AMID EVIL is a crazy fantasy shooter in retro design, which receives a great reception with 95% positive reviews on Steam. You can currently get the game at a special price for less than €5.
AMID EVIL is a fantasy FPS where you destroy numerous enemies in retro style using melee and ranged weapons as well as magic.
As a “Champion”, you fight against evil forces and nasty creatures to end the reign of terror over the worlds.
AMID EVIL is a pure single-player title.
Here you can see an uncut gameplay trailer for the upcoming DLC The Black Labyrinth:
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AMID EVIL: The Black Labyrinth – Uncut Gameplay
Crazy FPS shooter with exciting level design
In AMID EVIL, you slice through hordes of enemies with various weapons. In addition to ranged and melee weapons, you can also use magical items that can be overloaded with the souls of the dead.
You play through 7 episodes, with a special boss waiting for you at the end of each section featuring challenging gameplay mechanics. Within the non-linear, various levels, there are also secrets and ancient stories to discover.
A little note: German is not supported in the game. You can only play AMID EVIL in English.
How much does AMID EVIL cost? Currently, you can get AMID EVIL at a daily offer with a 75% discount. Instead of €16.99, you currently pay €4.24. The offer ends on April 26, 2023, at 7 PM.
The bundles for the game are also currently reduced. You can get AMID EVIL along with the VR version for €10.89 instead of €36.49.
The “New Blood FPS Trilogy”, which includes AMD EVIL together with DUSK and ULTRAKILL, costs €38 instead of €54.97. That’s a discount of 31% (as of April 25, 2023).
How is AMID EVIL rated? On Steam, the FPS performs extremely well. Of the total 5,001 reviews, 95% are good (as of April 25, 2023).
Players particularly praise the gameplay of the shooter. Due to the retro design, some refer to it as a fun “boomer shooter” that impresses with its extraordinary style and successful level design:
Sister Sizrobe Dislozeck: “A phenomenal run ‘n’ gun boomer shooter. The gameplay is top-notch. I must especially praise the level design team. There is no map in the game, but I have rarely felt lost […] I love the Lo-Fi retro style that reminds me of Heretic or Hexen, which is also beautifully rendered for the modern consumer thanks to ray tracing.”
iddqd87: “The strangest of all retro shooters, very pretty, crazy and quite satisfying.”
mysteriouspoetd: “Solid boomer shooter. Really cool graphics and music. Not an absolute novelty here, but sometimes you don’t need that either.”
Bungie is constantly seeking new talents for the development of upcoming projects. One of these talents was Derick Tsai, a former employee of Disney. He was supposed to advance Destiny 2 and establish the brand in other media such as TV series or comics, but the plans have changed.
Who is Derick Tsai? He is a Senior Development Executive with more than 15 years of professional experience. His specialty is building global entertainment franchises and universes in well-known media (animation, gaming, film, TV, streaming, comics, publishing).
This included Bungie with Destiny. Derick was hired in January 2022 as Sr. Development Executive | Head of Destiny Universe Transmedia, but he left Bungie quietly in March 2023.
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Everything you need to know about Destiny 2 – in 2 minutes
Bungie wants to expand Destiny, loses its head of Transmedia after 15 months
What is Bungie’s plan? Destiny 2 has great potential to exist outside of gaming with its story and characters in the universe. Bungie has recognized this and wants to further develop the brand. Fans speculated if Bungie is secretly working on a TV series that would address stories within the Destiny universe.
Various talents, including Derick Tsai, may have been recruited to work for Bungie and perform creative tasks in the team. And although Tsai was promising and even worked for Disney and Riot, his time at Bungie ended in March 2023 without any statement.
The interesting thing is that in his LinkedIn professional experience (via linkedin.com), a Forbes article is linked about “anime series for Destiny 2” (via forbes.com). This could indicate that Derick worked on such a project that is still officially secret.
A teaser of what the community can expect? The article by Paul Tassi basically discusses what the community has theorized – a series about Destiny. According to Tassi, however, Bungie might be working on an anime instead of a TV series with real people. It is quite possible that Derick Tsai has taken the Forbes article as a teaser to draw attention to something that might be released in the future.
One thing is clear, Bungie has a talent for illustrating the story in its seasons of Destiny 2. Background stories like that of Saint-14 or Zavala have often been portrayed in this format and were well received by the community. It is quite possible that Bungie is planning an anime in this form.
What do you think of the idea? Do you believe Bungie is still working on a series after the departure of Derick Tsai, or do you think the developers are planning something bigger? Let us know in the comments!
Lost Ark was the biggest MMORPG on Steam at launch. Over 1.3 million concurrent players could be attracted to the title. However, today only a fraction of them remains. But Amazon has a brilliant plan to change that.
What is the core problem of Lost Ark? In recent months, Amazon has repeatedly conducted individual surveys to find out. A common complaint is communication with the players they are directly confronted with.
In an open letter to the community, Amazon now explains the results of these surveys and how they will deal with them in the future. The publisher further talks about the future of Lost Ark in the West and announces a plan to bring back both new players and returnees.
But what exactly were the problems? Many players and Amazon itself called the bots one of the biggest drawbacks of the game. At times, there were really many of them, and it was hardly possible to walk in starting areas without stumbling over bots. Today, according to Amazon, they have managed to ban nearly 99% of the bots and their impact on the game’s economy and have a much better handle on new growth.
Furthermore, the publishers mention the significant effort required to even reach the endgame, where the really good content of Lost Ark awaits, namely the raids. At the same time, they are also too difficult for beginners.
Lastly, Amazon addresses in the letter the enormous time investment that the game can cost for people in the endgame. The publisher wants to tackle all these problems in the near future and even explains partially how Amazon plans to do so.
The Painter has been the last addition for us:
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Lost Ark shows the new class in the trailer – Swing the brush against Brelshaza
Complete leveling phase will be thrown out, raids are to be easier
How does one want to win back new players? Currently, the path to the endgame is long, leading you through 4 different tiers or item levels. At these, you currently must exchange your already improved set for a new one that you then have to improve from scratch.
This should soon be a thing of the past, as in the future, only 2 out of the 4 tiers (302, 802, 1302, and 1340) will remain. How exactly this separation will look is currently still unknown, but the plan is actually brilliant.
One could speculate that the middle two tiers, namely 802 and 1302, could be eliminated. Then, for example, one would improve the first endgame armor up to 1100 and then directly get the legendary set with 1340. This would make sense and completely eliminate the annoying grind that currently stands at the end of tier 2.
Raids are to be easier and come earlier: Other announced changes also support this theory. The first raid in the game, Argos, is to be available to players much earlier and also to be significantly toned down. It should serve practically as a practice for later raids and therefore no longer punish so harshly.
Specifically, it is said that Argos will no longer execute wipe mechanics, i.e., no skills that kill the entire group due to the mistakes of individuals. Such a thing only lowers morale early in the game, according to Amazon.
They are also considering reworking the first two legion raids, Valtan and Vykas, in a similar way, but have not yet reached a point with developer Smilegate on that.
