Rudi Völler will be part of FIFA 23: The German football legend will be playable in Ultimate Team. At the same time, EA announced more heroes – including two players who actually had a higher status.
This is how Völler gets into the game: Rudi Völler will be one of the new hero cards in FIFA 23. The former German forward will be assigned to Serie A – Völler played for AS Roma for five years.
Before his time in Rome, Völler played for Kickers Offenbach and 1860 Munich, spent a very successful time at Werder Bremen, then went to Italy and later played for Olympique Marseille. Many will also remember him as the national coach of the German national team, including the runner-up finish in the 2002 World Cup, or as the head of Bayer Leverkusen.
However, Völler celebrated his greatest success in 1990 as a player of the German World Cup team. He is one of the most successful strikers of the national team, with 47 goals in 90 matches.
A career that would have also suited an Icon card – this status is given to the greatest football legends in Ultimate Team. Völler will receive a hero card in FIFA 23, including superhero design:
However, there is still no rating for Völler.
At the same time, FIFA 23 announced more heroes – and there are two former icons included.
Two Icons are no longer Legends in FIFA 23
Which Icons are they? Both Okocha and Nakata will no longer be classified as icons in FIFA 23, but rather as “only” heroes. A leak had already hinted at this – now it has actually happened.
Neither belong to the top icons in FIFA. Okocha was still a popular card as a “beginner icon” because he could score with strong skills. Especially Nakata’s icon card had rather the reputation of being a bitter pill for many players when you pulled him from an icon pack – simply because there were many better cards.
They give players of the same league two chemistry points and players from the same country one. Okocha will be assigned to Ligue 1, Nakata to Serie A – this could make them very popular as chemistry suppliers.
In addition, EA announced three more new heroes:
Capdevila
Smolarek
Alo-Owairan
Overall, FUT heroes seem to be taking on an even greater significance this year than last year. Although ratings are still missing, it is expected that they will not be weak. Whether and how much stronger icons will be compared to heroes remains to be seen.
By the way, we recently tried the opposite of a good card: Here you can find out how great it is to play with the slowest striker in FIFA 22.
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Next week, the gamescom 2022 will take place. Numerous exhibitors and their games will be present. For all fans of multiplayer titles, MeinMMO has created a list and collected all announced multiplayer games.
In a few days, gamescom 2022 will open its doors, and gamers can finally experience a diverse program of exhibitors, events, and games live again. We at MeinMMO have listed which multiplayer games will be there.
We have looked at the already announced games and selected the multiplayer games for you based on their descriptions.
To help you understand the other gamers at gamescom 2022, here is a video with the most important game terms:
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Information about the multiplayer games at gamescom 2022
When does gamescom 2022 take place? On August 24, 2022, the fair in Cologne will begin, initially only for trade visitors, media, and creators. Then, from August 25 to August 28, gamescom will be open to all visitors.
Where can you find the multiplayer games? You can find the games at gamescom in the light blue areas of the hall plan, specifically in buildings 7 to 10. Here, among all the booths, cosplays, and entertainment, there are also numerous multiplayer titles that you can check out.
Here you can see the different areas of gamescom 2022 in the hall plan
Which multiplayer games are available at gamescom 2022? On MeinMMO, you can find the list of all games at the fair. Among the announced games, we have listed the titles below that at least have a multiplayer/co-op mode or are pure multiplayer games.
These larger titles will certainly be showcased at the fair:
GTFO – Level Infinite
Farming Simulator 22 – Giants Software
The Last Oricru – Prime Matter
Tower of Fantasy – Level Infinite
V Rising – Level Infinite
Warhammer 40.000: Darktide – Level Infinite
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me – Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe
Roller Champions – Ubisoft
Skull and Bones – Ubisoft
You can find it as part of FYING game recommendations from MeinMMO:
Which indie games are on site? In addition to larger developers, numerous indie multiplayer games will be represented at the fair. For these, we have researched the games on the upcoming platforms and selected them based on their tags. Here is the list:
AK-xolotl
Arcade Paradise
Bound By Blades
Catch Me!
Downhill Legend
Figment 2: Creed Valley
Fling to the Finish
Gatewalkers
GigaBash
Hamster Playground
Inkulinati
Leif’s Adventure: Netherworld Hero
Let Them Trade
Lightyear Frontier
Rain World: Downpour
Rising Lords
Roboquest
The Past Within
Tiny Troopers Global Ops
Unrailed!
Wild Woods
Witchtastic
You Suck at Parking
Disclaimer: Webedia Gaming (GameStar, GamePro, MeinMMO) is accompanying the games fair 2022 as the official media partner of gamescom.
With this list, the multiplayer fans among you, who will be at gamescom, can directly navigate to the right halls and booths to take a closer look at the presented games.
Which multiplayer game do you definitely want to try at gamescom? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
In Pokémon GO the World Championship event is currently taking place, where you can look forward to various spawns and bonuses as well as different event attacks. We at MeinMMO have taken a look at which monsters you should definitely evolve.
What event is it? Currently, in Pokémon GO the big World Championship event is being held to celebrate the Pokémon World Championship in London. Naturally, this event revolves around the theme of “Battling,” which is reflected in the researches and bonuses of the event.
One of these bonuses gives you special event attacks if you evolve selected Pokémon during the event period. We have examined what those attacks are and which monsters are particularly worth it.
How long are the attacks available? You can secure the event attacks throughout the entire event period, specifically from August 18, 2022, at 10:00 AM local time until August 23, 2022, at 8:00 PM local time.
Which 3 evolutions should you get?
What event attacks are there? For the World Championship event, Niantic has selected a total of 5 Pokémon that can learn an event attack when evolved. These attacks are those you already know from the respective previous Community Days and can only be learned outside of such events with a Charged TM or Elite Charged TM.
You can teach the following attacks to these monsters until August 23, 2022:
Attack
Evolution
Rock Wrecker
Rhyperior from Rhydon
Shadow Punch
Haunter to Gengar
Waterfall
Magikarp to Gyarados
Meteor Mash
Metang to Metagross
Blast Burn
Dartrix to Talonflame
Which of the attacks are particularly worth it? Essentially, all of the above event attacks are strong, so you can certainly use them. However, for 3 of the mentioned monsters, the evolution is particularly worthwhile, which we would like to briefly introduce to you below.
Rhyperior
Rhyperior normal (left) and Shiny (right)
What kind of Pokémon is this? Rhyperior is a Ground and Rock-type Pokémon from the 4th generation. It evolves from Rhydon via Rhyperior. You can recognize this rhinoceros-like Pokémon by its gray-brown body and orange armors.
Why is the evolution worthwhile? Rhyperior is especially interesting for players looking for a strong candidate for raids. It can particularly benefit from high attack and stamina values.
But even the event Charged Attack Rock Wrecker benefits Rhyperior and deals significant damage in combination with the fast move Mud Shot against opponents. Therefore, it is the best Rock-type attacker in Pokémon GO.
In the GO Battle League, Rhyperior scores slightly less compared to other monsters. Only in the Master League is it an option with a moveset of Mud Shot, Rock Wrecker and Surf. But you should better rely on better candidates here.
Is Rhyperior available as Shiny? Yes, with a bit of luck, you can encounter a Shiny Rhyhorn during the World Championship event in Field Research and evolve it to Rhyperior via Rhydon. The shiny Rhyperior can be recognized by its grayish body and yellow armors.
Note with Rhyperior, however, that you need to use a Sinnoh Stone to evolve it. Where you can find this and which evolutions are worthwhile can be read in our following article:
What kind of Pokémon is this? The Steel and Psychic-type Pokémon Metagross is from the 3rd generation and is the final evolution of Beldum. During the World Championship event, you can find Beldum in the Field Research and evolve it to Metang accordingly. You can recognize it by its typical metallic appearance.
Why is the evolution worthwhile? Metagross is a true all-rounder and is thus well-suited for use in raids as well as in the GO Battle League. In both areas, it can rely on the event attack Meteor Mash, which causes significant damage to opponents.
Its attack and defense values are also impressive. With a moveset of Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash, it quickly forces its opponents to surrender as one of the best attackers in Pokémon GO.
In PvP fights, Metagross is a good option, especially in the Master League. Here, it is best to rely on an attack combination of Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash, and Earthquake.
Is Metagross available as Shiny? Yes, with a bit of luck, you can catch a Shiny Beldum and evolve it to Shiny Metagross. The Metagross then differs from its normal variant by a yellow cross-like decoration in front of its eyes as well as yellow feet.
