The streamer NoWay4U wanted to prove to everyone at WoW Classic that he has what it takes. Now he is already cheating on day 1.
German fans of World of Warcraft are likely experiencing a true highlight, as the WoW-streaming event “Sauercrowd” attracts many viewers and brings numerous interesting stories from the streamers. In World of Warcraft Classic in the “Hardcore” mode, participants of the guild want to prove that they can handle the Molten Core – and they are currently leveling up for it.
However, one streamer was already noted for derogatory comments before the event. Now he has been caught cheating multiple times on the first day and shows no remorse.
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WoW Classic: The Hardcore Servers Are Here!
Who is it about? The person in question is the streamer “NoWay4U”, usually just called “NoWay”, who is actually a professional in League of Legends. Just a few months ago he announced broadly that “[WoW Classic] is designed for the biggest losers in gaming history”. He will “demonstrate that in December”.
NoWay cheats repeatedly, shows no remorse
What has NoWay done? Right on the first day of the Sauercrowd event, NoWay broke the rules of the event multiple times and was confronted about it. The attraction and idea of the event is that you have to earn everything yourself and cannot intentionally seek help from players outside the guild.
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NoWay allowed himself to be invited to a group by a viewer to switch layers (basically the “instance” of the world). This way, he was able to buy a mace from an NPC at a vendor that was sold out on the other layer.
Additionally, he dared to fight the elite opponent Hogger – because he knew that there was a healer behind him who had been following him for the last few hours. He relied on that healing; otherwise, he would not have chosen the fight.
While everyone involved knows that viewers will occasionally appear, granting buffs or healing – this is basically unavoidable. However, to intentionally rely on this healing and storm into battles that are nearly impossible (for solo players) with this expectation is a serious violation of the rules.
How did NoWay react? When confronted with the accusations, NoWay responded with a lack of remorse. He did not want to destroy the mace, nor did he see any fault in himself. As a “mild punishment,” he was supposed to spend quite some time fishing – but he did not accept that either. Instead, he wanted to play a bit of League of Legends “to let off steam”.
Whether NoWay wanted to demonstrate how the “biggest losers” in gaming look by cheating multiple times on day 1 of an event is currently being discussed in the community. However, this was a nice, dramatic kickoff for the Sauercrowd event, even if that behavior might have harmed NoWay’s image.
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The MMORPG year 2025 not only continues the long drought period of the genre, but also buries a prominent part of the future of online role-playing games. MeinMMO looks back at the past 12 months.
When I looked ahead to the MMORPG year 2025 in December 2024, I was filled with hope. There were new MMORPGs (Throne and Liberty and Tarisland), exciting early access titles with potential (like Pax Dei or Corepunk), and extensive expansions for all major genre representatives.
Even more importantly: The delays and a cancellation promised a strong MMORPG year 2025, with potential new releases like Chrono Odyssey, Aion 2, and Blue Protocol: Star Resonance. Additionally, several games wanted to leave their early access. And on the list of MMORPGs of the future, there were more Western large projects than in many years.
A genre dismantles itself
One year later, hardly any of that optimism remains. On the contrary! Although the drought phase for fans of online role-playing games has been ongoing since 2015 and there have been many underwhelming years since then, 2025 is likely to go down in history as the worst MMORPG year of all time.
Many of the games that launched disappointed. The biggest hopes for 2025 didn’t even dare to emerge from development. And then, several of the most prominent projects of the foreseeable future went over the metaphorical plank to make themselves comfortable on the bottom of the MMO graveyard.
What remains is a pile of shattered pieces from a genre mainly kept alive by the established giants that have been online for decades. Fortunately, there are still a few MMORPGs with big ambitions that allow fans to look ahead to 2026 and beyond with a bit of remaining hope.
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An MMORPG year with many casualties
In every year, there are a few unsuccessful MMORPGs that get shut down. In 2025, fans had to say goodbye to the following 5 games:
There were also significant layoffs in 2025 at Microsoft’s gaming division or Zenimax. One victim of the cuts was the MMORPG with the code name “Blackbird”, which the creators of Elder Scrolls Online had reportedly been working on for 7 years.
Since the end of Warhammer Online, genre fans have been waiting for a new MMORPG for the popular universe. Whether that wish will ever be fulfilled remains to be seen.
Two other ambitious MMORPG projects from the USA have also suffered due to a strategic shift at the Chinese publisher NetEase. The responsible parties cut back on their Western investments. Affected were, among others, the new Warhammer MMORPG, which was to be developed by Jackalyptic Games, and Project Ghost from former WoW lead Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street.
Although experienced veterans were behind both productions and noticeable progress was made during the development, the studios failed to find alternative investors for their respective projects. Cost-cutting measures ultimately led to the cancellation of the nearly finished Perfect New World, a quasi-successor to Perfect World from 2006.
Within a year, the list of ambitious or notable MMORPG projects coming from the West has halved. Now only the online role-playing game for League of Legends, Guild Wars 3, a new EverQuest, Ashes of Creation, and – with some exceptions – Stars Reach from industry veteran Raph Koster remain on that list.
2 major MMORPGs that have been postponed from 2025 to 2026
BitCraft Online, despite its charming Zelda-style, fell short of expectations; the gameplay loop in crafting and leveling is too dull and grindy. Embers Adrift, on the other hand, frustrated some players with its solo-unfriendliness, tedious progression, and tough entry.
Then there was the surprising comeback of Defiance, which was already a rather generic, mediocre MMORPG in its prime. It didn’t help that the new operators first had to delve into the poorly documented technical foundation of the game – the launch was correspondingly rocky.
There were also complaints about the payment model at Pax Dei, which initially only wanted to offer players a plot of land with a home if they had a subscription. However, since a lot has happened since the early access launch and Pax Dei possesses strengths such as great graphics, I had some fun during my re-visit.
