Fans of 7 vs. Wild discuss new episode 15: “Internet experts pulled from left to right”

Last night, episode 15 of the survival show “7 vs. Wild” aired. In the community, fans are discussing how the few remaining participants are spending the last hours before being picked up.

Who is currently still in 7 vs. Wild? Episode 15 deals with days 12 and 13 of the current season 3, the show is nearing its end. The experienced teams have been eliminated, the favorites Fritz Meinecke and Survival Mattin even dropped out on day 3.

In the wilderness of Canada, there are still:

  • Sascha Huber and Knossi – the two streamers are in great spirits, found an ideal spot, caught almost 40 fish, and are spending their time “escaping the everyday life and thinking deeply.” They are primarily focused on fishing. The two seem like they could stay in the wilderness for weeks.
  • The ladies’ team, Affe auf Bike and Hannah Assil, are suffering from persistent hunger but are growing closer on a human level. The two very different women praise each other to the skies and rave about the friendship that has developed over time.
  • The two gaming streamers Papaplatte and Reeze are struggling, longing for something other than mud and the occasional Elotrans drink to taste. They just want to get through the last days before being picked up somehow. They torment each other with detailed descriptions of what they will eat once the show is over. Without energy, the two can barely move away from the shelter. But it’s the two of them who entertain the fans best.

One of the participants in season 3 is Twitch streamer Jens “Knossi” Knossalla. You can see more about him in our video.

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From the Witness Stand with Barbara Salesch to the King of Twitch – Career and Life of Knossi

After the big wash follows a self-experiment for science

This is how fans discuss the episode: The most discussed actions of the episode came from Papaplatte and Reeze. The two gaming streamers were seen by many viewers beforehand as the types who would leave the show first. Trymacs and Rumathra also desperately wanted to be better than Papaplatte and Reeze, but the two friends and podcasters toughened it out despite the difficult spot:

  • The two are planning “the great hike” to the beach to wait for the last day without a shelter on the boat.
  • First, however, there was the “big wash” for Reeze: 140-kilo man Renzmann washed himself in the intimate area, which was attentively filmed and commented on by Papaplatte.
  • However, the highlight of the episode was an “experiment for science.” The two stood back to back and walked 100 steps into the forest. They wanted to find out if one could still masturbate after 13 days in the wilderness – they then shared the results with the fans in the shelter.
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I am so proud of Reeze and Papaplatte

This is what is commented on: On reddit, one viewer says:

  • “I am picturing these survival Andies who can’t believe their ears and eyes. I love both of them so much for that.”

Others say:

  • “I am so proud of Reeze and Papaplatte. They truly pulled all the internet experts from left to right. I celebrate them. And I had to laugh so many times about both of them in this episode.”
  • “Everyone thought at first that the girls and Knossi/Sascha were the two teams that would make it, but that the two gigachads Kevin and Reeze would also pull this off as the 3rd team. I think the backseat survivors don’t like that at all.”

What was going on with the other teams? The other two teams particularly showed how much they appreciate each other in their segments:

  • Knossi enthusiastically stroked Sacha Huber’s beard.
  • Hannah Assil said to the camera how much she appreciates Affe auf Bike and how her lively nature perfectly complements her. She emphasized how great it is that Affe also finds joy and excitement in small things.

Fans commented on the shown scenes with much sympathy:

  • Hannah and Affe have really become mother and child by now. […] It’s just adorable.
  • “Hannah’s monologue was just beautiful. You two are a real dream team.”
  • “This good mood on day 11 from Knossi and Sascha is just so incredible, with these two it really feels like days 1-2. What a magnificent performance.”

What’s behind it: Just before the show, Papaplatte and Renzmann were viewed very critically, they were seen as typical city kids and thought to be soft and not able to last long in the wilderness.

However, already in the first episodes, it was praised how lovingly, friendly, and appreciatively the two interact with each other. This way of treating each other seems to really pay off.

While the discussion about 7 vs. Wild in recent weeks has been rather negative and centered a lot around issues in the organization, the current episode was probably just a feel-good episode for many, where there was a lot of laughter.

7 vs. Wild Season 3: Fritz Meinecke is critiquing the new production “It’s a complete lie and misinformation”

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After months in early access, Wayfinder is getting the biggest update, getting closer to a release

The cooperative RPG Wayfinder has been in Early Access for a few months and is now getting closer to a full release with update 0.2. A trailer now shows what players can expect over the year-end.

What does update 0.2 offer? The latest update “Eventide” is the largest update for the cooperative RPG so far. Previous updates focused mainly on fixing bugs and offered only minor content changes.

With the new update, things are supposed to be different, and it is expected to bring long-awaited changes to the user interface, enemy AI, and resource drop distribution.

A trailer is now presenting update 0.2. MeinMMO has embedded it here for you:

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Wayfinder v.0.2 Update Trailer

The size of the update is also significantly larger than its predecessors. Now you need to plan for 6.77 GB on Steam for the update. It is also pointed out that the game may not run optimally for a short time after the update, but this is expected to settle down.

The reason could be the over 2,000 new features and performance adjustments that the trailer announces. You will also be promised 5 new weapons, a new development system, and expanded character customization.

More detailed information about all the contents of the update can be found in the patch notes on the official website (via airshipsyndicate.com).

The trailer also shows that work has been done on the character Senja. What exactly has changed the developers announced on X/formerly Twitter.

The arrival of so many new contents and improvements with this update could be an indication that the full release is getting closer. However, it is clear that the developers seem to be working intensively on their Early Access title.

Wayfinder rewards players with festive event over the year-end

What event is currently running in Wayfinder? The “Eventide” is a winter festival event that started on December 15, 2023, and will run until January 12, 2024. In the trailer, you can already see that the world is festively decorated with colorful lights, Christmas trees, and gifts during this time.

The event offers you many new modes, quests, and rewards. You can also expect some winter-festive but limited rewards during this time. These include new animals, cosmetics, and decorations.

You can look forward to the following quests during the event if you are interested in the limited rewards:

  • Fight against the Plunderfool boss
  • Enter “Eventide Vale” after defeating the boss for even more events, enemies, and surprises
  • After “Eventide Vale,” you can fight the powerful “Winter Queen”

After months in Early Access, the developers want to assure their players that work on the cooperative RPG continues with the event and updates.

In World of Warcraft Dragonflight, buffs and nerfs are raining down again: WoW: Mega-Buffs for Windwalker Monks and 6 other classes

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330,000 fans of The Witcher start a petition against season 4 of the Netflix series: ‘Henry Cavill wanted to stay true to the source material’

Henry Cavill has hung up the Witcher costume. In his place, Liam Hemsworth will appear as Geralt in the fourth season of the Netflix series. Dissatisfied fans are demanding not only Henry Cavill’s return but also a new writing team.

