7 Games on Steam that you can play with your family

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During the Christmas season, many people spend time with family or friends. We have created a list of Steam games that you can play together during the holidays. These include games that you can play together on the couch as well as online with your acquaintances.

In addition to the number of players, we provide you with the price, the type of multiplayer mode, and the rating on Steam.

There is also a small game description so you have an initial impression of what the game is about (Information as of: December 12, 2022).

MultiVersus

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MultiVersus – Gameplay-Trailer zum neuen Fighting-Game
  • Number of players: 1 to 4 players
  • Price: free
  • Multiplayer mode: Online co-op & PvP
  • Steam rating: 87% positive reviews from a total of 91,705 ratings

What kind of game is “MultiVersus”? In the fighting game in the style of Super Smash Bros., players fight each other in various settings. The game features various well-known characters from Warner Bros. films and series, including Batman and Arya Stark, to Gizmo or Bugs Bunny, in an arena.

You can find a detailed opinion piece by MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus on MultiVersus.

Through this link, you can go directly to MultiVersus on Steam.

We Were Here Forever

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Colorful co-op game with tricky puzzles starts soon on Steam – Watch the release trailer here
  • Number of players: 2 people
  • Price: €17.99
  • Multiplayer mode: Online co-op
  • Steam rating: 91% positive reviews from a total of 6,958 ratings

What kind of game is “We Were Here Forever”? In this puzzle game, you explore the surroundings and solve puzzles to escape the mysterious realm of Castle Rock.

Communication is the key to success here. You are in contact via a walkie-talkie and can consult each other to crack the puzzles.

Note: We Were Here is a game series consisting of 4 parts. You can even play the first game for free here on Steam.

Here you can find a detailed game presentation of We Were Here Forever.

Through this link, you can go directly to We Were Here Forever on Steam.

Ship of Fools

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Players Celebrate Absurd Trailer for New Coop Game on Steam – Takes You Out to Sea
  • Number of players: Up to 2 people
  • Price: €14.99
  • Multiplayer mode: Online & co-op with split screen
  • Steam rating: 85% positive reviews from a total of 944 ratings

What kind of game is “Ship of Fools”? With this game, you get an action roguelike, where you play the role of two “Fools”.

With them, you travel the seas and must save your homeland from a mighty catastrophe. You fight sea battles against monsters and take care of your ship. Only by working together will you succeed.

Through this link, you can go directly to Ship of Fools on Steam.

Overcooked

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Overcooked – Launch Trailer
  • Number of players: Up to 4 players
  • Price: €15.99
  • Multiplayer mode: PvP & co-op with split screen
  • Steam rating: 91% positive reviews from a total of 10,386 ratings

What kind of game is “Overcooked”? You play a team of chefs who must serve hungry guests together. You prepare different dishes and should serve them quickly. If you are too slow, your guests may leave the restaurant angry.

Through this link, you can go directly to Overcooked on Steam.

Among Us

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Among Us – Hide and Seek Trailer The Game Awards
  • Number of players: 4-15 players
  • Price: €3.99
  • Multiplayer mode: Online PvP & co-op, local co-op
  • Steam rating: 92% positive reviews from a total of 567,926 ratings

What kind of game is “Among Us”? In Among Us, you are crew members on a spaceship. The crew members try to complete tasks in the form of mini-games on the ship. However, there are traitors among them who sabotage systems and kill others.

In meetings, you discuss who the traitors among you might be and vote on who will be thrown overboard. In the end, either the traitors or the crew members win, depending on whether all tasks are completed or if the surviving group remains on the ship.

Since December 9, 2022, there is also the new hide-and-seek mode, where one of you acts as the monster and must make the ship unsafe, while the others try to complete their tasks.

Through this link, you can go directly to Among Us on Steam.

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes – iOS & Android Launch Trailer
  • Number of players: 2 players
  • Price: €14.99
  • Multiplayer mode: Co-op with split screen
  • Steam rating: 97% positive reviews from a total of 9,457 ratings

What kind of game is “Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes”? One person sees a bomb in front of them and must defuse it within a certain time limit. To do this, you need to solve various puzzles, the solutions of which are explained in the manual.

However, another person has the instructions, which means they cannot see the bomb. Through good communication, you can jointly avert the danger – if not, the bomb will explode.

Through this link, you can go directly to Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

Heave Ho

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Heave Ho – Launch Trailer
  • Number of players: Up to 4 players
  • Price: €9.75
  • Multiplayer mode: Co-op & PvP with split screen
  • Steam rating: 92% positive reviews from a total of 1,492 ratings

What kind of game is “Heave Ho”? The game is about a very basic aspect: Survive! You play creatures that consist of a head and two arms. Together you must move around, climb over dangerous ledges and deep abysses to reach the goal flag.

Through this link, you can go directly to Heave Ho on Steam.

Do you know any other good game recommendations and hidden gems on Steam for playing with friends and family during Christmas?

If so, how were your experiences with them? Did your family get along well with the games, or did you have to give a little tutorial on how the Steam platform works as the only gamer in your environment?

Feel free to write it in the comments!

Here you will find a list of the 10 MMORPGs on Steam with the best ratings in November 2022.

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Pokémon GO: Today the New Year’s event starts – What you need to know

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Today marks the start of the New Year’s event in Pokémon GO. We at MeinMMO will show you what time the event starts, what bonuses there are, and what content you can expect.

What kind of event is this? Pokémon GO is celebrating the new year with a suitable New Year’s event. In addition to festive avatar items, there will be costumed Pokémon, raids featuring Reshiram and Mega-Steelix, as well as egg bonuses and fireworks. We’ll show you the details in the following overview.

New Year’s Event 2022 – All Information on Start, Bonuses, and Content

When does the event take place? The event starts today, Saturday, December 31 at 10:00 PM and runs until January 4, 2023, at 8:00 PM local time. Just before the start of the New Year’s event, the Christmas Event Winter Holidays Part 2 will also end.

Bonuses:

  • Eggs placed in an incubator during the event will hatch twice as fast.
  • Quarter hatch distance for the first three eggs that are hatched using the Pokémon egg widget in Pokémon GO during the event.

Eggs: From the 7 km eggs you receive during the event, the following Pokémon can hatch:

Pichu with party hat*
Pii*
Fluffeluff*
Togepi*
Rabauz*
Kussilla*
Elekid*
Magby*
Azurill*
Isso*

The Pokémon marked with a star (*) can be encountered as Shiny.

Pokémon GO New Year's Event Eggs

Pokémon Debuts: During the New Year’s event, you will have the opportunity to catch a Pikachu wearing a party cylinder for the first time. With a bit of luck, you might even get the Pikachu as Shiny.

Additionally, you will be able to evolve Hoothoot in New Year’s outfit into Noctowl in New Year’s outfit.

Wild Pokémon: During the event, you will encounter the following Pokémon in the wild.

Pikachu with party cylinder*
Hoothoot with New Year’s outfit*
Waumpel with party hat*

Raids:

DifficultyRaid Bosses
Level 1– Bulbasaur with party hat*
– Charmander with party hat*
– Squirtle with party hat*
– Pikachu with party cylinder*
– Hoothoot with New Year’s outfit*
Level 3– Raticate with party hat*
– Nidorino with party hat*
– Gengar with party hat*
– Woingenau with party hat*
Level 5– Reshiram*
Mega Raids– Mega-Steelix*

Exclusive Attack: When you catch Reshiram in raid battles, it learns the exclusive move “Flame Burst”. It deals 90 damage in trainer battles and 140 damage in arena and raid battles.

Avatar Items: During the event and afterward, the avatar items “Pikachu Party Hat” and “Party Popper Pose” will be available in the shop.

Map Change: As long as the New Year’s event is running, festive fireworks will light up the sky.

If you’re interested in more about Pokémon GO:

Field Research: There will be New Year’s field research tasks corresponding to the event, for completing which you will receive stardust.

Collector Challenge: In addition to the New Year’s field research tasks, there will also be a New Year’s collector challenge that will also grant stardust upon completion.

A few days after the end of the New Year’s event, the Community Day in January will already take place. You can learn more about what else is planned for next month in Pokémon GO on MeinMMO:

Pokémon GO: All events in January 2023 – Dates and bonuses

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Destiny 2: Xur today – location and offerings on 30.12.

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At the end of the year, Xur pays a final visit to Destiny 2 in 2022. So if you need any missing Exotics or want to complete old armor sets, a visit to him is a must. MeinMMO will tell you this evening where to find Xur and what his offerings look like.