Details on the announced changes are not yet available. However, the roadmap for the second half of 2023 should be released this week. This could clarify some open questions.
Too much to do, too little time
What else is coming? There is still no concrete plan regarding the large, daily workload that players have to handle in Lost Ark. However, Amazon uses the letter to show the community that they are also working on these issues.
They are considering reducing daily Chaos Dungeons and Guardian Raids from 2 each to 1, but all these plans are still not finalized. They would, however, recognize that this leads to problems and stress for players.
In the transition period, they announced the revised Cube, which is already live in Korea. This should come to the game soon and combine boss rush and cube into one. It will then be faster and provide more loot than before. With this, Amazon hopes to accommodate the players and offer an interim solution.
What concrete steps will be taken next? This will become clearer over the course of the week. The letter to the community only addresses broad plans over the year. A roadmap is supposed to follow swiftly, in which Amazon has already announced a big surprise.
In a teaser on Twitter, you can see the two new classes, Aeromancer and Slayer. What that means remains to be seen.
What do you think about it? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
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In Pokémon GO trainers are eagerly awaiting the first information about the GO Fest 2023. Now players have found a hint that could indicate the first live event for the GO Fest. We from MeinMMO explain to you what is currently suspected.
What event is it about? Pokémon GO holds the so-called GO Fest every year. It is one of the largest and most popular events within the game, which usually spans several days and offers various live events as additional highlights.
There will also be such an event in 2023. According to a recent tweet from Pokémon GO, there will reportedly be 3 live events again. However, when and where these will take place is still unknown.
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And there is still a yawning silence regarding other information about the GO Fest 2023. But now a trainer has found a hidden hint that could reveal the date and location of the first live event for the GO Fest. We show you below what was found.
First live event for the GO Fest possibly in early June
Tourism site gives hint: Many Pokémon GO trainers are eagerly waiting for the first information about the upcoming GO Fest, especially the dates and locations for the planned live events.
He found a notice on the tourism site of the city of Vancouver (Washington) that was supposed to hint at this year’s GO Fest and shared this information in the subreddit of TheSilphRoad. However, this post has since been removed by a moderator.
When is the GO Fest supposed to take place there? If you managed to read the post on the Vancouver (Washington) page in time, you would have discovered a notice for the weekend of June 3rd to 4th, 2023. According to this, the popular GO Fest is supposed to take place on these days at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.
The site wrote: “The GO Fest is a new event in Vancouver for Pokemon GO. The event takes place in Fort Vancouver, but the participants will spread out over the entire city after checking in.”
Are there any further hints about the GO Fest?
New event ticket: Yes, because the PokeMiners, a group of data miners, have already discovered a hint about the GO Fest. On April 22, a new event ticket named “Evergreen Ticket” was found in the game code.
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This also fits with the find on the tourism site of Vancouver (Washington). The venue is located on “Evergreen Blvd”.
However, Niantic has always relied on the same graphics for the ticket in the past. This also surprises Reddit user Luke9251, who believes it is more likely a fan-organized event. He writes in the comments (via reddit.com): “They have never offered special in-game tickets for live events, it is strange that they are starting now.”
Special T-shirts: But that’s not all, because there is another hint. A local Pokémon GO group from Vancouver drew attention in March with a Facebook post in their community.
In their post from March 25, two logos were presented that show the skyline of Vancouver (Washington) and include the texts “Vancouver, USA” and “GO Fest”. The creator writes (via facebook.com): “New designs for our GO Fest and Vancouver Arena shirts! What do you think?”.
In response to a user’s inquiry about whether there will be a GO Fest there, the author of the post replied (via facebook.com): “The city has granted our group a grant to fund an event during the GO Fest. More information will follow.”
This speaks against a GO Fest in Vancouver
Content creator denies info: Despite the many hints suggesting a possible live event for the GO Fest in Vancouver, there are also things that speak against it. GO Stadium, a member of Niantic’s creator program, shares through his Twitter account that this hint would be false information.
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He writes (via twitter.com): “We have been informed directly by Niantic that this information is false.” However, many trainers in the comments question why a city should advertise such an event if it is not planned there. A possible explanation could indeed be Luke9251’s consideration that it is merely a fan-organized event.
Short preparation time: In addition, there is not much time left until the first weekend of June. Niantic typically kicked off with a global event in previous years and then held the live events afterwards. So far, however, no announcement has been made for this.
However, a two-day event for the Whitsun weekend on May 27 and 28 has already been announced months ago, with the content still unknown. This was not resolved with the event announcement for May and remains secret.
In principle, it would be conceivable that the global GO Fest will take place on this weekend, although the lead time compared to previous years would be incredibly short. And there would not be much time left for the sale of event tickets for a possible live event in early June.
When the GO Fest will actually take place and whether trainers from Vancouver (Washington) can look forward to it remains to be seen. As soon as there is more information, you will find it with us on MeinMMO.
What is your opinion on the hints found? Do you believe that the data was published too early and therefore removed again? Or do you suspect a mistake behind this event notice? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss this topic with others.
Sony will focus more on service games in the future that offer multiplayer. You can find the information about the games here on MeinMMO.
PlayStation manufacturer Sony not only builds consoles but also owns many developer studios that create new games on behalf of the Japanese corporation.
Sony is currently diversifying its strategy. Unlike Xbox, which is currently heavily focused on Game Pass and subscription models, Sony sees the future in service games with multiplayer.
In an interview with the US site Axios, Hermen Hulst, Head Of PlayStation Studios, confirmed that they are currently working on 12 service titles (via axios.com). A few months ago, they anticipated at least 10 new service titles.
There is currently little concrete information about the titles, only brief statements or mini-info from the individual studios. However, we are compiling what is known here for you.
7 titles with many new brands in the Sony universe
What is already known? For 7 of the 12 games, we already know the developer studio and a possible direction of the title. In addition, we know that most of the 7 games are developing completely new brands:
Firewalk Studios: AAA multiplayer for PC / PS5 with a new brand
Bungie: Working on a completely new brand with multiplayer
Deviation Games: Completely new brand
PlayStation London Studio: Fantasy game with online battles
These are usually multiplayer games designed to be supported for a long time after release. Such games often rely on a free-to-play model, aiming to attract as many players as possible at launch to create a healthy player base.
Afterwards, new content appears through seasons or similar models that give players a reason to check back in over the years.
As soon as there are more details about the individual games, you will find more on MeinMMO. At that time, it was stated that at least 10 of the games would be released by 2026. However, there are no new release details in the latest interview. They also want to continue focusing on single-player.
What other games could come? In the interview with Axios, the Head Of PlayStation Studios also revealed that some well-known Sony brands have a chance to return as service titles. However, he does not go into specifics here either.
A YouTuber for the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering unexpectedly received a booster display full of cards from an unpublished set and made a video about it. Manufacturer Wizards of the Coast wanted the cards back and resorted to drastic measures: They sent private investigators to his home, the detectives from “Pinkerton” are known to gamers only from the western Red Dead Redemption 2.
