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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Valve presents the Steam Machine in the new trailer
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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Backgrounds in Dungeons & Dragons ensure that your backstory not only tells an exciting story of your character, but that you can also use your past to your advantage. We present the top 5 in this list on MeinMMO.
Backgrounds are a relevant part of character creation before sending your hero on adventures with others. Most of these heroes do not start directly as heroic superstars, as everyone starts small. Therefore, your characters need a background and backstory that give them personality, a reason to travel, and also certain advantages.
The background also provides information about the most formative place of life, profession, and general life before their adventure.
In this list, we want to mention 5 particularly useful backgrounds, which, alongside providing a base for your characters’ origins, offer particularly good bonuses through strong ability score increases, skills, and talents. We are using the latest Player’s Handbook from 2024 for this.
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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
With the new background system from 2024, you will receive:
3 options for ability score increases
1 heritage talent
2 skills in which you are proficient
1 tool with which you are proficient
Starting equipment worth 50 gold
This is an important note, as backgrounds were handled differently along with the choice of race/species in older D&D books. The Player’s Handbook explains it as follows:
Backgrounds and species from older books
Backgrounds in older D&D books do not contain ability score adjustments. If you use a background from an older book, adjust your ability scores by increasing one score by 2 and another by 1, or alternatively three scores by 1.
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If the background of your choice does not grant you a talent, you gain a heritage talent of your choice.
With this explanation, older backgrounds can also be used with the rules from 2024. However, the list refers only to those from the new Player’s Handbook. Thus, you can use the mentioned placements with the new standard equipment.
Rank 5 – Entertainer
Ability scores: Strength, Dexterity, Charisma
Talent: Musician
Skills in which you are proficient: Acrobatics and Performance
Tool with which you are proficient: Musical instrument
Equipment: Either A) Musical instrument (as above), two costumes, mirror, perfume, travel clothes, and 11 gold, or B) 50 gold
Entertainers in Dungeons & Dragons are described very similarly to a typical bard: they have spent most of their youth performing occasionally as a musician or acrobat at fairs or in the circus. They may be talented at playing an instrument, putting on acrobatic shows, or reciting stories and poems. They love applause and enjoy being on stage, which makes the background perfect for a bard.
However, this background is so exciting because, by making this choice, you can give any character the flair of having taken bardic influence, even if they play a completely different class.
With strength and dexterity, you don’t have to sacrifice ability points if they are particularly important for your build and can still be capable of playing an instrument to entertain (or distract) people.
With the heritage talent Musician, an entertainer can play a song on their instrument after each short or long rest, granting several team members (depending on the number of proficiency bonuses) Heroic Inspiration. This can be used by a character to reroll a die immediately after the first attempt. This can be extremely useful in critical situations, even life-saving.
Every group can therefore be happy to have an entertainer in the team they can benefit from – they just have to listen attentively to their songs.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has announced new content at the Game Awards 2025. It is so challenging that even players who have faced the toughest boss on expert difficulty are pushed to their limits.
There is a new playable area called “Verso’s Drafts”. You can reach it in Act 3 and experience more details about the story of Verso. Besides new gear, abilities, and outfits, there are new bosses that players can challenge.
The developers have reportedly made the bosses so outrageous that players are now struggling with them – even though the hardest boss from the main game was easy for them so far.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 hinterlässt bei den Spielern eine Leere
New bosses drive players to frustration in Expedition 33
How difficult are they? In addition to the chromatic lamp master, Osquio, and a “Divergent Star” version of Simon, there are also new bosses in the Endless Tower that serve as endgame content. And these are the ones that drive players to despair, as can already be seen in the Reddit thread “Are the DLC bosses the hardest ever in video games?”
Here, a player reports that he spent many hours trying to defeat Osquio. He was stuck in his last fight for 1.5 hours, only to mess up the gradient attack at the end. For him, the fight was instantly over; he couldn’t revive any team member or use the reserve team:
So I have to endure those 1.5 hours again without failing, just to get another chance, and I will probably fail again at the gradient attack? I mean, overall this DLC is fantastic, but honestly, I hate this part. I probably won’t try again; I don’t have 8 hours to maybe get 5 attempts to parry something that leads to instant death.
Other users advise him to tweak his team’s builds, as 1.5 hours is just too long for the fight. With level 99 and the right build, Osquio should go down according to another fan in just 2-3 minutes.
