In Pokémon GO there is a new weekly challenge. However, it probably won’t keep you busy for the whole week.
What is the new task? If you log in to Pokémon GO today, you can find the new weekly challenge. It is: “Complete 25 Field Research tasks.” You can complete the task in groups of up to four players.
The following bonuses are available as rewards:
6,000 Stardust
20,000 XP
7 Friendship points
Especially, the 7 Friendship points are likely to be of interest to most. You will receive them with all players with whom you complete the task together. This will help you advance faster in terms of friendship levels and get closer to your first remote trade.
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Pokémon GO shows its new season in the trailer
How do I start and complete the new weekly challenge in Pokémon GO?
To start the new challenge, proceed as follows:
Click the Trainer menu in the bottom left
Select the “Groups” option in the top right
There, start the new task
Through “Select Crew”, you can invite three friends to complete the task with you
How to complete the task: Even alone, completing 25 Field Research tasks over the course of a week would be quite simple; with four players, it should be done very quickly.
Important: Make sure to actually get a total of four active players together. Not only will this make the task easier, but you will also receive the friendship bonuses with players with whom you might want to do remote trades in the future.
If you want to make it even easier for yourself: Delete more difficult Field Research tasks and replace them with easier ones by spinning at PokéStops and trying to find new ones. For example, it is noticeably easier to perform three upgrades on Pokémon than to win a five-star raid.
However: Overall, you shouldn’t have any timing issues if you start the task now.
What’s next in Pokémon GO? In Pokémon GO, everything is currently revolving around the last month of the year: The Winter Festival event will be starting soon, followed by the New Year’s event. In between, there are always more dates, such as the current Spotlight Hours. You can find our complete overview, as usual, here: All events in Pokémon GO in December 2025.
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Marathon has recently had a bad reputation among players. With a new gameplay video, Bungie aims to convince players once again. Additionally, we finally know when the shooter will be released – and how much it will cost.
When will Marathon be released? According to Bungie, Marathon will be released sometime in March 2026. There is no exact date yet, but players will be able to dive into the world of the extraction shooter by March 31 at the latest – unless the release is postponed again. Originally, Marathon was supposed to be released on September 23, 2025, but was then postponed indefinitely.
How much will Marathon cost? The price of Marathon is surprising. Contrary to the trend of video games becoming more expensive, the game will be released at a low price. Bungie will charge only €39.99. This is a lower price than Bungie’s other shooter, Destiny 2, which cost around €60 at launch.
The title is set to be released on Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S with full cross play and cross save support.
What else do the developers reveal? With the purchase, all players will have direct access to all future gameplay updates, with new maps, runner classes, and events being introduced throughout the year. Players will also be able to experience the cryo archive, which will be available in season 1.
Additionally, Bungie promises to avoid any “Pay2Win” elements. Whether a team wins will never depend on money spent. You can invest real money into the premium passes. It will be possible to purchase previous premium passes at any time and earn the rewards from them.
In the new video, the developers also showcase revised gameplay for Marathon. Following the disastrous beta, the comments regarding the shown material are very positive.
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Bungie zeigt Gameplay zu Marathon mit den Fraktionen und Maps
Marathon showcases new gameplay, excites players
What can be seen in the video? The development team addresses various aspects of the shooter, including:
Gameplay featuring new features like proximity chat and the new runner class Rook
The maps Perimeter, Dire Marsh, and Outpost
The loot and weapons that can be individually customized
The classes and how they can be tailored to your playstyle
The factions and the mission you receive from them
Especially the individual maps take up a large part of the video and are shown in detail. With the cryo archive, the developers even unveil heavy content that comes with season 1. Here, players are expected to encounter every possible danger present in the game.
What do the viewers think? In the comments on YouTube, there are many fans who see a significant improvement compared to the previously presented game. Particularly, the soundtrack, which is said to be “bombastic”, and the world, which is described as “always screenshot-worthy”, are well received by players.
They also feel that the gameplay now resembles the short film for the extraction shooter more closely. The improvements to the environment and the change in visual direction have benefitted the game.
AI imitations of Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter are reportedly stealing money from fans daily. Behind this scam are fraudsters who use generative AI, among other things, to cheat unsuspecting fans.
What have the fraudsters done? The company Spikerz, a social media security firm, reports in a blog post that many people fall victim to fraud every year. The company refers in its post to a final report from its own company. The main reason for this are primarily AI clones of well-known musicians.
In total, $5.3 billion, approximately €4.5 billion (as of 15.12.2025), is expected to have gone to criminals on social media in 2025.
The number one target of the perpetrators is Taylor Swift according to McAfee, the artist is said to have been copied the most to entangle users in scams. According to Spikerz, Sabrina Carpenter follows in second place and Billie Eilish comes in third.
Fake profiles are not the only thing AI can create. An example of this is a model that does not actually exist; more on that can be seen in the following video:
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Fake tickets, merchandise, and hacked accounts are commonplace
What scams are the fraudsters using? According to Spikerz, a variety of deception methods are in circulation, so many that one in ten people becomes a victim of a scam.
Widespread, according to the company, are fake shops, which sell fake tickets or merchandise, for example. They either use fake profiles of celebrities or steal the official social media accounts of personalities to promote their deception maneuvers.
Cloned profiles of musicians like Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter are also said to be used to contact people directly via social media like X. There, fake meet and greets, fan meetings, or VIP experiences are offered. The fake content is said to be difficult to distinguish from official accounts.
Another problem is account theft. Spikerz reports that one of the larger dangers is hacked profiles, allowing fraudsters access to sensitive user data. Even a phishing link can be very dangerous for your data. What you can do after clicking a phishing link, you can find out on MeinMMO.
Official websites and ticket shops are alternatives to social media
How can I protect myself against fraud? Social media can be a danger for users; we report how to best protect yourself from scams:
Use official shops and websites. Instead of clicking on links from social media, visit the celebrity’s website directly or use reputable ticket shops like Eventim.de or myticket.de.
