Because your chances of Shinys with legendary Pokémon were too poor, there will soon be compensation from Niantic. We will show you what the team from Pokémon GO has to say about it.
What was wrong with the Shiny chances? A few days ago, trainers in Pokémon GO noticed that there were unannounced changes in the game. A Japanese website collected data from some players and found that the Shiny chances in remote raids apparently deteriorated.
This realization quickly spread throughout the community, and trainers were really angry. First, remote raids became more expensive, and now they are also worse? In the meantime, developer Niantic responded with a message to the players.
Apology and compensation from Niantic
This is what Niantic says: On the morning of June 7, Niantic’s support account reached out to players on Twitter. They mentioned technical problems that were responsible for the poor Shiny chances.
Trainers, we have fixed a technical problem that affected the shiny appearance rate of Selfe, Vesprit, and Tobutz in remote raids. We apologize for this and will soon publish details of a special raid event on the Pokémon GO blog.
As an apology for the players who fought these bosses through remote raids, the team has also thought of something. In a follow-up tweet, it says:
“Affected trainers will also receive a remote raid pass for every raid they participated in during that period. Additionally, they will receive an extra [remote raid pass] that will be directly assigned to their Pokémon GO account.”
When exactly the replacement event will take place is still unclear at this time. However, we know from past apology events that they have always occurred quite promptly.
Were you also affected by these raid problems, and did you notice them while raiding, or were you not involved in the new raids at all? Please share your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange thoughts with other trainers.
With “Barbie,” a new movie featuring Margot Robbie will hit theaters this summer. If you want to pass the time until then, you can watch the actress on Netflix in one of her most famous roles.
Margot Robbie is an Australian actress who is currently in high demand in Hollywood. Some of her well-known films include “The Wolf of Wall Street” (2013) and “Tonya” (2017).
However, many fans celebrate her mainly as the supervillain Harley Quinn. The character comes from the DC Universe. In the comics, she started as a former psychiatrist who became the companion and love interest of the Joker.
Here you can see a trailer for Birds of Prey: The Emancipation of Harley Quinn:
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Birds Of Prey: The Emancipation Of Harley Quinn Trailer
Harley Quinn as a strong protagonist
Margot Robbie made her first appearance as Harley Quinn in the antihero film “Suicide Squad” (2016). However, there were discussions in the community about how the character was portrayed.
Critics argued that the filmmakers had merely overlooked Harley Quinn’s tragic background – instead, they had sexualized her in a crude manner. The colleagues from Moviepilot even stated, the film did not deserve the hype around Harley Quinn.
However, with Birds of Prey: The Emancipation of Harley Quinn, the character received a sort of remake under the direction of Cathy Yan. The antiheroine emerges from her breakup with the Joker as a self-determined main character who now experiences her own adventure and shows more nuanced facets of herself.
You can currently watch Birds of Prey: The Emancipation of Harley Quinn (2020) on Netflix.
What is Birds of Prey: The Emancipation of Harley Quinn about? After breaking up with the Joker, Harley Quinn finds a new group of superheroes to join. Together with Black Canary, Huntress, and The Question, they fight against the villain Black Mask.
When will Margot Robbie’s new movie be released? Barbie will premiere in German theaters on July 20, 2023. Alongside Margot Robbie in the lead role, Ryan Gosling will appear as Ken. In the film, the doll is banished from her homeland and subsequently enters the real world.
On June 6, Twitch unexpectedly announced new regulations for sponsored content on the platform. This did not sit well with many streamers who saw their sponsor deals at risk. After heavy criticism, Twitch quickly backtracked that same evening, stating that they may have expressed themselves incorrectly.
What are these new rules? On June 6, Twitch published new guidelines for sponsored content. With these guidelines, streamers would be prohibited from including “burned-in” ads in the form of videos, banners, or audio advertisements directly in their streams.
Moreover, logos displayed should only occupy a maximum of 3% of the screen space. The reactions from streamers were predominantly negative; they viewed the changes as an attack on their deals with advertising partners.
Some suspected that Twitch wanted to push its unpopular reward program for ads in order to cash in. The platform responded to the criticism and apologized for the “confusion and frustration.”
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MMORPG clique around Asmongold threatened to leave Twitch
How did the situation develop? The changes became known on the evening of June 6 our time and spread quickly via Twitter and Reddit. Numerous content creators expressed their displeasure, including larger streamers.
Asmongold, who has criticized Twitch regarding advertising in the past, even called for a boycott. Alternatively, he suggested that streamers consider switching to another platform, he wrote via Twitter.
One True King (OTK), Asmongold’s streaming organization, took exactly this path and threatened to leave the platform if the changes went through. In a tweet by co-founder Tips Out, he calls the new regulations a direct attack on their business and their work.
Mizkif, another co-founder of the organization, stated that they would likely move to YouTube or one of the newer platforms Rumble or Kick.
He also made a grim forecast for future events on Twitch: they would simply become too expensive without ad placements and could no longer take place. As a consequence, he advised all streamers to leave the platform.
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What does Twitch say? In a post that Twitch published via Twitter on June 6, it states that the changes were too broadly defined. This led to confusion and frustration, for which they want to apologize. The beginning of the thread has been embedded here:
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What does Twitch actually say is behind the changes? Twitch explains that they did not intend to restrict direct partnerships between streamers and sponsors with the changes. Rather, the goal of the new regulations was third parties selling directly integrated ads.
Apparently, Twitch expressed itself clumsily in formulating the new guidelines, so the explanation goes. They will rewrite the rules to make them clearer.