Another player on Reddit is further along. He writes that he needed only 2 attempts for Osquio on expert difficulty, and even Simon would’ve met his demise after only 10 attempts.
Other users on Reddit share his opinion and find that the new bosses are not fun. He wouldn’t want to “sacrifice most of Sunday to get pummeled by bosses, as they literally require perfect parries.”
If you want to farm bronze in WoW Legion Remix, you should start now. Blizzard has drastically improved the rewards.
The current event in World of Warcraft, “Legion Remix”, has recently taken a bit of a back seat. This is mainly due to the extensive housing. However, many still use the event to level up quickly or earn great rewards for bronze. Those who found it not fast enough now have a new incentive: The bronze rewards have been massively improved.
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WoW Legion Remix: This insane time travel works
What is the problem with Legion Remix? Those who need all the rewards from Legion Remix because they previously owned nothing from this expansion need a bit more than 6,000,000 bronze – that’s quite a hefty sum. Farming this requires a lot of time, and those who don’t start farming early may struggle now, as the event only lasts for about another month.
What has been changed now? In the US WoW forum, Blizzard explained the hotfixes that went live on December 12, 2025. Almost all the major bronze rewards have been drastically increased again, in most cases even doubled. Especially completing the research quests, as well as the emissary missions, is now significantly worthwhile.
More bronze everywhere
What changes were announced in detail? The following changes have been announced and are already live:
Raid bosses now drop “Small Bronze Stash” on all difficulties – so each time 2,500 bronze.
Hellbeasts of the Lost Legion now drop “Large Bronze Stash” (12,500 bronze) once per day and account.
Eternal research now grants a “Small Bronze Stash” (4,000 bronze) for each quest.
Legion invasions grant a bronze stash (7,500 bronze).
Emissary quests now grant a “Large Bronze Stash” (12,500 bronze).
World bosses now always drop a “Small Bronze Stash” (4,000 bronze).
Additionally, Legion invasions now occur much more frequently. They should rotate 375% faster – so a new invasion every few hours.
Until when do you have time? Those who want to earn the various rewards should free up some time during the Christmas holidays. Because Legion Remix is active until January 20, 2025. After that, the event will disappear and many of the rewards will no longer be available.
If you have already finished with Legion Remix and would rather focus on housing, we can also assist you further. Because we have a list of many secret housing items that you wouldn’t have thought of …
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The German guild Sauercrowd faced perhaps the most important decision of any player in WoW: Horde or Alliance? In the end, the choice was quite clear and doesn’t please guild co-leader HandOfBlood at all.
The project is supposed to be really big with a lot of external support: there is an addon specifically for the guild and Twitch will set up a category for the streamers, as was mentioned in the latest stream.
This is how the decision went: Horde vs. Alliance is a question that has divided the World of Warcraft community at least since 2005, and there will likely never be a clear answer. Although the factions are becoming closer and closer, both Horde and Alliance have strong identities that players like to belong to.
Accordingly, it was difficult for a mixed group like Sauercrowd to come to an agreement. Members were to prepare and present pleas to convince others of “their” faction. This was all broadcast live on Twitch on December 12 at 6:00 PM, featuring the appearance of a singer well-known to any German WoW veteran.
In the end, there was finally a vote. Of the over 200 members, 131 participated and delivered a clear result: with 76 to 55 votes, the Alliance won, much to the dismay of Horde supporter HandOfBlood, who expressed his frustration several times during the pleas, sometimes banging on the table.
Especially bitter for him: his partner Tamina publicly spoke in her speech for the Alliance (on HandOfBlood’s stream from hour 04:30:35). Tamina emphasizes that she wants to relive the experience of the famous “South Park” episode and not just “see a tree every 500 meters.” HandOfBlood refrained from commenting after that.
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HandOfBlood: The most important thing about the YouTuber and Twitch streamer in under a minute
“I am an absolute Horde fan – And that’s exactly why I will vote for the Alliance”
Anyone interested in the event or already a WoW fan and looking for something to smile about should definitely watch all the pleas (in the stream from hour 03:53:43). Most speakers voiced support for the Alliance with arguments like:
real cities and not a capital that looks “like Frankfurt Central Station”
There were also more creative speeches, such as that all important inventions (fire, electricity, lasagna) come from Humans – not Orcs. And streamer Mowky, who desperately wants to play a Night Elf, even bribed by saying she would come to the next gamescom in cosplay if the guild joins the Alliance.