Verify information whenever possible. If you find out about a new last-minute date of a musician, check if multiple reputable sources like official websites and ticket shops confirm the date. If you only find the date on one platform even after waiting a while, be cautious.
Inquire at the next travel agency. Most agencies allow you to buy concert tickets or ask for official information. Even if travel agencies do not sell content directly, they can often direct you to the right place.
While many fans are waiting for new info on Divinity, thousands are currently just playing the direct predecessor on Steam. Divinity: Original Sin 2 has over 10,000 players on the platform. If you’re one of those who now feel like playing the series, here are some tips to help you get started.
However, after Baldur’s Gate 3 attracted so many new players and brought them into the genre, Divinity is considered by many of them to be “the game from the makers of Baldur’s Gate 3.” Although Divinity is older, it seems that some Larian fans want to catch up on the origins.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 is the latest (playable) entry in the series and was released in 2016. On Steam, the role-playing game recently had almost 11,000 players, an increase of nearly 5,000 players compared to November (according to steamcharts).
Divinity is its own game series and is not based like Baldur’s Gate 3 on the ruleset of Dungeons & Dragons. This specifically means:
There are no actions but action points for everything.
Attributes and their bonuses are distributed completely differently.
You don’t play classes, but characters.
Different rules apply for armor, resistances, and status effects – both for you and for the opponents.
The game explains most of this through tutorials. Make sure to read them, as the differences from Baldur’s Gate 3 are enormous.
2. Your “class” doesn’t matter
Even if you choose a class during character creation, it has no impact in Divinity except for your initially learned abilities. The old Divinity games don’t have a class system, just skills.
When leveling up, you improve various skills and learn new spells through books when your relevant skill is high enough. Instead of having classes like in Baldur’s Gate 3, you put together builds.
A note on this: If you play on higher difficulties, it’s smarter to play purely physical or purely magical teams, as effects can stack and negate the same resistances. Physical groups are better suited for beginners.
3. Don’t overthink consequences
Like in many other RPGs, your actions in Divinity have consequences and can influence the course of the game. However, you often don’t feel the exact impact until much later.
Additionally, some situations can’t be avoided or can even be reversed and are not permanent, such as:
Companions who may leave you. If you want to see everything, you’ll need to play multiple times.
Skill choice: You can respec both your character and your companions. Don’t worry too much about leveling up.
If you’re not sure about the selection of companions, we have a brief characterization for all of them:
The character traits of the companions
The Red Prince: Arrogant and conceited, but with great responsibility.
Ifan ben-Mezd: Kind and just, but reserved about his own matters.
Beast: Daring and sociable, but with powerful enemies.
Loha: Playful and charismatic, but with a dark secret.
Sebille: Cold-blooded and calculating, but with a sad past.
Fane: Educated and cynical, but a bit eccentric and with an enormous legacy.
You can already read about who the companions are during character creation.
4. Take your time and explore what you want to explore
On Reddit, you often read about players who just run through the game from battle to battle. Fighting is indeed fun in Divinity, but you miss most of it if you don’t occasionally deviate from the path.
As a tip: play your first run solo, or, if you really want to play co-op, best with another newcomer. A game with veterans quickly turns into “railroading.”
Sometimes such discoveries are even important to progress, as powerful items are hidden somewhere. And that’s exactly what you will urgently need later.
5. Maintain your equipment – It’s more important than you think
Unlike in D&D, you don’t just find random weapons occasionally that are hardly better than what you already carry. In Divinity, the values of the weapons matter and are sometimes even necessary to cast certain spells.
Think of the loot system more like Diablo, where you need certain attributes for your build to work. In particular, armor and magical armor are stats that are more important than raw health points.
Make sure to read carefully what each value does.
6. Use elements and your environment: The strongest “spells” are mastered by everyone
In Divinity: Original Sin 2, use everything you find and experiment with it. The game is designed for you to know how to use your environment, such as through:
Blessing of puddles or steam clouds for AoE healing
Blood that you electrify to stun opponents
Fire with which you can ignite poison clouds or summon elementals
Learn the elements. They can save your life. And if that’s too cumbersome, it will help you…
7. Save often – really!
The quick save function (default F5) is your best friend in the game. You have up to 25 quick save slots available, so you don’t overwrite the old save directly if you want to save quickly. You can set the number of slots in the settings.
The battles are significantly harder than in Baldur’s Gate 3 and require a lot of knowledge and combinations. If you just walk into too strong opponents and the last save is far behind, you will lose hours of progress.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 doesn’t directly tell you when you enter areas that are far above your level. So get used to pressing F5 every few minutes to save your game as early as possible.
8. It sounds strange, but: play a pre-made character!
As tempting as it may be to play a “Tav”: don’t do it. Don’t create your own character, but choose one from the six provided. Divinity: Original Sin 2 is not a role-playing game like Baldur’s Gate 3, where you are the hero; it is a story of six heroes.
If you don’t play with an “Origin,” you will miss out on at least one entire story arc because you can’t explore it. But if you really want to play a custom character, do that during your second playthrough – or play two times for all companion stories.
However, when creating, keep in mind that undead have a completely different standing than the living. NPCs will be afraid of you and will attack you directly if you don’t disguise yourself, and healing magic will harm you while you regenerate health points through poison. This is not a suitable option for beginners.
In World of Warcraft, players must once again battle through old content, as all resources have regained relevance.
A major point of criticism for World of Warcraft has always been that content often has a short lifespan. The area or raid that one is currently exploring will have no significance in just a few months and will then serve only as nostalgia. While World of Warcraft is vast and has 20 years of content, only the innovations of the last weeks truly matter.
Blizzard’s developers have been trying to counter this for years, making progress on different fronts. Whether it’s the expansion of timewalking, the revising of old game content like the Disturbing Visions, or the return of favorites like the Combat Guild – old content is periodically refreshed and renewed.