What happened in Destiny 2 this week? Currently, the developer of Destiny 2 is on a short break. As Bungie announced, no blog articles or updates will be released until January 12, 2023. However, fate does not care about plans and delivered regular error codes and game crashes, so Bungie is still active at the moment.

The current issues have caused them to even temporarily disable the API, the all-connecting heart of the loot shooter, for the second time. According to Bungie, the cause of the ongoing “error bonanza” in the game is said to be the new exotic weapon “Revision Zero”, which now poses tough competition to the buggiest exotic in the game.

Update December 30 – 11:30 PM: The Bungie support has reactivated the Destiny API around 11:11 PM and restored game comfort.
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This week it became known that dataminers have found a special subscription model in the data depths of Destiny 2. However, what exactly it is can only be speculated, as Bungie has not yet released anything official and continues to distribute its well-known annual pass model. However, it could also indicate changes with the upcoming DLC “Lightfall”.

At least players who managed to get past error codes and disconnects this week in the Season of the Seraph discovered an interesting new story part and also found the “Good Boy” protocol.

Players can expect an exciting cutscene in week 4 of Season 19.

All info on Xur December 30, 2022 – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia

When does Xur arrive? The exotic merchant visits Destiny 2 every Friday at 6 PM. Anyone who has gaps in their Exotic collection awaits him then, as he is the easiest way to obtain Exotics. It only costs you a one-way trip and some materials as payment.

Where is Xur? This is his warehouse for the weekend

Xur’s location: Although Xur only uses a few location positions, no Guardian knows where he will land before 6 PM.

MeinMMO has located Xur in the Hangar of the Last City.

On the map, you can see his exact position:

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This is Xur’s location from December 30, 2022 – January 3, 2023

Xur’s inventory from December 30 – January 3 – All Exotics at a glance

What does Xur have on offer? At Xur, every class, i.e. Warlocks, Hunters, and Titans, can shop. It does not matter if you are new to the game or already an experienced Guardian. Xur’s exotic shopping paradise is open to everyone, and a nice chat with him is even free.

This is Xur’s offer this week:

Xur’s inventory from December 30 – January 3.

Weapon: Prometheus Lens – Fusion Rifle for 29 Legendary Shards

Titan: Reckless Ender – Void Gauntlets for 23 Legendary Shards

  • Mobility: +12
  • Resilience: +3
  • Recovery: +18
  • Discipline: +6
  • Intellect: +21
  • Strength: +2
  • Total: 62

Hunter: Galanor’s Gauntlets – Solar Gauntlets for 23 Legendary Shards

  • Mobility: +16
  • Resilience: +7
  • Recovery: +13
  • Discipline: +6
  • Intellect: +14
  • Strength: +8
  • Total: 60

Warlock: Skull of the Terrible Ahamkara – Arc Helm for 23 Legendary Shards

  • Mobility: +7
  • Resilience: +11
  • Recovery: +15
  • Discipline: +2
  • Intellect: +12
  • Strength: +16
  • Total: 63

Legendary Armor Set: This week, Xur is selling the “Entanglement Cloak” set.

Experience the coolest moments from Destiny 2 Witch Queen again in this video summary:

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Destiny 2 shows in the video the iconic scenes from 2022 – “That was an epic year”

Xur also sells legendary items and offers unique rolls for Exotics from no longer available exotic missions from past DLCs each week. However, note that you can only buy the weapons if you own the appropriate expansion.

Currently, he has these two weapons on offer:

  • The exotic hand cannon “Hawkmoon” (Beyond Light DLC) with the perk “Weapon Seeker”
  • The exotic scout rifle “No Time to Explain” (Beyond Light DLC) with the perk “All Good Things Are Four”

The cost of the weapons: For these two Exotics, the cost is 1 Ascendant Shard each, 1 Exotic Code, 125,000 Glimmer, and 200 Legendary Shards.

What Xur always has on hand: You always get an Exotic Engram for 97 Legendary Shards at Xur, as well as the weekly quest to obtain an exotic code.

Nexxoss Gaming shows you the offer in detail again:

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Trials of Osiris December 30 – January 3 – Map, Weapons, and Info

This week you can dive back into the Trials of Osiris. Next week, the 14th Saint will make way for Lord Saladin. He brings the new mode “Stronghold” and wants you to prove yourself in “Guardians vs. Guardians” and against Caiatl starting January 3, 2023.

But until then, Guardians have to wait a week, which is why we will now tell you what can be obtained in the Trials.

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The last Trials before the first Iron Banner in Season 19 bring back old armors.

Which map is on for this week? Unlike in regular PvP, where the maps rotate, in the Guardian vs. Guardian endgame, there is only one set map every weekend. This allows for coordinated team shots. Many players use the terms of the Callout Maps from Warmind for this.

So head into battle on the map “Eternity”.
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The PvP map “Eternity”

Here’s how to get your loot: The Trials of Osiris also have a reputation rank system, which you can find at the 14th Saint. You can get the top loot rewards from PvP matches from him for:

  • Seven victories
  • 50 rounds
  • as well as the notorious flawless run that leads you to the Lighthouse

This is the reward for a flawless run: Players can also earn very special loot each week in the form of a Trials master weapon. However, you can only get it if you crown your Trials pass flawlessly with 7 victories. You can farm the weapon until the upcoming Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at 6:00 PM.

The weapon you receive this weekend is the machine gun “Unwavering Duty”.
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Get the master version of the machine gun “Unwavering Duty”

All trial weapons have a Trials origin perk: “Haste” – Improves reload speed, stability, aim assist, and range when you are the last surviving member of your fireteam or fighting alone.

You can target your Trials engrams at your desired weapon at the 14th Saint. On top of that, you can earn enhancement prisms and Ascendant shards. Remember, your rewards increase even more once you have a complete pass – even if you have lost one or two games.

When do the Trials officially start? The Trials of Osiris start today, on December 30, 2022, at 6:00 PM and end with the Weekly Reset on January 3, 2023, at 6:00 PM.

Now all that’s left is for us to wish you a Happy New Year 2023! If you want, you can let us know in the comments if you are still affected by error codes or if the deactivation of the API has helped reduce the issues in the game.

At the end of the year 2022, MeinMMO author Christos Tsogos has compiled his personal weapon design highlights from Destiny 2 for you:

These are the 5 most beautiful legendary weapons in Destiny 2 ever made

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You can conquer the world as Germany in Victoria 3 – But it is not fun even on a PC for 3,800 €

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Anyone who wants to win in the strategy game Victoria 3 (Steam) as Germany must gain control over half of the world’s population. Our author Schuhmann says: It’s possible, but the performance is so poor that even with a good computer, it’s no fun. The game is simply not designed for the dimensions it reaches in the endgame.

How can one “win” Victoria 3? There are 3 different ways to win Victoria 3, depending on the country chosen:

  • For example, if you play France, you don’t have to expand at all, but can play “upward”, maximizing the potential of your provinces. Because it’s about the well-being of the population, enjoying all the benefits of a modern society: pension plans, labor protection, high living standards. This is tricky because at some point, the “welfare costs” may ruin you if you’re not careful.
  • If you play the USA, you must focus entirely on the economy. This is a relatively relaxed and easy way to win once you understand how the economy works: It’s all about growth, growth, growth. In Victoria 3, this ultimately means owning as many provinces as possible that can produce oil, as this resource is limited in the endgame.
  • However, if you want to win with Germany, you must strive for world domination. It’s easier than it sounds, but it’s tedious, so tedious.
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Victoria 3 in the release trailer

In Germany, you play relatively peacefully for 30 years, then the world burns

How does one win as Germany? The game begins as “Prussia”, as “Germany” is fragmented at the start of Victoria 3. The strategy as Prussia is:

  • Build the economy in the homeland and modernize the state – while forgoing everything that costs “welfare money”.
  • Secure colonies in Africa and Oceania and plan initial military campaigns in Africa. Timing is important: You conquer a country and then hold back until the “infamy” value has decreased, then you grab the next country in Africa.
  • In Europe, focus entirely on diplomacy: It’s important to research “nationalism” and then bring all the small states in northern Germany into a customs union and improve relations enough for them to join Prussia until you become the “North German Confederation”.
  • A little later, you research “Pan-nationalism” and do the same with southern Germany until you become Germany. Militarily, it’s only about being so nice that neither Austria nor France come up with silly ideas.
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This is how it works in practice: This strategy leads to enjoying a relatively calm game for 30, 40 years. You don’t want to risk war with a great power because wars against “strong” nations are incredibly expensive and can quickly escalate into “Germany against England, France, Russia, and Austria”, a scenario you don’t want to face.