What did the YouTuber do? He posted a video on his channel oldschoolmtg, in which he opened booster displays of Magic: The Gathering. Just as he had done countless times before.
The crucial difference, however, was that the display did not consist of the expansion “March of the Machine” released on April 21, but rather the so-called “Epilog Boosters” March of the Machine: The Aftermath, which were not supposed to be released until May 12.
The cards were still secret and should not have become known.
The now-deleted video spread quickly and was used by other content creators about Magic as a basis for reactions to the newly leaked cards. Wizards of the Coast also caught wind of this.
But instead of contacting the YouTuber, they sent private investigators to retrieve the cards.
More collectible cards can be seen in our video:
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Pokémon Trading Card Game Scarlet and Violet – We exclusively show you 5 cards in the new design
How does the YouTuber describe the incident? In a video from April 22, oldschoolmtg reported on his eventful morning: He was filming videos for his channel on Saturday morning when his dogs began to bark.
His wife opened the door and found herself face-to-face with investigators from the Pinkerton agency. The YouTuber describes them as “big tough guys” who spoke of stolen goods and prison sentences and frightened his wife.
The Pinkertons took everything according to oldschoolmtg: not only the cards themselves but also all packaging including empty boxes and foils.
The Pinkerton Agency is a detective agency founded in 1850 by detective Allan Pinkerton. In the USA, the Pinkertons are notorious for having worked as strikebreakers in the 19th century and for not shying away from violence. Currently, the agency belongs to the Swedish security group Securitas AB and also offers security services and “loss prevention”. In Rockstar’s western Red Dead Redemption 2, the Pinkertons are an antagonistic, malicious faction, a portrayal against which the agency filed a lawsuit (via GamePro).
Exchange with Wizards of the Coast was “nice and relaxed”
Does the YouTuber face consequences? As the manufacturing company confirmed to Polygon, the seizure of the cards was part of their investigation. Apparently, they want to find out who might have leaked the unpublished boxes.
oldschoolmagic, however, explained that it was more of a misunderstanding than theft. The names of the sets are just too similar; someone probably sent the wrong boxes.
He himself legally acquired the cards, but his dealer is more of a “Yu-Gi-Oh! and Pokémon type.” The seller was probably not even aware that these were the unpublished Aftermath set and not some kind of Collector’s Edition.
oldschoolmtg himself contacted WotC to clarify the matter. The manufacturer’s representative was friendly and apologized for having made his wife cry that morning. The YouTuber is said to be compensated at least partially for the confiscated cards.
Overall, WotC was “nice and relaxed.” For the YouTuber, it seems to be a done deal. He removed the video and advised everyone who had used it for their own content to do the same. He has since also published videos on the proper March-of-the-Machine set.
Wizards of the Coast spared no effort in this case to get the cards back. Their collectible card colleagues from Pokémon had more luck, as a thief of valuable cards more or less walked into their arms. What it’s about, you can read here:
In Pokémon GO today, on April 25th, the Spotlight Hour with Tangela is running. We will show you everything about the shiny, start time, and bonuses of the event.
What kind of event is this? In Pokémon GO, a Spotlight Hour takes place every Tuesday evening. During the one-hour event, a Pokémon is in focus, which can be found significantly more often. Additionally, there is a bonus. Every month, Niantic determines which Pokémon and bonuses are active on Tuesdays.
Today you can expect Tangela from the first generation. There is also a bonus that affects your stardust.
Spotlight Hour on April 25th: Start, Shiny, and Bonuses
When does it start? As you already know from these events, the Spotlight Hour begins today at 6:00 PM. An hour later, at 7:00 PM, the event will be over.
What bonuses are there? While the event is running, you will encounter Tangela almost everywhere in the wild. The Pokémon is of the Grass type and can evolve into Tangoloss. If you activate incense, you can further increase your encounters with Tangela.
Additionally, you will receive double stardust as a reward for catching Pokémon. This applies to all Pokémon caught during the event time.
Today’s event is the fourth and thus the last Spotlight Hour in April. You can find an overview of the hours in May in our event overview:
Can you catch shiny Tangela? Yes, the shiny form of Tangela has already been activated in Pokémon GO and is catchable. However, keep in mind that the chances are not increased during a Spotlight Hour. So you will need a lot of luck.
Is it worth it to participate in the Spotlight Hour today? As an attacker in raids or PvP, Tangela is negligible. Tangoloss can manage to rank in the upper midfield as a raid attacker, but there are also stronger alternatives.
What is worthwhile about this event is the catch stardust, which doubles for you. If you take the time to catch many specimens, you can fill your resources well. With a bit of luck, you might even secure a shiny.
“I am a bit biased, but I think you will like it. An incredible team is working on it,” Birmingham tweets.
Then a user asks if it is Classic Plus. “I can neither confirm nor deny it, but I can say that I’ve always loved the idea,” is Birmingham’s response (via Twitter).
In the video, you can see the trailer for Wrath of the Lich King, the current addon in WoW Classic:
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WoW Classic: Der Trailer zu Wrath of the Lich King
Rumor: The upcoming update could be Classic Plus
What is Classic Plus? It is an update for WoW Classic that has been rumored for a while. It is said not to change the core gameplay of Classic but to bring some features and items from the latest WoW versions into the MMORPG.
WoW Classic currently allows you to play almost exactly like in 2004 when the game was released. There are a few new features that players are wishing for: quality of life changes, bosses, zones, and items that are simply missing in WoW Classic. The graphics along with the nostalgia feeling would not change, most of Vanilla WoW would remain the same.
For those who want to play more than just the Classic version, there is also access to WOTLK Classic and the Season of Mastery with additional challenges.
How likely is the release? An update will definitely come. Whether it will be Classic Plus, we cannot say at the moment.
What do you think about the possible release of Classic Plus? Are you in favor or are you more critical of it? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO!
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On January 4, 2019, the mod Auto Chess was released for the MOBA Dota 2. It is a modified form of chess with heroes from Dota competing against each other. This was such a success that several games developed from it, some of which are still followed by MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch.
The genre Auto Chess, also known as Auto-Battler, caused a hype in 2019. At that time, it started as a mod for DOTA 2, and within the first weeks, over 2 million people subscribed to it. I specifically downloaded Dota 2 for this, even though I had little to do with the game itself. I was much more fascinated by the strategy game.
In the following weeks and months, new titles in the genre sprung up like mushrooms. The most well-known game is Teamfight Tactics (TFT), the Auto-Battler for League of Legends. It was released in June 2019 and quickly reached number one on the streaming platform Twitch. To this day, tournaments with prize pools of several hundred thousand dollars are held regularly there.
But it wasn’t just Riot Games that jumped on the hype train. Many major game companies and names became aware of the trend:
Valve developed its own game, Dota Underlords, which still has about 2,500 daily players at peak on Steam
Auto-Battlers are a subgenre of multiplayer strategy games. Matches take place on a game board, where players can position units in their half before each combat round.
In a combat phase, players face off directly against another player assigned to the other half of the board. The game pieces then fight automatically. The loser loses life points, and if these eventually drop to zero, they are eliminated from the game.
