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Ex-Orangutan Member Alleges Late Payments And Poor Treatment By Organization

Mrinal Baranwal
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Nov 25th, 2023, 3:47

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  • Ex-Orangutan Game Changers player, Eruma, has posted a Twitter thread, accusing the staff and management at Orangutan of not paying salaries on time.

  • She also accused them of not giving one month's notice before releasing the roster.

  • Orangutan has yet to comment on the accusations.

Orangutan is one of the leading esports organizations in India with multiple Esports rosters playing under their banner. Last month, Orangutan dropped their Orangutan X roster, a Game Changers team in Valorant consisting of two Indian players Casper and Sway, two Philippines players Japips and Twirly, and one Indonesian player Eruma. Eruma took to her Twitter account to post a thread about what went down during her time at the organization and why the roster was released overnight.

 

In her thread, she mentions delay of payments, no notice of the team's dissolution, and the withholding of prize pool money distributions by Orangutan. Here a

 

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"Orangutan dropped us without notice" Eruma Alleges Mismanagement by Organization 

 

 

Orangutan acquired their Game Changers roster in 2022, becoming the first Indian organization to have an international roster in Valorant Game Changers. Now, they bid farewell to the entire roster on October 23, 2023, pausing their operations in the female Valorant scene. One of their ex-players, Eruma, took to Twitter on November 25 to accuse Orangutan of mismanagement and delayed salaries. 

 

According to the player, the entire roster was dropped without any notice with just a meeting being called to bid them farewell and they were asked to look for other opportunities. She also accused the organization of delayed payments and delayed distribution of prize money. She states that according to their contract, salaries should be credited by the 10th of each month but it rarely was on time. 

 

Eruma also stated that they were promised a Malaysian/Singaporean boot camp, and a better cook in the Indian boot camp to cater to their spice tolerances. The player alleges that being forced to eat spicy food led to prolonged periods of sickness during her tenure at the organization. She also accused Orangutan of breaking contract stipulations, stating that her role was solidified until 2024. She also states that the players were not provided with an entire month's salary when they were released, only getting 15 days' worth of pay and the added burden of shipping the organization's peripherals at their expense. 

 

According to the player, they were not treated with respect and their time and efforts were not valued enough. In the screenshots shared, the players can be seen talking about the unfair behavior by the management and how they were not getting their deserved compensation for their efforts and hard work. Orangutan has yet to comment on these accusations and other players on the team have not made such claims yet. 

 

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Ambitious Skyesports Championship 2024 Mired in Controversy

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Jul 23rd, 2024, 7:45

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  • The initial reaction about the place was great since the hospitality and hotels were good enough for a Tier 1 event, and Bleed's coach Kassad praised the same.

  • According to more players, everyone was given different PCs and Samsung 240 Hz monitors that had 200 FPS.

  • After the Playoffs are over, the teams will move to a LAN setting, where they will compete for a prize pool of $300,000.

Skyesports Championship 2024 is scheduled to kick off in a couple of days and teams from all across the globe have landed in Mumbai to participate in the $300,000 prize pool event. The Championship is divided into various stages and the players will play in a 'semi-LAN' environment from their hotel, Taj Lands End.  Social media erupted as players expressed disappointment on their social handles concerning the condition of the practice rooms. Soon, social media was abuzz with video footage of questionable equipment. 

 

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CS2 Players and Teams Disappointed With Skyesports Championship 2024

 

 

Initial reactions to their arrival at the Mumbai event were largely positive. Bleed Head Coach Kassad praised the hospitality and deemed it sufficiently efficient for a Tier 1 Tournament. Skyesports was praised for their efficient management and the Indian Gaming Community was quite excited to see an event of this scale taking place in the heart of Mumbai. Things, sadly, turned sour as footage from players' setup rooms and growing electricity and network concerns began to overshadow the event. 

 

 

The Skyesports Championship 2024 will start today with the following teams taking part in the competition: 

 

  • Aurora Gaming
  • AMKAL Esports
  • BetBoom Team
  • Bleed Esports
  • DMS
  • ENCE
  • Eternal Fire
  • Parivision
  • Revenant Esports
  • The MongolZ
  • 3DMAX
  • True Rippers Esports

 

After the Playoffs are over, the teams will move to a LAN setting, where they will compete for a prize pool of $300,000 and the title of champions. The last two days will be a single-elimination bracket and the teams will have to give it their all to make the most of the opportunity they are given. 