Housing is integrated into all expansions
However, with housing, a tremendous step has been taken. Suddenly, absolutely all content from every expansion is relevant again.
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WoW: Early access to housing has started
Whether it pertains to reputation vendors of long-forgotten factions or old raids and dungeons where materials can be collected, such as for enchanting – everything suddenly has value again.
All crafting professions have received new recipes that allow them to create furniture or decorations – and this applies to absolutely every expansion that has ever existed for World of Warcraft. For example, if someone wants a stylish purple Eye of the Kirin Tor in their home, they need materials that can only be found in Northrend.
Big profit opportunities for all farmers
The changes are particularly noticeable at the auction house. Looking at the prices for various materials from past expansions, they have drastically changed in recent weeks. Many reagents that previously cost only a few silver coins are now being offered at small or medium gold prices. This also means that gold farmers can explore new sources to enrich themselves or speculate with the auction house.
If you want a stylish purple Eye, you need materials from Wrath of the Lich King.
At least I found myself this past weekend sometimes running through old raids to collect items for disenchanting – and quite often I encountered other players in front of the instance entrances who apparently had the same thought.
I find this “solution” for old content very well done. Suddenly, many old items have value again, without being tied to any gameplay utility. There is no character power linked to old materials, but only cosmetic enhancements for housing.
This is exactly the kind of “recycling” for old content that I would like to see more of in World of Warcraft.
The increasingly extended timewalking, events like “Remix”, or now the furniture and decorations for housing show how well it can succeed in making old content significant and also keeping it feeling a bit fresh. Something I wish for even more and hope will continue to be expanded in the future.
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In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 there are several builds that you can use for Maelle. MeinMMO shows you 2 builds that make the challenging game easier.
Update from December 16th: We have checked the article for relevance and made structural adjustments.
How is this list structured? In this list, we outline possible builds for Maelle that you can build upon. Ultimately, your playstyle determines which builds are suitable for you. We do not present “the best” build but rather provide several optimal options.
Additionally, we explain how Maelle fundamentally works. This way, you can get the best out of the fighter.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – JRPG with French Flair has Release Date
How to use Maelle in combat
Maelle uses fire attacks and a rapier as her weapon. She can also switch her stance and adopt four states:
Stance-less: No special effects
Offensive: Deals 50% more damage but also receives 50% more damage
Defensive: Takes 50% less damage and gains 1 AP for each evade or parry
Virtuoso: Deals 200% more damage
To maximize her potential, you should change stances every round. This way, you gain 1 AP. If you do not do this or use the same stance twice in a row, she will switch to the stance-less state afterward.
If you are already in the offensive or defensive stance, using the standard attack is sufficient. Maelle will then alternate between the offensive and defensive stances. If she is stance-less or in the virtuoso stance, you must execute other actions.
Fire Solo Build
What kind of build is this? This build is designed so that Maelle can spread the burning status to enemies by shooting. This way, she does not have to rely on other team members and can completely ignore the left side of her skill tree. She shoots and can alternate between Percée and Quick Step depending on the enemy’s status. The build is particularly suitable in Act 1 of the game.
Required skills:
Percée: Switch to the defensive stance
Quick Step: Switch to the virtuoso stance when the enemy is burning
Mezzo Forte: Maintain stance, returns 2-4 AP
Suitable weapon: The best weapon for the build is Medalum. The sword exploits that Maelle can spread the burning status. The status lasts longer and deals double damage. You receive the sword as a prize in the tournament in the village of the Gestrale when you complete the final challenge with Maelle.
Pictos and Lumina:
Burning Shots (obtained in the area Spring Meadows)
Marking Shots (obtained from the Gestral merchant in the Sanctuary of Endless Night)
Death Energy (obtained in the area Spring Meadows)
Special features of the build: By using the applied Pictos and Lumina, you can mark enemies with simple shots and put them in the burning status. This saves one round in which she would have to use a fire attack to set the enemy on fire.
Against marked enemies, Percée deals increased damage. If the enemy is additionally burning, Quick Step causes Maelle to switch to the virtuoso stance. The advantage is that she can switch stances every round. If at any point she runs out of AP from shooting, Maelle can help with Mezzo Forte or regain AP with Death Energy.
With this build, you can ignore the left side of Maelle’s skill tree.
Counter Build
What kind of build is this? This build relies heavily on countering. You remain permanently in the virtuoso stance after you have parried an attack. This way, you can choose between Impulse Strike, Phantom Thrust, and Retribution, depending on which attack is most suitable for your situation. Therefore, it is especially designed for Act 2 and 3, when you become more familiar with countering.
Required skills:
Impulse Strike: Switch to the defensive stance
Phantom Thrust: Switch to the defensive stance
Retribution: Switch to the defensive stance
Furious Rapier: Switch to stance-less, unless you are in the virtuoso stance, then stay
Suitable weapon: The perfect weapon for the counter build is Jarum. The rapier allows you to switch to the virtuoso stance after a counterattack. This way, you can use strong attacks without switching to the defensive stance, thus maintaining your damage bonus of 200%.
Pictos and Lumina:
Increased Counter III (obtained after defeating the chromatic Échassier in Lumière)
Risky Parry (obtained after defeating the golden Chevalière at the Stone Wave Cliffs)
Glass Cannon (obtained in Visages)
Flawless (obtained after a boss fight at Visages)
Special features of the build: The applied Pictos and Lumina increase the damage you deal with counters and additionally give you more AP. Glass Cannon also increases your standard damage, though you also receive more damage when you are hit. So, you should be sure that you can parry well. The same goes for Flawless, as you only deal additional damage until you are hit.
With Furious Rapier, you remain in the virtuoso stance if you make a mistake while parrying. The remaining attacks deal high damage and can even break the enemy.
Stendhal Build
What kind of build is this? Although Maelle’s Stendhal ability has been nerfed (via X), the attack still deals immense damage when the damage cap is lifted. You can defeat even the strongest opponents in just two rounds. Therefore, the build is especially suitable for Act III.