In Auto-Battlers, various strategic elements play a role, including upgrading characters, synergies between them, correct placement on the game board, and side objects like items that can be given to game pieces.
What fascinates me are mainly two things: the constant battle against other players and the development of new strategies.
What the gameplay of TFT looks like and what makes it so great can be seen in this highlight video from the Golden Spatula Cup:
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TFT – Champion Moments Golden Spatula Cup
Strategy games have always had a special appeal to me because I like to work deeply on games. However, in titles like Settlers, Stronghold, or even Warcraft 3, the excitement quickly faded when I was only playing against NPCs. They were simply too predictable, and after a few tries, I found ideal strategies against them.
At some point, I then discovered multiplayer rounds, which brought much more dynamism. Two people never play the same way, and pre-made strategies only helped at the beginning – flexibility and adaptability became more important. But some matches in Civilization or Age of Empires 2 dragged on for hours, something that, as a father, I can only manage in exceptional cases now.
Auto-Battlers, on the other hand, have a fixed duration. I know that I can finish a match in Hyper Roll in 20 minutes or plan for about 50 minutes for a regular ranked game. Additionally, I can play most of the games casually on my phone.
Especially Teamfight Tactics demands a tremendous amount of adaptability from me, especially when I don’t get my favored champions or items. Then I have to change my entire team-building.
What’s exciting is the end, especially when one of the opponents has the perfect counter-composition against me. Should I rebuild now and speculate on first place, risking to fall further down, or should I settle for the safe second place?
Although I spend most of my time on MMORPGs, I am particularly active at the start of new seasons in TFT. Then there are new champions, new rules, and sometimes even new items. It feels almost like a completely new game, and one has to discover many new things.
Thanks to the tournaments with prize money, there are also YouTubers and a streaming scene that you can actively follow and where you can cheer along with other players. TFT currently ranks 20th among all games on Twitch in the last 30 days with an average of 23,454 viewers (via Sullygnome). So the genre is still active even four years after its launch.
Do you have experience with Auto-Battlers? Were you there at the beginning or are you still playing today? Feel free to share your story!
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Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment introduced the new legend of the upcoming season “Arsenal” in Apex Legends: With “Ballistic”, a disgraced superstar comes who wants to protect his son.
Soon the new legend “Ballistic” will arrive in Apex Legends. Respawn released a story trailer on April 25, 2023, which already provided some first insights into the new hero. The background story resembles well-known films with Liam Neeson.
Neeson often plays in his action films failed men who immediately put down the bottle and start killing everyone who crosses their path as soon as the life of a loved one is threatened.
Ballistic is a former gunslinger from the Thunderdome Games (the predecessor of the Apex Games), who is now making his big comeback.
Here you see the story trailer for the new legend:
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Apex Legends – Stories from the Outlands – “Encore”
With “Ballistic”, a veteran returns to the Apex Games
Behind “Ballistic” is August Montgomery Brinkman, a former superstar of the Thunderdome Games, known for his ruthless and selfish fighting style. This, however, led to the death of a team member, which is why Ballistic, plagued by guilt, withdrew from the public and ended his career.
For almost 40 years, the disgraced legend lived as a hermit and was forgotten by the outside world. However, his son Nathaniel now follows in his footsteps and wants to continue his father’s legacy. So he qualifies for the Apex Games, which Ballistic learns about in horror through the news.
Thereupon, Ballistic pulls out his former combat gear, grabs his weapons, and blasts his way through the Syndicate’s corridors to make a deal with an old acquaintance: Instead of Nathaniel, Ballistic will return to the arena and prove himself in the games once again.
The background story of Ballistic resembles a typical revenge thriller like “Taken” or “Run All Night” with Liam Neeson, Mel Gibson’s “Blood Father”, or the “John Wick” films.
In those, a former killer is already retired but is forced to return to his old life because of an event involving his family (or his dog) to take bloody revenge.
When is the new update coming to Apex Legends? On May 9, 2023, the new update under the motto “Arsenal” will be released in Apex Legends. Together with the new legend Ballistic.
Although the strategy role-playing game Wartales has been in Early Access on Steam for quite some time, it only officially released with version 1.0 on April 12. Our author Schuhmann played Wartales in an early phase and is now revisiting it at launch. He says: ‘For 30 years, I wanted to bring as many characters into a battle as I want – now I can do that, and I don’t know if that’s a good thing.’ He compares Wartales to controlling and managing a raid group in WoW all by yourself.
What is the idea behind Wartales? Wartales takes place in a grim, realistic fantasy world where there are no dragons or powerful wizards, but famines, a plague spread by rats, and immigration problems.
You don’t control a single character, but rather lead a dirty and somewhat ragged band of mercenaries: you start with 4 people, recruit more, become increasingly powerful, but you must also take care of paying and supplying your people.
Your mercenaries need to be warm and well-fed; otherwise, they’ll complain and woe unto you if the rogue accidentally hits the warrior with an area ability – then the mood will plummet.
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Wartales – Official Release Trailer
6 classes and 18 subclasses form the core of the gameplay
The actual gameplay consists of turn-based battles. Here, Wartales shines with its 6 different classes, each having 3 subclasses that strategically stand out and differentiate themselves: while the pikeman and harpoonist are closely related, they perform different strategic functions:
The pikeman is more defensive and lets the opponent come to him.
The harpoonist stands in the second row and tries to hit 2 or more opponents who are in a line to pierce them all.
The entire system invites experimentation and challenges you to look for synergy effects.
There are no mages or healers. You must design battles such that the damage from your enemies is distributed to your well-armored warriors with shields and plate armor, while light melee fighters, archers, and rogues take as few cuts, stabs, and bites as possible.
If your mercenaries die, they are dead and must be replaced. After each battle, you need to attend to wounds and repair equipment.
The Sentinel is a classic tank; however, that good man could have also become a Berserker or an ‘Executioner’ at level 2, both more damage dealers or off-tanks:
As in a classic role-playing game, you take on quests in a tavern and recruit new mercenaries. In Wartales, everything is morally gray; you can help refugees survive in a new land, or you can assist locals in dealing with the refugee crisis.
The strength of Wartales lies in a large, multipart progress system. Everything grows and becomes stronger: your mercenaries, their equipment and skills, the camps, your recipe books, even your ponies constantly improve and become more useful. This leads to an effect in Wartales where you always close Steam feeling like you’ve become a bit more powerful.
The camp is closely tied to the extensive crafting part of Wartales. It keeps expanding: more people, more stations, more ponies.
In the past, everything was somehow more heroic and less dirty
Which games is Wartales similar to? The basic concept of such tactical RPGs has existed forever. I played ‘Shining Force’ on the Sega Mega Drive 30 years ago: back then, it was much more heroic, but even then, one collected various characters to lead into battle, fighting in tactical battles against enemies.
Modern versions of this gameplay can be found in Battle Brothers, Fire Emblem, and XCom games. ‘Mount & Blade’ has many similarities but offers action battles.
