Google Stadia Premier Edition Is Now Cheaper but Without Three Month Free Stadia Pro Membership

Google Stadia Premier Edition is now cheaper, but users will not get the three free months of Stadia Pro unlike earlier. Stadia Pro is a premium subscription service that lets you stream games in 4K, HDR, and 5.1 surround sound, along with other perks.

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Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship 2020 Stage 2 now live: How to register, eligibility and more

Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship 2020 has entered Stage 2 for players who have qualified the online qualifiers that were held between April 30 and May 24. The second stage of the popular battle royale mobile game is a team-up round which will see teams going up against each other to move to the regional qualifiers that start from July 2.

Here’s how to participate in stage 2 of the COD: Mobile world championship and check your eligibility, rules and more. Do remember though, only those who have qualified Stage 1 solo tournaments are eligible to participate in the second team-up stage. Call of Duty: Mobile new Season 7 update is also out and with it comes a whole bunch of new features, events and additions.

How to register for COD: Mobile world championship stage 2 tournament?

Call of Duty: Mobile world championship stage 2 team-up qualifier round is now live and players who passed the first stage of the tournament are now eligible to register.

The second round of the tournament is scheduled to be held between June 18 and June 28 where a team needs to register with at least 5 players in the roster and play 30 ranked multiplayer matches. These matches will be scored and graded to award points to the teams for their wins based on the team’s average rank.

Top 512 teams from each region will be selected from the list of highest scoring teams to move into the third stage which is the regional finals round.

For registering your team, open the game and go the multiplayer room. Once inside, tap on the World Championship 2020 banner on the top-left side. This will redirect to Call of Duty Mobile eSports page where you need to register your team.

In the participate tab, you have an option to join an existing team or to create a team. The team owner can decide the team name and add players to the roster by using their Player UID and last four digits of the player’s Open ID. 

Call of Duty: Mobile world championship stage 2 rewards

The game will reward all teams with the Phantom soldier skin after they have played 30 ranked multiplayer matches. 

The top 512 teams to advance for the regional qualifiers stage 3 will also be eligible to get 1000 CP points.

As a tip, ensure that your team members are in the similar ranks between Pro, Master and Legendary to get the highest possible points as the team’s average player rank will be taken into account.

 

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max, Redmi 8A Dual price hiked yet again

Xiaomi has increased the price of the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max and Redmi 8A Dual once again. The price of the mid-range Redmi Note 9 Pro Max has been hiked by Rs 500 while the Redmi 8A Dual has increased by Rs 300. 

Notably, this is the second time the company has hiked the price of the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max after announcing an increase of Rs 1,500 over its original launch price due to a 6% increase in GST on mobile phones.

Earlier this month, the company also hiked prices of the Redmi Note 8, Redmi 8, Redmi 8A Dual and Poco X2 in India without issuing any clarification. Xiaomi has earlier hiked the prices due to GST and subsequently cited supply chain issues due to the Coronavirus outbreak as a reason to increase the prices of some phones like the Redmi Note 8.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max and Redmi 8A Dual new prices

The new prices of the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max and Redmi 8A Dual are now effective on Amazon India and Mi India store. The former has still not gone on open sale and is being sold in India in limited quantities. 

As it stands, the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage is now retailing for Rs 16,999 which is Rs 500 over the GST hike. In total, the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max base variant has received a hike of Rs 2,000 from its launch price of Rs 14,999.

As for the 128GB storage variant which was launched at Rs 16,999, it will now sell for Rs 18,499 after an increase of Rs 500 over the GST hike. 

The Redmi 8A Dual was launched starting at Rs 6,499 for the base variant with 2GB RAM and 32GB storage while the variant with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage was priced at Rs 6,999. With a hike of Rs 300, the base variant of the Redmi 8A Dual will now retail for Rs 7,499 while the 3GB RAM model is up for Rs 8,299.

The new prices are live on both Amazon India and the Mi India store with the next sale scheduled for next week.

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GOG is Giving Away a Free Copy of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Should You Own it Elsewhere

Galaxy of Games is giving away a free copy of the 2015 Game of the Year, the action-adventure role-playing game, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, for a limited time. The game will be available to redeem for free on the GOG client till 23 June 2020, 4:30 PM IST. But, with a catch. You will need to own the game on a different platform before redeeming the one on GOG. You can check out the tweet here.