Talonflame
Talonflame normal (left) and Shiny (right)
What kind of Pokémon is this? Talonflame is a Fire and Flying-type Pokémon from the 6th generation. It has the two pre-evolutions Fletchling and Fletchinder. You can recognize Talonflame by its bird of prey-like body and its red-gray plumage.
Why is the evolution worthwhile? Unlike the other evolutions on this list, Talonflame is somewhat weaker in attack, stamina, and defense. However, you should definitely secure this Pokémon with its event fast attack Blast Burn.
With this, it can perform particularly well in the Ultra League. So, Talonflame ranks 16th in the PvPoke ranking there with a moveset of Blast Burn, Brave Bird, and Flame Charge. So, if you like to participate in PvP battles, you should take advantage of this opportunity and evolve one.
Is Talonflame available as Shiny? Yes, Shiny Talonflame is already available in the game. Here too, you first need to catch a shiny Fletchling and then evolve it accordingly. Visually, the shiny version only differs by a slightly darker red coloration of the feathers and a brown body from the normal form.
Are the attacks of Gyarados and Gengar also strong?
Gyarados: The Water and Flying-type Pokémon is also a true all-rounder, but can impress especially in the GO Battle League with the event attack. Its Shadow variant ranks 35th in the Ultra League and 17th in the Master League of the PvPoke ranking with a moveset of Hydro Pump, Waterfall, and Crunch.
In raids, it also belongs to the best attackers in Pokémon GO, but you should rather rely on a move combination of Waterfall and Hydro Pump here. Thus, it is mainly interesting for trainers in the GO Battle League.
Gengar: The final evolution of Gastly can particularly shine with its high attack value and thus ranks among the best attackers. However, the Ghost and Poison-type Pokémon tends to rely more on other attacks such as a moveset of Shadow Claw and Sludge Bomb.
In the GO Battle League, the event attack Shadow Punch is used, but Gengar only ranks 72nd in the Ultra League. And even in the Super and Master Leagues, it plays hardly any role.
The attack could particularly come into play with Mega Gengar in Rocket Battles, as it is relatively quickly charged and takes down the opponent’s shields quickly.
What do you think of the Charged Attacks for the World Championship event? Which monsters will you evolve? Or would you have preferred other moves and Pokémon? Feel free to share your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers.
The streamer Ludwig Ahgren (27) surprised his fans with a curious livestream on YouTube. For 7 hours, he copied word for word another streamer who was currently live on Twitch. But hardly any of his viewers noticed. MeinMMO explains what it’s all about.
Who is it about?
Ludwig Ahgren, known online mostly by his first name, is the former golden boy of Twitch and one of the most influential streamers in the gaming industry
Ludwig gained fame through the hype surrounding Among Us. If you have always wanted to see what the deduction game looks like in VR, check out the video.
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Ludwig copies Twitch stream for his YouTube channel
This is the stream in question: On August 15, Ludwig surprised his fans with an unusual stream. Instead of his usual setup, a poorly lit bedroom was visible in the background, and the stream started outside his usual schedule.
His explanation: He does all this to become the biggest streamer in the world.
This is how Ludwig wants to become the biggest streamer in the world: Ludwig had the genius-dumb idea to simply copy the current biggest streamer on Twitch to gain some of his success.
The biggest streamer on Twitch is xQc. So, Ludwig copied xQc’s stream for 7 hours.
The streamer even downgrades equipment to be more like xQc
This is how Ludwig copied xQc:
The time: Ludwig adjusted the timing of his stream to start simultaneously with xQc. However, the popular Twitch streamer threw a wrench in his plans and did not show up for the scheduled “Among Us” stream. As a result, Ludwig was able to start only with a delay of 9 hours.
The title: Ludwig wrote the title of his stream in uppercase letters, filled it with emojis and keywords. xQc names his streams in this way as well.
The setup: From the camera angle to the picture and sound quality to the poorly lit background, everything was supposed to remind viewers of xQc’s streams. For this, Ludwig also gave up his usual microphone and apparently used a worse camera.
The style: Ludwig seems to have studied his role model very closely, as he surprisingly well imitated how xQc sits, speaks, and moves. Attentive xQc viewers could particularly recognize sudden outbursts, gesticulating, and some typical facial expressions.
The sequence: Basically, the entire sequence. The original often starts its streams with some music, so Ludwig did that too. He even copied the fact that xQc had forgotten to plug in his microphone. Then he simply watched videos for 3 hours. Although these were not the same ones as xQc’s, Ludwig scrolled through his feed and looked at what was suggested to him just like xQc. When xQc switched to CS:GO, Ludwig followed suit and then jumped from game to game.
The outro: When Ludwig ended his stream after 7 hours and let xQc’s catchy outro play as credits, the confusion among viewers was huge. Only then did Ludwig clarify to his fans.
Ludwig’s normal setup (left) and his setup in the style of xQc (right)
Why did he do it? The action was probably meant to provide content for Ludwig’s YouTube channel. A video is expected to follow in the coming days. Ludwig has already revealed that he wants to become the biggest streamer in the world with this.
How did he manage it? Ludwig stated that he had been wearing an earpiece the whole time. Through it, someone informed him what xQc was doing.
What do the viewers say? Many didn’t notice what was going on at first and treated the stream like any other. However, some reported having suspected something. Others discovered entirely new sides of themselves. One viewer said he enjoyed the stream so much that he might start watching xQc.
Overall, many fans seemed to have enjoyed this type of stream and wish for more of it.
Even Ludwig admits: “Maybe there is something to this xQc guy after all.”
What do you think? Would you have noticed what Ludwig was doing, or have you followed the streams? Is there perhaps a streamer you would like to see in the role of another? Feel free to leave a comment with your opinion.
Do you hear the crackling? In Destiny 2, a deadly electric storm is approaching with Season 18, as Bungie has released initial information on the new Lightning abilities Arc 3.0. Hunters are getting their beloved teleport back, Warlocks are the storm you don’t want to get caught in, and Titans will finally experience what mobility means. All of this is inspired by Jason Statham in Crank 2: High Voltage. It’s time to charge yourself with electricity.
What’s Bungie bringing to the game with Arc 3.0? After Bungie introduced Stasis in 2020 as a completely new ability class, the old classes Void, Solar, and Arc seemed quite outdated. Also, because Stasis offered players many more options through additional aspects and fragments. So Bungie began to gradually revise the old ability classes starting with “The Witch Queen” to make them comparable to Stasis.
Initially started in Season 16 with the Void abilities. Season 17 followed with the upgrade for the Solar abilities and Season 18, which starts on August 23, 2022, will now be the last to polish the Arc abilities so that Guardians can soon do “Lightning things” in Destiny 2.
An electric storm is coming towards your enemies with Arc.
Bungie’s new Lightning power is inspired by “Crank 2”: What awaits players at the start of Season 18 sounds highly electrifying. Players should feel like Jason Statham in the action film “Crank 2 – High Voltage” from now on in Destiny 2.
In Crank 2, Statham plays a hitman with an artificial heart, which however has no battery. Therefore, whenever the power level of his heart drops too low, he has to recharge himself with a power source. And he will do anything for that. In the film, he not only sucks on a car battery, but also uses outlets and high-voltage lines for more power. What would kill other people only makes Jason Statham as Chev even stronger.
And it is exactly this electric fantasy that is now coming to Destiny 2.
Maximum speed and enhanced power: To allow players in Destiny 2 to fully utilize the electric power, Bungie will “enhance” them starting from Season 18. An enhanced Guardian can move faster, and this is already possible without having to equip the new aspects or fragments. Quick kills with Arc weapons can also contribute to the enhancement.
Players will thus enhance their speed after a few seconds of sprinting and will receive longer glide abilities. The mobility boost remains active as long as one continues to sprint.
Enhanced also grants increased damage resistance in PvE.
All classes can generate and collect Ionic traces, which then add energy to all abilities.
Additionally, Arc 3.0 also brings back old favorite abilities. This includes the Titan’s “Titan Dash” and the popular teleport ability for Hunters, known as “Blink”.
Everything in Arc 3.0 is aimed at moving quickly forward to aggressively deploy the new abilities right next to their enemies.
You can blind PvP enemies with Arc and give them an annoying beeping sound in their ears.
Enemies in PvE will be disoriented so they can no longer use their weapons. Additionally, enemies affected by Arc can also chain lightning to nearby foes.
All abilities of Arc 3.0 at a glance
Warlock – Star Wars Sith with deadly lightning fingers
The Warlock controls the electricity with his body.