What is the situation? Just last summer, Henry Cavill returned as Geralt of Rivia in the Netflix-produced Witcher series. As it was revealed about a year ago, this will be the actor’s last appearance as the monster hunter. The director wanted to offer her leading actor an epic finale.

Liam Hemsworth will take his place. He is known for his appearances in the “The Hunger Games” films, as well as being the younger brother of Thor actor Chris Hemsworth. However, fans are currently not very fond of the new Geralt. This is less about Hemsworth himself and more about Netflix’s handling of the source material by writer Andrzej Sapkowski.

According to fans, the series has strayed too far from the books, which is said to be one reason Henry Cavill left the production. In a current petition, fans are therefore demanding a rethink.

Here you see the trailer for the third season:

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The Witcher Season 3 on Netflix – new trailer

The series has strayed too far from the source material

What do fans demand? The initiator of the petition “Stef Ma” calls on Netflix to critically question Henry Cavill’s departure. He introduces a quote from the Witcher creator Andrzej Sapkowski at the beginning of the text on change.org, in which it states:

I was more than satisfied with Henry Cavill’s performance as The Witcher; he is a true professional. Just as Viggo Mortensen gave his face to Aragorn, Henry gave his to Geralt, and that should be forever.

Via people.com

The creator of Geralt was therefore satisfied with the choice of the leading actor. However, Sapkowski was never involved in the conception of the Netflix series. Cavill’s departure from the series is not due to the planned filming of “Man of Steel 2,” in which the actor celebrates his return as Superman.

Rather, Cavill was dissatisfied with the narrative development of the Witcher series. The petition states:

Henry Cavill is one of those big fans; he knows everything inside and out and wanted to remain true to Sapkowski’s world, which is why Netflix wants to replace him.

via change.org

The reason for the series’ success is the many loyal fans of the book series.

The petition has already received over 330,000 votes

How is the petition received? The initiator does not stand alone in his opinion. As of December 19, 2023, over 332,000 people have signed the petition. They have every right to make demands, believes Stef Ma:

Netflix can only exist because we all pay monthly for it to produce content that entertains us. Unfortunately, all public information suggests that the production team is making decisions that are completely contrary to the interests of the fans – our interests.

via change.org

Netflix should part ways with showrunners and writers who believe they can supersede the true creators of the stories, it continues.

The current goal of the petition is to reach the 500,000 votes mark. Whether it will be achieved before the start of filming for the fourth season next year remains to be seen. And also whether the petition will have an impact on Netflix’s plans.

What do you think of the Witcher series? Are you fans of the source material? You can pass the time waiting for the fourth season with one or more rounds of GWENT.

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A fired employee causes around 200,000 euros in damage because his employer does not take his company laptop away from him directly

A former engineer is fired by his employer. He seeks revenge by causing chaos in the company network.

A former cloud engineer employed at a bank was sentenced to two years in prison after an intelligence investigation for “hacking into a network and making false statements to a government agency.” This is reported by the British magazine PCGamer.

After his employer took disciplinary action against him and fired him, he used his network access to damage the internal IT systems of his former employer.

Employee uses old company laptop to create chaos

What was the reason for the dismissal? The former employee was allegedly watching pornographic material on his work device. At the same time, the employee claimed, when he was caught, that he had no knowledge of any of this. The next day, he was fired by his employer. However, the dismissed employee did not let this slide.

What happened next? After his dismissal, the former employee took the company laptop home because it still contained valid login credentials. He then logged into the IT system of his ex-company and caused chaos there:

  • He deleted code.
  • He uploaded a script to delete other logs.
  • Furthermore, he managed to exclude other users from the services.
  • Additionally, he emailed himself protected code he had been working on.
  • He impersonated another senior engineer and distributed slander against other individuals.

When his company asked him to return the laptop after the incident, he claimed that the device had been stolen. Later, after his arrest, he told this story to the intelligence service as well.

However, after pleading guilty in court, he admitted that this was a false statement, which he knew was false at that time.

Without the laptop or without access, this probably would have never happened. To this day, it is unclear why the company did not simply revoke the ex-employee’s access to put a stop to the revenge campaign.

How did the case turn out? The presiding judge sentenced the culprit to a 2-year prison term with three years of supervision after release and ordered restitution of $529,266.37. The damage caused was assessed by the judge at $220,621.22, which is approximately 200,000 euros.

By the way, another employee fared not much better. He also harmed his company and was eventually caught:

Employee steals PCs and graphics cards worth around 230,000 euros from his company – He gets caught due to a stupid mistake.

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You can level up really quickly in Diablo 4 right now while also collecting extra loot

In Diablo 4 the first seasonal event ever, the Midwinter Plague, is currently taking place. In this event, you can level up quickly with little effort and even gather materials to secure cosmetics and legendaries.

This is how you level up faster right now:

  • Since December 12th, the Midwinter Plague, the 1st seasonal event in Diablo 4 is active.
  • Until January 2nd, the entire area of the Shattered Peaks is enveloped in darkness for the event, and new monsters and events can be found there.
  • The sheer density of enemies and events ensures that you can level up here as efficiently as in the popular Blood Harvests. Additionally, you can earn a special elixir here that makes leveling even faster.

What loot do I get? The most important reward from the plague is Gileon’s Brew. This increases the experience gained by 15% for 30 minutes, allowing you to significantly shorten your path to level 100.

Furthermore, you will receive cosmetic rewards from the event vendor in Kyovashad: templates for back and weapons for every class. Additionally, you can buy bags full of gold or random loot that can help you while leveling and in the endgame.

There is even a unique aspect at the vendor: Twilight Shard, which interacts with the event’s buff. You receive the buff when you turn in enough gathered materials from the event.

In doing so, you “level up” the event itself by decorating Kyovashad. For higher levels of progress, you will receive additional rewards, including legendary items.

Don’t forget to drink your elixir as well:

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Diablo 4: Do you forget to use your elixirs? This trick helps you.

Midwinter Plague: Farming Tips

For the event shop, you need a new currency: proofs. You can get the proofs in exchange for 3 different materials that can be found in the plague. You receive one proof for:

  • 215 Pestilential Fragments; dropped by every event enemy in the area
  • 11 Lost Heirlooms; obtained from the Frozen Shells that resemble totems
  • 1 Red-Wrapped Trophy; dropped by the new event boss, which you summon when you complete an event with mastery

The best method to level up and farm quickly is through events. Just run a route in the peaks and switch from event to event. Especially keep an eye on the “Blighted Revelry” event. Only here can you summon the Red-Wrapped Terror.