Finally, the global launch of Blue Protocol: Star Resonance was also mixed. Although the MMORPG managed to excite colleague Cedric for a while, it also launched with many potential irritants. The Steam ratings (only 52 percent positive) and the sharp decline in player numbers (from nearly 100,000 simultaneous players on Steam down to 7,500, via steamdb.info) tell a clear story.
Diverse small releases and early access starts like those from Realm of Simplicity, Winds of Valen, Halmgaard, or Reign of Guilds were simply irrelevant to most genre fans. What this year lacked was a highlight that could positively stand out from the mass of releases.
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MyMMO in the GameStar Talk: Our MMORPG expert sums up the Chinese RPG Where Winds Meet
Where are the positive news?
This year, there were only a few doses of positive news. At least 2 MMORPGs could be happy about securing their funding until the final release:
Finally, there is this fascinating and remarkable Where Winds Meet, which classifies itself as an open-world RPG but offers an optional MMORPG mode. Yes, it is quite simple and limited, not a direct replacement for the single-player mode.
At least: The difficult year 2025 could potentially have positive effects on the upcoming MMORPG year 2026. Thanks to some delays, we now expect 3 ambitious MMORPGs from Asia that want to address the global market more strongly: Aion 2, ArcheAge Chronicles, and Chrono Odyssey.
A player presents the community of ARC Raiders with an effective trick that is supposed to spread not only good vibes but also ensures that one cannot become a clip of a streamer, as they are quickly driven away by a simple idea.
What trick is the Raider reporting? The player nicsaweiner reports to the ARC Raiders community on Reddit that he has discovered a trick that has improved his gaming experience in various ways. He does not need any specific items in the game, no bugs, no exploits, no – he simply turns on his microphone and lets music play.
Since he started using this method, he has only been taken out by a rat (a sneaky player) once, but was then rescued by another player with whom he cooperated until the end.
He has various theories on how the music in his voice channel makes him less attractive to attacks from enemy players. Additionally, he recognizes another advantage that keeps him safe from a particularly bothersome group of players.
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ARC Raiders zeigt im Launch-Trailer, wie der Kampf Mensch gegen Maschine aussieht
Attracts the right players, drives away the annoying
Why is the music so effective? The player has 3 theories as to why the music could greatly improve his game experience:
First: He makes himself as vulnerable as possible. Instead of acting quietly and unnoticed, the music announces his approach from afar. When he also stows away his weapon as soon as he is seen by another Raider, he poses almost no threat. For this reason, other players often respond friendly as well.
Second: He spreads a positive vibe by choosing popular songs that many people know and like. He reports that many other Raiders he encounters immediately start dancing with emotes or responding in a friendly manner.
Third: The music drives away streamers. Anyone who is live on Twitch and hears him coming would quickly flee to avoid a copyright infringement. “I can’t become a clip if that clip gets reported for copyright infringement,” the player explains.
How does the community find this trick? The ARC Raiders community on Reddit rewards the idea and willingness to share it with over 4,000 upvotes. Especially the trick to keep streamers at bay excites players the most, as can be seen from the most upvoted response by six7n: “Playing music to keep streamers away is great! Haha”
But also spreading a good vibe through music is a good way for many players not only to reach their goal unharmed. Often, their harmless behavior even results in a reward, as MehenstainMeh reports: “I occasionally go out with just a flute to play the bard for people. Hey, even on Blue Gate, I got tips for that!”
Of course, music is not an absolute guarantee for a friendly player, as Maxo996 warns: “I was slaughtered last night by someone spamming ‘Party in the USA’ by Miley Cyrus on Stella Montis.”
Likewise, the music does not guarantee that streamers will stay away, as they can also turn off the in-game voice chat, for example. However, since ARC Raiders is characterized, among other things, by interactions between players, including smaller roleplay sequences, many players and streamers have the voice chat turned on by default.
In Rainbow Six: Siege X, hackers have taken control of the game. Now Ubisoft had to reluctantly take the servers offline.
Which game is it about?
Rainbow Six: Siege is Ubisoft’s most financially successful game, as revealed in a financial report from the company. Only Assassin’s Creed has brought in more money for Ubisoft, but that accounts for the entire game series, while Rainbow Six: Siege is a single game.
Rainbow Six: Siege is a tactical shooter that was released in December 2015. Since then, the title has received numerous new maps and playable characters with unique abilities and new weapons through the regularly released seasons.
In Rainbow Six: Siege, two teams of 5 players each compete against each other. The main game mode’s objective is to eliminate all opponents or defuse a bomb before time runs out. Players can choose from a pool of playable characters, each with different weapons, abilities, and gadgets to shape the map to their advantage.
Now Ubisoft had to reluctantly take the servers of Rainbow Six: Siege offline to address a serious security issue.
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Rainbow Six Siege X – Trailer shows the biggest update to the Ubisoft shooter
What is happening with Rainbow Six: Siege? In Ubisoft’s tactical shooter, hackers have completely taken control in recent days – we deliberately refer to “hackers,” as the extent and damage caused far exceed the actions of normal “cheaters”.
The escalation of hackers had various stages, with the timeline being unclear. Reported incidents include:
The hackers banned and unbanned a multitude of players and took over the ban feed, which usually shows when a player has been banned. Instead of player IDs, they wrote arbitrary text there.
Players received several billion of the in-game currency “Renown” and the premium currency “R6 Credits” transferred by the hackers.
The hackers distributed cosmetic content, including extremely rare items that only developers or people who were present at LAN tournaments possess.
Players received massive XP/level boosts and suddenly jumped thousands of levels.
To control the situation, Ubisoft shut down the servers of Rainbow Six: Siege and the “Rainbow Six Siege” marketplace.
What happens if you use the “gifts” from the hackers? As Ubisoft stated on X, no one will be banned for spending the Credits (premium currency) received from hackers. However, there will be a rollback that reverses all transactions during the relevant period.
With The Mighty Nein, the series adaptation of the second campaign of Critical Role, the team achieved an even greater success than with their first hit. The final episode of the first season was released just a week ago, but the continuation will not take long, as the team confirms.