Like the Star Wars Emperor Dark Sidious, the supreme Sith Lord, the Warlock in Destiny 2 will continue to channel electricity through his body and direct it at his enemies. You will have 2 super abilities and 2 melee options available for this. Both can also be enhanced.
For example, the Ball Lightning melee will not only produce a floating ball of Arc energy that explodes. It will also shake the primary target and trigger a chain reaction that also harms nearby foes.
However, if enhanced, it will trigger a double chain that can then jump to double the number of foes.
Additionally, the Warlock has the following aspects available:
Arc Soul: The Warlock conjures a Rift to create an Arc soul that assists the player in battle. Allies passing through the Rift also receive an Arc soul. The Rift charges faster when allies are nearby. During enhancement, each Arc soul is charged, increasing its rate of fire.
Lightning Strike: The Warlock activates his melee while gliding to transform into a Lightning ball and teleport forward, calling down a field of lightning at the exit point that rattles targets.
Electrostatic Mind: Kills with Arc abilities and kills on enemies with Arc debuff generate ionic traces. When players collect an Ionic trace, they are enhanced.
Are Warlocks already the big losers? Although the changes sound good, many Warlocks are not happy with them. They suspect a drastic nerf to their abilities behind these changes. However, without initial build tests, nothing can be said about this yet. When Season 18 starts on May 23, it will have to be shown whether the Warlock is truly at a disadvantage or not.
Hunter: Deadly in the middle and fast away again
Hunters can teleport again with Arc 2.0.
Destiny 2 wants to reward Hunters who venture right into the middle of enemies – even in difficult content. To this end, the Hunter with Arc 3.0 will be able to block and distract projectiles at the push of a button, as well as perform an armored dodge maneuver. This will make him more resilient to incoming damage when dodging starting from Season 18.
Additionally, the Hunter will get back the once-popular “Blink”, which is the teleport ability, and on top of that, a brand-new super ability, the “Gathering Storm”.
This is the Hunter’s new Arc super: With it, he can jump into the air and slam a spear into the ground or into an enemy. Upon impact, the staff releases a damage pulse that shakes nearby enemies. Shortly after, a huge lightning bolt strikes the staff, overloading it and creating a large damage zone around it for several seconds. While the staff is overloaded, it sends out arcs of lightning to damage all enemies approaching it.
Hunters can choose from three Arc aspects to tailor their tactical style:
Flow State: Defeating a shaken enemy causes Guardians to be enhanced. When the Hunter is enhanced, dodging charges faster and makes him more resistant to damage. Additionally, he will have faster reload times.
Tempest Strike: Allows the Hunter to perform a gliding melee attack that unleashes an Arc wave across the ground, dealing significant damage and shaking enemies in its path.
Deadly Current: After dodging, the Hunter’s melee range is increased, and his next melee attack shakes the target. This creates a damaging, lightning-like aftershock. When used with the Arc spear super, the Hunter’s next light staff attack after dodging hits twice. If you hit a shaken enemy with a melee attack, they will also be blinded.
Titan: Hits like an electric freight train and becomes more mobile
The new Arc Titan will be like the electrifying Bud Spencer among the Guardians.
With Arc 3.0, Titans will finally get to experience what mobility means. Their ultimate goal will be to punch their enemies in the face. Bungie is bringing in a few Arc abilities for this purpose that will make “face-to-face contact” as easy as possible. In other words, starting from Season 18 it will be: Hit hard whenever possible for all Titans.
The Titan Ground Slam is back: To give enemies the experiences of being struck by Titans, Bungie retains the Thundercrash super. Chaos Fists will also remain in the game. This super will sit midway between the upper and lower paths, and its ground slam will leave a damage field. A strike from the air will create a damaging AOE effect.
Like the other subclasses, Arc 3.0 Titans will also have three aspects to choose from:
Touch of Thunder: Enhances Arc grenades in the following ways:
Flashbang: Fires an additional blinding pulse on first impact.
Impulse: If the grenade damages an enemy, it creates an ionic trace for the Titan. The damage from impulse grenades increases over time as the grenade lingers after impact.
Lightning: Grants an extra charge for lightning grenades and rattles targets on the first explosion.
Storm: Creates a wandering thundercloud that moves and chases enemies (similar to the Silence & Squall super of the Stasis Hunter) and fires lightning to the ground beneath it.
Juggernaut: While sprinting and with full class ability energy, the Titan receives a front shield that blocks incoming damage. When enhanced, the shield is stronger. Once the shield is exhausted by damage taken, the player’s class energy is depleted.
Knockout: Melee kills trigger health regeneration and enhance the Titan. Critically wounding an enemy or breaking their shield temporarily increases melee range and damage. The Titan’s base melee is Arc empowered while Knockout is active.
This is currently happening in the Destiny universe:
Lastly, the new Arc abilities will also feature fragments that allow you to further specialize your Guardian.
Spark of Beacon: When the player is enhanced, Arc special weapon kills create a blinding explosion.
Spark of Resistance: When the player is surrounded by enemies, they have increased damage resistance.
Impulse Spark: Gliding over ammo reloads the weapon and grants a small amount of melee energy. Gliding over heavy ammo increases the granted energy amount.
Shock Spark: Arc grenades shake enemies.
When will the first movements of the new abilities be seen? On August 23, Bungie will showcase the first movements with Arc 3.0. We have summarized all details about the showcase and the upcoming Season 18 in this article.
What do you think about the new options coming to the game with Arc 3.0? Which class has received the strongest abilities for you? Feel free to leave a comment with your opinion here on MeinMMO.
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On NexusMods, countless modifications for popular games can be found. Currently, there is a discussion about a decision made by the moderation team: They deleted a mod and banned the modder. The controversial modification removed ‘Pride’ flags from Spider-Man Remastered and replaced them with US flags. The team stands behind this decision and takes a clear position.
What mod is it about?
In the game ‘Spider-Man Remastered’, there are individual ‘Pride’ flags. These flags symbolize support for the LGBTQ+ community.
A modification replaced these few Pride flags in the game with the flag of the USA, which also exists in Spider-Man Remastered.
Mod deleted, modder banned, main account of the modder also banned
How did the moderators respond?
The moderators of NexusMods deleted this mod.
They banned the modder who uploaded it.
And then concluded: It was just a second account created for trolling, so the moderators permanently banned the main account of the modder as well.
That’s why the ban occurred: A spokesperson, DarkOne, says: The ban was only enacted because the modder specifically created a second account, ‘Mike Hawk’, just to upload this mod:
It was very clear that he did this intentionally […] The fact that the user created a sockpuppet account like a coward to upload the mod shows his intent to troll, as he knew we wouldn’t allow it.
DarkOne says: Had the person uploaded the mod under his real account, the mod would have been deleted as well, but the user would have only received a warning. However, due to the second account, a ban had to take place.
Our stance is: We are for inclusivity, we are for diversity. If we think someone uploads a mod to our site with the intent of being explicitly against inclusivity and diversity, then we will take action against it.
If this annoys you, please delete your account
This is the statement from the moderators: It is clear:
We do not wish to argue about this with you. We have laid out our position and will not provide a platform to disturb our stance or to build an irrational and paranoid narrative. You can do that elsewhere, where we don’t care.
If this stance annoys you, if we as a company have broken any moral code, and you cannot accept that, then we ask you to delete your account and just move on – just as we do.
The biggest topic in both gaming subreddits – But discussed very differently
How is the discussion about this? It varies greatly depending on where you look. The topic NexusMods is on 18.08 the biggest topic in both major English-speaking gaming subreddits, but it is discussed differently:
In the subreddit ‘Games’, the voices are positive. The company ‘NexusMods’ is commended for taking such a clear stance. The statement is considered well thought out and clearly formulated, many users of the gaming forum say, where articles and videos about games are often discussed.
In the subreddit ‘Gaming’, the discussion had to be closed because there were too many comments that broke the rules. Here, the discussion tends more towards the direction that there are indeed much worse mods. This is just a PR gag. The mods only yielded to outside pressure, and they are heading down a very dangerous path. In general, people are getting too upset about such things.
LGBTQ+ and gaming are also an important but sensitive topic for gaming companies:
The space MMORPG Dual Universe will be released this year and will even be available on Steam. The developers announced this in a livestream. Thus, after two years, the game is leaving its beta phase and celebrating its release.
When is Dual Universe coming? After eight years of development, Dual Universe is finally set to launch. This surprises some fans who were worried about the future of the ambitious space MMORPG just a few months ago.
Accordingly, Dual Universe will officially hit the market on September 27, 2022, and will even be available on Steam. Until now, the MMORPG was only playable via its own launcher in an open beta.