A very convincing argument ultimately came from Sieglinde, one of the biggest German WoW streamers on Twitch:
Hello, I am sieglinde and I am an absolute Horde fan. And that’s exactly why I will vote for the Alliance. Everyone knows that the most development time has gone into the Alliance areas and quests, which is why quest areas and lore are better designed. […] The Alliance is simply better for a HC event. We, inexperienced (sic!) WoW veterans must not be selfish and must set aside our own wishes.
Rather, it is our responsibility to provide the best experience and present WoW in its best light. The guild leadership has always emphasized: newcomers must be helped. And the best help at the start is not to make a wrong decision in the faction choice. That the Alliance is better for beginners is also said by Metashi – right?
Counterarguments from the Horde meanwhile were that the Alliance stinks, is annoying, is dumb and that the Horde is simply cooler and tougher. If you already play hardcore, you also want the right challenge and not the “easy mode.” Moreover, the goal is not to shower, which fits the Horde.
After the decision was finally made, the members immediately set to work selecting their races via a quiz – which all participants then have to commit to and stick with. For the three leaders, the results are:
With Season 11, the Sanctification came to Diablo 4, a crafting system that allows you to enchant items in unpredictable ways and grant them random effects. Many players take this step too early and thus “destroy” their loot.
This is Sanctification: Sanctification was introduced with Season 11 in Diablo 4 and represents the final step in the crafting process of your items. You grant an item a random effect, after which it can no longer be modified.
With Sanctification, you can:
apply an additional legendary property,
enhance an affix to a major affix,
add an additional affix from a special set of Sanctification affixes,
replace an existing affix with a Sanctification affix (not for Unique and Mythic Uniques!)
Especially the fact that no further adjustments can be made after Sanctification currently causes frustration. Because this also means that you can no longer add gem sockets afterwards. A minor detail that makes a big difference in gameplay, as many are now painfully realizing.
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Diablo 4 showcases its new features from Season 11 in the gameplay trailer
Adding sockets is also a crafting process
What causes misunderstandings with Sanctification? Many players are now aware that Sanctification is truly the last step in crafting and that neither hardening nor perfection is possible afterwards. However, what is often forgotten: Adding gem sockets also counts.
A player therefore reminds on Reddit to think about sockets before Sanctification. He himself forgot this step and wants to prevent others from making the same mistake. Gems provide strong bonuses and it’s correspondingly annoying when you can no longer use them. However, gems that have already been inserted can still be swapped in sanctified items.
Other players additionally remind that you should also imprint the highest level of aspects on items beforehand, as this is also no longer possible after Sanctification.
Sanctification is not possible at any time
Another point causing confusion among players is that it is not possible to sanctify items at any time. Although you can use the portal to the Celestial Forge and the Sanctification Altar at any time in a major city, the altar cannot always be clicked. This is because you can only perform Sanctification if you:
defeat a “Minor Evil” before the torment levels and spawn a portal – for example, when you have defeated Duriel in the Hell Flood.
receive so-called Celestial Seals at the torment levels, with which you can teleport to the Celestial Forge.
When a portal to the Celestial Forge spawns, the following warning is displayed: “The Celestial Forge has enough power to sanctify an item. The forge loses its power as soon as the portal closes.”
For experimenting while leveling, for perfecting in endgame
This is how the feature is received: Overall, Sanctification has been positively received in the community so far. Many players see it primarily as an exciting feature for experimenting while leveling, before getting to the really important items. It is also practical that Sanctification costs nothing; you just need access via a random portal or a Celestial Seal.
Some players are bothered that the randomness principle from the hardening system was removed and shifted to Sanctification. Others counter on Reddit that Sanctification is designed exactly for making perfect items even stronger, ideally when you have a backup. Those who cannot afford this risk do not have to use the feature. It is optional, not mandatory.
After the PTR, the developers also made adjustments. Replacing existing affixes with Sanctification affixes is no longer possible for Uniques and Mythic Uniques. Previously, there were concerns that their strong, unique properties could be overwritten by useless effects.
This year saw numerous events on Twitch. MeinMMO presents you with some from the German-speaking area in this list.