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Carnival Gaming Bids Farwell To Neyoo After Abusing Minor On Live Stream

Priyanshu Tiwari
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Jul 4th, 2024, 10:18

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5 min read

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  • Carnival Gaming cut ties with Neyoo after his derogatory remarks towards a minor.

  • Neyoo has already apologised for his actions, but since the issue is sensitive, he might have to face some serious repercussions.

  • Prior to Neyoo’s incident, Shikha Matrey, popularly known as Kunwari Begum, went to jail after her clip went viral, where she was promoting methods to abuse infants sexually.

Things took an ugly turn for Suraj "Neyoo" Majumdar when a clip from his recent livestream, where he was abusing a minor, went viral. Due to his action, fans demanded Carnival Gaming release Neyoo, and today, Carnival Gaming shared a farewell post on their social media. Carnival Gaming hasn't issued any statement on the incident and took the action silently. Neyoo has already apologised for his actions, but since the issue is sensitive, he might have to face some serious repercussions. 

 

Deepika Narayan, a social activist, raised her voice against Neyoo and demanded serious action against him. YouTube India has reverted back by stating that they will look into the matter, and many fans are also demanding that the Mumbai Police take legal action against him. 

 

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Carnival Gaming Cut Ties With Neyoo After His Derogatory Remarks Towards A Minor

 

Neyoo is a renowned BGMI creator who has competed in PUBG Mobile and BGMI esports professionally and has represented India. While fans have applauded Neyoo for his esports feats, Neyoo is infamous for his derogatory actions. In a recent livestream, Neyoo was video chatting with random users on a platform similar to Omegle. During his livestream, one of the random users was a minor girl who directed racial slurs towards Neyoo, where he said to have "lost his calm" and abused the minor girl with derogatory remarks. 

 

A clip highlighting the incident went viral, with renowned social activist Deepika Narayan resharing the clip and requesting the concerned authorities to take strict action against him. YouTube India replied to the clip and stated that they would look into it, that they would take all these matters very seriously, and that they would take strict action against him. After the clip went viral, Neyoo stated that he lost his calm over the racial slurs and later apologised for his actions as well. 

 

After almost two days of the incident, Carnival Gaming parted ways with Neyoo, and it is rumoured that legal actions might be taken against Neyoo. Prior to Neyoo's incident, Shikha Matrey, popularly known as Kunwari Begum, went to jail after her clip went viral, where she was promoting methods to abuse infants sexually. Deepika raised her voice against her, and a few days later, she was arrested by Ghaziabad police. 

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Ex GodLike and Current Carnival Gaming Member Neyoo in Trouble After Abusing Minor On Live Stream

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Jul 2nd, 2024, 2:31

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  • Deepika shared some details about the YouTuber and the audience started asking her to dig a bit deeper into the controversy.

  • Ankit Panth, a veteran esports athlete also spoke about the matter and tried explaining that abuse is never the solution online.

  • YouTube has also acknowledged the matter and said that they will look into the matter.

Ex GodLike Esports athlete, and current Carnival Gaming content creator, Suraj "Neyoo" Majumdar has found himself in deep trouble after a clip of him abusing a minor went viral on social media. In the video, Neyoo is seen abusing a minor who is asking him "Why are you black" and using racial slurs against him. 

 

The video clip shows Neyoo being aggressively abusive towards her and her family. The video went viral on Twitter and people started tagging Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj, a social worker, who has been vocal about abuse against both genders.

 

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Carnival Gaming Member Neyoo in Trouble After Abusing Minor

 

 

Deepika shared some details about the YouTuber and the audience started asking her to dig a bit deeper into the controversy, mentioning that he has had a problematic past and has been verbally abusive towards kids, women and his fellow gamers. In the following tweets, she said that she has no personal agenda against anyone, and she is not after gamers, but is just pointing out the abuse that people are engaging in. She said: 

 

For all those from the gaming community coming at me after this - I don't have any personal grudges with him but highlighted the abuse which he uttered on a stream. I understand there are many like him. Equal condemnation for them too.

I am not the authority to take all of these abusive men/women to task. I have filed FIR in one case and I shall pursue that to try to bring a change to the abusive filth that's being put on @YouTubeIndia in the name of gaming content. You can also file a case if you've been victims of them.

At least try and report them to authorities. I can't go after everyone.

Thanks.

 

A lot of players and stakeholders of the community have now come forward and pointed out Neyoo's past behaviour and called it shameful. However, since then, Neyoo has released an apology and gave a reason for why he "lost his calm" on a minor. 