Required skills:
Last Chance: Switch to the virtuoso stance
Stendhal: Switch to the defensive stance
Suitable weapon: The perfect weapon for the counter build is Yeverum. The ability to receive more shields can be combined with the Picto Shield Affinity to further increase damage.
Pictos and Lumina:
Threshold of Death (obtained after the last boss fight in Act I)
Painted Power (obtained after the last boss fight in Act II)
Master of Energy (obtained by defeating the Serpenphare)
Shield Affinity (obtained in Sirène)
Special features of the build: With Last Chance, Maelle can switch to the virtuoso stance and restore all AP. She needs this for Stendhal, as the attack costs a full 8 AP. Because she only has 1 TP left, Threshold of Death deals 50% more damage. Moreover, the Picto Painted Power is particularly important because you will not exceed the 9,999 damage otherwise.
Maelle’s attack can be further driven to dizzying heights with Sciel’s Wrath of Fate. Additionally, you can apply shields to Maelle beforehand and use Shield Affinity to increase damage by 30%.
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For an MMORPG that has been in development for nearly 10 years, many fans expected something different than the result they encountered last weekend in Ashes of Creation. And this despite overrun servers.
What was the launch of the Early Access of Ashes of Creation like? On December 11, 2025, the Early Access of Ashes of Creation launched on Steam, where players could dive into an alpha version of the MMO… or at least if they made it through the long and quite frustrating queues for players.
Now the first weekend has passed and players are sharing their initial impressions of the game, which after almost 10 years in development is still in an alpha state. A state that not only disappoints players but has now made them angry. This is currently reflected in the ratings on Steam, where out of 4,173 user reviews, less than half (about 45%) are positive.
Here you can see the trailer for Ashes of Creation, which is currently in Early Access on Steam:
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Ashes of Creation: Early Access Guide stimmt euch auf den Start auf Steam ein
Players find negative reviews justified
What makes the players so angry? From the numerous reactions on Reddit, it can be gathered that the state of the alpha is not the primary issue. After all, it is an alpha version, which is nearly always riddled with bugs. However, it is the point that caused the bucket to overflow.
“Paying 50/100 dollars to ‘test’ a game and help in its development is the biggest scam of all time,” writes tonnyuk on Reddit, who mainly complains about the price of access.
Soermen feels the same way, as he explains on Reddit: “The problem is not that it is an alpha version, but the price and the way they sold everything.”
This is also emphasized by Lpunit on Reddit: “The GOTY, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, costs less than this alpha test.”
Is there any positive feedback at all after the first days? Finding genuinely positive feedback in the current mood of players is rather challenging. Nevertheless, there are players who are willing to remain patient and hopeful.
Some players want to observe the progress, whether the developers are listening to and implementing feedback, others state that if they overlook the issues that come with an unfinished project, they have an “overall actually quite good” experience (Papa_Ahlron on Reddit).
However, the significantly more frequent and louder response comes from those who have waited too long for something that has yet to prove itself.
In Pokémon GO a new Spotlight Hour starts on December 16th. We will show you what to expect.
When does the Spotlight Hour start? The Spotlight Hour starts on December 16th at 6:00 PM. You can dive into the Pokémon in the spotlight for 60 minutes.
Which Pokémon is in the spotlight? The Fighting Pokémon Lin-Fu is on the way. It is a Fighting-type Pokémon that can evolve into Wie-Shu.
Can Lin-Fu be shiny? Yes, you can catch shiny Lin-Fu. However, the shiny rate is not increased, so you will need a lot of luck.
What bonus is active? During the Spotlight Hour, you will receive double the number of candies for each catch.
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Pokémon GO shows its new season in the trailer
Is Lin-Fu worth it during the Spotlight Hour?
How strong is Lin-Fu? Unfortunately, not very strong. Its evolution Wie-Shu has minimal chances in the current battle league meta and is therefore not a particularly good choice for PvP in Pokémon GO.
And even in raids or gyms, there are simply better Fighting-type Pokémon that you should use. So, if you are looking for a strong fighter, unfortunately, Lin-Fu is not the right choice.
Is the bonus worth it? Yes, the double candy catch bonus is useful as it also applies to all other Pokémon besides Lin-Fu. So you can also earn extra candies from the following monsters:
What’s next in Pokémon GO? We are approaching the Winter Festival event with big steps. It starts at the end of the current week. However, there are also a few more dates that are worth noting this month. It is best to check our overview to keep everything in mind: All events in December 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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In 2021, a science fiction movie, which with its time travel theme and a Marvel star could find many viewers on Amazon Prime. Since then, fans have been waiting for a sequel.
What kind of movie is it? The Tomorrow War is a science fiction film directed by Chris McKay, released in 2021. At that time, the film had already a tumultuous history behind it. Originally shot for cinema with a budget of around 200 million US dollars (about 170 million euros), the Corona pandemic intervened.
You surely remember: The cinemas were closed and at the same time the market for streaming providers like Netflix or Amazon Prime Video was booming. Finally, The TomorrowWar premiered on the latter platform on July 2, 2021, after a date for the cinema had been adhered to until the last minute.
In the lead role is Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy). He was probably one of the reasons why the movie found much appeal. Alone in the first two days, The Tomorrow War was streamed for over 1.2 billion minutes according to Screencrush. In the USA alone, the film flickered across the screens of 2.41 million households (via deadline.com).
But what is The Tomorrow War actually about?
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Trailer for the action-packed time travel adventure “The Tomorrow War”
A biology teacher fighting against aliens
What does the film tell? Chris Pratt plays the biology teacher and former soldier Dan Forester, who lives in 2022. One day, a wormhole opens and people from the future of 2051 appear via time travel.
They approach their predecessors with an extraterrestrial problem: The Earth of the future is being attacked by aliens called “Whitespikes” who proceed as quickly as they are brutally. They resemble a bit in appearance to the Xenomorphs from Alien.