What kind of list is this? We have compiled the Twitch events in the German-speaking region for the year 2025 in this list. In doing so, we have taken the following criteria into account:
They must be events from German-speaking Twitch streamers.
Each Twitch streamer has only one spot with their event on this list.
The selection was based on both the average viewer count and the reach of the participating Twitch streamers. The source is the statistics on twitchtracker.com.
The order is chronological.
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These are the 5 most relevant German streamers on Twitch in 2024, according to Google
MontanaBlack’s Christmas Event 2.0 in December 2024
We start our list with the Christmas event of MontanaBlack. This entry took place last year but is sure to be huge again in this year’s edition on December 21. Co-hosting is Twitch streamer Zarbex, the brand ambassador of GÖNRGY, the beverage brand of MontanaBlack.
It would probably be quicker to list who from the German-speaking YouTube and Twitch bubble was not invited to this event.
At the Christmas event, guests can participate in various activities, including skiing. Each invited Twitch streamer also had the opportunity to stream on their own Twitch channel.
A big part of the Christmas event was the Secret Santa gift exchange. Content creators were supposed to bring a wrapped gift with a number assigned to it. One by one, content creators could then draw a number and receive and unwrap a randomly selected gift.
Trymacs has made it his mission to find bizarre vehicles and host tours with them. One highlight this year was definitely the treadmill bike tour.
The content creators Ronny Berger, Zarbex, Schradin, Aditotoro, Paul Frege, Nici Stemmler, Adam SkylineTV, and Marc Eggers completed the route from Amsterdam to Hamburg with a bike powered by a treadmill. To power it, steps needed to be taken on this treadmill.
In ARC Raiders, Tian Wen sends you to the surface to deface various walls with graffiti. The exact locations, as usual, are not marked on the map. Therefore, we will show you where you need to search.
Update on March 23, 2026: The article has been reviewed and is up to date.
What kind of quest is this? The arms dealer Tian Wen eventually sends you on the quest “Back to the Surface.” In this, you need to visit four maps and spray walls with graffiti. Your survival is secondary.
As usual, no quest location is marked in ARC Raiders, so you will have to search for the locations yourself. That’s why we visited all four locations to show you where they are.
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ARC Raiders zeigt im Launch-Trailer, wie der Kampf Mensch gegen Maschine aussieht
Dam-Sbattlefields: Mural Outpost
You need to apply the first graffiti to the outer wall of the mural outpost. The building is even named on the map, so it cannot be missed. Go to the western outer wall of the building and interact with it. That was the first wall that needs to be sprayed.
Blue Gate: White Tower
Next, you need to visit the white tower at the Blue Gate. Unfortunately, this is not marked by name on the map. The white tower is located on the surface near the barrier control room. We have marked the exact location on the map for you. Now, go to the east side of the building and interact with the wall.
Spaceport: Southern Trench Tower
At the spaceport, you need to visit the Southern Trench Tower – this is marked on the map at the northern edge. Follow the marking and visit the west side of the building near the stairs. Go to the porous wall and also place your mark there.
Buried City: Buried Buildings
The last wall is located in the Buried City near the Galleria. Stay in the southern direction and follow our marked point on the map. The correct wall is located on the west side of the building, where there is also a graffiti with eyes. The correct point is to the right of the entrance to the building.
Those were all the places you need to visit for the quest to successfully complete it. If you have completed the mission successfully, you will receive the repeater rifle “Renegade,” a blue stock, and some medium ammunition. Have you been able to complete the quest already? ARC Raiders also has more quests, but some fans have wondered if they are worth it at all. We answer the question: Players in ARC Raiders complete all 66 quests, drawing a devastating conclusion: “It’s not worth it”
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A game on Steam suddenly has 11,000 players and reaches its own record. But why are thousands of people suddenly playing an ancient game? Players from the community explain: These are bots farming an item to sell it later.
What kind of game is this? Secret of Magia is an “RPG Maker” game that was released on Steam in August 2015. The price is about 2 euros and the reviews are rather mixed.
Most of the time, the player numbers fluctuate in the low hundreds, but no large player counts. However, at the beginning of December 2025, things suddenly looked different: From December 4 to 9, 2025, the game according to SteamDB had over 11,000 players at the same time and even reached its highest player count ever. But why does a game suddenly have so many players after 10 years?
