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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Valve presents the Steam Machine in the new trailer
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.
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.
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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WoW Midnight shows gameplay – All new features
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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):
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.
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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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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The Finals showcases the Battle Pass of Season 6 with its new trailer
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.
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.
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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Valorant rewards its players with a music video for the 5th anniversary of the shooter
“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.”
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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Fate/Grand Order: The trailer for the mobile game with historical figures
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.
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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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.
Here you need to go for the batteriesThis 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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ARC Raiders zeigt im Launch-Trailer, wie der Kampf Mensch gegen Maschine aussieht
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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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:
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.
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
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.
Here you need to climb down to find the cave.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.
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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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.
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.
Instead, you have to purchase it in the shop for 8.99 Euros. The rewards for the research are a Master Ball and 30 reward points in the GO Pass. Additional rewards come at the intermediate steps.
The research can be bought between December 2, 2025, at 10:00 AM and February 10 at 8:00 PM. After that, it does not expire and you have time until you finish.
But what does the research look like? We summarize all the known steps so far.
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Masterwork Research “A Valuable Throw” – Step 1
The masterwork researches are known to be quite challenging and very time-consuming. As of now, only the first step of the research is known. How many there will be in the end is currently unknown.
The first step looks as follows:
Task
Reward
Catch 250 Pokémon
20 Poké Balls
Use 150 berries when catching Pokémon
15 Razz Berries
Land 100 good curveball throws
2500 Stardust
Stage Reward: After completing the first stage, you will receive an encounter with Wailmer and an additional 2,500 XP.
What else is coming in Pokémon GO? December has begun. The new month brings plenty of raid and spotlight hours as well as other dates. New Pokémon and shinies are also included! You can check out our overview for what they are. Here are all events in Pokémon GO in December 2025.
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On December 11, 2025, Ashes of Creation will launch in Early Access on Steam. But does the new MMORPG also offer fun for solo players who want to explore the wilderness of Verra alone?
Looking ahead to the Early Access launch on Steam on December 11, 2025, you may wonder whether you can still have fun in the world of Ashes of Creation without a guild or a fixed group. In the following, we will answer this question.
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Ashes of Creation stimmt im Trailer auf Early-Access-Start auf Steam ein
A Mammoth Task for a Solo Player
Currently, there are two factors that make solo play in Ashes of Creation quite challenging:
The current alpha status: Ashes of Creation is far from finished and polished
The focus of Ashes of Creation on a sandbox experience, PvP, and cooperation between players disadvantages solo players
Those who level alone through the world of AoC must lure enemies carefully, regenerate regularly, and prepare for a relatively tedious experience. The grind factor behind character and profession progression is high. There are quests, but not yet in large numbers.
Additionally, many content pieces revolve around the social interactions of guilds or communities in the medium term. For example, the fight against world bosses, battles for castles, and the transport of goods via caravans and ships.
It doesn’t help that PvP is generally enabled in the world and that as a solo player, you are likely to be at a disadvantage if you encounter an aggressive group of players. Without support, fights of any kind can often lead to virtual death, causing frequent suffering from associated penalties (XP loss, loss of materials).
With the Steam release, the Harbingers event will also arrive:
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As Solo-Friendly as Never Before for Early Access Launch
The good news for all players who prefer or initially want to play Ashes of Creation alone: Despite the aforementioned factors, solo players can still have some fun during the alpha. Moreover, several improvements have landed on the test server that make the MMORPG more beginner- and solo-friendly:
First-level enemies drop rations more frequently, which you can use to regenerate your health. This saves precious copper coins at the merchant and makes it easier to restore health.
The leveling phase up to level 10 is shorter, as enemies grant more experience and you need less XP for level-ups. This way, you can unlock new abilities faster, making your character noticeably stronger in a shorter time.
New quests are also helpful, providing you with equipment upgrades until level 10. This eliminates the tedious farming for new gear at the beginning and the tasks serve as a red thread throughout the first part of the leveling phase.
The developers have extended the protection against PvP encounters from level 5 to level 10. This applies not only in the starting area but everywhere (exception: intentional participation in PvP events such as caravans).
Crafting is also less tedious and grindy on the PTR. Prices and resource requirements are noticeably lower, allowing for quicker progress.
Once you reach level 10, you can register as a citizen of a settlement and become part of the local community without having to join a guild. PvP is prohibited among citizens of a settlement, for example.
