OpenAI is finally making ChatGPT better, but only because the competition from Google has become so good

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 2 minutes

Google is currently outperforming the competition with Gemini 3. OpenAI is responding by canceling important projects and shifting focus back to ChatGPT.

Google has achieved tremendous success with its AI model Gemini 3. This is reported by the magazine Forbes.com. In key performance tests, Gemini 3 Pro is partly significantly ahead of the competition.

This has now prompted OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. The AI experts are said to have declared an internal status of “Code Red”: The focus is to be entirely on ChatGPT while other projects are being canceled or at least paused for the time being. The fear seems to be great that they will fall behind Google. This is reported by the English-language magazine TomsHardware.com.

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Google’s Gemini 3 is powerful and puts the market leader ChatGPT under considerable pressure

What is the reason for this? According to several reports, Gemini 3, Google’s AI model, is achieving significantly better results in several benchmarks than ChatGPT. This puts OpenAI under pressure, as they previously maintained an advantage over the competition with their AI model. However, this advantage is currently fading.

OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman see their dominance in AI threatened by Google, and the declared “Code Red” effectively means that OpenAI is reallocating internal resources from side projects like advertising formats, shopping agents, or a personal assistant (“Pulse”).

Instead, they want to focus back on the core functionalities of ChatGPT: speed, reliability, personalization, and a better understanding of logical reasoning.

Why is Gemini so successful? Google has several advantages to leverage for Gemini: It can combine its AI models with its own hardware (like “Ironwood” chips and TPUs) and the vast user base of its services, which reduces training and operating costs and accelerates deployment.

Furthermore, Google can embed Gemini closely into its search, Android, and apps like YouTube, Gmail, and Workspace, making it extremely accessible for everyday use. Every person using an Android device also uses some app from Google.

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Many fans grew up with the German dubbing of Asterix, but a joke is lost in one film

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 2 minutes

Many people grew up with the films of Asterix and Obelix, which have remained in memory primarily due to the German dubbing, but in Asterix conquers Rome, a brilliant joke is lost that is present in the original.

Asterix and Obelix hold a significant nostalgic value for many German viewers. Although the first animated film (Asterix the Gaul) was released in 1967, many fans have regularly watched the film series thanks to constant reruns.

The German dubbing has also remained in the minds of many fans with iconic quotes and moments (think of the pass slip A38). However, in a scene in Asterix conquers Rome, a joke is unfortunately lost that can be heard in the French original.

Did you know that there is also a Bavarian version? You can see the trailer for it here:

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The trailer for Asterix conquers Rome is shown in the Bavarian version

The Fate of the Beast

Which scene is it? In the film, the Gauls have to complete twelve difficult tasks, one of which involves a dangerous beast. You see Asterix and Obelix in the cave, but not the monster itself. There, Obelix already mentions that he is hungry and doesn’t care what is to eat.

Then there is a cut and Asterix and Obelix find themselves back in the city. Shortly after, they sit down with the task inspector. He asks Obelix: How was it with the beast? Obelix replies: Oh, not particularly and orders another schnapps. Depending on the German version, this can differ, but in the French original, a joke is included at this point that hints at the fate of the beast.

As the mussmansehenpodcast on TikTok explains, the French and likely also the Bavarian dubbing (this could not unfortunately be verified by us) is noticeably more direct. In the French original, Obelix replies: Elle était bonne! , which can be translated as It was good. Instead of a regular schnapps, Obelix then orders a digestif, a digestive schnapps. It is implied that Obelix simply ate the monster. If you speak French, you can watch the clip on Dailymotion.

The various Asterix films also have different versions in the German dubbing, as can be seen on comedix.com. Some films have a Bavarian dialect (which you can hear in the trailer above), but also Hessian, Berliner, Kölsch, and Swabian dialects, which give the films a different flair.

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Despite this lost joke, the Asterix series remains one of the most popular animation series, not only in Europe but especially in Germany, which is probably also due to the dubbing. You can find more strong animated films here: 6 underrated animated films that every fan of Disney and Pixar should see

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WoW Patch 11.2.7 is live – These 5 things you should do quickly

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

Patch 11.2.7 has brought a lot of new content for World of Warcraft. We will let you know what you should focus on today.

Today (December 3, 2025), Patch 11.2.7 was released for World of Warcraft. Although it sounds like a minor patch according to the version number, the update is full of new features and content that you can complete. Some game content is even important for the upcoming expansion Midnight to understand the story links.

If you are unsure what to focus on in the coming days, we have a little overview of the highlights that you can turn to first.

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WoW: Patch 11.2.7 – The warning shows what threatens Quel’thalas

“The Warning” – Prologue for Midnight

In terms of story, the most important content is probably the new campaign. It serves as the prologue to the Midnight expansion. You experience how Vereesa encounters some strange visions and then tries to contact her sisters. In this questline, you will also meet Sylvanas again and learn what she has been doing all these years in the Maw.

The questline is not particularly long, and you can comfortably play through it in one evening. Then you will be up to date and ready for Midnight.

Lorewalking – The History of the Blood Elves

If you visit Lorewalker Cho in the capitals (Darnassus, Stormwind, or Orgrimmar), he has a new story for you. You have the opportunity to play through the past of the Blood Elves and relive the key events in Quel’thalas. Major events, such as the Scourge’s attack with Arthas, as well as the separation of the Void Elves can be recalled, allowing you to refresh your knowledge about the Elves.

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You can play through the story of the Blood Elves yourself.

If you think you are already a Blood Elf pro, maybe our quiz on Quel’thalas is something for you.

Turbulent Timeways

With Patch 11.2.7, the Turbulent Timeways are also back. In this event, there is a timewalking each week that entices with special buffs and rewards. A stackable buff grants increasingly more experience points. If you max out the buff over several weeks, a fancy mount awaits at the end.

Furthermore, the event features timewalking for Shadowlands for the first time. If you have missed the old dungeons, you can now revisit them and receive some cool cosmetic items from the new vendor.

Heritage Armor of the Pandaren

For a long time, the fuzzy noodle soup destroyers had to wait for their own heritage armor, but it is finally here. Pandaren can accept a new questline and journey back to the starting point of their journey.

Finally, Pandaren are getting their heritage armor.