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Bots are farming Steam trading cards from a game and selling them for cents
Where are all the players coming from? Both on Reddit and on Steam there are discussions about why such an old and rather mixed game suddenly has so many users. But the answer is surprisingly simple. The vast majority of them are said to be bots that start the game to farm Steam trading cards.
Secret of Magia suddenly has over 11,000 players on Steam and reaches its highest player counts ever.
These cards have a sale value of only 1 to 2 cents, but this can still be worthwhile for certain individuals in countries with low income. Players buy a key for one cent, let the game run for 2 hours, and collect the trading cards. They then sell these cards for one cent. The cards can be obtained multiple times. One user explains on Reddit:
The [selling of the cards] yields a profit of 2-4 cents – not much, right? Now scale that: 9,000 bots buy the game for 0.01 cents and bring you each 3 cents – boom, then you have 270 US dollars from an investment of 90 dollars.
After 30 years, a legendary Warhammer game has returned. The game focuses on real-time battles in 3D and vaguely resembles battles from Total War.Players are pleased that a voting tool on GOG seems to actually be working.
With the newly announced Total War: Warhammer 40k, fans of the Warhammer universe and real-time strategy enthusiasts will soon receive fresh content. However, before the release of the new “Total War” game, another Warhammer game was released: a tactical strategy game from 1998.
Der erste Trailer zu „Lords of the End Times“, dem neuen DLC für Total War: Warhammer 3 im Sommer 2026
Players rejoice: “The voting seems to be working”
What kind of game is this? Warhammer: Dark Omen is a strategy game that uses early 3D graphics. Accordingly, the game appears graphically outdated today. Unlike many modern titles, Dark Omen is not set in the grim future of Warhammer 40,000, but in the original Warhammer Fantasy. Here you can learn more about the different worlds of Warhammer.
In the game, you build a small, powerful army: You buy new units such as cavalry, archers, or wizards and improve your troops through various missions. Then, you fight on different battlefields and try to defeat your opponents.
You do not build a base or buildings. The focus of Dark Omen is on real-time battles – basically Total War, just without turn-based strategy.
In Dark Omen, you take on the role of Commander Morgan Bernhardt, leader of the mercenary army Grudgebringer, and fight against the hordes of darkness.
Why has the game returned now? On GOG, you can vote for games you absolutely want to see available for purchase on the platform through the so-called GOG Dreamlist. Among the wish candidates are classics like “Diablo 2” and “Battle for Middle-earth,” which many users have been wishing for a long time.
With Warhammer: Dark Omen, at least one game has successfully made it to GOG, receiving around 15,000 upvotes on the Dreamlist. A reviewer on GOG writes:
The voting seems to be working. I remember voting for it months ago, and now I’ve been notified that it has finally happened!
GOG itself states on the shop page that they have significantly improved and modernized the game, ensuring that it now runs on modern PCs: There should be 4K and widescreen support, smoother graphics, and significantly improved stability. They have also resolved various issues so that the game works flawlessly on modern systems again.
A thesis claims that older generations have developed mental strengths that today’s generations do not possess. At the same time, it is emphasized that one should not directly compare generations. What is true about these statements?
What is it about specifically? The studies and theses come from the organization “Cottonwood Psychology”, which claims to be a team of professionally trained psychologists responsible for the content.
These strengths are said to contrast with younger generations, where technology, immediate availability, and stronger parental protection may weaken some of these skills. Generation Z is regarded, for example, as the generation that was born with a smartphone in hand.
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Older people are said to possess mental strengths that the younger generation does not
What strengths are we talking about? The following strengths are mentioned that older generations are said to possess: more patience and a higher tolerance for frustration, better emotion regulation, and greater tolerance for discomfort. Additionally, a stronger concentration ability and better, direct conflict resolution.
At the same time, the authors emphasize that it should not be about a direct comparison of generations. All generations are affected by different external conditions that are said to impact their abilities and competencies.
Patience: A slow flow of information, waiting for letters or programs, and enduring “boredom” have strengthened the ability to not require immediate reward.
Tolerance for frustration: Clear boundaries, less “reward for participation”, and less pedagogical cushioning have led to the learning that failure is a normal part of life.
Emotion regulation: Emotions were said to have been postponed more often because obligations took priority. This is believed to have facilitated an early learning of self-control.
Satisfaction with what one has: Fewer consumption options and lower expectations for constant change have fostered a more realistic expectation of life.