Ultimately, it’s not even necessary to fight against the world powers during this phase. In Africa and Oceania, you can get all the resources you need: silk, opium, and rubber. The economy in Prussia grows and flourishes. Society becomes more liberal year by year, which helps with growth and attracts immigrants.

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This is what the “perfect state” for world conquest looks like: You give all freedoms but implement nothing that costs money in any form.

What changes then? After about 30, 40 years in Victoria 3, it’s time to switch to “war industry”, giving up on keeping the “infamy” value low, and the game shifts to the military aspect of Victoria 3: You recruit generals, build barracks, ammunition factories, and weapons factories endlessly.

In this route, sooner or later, you will fight with Germany against the whole world. This is only possible if you expand the military as broadly as possible, commanding the maximum of 20 armies with 100+ units.

The key to winning the game in this situation and controlling more than 50% of the world’s population lies in the populous states in Asia, especially in China and Japan. You can also pick up territories in Africa, South America, and Europe.

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The game starts with 20 construction points, so you have to think carefully about what to build. At 15,000 points, it doesn’t really matter anymore.

Small-scale, Victoria 3 works excellently – large-scale, not anymore

Why is Victoria 3 no longer fun at this point? The game becomes extremely sluggish in the endgame. Instead of expanding individual factories or promoting industries as at the beginning, you now rapidly upgrade 200 factories in a newly conquered Chinese province using the quantity keys Ctrl and Shift because there are 6 million peasants who need to be industrialized somehow. After that, you have to painstakingly build railways, and so on. It’s also annoying to convert the conquered provinces to your own industry: You have to constantly go into the economic sub-tab and make 90 fine adjustments.

Or you can save yourself that. Because by that point, you have outpaced the economy of your opponents by a factor of 10, making the game feel arbitrary in the endgame.

Even on a computer for €3,800 with a Ryzen 9 5900 X, Geforce 3080 TI, and all the bells and whistles, the game slows down and lags.

And the wars work in such a way that you make huge territorial demands, but the opponent ultimately retreats at the last moment and leaves you with only the first demanded province. Simultaneously conducting multiple wars is not possible. You also have to deal with annoying and insignificant rebellions, which your massive army easily crushes.

It is advisable to turn enemy nations into mere puppets right away.

Even if a larger war occurs, Victoria 3 cannot shine: The military aspect is, at best, rudimentary: Because once you have positioned the generals, the rest plays out practically automatically – only with sea invasions can you speed up the war and open new fronts.

Both research and social systems are already decades beyond the end of the game, and there’s simply nothing left that could bring a major change to the game.

Is Paradox aware of the problem? Yes, of course. In the community, Victoria 3 is considered “unplayable” around 1900.

Paradox announced months ago that it apparently lies in the “pop fragmentation”: The game eventually has so many population groups to manage that even modern PCs can’t keep up. They have announced they are working on the problem.

However, the incredibly slow and laggy endgame is something that also hampers other Paradox games even after many years: like Crusader Kings and Stellaris.

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A monstrous Germany in the endgame: Key to world domination are the populous states in Asia.

Playing with Germany shows Victoria 3’s ugly side

This is what’s behind it: Victoria 3 currently has the problem of many “grand strategy games”. This is particularly noticeable in Paradox games (Crusader Kings, Stellaris), but the Civilization games also suffer from it:

  • At the beginning, when everything is uncertain and every decision counts, the game is exciting and fun.
  • However, once you are clearly on the winning path and just have to finish the “campaign”, it becomes a true test of patience and a trial.

With different goals and countries like France and the USA, such a campaign can be easily completed, but as Germany, which wants to conquer the world, the weaknesses of Victoria 3 become particularly evident.

By the way, it’s also possible to create the “GDR” from Germany, with a flag and everything:

Steam: In Victoria 3, communism is superior to capitalism – some do not like that

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LoL: Korean team hires a woman (21) for the professional roster – For the 1st time in history

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In South Korea, the Liiv Sandbox team has signed 21-year-old player Jeon “DangMoo” Su-jin for the professional roster of their second team in League of Legends. This has never happened in LoL in South Korea before. The support player is expected to play for the team “LSB Challengers”, the youth team of the professional club.

This is the signing:

  • Liiv Sandbox announced on December 28 that they have signed DangMoo for their Challenger team, LSB Challengers.
  • The 21-year-old has a one-year contract, which runs until November 20, 2023.
  • The South Korean is a support player known for her skills with heroes like Ahri or Lulu. She made headlines as early as 2021.

In 2021 she became Challenger with Lulu – Faced ridicule from men

Who is the player? DangMoo is a South Korean player of League of Legends and creates videos of her games on YouTube (248,000 subs) and Twitch (186,000 followers). She appears with a virtual, green-haired avatar.

She made a name for herself as a “female Challenger” player back in 2021 on the Korean server. She mainly played Lulu at that time.

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LoL stages its biggest professionals in a trailer so perfectly that I still get goosebumps 4 years later

“Support mains don’t count”

How is she known? The success of becoming Challenger in 2021, as one of the few women, was dismissed by male professionals at the time (via gamerjournalist).

From the bot lane of the top team DAMWON KIA, it was said that she was only a “support main”, a Lulu player who just stays in the back. The team later had to apologize for this.

Other professionals like PawN also said that “Support Challengers” are not real “Challengers” and later had to apologize for that.

This was the Twitch clip when she became Challenger back then – warning, the lady is quite loud:

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Some see her signing as “breaking the glass ceiling”

Why is this special? DangMoo is the first female player to make it into a professional roster in South Korea.

Some observers say she has “broken a glass ceiling” – because normally such a signing simply does not happen, although officially there is nothing against signing a woman.

Generally, there are very few women who are successful and known for playing LoL at this high level.

LoL is considered an extremely toxic game: Many male players are suspected of having prejudices and stereotypes against women. Unfortunately, this is repeatedly confirmed by incidents. Well-known streamers like IShowSpeed serve as extremely bad role models.

This is what the team says: The CEO of the team says (via twitter), he has spoken with many candidates. DangMoo deserves the chance with her will and her skills. People should cheer for her. All players of his team have either a single room or a double room. DangMoo will receive the same room.

So apparently a single room.

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What’s behind this: The signing of a female professional is definitely a milestone in the history of LoL, but still far from a real breakthrough:

  • On one hand, DangMoo has “only” a spot in the Challenger league, not with the superstars, not in the LCK.
  • On the other hand, she does not have a starting position secured, but is listed as a backup player. With Hong “PlanB” Jun-seok, the team already has a main supporter, a 16-year-old South Korean.

Therefore, there is a suspicion that the signing could also be a kind of “PR stunt”: While the player proved in 2021 that she deserves a chance, objectively speaking, at 21 she is a bit late for starting a professional career. All her teammates in the youth teams are significantly younger than her, the boys are between 15 and 18 years old.

DangMoo is 21 years old – that is still incredibly young in almost every sense, except for LoL pros. Where 21-year-olds like superstar Chovy say they feel too old already and can’t dodge skill shots as well as “in their youth.”

There is a well-known case of a professional female player in the West that ended tragically:

The first professional player of the LoL league LCS dies at 24

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One of the best indie games on Steam with 97% positive reviews is available for half price – offers co-op and a lot of pain

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On the gaming platform Steam, the Winter Sale 2022 runs until January 5th and offers tons of discounted games. Included is the indie hit The Binding of Isaac. A dark adventure with top ratings that also offers a local co-op mode. MeinMMO introduces you to this gem briefly.

Challenging games are currently very in vogue, if you allow me the bad pun. The worldwide success of the action-adventure Elden Ring at the beginning of 2022 has proven this.

The trend can also be observed in the shooter genre for years – in a battle royale, even the smallest wrong decision can ruin many minutes of gameplay, while in extraction shooters, you lose all your stuff that you might have collected over hours.

The indie game The Binding of Isaac has been around since the beginning and has been delighting players for over 10 years with a high difficulty level and much variety.

Currently, you can get the Steam version The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (2014) with a 50% discount in the Winter Sale. Who the popular game is worth it for, you will find out here on MeinMMO.

In 2021, The Binding of Isaac received its last DLC “Repentance”. Check out the trailer to get a sense of the game’s setting and gameplay:

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The Binding of Isaac: Repentance – Trailer

The Binding of Isaac: Twin-Stick Shooter meets Rogue-lite

What is it about? The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a twin-stick shooter with many rogue-lite elements. At the beginning, you control Isaac, who fights against nasty demons in a dark pixel world. At first, you have only your tears available as weapons.