At the end, a pretty cool armor set awaits, especially suited for monks – but all other Pandaren will likely be pleased with it as well.

Housing – Go wild as long as you want

The biggest feature is for everyone who has pre-ordered Midnight. Because starting today, you can access housing, set up your own home, join neighborhoods, and prove to all your friends that you own the coolest undead crypt or the coziest pandaren bar. We have all the information about housing here.

If you haven’t bought Midnight yet, don’t worry: While you cannot build your own house, you can already visit your fellow players in their houses. Additionally, you will be able to collect furniture and other decorations.

Some of the coolest rewards are available for quests and achievements that you can already complete now, like these 10 cool housing decorations.

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What else is coming? If you want a little more PvE action, you have to wait another week. Because the fighting guild will open again for a new season on December 10. Many of the familiar fights from previous seasons will be included, but also some new features, like additional effects (essentially “affixes”) that you can activate in the battles for new rewards.

What will you fill your evening in World of Warcraft with today? Are you taking a close look at housing? Or are you excited about the new story quests and how the transition to the next expansion Midnight will unfold? After all, how we view a great hero of the Alliance is changing…

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Pokémon GO finally brings a function that was previously only available for one day in the game

Paul Kutzner Paul Kutzner Reading time 2 minutes

Pokémon GO now offers you the chance to receive more rewards with your friends. You don’t even have to be nearby.

In Pokémon GO, the weekly challenges were introduced in October. You should receive rewards when you complete a challenge with friends, which you have a week to finish.

However, there were issues right at the start, and the feature was deactivated after just one day. Now that the feature is being gradually reintroduced into the game, it’s finally time for you and your friends to get started.

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7 Days, One Reward

How do the challenges work? To take on a weekly challenge with your friends, you first need to form a group. To do this, click on your profile in the game and navigate to the new “Groups” tab.

There, you can click on “Choose Crew” and then invite up to 3 friends. They have 24 hours to accept your invitation. If you are invited to a group, you will receive a notification and also have 24 hours to accept the invitation.

In the “Groups” tab, you can also see what the current weekly challenge is and how far along your collective progress is. This could be something like “Catch 500 Pokémon” or “Spin 250 PokéStops or Gyms”.

What rewards can you earn? Once you complete a challenge, you will receive the following rewards:

  • 20,000 experience points
  • 6,000 stardust
  • additional progress in friendship level

Since the tasks that have been known so far should be relatively easy to complete in a group of 4 players within a week, the rewards are a nice bonus without requiring additional effort.

If your group does not successfully complete a task, you will still receive some stardust for your efforts.

How long does a challenge last? According to the latest statement, you have until Tuesday at 1:00 AM to complete a weekly challenge. At that time, you can then pick up a new challenge and complete it.

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You can of course complete the weekly challenges while attending events. And there will be several of those for you in the coming weeks. You can find out what they are and when they will take place in our overview with all events in December 2025 in Pokémon GO.

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In Elder Scrolls Online, all classes are affected, player asks: “Are you crazy?”

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 3 minutes

The developers of Elder Scrolls Online are planning a comprehensive overhaul of all classes. The goal: to better highlight the identity of the archetypes and create greater diversity.

Why do the classes need to be redesigned? According to the developers of Elder Scrolls Online, problems have emerged with the introduction of subclasses that negatively affect the design of the skill lines as well as the player experience.

While many players, for example, utilize the new flexibility of subclasses to wildly combine skill lines, those who prefer to rely on the skills of a class are disadvantaged by the current system. This has led to a very one-sided “meta” that they want to break.

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What are the exact goals for the redesign? According to the developers, they want to achieve the following goals with the comprehensive adjustment of all classes:

  • Strengthening the identities of all classes so they are entertaining and rewarding as well as thematically unique
  • Improving balance between pure classes and subclasses, ensuring both paths have their place in the game
  • A greater diversity and distinctiveness for skill lines of classes in what they offer to a role, so that each skill line provides something useful regardless of the intended playstyle
  • Adjusting overly strong or weak abilities and skill lines; there should be no lines that have all tools available
This is how the developers define the identities of all classes

Step by step, class by class

How do they plan to achieve these goals? The developers explain that such a comprehensive redesign cannot be implemented all at once. Therefore, they first want to prioritize classes that need modernization and adjustments the most. The current order in which they want to redesign the classes is as follows:

  1. Dragon Knight
  2. Warden
  3. Sorcerer
  4. Templar
  5. Nightblade
  6. Necromancer
  7. Arcanist

Each class will be addressed individually and will experience significant changes to mechanics and game balance, including adjustments to audiovisual effects, if there is a need for changes there as well.

How does the community react to the announcement? On Reddit as well as in the official forum, the announcement is already being heatedly discussed. According to many players, these problems are self-made. Additionally, some criticize the way it is being implemented. Others currently see a much bigger issue to tackle.

  • no_Post_account explains on Reddit: “This is silly. They caused this problem with the subclasses themselves, even though literally no one asked for it and everyone on the internet told them that this would completely destroy any class identity. Now they’re coming with this nonsensical post about how they want to fix the problem. Spoiler alert: They’re going to spend the next two years trying to fix it, and they won’t succeed.”
  • Semour9 expresses the sentiments of many other players in his comment on Reddit: “In my opinion, they should overhaul the combat system and make it easier to play alternative characters. I played a Sorcerer in 2018 and saved all my crafting materials on that character. When I create a new character, I have to relearn all my crafting skills.”
  • L_Nici criticizes in the forum: “Are you crazy to do this step by step? Don’t you realize that this means the first class to get its unique buffs will far surpass all others? Especially in PvP, we can look forward to DoT DKs obliterating everything they want.”
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How does our MMORPG expert Karsten Scholz evaluate the criticism? I fundamentally agree with the players. The developers created the status quo by introducing subclasses, and at the time there were exactly these concerns about the likely abolition of class identity.

And of course, the best solution would be to pack all revisions into a major update and concurrently fundamentally refine the combat system – after all, the combat experience is closely tied to the design of the classes.

In practice, however, such a comprehensive overhaul would likely tie up a large portion of developer resources for many months. If it is even possible to noticeably modernize the combat system in the utilized, now very old engine of Elder Scrolls Online. In interviews, the developers have repeatedly explained how difficult it is to implement certain things in the engine.

