CoD MW3: Weekly Challenge brings new weapon TAQ Eradicator – Here’s how to unlock it

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 2 minutes

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 adds a new weapon to your collection, but you first need to unlock it. We will show you how to do that, what setup is strong for the start, and how good the TAQ Eradicator really is.

Unlock TAQ Eradicator – Here’s how: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has a few days left until its first season is rolled out, and therefore Activision already offers some weekly tasks before the season starts, so you can keep busy and also unlock XP, attachments, and a weapon.

The weapon is called TAQ Eradicator and will be unlocked only in week 4, for that you need to complete 5 any challenges from week 4 to add the rifle to your collection. For the tasks, you have the choice between multiplayer and zombie tasks that you must complete for the weapon.

If the multiplayer tasks are too difficult for you, you can still rely on the PvE unlock of the Zombies mode.

To view the tasks, you need to open your right menu wing and then click on challenges. Now all challenges will open, but you are only interested in the tab “Weekly.” Click on it to view the overview of the challenges from week 1 – 4.

We now show you a strong setup for the start, so you can kick off your Camo Challenge well.

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The new CoD MW3 presents itself with shooter action in the new multiplayer trailer

Strong Setup for TAQ Eradicator for the Start

  • CoD MW3: TAQ Eradicator – Setup
    • Grip: FSS combat grip
    • Stock: Tacvert Core stock
    • Barrel: Long Conquer-70 barrel
    • Muzzle: Shadowstrike silencer
    • Underbarrel: Xten Phantom-5 hand stop
  • Secondary Weapon:
    • Depending on the map, either SMGs, snipers, shotguns, or even the riot shield will be suitable to protect your back.
  • Body Armor:
    • Bulletproof vest
  • Tactical Equipment:
    • Stim
  • Primary Equipment:
    • Proximity mine
  • Field Equipment:
    • Ammunition box
  • Gloves:
    • Quick grip gloves
  • Equipment:
    • Bone conduction headset
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Is the TAQ Eradicator worth it? Absolutely. The rifle enjoys a smooth recoil even without attachments, and with its natural sight, you can aim and eliminate enemies accurately. If you choose a suitable setup that nearly eliminates your recoil and also allows for quick ADS (Aim Down Sight) modes, you are nearly unbeatable.

Have you unlocked the rifle already, and if so, what do you think of the new LMG? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

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A football star from Borussia Dortmund is a huge fan of One Piece, even voices one of the characters now

Jasmin Beverungen Jasmin Beverungen Reading time 2 minutes

Julian Brandt is a professional football player at Borussia Dortmund and has been a big fan of the anime One Piece since his childhood. Thanks to a goal celebration, the German dubbing studio has become aware of the offensive player and has now invited him for a guest role.

Who is Julian Brandt?

In an interview with Ruhr Nachrichten, Julian Brandt revealed that a dream of his came true: He was invited to the recording studios in Munich to voice a small role in the German dubbing of One Piece.

The German voice actor of Katakuri, Marios Gavrilis, even filmed Brandt’s appearance:

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How did it happen? Brandt had already been in contact with the voice actor of Ruffy, Daniel Schlauch, for several months. Schlauch had the idea that the football player could voice a small role in the anime. The BVB player graciously accepted the offer.

Subsequently, Julian Brandt went to Munich, where he voiced his role at the production company “Rescue Films”. He also brought along his brother Jannis Brandt, who was allowed to speak a few lines as well.

Although both are novices in the dubbing industry, they reportedly did quite well. Brandt clarified, however, that the industry is “really underestimated” and that it is a demanding job performed on set.

On his Instagram profile, he makes it clear what a huge honor it is for him to have been involved in the anime.

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What role will he play? The episodes in which Julian Brandt will be heard will air in December 2023. Therefore, he has not yet revealed what role it will be. We only know that it is a small role, which will probably not be seen after the Whole-Cake-Island arc.

If you do not want to miss the football player’s appearance, you need to keep your eyes (and especially ears) open at the end of the year. The episodes will initially be found on free TV in Germany on ProSieben MAXX.

Currently, the episodes from the Wholecake Island arc are airing in Germany. There, Ruffy and his crew must face Big Mom and her family. In a spectacular battle with Katakuri, Ruffy exceeds himself and learns a new ability.

In Japan, fans can look forward to brand new episodes from the Egghead Island storyline starting January 7, 2024:

“They should have waited a year”: New arc of One Piece starts in January 2024, but fans would have preferred a bit of a break

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Pokémon GO: Niantic accidentally reveals 2 new legendary forms

Paul Kutzner Paul Kutzner Reading time 2 minutes

Niantic recently announced the “Sinnoh Tour” for Pokémon GO. In the process, another piece of information was accidentally revealed.

What is the Sinnoh Tour? The Sinnoh Tour is part of the new Season “Timeless Journeys” in Pokémon GO, which starts this Friday. You can find the highlights of the new season launch here.

During the announcement of the tour in Niantic’s blog, another piece of information was accidentally published. This concerns the primal forms of Dialga and Palkia.

More specific information about primal forms still unknown

What exactly is known about the primal forms so far? So far, nothing has been revealed about the forms other than their appearance as a title image in Niantic’s blog. Although this image was quickly replaced by Niantic, it was spotted, saved, and posted on Reddit by quick users.

Currently, we do not know when exactly the primal forms for Dialga and Palkia will be released in Pokémon GO or how to obtain them.

It is expected that more information about the two primal forms will be released by the start of the Sinnoh Tour in February.

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Placeholder image in blog post shows primal forms

How were these pieces of information published? Interestingly, it is the way in which this information was published. Niantic released an image as a title image that shows the primal forms of Dialga and Palkia. The abbreviation “FPO” can be found at the bottom corner of the image.

What does FPO mean? The abbreviation FPO in the image translates in graphic design terms as “for placement only” and is used for graphics that serve as placeholders.

What about you? Are you looking forward to Dialga and Palkia in their primal forms? Unfortunately, there is still a bit of time until the Sinnoh Tour kicks off in February. Luckily, we can bridge this with the Pokémon GO events in December for now.

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Dance ban criticizes new owner of Gurkensohn’s channels: “You are destroying his life’s work”

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There is a quirky situation surrounding the German YouTuber Gurkensohn. Apparently, he has sold his channels. The new owner, a “success coach,” uploaded strange videos on his channel. The German Twitch streamer Tanzverbot is dealing with the situation and cannot believe what he hears.

This is the situation?

  • Gurkensohn is a German YouTuber with about 330,000 subscribers on YouTube. The Twitch streamer MontanaBlack once said that he made Gurkensohn famous through his reactions to him.
  • But suddenly Gurkensohn was no longer visible on his channels, instead strange and very bad videos appeared, in which a person apparently pretended to be Gurkensohn while telling some rubbish with an AI voice (via youtube).
  • In the meantime, the situation has been clarified: Another influencer, “success coach,” Dominik Greger, has taken over Gurkensohn’s accounts; it is said that the YouTuber himself suffers from depression.
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Influencer takes over Gurkensohn’s channel, uploads very bad AI videos there

This is what Greger says: In a statement that he uploaded on Gurkensohn’s channel (via youtube), Dominik Greger explains how the situation came about:

  • He has been a fan of Gurkensohn for a long time and is friends with him.
  • Gurkensohn contacted him, he needed financial support while he wanted to undergo a fitness transformation. He needed enough money for food and housing while he focused fully on his training.
  • Greger entered into a partnership with Gurkensohn, financially supported him with about €20,000 to €40,000, and helped him with the business part of the venture. But when Gurkensohn was no longer doing well mentally, Greger took over his channels.
  • He tried to revive the channels with AI videos, but received a lot of hate for it and now wanted to explain himself.