However, many users do not accept this explanation from the platform: it had all seemed quite clear, they even illustrated the changes specifically. Some fear that although Twitch is backtracking due to negative reactions, it will still implement the changes – just phrased more nicely (via Twitter).
Asmongold himself is streaming again on his second account Zackrawrr after a brief return to his main channel. Although in the past, he had flirted with how much money he would cost Twitch by going live on his non-monetized channel, this time it is not a protest against the platform:
On June 6, a new horror game was released and impresses on Steam with 89% positive reviews right away. Its predecessor is available for free for a short time.
Which game is it? Amnesia is a horror game series created by Frictional Games, with each installment featuring different storylines.
The newest part of the series, Amnesia: The Bunker, was released on June 6. Just one day after the release, the game has nearly 500 reviews and 89% positive ratings on Steam.
As the name suggests, in Amnesia: The Bunker, you find yourself in an old World War bunker trying to survive despite various dangers. Unlike in other Amnesia installments, however, this time you have the option to craft tools and use weapons to defend yourself against the impending horror.
Here you can see the launch trailer for Amnesia: The Bunker:
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Amnesia: The Bunker shows the eerie game world in the launch trailer
In addition to the main games of the series developed by Frictional Games, The Dark Descent and Rebirth, there is “Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs,” developed by “The Chinese Room” and published by Frictional Games.
Which predecessor is currently available for free? You can currently get Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs, the indirect predecessor of Amnesia: The Bunker, for free.
The game is being given away until June 9 on gog.com. Additionally, The Dark Descent is on sale for 2.99 euros and Rebirth for 5.79 euros.
gog is a distribution platform like Steam, offering games and movies. The platform is operated by the Polish game developer and publisher CD Projekt, also known for the games “The Witcher 3” and “Cyberpunk 2077.”
Here you can access Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs on gog.com
What makes Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs special? In gameplay, A Machine For Pigs puts you in the first-person perspective. You must navigate the game without weapons, just like in The Dark Descent, which means you have no means to defend against potential enemies.
This leaves you with only hiding and running away. This is intended to create a feeling of helplessness, preventing potential enemy confrontations. If danger lurks around the corner, caution is advised. Because if you get caught, it’s game over.
With The Outlast Trials, another horror title was released on Steam in May, which also received very good ratings and is even playable in co-op:
Nvidia celebrates the release of Diablo 4 with a unique graphics card. 2 of them are being given away, but your chances of winning one are slim.
The GeForce RTX 4080 is currently the fastest graphics card you can buy for your gaming PC, second only to the RTX 4090. To celebrate the release of Diablo 4, the manufacturer Nvidia has introduced a special giveaway: 2 “RTX 4080” models in unique Diablo designs will be raffled off among gamers.
But your chances of winning the graphics card are low.
What makes the graphics card so special? The graphics cards are equipped with a unique backplate. They are usually found on the graphics card and serve only a design purpose. The performance remains unaffected. For the RTX 4080, you currently pay starting from 1,300 euros and more (via geizhals.de).
The giveaway is aimed at half the world
Who can participate? In addition to the USA, Canada, South Korea, and Australia, several European countries are allowed to participate in the giveaway via (nvidia.com). In theory, this amounts to about 2 billion people who could all throw their lottery ticket into the pot. In practice, of course, it’s fewer since there are many non-gamers, and not all are of legal age or even know about the giveaway.
Nonetheless, thousands of people are expected to participate in the giveaway. And with every participant, your chance of winning decreases. This is also why the chances for the grand prize are expected to be very low. For comparison: The odds of winning the jackpot in the lottery are 1 in 139,838,160, which is also extremely low.
With a chance of 1 in 10,000, one wins on average 3,000 euros in the lottery, which could buy you an RTX 4080. The average probability is 0.0017 % (via studimup.de).
If more than 20,000 people participate in the Nvidia giveaway, the chances of winning a graphics card decrease. This corresponds to less than 1 % of all active players of Diablo 4.
At least: The giveaway costs you nothing, while you have to invest money for the lottery, which in most cases you will not see again.
What do you have to do?
Follow Nvidia’s social channels on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/TikTok to receive important prompts and instructions.
Like, comment, tag, or share posts on social networks according to Nvidia’s prompts.
You have until June 20, 2023. Afterwards, Nvidia will randomly select 2 winners from the pot.
Do you need such a graphics card for Diablo 4? No, if you want to play Diablo 4 in Full HD or WQHD, you do not need a high-end graphics card. Only certain features can only be exclusively used with an RTX 4000 graphics card. What hardware you need for Diablo 4 and whether you need to upgrade can be found in the following article on MeinMMO:
For years, players in World of Warcraft have wished for a feature that allows them to sell junk items in their inventory with one click. This wish is now coming true.
What kind of change is this? A new feature has been activated on the PTR server for the upcoming patch 10.1.5 (Tears of Time) – the “Sell All Junk” button. With this, you can sell all gray items from your inventory to the vendor with one click. However, more valuable items remain unaffected.
With this button, you save yourself the annoying search for these items and the clicks on them, making inventory management much more enjoyable.
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Release in Summer, including Dungeons and Dragon Riding
When will patch 10.1.5 be released? There is still no official release date. The roadmap indicates a release in “Summer 2023”. If Blizzard maintains the current update pace, the date would likely be late June or early July.
What else is included in the patch? In addition to the small adjustment in the inventory, the update brings a new specialization for the Caller, a rework for the Mage, the Warlock as a playable class for additional races, and the new mega-dungeon “Twilight of the Eternal”, which launches with 8 bosses.
What do you think about the new feature for the inventory? Was it long overdue, or have you gotten so used to the addon that you didn’t even miss the button?