It is now up to people like Dan to save the future. For this, he has to part with his family. After embarking on the journey to 2051, things go as they must: The venture goes wrong, and Dan barely survives. How his fight against the aliens ends should not be revealed here, of course.
How good is the film? That very much depends on your expectations, but even more on your expectations. The hard facts: On Rotten Tomatoes, 208 critics rate the film with a mediocre 51%. Over 5,000 users are significantly more positive and give it 76%.
Chris Pratt as the lead actor is particularly praised, while critics complain that the film does not stay long in memory. It is classic popcorn entertainment, just at home. The film provides entertaining, action-packed entertainment, and perhaps it does not want to be more.
Fans of deep time travel stories must accept a few plot holes, but at least the successful, eerie design of the aliens compensates for the fact that not everything is coherent within the plot.
Is there a sequel? Not yet, but according to the screenwriter Zach Dean, one is in the works (via comicbook.com). When part 2 will be released and whether the film will go to theaters this time is not yet known.
The Game Awards 2025 are over, all the awards have been presented. However, the community now selects one last winner and calls him the Santa Claus of the Game Awards.
Who impressed at the awards? The musician in question is Pedro Eustache. He plays flute, saxophone, bass, and clarinet. He is known, among other things, for his work on film soundtracks with composers like Hans Zimmer.
He gained real fame in 2022 (via YouTube) with one of his first performances at the Game Awards. Since then known as Flute Guy (Flötentyp), he is regularly celebrated on social media for his performances.
He was also back in 2025 and has since received much support from the community. Along with his regular instruments, he brought a flute made from drainage pipes. Here you can see him during his performance while presenting the Game of the Year nominees:
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How does the community celebrate? On X.com, Pedro Eustache posted a video in which he presents his flutes. In the comments, users shower him with praise and thanks. Here are some excerpts:
SolAlbertor (via X.com): I need a GOTY for this legend.
FloatyRedHead13 (via X.com): The PVC flute is genius!
Umbral_Ice (via X.com): This is amazing! You are like Cloud with all his swords, but it’s flutes!
Trollstat1212 (via X.com): You are the Santa Claus of the Game Awards, we look forward to your arrival every year and all the joy you bring, Pedro!
The community even posts memes related to this year’s performance:
Why is Flute Guy so popular? There isn’t really a specific, defining factor for his popularity. However, he always plays his flute at performances with immense passion and extreme enthusiasm. During his performances, he switches instruments within seconds. He bobs and even headbangs here and there.
You can really tell his enthusiasm and love for his craft. The community notices this too. vrpancho writes, for example, on X.com: Thank you for showing people how cool instruments can be. You probably helped a lot of kids find their way to music.
In World of Warcraft Midnight, you need to raise your level in “Mythic+” to a new maximum. Only then will there be strong loot.
In Midnight, World of Warcraft is not reinvented, but many game systems are refined to make them even better and more accessible. This also means that rewards become stronger as you face greater challenges. For all fans of “Mythic+”, this means they will have to try even harder – because only those who conquer “Mythic+18” will get the best gear.
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WoW Midnight shows gameplay – All new features
What changes with Midnight? The basic difficulty of dungeons will be slightly reduced. This is mainly due to the “Disarmament of Addons” – as numerous helper addons, like the notorious “WeakAuras”, will no longer work in Midnight. Almost all addons that directly read combat events will have their capabilities drastically limited.
To compensate for this, most fights will be a bit easier. There should be more time to react, and especially dangerous effects will be easier to distinguish from others.
At the same time, the weekly reward from the vault is changing. This now scales not only up to Mythic+10 but up to Mythic+18.
The best loot is only available from Mythic+18
What rewards are there? The loot received from the weekly vault is based on the highest completed dungeon from the previous week, just like it is now. For Midnight, it applies:
Keystone level in M+
Item level vault
2
259 (Heroic 1/6)
3
259 (Heroic 1/6)
4
263 (Heroic 2/6)
5
263 (Heroic 2/6)
6
266 (Heroic 3/6)
7
269 (Heroic 4/6)
8
269 (Heroic 4/6)
9
269 (Heroic 4/6)
10
272 (Mythic 1/6)
11
272 (Mythic 1/6)
12
276 (Mythic 2/6)
13
276 (Mythic 2/6)
14
276 (Mythic 2/6)
15
279 (Mythic 3/6)
16
279 (Mythic 3/6)
17
279 (Mythic 3/6)
18
282 (Mythic 4/6)
Note that the list refers exclusively to the weekly reward from the vault – not to the loot obtained within the dungeon. Additionally, the item level is lower than current item levels, as there will be a “Stat Squish” in Midnight.
Why is this interesting? This change will be particularly exciting for the start of the season. Because those who can earn powerful “Mythic 4/6” items in the first season week will have a significant advantage in the “Race to World First”. At the beginning of a season, the emblems for upgrading items are drastically limited. So if you can snag items that are already at upgrade level 4 out of 6, you need to spend significantly fewer emblems to reach maximum power.
But this is also a good change for all dungeon fans. Because regardless of whether you visit raids or not – being able to obtain particularly powerful items early in the season is an additional incentive for everyone not to stop at “Mythic+10” and to try to tackle a bit more difficulty. Really powerful items, as all collectors know, are not found in dungeons, but in housing. Even a seemingly simple carpet is completely overpowered.
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The trailer for the new project by Larian Studios, Divinity, sparked a lot of reactions at the Game Awards 2025, among viewers and fans. While there is a general consensus that it contains intense content, whether that generates excitement or just disgust divides the community. What do you think about it?
What divides the gaming community? The trailer for Divinity, the newly announced project by the creators of Baldur’s Gate 3, made its mark within the community during and after the Game Awards 2025. The trailer shows a celebration filled with joyful and (less) drunken people preparing and celebrating some kind of sacrifice. Larian does not hold back on the gross factor and gruesome content, presenting a trailer that is hard to forget – for both positive and negative reasons. For these reasons and due to age restrictions, it is only available on YouTube, where Larian explicitly states: strictly for adults.