During the event, several waves of enemies will come that you need to survive. Important: set the cart in the middle on fire and protect it until the fire circle melts the Frozen Shells on the edge. Then quickly destroy those shells before the little servants can extinguish the cart. You will need to set the cart on fire multiple times.

At the end, the terror will appear, which can take a lot of damage but doesn’t represent too tough a fight. Destroy the Frozen Shells along the way between events. Don’t linger on simple enemy groups, as that is usually a waste of time. If you need more tips, you can find our guide to leveling up quickly to level 100 here.

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Fortnite: Server Down for Patch 28.01.01 – All important information in German

In Fortnite, the servers will go down today, December 19, on all platforms (PC, Mac, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, Android). The maintenance work is being used to upload Update 28.01.01 to the servers.

Update, 11:30 AM: Epic Games has restarted the servers. The update is available for download and is 1.673 GB on PS5.

We have listed the most important leaks for you under the gray box:

All leaks regarding Update 28.01.01

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What is happening today in Fortnite? Epic Games is shutting down the servers of Chapter 5 Season 1 to upload a new update. According to the developers, some issues need to be fixed before Epic Games goes on winter break.

If you missed the trailer for Chapter 5 Season 1, here is the video:

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Fortnite: Launch trailer for Chapter 5 shows new weapons and improved parkour

Fortnite: Server Down – When and how long are they offline?

This is the downtime in the morning: The servers are expected to be shut down by Epic Games around 10:00 AM German time. The matchmaking will be disabled 30 minutes beforehand, so you won’t be able to search for new rounds after 9:30 AM.

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When can you play again? This is a small update. It is likely that Epic Games will bring the servers back online at 11:00 AM or even at 12:00 PM. However, this is not confirmed.

When will the patch notes come out? Epic Games usually publishes a short list of patch notes on their page after the update. If this happens, we will briefly and clearly list them for you here.

What content could come with Update 28.01.01?

Epic Games reveals hardly any new information about upcoming content before a new update. However, this time it is a smaller patch that the developers have even described. You can expect the following adjustment:

  • The update is supposed to adjust some important things before a larger update brings more content next year

If you are looking for something to read in the meantime, we have the perfect story for you about Fortnite: The Epic boss says that Fortnite could come to Steam, but only under one condition

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EA FC 24: Prime Gaming Pack 3 is now available – Here’s how to claim your rewards

EA FC 24 and Amazon Prime present the third “Prime Gaming Pack” of the season, and we will tell you how you can claim the free rewards.

What is behind the Prime Gaming Pack? Since FIFA 21, Prime members have regularly been able to enjoy free packs for Ultimate Team, and this tradition continues in EA FC 24. The third Prime Gaming drop went live yesterday evening (December 18, 2023).

Once you have claimed your pack, the contents should be credited to you in-game. Sometimes patience is required, as there can be delays of up to an hour.

EA FC 24 Prime Gaming Pack 3

3. Prime Gaming Pack gives you Vini Jr. as a loan player

What rewards does the monthly Prime Gaming Pack include? The contents of the Prime Gaming Packs vary from month to month and usually include gold players, player picks, loan players, and club items. This is also the case for December.

The third Prime Gaming Pack for EA FC 24 brings you the Brazilian Vinícius Júnior from Real Madrid as a loan player for 15 matches. You can use his strong card worth over 400,000 coins to your advantage. Maybe you’ll play a few matches with the winger in the Weekend League to secure better, new rewards.

EA FC 24 Prime Gamin Pack 3 in the shop

In addition, there are 4 rare gold players and rare, gold consumables. Besides Vini Jr., the player choice with three guaranteed 81+-rated cards is the highlight of this pack. This also gives you the chance to get a special card from the new Team-of-the-Groupstage event.

Until when is the third Prime Gaming Pack available? You can redeem the third drop until January 22.

How to grab the Prime Gaming Pack for EA FC 24:

  1. First of all, you need a Prime account with Amazon to take advantage of the bonuses from Prime Gaming. If you already have such an account, proceed to step 2.
  2. Open your browser and go to the FIFA section of Prime Gaming. You can find the corresponding link here (via Prime Gaming).
  3. Look for the Prime Gaming Pack 3 and click on it.
  4. If prompted, link your Prime account with your EA account.
  5. Now press the “Get in-game content” button.
  6. Now you need to switch to the game, the web app, or the companion app. There you should receive a notification that the Prime Gaming Pack has been successfully redeemed. You can find it in the shop under “My Packs.”

In previous cases, there have also been delays before the pack appeared in the game – so it may take a while. So if it is not available immediately, do not be surprised. It is likely that a new pack will be released by January 22 at the latest. We will keep you updated here.

For even more rewards, you should definitely try the new Haaland card. It is not only worth it for completing various tasks, but also brings other benefits.

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Hobby author sues Amazon because the series of The Lord of the Rings allegedly stole his great ideas – Goes badly wrong

It’s been over a year since Rings of Power expanded the Lord of the Rings universe. But only now did a legal dispute between the Tolkien family and fanfiction author Demetrious Polychron, who initially sought a lot of money from Amazon for allegedly used content, come to an end. However, he now has to pay himself.

In September 2017, Demetrious Polychron attempted to register his book The Fellowship of the King as a trademark in the USA. He also contacted Simon Tolkien, the grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien, but did not receive a response, and the Tolkien family replied with a No to an inquiry about collaboration.

When Rings of Power was released in September 2022, Polychron, who had now announced his intentions for a 6-part book series, sued Amazon for 250 million dollars (228,441,250 euros). The reason for this was that the series allegedly stole ideas from The Fellowship of the King.

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Lord of the Rings – The Rings of Power: The official trailer for the series

He loses and must pay himself

As expected, Polychron lost the lawsuit, and neither the Tolkien family nor Amazon have to pay him anything. But it gets even worse for him. As reported by the BBC, he not only lost the case but also has to pay a fine himself due to his proximity to Tolkien’s works.

Polychron has to pay the family’s attorney fees of 134,000 dollars (122,413 euros) because he infringed on the copyright with his fanfiction. At the same time, he is not allowed to publish his book and the planned sequels. In this regard, the Tolkien family stated the following:

In this case, it was a serious violation of the copyright of “The Lord of the Rings” that occurred on a commercial basis, and the estate hopes that the imposition of a permanent injunction and the payment of attorney’s fees will be sufficient to deter others with similar intentions.

