A study examined the labor market in the USA. It concludes that one-tenth of workers could be replaced by AI. This further increases the pressure on employees, who already fear being replaced by AI.
A new MIT study (PDF file) concludes that today’s AI systems could theoretically take on tasks equivalent to around 11.7% of the US workforce. This primarily applies to well-paid, knowledge-intensive office jobs.
In principle, this study can be transferred to the German labor market if a few adjustments are made.
Researchers simulate the US labor market to calculate whom AI could replace
What exactly did the researchers do? The study was conducted using a labor simulation tool called Iceberg Index, developed by MIT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The MIT researchers simulated a “digital twin” of the US labor market with 151 million employees, 923 occupational groups, and over 32,000 skills to calculate where AI can currently perform tasks at least cost-equivalent or cheaper than humans.
From these calculations, it emerges that approximately 11.7% of the wage sum – about 1.2 trillion US dollars – could be technically and economically automatable if companies fully utilized the existing AI.
However, it is important to note that the researchers only calculated the potential for automation. That is, how many jobs could possibly be replaced without necessarily providing the option for it (via cnbc.com).
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Complex tasks and routines could be directly replaced by AI
Which jobs are particularly affected? In particular, cognitive and administrative tasks in finance, health administration, human resources, logistics, as well as legal and accounting services could already be well taken over by AI. It is less about manual labor, but rather about routine office tasks such as data entry, standard reports, simple analyses, appointment and document management, or form processing. This is reported by Fortune.com.
Can this also be transferred to Germany? The MIT study on the US labor market can essentially be transferred to Germany, as similar AI technologies and automation potentials exist in cognitive and administrative activities, but adjustments to the German occupational structure, regulations, and industry focus are necessary to obtain comparable estimates.
However, it is already true in Germany: Highly qualified jobs, such as in IT or engineering, are more affected by AI, while simple tasks are supplemented by physical automation.
Many individuals fear for their jobs due to AI. Now, Microsoft has published a study indicating which jobs are most likely to be affected. Here, 40 jobs are listed that are strongly affected by AI. However, 40 jobs are also mentioned that need not worry. Those working as embalmers can now relax: 40 professions that Microsoft indicates are most affected by AI – and 40 that are still safe
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Housing in World of Warcraft is starting soon. But you don’t have to wait for the release to start collecting rewards – you can do that right now.
In a few days, the long-awaited feature of player housing will be launched in World of Warcraft. “Housing” offers numerous decorations that you can earn throughout the game world. Some must be purchased from vendors, while others can be obtained through achievements or quests.
Many of these rewards will be retroactively granted if you have already collected the corresponding achievements. This also means that you can start working on them now to hit the ground running with the housing release on December 3.
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Therefore, we will show you 10 items that you can start working on now so that you can integrate them into your house immediately next Wednesday.
For all the listed rewards, you will receive them once for completing the achievement or quest. Additional copies can be purchased later from various vendors.
For completing the extended campaign of Suramar, you will receive a stylish bed that must not be missing from any elf’s dwelling. Circular and of course equipped with plenty of pillows, your magically gifted elf could spend her nights or days here.
Royal Sleeping Place in Gold
Quest: Of Dark Deeds and Dark Days Reward: Golden Zandalari Bed
If you prefer a horde style, you should get the golden Zandalari bed. To do this, you need to have completed nearly the entire campaign from the throne of Zuldazar. However, a pretty noble bed awaits you, where not only Zandalari trolls should feel comfortable.
The Great Hoard of Valdrakken
Achievement: A World Awoken Reward: The Great Hoard
If you have always wanted a replica of the great hoard in your house, you should take a dive back into the Dragonflight expansion. There, you need to complete pretty much everything the addon has to offer – but the reward is quite exclusive and also makes a nice door to your private treasure chamber.
A Small Cart from Goldshire
Achievement: Full Caravan Reward: Goldshire Food Cart
If you want to have your own small cart in the front yard, you should urgently head to the Eastern Plaguelands and complete the long questline around Fiona’s cart. This is basically the main story of this area.
War Plans for an Orc
Achievement: My Very Own Fortress Reward: Orcish Warlord’s Planning Table
For this success, you need to play a Horde character in the Warlords of Draenor expansion and enhance the garrison up to level 3. If you succeed, a stylish mission table with some maps and weapons will await you. Perfect if you want to plan a small conquest of your neighborhood.
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With Season 5, Stranger Things is coming to an end after 9 years. In the series, there were several dangerous creatures. We will reveal the 5 strongest monsters from Stranger Things in our ranking.
Attention Spoilers: The following list contains spoilers for the events of Stranger Things from Season 1 to 4. There will be no spoilers for Season 5.
Stranger Things premiered in 2016 and within 9 years, 5 seasons have been released. The last season just started at the end of November 2025. In the series by the Duffer brothers, the residents of Hawkins have been confronted with several monsters that come from the Upside Down.
How was the ranking created? We looked at the monsters from the series and ranked them based on their abilities. Since the monsters did not fight against each other, we weighed their strength according to the power displayed.
If you have a different ranking, feel free to write it to us in the comments.
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5. The Flying Monsters
What are the flying monsters? Like almost all monsters on this list, the flying monsters (also known as Demobats by fans) come from Dimension X and the Upside Down. They are about the size of large dogs, have wings and a longer tail, which they can also use specifically to grasp prey. Their heads have no eyes, but a mouth with countless small teeth.
Their skin seems to be the same as that of the Demogorgons, which suggests they are related as a species. They usually appear in large swarms and are perfect for monitoring the Upside Down.
One single flying monster can be easily defeated, but a whole swarm is quite dangerous, as they can coordinate and attack purposefully through their collective consciousness. A swarm of these monsters killed the character Eddie in Season 4 after he had lured them away from Dustin.