Each level is randomly generated at the start of the game. Rooms are arranged differently, enemies are swapped out, and you find different treasures. At the end of each level, one of the many bosses awaits you.

The deeper you dive into the world, the more abilities you collect throughout a run. Each item makes you more powerful, your tears become poisonous, deal more damage, or get wild effects that you can use to your advantage.

If your life energy is depleted, you must start all over again.

The goal is to survive all levels and unlock one of the many available endings. Certain actions in the game or unlocking new endings in turn unlock new content – more items, new levels, dark bosses, or characters with different starting advantages.

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How does it play? As usual for games in the rogue-lite genre, the beginning is particularly hard and mean. There are only a few strong items in the pool, you haven’t yet internalized the controls and don’t know the enemies’ behaviors.

But with each run, it gets a bit better.

The fluid gameplay, the rewarding difficulty, and the wide variety of individual runs lead to an exciting motivation spiral that makes you press the “start game” button again and again.

There is also room in the game for couch friends. A second player can take control of a little buddy that can help Isaac a bit. This can be a different companion each round, with different abilities.

With the DLC “Repentance”, even 4 players can control a full-fledged character simultaneously.

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Who is this for? Basically, you can recommend The Binding of Isaac to any player who likes to play a small, short game. The runs can last up to an hour if you make it all the way through to the end. But no longer.

If you are also always looking for a challenge and enjoy games that unfold gradually, then grab this one as well. The developers state that one can sink 500 hours of gameplay.

However, the graphics and design style of The Binding of Isaac may put you off. It features rather simple comic graphics, and many enemies and bosses are… somewhat unappetizing.

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How is the game received? The Binding of Isaac is already very well known and popular. Accordingly, the ratings on Steam look like this. At the time of the article, the game was rated 198,854 times – 97% of the reviews are positive.

We will refrain from making a specific comment on the game at this point, but will simply show you the play hours of some players who have recently written reviews:

  • LyokoBlight: 822.9 hours
  • Pucho Loco: 1,182.8 hours
  • clutterArranger: 1,108.9 hours
  • Jimbo Schreiner: 2,852.4 hours
  • P.Boi: 1,169.7 hours

If you like the game, you can currently get it for €7.49 (50% off) in the Winter Sale on Steam. The DLCs are also half price. The game is also available on PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch.

If you want to enhance your gaming experience, here are some awesome mods: 10 brilliant mods for The Binding of Isaac: Repentance that you should try out

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Twitch streamer celebrates 9 viewers with his mom – Heartwarming clip makes his channel explode

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Nathaniel “NateBosa” Barbosa streamed to 9 viewers on Twitch. Then he invited his mother to join him on the stream. The interaction between the two went viral and created feel-good moments for the end of the year.

What kind of streamer is he? The American Nathaniel “NateBosa” Barbosa has been streaming on Twitch repeatedly since July 2021. He plays all sorts of games, from single-player titles to party games and shooters like Fortnite or Valorant. Or he chats with his viewers in “Just Chatting”.

On average, up to 12 people watched NateBosa’s streams. The streamer celebrated his first successes on a completely different platform: the video app TikTok. A clip of a conversation with his mother recently went viral, giving NateBosa thousands of followers almost overnight.

It’s hard to predict which clips will go viral.

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Cool streamer mom celebrates with her son

What was the clip about? In a video from December 15, NateBosa invites his mother onto the stream. She actually comes in through the door shortly after, and the following interaction between the two is one big feel-good moment.

It starts right at the greeting – the mother greets the chat, ruffles her son’s hair, and gives him a kiss. Then she introduces herself as “Nate’s Mum,” even though she obviously looks much too young and cool for that.

The streamer explains that 9 real people are watching him and receives praise from his mother: “No bots? That’s great! […] It’s like hanging out with 9 people and you don’t even have to leave the house.”

When the mother is supposed to guess where the people watching her son are from, she exclaims for the viewers’ amusement “Korea!” NateBosa explains that she always does that; in her mind, he has 7,000 viewers. She just has big dreams for her son, the mother replies.

You can watch the whole clip here in English:

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Millions witness touching mother-son moment

How did the clip spread? After the clip gained some attention on TikTok, it was picked up by other outlets. The US magazine Dexerto shared the footage on Twitter on December 28 and published an article on the story the next day (via Twitter).

At Dexerto, the video received over 13 million views. And at least some of those people went straight to NateBosa’s Twitch channel. Almost overnight, he gained over 32,000 new followers. During the streams after the clip went viral, up to 1,300 people were watching simultaneously (via sullygnome).

Why is the clip so well-received? Mother and son simply appear to be genuinely nice, likable people in the snippet. Their interaction also feels pleasant: the two seem to have a good relationship, the son is happy to tell his mother about his successes, and while she teases him a bit, she also celebrates with him.

This strikes a chord with viewers: Many find it lovely how supportive the mother is or say they wish they had a mother like that.

The positive attitude of the duo is also well-received. They compare the 9 viewers NateBosa has at that moment to a room where that many people are present and realize that that’s quite a lot. “That’s a great way to think about it,” writes a TikTok user (via TikTok).

By now, there is a new clip in which NateBosa and his mother react to 1,000 viewers. It has already garnered 42,000 views in 2 days (via Twitch).

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Why is this exciting? Besides a touching moment, the clip also impressively shows the influence of social media.

The story has also been picked up by journalist Jake Lucky. He posted several times on Twitter about NateBosa and his mother and tracked how the follower and viewer counts of the streamer soared. “That’s the power of the internet,” said Jake Lucky.

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Indeed, there are stories like this all the time where people suddenly gain unexpected fame overnight. Some people seem to aim for virality with crazy stunts, while others simply end up that way.

What ultimately goes viral is always a bit unpredictable. Especially TikTok, which has long been viewed with skepticism by many millennials, seems to be developing into a suitable medium for such successes:

CoD Warzone 2: Millions celebrate a Twitch streamer who pretends to be a 10-year-old on TikTok – “I have to go to bed soon.”

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Steam shows 12 most played games of the year 2022 – Destiny 2, Lost Ark are included and a big surprise

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Steam has now presented the 12 games that were played the most on the PC platform by the number of concurrent players at the end of the year. In addition to Destiny 2, many MMOs are on the list, especially free-to-play games. But with “Goose Goose Duck” there is also a surprise: it is a free-to-play variant of Among Us.

What kind of list is this? Steam has presented the 12 games that surpassed the mark of 240,000 concurrent players in 2022. This has been summarized under the term “most played”.

The games are not in any specific order, and Steam does not reveal any numbers: These are just the 12 games that were over the mark of 240,000 concurrent players at any point in 2022.

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Many classics dominate player numbers on Steam in 2022

These are the 12 games:

  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – a perennial favorite on Steam
  • Destiny 2 – the loot shooter is often written off but still has its moments. Apparently, Destiny 2’s “New Light” offers a free-to-play experience.
  • ARK: Survival Evolved – the dino classic is back in 2022. A sequel is already awaited.
  • Apex Legends – the shooter from EA is free to play and considered a fast, well-made shooter
  • DOTA 2 – the MOBA is especially known for its large esports tournaments, which can make people millionaires overnight
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  • PUBG – once the biggest game in the world, still has its fans in 2022
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel – a free card game in a popular universe
  • Lost Ark – the only proper MMORPG on the list, surely benefits from being new and free to play
  • Goose Goose Duck – an “Among Us” variant with ducks, certainly the surprise on the list. It is free, unlike Among Us
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  • Dying Light 2 – apparently had a huge release hype, people are into zombies
  • Elden Ring – for many the game of the year 2022
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – CoD returned to Steam after 5 years. Feels a bit out of place because it actually belongs in the Battle.net launcher. But it is enough for the top tier.
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The order of the games is arbitrary – all had over 240,000 concurrent players at some point in 2022.

What stands out about the list? In “most played”, free-to-play games clearly have an advantage. Only Elden Ring, CoD: Modern Warfare 2, and Dying Light 2 are “true purchase titles.” Ark nominally requires a purchase as well, but it’s available very cheaply.

The Steam list also shows that 2022 was a rather “quiet” gaming year, only Elden Ring and Lost Ark are new game brands, CoD and Dying Light are sequels to established series.

Many other games have been around for several years. CS:GO and DOTA 2 are Valve’s in-house classics that are on this list every year.

The biggest surprise is certainly “Goose Goose Duck”, which simply seems to function as an “Let’s play Among Us without paying for it” alternative.