All you need to do to get the freebie is download the GOG Galaxy client, sign in and connect your GOG account to whichever other account or platform you already own the game on. The platform choice is not limited to Steam only. It could be Epic Games Store, Origin, PlayStation Network or Xbox Live. Once connected, the game should be activated on your GOG account with all your progress and achievements carried over as well. As for what version of the game you will be receiving, it all depends upon what version you own. So, if you have a version that includes the DLCs, they should get redeemed on here as well. For now, GOG is investigating an activation issue with the Steam version of The Witcher 3: Game of the Year edition, where it only ends up redeeming the base version of the game.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a highly story-driven action-adventure role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red. The game lets you take control of the professional monster hunter aka Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, to seek his missing adopted daughter on the run through a vast open-world rich with merchant cities, pirate islands, caves, secret locations, dense forests and mythical creatures. The game is based on The Witcher series of fantasy novels by Andrzej Sapkowski and won the Game of the Year award in 2015.

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Google Announces New Stadia Connect Event

Google has announced that they will be holding a second Stadia Connect event next month. The event is scheduled to take place on 14 July 2020 at 10:30 PM IST. The event is being held as part of Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest, which is a 4-month long digital gaming festival, that was started as a response to the cancellation of E3 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Our next Stadia Connect arrives on July 14! Join us for a look at some of the games coming to Stadia later this year. https://t.co/y8do0Vi2p2 pic.twitter.com/o23mjuosXE

— Stadia (@GoogleStadia) June 17, 2020

 

Stadia Connect will be showcasing some more game titles and features coming to the new platform later this year. The event will be streamed on the official YouTube channels of Google Stadia and The Game Awards alongside the Summer Game Fest official website. Back in the month of April, during the first Stadia Connect, Google had announced a whole bunch of titles coming to the new platform, including the likes of DOOM Eternal and Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds. They had also announced a bunch of free titles coming with their subscription service, Stadia Pro, for the month of May, which included The Turing Test, SteamWorld Heist and ZombieArmy 4: Dead War.

Google Stadia is a cloud-based game streaming service that was launched back in November 2019. The service lets you play games on just about any screen you own with Google’s servers handling all the processing power. It does not require one to download or install any games as such and can handle games at decent resolution and framerates as long as they have the right internet connection. Its initial launch was disastrous with issues ranging from buggy software and hardware to lowered resolutions, choppy framerates, input lag and scuffed graphics. However, with time, Stadia has improved in some of those regions, providing a far better gaming experience. Additionally, feel free to sign up to the Summer Game Fest to watch and keep up to date with upcoming events here.

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TCL launches 8K and 4K QLED TVs in India starting at Rs 45,990

TCL has launched its new 8K and 4K QLED TVs in India. The TVs support HDR10 and Dolby Vision. The highlight of the TVs, of course, is its QLED backlighting. TCL has been producing QLED TVs for a while now and the new lineup is the latest entry in its portfolio. All the TVs run on Android TV 9 in India with support for all the popular streaming services and Google Assistant. The TVs range from 50-inches going all the way up to 75-inches. The flagship 8K QLED TV boasts of support for HDMI 2.1 and also brings with it MEMC to give viewers a smooth content consumption experience. The C715 comes with hands-free voice controls that let you use the TV without the remote control. We have the 65-inch C715 in for review and will let you know our thoughts on the TV soon. Below is a look at the specifications of the QLED TVs TCL announced today.

TCL X915 8K QLED TV Specifications and Features

Starting with the flagship TV, the TCL QLED TV X915 has an 8K resolution and supports both IMAX Enhanced and Dolby Vision for your content consumption needs. It also comes with a pop-up camera at the top which can be controlled via the TCL app. The camera can be used to click photos and make video calls. The 8K QLED TV has 4GB RAM and brings with it 32GB storage. It has a quad-core processor clocked at 1.3GHz. 

TCL says that the X915 also comes with AI upscaling. This means that if the content you are consuming is not in 8K, the TV will use its upscaling engine to make the content look as crisp as possible. Another thing to note is that the TV supports HDMI 2.1 So we can expect it to support functions like eARC (enhanced Audio Return Channel), VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) and ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode) which are features gamers will appreciate. The TV runs on the Android TV UI giving you access to popular streaming services like Netflix, Prime Videos and more via the Google Play Store. It also supports MEMC.

Coming to audio, the TV comes with a soundbar powered by Onkyo. It has 50W of sound output and features 2 full-range drivers, 2 bass drivers and 4 passive radiators. It also has DTS certifications as well for sound.

TCL QLED X915 8K QLED Screen Size and Price

The TCL QLED 8K X915 is available in 75-inch screen size and is priced at Rs 2,99,990 only. 