‘Jagged Alliance 2’ is considered a milestone of this type of game because it placed much emphasis on the personality of individual mercenaries. The rivalries and friendships among mercenaries of different nations are legendary and unmatched to this day.
Wartales: ‘Battle Brothers, but prettier?’
Most compare Wartales to ‘Battle Brothers but prettier’, as YouTuber HandofBlood writes (via youtube). The comparison is fair, but there is an important difference:
In Battle Brothers, you are free – you are in a sandbox like the one from Ultima Online.
In Wartales, you follow a clear story – like in a theme park like WoW.
The German modder Nekatus is celebrated in ARK: Survival Evolved for his maps Fjördur and Valguero. Now his latest creation is finished, but the map comes without a popular feature of the survival game.
Which modder is it about?
Nekatus is a German modder for ARK: Survival Evolved
Nekatus is known for creating maps such as Valguero and Fjördur
Currently, Nekatus is also experimenting a lot in Unreal Engine 5, showing how ARK could look in UE5, as ARK 2 and the remaster ASA will be using the engine.
What kind of a new map will it be? Nekatus’s latest map is called Svartalfheim. On Saturday, April 22, the German modder announced that the map has received its last major content update and is now complete. Nevertheless, he promised that Svartalfheim will continue to receive adjustments and fixes (via Twitter).
Svartalfheim takes place in a dwarf setting and features numerous caves. Additionally, there’s a new type of enemy on the map: the dwarf warriors (Dwarfen Warriors). You can also find a new dino variant, the S-Dinos, on Svartalfheim that must be downloaded with a separate mod.
The trailer for the mod map Svartalfheim on YouTube
Svartalfheim removes flying
What feature does the map remove? Svartalfheim is a so-called “no-fly” map. This means that you cannot fly on the map. However, you can still use creatures like the Maewing and the Rock Drake, which can glide.
Another example of a “no-fly” map is the officially released map “Abberation,” with which the Rock Drake was added to the game.
Will the map be available on console as well? Yes, there will also be Svartalfheim on console, but not in ARK: Survival Evolved.
Nekatus revealed that he plans to upgrade the map to Unreal Engine 5 and convert it to the ARK remaster “ARK: Survival Ascended.” However, he must wait for the Devkit (via Twitter).
The remaster is scheduled to be released in August and will allow the use of mods on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. It is expected that console players will be able to play Svartalfheim as well.
MeinMMO author Dariusz Müller believes that gameplay on PS5 will improve significantly due to the use of mods:
How long does the beta of XDefiant run on PC, Xbox Series, and PS5? Where can I still get codes shortly before the end? MeinMMO provides answers.
How long does the beta of XDefiant run? You can still play until Wednesday, April 26, at 08:00 AM. The test should have already ended, but there was an extension.
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The developers have distributed a lot of codes to creators, many of which can be reused multiple times, some even up to 100 times. Take a look around and try a few codes.
How do I redeem the beta code of XDefiant? Follow these steps:
Now log in with your Ubisoft account and choose your platform
You will then receive a code via email for your selected platform
What is XDefiant? The new shooter from Ubisoft reminds many players of Call of Duty. At some points, it even seems like they took the criticism from the CoD community and adjusted XDefiant to meet the wishes of disappointed Call of Duty players.
Potabs120: “Look at this. Ignivor is finally here.”
krispyboiz: “This event seems… unreal. It has a lot of good things, but it’s SO CRAZY. Ignivor debuts, but not during a bug, fire, sun, solstice event, but during a random spark/instinct event? Huh? Ignivor and shiny boosts are available in 2-, 5-, and 10-km eggs, but then there is a separate event pool for 7-km with a new shiny?”
EmptyRook: “It’s too good to be true.”
Criticism of bonuses: Criticism of the bonuses is also present. Some are sorely missing an important bonus that they believe belongs to such a hatching event: reduced hatch distance.
Thus, aguskope writes (via reddit.com): “Yes, no hatch distance bonus. And yes, these are really strange bonuses, no increased shiny chance in 7-km eggs, and why didn’t they put Ignivor in 7-km eggs?”
There are also concerns that the adventure sync may not work properly during the event. With this feature, trainers report ongoing issues. The distances traveled are not always accurately recorded.
How do you like the event content? Are you looking forward to the increased shiny chance? Or were you hoping for other bonuses? Please feel free to let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and discuss with other trainers.
krispyboiz: “This event seems… unreal. It has a lot of good things, but it’s SO CRAZY. Ignivor debuts, but not during a bug, fire, sun, solstice event, but during a random spark/instinct event? Huh? Ignivor and shiny boosts are available in 2-, 5-, and 10-km eggs, but then there is a separate event pool for 7-km with a new shiny?”
EmptyRook: “It’s too good to be true.”
Criticism of bonuses: Criticism of the bonuses is also present. Some are sorely missing an important bonus that they believe belongs to such a hatching event: reduced hatch distance.
Thus, aguskope writes (via reddit.com): “Yes, no hatch distance bonus. And yes, these are really strange bonuses, no increased shiny chance in 7-km eggs, and why didn’t they put Ignivor in 7-km eggs?”
There are also concerns that the adventure sync may not work properly during the event. With this feature, trainers report ongoing issues. The distances traveled are not always accurately recorded.
How do you like the event content? Are you looking forward to the increased shiny chance? Or were you hoping for other bonuses? Please feel free to let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and discuss with other trainers.
Potabs120: “Look at this. Ignivor is finally here.”
krispyboiz: “This event seems… unreal. It has a lot of good things, but it’s SO CRAZY. Ignivor debuts, but not during a bug, fire, sun, solstice event, but during a random spark/instinct event? Huh? Ignivor and shiny boosts are available in 2-, 5-, and 10-km eggs, but then there is a separate event pool for 7-km with a new shiny?”
EmptyRook: “It’s too good to be true.”
Criticism of bonuses: Criticism of the bonuses is also present. Some are sorely missing an important bonus that they believe belongs to such a hatching event: reduced hatch distance.
Thus, aguskope writes (via reddit.com): “Yes, no hatch distance bonus. And yes, these are really strange bonuses, no increased shiny chance in 7-km eggs, and why didn’t they put Ignivor in 7-km eggs?”
There are also concerns that the adventure sync may not work properly during the event. With this feature, trainers report ongoing issues. The distances traveled are not always accurately recorded.
How do you like the event content? Are you looking forward to the increased shiny chance? Or were you hoping for other bonuses? Please feel free to let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and discuss with other trainers.
In Pokémon GO, you can expect a special Electric event in May called “An Intuitive Hero”, which brings you plenty of Shinys and two new monsters. We at MeinMMO will show you what event content to expect and how trainers are reacting to it.
What event is it about? After helping Blanche with their research in mid-April, it’s now Spark’s turn. In the context of the Electric event “An Intuitive Hero”, the focus will be on hatching eggs. There will even be an increased shiny chance, which should please shiny hunters.
Two new monsters will also make their debut in the game. Besides one or two Electric Pokémon, there will be plenty of other monsters to find as well. We have summarized below what they will be and what other content you can look forward to.