Maybe we’ll see some of these games on the list in 2023:

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The big MeinMMO quiz for the end of the year – Can you tell if the player numbers are from New World or Lost Ark?

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What happened in gaming in 2022? What news was there? What records were broken? Test your knowledge about gaming news in our quiz.

This is how the quiz works: In the quiz tool below, you will find 10 different questions about events in gaming that all took place in 2022. There was a lot of talk about them, and a lot was reported. Some of the questions relate directly to the games themselves, while others are more related to the gaming industry as a whole.

Another year passes us by at breakneck speed. Just a moment ago, it was June, and we were counting the “World Premiere!” during the trailer marathon at the Summer Game Fest. But before you know it, it’s the end of December, and the release of WoW Dragonflight was already a month ago.

2022 was a colorful year filled with countless events:

With the plethora of news and information, it is sometimes hard to keep track and even remember what happened in the year. That’s why we’ve created a quiz for you to check your knowledge.

How many of these news stories did you notice? What do you still remember? Test it in our quiz.

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How did you find the questions? Did you know all the answers or did you have to guess some? How many did you answer correctly?

Write your results in the comments!

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Empty rows and torn knee – This is how the event ‘The Great Kick’ of Twitch streamer Trymacs went

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The Twitch streamer Maximilian “Trymacs” Stemmler hosted his second sports event on the streaming platform Joyn with “The Great Kick”. Here at MeinMMO you will learn how the event went.

What kind of event was it? “The Great Kick” was a football event by Twitch streamer Trymacs in collaboration with the streaming platform Joyn, an internet offering from the TV stations ProSieben and Sat.1.

Joyn has already hosted several events this year with the big names of the German streaming world: Trymacs kicked things off with his boxing event, followed by a game show by Jens “Knossi” Knossala and the escape show by Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris.

However, The Great Kick was not in a good position from the beginning: Originally, the event was supposed to take place on an ice surface, but the entertainer Stefan Raab put a stop to that. By then, tickets had already been sold, and the event had to be changed.

MontanaBlack also had his own show on Joyn:

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First participant is out before the event even starts

How the event went: The Great Kick was held between 6 teams composed of German influencers. There was a first and second leg, a semi-final, and ultimately the grand final. Each game lasted 7 minutes.

In between, mini-games such as “Captain’s Bubble” were held, where the players’ upper bodies were in large plastic balls.

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Fans could watch the event either live on site at the Lanxess Arena or exclusively on Joyn. At the same time, there was a broadcast on Trymacs’s Twitch channel, which was only intended for viewer interaction, as the image was pixelated and only elevator music was heard instead of the actual audio.

What went wrong? Even before the event, the participant list had been a bit chaotic, and there were further changes during the event itself. MontanaBlack, who was initially supposed to be team captain and later a field reporter, dropped out completely, and instead, “7 vs. Wild” participant Starletnova took over as the reporter.

During warm-ups, there was another drop-out: YouTuber Sebastian “Rewinside” Meyer got injured and left the arena on a stretcher. He took it in good humor and even reported from the ambulance via Instagram and Twitter.

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Rewinside jokes from the ambulance

How is Rewinside doing? The YouTuber provided information about his injury in an Instagram story. Apparently, he sustained an injury to his patella and meniscus, a part of the knee joint.

For Rewinside, it’s already the second event by Trymacs that he cannot attend: He was also unable to participate due to illness in the boxing event in April.

Also for YouTuber Domenic “Chefstrobel” Strobel from Team Trymacs, the event ended painfully: he sustained an unsightly injury to his toe. We have embedded the tweet here; the announced photo can be seen in the comments of the post.

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No great football atmosphere

How was the event received? The great football atmosphere didn’t quite seem to set in. The viewer numbers from Joyn are not known, but the available data provides some clues.

On average, only 7,500 viewers followed the event on Trymacs’s Twitch chat – thus, The Great Kick ranked 5th among the streams with the fewest viewers from Trymacs this year. In his boxing event, nearly 22,500 viewers participated in the chat on average (via sullygnome).

Since the event was broadcast on Joyn and not on Twitch, actual viewer numbers can’t be derived from this, but it seems that interest was relatively low.

If you think that the absent viewers cheered along from home, you are wrong: of the 18,000 available seats in the Lanxess Arena, numerous seats remained empty. A Twitter user shared pictures of the event showing that while the lower tiers were well filled, there was yawning emptiness further up.

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Despite a Christmas promotion where you could get 2 tickets for the price of one, over half of the seats were still available on the night before the event (via Twitter). In comparison: 13,500 fans attended Trymacs’s boxing event.

So there are many indications that the event fell significantly short of expectations. What consequences this will have for such influencer events on Joyn remains to be seen.

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Who actually won? Even without a captain, Rewinside’s team qualified for the final. After receiving medical attention, the injured YouTuber was back on site to cheer for his team. Nevertheless, they lost 1:3 to Marc Eggers’ team.

The entire event is available for free on Joyn.

A few weeks ago, there was already an accident during MontanaBlack’s escape show Get Away on Joyn. YouTuber Kayla Shyx broke both arms. In a video, she talked about her injury and criticized the final game: it was not very fair.

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YouTuber raises over 56,000 euros to release fan-made Destiny 2 TV series ‘Ace’ – Coming on January 4, 2023

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Destiny 2 has one of the most elaborate sci-fi gaming universes and it is filled to the brim with fascinating stories and characters. However, there is still no official series or film. So fans have taken it upon themselves, like the YouTuber Average Matty, who has realized his own Destiny animated series called ‘Ace’ with his community.

Update December 30, 2022: Unfortunately, the release date of the series could not be kept as initially planned. The YouTuber Average Matty shared on YouTube that he had to postpone the initial series launch date from December 28, 2022, to January 4, 2023, due to some unforeseen last-minute updates.

In Destiny 2, there is an incredible amount of potential for grand stories and narratives. So far, these can only be experienced within the loot shooter itself. However, Destiny fans have long been asking for a film adaptation. Since Bungie has not yet responded to this request, the community is taking action themselves.

  • At the beginning of the year, fans released “SOLAS”. This is a so-called “Immersiplay,” a unique blend of immersive role-playing, Let’s Plays, and scripted original Destiny gameplay.
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What kind of series is it? ‘ACE’ is a fan-made TV series set in the Destiny 2 universe. Leading the project is YouTuber Average Matty, who was able to realize it with great support from his community, which had collected almost 56,000 euros via crowdfunding.

In addition to Average Matty, other Destiny 2 players and content creators are involved in the series project under the name “Dream Big Productions”:

  • As an animator, Neenkin, a 3D generalist and VFX artist, is involved.
  • The 22-year-old Jessie Yun is a film student and serves as a composer for ‘ACE’. Thus, she provided the musical part of the series.
  • The gamer Strasner took over the master audio engineering.

After almost a year of development, the team around Average Matty released the first announcement on December 16 in the form of a 45-second teaser. And it immediately captivated the fans of Destiny 2.

Here you can watch the first 45 seconds of the fan-made and animated series “ACE”:

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The first teaser for the fan-made series “ACE”

What can be seen in the video? The first images of the animated TV series “ACE” show a direct duel between a Guardian and an Ogre in a dusty desert. The cape flutters in the wind, immediately conveying the classic gunslinger cliché known from the Forsaken DLC.

And as if waiting for this, the exotic hand cannon “Pikass” appears on screen, which immediately grabbed many fans. After that, it goes dark and a shot is heard, just like the one that once killed the Hunter Vanguard representative Cayde-6. A sound that many Guardians still have not forgotten.

Cayde-6’s weapon is prominently featured in the reveal video.

Is this a Cayde-6 series? Many fans, like J The Christmas Ghoul, hoped based on the trailer that the fan series might build a story around the gunslinger Cayde-6, his life, and his story. However, whether or not this is the case is still unknown.

YouTuber Average Matty may have had good reason to utilize much of the hyped Cayde-6 feelings, including the name of the series. In “ACE” he is the fictional son of Cayde-6. Players could learn this when they sought Cayde’s secret hideouts in the Forsaken DLC, where a letter Cayde once wrote to Ace was hidden.

The plot may partially rest on this story, if one is to interpret Matty’s hint on Twitter this way. However, one will likely only experience it exactly in the series itself.

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These are the reactions: After the announcement and the first seconds of the reveal trailer, many Guardians are already extremely curious about the series.

  • For example, michaelrichard1029 wrote on YouTube: “So many questions… It looks beautiful. I can’t wait to watch it and hopefully get some of them answered!”
  • And Capel79 comments: “A lot of work went into this trailer, and it’s super cool! I learned about you not even 5 minutes ago and my calendar already has a reminder for December 28. Good job!”
The first episode of the mini-series is already set to air in 7 days, on December 28, 2022, on YouTube.

