Overwatch Contenders Gauntlet: What you need to know

Overwatch League franchise San Francisco Shock won the 2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals in a 4 – 0 match. However, it is not the end of the competitive Overwatch season yet. The 2019 Overwatch Contenders tournament known as The Gauntlet will take place between Oct. 9 and 13. The biggest Contenders teams from the Atlantic and Pacific Division will battle it out at the Giga Arena in Seoul, South Korea for a $250,000 prize pool.

Fan activities, participating teams, daily schedule, and more—here’s everything you need to know about The Gauntlet. #PathToPro

Link: https://t.co/uKXUp1UYRD pic.twitter.com/INweoUrS8Z

— Overwatch Path to Pro (@owpathtopro) October 4, 2019

The Gauntlet 

The Gauntlet event is the equivalent of the grand finals for the Contenders Academy league. The top three teams of Korean Contenders; the first place teams of China, Pacific, and Europe Contenders; and the top four teams from North America regions have qualified. The initial event will feature 10 teams competing in group stages. The group stage consists of a double-elimination bracket where eight of the 10 teams are split into groups of four. 

However, the championship teams of each region will be given a pass to advance directly to the finals stage. The teams in each group will play in first-to-three matches, with the top three teams advancing to the finals stage. The 4th place team in each group will be eliminated. The finals stage will consist of eight teams in a double-elimination bracket as well. Matches are first-to-three, except for the winners’ finals, losers’ finals, and gauntlet finals, which are first to four. 

Overwatch Contenders 

From the Korean Contenders region, RunAway, Element Mystic, and Gen.G Esports are participants. First seed Runaway is one of the most well-known teams, as their entire Contenders Season 2 roster was acquired by Overwatch League franchise Vancouver Titans. During the 2018 – 2019 season, the Runaway roster has achieved multiple 1st place finishes during Contenders and NetEase Esports Tournaments. 

LGE.Huya is the top team representing the China region at Contenders Gauntlet. This team is the academy team for Overwatch League franchise Chengdu Hunters. It features a half Chinese, half Korean roster. The team took first in Season 1 and Season 2 of China Contenders. However, they fell short to Pacific region powerhouse Talon Esports in the Pacific Showdown.

The four teams from the North America regions were decided after the North America East and North America West Grand Finals. The two runner-up teams faced each other, along with the East and West Champion teams competing. In the end, Atlanta Reign Academy took the first seed, while Team Envy, XL2 Academy, and the Los Angeles Gladiators Legion made up the other three spots in that order.

The Southeast Asia region’s first-place team is Hong Kong esports organization Talon Esports. The team’s mixed Korean, Thailand, Taiwanese, and Hong Kong roster won both Season 1 and 2 of the Pacific Contenders. The organization tried to make a run for Korea Contenders in early 2019 but placed 7th during Trials.

Gauntlet activities

For those attending the Overwatch Contenders Gauntlet event in Seoul, there will be many activities being hosted. Other than the usual Overwatch store for merchandise, there will also be arcade-like games. A Photo Zone will be there so fans can take pictures with Gauntlet backgrounds and Overwatch heroes.

There will also be a Giant Pachimari Doll along with a Nerf Gun Game, which can be often seen at Korean Overwatch events. A Hammer Game will be hosted where fans will win Overwatch prizes based on their Earthshatter strength. Finally, a Workshop Station mode has been designed for players to try out, in groups of six at a time.

Overwatch Contenders Gauntlet will be available on Twitch with channels for English, Korean, German, Russian, Spanish, and Portuguese. There will also be four platforms for Mandarin speakers: Zhanqi, NetEase CC, Bilibili, and Huya.

Hati-hati! Ponselmu Bisa Terhack Melalui Pesan Gambar Di WhatsApp

Sebuah celah keamanan kembali ditemukan pada aplikasi WhatsApp, celah keamanan tersebut ditemukan di aplikasi WhatsApp untuk versi Android.

Kabar ini pertama kali dilaporkan oleh periset sekuriti yang dikenal dengan nama “Awakened”  dia mengatakan jika telah menemukan celah keamanan di WhatsApp versi Android. Ia mengatakan jika celah keamanan tersebut bernama “double-free” yang memanfaatkan pesan gambar GIF yang telah disisipi oleh kode berbahaya.

Dikatakan jika celah keamanan ini bisa memicu kerusakan memori perangkat dan bisa menimbulkan beragam skenario. Seperti aplikasi yang terblokir, kemudian kehilangan akses ke perangkat pengguna keseluruhan. Hingga, kemungkinan terparah adalah peretas bisa memanfaatkan celah ini untuk mencuri data pengguna.

