Call of Duty: Mobile teases the addition of Rambo, Dome map to the game

Activision has teased the addition of a new character in Call of Duty: Mobile. This time around, it looks like this new character will be none other than John Rambo, from the legendary film franchise. While the developers have not explicitly mentioned that in their tweet, they do leave behind many clues that suggest the same

 

To survive a war... pic.twitter.com/bl2LceEhN0

— Call of Duty: Mobile (@PlayCODMobile) May 8, 2021

 

The teaser image shared on Twitter by the official Call of Duty: Mobile account gives plenty of hints. The image shows a knife as well as a bandolier of bullets, which are connected to Rambo. Further, we also see a red headband which is synonymous with the character’s look. As if that wasn’t enough, the text that accompanies the tweet reads, “To survive a war…” This alludes to a scene in Rambo: First Blood Part II in which John Rambo tells Co Bao, “To survive a war, you gotta become war.”

Call of Duty: Mobile to get Dome map in Season 4 update

 

Searching... Signal found! Coming in the next season to #CODMobile pic.twitter.com/5DApCpFZGU

— Call of Duty: Mobile (@PlayCODMobile) May 8, 2021

 

Besides Rambo, the developers also teased the addition of a new map in the season 4 update. The teaser pretty much confirms that this will be the Dome map that was first seen in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The namesake ‘dome’ can be clearly seen in the teaser image. We still don’t know when the Season 4 update will roll out, but it should happen before the end of the month of May.

John Rambo coming to Call of Duty: Warzone as well

 

Does anyone know SURVIVORJOHN#1009062? Their #WarzoneReport is a sight to be seen. pic.twitter.com/EUFPmexQnF

— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) May 5, 2021

 

It looks like Call of Duty: Mobile isn’t the only place we’ll see Rambo. The official Call of Duty Twitter account has also posted a teaser that suggests the inclusion of the character in the Call of Duty: Warzone. The Warzone tweet hints at a character called SURVIVORJOHN, who has played and won five games, with 552 kills and no deaths. The Rambo franchise has five movies released and Rambo wasn‘t killed in any of them. 552 is also the number of kills attributed to Rambo in the entire franchise.

More 80’s action stars coming to Call of Duty: Mobile?

 

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— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) May 8, 2021

 

Interestingly, the official Call of Duty twitter page also posted a teaser for Nakatomi Duct Cleaning service with the tagline, “Say Yippie Ki Yay to Dust”. This is an obvious nod to the Die Hard Franchise and suggests the inclusion of the character of John Mcclane to Call of Duty: Warzone. Considering the fact that Rambo is already tipped to launch on Call of Duty: Mobile, one can speculate to that John Mcclane might make his way to the mobile space as well. 

The only question now is, should we expect more 80’s action stars to make their way to the Call of Duty franchise?

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Realme India Support Twitter account hacked briefly to run bitcoin scam

Realme India Support’s Twitter handle was allegedly hacked briefly to run a bitcoin scam, putting a spotlight on the security measures taken by Twitter to handle such attacks. This is not the first time a Twitter handle has faced such an ordeal as many high-profile Twitter accounts faced a similar situation in 2020. 

As per screenshots shared by popular tipster Ishan Agarwal, the official Twitter handle of Realme India Support was taken over in the wee hours of May 7 after which it was defaced with a Tesla profile picture and its name being changed to “Tesla”. The account was recovered within the next few hours.

realme’s official India Twitter Support account has been hacked and is being used to do crypt0 scam under Elon Musk’s tweets pic.twitter.com/WFy4iz7iDi

— Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) May 6, 2021

In between the attack on the Realme India Twitter profile and its recovery, the hackers posted links to a website where they claimed to offer free Bitcoins. The hackers also replied to tweets by Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and shared links for users to win bitcoins during a broadcast. 

In a statement issued to the media, Realme said, “We have been constantly monitoring the development of Realme India Twitter support account. We are also investigating the matter internally and will apprise you once we receive more information.”

While there are no reports of people falling prey to this bitcoin scan, partly because the attackers did not post a BTC wallet address and instead asked users to visit a website, it does raise glaring concerns over Twitter’s security measures in place. 

Since recovering its account, Realme has deleted all such tweets made by the attackers and is functioning normally. We will update this report once we hear more from Realme.