Greger says he could have sold the channels for a lot of money, but he does not want to destroy Gurkensohn’s life’s work.

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“The account has no value without Gurkensohn”

This is how Tanzverbot comments on the situation: The German Twitch streamer Tanzverbot reacted with increasing disbelief to the video. He anyway does not have a high opinion of such “success coaches” who lure people into groups and promise them a lot of money.

Especially one contradiction caught his attention (via youtube):

  • Greger repeatedly emphasizes that he means well with Gurkensohn and helps him out of sympathy
  • at the same time, however, Greger is also pursuing business interests, securing 30% of the revenues and then immediately taking over the channels

Especially Greger’s statement that he could have sold Gurkensohn’s channels for €60,000 to €80,000 does not sit right with Tanzverbot:

“Hey thanks for not selling the account that you took over. Nobody would pay that money for it. The account has no value without Gurkensohn. What nonsense. The reach has no value without him.”

When Greger later mentions that Gurkensohn received a lot of “hate” from the community for the AI videos, Tanzverbot angrily interrupts again:

“It’s not your community. You have no claim to it. You caused a video on such a channel to have such a [bad] rating. You caused many people to unsubscribe because Gurkensohn was no longer behind it. You are ruining his life’s work.”

How do others react? Even under Greger’s video on Gurkensohn’s channel, it is clear that sympathies are clearly divided. Nobody can understand that someone else takes over the channel. The people reject the situation and clearly side with Tanzverbot.

Tanzverbot is currently significantly more active on Twitch than in previous months. Apparently a side effect of his financial situation:

Twitch streamer Tanzverbot says he is broke: bought shirts for 400 euros that don’t even fit him

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ARK Survival Ascended: 10 Creatures You Absolutely Should Tame

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 6 minutes

In ARK: Survival Ascended (ASA) there are a variety of different creatures. Especially when you are new to the world of dino adventures, this can quickly lead to confusion. Which creatures are worth it and which are not? MeinMMO author Dariusz Müller shows you 10 creatures that you should definitely tame.

What criteria were used to select the creatures? The creatures mentioned in this article all serve a specific purpose and are correspondingly a great help in the course of the game. The list is not a ranking and the order does not reflect the usefulness of the mentioned creatures.

Why is a particular creature not included? We wanted the article to remain clear. With too many creatures in the list, the overview could be lost.

Feel free to let us know in the comments which creatures you think should not be missed.

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Dung Beetle – The Manure Collector

The Dung Beetle is a beetle that is particularly important in ARK when you want to grow plants and run a greenhouse. The special ability of the Dung Beetle is to turn dung into fertilizer and oil.

This made the Dung Beetle very useful in ARK: Survival Evolved ASE, but with ASA the helpful beetle received a slight upgrade and can now even autonomously collect dung and store it in its inventory. In ASE you had to collect the dung by hand and place it in the beetle’s inventory.

You tame the Dung Beetle by feeding it dung. This is a so-called passive taming. This means that taming occurs without sedation. Place the creature’s preferred food – in this case dung – in the last item quick access slot, approach the animal and press the displayed interaction button to feed it.

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Otter – The Living Scarf

The otter is incredibly cute and you can cuddle with the furry companion in a way. That is actually reason enough why you should tame an otter, but additionally the mammal possesses one of the most useful abilities in the game.

Otters are called shoulder pets in ARK. These are creatures that are so small that you can comfortably carry them on your shoulder – like Ash Ketchum does with his Pikachu. Although otters can’t shoot lightning, if you carry an otter on your shoulder, it snuggles around your neck and acts as a kind of scarf that keeps you warm – or cools you down.

Having the otter on your shoulder increases your resistance value. This indicates how well you can survive at certain temperatures and is influenced among other things by your clothing. How much the otter affects your resistance depends on its melee damage, which is why you should definitely level it up.

With the otter, you can easily survive in any area of the game at any temperature. If you want to tame an otter, it must also happen peacefully. You need to hunt a fish and bring the intact carcass (important, not fish fillet or other by-products) to the otter and feed it with that.

Doedicurus – The Stone Collector

If you need stones, you should tame a Doedicurus. Especially in the early phases of the game, there is no other way to farm stones in bulk like the Doedi can.

Only the Magmasaur can compete with the prehistoric armadillo, but you won’t find it on the first official ASA map “The Island” nor is it easy to acquire for beginners – quite the opposite to the Doedi.

If you want to add the stone-collecting dino zoo, you just have to feed it berries, vegetables, or kibble after you have knocked it out in battle.

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Ankylosaurus – The Metal Mace

The Ankylosaurus is the perfect complement to the Doedicurus. The Ankylosaurus is very good for mining flint, which you need for making gunpowder.

In addition, you can farm metal very well with the Ankylosaurus. But collecting obsidian and crystal is also possible with it.

You also tame the Ankylosaurus by knocking it out and feeding it berries, vegetables, or kibble.

Therizinosaur – The Farming All-Rounder

The Therizinosaurus is a real all-rounder when it comes to farming resources. While you cannot mine stones or metals with it, you can collect wood, thatch, fibers, and berries.

However, the Therizinosaurus can do this not only in large quantities but also very precisely. Depending on which attack you perform with the sickle lizard, you will receive a different resource.

This way, you can extract either berries or farm fibers from bushes. When chopping down trees, you can also separate whether you want more thatch or more wood. In addition, the Therizinosaurus is quite agile.

When taming the Freddy Krueger of dinos, it’s important to watch out for its attacks. Although the Therizinosaurus usually doesn’t visit you in your nightmares, it is still aggressive. But once you have knocked it out, you can feed it kibble, vegetables, or berries.

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Get a fighting game for free on Steam, Xbox – Keep it forever

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 2 minutes

For those who have always wanted to play a good fighting game but don’t want to spend the money on it, now is the chance to get a classic of the genre for Xbox, PC, and Steam, completely free of charge.

What kind of fighting game is this? It is the fighting game “Killer Instinct,” which was released in 2013 on Xbox One. The game is now 10 years old, and fitting to the completed decade, the developers “Iron Galaxy Studios” have attempted a complete overhaul.

For a long time, the team gathered opinions and suggestions for improvements from the community and has now implemented these with a major update for the game. This includes adjustments to fighters and even better graphics for the next gen.

However, so that not only the paying fans can benefit, the base game is now being offered for free to anyone interested in getting battered.

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Killer Instinct – Launch Trailer

Killer Instinct is the little brother of Mortal Kombat

How do I get Killer Instinct? The fighting game can only be played on PC, Xbox, and Steam. To secure the game, you need to search for it in the online shop of the respective platform. We list all product pages for you:

Once you have secured the game in your libraries, you can start it at any time. Killer Instinct is not a limited-time free version; you get the full version of the game, and that for free forever.

There is also an Anniversary Edition for €29.99, which unlocks all fighters and gives you many cosmetic items to dress your characters. However, this edition is not necessary if you want to play the fighting game.

If you own Killer Instinct on disc, you will automatically receive the update when you insert the disc, and all players who have invested money in the game before the anniversary will automatically receive the Anniversary Edition for free.

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Who is the game for? First, you should definitely secure the game in your collection. Free is free, and you never know when you might feel like playing a fighting game. Killer Instinct is aimed at those who want to travel back to the time of Mortal Kombat 9, as the graphics and especially the design strongly resemble the old times.