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If you are wondering when the next Steam Sale will take place, here is an overview for the year 2023. In this article, you can check when major sales like “Black Friday” or events occur, when the Steam offers end, and what types of Steam events there actually are.
Steam regularly hosts large special promotions where you can get games at a discount. We have compiled an overview of all Steam Sales and Events taking place this year. We will regularly update this list for you.
All Steam Sales, Promotions, and Events in 2023
Here you can see what Steam promotions and events to look forward to this year and when they start and end. The major seasonal discount campaigns are highlighted for you in bold:
Mystery Festival: 20. – 27. February
Spring Promotion: 16. – 23. March
Puzzle Festival: 24. April – 1. May
Sports Festival: 15. – 22. May
Game Preview: 19. – 26. June
Summer Promotion: 29. – 13. July
Puzzle Games Festival: 24. – 31. July
Visual Novels Festival: 7. – 14. August
Strategy Festival: 28. August – 4. September
SHMUP Festival: 25. September – 2. October
Game Preview: 9. – 16. October
Steam Scream Festival (Halloween): 26. October – 2. November
Autumn Promotion: 21. – 28. November (On November 24 is Black Friday)
There are three different types of Steam promotions. We distinguish between:
Seasonal Promotions
Themed Promotions and Events
Game Previews
What are Seasonal Promotions? Seasonal discount campaigns occur four times a year for the various seasons. All previously released games on the platform can participate in the event with discounts.
What are Themed Promotions and Events? Here, a specific category or genre of games is in focus. Accordingly, only games that fit into the scheme can participate. Often, there are also decent discounts here.
What are Game Previews? This event takes place three times a year. Here, players can test new demos, interact with developers, and watch livestreams. The game previews offer you the opportunity to learn more about upcoming games on Steam.
In Pokémon GO there will be a global GO Fest again in 2023. The first monsters and new Shinies have now been announced. What they are, we have summarized for you here on MeinMMO.
What event is it about? One of the biggest events in Pokémon GO is the annual GO Fest. In addition to three special live events taking place this year in London, Osaka, and New York, a two-day global event will be the grand finale. This way, trainers from all over the world can participate in this event and secure special encounters.
The new monsters and Shinies waiting for you at the global GO Fest 2023 have been announced by Niantic. We have summarized all the content for you below.
When does the event take place? The global GO Fest runs on August 26 and 27, 2023. Anyone can participate in this, regardless of where they are in the world.
All new Pokémon & Shinies for GO Fest 2023
The biggest Pokémon GO event of the year also has a number of new Pokémon and Shinies in store for you. If you have not previously participated in one of the live events, you will have the chance to encounter two new gem Pokémon for the first time. Below we show you which they are and which new Shinies there will be.
Rocara: During the global GO Fest, you will have the opportunity to encounter the Rock and Fairy Pokémon Rocara worldwide for the first time. It comes from the 6th generation of games and is also referred to as a gem Pokémon.
You can recognize Rocara by its gray rocky body, from which a small head with long ears peeks out. It wears a white scarf around its neck. Its eyes are blue, and it is adorned all over its body with white crystals. The monster does not have an evolution.
During the GO Fest, you can encounter it in special field research. If you cannot wait until then, you can secure a corresponding ticket for the GO Fest until July 5, which will reward you with a limited-time research that includes Rocara.
Diancie: The mysterious Rock and Fairy Pokémon from the 6th generation has been suspected for some time as a candidate for the GO Fest. Now it’s official: You can secure the gem Pokémon worldwide for the first time during the global GO Fest with the help of special research. However, this is only available to ticket holders.
According to legend, Diancie is a mutation of the Rocara monster, which will also celebrate its debut at the GO Fest. The body of the mysterious Pokémon is small and gray. The lower part of the Pokémon resembles a rock, from which a pink crystal protrudes. It also wears a white dress and a crown made of pink crystals.
In addition to its normal form, Diancie also has a Mega Evolution. Whether this will also be part of the GO Fest is not known yet. How strong it will be, you can read in the following article:
Icognito M: Icognito is a Psychic Pokémon from the 2nd generation that has a total of 28 different forms, all of which resemble letters as well as the two special characters, the exclamation mark and the question mark.
Although Icognito is not a completely new Pokémon, you will have the chance to encounter its shiny letter form M during the global GO Fest for the first time. The shiny form will be released at the event. However, it will only spawn for ticket holders.
GO Fest brings you 10 new Shinys
In addition to Rocara and Diancie, you can look forward to a few new shiny Pokémon at the global GO Fest. You can look forward to the following Pokémon and their evolutions:
Viscora with Viscargot and Viscogon
Schalellos eastern hemisphere (blue) with Gastrodon
Schalellos western hemisphere (pink) with Gastrodon
Wattzapf with Voltula
Kommandutan
Icognito M (only for ticket holders)
You can encounter the new shinies in the various habitats that will be available during the event.
These are all new Shinys for the global GO Fest 2023
All habitats and spawns for the global GO Fest 2023
As you may already know from past larger events in Pokémon GO, the wild spawns do not all appear simultaneously on the first event day, but have previously been divided into 4 different habitats, in which they spawn alternately. The habitats change every hour.
On Sunday, the second event day, all wild spawns will reappear, but then independently of their habitats. If you purchased a corresponding event ticket, you can also look forward to special encounters from the smoke. The following monsters are among those expected:
Habitat
Wild Spawns
Smoke Encounters (only for ticket holders)
Quartz Terrarium
Pikachu with Quartz Crown* Skaraborn* Schalellos (blue)* Haspiror*
During the global GO Fest 2023, you can also look forward to one or the other bonus. In addition to special content for ticket holders, there will also be general bonuses:
What do you think of the content for the global GO Fest? Will you be playing with or without a ticket? And which monster are you particularly aiming for? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments.