What does Critical Role say about the second season of The Mighty Nein? In a conversation with ScreenRant, from which a clip was shared on Reddit, Critical Role discusses the current status of the second season of The Mighty Nein. The finale of the first season aired on December 22, 2025, and is less than a week ago at the time of this article.
The second season of The Mighty Nein is set to premiere in 2026, the same year as the final season of their first series hit “The Legend of Vox Machina”. The exact date you can expect season 2 is not yet determined. However, since the finale of Vox Machina will come out first, you can expect a release in late 2026, similar to their first season.
What Critical Role can and will reveal: The continuation is already in production and one to two episodes are already completely finished, as Sam Riegel (Nott from The Mighty Nein, Scanlan from Vox Machina) reveals (Source: Reddit).
Here you can see the trailer for the first season of The Mighty Nein on Amazon Prime with the original voices of Critical Role:
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The trailer for Critical Role’s The Mighty Nein on Amazon Prime shows the first conflicts that the “heroes” have to struggle with
Critical Role promises “exciting revelations” in the coming months
What other information does Critical Role reveal about season 2? In the shared clip on Reddit, the team talks about the current status of the second season without giving away too much content.
Travis Willingham (Fjord from The Mighty Nein, Grog from Vox Machina, and CEO of Critical Role) promises that fans can look forward to “many exciting revelations” in the coming months and that they will love the direction the story is taking: “The second season will be quite a blast; the first season was just the setup.”
“We are working hard on the second season,” adds Sam Riegel. The team is working every day on animation shoots, close-ups, and dubbing. Everything should be finished next year, and they hope to be able to air their work directly then.
What does the team say about the end of the first season? Travis describes in the same conversation, which can be seen in the clip, how it will definitely continue after the end of the first season. So here we place a not-so-serious spoiler warningfor the end of the first season of The Mighty Nein:
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“We can exclusively reveal that Yasha is simply killed at the beginning of the second season. We each take a piece of her body and carry it across the dynasty. Then we build a Yasha mech and each of us controls a body part in Power Ranger style. This is a real twist from the original, but we believe the fans will agree.”
Sam quickly adds: “She’s full of chocolate!”
Here you can see two opinions from the editorial team about the two series from Critical Role, The Legend of Vox Machina and The Mighty Nein:
For those who do not know The Mighty Nein yet or have been waiting to see the entire season on Amazon Prime, now is the right time to start with the series adaptation. In The Mighty Nein, you will meet various adventurers who together form the protagonists of the hero group. If you want to learn more about them, we introduce them to you in detail here on MeinMMO: Critical Role’s new series starts today on Amazon – Here are the Mighty Nein
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The Space Marines are perhaps the most famous soldiers from Warhammer 40,000 and well-known to all fans. But if you were chosen in the 41st Millennium to join the ranks of the Astartes – which chapter would likely choose you? MeinMMO tests your suitability in this quiz.
Who are the 20 Sons? The Emperor himself created 20 “Sons” from his own gene-seed. These Primarchs are the first Space Marines, but indeed they are more: demigods in a world of supersoldiers and mortal men.
Now, new Space Marines are being created from the gene-seed of these Primarchs, inheriting the strengths and character traits of their “genetic” fathers. The transformation turns a suitable man into a supersoldier with additional organs and superhuman powers, who can practically die of old age no longer.
During the “Great Brother War,” the Horus Heresy, half of the Primarchs turned away from their creator and turned to the dark gods of Chaos:
Yes, there are only 18 Primarchs left – the Legions II and XI have disappeared along with their Primarchs.
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Das sind die Primaris Marines, verbesserte Space Marines aus Warhammer 40.000
You can test it here: With our quiz, you can find out which of these legions you belong to. By now, there are many more chapters of the Space Marines, the successor chapters. However, for clarity, we have limited ourselves to the initial 20.
The questions test your personality and strategic preferences to determine in which legion you would most likely be a suitable soldier. Perhaps the result will even help you decide on an army for Warhammer 40,000 tabletop.
Which legion did you get? Do you think the result fits, or not? If you need more information, you can find the most important details about the chapters here:
The crafting in Diablo 4 has long faced criticism as it relies purely on luck, yet is almost necessary to progress through the endgame. With Season 11, Blizzard introduces a new system with a random factor into the ARPG – and fans say: This can stay.
With the completion, you improve individual affixes. However, if you do not hit the desired affix and reset the process, you lose all previous upgrades – even those that were already quite strong. Additionally, this process consumes a lot of gold and materials.
You can also change aspects on legendary items and enchant affixes. Here too, gold and materials are required. Overall, this means a lot of grind in the endgame for relatively predictable results with little variance.
With Season 11, Blizzard has introduced sanctification into the game. It represents the final step in the crafting process and grants an item a random effect. This is currently generating excitement because many players are showing off their loot, which turns it into absolute monsters. It is therefore hardly surprising that the community wishes to keep this system in the game permanently.
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Diablo 4: So funktioniert das neue Feature Heiligung in Season 11
With sanctification, loot drops remain relevant and exciting
This is what the community says about sanctification: In a post on Reddit, players praise the new season, especially the seasonal sanctification. The crafting system provides exciting results and opens up new, individual build possibilities.
For example, Formal_One6729 writes on Reddit that he finally has a real reason to grind again:
I have been chasing a sanctification with the “Grandfather” affix for days now – so far without luck – but it is incredibly fun. In earlier seasons, the journey basically ended with Mythic Uniques, now they are just the beginning.
I just can’t stop grinding for more mythic uniques, just to then “gamble” them, hoping for that one “Grandfather” affix. I really hope this system stays in the game permanently.
It would be extremely unfortunate if they removed it, as the sanctification is fun, well-balanced, and by no means game-breaking like Chaos Armors were.
Other voices in the thread also report that they suddenly have additional grind because of the sanctification, even when the character is already “finished”. After all, there is still a chance for a sanctification that changes or further enhances one’s build.