If it is possible: Other new content would likely not be released for many months. An ESO that has no new content for half a year or longer? The criticism would likely be great as well. A solution that satisfies everyone seems unfeasible in this specific case. How do you see it? The original post for the new plan is based on a survey from September: The MMORPG for Elder Scrolls wants to improve its classes, and you get to help decide

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  1. elderscrollsonline.com

Helldivers 2 reduces its size by 130 GB, no longer considers players with outdated hard drives on PC

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 2 minutes

Helldivers 2 has suddenly become 130 GB smaller. The developers explain that they have deleted data. This benefits the game size. Users with an outdated hard drive now have slightly longer load times.

The developers of Helldivers 2 have released an optional update for the cooperative shooter. The size of the game drops from 130 GB to around 20 GB, which sounds surprising at first. The developers only deleted things that were already duplicated or triplicated.

Developer Arrowhead explains in a blog post why the game has become smaller and what exactly they did.

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Helldivers 2 shows the new expansion “Into the Unjust” in the trailer and takes players deep underground

Game was deliberately bloated for HDDs

Why was the game so large in the first place? In a statement, the developers explained why Helldivers is so large on PC and so small on console. In consideration of players who did not have the game installed on an SSD, they had added thousands of data files in duplicate.

The idea was to speed up load times for systems using a slow hard drive (HDD). Because of the many duplicate files, the disk’s read head did not have to search for the correct files for as long.

However, it is exactly these duplicate and triplicate files that have now been deleted. They have abandoned the compromise of bloating the game for better load times in order to improve load times for players with a hard drive in their computer.

Do players with hard drives have a disadvantage? Only partially, as the developers themselves explain on Steam: For players with a hard drive in their computer, loading times may be extended by a few seconds. This is a good compromise for the fact that the game is now only around 20 GB in size. Currently, this update is optional on PC, as Arrowhead is still testing it to ensure that nothing has been overlooked.

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Generation Z considers cash outdated and prefers to leave the useless wallet at home

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 2 minutes

Generation Z prefers to forgo cash and relies on digital currencies. Many young people now mainly rely on apps like Apple Pay or Google Pay instead of cash. This is a trend reported by many studies. However, paying only digitally also poses risks that experts warn about.

The Germans love their cash, more than most other Europeans. This was established by a study that quotes, among others, die Zeit. However, at least in other countries, this love for cash is shrinking more and more. Especially among young people. Various reports independently confirmed this (via businessinsider.com):

  • In the USA, the “Federal Reserve,” the central bank of the USA, found that cash accounts for only 14% of all purchases and that cash is predominantly used by people over 55 years old.
  • A McKinsey survey (management and consulting) from 2024 revealed that one in five in the USA and Europe who use digital wallets often leave home without a physical wallet.
  • Link Scheme, a non-profit organization advocating for access to cash in the UK, stated that only 38% of 18 to 24-year-olds see a wallet as essential for their daily lives.
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The digital wallet fits better with the fast, mobile lifestyle of many young people

Why do young people consider cash outdated? There are various reasons for this. Many young people now mainly rely on apps like Apple Pay or Google Pay to pay their bills. Digital or so-called “mobile wallets” are more compatible with their mobile lifestyles than having to constantly carry cash:

36 percent of Gen Z do not shop at stores that only allow cash payments, while among Boomers, it is only 14 percent. This is reported by the magazine Spiegel. In Germany, already 25% of Gen Z are said to use digital wallets weekly, and 69% use debit cards daily or weekly to avoid debt.

For young people, cash is just an emergency fund: A representative survey conducted by the Allensbach Institute for Demoscopy (IfD) on behalf of the Initiative Deutsche Zahlungssysteme e.V. reports that 44% of those surveyed said they only have cash for emergencies and only rely on it when they cannot pay cashlessly (jungezielgruppen.de).

Furthermore, Gen Z is experimenting more with cryptocurrencies than older generations: 23% already own such currencies, while among Boomers, the figures are around 10%.

What speaks against the development? In case of power outages or technical problems, digital payments fail. In Sweden, for example, cash is almost gone, and there is a great fear that in the end, the network might fail, and nothing can be paid. This is reported by die Tagesschau.

Additionally, using digital wallets can exclude people who do not have access to them or who are otherwise restricted, or a state deliberately excludes people by shutting down digital payments. Moreover, data privacy is often a debated issue when it comes to digital currencies.

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Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Champions Online have a new owner who explains what the plan is

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 3 minutes

In a press release, the executives of the Embracer Group announced that they have parted ways with Arc Games and Cryptic Studios (Star Trek Online, Neverwinter Online). MeinMMO summarizes all the details of the deal.

Update from December 3, 2025: Arc Games executives have issued a press release stating that, under new owner Project Golden Arc, Inc. and thanks to financing from XD Inc., they have successfully left the Embracer Group.

In the future, they want to focus on operating their current portfolio of games and supporting new AA or indie productions as a publisher. On gamespress.com, CEO Yoon Im explains:

“This milestone marks a major new chapter for Arc Games. We appreciate our time being part of Embracer Group and the accomplishments achieved since the company’s inception over 15 years ago. These experiences have shaped who we are today. As an independent publisher, we are now positioned to more fully pursue our vision—collaborating with exceptional developers worldwide and bringing standout games to market. 2026 is already shaping up to be one of the most ambitious and innovative years in our history, and we are excited for what lies ahead.

Even though Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Champions Online are not mentioned at all, the announcement sounds as if nothing will change for players of the three MMORPGs as a result of the deal for the time being.

Original message from November 27, 2025: As part of the ongoing restructuring, the Embracer Group has parted ways with publisher Arc Games and developer Cryptic.

  • Arc Games is the publisher of various live-service games such as Star Trek Online and Neverwinter Online, as well as the Remnant series, Torchlight, Hyper Light Breaker, and recently Fellowship – you can find a list of the games on Steam.
  • The American company Cryptic Studios has released MMORPGs such as City of Heroes, City of Villains, Champions Online, Star Trek Online, and Neverwinter Online over the past 24 years.

According to the official press release on embracer.com, the two companies have been sold to the newly established company “Project Golden Arc, Inc.“, which is backed by several members from the management level of Arc Games.