Steam has introduced a change in the shop. From now on, the lowest prices of the last 30 days will be displayed. This should make shopping on Steam easier for you, without the need to use additional addons.
Who doesn’t know this: Developers put their games on sale on Steam and claim that they will raise the price significantly very soon or advertise the lowest offer of all time. Valve had already restricted this by stating that developers can no longer reduce their games inflationarily and offer fake discounts (via techspot.com).
Now there is another change that is not entirely voluntary. To comply with European law, Steam now shows you the price developments of games over the last 30 days. You can see exactly whether developers have increased prices quietly and secretly, or whether the game has been cheaper at some point before. Valve announces this on Twitter:
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Retailers in Germany are already doing this by indicating “price of the last 30 days” behind offers. This is part of the so-called Omnibus Directive of the EU: In discount promotions, the lowest price that was used within the last 30 days before the offer must be indicated.
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Many gamers have been using addons for price checking
What alternatives are there? Many gamers who use Steam likely also use various addons to monitor prices. The most well-known is probably SteamDB, which not only allows you to view the lowest prices, but also offers other interesting data about the games. By the way, SteamDB also uses this to take jabs at Valve: We have been able to do this for a long time and in much more detail:
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This price indication is probably not entirely voluntary, as so far only customers from the European Union benefit from this representation. Whether this feature will be available to players in the USA or other parts of the world is therefore questionable.
Nevertheless, this change should be helpful for many users, as they can see the price developments directly within the Steam client and no longer need to use external programs or addons. During the next Summer Sale, which will surely come, this will save some people time.
If you want to know when the next sale on Steam starts, then check out the following article on MeinMMO. Here we present all the important times related to the sales in 2023:
According to an insider report, EA and Bioware want to sell their MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic. A studio that previously worked under EA and now manages games like Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot is said to be interested.
What does the report say? Bioware wants to focus on single-player games like Dragon Age and Mass Effect 4 in the future. An MMORPG that constantly needs to be updated with new content apparently stands in the way.
According to IGN, a contract is reportedly being worked on behind the scenes between EA and Broadsword Online Games. This would transfer SWTOR into the hands of the new developer. Of the approximately 70 to 80 employees currently managing the MMORPG, about half are also expected to be transferred.
Is this bad news? Not necessarily. Broadsword Online Games is the company of Rob Denton, who previously developed MMORPGs for EA with Mythic Entertainment and worked as Chief Operating Officer at Bioware on SWTOR from 2006 to 2013.
The company currently manages the two MMORPGs Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot. So, there is experience for the further development of The Old Republic.
SWTOR is still popular 12 years after release, but currently, the momentum is gone
How is SWTOR generally doing? The MMORPG received its last new expansion in 2022. Legacy of the Sith was rather disappointing. While the revisions of classes, Shared Targeting, and the story were small highlights, overall the scope was much too limited.
The story, for instance, offered only about 3 hours of gameplay.
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Although further updates have followed in the last 15 months, including a raid and the introduction of the 64-bit client, there is a general feeling that Bioware and SWTOR have lost their momentum.
A new company could thus bring fresh air into the dusty MMORPG.
What does EA say about it? They stated that the MMORPG is still a great success even after 12 years, but they are looking for ways to allow the game to grow further. This also includes discussions with Broadsword.
Almost 12 years after its release, Star Wars: The Old Republic is still a success and allows its engaged and passionate community to continue to grow. We are very proud of the work that the team has done, and the future of the game and the community still looks very promising. We are considering how we can provide the best opportunities for the game and the team to grow and evolve. This also includes discussions with Broadsword, a studio that specializes in creating online experiences supported by the community. Our goal is to do the best for the game and its players.
Therefore, a sale to a new studio that is already managing two classic MMORPG gems today and regularly providing updates does not necessarily have to be bad news.
What do you think about a possible sale of SWTOR?
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In Diablo 4, you need both gold and crafting materials in the endgame. For this, you must either have items deconstructed by the blacksmith or sold at the vendor. MeinMMO explains when you should visit which NPC in the game.
The most important points at a glance:
You should deconstruct items during the campaign.
What you find in the endgame goes to the vendor.
Legendaries follow different rules.
Why should I deconstruct items in the campaign? While you are not yet in the endgame, you should always bring items to the blacksmith for deconstruction. Normal, magical, and rare items provide the same materials at all levels.
Since you will later need a lot of resources for crafting and re-rolling, you should save these materials. As a guideline, you can bring everything to the blacksmith until level 40 or 50. The longer you can manage without more gold, the better.
That’s why selling later is worth it: Items you get from higher world tiers and from endgame content are worth more gold than earlier ones. For selling a complete inventory on Torment, you can receive around one million gold.
Accordingly, it is worth selling as late as possible. You should also be frugal at the beginning:
Re-rolling properties is expensive. Only do that when you are sure you will keep an item for a long time.
Crafting will consume more resources later. As soon as you have to spend legendary materials, you should wait until you are confident with your build.
Respecialization costs little gold at first and becomes more expensive over time. If you want to be frugal, it’s better to try things out earlier than later. You can find our tier list with the best builds here.
When should I keep items? At certain points, you will want to keep items for a longer time. You can roughly discern based on the item level whether you will keep an item for a longer time:
Up to and including world tier 3, you should keep items starting from around level 620. They won’t make a significant jump in quality from there. Until then, it’s best to equip upgrades suggested by the game.