Some players even note that their season feels almost restarted because they received a strong sanctification and now want to try a new build.
And the user EntityZero further emphasizes that loot drops become overall more exciting through the system: “This makes loot important again, and loot remains relevant even when a slot is technically already ‘finished’. Any mechanics that ensure that dropped loot remains exciting and that you take a closer look at it should stay.”
Horadric Cube as an evolution of sanctification?
Blizzard had already clarified at the announcement of Season 11 that sanctification is a seasonal crafting system. However, some players speculate that the new Horadric Cube, which comes with the “Lord of Hatred” expansion, could represent a permanent solution in the long run, perhaps as an evolution of sanctification or as a combination of sanctification and Chaos Uniques (Source: Reddit).
In the announcement of “Lord of Hatred”, Blizzard specifically writes about the Horadric Cube: “With Lord of Hatred, you can unlock additional skill variants for all classes, explore a new version of the crafting systems like the distinctive Horadric Cube, and equip bonuses from the new Talisman set.”
How is the new season received otherwise? Overall, Blizzard is currently receiving a lot of praise for Season 11. New mechanics and revised systems are well-received, as is the new “secret” boss fight that was not announced beforehand and was discovered by players only after the start of the season.
Even before the release of Christopher Nolan’s new film, the adaptation of the epic journey has already achieved its first major success. With the trailer, the film reached more than double the audience compared to similar competition.
What did Christopher Nolan’s new film achieve? According to data from entertainment data analyst WaveMetrix (via Forbes), the trailer for Christopher Nolan’s new film “The Odyssey” has already set a record before its release:
Within 24 hours, the trailer for the adaptation of the Greek epic has been viewed over 121 million times.
In comparison to Nolan’s previous blockbuster Oppenheimer, this is more than double the number of views in the same timeframe, as its trailer was viewed around 50 million times in the first 24 hours. With Oppenheimer, Nolan won a total of 7 Oscars.
Here you can see the trailer for The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan:
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Most views do not come from YouTube
What data was collected for the trailer? According to the data analyst, the largest audience for the trailer does not come from YouTube (26%), but from TikTok (27%). Other platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and X, follow closely behind.
For Universal Pictures, the trailer for The Odyssey is the most successful trailer launch of the year and even surpassed the hit “Wicked: For Good”, which was viewed a total of 113 million times in the first 24 hours.
What do we know so far about The Odyssey? The Odyssey is an adaptation of Homer’s ancient epic, which describes Odysseus’ journey home after the Trojan War. The cast includes many big names such as Matt Damon as Odysseus, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, and Charlize Theron.
With a budget of 250 million dollars, The Odyssey is Nolan’s most expensive film to date, a fraction of the 6 billion dollars in revenue that his other films have generated worldwide. He is known not only for Oppenheimer but also for films like Interstellar, Inception, and The Dark Knight.
Cryptocurrency was mined at a military base in Spain. Now, a captain has been convicted for his involvement.
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What did the captain do? As Spanish media reports, the central military court of Spain has convicted a captain in Zaragoza for allowing the private use of official resources (Source: Genbeta).
The captain in question was involved as the head of the IT unit of a barracks in Zaragoza, allowing a sergeant major to set up an IT system for “private purposes” in a storage room of the barracks. The relevant location was a storage for IT systems. The sergeant major is accused of using the space for mining cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.
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Mining cryptocurrencies requires enormous computing power, which necessitates powerful hardware and consumes large amounts of electricity. The sergeant major is said to have used the barracks’ power grid to mine crypto and enrich himself financially at the military’s expense.
For this purpose, there was reportedly a bypass from the main fuse box of the building into the room, as well as a dedicated circuit breaker to circumvent the normal activation of the building’s security. Investigators also allegedly discovered an uninterruptible power supply system and soundproof wooden boxes with ventilation systems for the computers.
Captain not only allowed it but assisted
How was the captain involved? The captain allegedly allowed the sergeant major, out of friendship, to install private equipment in the room. He reportedly granted him access multiple times, and the equipment had already been stored there for many months.
However, the captain is said not only to have approved the installation and power connection but also to have turned the fuse back on himself when there was a power outage.
Witness testimony is said to confirm that the captain approved the installation and operated the fuses. The accused captain even admitted to using the room for training on blockchain installation but claimed it was for “academic work.”
This is now the punishment: After the accused captain was sentenced to a disciplinary measure of 8 daily allowances, he filed an appeal with the Chief of Staff of the Spanish Army. This was, however, denied. Subsequently, the captain went before the central military court of Spain and filed an appeal against the decision, but the military court also confirmed the punishment. This means that 8 days’ salary will be deducted from the captain’s pay as punishment.
Currently unclear are the consequences for the sergeant major. It is not known whether he received a punishment and, if so, what that punishment entails.
In 2025, Netflix was again filled with new series, movies and documentaries. Keeping track of them can often be difficult. MyMMO presents you with 5 series from 2025 that you should watch.
New productions are released on Netflix weekly. Keeping track of all the series, movies, documentaries, and animes and actually watching them can often be challenging. That’s why we are here to help you and now show you 5 series that you should check out.
How was this list created? The list is based on the opinion of MyMMO editor Nikolas Hernes. We aimed to provide a good mix of genre and type of series. In addition, we only show you new series, not new seasons of existing series.
Since it is impossible to watch everything, your favorite series from 2025 may be missing. Feel free to share your favorites in the comments.
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Anime to Devil May Cry: Netflix brings the next video game blockbuster
Devil May Cry
Video game adaptations have long been no longer a guarantee of trash. With series like Fallout, Arcane, or The Last of Us, it has been shown that they can work without gameplay. In 2025, Devil May Cry also proved this. The animated series by Adi Shankar and the South Korean studio Mir does not adapt a part of the games 100%, but it doesn’t have to.
Dante’s cheeky remarks work perfectly as a series and lighten up the universe full of demons and secret government organizations quite a bit. The action is also convincing, relying on weapons and transformations that fans of the game series might recognize.