Tolerance for discomfort: Waiting, physically more demanding daily tasks, and limited resources have strengthened emotional flexibility and resilience.
Concentration ability: Activities such as reading for hours, listening to analog music, or writing letters are said to contrast with today’s typical fragmented media usage.
Direct conflict resolution: More direct communication without a digital intermediary is said to have promoted the ability to read body language, listen, and resolve conflicts directly.
Content-wise, the statements touch on several established findings from developmental psychology and media research, but they do not constitute a unified study. However, there are reports stating that frustration tolerance decreases with long screen times (via fritzundfraenzi.ch) and that older employees are attributed a high level of competence (via Uni-Kiel.de).
The German streamer Metashi 12 is planning a big event on Twitch together with PapaPlatte and HandOfBlood. The project is called “SauerCrowd” and will be a guild in WoW Classic Hardcore, modeled after OnlyFangs. A prominent guest, who every German WoW veteran will recognize, will join.
Who is the Bard?
Jan Hegenberg is known for his songs about gaming, probably the biggest German musician for this niche.
This was the event: On Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 6:00 PM, the three heads of the project convened an event. Goal: to vote on whether the guild should be founded on the Horde or Alliance side. Perhaps the most important decision for all WoW players.
To convince the others, members were allowed to hold short speeches. For the opening, HandOfBlood, as the moderator, invited Jan Hegenberg onto a literal stage. Hundreds of players gathered in the Cathedral of Stormwind to witness the event – and Hegenberg.
To set the mood, Hegenberg brought two of his biggest hits: “Die Horde Rennt” and “Die Allianz schlägt zurück,” so that newcomers could also get a bit of the “feeling” for the factions. In his stream, the mini-concert can be seen from minute 37:45 on Twitch.
Both songs apparently have a strong impact on veterans, as HandOfBlood simultaneously shows in his stream: he dances to the songs, sings along, and even wields Frostgram, the famous sword of Arthas (as a replica – and not his genuine sword, deemed junk by Horst Lichter):
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The entire assembly apparently made an impression even on Jan Hegenberg, who is used to shows and audiences. The entire Cathedral of Stormwind was packed on several layers of the server with fans, streamers, and viewers.
However, everything went smoothly without chaos; there were proper aisles: people stood lined up on the left and right of the path to leave the middle clear for free passage and visibility, allowing the speakers – and Hegenberg – to present at the altar of the cathedral. Hegenberg himself says:
I am completely overwhelmed. How awesome is this? […] This is just too crazy, I don’t even know what to say. I just walked through the city. It has been a long time since I felt such a feeling while walking through WoW.
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Following the small concert, various speeches were read to convince the SauerCrowd members to choose Horde or Alliance. With a clear lead (55 to 76 votes), the Alliance has won the race.
Starting from December 27, SauerCrowd as a project will commence on Twitch. For the guild, there is a specially designed addon and even a dedicated category on the streaming platform, as HandOfBlood explains.
In the world of Fallout, there are many crazy and absurd creatures. One of them is a giant meatball that was supposed to become like Captain America, but that went terribly wrong.
Which meatball are we talking about? The Behemoth is one of the most dangerous beings of the wasteland in the world of Fallout.
It is a variant of the super mutant, which are much stronger and sometimes even smarter than humans. Additionally, super mutants cannot biologically die and often live for many decades or centuries. Should a super mutant become very old, it can mutate into a Behemoth.
The giant monsters have forgotten how to speak over many decades or even centuries and only roar. They use anything that is available as a weapon. In Fallout 3, for example, some Behemoths fight with fire hydrants.
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The super mutants were supposed to become a better Captain America
The Captain America (Steve Rogers) that we know today from Marvel’s comics and movies was turned into a super soldier with a serum.
The super mutants of Fallout were once just normal humans, just like Steve Rogers, and they were supposed to suffer a similar fate. Through a virus (FEV), the military wanted to create an army of super soldiers before the Great War on October 23, 2077. The virus had already been tested on small mammals and showed a high increase in strength and intelligence.
Before the virus could be tested on humans at the Mariposa Military Base (MMB), the bombs fell and America became the known wasteland. For several years, the virus lay unattended in the MMB and was exposed to the post-apocalyptic world.