When does the event run? The event “An Intuitive Hero” starts on May 2, 2023 at 10:00 AM local time and runs until May 8, 2023 at 8:00 PM local time.
Ignivor and Ramoth make their debut in the game
On the occasion of the upcoming Electric event, you can encounter the Bug and Fire Pokémon Ignivor for the first time. It comes from the 5th generation of games and can evolve into Ramoth with the help of 400 candies.
You can recognize Ignivor by its white, furry body as well as its black arms and face. Its back and rear are brownish. It has five reddish horns on the back of its head. Its evolution, however, has a more elongated insect-shaped black body with light blue sides. From the red horns of Ignivor, six wings have now developed.
During the event, Ignivor will be found in the 2-, 5-, and 10-km eggs. Since you need plenty of candies to secure Ramoth as well, you’ll have no choice but to diligently hatch eggs. As a shiny, however, it is not yet available.
All spawns & bonuses for the “An Intuitive Hero” event
All spawns: During this event, the focus is on hatching eggs. For this reason, there will only be altered spawns in the eggs. The Pokémon you can find in the wild and in raids will not be thematically adjusted.
Your chances of shinys are looking really good this time, as some of the event Pokémon will be available in their shiny forms. Additionally, Mantirps will celebrate its shiny debut in the game.
All monsters that you can also catch as shinys with a bit of luck are marked with a (*) below.
2-km/ 5-km/ 10-km eggs: If you obtain eggs with a distance of 2, 5, or 10 km at a PokéStop or a gym, you can secure the following event Pokémon:
Ignivor
Based on past events, it can be assumed that you will also encounter the usual spawns in these eggs that exist outside of certain events. We have summarized what they currently are in the following article:
7-km eggs: If you secure the 7-km eggs during the event from your friends’ gifts, you can expect the following Pokémon:
Pantimimi*
Wonneira*
Mantirps*
Praktibalk*
Laukaps*
Milza*
Schnuthelm*
Viscora
All bonuses at a glance: In addition to the altered contents in the eggs, you can also look forward to one or another bonus associated with it. You can therefore look forward to:
Higher shiny chance when hatching 2-km, 5-km, and 10-km eggs
Double XP when hatching
Double stardust when hatching
Event field research
Encounters with Magneton, Chaneira*, Elektek*, Magmar*, Relaxo*, Mantax*, Palimpalim*
Special research “An Intuitive Hero”
One-time encounter with Elekid with an accessory from Spark*
Trainers say: “It’s too good to be true”
In the community, the new event is well received. Many trainers are particularly happy about the increased shiny chances and the shiny debut of Mantirps. The release of Ignivor also generates excitement.
However, some trainers are also puzzled that there is a strong 7-km egg pool, where almost all monsters can hatch as shinys, but the increased shiny chance does not apply. The new Pokémon Ignivor has been added to the shiny chance egg pool, even though it itself cannot be shiny yet.
Moreover, many trainers would have preferred to see Ignivor appear in an event that better matches its type. For this reason, some are still rather skeptical about the content of the event and cannot quite believe their luck. Here’s what you can read in the comments (via reddit.com):
EmptyRook: “It’s too good to be true.”
Criticism of bonuses: Criticism of the bonuses is also present. Some are sorely missing an important bonus that they believe belongs to such a hatching event: reduced hatch distance.
Thus, aguskope writes (via reddit.com): “Yes, no hatch distance bonus. And yes, these are really strange bonuses, no increased shiny chance in 7-km eggs, and why didn’t they put Ignivor in 7-km eggs?”
There are also concerns that the adventure sync may not work properly during the event. With this feature, trainers report ongoing issues. The distances traveled are not always accurately recorded.
How do you like the event content? Are you looking forward to the increased shiny chance? Or were you hoping for other bonuses? Please feel free to let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and discuss with other trainers.
krispyboiz: “This event seems… unreal. It has a lot of good things, but it’s SO CRAZY. Ignivor debuts, but not during a bug, fire, sun, solstice event, but during a random spark/instinct event? Huh? Ignivor and shiny boosts are available in 2-, 5-, and 10-km eggs, but then there is a separate event pool for 7-km with a new shiny?”
EmptyRook: “It’s too good to be true.”
Criticism of bonuses: Criticism of the bonuses is also present. Some are sorely missing an important bonus that they believe belongs to such a hatching event: reduced hatch distance.
Thus, aguskope writes (via reddit.com): “Yes, no hatch distance bonus. And yes, these are really strange bonuses, no increased shiny chance in 7-km eggs, and why didn’t they put Ignivor in 7-km eggs?”
There are also concerns that the adventure sync may not work properly during the event. With this feature, trainers report ongoing issues. The distances traveled are not always accurately recorded.
How do you like the event content? Are you looking forward to the increased shiny chance? Or were you hoping for other bonuses? Please feel free to let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and discuss with other trainers.
Potabs120: “Look at this. Ignivor is finally here.”
krispyboiz: “This event seems… unreal. It has a lot of good things, but it’s SO CRAZY. Ignivor debuts, but not during a bug, fire, sun, solstice event, but during a random spark/instinct event? Huh? Ignivor and shiny boosts are available in 2-, 5-, and 10-km eggs, but then there is a separate event pool for 7-km with a new shiny?”
EmptyRook: “It’s too good to be true.”
Criticism of bonuses: Criticism of the bonuses is also present. Some are sorely missing an important bonus that they believe belongs to such a hatching event: reduced hatch distance.
Thus, aguskope writes (via reddit.com): “Yes, no hatch distance bonus. And yes, these are really strange bonuses, no increased shiny chance in 7-km eggs, and why didn’t they put Ignivor in 7-km eggs?”
There are also concerns that the adventure sync may not work properly during the event. With this feature, trainers report ongoing issues. The distances traveled are not always accurately recorded.
How do you like the event content? Are you looking forward to the increased shiny chance? Or were you hoping for other bonuses? Please feel free to let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and discuss with other trainers.
A man is falsely accused of being involved in various incidents. Businessmen turn away from him, his career is destroyed. Now he has successfully sued Google, which did not want to remove the false accusations.
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Google and a man from Canada have been disputing for years over a series of search results. In these, the man was falsely referred to as a criminal. He sued Google because he believed that the search engine had ruined his career.
Friends, colleagues, and business partners could have found links about him with the search engine.
Man is falsely accused, Google does not want to remove links
Which post was involved? A businessman searched for his name with the search engine and found a post that falsely accused him of child abuse. The article about him was published in April 2006, which is now 17 years ago. And that caused quite a stir:
Business partners wanted nothing to do with him.
His son, who worked in the same industry, had to distance himself from him.
His company suffered significant losses.
But the founder of this website steadfastly refused to remove the post. The owner of the site stated that he would never remove posts and demanded that the man provide proof of his innocence, that he had never been charged with the crime.
The man asks Google for help: Since the businessman could not have the post removed in this way, he turned to Google to have the link to the article deleted. This went on for years, as sometimes Google deleted the links, but they later reappeared.
