Update 1.22.0 for ARC Raiders is out and brings many new contents for the Raiders and Survivors in Speranza. What you can look forward to is shown in our patch notes.
What kind of update is this? On March 17, 2026, at 12:00 PM German time, patch 1.22.0 for ARC Raiders was released. It includes new cosmetic items and bug fixes and is 13.2 GB on Steam. What changes and what patch notes you can expect, you can find here in our overview.
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Update, April 7, 2026: The article has been reviewed and is up to date.
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ARC Raiders: Highlights in Update 1.22.0
What do the patch notes say? The developers mention 4 major innovations that you can enjoy over the coming days. These include:
Increased loot value in all locked rooms, depending on the rarity of the key.
Players crafting their gear themselves join new servers more frequently.
Improvements in crafting, especially the interface.
Hide HUD on consoles.
Additionally, you can expect a new enemy, weapons, and a new event. These are intended to shake up the meta and bring back variety to keep you entertained. Since the list of patch notes is long, we will list them translated on page 2. There you can filter and read all changes by category at your leisure.
In addition to Flashpoint, there will also be other updates that you can expect in ARC Raiders. What they are and what the roadmap for 2026 will hold for you, you can find here in our overview: ARC Raiders: Roadmap 2026 – All known info
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Games are now running quite stable on the Steam Deck thanks to Proton. However, many improvements in the background come from a single developer.She has been working for years on the Wine interface, which many Windows programs use under Linux.
Anyone wanting to play games on the Steam Deck or under Linux often has to use tools like Wine to get the games to work at all. Many titles are still not natively usable under Linux and require assistance.
The Steam Deck typically uses Proton, which is based on Wine and developed by Codeweavers in cooperation with Valve. However, it is thanks to one developer that you have massive performance gains under Proton that would not have been possible before.
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Developer builds important interfaces for Wine that massively improve performance
Who is it exactly? Elizabeth Figura is a developer at Codeweavers who has been working on Wine for a while. She developed two important interfaces, ESYNC and FSYNC, which helped Wine and Proton achieve enormous performance improvements. Anyone playing on the Steam Deck via Steam Play automatically uses ESYNC.
Figura has invested a lot of time in the successor to both interfaces in recent years, reports the magazine XDA-Developers. NTSYNC has officially been released after many revisions. The advantage is: NTSYNC will be integrated directly into the Linux kernel, which in turn means an additional performance boost.
Esync (Eventfd-based Synchronization) and Fsync (Fast Synchronization) are both methods to improve the performance of Windows games and applications on Linux using Wine. They address the bottleneck that occurs when Wine tries to translate the complex Windows synchronization methods to the Linux system.
What change is coming to Proton now? NTSYNC is now officially integrated in Wine version 11 and will also come to Proton later.
Valve has already integrated the NTSYNC kernel driver into the SteamOS 3.7.20 Beta, where the module is loaded by default, and an unofficial Proton fork, Proton GE, has already activated it.
How much does performance increase? The improvements are not to be underestimated: In benchmarks by developers on lwn.net, Ntsync is compared with the normal version of Wine. Depending on the game, FPS increases significantly. In developer benchmarks, the frame rate for “Dirt 3” rose from 110.6 FPS to 860.7 FPS, reports the magazine XDA-Developers. Additionally, Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 is now said to be playable under Linux.
The latest update of Gray Zone Warfare makes major changes to the PvE aspect of the shooter and brings thousands of players back.
Which game is it about? Gray Zone Warfare is a kind of extraction shooter set in a persistent world. You have a real base where you can walk around, manage your loadout, and interact with traders.
Your base is the starting point for the actual gameplay loop:
From the base, you take a Little Bird to landing zones in the jungle of the fictional island “Lamang.”
Then you wander through the underbrush and complete your quests.
Along the way, you meet other players and NPC opponents who are increasingly well-equipped the deeper you venture into the jungle.
Players of the same faction as you are friendly, while other factions are hostile. However, there are also pure PvE servers.
Once you have completed everything, you request a helicopter at a landing zone again and fly back to base.
If you die, you lose your loot. However, due to the persistent world, you can retrieve it yourself.
The gameplay of Gray Zone Warfare is designed for realism. You need to tend to your wounds depending on the type of injury with specific medical items, consume food, or ensure you always carry the right ammunition for your weapons. Additionally, the game does without helpful UI elements like a crosshair, hit markers, or a magazine display. This realism can make a fight end quickly and fatally, as even an NPC can take you out with a precise headshot. Therefore, mindfulness and tactical approach are very important.
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New gameplay trailer for “Gray Zone Warfare”
Comprehensive update brings thousands of players back
Why are the player numbers on Steam exploding? The 0.4 update for Gray Zone Warfare will be released on March 31, 2026. Buyers of the Supporter Edition have been able to play the new content and changes since March 27 and have thus contributed to an explosion of player numbers on Steam.
Before March 27, there were on average only 1,000-2,000 players online simultaneously, but in recent days up to 18,000 Steam users played the shooter. This corresponds to an increase of about 800% (via SteamCharts).
Why can the update attract so many players? The 0.4 update brings the shooter significantly closer to the upcoming 1.0 release of the game. There are a lot of new features and changes to existing systems that either greatly improve the gameplay experience or make it worthwhile for new players to join.
Here are some highlights of 0.4:
25+ new locations and new biomes such as swamps and burned forests
8 new weapons and over 380 new weapon parts
An in-game manual that covers nearly all functions of the game on over 110 pages.
A new area in the base to familiarize newcomers with the game: including an obstacle course, a first aid tent, a shooting range, and a tutorial
Improvements to sound, animations, and visuals
Redesign of the NPC opponents: there are now 7 factions that can be visually distinguished and use different equipment.
Over 350 new lore items such as letters, magazines, and posters
The AI behavior has been adjusted to prevent players from being detected by NPCs with unnatural precision and killed at long distances with a single shot.