Nevertheless, alongside the eager voices of fans and those who want to become fans, there are some individuals who are not at all thrilled about the way the announcement was made. They express that they find the direction in which Larian is taking Divinity not only disappointing but also regrettable.
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Divinity: Original Sin 2 Trailer
A trailer full of blood, horror, and sex, but also humor, that screams Divinity
What do people criticize about the trailer? That the trailer caused a strong reaction and shocked many viewers is undeniable. Based on some community comments, it is clear that there are people who do not approve of this shock factor, especially not during the airing of the Game Awards:
“They pulled the dullest clichés of shocking images, body horror, disgust, and pointless shock sexuality, what’s up with that?” one user comments on Reddit, and users also express on Facebook why they are not convinced by the announcement: “This is one of those things that would deserve a 10/10 with the right audience. But to show it where anyone and their children could see it was, in my opinion, a bit too much. I found the trailer hardcore already, and I’m an adult man.”
However, other users emphasize that this trailer (as it warns from the start) is not suitable for children and that the Game Awards honor and present games that are rated for ages 18 and up.
However, the contrast in their program also shocked adults:
“I find the trailer great, but honestly, I also found it quite frightening. Seeing a man burning alive with supernatural horror effects is not something I expected to see on the same screen where Donkey Kong Bananza was featured” (ianperesmusic under the trailer on YouTube).
Some users’ opinions regarding the disgust should not be dismissed. However, there are voices that recognize the argument and say: “That is so disgusting. I love it” (lolpersephone on Reddit).
What are the enthusiastic reactions to the trailer? Under the trailer on YouTube and on Reddit, fans share how they are absolutely thrilled and looking forward to what Larian revealed to them at the Game Awards, despite – or because of – the intense content:
“The trailer is gross, but I’m not mad about it,” writes lemonandcake13 in the GirlGamers subreddit, “I trust Larian and think it fits well as a successor to BG3. I just hope they find the right balance between quirkiness and darkness.”
Grouchy-Coast does not want to deny the daring step but finds the trailer authentic precisely because of its content, as they shared on Reddit: “This trailer literally screams Divinity every time. It contains blood, body horror, sex, and humor. I think it is even the ‘response’ to all those who say Divinity is a silly, generic fantasy series, even though it includes many of these elements.”
This is what MeinMMO editor Caro says: First of all, I want to say – I have not played any Divinity games yet, but I have become a huge fan of Larian as an absolute BG3 ultra, and I am totally hyped from the trailer to play Divinity itself, as well as the older entries in the series.
Now to the trailer: I did not watch it live, but early at 5 AM on YouTube. Warnings like “for adults only” I rarely take seriously, as the content does not shock me often. And after watching it for the first time, I thought: “Oh man … this is the first genuinely placed ‘for adults only’ that I can remember.”
The visual content is macabre, brutal, and yes, extremely disgusting. But it stood in stark contrast to the celebrations, the joyous people, and that excited clapping child when the man is burned alive in excruciating detail. And it was precisely this contrast that made the scene so grotesque – which is why the trailer was able to capture me completely.
I want to know what the hell is happening in this world that leads to such a scene. It makes me curious about the culture, the dark forces, and the story that Larian is hinting at. Give me the dark cult, fanatical followers, and images that ruthlessly show how horrible all of this is.
Do I want to watch the trailer often? No, certainly not. But for me, it was the absolute highlight of this year’s Game Awards.
With Season 11, Blizzard has introduced a new crafting system in Diablo 4: Sanctification. This final step can turn an already good item into an absolute god roll. One player has achieved exactly this and now likely has the strongest item in the game in their inventory.
This is how the super item was created: On Reddit, a user shows their Harlequin Crown with the double effect, so +8 ranks and +40% damage reduction. However, this is not a bug, but a result of the new crafting system.
The chance to receive a Harlequin Crown is already extremely low – although a trick currently makes it very easy to obtain mythics. Doubling the effect is nearly impossible, but it is achievable nonetheless. According to users, this is also not a bug and is not faulty: the effects stack as intended.
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Diablo 4 showcases its new features from Season 11 in the gameplay trailer
“Builds will soon list this as a requirement”
In the comments, there are immediate remarks that one does not feel happy for the creator. They should shove the item elsewhere – clearly a pointed and non-serious exaggeration, but a certain envy definitely seems to be present.
Other users are more cynical and fear: If such items are possible, they will soon be necessary in builds: “I know you are just joking, but that sounds true and I hate that in build guides.”
Many builds require certain items to function at all. Items like the double Shako are virtually impossible to find, making them an implausible requirement for most players.
The creator themselves states that they do not actually need the crown. They play a Paladin spear build and a Shako does not feel “incredible” to them. Others point out that they now have no choice: the RNG gods have decided that they must play a build centered around the super item.
A filmmaker has been found guilty in the USA of embezzling millions of dollars. Instead of investing the money in a series, he used it to finance a luxurious lifestyle.The series itself has never been released.
A jury in Manhattan found filmmaker Carl Rinsch guilty of defrauding Netflix of 11 million dollars. This was reported by the English-language magazine Techspot.com.
Rinsch allegedly embezzled millions and funneled it into his own account. With the money, he reportedly funded various luxury purchases and speculated with cryptocurrencies. All offenses can be found in the official press release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
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Netflix invested millions in a science fiction series that never aired
What was the series supposed to be about? Rinsch was commissioned by Netflix in 2018 to produce a science fiction series titled “Conquest,” which was originally supposed to be called “White Horse.” Over the course of two years, 44 million dollars flowed from Netflix into Rinsch’s production company to develop the series.
In 2020, Rinsch eventually demanded an additional 11 million dollars, claiming it was necessary to complete the production. However, the prosecution uncovered that Rinsch allegedly embezzled these millions: He reportedly diverted the money through other bank accounts and ultimately transferred it to his own account.