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The CEO of a PC company now recommends buying new hardware. Because prices are expected to keep rising.
The English-language site WCCFTech interviewed the CEO of the PC company MAINGEAR and discussed the high hardware prices. Specifically, the magazine wanted to know if the CEO had tips and recommendations for gamers who want to upgrade their systems now.
And he has a very clear recommendation for gamers: Upgrade now before prices rise further. Because stocks will become scarcer, according to him.
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CEO of the PC company warns and simultaneously promotes his own company
This is what the CEO says about the scarcity: The CEO, Wallace Santos, emphasizes that prices will continue to rise in the future. Therefore, one should upgrade their PC system now. Santos says that for customers who want an upgrade, the Black Friday offers are a great opportunity for that:
We have already observed a sharp increase in DRAM prices due to shortages and are holding these price changes for our customers as long as possible. Consumers looking to buy a new PC or upgrade the GPU, SSD, or RAM of their current system should take action now and look for offers that haven’t yet been impacted by price increases.
At the same time, Santos emphasizes that prices will continue to rise and that sellers like himself will also have to extend delivery times because stocks will eventually run out.
I anticipate that the prices will continue to rise and then we will eventually have to increase our lead times as stock and allocation becomes constrained, but we are in constant communication with our vendors and will delay these increases for as long as we possibly can.
What’s the problem? In the interview, the CEO emphasizes the strength and uniqueness of his company: MAINGEAR would keep prices stable and ensure that every gamer could shop at fair prices. He also emphasizes that there would be a few special offers on Black Friday.
In principle, it is not prohibited to advertise your own products. Nevertheless, it seems a little strange to readers when you recommend a purchase or upgrade, but at the same time advertise that stocks are running low.
You talk about scarcity, but at the same time you refer to your own offers. Sellers regularly use the scarcity principle to entice customers to invest money. This appeals to people’s emotions: people are afraid of missing out and buy the items. After all, limited items are always more desirable than items that are readily available.
In ARC Raiders there are many NPCs, but none is as popular as the rooster Scrappy. He helps the Raiders and provides them with important materials, but did you know that he, as you know him, wouldn’t actually exist?
Who is Scrappy? In ARC Raiders, many know Scrappy as the wonder chicken that provides free basic materials after every expedition. With upgrades, he can even collect more. Even though he fits perfectly into Speranza, the developers of the shooter actually had a different idea for Scrappy.
This NPC was not supposed to be a chicken at all, but due to a joke, the studio decided to change course and implement the rooster firmly in the game.
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Scrappy hatched from an Easter egg
What was Scrappy supposed to look like? Johan, a 3D artist from Embark, reached out to the community with a small personal post and explained how Scrappy came to be. It all started when Johan wanted to attend a meeting with his colleagues. Suddenly, in the middle of the Zoom meeting, a group of chickens stormed Johan’s room. Of course, they stole the attention of the group and claimed the meeting for themselves.
One of these roosters was the chicken Hȧkan, who was one of Johan’s favorites. He is not, like ordinary roosters, aggressive or shy, but friendly and cuddly. Moreover, he is blind in one eye, which is why he often steps into his food or stumbles over his feet.
At some point, Johan decided to scan Hȧkan and include him as an Easter egg in an early version of ARC Raiders – he then liked to stroll through the lobby of ARC Raiders.
Later, the team faced a problem regarding the appearance of an NPC. It was about Scrappy’s look. Various ideas were discussed in a meeting by the team.
At first, it was supposed to be a robot, then a cat, then a robot cat. The problem, however, was time. The team had no opportunity to create an NPC model in time. Their meeting paused until a developer asked, “Don’t we have a rooster?”.
Hȧkan thus became a placeholder that was to be replaced later, but the fans and the team had grown so attached to him that he is now an active member of Speranza.
Who would have thought that a little fun by a developer would have such a huge impact on an important feature in ARC Raiders? Besides Scrappy, there are also interesting stories from the community in the shooter, revolving around players who are least tolerated – cheaters: Player caught cheating in ARC Raiders because he streamed live on Twitch
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Destiny 2 has been struggling with one bug after another in recent months. One developer knows that they have to take responsibility for it.
What is the problem with Destiny 2? On July 15, 2025, the major expansion “The Edge of Fate” was released in Destiny 2, bringing some major changes to the loot shooter:
But with the many changes came some problems, such as a sword glitch that melted bosses, or a bug in the stats of your armor that caused the cooldown of grenades and melee attacks not to function as intended with the “Armor 3.0” change.
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In anticipation of the upcoming “Renegades” expansion, Robbie Stevens, Assistant Game Director of Destiny 2, gave an interview to the online magazine Rogue [former employees of Polygon]. In this interview, Stevens also discussed the current situation of the game, where players are confronted with many issues.
What exactly does the developer say? Stevens explains in the interview that a large part of “The Edge of Fate” and everything that came after this year resulted from the fact that players were asking for new things. They wanted change in the game, new things, and new ways to play the game. They wanted to accommodate this request but perhaps went too far:
And what we have to admit is that there are probably parts of the game where we went too far and changed too much too quickly. And with that comes a price, and that price is how much we have to respond to those things that aren’t working because of the volume of our changes.
Even though Stevens seems convinced that some changes worked really well, he admits that they have to and had to face some problems that arose from these changes.
Overall, the team is trying its best to make the game feel different in the right way. The goal is ultimately to create a fun experience for the players.
What changes does the developer think are good? As an example of successful changes, Stevens mentions the set bonuses and the Tier 5 weapons, even though these have also created a new problem.