With the successful lawsuit, the Tolkien family aims to send a message to all those who use their brand and characters and the consequences that such use could entail.

Like the story of Demetrious Polychron, one should always be cautious about legally confronting giant corporations, especially when writing fanfiction based on the corporation’s work.

But even multibillionaires lose money:

Elon Musk loses over 800 million euros in funding because he cannot keep a promise.

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The usually loud Twitch streamer Asmongold becomes very calm during this game

Asmongold is often hectic and loud. But an indie game has surprisingly shown him calm and composed – and it happens to be one of the most controversial titles of the year.

Most people know the streamer Asmongold, if only from the WoW cosmos. He often has strong opinions, is frequently a bit exaggerated in his streams, and occasionally tends to insults and swearing – whether it’s towards games or developers who, in his view, make poor decisions.

However, Asmongold has proven that he can be quite different in a rather long stream. For almost 5 hours, he played a purely story-based game and even read all the dialogues aloud.

What happened in the stream? The streamer Asmongold wanted to surprise his community with a game that he would take a closer look at:

This is a video game about which a lot has been said – whether it came from psychos on Twitter, psychos on YouTube, or psychos on Twitch. There are just a lot of psychos who have a lot of interest in the game. People had very strong opinions about it. I will now play it and try it out for myself. If people say that this is problematic, I want to see it for myself.

This kicked off a nearly 4-hour stream where Asmongold played “The Coffin of Andy and Leyley” – reading all the dialogues and monologues aloud without ridiculing them constantly.

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Why is this so special? Most people know Asmongold as a rather hectic streamer who often perceives game content only superficially and then reacts impulsively. Games are often completely criticized based only on a trailer, or single sentences from statements are used to immediately represent a strong opinion.

For many, Asmongold and other players of this kind are therefore the personified version of the clichéd “Generation TikTok” – loud, thoughtless, and with a short attention span. However, it is quite unexpected that Asmongold can also be very different and treats a story game with so much respect and calm.

What kind of game is this? “The Coffin of Andy and Leyley” is a story-based game that follows the story of two siblings, Andrew and Ashley. For weeks, the two have been locked in their apartment on the government’s orders, while food is running low. Due to the circumstances, they are ultimately forced to even resort to cannibalism to survive.

However, especially Ashley seems to carry some psychological problems with her. She is extremely possessive of her brother and deliberately manipulates him into a co-dependency that, depending on the choices made in the game, even develops into a budding incestuous relationship and does not shy away from murders or other atrocities.

The overwhelming majority of the game consists of dialogues, interspersed with smaller puzzle segments and a few decisions. We have written a detailed report on the game here.

How does Asmongold evaluate the game? Although Asmongold probably only started playing the game because there were so many controversial discussions surrounding it, it seems he ended up really enjoying it.

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His conclusion after playing all the content available so far and even – more by chance than intention – choosing the “questionable” route:

What are my thoughts [on the game]? Sick, twisted, captivating, and interesting. I genuinely think it was really good. I don’t understand why people were so upset about it. (…) It was better than I expected. It is quite good. I liked it very much. (…) It was definitely one of the better indie games this year.

Cortyn says: I mainly deal with Asmongold professionally, mostly in the context of World of Warcraft. Watching him for a full four hours is something that you wouldn’t typically find in my leisure planning – at least so far.

Seeing Asmongold approach one of my favorite games of the year with relative impartiality and the necessary seriousness for a story game was refreshing to see – and incredibly entertaining. Even his community (which you can always see displayed in the chat) becomes quieter and more open to the game as the duration of the gameplay increases.

For me, this was an interesting and welcome side of Asmongold – which I simply found entertaining.


However, “The Coffin of Andy and Leyley” is also accompanied by a very disillusioning story. The developer of the game completely withdrew from the public eye after a doxxing incident and now only works offline – she has cut off all contact with fans and critics.

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The shooter Hunt: Showdown is one of the big winners of 2023 on Steam – introduces new weapons in the trailer

In a trailer that once again impresses on a graphical level, the popular horror shooter on Steam presents the new battle pass content. You can find out what weapons and items you can now obtain here on MeinMMO.

Why is this horror shooter a winner? Hunt: Showdown definitely counts as a winner on Steam in 2023. At least when you look at the player numbers compared to the previous year. They have significantly increased (via steamcharts.com):

  • In 2022, the average player count fluctuated between 10,000 and 12,000 players.
  • In comparison, the average player count in 2023 is mostly at least 16,000 players.
  • Twice, Hunt: Showdown even managed to exceed 20,000.

That a game significantly picks up after years is relatively unusual, and even more remarkable is how well Hunt: Showdown has developed overall.

It is also nice to see that a German studio in Frankfurt achieves such a performance with its game. Recently, Crytek also announced that they are working on a new engine for Hunt: Showdown.

New content and battle pass for horror shooter presented

What new content is being presented? A new battle pass is now available for you, giving you the chance to get your hands on new weapons, items, and a new hunter early.

What new content you can expect in the current DLC besides the battle pass, our colleagues from GameStar have summarized here for you.

A short trailer introduces you to the rewards of the battle pass. We have embedded it here for you:

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Hunt Showdown Battle Pass Trailer

The trailer impresses with its graphics, pacing, and overall atmosphere and has received high praise in the comments once again (via YouTube). For a while now, players have been excited about the work of the team behind the trailers and some describe it as “divine”.

This trailer introduces you to some new weapons that you can unlock from now on:

  • Ancestor’s Wrath – Legendary Katana
  • Fossil Tooth – Legendary Double Barreled Pistol
  • Pupil Brine – Legendary Dagger 96 Deadeye
  • Last Line – Legendary Caldwell Pax Trueshot
  • Veil Slasher – Legendary Dagger 96 Claw
  • Razor Spate – Legendary Double-Bladed Axe
  • Sullied & Sworn – Legendary LeMat Mark II Carbine Marksman

In addition to these seven new weapons, the trailer also introduces the two weapon attachments Abyssal Anchor and Bitter Honey.

Additionally, you will receive two new items. The legendary regeneration syringe “Thorax Brew” and the legendary liquid fire bomb “Fiery Froth”.

Finally, a new legendary hunter is also being introduced: “Thirteenth Mate.” This hunter definitely aligns with the introduced hunter from the last DLC, which was very well received:

Popular horror shooter on Steam presents a new character with weapons: “The toughest character in a long time”

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Pokémon GO: 1st Community Day 2024 starts with Bauz – All information can be found here

The first Pokémon GO Community Day for 2024 has now been officially announced. Which Pokémon and what bonuses will be featured, you can find out here.