On top of that, Killer Instinct is not as brutal as Mortal Kombat. There is some blood splatter now and then, but no guts are ripped out or backs are broken. Killer Instinct thus sits somewhere between Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat and has its own charm in its design that you should try.

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Coop-RPG has lost 99% of its active players on Steam, now brings an update with over 2,000 changes

Jasmin Beverungen Jasmin Beverungen Reading time 2 minutes

The action MMORPG Wayfinder suffered from a catastrophic early access launch on Steam. Due to technical issues, many players left the game right at the beginning. A major update aims to bring them back.

What is Wayfinder?

  • The action MMORPG launched on August 17, 2023, in early access on Steam
  • We take on the role of a Wayfinder and face the darkness to save the world of Evenor
  • There are various dungeons with monsters and loot. Each of the unique characters has individual abilities that can be used in combat against the enemies.
  • There were issues at launch, including lost items, queues, and inaccessible servers

Due to the catastrophic launch, the game has received a bad reputation from the start. Some players would only return when the title switches to a free-to-play model. Wayfinder is set to become free in early 2024. Currently, players need to purchase a package to play it.

The following trailer gives you an insight into Wayfinder:

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Wayfinder Launch Early Access Trailer

Wayfinder loses players, now entices with major update

What is the current status of Wayfinder? Recently, there are an average of 255 players on Steam giving the game another chance (via steamcharts.com). At launch, there were still around 25,000 players.

Although the title has lost over 99% of its players, the development team from Airship Syndicate is working on a new patch. The largest update of the game so far is expected in December, bringing about 2,000 changes (via X).

The changes include:

  • Performance and UI improvements
  • Rework of weapons and values
  • Earn cosmetics in the game
  • New customization options

The team is gradually presenting the contents in more detail. So far, fully customizable weapon colors and two new Wayfinder color slots have been introduced. Additionally, the attack speed of sword & shield as well as scythes is expected to be increased.

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The development team is even making an effort to rework all ranged weapons. In the coming days, Wayfinder plans to introduce more new features from the patch.

When will the update be released? A precise release date has not yet been determined. Since the update is titled “December Update v.02”, it is assumed that the patch will be released sometime next month.

In Wayfinder, players can even find pets to pet: The new co-op RPG for Steam and PS5 introduces housing and even allows you to pet your pets

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More than 300 developers are working on The Witcher 4 – CD Projekt Red even plans for more

Sophia Weiss Sophia Weiss Reading time 3 minutes

CD Projekt Red is currently working on six new titles in the Witcher universe. They have now announced that after the release of the Cyberpunk 2077 DLC, over 300 developers are working on Project Polaris, the next Witcher game: The Witcher 4.

What is Project Polaris? Project Polaris is, according to developer CD Projekt Red, the next game title in the Witcher universe, also often referred to as The Witcher 4. The official working title, however, is The Witcher: A New Saga begins.

The next installment will not revolve around the previous protagonist Geralt of Rivia. Concrete details about the story, the new main character, and whether another Witcher school will be the focus are not yet known. However, we know that it is supposed to be an open-world RPG like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

CD Projekt Red is accelerating: Already over 300 developers are working on The Witcher 4

What announcements have been made now? On November 28, 2023, CD Projekt Red held their earnings call for Q3 2023. In it, they presented their earnings and successes from the past three quarters and the rough planning for the upcoming months to their investors.

In addition to a major retrospective on the release of Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty, a picture was shown with the current distribution of work among developers:

The representation shows that almost 50% of the current developer teams are working on The new Witcher game – Polaris. The CEO of CD Projekt Red, Adam Kiciński, also announced in the call that nearly 330 people are currently working on the next Witcher game. He expects the team to grow to over 400 developers by mid-2024.

You can view the full presentation on the official website of CD Projekt Red.

When could Project Polaris be released? Project Polaris has been in pre-production since May 2022. The main development phase should only start after the release of the Cyberpunk 2077 DLC Phantom Liberty – which is now.

Engineering Director for Management and Audio at CD Projekt Colin Walder also stated that they do not want to repeat the mistakes made during the development of Cyberpunk 2077 with Witcher 4. Among other things, it is important to them not to set hard deadlines anymore.

A timely release is not to be expected, partly due to the now properly starting development. Colleagues from GameStar currently predict a release from 2025, likely much later.

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What does the future of the Witcher universe look like? As already mentioned, CD Projekt Red has currently announced six games in the Witcher universe. In addition to Project Polaris, you can also look forward to a remake of the first Witcher game. However, this will not be developed by CD Projekt itself, but by colleagues from the newly established studio Fool’s Theory.

The Witcher 5 and The Witcher 6, the two sequels to Project Polaris, have also been announced. Both games are supposed to be released within 6 years after the release of Polaris. However, before these games can be tackled, Project Polaris must be at least close to release.

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CD Projekt itself will not develop it, but they have announced The Witcher Canis Majoris. The actual development studio is still unknown. What we do know is that this title is also supposed to be an AAA open-world RPG.

For multiplayer fans, however, Project Sirius will be exciting: The game is said to take place in the Witcher universe and differ from past productions. However, unlike Polaris and Canis Majoris, it is supposed to be a different type of game and offer a multiplayer experience.

Are you looking forward to Project Polaris or The Witcher 4? Do you wish that the game revolves around Geralt’s adoptive daughter Ciri, or are you hoping for entirely new protagonists? Let us know in the comments.

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WoW Classic: “I feel like a fool because I have played fairly so far” – players settle with the gold situation

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

Some in WoW Classic are angry – really angry. They feel betrayed by friends and guild. Because everyone is buying gold.

Some love the current state of WoW Classic and Wrath of the Lich King Classic. For others, the two versions of World of Warcraft have now become an absurd dystopia that could not have been imagined a few years ago.

The reason for this is the gold economy in the two games. There are always incidents where items are sold for many hundreds of thousands or even millions of gold during “GDKP-Runs”. Gold that in many cases cannot possibly have been earned legally.

Often behind this is the illegal purchase of gold and the still thriving bot culture, which Blizzard apparently cannot get under control.

The user “Insertblamehere” is venting his frustration and finds much support. He says:

(…) Playing the game fairly feels so depressing when people can simply spend $20 to get what you have farmed for days without any effort.

I had a good friend in the guild chat who always gave me tips on how to farm gold. And after I asked him how he got all that cool stuff, he simply admitted that he buys gold after pretending to have earned it legitimately. I felt so much disgust towards him that I don’t even want to talk to him anymore.

In his opinion, it is absurd when people now spend money on something they earned fairly during the time of “Vanilla”. This is just an attempt to relive their youth – but they fail because the feeling of success from having truly earned it is missing:

“I have a full-time job and kids and can’t farm the stuff anymore” – then the items shouldn’t go to you. If you no longer have time for the game, you shouldn’t get the cool items either, so let other people experience the things you experienced when you were young, you damn loser. Instead, you can spend $200 to have a dress-up doll with your troll, with a bunch of imaginary pixels that everyone knows you haven’t earned, just so you can fail to relive your youth.

So, rant over, I think I’m done with the game, literally everyone here is a gold buyer, you all disgust me, gg. Working hard for something just to find out that everyone is apparently playing a different game than I am, makes me feel like a damn idiot.

Especially the last sentence of his statement has resonated with many:

It’s funny how many gamers supposedly hate Pay2Win, but when they have a game without it, they will literally do anything to create their own Pay2Win.