From world tier 4 onwards, you should aim for items with a level of at least 700. Here it is also worth paying attention to the right stats.
Legendaries: Bring to the Blacksmith, Vendor, or Occultist?
Legendary items follow different rules. You should never bring them to the vendor, but always either deconstruct them or have the occultist extract them. Because in Diablo 4, you can easily transfer legendary aspects to other items.
However, you also desperately need the materials you can only get by deconstructing legendaries. Otherwise, you cannot transfer aspects. Therefore, you should keep some key points in mind:
Legendaries that you find below about level 35 rarely grant “legendary” materials or none at all. You can always extract these aspects.
Items with powers from the codex can generally be brought to the blacksmith for deconstruction. You can look up where you get a codex power in the collection.
Keep in mind that you can only apply extracted aspects once. You can apply as many aspects as you want to an item, overwriting the old one each time. You can also write aspects on other legendary items.
An exception are unique items (“Uniques”). You cannot enchant these; you can only sell them directly or bring them to the blacksmith. However, be absolutely sure that you do not need them beforehand, as uniques are very rare:
Geoff Keighley is known as the host of numerous gaming shows. In 2020, he founded his own event, which will showcase a variety of trailers this year, while the E3 has been canceled again.
Who is Geoff Keighley?
Geoff Keighley is a Canadian video game journalist, particularly known as the host of numerous gaming events.
Keighley regularly hosts major shows where many trailers are shown, including the annual Game Awards and the Opening Night Live of gamescom.
In 2020, Keighley launched his own gaming event called the “Summer Game Fest.”
What gaming event is it about? The Summer Game Fest (SGF) founded by Keighley in 2020 gives video game publishers and developers the opportunity to present their new games in detail with trailers or even announce them for the first time.
The event takes place digitally and is specifically aimed at companies that do not hold their own events like the PlayStation Showcase, Ubisoft Forward, or the Xbox & Bethesda Showcase.
During the show hosted by Keighley himself, gaming fans experience a true barrage of trailers, just like at SGF 2022. Cinematics and gameplay footage are shown every minute – there is not much talking between the individual games.
The Summer Game Fest 2023 will take place on June 8, 2023, starting at 9:00 PM. MeinMMO will accompany the event with a live ticker.
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In the podcast, Keighley was addressed about being considered the “E3 Killer,” to which he responded:
I think the E3 has somewhat killed itself. I understand why people say that [the SGF killed the E3], but I think if anything, we have launched the Summer Game Fest, and I built the Summer Game Fest because I saw that the E3 was falling behind.
Keighley also adds that he did not see himself in competition with the E3, as the Summer Game Fest is a purely digital show that is live streamed. He wanted to create a way to bring gaming news to the fans in 2020 when the E3 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
For 2023, Keighley assumed that the SGF and E3 would go their separate ways and not be in competition with each other. His event would take place digitally and show trailers, while the E3 would do its part at the convention center in Los Angeles.
As the cause for the death of the E3, Keighley suspects in the podcast that the E3 has had a relevance and participation problem in recent years and asked the question of what would have happened if they had not founded the SGF.
Shortly after the cancellation of the E3 2023, Keighley spoke about the death of the gaming event. He noted that he had suspected since 2019 that the E3 had no future.
On June 13, 2023, the summer update “San Andreas Mercenaries” will be released for GTA Online. An explosive update that also revises some features. Players are really excited about some changes and praise the developers.
What has been introduced? Twice a year, GTA Online receives major updates: in summer and winter. Now it has been revealed to players what the summer update 2023 brings in terms of content and changes.
Look forward to:
A story with elite pilots fighting alongside you against Merryweather Security
Changes on streets, water, and in the sky
Improvements for the Avenger and Hangar
New business opportunity: transport smuggled goods over land
Quality-of-life improvements for damaged cars and sprinting
We present an overview of the changes and content from San Andreas Mercenaries here.
The contents of San Andreas Mercenaries
When is the release? On June 13, 2023, for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC.
What’s included? The story revolves around Merryweather’s Security trying to expand and push out the competition, which is you. Of course, you won’t allow that. With the help of teams of elite pilots and former military personnel, you will take the fight to Merryweather.
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Charlie Reed is available as your contact. He is a top pilot and an experienced aircraft mechanic who can easily assemble a team of flyers for you. Your missions include stealing sensitive data from server farms, robbing heists, and dropping bombs over key targets.
Together with Reed, you can upgrade your Avenger with a new operation terminal and weapon enhancements. Additionally, you can now store and customize the flying Avenger fortress in your hangar. Or use it completely without a hangar or base.
A new weapon, the tactical MP, awaits you.
Quality of Life: This refers to minor changes that are meant to make your gaming experience easier or more enjoyable.
You can retrieve all damaged vehicles at once by calling Mors Mutual Insurance
An alternative setting for sprinting is added: hold to sprint
You can label garages with descriptions so you can find your vehicles more easily in the overview
The Willard Eudora and the Classique Broadway can be used as taxis when you use the taxi design
Improvements for the creator who receives additional elements and weather options like snow
In the GTA Online community, the minor changes are being well received. On Reddit, players are really looking forward to it:
“Request all destroyed vehicles from Mors Mutual! Rockstar finally listened. Thank the lord!”, cheers HYoung119
Regarding the alternative sprint option, exjr_ writes: “Finally! No more pressing, pressing, pressing, pressing, pressing to run. Hopefully, players use the option so I don’t have to hear their typing over their microphones in the PS5 controller”
Others love the customizable descriptions for garages. This way they can clearly define where their sports cars and where their fun cars are parked
But that’s not all. In the coming weeks, Rockstar Games will provide more information about the summer update. This includes details about new gameplay, vehicles, activities, special weekly events, and celebrations.