When is the Community Day? The Community Day will take place on Saturday, January 6th, 2024, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. This day will highlight Bauz. If you have not yet managed to catch Bauz and its evolutions or are aiming for the shiny variant, this is a great opportunity for you.

What exclusive move can Bauz learn? If you evolve Arboretoss, the evolution of Bauz, during the Community Day or up to 5 hours afterward into Silvarro, it will learn the exclusive charged move Flora-Statue. This is a powerful Grass-type move.

Additionally, Silvarro will be able to learn a new charged move at the start of the event. This is the Ghost-type move Shadow Bind.

The trailer for the current season in Pokémon GO

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Pokémon GO shows the new season “Timeless Travels” in the trailer

These bonuses and research will be available during the Community Day

What bonuses will there be during the Community Day? The following bonuses will be active during the event from 2 PM to 5 PM.

  • 3x Stardust for catching Pokémon
  • Double candy for catching Pokémon
  • Double chance for XL candies when catching Pokémon (only from Trainer level 31)
  • Incense activated during the event lasts for 3 hours
  • Smoke activated during the event lasts for 3 hours (does not apply to adventure smoke)
  • Bauz may appear in your snapshots

Moreover, these bonuses will be active from 2 PM to 10 PM on the Community Day.

  • An additional special trade
  • Trading costs 50% less Stardust

Will there be bonus raid battles again? After the Community Day, you will again have the chance to complete bonus raid battles. These will be active from 5 PM to 10 PM. They will be 4-star raids where you will encounter Arboretoss. If you emerge victorious from such a raid, additional Bauz will appear nearby for 30 minutes.

What field research will be available? There will be field research for the Community Day as always. You will be rewarded with additional Bauz encounters, Stardust, Ultra Balls, and other items for catching Bauz.

What else will be available during the Community Day? In line with the event, there will also be showcases featuring Bauz. If you want to know how you can utilize the showcases, we have more information for you.

Additionally, there will be a bundle in the web store for €9.99, which includes 120 Ultra Balls, 15 Silver Pinap Berries, 6 Incubators, and 1 Incense.

Furthermore, there will be 2 bundles available for purchase with PokéCoins. How you can earn PokéCoins has already been explained here.

For 1,350 PokéCoins, there will be a bundle containing 50 Ultra Balls, 5 Super Incubators, 1 Elite TM, and 5 Lucky Eggs. And for 480 PokéCoins, a bundle containing 30 Ultra Balls, 1 Incense, and 1 Lure Module, as well as 3 Super Incubators.

How about you? Are you excited for the Community Day with Bauz? Are you more interested in the shiny forms, or do you care more about the exclusive move? You can find more information about the events in December in Pokémon GO with us as well.

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The Facebook CEO is building a bunker for a lot of money – Reminds of a video game villain and is more secretive than GTA 6

The founder of Facebook is allegedly building a large bunker for around 100 million US dollars. The description resembles famous games set in the apocalypse or a villain from a video game.

Mark Zuckerberg is considered an eccentric billionaire who likes to spend money on special things. After his last billion-dollar project, a strange metaverse game, has been rather unsuccessful, there are now reports that he is having a huge bunker facility constructed.

This is reported by the magazine Wired, which recently published an investigation into the building plans, local politics, and the turmoil of NDAs and confidentiality. Many immediately think of a video game villain whose underground complex must be battled through. With the secrecy, one probably thinks more of the legendary GTA 6.

Facebook CEO’s large bunker resembles a video game villain

What is this project about? Mark Zuckerberg bought the property known as Koolau Ranch in August 2014 and has been investing a lot of money there for years. Meanwhile, besides two villas, facilities for a gym, a swimming pool, and a tennis court are being built on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

However, much more exciting is that a huge protection bunker is supposed to be built underneath the approximately 1,400-hectare site. The facility is reportedly equipped with:

  • several elevators.
  • Soundproof walls.
  • Secret entrances and its own water tanks.
  • A self-sufficient power and food supply is also said to exist.

The entire complex is supposed to cover a total area of 5,000 square meters and cost more than 270 million dollars along with the property prices. Other sources suggest that the entire bunker facility should cost around 100 million US dollars.

However, not much is really known about it, as there are strict regulations that the workers must adhere to.

Strict regulations and no one is allowed to talk about it

What is the “problem”? No one working on this project is allowed to talk about what they are currently working on or building. Pretty much every person working there is bound by a strict confidentiality agreement. And this is strictly enforced, with violations being harshly punished.

Employees are said to have already been fired when they posted individual pictures of the construction site on social networks. According to Wired, it feels like half the island is bound to an NDA, and it is almost like GTA 6: everyone knows about it, but no one is allowed to talk about it. Allegedly, several residents have already complained about the huge project.

Many workers have already stated that it would not be worth risking their job for a “leak” about the construction project. And that is likely to remain the case for the time being.

In contrast to GTA 6, however, Mark Zuckerberg will not release a video or a trailer about his property. Because while we can eventually play GTA 6, the huge bunker facility is likely to remain a secret for the foreseeable future:

GTA 6: Trailer is already here because Rockstar got tired of leaks – release not before 2025

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Pokémon GO: Spotlight Hour today with Schneppke and development XP

In Pokémon GO the spotlight hour with Schneppke takes place today, December 19, 2023. Here you will find all the information about the bonuses and times of the event.

What kind of event is this? The spotlight hour is always on Tuesday evenings. In these 60 minutes, you will encounter a specific event Pokémon that spawns significantly more frequently during this time.

In addition, you will always receive a bonus that is also active for one hour. Niantic sets which combination of Pokémon and bonus is available at the beginning of each month. You can find the dates also in the overview of the December events 2023 in Pokémon GO.

This evening you will encounter the ice Pokémon Schneppke from the third generation of Pokémon.

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Pokémon GO shows the new season “Timeless Travels” in the trailer

Spotlight Hour on December 19 – Start, Shiny, Bonuses

When does it start? As always, the spotlight hour starts at 6:00 PM. The event will end at 7:00 PM, then it will continue with the spawns from the current winter holidays event.

What bonuses are active? During the spotlight hour, you can encounter Schneppke all over the wild. If you activate incense, you can get additional Schneppke spawns.

Moreover, you will receive double XP when you evolve Pokémon. Important: This applies not only to Schneppke but to everything you have in your storage. So check the search bar from 6:00 PM and select “can evolve”. This way you will see all the Pokémon that you can evolve and gain some extra XP.