 

Ankit Panth, a veteran esports athlete also spoke about the matter and tried explaining that abuse is never the solution online, and one has to be calm when they are faced with people who are trying to pull them down. He also quoted it with an example: 

 

 

YouTube has also acknowledged the matter and said that they will look into the matter. The Google-owned platform also mentioned that they take all these matters very seriously and will take strict action against him. 

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PUBG Mobile 3.3 Update Leaks: New Atlantis Mode, Trident Weapon And More

Priyanshu Tiwari
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Jun 19th, 2024, 2:22

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  • Krafton has teased the PUBG Mobile 3.3 update, featuring the new underwater-themed mode.

  • According to the leaks, PUBG Mobile 3.3 update will feature the Atlantis Mode, with a new Trident Weapon, and more.

  • The map of Erangel could also see some structural changes, as some of the locations might see some adjustments.

After a long wait, Krafton finally shared a sneak peek of PUBG Mobile Version 3.3 on its social media pages. Alongside the sneak peek from Krafton, fans also got some leaks about the upcoming PUBG Mobile 3.3 update, which will feature a new themed mode, a new Point of Interest, a Trident weapon, and some structural changes that will be coming to the map of Erangel.

 

Since Krafton has teased the PUBG Mobile Version 3.3, the update should be out in July. The teaser hints towards the addition of a new themed mode, with some updates coming to the Metro Royale, WOW and Payload mode.

 

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Krafton Teased The New Atlantis Mode In The Upcoming PUBG Mobile 3.3 Update

 

The upcoming PUBG Mobile 3.3 update will come with a new themed mode, the Atlantis Mode. In the Atlantis Mode, Erangel will get the sunken city of Atlantis called the Deep Island, which will be present between the Water City and Ruins and Novorepnoye. Since the themed mode is about the underwater city, players can go under the water and grab the level-three loot with their teammates. With the Atlantis Mode, players will get a new Point of Interest, the Ocean Palace. 

 

Ocean Palace will come with level-three loot, and players can find the new Trident weapon. Players can equip the Trident to create tornadoes and use them against an enemy to inflict damage, lifting and throwing them away. The Atlantis Mode will also feature a flying StingRay, which will be available as the ground loot, where players can ride on the back of the StingRay and travel across the map. Players will be able to use their weapons while riding on the StingRay. 

 

Apart from the themed mode, Krafton might bring some changes to the already existing Metro Royale, WOW Mode, and Payload mode. The map of Erangel could also see some structural changes, as some of the locations might see some adjustments. One such location could be Mylta, where the developers will be adding a few more houses with some structural changes to the location. 

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Fortnite x Metallica Leaks Hint At Possible Collaboration

Aaryanshi Mohan
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Jun 8th, 2024, 7:20

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  • The collaboration with the rock band is slated to go live on June 13, 2024, with a lot of in-game additions.

  • Players will get to see in-game cosmetics like skins, weapons, outfits, new vehicles and a new season 4 pass

  • This is not the first that Fortnite would be collaborating with one of the biggest artists in the world.

New Fortnite links hint at a new Fortnite x Metallica collaboration. The collaboration with the rock band is slated to go live on June 13, 2024, with a lot of in-game additions. Additionally, the collaboration will be seen in multiple games like Battle Royale, LEGO Fortnite and Rocket Racing. A credible leaker, NotPaloleaks revealed the details of the new update and was backed by HYPEX, who also holds a lot of credibilities with Fortnite leaks. Here is what we know so far. 

 

Fortnite x Metallica Releasing Soon

 

 

According to the leaks, there would be a lot of great additions to the game. These would be spread across multiple games. This is not the first that Fortnite would be collaborating with one of the biggest artists in the world. In the past, they have collaborated with Lady Gaga and Billie Eilish. Here is what to expect from the update: 

 

  • Outfits + LEGO Outfits
  • Battle Royale Concert
  • New POI: New Loot Island
  • Fortnite Rocket Racing
  • Fortnite Festival Season 4 Pass
  • New Mythic Weapon

 

Players will get to see in-game cosmetics like skins, weapons, outfits, new vehicles and a new season 4 pass, which will give players even more rewards. One of the greatest things about this collaboration is that the players will get to visit the in-game concert, which will have six songs by Metallica. If one has to make a wild guess about the songs that will get added to the update, it is widely speculated that the songs from 72 seasons will be played at the concert with a lot of new things for the fans. 

 

As far as the release date of the update is concerned, the Fortnite Festival Season 3 is ending on June 13, 2024, and after a bit of system maintenance, the game will begin rolling out the update for players to download. 

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