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” starring Jack Black as the villain Bowser has seen massive box office profits compared to other animated films. Only one Disney movie achieved even more.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie premiered on April 5, 2023, on the big screen and took off in theaters. Although there were discussions beforehand about main actor Chris Pratt, many viewers celebrated the video game adaptation of the Nintendo classic.
Especially Jack Black as the villain Bowser thrilled many, and his song Peaches became a hit on the internet.
In terms of box office revenue, The Super Mario Bros. Movie was able to surpass other animated films. However, there is one princess who could achieve even higher box office numbers than the plumber.
Here you can see a trailer for the “Super Mario” movie featuring Jack Black as Bowser:
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First trailer for the ‘Super Mario’ movie – completely made of CGI
Super Mario Bros. reaches 2nd place among animated films
Through the analysis site “The Numbers”, you can view the so-called box office numbers and thus the earnings of films in theaters.
In the category of animated films, the new Super Mario movie secured 2nd place with worldwide sales of around $1.3 billion.
Only one Disney film can top this. With a box office gross of over $1.45 billion, Frozen 2 from 2019 is at the top of the cinema profits in the animated sector.
Behind the Super Mario movie, Disney productions Frozen (2013) and Incredibles 2 from 2018 follow in 3rd and 4th places (as of June 6, 2023).
In the overall ranking from The Numbers comparing all movies, the Mario movie performs quite well.
Bowser makes it to 20th place there, having overtaken several Marvel films such as Iron Man 3, Captain America: Civil War, or Spider-Man: Far From Home in terms of box office earnings.
However, a popular Marvel hero is also rising to the top of the box office and has dethroned a DC title as the best superhero movie:
What world tier should you start in Diablo 4 and why? How can you change the world tier? MeinMMO provides answers.
World tier 1 or 2? Start with world tier 1 if you want to get through the campaign quickly and efficiently.
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Diablo 4: That’s why you shouldn’t play on World Tier 2
Which world tier suits me? It may make sense to play on world tier 2. But it’s not worthwhile unless you want a greater challenge right from the start.
The campaign of Diablo 4 features long quests with cinematics and many excursions throughout Sanctuary. However, the bonuses of world tier 2 do not make up for this:
Monsters give 20% more experience
Monsters drop 15% more gold
You will progress more slowly through the campaign due to stronger monsters, which means it will take you longer to reach world tier 3. This is where the real grind begins:
However, if you’re just casually traveling through the open world and not stressing out, then you can also go for world tier 2 if you want the enemies to put up a bit of a fight. Some events and bosses can be quite tough, but definitely doable.
If you want to quickly get through the campaign and into the endgame, then world tier 1 is your choice. Once you’ve completed the campaign, you don’t need to repeat the story with another character.
How can I change the world tier? For that, you will find a statue in the first major city, Kyovashad, in the northeast that resembles a kind of fountain. Use it, and you will be able to adjust the world tier:
Location of the world tier statue in Kyovashad
Diablo 4 is the first part of the series with an open world. It’s easy to get lost. If you’re looking for your way back or want to collect the valuable Lilith statues, you can find an interactive map here: Diablo 4: Map with all locations – Dungeons, Lilith statues & Quests
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The campaign of Diablo 4 is divided into acts. Find out here how many there are, how long the campaign takes approximately, and how you can get through it quickly.
How many acts does Diablo 4 have? There are a total of 6 acts in Diablo 4, with a prologue at the beginning and a short epilogue at the end.
Here are a few tips for getting through quickly. If you need leveling tips, then start our video:
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Diablo 4: How to quickly reach level 100
Diablo 4: How to get through the story quickly
How long does the story take? If you focus only on the campaign missions, you can get through in just about 15 hours. If you skip all cutscenes, it can go even faster. After that, you don’t need to play the campaign again with a new character.
What should I do to get through quickly? Here are a few tips if you want to get through the story quickly:
No side missions
Skip all side missions completely and run from one campaign mission to the next. It’s only important that you reach level 30 at the end of the campaign to be able to play the world tier dungeons. You can easily do that.
Play on World Tier 1
You can choose from two difficulty levels at the start and should stick with the easier option. On World Tier 2, you will take longer, and the extra gold and experience points do not make up for that.
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Diablo 4: That’s why you shouldn’t play on World Tier 2
Complete the class missions
Don’t get distracted by these quests. Class quests unlock new mechanics for your fighters and give you a nice power boost.
Diablo 4 has the best story of the series, but it’s not a game you play for its compelling narrative. Looting and leveling are what’s important, and cutscenes are often skipped.
Asmongold is considered the biggest MMORPG streamer on Twitch and is also a huge Diablo fan. The release of Diablo 4 was supposed to be a big event, but after a 13-hour stream, suddenly nothing was heard from the 32-year-old. Now he gives the all-clear.
The MMORPG streamer has 2 accounts on Twitch: his main channel Asmongold and his second channel Zackrawrr. As Asmongold, he embodies the persona of a stereotypical gamer, while on the alternative account he is more himself, or so the theory goes.
For the 32-year-old, streaming on the second channel seems to be more relaxed, which is why he has repeatedly taken “streaming breaks” from Asmongold in recent years, but continued to stream as Zackrawrr. The return to the main account seemed to become more threatening for him and even triggered panic attacks.
After only one stream, however, it was already over again; Asmongold has not been on air since. Now he gives his fans an update on what happened.
