zilong and Freya called Christmas carnival will also be available on December 20
- This are just some of what to expect on Mobile Legends Winter Gala, what do you think?
Black Desert Online Battle Royale

- Pearly Abyss announced the Black Desert Online will have its own Battle Royale mode called Shadow Arena
- this mode was announced on their community event called Festa
- In this mode players starts as Black Spirits that requires them to find fallen adventurer's to possess
- Players can earn equipments and skills by destroying crates or deating mobs
- Currently Shadow Arena will have 50 players it's unknown if the player count will increase
- Pearl Abyss also plans to to improve the games story, quests and pve
- as they will be adding a new PvP feature called territory war and a new territory called O’dyllita
- To those who don't know Black Desert Online is an action MMORPG with stunning graphics
- Shadow Arena is planned to be added into the Korean server this winter before a polished western release
PUBGM Vikendi

- Recently PUBG revealed its Vikendi map for desktops users
- but now it's rumored that PUBG Mobile might be getting Vikendi this month
- Its speculated around December 20 according to the leaks which where obtained by XDA developers on a PUBG M patch note
- to those who don't know Vikendi is a snow themed map on PUBG
- the map is 6x6 with new vehicles like the snowmobile
- Then the new spawn area will also include snowball fights
- Additional updates also include a new cross server match matchmaking which if enabled will give a chance to match players on the same tier
- The game will also now ban players from a short period of time to those who repeatedly exit matches right after starting
CSGO F2P
- Recently Valve announced Counter-Strike Global Offensive will be free to play and additionally will include a new battle royale mode
- Then players who previously purchased the game will receive a loyalty badge and a prime upgrade
- However this want met with open arms with the Philippine CSGO community
- as they exclaim toxic and cancer players will ruin the game and they want CSGO to be a pay to play game again
- however, the biggest gripe is that since the game is now free to play
- the cheaters and hackers has also increased
- since if you get vac banned you can just create a new steam account and start all over again
- Something to note is that there are also a positive side to this
- for example, even if there is an increase of bad players there is also a chance of getting new good players
- So what do you think did you think Valve should make csgo pay to play again?
RoS Ultra

- Rules of Survival just got a huge upgrade called RoS Ultra
- if you remember last week we talked about their new anti cheat system but this time they are enhancing the game
- so what's new?
- The Ultra version of Rules of Survival will have enhanced models which introduce HD graphics
- they are also a day and night cycle which adds a real time light effect giving extra details
- The devs also added a new weather system as the game will now have fog, sunny, and rainy weather
- The games animation have also been improved so interacting with in game objects like doors and vehicles would be more fluid
- for example you can now jump out of the window which directly breaks the glass
- each vehicle tires can now be shot individually adding to the realism
- This are just some of the changes in the Ultra version
- the PC version can now be downloaded while the mobile update will be available on December 19
- However since the game will be enhanced don't expect potato pc’s to run it with 60fps
Monster Hunter Iceborn

- Capcom revealed its new Monster Hunter expansion called Iceborn
- This massive new expansion will feature whole new locations, new monsters, and new equipments
- Monster Hunter World: Iceborn will also have its own story that takes place after the events of the main game
- In addition, the game will receive gameplay improvements to make it more comfortable according to its producer Ryozo Tsujimoto
- Capcom is also working on a special collaboration with CD PROJEKT RED
- as they plan to bring Geralt from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt into the New World early next year
- where players can utilize Geralt's signature fighting style, seamlessly blending swordplay, combat magic, and an assortment of monster hunting equipment
- Capcom confirmed that Iceborn is coming to PC, but has also said it'll be sometime after PS4 and Xbox One
TnC Kuku Personal Leave

- Due to the recent events in the Dota 2 scene
- TnC’s Kuku is taking a personal leave after being banned from attending the Chongqing Major by Valve
- TnC’s has called up Ryo Hasegawa or “ryoyr” as their current stand in
- To those who don't know Kuku was banned because of the racist slur her used against a Chinese Player during a PUB match which got worst when a TnC manager covered up for the incident
- Due to these events the Chinese dota 2 community outraged to the point they review bomb dota 2 in steam
- To make matters worse the Chinese government stepped in making sure TnC KuKu and Skem of complexity gaming are banned not only from the game but also from entering China
- This divided the Dota 2 community siting that the ban was unfairly imposed which resulted on several shoutcasters boycotting events held in China
- TnC also published a statement on how they would handle the situation citing that they would impose a 50% salary deduction to Kuku and the TnC Manager
- and partial earnings will be donated to an anti racism org
- Then to lessen the drama Valve finally steps in, where they officially banned Kuku from Chongqing Major
- So with all this drama Carlo Palad or Kuku has announced he is taking a personal leave
- TnC also assured the community that Kuku is still part of their roster
- currently its unknown how long the leave will be