On December 2, 2025, the next expansion of Destiny 2, Renegades, will arrive. However, this is not the only thing currently being developed at Bungie. Recently, leakers spread an interesting piece of news for the future of the franchise: Destiny 3 is reportedly in development, but the release is still a long way off
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In shooters, it’s essential to perceive certain sounds in the environment – such as incoming vehicles or the footsteps of opponents. However, sound in Battlefield 6 causes problems, but the developers promise improvements.
About a month ago Season 1 started in Battlefield 6 and since then, reports of players’ sound issues seem to have increased. In various threads on Reddit and also on X, players explain that they cannot hear or locate the footsteps of their opponents properly. Some already doubt their hearing ability, while others regularly ask if there is now a setting or solution that fixes the issue.
In general, there is a feeling in the community that the sounds in Battlefield 6 simply feel inconsistent. Now, the developers are announcing a comprehensive overhaul to address exactly that.
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Developers completely overhaul audio
What are the developers announcing now? In a post on X, content creator CAMIKAZE78 asks the developers of Battlefield 6 to revise the footsteps sounds in the shooter.
In response, game designer Florian Le Bihan replies in a post on X:
The entire in-game audio is receiving a complete overhaul to address these issues, including fixes for certain bugs that have caused some sounds to be completely absent. We are still working on it and reviewing the changes, but we hope to share more details soon!
Why are the sounds causing criticism? Those who cannot hear the footsteps of enemy players or hear them too late cannot react in time and end up quickly in the dirt. Opponents don’t even need to be particularly quiet. In a clip on Reddit, a player shows that he only hears his opponents’ footsteps when they are practically already in his line of sight.
And -The_Soldier- agrees in the comment that the footsteps sounds are inconsistent: “It’s strange. There are such situations, and then there are moments when I can track footsteps through a wall with what feels like millimeter precision, and then ambush them exactly in the corner where they are camping.”
Other players also criticize the inconsistent sound in Battlefield 6. For example, AkroJoe writes on Reddit: “Is it just me, or did the update for Season 1 make the footsteps sounds totally inconsistent? I felt like the sound of footsteps was really good at launch, but now I keep getting shot from behind and can’t hear people at all, even when they are really close behind me.”
ARC Raiders has responded to an exploit that has plagued the shooter for weeks with a hotfix. Cheaters are now expecting a heated time.
Why the hotfix? In ARC Raiders, there has been an exploit in recent weeks that allowed players to glitch into locked areas. Rather than opening a locked door with the corresponding key, they used various items to essentially glide through the door.
Although the developers already released a patch for the issue with Update 1.3.0 on November 20, 2025, cheating players found another, similar way to continue gaining access to locked spaces.
One week later, on November 27, 2025, Embark released a second hotfix with Update 1.4.0 that aims to address the issue – with a heated surprise.
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What was that heated surprise? With the update from November 27, the developers implemented mechanisms in all locked rooms across all maps. These mechanisms are designed to reduce the success rate of cheating players.
If you now enter a locked room in unforeseen ways, a fire-breathing device will activate that sets you on fire. Your Raider will then die a fiery death.
The Reddit user “Forward_Problem_7550” demonstrates in a video what this can look like:
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The developers couldn’t resist making a humorous statement in the patch notes (via arcraiders.com): “We have made a very hot fix for the exploit in locked rooms.”
This is what the community says: Many players are writing on Reddit that they find this fix “brilliant”, sometimes better than a regular resolution of the exploit.
A side effect is particularly well received: “The best part about it is that the clowns who exploit the glitch lose all their gear to someone who opens the door normally with a key.”
One player also expects that Embark will track how many Raiders have died due to the new protection mechanisms and publish a statistic after a few days.
Even nearly two and a half years after release, Diablo 4 still attracts new players. One of them recently felt completely bored with gaming, but now he is finally having fun again because the ARPG doesn’t overwhelm him.
On Reddit, a player is now reporting that he is just starting with Diablo and is having a lot of fun. Previously, he tested various games, but none really held him. With Diablo 4, that has changed.
What does he like so much about Diablo 4? The player TheShadowWanderer has never touched a Diablo game before. Thanks to an offer from PlayStation+, Diablo 4 landed on his console and immediately hooked him. He mentions several reasons for this in his Reddit post:
He was able to create his own character.
The wizard and especially fire spells are extremely fun for him.
The gameplay loop brings him joy.
The story and the open world feel engaging without being overwhelming – that’s different in many open-world RPGs.
The isometric perspective feels refreshing.
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Diablo 4 is a pleasant experience after Elden Ring and Skyrim
What games has he tried before? TheShadowWanderer describes that he was totally “burned out” recently. He finished Elden Ring, and that left him drained. “I just didn’t have enough motivation to come back and didn’t want to force the experience,” he explains.
He also tried Skyrim: “After about 30 hours, the outdated gameplay felt very stale, and I’m not sure if I will ever finish it. I feel like I spend more time in menus than in the actual game.”
In comparison, Diablo 4 is a pleasant experience for him, for which he is very grateful. He may not know the older Diablo titles, but Diablo 4 has made him curious about maybe trying Diablo 2 and 3 as well. He doesn’t understand all the “hate” around Diablo 4. The ARPG helps him regain the joy in his hobby.
What do other players recommend? Under his post, he finds plenty of support. Many suggest that he simply enjoy the game at his own pace. Others advise him to definitely try Diablo 3 as well. daojuniorr writes: “Diablo 4 is closer to Diablo 3 […]. Try Diablo 3 if you get the chance. The endgame and the gameplay there are better. My favorite and the best game is D2, but you need patience for that.”