After deducting transaction-related costs, Embracer is expected to receive around 30 million USD from the sale. The transaction is financed by the Chinese stock company XD. The rights to the Remnant franchise and Fellowship are expected to go to Embracer, while Arc Games remains a co-publisher.

Here you can see the early access trailer for Fellowship:

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Fellowship presents all characters in the action-packed Early Access trailer

Deal of Many Question Marks

What does the deal mean for Cryptic Studios? For some time, things have not looked very good for Cryptic Studios. Their plan for a large MMORPG based on Magic: The Gathering was overly ambitious. The project didn’t make it through beta.

By the end of 2021, they ended up with Embracer and Gearbox. Aside from maintaining the ongoing MMORPGs, they were mainly expected to take on a supportive role and not start any new projects.

Last year, it briefly looked like Cryptic Studios could become the next victim of the restructuring at Embracer, after numerous studios and projects had already been closed. At least they were able to avoid that fate by selling to “Project Golden Arc, Inc.” How things will proceed is still unclear.

What does the deal mean for the MMORPGs? Here, too, we can only speculate due to the lack of official statements from the operators. The fact that the new owners come from the Arc Games universe could be a good sign. Why would they invest money in Cryptic Studios and the associated rights for Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and others if they had no plans for them?

They might have entered into the deal because Embracer wanted to proceed with a long-anticipated closure, and this was the only way to save Arc Games, Cryptic, and the games.

However, it is also clear that they had to navigate through tough times with many layoffs, and that Star Trek Online and others are not getting any younger. How much is still in Cryptic today, and whether they will be able to embark on a new game project in the foreseeable future remains unclear.

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We definitely keep our fingers crossed that this deal proves to be positive for all parties involved. You can find more information on the restructuring at Embracer, which has been ongoing for years and is attributed to a collapsed billion-dollar deal, in this article from April 2024: Company overextends, forced to lay off 1,400 employees, and who is to blame? The war and Covid

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He was chosen as Employee of the Year and was sponsored with a 600 Euro upgrade for his gaming PC by his boss

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A user reports that he has been named Employee of the Year at his company. And as a reward, his boss has come up with something special. His boss gifted him a new gaming monitor.

What did he receive from his boss? The person received an OLED monitor from his boss because he was supposedly named the best employee of the year at his company. The criteria for this are not known.

The boss of the company, as the person explained on Reddit, paid for the OLED monitor out of his own pocket and gifted it as a reward. Specifically, it is a model from the manufacturer Twisted Minds, which is not very well known in Germany. The company primarily sells its gaming products in Northern Europe. The gifted monitor usually costs about 6,490 Swedish Krona, which is approximately 600 Euros.

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WQHD resolution is considered the best “sweet spot” among gamers

How good is the upgrade? For many users, the OLED monitor is the best upgrade they could wish for. And there are several reasons for this.

On the one hand, 2K and WQHD are considered the best middle ground in gaming between performance and graphical representation, and that’s why they are among the most popular resolution sizes among PC gamers. This resolution offers a sharp image representation without requiring the performance of 4K.

On the other hand, OLED is considered a strong upgrade when it comes to black levels and natural color representation. A user explains this with the words:

OLED + HDR is the ultimate in gaming. I am currently playing God of War: Ragnarok and damn, it’s like watching a movie.

The OLED technology could become even more interesting in 2026. Currently, there are still a few issues, including a shorter lifespan compared to LCDs or the risk of burn-in. Especially the price for OLED monitors could drop significantly in the coming year, making this technology more accessible to many users.

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After 63 years, Bruce Banner is no longer the Hulk in Marvel, and his successor is even more terrifying than you can imagine

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 3 minutes

Anyone who has seen a few movies from Marvel knows: Bruce Banner is the Hulk. But that has now changed in the comic world. Someone else is the new Hulk and this being is worse than one can imagine.

What is wrong with the Hulk? In the comic Incredible Hulk No. 30 (2025), Bruce Banner, the Hulk, was not doing so well. Although he is one of the most powerful beings on Earth, he can be defeated. This was shown by the Eldest. This is an entity that comes from Vinruviel, the mother of all horrors. It is the firstborn of this deity, which can be most closely compared to Cthulhu as a cosmic being.

She has existed since the beginning of time and is the only existence not created by One Above All, the god of the Marvel universe. She was also the one who created the gamma radiation that transformed Bruce Banner into the Hulk.

To free her mother, who was imprisoned by One Above All, the Eldest wanted to use the Hulk. She lured him into a trap and with the taken-over body of his villain Abomination, she tore Bruce Banner out of the Hulk. The Eldest seized the green body thanks to immense power and ancient magic and became the Infernal Hulk.

Anyone who thought that the normal Hulk is already terrifying does not know the other abilities of the Infernal Hulk yet.

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The Incredible Hulk – Trailer for the Forgotten MCU Movie from 2008

A True Necromancer

What can the Infernal Hulk do? Marvel launched a new solo series about the new horror monster, Infernal Hulk, on November 26, 2025. The Hulk is no longer green but a purple-blue muscular package that shows signs of being torn apart. On one side, he looks like the Hulk and on the other like the horror monster behind it.

Moreover, the Infernal Hulk not only possesses the incredible strength of the hero, but the Eldest absorbed her mother and gained powerful abilities. In the first issue of the new solo series, it is also revealed why the Infernal Hulk could threaten the entire universe.

The Cover of The Infernal Hulk No. 1 by Marvel (Image source: Marvel.com)

What can the Infernal Hulk do? Besides the strength of the Hulk, the Eldest still has some strong abilities:

  • She is immortal
  • Can take over other creatures like a parasite
  • Can generate and shoot fire and energy
  • Can change the form of the taken-over body
  • Has the ability to use magic

In his solo series, the monster in Hulk form shows an even more terrifying ability. As Screen Rant reports, it can use a form of necromancy. You can see how he transforms a soldier into the war devil Jinni Dagaal and then creates an army of mindless zombies from all the dead.

The next goal of the Infernal Hulk seems to be the conquest of Earth, as he enslaves several monsters around the world. Marvel itself refers to it as the Age of Monsters. Already in issue 2, which will be released on December 10, 2025, the Infernal Hulk, Ngathil, the Endless in Atlantis, wants to win to his side. That is a huge serpent.