New boss enemies
Further performance improvements
A large part of the update, however, changes the PvE aspect of the game. The quest system of the traders has been extensively revised to give players more freedom and overview. For example, the quests are no longer tied to a specific time of day, and available missions are now displayed on your map. Additionally, quests are now repeatable but can also fail if you die during the mission. Failed quests are temporarily unavailable.
Who should check out Gray Zone Warfare now? If you enjoy extraction shooters, it might be worth taking a look at Gray Zone Warfare with the new update – especially if you like realistic games and prefer PvE.
The gameplay loop of Gray Zone Warfare differs from other games in the genre due to the persistent world, but fundamental similarities like completing quests, looting, leveling, and extracting with the helicopter are still present.
If you’re not a fan of realistic gameplay, Gray Zone Warfare might not be for you. However, if you are still looking for extraction shooters that offer little realism but a lot of PvE, feel free to check out the following list: 5 games like ARC Raiders that focus solely on PvE
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There are many action series on Netflix that offer intense fights outside of the cinema as well. One production does this particularly well and provided MeinMMO editor Nikolas Hernes with some of the best fights he has ever seen. And the best part: In 3 days, it will continue.
Netflix has countless series that premiere or continue every week. When you also consider other streamers like Prime Video, Disney Plus, or HBO Max, you simply can’t watch everything. That’s why I just caught up with Bloodhounds on Netflix a few weeks ago.
And the series impressed me. Not only does it offer the best fight scenes I’ve seen in a long time, actually since the release of John Wick 4 in March 2023, it also hits me on an emotional level.
Coincidentally, with the start of season 2, I have to write about it and just recommend it to you.
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Netflix shows with the trailer for Bloodhounds 2 that the action series continues with spectacular fights
Fight Scenes to Melt For
What is Bloodhounds anyway? The Korean series premiered on Netflix in June 2023 and is based on a webtoon. It follows Kim Gun-woo, played by Woo Do-hwan. He trains boxing, and his mother owns a café that unfortunately isn’t doing well. One day, she gets talked into taking out a loan that she can’t pay back.
After loan sharks wreck her café, Gun-woo gets involved and finds himself caught in a major conspiracy, where he has to fight his way out with his new best friend Woo-jin, played by Lee Sang-yi.
First things first: The fight scenes in Bloodhounds are fantastic. The fights are not only powerful and quite brutal for a Ages 16 and up-rating, but the beautiful choreographies always represent the fighting style of the respective character. This way, a certain personality also shines through in the fights.
I was particularly impressed by the cinematography. While many action scenes in cinema these days are cut together, Bloodhounds often holds longer shots, creating a certain impact. It also feels more authentic because characters engage with jabs (a quick straight punch) first, rather than immediately pulling off superhero moves.
Additionally, no fight feels the same. Sometimes, two people fight against dozens of gangsters with baseball bats, while at other times, two characters engage in a knife fight. Even though firearms are generally not used, creativity shines through with various tools, the scenery, or even vehicles.
Like in a video game, real set pieces emerge between story scenes that moved me, just like in John Wick 4. But Bloodhounds brings another level that makes the fights even more intense.
The emotional anchor of Bloodhounds is the friendship between Gun-woo and Woo-jin. No matter what happens, the two stand by each other, even though they don’t know each other for long. There are relaxed, quiet moments where they grill together or joke around.
This is not only a beautiful contrast to the powerful fight scenes, but the tragic moments become even more effective because of it. I don’t want to spoil too much, but one scene brought me to tears, even though I would have never expected that in such a series. You simply root for the two kind-hearted fighters.
The fight scenes are not only well staged, they also have an emotional depth. It’s not just fists that collide, but convictions. I only know that from animes. Combined with the almost comic-like villains, it creates a story that is not particularly complex, but works quite well as a backdrop for the fights.
Bloodhounds is incredible, yet never so unrealistic that it becomes unbelievable. And the core works better than ever in 2026: Heroes fighting against pure evil to protect innocent people.
When does season 2 start? Season 2 premieres on April 3, 2026, on Netflix, so you have a few days to watch season 1. Otherwise, both seasons will surely be a good pastime for the Easter holidays. You can find more Korean recommendations on Netflix here: 5 Korean Series for Every Action Fan
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In recent years, many competitors to Sid Meier’s Civilization series have appeared, only to subsequently fall by the wayside. The best alternative to Civ still lives on and has now, 6 years after release, received another major DLC.
Which game is being referred to? Old World is what comes out when you combine Civilization with Crusader Kings. The 4X strategy game is developed by Mohawk Games – among others, by Soren Johnson, the lead designer of Civilization 4. Currently, Old World is actually quite affordable.
In Old World, you lead your chosen realm through antiquity – there are no other epochs of history featured here. Besides classical 4X gameplay like in the Civ series, there are also events like in Crusader Kings, with which you manage your own dynasty.
Almost 6 years after its release in 2020, the title receives one of its largest DLCs. For “Empires of the Indus,” Old World leaves the Mediterranean and travels east, towards India. The DLC costs on Steam €19.99, but until April 13, 2026, it is available with a small discount for €17.99.
Here you see the new Indian realms in the trailer:
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The 4X strategy game Old World delivers three playable nations in the new DLC “Empires of the Indus”
Three playable nations and a threatening cavalry people
What does the DLC contain? Empires of the Indus includes three new, playable nations, at the head of which you can build your realm:
The Maurya, a powerful Iron Age empire that once claimed supremacy over the entire region
The Yuezhi, once a people of nomads whose realm extended to the Ganges plain
Tamilakam, a united nation of three Tamil kingdoms, in which three families vie for supremacy
The Maurya and Tamilakam send powerful war elephants into battle, while the Yuezhi place a strong emphasis on horse archers. In addition, there are two new religions – Hinduism and Buddhism – four new wonders of the world, and another dangerous cavalry people that you cannot play as.