 

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Battlegrounds Mobile India teases iconic level 3 helmet ahead of its official launch in India

Battlegrounds Mobile India has got a second logo reveal teaser ahead of its official launch in India. Krafton Inc announced Battlegrounds Mobile India earlier this week as a revamp of its India-centric PUBG Mobile India. The popular battle royale game, PUBG Mobile was banned in India in 2020 due to privacy and security concerns raised by the government of India. Now, Battlegrounds Mobile India (formerly called PUBG Mobile India) will launch in an all-new avatar sometime in the next few months.

Ahead of its launch, the developers of the game have started to reveal teasers for Battlegrounds India. The second ‘logo reveal’ video teases the iconic Level 3 Helmet from PUBG Mobile and shows off the logo of the upcoming game which seems to be inspired by the tricolour in India’s national flag. 

Krafton Inc, the developers behind the game recently rebranded the official YouTube channel and Facebook page of PUBG Mobile India to Battlegrounds Mobile India. It also released a new website: battlegroundsmobileindia.com which will become the central resource for all updates related to the game until its launch and onwards.

While announcing Battlegrounds Mobile India, Krafton revealed that the game will have exclusive in-game events like outfits and other such features. The developers also revealed that the game will power its own esports ecosystem in India with tournament and league matches with big prize pools. They will also collaborate with partners to boost the esports scene in India and will bring exclusive in-game content that will be India-centric.

In the heads-up to the launch of Battlegrounds Mobile India, the developers will let fans and enthusiasts pre-register the game on the Google Play Store. 

“With privacy and data security being a top priority, Krafton will be working with partners, to ensure data protection and security, at each stage. This will ensure privacy rights are respected, and all data collection and storage will be in full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations in India and for players here,” Krafton said in a statement to the media.

 

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Tom Clancys The Division is coming to mobile phones

Ubisoft has announced some major plans to expand the universe of it’s Tom Clancy’s The Division franchine. Among the many things the publishers announced, it noted that there would be a mobile version of the game launching sometime in the future. However, that’s all Ubisoft revealed about the game. It noted that it will provide additional details about the mobile game at a later date. 

Tom Clancy’s The Division: Gameplay

While nothing has been confirmed yet, one can speculate that the gameplay of the mobile version will not deviate too far from the one we see on PC and consoles. Just like what we saw with PUBG Mobile and Call of Duty: Mobile.

The Division is a third-person action RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world that has been ravaged by a virus. For those wondering if this is a bit ‘on the nose’, do note that the first game was released back in 2016. The player is given access to the various weapons and can collect XP and currency. Currency is used to improve weapons, while XP can be used to upgrade your character and add skills. The game offers story-based and pvp combat.

Tom Clancy’s The Division: Other updates

Besides the new mobile game, Ubisoft also announced a new free-to-play game set in The Division universe. The new game is called Tom Clancy’s The Division Heartland and it will be developed by Red Storm Studio. The studio has decades of experience in developer Tom Clancy titles like Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon, Rogue Spear, and more. The Division Heartland is scheduled to release in 2021-2022 on PC, consoles, and the cloud. Ubisoft is also inviting gamers to participate in early test phases. Those interested can sign up here.

The developers also plan on expanding the game’s universe beyond video games. This includes a novel and a Netflix film. 

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Garena Free Fire World Series 2021 Singapore rescheduled due to global COVID situation

Garena has announced that it is rescheduling its upcoming Free Fire World Series tournament (FFWS 20201 SG). The tournament is now scheduled to begin from May 30, 6:30pm IST. The company notes that this move was made keeping in mind the COVID-19 situation around the globe and the health and safety of everyone involved. To recall, the Free Fire World Series 2021 Singapore was supposed to kick off on May 22. 

Garena Free Fire World Series 2021 Singapore: Participating teams

Due to restrictions put in place by the Singapore government, teams from India, Bangladesh and Pakistan will not be able to travel to Singapore to compete. As such, the tournament will see 18 teams from 11 regions compete for the $2,000,000 prize pool. The Play-Ins will see nine teams compete for three spots in the finals. 

Even though teams from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh were unable to partake in the tournament, Garena notes that their efforts and achievement in qualifying for the World Series will still be recognised. As such, these teams will be awarded with a share of the prize pool. 