Through the Commission Board, you can take on tasks that can be completed solo and contribute to the growth of the settlement. You can also focus entirely on a profession and offer your goods on the marketplace. Or you can try your luck at the Monster Coin event and challenge other players as a raid boss.
However, how well a solo player can participate in larger story arcs, world boss fights, open dungeons, or the new Harbinger event remains to be seen.
The Conclusion: To get the most out of Ashes of Creation, master all content, and succeed in PvP, you must join a community. However, even soloists can have some fun in the world of Verra with less ambitious plans.
This is supported by the fact that the developers apparently plan to make the game significantly more beginner- and solo-friendly in light of the PTR for the Steam release.
But even then, Ashes of Creation will not become a theme park like WoW, Elder Scrolls Online, or Final Fantasy XIV, where you can experience almost everything without a fixed guild. Whether you find the still unfinished alpha version worth 42 to 50 US dollars (there should be a small discount at the Steam launch) is ultimately up to you to decide.
What else should I know about Ashes of Creation? Ashes of Creation is a sandbox MMORPG set in a fantasy world, played in a massive open world. You fight against world bosses and engage in PvP battles. There is also a system in which you level areas, thereby building villages and cities, and changing parts of the game world – the so-called “nodes”. Development of the MMORPG began in 2015. You can read more about it here: Release, Roadmap, Alpha 2, Classes, Gameplay, Payment Model – all important information about the MMORPG Ashes of Creation.
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Physicists’ jokes were apparently so bad in the past that a new form of communication had to be invented so that they could be understood. We still use a variant of it in our daily lives.
What was the initial situation? Professor Scott Fahlman wrote a funny message in 1982 to the internal forum of Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. His joke was repeatedly misunderstood, sparking a debate about effective communication at the university.
The professor posted a message in which he supposedly explained that an elevator had been “contaminated with mercury and had suffered some fire damage” (via arsTechnica). He was apparently referring to a previous physics problem of a colleague involving mercury and candles.
However, the joke supposedly did not work and several people took the warning seriously. Even after further explanation posts, he could not convince everyone otherwise.
According to professors at Mellon University, the problem was the lack of facial expressions and audiovisual cues that people unconsciously give off during conversation or phone calls. Pure text from a forum cannot replicate human emotions and subtle signals. Researchers also wonder how a fear of making phone calls can arise.
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Three simple symbols were the solution to the problem
How was the situation resolved? The failed joke led to a discussion about better communication and ultimately to the predecessors of our emojis.
The various professors made all sorts of suggestions for indicating sarcasm and comedy. Some said every joke should be marked with punctuation like a %- or *-symbol.
What happened next? It took some time until the first actual emoji was included in a text message. According to the Federal Agency for Civic Education, the small graphics only developed in the late 90s.
The Japanese designer Shigetaka Kurita invented small graphics in 1999 that could be attached to a text message. These symbols were based on the previous emoticons and created the first emojis.
League of Legends is constantly evolving and in 2026 some changes will occur. The developers have now announced some new features that make it harder to avoid unpopular roles.At the same time, they are introducing a system that allows you to rank up faster in certain cases.
What is this new feature? In the latest dev update for Season 1 of 2026, the developers of League of Legends discussed the first major changes coming in the new year. In the YouTube video, many gameplay adjustments are presented, as well as how the so-called “Dodgers” will be contained.
A change to the autofill system, which gives you a random role, will present a new obstacle in 2026, but will also reward you at the same time.
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What will change about the autofill system? In the third season of 2025, a player who chooses autofill is assigned a random role. If the player receives a role that he is absolutely unhappy with, he would bypass the round by leaving the selection screen and restarting the search. This allows a chance to get a different role in the next match found.
To keep the dodgers under control, Riot wants to implement a change so that the assigned role remains after a dodge. This means: If a player uses autofill and receives the jungle role, he will continue to be selected as a jungler even after leaving the match.
With the new autofill, you can rank up faster
How does the new autofill work? In the same video, the developers talk about a system called “Aegis of Valor.” With this system, players who use autofill are rewarded if they achieve a certain performance.
How does the buff work? As long as you have entered a match through the autofill function and received a random role, you are able to claim the “Aegis of Valor” buff. If you achieve a performance score of C or higher, you will receive double the amount of LP for a victory to rank up. If you lose the match, no LP will be deducted from you.
It is therefore worthwhile to learn even the less played positions to rank up much faster.
Is the buff also available outside of autofill? Yes, the developers say in the video that players who play less popular roles should occasionally receive the buff as well. They want to reward the heroes of role search since they shorten the search.