You can find all other spotlight hours in December here:

Can you catch Shiny Schneppke? Yes, the shiny version of Schneppke is in the game. However, the chance to encounter it is not increased during the spotlight hour. You will need a lot of luck to find it.

Is the spotlight hour worth it? Schneppke itself is not particularly strong, and its evolution Firnontor is not necessarily a top attacker – however, it has a Mega Evolution that can be quite convincing as an ice attacker. It also boosts your other ice attackers in raids. The other evolution of Schneppke, Frosdedje, can compete in the Great League meanwhile.

The winter holidays event is currently running, but it is not the only interesting date this week. The “Winter Wonderland” event in Pokémon GO is starting.

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New MMORPG on Steam looks like Skyrim, sounds like The Witcher, starts test – Here’s how you can participate

The new MMORPG Reign of Guilds on Steam is entering open play tests. There is also a new trailer showcasing gameplay scenes. We have gathered all the information for you.

What kind of MMORPG is this? Reign of Guilds is an Old School open-world MMORPG that has been in development at Atlan Games for about 6 years. The game plays in a medieval fantasy world where the western and eastern countries are in constant conflict.

At the beginning, you create a character but do not choose a class. You can distribute your attribute points as you wish. Later in the game, you can choose from 14 different classes.

The core of the game is the guild system: It is your task to bring a guild together and specialize with it. Depending on your preferences, you can focus on trade, diplomacy, or combat.

Crafting is also important in the game, among other things because items become weaker over time. So you always have to stay on top of it and create new equipment.

The combat system is not based on tab-targeting. Instead, you aim with mouse and keyboard like in many role-playing games. According to Steam, the game offers player-versus-player battles, as well as player-versus-environment in dungeons and against world bosses. PvP and friendly fire are always on – starting from the first level.

You can see how Reign of Guilds currently looks and is played in the trailer:

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Reign of Guilds – Trailer for the Game Test

The showcased gameplay is reminiscent of Skyrim, released in 2011. The soundtrack and the snow-free landscapes could be inspired by the region of Velen from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Additionally, there is a death notification similar to those found in Dark Souls.

How do you participate in the gameplay test? The gameplay test of Reign of Guilds runs from December 21 to January 8, 2024. To participate, you must request access on the Steam page of the game.

It should be noted that the game is currently pay-to-play. With the final release, it is expected to switch to a subscription model. Those who purchased the game beforehand will receive the price credited towards the subscription fees. Therefore, participation in the upcoming gameplay test is not free.

Nothing is currently known about the extent of the gameplay test. However, since limitations were specifically indicated during previous tests, this could be a test of all game content.

When will Reign of Guilds be released? The release of the game is currently announced for the first quarter of 2024. In the middle of the year, the developer already held a gameplay test and an early access was originally planned. The original release was scheduled for 2021.

Whether Reign of Guilds will be released on time is currently uncertain. However, increased gameplay tests are a generally good sign: work is being done on the game and the developers seek feedback from their community.

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WoW Classic: The gold problem is growing and players are finally demanding consequences

The gold issue in WoW Classic is becoming increasingly serious. Many feel unheard – and Blizzard’s penalties for streamers are a joke.

Gold in World of Warcraft is a fine thing – you can pay for just about anything with it. Potions, repair costs, special recipes – but increasingly also loot in dungeons and raids. Especially in the various versions of WoW Classic, so-called “GDKP runs” are the order of the day.

What are GDKP runs? Simply put, during such dungeon or raid visits, bids are placed on rewards, using gold. The highest bidder gets the respective item. The gold is then distributed among all participants in the raid group at the end. In theory, this is a fair system – those who have earned a lot of gold can afford many items. The others benefit from this and receive gold for future runs.

What is the problem? A large portion of the gold in these systems has now been earned through illegal means. In most cases, bots are behind this, farming gold with numerous accounts in a fully automated manner and then selling it.

Technically, the purchase of gold is allowed – namely through the WoW Token – but using bots and buying gold on external sites is prohibited.

The fact that Blizzard has not been able to rein in the bots and providers has had dramatic effects on many realms. Often, items are sold for several million gold – it is obvious that these amounts cannot be farmed legitimately.

There is even a petition in the WoW Classic subreddit aimed at urging Blizzard to take action – although the support is still muted.

Streamer incident makes everything worse: Just a few days ago, an incident caused quite a stir. The well-known streamer Sodapoppin had bought gold with real money and was sanctioned by Blizzard for it. Instead of an actual account penalty, he only received a warning, and the illegally purchased gold and the items obtained with it were removed from his account.

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For many players, this has been clear evidence that Blizzard simply does not take strong enough action against such offenses. At the same time, many believe that other gold buyers feel encouraged. If the biggest penalty is that the gold is just taken away – is it even a penalty?

Gold buying is often legitimized: On the other hand, there is an ever-growing group of players who apparently believe that buying gold in-game is perfectly fine and is essentially “part of the game.” A large part of the economy now works this way. More and more people believe that it is perfectly legitimate to simply exchange real money for gold, as they simply do not have as much time to play as they used to. They want to spend the little time they have on real character progression, not spending days or months farming gold.

What solutions are there? One idea from the community is to ban all users of “GDK runs” and those who buy and sell gold illegally to a kind of “shadow realm,” where they only encounter other players who also engage in these practices. Anyone who has been caught once should simply be excluded from the “normal” realms.

Many find this approach very drastic, but others believe that only a drastic solution can help prevent the various versions of World of Warcraft Classic from continually sinking into the downward spiral of gold buying.

Would you know a better solution to eliminate the problem of gold trading once and for all?

Elsewhere, there is at least something to laugh about – because the dumbest death in WoW Classic HC has its own cinematic.

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Pokémon GO: Trainer collects almost 30,000 Stardust with one throw

In Pokémon GO, a trainer has collected an enormous amount of stardust with just one throw. We will explain how he did it.

What’s happening in Pokémon GO right now? Pokémon GO is currently fully under the sign of the Season Timeless Journeys. This season also brings a whole host of bonuses into the game. This includes a bonus for stardust, which a trainer has now cleverly combined with additional bonuses.

As the trainer reports on Reddit, he collected a considerable amount of stardust with just one single throw. It is the incredible sum of 29,437 stardust. We will break down exactly how he did it and which bonuses he combined here.

By the way, from today there is another event waiting for you, where you can receive an increased amount of stardust for catching Pokémon. The Winter Holidays-event is just around the corner, and with it a free limited research, which allows you to receive double catch stardust.

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How does one get so much stardust with a single throw?