Zajo_the_Lurker recommends him to avoid the Diablo 4 subreddits to not spoil his good mood: “The salt level here is epic.” Also, friscom99 writes: “Don’t let the haters influence you. Diablo 4 is a solid game. I come back every season and have a great time.”
In Pokémon GO many raids are taking place in December 2025 as well. Which bosses will appear? Here is the raid overview.
As part of the December events in Pokémon GO 2025 you will encounter many raid bosses. The most interesting bosses can be found in the following two categories:
Legendary Pokémon in Level 5 Raids
Mega Evolutions in Mega Raids
In addition, there are also raid hours that will bring you legendary bosses on Wednesdays in December.
We show you all the bosses and dates in the overview. Possible shinies are marked with an asterisk*.
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Raid Hours in December 2025 in Pokémon GO
The raid hour takes place every Wednesday at 6:00 PM. During this time, certain raid bosses appear concentrated in all gyms in the game. So, it is the perfect opportunity to complete a few raids in a row if you are looking for specific monsters.
Date
Raid Hour with …
December 3
Kobalium*, Viridium* and Terrakium*
December 10
Kyurem*
December 17
Reshiram*
December 24
Zekrom*
December 31
Kopplosio*
Level 5 Raids and Mega Raids: Bosses in December 2025
When does which raid boss appear in Pokémon GO? We summarize it here for you. Additionally, you will find in the list the suitable counters against the raid bosses.
Overall, it is expected that more exciting Pokémon will appear in the coming weeks and months. Because: In December, not only all possible holiday events start but also the new season. It is themed Valuable Paths. What Valuable Paths brings to Pokémon GO, you can read here.
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A Twitch streamer considered something very special for her stream: She wanted to play with her dog and taught her to press a button that she associated with the video game.
Who is it about? It is about the Twitch streamer Lou “poopernoodle”, who streamed on Twitch over the last 365 days (November 2024 to November 2025) with an average of 391 viewers. She has almost 100,000 followers and primarily streams gaming content (source: SullyGnome). Always present: Her dog Pea, a Dachshund.
For her stream a week ago (on November 20, 2025), poopernoodle thought of a highlight by trying to involve her dog in the gameplay. For this, she only needed a button.
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“I need you in top form”
How does the streamer play with her dog? Poopernoodle explained the rules to her chat and her dog: For each button press, the dog gets a snack, which naturally increases motivation. At the same time, in Marvel Rivals, her character Jeff, the shark, shoots a shot that heals team members.
A test run confirmed what the streamer had explained earlier: She asked her dog “Pea, can you press the button?”, Pea understood, pressed the button with her snout, and shot the healing bubbles in the game. Through her maneuver, she earned a treat, and poopernoodle and Pea made a few more test shots in training mode.
However, the shots in training mode left much to be desired, as they often came too late, which is why poopernoodle motivated Pea with a speech for the upcoming real round: “You won’t get a treat, they have died. I need you in top form. We have to win, do you understand?” (source: Twitch from minute 00:57:47).
After that, poopernoodle started a round against bots. Pea performed very well as she frequently pressed the button even without prompting. Poopernoodle was visibly pleased with her dog’s help, laughed heartily, and kept giving her treats in between. In the end, the dog-human duo won the round.
Exactly 27 years ago, on November 27, 1998, Valve released their first game called Half-Life in Europe. At that time, there wasn’t even Steam, yet Valve managed to revolutionize video games. But why is this game so important for the gaming world?
What is Half-Life actually? Half-Life is a first-person shooter (FPS) that places a strong focus on atmosphere and story.
In Half-Life, you play as the physicist Gordon Freeman, who works in a secret research facility, the Black Mesa Research Facility. During a failed experiment, a portal to an alien dimension is opened and aliens storm the facility. While you fight for survival against the aliens, the military tries to eliminate all witnesses.
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Half-Life revolutionized video games with various techniques
Half-Life invented or improved many techniques for video games that are almost standard today. A story with minimal use of cutscenes was new at that time. Valve wanted to give players control and present everything in real time.
A seamless world was also not commonplace in the past. While most games had a progression from level 1 to level 2 and then to level 3, the developers of Half-Life hid the loading screens. For example, they used a corridor or trains as transition areas to create a cohesive complex.
In the documentary about Half-Life on Youtube, Gabe Newell discusses the interactive world. He feels as if a world ignores him when he shoots at it and nothing happens. According to GabeN, a wall should have bullet holes and react when shot at, and soldiers should run away from him when some of them are killed. The world of a video game should acknowledge the player’s actions, and Valve achieved that with Half-Life.
AI was already in use in 1998. Half-Life was not the first game with opponent AI, but it defined the feeling of enemy groups behaving like real squads. The developers trained the AI in test environments specifically created for them. Later, these environments were handed over to level designers to be integrated into the levels. As a result, there is dynamic behavior from the enemies, as they take cover, flank the player, and throw grenades to lure him out of cover.
Half-Life and multiplayer are responsible for big games
Although Half-Life is known for its excellent single-player campaign and still ranks 6th among the best PC games of all time, there was also a multiplayer (see Metacritic.com). In January 1999, Valve officially released the Half-Life Software Development Kit (SDK). With this package, Valve effectively launched the modding community.
Already in the same year, a modder began experimenting with the SDK and created Counter-Strike as a mod for Half-Life. Later, Valve hired the two creators of CS and started the development of the first official Counter-Strike. The current Counter-Strike 2 is among the most played games on Steam and has remained at the top for many years.
Another classic that originated from a mod of Half-Life was Team Fortress. Started as a mod for Quake, Valve was impressed by the game and hired the creators. After Valve purchased the Quake engine even before Half-Life’s release, it was further developed into the GoldSrc engine (GoldSource) – which later evolved into the Source engine and finally the Source 2 engine, used for today’s Counter-Strike 2 or Dota 2. In 1999, Team Fortress Classic was developed as a mod for Half-Life on the GoldSrc engine.