Garena plans two further international tournaments this year. In July, the company plans to host Free Fire All-Stars. This event aims to bring together top influencers and professional players from around the world. It will then pit them against each other to see who is the best. Then in November, the company plans to hold the second edition of the Free Fire World Series. Hopefully, the situation in India and the world will have improved enough to host the event without any issues. It is not yet known if the rescheduling of the Free Fire World Series 2021 Singapore will affect the dates of these tournaments.

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IBM unveils the worlds first 2nm chip

IBM has developed the world’s first chip with 2nm nanosheet technology. The company claims that when compared with the 7nm node, the 2nm chip technology is projected to improve performance by 45%, while lowering energy use by 75%. IBM notes in its press release that using the 2nm node, up to 50 billion transistors can fit on a chip the size of a fingernail. It added that increasing the number of transistors per chip allows for smaller chips that are faster, more reliable and more efficient. 

"The IBM innovation reflected in this new 2 nm chip is essential to the entire semiconductor and IT industry," stated Darío Gil, SVP and Director of IBM Research in a press release. "It is the product of IBM's approach of taking on hard tech challenges and a demonstration of how breakthroughs can result from sustained investments and a collaborative R&D ecosystem approach."

Benefits of IBM’s 2nm chip

According to IBM, the 2nm chip offers a whole host of potential benefits. This includes the possibility of quadrupling mobile phone battery life, which in turn should allow users to charge their phone only once every four days. IBM also notes that it could cut down the carbon footprint of data centers as 2nm chips would significantly reduce energy usage. 

Laptop users could see faster performance across the board. This could range from faster application processing, to faster internet access. IBM also notes that the new chips could contribute to faster object detection and reaction time in autonomous vehicles like self-driving cars.

Of course, achieving mass production of 2nm chips will still take some time. However, at least now we have an idea of what the future holds for us in terms of technology. And it looks quite tantalizing indeed. 

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Renetti pistol added to Call of Duty: Mobile, Heres how to get it

Call of Duty: Mobile players can now get their hands on a brand new weapon. The Renetti pistol is now available in the game and players will have to earn it by completing a new seasonal challenge. The pistol offers a high fire rate thanks to its burst-fire ability, which is similar to previous weapons like the M16, Chicom, and the Pharaoh.  

In a post on Reddit, the devs describe the Renetti as having a “fast fire rate with high recoil, but that recoil is easily managed with controlled bursts and careful aiming.” They suggest that the weapon is best paired with weapons that have long reload times, slow rates of fire, or low ammo. As such, the weapon will be better suited to players who main sniper rifles or shotguns. The in-game description also notes that it has the largest magazine size of any other pistol in the game. 

How to get the Renetti in Call of Duty: Mobile

As mentioned earlier, the Renetti can be acquired via a new seasonal challenge in Call of Duty: Mobile. This one is called Quick Hands and tasks players with completing certain challenges in order to progress up the ladder and earn the Renetti. Along the way, players will also unlock other rewards. These challenges range from simply playing games, to getting certain kills using pistols with a set attachment.

There are seven challenges that players need to complete to get the Renetti. These are the challenges in order and their respective rewards.

Play three matches in any more: 200 Credits + 1000 Battle Pass XP Kill 15 enemies with pistols: Knife (Paper Star) + 1000 Battle Pass XP Kill 30 enemies with any MW-11: 20 Weapon XP Cards + 2000 Battle Pass XP Kill 30 enemies with any MW-11 equipped with the FMJ perk and 4 other attachments: Spray (Dragon Delight) + 2000 Battle Pass XP Kill 30 enemies with pistol equipped with four attachments: Avatar (Mecha) + 4000 Battle Pass XP Kill 5 enemies with headshots using pistols equipped with three attachments: ICR-1 (Birthstone) + 4000 Battle Pass XP Win 7 MP matches with aunty J358 equipped. The pistol must be in-hand at the end of the match: Renetti + 6000 Battle Pass XP

The Renetti is the second weapon added to the game in the Season 3 Tokyo Escape update. The first was the PP19 Bizon that can be earned by simply reaching Tier 21 in the Battle Pass. You can check out all of the new addition in the Season 3 update to Call of Duty: Mobile here. 

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