This is what the trainer did: As the trainer reports, he combined the following bonuses to make this remarkable throw.

  • Whiscash as Pokémon: 2,100 stardust
  • Star Piece: Multiplier of 1.5
  • Community Day Bonus: Multiplier of 2
  • Timeless Journeys-bonus: Increased stardust for the 7-day catch streak
  • Bonus from the Egg Access-pass: 3 times stardust for the first catch of the day
  • AR+ Expert handler bonus: +25 stardust

The combination of these bonuses brought the trainer the total of 29,437 stardust with just one single catch. By the way, he also collected 55,180 experience points with this throw.

It should also be noted that he faced a challenge with the throw. He needed the Community Day bonus to further increase the amount of stardust, but at the same time he also needed a Whiscash for the high base amount of stardust.

However, Whiscash did not appear during the Community Day, so he clicked on Whiscash just before the start of the Community Day and then waited until the C-Day started to take advantage of the bonus.

Have you also achieved similar amounts of stardust with just a single catch? Or are you no longer interested in stardust at all? Also check out what events in December in Pokémon GO are still waiting for you.

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For MMORPG Black Desert there is a ton of fresh content: Even 2 new classes and a new region

For a long time, the MMORPG Black Desert Online was quiet, but at this year’s Calpheon Ball, publisher Pearl Abyss announced new content: besides a new region inspired by Seol, you can look forward to many updates and quality-of-life changes. The highlight? The new class Scholar.

The MMORPG Black Desert Online launched in 2014 and will celebrate its 10th anniversary next year. Publisher and developer Pearl Abyss is far from finished with development:

During this year’s Calpheon Balls, a live stream about the game and its community, a whole lot of updates were announced. We have the details for you.

2 new classes and a new region bring fresh air to Black Desert

What new classes are there? During the Calpheon Ball, the Scholar, announced in German as Gelehrter, was presented. In the trailer, the class is represented by a red-haired woman with glasses and a beret. Here you can see the trailer:

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Black Desert Online – Scholar Trailer

As a Scholar, you fight with intellect and much muscle power. Unlike the similarly named class in Final Fantasy 14, you are absolutely hands-on here:

Your character summons two oversized hammers with which you can smash your opponents in close combat. For particularly heavy attacks, the two hammers merge into an even larger hammer. While you fight with the class up close and personal, the focus is on intense area-of-effect attacks.

Here you can see how exactly you fight with the Scholar:

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Black Desert Online – Scholar Combat Trail

Is there another new class? Indeed, a second class was announced: a male class that uses a sword, a pipe, and the power of Do, Black Desert Online’s version of magic.

Currently, there is no further information on this class. It will only appear in 2024 with the second part of the update.

What kind of new region can you expect? The new region belongs to The Land of the Morning Light (translated: Das Land des Morgenlichts) and is supposed to be a historical version of South Korea’s own capital, Seoul. Most influences are supposedly taken from the royal main palace of the Joseon dynasty.

In addition to the external influences, the new lore will also be shaped by Korea’s history. So you can look forward to historical references.

What other changes have been announced? Besides the highlights with the new class and the new region, Pearl Abyss had a whole lot of other adjustments in store:

  • the new Fallen God Tier weapons, which are supposed to surpass the currently strongest PEN Blackstar weapons
  • There should be fewer loading screens
  • Inventory management is to be simplified
  • Old quest lines will continue to be updated with new cut scenes, voice-overs, etc.
  • A new quest search function has been announced
  • Monster grind zones will be buffed

When can you play the changes? The new update and thus the new content will be released in two parts. Part one, featuring the Scholar, has been in testing since December 17th. The official release date is December 20th. Part 2 is expected to go live only in 2024.

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3 new games from famous studios that should have been like Destiny, but flopped and died in 2023

The year 2023 has taught us one thing: A studio known for single-player games cannot simply develop a service game like Destiny. This is a bitter lesson that some of the world’s most successful developers had to learn in 2023.

This is the problem: Service games that function for over 10 years are seen by many publishers as “the holy grail”: They guarantee overflowing, secure revenue over many years through microtransactions or DLCs.

That’s why studios that have only created single-player games so far are being forced to switch to “multiplayer service games”: Sony alone planned 12 new service games for their PlayStation 5.

Bungie is considered a prime example of a studio that successfully made this transition, having turned their “Halo” franchise into a service game with Destiny that has been running for years.

Yet it has become clear that exactly this model is a recipe for disaster. Bioware already suffered catastrophically with Anthem, failing to transform patterns that worked as single-player games for years into a service game. Square Enix also got a bloody nose with Marvel’s Avengers.

We will show you 3 more games from 2023 that fared even worse than Anthem and Marvel’s Avengers.

Do something like Fortnite, but with vampires

This is the studio: The “Arkane Studios” is a French development team that has impressed with games like Dishonored or Prey for Bethesda.

This was their flop: In 2023, they were supposed to create a service game with “Redfall”, but the vampire game in comic style failed miserably and is considered by many as one of the biggest flops of 2023.

A report from Bloomberg revealed that the development of Redfall was under a bad star from the very beginning, leading to team members leaving during development. The pressure from parent company Zenimax to incorporate microtransactions didn’t help either.

Note: Officially, “Redfall” is still “alive”, but with an average of 57 active players on Steam, it’s just barely alive – certainly, Redfall is far below the expectations of Bethesda and the studio.
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Do what you always do, but as an online game

This is the studio: The studio “Naughty Dog” is known for the series “The Last of Us” and Uncharted. They are regarded as one of the best studios delivering consistent quality – especially in storytelling and presentation, they are considered top-tier.

This was their flop: For many years, Naughty Dog was supposed to develop “The Last of Us Online” as a multiplayer service game.

But even that, despite 4 years of development time, did not come together.

The project seemingly came to an end after Sony allowed the Destiny studio Bungie to have a look at the game, and they saw numerous issues.

Ultimately, “The Last of Us Online” was canceled before even more money and time went down the drain.

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Make one of those cool extraction shooters that everyone loves

This is the studio: The studio “Creative Assembly” has been around since 1987. They are mainly known for the strategy game series Total War, which is considered a milestone in the genre.

This was their flop: The studio wanted to develop Hyenas, a sci-fi shooter as a long-lasting title like Destiny, but this game was also under a bad star from the beginning.

Already during development, it became clear that the team had difficulties finding the right approach to Hyenas – and quickly here too, the project was shelved. Shortly after the beta, the development of Hyenas was canceled.

It is said that “the most expensive game Sega ever financed” was thrown in the bin. The game reportedly cost between 40 and 70 million US dollars (via escapistmagazine).