What was he supposed to spend the money on? The U.S. Attorney’s Office lists some items where these 11 million dollars allegedly went.
3.3 million dollars were allegedly spent on furniture, antiques, and mattresses.
2.4 million dollars were allegedly paid for a red Ferrari and five Rolls-Royce models.
Additionally, 1.7 million dollars for various credit card bills.
Furthermore, he is said to have paid about 387,000 dollars for a Swiss watch.
Additionally, he reportedly invested a lot of money in various cryptocurrencies, with varying degrees of success.
What happened to the series? Netflix ultimately canceled the series Conquest in 2021 and wrote off the losses after Rinsch and his company failed to meet the production goals. The streaming giant wrote off a total of 55 million dollars that it had provided, with no funds returned from Rinsch.
How did the case end? The defendant pleaded not guilty. However, the jury concluded that he was guilty and convicted him of one count of wire fraud, one count of money laundering, and five counts of transactions involving illegal property.
He faces up to 90 years in prison, with sentencing scheduled for April 17, 2026.
After the manga of My Hero Academia came to an end, the anime followed suit. On December 13, 2025, fans of Deku and his friends had to say goodbye. The very last episode moved the viewers to tears.
What was so special about My Hero Academia? My Hero Academia was the ultimate superhero manga for many fans. The stories of Deku and his friends were followed by many fans, as evidenced by the manga’s regular presence in the top 10 on Mangaplus. This indicates how popular a manga is at the moment.
The manga ran for over 10 years. It started in July 2014 and ended in August 2024.
The anime consists of seasons and aired from April 2016 to December 2025.
The manga thus shaped approximately a decade. Only a few anime have managed to do that, which also feature superheroes. Consequently, the end of the anime feels to many fans like the end of an era. Now they are expressing their emotions freely – especially the final scenes of the anime bring some to tears.
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My Hero Academia prepares for the emotional finale
My Hero Academia moves fans to tears
What was so special about the ending? On Reddit, fans share how they felt while watching. User baylaust thinks it is perfection how Jirou and Kaminari support Eri in her music career. Another user finds it a shame that Tokoyami is not involved – he would have talent after all.
Moreover, the collaboration of Bakugo with Ninja Hero: Edgeshot and Fiber Hero: Best Jeanist moved some viewers to tears. Bakugo and Edgeshot share a teacher-student relationship, and Best Jeanist ensures that Bakugo survives the finale.
In the comments, many more heroes are picked and their fates are celebrated. This shows how important each individual hero is for the fans. User Firm-Reason sums it up well: It is both the end and the beginning of an era.
What content was shown? The anime adapted the regular ending from manga chapter 430. Some bonus content from chapter 431 was also added, which was released later. In the closing scenes, fans could see what became of the individual heroes after they returned to their daily lives.
However, some content from chapter 431 was missing:
The romantic relationship between Deku and Ochaku is not made as obvious
The Twitch streamer Christian “Vlesk” Scheitzeneder, along with Maximilian “HandOfBlood” Knabe, shared his assessment of his colleagues’ skills for the upcoming WoW event.
What kind of event is it? The Twitch streamer Vlesk is participating in the upcoming WoW Hardcore event, like many other German-speaking content creators. On December 27, 2025, the Twitch streamers will start in World of Warcraft Classic, playing in Hardcore mode. This means they have, like the American guild OnlyFangs, only one attempt with their character.
Where are the founders? Most of the participants are in the middle range, but one thing stands out: On the top spot, none of the founders of the event can be found. Neither HandOfBlood, nor Papaplatte, nor Metashi can be found in the rank of “Godgamer”.
At least HandOfBlood is in second place as “Guild Carry”. It is assumed that he can carry the guild through the game in case of emergency.
When assessing HandOfBlood, his extensive knowledge of World of Warcraft was positively highlighted, but Kutcherlol questioned: “How good are his old withered hands still?” (Source: YouTube from minute 32:15).
He further noted that HandOfBlood “grossly overestimates his skills in many games.” Initially, HandOfBlood was placed in the rank of “Godgamer”, but was later pushed down one rank.
Metashi follows HandOfBlood with the assessment that he would easily reach level 60, which is the maximum level in WoW Classic. Papaplatte is the last among the founders in the ranking; according to his colleagues’ assessments, he should at least manage to complete the first raid, Molten Core.
Whether the assessments will hold true remains to be seen. From December 27, 2025, the Twitch streamers will have to prove how good they really are in WoW Classic.
A player shows his controller, which he has been using on his Xbox for 10 years. And the community is surprised that the controller has held up until today.
A player posted a photo in a Reddit post, where you can see the thumbstick of his Xbox One controller. The picture shows that the stick is completely worn out. The plastic surface has lost a lot of material and is no longer black, but white from heavy use. He comments with the words: “Can you tell that I mostly played first-person shooters, where you run forward a lot?”
In another post, he adds that his controller has not yet experienced stick drift, a widespread issue like the one with the Switch. The problems are so extensive, that you can exchange your broken Joy-Cons for free at Nintendo. The user also added that so far only the A button on the controller sometimes triggers double:
And as far as I can tell, it has 0 drift. The only issue is that the A button sometimes double presses. But everything is still clicking and tight. I think the stick will break in half before the controller stops working at this point. It will outlast the console.
The consideration of cleaning the inside of the controller is rejected by him out of concern that the controller might not function afterwards and would let him down after 10 years.
Community is impressed that the controller has lasted so long
How does the community react? The community immediately sees in the post of his controller proof that he cannot be a camper. Because for that, the stick, with which you move, is way too worn out. Someone writes on Reddit:
At least we know you aren’t camping! That’s crazy, I should have looked at my sticks when I was younger during the COD4/GOW times.
Many explain that their own controller has never lasted that long. Sooner or later, stick drift has always been a problem and the controller was hardly usable. Another one adds that 10 years for a controller that is used daily is quite a long lifespan.