And as it seems, Bruce Banner is probably the only one who can stand in the way of the army of monsters. But he is in another dimension after his separation from the Hulk.

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Even though he has taken a backseat in Marvel movies, the Hulk is one of the best characters in the universe. This is not only due to his long history but also to his great potential that is not always utilized: I can’t forgive Marvel for how they have wasted one of the most exciting heroes after 16 years

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  3. Marvel
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WoW Housing Guide – How to unlock your house today

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

Housing in World of Warcraft goes live today. We will tell you how to unlock your first house today and what you need to know.

Fans have waited 20 years, and now the time has finally come: World of Warcraft has player housing. To get you started today, we will show you everything you need to kick off with your own house. Don’t worry: It goes quickly, and you can start decorating your house in just a few minutes. Basically, there’s hardly anything that can go wrong.

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How do you unlock the housing system in WoW? Once you log into the game with an existing character, you will automatically receive a quest. This will take you back to your own capital city (Stormwind or Orgrimmar). From there, you need to go into the respective portal room and take the new portal to the housing area.

Next, you simply follow the quest line. You need to greet the various NPCs in the housing area and can look at the different plots (also called “parcels” or “plots”) before deciding on a plot and paying the fee of 1,000 gold.

Finally, the quest line will show you how to place or remove decorations in the house.

If you’re interested in all the details about housing, we have the large overview article on player housing in WoW.

WoW Midnight Housing
Neighborhoods are a real highlight of WoW.

Housing with Friends in World of Warcraft

How can I move into a neighborhood with friends? If you want to move into a neighborhood with friends, you must either be part of the same guild or move to the same neighborhood. You can enter your friends’ names in the search field at the neighborhood manager to find the neighborhood where they have their house. Alternatively, you can also search for neighborhoods where your desired plot is still free.

If you move to another neighborhood, the state of your house will be saved. It will be set up exactly as it was before in the old neighborhood, in the new neighborhood as well.

Later, there will also be a feature to create private neighborhoods. Then you can team up with 9 friends to create a neighborhood just for you. This feature will be unlocked later and is not available at the launch of housing.

Who can access housing? To use housing, you must have pre-ordered World of Warcraft Midnight for your account. Only then will you gain the ability to acquire a house yourself.

However, you can already start collecting decorations without Midnight and complete achievements to get great furniture.

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What if I’m completely new to WoW? If you take the release of housing as an opportunity to start with World of Warcraft, you first need to get through the intro experience on the Exiled Island – the starting area. This is usually completed within 1-2 hours. Afterwards, you will also receive a quest that seamlessly leads you to housing.
If you are a complete novice, our beginner’s guide can also help, explaining everything important for starting in WoW.

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Destiny 2: Renegades got released – All important information in 3 minutes

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 2 minutes

With Renegades, Destiny 2 embarks on a new expansion that is heavily inspired by the Star Wars universe. Many changes and new content are to be added, but we will show you which ones are the most important in our brief overview.

The key points about Renegades:

  • Renegades is a new expansion
    • Strongly reminiscent of Star Wars in terms of design, armor, items
  • Launches on December 2nd at 6:00 PM German time
    • There will be a downtime before
  • Costs €39.99 on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC
  • Brings 300 additional slots for your vault
  • Exotic ornaments for armor are no longer tied to exotic items
  • The seasonal power will not be reset or increased with Renegades (remains at 550)
  • Players who have taken a break will receive a buff for more XP and gifts
  • Weapons, armor, and skills are to be adjusted
  • A new dungeon is coming: Equilibrium
  • Strike reports should better reward players and provide a good start to the week
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Destiny 2: Renegades shows the new threat of the Guardians in its launch trailer

What can I expect from Renegades?

Destiny 2 continues its plan and brings the second, rather smaller expansion for the loot shooter to the market with Renegades. This is meant to be heavily inspired by Star Wars, which can be seen in the designs of various weapons, armor, and locations. What remains true to the loot shooter is the story, as the narrative revolves around familiar as well as new characters from the Guardians’ universe.

The villain of the expansion is represented by Dredgen Bael, who wants to end the Guardians’ activities with his Barant Empire. Of course, the Wolf is back to save the world and humanity together with Dredgen Hope, also known as the Vagabond.

Apart from that, fans should collaborate with various criminal syndicates like the stylish Vex in ponchos on Mars to push back Bael’s forces and gain power.

That’s it lore-wise, but in terms of gameplay, you can expect various events, such as the Dawning, which is the winter event. Additionally, there should be some QoL adjustments that will facilitate and improve grinding. And lastly, there will also be a new dungeon.

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Should I buy Renegades? The probably most discouraging problem that veterans will face with the expansion is the unmistakable inspiration from Star Wars. Many armors look as if they were taken from the Empire. Weapons such as lightsabers or the new crossbow additionally remind one of the iconic instruments of the Wookiees or the Jedi, which they like to fight with.

Those who are not bothered by any of this could have fun with Renegades, especially if they are ready to cope with new and daring designs. It remains to be seen how much the story is influenced by Star Wars, as this could ultimately decide many players for or against a purchase.

Are you ready to fight against Bael? The release is not far off, and once it has passed, you can dive immediately into the new expansion. The fact is, however, that after the Light & Darkness saga ended, Bungie has taken a new direction for Destiny 2, which could be continued with a sequel: Destiny 3 is likely in development, but the release is still a long way off

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One of the currently strongest classes in Diablo 4 is getting the probably weakest new Unique in Season 11

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 2 minutes

The latest season of Diablo 4 is approaching, bringing new mechanics, balance updates, and Uniques. Each class will receive a new item, but one of the currently most powerful classes will get a rather weak item.

Which class are we talking about? Looking at the tier list of Diablo 4 for Season 10, you can see that each class has at least one S-tier build. Currently, the Druid is considered one of the strongest classes, which can be played in various ways.

The Druid benefits greatly from the Chaos Uniques in Season 10, which allow the desired Unique abilities to drop for other equipment slots, and from the new Unique Blackwing Kilt. The Druid also benefits a lot from the Chaos advantages, particularly the Excessive Abundance advantage, which is a true game changer for the class.

This mechanic is expected to disappear with Season 11. Overall, classes are supposed to become weaker, but the overall experience should still be more enjoyable. Druid mains must be strong in Season 11, as their new Unique is likely the weakest of the new items.