Ultimately, publisher Sega came to the realization that Creative Assembly should focus back on real-time strategy games.

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And forever calls the formula of the infinite money cheat service game

This is what’s behind it: This is a pattern we see repeatedly: These “service” titles, whether called MMOs or not, are titles that promise high returns but also carry high risks.

Every publisher dreams of a successful service game that generates substantial profits each quarter and thus provides a stable factor in the hit-driven gaming business.

In the past, such titles have often started well from inexperienced studios, but then quickly faded because the developers ran out of content: This was the case for WildStar or Anthem.

The new generation of these titles, however, barely makes it to launch, but fizzles out during development. Yet even much experience with service titles is no guarantee. Established MMO studios like Blizzard or Daybreak had to cancel their upcoming MMOs like Titan or Everquest Next prematurely:

3 MMORPGs could have revolutionized the genre, but unfortunately, they never appeared

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Pokémon GO: Secret event with Kecleon is now live – Hurry up

In Pokémon GO there is currently a secret event with Kecleon. It has now also started in Germany, but it only lasts a few hours.

Update, December 18, 5:00 PM: The event “Hidden Surprise” has now also started in this country at 5:00 PM. Until 8:00 PM, Kecleon will appear more frequently at PokéStops. Additionally, it will also be a showcase Pokémon that you can have compete against each other in competitions.

The event was not announced, but a corresponding hint was shared earlier by trainers in the subreddit “TheSilphRoad” for Pokémon GO (via reddit), where the event had already started due to time zone differences.

Here continues with the original article.

What kind of event is this? Kecleon is usually very rare and can only be found through indirect means. This Pokémon can camouflage itself and hides on PokéStops. You first have to find it and click on it before it can be caught – it does not simply appear in the wild like other Pokémon. We will show you how to catch Kecleon here.

The surprise variant fits well with the Pokémon: Its original release following a Community Day at the beginning of the year occurred unexpectedly.

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Pokémon GO shows the new season “Timeless Travels” in the trailer

Is the Kecleon event in Pokémon GO worth it?

Kecleon is not a particularly powerful monster in Pokémon GO. However, the opportunity to get it with a greater chance should be seized if you do not yet have its Pokédex entry. Catching the camouflaged Pokémon is usually a difficult endeavor.

Especially, the event is worth it for trainers who still have the Masterwork Research of the GO Tour Hoenn open. There, page 3 of the tasks presents the challenge of catching a total of 10 Kecleon. The event should be a very good opportunity to get closer to the rewards from the research.

What’s happening in Pokémon GO otherwise? The year is coming to an end, and accordingly, the typical winter events are taking place in Pokémon GO. Currently, for example, the event “Winter Holidays Part 1” has begun, bringing you the debut of Flaniwal. More events will follow in the coming days: For example, you can look forward to a raid day featuring the new Damythir.

To keep you always updated, you can find an overview of all December events 2023 in Pokémon GO.

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A new series on Netflix turns out to be a sci-fi thriller that makes you feel damn clever

Since October 19, the British series “Bodies” is streaming on German Netflix: What at first glance seems like a police thriller or historical crime drama turns out in the course of the first episode to be a science fiction thriller that is well thought out and clever, guiding viewers through the nearly six-hour plot with many twists and puzzles. A well-composed plot is just right for the Christmas season, says MeinMMO author Schuhmann – and you feel so clever while watching when you realize where the story is heading.

Thus starts Bodies: The story undergoes several rapid changes in the first episode, giving the impression that you are watching three series at once:

  • a modern cop thriller
  • a historical crime drama
  • a nested SF story

At the beginning, you accompany a Muslim policewoman through her workday in modern London. She monitors a right-wing demonstration, discovers a suspicious young man, engages in a heated chase with him, and finally finds the corpse of a naked man in a back alley.

This is how a “normal” contemporary crime drama or thriller might start, as seen frequently from England: Culturally charged, with a diverse cast and an exciting beginning featuring a central, unresolved mystery: Why is there a naked man lying there, with no clues? Why can no bullet be found?

This is exactly how series from the island begin.

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Bodies – Official Trailer for the Netflix series

“Know that you are loved”

This is how Bodies surprises: But now “Bodies” takes a wild turn and sends the viewer to London in 1943: The Nazis are bombing the capital, and a Jewish cop is sent by a mysterious voice to exactly this alley where a naked man’s corpse lies, which he is to make disappear. In every scene, you can feel the distrust and aversion directed at the Jewish cop.

However, we do not stay long in this temporal level. Shortly afterward, we are in historical London 1890. Again, we accompany a police officer and he takes us to the alley where the corpse is.

The police investigate, and you watch excitedly. Quickly, you get the feeling of recognizing parallels:

For example, the whispered “Know that you are loved” – which must be the sign of a secret society somehow connected to the murders. And isn’t that always the same corpse that is found in this alley in London?

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He too finds the corpse – only about 140 years earlier.

Now you have reached a historical mystery thriller. You puzzle along with the police about what connections and parallels there might be between the present and the two historical time levels.

But just when you feel like you understand what the series is showing and how it works, there comes a final time jump to the year 2053, where a mysterious power has seized control of London and assures the population through large overlays: “Know that you are loved.”

The new Netflix series “Bodies” is reminiscent of Cloud Atlas

This is what makes the series appealing: The individual time levels are interesting in themselves and display exciting conflicts. Each of the investigating police officers is an outsider in their time and carries some kind of stigma with them:

  • The policewoman Shahara Hassan from 2023 is a Muslim and wears a headscarf.
  • The police officer Karl Weissmann aka “Charles Whiteman” is, in 1943, an outsider as a Jew in the British police.
  • Alfred Hillinghead appears in 1890 as a clean-cut bourgeois man with a wife and daughter, but hides a secret that will cost him his head and neck.
  • In the future, the policewoman Iris Maplewood investigates, who can only walk thanks to advanced technology. And she has to deal with a annoyingly talkative neighbor in the future.

Bodies gives a great feeling when you understand what it’s really about

The real appeal arises when you realize how cleverly the plot is constructed and how individual characters play similar roles and pursue similar goals in each epoch.

As in Cloud Atlas, each part of the plot functions on its own, but the larger whole has its own appeal. When you understand during the course of the story how the individual characters and narrative strands are really interconnected, it’s already a very satisfying feeling to hear the penny drop.

Particularly outstanding are Kyle Soller as the tight-lipped police officer Alfred Hillinghead and Stephen Graham as the nebulous figure who plays a crucial role in all four time levels.

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