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December in Pokémon GO brings many events. What can we expect? We look at raids, spotlight hours and dates.
What does December bring to Pokémon GO? Typically, December is characterized by Christmas and New Year’s events at the end of the month, but there are generally several dates worth marking in your calendar.
Overall, December has some exciting content to offer:
Reshiram and Zekrom return as strong attackers in raids
Kyurem is also available
You will encounter Geosali for the first time
Crypto-Heatran will appear in crypto raids
The big double Community Day is coming up
On December 31, you will encounter Kopplosio in raids
To give you a complete overview, you will find the thematic events, raid hours, spotlight hours, and Dyna-Events listed in the following tables as usual.
As always, where more information is already known, we have included the corresponding link. Further information will be updated over the coming weeks as it becomes available!
In total, December brings some interesting Pokémon. Especially in raids, there are strong attackers, and also Kopplosio is a Pokémon that has not been caught very often yet. Exciting monsters indeed! If you want to know which ones are worth using in battles: Here you will find the best attackers in Pokémon GO.
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It should already be known that content creators and influencers have to pay a lot of money to the tax office. However, there is a cheat code for taxes that Twitch streamer NoWay did not take advantage of and had to pay 800,000 euros.
Why did NoWay have to pay so much in taxes? In a new video on his YouTube channel, the Twitch streamer and LoL player received a letter from the tax office. He told the chat that he was afraid of the tax office.
NoWay explained himself and talked about his high tax payments in 2025. According to him, 85% of his income would have been used for this payment. NoWay mentions in his video the “three-year trap” which can become a downfall for many self-employed individuals. He explains the term using his own example.
The YouTuber explained that his income had skyrocketed three years ago. When he submitted the tax return for that year, he faced extremely high back payments and an adjustment of the advance payment. Additionally, he was supposed to pay a general tax payment and a trade tax payment.
At the end, there was a huge back payment reported NoWay. For him, that amounted to 800,000 euros in one month.
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There is a cheat code for Twitch streamers to avoid these taxes
What is the cheat code? According to NoWay, moving to Madeira, an island in Portugal, is the cheat code to save on taxes. There, there are no income taxes for influencers, allowing them to almost double their income, says NoWay.
In the past, many influencers and content creators emigrated to Madeira to enjoy the beautiful nature or to save on high taxes.
Would NoWay emigrate to Madeira? No, for NoWay personally there is no reason to move to the island other than tax evasion or, as he calls it, tax optimization. According to him, he has the luxury of being able to afford to pay so many taxes. However, he already said in a stream in 2023 that it would be foolish not to move to Madeira, as the careers of content creators can be very short.
Are there other reasons? Yes, he was born and raised in Germany and has benefited from the infrastructure. Furthermore, he has many viewers from Germany, and for them, taxes are indirectly something he can give back to his fans. The biggest point will probably be that his family lives here in Germany and they are doing well.
Are you also unsure how to unlock the mystical skill Phantom Steps in Where Winds Meet? MyMMO reveals it to you in this guide!
How do I unlock Phantom Steps? To unlock the mystical skill from Where Winds Meet, follow these steps:
You need access to the Spirit Market in the Kaifeng region and a Spirit Mask. You can land there through various routes. One option: the exploration event Coffin Shop in the Abandoned District in the southeast of Kaifeng City. Just interact with the namesake coffin in the shop.
To the southeast of the Spirit Market, you will find a Divinecraft dungeon that you must enter. Fall through the hole and follow the path down into the cave until you reach individual wooden crates positioned at a height.
From one of those wooden crates, you can jump onto a platform that leads to a side area. Watch out for collapsing wooden floors there. Follow the path to explosive crates that you can detonate with fire arrows. This way, the next jumping opportunity opens up.
There will be many more jumps, including a passage where you need to hurry due to a timer. There will be no time left for leisurely exploration.
At the end of the dungeon, you will finally find the chest from which you draw the mystical skill Phantom Steps. To open this, you DO NOT need to find all the other chests in the dungeon. However, they grant you additional rewards.
The following gallery will help you reach the dungeon:
Here you find the Coffin Shop.The dungeon entrance.The reward for the last chest.
Tip: If you should get injured from a fall, there are several options available to cure this.
Visit the Evercare Clinic and have Yao Yaoyao heal you – this costs coins.
Look for a player in chat or multiplayer mode who has enough knowledge as a healer to treat your injury. Since there’s a whole sect specialized in healing fellow players, you should be able to find someone to help you fairly easily.
Here is a gameplay trailer for Where Winds Meet:
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Strong option for PvP
What is the worth of Phantom Steps? The mystical skill provides you with the Mirage status at the push of a button, lasting 20 seconds. This effect reduces the stamina costs of your ground dodging abilities by 40 percent and extends the duration of undetectability as you move like a fleeting shadow.
This advantage is particularly strong when you have to dodge frequently, for example in PvP situations. However, when leveling and doing quests on normal or low difficulty, you can do without this mystical art and better maximize your offense.
Where Winds Meet belongs to the type of games that only somewhat guide you. The number of systems, mechanics, and currencies is large. Many important pieces of information get lost in the jungle of menus. If you are looking for tips and tricks for the open-world adventure, check out our guide overview – maybe we already have the solution for your current problem: Where Winds Meet: All guides, tips, and builds in overview
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A mother has bought a gaming PC for her child. The community is excited about the mom and wants to belong to the family. Because the hardware of the purchased PC is very powerful and features a RTX 5070 Ti among other things. A graphics card that alone costs between 700 and 800 euros.