There are further changes that Riot aims to implement with the first season of 2026 in League of Legends. With the new season, Riot will be removing the large new jungle monster that was introduced in 2025. This was already criticized at release, why you can read in this article: New monster in the jungle of LoL is criticized for rewarding you when you die on purpose
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In Escape from Tarkov, the first player has now succeeded in escaping from the namesake area and completing the game after 9 years, but it is not an easy task.
Why did it take 9 years? Although Escape from Tarkov already carries the end goal in its name, it has only been possible to truly escape from Tarkov since the release about two weeks ago. The shooter has been playable in various alpha and beta versions for 9 years, but the developers have only now released the final goal and the opportunity to actually escape from EFT.
To achieve this goal, many of the new and lengthy story missions must be completed. They take considerable time and are a challenge even for veterans. Nevertheless, the first player managed to achieve this in just under 2 weeks, although not everything has been accomplished yet.
You can watch the trailer for Escape from Tarkov here:
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Goodbye Tarkov, or not?
Who reached the end? The first player to reach the end of Escape from Tarkov is Twitch streamer Tigz. Since the release, he has been working live on escaping Tarkov for several hours every day, completing both new and old missions.
On December 1, 2025, it finally happened, and in a final story mission, he managed to escape from Tarkov. For this, the developers have developed an entire story mission that takes place in single-player mode and serves as a crowning conclusion. There is also a cinematic sequence and some information that contributes to the storyline of the hardcore shooter, once you really escape from Tarkov.
You can see how Tigz reached the end in his video on YouTube:
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The success was also acknowledged by the developers on X.com. They publicly congratulated the player on the achievement of being the first to escape Tarkov. However, despite the great success, which was achieved in over 100 hours of gameplay, it was not yet the end.
What remains to be done? When the Twitch streamer reached the end of the game, he was greeted with the message “Escaped from Tarkov and Survived.” In addition to some fluff text, there is a note underneath that states he has completed one of four possible endings.
This means the streamer has more endings ahead of him, which he can only reach if he resets his account through the prestige system. This causes him to lose many of his earned items and equipment, but he has the opportunity to see multiple endings, he says in his Twitch stream at 09:54:30. How the other endings differ, however, is still uncertain.
The Tarkov developers from Battlestate Games are suspected of directly and indirectly supporting the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. The head of Escape from Tarkov, Nikita Buyanov, has repeatedly appeared in the past with Roma Hors, a Russian weapon YouTuber, and his team 715 (via Imgur). There are also frequent references to Team 715 in the game. According to a community research on Reddit, the team publicly supports Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and reportedly even entered the areas of Ukraine occupied by Russia. There they are also said to have posed with weapons from the Russian military and actively participated in combat operations (via Imgur).
Escape from Tarkov has also posed a significant challenge to its veterans with new story missions and four available endings. The fact that it took more than two weeks and over 100 hours of gameplay to reach the end shows that the developers aim for more “hardcore” gameplay. How “hardcore” it can get is also shown by another event in the game: Escape from Tarkov is set to get even tougher: Developers announce mysterious “Hardcore Wipe”
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On Thursday, a Soyuz rocket launched on an eight-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Although the flight was successful, a gigantic service platform collapsed into the so-called “Flame Trench” at launch, crippling Russia’s only launch pad for manned missions.
What exactly happened? On November 27, 2025, the Soyuz MS-28 mission launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan – with two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut on board. The launch proceeded technically flawlessly; the spacecraft reached the ISS, and the crew successfully docked (Reuters).
However, during the mandatory post-launch inspection of the launch pad, Roscosmos, the space organization of the Russian Federation, discovered severe damage. A service platform weighing around 20 tons, which assists in accessing the rocket and loading, reportedly detached and fell into the so-called “Flame Trench.” (via Reddit & ArsTechnica).
This “Flame Trench” is a device that specifically directs flames, heat, and exhaust from rocket or other engines away from the rocket itself to prevent damage. It is presumed that the ramp was not adequately secured and therefore fell into this trench, as seen on X.
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Why can no astronauts be sent into space anymore? The damaged launch pad, known as Site 31 at Baikonur, a city in southern Kazakhstan, was Russia’s last functional facility for conducting manned missions to the ISS.
All other old launch pads — including the historic launch site from which the first human flew into space in 1961 — have long been decommissioned or are no longer used for manned flights (Spiegel & NYT). Thus, Russia has lost the ability to actively send humans into space for the first time in over half a century.