As an AI tribe, the Huns also ride into Old World with the new DLC. They were feared in their time to such an extent that the Roman Church considered them a punishment from God. A series of new events will also cover the rise of Attila, the most famous leader of the Huns and the “Scourge of God.”
What makes Old World the secret competitor to Civ? On Steam, the strategy game is received much better than most so-called “Civ-killers,” such as Ara: History Untold or Humankind. Of over 5,300 Steam Reviews, 82% are positive.
Nevertheless, Old World remains a hidden gem: With the release of the new DLC, the game peaked at 1,220 players on Steam, while the all-time peak was only 3,589 (according to SteamDB). Thus, Old World does not reach nearly as many players as the controversial Civilization 7 does.
Old World is still one of the best strategy games you can play on PC, years after its release. If you need more recommendations, feel free to check out the following list. There, you’ll also learn more about what makes Old World so special: The 16 best strategy games for PC 2026
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Not everyone wants to enjoy their retirement in a modern metropolis. A journalist set out to turn an island into a biotope for animals and humans. Decades later, the place is still the smallest national park in the world.
Who bought the island? The British journalist Brendan Grimshaw vacationed in 1962 in the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. At that time, he was working as a writer for a newspaper in East Africa, but during his trip, he realized that he wanted to be closer to nature and embark on a new path in life (via bbc).
He searched for purchasable land in the Seychelles and found a small piece of land measuring about 9.9 hectares on the last day of his vacation, which he eventually bought in 1962 for 8,000 British pounds.
In 2009, Grimshaw described the purchase in the documentary “A Grain of Sand” as follows: “It was completely different, it was a special feeling. This is the place I had been looking for,” (via YouTube).
This piece of land has been restored by him for decades and turned into an attraction for native animals and tourists. In total, he is said to have planted 16,000 trees with the help of a local. Additionally, Grimshaw wanted to ensure that the area would remain preserved even after his death.
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The place remains preserved for nature
Why is the island an anti-wealth sanctuary? Not only did the former author transform the area into a tropical paradise that hosts many species of animals, but he allegedly also turned down various sales offers of up to 50 million US dollars during his lifetime according to the news site BBC.
Furthermore, the nature lover is said to have taken additional precautions and set up a trust structure to protect his creation from wealthy investors after his passing. In 2009, the island was designated the smallest national park in the world.
What does it look like today? Even in 2026, the island is still a national park and can be visited by tourists. There is now a restaurant and a museum dedicated to Grimshaw. Otherwise, the rest of the park remains as preserved as the author had restored it many years ago.
Moyenne Island is currently owned by the Moyenne Foundation, a private, non-profit association responsible for the park’s condition (via seychelles).
The last episode of Season 3 aired on March 25, 2026, on Crunchyroll. Here, there was the Mainstay, the Scandal, and the Movie Arc. Overall, the season comprised 11 episodes.
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Oshi no Ko – the trailer for the 3rd season of the dark revenge anime
Oshi no Ko Season 4: Everything Important at a Glance
Release: When does Season 4 air?
On X, it was revealed that the fourth season will be the last season of the anime. The announcement was made along with the release of the last episode of Season 3. However, it is still unknown when Season 4 will start.
There was almost a year between the first two seasons, and around 15 months between Season 2 and 3. Accordingly, we can assume that Oshi no Ko Season 4 will air in the second quarter of 2027 if the pace is maintained. So expect around May 2027.
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However, the developers have also adjusted their development philosophy due to the great success of Aion 2. Now, the MMORPG studio has made a decision that will have long-term consequences.
Here you can watch the trailer for Aion 2:
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Aion 2: New trailer prepares for the Korean launch of the MMORPG
Bye-Bye Pay2Win
What is this decision about? In the future, NCSoft wants to listen more to its players instead of making decisions purely for monetary reasons (Source: enduins.com).
Thus, in the future, they want to listen less to the opinions of star developers and executives and instead give players more say in tests.
Titles that fail the initial tests should go directly into the trash instead of being developed for a long time and, in the worst case, failing at release (Source: MMORPG.org.pl). But this is not the only groundbreaking decision at NCSoft.
What else should change? The developers at NCSoft also talk about Pay2Win in their MMORPGs in their new development philosophy. The titles of the MMORPG studio are often equipped with mechanics that allow players to gain certain advantages for real money.
But that is supposed to change now. According to the new development philosophy, NCSoft plans to move away from aggressive Pay2Win mechanics. Monetization should follow the enjoyment of the players and feel more natural in the future.
Games should primarily be fun and good. If that were the case, then gamers would automatically engage with battle passes, skins, and more. This experience is also being shown by Aion 2, which is already taking some steps in this direction from the start.
No reason for joy yet
What does MeinMMO author and Asia expert Cedric Holmeier think of the announcement? That the developers of NCSoft are now listening more to the players and want less Pay2Win is primarily a good decision. However, this is still far from a reason for joy.
Considering the monetization of Aion 2, which the developers presumably brought on the idea of incorporating less Pay2Win, one sees battle passes and more for over €40 a month, which are almost mandatory, skins for real money, and many other ways to spend money.
Just at the release of Aion 2, NCSoft faced a shitstorm because the definition of “No Pay2Win” for the players actually meant no Pay2Win at all. This surprise led to changes alongside apology livestreams, which brought the monetization of Aion 2 to its current successful model.
I gladly give NCSoft a chance and hope that they have understood after the release of Aion 2 that Pay2Win and aggressive monetization are out and that MMORPGs like WoW and Final Fantasy XIV manage well with fair subscriptions.
This only works if you create a product that can hold the players. How the new strategy works, we will see in the West upon the release of Aion 2. That is supposed to happen this year and will show how serious the developers are with their new development philosophy: Even before you can play, Aion 2 is completely changing its classes
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The devs explained in a talk why their shooter not only looks great but also runs on a GTX 1070. The secret lies in optimization, which a small team can achieve.