Some of the earliest super mutants were people with increased radiation who came into contact with the fumes or gases of the virus. However, these mutants were unstable and produced many aberrant mutations.
When an expedition arrived at the station, a member was accidentally pushed into a container with the virus. The person mutated greatly and has since been known as “The Master.” He continued to experiment with the virus and improved it, leading to his subjects becoming the first stable mutants.
With his super mutants, “The Master” wanted to overwhelm the wasteland in Fallout 1. However, the large orc-like beings are not the only creatures that roam the world of Fallout. MyMMO has introduced you to 8 of the most terrifying monsters that you would rather not encounter in the wasteland: 8 terrifying creatures in the universe of Fallout that no one wants to encounter in the wasteland
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A YouTuber is making serious allegations against the company Fanblast, which involves the Twitch streamer Knossi: Allegedly, employees of an agency have taken over the chats of celebrities who supposedly sold their numbers beforehand. The goal: to rip off people’s money. Behind this is an extensive investigative research that has been ongoing for over a year. In a nearly 1-hour video, RobBubble has now presented his findings.
What are the accusations? In an extensive YouTube video presented by RobBubble, he states his accusations against Fanblast:
Predominantly known female streamers are said to sell their phone numbers for money, where users can then buy them to write with the streamers.
However, the chats are allegedly not conducted by the streamers, but by an agency named Oasis Agency, without the buyers of the numbers knowing that they are not actually writing to the real person.
The so-called “chatter” is said to write in the name of the streamers, feigning intimacy and closeness, and subsequently blackmail the buyers mentally, so they buy pictures for a lot of money. According to RobBubble, this involves amounts in the mid 6-digit range. The chatters earn a commission from this. The higher the profit, the higher the commission.
According to him, both Fanblast, the company involved with Knossi, and the streamers are involved, who knowingly warn the employed “chatters” and are supposed to disclose certain information to avoid possible contradictions.
Fanblast and the agency handling the chats, Oasis Agency, are said to be located in the same office in Hamburg and are aware of each other. The co-founder of Fanblast is also said to be in the WhatsApp chats of Oasis.
He mentions specific streamers like Alexisshv and GwendolynCeline; in total, it should be about 25 predominantly female streamers.
Bild-Zeitung is also said to have sent a reporter undercover into this agency and uncovered similar allegations. The report by Bild-Zeitung is available online, but is behind a paywall.
Where do these allegations come from? According to his own statement, RobBubble spoke with two whistleblowers who found it to go too far. Moreover, he is said to have infiltrated a journalist undercover into the company and persuaded a friend to sign up there. He explains his approach and the methods of the “chatters” in detail in his video:
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Update: Knossi leaves statement in the form of a comment
Update on December 14 at 5:50 PM: At around 5 PM, Knossi commented under the video. In his statement, the well-known streamer expresses shock over the recent developments at the Fanblast platform. He emphasized that he watched the entire video regarding the incident.
Knossalla explained that the original goal when founding Streamblast many years ago was merely to make streaming more interactive. He clarified that it was never his company, but he was simply part of the founding and investment team. Accordingly, there had been no distributions or financial gains.
He further elaborated that he was said to have had no influence on the new positioning and the name change to Fanblast. According to his own statements, he had not been involved in the company’s operational activities for over two years and had neither decision-making power nor knowledge of the company’s procedures.
He explained his departure by stating that he had already left when discussions about introducing subscription models had arisen. At that point, the company had nothing more to do with what they initially wanted to build.
In conclusion, Knossalla explicitly distances himself from the current content and offerings of Fanblast. He added that he has been gradually selling off his remaining shares for some time.
From here on, it continues with the original announcement:
Chatters build intimacy to later mentally blackmail users
What is this scheme? On the platform Fanblast, users can buy the numbers of various streamers. Subsequently, according to RobBubble, they may message via WhatsApp with the number. Users are supposed to feel as if they are chatting with the real streamer and thereby build closeness and a certain intimacy.
But instead of chatting with the actual streamer, users are supposed to be assigned a chatter who only poses as the streamer. The streamers are presumably required to fill out a profile in advance, so that the agency staff know exactly what they can and should say. Moreover, the streamers are supposed to consciously warn the staff when they are online, as otherwise the chats would be exposed.
Additionally, there should be extensive guides for staff on how to best emotionally pressure users to get money out of them. Just with the profile of the influencer Alexisshv, almost 50,000 euros are said to have been made in December 2025 alone.