The current incident, which has temporarily brought the station to a standstill, could according to New York Times either be a result of misconduct or a technical defect. In an interview with Anatoly Zak from RussianSpaceWeb.com, a platform closely monitoring Russia’s space activities, it was stated:
It is severely damaged […] and will therefore probably need to be rebuilt. Perhaps some of the hardware can be reused. But it has crashed and is destroyed.
According to Zak, the service platform is typically brought to the rocket shortly before launch and secured there. This may have been forgotten.
How did the space agency react? In a brief statement issued on the evening of November 27, 2025, on the official Telegram channel, it commented relatively cautiously on the incident.
It was stated that the launch pad had been inspected – as is customary before any rocket launch. During this inspection, damage to several components was identified. Such damage can occur after a launch, which is why corresponding inspections are mandatory worldwide. The condition of the launch pad is currently being assessed.
International press releases and analysts assess the situation much more critically: The failure of Site 31 not only raises doubts about the reliability of Russian spaceflight – it also jeopardizes supply and orbital correction flights to the ISS and thus the long-term stability and collaboration of the partners on the space station (including: LiveScience, NYT, Spiegel, Newsweek)
Amazon has released its first animes where the characters are not voiced by real people. This received so much backlash from anime fans that the company is now backtracking.
What is the problem? Amazon used artificial intelligence in several animes to dub the Japanese original into other languages. This included Banana Fish and No Game No Life: Zero, as well as Vinland Saga and Journal of Mysterious Creatures.
However, the AI voices were not well received by viewers. They sound emotionless and unconvincing. Unlike the Japanese original, where the voices have highs and lows, the AI translation felt like a jumble of monotonous voices.
Many viewers even preferred silence over this dubbing. The criticism from fans was so significant that Amazon has now responded.
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How is Amazon responding now? The company has removed the affected animes from its program. They can no longer be accessed with the AI translation, but are still available in the Japanese original audio.
The action is being carried out quietly, as there has not yet been any official statement from the company. Also, there is no explanation as to why the AI translation made its way to the streaming service in the first place.
What do fans say about this? They are over the moon. Most are excited about Threads and Reddit that the AI translation was removed from the program so quickly. Viewers hope this is a sign that in the future there won’t be such a heavy reliance on AI for dubbing.
However, some point out that the Spanish AI translation is still available. They are also unsure whether the decision came directly from Amazon or the rights holders in Japan.
The Witcher 4 is set to be the beginning of a new trilogy, and for this, developer CD Projekt Red is currently bringing in many new talents. It is now known that a developer from Baldur’s Gate 3 is joining the team.
Who is this developer? CD Projekt Red has now brought on Felix Pedulla. The developer was involved as a Senior Cinematic Artist on Baldur’s Gate 3 – meaning he worked on some of the elaborately staged cutscenes in the game.
If you’re curious: On YouTube, Pedulla has uploaded a showreel. There, you can see in just under two minutes which film sequences he worked on in BG3 and what exactly he did.
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Pedulla is now transitioning to CD Projekt Red: There, he will work as a Senior Cinematic Designer on The Witcher 4, as he reveals in a LinkedIn post.
Time to trade in my Baldur’s Gate dice for some Polish steel and get to work crafting some epic cutscenes.
Judging by the post and his new job title, Pedulla will also work on cinematic cutscenes in The Witcher 4.
CD Projekt Red is reaching out for talents from other studios
He’s not the only one: CD Projekt Red is snatching up talents from well-known studios for its new Witcher trilogy around Ciri. Karel Kolmann, who worked as a gameplay designer at Warhorse Studios on Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, is now also involved in Witcher – but as a Senior Quest Designer, as he proudly announced in an X-Post on November 10, 2025.
Some people on the internet are already joking that CD Projekt Red is assembling “the Avengers” for its new Witcher trilogy. After all, the current new recruits are experienced developers who have worked on highly acclaimed games in the past.
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CD Projekt Red is not only shopping for developers for the upcoming Witcher trilogy but also for their new Cyberpunk game. They have also secured a high-profile developer: Liz Albl, who previously worked on the still-in-development BioShock 4.
Albl is joining the team behind Cyberpunk 2 as a Senior Writer. In her LinkedIn profile, she is also listed as a Senior Writer for the Samurai Open World game Ghost of Tsushima. Before that, she spent 5 years at Ubisoft working on games like Far Cry 4 and 5 as well as Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag.