Under the post, however, many users also discuss whether everything was better in the past. But how much is there to this “things were better in the past” discussion actually?
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Microsoft has continuously adapted its Xbox controller over the years
Basically, Microsoft has revised the controller for the Xbox One several times. Many adjustments have been well received by the community. The controller is said to have been slightly improved in haptics, grip, and features in later revisions. Later models, among other things, received Bluetooth support, a changed surface structure for more grip, and minor detail adjustments to housing and materials.
Subjectively, there are users who find early controllers more robust, but overall, the build quality of later revisions (starting from Xbox One S) is at least considered equivalent, often somewhat higher quality.
If you are now eager for an Xbox or rather want to buy a PS5, then check out the following article. Here we explain the differences between Xbox and PS5 and say which model might suit which player best: PS5 or Xbox Series X – Which console should I buy?
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In the games, but also in the series of Fallout, there are Ghouls. These are strange beings that somewhat resemble a corpse, but usually appear very lively. What is the deal with these creatures?
Anyone who has played Fallout or seen the related series on Amazon Prime knows them: Ghouls. At first glance, they resemble corpses that are not as dead as they look. After all, their skin is decayed in most cases, sometimes looks charred, and has holes in it.
In the Fallout series, which will receive a second season starting December 17, 2025, a Ghul plays an important role who was also part of Season 1: the former Hollywood actor Cooper Howard, who roams the wasteland known as “the Ghoul” after the Great War.
Creatures like him are completely normal on the surface of the Fallout world, after all, there are far more terrible things – but what has led to Ghouls like Cooper Howard looking like this?
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The official trailer for Fallout Season 2 takes us back to the apocalypse
Radiation doesn’t have to be deadly
What did Ghouls look like in the past? Just like most Ghoul beings from Fallout, Cooper Howard was also a human. However, there are also animals affected by the phenomenon. Basically, what happened to them is: they mutated because they were exposed to the dangerous radioactive radiation of the wasteland for too long and in constant small amounts. Or they were part of experiments that turned them into Ghouls, which is particularly unlikely in the case of Cooper Howard.
Many beings are killed by radioactive radiation in a very painful process, where a mix of bleeding and necrosis causes the affected to meet their demise. In some cases, however, the opposite happens, and a human slowly mutates into a Ghoul – including some practical abilities.
Anyone who has seen Fallout Season 1 knows: Ghouls like Cooper Howard can be very resilient. Normally, they survive injuries that would be fatal to ordinary humans. This is because the bodies of Ghouls can heal their own wounds. Additionally, further radiation encountered in the wasteland does not cause harm anymore.
For this reason, Ghouls live much longer than humans and can even be considered immortal. This is also evident in concrete examples: Many of these mutated beings experienced their transformation during the Great War in 2077, but still roam the wasteland over 200 years later – for example, in Fallout New Vegas, which takes place in 2281. The Amazon series, by the way, takes place even later, namely in 2296.
Can Ghouls actually not die? Yes, they can. If violence is used against them and essential parts of their bodies are destroyed, it is also over for Ghouls. This is particularly evident in the games, where Ghouls are a type of enemy. But not only that: in some cases, Ghouls can also be encountered in a friendly manner as NPCs. Some even have quests for the player.
Here it is important to emphasize that there are mainly three types of Ghouls:
Intelligent Ghouls: This includes the Ghoul from the Amazon series and various quest givers from the games. This type behaves similarly to a human, can think and speak normally. Just like humans, these Ghouls pursue their own goals and act well or evil.
Wild Ghouls: This form often appears as an enemy in the game. They cannot think normally, but behave as their instincts dictate. Visually, they appear even more decayed than their intelligent relatives.
Glowing Ghouls: A hybrid of the other two, the Glowing Ghouls have received significantly more radiation and therefore glow ominously. Among them, there are both wild and intelligent Ghouls. Because they are considered an exception among their kind, they are often ostracized.
In 2025, there was a particularly large anime film called Demon Slayer that premiered in theaters. MeinMMO will tell you which films will follow in 2026 and which dates you should definitely mark in your calendar.
Update on December 15th, 2025: We have added the movie to Assassination Classroom to the list.
Which films are included in this list? MeinMMO lists all films that will be released in theaters in 2026. The anime includes both new releases and older anime that will simply be shown in theaters again. It is important that this is not a special event for a specific city, but a nationwide event.
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Scarlet is the new anime from the creator of Belle
All You Need Is Kill, Japanese release: January 9th, 2026 (Info on Crunchyroll)
The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie, Japanese release: February 13th, 2026 (Info from AnimagiC 2025)
New Gintama the Movie: Yoshiwara in Flames, Japanese release: February 13th, 2026 (Info on X)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea, Japanese release: February 27th, 2026 (Info on Crunchyroll)
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising-, Japanese release: February 2026 (Info on Crunchyroll)
Assassination Classroom The Movie: Our Time, Japanese release: March 20th, 2026 (Info on Crunchyroll)
Detective Conan: Highway Angel, Japanese release: between April 29th and May 6th, 2026 (Info on Crunchyroll)
The Pharmacist’s Diaries, Japanese release: December 2026 (Info on Crunchyroll)
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend, Japanese release: 2026 (Info on X)
Under “Date still unknown”, we compile the films that are scheduled to be released in 2026 for Japan, but are not yet known for Germany. We also only list films here that have a high chance of being released in German cinemas and not just as releases on a streaming service.
This includes, for example, anime that have previously been released as films in Germany or those that have a large fan base within Germany.
Throughout 2026, more films will be added that will start in theaters in 2026. MeinMMO keeps this article up to date, so you should check back often in the future to see if new dates have been added.
There were also several anime films released in theaters in 2025. This fuels the anticipation for the year 2026. To give you an idea of how significant the cinema year 2025 was, you can browse the following article: All anime coming to theaters in Germany in 2025
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