A mother posted a picture on Reddit, showcasing the features of a gaming PC. At the same time, she wants to know if the computer is appropriate for a 13-year-old child. In another post, she explains that she bought the PC with a discount.
Specifically, the system is a pre-built PC from MSI, which officially costs $2,499.99. The mother bought the PC on sale for $500 less. The offer mentioned by the mother can be found directly at the US provider Costco.com, where more details can also be found:
CPU: Intel Core Ultra 9 285
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
RAM: 32 GB DDR5 (2x 16 GB)
Storage: 2 TB NVMe-SSD
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Community is excited about the mother and the computer
Why is the community excited? The PC is very powerful and according to the community outperforms most gaming PCs that many players use daily. For example, if you look at the official Steam Hardware Survey, which some users refer to, you can see that the majority of players primarily opt for affordable graphics cards.
The most popular graphics card on Steam, the GeForce RTX 3060, is priced between 200 and 250 euros. As a user aptly points out under the mother’s post:
A 5070 Ti is better than what the majority have. This [PC Master Race, ed. note] is a niche community that is not representative of the world of PC gaming. Most people use budget cards for $250 to $350. A 5070 Ti alone costs over $700. He is a lucky boy to have such a PC at his age. A 5070 Ti will serve him well for many years to come.
And many express that they would also like to have such a PC and would love to be adopted if it means having such a powerful gaming PC:
I am 7 years older than you and also want to be adopted. OP is about to have a house full of adults who want a good PC.
What is certain is that the child with the gaming PC will likely not have major problems even in the coming years being able to play new games on high settings, while other players may have to reduce settings or even resort to a console. Because many players have long feared that PC gaming could soon become unaffordable.
Especially in light of rising prices, first for graphics cards and now for memory, which are driving up computer prices further. Even the new Steam Machine could end up being much more expensive than expected, according to a well-known YouTuber who asked Valve about the price.
In 2015, Studio Madhouse captivated the world with the first season of the action-comedy series One-Punch Man. Now, the third season is already out for the anime, but not much remains of the original hype. MeinMMO explored the background of the production – so why has one of the most popular series in the world become so poorly received?
One-Punch Man is the story of Saitama, a resident of City Z. He supposedly trains every day by doing 100 squats, 100 sit-ups, and running 10 kilometers. As a result, he has become so strong that he can defeat any opponent with just one punch – hence the title One-Punch Man. However, he is actually just a hobby hero and is completely uninterested in saving the world.
In 2015, the anime adaptation of the first chapters set new standards for action animations and created a massive hype around Saitama. Now, two more seasons have been released, but the excitement has completely flipped: Fans are shocked by season 3.
MeinMMO has thoroughly examined the series and its production, attempting to find answers in this article to the question of why.
Who is writing here?
MeinMMO editor Sophia Weiss began her journalistic career in 2016 as an intern at the German anime and manga magazine AnimaniA. After two years of training, she worked there as a permanent editor until the end of 2019. During this time, she became familiar with the industry and delved deeply into anime productions and manga publishing. Since 2020, she has been working for Webedia GmbH, the parent company of MeinMMO. Since mid-2023, she has been active again in journalism, writing as Managing Editor for MeinMMO.
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One-Punch Man Staffel 1 ist eine der beliebtesten Anime-Serien aller Zeiten
High expectations for One-Punch Man, and Season 1 is to blame
Before One-Punch Man became a series, it was an immensely successful webcomic with over 7.9 million views alone by 2012 (Anime News Network) and then a very successful manga that has been printed and sold millions of times. Volume 34 from August 2025 currently has 34 million printed and sold copies (Manga Watch).
The serial adaptation with 12 episodes in Season 1 began in October 2015. It was produced by Studio Madhouse under the direction of Shingo Natsume. As a studio, Madhouse can boast over 200 produced anime series since 1981. Some of these include action blockbusters like Black Lagoon, Devil May Cry, Highschool of the Dead, and the popular Hunter X Hunter from 2011.
Shingo Natsume, on the other hand, had produced two seasons of Space Dandy for Studio Bones before One-Punch Man. He worked with some now almost legendary animators: Yutaka Nakamura, Arifumi Imai, and Yoshimichi Kameda. All three also contributed to the production of One-Punch Man Season 1.
Specifically, Nakamura is credited on Sakuga Booru, a site tracking animators works, with some of the best fight scenes. Imai, on the other hand, is responsible for the animation of the training fight between Saitama and his student Genos (Sakuga Booru).
Several success factors came together for Season 1: An action-experienced studio adapted a popular story with a director who could attract unique animation talent. Thanks to this perfect storm, the first season became a celebrated feast for the eyes.
On Rotten Tomatoes, where the series has achieved 96% on the popcorn meter with over 250 reviews, it is stated: With its cutting-edge animation, unconventional hero, and gut-busting comedic jabs at the shōnen genre, One-Punch Man is simply a home run.
This success of the first season may have been the reason that Season 2 and now also Season 3 can’t even come close to the set bar. From here, we need to speculate a bit: Behind every anime stands a production committee that decides when the series will be produced by which studio. The production committee holds nearly all the strings.
One-Punch Man Season 1 was a huge hit. Successful products should not be allowed to fade away, and as a result, they probably tried to push the second season as quickly as possible – which may not have even been planned when Episode 1 aired. They first want to see if the product resonates with the audience.
Since the middle of the 2010s, many anime studios have been heavily burdened. An article from the Hollywood Reporter cites Ted Sarandos, the then Chief Content Officer of Netflix, who stated that they currently have over 30 anime series in production. That’s a lot for just one client, especially since traditional buyers like TV networks also had productions commissioned.