What shooter is it about? The developers introduced their new shooter Shadow Project on Reddit, which is set to be released on Steam in 2026. It is said to be a story-based, tactical first-person shooter set during the Cold War.
Optimizing a game is easier in a small team than in a large studio
Why is the game so well optimized? The developers emphasize in their post that their new shooter runs smoothly at 60 FPS even on a GTX 1060, a 10-year-old graphics card. The reason for this is very good optimization.
Their main argument for why optimization works so well in their team is primarily a matter of team size: In a small team – like their own – one person can retain full control over the engine and technical decisions, allowing for more focused work, better performance, and more flexible development.
In large studios, on the other hand, many people involved with the engine lead to more complex processes, unclear responsibilities, and less efficient workflows, so optimization often takes place only at the end of development.
Small teams can work more directly and efficiently, while large ones must expect more coordination and chaos. Furthermore, the developer explained that he works alone on the engine, which means full control and knowledge of all technical aspects.
However, he also admits that early optimization works very well in a small team but is hardly practical in large teams. He writes on Reddit.com:
But when more people work on the engine, it gets really chaotic. This is to be expected and will likely never be fully resolved, but it has the downside that workflows are not always followed 100%. Therefore, teams usually save optimization until the end. They do this because if it is done at the beginning and people do not stick to x and y, everything has to be traced back. That’s a waste of time and leads to even more bloated development.
As soon as you are in the final stage of production, the renderers or whoever else starts the hectic sprint to get the game to market. In 90% of cases, that’s far too much work for the number of people assigned, and that leads to miserable releases. Most studios will not delay a game just because it doesn’t run on an RTX 2070 or a weaker graphics card. There is a debate about whether it should be this way or not, and there are good arguments on both sides.
According to developers, one can achieve 60 FPS in Full HD with a GTX 1070 on low settings. With FSR, one can almost crank the settings up to “High” and achieve the same stable frame rate as on “Low.”
A well-known developer shows what is possible when a game is properly optimized. The improvement in the FPS rate is remarkable. And this shows that it is worth releasing a game optimized for the market. Because the lack of optimization is a problem that many modern games face: A developer shows what the secret of a good PC game on Steam is: optimization
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A player completed Cyberpunk 2077 in a completely different way than one might expect: He finished the game on the hardest difficulty, but completely forwent Cyberware. Even the DLC Phantom Liberty was not part of his experience, although the community says that would have been perfect for him!
How did the player play? The player “WhyIGottaNameMyself” informed the Cyberpunk 2077 community on Reddit that he managed to complete the game on the highest difficulty and the most challenging ending “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”. And this completely without Cyberware.
With his 100% “organic” V and a build relying on handguns and stealth, he was able to conquer the entire game and single-handedly defeat the Arasaka Tower. He was inspired by the accompanying anime “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners,” which tells the story of a street kid and the dangers of too much Cyberware and resulting Cyberpsychosis.
The player does not own the DLC Phantom Liberty, which he finds a shame, as Alex’s pistol “Her Majesty” would have been ideal for his build. However, the community mentions that by forgoing the DLC, he might be missing out on something much better: a really bad ending that, in his case, would have been perfect. His V couldn’t have gotten closer to a happy ending.
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“… and what is the bad news?”
Which ending would have been perfect for the player? Phantom Liberty unlocks an additional possibility alongside the regular endings of the game if you side with Reed and the FIA at the end of the DLC. They agree to find a solution for V’s biochip problem, which they ultimately do.
In the ending “The Tower,” V wakes up after a 2-year coma and receives the news that the chip along with Johnny has been successfully removed. However, Johnny’s brain suffered permanent damage during the procedure, which means V can never use Cyberware again.
Also, some old friendships and relationships have broken down in the 2 years as life in Night City simply went on. The game finally ends with a scene in which V, once a powerful Edgerunner and mercenary, is attacked and beaten up by a simple thug. A confession of how weak V is at the end.
The result: Yes, V lives. But are the circumstances really worth it?
For a V who could never rely on anything but his own strength instead of Cyberware, this actually tragic fate doesn’t foresee any severe consequences – aside from an prematurely weakened body and some lost love.
Upon hearing that his V could never “again” use Cyberware, his response would be: “… and what are the bad news?” (thoriumbr on Reddit)
How does the community react? Part of the community on Reddit wants to know how the player could really forgo all Cyberware when he cannot remove the Kiroshi implants gifted by Vik for the eyes. He achieved this through a common bug that removes the Kiroshis when upgraded immediately after acquisition. Then V has only a simple optical zoom instead of the scanning option.
Another part of the community, however, questions the description “100% organic,” as the player’s V has received quite a few upgrades even without Cyberware due to 20 points in Body, Tech, and Cool.
Here you can see the proof and the player’s build:
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WhyIGottaNameMyself clarifies that he only meant the renunciation of implanted Cyberware. His V took “every damn steroid that Night City has to offer.” This would fit with his dumpstat, namely his intelligence of 3.
Fallout received a 2nd season in December 2025, and now Amazon has finally released official viewer numbers. They show: The series was a great success, but it is not enough for the number 1 spot in a specific category.
Fallout has so far received two seasons on Amazon Prime, and a third is already in the works. This is thanks to the great success that the streaming giant achieved with the adaptation of Bethesda’s video game series.
Now, for the first time, Amazon has released official numbers for the second season and revealed how many people have watched the eight new episodes.
According to a report by The Hollywood Reporter, it was 83 million since the release on December 16, 2025.
For comparison: Season 1 reached 65 million viewers within the first two weeks in April 2024. By October 2024, according to a post on x.com, it was 100 million viewers.