When does the Destiny series ‘ACE’ premiere? Those who are now curious and want to watch the series don’t have to wait much longer. The first episode of the mini-series was supposed to premiere on December 28, 2022. However, this date has now been postponed to January 4, 2023. You can watch the episodes directly on the YouTube channel of Average Matty.

While some players still wish for an official TV series or film from Bungie about Destiny 2, like Arcane, Cyberpunk Edgerunners, or Castlevania, the fan project “ACE” might be a worthwhile substitute in the meantime.

Did the first trailer of “ACE” catch your attention and is it now firmly on your watchlist? Or do you prefer to wait until Bungie develops its own Destiny 2 TV series? Let us know in the comments.

For all those who prefer gaming over watching TV, MeinMMO has introduced a new build for Season 19 that you can have a lot of fun with:

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In LoL, the minions go berserk and attack the towers of their own team

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In League of Legends there is a strange bug: A revised ability of the hero Akshan causes the minions of a team not to obediently run towards and attack the enemy base as they are supposed to, but the minions suddenly turn towards their own team’s tower and start shooting at it. It seems that Riot did not implement the new update properly, but rather resorted to a trick that is now backfiring in LoL.

How is it actually intended?

  • The “minions” in League of Legends obediently run along a fixed path, their lane, attacking towers and enemy minions.
  • Such a “minion wave” is necessary to deal damage to the enemy base, as minions provide certain protective measures.
  • In general, every MOBA determines that the minions do their job obediently and run along the lane, as players rely on killing them there to gain experience points and gold.
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This just happened in a LoL game: A user on reddit shows that it went quite differently for him in a ranked game: On the bot lane, about 20 minions gathered around a blue tower, shooting and hitting it – but the tower did not take any damage.

Nevertheless, the blue hordes treacherously attacked their own tower.

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Riot likely cheated with Akshan’s ability – This is now backfiring

What happened? This is apparently a bug, related to the champion “Akshan”. He joined League of Legends in mid-2021.

His ability “E” is a hook shot that gets stuck on the first terrain it hits. He can then swing around that hook.

In patch 12.20, the ability was buffed so that Ashkan can now swing around specific structures like towers as many times as he wants. However, it seems that the code is not implemented cleanly and has these strange side effects on minions.

A user explains on reddit: The ability apparently spawns a “non-targetable minion” that drives the other minions crazy because they still want to attack it.

What happens next? Riot seems to have used a trick in how to implement the ability, which is not cleanly executed and turns loyal minions into treacherous sacks.

It is assumed that Riot Games will fix the bug soon.

Bugs keep appearing in LoL:

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A secondary weapon from CoD Warzone 2 hits harder than the weak sniper weapons

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In Call of Duty: Warzone 2 sniper rifles have a muzzle – they no longer take down enemies with one shot if they have all 3 armor plates equipped. If you still want to land nasty one-shot hits at great distances, you don’t even have to sacrifice the primary weapon slot.

In the free battle royale Call of Duty: Warzone 2, sniper weapons are a controversial topic. Headshots – regardless of distance – no longer guarantee that the opponent goes down from the hit.

If the enemy has all 3 armor plates, even a direct hit between the eyes leaves one hit point remaining. This has been discussed by players since release.

However, there is still the possibility of taking out enemies with a well-placed shot. For that, you should check out the rocket launcher “JOKR” – in the right hands, this thing is extremely nasty.

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What’s so strong about the JOKR? First of all: You don’t need a primary weapon slot for the JOKR. Even without the perk “Overkill”, the bulky rocket launcher fits into any loadout.

The most important thing, however, is that direct hits on the opponent take out enemies immediately. This generally applies to rocket launchers in Warzone – if a rocket hits the opponent directly, neither armor nor health will remain.

However, the JOKR also has extremely high “splash damage.” That’s the damage caused around the impact point. So if 2 enemies are standing very close together, even double one-shot kills can be possible.

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Additionally, the JOKR aims automatically. You just need to lock onto enemy soldiers or vehicles for a moment, and the rocket does the rest. Unlike with a sniper rifle, you won’t have a telltale scope reflection.

For good hits, you need some luck. The rocket launcher works best when the targets are moving very little. Similar to a sniper rifle, you should strike when you haven’t been noticed yet.

Your opponents don’t get a warning when the rocket is on its way. However, players in vehicles know when they are being targeted by a rocket.

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What are the disadvantages? Aiming at enemies can take a bit too long in stressful situations. For that, you need a steady hand and some patience – for some player types, that’s just not for them. Also, because the JOKR can only be fired when a target is locked.

Additionally, the rocket flies high after being fired before diving down onto the enemies. So you need open sky above your head or at least a window for the rocket to take off.

For opponents, a similar rule applies. Enemies with a roof over their heads are protected from the JOKR.

Another limitation is the amount of ammunition. You always only have one “round in the chamber” and 6 additional rockets as reserves.

Pro
  • No primary weapon
  • One-shot kills
  • High splash damage
  • Automatic aiming
  • No warning
  • Strong against stationary targets
  • No scope reflection
  • Thermal scope
Contra
  • Aiming takes a moment
  • Can only fire with a locked target
  • Delayed rocket impact
  • Needs open sky
  • Vehicles are warned
  • Low ammunition reserve

Whether as an enforcer or to prepare for a fight to scare enemies a bit – the JOKR is an extremely powerful tool in Call of Duty: Warzone 2 and should not be underestimated.

In general, it’s always good to have a rocket launcher player on your team. Enemy vehicles suddenly become no problem, helicopters yield almost free kills.

What do you think about rocket launchers in CoD: Warzone 2? Which secondary weapons would you recommend? Leave a comment on the topic.

For the primary weapon slot, you can find the right weapons here: CoD Warzone 2: The best weapons with setups – constantly updated.

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The AI that artists are afraid of makes me happy

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MeinMMO editor-in-chief Leya Jankowski has discovered the art AI Midjourney and finds here a place of relaxation.

Do you remember the girl who always sat at the back of the classroom by the window, doodling in her school notebook? That girl was me. Without exception, every day I would pick up my pens, press my nose almost to the paper, and draw.

Those times are over.

At some point, adulthood came, and now I have to save my time, but especially my energy. Painting and drawing are crafts that require constant practice. When I sit down and draw, the frustration is incredibly high because I no longer reach the level I had 10 years ago. Rusty, you see.

Then I discovered Midjourney.

The article was first published in October 2022 on MeinMMO.
A woman in a white dress floats through the universe while her legs hurry ahead of her.

Midjourney as a Playground for One’s Imagination

The artificial intelligence Midjourney generates images by typing text commands into a Discord bot.

All the images you see in this article were created by me using the AI.

Within seconds, Midjourney spits out various variations of the images I commissioned from it. Although my hands and the craft are rusty, my imagination is not.

Every day, images bubble up in my head that I do not want to forget.

A little monster enjoys a midnight snack from the refrigerator.

When I have a strenuous day, it is pure meditation for me to let my imagination run wild with Midjourney.

But don’t think for a second that the AI does what you want it to. It is the rare case that Midjourney produces an image exactly the way I envisioned it. Generally, it takes a lot of practice to be able to use the text commands in such a way that you receive a result that you can work with.

The more understanding you have of visual language and the technology behind images, the better your results will be. People who learned the craft of image design have an advantage when using the AI.

Only those who know the golden hour can use it with the AI.

Once, I asked Midjourney to create a dancer in a green dress. In my description, I emphasized the dress and how it should move with the dancer’s movements.

However, the AI has its own mind and decided that the dress alone was sufficient.

A green dress that Midjourney found my desired dancer unnecessary. It would surely look lovely in a doctor’s office.

AI Decried as the Death of Art

Art AIs like Midjourney or DAL-E are subject to controversial discussions. There was much criticism when someone won an art competition with an image created by an AI.

In fact, it is true that these AIs will have a significant influence on us. People who earn their living from creating artworks are worried about their jobs. Midjourney could even radically change how games are produced.

A realistic Evoli, mixed with a bit of Dürer.

A major point of criticism is how the AI creates its images. Midjourney scours the internet for images that the AI deems suitable based on the commands. From these, the images are then created.

One text command you can give the AI is to orient itself to a specific artist. I played around with this as well and had images created in the style of the famous surrealist Salvador Dalí.

Once a man riding an elephant, in the style of Dalí, please.