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Career and life of Asmongold in 3 minutes – What makes him special?
Asmongold feels pain in his leg after 13 hours of Diablo 4
Why did Asmongold stop streaming? In a post on June 4 in his subreddit, the streamer explained that anxiety and stress related to streaming on his main account were the cause.
However, he can’t really explain it himself: he had streamed for 13 hours, it had been wonderful, then he had gone to bed and three hours later woke up full of unease at the thought of doing it all over again.
The 32-year-old is apparently frustrated by the situation:
If you are one of those people who think this is stupid, embarrassing, or pathetic, you are in good company because I feel the same way. It amazes me that this is even a problem in my life, and I hate myself for allowing it.
Asmongold also says he has already done various things to deal with the anxiety: from medications to conversations with other content creators and friends, but nothing has brought a significant improvement.
This was, according to Asmongold, the real reason for his break: In a video from June 5, the streamer admitted to leaving out some details in his post. Apparently, the 32-year-old had health concerns after his Diablo stream and eventually went to the emergency room.
Asmongold explains: All his friends told him they constantly had pain from sitting too much during streaming and their unhealthy lifestyle. But he had so far been spared. That’s why he has paranoia at the slightest physical pain.
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How is Asmongold doing? As the streamer reports, he woke up with pain in his leg after his Diablo stream. This gave him a terrible scare: “You sit for such a long time, then you have pain in your leg, that could be a blood clot.”
However, he did not want to alarm anyone and therefore did not tell either his fans or his father about his fears. However, as the discomfort did not improve, he went to the emergency room on June 5.
In the emergency room, Asmongold was thoroughly checked. As it turned out, the streamer is in perfect health. The examination will probably cost him $420, if his insurance does not cover the costs, the 32-year-old said. But that is well-spent money to gain some certainty and peace of mind.
Asmongold said he has constant panic because of his unhealthy lifestyle that something bad will happen to him because he is approaching 33 and only “two things in life are certain: death and taxes.”
What happens now? Asmongold wants to stream again on his second account for the time being until he feels mentally ready. He also explains that he wants to pay more attention to his health in the future – for example, he will not completely give up sweets, but at least no longer eat them for breakfast.
Currently, he is at 10 out of 10 points regarding “degeneration,” and he wants to bring the value down to 7. Already in the summer of 2022, Asmongold had explained that he wanted to turn his life around after a particularly bad day.
Twitch has apparently had enough of streamers making money from advertising deals without getting a share. There are now new regulations that will make it significantly more difficult for streamers to monetize their channels.
What are these guidelines? The guidelines for sponsored content regulate how streamers can promote products or services in their streams. Today, June 6, 2023, new rules have been issued that will come into effect on July 1.
The new guidelines primarily affect deals that content creators enter into with brands without Twitch’s involvement.
Brand logos displayed in the stream may only occupy 3% of the screen area
Streamers may not embed advertising videos, advertising banners, or audio advertisements directly into their streams
This is allowed:
Brand panels may still be integrated on the channel page
Products may be presented in the background of the stream
Links to other pages are allowed
Products can be discussed and recommended, unboxing streams are also permitted
Sponsored games can be played in the stream
Content creators are angry
What are the initial reactions? Anything but positive. Content creators accuse Twitch of deliberately making it more difficult for them to offer sponsored streams so that they have more incentive to use the platform’s controversial advertising offer (via Twitter).
We have compiled some reactions for you here:
Evan Saverino: “Man, it’s like they want us to stop using the site or something. This is embarrassing” (via Twitter).
LarryFishburger: “This platform keeps getting worse day by day” (via Twitter).
EEEeee!: “The management of this site is astonishingly out of touch, that something like this was approved.”
sackydude: “This means the end for events on Twitch or at least a significant restriction” (via Reddit).
GuthixSucks: “Are they trying to kill their site? We will definitely see more people switching platforms” (via Reddit).
The German streamer Dracon has already stated that he will simply continue using the advertising clips until he is banned for it (via Twitter).
The anger is also high in the American space. The streamer and YouTuber Critikal comments: “It’s really impressive how Twitch manages to make the worst changes imaginable.”
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It remains to be seen whether Twitch will reconsider after the initial strong reactions and adjust the guidelines before they come into effect on July 1.
However, the path that the streaming platform has taken has seemed clear since September 2022: They don’t want to simply make bandwidth available to streamers without earning a share.
In Destiny 2, the weekly reset is approaching, and that means it’s time for a new part of the seasonal Season 21 story and the reset of weekly activities. MeinMMO gives you an overview as always.
This is happening this week: With the weekly reset in Destiny 2, Guardians can expect another and especially new piece of story of the seasonal story in week 3.
This week, Guardians will face Kelgorath, and to do this, they will have to dive deep into the quest “In the Depths” to extract further information about the Witness’s past from Sloane.
Some Guardians are also still hoping for an exotic quest that was leaked beforehand. It is said to bring the last undiscovered Exo weapon of Season 21, supposedly a scout rifle, into the game. However, rumors say that Bungie plans to reveal this only in week 10. If not, the leak was just smoke and mirrors.
If you are not familiar with Season 21 yet, check out the current trailer here:
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Destiny 2: “Season of the Depth” lets Guardians dive into the water
The most important information about activities from June 6 to June 13.
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Vanguard: Nightfall – The Trial by Fire
“Fallen from Grace”, in the Cosmodrome
Navôta, the Witch and successor of Omnigul, has the Fireteam of Shaw Han, Cas, and Maeve on her conscience. Rob the Hive in the Cosmodrome of their leader again and take revenge – also in the name of Shawn.