In the chats that RobBubble partially has, people are to be emotionally pressured and blackmailed. Initially, there is to be a great deal of attention and love bombing, then emotional pressure is to be applied so that users should buy pictures of the streamers through certain links.
Pictures and voice messages from the streamers are supposed to be real and are pre-produced by the streamers themselves so that users truly feel as if they are chatting with the actual person.
Fanblasts own website.
How did he verify the allegations? On the one hand, he is said to have infiltrated the agency undercover with investigative journalist Christoph Kübel to obtain information. On the other hand, he sent a friend, a streamer who wanted to remain anonymous, to the agency to apply there. Through these individuals, he is said to have obtained further information, such as how closely Knossi’s company Fanblast and the agency are intertwined.
In his video, he also substantiates the allegations with chat excerpts and quotes from the whistleblowers who spoke with him. The Bild newspaper is also said to have received such chats and intimate information (via Bild.de, Paywall).
Moreover, there has already been a court case against Fanblast, which Knossi’s company lost, as RobBubble also refers to: According to the consumer advice center, Fanblast is said to have offered paid WhatsApp chats with purported actors, influencers, or erotic models, while agencies actually responded. Courts in Hamburg prohibited the misleading offer by injunction. Additionally, the courts identified violations of data protection, imprint, and youth protection regulations.
Only two companies are said to have responded to the YouTuber’s allegations
How are people reacting to the allegations? According to RobBubble, exactly two individuals have contacted him regarding the allegations by the editorial deadline:
The COO of Fanblast: He stated that they could not comment due to an ongoing procedure, but they would not deceive anyone.
A law firm on behalf of the Invictus Agency: They stated that the agency no longer has any operational business, and they reject criminal content.
No statements regarding the allegations have come from other individuals, such as the streamers.
Editorial note: In an earlier version of the article, we referred to Fanblast as “Knossi’s company.” Knossi holds shares in the company, but it does not belong to him. This has now been corrected.
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The latest feature of World of Warcraft allows players to perceive the game world differently. At least, that’s how it is for MeinMMO demon Cortyn.
Anyone who knows me and my articles surely knows that I have a relatively favorable view of World of Warcraft. Sure, sometimes there’s a Rant Wednesday when something really bothers me, and sometimes lengthy columns about problematic conditions at Blizzard – but mostly, I enjoy the game.
After about 20 years of waiting, the housing feature finally launched a few days ago and has immediately captivated me. I knew I would enjoy it. But I didn’t realize how much it would change my perspective on the game as a whole.
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Housing makes the entire game world better
I spent so many hours on the housing system in the first week alone that I would never admit it at social events in “Real Life”. I experimented for many hours on how to create new things from various decorations, and in doing so, I also found my love for a plain rug.
However, housing has changed my view of the entire World of Warcraft. Because if you have no ideas on what to do with housing, you just need to take a look at the normal game world. Step into NPC houses and look at the environments of Azeroth. There’s hardly a better inspiration.
Blizzard uses large objects, like runestones or moonwell basins, simply in a smaller format as table decorations.
Once you also know which decorations are available in housing, it becomes automatic that you rediscover these items everywhere in the game world. Because Blizzard essentially works with the same assets in the game world that we use in housing.
Therefore, there are moments when I notice: “Ah, they used the flower here” or “Here they’ve simply shrunk the Nightwell and placed it on a shelf”.
A shrunken Nightwell stands on a lounge chair. The chair itself is made of 3 display counters that have simply been pushed together by Blizzard.
Did I already know that the game world of World of Warcraft is pretty lovingly and passionately crafted? Of course, I did. Especially the art team of World of Warcraft has never disappointed in 20 years.
Being able to see in detail how the developers manage to make the game world more vibrant and interesting, and to see how they deal with limitations or what tricks they use – that offers a completely new perspective on the game world.
For me, housing in WoW has opened up a whole new perspective on the game world and has only led me to look even more closely to see even the smallest details. I want to know how objects are arranged on a table, how Blizzard arranges rugs on the floor, or simply how they “recycle” objects and give them multiple uses.
My appreciation for the game world as a whole has simply increased, and I’m even more looking forward to examining every single detail of the new Silvermoon in Midnight and drawing inspiration for new housing projects.
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