I can understand why it annoys creators when the AI wins art competitions and can also imitate the styles of various artists.

And yes, it is quite realistic that AIs will reduce at least a portion of artistic jobs. That is what new technologies do. Since the advent of electric streetlights, there has been no need for anyone to light lamps in the evening.

A cat, combined with Jinx from League of Legends.

I once had a fantastic art mentor who taught me the saying: “Art comes from stealing” and there is a lot of truth in that.

Because using references and looking at what others do has always been normal in the creative craft. You never needed an AI for that. You learn from people you admire, replicate their images, and eventually create something of your own from that.

A young girl who became more abstract than originally intended.

Those who demonize new technologies will be left behind over time anyway. I’ve already spoken with various artists who use Midjourney as a source of inspiration. They create their own references with the AI and bring them to the canvas or further edit the images digitally.

When the first digital artists were out with their iPads and Photoshop, there were already the same debates. That this is not art and defiles the craft!

Created in a bar on the phone with Midjourney on Discord.

Happiness in Art, No Matter How It Was Created

One thing is for sure: Artificial intelligences cannot be stopped and are becoming smarter all the time. At the moment, we are still not at a point where they can completely replace the minds behind images or texts.

The machine still needs to be fed, and it is not yet perfect. I have always found my happiness in art, be it texts, images, or video games.

For me, what matters most is that art does something in my inner self. And I have indeed seen some AI-generated images that moved me.

That, for me, is the definition of art and will always remain so.

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17 terms that every true MMO gamer knows – Do you know what they mean?

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

Are you real experts in MMOs and MMORPGs? MeinMMO has compiled some terms that only real gamers know. Test your knowledge here!

What are these terms? Since there have been video games (and actually even before that), players have been abbreviating certain things or coming up with terms that describe a specific circumstance. Over time, this has almost developed into its own language: gamer jargon.

Those who are not involved in the scene may not understand a word. However, behind each of these terms is something that allows gamers to quickly and precisely share information with others.

The article was first published in June 2022 on MeinMMO.
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In games like WoW, where it’s against nasty bosses like N’Zoth, good communication is important.

Why are these terms important? This is crucial in many games so that players can react quickly. Teamwork is, after all, one of the most important factors and the unique feature of MMOs. Since these terms have become more numerous over time, there are now even actual vocabulary books, such as for raids in Destiny 2.

Such “social conventions” of the gaming world serve to convey information as compactly and understandably as possible. This is also why the color coding for rare items is almost always the same.

The terms we have compiled for you come from all sorts of genres, from MMORPGs to shooters. Some are a bit more specific, others more general, and you should already know many of them.

MMO Quiz – Do you know the terms?

This is how the quiz works: For each of the terms, we have listed three options for you. Two of them are usually nonsense, and only one is correct. However, it may happen that multiple terms appear to be correct. Then choose the term that applies to online gaming in general, not just to very specific games.

Once you have made a selection, your answer is considered final – so be careful with your choice. If you want to try the quiz again, simply refresh the page.

If you want to make it a bit easier for yourself beforehand, visit the MeinMMO glossary of well-known terms and abbreviations from the gaming world. Many of the terms from the quiz can also be found there. Have fun!

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What is your result, how many points did you score? Did you recognize everything, or did you have some difficulties? Did you perhaps even know where many of the terms come from? The word ‘Tank’ has quite an interesting history. Share your expertise with us in the comments!

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I predict: These 6 MMOs will die in 2023

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 10 minutes

2023 is right around the corner and several new MMOs and MMORPGs are being released, but some are also dying. MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch presents to you 6 games that probably won’t survive the year.

How was this list created? Last year, I created a list of MMOs that could die in 2022. I used the same principle this year.

It is often said that certain MMOs are already dead, even though there are still hundreds or thousands of players on their servers. Such games are not meant in this list.

Instead, I looked for MMOs that are struggling with serious problems and/or measurable player decline. This does not automatically mean they will actually be shut down this year, but the chance is high. I will also justify each decision. The player numbers on Steam were determined using the website Steamcharts.

By the way, anyone who wants to know how many titles I got right last year can find the answer on the last page of the post. 

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Crowfall

Genre: MMORPG | Developer: Artcraft Entertainment | Platform: PC | Release Date: July 6, 2021 | Model: Buy2Play

What kind of game is this? Crowfall is a new MMORPG that was released in 2021. It deviates significantly from traditional games in the genre and offers different campaigns instead of a permanent world.

These campaigns last for a certain amount of time before being completed. Players who participated take their earnings into the Eternal Kingdoms, a social realm where housing, trade, and player interaction are mainly at stake.

Crowfall appeals to PvP fans, as almost all campaigns focus on combat between players. It impresses with timeless graphics and a large variety of classes and playable races.

This video from the developers offers an insight into the gameplay of Crowfall:

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Crowfall – Introduction Trailer

How is Crowfall doing currently? Crowfall started weak from the beginning. The game launched with performance issues, a weak tutorial, a confusing interface, and several other flaws. For the fans of the game, it was also problematic that they had been playing an alpha/beta version for years that hardly differed from the release version.

While we don’t know the current player numbers, only about 3,200 players were supposedly online simultaneously at launch. Shortly after the launch, however, the extraction of player numbers was disabled, apparently due to negative headlines.

In December 2021, the MMORPG was on the verge of being shut down. The developers considered whether to shut down the servers or simply let the game run in maintenance mode. However, Crowfall was sold to another indie studio. Some developers, including Executive Producer Gordon Walton, will continue to work on the game.

That’s why I believe Crowfall will die in 2023: Crowfall was already on the list for 2022. However, the new studio initially had perseverance and is trying to save the MMORPG. But in November, they took it offline first to develop new content. I don’t believe it will ever come back from this offline mode.

Crowfall is a PvP MMORPG and places a corresponding emphasis on a solid player base. And it simply doesn’t have that. Many backers are disappointed and openly show this in forums and on Reddit. At the same time, there is almost no advertising for the game.

Crowfall will not make a comeback, as FFXIV or ESO did. For that, the MMORPG would have needed to ignite at the launch.

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WoW: We already know the goal of Patch 10.1 – Heres how it continues in Dragonflight

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

We already have a rough idea of how WoW: Dragonflight will proceed. There are hints everywhere – and there was a big leak that spoils a little.

In the meantime, many players have already experienced the story of World of Warcraft: Dragonflight in detail. Some have even completed all the glory factions at maximum and thus also the last story quest lines. Especially the end of the raid “Vault of the Incarnations” gives a small glimpse of what awaits us soon.

Spoiler warning: If you don’t want to know how it might continue with Dragonflight in 2023, you should not read further. You have been warned.

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The beta has already revealed the goal of patch 10.1

Even though there are still many speculations about how patch 10.1 will proceed in Dragonflight, there was already a leak during the beta of Dragonflight that at least roughly revealed how it will continue.

During the beta, an entry of a new zone was discovered, titled “Dragon Isles Underground”. Particularly spicy: In parentheses behind it was still written (translated): “WARNING: MUST be marked as ‘Map in development’ until 10.1”

Someone apparently made a wrong assignment, which is why this information has been circulating since July 2022.

But what could be lurking underground? Who will we meet there and why should we even travel underground?

WoW has already published a whole series of information on this in recent months. Much of this takes place in in-game books, while others have been revealed in quest lines. Here are a few important pieces of information:

The corruption beneath Uldorus: The “Halls of Infusion” are located in Tyrhold, which is actually called “Uldorus”. The halls are used to enrich the water with order magic, which in turn is responsible for the growth of the dragons as we know them. However, in a book from Uldaman, we learned that the water in the depths was actually corrupted by the old god Yogg-Saron. Whatever lurks down there could still exist – and bring even more of that tainted water with it.

The dwarven realm Khaz Algar: One of the books from Uldaman mentions Khaz Algar or, as the titanic creatures call it, “Sector AR-938”. A group of Earth Elementals, who have fallen victim to the curse of flesh, lives there. They have developed similarly to dwarves and even developed a remarkably comparable culture. The Earth Elementals were originally sent to this place to investigate a rift – but what was found there remains unclear.

New whispers of the Old Gods: During the main quest line of Thaldraszus, players briefly travel to the time of the Black Empire and hear various sayings from the Old Gods. While most sayings are already known quotes, one presence – N’Zoth – has new sayings:

  • “I … know you. What you were. What you will yet be.”
  • “With many eyes they will be able to see again. They will drink and be lifted up.”
  • “You will follow him into the depths. The dark waters will flow with his awakening.”
  • “Deeper, deeper will his roots reach. Our embrace will greet.”
  • “Your dreams sing beneath the surface. Our dreams. Our song.”
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In typical fashion of the Old Gods, these sentences are quite cryptic but allow for many possibilities. That N’Zoth speaks of someone seeing again with “many eyes” suggests that the Old Gods are corrupting some creatures – these could be important dragons like the aspects or also proto-dragons, such as the primal incarnations.