It is therefore very likely that Studio Madhouse had to give up Season 2 due to capacity reasons. From the first season until 2025, Madhouse has also released 34 new productions – a mountain of content, in which One-Punch Man might simply not have fit anymore.
In addition, Shingo Natsume was no longer available as a director for Season 2. He left the project, among other things, for Boogiepop and Others or the award-winning Sonny Boy (Anime News Network). Of the artistic talents who worked with Natsume on the first season, only Yoshimichi Kameda returned for one episode.
The production of Season 2 ultimately went to J.C. Staff. However, J.C. Staff is not a studio known for particularly well-animated action animes. Their strength lies in rom-coms, slice-of-life, and magic – as can be clearly seen in Toradora!, Maid-Sama, or Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?.
Without Shingo Natsume, a new director was also needed. Chikara Sakurai took over the season. One-Punch Man Season 2 was his directorial debut. Previously, he was primarily active as an animation director and assistant director.
Season 2 thus did not have the same conditions as the first: A studio that is not known for its action productions, paired with an inexperienced director and the absence of the animation talents that Shingo Natsume had managed to attract.
Upon release in 2019 – only two years after the first season – the new episodes still achieved a popcorn score of 82% on Rotten Tomatoes. Even then, there were loud voices criticizing the downgrade in animations. On YouTube, for example, a viewer compiled the worst animations. And even three years ago, the production quality was being discussed on Reddit.
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Season 3 was the perfect storm leading to failure
Season 3 of One-Punch Man started only in October 2025. A full six years after the release of the second season. And especially after such a long wait, many viewers are frustrated that the animation quality seems to have dropped again. The popcorn meter stands at 6% at the time of this article, with over 500 ratings (Rotten Tomatoes).
J.C. Staff continues to produce the series. However, a new director has once again been brought on board for the new episodes: Shinpei Nagai. His projects primarily include comedies like Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san or I Can’t Understand What My Husband Is Saying. Action, however, has not yet appeared in his repertoire. His project before One-Punch Man was the sex comedy Dogeza de Tanondemita.
The remaining staff from the second season was at least back in key positions. However, the director’s competencies are relevant because he holds the strings during production and must guide his series ship to a safe harbor. Season 3 thus faced the same problems that Season 2 had.
On top of that, since 2019, the demand for new anime has not decreased, but has rather grown. Studios are currently trying to produce more series in shorter periods. It is also likely that attention to budget has increased, and the budgets are not always high enough.
This is at least suggested by Shinpei Nagai – the very director for One-Punch Man Season 3. Even before the release of his production, he stated that the quality would likely not match that of the first. In a post on X.com, he railed against small production budgets and the lack of animation talent. This must have further complicated production, as cutting corners might have been necessary.
The result is a third season that, as noted on Rotten Tomatoes, is far from well-received. Major issues include detail-poor fight scenes, fluctuating proportions in character designs, and inappropriate shine effects on metallic surfaces.
In retrospect, it is easy to say that One-Punch Man Season 3 never had a chance to reignite the hype. Still, it is sad.
Unfortunately, One-Punch Man is just a symptom of an overstretched anime industry. Here, a very high demand currently meets overworked production facilities and talents. Additionally, the budgets may not always suffice for high quality.
The outrage here is probably particularly loud because the manga is still enjoying very high popularity. Many pure anime viewers will of course also want to know how the story continues. And due to the originally very high benchmark, current expectations remain high as well. Whether these can ever be met again remains to be seen. However, something seems to be going quite well with a live-action adaptation: Netflix shares news about Season 3 of One Piece, possibly revealing more backstory about a character
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The platform Twitch has recently added a new feature that allows streamers to earn even more money at once. Viewers can now donate even more money at once. Not everyone is satisfied with this feature.
How does Twitch allow streamers to earn even more money? On Twitch, you can subscribe to a streamer of your choice. For an amount between 5 and 25 euros per month, you receive exclusive stickers for the chat and can watch the stream or ads.
Subscriptions can also be gifted by viewers. The money from subscriptions still goes to the streamers, but one of the viewers is selected at random to receive the benefits of the subscription.
On November 26, 2025, Twitch introduced a new maximum limit for gifted subscriptions: 1,000 subscriptions can be gifted to the streamer at once. This totals approximately $6,000 (about 5,100 euros) – that is the fixed price that Twitch sets for 1,000 gift subscriptions. However, Twitch offers a discount: when gifting 1,000 subscriptions at once, the giver can save $1,000 and pays “only” around $5,000 (about 4,300 euros).
Although this was a significant change from Twitch, the platform did not announce it widely anywhere.
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Criticism from the Community
How does the community react? Twitch streamer Emiru was one of the first streamers to be confronted with the new feature from Twitch. In her stream on November 26, 2025, she was playing Dispatch, when she incredulously paused the game and looked at her Twitch dashboard. She had just received 1,000 gift subscriptions at once.
The new feature was criticized across platforms, even by Twitch streamers themselves. The feature was partially described as “irresponsible” and a “risk for fraud” (Source: X).
Streamer Ludwig Ahgren stated, for example, on X, that every new Twitch feature only exists to get more money from the viewers. He appealed to the platform: “Dude, just make a decent mobile/TV app, I’m going crazy.”
Twitch streamer PointCrow also criticized the action on X: “The crazy thing is that if they really wanted to make money, they would earn more with a good mobile app than with all these [features] combined […] They’re so blind, it’s crazy.”
Meanwhile, it seems that the 1,000 gift subscription feature has been disabled by Twitch again, as also reported on X. This option no longer appears on the German website of Twitch.