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Season 10 in Diablo 4 macht endlich wieder Spaß

The comparatively weakest Unique of the new season

What kind of Unique is this? With Season 11, each class in Diablo 4 will receive a new Unique. The Druid will receive the boots Khasim Stepwalkers with the following stats:

  • Attacks reduce the cooldown of Escape by 0.5 seconds.
  • +16.5–25.0% movement speed
  • +41.5–55.0% loss of control duration
  • 16–25% cooldown reduction for Nature Magic
  • +2–3 for Bad Omen
  • Aspect: If you deal damage to 200-100 enemies with storm skills, you will gain a charge. If you cast a defensive skill, you will receive maximum movement speed for 1 second per used charge and will be unhindered. While charged, enemies you run into will be incapacitated for 1 second.

The aspect of the Unique is not particularly strong. While the stun is nice, having to deal a lot of damage just to get one charge for 1 second is simply not worth it. The best part about the Unique is the cooldown reduction. Even against bosses, the aspect was rather useless on the test server, as described by a user in the Blizzard Forum. According to him, the Unique is also mechanically unappealing. The Diablo expert wudijo (source: YouTube) also expresses his lack of enthusiasm about the effect.

How about the other classes and builds? The Diablo expert wudijo discusses his predictions for Season 11 in a YouTube video. According to him, the overall power level of the game would decrease. He also mentions that the powerful Raven build of the Druid will not be as strong anymore because the Chaos Uniques will disappear.

He believes that the following builds will be promising for Season 11 (based on dungeon levels above 100):

  • Spirit Born: Evade, Shattering Hand, Poison Skin, Retribution.
  • Wizard: Crackling Energy.
  • Necromancer: Looks quite promising according to wudijo; he specifically mentions the Shadow Plague build.
  • Druid: Despite the absence of Chaos Uniques, the expert sees the Druid as quite strong, but this time with the Pulverize build, which performed well in Season 10.

Overall, wudijo believes that the Necromancer and Spirit Born will be the strongest classes in Season 11.

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Diablo 4 regularly shakes up the tier lists with its seasonal structure. But which class do you want to play in Season 11? Let us know in the comments. Everything you need to know about the upcoming season, which starts next week, can be found here: Diablo 4 Season 11: Everything about start, release date, and PTR

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The developers of ARC Raiders have learned from their last shooter, explaining why Free2Play would not have been the right way.

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

ARC Raiders is not the first successful shooter from the developers of Embark. Now, they talk about their decision to not go with Free2Play again, and explain what has changed.

What was the first shooter? The developers of ARC Raiders achieved great success in 2025, but it is not the first shooter they have released. Almost exactly two years ago, the developers of Embark launched the arena shooter The Finals.

In a futuristic arena, players could control candidates who eliminated each other in a kind of e-sports competition while trying to earn as much money as possible. Unlike ARC Raiders, the shooter is free-to-play and can be downloaded anytime from Steam.

However, for ARC Raiders, the developers consciously decided against the free model, which also changed the contents of the title.

Here you can see more about Embark’s first shooter:

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Gameplay Changes Due to Pricing

What has changed due to the pricing? In a new episode of their behind-the-scenes video project on YouTube, the developers discussed their decision. They also explain which elements have changed as a result.

The developers explain that due to the pricing, it has become “dramatically easier” to develop the game. According to their explanation, for a free title, you first have to win over players. They must be “invested” in the title for them to later afford microtransactions.

For this, some mechanics would require more grind. However, they did not want this in ARC Raiders, which is why the pricing allowed them to respect the players’ time.

Which areas does this affect? Design Director Virgil Watkins explains:

In crafting, there are no more timers to wait for, and the amounts of items we ask you to gather are a bit more reasonable; effort and reward fit together a bit better. This has helped greatly, but on the other hand, because we brought the game to market with a certain price, we still need monetization options that do not feel exploitative. That is also an interesting challenge.

Virgil Watkins via gamesindustry.biz

Without the pricing, players would likely have to gather more items for their quests, and crafting would take a certain amount of time or be otherwise limited to keep players engaged longer.

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The business model of ARC Raiders fit perfectly, and the shooter became the publisher Nexon’s most successful launch. Besides the business model, the success is probably also due to the fact that players are not just focused on PvP: “You can have the loot. My reward is justice”: Players of ARC Raiders appoint themselves as sheriffs, hunting down criminals

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Twitch streamer left the game that made him big, lost a large part of his viewers, reflects after 500 days

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The Twitch streamer AverageJonas became huge with Valorant. His switch to Valve’s MOBA shooter Deadlock cost him a large part of his audience, but he is now happier than ever.

What kind of streamer is he? AverageJonas is a Norwegian Twitch streamer who gained popularity during the Corona pandemic with the then-new Valorant. In May 2020, he started with an average of 5 viewers, but with the release of the tactical shooter, he was already averaging 1,800 viewers by September.

AverageJonas made a name for himself with his pleasant demeanor and eye for builds, secured lucrative advertising deals, and was even featured in Times Square. In 2024, however, the streamer unexpectedly said goodbye to Valorant. 500 days later, he reflects on his “downfall”.

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“I wish I had crashed earlier”

How is he doing now? In a YouTube video, AverageJonas spoke for about a quarter of an hour about the reasons for his decision back then and how he feels about it today.

The streamer says that at his peak in Valorant, he felt like he was in seventh heaven. But over time, his popularity declined, the shooter lacked content, and his preferred agent Sova was plagued by nerfs. Additionally, he struggled with health issues and even lost his voice for several months.

During that time, he increasingly tried out different types of games, initially Palworld and later Dota, until he finally fell for Valve’s MOBA shooter Deadlock. The game offered him everything that had once intrigued him about Valorant: a lot of depth, items, and the ability to create informative content and theorycraft.

Today, AverageJonas streams in front of only a few hundred viewers on average. He points out that this is still what many streamers dream of. And even though his popularity has declined significantly, he is overall happier and healthier. You can watch the entire video here:

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In Deadlock, according to the streamer, viewer counts fluctuate more, and so do the earnings. However, fans need not worry about his finances: According to AverageJonas, most people are not even aware of how huge the deals were during the pandemic. He made millions back then.