Especially Iridikron, who is very connected to the earth, could find the corrupted water of Yogg-Saron “in the depths” and thus gain the power of the Old Gods. But Sabellian and Furorion could also be candidates for the black aspect, becoming “corrupted again” – just like their father Neltharion did.

All these hints clearly indicate that patch 10.1 will take us underground. Whether the location is directly beneath the Dragon Isles or elsewhere is still unclear. However, it seems that the story is developing more towards the Old Gods and their corruption. Whether through direct influences of corruption, the curse of flesh among the Earth Elementals, or a possible manipulation of the Djaradin – after all, they also emerged from the depths.

The YouTuber Bellular also speculates on this topic and has talked about what a possible underground map might look like in one of his latest videos:

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In Bellular’s imagination, it could be a huge cavern with dwarven constructions, very similar to what we know from “The Lord of the Rings” with Moria. Combining this with the aesthetics of the Deepholm (Cataclysm) and the size of the current Dragonflight areas, one can already imagine well how it might look in the upcoming patches.

More exciting things about WoW: Dragonflight can be found here:

Of course, there is still a chance that Blizzard made this “leak” intentionally to mislead everyone. However, given the past of World of Warcraft, this seems rather unlikely. A new underground map seems to be the next goal – whatever inhabitants we may meet there.

Are you excited about a new “underground” area? Or would you prefer to see more zones of the islands?

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Mod developer caused a money rain for cheaters in GTA Online – now has to pay 88,000 € in the real world

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 2 minutes

A mod in GTA Online was the reason players were throwing around money. Now the developer of the mod has to pay €88,000 to Take-Two.

Who is it about? Christopher Anderson is the developer of the so-called “Infamous” mod. With it, players could engage in all sorts of nonsense in GTA Online on PC – Rockstar Games and Take-Two were forced to intervene, which is why Infamous has not been available since 2018.

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GTA Online: Trailer for Los Santos Drug Wars

How did the developer cause a rain of money? The Infamous mod for GTA Online was the reason why many players experienced a kind of money rain. A user of this mod could give themselves a bag full of money at the push of a button in the mod menu or set up a loop that constantly provided them with a bag of money as long as the loop was activated.

There was also the option to give money to all players in the lobby. While this initially sounds like Santa Claus is on the move in Los Santos, it was a problem for the financial balance of the game.

However, the possibilities of the mod did not stop at giving away money. Players could teleport, become invisible, fly, or shoot with unlimited ammunition. And who wouldn’t like being attacked by an invisible John Rambo while trying to complete their sales missions?

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Why does Anderson have to pay €88,000? Take-Two and Rockstar Games took legal action against Christopher Anderson and the Infamous mod in 2018.

In this process, the Federal Court of Australia found in August 2021 that Anderson had violated copyright on GTA V by distributing the mod. Furthermore, he allegedly caused users of the mod to violate the license agreement and the terms of service of GTA (via judgments.fedcourt.gov.au).

Based on this, the court ordered Anderson to list the profits made from the mod and the corresponding interest and pay them to Take-Two. According to a court document from November 4, 2022, the parties agreed on an amount of AUD 140,000 (about €88,400) (via comcourts.gov.au).

Additionally, Anderson must disable the Infamous mod and delete all copies including source code.

Publisher suddenly deletes mods for GTA that were not a problem for 10 years

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“Destiny 2 is unplayable!” – Fans are angry because Bungie has to disable the API again due to errors

Marius Mach Marius Mach Reading time 3 minutes

Destiny 2 is currently plagued by some issues. Since the beginning of December, players have been reporting crashes and disconnections repeatedly. Therefore, Bungie has decided on a radical step and has shut down the Destiny API again to work on a solution.

What problems does Destiny 2 have? Already at the beginning of December, there were API problems with Destiny 2, which led to disconnections for many players and restricted access to many useful third-party apps. The errors also caused several in-game errors and crashes. Bungie intervened and was able to fix the problems. However, the solution seemed to be only temporary.

As soon as the API was back online, the problems slowly returned. The errors in the game seem to be more serious than initially assumed.

How is Bungie responding? To resolve the issues, Bungie has now once again decided on the radical step of taking the API offline. This gives the developers the opportunity to work intensively on the errors without having to take significant game content offline and try different approaches. Although there is no exact timeline for when the API will be available again, Bungie’s team indicated in a tweet that next week could be a possible timeline.

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However, this also means that many important features and quality of life applications for Destiny 2 are not available during the maintenance work. Although this is the only logical step to fix the recurring errors, the community is upset.

During the holidays, many players are off and want to play in peace; they don’t want to deal with crashes and disconnects, and some fans are really angry.

Unfortunately, some fans sometimes go overboard with their criticism. A community manager is leaving Bungie after facing personal attacks in 2022.

Check out the trailer for the Christmas event of Destiny 2 here:

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Problems over Christmas cause frustration in the community

Is Destiny currently unplayable? No, don’t worry. You can start Destiny 2 normally while the developers are working on a solution. At the start, there may be a Centipede error message, but this can usually be resolved by restarting the game. However, many features that make gameplay easier are currently limited or simply not available.

The API (Application Programming Interface) is a programming interface that allows third-party developers to create inventory or equipment managers for Destiny 2 if necessary. Bungie’s own website, which some players use for group search, is also affected.

What do the players say? Particularly the loss of item managers like DIM (Destiny Item Manager) or Ishtar Commander, both third-party software, is likely to upset the community. With these tools, players can comfortably transfer items from one of their avatars to another, and that is no longer possible now. A significant loss of convenience for many players, which is frustrating.

Without the API, they now have to log in with each of their characters separately and transfer the items to the vault first. Access to saved builds, which could be equipped easily with a click, is also not currently working. This now requires much more effort and is annoying, especially if you have limited time to play or other guardians are waiting for you.

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This is what the new in-game build system will look like – planned release with the DLC ‘Lightfall’

A partial solution for the dependency on third-party apps is expected with the new DLC ‘Lightfall’ in February 2023. Then Bungie plans to integrate its own build system. Players are now also demanding an independent item manager. On the other hand, there are players who currently encourage the developers and say they should ignore the negative feedback.

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What do you think? Is it good that Bungie has taken the API offline to try to find a permanent solution to the problems again? Or should they have taken a different approach to keep features like the item manager available over the holidays? We would love to hear your opinions, so please leave a comment!

Destiny 2: Clues found in the data about a monthly subscription – 13 € per month like ESO?

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Do you recognize the best games on Steam from just one screenshot?

Marie Friske Marie Friske Reading time 2 minutes

Do you know your way around Steam and can you guess the top games on the platform from a single screenshot? Prove your skills in our quiz!

The Steam platform offers gamers an enormous selection of games. A first indicator of whether a game is good or not is often the reviews from other users.

From user reviews, a ranking of the best games on Steam can be compiled. Among them are some big game titles, but also some lesser-known games.

The quiz was originally published in October 2022.

What is the criterion for the “best game” on Steam? On steamdb.info, there is an algorithm that calculates the ranking for the “Top Rated Games on Steam” and creates a corresponding list (as of the list and user ratings: October 13, 2022).

Both positive and negative reviews are taken into account in the assessment. The number of total ratings also influences how a game ultimately performs in the rating.

If you are interested, you can read the blog post with a detailed explanation of how this all works.

But don’t worry! You don’t need a calculator or mathematical knowledge for the quiz, just your gaming knowledge. Because you need to identify which top games the screenshots come from.

More quizzes from MeinMMO can be found here:

This is how the quiz works: You will see 10 different screenshots from the top 10 Steam games with the best user scores on the platform. From the 4 answer options, you must select the correct title.

Sounds simple at first, but of course, we won’t make it too easy for you: sometimes games look quite similar, and in one or two screenshots, you will have to look a little closer.

You will know some of the games very well, but there are also lesser-known titles represented in the top list.

Have fun with the quiz!

How many Steam games were you able to guess based on a screenshot? Which titles were particularly difficult for you and which games were you sure are among the top games on Steam?

Feel free to let us know in the comments.

If you found this Steam quiz way too easy, we have a challenge for the gaming veterans among you in the pro quiz:

Test your knowledge about MMORPGs in our pro quiz

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