Twitch now allows streamers to earn even more at once with gifted subscriptions, but it also carries potential for conflict. Viewers could initially give a lot of money to the streamers, but through Twitch’s refund functionality, they could just as easily take it back. This could lead to a situation like with Twitch streamer lightedits: Twitch streamer fights with debt because an upset viewer did not want to accept his chat ban – fans rush to help
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In addition to your companions, summons that fight by your side are a great help in Baldur’s Gate 3. A player found out that a specific group of characters in the game represents the summons that are stronger than all others if you just recruit them correctly.
Which characters are being referred to? The player Morgana Evelyn discovered that a group of characters in Baldur’s Gate 3 produces the most powerful companions when they fight by their side. We are talking about the children you can encounter at various points in the game.
Whether Tiefling, human, or a completely different race – children are the probably most powerful fighters in the entire game for a simple reason: they can be made to fight permanently by your side with a specific sequence of spells and other actions. We want to present to you how the player achieved this and how you can replicate it.
Here you see the animated short film for Patch 8 of Baldur’s Gate 3:
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Der animierte Kurzfilm zu Patch 8, dem letzten Update für Baldur’s Gate 3
Children may seem harmless, but they are unkillable
Why are the children in Baldur’s Gate 3 so powerful? The extraordinary power of the smallest fighters in the game comes from a specific reason: they are immortal. Children cannot be killed in Baldur’s Gate 3 (unless they are unfortunate enough to be born as goblin children). Furthermore, they are not involved in the turns of a battle and can hit your opponents as often and whenever they want.
This is because games that depict physical or emotional harm to children cannot be advertised or marketed in any way. For this reason, killing children in many games – including Baldur’s Gate 3 – is generally not possible.
However, Morgana takes advantage of exactly this rule. Although you cannot kill children in Baldur’s Gate 3 (my condolences to all goblin children), you can recruit them indirectly to create an indestructible army of child soldiers. Whether this is morally much better is for you to judge.
How do you “recruit” the children? In her clip on YouTube, the player shows how she proceeded to build an army of immortal children by her side:
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Here we list all the steps again in case you want to try it yourself:
To recruit a child, you need a companion (not yourself!) who can cast the spells “Dominate Beast” and “Polymorph”.
First, select a child and transform it into a sheep using “Polymorph”. Immediately after, use the spell “Dominate Beast” so that the child in sheep’s clothing obeys and follows you.
Then you travel to your camp and best switch to turn-based mode so that the spell durations don’t run out too quickly.
Once there, send out the spellcasting companion from your party and wait until you see the notification above their head that the concentration for the spells has ended.
Then you re-recruit the spellcaster, quickly leave your camp and save the game immediately, and restart the save file. Then your child should be permanently by your side.
“Children are the strongest summons in the game,” the player explains in her clip, even though they can only be recruited through a small workaround. If you don’t have as much fun recruiting children for your own purposes in Baldur’s Gate 3, you can also rely on other summons that truly fight by your side completely voluntarily. Here on MeinMMO, we have summarized the best summons in Baldur’s Gate 3 in a ranking: The 6 best companions from Baldur’s Gate 3 that actually aren’t – Which summons are particularly strong?
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Some situations in Dungeons & Dragons result in advantages or disadvantages for players according to the rules. An expert on bows has taken a closer look at one rule and explains why it has a significant logical gap.
Which rule is being discussed? Content creator and archery expert Blumineck takes a closer look at the rules for ranged attacks in the condition “Prone” in his video on Instagram. In his opinion, there is a logical gap in these rules.
Some attacks and actions cause characters and opponents to fall to the ground and remain there until their turn, thereby suffering from the “Prone” condition. When a character is prone, the following rules apply according to the basic rulebook:
Limited Movement
You can only move by crawling or spend a movement distance equal to half your speed (rounded down) to stand up and end the condition. If your speed is 0, you cannot stand up.
Impaired Attacks
You have disadvantage on attack rolls. An attack roll against you has advantage if the attacker is within 5 feet of you. Otherwise, this attack roll has disadvantage.
According to Blumineck, the part regarding advantages and disadvantages in attacks has a significant weakness, which leads to this rule being inherently illogical and misapplied when considering realistic advantages and disadvantages.
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Disadvantage for ranged attackers against grounded targets, yes – but not always
What weakness does the rule have? As Blumineck explains in his video, it is generally true that a prone position significantly complicates attacks with a bow from various distances, but not always.
Historically, shots at high angles, as often seen in movies, have been somewhat rare, and most attacks with a bow and arrow were made either flat or at slight angles. Therefore, it is generally possible to hit targets lying on the ground, especially if the attacker kneels as flat as possible.
Nevertheless, aiming is so complicated that a disadvantage for ranged attackers is justified. The logical gap mainly lies in attacks from elevated positions.
Why should ranged attacks from height against prone targets have an advantage? Blumineck argues that attacks made from above against lying targets should actually have an advantage. According to the basic rules, ranged attacks from height also regularly have an advantage on their attack rolls, as long as the target is standing.
However, following the rules for the “Prone” condition, the advantage provided by the resulting disadvantage would actually negate itself, and ranged attackers would thus have to make a normal attack roll. From his perspective, this is where the logical error lies.
For targets that have fallen to the ground, the rules and logic state that they are restricted in movement and cannot easily react to incoming attacks, which is why melee attacks have an advantage against these targets. However, it should also be easy for archers from an elevated position to aim at such opponents, so they should also have an advantage if one plays under realistic conditions.
From Blumineck’s point of view, the “Prone” condition almost provides a sort of protection for those on the ground, which could even prove advantageous against groups containing multiple ranged attackers. Meanwhile, an expert on longswords has taken a closer look at rules that turn fighters into true attack machines: Longsword expert explains whether 8 attacks in 6 seconds in Dungeons & Dragons are realistic
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