Earn this week’s Nightfall weapon: The machine gun “The Swarm” You can earn the master versions of all Nightfall weapons in Season 21 starting June 13.
Crucible – This is the rotating PvP activity
The two modes Conflict and Team Scorched are running in PvP this week.
This week, you will also get a bonus on your Crucible rank points.
Endgame: Raid Challenges and Dungeon Rotation
Farmable Endgame on a weekly rotation: In the further endgame, legacy rotations are waiting. This means both the rotation raid and the rotation dungeon are farmable. This means you can complete the individual encounters repeatedly to obtain various items and complete your collection, including possible exotics available in these contents.
The weekly legacy raid is the “Deep Stone Crypt” with the Exo “Eyes of Tomorrow”.
In addition, the dungeon “Pit of Heresy” has extra pinnacle loot with the exotic MG “Xenophage”
Bungie will further expand these activity rotations from Season 22. Then players will not only be able to play raids and dungeons as “legacy,” but also old exotic missions.
The “Xenophage” can be obtained through a quest that also leads to a dungeon.
Weekly Activities
With the weekly reset, several activities and challenges have been updated again, offering players a variety of rewards and progress, and through repetition, making better Guardians out of them.
In the new Season 21, the Guardians must dive to the ocean floor of Titan, as it is infested by the Taken and the Hive. They search the bottom of its methane ocean for something. This promises the solution of ancient secrets and further information about the origins of the Witness.
Lightfall – Weekly Campaign Mission
“Desperate Measures”
The Guardians must go deep underground in Lightfall to reach the “Veil”. They receive support from Caiatl’s troops in an epic battle at the gates of the Ishtar facility.
Ascendant Challenge – Dreaming City
If you still need triumphs from the Dreaming City, listen up: Corruption reveals new accesses with a sip of “Queen’s Leaf Tincture.”
Petra Venjhas the 3rd Ascendant Challenge for you this week. You can find Petra and her quest offer at the location “Divalian Mists” in the Dreaming City. The city of the Awoken enters the second phase of corruption.
All sources for pinnacle loot in Season 21 of Destiny 2
This is the new max level: In the new Season of Depth (Season 21), the power level does not increase further. Therefore, the maximum power level of your equipment that you can achieve remains at 1,810, and you can enjoy the new seasonal content without stress and recharge your resources significantly through the fishing activity.
In Lightfall, new Guardians start at power level 1,600.
The soft cap is at 1,750.
The powerful cap at 1,800.
With pinnacle loot, you can reach the hard cap of 1,810.
To know where you can effectively grab your pinnacle loot, we offer you a quick overview of activities each week. We list here the currently known activities that will quickly bring you to the power level cap – as long as you haven’t reached it yet.
This pinnacle loot brings your power level up to 1,810:
Your Guardian bags are empty and you’re missing a bit of glimmer to go on a shopping spree? Then take a quick look at this article. There we tell you how to farm it quickly.
What activities and challenges are you looking forward to with the weekly reset in Destiny 2? Let us know what rewards and adventures excite you this week and what strategies you are using to master them. And of course, we would also like to know how full your aquarium is by now.
In the future, there could be other games from Bungie alongside Destiny 2 that you can play:
Rod Fergusson explained in an interview why Diablo 4 approaches things very differently than its predecessor Diablo 3 and that is why there is already a lot of content in the pipeline.
When Diablo 3 was released in 2012, service games were still in their infancy. Many games relied on expansions back then, not on live seasons and certainly not on free additional content.
Nevertheless, Diablo 3 was something of a pioneer in terms of seasons. Every few months, there were new mechanics to keep the gameplay fresh and give players a reason to play a new character in the new season. They made it until Season 28, but now it’s over.
However, Rod Fergusson, General Manager of the Diablo franchise, said in an interview with the YouTube channel “Kinda Funny Games” that more should have been done to provide decent content and innovations over the 11 years of Diablo 3 – the biggest problem of its predecessor, which had to get by with just one expansion over all those years.
They have adapted to this and are taking a completely different course with Diablo 4.
Diablo 4 had some worshippers praying to Lilith in Berlin at its release. We were there, check it out in the short video:
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Diablo 4: The Live Event for the Release in Berlin – Younger Worship Lilith
What is different about Diablo 4? They wanted to create something that lasts a long time and continually benefits from new content. For this, they set up the development team quite differently and also had different expectations of themselves: “The release of Diablo 4 is not the end, it’s the beginning,” says Fergusson.
They want to offer many years of seasons, with each one offering more than the times of Diablo 3. In addition, expansions are also part of the fixed program of Diablo 4. Therefore, the team and the structures had to be designed accordingly:
If you make a game like [Diablo 4], you have to make it sustainable. You can’t push the team and say that once the release is through, it’s like a finish line and everyone collapses exhausted.
Because you know what: We have a season coming soon, we have the Week-2 patch in the works, we need balance changes – you have to build your team and structure so that it’s sustainable, because we have to deliver all the time.
We are working on things in parallel. While I sit here, we are bringing the main game to market, we are finishing Season 1, we are working on Season 2, we are working on Expansion 1, we’re starting on Expansion 2. All of this is happening right now.
The interview does not provide information about future content – only a brief statement about the legendary cow level. However, it is already clear that two expansions are apparently in the works, surpassing Diablo 3 directly.
You can watch the entire English interview on the YouTube channel of Kinda Funny Games (via youtube.com).
Despite the 11 years since the release of Diablo 3, the game still had a lot of fans who can no longer expect innovations after the end of Season 28. It remains to be seen whether Diablo 4 can close this gap. What do you think?