The streamer invested the money in real estate in Norway and cryptocurrency, which still provides him with passive income – entirely independent of his viewers on Twitch.

For those who talk about his reduced numbers, AverageJonas has clear words: “If this is a crash, then it’s actually pretty cool. I wish I had crashed earlier.”

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A new rule makes video games from Japan more expensive and changes how they look

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

Video games in Japanese will soon become more expensive in their development and will likely change as well. The reason for this is a licensing change.

What is this rule? While we in the West can choose from a variety of beautiful and not so beautiful fonts, developers from other countries face greater challenges. Languages like Japanese, which use a script system of syllables and Kanji instead of letters, require a font that includes as many of the characters they want to use as possible.

Developers in Japan are also affected, who until now have relied on the affordable service “Fontworks LETS” for their games and apps. For 60,000 yen per year (approximately 330 euros), developers could use high-quality fonts.

However, the company behind the service has been acquired, and the new parent company “Monotype” has significantly increased the prices and agreements for the service. A license will now cost about 50 times as much, namely 20,500 US dollars, or about 17,600 euros. But another limit poses problems for developers.

You can see an affected title here in the trailer:

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A rule that renders the service unusable

What is this limit? With the new license comes a limit that according to gamespark.jp ensures that only 25,000 users per application can see the fonts used. Unimaginable for developers who want to make their games available to millions of players simultaneously.

However, switching to another font is not easy. Developers need a similarly high-quality font that contains all the characters used in their game and also must acquire a license for that. This will likely be more expensive than the previous LETS plan, which was used as a good-and-cheap option for titles like Fate/Grand Order, downloaded over a million times.

What does this mean for the games? Anyone who enjoys titles from Japan will soon notice a change in the appearance of the characters in some games. In some cases, this can even affect fonts in German and English, if the games use the provider “Fontworks LETS”.

Affected titles that choose to change their font will not only make changes in the games but also across the entire brand, including the website, marketing materials, and social media.

While the impact on players will only mean slight visual changes, a lot of development work is required behind the scenes. All texts must be rechecked for correctness and adjusted if necessary.

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For titles from Japan or with a Japanese translation, the change can therefore be expensive. But not only with fonts can small changes lead to a lot of work. Even the choice of server provider or DDoS protection provider is an important one: Our internet has a big problem that puts us all at risk of serious outages

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ARC Raiders: Finding industrial batteries – How to improve your equipment workbench

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 2 minutes

To level up the equipment bench to its maximum level, you need industrial batteries in ARC Raiders. We will show you where to find them in our guide.

Update, March 23: The article has been reviewed and is up to date.

Where can I find industrial batteries? If you want to find all the industrial batteries for your upgrade during a match, you should visit the location “Hydroponic Dome Complex”, which is located in the forest region on the map “Dam Battlefields”. There you will find various dome-shaped greenhouses that you should explore.

Make sure to look in the open metal lockers, as many batteries are just lying around there that you can pick up immediately. The locked containers and lockers in each dome are also worthwhile.

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Here you need to go for the batteries
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This is what the batteries look like in the lockers

The location is quite manageable and easy to comb through, but be mindful of your surroundings. Various wasps, hornets, and, in the worst case, rocket gunners circle around in the air. The latter can hit you hard and pin you down at one of the domes – escape is then only possible with luck. So, if you search the area, take your time and be especially quiet.

What do I need the industrial batteries for? You need the industrial batteries for the final upgrade of the equipment bench. The complete list of required resources is as follows:

  • 3x industrial battery
  • 5x advanced electrical components
  • 6x bastion cell
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A small tip when looting: If you generally have bad luck with your loot, you should search the area during the active world event “Nightly Looting”. There are fewer active return points and no active raider hatches, but the loot value is increased, making it worthwhile for looting.

Those were all the important information about the industrial batteries and how you can find them best. Are you still looking for the bastion cells but don’t know how to track and defeat these beasts? Then feel free to check out our guide: ARC Raiders: How to farm Bastion Cells

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A co-op shooter in the Warhammer 40,000 universe is more affordable than ever, offering you over 100 hours of gameplay

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On Steam, you can currently secure the dark co-op shooter Warhammer 40,000: Darktide for just under ten bucks – and spend over 100 hours easily.

Which game is being referred to? That would be Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, a co-op shooter from the Swedish developer studio Fatshark. The team previously released a popular co-op hack-and-slash in the fantasy setting of Warhammer with Warhammer: Vermintide 2.

On Steam, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is currently available at its lowest price to date: The game costs €9.99 instead of €39.99. This offer is valid until December 11, 2025.

If you already own Vermintide 2 (perhaps you recently secured it for free), you save even more when purchasing the Warhammer Tide Collection. Then the game costs €8.49.

Here you can see a trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide:

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Warhammer 40,000 Darktide: The Launch Trailer

Shootouts in the Depths of a Sci-Fi City

What is the game about? In Darktide, you don’t play glorious heroes, but prisoners. Your punishment is to fight against Chaos in the depths of Tertium (a megacity of the Imperium of Man). Chaos is an evil force that is present in all Warhammer worlds.

If you want to know more about what Chaos is all about, this article should be interesting for you:

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At the beginning, you create your own character, belonging to one of four classes:

  • Veterans are classic soldiers specialized in ranged combat.
  • Zealots are fast and aggressive fighters tailored for close combat.
  • Psykers are versatile mages who can support their allies but can also deal damage themselves.
  • Ogryns are real brutes, not only significantly larger but also tougher than other classes.

In addition to the four classes included in the base game, there are also two DLC classes that you must purchase. The Arbites is the Warhammer version of “Judge Dredd” and was released in June 2025. Starting today, December 2, 2025, you can also play as Hive Scum – the scum in Warhammer 40,000 that nobody truly wants to be.

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Hundreds of Hours of Co-op Action

How long does the game take? If you enjoy the gameplay of the co-op shooter, you can invest a lot of time into it. The website howlongtobeat.com indicates around 83 hours for co-op – but there are also many players who have invested significantly more time. This is evident from a look at the reviews on Steam:

  • Aenerion has already logged a whopping 963.9 hours in the shooter and refers to it in his Steam review as “one of the best co-op horde games out there”.
  • Malignant had about 169 hours in the game at the time of his Steam review. He praises, among other things, the music and sound, the environments and action, as well as the entertainingly written dialogues between the characters.
  • Mailorder gave it a “10/10” after 261 hours in his Steam review and has since put in almost 100 more hours into the game.