The big difference between the two seasons: All episodes were released at the same time then, while Amazon chose a weekly release for season 2.
83 million viewers is a substantial number just four months after launch, but according to Amazon, it does not reach the number 1 spot among the series that have returned for another season.
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Make way, here comes Reacher!
Who is in the number 1 spot? According to Hollywood Reporter, in the number 1 spot of returning series is still Reacher. The crime series with action elements tells the story of ex-military policeman Jack Reacher and has been airing since 2022. So far, 3 seasons have been released, and a fourth is on the way according to main actor Alan Ritchson, as reported by Forbes.
In this case, the gun-toting ghoul is thus outdone by the tough action star, who in many ways is a modern Arnold Schwarzenegger. Like the predecessor, Reacher embodies the muscle-bound one-man army, speaks little, and only has dry quips occasionally.
The perhaps biggest difference between Reacher and many of Schwarzenegger’s characters: Jack Reacher is a very good investigator who does much of his work with his brains.
How many viewers the 2nd season reached, Amazon unfortunately has not directly revealed. However, we know here at least the amount of minutes watched: In the first week of Season 2, the series racked up 1.69 billion minutes of watch time (via cbr.com).
Even though Fallout has not yet reached Reacher’s record, this may change in the future. By the way, the series in total, meaning both seasons combined, has reached a whopping 100 million viewers since December 16, 2025.
Amazon has since published a statement addressing the success:
Fallout continues to resonate strongly with our global Prime Video audience, and reaching 100 million viewers is a testament to the incredible creative vision of our partners […] as well as the entire cast and crew. The performance of the series confirms this once again: The second season now ranks alongside the first season among the four most successful seasons we have ever launched.
Peter Friedlander (Head of TV at Amazon MGM Studios)
Is Fallout getting a 3rd season? Yes, and with this success, it’s no wonder. If the series maintains the pace of previous seasons, we can expect the continuation in 2028 or at the latest 2029. What are your expectations for it? Feel free to share your opinions in the comments. While the 2nd season has achieved great successes, it couldn’t convince everyone: I have already seen 6 episodes of Fallout Season 2 and have good and bad news for you
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Faker has probably achieved almost everything that can be achieved as a player in League of Legends in 13 years. Although he already has 6 Worlds titles, there is one trophy that means a lot to him, and that’s no surprise.
However, his greatest achievement is undoubtedly the victories at the Worlds, the world championship of LoL. He won it 6 times, an seemingly unreachable record, achieving it in the years:
2013
2015
2016
2023
2024
2025
In a recent interview, the LoL star reveals which trophy means the most to him and why it was so important for the fans as well.
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The Start of a New Era for T1
What is Faker’s most significant trophy? In the Korean version of Fortune Magazine, Faker recently gave an interview. Part of it was translated by user Yujin-Ha and published on Reddit. In the interview, Faker is asked which trophy means the most to him in his career. He has a plausible answer:
Nowadays, I don’t attribute much significance to the trophy itself. That’s because the confidence I’ve gained from overcoming the injuries and setbacks I’ve encountered on my journey is much more important to me.
From this perspective, winning the World Championship in 2023 was particularly significant. It had been a long time since we won, and it was a time when both the team and the fans desperately yearned for it. Personally, I struggled with injuries, and there were many challenges on a team level as well.
Even though the following seasons didn’t always look optimal for the South Koreans, they were able to win the Worlds in the two years after that. It’s no wonder they call it the Worlds Buff for T1.
What else does Faker reveal in the interview? The user has also published a clip from the interview on Reddit. Faker is asked what he will be doing in 10 years. Faker replies that it will definitely be something interesting; he does not believe he will be doing something ordinary. He likes games and competition. However, he can’t say anything specific.
Faker is likely to remain the greatest legend in League of Legends for a long time; his achievements seem almost unattainable from today’s perspective. LoL is an evolving game, and sometimes even the worst champions can pose a great danger: One of the worst Champs trounces LoL pros, player explains why he is so strong
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Pokémon GO can be played all over the world. You can also encounter remote gyms – including long-standing defenders.
What is the longest time one of your Pokémon has spent defending a gym? Especially in rural areas, it can happen that your monster suddenly finds a second home and just doesn’t come back.
Because: Pokémon defending gyms only return when they have been defeated. However, the most remote gyms can sometimes go weeks, months, or even years without being challenged again.
Recently, a player found such a gym in Pokémon GO and shared his experience in the subreddit about the game.
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A lonely gym in the forest
As the user describes, he found a castle in the forest that acts as a gym. Two Pokémon have been stuck there for quite a long time:
Arcanine, for 1733 days, almost five years
Zurrokex, for 2027 days and thus more than five years. The Zurrokex has even been fed a total of 519 berries over time.
The user wondered whether to take over the gym or leave it alone. The opinions in the comments are divided.
From what I’ve read in other posts, the owner would surely be very happy to get it back, writes user whereisbeezy.
If you don’t defeat it, you’ll lock these Pokémon away forever, says juggernaut_jacob2002.
If you don’t mind saying goodbye to one of your Pokémon for more than five years, then sure, LMAO, thinks bluekii.
What does MeinMMO author Max Handwerk think? From personal experience as a long-time Pokémon GO trainer, it’s actually a cool thing when one of your Pokémon defends a gym for a long time. It’s fun to check the game weeks later and see that a Snorlax left behind on vacation is still defending the abandoned gym near the beach.
But: It brings almost nothing in terms of gameplay.
That’s the big problem with long-term defending. The purpose of defending is to collect coins: If you defend a gym for a day, the Pokémon brings back 50 coins upon return. But that’s also the maximum – it doesn’t matter if it’s been in the gym for one day or a million days. In the end, you’ll get at most 50 coins. This has been troubling players for a long time.
Moreover, it is impossible to withdraw a Pokémon from the gym yourself if it is not defeated. Accordingly, you also do not get your Pokémon back if it is defending a gym somewhere in the middle of nowhere – just like in the example above.
One advantage is that you can continue to feed the defending Pokémon with berries, even if you are far away. For this, you receive stardust and sometimes candies for that specific Pokémon. Additionally, there is a gym leader medal that requires you to have defended gyms for a total of 15,000 hours for its highest level. How would you deal with the lonely gym? Tell us in the comments! And here you can find out what Pokémon GO brings in April 2026.
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In Crimson Desert, the voice actor of Kliff talked about working on the open-world adventure and also revealed why the story has its weaknesses. According to him, the script has been completely changed.
Who is it about? The voice actor Alec Newman is the voice behind Crimson Desert’s protagonist Kliff. He even spent five years voicing the main character and has experienced a lot.
In a new interview with the “Friends per Second” podcast (via YouTube), he talked about the work and also revealed why Kliff and the story surrounding him are as difficult as fans experience while playing.
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Changes upon changes
What was it like working on Crimson Desert? The actor reveals in the interview that the story and the character Kliff have changed significantly over the years. A defining moment was, for instance:
“Actually, as far as I know, for the first one and a half years it was just a demo. […] They said something like: ‘Well, now we’re really starting the recordings.’ And I thought: ‘What the hell do you mean by that? We’ve been doing this forever!'”
For Newman, the work was a constant up and down, as he explains in the podcast. At the beginning, he was supposed to only voice descriptions of characters, but always wondered what the people he was speaking about were doing.
When did the story change? The developers of Crimson Desert were supposed to have integrated Kliff’s story about 2.5 years after the start of the recordings. Newman explains that the developers wanted to make the clan around Kliff into something the protagonist truly values.
“I believe that’s the main storyline or the only storyline of the game at the start. I don’t want to say they panicked, but they were like: ‘Oh yeah, we really want this. We really want Kliff to care about his comrades.’ And I said: ‘Well, he does, but you haven’t written this monologue yet.'”
He himself then tried to collaborate with the developers to bring some emotion into Kliff. They made changes wherever it was possible or added a joke. However, the actor doesn’t seem satisfied: “But I want to be honest: There were fewer such moments than there could have been.”
For Newman, it is clear: “It is very, very hard to play with someone for 150 hours who never lets you see their cards.” That’s why he did his best to make Kliff appear less “stoic.”
Giving a character a voice is only half the job for voice actors. Every character also needs emotions, and those need to be hearable. The fact that the developers didn’t think enough about Kliff’s feelings while writing is also noticeable in the game, as the story is one of the points of criticism from players. After all, the developers are now addressing other points of criticism: Creators of Crimson Desert promise free updates, but a desired feature will likely never come
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Now begins the great wait for fans of Jujutsu Kaisen, as the first part of the massacre games has ended in the anime. There is still no release date for season 4. But the grand finale makes up for it.
How well is the episode received? On the rating platform IMDb episode 12 of season 3 of the anime receives an almost perfect rating. The episode currently stands at 9.9 out of 10 possible stars with over 32,000 votes cast.
This makes episode 12 the best episode of the entire season 3. In second place is episode 4, in which Maki executes her entire clan. This episode received a rating of 9.7 at that time.
Overall, the ratings for the episodes of season 3 are good. Even the lowest-rated episode receives a moderate score of 7.8, and that’s only because in this episode the rules of the massacre games are explained.
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Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 – Trailer for the upcoming Arc “The Culling Game”
Finale of Season 3 receives an almost perfect rating
Why is it so praised? The animation is particularly well received again. The fluid camera movements during the fights are said to be masterful and are regarded as the absolute highlight of the season.
Particularly nice is the fact that one of the iconic moments from the manga has exceeded fan expectations. Here, three powerful Jujutsu sorcerers simultaneously use their domain expansion. Although it is a chaotic situation, the sound design was said to be solid.
The fact that Yuta Okkotsu appears in the episode is likely to have contributed to its popularity. He is one of the most popular characters in the series (see the Jujutsu Kaisen Wiki and on Reddit) and has only been seen since season 3 of the anime, apart from the movie.
What happened in the episode? Yuta Okkotsu finally takes action in the massacre games. He is in the Sendai colony, where he directly kills two heavyweights, drawing the attention of two other extremely powerful beings:
Takako Uro is a former assassin who can distort and manipulate the room like a canvas
Ryu Ishigori is a reincarnated sorcerer who fires cursed energy explosions from his hair
Between the three parties, an unrelenting battle ensues. Yuta must evade Ryu’s devastating energy blasts while simultaneously defending against Uro’s treacherous spatial distortions. The conflict culminated in the aforementioned triple domain expansion.
By the way, if you want to learn more about the story of Jujutsu Kaisen, the manga Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo might be for you. It takes place 68 years after the massacre games and features some recurring characters: Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo: What is it and where can you read it?
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Team Vitality has taken the next title in Counter-Strike 2. This is already the 12th tournament victory since signing ropz.
What kind of team is this? Team Vitality is currently the team of the hour in Counter-Strike. Since ropz completed the lineup in January 2025, the 5-man roster has been unstoppable.
The team took first place in 12 tournaments over 15 months, including the Major in Austin and Budapest.
The latest success was achieved by Team Vitality at the BLAST Open Spring 2026, which they dominated in the grand final in March.
In 15 months, they won several million euros in prize money and are already considered one of the most successful teams in the history of Counter-Strike.
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Counter-Strike 2: Valve once again impresses with the launch trailer
Wealth, Power, and Fame
This is the journey of Team Vitality over the past few months: In Counter-Strike 2, Team Vitality is currently considered the best team in the game and seems nearly unstoppable.
The lineup consisting of apEX, ZywOo, flameZ, and mezii was perfected by adding the Estonian Robin “ropz” Kool in January 2025. Since then, the team has won 12 tournaments in the last 15 months and has won 30 LAN matches in a row. This is the second-longest winning streak in the history of the shooter.
Among the team’s most significant achievements are the titles won at the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 and the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025. Both tournament victories were rewarded with 500,000 US dollars in prize money. They also claimed the ESL Grand Slam Season 5, as they were the first team to win four S-tier tournaments in Season 5. This brought them another 1,000,000 US dollars.
The latest success was achieved by the lineup at the BLAST Open Spring 2026, where they dominated the final against Natus Vincere. Although NaVi’s challengers put up a good fight, Vitality once again showcased their top class and convincingly won 3:0 on maps.
Overall, Team Vitality has earned around 4.7 million US dollars in prize money over the 15 months since signing ropz. This corresponds to over 4.1 million euros.
Are they already the best team in the history of Counter-Strike? It is currently difficult to say and a topic for extensive analysis. The toughest competitor for the title is likely the lineup from Astralis, which dominated the shooter’s esports scene from 2018-2020.
While Team Vitality’s dominance in gameplay seems unparalleled, one could argue that Astralis had a greater impact on the game itself. Moreover, Vitality still lacks a few hundred thousand euros in prize money and a third Major title in direct comparison.
With the update on March 29, 2026, 5 new legendary mounts have landed in the world of Crimson Desert. MeinMMO reveals how you can unlock Polar Bear, Silver Tooth, White Stagand more.
What kind of mounts are these? The update on March 29, 2026 brought many meaningful improvements that the community desired. The highlight: 5 special mounts that you can earn permanently for your stable:
White Bear
Silver Fang
Snowwhite Deer
Rock Tusk Warthog
Icicle Edge Alpine Ibex
In the following, we will tell you where you can find the exotic mounts or what you need to do to receive them as a reward.
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If you prefer horses, try to catch this black four-legged friend:
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Here you will find the legendary horse “Rokade” in Crimson Desert
White Bear – Location and Requirements
You can find the White Bear in the northwest of Pailune. There, it roams the snowy mountains with its young. You need to hunt and skin the animal to obtain the Polar Bear’s claw.
The White BearHere you can find the White Bear, in the north of Pailune.
With this claw, you then visit a witch. Choose the option Crafting/Fusion of Abyss Equipment. Switch to the Special Items tab. There, you exchange the Polar Bear’s claw for the Amulet of Companionship: Polar Bear. Use the item in your inventory and you register your new mount. From now on, you can select and call it via the quick selection.
What can the bear do? This impressive mount has particularly high health (1,500) and attack (180). The other two values (endurance: 200, defense: 35) are solid. The bear is a strong ally in battles, as it even fights by your side when you are not riding it.
Silver Fang – Location and Requirements (Legendary Wolf)
The legendary wolf lies in a hollow in the north of Hernand, just south of the Howling Cave at The Sage’s Peak. However, it only appears there if you have completed the three-part questline Legendary Wolf for House Celeste. You can obtain it if you have completed enough other faction quests in Hernand for the local houses. The starting quest is called Silence from Afar.
The red cross shows where you can find the hollow with the white wolf.
When fighting the wolf, you must pay attention to the purple plants in the area that can drain your life in seconds. Once you have defeated the wolf, you will receive its fang when skinning, which you then bring back to a witch.
The wolf has 430 health, 100 endurance, and attack, as well as 45 defense, which are less impressive than the Polar Bear’s stats. You can also attack enemies with it. If you are not riding it but it is nearby, it will also intervene in the fight to help.
Snowwhite Deer – Location and Requirements
The Snowwhite Deer also inhabits the cold wilderness of Pailune. You need to go to a river that runs directly above the A on the map. There, the stag grazes with several does and will flee as soon as it sees you. So be quick, sneak up on it, or attack the animal early from a distance.
The White Stag.Here the White Stag grazes with its herd.
As soon as you skin your slain prey, you will receive the White Stag’s antlers, which you bring to the witch to obtain the corresponding Amulet of Companionship. If you use that in your inventory, you gain access to the Snowwhite Deer.
The stag has 400 health, 300 endurance, 25 attack, and strong 50 defense. This mount is ideal when you want to charge through a line of enemies. The stag does this better than almost any other mount. With high endurance and riding speed, it is also suitable for any exploration ride through Pywel.
Rock Tusk Warthog – Boss Location and Stats
For the ridable boar, you need to head to the south of Crimson Desert. The area can be easily reached from the northeastern corner of Demeniss. Your goal is a swamp full of ruins and enemies. Defeat the local opponents, who also often ride on boars, until Ravok appears on a large boar.
In the south of Crimson Desert, you will find Ravok, who rides the boar.
Once you have knocked the boss’s first health bar down to zero, he will flee. You need to track him down again and bring down Ravok once and for all. This way, you will also drive away all his minions. As a reward, you will receive the tusk of the Rock Tusk Warthog, which you can exchange with a witch for the amulet to use the mount.
Your new boar has 800 health, 200 endurance, 100 attack, and 25 defense. With a charge skill, you can charge forward explosively.
Icicle Edge Alpine Ibex – Boss Location and Requirements
The ridable Ibex mount can only be earned after you have proven yourself in Pailune and completed sufficient quests. Focus on tasks from the Pailune Militia until you unlock the Skoghorn tribe and can take on tasks there.
After this quest line, you will unlock the Longleaf tribe, from whom you will receive the quest Frost Drowned in Mud. For this quest, you will visit a camp in the center of Pailune to collect a special bounty quest.
Here you can obtain the bounty quest for the mountain goat mount.
If you haven’t been there yet, you will need to clear the camp of the local enemies first. Once that’s done and you’ve studied the letter, your actual goal will be clear: Track down Moren and take him out.
Moren now wanders near the camp, riding the Icicle Edge Alpine Ibex. The fight consists of 2 phases, and during the phase change, the boss will flee, forcing you to search for him again. If you defeat him again, the quest is complete and you will receive the quest item that unlocks the Ice Horn Mountain Goat with the witch.
The mountain goat can kick backward and has 400 health, 300 endurance, 25 attack, and 0 defense. If you are looking for a list of all discovered mounts in Crimson Desert, check here: All mounts from Crimson Desert and where to find them
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Developer Pearl Abyss has released new updates for Crimson Desert. Patch 1.01.01, 1.01.02, and 1.01.03 are intended to improve your gameplay with minor bug fixes. Here you can find the patch notes.
Update, March 31, 2026: The article has been updated with information about the new Patch 1.01.03.
What does Patch 1.01.01 bring for Crimson Desert? The update from March 30, 2026, includes the following patch notes:
A problem has been fixed where the button to use the amulets of the five new mounts was incorrectly displayed for Damiane and Oongka.
A problem has been fixed where the Black Star did not disappear after death but remained in the air.
A problem has been fixed where the A.T.A.G. was not destroyed even when its health dropped to 0.
A problem has been fixed where the user interface to select a refinement target was not available under certain conditions.
A problem has been fixed where holding the button to follow NPCs during certain quests led to unusual horse movements.
A problem has been fixed where sprinting on the White Bear could not be used.
A problem has been fixed where the control during the “Examine” interaction with the constellation helmet was unresponsive.
A problem has been fixed where the refinement of equipment was not possible with Damiane and Oongka.
Please note that the patch is not yet live on all platforms (Source: crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com). This has already been rolled out on Steam and PlayStation, while the Xbox, Steam (Mac), and Mac App Store versions still have to wait.
What does Patch 1.01.02 bring for Crimson Desert? The second update from March 30, 2026, includes the following patch notes (Source: crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com):
The image quality of NVIDIA Ray Reconstruction and DLSS has been partially improved.
The team will continuously review and further optimize development in this area.
What does Patch 1.01.03 bring for Crimson Desert? A new patch from March 31, 2026, includes the following patch notes (Source: crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com):
A problem has been fixed where some bosses occasionally did not move during combat.
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Crimson Desert: Launch trailer shows new bosses, dragon action and the storming of a moving train
In Path of Exile 2, loot is at the top of the list. More and better loot means even stronger characters that can grind even more and better loot. It’s particularly frustrating when you just die as a good item drops.
Who is it about? On Reddit, a desperate player spoke up. He was apparently engaged in the favorite pastime of all “Path of Exile” players: grinding.
The player shows a screenshot of a defeated boss enemy and an item before him: a unique jewel, more specifically, a unique diamond. The problem, however, is that the player’s character likely died at the same time as the boss.
Thus, he cannot loot the rare item anymore, because upon respawning, he would spawn outside the map and could no longer enter it. Concerned about losing his diamond, he turns to the community, which has some creative solutions ready.
Here you can see a trailer for Path of Exile 2:
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Path of Exile 2 zeigt Gameplay zur neuen Druiden-Klasse
Items can be saved
How can the item still be saved? With his call for help on Reddit, the player seems to hit the nail on the head of the community, as they know his pain all too well. Accordingly, many players come forward with their tricks on how to save items in this case.
One player on Reddit suggests inviting a friend to the group to loot the diamond. But this doesn’t work for unique jewels like in this case.
Another player knows a better trick. He explains that the defeated player should not click “Respawn,” but instead return to character selection. Then he can go onto the same map with another character and loot the item.
This is probably the best way, especially since it doesn’t require help from other players.
How did the player finally solve it? The helpless player did end up getting his diamond. He asked a friend to join the group and revive his character. This allowed him to resurrect and loot the unique item.
While players in the comments are happy about the successful rescue, there is also a funny idea that the developers could implement instead of the workaround. The player “Bacon-muffin” suggests on Reddit that defeated players could crawl very slowly across the ground and loot.
The Path of Exile community once again shows how helpful they are and how one can emerge from difficult situations. However, they wish for the next update not only that downed players can crawl across the ground, but also an important change that is at the top of the request list: Players demand one thing for Path of Exile 2, saying everything stands and falls with it
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The balance in World of Warcraft is changing. 6 classes are getting significant buffs, some abilities will improve by up to 80%.
For about a week now, “Mythic+” has been available in World of Warcraft again and the 1st season of Midnight is in full swing. The first numbers clearly show which classes and specializations are particularly strong and which still need a bit more help. Blizzard is intervening and making changes to 6 classes in line with the maintenance work – these are only buffs or balancing effects, there are no real nerfs.
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Which classes will be improved? The biggest changes will be felt by Shadow Priests, whose area damage will be improved. But also Mages, Hunters, and Warriors can look forward to a few adjustments that will work in their favor. After the update, all classes should be more viable in “Mythic+” and the damage meters may be closer together.
All buffs in WoW from 01.04.2026
Death Knight
Frost
All damage is increased by 4%.
Druid
Ferocity
All damage is increased by 3%.
The damage of Rampant Fury is reduced by 8%.
Hunter
Beast Mastery
All damage is increased by 4%.
Survival
All damage is increased by 4%.
Mage
Arcane
Arcane Charges increase the damage of Arcane Blast by 25% (previously 5%) and Arcane Pulse by 15% (previously 5%).
Priest
Shadow
Shadow Word: Death deals 80% more damage.
Mind Spike and Void Spike deal 10% less damage.
Shadowy Apparitions and Void Apparitions deal 35% more damage.
Spectral Horrors increase the damage of Shadowy Apparitions against targets affected by Shadow Word: Madness by 30% (previously 50%).
Psychic Link causes direct damage to be transferred to other targets affected by Vampiric Touch by 25% (previously 20%).
Void Spike from Thing from Beyond deals 25% more damage to secondary targets.
Mind Blast from the Voidcaller deals 25% more damage.