Instead of simply viewing the post as a typical “rage comment”, he has received much support in the WoW Classic subreddit. Many are discussing how WoW Classic has changed. Most even believe that now “half of the active players would buy gold” – even though the numbers of course cannot be substantiated.

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The abundance of GDKP runs and the exorbitant prices that are sometimes attained for items speak a clear language. It is almost impossible that so many players have earned these absurd amounts of gold legally.

The bot economy has harmed WoW Classic in the long term and continues to do so. Getting this situation under control again seems nearly impossible. The plan with the WoW token has apparently failed.

Or what do you think?

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User disconnects their computer from the power during a thunderstorm, nevertheless they get struck by lightning through the modem’s LAN cable

Martin Vollert Martin Vollert Reading time 3 minutes

A thunderstorm caused a Reddit user to lose some electronic devices. He believed he had unplugged all power cables. A surge in the modem affected other devices as well.

Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm pose a serious threat to people and electronic devices. For comparison: In Germany, the power grid has a voltage of 230 volts. A lightning strike can produce a surge of 10 million volts or more.

In the case of a Reddit user, a thunderstorm caused a devastating lightning strike on his house. The unlucky one initially thought he had taken adequate precautions against a potential surge. However, according to his statements, some devices were not on his radar.

What exactly is said to have happened and how it could have occurred, you can read in this article.

Lightning strikes with brutal force during a storm

What happened? Reddit user Thejus_Parol reports about a thunderstorm in his area. There was supposed to be a lightning strike in his house. The user stated that he had unplugged all power cables from his electronic devices as a safety measure. Believing he had thought of all power cables, the storm passed over him.

According to Thejus_Parol, after his precautions, a lightning strike occurred in the building. The resulting surge had devastating effects on the electronics in the house. To his dismay, he had forgotten to unplug the power cable of the fiber optic modem from the socket.

What consequences did the thunderstorm have for the user? A picture of his modem in the post shows the destructive force of the lightning strike. The socket in the wall, the surrounding area, and the modem along with cables are visibly damaged by the surge. If that wasn’t enough, the excessively high voltage also supposedly made its way through the LAN cable to the user’s computer and destroyed it as well.

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Through additional pictures, the user wants to prove to the Reddit community the full extent of the surge damage. Besides the mainboard of the computer, his connected speaker boxes have also burned out.

Further damages and possible protective measures

Were there any further damages? Yes, according to his own words, there were. Thejus_Parol claims that the fuse box in the house allegedly exploded when the lightning struck. Unfortunately, there are no pictures of this.

Additionally, he says that his television also ceased to function. In this case, the lightning is thought to have struck the satellite dish. He believes the surge flowed into the connected set-top box and then through the HDMI cable to the TV. Here too, he fails to provide proof through pictures.

Fortunately, he states that he was not injured during the incident. It was only when the power was restored after two days that he became aware of the full extent of the destruction. He only noticed the defect of the TV when he tried to connect his computer to it because his PC monitor had also stopped working.

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Could he have better protected himself? The question cannot be answered definitively with yes or no. Since it is not known in which country the user lives, different regulations may apply locally than here in Germany.

Nowadays, we have different lightning protection classes. These classes are assigned to various types of buildings and systems. The allocation is made through a risk assessment (via e-service-check.de).

In general, there is no legal obligation for lightning protection for private houses and apartments. However, there are exceptions. Particularly tall buildings or those with easily flammable roof materials must have a corresponding lightning protection system.

In the case of the Reddit user, it is said that most of his electronic devices had surge protection. However, he may have unplugged them along with the power cables. If there is no permanently installed surge protection in the building, unplugging devices is better seen as a temporary stopgap measure.

Another user was able to save his expensive hardware with a surge protector.

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Diablo 4 allegedly plans new advantages for real money, could cost Twitch streamer Asmongold 450 €

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

Five months ago, Asmongold bet a fan for all items in the Diablo 4 shop. Now the Twitch streamer is at risk of losing the bet because a leaked poll from Blizzard shows new Pay2Win mechanics.

What was the bet about? Five months ago, Asmongold made a bet with a viewer during his livestream. Asmongold said that Blizzard would not sell inventory expansions for real money within six months.

The viewer disagreed, but now Asmongold is at risk of losing the bet. The stakes are all items from the Diablo 4 shop. According to Asmongold, that’s around $500, or about €450.

We took a closer look at Asmongold’s life and asked ourselves – What makes him special?

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Why is Asmongold likely to lose the bet? A survey about the monetization of the next Diablo 4 expansion has been leaked. In the survey, Blizzard suggests offering inventory expansions as a bonus when purchasing a premium expansion. So that’s exactly the point around which the bet revolves.

When Asmongold reacted to the leaked survey on stream, he said he would probably lose $500 soon. We have embedded the related clip here:

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A survey about the monetization of Diablo 4 offers insights into the future

What is this survey about? Blizzard regularly asks players to find out which sometimes controversial ideas can expand the game. In the current leaked survey, Blizzard presents plans for differently priced expansions. The participants of the survey are asked which expansions they would buy. The expansions offer different features.

A leaked survey was discussed in detail by YouTuber Bellular in a video. An expansion could cost between $50 and $100 and come with different features.

Which features does Blizzard want to sell to players? Blizzard has allegedly asked in a survey if it would be acceptable to offer the following when purchasing a premium expansion: 

  • A piece of armor without stats, in various variations for different classes
  • A new mount that is not a horse. Can unlock new features such as new skins through in-game achievements
  • Premium shop currency Platinum
  • Wings with animations and visual effects that are wearable for all characters
  • Access to one or more battle passes
  • Access to the expansion before all other players
  • City portal skin – A unique skin for home portals
  • Guide access to unique in-game items with stats
  • Additional inventory expansions
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When is this expansion supposed to start? The survey refers to an expansion that is supposed to come out next year. Such surveys are usually created by Blizzard one year before the release of the relevant content. So a lot can happen before the release. Blizzard will certainly also take a look at the community’s opinion and wait to see how the proposed features are received. Whether Asmongold will lose his bet remains to be seen.

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Pokémon GO: 11 Pokémon worth it in the season ‘Timeless Travels’

Paul Kutzner Paul Kutzner Reading time 5 minutes

In Pokémon GO the new season “Timeless Travels“ is just around the corner. Which Pokémon from it are particularly worthwhile, you will find in this overview.

What does the new season bring? Niantic has announced the new season “Timeless Travels“ for this Friday. It brings a whole bunch of Pokémon that you can encounter during this time.

Both in raids, as well as in the wild and in eggs you can find many strong Pokémon. Which of them are particularly worthwhile, you can see here. Maybe you can find one or the other addition to increase your battle power and improve your teams.

1. Reshiram

December starts directly with a highlight: Reshiram. The strong dragon and fire Pokémon will be found in 5-star raids from December 1st to December 9th. It can particularly shine as a fire attacker. How you can defeat it, you can find out in the Reshiram Raid Guide.

2. Mega Altaria

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Do you need reinforcement for your fairy team? Then check in the mega raids between December 9th and December 16th. Here is Mega Altaria, which, despite the lack of a fairy charge attack, is one of the strongest and most robust fairy attackers.

Before the battle, it’s best to take a look at our Mega Altaria Raid Guide.

3. Zekrom

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Zekrom is undoubtedly one of the top attackers in the area of electric Pokémon. You can find it in 5-star raids from December 9th to December 16th and should take the opportunity if you still need to strengthen your electric team.

Are you prepared for Zekrom? Check out the matching Zekrom Raid Guide.

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4. Kyurem

Right after Zekrom you have the chance to encounter Kyurem and face it in 5-star raids from December 16th to December 23rd. With Kyurem, you have one of the strongest ice attackers in the game that you can add to your collection.

To make this easier, it is worth taking a look at the Kyurem Raid Guide.

5. Mega-Rexblisar

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From December 16th to December 23rd, you will also have the opportunity to add a strong mega Pokémon to your team. Mega-Rexblisar is waiting to be defeated by you in mega raids.

How to best do this is explained in the Mega-Rexblisar Raid Guide.

6. Crypto-Zapdos

Crypto-Zapdos is waiting for you in Crypto Raids. If you defeat it, you can look forward to a strong electric attacker in your team. So far, there is no exact date when Crypto-Zapdos will be available.

So that you are optimally prepared when the time comes, you can take a look at the Zapdos Raid Guide in the meantime.

7. Crypto-Ho-Oh

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Although Crypto-Ho-Oh does not have a flying charge attack, it is still one of the top Pokémon of the flying type. It also waits for you in Crypto Raids, but there is still no exact date known for this.

Which Pokémon are particularly suitable for countering it, you can see in the Ho-Oh Raid Guide.

8. Larvitar

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Not only in raids are strong Pokémon waiting for you during the new season, but also in the wild. One of them is Larvitar. With its final evolution Tyranitar, you can add one of the strongest Pokémon of this type to your dark team.

Do you actually know why everyone needs a strong Tyranitar?

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9. Tanhel

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Another worthwhile Pokémon that you can encounter in the wild is Tanhel. Metagross, the final evolution of Tanhel, is a solid psychic attacker and even better when you play it as a steel attacker. In addition, you can also get Tanhel from 10 km eggs.

With which attacks Metagross becomes a top attacker, you can find out at the best attackers by type.

10. Riolu

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During the season, you can hatch Riolu from 5 km eggs that you receive as adventure sync rewards . If you evolve it into Lucario, you will get a strong fighting attacker, which has somewhat less endurance than comparable fighting Pokémon, but still shines with a high attack value.

Which moveset is necessary for this, you will also find out at the best Pokémon GO attackers by type.

11. Kapuno

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If you even manage to receive 10 km eggs from the adventure sync, you can encounter Kapuno as a reward. In its final form, Trikephalo, you get a good attacker of the dragon and dark types. Especially as a dark attacker, Trikephalo can convince and make a name for itself among the top attackers of this type.

Therefore, it is only logical that Trikephalo also holds a place on the list of best Pokémon GO attackers.

Bonus: Pokémon Debuts in the New Season

Which new Pokémon are coming in the new season? A total of 4 Pokémon will celebrate their debut during the new season. These are:

  • Hisui-Admurai appears on December 3rd in a raid day
  • Damythir appears on December 23rd also in a raid day
  • Hisui-Tornupto appears during the new season
  • Hisui-Silvarro appears during the new season

Are there Pokémon in the new season that you are particularly looking forward to and that represent a particularly useful and strong addition for you? Perhaps even at the start of the season in the Pokémon GO events in December 2023?

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Destiny 2 demands 15 euros for a starter pack that can be obtained for free in a few hours

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The Destiny 2 community is in an uproar since they discovered on Steam that there is a new “Starter Pack” for the loot shooter for 15 €. It contains several exotic weapons, cosmetics, and materials. However, what sounds promising for new players is for long-time players “a pile of junk and the last thing the MMO needs right now.“

Update from November 30: After feedback from the community, Bungie responded to the Starter Pack on Twitter/X.

In the message, it says: “Hello everyone, yesterday we launched the Season of Wish and are closely following the discussions about what you liked and what you didn’t. We are starting with the Starter Pack, which unfortunately provides no joy. That is why we have removed it from the stores. We have heard your concerns and believe that there are other parts of Destiny 2 that new players should dive into first before chasing after these exotic weapons, cosmetics, and upgrade materials.“

What offer is it? The Starter Pack for Destiny 2 has now been discovered by players on offer on Steam. It is being offered there for 14.99 euros and contains a few exotic weapons, cosmetic items, and materials.

  • The pack includes the exotic sidearm “Chosen of the Traveler”, the exotic pulse rifle “Fallen Image”, and the exotic linear fusion rifle “Sleeper Simulant”.
  • In addition, there are cosmetic bonuses in the form of a Sparrow, a spaceship, and an exotic ghost shell.
  • The set is rounded off by a material package consisting of 125,000 Glimmer, 1 Ascendant Shard, 50 upgrade cores, and 1 enhancement prism.

On the Destiny Reddit, the player adrineitor99 posted about the set and asked: “What the hell is this anyway?”, sparking a big discussion. Many believe it is justified.

This offer from Destiny 2 was also controversially discussed:

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This pack is a step towards “Pay to win”

That’s why players find the pack simply terrible: The community’s criticism focuses on the fact that all the exotics included in the Starter Pack can be easily unlocked in the game without major effort and none of them provides a significant advantage.

  • The three exotic weapons included can be easily unlocked in the game at the “Monument to Lost Lights” with some playtime. You only need an Exotic Code, 125,000 Glimmer, and 1 Ascendant Shard.

If everything goes well, you can earn these materials with just one hour of investment. An Exotic Code can be obtained through the weekly “Xenology” quest from Xûr. He is in the game from Friday to Tuesday and offers this quest. A second code drops from the Season Pass at level 55.

  • In addition, all three weapons are hardly used by Guardians in current builds.

The pulse rifle “Fallen Image” has even been so heavily nerfed that it is considered worthless in all challenging content. Additionally, the linear fusion rifle “Sleeper Simulant”, without the unlockable catalyst in the game, is quite weak and remains at best a niche choice even with it.

This is what the offer looks like on the Steam website.

“This is not worth recommending!” Destiny 2 veterans love to take new players along, explain the game to them, and give valuable tips. However, the fact that Bungie now recommends such a poor selection to its unsuspecting New Lights through the pack makes little sense and frustrates the community. No one who knows the game would recommend this as “3 of the best exotic weapons,” they find.

That is also why this is, for some Guardians, merely a thoughtless and shabby decision by the developers to collect money in order to somehow recoup losses suffered last year.

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  • 8JaMMeD8 finds: “[…] This is somehow the laziest microtransaction I have ever seen. They didn’t even try to make it look valuable.”
  • FamGaming17 thinks: “This is actually a big step towards pay-to-win. Selling weapons and currency for real money is unacceptable.”

Actually not pay-to-win: When looked at closely, the offer on Steam cannot be labeled as pay-to-win. The advantage gained through it is, in fact, nonexistent.

The player VeryRealCoffee still has a good piece of advice for Bungie:

If you want to do “The Final Shape” right and keep the players’ trust, start by reducing the shop to an absolute minimum. If it gets worse, I do not want to see another apology video from the developers. I would rather see one from the finance team or from those who make these decisions.

I will recognize Bungie for not being as bad as gacha games and the like, but if they want to make us happy, do not disappoint us with something tasteless like this offer.

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This is the question that is now occupying the Guardians: At the moment, Bungie must prove itself to its community and win back a lot of trust. Therefore, for some players, the question arises as to why such a Starter Pack is introduced, which not only provides little value but also gives the impression that Bungie is trying to recoup lost money at the expense of the players?

Such a questionable business model will, in their opinion, only cast another shadow over the future of Destiny 2 and the relationship between Bungie and its players.

What do you think of the offer? Do you have no problem with it because it makes it easier for new players to get started? Or is it an absolute no-go for you? Then share your opinion with us in the comments.

This set is also controversial because it is overpriced: Destiny 2: Players would like to get stylish new armors from “The Witcher”, but have 3 problems

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Twitch: Pokimane distances herself from her behavior, somehow blames everyone else

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The Twitch streamer Imane “Pokimane” Anys has come under criticism in recent days after she sold very expensive cookies on Twitch and reacted curtly to criticism about the high price. Now she distances herself in a rather passive-aggressive way from her behavior: She claims to have stooped to the low level of her critics.

Why was Pokimane criticized?

  • Pokimane has recently launched a luxury cookie brand: The pieces are very expensive, a 114g pack costs $7.
  • Criticism arose because the cookies were apparently not as unique and innovative as implied: They resembled an existing brand. Critics referred to them as “copy & paste cookies.”
  • In response to criticism, Pokimane reacted unusually snappishly. She called critics “broke” or told streamer xQc in response to his criticism that he seems to have a personal problem with her.
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Pokimane says: She was not the best version of herself

This is what she says now: In an Instagram post from November 28, Pokimane now finds critical words for her own behavior, but also for her critics.

She writes that she has been reflecting over the past few days and realized that she was too fixated on negative things and people, and therefore reacted in a way that did not contribute to being the best version of herself.

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She should have known better after all these years in the business, but “shit happens lol.”

In the future, she wants to make an effort to handle such things better and understand that it doesn’t help to stoop to a low level to measure herself against others.

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What’s behind this: This sounds like “My mistake was letting myself be dragged down to your low level.”

Even though this sounds a bit arrogant, it fits the brand of Pokimane, who usually always appears calm and composed but seemed to be thrown off by all the criticism here.

Fairly enough, the entire situation did not seem to suit her either. Because she has always emphasized in the past that she doesn’t need the viewers’ money and enough money comes in through advertising deals.

xQc also got a backlash after his cookie criticism, seeming to have a problem with her:

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The whole story with the outrageously expensive cookies actually doesn’t fit the popular Twitch streamer, who otherwise always seemed to rise above such mundane things and could charm her way through difficulties.

The “cookie” affair brought Pokimane unusually much criticism:

The highest moral authority of Twitch condemns Pokimane’s behavior in the cookie affair.

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Brutal superhero series on Amazon gets another spin-off – This time with a new setting

Marie Friske Marie Friske Reading time 2 minutes

For all fans of the macabre superhero series ‘The Boys’, there is good news. After ‘The Boys: Diabolical’ and ‘Gen V’, another Amazon production in the well-known comic universe is in the works.

What is the title of the spin-off? The new series in the superhero cosmos of The Boys will be titled The Boys: Mexico, as Deadline reported.

The filming of the new superhero production will involve a change of scenery and will take place this time in Latin America.

Here you can watch a trailer for the spin-off series Gen V:

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The trailer for Season 1 of the ‘The Boys’ spin-off Gen V

What is known so far about The Boys: Mexico

Who is behind the project? As executive producers, Diego Luna (Cassian Andor in Star Wars) and Gael García Bernal (Mozart in the Jungle) are listed.

According to sources from Deadline, there is a possibility that both actors will also have small roles in front of the camera.

The script for The Boys: Mexico will be written by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer. He is also involved as creator and executive producer of the series. Currently, they are looking for a co-showrunner to support him with the project.

The previous team of The Boys, Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen, and Evan Goldberg is also involved in the production of The Boys: Mexico.

The casting for the series has not yet begun. So it is not yet clear which actors will be featured in the new production.

As film and series fans, you might also be interested in this article from our Filmstarts colleagues: One of the best films of 2023 finally available in home theater: For this poetic masterpiece, I went to the cinema three times!

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When will the new spin-off be released? So far, there is no specific date when fans can watch the new series on Amazon.

Not only will The Boys receive another spin-off series, but it will also have a fourth season. This is expected to be released in the middle of 2024.

Gen V will also continue and receive a second season. However, there is no exact date for this yet.

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An “18+” series on Netflix offers intrigue, brutality, and naked skin like Game of Thrones

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On October 12, the 8-part mini-series “The Fall of the House of Usher” premiered on Netflix. MyMMO author Schuhmann recommends the series to all viewers who enjoy juicy intrigues like those in Game of Thrones and who long for a self-contained storyline. While “The Fall of the House of Usher” tells a continuous story, the individual episodes can stand alone.

What is the series about? Roderick Usher heads a pharmaceutical company that has already made him a billionaire through a painkiller. But an investigator from the health authority wants to hold him responsible for the raging opioid epidemic in the USA and drags him to court.

Roderick has 6 children from 5 women, only one of whom he was married to. The children all work in one way or another for their father and the Fortunato corporation:

  • Prospero plans cool orgies in pop-up locations
  • Camille is responsible for the PR of the pharmaceutical giant and has a particularly trusting relationship with her 2 young assistants (featured image).
  • Napoleon is a gaming influencer with 12 million followers and a drug problem
  • Victorine works as an ambitious surgeon on an important research project
  • Tamerlane designs a lifestyle product line with her husband, a sports influencer, for whom she regularly orders prostitutes to play their roles in a romantic dinner while she masturbates
  • Frederic is the legitimate heir of the corporation and the only one married with a daughter who is considered the family’s special favorite

Allegedly, one of the children or the much too young wife of the patriarch is supposed to assist the investigators as an informant. Roderick puts a $50 million bounty on the table, but then a series of strange fatal accidents begins to decimate the House of Usher.

The trailer hints at some key scenes:

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Deutscher Netflix-Trailer zu „Der Untergang des Hauses Usher“

In which world does The Fall of the House of Usher take place? The mini-series has two timelines:

In the 1970s, we see siblings Madeline and Roderick Usher. The two want to become something in a world that is not waiting for them at all. The hyper-intelligent Madeline would like to immediately take on a leadership role to change the world. However, they only offer her a secretary job, and only if she provides “the full service,” meaning sleeping with her boss. Brother Roderick can barely keep his young family afloat.

In 2023, we see a family clan that no longer has anything worldly to fear. A feared lawyer clears away every problem. The Ushers live in a world of non-disclosure agreements and prenuptial contracts in the security of luxury apartments. The men of the family indulge in excesses and seem never to work. The women competently and ambitiously vie for their father’s recognition and millions.

Edgar Allan Poe meets Final Destination

What makes the series appealing? “The Fall of the House of Usher” is by Mike Flanagan, an exciting director who also made “Black Mass” and the mean horror film Oculus. He has cast two actresses from Black Mass for key roles in “The Fall of the House of Usher”: two selfish daughters of the family clan with huge complexes and issues.

Flanagan is outstanding at building a world where something is amiss. From the first second, the viewer senses that something is not right with the characters.

Ultimately, almost every character of the Usher clan is corrupt at their core. The characters behave in various inappropriate ways towards their fellow human beings and themselves – and in this behavior lies the core of their downfall.

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The series manages to indicate early on to the viewer what terrible things are going to happen, then the series clearly tells them what terrible things will happen, but it is not until a third act that the terrible is shown, and yet it remains effective.

The inevitability of the downfall, already established in the title, runs through the mini-series, and yet it is gripping in the details.

The highlights of the respective episodes unfold much like the horrific accidents in the “Final Destination” series; a chain of events is set off that has a tragic consequence sooner or later.

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The appeal of the series primarily comes from the strong actors and their roles:

  • Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker from Star Wars) plays a softly speaking lawyer who is hard to read.
  • Mary McDonnell (the president from Battlestar Galactica) plays Madeline Usher, a brilliant woman who is obsessed with making her way in a man’s world and dreams of immortality.
  • Kate Siegel, the director’s wife, has perhaps the coolest role in the series with Camille: a cynical PR manager who respects nothing.

Those familiar with the creepy works of Edgar Allan Poe can discover countless allusions as a bonus, as the individual episodes reference the stories of the horror master.

You want to shout at the characters: If your name is Prospero, for God’s sake don’t throw a masquerade ball. The orgy that Prospero organizes shows so much naked skin that these scenes alone could explain the series’ “18+” rating.

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Pleasingly, the mini-series comes to a conclusion and each episode is well-rounded. However, on the way to the finale, some of the most colorful characters are also lost.

Only towards the end does “The Fall of the House of Usher” lose some of its lightness. By then, some of the tricks have repeated, some mysteries have been unraveled, and some motivations come across as rather flat. When one of the characters finally starts a political speech in the face of the downfall, from which you can hear more the director than the character, explaining the world’s problems, one wonders where the next bizarre death trap remains.

“The Fall of the House of Usher” impresses with strong actors, thought-provoking conflicts, and gruesome shock scenes. Furthermore, the series is simply mean in many ways.

If you are up for 8 hours of thrill, you will be satisfied. It is half horror, half family drama, with a touch of Edgar Allan Poe and a lot of Final Destination.

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Steam: Developers want to grant fans a wish when reaching a milestone, breaking it within 2 hours

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The cute roguelite “Cult of the Lamb” was a huge hit on Steam in 2022. New content is expected early next year, but players are only focused on one thing. Now it looks like they will get their wish.

What kind of game is this? Cult of the Lamb was created from the merger of three developers who had already developed more than 50 games. The mix of dungeon crawler and management sim with the cute look of Animal Crossing became a hit on Steam in 2022.

What’s the update about? In April 2023, the developers followed up with the free DLC “Relics of the Old Faith”. On November 23, the next major update was announced via Steam. The name “Sins of the Flesh” along with the new visual, which shows the cute cultists dressed only with a leaf, made fans think of only one thing.

It turns out that a disturbingly large number of players are not satisfied with just giving their animal companions a tame kiss now and then.

The community manager, however, reassured some concerned parents: The “Sex Update” is more of a meme in the community, the age rating should not change due to the update, and you can still play the game in front of your children. Now it seems that players might indeed get their wish.

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Developers demand a milestone, crack it within 2 hours

What does the current development look like? On the official Cult of the Lamb account on X, formerly Twitter, they have had fun with the rumors of a possible “Sex Update” in recent days.

On November 28, a post was finally published promising to add sex to the game if the account reaches 300,000 followers by the end of the year. An ambitious goal, as the account had 283,600 followers at that time (via Wayback Machine).

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Nevertheless, it took only a few hours for this milestone to be reached. How exactly the developers want to introduce the “Sins of the Flesh” into the game is still unclear, but it is planned for early 2024. This period is also meant for the expansion “Sins of the Flesh”, which is to deliver new features and story elements alongside this important innovation.

In the coming weeks, there will also be teasers in which the developers want to reveal more about the upcoming content.

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Other games are, of course, far ahead of Cult of the Lamb. Baldur’s Gate 3 is almost infamous for its sex scenes. Those who know the community won’t be surprised that there is a specific category for reaching one of those scenes as quickly as possible:

In Baldur’s Gate 3 players compete to see who can initiate suggestive “bear love” the fastest

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LoL: Summoner’s Inn closes after a former employee stabbed it on Twitch

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 4 minutes

After 10 years, Summoner’s Inn announces its end. It has been the German website and Twitch channel for e-sports in League of Legends. The reason for the closure is cited as a changed market with altered broadcasting rights: Apparently, this means that they have lost the broadcasting rights to the LEC and the former employee Tolkin. He now broadcasts major LoL events like the Worlds on Twitch, which Summoner’s Inn had exclusively covered in recent years.

What is Summoner’s Inn?

  • This is a German news website for e-sports of League of Legends, founded in 2014 by Freaks4U. Freaks4U is a Berlin-based marketing agency for gaming and e-sports, which operates the German LoL league Prime League together with Riot Games.
  • In addition to the website, Summoner’s Inn is active on YouTube and Twitch: On Twitch, they broadcasted the LoL tournaments and leagues. Summoner’s Inn had approximately the exclusive broadcasting rights in Germany for the World Championship in League of Legends for years.
  • Summoner’s Inn has made some casters in LoL well-known, who later became influencers. Among them are HandofBLood, Maxim, Tolkin, Sola, and Just Johnny. The casters gradually became self-employed and left the project.

HandofBlood now has his own team in LoL

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Summoner’s Inn says it was no longer competitive

Why is the site closing now? Summoner’s Inn states in a statement that the changes in German-speaking broadcasting rights would have required significant adjustments to keep Summoner’s Inn competitive.

They tried to find a way to continue the project. But must accept that this is not possible (via Summoner’s Inn). The community’s requirements have also changed.

What will happen next? Summoner’s Inn writes:

Despite this decision, we at Freaks 4U Gaming, the company behind Summoner’s Inn, still firmly believe in the concept of projects like Summoner’s Inn, which are significantly shaped by the community. Therefore, we look forward to similar options in the future, as they have always been a way for us to contribute our passion and create a value-adding element in the ecosystem for all involved.

In the future, we will continue to actively seek new opportunities to support the growth and development of League of Legends, the community, as well as the entire German-speaking gaming and e-sports scene. Until then, we will maintain our focus on investing the same amount of passion, drive, and love into the Prime League while also looking for ways to collaborate with influencers for co-streaming. Of course, we will continue to work with Riot Games to also contribute to the scene in the future and advance opportunities in the ecosystem. We look forward to the next chapter of our journey!

Riot Games ends collaboration with Summoner’s Inn for the LEC

What broadcasting rights have changed? Riot Games has released a statement that they will no longer conduct the LEC 2024 together with Freaks4U. How exactly the broadcasting will take place will be announced at a later time.

It is quite possible that the new way to see the league in German will come down to co-streaming. Then German Twitch streamers like Tolkin, Just Johnny, Maxim, or NoWay would get the official LEC stream and comment live in German. But that is still speculation.

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Former employees moved to the competition on Twitch

What’s behind it? In 2023, Riot Games introduced “co-streaming rights” for e-sports events in League of Legends for the first time. Previously, the broadcasting rights in Germany were solely with Summoner’s Inn.

Through the new co-streaming, for example, the final of the LoL league LEC was broadcasted by major German Twitch streamers NoWay4U and Tolkin.

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NoWay and Tolkin broadcasted the final of the LEC on Twitch.

Summoner’s Inn also did not have exclusive rights to the Worlds 2023, as Tolkin also broadcasted the official stream from Summoner’s Inn but provided commentary over the images and had significantly more viewers than his former employer.

It was sometimes bizarre to see the casters from Summoner’s Inn, but to hear Tolkin’s voice over them.

As streamer NoWay explained, it’s hard for a company like Summoner’s Inn to compete with Twitch streamers, especially since the company lost its popular casters that it had built up over the years as they became self-employed, presumably because they could earn more money that way.

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The bitter thing about it: Summoner’s Inn explicitly thanks the casters JustJohnny and Maxim for launching the original concept for Summoner’s Inn. Both casted on Twitch in 2023 together with Tolkin the final of the LoL World Championship.

We had asked MeinMMO Summoner’s Inn for a statement in November regarding how they feel about competing with co-streamers. At that time, it was stated that they value Tolkin and his work very much but must find a way to create a healthy ecosystem where everyone has a place. This evidently has not succeeded.

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How did Summoner’s Inn perform in 2023? The numbers on Twitch have dropped significantly in 2023:

  • They had an average of 4,234 viewers, which is 15% lower than the previous year.
  • There are 3.8 million hours of watch time missing – a deterioration of 54%.
  • This was mainly because Summoner’s Inn was only on air for 895 hours compared to the previous year, a decrease of 46%.
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Had “his best time” at Summoner’s Inn.

“Best time of my life”

What are the reactions? On Twitter, many LoL fans express their feelings as they hear about the end of Summoner’s Inn. They emphasize what an important part of the community the site was. For many, Summoner’s Inn was their first contact with e-sports.

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Streamers like HandofBlood or NoWay also express their sadness.

We have already reported several times on MeinMMO about the somewhat strange competitive situation that has arisen between Tolkin and his former employer Summoner’s Inn on Twitch:

LoL: German streamer has more viewers at Worlds on Twitch than the official stream of his former company

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EA FC 24: Here are the 4 best evolutions you can still complete today

Marc Engelbrecht Marc Engelbrecht Reading time 4 minutes

The introduced Evolution feature for FC 24 is one of the most popular changes in Ultimate Team. Although EA Sports still seems to fall short of maximizing its potential from the community’s perspective, there are still plenty of opportunities to unlock strong cards. We at MeinMMO will show you which ones you can still add to your club today.

What is an Evolution? An Evolution offers the opportunity to upgrade a card, provided it meets the necessary requirements.

These requirements usually consist of a rating cap, a required position, and individual values that the player must not exceed. In most cases, the Evolutions are free, but a fixed coin or FC-Points price is possible.

Each Evolution can only be completed over a specified period, which is split into two parts:

  • The unlocking specifies until when a player must be added for the Evolution.
  • The expiration indicates how much time remains to complete the Evolution.
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How does an Evolution work? The chosen player is added to the Evolution tab and then transformed into an untradable card with a new design.

To improve him, gameplay-specific tasks must be completed. If the required goals are met, the player either receives a rating/value boost, additional playstyles, or can be played in new positions.

What is an Evolution Path? As EA regularly releases new Evolutions, even already upgraded cards can be improved multiple times. The resulting path from the card’s origin, through all utilized Evos, to the current version is referred to as an Evolution Path.

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This creates the possibility to transform inconspicuous cards into real top players. To help you know which ones are currently worth it and still unlockable, we have created an overview.

These Evolutions improve your team in FC 24

Ben White (FC Arsenal)

Evo-Path: Gold card (80), defensive strength

Cost: free

Remaining time: The unlocking for defensive strength is 19 days. The expiration occurs in 26 days.

Why is the Evolution worthwhile? Although Ben White is primarily used as a right-back, he can also be played as a center-back. Combined with excellent links (Premier League, England, Arsenal), the 26-year-old becomes a real alternative in the center.

Furthermore, the Shadow chemistry style still provides the maximum boost for in-game stats despite the improved values.

N’Golo Kante (Al Ittihad)

Evo-Path: Gold card (86), boost

Cost: free

Remaining time: The unlocking for boost is 16 days. The expiration occurs in 23 days.

Why is the Evolution worthwhile? The small Frenchman has been among the best gold players in Ultimate Team for years. Although he has lost some pace and thus his rating as a meta card due to age, the Evolution boost brings it back.

Additionally, Kante is ideal for linking with the recently released Flashback SBC of Allan Saint-Maximin (both France, Saudi-League). His low price, combined with his strong stats, makes him one of the most popular cards in all of FC 24 (ranked 6).

Robbie Keane (Premier League Hero)

Evo-Path: Base hero card (86), hero upgrade

Cost: 75,000 coins / 500 FC Points

Remaining time: The unlocking for the hero upgrade is 18 days. The expiration occurs in 25 days.

Why is the Evolution worthwhile? The 86 version of Keane is one of the best base heroes. The Evolution ensures that the striker can still compete with comparable event cards in his position, which gradually get stronger throughout the year.

Only the price might be a downside. But if you have drawn the Irishman during the Black Friday promo, the investment is definitely worth it. Important: Even in his improved form, Keane retains all three chemistry stars at any time.

Paul Pogba (Juventus Turin)

Evo-Path: Gold card (82), triple threat attack, boost

Cost: 50,000 coins / 1,000 FC Points

Remaining time: The unlocking for triple threat attack is 4 days. The expiration occurs in 11 days. The unlocking for boost is 16 days. The expiration occurs in 23 days.

Why is the Evolution worthwhile? Just like Kante, Pogba was one of the most used cards in Ultimate Team at his peak. However, his injury problems and declining performances on the real pitch have led to some downgrades. Those who want the old Pogba back will be pleased with this Evo-Path.

Especially the pace boost of +15 makes the card interesting again. Since he also has five-star skills, four-star weak foot, and a height of 1.91m, one can rightly say he is a true midfield monster.

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Fans hope for Monster Hunter World 2, after a leak talks about a new Capcom game for 2024

Nicole Wakulczyk Nicole Wakulczyk Reading time 2 minutes

A Capcom leaker has commented on the current rumors about an upcoming “big game” planned for 2024, which is expected to be announced soon. This now leaves fans hoping for Monster Hunter World 2.

On Reddit and Twitter, users are currently discussing a statement from “AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem” regarding a planned Capcom game. This is supposed to be announced at the end of 2023 – very soon.

“AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem” is a fairly reliable leaker who has accurately predicted a lot of insider information about Capcom’s title Resident Evil 8. However, please note: This information has not been officially confirmed.

Here you can see a trailer for Monster Hunter World:

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A “big Capcom game” is to be announced

What is to be announced? According to leaker Dusk Golem, a “big Capcom game” is to be announced at the end of 2023 and released next year. This comment was picked up by user “suiciniv22” as a screenshot in the MonsterHunter subreddit on November 27.

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Translation: “Anyway, there is a big Capcom game that will be announced at the end of 2023 and will be released in 2024. But it is not a ‘Resident Evil’ game.”

Given that Capcom’s Street Fighter 6 has already been released and Dragon’s Dogma 2 is set to be released on March 22, fans believe it could be a new Monster Hunter World.

“Give me Monster Hunter World”

This is what fans are saying about the leak: In the subreddit for Monster Hunter, several users commented on the post from November 27, expressing their hope for a new Monster Hunter World. “those_pistachios” writes: “Please [Monster Hunter] World 2.” User “ElysiumXIII” writes: “I will literally empty my wallet for Monster Hunter World 2 when it’s announced.”

In the GamingLeaksAndRumours subreddit, “Anthrax-Warhead” also shared a screenshot of Dusk Golem’s comments on November 27. Fans are also hoping for a second part of MHW there. Under the post, “WashombiShwimp” writes that he is convinced that “Monster Hunter World 2 will be revealed at the Game Awards.” – that is on December 7.

Fans are also commenting on the leak on Twitter. Under Idle Sloth’s post, users are writing: “Give me MHW,” “I’m betting on Monster Hunter, but Dino-Crisis would also be great for its fans” and “Monster Hunter World 2. Please, dear God.”

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Other users there comment that it could simply be Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma 2, the sequel to the action role-playing game Dragon’s Dogma from 2012. However, it already has a release date and thus does not need to be “announced” yet.

MeinMMO author Max Handwerk was able to attend a demo event for the new RPG Dragon’s Dogma 2 and test for an hour how well it already works:

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is one of the most exciting RPGs in development – I got to test it for an hour and want more

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