Do you have any questions about the new class in Darktide? MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus has already played the Hive Scum for you. He shares his impressions in this article: The new class in Warhammer 40,000: Darktide plays like John Wick on Stims, even though he’s just an insignificant gangster.

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Where Winds Meet: Cries in the Distance Quest Guide – How to Solve the Yin-Yang Puzzle

Alexander Mehrwald Alexander Mehrwald Reading time 3 minutes

Cries in the Distance is a side quest in Where Winds Meet, for which you need to solve a puzzle. We will show you how to complete it and how to solve the puzzle.

In the quest Cries in the Distance, you will meet your old friend Feng, who is trapped behind a rock. If you free him, you can solve a puzzle together and gain valuable treasures. We will show you a direct way to quickly solve the puzzle. If you generally have trouble finding or starting the quest, you will find a guide further down.

Here’s how to solve the Yin-Yang puzzle: When you stand before the statues and the Yin-Yang disc, you can quickly and easily solve it as follows:

  • Rotate the two statues in the green border in the image so that the dragon faces inward
  • Then rotate the Yin-Yang disc once clockwise
  • Then rotate the statue with the blue border right next to Feng so that the dragon faces outward
  • Then walk to the statue across from it and rotate this one outward as well
  • Rotate the disc once more clockwise to solve the puzzle
Where Winds Meet Yin-Yang puzzle
This is how you solve the Yin-Yang puzzle with the correct statue positions.

This is why it is solved this way: Feng will give you some clues on how to solve the puzzle once you have freed him. He explains that the fire and water statues should look away from each other and the earth and air statues should look at each other.

He also mentions that fire and water move together and air and earth move independently. This means that when you rotate one of the two statues, the other will also rotate simultaneously.

In order to move them independently, the Yin-Yang symbol must be adjusted so that the two central circles are no longer aligned with the two statues. Then they can move independently, and the other two can no longer be rotated separately.

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Cries in the Distance – Start and complete the quest

Where does the quest start? To start Cries in the Distance, you need to go to Moonveil Mountain. In close proximity to the boundary stone teleport, you will also hear a voice calling for help. This will start the quest, and you can follow it in the quest log.

Follow the voice towards the cliff and look down for a ledge. Let yourself fall down and take a chest on the left if you don’t have it yet. On the ledge, you will then find a cave entrance with a trapdoor from which the voice is coming.

Where Winds Meet Cries in the Distance cave entrance
Here you need to climb down to find the cave.
Where Winds Meet Cries in the Distance cave entrance
This is what the cave entrance with the trapdoor looks like.

Climb down and you will enter a cave with a Yin-Yang symbol on the ground and some statues. Here the puzzle awaits you, but first you need to free your buddy Feng, who is trapped behind a rock.

Do this by looking for vines that you can burn with fire arrows. Behind them, you will find a platform that you can stand on, thus freeing Feng. He will then give you a hint on how to solve the Yin-Yang puzzle.

What happens after the puzzle? Once you have solved the puzzle, a shaft in the ground opens and you can climb down. There you will have to face a powerful bear, for which you should definitely bring the Tai Chi ability.

To resolve the situation, you need to destroy 3 piles of stones where you throw the bear with the ability. Once you’ve successfully hit all 3, the bear disappears, and you can secure the treasures behind it. Then speak with Feng once more and claim your reward.

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Where Winds Meet is a game that does not exactly hold your hand and can indeed be overwhelming with its sheer amount of different menus and content. So if you have unanswered questions or encounter problems, check out our guide overview; perhaps we already have the answer ready for you: Where Winds Meet: All Guides, Tips, and Builds at a glance

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ARC Raiders: How to farm Bastion Cells

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In ARC Raiders you can defeat Bastions to rob them of their cores. Unfortunately, these beasts can be quite tough, and those who want to defeat them efficiently need a good plan. We will show you where to find Bastions and how to best destroy them.

Where can I find Bastion Cells? You can find Bastion Cells in the remnants of a defeated Bastion.

Bastions are a bulky form of the ARC that often patrol important locations with lots of loot and can easily engage stranded Raiders in a hail of bullets. However, do not confuse the Bastion with a Gunner – they look nearly identical, except the Gunner is white, and the Bastion is painted black.

Good locations for a Bastion are primarily in the Buried City in front of the Town Hall or near the Pipeline Tower next to the Power Generator Complex on the Dam Battlefields. Now you know where to find them, but how do you best defeat these armored behemoths?

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How to quickly and easily defeat a Bastion

What should I pay attention to in combat? The Bastions are not to be underestimated as they can deal massive damage. Once they have spotted you, they will target you with their tracking system. If this is red, the Bastion will fire at you with a Minigun. If you do not seek cover then, you will be dead in a few seconds. It is essential to maintain distance.

Due to their massive armor, you cannot shoot at the behemoth with normal weapons; you need specialized warfare equipment for this. With the following weapons, you will be well-equipped:

  • Hullbreaker
  • Ferro
  • Anvil
  • Deadline
  • Wolfpack

With the Hullbreaker, you can deal massive explosive damage. The Ferro and Anvil serve as backup weapons to deal damage at the weak points.

If you want to defeat the Bastion quickly, you can use Wolfpacks or the new Deadline Mine. The latter can even be attached to the outer shell of the Bastion, which can then destroy the robot with an explosion – but maintain distance, or you will be dead too.

If you want to take down the robot more traditionally with firearms, focus on the glowing red core of the ARCs, located at the center of its body. A few targeted shots at it, and the Bastion will emit smoke. A few more, and the device will explode.

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Can you defeat the Bastion solo? Yes, especially if you work with Deadline Mines and have cover available. The Bastion will constantly bombard you, but after its continuous fire, the ARC must cool down for a few seconds. During this time, you have enough room to reposition yourself and land a few hits. But take your time in the fight, as mistakes can be costly.

That was everything about the Bastions in ARC Raiders. If you want to know what materials you still need for your base or projects besides Bastion Cells, feel free to check out our Recycle Cheat Sheet: ARC Raiders: Recycle Cheat Sheet – this way, you’ll know what to keep in your base

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