Ia menjelaskan jika celah keamanan ini bekerja dengan cara peretas akan mengirimkan GIF yang telah disusupi kode berbahaya tersebut dan menunggu pengguna yang dikirimi gambar membuka pesan tersebut. Nantinya, setelah dibuka bug tersebut akan menyerang dan bisa membuka akses ke galeri gambar WhatsApp.

 

Dikatakan jika hanya Android versi 8.1 Oreo dan 9 Pie yang rentan akan serangan ini. Sedangkan versi Android yang lebih lawas tak akan terjangkiti. “Mustahil memicu bug ini di Android versi 8 dan sebelumnya, tapi aplikasi bisa rusak sebelum benar-benar diserang,” jelas Awakened.

Setelah melaporkanya kepihak Facebook, Awakened kemudian mendapatkan sebuah pesan jika versi terbaru aplikasinya telah menambal celah keamanan dimaksud.

“Eksploitasi bug bekerja di WhatsApp versi 2.19.230. Celah keamanan itu telah ditambal dengan pembaruan WhatsApp versi 2.19.244,” tulis Awakened, dirangkum Gamebrott dari The Hacker News, Jumat (4/10/2019).

Oleh karena itu, pengguna Android yang menggunakan WhatsApp disarankan untuk segera memperbarui aplikasi WhatsApp ke versi paling baru. Saat ini belum ditemukan laporan pengguna akibat celah keamanan ini. “Temuan itu telah dilaporkan dan segera diperbaiki bulan lalu,” jelas salah satu perwakilan WhatsApp.

Sumber : The Hacker News

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Did Call of Duty League team names already leak?

As Call of Duty: Modern Warfare‘s release grows nearer, so does the launch of the inaugural season for the Call of Duty League. For the past few weeks, we’ve been getting various roster announcements from a few CDL teams. Although, many still have yet to make any kind of announcement, roster signings or otherwise. However, like most secrets in the gaming industry, nothing stays private for long. Thanks to leaks surfacing from various trademark and domain registrations, we may have an insight as to what several of the CDL teams will be branded as.

Some of the rumored Call of Duty team names and logos

With some of the CDL teams being announced way back in June and July, it’s no surprise they already have branding ideas. While some of the newer teams may not have anything concrete, it appears others do.

15/10/2019 pic.twitter.com/cljh7T2GEo

— London Call of Duty (@LondonCOD) October 4, 2019

Any franchise in the CDL needs to have multiple trademarks, domains, etc. Things such as logos, websites, and team names all need to be filed accordingly so they are able to sell merchandise and operate effectively. It’s in these filings that we find the leaks to their branding.

So far, seemingly seven-to-eight team names and logos have been found online. Whether it be from companies owning certain domains or trademarks being filed, these are official leaks. However, it’s commonplace for franchises to own several identities so they can pick which one suits their needs best.

Here are all of the rumored CDL team names:

• Toronto Ultra
• Los Angeles Guerrillas
• London Ravens
• Dallas Empire
• Florida Mutineers
• Paris Legion
• Los Angeles OpTic
• New York Subliners

We have logos for some of these teams as well, which were filed as trademarks in their respective countries.

FLORIDA MUTINEERS?

A trademark was filed for the name today. Its Esports related, but I can’t find any connection to @MisfitsGG.

Link: https://t.co/6yh1MeruVz pic.twitter.com/cJi7mp53xN

— CDL Intel (@INTELCallofDuty) October 4, 2019

I've heard that @CWL_NYC will be called the New York Subliners.

The @subliners account has a CoD profile picture, a trademark was filed on September 13, and the https://t.co/GOiZqIcefn domain was registered on July 21.

This image could well be the logo for the franchise, too. pic.twitter.com/dAiKh46BGR

— Adam Fitch (@byadamfitch) October 6, 2019

It’s unclear how accurate some of these logos really are. However, they were all filed as trademarks with the intent to brand themselves as a gaming entity. While it’s totally plausible some organizations could change course, some of these names and logos should come to fruition.

There are still a few teams we’ve heard no announcements from (L.A., Florida, Dallas), but most teams should reveal something before the launch of Modern Warfare. London has a branding-related announcement planned for Oct. 15. Toronto has even announced that they will hold a pre-launch party on Oct. 24, and it’s expected they will announce something CDL-related.

Throughout the next couple of weeks, there should be more roster announcements from CDL organizations. Make sure to keep up with Daily Esports so you don’t miss any news!