TCL C815 4K QLED TV Specifications and Features

The TCL C815 is a 4K QLED TV and brings with it sound output from Onkyo. It is a 2.1 setup and has 2 front-firing speakers and a subwoofer at the back. The TV does not have an external soundbar, but rather front-firing speakers. One thing to note is that only the 65 and 75-inch variants of the C815 come with 120Hz MEMC. The TV also supports 4K resolution, with HDR and Dolby Vision support along with Dolby Atmos. It runs on the Android TV platform and brings with it support for the Google Assistant and the Google Play Store to cater to your streaming services needs. 

TCL C815 4K QLED TV Screen Sizes, Price and availability

The 55-inch variant of the TCL C815 QLED TV will be available from June 23 and is priced at Rs 69,990. The 65-inch variant is priced at Rs 99,990 and the 75-inch variant is priced at Rs 1,49,990.

TCL C715 4K QLED TV Specifications and Features

The TCL C715 QLED TV is available in three screen sizes - 50-inches, 55-inches and 65-inches. All three screen sizes bring with them a 4K resolution (3840x2160), 60Hz refresh rate and support for 93 percent of the DCI-P3 colour gamut. The TV supports HDR 10, HDR 10+ and Dolby Vision and also supports Dolby Audio including Atmos. The TV runs on a 64-bit A55 quad-core processor with the frequency ranging from 900MHz to 1.1GHz. It comes with 2GB RAM and 16GB built-in storage. It supports both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bandwidth. 

For connectivity, all the ports on the TV are neatly laid out on one side. It has two USB ports, three HDMI 2.0 ports with HDMI 1 supporting ARC. It also has an optical port and a 3.5mm port which is nice. It also has Bluetooth connectivity.

The TCL C715 QLED TV also supports hands-free voice controls. It has 4 far-field mics and you can simply say OK Google without the TV remote control to issue commands to the TV. The TV has a physical toggle at the back to switch on the mics and users can then switch on and off the mic from the settings of the TV. 

The TV runs on Android TV 9 and brings with it support for the Google Play store including support for all popular streaming services like Netflix, Prime Videos, Disney+ Hotstar and more. Thanks to the Android TV UI, users can also control their smart home appliances from the comfort of the TV. The TV also comes with Chromecast built-in.

Moving on to the remote control, the TCL C715 QLED TV comes with a minimalistic remote control. It has a dedicated button for the Google Assistant and Netflix. It also has a volume rocker but no mute button, which can be a bummer for some. 

TCL C715 QLED TV - Price and Availability

The TCL C715 will go on sale on June 23. The 50-inch variant of the TV is priced at Rs 45,990, the 55-inch variant is priced at Rs 55,990 and the 65-inch variant is priced at Rs 79,990.

Recently, TCL also announced its P715 4K TVs and we finally have all the screen sizes and the price of the TVs. The 43-inch P715 is priced at Rs 28,990, the 50-inch variant is priced at Rs 34,990, 55-inch at Rs 39,990, 65-inch at Rs 61,990 and the 75-inch is priced at Rs 99,990. You can read more about the P715 here.

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PUBG Mobile adds the Silverback set, available via Ancient Spin

PUBG Mobile has introduced a brand new set that players can earn. Called the Silverback set, it is named after the African Silverback Gorilla. The set cannot be directly purchased but has to be won via the Ancient Spin event. Taking a spin costs 60UC, but the first spin of the day can be done for 10UC. Players can also take ten spins for 540UC. 

The Silverback set is divided into the headgear and the outfit. However, the spin also offers other rewards such as the Jungle Prey set that includes the headgear, mask and the outfit. Other prizes include the Jungle Prey parachute, Lucky Coin tokens, and crate coupons. On top of this, spinning the crate a certain number of times also yields additional rewards. For example, spinning it ten times results in a premium crate coupon, while spinning it 40 times results in an Ancestral Tears QBU. This goes on till you spin it 200 times, wherein you get 160 Lucky Coins.

It should be noted that in order to spin it 200 times, you’ll have to spend at least 10,800UC. And judging by the current UC prices this should set you back by close to Rs 10,000 if you haven’t got a Royale Pass. 

PUBG Mobile also recently introduced the cheekily named Mother Clucker set. It is a chicken-themed set that features a unique outfit, headgear that would be the apt costume to wear when winning a chicken dinner. The outfit is available via the Chicken Treasure loot box that gives players up to 10 items to win. You can read more about that here.   

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