Google argued that it could not be held liable for third-party content and had no obligation to remove the links. However, the Supreme Court did not follow this reasoning.
How did the lawsuit turn out? Initially, the plaintiff demanded 6 million US dollars in damages. However, the court did not grant this. Instead, the man was awarded 500,000 dollars for moral damages. This is around 450,000 euros.
Because the former businessman was personally burdened and lost a lot of money due to the defamation, stated the court.
In addition, Google must remove all links to the corresponding post in the Canadian city of Quebec and may not display any information about the case for 45 days.
Another company is now being sued for a lot of money:
18 years ago, the then seriously ill Tyler Gressle was immortalized on a unique Yu-Gi-Oh! card. Now he is ready to part with the valuable collectible.
What kind of card is it? Tyler the Great Warrior is a card that was printed only once. That alone would already make it valuable, but the card also has a very special story.
It was created with the help of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, a nonprofit organization that fulfills wishes for seriously ill children. Tyler Gressle was such a child. He suffered from a rare form of liver cancer.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation and Konami allowed Tyler to design his own Yu-Gi-Oh! card. In 2005, Konami finally revealed the official card and invited the boy and his family for a tour of the Yu-Gi-Oh! facility in New York.
Since then, the card has been in the possession of Gressle, who is fortunately fully recovered. Now, after 18 years, the card is up for sale on eBay.
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Why is he selling the card now? In an interview with Instagram user asianyensation, Gressle explained in 2015 that he had already thought about selling the card when he was having financial difficulties.
The highest serious offer at the time was just over $75,000. Ultimately, he kept the card. In a short documentary, which YouTuber Alex Cimo accompanied with the appraisal of the card, the 32-year-old explains that he has had the card for a long time.
Now it’s time for someone else to honor the card. He also wants to start a family, travel the world, and build a business.
A portion of the proceeds will also benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Time left its marks on the “Great Warrior”
How valuable is the card? Although Tyler the Great Warrior has never left its protective casing until the auction, the card is only in “near-mint” condition, as a long time in the case has left some minor marks. Tyler the Great Warrior received a BGS score of 7 out of 10.
Nevertheless, the special story and its uniqueness make the card valuable. Additionally, Kazuki Takahashi, the artist behind Yu-Gi-Oh!, who also drew the template for the final design of the card, has since passed away.
YouTuber Gage “Nyhmnim” Poljak traveled with Cimo to Beckett Collectibles, the agency that is auctioning Tyler the Great Warrior on Gressle’s behalf, to evaluate the card. He is confident that the card can fetch a “respectable price among TCG collectors.”
Currently, the auction is at a bid of $160,000, equivalent to €145,000 (as of April 25, 2023, 9:45 AM). There is still time until the auction ends on April 29 to raise the price.
Update April 26, 2023: Originally, it was stated here that the musician Post Malone holds the record for the most expensive trading card. This information has been corrected.
The record for the most expensive TCG card is held by the controversial YouTuber Logan Paul, who paid €4.4 million for a rare Pikachu. While most collectors would probably keep such a treasure well protected, the YouTuber had other plans for it.
Reign of Guilds is a new medieval MMORPG for the PC that is currently running a playtest on Steam. It allows you to fight against dangerous monsters as well as other players in a first-person view. It aims to rely on the “classic” elements of MMORPGs.
What kind of game is this? Reign of Guilds aims to return to the roots of the genre and focuses on a mix of dark medieval themes paired with fantasy elements. The conflicts between the guilds are at the center, but there should also be plenty to do outside of that.
The MMORPG features a large open world with various continents and mounts.
At the beginning, you create a character without a class and can distribute the first attribute points at will. Starting from level 16, you must decide whether you want to be a physical, magical, or universal character. After that, you have the option to specialize in one of 14 “mini-classes.”
Crafting plays an important role, as you can create the strongest items in the game yourself. Moreover, weapons and armor lose strength over time due to wear. A worn item at level 12 may be worse than a brand new item of level 10.
There is player housing and you can even own an entire town as a guild.
For PvE fans, there will be dungeons and world bosses.
In the action combat system of the game, you have to aim actively yourself. There will be no tab-targeting like in WoW.
The main focus of the game is on PvP. There will be guild wars with up to 150 players fighting for the fortresses. Over 60 different castles are included. Additionally, there is PvP in most areas of the open world with a sophisticated karma system.
Anyone who always eliminates “evil” enemies will eventually be crowned a saint. They do not have to fear punishments and even receive discounts from merchants. However, those who attack defenseless victims outside their level range will become a “Psycho”. They lose part of their equipment and experience points when killed. Furthermore, after a certain point, merchants will no longer want to talk to them.
You can get a first glimpse of the gameplay here:
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What payment system does Reign of Guilds rely on? The MMORPG completely avoids direct Pay2Win, and there should also be no “indirect Pay2Win.” This refers to certain premium features that are often referred to as Pay2Progress.
In return, Reign of Guilds will be a Pay2Play title that you will also have to purchase. This means that you must acquire the game once and also pay a monthly fee to play.
Free playtest on Steam runs until May 7
When can you play Reign of Guilds? Currently, the developers have started the third official playtest for the game. This has been running since April 24 and will remain online until May 8 at 2:00 AM.
To participate, you only need to visit the Steam page and request access for the playtest there. You will receive this immediately and can start the download right away.
New in the test are the guild battles, which is why this will last a total of 14 days.
When will Reign of Guilds be released? When the game will actually be released is currently unclear. While Reign of Guilds receives regular updates on Steam and the development is progressing, the release was originally planned for 2021. Another date was the first quarter of 2023, which also was not met.
What do you think about Reign of Guilds? Does the game appeal to you? Or will the outdated graphics and subscription model rather deter you?
If you are hoping for a new MMORPG in 2023, you can find an overview of the upcoming games here:
In League of Legends the championship in the European professional league LEC was decided on Sunday night. The playoffs of the Spring Split 2023 ended spectacularly with a “Reverse Sweep” by the underdog. The Spanish team MAD Lions prevailed in a thrilling finale. Hardly anyone expected this from them, as three players in the lineup were actually already written off.
Who are the 3 LoL professionals who failed before? MAD Lions are generally a very successful team, but they let go of two of their best players in November 2022: the Turk Armut (top lane) and the German Kaiser (support).
From their successful team, only the jungler Elyoya was left. Instead, they brought in three professionals in 2022 who were actually already written off:
In May 2022, the Belgian Nisqy joined the team: The mid laner was constantly criticized at Fnatic, considered a weak point of the team
Also from Fnatic came the support player Hylissang: He was a red rag for the fans of Fnatic. A “coin-flip” player, as he is called, is someone who can perform but can also lose games single-handedly
Additionally, “Carzzy” joined the team. He was actually considered a strong player, having shone at MAD Lions for 2 years. The 21-year-old Czech damaged his good reputation with a disappointing year in France at “Team Vitality”, where he simply didn’t function
All 3 players came from crisis situations and apparently did not really choose to leave their star-studded teams.
In the regular season, they only managed to finish 8th out of 10. It was actually a miracle that MAD Lions could even reach the finals.