The biggest surprise, however, was: There was a really strong villain, who not only stands out with his motives and design, but also works better as a character than many other adversaries.
A Dungeon Master decided to run a one-shot for her family in Dungeons & Dragons, but she didn’t expect who would turn out to be the most vicious member of the adventure party.
What did the Dungeon Master report? DM AnotherName545 shared with the D&D community on Reddit her latest revelation that she encountered during a session with her family.
She planned a one-shot (a short campaign that ends after one session) for her family, including her husband, children, and her mother, the grandmother of the family. For this, she used the adventure “A Perilous Joy Festival,” which is available for free on D&D Beyond.
The Dungeon Master writes that her grandmother emphasized during the introduction of her character that she did not want to fight. Therefore, she chose a halfling bard who focused more on healing spells.
When the adventure started, the woman’s excitement was limited, as AnotherName545 admits, but that changed when they got involved in their first fight. For there, the true nature of the presumed “pacifist” was revealed.
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Grandma doesn’t play games, knows exactly what to do
How did Grandma act in the fight? When one of the enemies was defeated, lying on the ground and dying, it was finally the bard’s turn. Instead of healing or inspiring her companions, Grandma simply asked, to her daughter’s surprise, if she could crush the victim’s head.
The Dungeon Master didn’t want to deprive her mother of this macabre enjoyment, so the little halfling bard was allowed to stomp the enemy’s skull. Afterwards, Grandma was finally able to fully engage in the game, as AnotherName545 reports.
“It was especially funny because she is a retired nurse and carried out her attacks very clinically, specifying exactly which artery she was severing,” she adds as a vivid explanation.
How does the community react to the murderous lady? Based on the reactions of the community on Reddit, the murderous grandma of the family is not an isolated case. Apparently, there are many ladies who, at an advanced age, are not willing to curb their imagination, no matter how brutal it may sound:
“No one is as merciless as little old ladies,” explains GrandBet4177, “I have lost more rounds of ‘Cards Against Humanity’ against grandmothers than any other age group.”
This is also confirmed by swedeonabike: “I work in a nursing home and sometimes play a simplified non-fantasy version of DnD with our residents. ‘I want to stab his eyes out with my knitting needles’ is a sentence I didn’t expect to hear until a certain game.”
Nevertheless, Grandma’s halfling bard left a lasting impression, which can be summarized as follows by M4LK0V1CH: “Grandma doesn’t want to fight… she wants to kill…”
The YouTuber Logan Paul is considered controversial in many circles. He is known for various pranks and challenges before expanding further. Over the years, he founded a crypto marketplace, pursued a semi-professional career as a boxer and wrestler in WWE, and spent a lot of money on expensive collectibles. One of those items he now plans to sell.
For the card, he received a certificate from “Guinness World Records,” confirming that it is the most expensive Pokémon card sold at a private auction (via X).
The YouTuber has worn the card several times in a frame as a necklace, such as at his WrestleMania debut on April 3, 2022 – accompanied by a yellow and black coat and matching pants in Pikachu style.
Now Paul seems to have decided to sell the card again.
The Pokémon Trading Card Game is now also available in digital version: Pokémon TCG Pocket is available for mobile devices:
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YouTuber concedes, agrees to sale
What’s behind the sale: According to Bloomberg, Paul accepted a deposit of 2.5 million US dollars (about 2,123,250.00 euros) from Ken Goldin to sell the card at auction.
Ken Goldin is the CEO and founder of Goldin Auctions, where the card will be exclusively offered at an event on January 12, 2026. Goldin estimates the card’s value at 7-12 million US dollars.
“Ken made me an offer I couldn’t refuse,” Paul said in a joint interview with Goldin at Bloomberg. Previously, Goldin had already tried to buy the card from Paul for 7.5 million US dollars. However, the YouTuber rejected the offer.
Why is the card so expensive? Logan Paul’s Pokémon card is a “Pikachu Illustrator.” This was allegedly issued only 39 times by CoroCoro Comic during the “1998 Illustration Contest” in Japan. According to Heritage Auctions, only 10 copies of this card have even been graded as “in best condition.”
Logan Paul’s Pikachu Illustrator has also been rated a 10 (PSA 10) by the Professional Sports Authenticator. This means the card is in the best possible condition. This significantly increases the value for collectors.
Marvel and DC have been delighting superhero fans for years with new movies and series. MeinMMO editor Niko is rather bored with most of them nowadays. However, 2 subscriptions have reignited his joy for superheroes.
I have loved superheroes since I was a little kid. Whether it’s Spider-Man, Batman, or Superman: the stories of these costumed heroes still fascinate me today. Even though I like many movies from Marvel and DC, the latest films have been rather disappointing. They weren’t really bad, but quite uniform and thus rather dull.
So I regularly turned to comics, which offered me many different and also unusual stories. However, there was a problem: I have very limited space in my apartment. Therefore, I tried out 2 different subscription services that offered me a vast library of Marvel and DC comics.
And I can only recommend them to every fan.
One of the best Batman comics is also available as an animated film:
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Trailer for the film adaptation of the comic masterpiece The Dark Knight Returns
Like Netflix and Prime, but for comics
What are those apps? Since I mainly had an interest in DC and Marvel, I looked at Marvel Unlimited and DC Infinite. However, it should be noted that both apps are only available in English, as are the comics. Both apps offer the following content:
DC Infinite
Subscription: €6.99 monthly for the standard subscription, €10.99 monthly for the ultra subscription
Standard: Offers you over 30,000 DC titles, Ultra over 35,000
If you have Standard, you can read new comics 30 days after the physical release; with the Standard subscription, you have to wait 6 months.
Marvel Unlimited
Subscription: €10.49 monthly
Offers over 30,000 Marvel titles
You can read new comics 3 months after the physical release.
Both apps can be read on mobile phones, tablets, or browsers and offer annual subscription options if you want to save some money.
Reading on a mobile? Does that even work? I tried both apps on my phone, tablet, and browser and was quite impressed. At first, reading comics on a small phone seemed cumbersome, but both apps have a pretty smart feature for that.
You can set whether you want to scroll through the pages or if the app guides you from panel to panel, making it easier to read the individual images and speech bubbles. I really liked this when I wanted to read something on my phone while in transit or at the doctor’s office. Both apps had this feature, although I liked it a bit better in Marvel Unlimited.
But the best experience was on the tablet. Due to the size, you can see the entire pages better, which makes large panels appear more impressive. On the PC, you obviously have the largest screens, but I preferred the convenience of the mobile and tablet.
But to be honest, the technical aspects are only secondary to me. I just want to read many stories, and both apps allow me to do that quite well.
The homepage of Marvel Unlimited also shows you new releases directly
2 gigantic libraries that I can browse as a film fan
Why should I even read comics? In short: Because it’s a lot of fun. For a long time, I only knew superheroes from the movies and read very few comics. However, since I find the movies no longer as enjoyable, the extensive library of both apps is a true dream from multiple aspects:
I can read comics that became movies to find out what changed.
I can check out absurd and sometimes bad comics that would never become a film.
Characters that I learned to love in the MCU I can get to know properly.
Both apps provide lists for various characters in case you have no idea where to start. Another aspect I love is the art style. Movies with real actors also differ in look, but real people are just real people. However, through the various artists, comics have another level.
Different drawing styles not only stick in your mind, they also ensure that figures are interpreted in different ways even without text and action. A Superman in Kingdom Come, drawn by Alex Ross, looks majestic, almost beautifully divine, while a Superman by Frank Quietly looks human and approachable. This gives me multiple perspectives on individual characters and matching stories.
Left Kingdom Come drawn by Alex Ross, right All-Star Superman drawn by Frank Quietly
The courage to be absurd
A subscription gives me more options to try. Because I have a large library with a subscription, I try more out. I know I like Spider-Man and Batman, but what about Booster Gold, Psylocke, or the Inhumans? In the comic store, I would probably stick to the tried and tested heroes, but with subscriptions, I can simply dive in and stop if I don’t like it.
Another aspect is the confusing structure of storylines. Even in collected volumes, there are references to other issues or events. Thanks to the large app library, I can quickly look it up if I have a question without having to buy an extra volume. Particularly, villains receive more attention in comics than they do in all the films.
Are there any alternatives? I have spent the last few weeks focusing only on the two apps, but there are several alternatives if you want to read digitally.
SWOOSH: If you prefer to read in German, you can opt for the SWOOSH subscription. There are some comics from DC, about Batman, Predator, or Star Wars. You can also find various issues of Lustiges Taschenbuch here.
Manga Plus: If you prefer to deal with mangas, you can check out the Manga Plus platform and app from Shueisha. There are many works, including One Piece, Chainsaw Man, or Jujutsu Kaisen. You can read the latest and first chapters for free; otherwise, an subscription also gives you access to more.
On platforms like Amazon or Humble Bundle, you can digitally purchase and read various comics.
But to be honest, physical comic books are still better than all apps and digital options. Reading them is the most fun for me, and I regularly buy new issues. The paper and the binding give you a completely different feeling for the story, and the panels stand out the best.
However, if I just want to read something short, I very much like to turn to the subscriptions from DC and Marvel. I find that much more enjoyable than scrolling through platforms like TikTok on the subway. Comics are also perfect for watching villains fail: 10 characters from Marvel who defeated Thanos in battle
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Anyone who likes WoW Hardcore and German streamers is in for a lot of laughs today. Because the probably biggest German WoW event starts today
Over a year ago, the guild “OnlyFangs” in World of Warcraft Hardcore was a huge success. Many streamers from around the world joined together in a guild to try to achieve great success in the classic version of WoW — on a HC realm. This means: If a character dies, you must start over.
Following this example, many German streamers are now attempting such a project, which has been named “Sauercrowd” — and today, on December 27, 2025, at 12:00 PM, it will kick off on the various streaming channels of the participants.
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WoW Classic: The Hardcore Servers Are Here!
What kind of event is this? Sauercrowd is a guild in WoW Classic that mainly consists of German-speaking streamers. Among them are many veterans of World of Warcraft, but also complete newcomers who have just taken their first steps in the classic hardcore variant of WoW in recent days.
200 German streamers, with only one goal: Don’t fail embarrassingly
Who is participating? For many long-time WoW fans, this is likely to be a quite nostalgic event, as alongside current streamers like Rumathra, Noway4u, or Pietsmiet, there are also some figures from the German streaming scene, such as Stevinho, whom many still know from “Allimania” or the German singer Jan Hegenberg, who has even dedicated a new song to the guild project:
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Whether you have been a WoW fan for 20 years or just follow the various current streamers a little – Sauercrowd promises to be a highlight that will surely produce many funny moments and a lot of guild drama with amusing hardcore deaths.
If you want to see which streamers are currently live, you can do so on the Sauercrowd website at any time.
What makes it appealing? To keep the project exciting, the participants have imposed special rules. All use an addon that features a “Proximity Voice Chat” — meaning conversations in voice chat with others are possible as soon as you come near them in the game world. Additionally, many usual hardcore rules are active. Besides permanent death, there are additional restrictions, such as prohibiting trade with other characters and not accessing the auction house.
If someone loses their character, they can, however, rejoin the event — but only with a new character that must start again from level 1.
Although the longevity of the project is not yet guaranteed, there is a rough plan: At least until mid-January, the whole thing will be carried out, with the goal of defeating Ragnaros in the Molten Core. It’s actually not a difficult task — but if each character only has a single life, even the smallest mistake can have devastating consequences.
Whether the project goes off without a hitch remains to be seen. The chosen anniversary realm Soulseeker could buckle under the onslaught of many fans of the streamers. In the last few days, there have already been long waiting times when logging in, and there have even been up to 12 layers of individual areas, all of which were packed. This, in turn, leads to lags and delays — exactly what you don’t want in a game where every mistake can mean the end. Just during the “rehearsals” for the event, there were a few funny incidents – German streamers have, for example, unintentionally reenacted an embarrassing incident involving the streamer PirateSoftware.
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The team behind a co-op game on Steam wanted to take a little vacation after the release. However, they sold over 1 million units in the first week and their game became a viral hit – which meant their break had to wait.
Which game is being talked about? It is the game PEAK by Aggro Crab and Landfall, which was released on Steam in summer 2025. At this point, the co-op climbing game, where you have to climb a mountain as a group of scouts on an island, has an “extremely positive” rating on Steam (96% of the 264,597 user reviews are positive).
With this success, the PEAK team did not expect during the surprisingly short development of only 4 months. After the launch, their plan was actually to enter “vacation mode,” as Nick Kaman, the head of Aggro Crab Studio, told GamesRadar. But when the team realized how high the demand for their co-op game was, they knew they couldn’t kick back just yet.
Here you can see the trailer for the co-op climbing game PEAK by Aggro Crab:
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PEAK zeigt sein spaßiges Gameplay auf einer spannenden Expedition mit Freunden
From the result of a game jam to a viral hit
Why did the developers have to do so much more work after the release? After the launch of PEAK and the rising popularity and recognition, the team knew that their work was just beginning.
PEAK is the result of a collaborative event known as a game jam. This is an event where a usually small team creates a game from scratch. Programmers, artists, and other developers then create a often simple but creative game in a set time (whether in days, weeks, or months). Just like PEAK.
When PEAK eventually became successful, the development team realized that they needed to address the poor polish resulting from the event.
The vacation had to wait. Instead, the team focused on fixing bugs to refine their game further. They placed great importance on ensuring that the “jam-like spirit” remained intact in PEAK.
What kind of co-op experience does PEAK offer? In PEAK, you have to climb a mountain as a group of colorful, lost scouts to be rescued from an island where they are stranded.
What sounds quite simple requires a lot of finesse and teamwork. A tiny mistake can cause you to fall and get separated from the group. Also, some dangerous ledges can only be crossed with the helping hand of a friend.
In line with this mission, the gameplay is supported by speech animations of the cute little characters in whose hiking boots you as a player step into. Players especially praise the fun and chaos that can be experienced as a group of friends, as well as the sense of achievement gained from the progress of their collective efforts.
If you own Escape from Tarkov on Steam, be careful with your account. Hackers are gaining access and locking players out.
Why are players afraid? As YouTuber Onepeg reports on X, an unknown person claims to be able to bypass the login for Escape from Tarkov for all players using a vulnerability in the Steam API from Battlestate Games.
To protect yourself, the YouTuber recommends disconnecting the link between Steam and your “Escape from Tarkov” account if you do not own and launch the game exclusively through Steam.
However, some players point out that the progress of players may be reset when disconnecting the account link. This information is currently unclear and unconfirmed.
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Escape from Tarkov zeigt das Gameplay zum 1.0-Release im Trailer
Account Loss or Unintentional Wipes
This is what hacked accounts can expect: In the comments of the X post, various users report that their Tarkov account has indeed been hacked. Unknown individuals seem to have gained access to the accounts and changed the password to exclude the actual owners.
Other players seem to still have access to their accounts, but their game progress has been reset by the hackers. Users with two-factor authentication and various Twitch streamers have also been affected.
In another post on X, Onepeg explained that the Twitch channel “HuntPremier” was hit during a livestream. The channel streams competitive matches and tournaments for Escape from Tarkov and Escape from Tarkov: Arena. In the channel’s VoD, you can see how the operator of the channel was suddenly logged out during the broadcast and had to log back in. Subsequently, his progress was reset.
Nikita Buyanov, the head of the development studio Battlestate Games and game director of Escape from Tarkov, responded that the developers have already taken measures and initiated investigations (via X). There is currently no official statement from the studio.
Escape from Tarkov was only released on Steam on November 15, 2025, with the release of the 1.0 version of the extraction shooter. The game launched with significant issues, including problems with login and linking accounts. About a month after the Steam release, nearly 45% of over 36,000 reviews are positive, but the latest incident does not help to improve the rating.
With the Steam release, Escape from Tarkov also received a story campaign, with the titular goal of finally leaving the fictional city of Tarkov. In early December, the first person in the history of the shooter managed to do this: After 9 years, someone has finally managed to escape from Tarkov
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After the initial hype for a beautiful new MMORPG and the beta in summer, Chrono Odyssey has now been postponed to late 2026. However, we explain why this is the best for all parties involved in our new video on the MeinMMO channel on YouTube.
On YouTube, MeinMMO video producer Lynn England explains why this delay benefits the game, who the game will be suitable for, and what the developers are working on with Chrono Odyssey.
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What topics are the focus of our video? On YouTube, we mainly discuss the reasons why Chrono Odyssey needs an additional 12 months of development time and why it will be worth it to be patient.
The expectations for Chrono Odyssey are set high. The “open-world action online RPG,” as Chrono Studios calls it, not only boasts a fresh mix of fantasy, sci-fi, and cosmic horror. In addition to the atmosphere, the developers promise an ambitious, huge open world without loading screens and that with stunning graphics.
But it should not only look good, it also needs to function.
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Chrono Odyssey: Trailer from Summer Game Fest 2025 shows action-packed battles and a dark world
In the beta in summer 2025, some flaws in performance were noted that the developers do not want to simply ignore. However, they listened to the critiques which prove that a delay was urgently necessary.
By scheduling a release in the fourth quarter of 2026, they are giving themselves another chance to fulfill their promises.
The new release date sounds significantly more realistic for a successful Chrono Odyssey than the disaster that would have most likely occurred had the developers not heeded the feedback.
MeinMMO editor Jasmin Beverungen is a big fan of Anime and gaming – somehow obvious since she works for MeinMMO. She shares her passion with every visitor, whether they want it or not.
My childhood was shaped by the afternoon program on RTL2 and the Nintendo 64. It’s no wonder that I became a passionate gamer with a penchant for animes. The two things are my biggest hobbies and influence my behavior and character.
Animes and video games are an important part of my life, and I want everyone who interacts with me to notice this immediately.
That’s why my apartment is filled with figures. I simply love looking at my favorite hobby every day and admiring the statues that usually stand gracefully in great costumes in the cabinet. After my last trip to Japan, this hobby has taken up so much space that I am facing space issues. Even the shoe cabinet is no longer safe from my figures.
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Die neue Figur für Captain Demetrian Titus in Warhammer 40.000 kommt direkt mit eigenem Cinematic
So I have one thing in common with Superman actor Henry Cavill. He is also a passionate collector and shows this with his figures from Warhammer 40k.
I wanted to take an example from him and show you my figure collection. I will present the biggest highlights that I have special memories of. At the end, there will be some collectible pictures of my figures.
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In World of Warcraft, building your own little Dalaran – that’s possible. How good it looks is shown by a player on their property.
Most WoW fans probably associate Dalaran with nice memories. Often, one would run around in circles, looking for group members or learning professions. However, with the launch of The War Within, Dalaran has been destroyed by Xal’atath, and numerous NPCs lost their lives in the process. Enough reason for some to build a small shrine or memorial to Dalaran in their housing. What is possible there is extremely impressive, as the player Qprah demonstrates.
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In WoW könnt ihr Häuser anheben – Pimp Your House Edition
What has the player done? While others are creating spectacular homes, Qprah has set the goal of erecting a small memorial for Dalaran – and he has rebuilt the city quite faithfully. But see for yourself:
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If you look closely, you can immediately recognize which items were used for the different areas of the city. Small cushions serve as roofs, while elven fence posts were used for towers. And – as is customary in housing – the carpet is also repurposed in various ways.
Why is Dalaran so important? The fact that Dalaran is dear to many players has probably several reasons. Not only was Dalaran the capital in 2 expansions of World of Warcraft (Wrath of the Lich King and Legion), but the city also played a major role in the preceding story of Warcraft. Dalaran was destroyed in Warcraft III when Archimonde was summoned. He shaped the city from sand with a powerful spell and then caused the sandcastle to collapse – which also destroyed the real Dalaran. That’s why the commentator Grif2718 says somewhat worried:
“I hope this works better than the last time someone made a diorama of Dalaran.”
But however you look at it, the example impressively shows what is possible with housing and how many small details can be incorporated when you put in the effort and let creativity play a little. If you like quirky houses, you should also take a look at the house of Ticks – it might be one of the best in many neighborhoods.
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Video game music ranges from classic 8-bit melodies to wild jingles and beautiful orchestral arrangements. The Nintendo Music app has it all and is currently exciting MeinMMO author Max Handwerk.
When I went on vacation as a child, there were often long car rides, sometimes even overnight. My brother and I sat in the back seat, always with our Game Boys. First the Game Boy Color, later the Advance shaped our young years and those car rides.
For our parents, it was probably also quite pleasant that the Game Boy was on board. It meant peace in the back while we tried to see something on the screen, which, at least with our first Game Boys, did not light up by itself. We were happy about illuminated highway tunnels or the good old Game Boy lamp.
That there was peace was also due to a nearly ironclad rule when playing Game Boy games in public: “Please, please turn the sound off!” For some reason, my parents were not as thrilled with the cheerful Pokémon bike music as I was. And when things got wilder, like battle or racing themes, any enthusiasm was definitely gone.
Nevertheless, over the years, I developed a great love for video game music. From classics like Pokémon and Zelda, which had the typical retro sound, to wild sound storms in Mario Kart, to games like Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Baldur’s Gate, or Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which features grand compositions and melodies – I listen to them all.
I was even more excited when I discovered that there is an app within Nintendo Online that addresses this.
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With Pokémon Pokopia, Nintendo mixes two of its most popular franchises for the Switch
Nintendo packages its classics in an app that you might already have
I have had the Nintendo Online membership for several years, primarily for worldwide Mario Kart races, but also to try out the retro games that can be played with it. What I absolutely did not know, however, was that the “Nintendo Music” app is also included in this membership. You can simply download it to your smartphone.
A colleague told me about the app a few weeks ago, and since then it has become a constant companion in my daily work. I always listen to music while working, and usually, I make sure it is not too distracting, rather instrumental “background” music. A lot of video game music actually falls into this category.
So what could be better than letting a few Pokémon tracks play in the background when I’m back to writing the Pokémon GO article?
In fact, the app has a few really cool features to offer:
There are albums organized by games – that’s relatively logical.
It offers thematic playlists, such as “Good Night”, “Exploration”, “Summer”, or similar – you can find a lot of music that matches your current mood. And you can also find something new there!
For some songs, you can choose a “Extend to…” option. Then the Mario Odyssey title screen simply plays for 60 minutes (though I admit I do reach my limits there as well).
There is also a sleep timer that shuts off the app at some point. This fits quite well with sleep playlists, which actually exist in the app.
Personally, I’ve been exploring the app a lot in the first few days and have found a lot of cool stuff. At the same time, however, I also noticed that not everything from games is available in the app that one might want to listen to. For instance, I miss the older Pokémon games. However, you can find some other classics.
And: The selection is Nintendo-related. So you won’t find tracks from games that are not from Nintendo.
I probably wouldn’t specifically get a membership for the app, as ultimately too much is missing. But: The offering is growing, and for me, it was a cool bonus of a service that I already use. Maybe you feel the same way!
What do you think about video game music? Do you like it, or do you find it rather annoying? Let us know in the comments. And aside from the app: This year, Nintendo released the Switch 2. The new console was launched in summer with various new features. We have an overview on MeinMMO: Here are all guides, tips, and tricks regarding the Nintendo Switch 2 in the compilation article.
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