Although the MMORPG itself has monthly costs, the Steam version will allow new users to try the game for free on their own test servers beforehand. Whether this also works through Novaquark’s own launcher is currently unknown.
Gifts for returnees: If you have previously played the beta of Dual Universe, you can also return for free for two weeks and see what has changed in the game during the two years of beta.
If you are an active player of the beta and thus have an active subscription, you will receive a booster to your earned experience points six months after the release on September 27.
In this trailer, you can take a look at the game:
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This is Dual Universe Trailer
A mix of Minecraft and EVE Online
What is Dual Universe? The concept of the MMO is quickly explained. You take on the role of a space pilot, with which you are supposed to explore various planets. On these planets and asteroids, you can unleash your creativity to change the world, build buildings, and create new spaceships. Wars and politics are also expected to play a role.
The developers themselves describe it as a mix of Minecraft and EVE Online. Thousands of players can theoretically shape the worlds according to their desires and even mine complete moons, if they want. Here, the sandbox idea and the economy are at the forefront.
Therefore, Dual Universe will be a single-server MMORPG. This means that aside from the test server, everyone plays on the same large server, thus creating a true universe. The MMORPG is built on the premise that you shape the game world as you wish.
Players are worried: In the Dual Universe reddit, the Steam launch is being hotly debated. Some fans are annoyed that the servers will be wiped before the final release. This means that players who have already played in the beta will lose all progress.
Others are looking forward to the release and consider the implementation of Steam a successful idea to attract new people to the game at launch. This is especially important for a sandbox game, where a lot of content is to be created by the players themselves.
Furthermore, some people in the community are worried that Dual Universe will remain on a subscription model. This might deter potential new fans, as the tone in the community suggests.
What do you think about it? Will you check out the game when it comes to Steam? Or is Dual Universe not for you? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments here on MeinMMO.
Next week, the game fair gamescom 2022 starts in Cologne and offers a colorful program full of events and exhibitors. Some gaming influencers will also be on site. We have collected information for you on who has already been announced and where to find the content creators.
Soon it will be time, and gamescom 2022 starts – this time even again as a live fair in Cologne. It will run from August 25 to August 28 for all visitors (the fair is accessible already on August 24, but only for trade visitors, media, and creators). The gamescom offers big events, numerous exhibitor booths, and of course, a lot of gaming.
Several gaming influencers are announced and will appear live at different events. We from MeinMMO have compiled information for you on where you can experience your stars live and get autographs.
We have focused on the TikTok booth, the AMD Gaming Show, and the Signing Area, all places where a few familiar names have caught our eye.
However, as there can still be changes and updates to the program of gamescom 2022, it may happen that gaming influencers cancel or more events involving them are announced.
If you want to get in the mood for gamescom 2022, here’s a video with the 7 best free MMOs for the Nintendo Switch:
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The 7 Best Free Multiplayer Games for the Nintendo Switch 2022
Here you can experience your stars live
Where can I find the gaming influencers? Gamescom offers several areas where gaming influencers have their booths and appearances. Especially exciting for those interested in the creator community: the TikTok booth and the AMD Gaming Show, where some well-known names are already confirmed. Additionally, there will be a Signing Area.
What to expect at the TikTok booth? In the Business Area in Hall 4.2, Booth A-054-B-054 will be the TikTok booth. There will be a live stage and streaming pods from which TikTok creators will stream games. Confirmed here already (via tiktok):
Some highlights of the program are already planned. However, changes can still occur (via gameswirtschaft):
Wednesday, 24.8.: Overcooked with Anni The Duck, KeinPart2
Wednesday, 24.8.: Multiversus with Shurjoka, Gnu, Luis Freitag
Thursday, 25.8.: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Shurjoka, Itsnickandcam
Thursday, 25.8.: Let’s Sing with Mariios Gavrilis, Aria Addams, Anni The Duck
Friday, 26.8.: Street Fighter 6 with Shurjoka, Gnu, Rezo
Friday, 26.8.: Cosplay with Kamui
Saturday, 27.8.: Goat Simulator 3 with KeinPart2
Sunday, 28.8.: Street Fighter 6 with Anni The Duck, Rezo
What will be offered at the AMD Gaming Show? A show program is already established here, where you will also find YouTubers and streamers from the gaming community. The event will start on Friday, August 26 in Hall 6 at 12:00 (via amd.com):
Where can I find the Signing Area? In Halls 8.1 and 10.2, fair visitors can get autographs from creators from August 24 to 28. Different people will be present each fair day.
Which creators will be present in the Signing Area? As of now, the following influencers will be on site:
Abbaok
Danergy
IDzock
Jule the Fox
Kurono
LarsOderSo
LPmitKev
LusorKoeffizient
Mango
NeedToKnow
Odumanpique
SimFan
Sterzik
Huebi
VSkillZ
A schedule has also already been published. The locations where the individual autograph sessions will take place will be announced later (via gamescom):
Disclaimer: Webedia Gaming (GameStar, GamePro, MeinMMO) accompanies the game fair 2022 as the official media partner of gamescom.
These were the current information we could find about the gaming influencers at gamescom 2022 at the time of the article. Changes are not excluded.
So if you want to experience your gaming stars live on stage or grab an autograph, you will soon have the opportunity to do so at the fair.
Which gaming influencers would you like to see live at gamescom? Feel free to write it in the comments.
The director and producer of Final Fantasy XIV, Naoki Yoshida, commented in an interview on the future of gaming. He spoke about the concept of online gaming and the technology that he believes could revolutionize game development.
Although Yoshida has been working at Square Enix since 2004, he only became famous through the reboot of the failed 1.0 version of FFXIV in 2013. His successful leadership of the MMORPG led to him being regarded as one of the industry giants in gaming.
This is what Yoshida says: The Final Fantasy series is one of the oldest franchises in gaming and will celebrate its 35th anniversary in December 2022. While the vast majority of these games in the past were purely offline games, Director Yoshida believes that this will change in the future, as the distinction between “traditional” and “online” games will become irrelevant.
I think that the inherent concept of online gaming will gradually disappear. While the degree of implementation always varies, there are hardly any video games today that do not include some form of online components. I think the distinction will simply be reduced to “single” or “multiplayer.”
Yoshida also believes that MMORPGs as a genre and video games in general will experience massive changes in the future. According to him, this will happen due to the constant development of technology. In particular, the head of FFXIV is looking at quantum computing.
Quantum PCs can be significantly faster and more efficient than even the strongest commercially available PCs, but this technology is currently only being used in very limited ways. However, Yoshida believes that the development and spread of quantum computing could revolutionize gaming:
This would drastically increase server performance and the elements that could be simulated. It could lead to the creation of a living world that is similar to reality. Or even to new ideas that could create a real online world.
There is a chance that game development will change drastically and reach a peak in a significant turning point that will not only change video games but also everyday life.
The timeframe in which Yoshida expects these changes has been set at the next 10 years. He admits that the speed of development may have slowed down. He sees the reasons for this in the Covid pandemic and the semiconductor shortage, which affected not only the gaming industry but also automotive manufacturers.
As for the future of FFXIV itself, Yoshida wants to continue leading the MMORPG, so fans need not worry that their “Yoshi-P” will suddenly be pulled away for other projects. According to Yoshida, the lifespan of the game is still expected to last “hopefully decades.”
In the near future, however, the MMORPG is expecting the major content update 6.2, which will also bring the island paradise:
Blizzard is being mean to the Night Elves in World of Warcraft and this will continue in Dragonflight. Many fans are now pleading for mercy.
There are some races in World of Warcraft that have had to endure more than others. The most prominent example currently seems to be the Night Elves, who suffered quite a bit during Battle for Azeroth and never really got their revenge.
Some leaks from the alpha of the next expansion Dragonflight suggest that fate will continue to deal poorly with the Kaldorei – and fans are earnestly asking: “Don’t be so mean to the Night Elves, Blizzard!”
Spoiler warning: This article covers story themes from the upcoming WoW expansion Dragonflight. Those who do not wish to be spoiled should not continue reading.
What’s happening with the Night Elves in Dragonflight? Although much of the story of Dragonflight is still unknown and likely entire quest lines will remain hidden until the release, there is already a lot of data mining. The dialogue text of an in-game cinematic reveals that the Night Elves will likely lose their druidic leader Malfurion Stormrage – whether temporarily or permanently, it’s not entirely clear yet.
In order for the green dragon aspect Ysera to be brought back from the Shadowlands, Malfurion must remain behind, and, as presumed, work alongside the Winter Queen for the restoration of the Ardenweald. We have broken down the entire dialogue in this article.
What bothers the fans about it? Many long-time Night Elf fans long for their beloved elves to rise again. After Teldrassil was destroyed and nearly 90% of the Kaldorei people were killed, large parts of the Night Elf community want some peace, time to recover, and good news. They are troubled that Malfurion and Tyrande are being torn apart again and seemingly one bad news follows another.
Community shows how much they love Night Elves: This whole theme has led many Night Elf fans to publish numerous fan arts and cosplay photos on Twitter under the hashtag #MightOfNightElves.
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For many players, Night Elves, their story, and the whole mystique of the race is why they ever found their way to World of Warcraft.
The cosplayer Narga wrote on Twitter: “Night Elves are the reason I started playing World of Warcraft at all.” Later, she added in a second tweet: “And I think it’s quite obvious why I’m not playing anymore.”
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In an interview with Polygon magazine, the artist Lemongrace reveals:
Shadowlands ended with a sense of renewal and I expected the story to evolve in that direction – a time for peace and recovery for the Night Elves. Instead, we are almost mocked with more losses. Legion was when Night Elf content peaked for me, and while some of the decisions were discussed at length in the Night Elf community, I still believe it was quite cool to play as a Night Elf. To say that it has only gone downhill from there is an understatement.
Are there any good news? Basically yes. After all, Tyrande received a special seed from the Winter Queen at the end of Shadowlands, which will likely grow into a new World Tree that could become a new home for the Kaldorei. A suitable location for this tree also already exists in the alpha of Dragonflight, as there is a fairly large, round clearing with smaller islands around it – quite similar to the original Teldrassil.
Ultimately, Night Elf fans will probably just have to be patient and wait until the entire story of Dragonflight is revealed. Only then will it likely be clear whether Blizzard is indeed so “mean” to their people.
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In Pokémon GO the World Cup event is running since today, where you have to fight against various challengers. We at MeinMMO have looked at which monsters they use in battle and how you can defeat them.
What kind of challengers are there? Since today, August 18, in Pokémon GO, the World Cup event takes place and everything revolves around PvP battles, you will also encounter so-called challengers in the game again. You will find them, similar to Team GO Rocket, at the PokéStops.
There you can challenge them and fight against them. And to solve the limited research during the World Cup event, you must confront the challengers. They will field the winning teams from the regional championships.
Which ones they are and which types you can best defeat them with, we have summarized for you below.
How long can you find the challengers? You can find the challengers from August 18, 2022, at 10:00 AM local time until August 23, 2022, at 8:00 PM local time at the PokéStops in the game.
These are the teams of the challengers
What challengers are there? During the World Cup event, you can encounter a total of 6 different challengers in Pokémon GO. As you are used to from other PvP battles or Team GO Rocket, 3 different Pokémon will be used in battle.
For each slot, the challengers can choose from two different monsters. With the help of LeekDuck’s overview, we have summarized all the teams you might encounter:
What to consider? The Pokémon that can be chosen by the challengers belong to different types and thus have different weaknesses. Depending on which monster you face, you should use the corresponding weakness to defeat it as quickly as possible.
Below we show you for each challenger which types you should best use in battle against the individual monsters.
Inexperienced Challenger
Pokémon
Type
Type Counter
Trombork
Ghost, Grass
Flying Dark Fire Ghost Ice
Zobiris
Dark, Ghost
Fairy
Azumarill
Water, Fairy
Grass Electric Poison
Alolan Vulpix
Ice, Fairy
Steel Rock Fire Poison
Galar Flunschlik
Ground, Steel
Fighting Fire Water Ground
Barrikadax
Dark, Normal
Fighting Bug Fairy
Confident Challenger
Pokémon
Type
Type Counter
Swampert
Water, Ground
Grass
Walrein
Ice, Water
Grass Fighting Rock Electric
Scrafty
Dark, Flying
Rock Electric Ice Fairy
Trombork
Ghost, Grass
Flying Dark Fire Ghost Ice
Deoxys (Defense)
Psychic
Dark Ghost Bug
Slurpuff
Normal
Fighting
Cunning Challenger
Pokémon
Type
Type Counter
Walrein
Ice, Water
Grass Fighting Rock Electric
Azumarill
Water, Fairy
Grass Electric Poison
Medicham
Fighting, Psychic
Flying Ghost Fairy
Registeel
Steel
Fighting Fire Ground
Trombork
Ghost, Grass
Flying Dark Fire Ghost Ice
A selection of the best attackers of each type can be found in our following video:
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Pokémon GO: The strongest attackers of all types in the video
Ambitious Challenger
Pokémon
Type
Type Counter
Swampert
Water, Ground
Grass
Barrikadax
Dark, Normal
Fighting Bug Fairy
Registeel
Steel
Fighting Fire Ground
Nidoqueen
Poison, Ground
Psychic Water Ice Ground
Talonflame
Fire, Flying
Rock Electric Water
Slaking
Normal
Fighting
Eccentric Challenger
Pokémon
Type
Type Counter
Zobiris
Dark, Ghost
Fairy
Farfetch’d
Fighting
Flying Psychic Fairy
Slurpuff
Normal
Fighting
Walrein
Ice, Water
Grass Fighting Rock Electric
Talonflame
Fire, Flying
Rock Electric Water
Registeel
Steel
Fighting Fire Ground
Eager Challenger
Pokémon
Type
Type Counter
Nidoqueen
Poison, Ground
Psychic Water Ice Ground
Zobiris
Dark, Ghost
Fairy
Swampert
Water, Ground
Grass
How do you like the teams of the challengers for the World Cup event? Are you looking forward to encountering them? Let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO.
In August 2021, the MMORPG “Untamed Isles” joyfully launched on Steam. The game was inspired by the Pokémon series: players could catch and breed monsters. The game’s funding was initiated through the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter – additionally, many investors were involved. A year later, in August 2022, the developers Phat Loot stated that they had very bad news for the players.
What is Untamed Isles?
The game describes itself as a “very ambitious title”, an “Open World Monster-catching MMORPG”. They promised players unique zones, PvP, trading, breeding, and a story – all the good stuff.
A Kickstarter campaign raised a proud sum of $527,000 in 2021, 4 times more than planned (via kickstarter).
The game relied on a “Pay2Earn” model: all items and monsters in the player’s possession could be bought, sold, or traded using cryptocurrency – and that’s where things went wrong.
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Untamed Isles – Trailer Juli 2022
The studio simply ran out of money after the crypto crash
What went wrong? As the studio writes in a message to fans (via steam):
To work on the project, we needed more than 70 team members on board and we worked tirelessly for over 2 years to build the game we dreamed of.
The truth is, development costs are high, and there were a lot of problems along the way. Since the start of our journey in 2020, the economic landscape has changed dramatically, both generally and specifically in cryptocurrency. We no longer have confidence in the market.
We have exhausted our resources and cannot continue development.
The team says they relied on the crypto market. When the crash came, they had no money left. They love the game and do not want to make compromises, so the team is pausing development and considering how to proceed.
They hope to one day meet the players on the islands of Untamed Isles.
Critical YouTube video and crypto crash triggered the downfall
What’s going on? The website PC Gamer quotes a Twitch livestream from Phat Loot last week, where more background information about the failure of “Untamed Isles” was provided.
The problems for the company behind the game began when a YouTube video by MMOByte from July 21 criticized the game and apologized for originally supporting it. The YouTuber practically withdrew trust from the game (via youtube).
Even a former Pokémon champion, Wolfe Glick, seemed to distance himself from the game on Twitter (via twitter).
This led to others withdrawing from the project. Instead of the 2,000 to 3,000 pre-sales that were hoped for, only 50 were left at the end.
They want to quietly continue developing the game and look at the market:
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The bigger blow for Untamed Isles was that investors vanished into thin air after the crash of the crypto market. In a live stream, it was stated:
Everything was going very well. Then came the crypto crash and we lost our funding very, very quickly. The investors withdrew when they saw the market collapse – and to be fair, they were right because it is very uncertain times in the world economy.
Actually, the developers had planned to release the game in October on Steam in a “This is how it is right now” version, but they depleted their last financial reserves so quickly that it became impossible.
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4 crowdfunding MMORPGs that really flopped
What about the Kickstarter money now? Bad. While investors were able to pull their money out of the project and save it, those who invested through Kickstarter seem to be in bad shape.
In a FAQ about the game, it states: No refunds are possible, as there simply is no money left (via untamedisles).
Players believe: They gambled our Kickstarter money in the crypto market
What is the reaction? The premature end of Untamed Isles is also frustrating because many Kickstarter backers and supporters were not aware of how deeply the game is rooted in cryptocurrencies:
On Steam, there are angry accusations that the developers gambled the money given to them for the development of the game on the crypto market.
However, the developers want to clarify: They did not invest the Kickstarter money in cryptocurrency, all the money went into the development of the game (via untamedisles). Investors withdrew from the game, partly due to the problems in the crypto market.
It surely is another setback for Pay2Earn, crowdfunding games, and games that rely on cryptocurrency and NFTs. The mood among gamers is already skeptical to openly hostile:
Other users explain that it was never Meta’s intention to deliver high-quality content. Because they only want to provide the server and the tools; users themselves would have to deliver the full-fledged content:
(…) He set up the servers and the platform, added a Mii and some 3D clip arts, and is completely relying on his users to create 100% of the high-quality content.
The head of Steam also has his own opinion on the metaverse. He believes that many people who are now talking about the metaverse have no idea, he said. They probably have never played an MMO.
The head of Steam also has his own opinion on the metaverse. He believes that many people who are now talking about the metaverse have no idea, he said. They probably have never played an MMO.
Other users explain that it was never Meta’s intention to deliver high-quality content. Because they only want to provide the server and the tools; users themselves would have to deliver the full-fledged content:
(…) He set up the servers and the platform, added a Mii and some 3D clip arts, and is completely relying on his users to create 100% of the high-quality content.
The head of Steam also has his own opinion on the metaverse. He believes that many people who are now talking about the metaverse have no idea, he said. They probably have never played an MMO.
Mark Zuckerberg, the head of Meta and Facebook, has shown a picture from his big metaverse game. However, users are disappointed and astonished. Because Facebook’s metaverse looks quite ugly.
What is it about, exactly? Facebook has been developing its own metaverse for a few years now. The metaverse is thought of as a “virtual universe where people and companies are visually represented and interact with each other and conduct business.” (via pcgamer.com).
Horizon Worlds is supposed to be Facebook’s game where you can meet friends and wander through the world with your own avatar and is supposed to provide just such a metaverse.
However, there was loud criticism of the project right from the start. It simply does not look nice, and many wondered where all the money was going that the parent company Meta was putting into this project.
After all, Facebook is said to have invested about 10 billion euros in the project. Yet even small indie projects look graphically much more appealing. With his latest screenshot from Horizon Worlds, Zuckerberg has caused a stir again.
Zuckerberg shows screenshot, but it horrifies many gamers
What kind of picture is it? The picture shows Mark’s avatar with lifeless eyes in an empty landscape, which is only inhabited by a small version of the Eiffel Tower and the Tibidabo Cathedral in Barcelona.
And exactly this picture leaves many users astonished. Or as PCGamer puts it somewhat sarcastically: “All that [Horizon Worlds] has to offer is a Zuckerberg with a baby doll face hovering in front of a miniature Eiffel Tower.”
Why is everyone talking about “Second Life”? Many users compare Zuckerberg’s project to “Second Life.” This is a game developed by Linden Lab. They originally released the game in 2003 under the name Linden World. Here you can also create your avatar and wander through a digital world, meet people, or create things.
And many people explain that even the nearly 20-year-old game looks better than what Zuckerberg is showing on his screenshot and is so enthusiastic about. The community is also not holding back.
How does the community react? The community is reacting quite astonished about what can be seen there. After all, this metaverse that Zuckerberg is showing could still become a reality.
After years of development and much invested money, more was expected. A user on reddit mocks:
It looks like Mark Zuckerberg watched Ready Player One and thought he could recreate this universe with MS Paint.
The head of Steam also has his own opinion on the metaverse. He believes that many people who are now talking about the metaverse have no idea, he said. They probably have never played an MMO.
The head of Steam also has his own opinion on the metaverse. He believes that many people who are now talking about the metaverse have no idea, he said. They probably have never played an MMO.
Other users explain that it was never Meta’s intention to deliver high-quality content. Because they only want to provide the server and the tools; users themselves would have to deliver the full-fledged content:
(…) He set up the servers and the platform, added a Mii and some 3D clip arts, and is completely relying on his users to create 100% of the high-quality content.
The head of Steam also has his own opinion on the metaverse. He believes that many people who are now talking about the metaverse have no idea, he said. They probably have never played an MMO.
We are looking at the best cars that beginners can get in GTA Online . They are suitable for races, heists, stunts, and more.
In this post, we want to introduce you to 5 vehicles that are great for beginners and should be in your garages. The particular price/performance ratio speaks for some of the vehicles. The Kuruma is particularly special due to its many use cases.
This list is based on player feedback and the author’s personal preferences. If you have any other vehicles that beginners should definitely acquire in GTA Online, please let us know in the comments.
What makes the Elegy special? The Elegy RH8 is particularly suitable for beginners because it is free. To get this car for free in your garage, you only need to sign up for the Social Club. Members registered in Rockstar’s Social Club save the purchase price of the RH8.
Its strengths include good acceleration, which harmonizes well with the overall performance. The traction is commendable, the car stays firmly on the road and is easy to steer.
What makes the BF-400 special? This off-road motorcycle made it onto our list because it’s suitable for various areas in GTA Online. When you pull a wheelie, you can reach a tremendous top speed with the BF-400, which is not to be underestimated in races. In off-road races, you will likely always be ahead with this motorcycle if you don’t make driving mistakes.
What makes the Bati special? The Bati 801 can be recommended as a fast motorcycle. This bike ranks among the top motorcycles. The Bati 801 is particularly well-received as an option for time trials. When driven over long, straight stretches, you have a good chance with this bike.
Even beginners have good chances with the Bati 801 and can perform stunts like wheelies or stoppies without any problems. For the price of only $10,000, it is worth the investment.
Pros
Good for time trials
Low price to try out
Good for stunts
Cons
Point deduction in handling at high speeds
Less strong acceleration
Schafter V12 (Armored)
Price: $325,000 Seats: 4 Class: Civilian Vehicle
What makes the Schafter special? The Schafter features a solid top speed. We recommend the armored version here, but the Schafter V12 is also available in a non-armored version. The advantages of the armor are particularly significant in online mode, as you can survive the explosion of a mine.
If an opposing player has it out for you and places a bomb on the road, you may still escape with some luck, while other cars would explode.
Pros
Withstands an explosive weapon (1 grenade, 1 sticky bomb, 1 tank shot)
Relatively fast despite armor
4 seats for multiple players
Cons
High purchase price for beginners
Not a racing car
Kuruma (Armored)
Source: GTA.Fandom.com
Price: $525,000 or $698,250 Seats: 4 Class: Armored Civilian Vehicle
What makes the Kuruma special? To address the first question: You receive a big discount on the Kuruma after the Fleeca heist, which is why two prices are given here. This car is the armored version of the regular Kuruma.
The top speed could be considered “okay”, more in the midfield. The handling is predictable. You should realize that you are not buying this car to win races.
The main use of the armored Kuruma is missions and heists. Thanks to its armor, NPCs have a particularly hard time injuring you in this rolling bunker. You can comfortably complete missions like “A Job for a Titan” by taking out all enemies from the safety of this car.
However, the car is not equipped against explosions. Unlike the Schafter V12 Armored, the armored Kuruma cannot withstand a rocket or sticky bomb without exploding.
Pros
Top car for missions
Safe from trigger-happy enemies in online mode
Stable handling keeps you safe from A to B
4 seats for the heist team
Cons
High purchase price
Not protected against explosives
Not particularly fast
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Cornflakes giant Kellogg’s wants to benefit from the hype around Twitch. They are bringing the 70-year-old “Frosties” mascot “Tony the Tiger” as a VTuber to the streaming platform and have already hired some Twitch streamers to join in. With a two-hour stream of a battle royale game, they aim to capture the cool gaming community. A special feature: they advertise with a “milk-cooled” PC.
Is this serious? Yes, it is serious. On August 15, Kellogg’s proudly announced: “Kellogg’s Frosties Flakes and Tony the Tiger reach the ‘next level of fun’.” They have made a deal with Twitch to bring Tony the Tiger as a “VTuber” on Twitch.
What the hell is a VTuber? A VTuber is a current trend on Twitch: the actual streamer does not appear themselves but is represented by a computer-generated avatar.
What is Tony the Tiger doing on Twitch? The old tiger was registered as a brand in 1952. Tony wants to sell Frosties again – like before. He will hold a two-hour livestream and showcase his custom PC, which is cooled by milk, keeping everything running smoothly. It is said they will play a “current battle royale” game.
Kellogg’s has also hired 3 second-tier Twitch streamers for the stream on August 19. Apparently, the A-listers like Pokimane or xQc were not willing to be seen next to a virtual tiger.
They are:
Goldglove – 1.4 million followers, 800 viewers on average, streams a lot of Escape from Tarkov and a baseball game
Chrissyofficial – 193,000 followers, 1,340 viewers on average, known for Teamfight Tactics and Valorant
BigCheese – 60,000 followers, 700 viewers on average, streams Call of Duty and Tetris
Twitch can be sweet even without sugar:
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Twitch: One of the most popular clips shows a super sweet scare moment
Why is Kellogg’s doing this? Kellogg’s is open about it; they want to reach a new target audience and believe this can work. They speak of 31 million average viewers that could be addressed on Twitch.
Twitch is stepping up and emphasizes how extremely strong “VTubing content” is growing.
However, there is a difference between someone entertaining their fans as a VTuber or trying to sell them cornflakes with a lot of sugar.
The 19-year-old Ingrid Oliveira “Sol” Bueno de Silva was a professional player of Call of Duty: Mobile in Brazil. According to a report, she was murdered on February 23, 2021, by another professional player. He claims to have planned the act weeks in advance. He also spread videos of the body online.
The article was originally published on February 24, 2021, on MeinMMO. It was updated on August 17, 2022, with the verdict against the confessing perpetrator.
This is known about the act: According to reports from Brazilian media, the 19-year-old Sol met the professional player Guilherme “Flashlight” Alves Costa online. Their mutual love for Call of Duty connected the two.
After about a month of virtual contact, the 19-year-old visited the player Flashlight at his apartment to play together.
There, he allegedly stabbed her multiple times and murdered her.
Sol’s body was found in Flashlight’s apartment in Pirituba, in the north of São Paulo. Flashlight turned himself in to the police 30 minutes after the act.
There is a video of his arrest. He says in handcuffs: He wanted it this way. He is of sound mind.
The case has been classified as murder by the police.
Flashlight spread video of the act via WhatsApp
How was the murderer discovered? According to reports, Flashlight created a video with the body after the act and spread it on WhatsApp. One of the groups there, the e-sports clan “Gamers Elite Organization,” forwarded the information to the police and instructed members not to share the images.
The organization stated: Flashlight sent the group a video on WhatsApp in which he apparently just killed a woman, filmed the murder, and is now spreading it online.
Furthermore, it is said that there was a text file attached, in which Flashlight expressed his hatred towards Christians. The clan’s leadership subsequently notified the authorities.
As e-sports journalist Rod Breslau reported, Flashlight also apparently sent these images to a professor in Brazil.
The murder of the 19-year-old professional player shocks people worldwide. Image source: Instagram (via dexerto)
This is what the alleged murderer says: He says: “My mind is completely intact. I wanted to do this.”
He further states that he planned the act two weeks in advance. She “crossed his path.” He explained the motives for his actions in diaries he sent to friends.
This is what the victim’s organization says: From the e-sports clan of the deceased, it is said:
“She was an extraordinary person, whom we will think of every day the sun rises, every day the sun touches our bodies, every time we look at the sun, we will think of her.”
E-Sport Clan FBI
Other organizations in Brazil point out that the murder of Ingrid Oliveira Bueno da Silva is a femicide, a deliberate killing of a woman simply because she is a woman. According to a statistical survey, in 2018, 4,519 women were murdered in Brazil, one woman every two hours.
The case shocks people in Brazil and worldwide.
Court sentences confessing murderer to 14 years in prison
Update August 17, 2022: About one and a half years after the act and his confession, a court in São Paulo found the accused Guilherme Alves Costa, known as “Flashlight,” guilty of murder.
He was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Monday, August 15, 2022. He cannot appeal this decision (via sportskeeda).
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The brutal “Mori animation,” meaning the direct killing of the latest killer from Dead by Daylight is dark. But Resident Evil fans might be pleased …
The latest killer from Dead by Daylight is currently on the PTB and is fully playable there. While the mechanics of the Mastermind, the new “Resident Evil” killer, are quite interesting, it is especially his Mori animation that is causing a lot of attention. Because this time it is particularly disgusting and eerie – not to mention that you can even hear the killer over 40 meters away.
What is a Mori animation? In Dead by Daylight, survivors die primarily when the killer hangs them on meat hooks and sacrifices them to the Entity. However, there are different ways for a killer to “earn the right” to kill a survivor by hand. For this, there is a special animation that fits the respective killer – the Mori animation.
“Moris” are earned either through offerings, specific perks, or abilities of killers, such as with the Onryo.
What happens with the Mastermind? When the Mastermind initiates his Mori animation, it even looks like the survivor might be able to save themselves one more time. Because the victim rights themselves up from their lying position and strikes the Mastermind so hard in the face that his sunglasses fly off, revealing his eyes infected by the Uroboros virus.
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With his left hand, the Mastermind lifts the survivor by the neck, then delivers a punch to the face that sends the victim flying a good meter away. Afterwards, Wesker summons his Uroboros tentacle and slams it into the ground, which then advances towards the survivor and penetrates their body from below, lifting them up and exiting their body at various points – especially from the mouth, which looks quite dark.
The camera switches back to Wesker, who, with a smug snort, readjusts his sunglasses to show the survivor – or what’s left of them. The virus tentacle has since burrowed back from the mouth into the eye of the victim, which looks particularly gruesome.
Especially cool: When the Mastermind goes after Chris Redfield, he even has a special voice line and directly addresses Chris.
More about Dead by Daylight can be found here on MeinMMO:
When will the new killer be released? There is still no official release date for the Mastermind and the two new survivors. Since the patch also brings 3 characters (one killer and 2 survivors) and therefore more perks, the testing phase might take a bit longer. However, a release is quite likely still in August, after the update has been thoroughly tested.
What do you think of this Mori animation? One of the better ones from Dead by Daylight? Or rather boring?
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The Limited Research in Pokémon GO runs from August 18th in line with the World Cup event. Your task: Fight against challengers. Where to find them and what rewards are available, we will show you here.
How is the research available? The limited-time research is active for all trainers playing during the World Cup event in Pokémon GO. It will be unlocked at 10:00 AM local time on August 18th and will remain active until August 23rd at 8:00 PM local time.
Important: This is NOT the research that you can obtain through codes. We have a separate article about the promo codes for the World Cup event.
Completion Reward: If you complete all the tasks of this research and have collected your rewards, you can expect an additional Charged TM, a Fast TM, and an encounter with the “World Championships 2022” Pikachu.
Fighting Challengers – Where to find them?
Here are the locations: You can find the challengers distributed at PokéStops in the game. These are NPCs (non-player characters).
These challengers use teams with the attackers that the players used during the regional championships.
Important Tip: If PokéStops are scarce for you and you have difficulty meeting several challengers, you can complete the tasks with a single NPC. The task is called “Fight against”, not “defeat one”. So if you find a challenger, you can leave the battle after about 3 seconds and restart it. This counts every time for the research.
After you have won a battle against such an NPC, they will disappear from the map.
What do you think of the limited-time research? Will you try to find as many challengers as possible and see what exciting teams they come with? After all, these are teams that could win championships. Or would you rather quickly complete the tasks and tackle them with a single challenger?
Let us know your plan here in the comments on MeinMMO.
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In Tower of Fantasy there are many characters that you can use and unlock. Therefore, we are showing you which SSR characters you should choose and what makes the best ones so strong in our Tier List.
What are SSR? In Tower of Fantasy, you can not only control your detailed self-image, which you lovingly created in the impressive character editor, but also the SSRs. These are displayed during your selection in the menu item “Simulacrum”.
These are AIs that you can obtain during your gameplay. Each AI has its strengths and weaknesses. You can take advantage of their benefits in battle by projecting their personality onto your body. Thus, the AI comes to life and can be controlled by you with its skills.
These AIs possess special weapons, a unique appearance, and cool skills that make each SSR unique. That’s why we are showing you which SSRs are the best and which weapons the best ones come with.
For better clarity, we divide our Tier list into two sections:
What is the Tier List based on? We have oriented ourselves by community votes and YouTubers who have revealed their opinions on this topic. We have made comparisons and thus created our Tier List.
However, the Tier List is not a guideline that you must necessarily adhere to. Play with the SSR that suits you best. The Tier List is not a must that should stand in your way.
If you want to see more of ToF, we have a cool trailer for the game for you:
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New MMORPG Tower of Fantasy shows impressive trailer for release – fans celebrate the graphics
Tower of Fantasy: Tier List – Best SSR Characters
S-Tier
Nemesis, Samir, Coco Ritter, King
A-Tier
Tsubasa, Meryl, Crow
B-Tier
Shiro, Huma, Zero
C-Tier
Pepper, Bai Ling, Ene, Echo, Hilda
The meaning of the individual tier levels: The Tier List is divided into levels that describe how good the fighters are. The individual levels of the rating stand for:
S-Tier: Very strong, possible nerf on the way A-Tier: Well balanced, not too strong or too weak B-Tier: Somewhat weaker, but still a good choice C-Tier: Currently cannot assert itself well
Tower of Fantasy: S-Tier – Best SSRs
Nemesis – Resonance Fighter
Weapon: Venus
Nemesis is a unique fighter. With her resonance power, she can increase the damage of your electric attacks by 15 %, as well as increase your resistance by 25 %.
Additionally, you can prevent opponents from buffing themselves by hitting them with a charged attack. She is a hybrid, can deal great damage, and support her allies. That’s why she is one of the best fighters.
Samir – DPS Fighter
Weapon: Dual EM Stars
Samir is one of the best DPS fighters in the game. She can deal devastating area-of-effect damage while staying airborne. With her “helicopter” move, she can avoid damage dealt on the ground.
Additionally, she fights with her “Dual EM Stars” handguns, which allow her to operate from a safe distance.
Coco Ritter – Support Fighter
Weapon: Absolute Zero
Coco is one of the best healers in ToF. She can use her healing powers both stationary and while moving. She can also attack opponents with ice and even slow down time. So if you want to support your friends in battle, Coco is your fighter.
KING – Shield Break Fighter
Weapon: Scythe of the Crow
KING is one of the best shield breakers in the game. He has the best stats and his scythe strikes break almost any shield without problems. In combination with Samir and Nemesis, you are unstoppable and destructive.
Those were all the known fighters in our rating. The list is only meant to visualize the majority of community votes. If you have any suggestions for changes or tips, feel free to mention them in the comments.
Darksiders Genesis is a hack ‘n’ slash game from an isometric perspective that you can play in co-op with friends. As Horsemen of the Apocalypse, you travel to Hell, where you fight demon lords while trying to prevent a sinister plan by Lucifer. The co-op game flew under the radar at release and didn’t receive much attention.
If current releases are rather quiet, one often looks back at the games that weren’t on their radar before. For co-op games for two players, it is worth taking a look especially at Darksiders Genesis, an action game by Airship Syndicate that originally released in December 2019.
The game belongs to the long-running Darksiders series, which revolves around the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Genesis is a spin-off that takes place before the main series and does not require any prior knowledge of the story.
During the game, you take on the role of the two Horsemen, War and Strife, who have been given a task by their masters, the Council of Flames. They need to travel to Hell to prevent a dark conspiracy hatched by the demon Lucifer.
This is done by first politely asking the involved demon lords to stop the nonsense. After that, you proceed to dismantle them into easily transportable pieces because they do not comply with your request.
The story is told in stylish, stylized cut-scenes in comic style.
Outwardly, Darksiders Genesis appears as a Diablo clone.
The setting takes place in Hell and Heaven. You visit the domains of the various demon lords and the Garden of Eden, where you also fight corrupted angels.
The Horsemen of the Apocalypse are Nephilim, created from a union of angels and demons.
Genesis primarily uses the isometric perspective, which is one of the trademarks of Diablo.
However, the game has much more of its own personality than it seems at first glance, especially for players who enjoy co-op gaming.
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Darksiders Genesis Gameplay Trailer
Neither Heaven nor Hell stand a chance
This is the gameplay: Darksiders Genesis is a classic hack ‘n’ slash game where you can cheerfully slice through individual chapters as either War or Strife. The switch between the two characters happens fluidly in the game, as long as both players have agreed. You do not have to restart for this.
The chapters of Genesis take place in different areas, such as swamps, deserts, icy landscapes, and fiery fortresses of demon lords. Throughout your explorations, you will dismantle industrial quantities of demons and corrupted angels that stand in your way. Naturally, you will also find loot and upgrades and solve puzzles together with your co-op partner.
If you missed an item or are missing an upgrade in one of the chapters, you can replay it to get 100%.
Darksiders series fans will also recognize many of the gameplay elements from earlier installments. Again, there are:
Souls, used as currency in the demon Vulgrim’s shop.
Upgrades for health and wrath that strengthen your characters.
Finisher moves that allow you to really tear apart enemies at low HP.
War and Strife both have their own sets of abilities that complement each other. War is more of a “middle of the action” type who deals in melee combat. Strife, on the other hand, is a ranged fighter with his guns, who is not particularly into cuddling.
There are a whole range of different options to enhance War and Strife and teach them new abilities.
Both Horsemen of the Apocalypse also have a skill board where they can place creature cores. These cores are left behind by enemies in the game and provide War and Strife with HP and status bonuses, as well as special effects.
For example, one core can ensure that monsters drop more wrath orbs, which are necessary for special attacks. Another core can increase movement speed or provide more souls. There are also special boss cores that offer particularly strong effects.
The creature board is very flexible and can be adjusted at any time. So if you find a new core, you can immediately equip it and try it out. With 11 large and 23 small cores, you can build a setup that suits your playstyle.
Our colleagues at GameStar were pleasantly surprised by Darksiders Genesis.
1.5 games in one thanks to co-op mode
This is how co-op works: While you can play Darksiders Genesis through solo, it also has a very detailed co-op mode. This can take place both online and in split-screen on the couch (even on PC).
Each player takes on the role of one of the two Horsemen of the Apocalypse, with the switch between them happening smoothly in the game. Both players just need to agree to the switch, and you can try out the other character.
The levels in the game change for the co-op mode. The battles and puzzles are designed for two players, so you basically get 1.5 games in one. When solving puzzles, the two players must work together.
Darksiders Genesis is one of the few games that can also be played in split-screen on PC.
The complexity of the puzzles starts with the simple “One holds the door open, the other goes through” and ends with tricky puzzles, where you are pressed for time or have to prove precision to make certain jumps.
As the game progresses, the puzzles become more complex and require new tools and abilities to solve them. For example:
With the Vorpal Blade, you can target and hit multiple enemies from a distance.
The Void Bombs open a portal that connects two locations.
These upgrades ensure that you can replay earlier chapters and unlock new paths to secrets and upgrades.
The puzzles and platforming sections are specifically placed between longer combat passages, where you cut through hordes of enemies together. They provide variety and, especially in co-op, deliver lots of fun, as you try to solve the puzzles together or get frustrated when you can’t hit the right timing.
The game is not particularly long. Depending on the difficulty level, you will need 15 to 20 hours for the story. Those who want to collect all upgrades and secrets and complete the optional arena will be occupied longer but will have to grind more for it.
These are the disadvantages: While the puzzles and climbing sections can be very enjoyable, especially in co-op, they also belong to one of the sources of frustration in Darksiders Genesis. The isometric perspective usually works well, but not always optimally.
There will be times when you joyfully fly past your target when jumping because the distance is difficult to judge from the perspective. This can become particularly annoying and lead to multiple deaths, especially when you need to jump diagonally or sideways to hit a small platform or narrow beam.
The isometric perspective can make platforming unnecessarily frustrating.
The controls are also not optimal and can feel clunky at times, such as when throwing War’s Vorpal Blade. You should be prepared for failure during longer platforming sections, even though the checkpoints in Genesis are generous.
You will also take some bugs from Genesis while playing. Particularly annoying are those where you get stuck in the environment and can’t get out. The only solution is to restart the game.
Simple but delightful co-op and slashing fun
Darksiders Genesis is one of those games that was completely overlooked by many at release, which I find very unfortunate. It is not a full-priced title and for the €30, I felt excellently entertained back then.
It does not reinvent the wheel and feels very much like previous Darksiders games, but it is precisely the “simplicity” in its positive sense that I enjoyed so much. Genesis does not have the story depth of The Last of Us or the incredible gameplay variety of “It Takes Two”, but it doesn’t need to either.
The game knows what it can do and what sets it apart from others, and it does that well. The stylish art style in comic look, the witty dialogues, the classic Darksiders gameplay, and the great soundtrack by the excellent Gareth Coker. Everything fits together perfectly and creates a cohesive game that is especially fun in co-op.
You can sit down with a friend and just leisurely slash through some demons or solve puzzles for a few hours. So if you missed this little gem and are looking for a co-op game, I can highly recommend it.
Irina Moritz Community Manager at MeinMMO
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