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The underdog MAD Lions just made it to the playoffs, beating all giants
How did it go for the MAD Lions? The MAD Lions had a tough path to the final: They barely made it into the playoffs and had to face the biggest stars in Europe. First, they faced G2 with Caps, whom they defeated 3-2, then they had to deal with Perkz and Team Vitality, whom they managed to beat 3-1.
For their final opponents, BDS, the path to the final was easy: only Team Vitality was a hurdle to overcome, which they dispatched 3-0.
How was the final? In the final, there were relatively clear defeats for MAD Lions in the first 2 games: it was over in 30 and 33 minutes. Especially Nisqy had to endure in both games and suffered a total of 11 deaths.
The games were balanced in themselves but tilted in favor of the Swiss team BDS in the mid-game.
For the decisive example of game 1, this teamfight can serve as an example, ending with a pentakill from ADC Crownie (Team BDS):
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But starting from game 3, the tide suddenly turned. Somehow it seemed that MAD Lions had to be pushed against the wall for things to start working. The team fought back into match 3 and then it suddenly became a breeze.
MAD Lions dominated with 17-6, 15-5, and 14-0 against their opponents.
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On Reddit, it is referred to as a “Cinderella” story. The performance of top laner Chasy, who excelled in the last 3 games of the playoffs, is particularly highlighted.
It is ironic that in the past, many LoL professionals switched to Fnatic or Team Vitality to become champions there. Now, however, 3 players have become champions who left those teams and went to the underdog.
Many professionals would do anything to become a champion in the LEC, such as Rekkles:
The 47-year-old game developer Josh Sawyer is the mind behind some of the most popular PC role-playing games of all time, such as Fallout 3 or Fallout: New Vegas. Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2 are favorites among RPG fans on Steam. But the developer says the two games could have been better; he made compromises and knowingly made poor design decisions because he felt committed to ‘ultra-nostalgic players.’
What kind of games has Sawyer made?
In 1998, Sawyer started as a designer and lead designer on “Icewind Dale”, a game that aimed to accurately depict the tabletop role-playing game “Dungeons and Dragons” as a computer game, much like Baldur’s Gate.
Later, he worked as lead designer on Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas. That is the king class of role-playing games: Fallout: New Vegas has 96% positive reviews on Steam. Additionally, he worked on Neverwinter Nights 2.
At the beginning of his career, he only wanted to make Dungeons and Dragons as a computer game
This is what he says now: At a panel from PC Gamer during the developer conference GDC, he explained:
I have been playing D&D since 1985 and other tabletop RPGs since then too. When I made my first game in 1998, it was Icewind Dale and I was like YEAH! I was so excited.
Sawyer states that he incorporated every single idea he had while role-playing Dungeons and Dragons into Icewind Dale starting in 1998.
But in 2012, 14 years later, he wanted to develop “Pillars of Eternity,” which had raised nearly $4 million on Kickstarter. And now he faced a difficult situation.
Ultra-nostalgic fans wanted ‘games like before,’ even though he had better ideas
This was his problem: Sawyer says: Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2 are probably the games where he made the most compromises.
Because he had evolved as a developer over 14 years and had new ideas in mind for how he would design the games. But these were two Kickstarter-funded games, and the customers expressed: ‘No, we want Dungeons and Dragons, we want exactly the same experience as with the Infinity Engine Games.’
Sawyer says: Because people had paid for a game ‘like before,’ he felt obliged to develop the games in that way – actually against better judgment:
I felt that obligation, but I also felt that I ultimately had to make bad design decisions. It was as if I were making a game worse to respond to the preferences of an audience that wanted something ultra-nostalgic.
Not only publishers demand compromises – fans do too
This is what it’s about: It’s paradoxical. Because in video games like Star Citizen, it is said that developers are only independent through “crowdfunding” and can implement their own vision without making compromises demanded by a publisher.
Only when one does not have to listen to “the people in suits,” can something great and original arise, say advocates of crowdfunding.
But fans also have their needs that do not always align with the developer’s vision.
Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2 have 87% positive reviews on Steam each. A good question is whether the ‘original version’ from Sawyer might have even crossed the 90% mark. We will probably never know.
Role-playing games like Pillars of Eternity work well through Kickstarter. MMORPGs do not have such a great track record:
A new handheld has been introduced with the Asus ROG Ally. MeinMMO summarizes all the information about price and release, and also explains whether you can pre-order the Asus ROG Ally.
What kind of device is this? With the ROG Ally, the manufacturer Asus has introduced a new handheld that aims to compete with the Steam Deck.
MeinMMO presents all official information, hints, and rumors about the Asus ROG Ally. However, please note that most information is leaks and rumors that the manufacturer has not officially confirmed yet.
Asus ROG Ally Release – When will the handheld be available?
When will the ROG Ally be released? As of now (April 2023), there is no official release date for when the handheld will be available. According to Asus, the model is expected to be released in summer 2023.
Asus stated to the tech channel Linus Tech Tips in a statement that the device is supposed to be released in the “coming months” (via dexerto.com).
Asus ROG Ally Price – How much will the model cost?
How much does the ROG Ally cost? According to a well-known leaker (via twitter.com), the device is expected to cost between $649 and $699. This would make the price about $100 higher than the most expensive model of the Steam Deck.
In comparison to other competitors, the price of the ROG Ally remains low. Other devices, such as the Aya Neo, can cost more than 1,000 euros, and this does not even include the sometimes high shipping fees. The best alternatives to the Steam Deck can be found in the following article:
Asus ROG Specs and Performance – Faster than the Steam Deck?
Some YouTubers have already had the chance to test the ROG Ally, but no one has been allowed to speak about the official specs and installed hardware yet.
What hardware is in the ROG Ally? According to leaks, a completely new Ryzen processor with a graphics chip (a so-called APU) from AMD is supposed to be in the system (via twitter.com). Allegedly, an APU that has 8 cores and 16 threads and should clock at 3.3 GHz. In boost mode, the performance is said to increase to 5 GHz.
The initial benchmarks already indicate a high performance of the ROG Ally, which should be significantly ahead of the Steam Deck.
How good is the battery life of the ROG Ally? The Steam Deck and other handheld devices are often criticized for their relatively weak battery life. Especially in light of the supposedly high performance, the battery life could be the Achilles’ heel of the ROG Ally. So far, there have been no official hints about the installed battery or its capacity.
Asus ROG Ally vs. Steam Deck: In the following table, we compare the partially official, partially speculated data with that of the Steam Deck.
ROG XG Mobile connection, 3.5mm headphone jack, USB-C
Where can you pre-order the Asus ROG Ally?
As of now (April 2023), you cannot pre-order the Asus ROG Ally yet. The best places to check if you want to pre-order the device are the following shops (no guarantee of completeness):
The official ASUS webshop
Amazon
MediaMarkt and Saturn
As soon as the pre-order of the Asus ROG Ally is available, we will update the article for you.
Additionally, Sony is expected to release a handheld console soon. All the known information so far can be found in the following article directly on MeinMMO:
