In Where Winds Meet there are a few restrictions on level and progress. MeinMMO explains what you need to know about the maximum level and daily reset.
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Why is level important? Certain content in Where Winds Meet is tied to your level. You must reach a specific level for story missions in order to start the quests.
The developers have integrated a hard level cap in the game so that players do not reach the maximum level on the first day. MeinMMO explains what you need to know and where the level cap lies.
Update: We have updated this article on November 24, 2025, and added the current level limitation. We have also added the later requirement for the Taiping Mausoleum.
Maximum level and level cap explained
What is my current level cap? From the day you first play the game, there is a fixed upper limit for the solo mode level of the game world. Your first login counts, not the release date of the game. Every day, the maximum level increases by a certain level until the limit is eventually lifted (via game8.co):
Day and Maximum Solo Level
Maximum Total Level
Day 1 (Level 2)
20
Day 2 (Level 3)
30
Day 3 (Level 4)
40
Day 5 (Level 5)
50
Day 9 (Level 6)
55
Day 18 (Level 7)
60
Do I have to reach the maximum level every day? No, it is not strictly necessary to reach the level cap every day. The limit will also be raised even if you cannot reach the daily maximum level.
Where Winds Meet Daily Reset
When is the level cap raised? The daily reset occurs here in Germany at 10:00 PM. At this time, the level limit is also raised if it is time for that day.
At this hour, daily quests and dungeons are also reset.
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Where Winds Meet zeigt im neuen Gameplay-Trailer die Aktivitäten in der Open World und … Hunde, die Mahjong spielen?
Where Winds Meet: Increase Maximum Level
How to increase the maximum level: Once you have reached the current maximum level, such as level 15, you will get a hint that you need to achieve a so-called breakthrough. For this, you will be sent to an arena where you must defeat a certain number of waves of enemies within a specific time (10 minutes).
At higher levels, you must also have reached a certain level in the Taiping Mausoleum in addition to the character level. This will replace the arena you were previously sent to but must be completed before you can achieve a breakthrough.
If you succeed in this, the maximum level will be raised. Experience points you have gained beyond your previous maximum level will automatically be credited to your new level. So, no experience points are lost, even if you continue to gain experience and have reached the maximum level.
This is what the menu for the breakthrough looks like. The first breakthrough occurs after level 15.
If you fail to successfully complete the breakthrough, then your maximum level in the game will not be raised. The overall level cap, which is increased daily, is not affected by this.
Why do I need to raise my level? Generally, it is not worthwhile to remain at a low level, as many story contents are tied to a minimum level. This means: You can only continue the story if you have reached the corresponding level. Without a breakthrough, this is therefore not really possible.
Do the enemies stay weaker if I don’t level up? No, in solo mode, enemies always stay around your level. If you successfully complete the breakthrough, the enemies will also become stronger. Therefore, you cannot overlevel the enemies. The popular trick in MMOs to level up to better fight a boss later only works to a limited extent.
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MeinMMO editor Jasmin has fallen in love with a very specific country during her vacation. She is now planning her next vacation there and is bridging the waiting time with one of her favorite games for PS5.
You might guess it already, since I am an Anime editor for MeinMMO: Ever since I saw the first animes on RTL 2, I have always dreamt of a trip to Japan. I took Japanese classes to learn the basics, just in case I can ever travel to this country.
In 2019, I had the opportunity to travel to Japan for the first time on business. Unfortunately, at that time, I couldn’t take much of the country with me since I was heavily occupied with work.
Last year, I was finally able to travel the country in my free time, taking the typical tourist route from Tokyo to Kyoto to Osaka. Outside the route, I also visited some other rural towns, including a city in Miyoshi.
The country amazed me so much that I am also planning to spend my vacation there next year.
But a year is still a hell of a long time that I have to bridge until my next visit. To ease the feeling of longing a bit, I am currently diving into an RPG on PS5 that I already played through 8 years ago – at least in the standard version.
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Persona 5 Royal Trailer
Leisure in Persona 5 Royal feels like a trip to Japan
8 years ago, Persona 5 was released, which takes place in Tokyo. That part was my introduction to the Persona series and has been one of my all-time favorites since then. In terms of gameplay, I just love the combination of exploring dungeons, collecting and fusing monsters, nurturing relationships, and planning activities. All of this connects Persona together.
Currently, I am catching up on Persona 5 Royal on PS5. At the time of the special edition’s release, I had refused to replay the game. After all, I already knew the premise of the game and did not see the point of investing my double-digit playtime again just to see some bonus content.
Meanwhile, I have forgiven Royal this faux pas and now see that there are indeed numerous contents justifying playing the game again. But what I particularly look forward to every time I start the 120-hour long game are the leisure activities. After the school day is over, I get to decide how I want to spend the afternoon or evening.
Every time I explore the fictional Tokyo, I feel like I am visiting the city in real life. What the development team has done particularly well is the selection of different activities I can partake in.
Everywhere there are colorful neon signs.This looks like a nice shopping street.
In the PS5 game, you simply feel overwhelmed and really have to plan precisely which activity you want to pursue in the afternoon. I felt the same way during my trip to Japan, as the range of options is enormous. Often, I couldn’t decide what I wanted to visit next in Tokyo – the arcade, the next figurine store or the café that has delicious desserts?
Due to space constraints in Tokyo, the facades are full of signs. Certain stores or restaurants are located on higher floors, often 5 floors for shops is normal. It often felt like a hidden object puzzle when I was looking for a specific store that must be somewhere here. This bustling design is also found in Persona 5 Royal – so you really feel like being in Tokyo.
Persona 5 even inspired me to play baseball on a rooftop in Tokyo. My travel group looked for rooftops where you can throw a baseball with a machine, which you then have to hit back with a bat. No worries – there was a net, so the balls couldn’t fly off the roof. Here, I really felt like I was in the game.
I also find particularly cool and authentic a quest at the beginning of the game where you have to go to the Ginza subway line. The fact that this is a single quest in Persona 5 Royal shows how difficult it is to find the right subway line. I also got lost in the subway network in real life a few times and even had to call a taxi once because otherwise, I would have arrived way too late at a restaurant.
Persona 5 is also in real Japan
The most beautiful moment in my vacation was when I visited the real neighborhood of Sangen-Jaya, which is the inspiration for Yongen-Jaya in Persona 5 Royal. There, I even visited the real café that inspired Café Leblanc from Persona 5.
In the photos, you can also see the café. I didn’t want to photograph the bar where Sojiro stands in Persona 5 Royal because of the staff. Just imagine it:
The coffee consisted mostly of milk and sugar.The ice cream was nice in the warm temperatures.To the left would be the bar you also know from Persona 5 Royal.Especially the furniture shows similarities, don’t you think?
I treated myself to a coffee and an ice cream there, as if I were actually a visitor in the game’s café. Only the jazz music was missing. Even now, I remember every time I enter Café Leblanc in the game that I was actually there in real life.
I am really looking forward to starting the PS5 again because I know that I can dive back into a virtual version of Japan. This at least bridges the next months I have to wait until my next stay in Japan.
Of course, there are also other games where you can immerse yourself in a virtual Japan. One example would be the Yakuza series, which is also based on real Japanese cities and neighborhoods. However, the gameplay just doesn’t appeal to me as much as in Persona. I just can’t get used to the adult men in baby diapers – ironically, I can get used to gigantic genital monster instead.
Fighting mice against cats, winter and other challenges. MeinMMO editor Benedikt Schlotmann played Whiskerwood and built a settlement.
My settlement is doing fairly well at the moment when those nasty cats come again demanding my valuable resources or alternatively shooting cannonballs at me and I have to rebuild everything. It’s a pain when winter is just around the corner. That’s one of those moments when I would have liked to kick my own cats out the door.
3D graphics meet fun factor with mice and cats: That’s probably the best way to describe Whiskerwood, and the cats are actually just one of many problems:
Space is tight, and resources are scarce. Winter is also no joke, and the mice want to enjoy their well-deserved evening. So far, Whiskerwood has kept me busy for about 20 hours, including playtime in the demo version. And do I recommend it? Yes, but with some caveats.
Whiskerwood reminds of Banished and Timberborn
The basic principle is reminiscent of other city-building games like Banished or the popular Timberborn: You start with a small number of workers, build a city with them and try to keep your inhabitants alive.
At the beginning, you choose an island where you set up a harbor and your central warehouse. Then you build houses and production facilities and gather resources to satisfy the insatiable cats.
Yes, the cats. The rulers of this world. For allowing you to coexist in this world, they want to be paid. The larger your settlement, the faster the taxes increase. If you don’t pay, cannonballs rain down on your settlement. And cats are not the only problem. Pirates also want your possessions and will shoot at you if you refuse.
This is how it all starts: harbor, warehouse and a few mice. And the tax collector has already signed up.
And if the game wasn’t challenging enough, these silly mice have needs too: They want a bed, something to eat, and also want to spend a cozy evening in their favorite pub. Additionally, they all have more or less large expectations.
Mouse 1 with a doctorate has higher expectations for life than Mouse 2, who has no education. Therefore, Mouse 1 wants a better bed and cooked food, while Mouse 2 is satisfied with raw fish. However, if you don’t meet their expectations, the mice will become unhappy and your reputation will decrease. This adds an extra tactical element to the game that you should consider when building your city.
In winter, it quickly becomes uncomfortable in Whiskerwood, and right after that, the cats come.
Fun factor, great scope and great music
All over, your mice are running around, climbing, knocking, and working hard. There’s always something going on, and it’s not always easy to keep track. Fun factor, as I have already loved in the Settlers series, and I also get that here. Happy moments when I manage to ignore the annoying cats for a moment.
Otherwise, the basic principle works very well. Important functions work well together, and a settlement is quickly established. And for an EA title, you get plenty of content that will keep you occupied for weeks.
And the music. I’ve gone to bed with a catchy tune more than once, and that speaks for itself.
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In the trailer for Banished on Steam, you see the construction of a new home for banished travelers
Balancing and sometimes long waiting times can be annoying
In winter it gets cold, and mice freeze or get sick if they stay too long in the cold. Campfires and coal pans solve the problem but create a new one: Fire produces smog, which in turn lowers the satisfaction of the mice.
This creates a vicious cycle that you can’t escape during winter. Because in the end, the mice are either frozen, all sick, or all angry at me. And right after the harsh winter come the greedy cats wanting something from me. Just when you barely survived winter, it throws you the last curveball.
And beside me on the desk, my two house tigers are looking at me innocently. If only you knew how much your digital counterparts are bothering me right now.
Cold, pollution from the fire: The reputation quickly drops in winter. Still, I won’t lose my job as mayor.
Meanwhile, the developers have realized that life as a mouse might have been a bit too difficult and have released a few updates:
Fire produces less smog, so satisfaction falls more slowly. Additionally, there is a smog overlay.
There are larger islands, and resources are better distributed.
There are more trained mice to make the flow of the game a bit more pleasant.
Another thing that still annoys me: Building feels somewhat strange. There’s no proper top-down view, making it difficult to perfectly align buildings, and you always have to experiment a bit. It becomes problematic underground when you create tunnels but can’t connect them because you miscounted the fields. Annoying, especially if you don’t want to cover up the tunnels again.
In Whiskerwood you spend a lot of time digging into the mountain. The view isn’t always practical, and building can be annoying.
However, what disrupts the flow of the game the most and has often made me sigh is the waiting times:
Sometimes you wait for goods to be produced.
At other times you wait for research to proceed with construction.
Or you wait for the day to end to earn new prestige and hire new mice.
Or you wait for the tax collector, the pirates, or some other event that has announced itself.
And these waiting times are currently not really filled with other activities. Even the great music can’t compensate for that. Games like Anno make it easier since there’s always something to do, even if it’s just moving the entire city center three fields over because otherwise you can’t place the new distillery.
Jasmin also played Whiskerwood, this is her impression:
I had a lot of fun watching the little mice in Whiskerwood. I’ve grown really fond of them and was on their side, even though like Benedikt, I am a cat owner. This has often been how I’ve passed the time in between when there’s nothing to do in the game.
But that’s also where my critique lies: As cute as the game looks, it’s also quite empty. At times, Whiskerwood feels very drawn-out when you have completed your tasks and are just waiting for the next ship with the tax collector to come. I’m curious to see what has changed in the game once it leaves Early Access.
Conclusion: Fun, but sometimes too tough city-building game
Can I recommend the game for the price?On Humble Bundle I paid around 20 euros for the game, which I find more than fair for the current extent of the game.
At least when you make clear what you are getting into: The balancing is not yet perfect, there are some downtime phases, and some functions are still missing. However, for an “Early Access” title, you already get a large scope that will keep you occupied for many hours. The developers are also diligently releasing updates to improve the situation.
The official price of 29.99 on Steam still seems too high for me right now. Things like balancing and strange building still bother me too much.
What I like:
beautiful music that accompanies the game
clean technical implementation, aside from two crashes in 20 hours
adorable fun factor with day and night switching
great scope for Early Access for many hours of gameplay
What I don’t like:
the balancing is mixed, but the developers are working on it. This sometimes leads to a very high level of difficulty with many challenges (cats, pirates, winter)
The ZDF show Bares für Rares has now achieved cult status for many. An alleged hacker is now forcing the show onto Twitch. At MeinMMO you can find out what really happened.
What happened? On the official Instagram account of the popular ZDF show Bares für Rares, a series of posts caused confusion last week (KW 46). An unknown person claimed to have the login credentials for the account, stating that the atmosphere there would change.
There were supposed recordings from the set as well as a video call from Horst Lichter with a person wearing a mask of the moderator’s face. On Thursday, November 13, 2025, the responsible parties finally announced that they had regained control of the channel.
The Twitch streamer HandOfBlood is known for quirky actions.
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Lord of the Rings: Gollum received poorly – HandOfBlood plays it anyway, puts in a lot of effort, even plays in cosplay
Main Suspect: HandOfBlood
What was behind it? In a new video, Horst Lichter has now commented on the situation. With a – probably hardly serious – sense of concern, the moderator promises “relentless clarification.”
He explains that an alleged intern of the show “hacked” the account. Although the responsible parties took his phone away, the culprit had already changed the access credentials. To reveal the new login details, he demanded a joint Twitch stream with Horst Lichter.
Who could that be? For many, there is really only one person in question for the treacherous cyber-attack: the Twitch streamer HandOfBlood. His name keeps coming up in the comments on TikTok, where the video received over 2 million views. And it actually seems very plausible:
Since HandOfBlood shifted his focus from YouTube to Twitch in early 2024, he has become the king of collaborations in the German scene. From DJ Ötzi to Robert Habeck to Michael “Bully“ Herbig, the streamer has everyone at his tile table. So if anyone could lure the well-known moderator to Twitch, it would be HandOfBlood.
Moreover, the streamer has previously carried out similar “takeovers,” like in August of this year, when he hijacked the gamescom stream of GameStar. The action with the video call fits perfectly into this picture.
Are there any other suspects? Also under discussion are MontanaBlack, Papaplatte and Elton, the former sidekick of Stefan Raab, who now streams on Twitch. Collaboration with Rumathra, who watched several episodes of the show “Rosins Restaurants” on Twitch until he caught the attention of the professional chef, cannot be ruled out.
What is the whole point? Bares für Rares belongs to the formats that, despite having an older audience, has built a kind of cult status among younger people – just think of the “What will it be” meme.
In WoW Legion Remix there is a release of the last content patch upcoming. In this, there is a cinematic to be seen, which is still beloved by the fans today.
The expansion Legion is still one of the best for many fans of World of Warcraft. This is not only due to the cool class campaigns but also to the overall story. After all, the addon revolved completely around the threat posed by the Legion, one of the greatest enemies of the universe. However, the reunion with well-known characters like Illidan was also extremely popular.
Many players will soon get to see one of the best scenes with Illidan for the first time. After all, a cinematic on Argus has remained in many memories.
What is this cinematic about? In the video, Illidan Stormrage meets the Naaru Xe’ra. Xe’ra explains to Illidan that he has a very special destiny and has been chosen by the Light to fulfill a prophecy. However, Illidan does not seem convinced and believes that something like fate must be guided by oneself. Xe’ra sees it differently and tries to “forge” the demon hunter against his will after he rejects it, essentially filling him with the Light and making him a fanatic servant of the Light. Illidan resists – and subsequently destroys the Naaru:
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WoW: The Gift Reclamation – One of the Best WoW Cinematics
I AM MY SCARS is WoW in its purest form
The community still loves the cinematic today: The video is still beloved in the community, as many comments in the WoW subreddit note:
“It’s really super-duper edgy, but you know what? It works. It’s just over the top. WoW works best when they’re over the top, doing something crazy and just using the ‘Rule of Cool’. It only falls apart when they try to be Game of Thrones Season 8.” – Backwardspellcaster
“Yes, the cinematic was just extremely good. Who is right? Who is the good guy here? What does it mean for the bigger picture? Legion was great.” – Haugs22
“I AM MY SCARS! I don’t want to lie … I’m really looking forward to playing the campaign and seeing the cinematic again.” – Punder_Man
Why is the cinematic important for Midnight? In the video, Illidan refuses the “gift” – as the Naaru assume that Illidan is the “child of Light and Shadow,” as mentioned in a prophecy. In Midnight, we find out there’s also another person who fits this description – Arator.
We accompany the half-elf, who is the son of Alleria and Turalyon, on a long campaign in Midnight and learn more about him and his connection to the Light. It therefore seems likely that the significance of the original prophecy from Legion will still play a major role.
Bosses are often the highlights of many games, but only when they are fun and well-designed overall. The following 5 specimens, however, will cause frustration for various reasons.
How was this list created? Some love them, while others would gladly do without: boss enemies. They usually stand at the end of a level section and must be defeated to progress in the game.
For this list, we looked at bosses that linger in the mind, and not because they are good. On the contrary: the following enemies are just annoying. And not necessarily because they are so difficult. These bosses primarily stand out due to their poor design and are disruptive factors in an otherwise good game.
Fans of Dark Souls probably dream at night of this boss, who awaits them in the already poorly designed area “Lost Izalith”. The Bed of Chaos is a boss that doesn’t really have much going for it, but you can still die easily for the wrong reasons.
You need to destroy two weak points on the sides of the tree-like being before you can advance to the heart through the middle. The problem: The boss sweeps its long arms through the entire room, which wouldn’t be that bad if the player character didn’t get hit by a failed dodge attempt and fall to the ground. However, during the fight, parts of the floor break, greatly increasing the odds of a free fall into certain death.
Combined with a stubborn camera, poor hitboxes, and a rather long way back from the save point in the event of death, the Bed of Chaos stays in memory. But not in a good way. This is particularly regrettable in a game filled with cool bosses and noticeably lowers the gaming experience in the last third of Dark Souls.
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Nintendo has released an update for the Switch 2. Many users are complaining that the purchased docking stations no longer work. Nintendo has now responded and stated: It was all not intentional.
What is this update about? In mid-November 2025, Nintendo released version 21.0.0 for the Switch 2. Shortly after the update, some users reported on Reddit and other forums that third-party docking stations no longer work with the update.
However, the problem does not seem to affect all people who purchased such a docking station. One affected user reported: “It worked well, but I haven’t used it for a few months, and now, this week, it doesn’t work anymore.”
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The Nintendo Switch 2 in the unboxing video
Nintendo explains: It was not intentional to hinder third-party docks
Nintendo responds: Nintendo has now addressed the issues and explained that it was not their intention to make the docking systems unusable. This is reported by the English magazine Gamespot.com. The statement reads as follows:
The Nintendo Switch 2 outputs audiovisual content as soon as it detects that it is connected to a Nintendo Switch 2 docking station. The Nintendo Switch behaves the same way and outputs audiovisual content as soon as it detects that it is connected to a Nintendo Switch docking station.
Nintendo also added that they have “no intention of hindering or overriding the compatibility of legal third-party docks”. Nintendo does not further explain which models are legal or not. Many third-party models, for example, are not officially licensed by Nintendo and it is unclear whether they are meant.
It is not known how many models are really affected. But if even Nintendo speaks up, the number of those reporting problems is likely not small.
What’s next? Some manufacturers, including Hagibis and Jemdo, have already released firmware updates for their docking stations. With these updates, the devices should work again.
Nintendo wants to focus on the Switch 2. In the long term, this also means that the old Switch will have no future. However, Nintendo still wants to sell both the old and the new hardware. And they also do not want to commit to an end date for the Switch 1. But it is clear: for the old Switch, it is coming to an end: With a single sentence, Nintendo has just made it clear that they will not support the Switch forever
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By a happy accident, an anime fan and theater kid became aware of the career that eventually led him to success. That it was merely a stepping stone to his current fame was something he could never have dreamed of as a child. Thus, Matt Mercer became the D&D legend we know today.
For a full 10 years, the game master has streamed their campaigns with his D&D crew, allowing many viewers to partake in their adventures, resulting in the formation of a huge and steadily growing fan base. Critical Role is so successful that they have been conducting live performances outside the studio for several years, filling massive arenas. In July 2026, they will be seen for the first time in Germany during their “Echoes of Exandria Tour” at the Uber Arena in Berlin.
Apart from his role in Critical Role, some of you may know Matt’s work, particularly his voice, from other projects. The voice actor is heard in many games, including Overwatch, Baldur’s Gate 3, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Resident Evil 6, as well as in many anime and cartoons. This is the career that serendipitously allowed the young adult to combine his greatest hobbies and passions into a single profession.
Here you can see the trailer for the fourth campaign of Critical Role, where Matt passes the role of the dungeon master for the first time to Brennan Lee Mulligan:
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The 4th Campaign of Critical Role starts now and is bigger than ever
By a coincidence for the first time in a recording booth
In a conversation with Verité Entertainment on YouTube, the voice actor recounts how he got the opportunity to use his voice in an animation project for the first time.
It was the year 2000, and Matt had just graduated high school when his father was working as an audio engineer for various film and television projects. As an audio engineer, he took care of sound effects and background noise, working with people in related fields.
This led to a client of Matt’s father doing voiceovers for Japanese animations, which intrigued the recent graduate. According to Matt, he had been a big anime fan even before his work in the animation industry.
The audio engineer and his client got along very well and eventually became friends, which allowed Matt to watch a recording one day. He was personally introduced to the director, who spontaneously suggested during a break that he record some background voices for $50.
Young Matt did quite well and realized that this type of career offered a unique opportunity to blend his love for theater and performance with his second loves for video games, anime, and cartoons.
From small steps to a career
In the first 4 to 5 years, his work as a voice actor mostly consisted of small gigs. Matt reported that he might lend his voice to projects once a year, which was far from sufficient to support himself, let alone call it a career. However, during this time, he was still working towards something specific:
With his regular day job, he managed to save enough money after years of patient preparation and cutting back on his daily expenses to take a big step. In 2007, he decided to pursue a real career as a voice actor.
If it hadn’t worked out, I would at least have known that I tried and could have turned to the next adventure.
– Matt Mercer in a conversation with Verité Entertainment on YouTube
Some of Matt Mercer’s most well-known roles in video games include Cassidy from Overwatch, Leon from Resident Evil 6, Ganondorf from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Vincent Valentine from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.
In anime, he voices Levi Ackermann from Attack on Titan, Jotaro Kujo from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Trafalgar Law from One Piece, and Leorio from Hunter x Hunter.
From voice actor to arguably the most famous dungeon master of Dungeons & Dragons
Critical Role, as we know it today, did not start as a planned production with regular livestreams, animated series, and sold-out shows, but as a regular group of friends playing Dungeons & Dragons – with Matt as the dungeon master.
While some of the participants met for the first time during the initial session, some of them already knew each other, as they all – just like Matt – were voice actors for video games and cartoons.
When the owners of the YouTube and Twitch channel “Geek & Sundry” found out that a group full of talented and well-known voice actors was playing Dungeons & Dragons together without publishing this entertainment potential, they reached out to the friend group – and the private game became a streamed experience in 2015.
At that time, they had already been in the midst of their first campaign, known today as Vox Machina, for 2 years, but that didn’t hinder their path to success.
Until 2019, Critical Role was hosted by Geek and Sundry, until they eventually transitioned to their own production company and primarily released their show on their own platforms.
Critical Role’s live show during their anniversary tour (Source: broadwayworld.com)
“We all knew each other,” explains Travis Willingham in the cast interview with WIRED on YouTube when asked how Critical Role got acquainted, “I think that’s why [Critical Role] is so popular, because we are just ourselves. We weren’t cast or assembled. We are just friends. And I believe when you watch us, you can see that we have fun, but also that we mess up all the time.”
Critical Role has such a loyal and strong fan base that their expectations for a launched Kickstarter campaign for a 22-minute animation project were directly exceeded. What was planned as a special became an entire season with 10 episodes, from which even more seasons were born.
To learn their dangerous craft, witchers are trained at special schools. But what is the deal with these witcher schools in The Witcher? Which of them is the most powerful? We have ranked all seven.
How did witchers come to be? Long before Geralt’s time, the rulers of the day had a brilliant idea: they wanted to create the perfect warrior using magic. So, mages began conducting experiments at various locations. Unfortunately, the results did not turn out as expected.
The created warriors were excellent fighters. However, they lacked the ability to feel emotions like compassion, sadness, or love. And the magical abilities of the created warriors fell short of expectations.
Since so much money had already been invested in the experiments, it was finally decided to continue creating “mutants” and training them at the respective locations. This is how the witcher schools came into existence. The term “witcher” was coined by the mages who did not want to label individuals with only limited magical abilities as “mages.”
Are witcher schools “canon”? For fans of the video games, the different witcher schools are an entirely integral part of the Witcher universe. However, it is actually different in the book source. Only in a passing mention is it stated that Geralt belongs to the “School of the Wolf.” Other schools are never mentioned.
However, the developers at CD Projekt Red seem to think differently. A new school has even been announced for the upcoming “The Witcher 4,” which Ciri is likely to belong to.
What was the list based on? Since the witcher schools are not part of the books, we mainly refer to information from the video games in this list.
As many of the schools had already been destroyed by the time of the games, it is of course quite difficult to compare them. The ranking is therefore more of a loose classification, which is naturally subjective. Feel free to discuss in the comments which school you personally find the strongest.
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The tech demo of The Witcher 4 provides insights into the technology of the new game by CD Projekt Red
Bonus: Lynx School
Location: ?
Specialization: ?
Known members: Ciri
As a bonus, the Lynx School should be mentioned briefly, even though we currently know almost nothing about it. It is indeed the new school that Ciri will apparently belong to in the upcoming Witcher 4.
In Witcher 3, Ciri was known to us with her cat medallion, which she had taken from the assassin Leo Bonhart. It is likely that the Lynx is inspired by her old necklace. However, what exactly the Lynx School is about is still unclear.
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The MMORPG Ashes of Creation is set to launch on Steam in December 2025, and the developers explain why. However, many fans are not excited. They believe the game is far from finished and unsuitable for a Steam release.
When will Ashes of Creation release on Steam? The major MMORPG, which is still in Alpha, is set to launch on Steam on December 11, 2025. The official shop page on Steam is now online. The “Early Access” start was announced in an official livestream on November 15, 2025.
Why is Ashes of Creation going into Early Access? The developers state in their official blog the following explanation:
Ashes of Creation is designed as a reactive world that evolves based on player activities. Thus, community testing is a central part of our development philosophy. Early Access allows us to involve testers directly in Verra during critical phases of system development – whether it’s the progress of settlements, economic cycles, combat balance, or world events.
By involving the community early, we gather important feedback, identify issues faster, and optimize systems in real-time. Every session, every bug report, and every piece of feedback helps shape the unique story of each server.
In a statement on Discord, studio head Steven Sharif explains that this is the next necessary step to “expand the game’s audience.” (via Reddit.com).
When does Early Access end? The developers clearly state: “There is no fixed end date.” Early Access is meant to last until the game works stably.
Reserved mood in the community and concern about negative reviews
How are players reacting? Many are confused by the decision to bring the MMORPG to Steam and state that Ashes of Creation is not ready for a release on Steam. The game is still in a completely unfinished state, and many features are still being tested.
And that is exactly what many users on Steam do not understand: The average user would buy the game, be disappointed, and leave a negative review, explains DarkEarth10 on Reddit.com:
The average Steam user will buy this game, be confused, and leave a negative review. I fear this will enormously damage the game’s reputation. Similar to the whole apocalypse situation a few years ago. People will be confused and angry.
And a ruined reputation on Steam could quickly mean financial ruin for an ambitious project. Others feel reminded of other ambitious MMORPGs like the VR MMORPG Zenith: Ambitious and with great potential, but published on Steam far too early: “It took less than a year for it to be virtually dead and go F2P” (via Reddit.com).
In another post on Reddit, there are concerns that the server might need to be reset (wiped) to give new players a chance. Because in a game where PvP plays an important role, new players on Steam would otherwise be months behind. A fear that many users share (via Reddit.com):
This game is not ready for Early Access on Steam. We are in the ALPHA phase, not the Beta phase. The game will rightly be destroyed on Steam; it should not be sold yet.
In a world full of aliens, demons, and genetically modified super soldiers, humans seem almost boring – and weak. But the Imperium in Warhammer 40,000 is not just made up of cannon fodder. Many of the best fighters of the Emperor teach every enemy to fear… and every friend.
As is common in many science fiction works, humans in Warhammer 40,000 draw their strength from their numbers. They are neither technologically advanced – after all, artificial intelligence is banned – nor do they have any biological traits that would make them naturally stronger than orcs or even Necrons.
However, they do not simply overwhelm their enemies with sheer numbers. The Imperium has several institutions and organizations that not only provide considerable combat power but also the best fighters that humans can muster.
This is how we have ranked: In this list, you will not only find large armies like the Astra Militarum or the Navis Imperialis, which impress with sheer troop strength. We present organizations here that pose a genuine threat, not only to enemies but also to humans themselves.
The ranking takes into account both the permissions that each organization has, such as the ability to request an Exterminatus that can wipe out entire worlds, as well as how well trained their members are. We focus strictly on humans; transhuman beings such as Space Marines are excluded.
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The makers explain what Warhammer actually is
Rank 6: The Officio Prefectus and its Commissars
The Commissariat, or in High Gothic: the Officio Prefectus, trains some of the most feared officers of the Imperium: Commissars. These men and women, often depicted with coats and commissar hats, are the personification of morality and discipline.
Although they are generally only equipped with a pistol and a sword, Commissars are among the most dangerous soldiers in a unit. They ensure that the imperial troops fire at the enemy and do so until the last man. They leave the soldiers with a choice: die in battle against the enemy or by the hand of the Commissar.
Almost every unit of the Astra Militarum has a Commissar assigned to maintain discipline and can even take command in case the current superior proves ineffective.
Since the Officio Prefectus belongs to the Departmento Munitorum, they are directly subordinated to the Adeptus Administratus and thus not part of the hierarchy of the Astra Militarum. This allows Commissars significantly more freedom and authority over the troops than most officers of the Guard possess.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
The Zombie Mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 can raise some questions when you play it for the first time. We show you tips for beginners.
These tips are mainly aimed at beginners and inexperienced players. Experienced players will already know most of the tips on our list – especially if you have already played the zombie mode of Black Ops 6 and followed MeinMMO.
But let’s get to the first tips:
Tip 1: Explore Augmentations
In Black Ops 7, there are again the so-called augmentations that you can and should use to improve your equipment just like in its predecessor. However, you need to explore the different augmentations. Before starting a round in zombie mode, you should therefore ensure that you are actively researching an augmentation. You must collect XP to explore, which means a lot of grinding, and you want to save time.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 shows its huge map for Zombies in the trailer
Tip 2: Find the right spot and stay there
Find a spot/path where you can kite even large hordes of zombies easily, and stay there. Move along the edge of your kite area to be able to run further along the other edge at the end of the path. This way, you can take one round after another.
Tip 3: Always kite solo
If you are playing with friends, each should have their own kite spot (see Tip 2). You want to split the horde among all present players. If 2 players fight in the same spot, it just creates chaos, and you suddenly face too many enemies and can get surrounded in the worst case.
What is “Kiting”? Kiting means in PvE games to maintain the aggro of a mob without getting into its attack range.
Tip 4: Leave the last zombie alive and take a breather
If you need a few seconds of peace or need time to buy or upgrade your equipment, you can intentionally leave the last zombie of a wave alive. This one will follow you.
The next wave will only start when you take down the last zombie. If you wait with that, you can either take a breather or give your friends in co-op a chance to visit the restroom.
Tip 5: Grab a weapon with a silencer
Before you start a round, you can customize your equipment and modify your starting weapon – and this is also recommended. Make sure to equip a silencer on your weapon, as shot zombies will drop more scrap.
Tip 6: Improve your weapons
You can improve your weapon rarity at the Arsenal Machine with scrap, especially if you do not want to buy from the wall or do not have the necessary essence to buy. A high rarity will be important during the round to deal more damage.
Tip 7: Don’t underestimate your car
Your car, which you control through zombie hordes on the map “Ashes of the Damned”, is not just a means of transport. When you follow the quest of the map, you turn it into a “Pack-a-Punch” machine. You can then punch your weapon at the back of the car, giving it a larger magazine and causing more damage. Plus, it looks cooler then. (Caution, the ammunition for the weapon becomes more expensive after punching.)
Tip 8: Repair the car
Walking between the different areas of Ashes of the Damned is noticeably more difficult than driving the route with the car. However, your car cannot withstand an infinite number of zombie attacks – so repair it.
As you race through the landscape, you will see red and green bulges on the ground. The red ones hurt, you should avoid them. But if you drive through one of the green bulges with your car, it repairs your vehicle.
Keep an eye out for the Perk-a-Cola machines. These soda machines give you powerful advantages like more life or faster reloading. With the right perks, surviving becomes significantly easier, so you should acquire the perks in a timely manner.
Especially important are:
Juggernog (increases maximum health)
Quick Revive (faster health regeneration + faster revive)
Also recommended:
Speed Cola (faster reload)
Stamin-Up (run faster)
Deadshot Daiquiri (increased critical damage)
Tip 10: Use the jump pads wisely
Instead of driving with the car, you can also pay 500 essence and use a jump pad. This will shoot you across the map to another area. This can be useful, but should be used wisely.
If you catapult yourself to the other side of the map, you will likely be far from the car and cannot “punch” your weapon. Playing with random teammates can make it complicated to return to the car. So try to avoid being too far away from your teammates and the moving Pack-a-Punch machine.
In CoD: Black Ops 7 you can complete the main mission on the map “Ashes of the Damned” to unlock rewards. This mission, also known as an Easter Egg, is not explained, and you must figure out the steps yourself. To save you the stress, we will show you how the Easter Egg for Ashes of the Damned works.
Note: Currently, there are no images for the steps in the guide, as we are still working on solving the Easter Egg ourselves. In time, we will add images to the list. We appreciate your understanding.
What do I need to know before the Easter Egg? You can also complete the Easter Egg of Ashes of the Damned alone, but be aware that you are on your own without team members. The mission is simple and can be successfully completed without experience and guesswork with our guide. The most important thing is the ability to survive. If you can do that, the rest is a piece of cake.
We will now go through all the steps of the Easter Egg, telling you what to do and providing important tips you should know. The following steps are crucial for the Easter Egg:
Step 1: Build Ol’ Tessy
Step 2: Turn on power everywhere
Step 3: Upgrade Ol’ Tessy
Step 4: Craft the Necrofluid Glove
Step 5: Find ingredients for the serum
Ravanger Eyes
Hoard Husk Chunks
Widow’s Latern
Human Bones
Mysterious Limb
Powder of Forgotten
Step 6: Brew the serum
Step 7: Find 3 keys to open the pyramid
Red Key
Green Key
Yellow Key
Step 8: Upgrade Ol’ Tessy (Teslagun)
Step 9: Feed the lightning at the diner
Blue Lightning
Cashier
Yellow Lightning
Mechanic
Red Lightning
Trucker
Step 10: Enter codes in the Cosmodrome
Step 11: Perform the ritual on the farm
Step 12: Shoot the film reels in Blackwater in the correct order
Step 13: Activate all ghosts with Ol’ Tessy while visiting all locations
Step 14: Defeat the final boss
With our directory, you can quickly jump to the respective steps:
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 shows its huge map for Zombies in the trailer
Step 1: Build Ol’ Tessy
When you spawn for the first time, you will land in front of the Janus tower. Head to the marked server room, open it, and smash the marked Janus grid. T.E.D.D. will now spawn, which you need to pick up and mount on Ol’ Tessy. Now you can use the vehicle and drive around the map. To discover new areas, you just need to crash through the wooden barriers with Ol’ Tessy.
Step 2: Turn on power everywhere
With Ol’ Tessy, you will now visit every location on the map, which are:
Blackwater Lake
Ashwood
Farm
Once there, you need to activate the motor generators. Simply shoot all the yellow pustules off the machine. You have one minute per machine to do this. If you disregard the time limit, you must wait out your current round before you can shoot the pustules off again.
When all the pustules on the outside of the motors are shot off, shoot the last large pustule on top of the motor. Now all the zombies with purple eyes will be killed, and you can activate the motor in a nearby building.
Step 3: Upgrade Ol’ Tessy (Only from round 5)
Once you have activated all the motors, the next step is to take Ol’ Tessy to the diner. Open the doors and defeat a zombie that looks like a waitress. This zombie will drop the key to the freezer in the kitchen of the diner upon death. Open it and collect the head of the Margwa. Now take your Ol’ Tessy back to Ashwood and install the recently found head in the garage.
Step 4: Craft the Necrofluid Glove
Next, you need to find the Necrofluid Glove. Unfortunately, this cannot be pulled from the Mystical Box like the other wonder weapons, so you must complete this step. To do this, proceed as follows:
Defeat Über-Klaus at the Janus tower (available only from round 8 – located west of the spawn point next to the burning truck)
Tip: Only challenge Über-Klaus if you have strong weapons, as he is not just tough, but also fast. It’s best to equip the Cryo Mod to slow him down.
Pick up the chip
Go to Ashwood to the cell of the real Klaus and insert the chip into the electronic lock
Use 4 flashbangs on Klaus to wake him up
Go north towards the Cosmodrome and look for a basement with a locked door containing a canister
Call Klaus to the button of the door and let him stomp
Now stand in front of the red scanner and wait until the scan is complete
Take the canister and fill it at each of the three motor generators
Tip: You have a limited window of time to visit all generators, so it’s better to take the route: Ashwood -> Blackwater -> Farm. This is more problem-free and relaxing.
Place the filled canister in front of the creepy box in the basement of the farm (located under the barn)
Now use the jump platform to the Janus tower and look at the roofs of the three farm buildings from the air
Explanation: There you will find three symbols that you need to remember and then enter at the box.
Go to the box and enter the symbols
Important: You cannot enter a symbol 2x or 3x. Each side (except for the one with the eye) only has a set of selected symbols. Enter these by interacting with each side using your reload button. Once you’re done, you can interact with the eye to take the glove.
Complete the mini-game by capturing the green balls and retracting your fired projectiles.
Step 5: Find ingredients for the serum
The next big step is finding the ingredients for the serum. There are a total of 6 ingredients, and they are tied to tasks that you need to complete. Once you have completed all previous steps, you can check off the ingredients one by one without interruption. So now proceed as follows:
Ravanger Eyes
To obtain the eyes of the Ravangers, you must take them out with one of the saw traps. There is one each in the diner and on the farm. You can reliably spawn these beasts especially when the Hellhound round starts, which usually happens every five rounds – earliest in round 5.
Hoard Husk Chunks
Hoard Husk Chunks can be found on the large roads leading to the larger towns. To obtain them, you need to shoot one of the purple pustules that are usually located at the edges of the roads with your Ol’ Tessy. Use the recently mounted Margwa skull, which can fire three constant lightning beams.
Widow’s Latern
To obtain Widow’s Latern, you need to find the container with spores. This is located in the house by Blackwater Lake in the kitchen under the sink in a cupboard (southern direction). Pick up the container.
Now head to the farm, as outside on the street you will find the dead carcass of a cow covered with reddish mushrooms. Interact with it to spread the spores. From now on, you must let three rounds pass before Widow’s Latern can spawn. Pick up the mushroom from the carcass.
Human Bones
You can find the human bones on the farm in the red barn. Go inside and jump on the straw bales. The zombie hanging closer to the southwest is your target. Take a tomahawk and aim at his foot – this will be cut off and dropped. Now use a Molotov cocktail and burn the body part. Now pick up the bones from the burn site.
Mysterious Limb
To obtain the Mysterious Limb, you must defeat a Zursa with the lightning beam of your Ol’ Tessy. This spawns only from round 16. A reliable location is the road near the farm. After grilling the bear, you can pick up the limb. If the item does not drop, it’s probably because you killed a blue-eyed bear. You will only receive the item from orange-eyed bears.
Powder of Forgotten
To obtain the Powder of Forgotten, you need two items:
The Perk-a-Cola “Wisp Tea”
The Necrofluid Glove
Now go to Ashwood, past the motor generator to the end of the village. Stay in the eastern direction and then enter the last building on the left side – there you will see a mirror. Generate a wasp with your perk and lead it to the mirror. Once the mirror is awakened, you must use your glove and shoot at the mirror. Now the mirror breaks, and the powder remains.
Step 6: Brew the serum
Once you have collected all the items, you need to head to the Cosmodrome. On the premises, there is a building with a lab. On the table, all your collected ingredients will be presented. First interact with the powder. In front of you, 3 codes will form on the board that you need to decipher. The symbols each take one letter of the alphabet.
The codes tell you which three ingredients you need to activate to trigger the next step. The order is different with each run, so we cannot give you a solution here.
Once you have activated the three correct ingredients, you must add blood to the vessel, which you do by interacting with the vessel. Now there will be a lockdown during which your health will not regenerate. So try to survive the round until the lockdown is over.
Step 7: Find 3 keys to open the pyramid
Once the lockdown is over, you need to free the small locked pyramid in Ashwood from its chains. For this, you need three keys that are hidden in different places and will temporarily curse you.
Red Key
You can find the red key near the Orda Graveyard, and it can spawn in three different locations in each playthrough. To get the key, use your Necrofluid Glove and shoot either at one of the two T-Rex heads or at the back part of the overturned “Project Janus” vehicle.
Once you have picked up the key, you need to go back to Ashwood and interact with the pyramid. Note that the key disables your health regeneration. So it’s best to travel there quickly with your vehicle.
Green Key
The green key is located in the area “Grounded Ship”. The key can be found either in a small room with a half-open door on the ship in the southwestern direction, under the ship to the east on the metal barrels, or in a blue container to the north.
This key slows you down and prevents your sprint. So it’s important that you take your vehicle to reach Ashwood before the zombies tear you apart. With the key, you then head back to the pyramid to redeem it.
Yellow Key
The yellow key is located in the “Crashed Rocket” area near the Cosmodrome. Shoot either the fallen power pole, the roof where a rotating satellite dish is located in the southwestern direction, or the cliff to the north if you want to go to Ashwood.
The key only ensures that you have a melee weapon equipped. So walk back quickly to the pyramid and remove the last chains.
Step 8: Upgrade Ol’ Tessy (Teslagun)
After you have freed the pyramid, you will need to watch a short cutscene. After that, you will spawn in the same location and can pick up a new item for your Ol’ Tessy, the Teslagun. Equip the item on your vehicle.
Step 9: Feed the lightning at the diner
Next, aim your Tesla weapon at a fragment of a clock tower above Ashwood. Then take your Necrofluid Glove, fire at the charged tower, and retract your shot to recharge yourself – you should now glow purple.
Now go to the diner and make sure there are lightning strikes above the map that are constantly hitting. If so, go to the roof of the diner and fire your glove at the large clock – the time should now pass more slowly.
Your task now is to revive three zombies and feed them to three different lightning strikes. Note that you cannot feed all lightning strikes at once solo. You must trigger the sequence, but you can only do this every other round.
Blue Lightning
Use the Perk-a-Cola Meat Grinder and perform a melee attack on the register in the diner. The cashier should now resurrect. Lead her to the roof and guide her into the blue lightning.
Yellow Lightning
For the yellow lightning, summon Klaus in the workshop so that he can stomp next to the vehicle on the lift. A mechanic should now resurrect. Also take him up to the roof into the yellow lightning.
Red Lightning
For the red lightning, you need the trucker. Ram the back of the red truck with Ol’ Tessy. The trucker should now resurrect. Also bring him to the roof into the red lightning.
Step 10: Enter codes in the Cosmodrome
Now it’s time for the codes in the Cosmodrome. Go back to Ashwood and reload your clock with your Teslagun. Absorb the energy with your glove and quickly jump to the Cosmodrome. On the roofs, you will find rotating satellite dishes at two different locations.
You need to hit these with your absorbed effect to slow them down. However, because the effect of the tower clock fades after a projectile from the glove is fired, you must go back to Ashwood to regenerate the clock to gain the effect again.
After you have slowed down both dishes, you need to get into a room with various screens in the Cosmodrome in the northwest direction. Now you need to enter a code in the correct order again.
On the right side of the room, three symbol sequences will repeat, which always stand for two letters. Use the symbol alphabet we embedded for the serum and decipher the code. It can only be one of the following words:
Engine
Launch
Rocket
Weapon
Now go to the 6 screens in front of which there are ghosts, and shoot the red buttons when the number pops up that corresponds to the sequence of the alphabet to your discovered word.
If you did it correctly, the rocket will launch, and you can continue.
Step 11: Perform the ritual on the farm
Recharge your glove again in Ashwood and go to the farm. Go to the farmhouse and look at the clock in the dining area. Now use the recorded time and position yourself in the correct places around the dining table – you can recognize the right position by the engraved numbers on the floor. The father’s head should be spinning. If you did this step correctly, his eye will glow red. Now you need to charge the father with your glove.
Now you need to perform the ritual. For this, collect 4 items from 4 different locations on the farm, which are:
The teddy bear – Location: 1st floor of the farmhouse in the cupboard next to Stamin-Up
A razor – Location: On the workbench north of the farmhouse in a garage
A chalice – Location: In the basement of the farmhouse in a bathtub
A doll’s head – Location: 1st floor in the red barn next to a hay bale
With all the items, go to the center of the farm map and place the items in a circle. Your task now is to survive long enough until the ritual is completed. It is important to make sure that the zombies do not deal too much damage to the items; otherwise, the ritual will be considered failed, and you will have to try again. If you survive long enough, you will have completed this step.
Step 12: Shoot the film reels in Blackwater in the correct order
Recharge your glove again and go to Blackwater at the pier. There you will see a blue aura that you need to interact with. Once you collect it, you need to go inside the building and shoot the film camera with your glove.
Now pay close attention to the screen and memorize the places and their order. You need to visit these now and shoot the film reels with your glove. The locations include:
Front of the building
Back of the building
The shed
The fisherman’s hut
Once you have shot all the film reels in the correct order, you need to go to the first floor of the building and approach a bedroom with a double bed. Summon Klaus now to take something from the box in front of the bed. Meet Klaus at the pier to activate the sequence before the boss fight. Before you do this, you should have parked Ol’ Tassy in front of the building in Blackwater, as you need to complete a little mini-game.
IMPORTANT: Only activate Klaus if you want to take on the boss fight. So be sure that you and your team have the right equipment ready, as the boss is really tough.
Step 13: Activate all ghosts with Ol’ Tessy while visiting all locations
Once you have interacted with Klaus, the souls around the pyramid are released, and you need to pick them up in the three passages to the individual towns. In each passage, there are 3 souls that shimmer white. Drive over them before leaving a passage. Also, use the green pustules along your way to repair your vehicle.
If you have picked up a total of 9 souls, you will be teleported into the pyramid and must now fight the boss.
Step 14: Defeat the final boss
The fight is very simple in theory, but the boss’s attacks are fierce and can annihilate your entire squad. The first phase simply lets you fight the boss. Your task is to find one of the heads that is not armored (gray damage numbers) and focus your fire on it. You can deal damage with your weapons or take Tessy and ram the monster with a boost.
The second phase starts when you have reduced about 80% of the boss’s health. The monster will now charge up, throw rockets around, and become immune. You must now grab Tessy and drive into a purple light beam to charge your vehicle.
Once Tessy is charged, boost into the monster to trigger a 10-second damage phase. You can now shoot into the gaping bottom of the monster. After the time limit, you will need to repeat the process until the boss is dead.
Now a cutscene will occur, and you will receive your reward.
This was the entire Easter Egg of Black Ops 7: Ashes of the Damned. Were you able to complete the Easter Egg, and if so, how did you find it? Besides the zombie mode, there is also multiplayer, and to succeed there, you should equip the best weapons. We will show you which ones are: CoD Black Ops 7: The best weapons with loadouts
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Pokémon GO continues tomorrow morning with the Nature Zone 2025. What can you expect on Sunday?
The first day of the Nature Zone 2025 is over. Gigantamax Olangaar, powerful Pokémon, and Cresselia were the highlights. So how does it continue tomorrow?
We summarize that here for you. The most important thing is: the majority of the content is the same as Part 1 of the Nature Zone. So check back here if you need a comprehensive overview of the Nature Zone 2025.
What is different on Day 2 of the Pokémon GO Nature Zone
Powerful Pokémon: Just like on Saturday, you can catch powerful Pokémon on Sunday – that is, monsters with high levels and strong stats. However, this time they will be different. On Sunday, you will meet:
Alolan Ninetales*
Galarian Weezing*
Granbull*
Herdier*
Gardevoir*
Kramsnor*
Excadrill*
Dragapult*
Snibunna*
All of them can be shiny again and are therefore marked with asterisks. Keep in mind that they are very difficult to catch and you should expect them to flee quickly. With Safari Balls, you have a better chance of catching them.
Crypto-Darkrai is on the way: On Saturday, you encountered Cresselia in Crypto Raids; on Sunday, it will be a brand new Crypto Pokémon: Crypto-Darkrai makes its debut!
What’s next? Once the Nature Zone 2025 is over, we will have completed the major events of 2025. However, there are still more interesting dates coming up! In December 2025, the next season in Pokémon GO will follow. And even before that, there are a few exciting dates. What will happen then, you can read here: All events in November 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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Nothing can stop GTA 6 from becoming the “gaming event of the decade.” Several experts agree on this.
What do the experts say? The English-language online magazine GamesRadar+ asked several experts the following question: “Is there any force that could stop GTA 6 from becoming one of the biggest releases of all time?”
One of the respondents is Mat Piscatella, an analyst specializing in the gaming industry at the market research firm Circana. His answer is clear:
No. (And if there were such a force, I’m not sure I’d want to think about what it could be.)
Piscatella believes that GTA 6 will be “the gaming event of the decade” despite all the challenges before its release, such as delays or angry employees.
Here’s the latest trailer for GTA 6:
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Rockstar Games presents GTA 6 in the second trailer
Rockstar and Take-Two can take their time
Is there reason to be concerned about GTA 6? Fans and the gaming industry are still reeling from the recent delay of the game. GTA 6 is now set to release not in May 2026, but in November 2026.
For developers Rockstar and publisher Take-Two, the delay is unlikely to be significant. At least financially, the delay is expected to have no major impact on the company, says Professor Joost van Dreunen from NYU Stern School of Business.
Take-Two’s strong quarterly results should give the publisher room to breathe, van Dreunen explains. He states, “GTA 6 is expected to bring in $2.7 billion in profit at launch.” Take-Two can afford to be patient.
What about layoffs? According to the CEO of Kantan Games, Dr. Serkan Toto, Rockstar and Take-Two have no worries regarding this issue. Kantan Games is a consulting firm focused on the Japanese gaming industry:
The reason was the layoff of up to 40 employees, who according to industry insider Jason Schreier only had one reason: The employees wanted to form a union, but Rockstar wanted to prevent this.
The layoffs have even been addressed in the British Parliament. Politician Christine Jardin from the British Parliament called on ministers to support those who were laid off. Furthermore, measures must be taken to ensure that this never happens again.
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According to Serkan Toto, however, Rockstar and Take-Two are such giants that this controversy shouldn’t affect them. “It’s such a large organization that I doubt the management of Take-Two spent more than a minute thinking about the laid-off employees,” he says.
According to experts, there’s no realistic chance that GTA 6 won’t be a major success. Even the six-month delay and protesting former developers aren’t expected to inflict significant damage on the game.
Excitement for GTA 6 remains enormous. However, there is one shooter on Steam that fans are even more eagerly awaiting – although it doesn’t even exist yet. Find out which game it is in this article: A shooter is more eagerly awaited by players on Steam than GTA 6
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In Where Winds Meet, you can earn numerous achievements on PS5 and Steam. MeinMMO explains in the Trophy Guide what you need to consider if you want to collect all achievements.
How many trophies are there? Overall, Where Winds Meet has 34 trophies that you need to complete to earn the Platinum trophy on PlayStation and achieve 100%. There are also 34 achievements on Steam, which are identical to those on PlayStation. 6 of them are hidden.
The following types of trophies are available on PS5 in the following tiers:
Bronze Trophies: 17
Silver Trophies: 10
Gold Trophies: 5
Platinum Trophy: 1
Currently, all achievements are available in English on both Steam and PlayStation, and we have translated the task texts for you wherever possible.
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All Trophies and Their Tasks on PS5 and Steam
Type of Trophy
Name of Trophy
Task
Platinum
The Hero is the Voice of the World
Earn all trophies.
Gold
Quick on the Uptake – Kaifeng
Collect 250 Oddities in Kaifeng
Gold
The Final Destiny – Qinghe
Unlock the end of the main story from Qinghe
Gold
Echoes Unbound
Achieve an average upgrade level of 5
Gold
Goose Slayer
Defeat the demon Goose for the first time
Gold
Quick on the Uptake – Qinghe
Collect 150 Oddities in Qinghe
Silver
Buddha’s Afterglow
Complete the “Halo Peak” campaign
Silver
Perfect Harmony
Upgrade an epic item to the highest level
Silver
Power of Four
Unlock 4 inner abilities
Silver
King of the Stage
Reach the highest point in Kaifeng: Beast Reverie.
Silver
Horizon Seeker
Reach the highest point in Qinghe: the Moonveil Tower.
Silver
Every Inch Covered – Qinghe
Collect 40 crates in Qinghe
Silver
Every Inch Covered – Kaifeng
Collect 40 crates in Kaifeng
Silver
Speedrun in Granary
Defeat Zheng E within 180 seconds
Silver
Victory in the Abyss
Defeat the Void King within 60 seconds
Silver
Mighty Wolf Rider
Defeat the Wolf Woman
Bronze
Healing Hands
Master the Panacea Fan
Bronze
A Promise Fulfilled
Experience the entire story of the Granary of Abundance and its grain relief
Bronze
Voice of the Valiant
Chivalrous Herald of the Silence
Bronze
Quirks of Fate – Kaifeng
Complete 3 encounters in Southeast Kaifeng
Bronze
Quirks of Fate – Qinghe
Complete 3 encounters in Qinghe
Bronze
The First Finding
Unlock the “Dark Surge” story
Bronze
The Grand Strategist
Master the Strategic Sword
Bronze
Skill at Hand
Upgrade a “Martial Arts” ability to level 30
Bronze
Broken Spear Victory
Defeat the nameless General
Bronze
First Resonance
Upgrade a piece of equipment to level 2.
Bronze
Past Secrets Unsung
Complete the “Palace of Annals” campaign
Bronze
Source of Still Shore
Complete the “Still Shore” campaign
Bronze
Jinming Pool Secrets
Complete the “Jinming Pool” campaign
Bronze
The Old Timer Got It
Be defeated by the elder Gongsun in battle
Bronze
Feline Riddler – Kaifeng
Complete 5 Miau-Miau puzzles in Kaifeng
Bronze
Paws on Point – Qinghe
Complete 10 Miau-Miau puzzles in Qinghe
Bronze
Savior of Kaifeng
Complete the “Heavensfall” campaign
Bronze
Life Goes to Dogs
Transform into a street dog
Which trophy is the hardest? Defeating the bosses within a certain time limit requires skill and a lot from you. After all, you can make the bosses easier by lowering the difficulty level. How to change the difficulty in Where Winds Meet can be read on MeinMMO.
Do you want to know more information about the new action RPG? More info about Where Winds Meet as well as system requirements of the open-world action RPG can be found in our extensive overview. This provides you with all the important information you should know before the release: Where Winds Meet: All info on release, start time, price and gameplay
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has launched and MeinMMO shows you how to optimize the shooter on your PC for as many FPS as possible.
Why are these settings relevant? Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 may not have extremely high system requirements, but not every player has a modern gaming PC that can handle the various settings at high or ultra.
Since Call of Duty is primarily a competitive multiplayer game, many players want to achieve as many frames per second (FPS) as possible while still having a visually appealing gaming experience where they can clearly identify opposing players.
When optimizing the settings, it can help to lower or even disable certain graphics options. Below, we show you which settings you can do without.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 zeigt erstes Gameplay aus dem Multiplayer-Modus
The best graphics settings for CoD Black Ops 7 on PC
This is where you make changes to the graphics: First, you need to open the settings of Black Ops 7 and navigate to the “Graphics” tab. There, you will now find four submenus: Display, Quality, View, and Benchmark. The latter starts a test to find out how many frames per second you average in different scenarios.
For the following settings, switch to the “Quality” submenu. There, for example, you can change the quality of textures or shadows.
General Quality
Graphics settings: Custom
Render resolution: Variable: A high value increases image quality, a low value improves performance
Dynamic resolution: Off
Upscaling/Sharpening: Off or depending on the hardware used, such as NVIDIA DLSS or AMD’s FSR
AMD FSR 3 Frame Generation: Off
Raytracing Reflections: Off
VRAM Scaling Target: 85-90 %
Variable Rate Shading: On
The VRAM scaling target indicates how much VRAM your graphics card is utilizing for Black Ops 7. Often, you can easily set this to 85-90% to get more out of your graphics card. However, if you experience stuttering, you do not have enough VRAM left for other programs. In that case, lower it, for example, to 80%.
Details & Textures
Texture resolution: Normal
Anisotropic Texture Filter: High
Depth of Field: Off
Detail Quality: Low
Particle Resolution: Very Low
Hit Impact: Off
Permanent Effects: Off
Shader Quality: Low
Texture Streaming on Demand: Minimal
Local Texture Streaming Quality:
In-Game Video Quality: Low
With the settings “Texture resolution” and “Anisotropic Texture Filter”, you can notice the greatest visual difference, as these options influence the resolution and quality of textures. Feel free to set it to “High” (texture resolution) and “Ultra” (anisotropic texture filter) if your graphics card has enough video memory. If you have a graphics card with more than 8 GB of video memory, you can set it to “High” or higher.
For more FPS or when your graphics memory is stretched, it’s best to gradually lower these settings. A good mix of visuals and FPS for systems that meet the recommended system requirements is “Normal” (texture resolution) and “High” (anisotropic texture filter).
Shadows & Lighting
Shadow Quality: Very Low
Screen Space Shadows: Off
Occlusion and Screen Space Lighting: Off
*Screen Space Reflections: Off
Static Reflection Quality: Low
Environment
Terrain Quality: Very Low
*Volumetric Quality: Low
Delayed Physics Quality: Off
*Weather Effects Quality: Off
*Water Quality: Off
In the shadow, lighting, and environment settings, you can set everything to “Off” or “Low”/”Very Low”. Our tests showed that the visual impact on the game is comparatively small and you can gain some additional frames here.
The settings marked with a “*” can be turned on or increased depending on your preference if you want to specifically improve the visuals. While the water quality, screen space reflections, and weather effects quality changed very few FPS, increasing the volumetric quality in our benchmarks resulted in an FPS loss of over 5%. However, since the visual effects of these settings are still relatively minor, you can also gain FPS here.
Choose the right resolution: When you switch to the “Display” submenu in the “Graphics” tab, you can select the resolution. You can also gain additional frames per second here.
Keep in mind that individual graphics cards are optimized for different resolutions. Thus, research the ideal resolution for your graphics card and adjust it accordingly if your monitor allows it. Ideally, you will achieve more FPS this way. If not, set the resolution down to 1920×1080, for example.
If you are soon considering buying a new graphics card, MeinMMO’s tech expert Benedikt Schlotmann has written down some essential things you should keep in mind: What you should consider when buying a graphics card
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Can you change your appearance and gender later in the action RPG Where Winds Meet? MeinMMO explains what you need to know and what the changes will cost.
The bad news first: Certain changes can only be made for a fee and are very expensive. However, especially regarding appearance, you can still change some things for free afterward without having to pay. MeinMMO explains what is free and for what you need to pay.
Change Appearance in Where Winds Meet
What is free? Basic changes to your character are and will remain free. This includes things like facial hair, eye color, and makeup. You can find these in the “Makeup” category.
What is paid? Changing the size, shape, and style of facial features falls under the category “Customization,” for which you need a specific item: a Waterwoman Scroll. Right at the start of the game, you already have the item for free in your inventory and can change your appearance once. After that, you will need to purchase the scroll in the shop.
Where Winds Meet: A Waterlady Script is needed.
Change Gender in Where Winds Meet
What is free? Changing gender is not free in Where Winds Meet. You definitely need an item that you have to purchase.
What is paid? For changing gender, you need the item “Transformation Pill” from the shop. With that, you can change your gender once. The item costs 1,280 pearls, which is about 20 Euros.
In the Chinese version, however, the developers are said to have distributed the item once for free to all players (via Reddit.com). In the EU version, the item has not been distributed for free so far.
Whether the free item will be available again is currently unknown. However, changing gender is already possible via the shop.
Where Winds Meet: For change of gender you need a transformation pill. You can find it at the shop for real money.
Do you want more information about the new action RPG? More details about Where Winds Meet as well as system requirements of the open-world action RPG can be found in our huge overview. This provides you with all the important information you should know before the release: Where Winds Meet: All Information on Release, Start Time, Price, and Gameplay
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The head of Steam, Gabe Newell, has purchased a new superyacht for 430 million euros. It comes with a garage for submarines, a hospital, and 15 gaming PCs.
Why a yacht? Gabe Newell is not only known as one of the founders and the current head of Valve, which owns the gaming platform Steam, but he also claims to be a lover of the sea – so much so, that he now lives and works on a boat.
A user asks Valve if he can bequeath his many games on Steam – they reply
Superyacht with Unusual Requirements
What kind of yacht is it? The Leviathan is a 111-meter long superyacht. According to the magazine Boat International, it ranks 50th among the largest superyachts in the world. Its equipment is certainly unusual – Newell knew this when he commissioned it.
We knew we were asking for unusual things, and Oceanco embraced that with open arms.
Gabe Newell
The yacht is equipped with (according to PC Gamer) among other things:
A fully equipped hospital
Air conditioning systems
Satellites
Garages for small boats and even submarines
An entertainment system
Gabe Newell’s latest yacht, the 111-meter-long Leviathan. Image source: Oceanco
Additionally, the yacht has two fitness centers, a 250 square meter beach club with a spa and a bar, diving platforms, and a “separate drinks storage room”. According to PC Gamer, a room with “15 of the finest gaming PCs ever built” is also on board.
Oceanco CEO Marcel Onkenhout stated after test runs with the Leviathan that it is “the most comfortable yacht ever designed, built, and delivered by Oceanco”.
The Leviathan is not Newell’s first yacht: In addition to the new Leviathan, he also owns two other ships, namely Draak and Rocinante.
Concord is one of the biggest flops in recent years. Sony’s new hero shooter cost millions, and in the end, hardly anyone wanted to play the title. Sony has discontinued the shooter, but now there are efforts to bring the game back.
What kind of shooter is this?
Concord was a hero shooter that was released on August 23, 2024, for PS5 and on Steam.
On Steam, the game hardly interested anyone: at its peak, it reached only 660 players, which is a huge problem for an AAA title.
Overall, Sony is said to have burned millions of euros with the hero shooter Concord. Players blame the “woke” portrayal, while analysts are more inclined to blame the release timing and the game content, which failed to convince anyone. The game ultimately disappears and is officially considered one of the biggest flops in recent gaming history.
A few developers and fans want to revive the game. This is reported by the English-language magazine PCGamer.
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Sony shows first gameplay of the new PvP shooter Concord
Fan group wants to revive the hero shooter, but they are simultaneously afraid of Sony’s lawyers
Who is behind this? Fans, of whom Concord doesn’t have many, want to make the game playable again. A small group has been working on the project for months, and now full matches are playable on the servers again. PCGamer quotes developer Red from the Concord Delta Discord: “The project is still in progress. It’s playable, but buggy.”
What is a problem? The developers emphasize that only people who have a legal copy of the game can play. However, Sony had largely refunded most players for the game. How many players still have a legal copy in the end is unknown. Developer Red stated that they do not want to tolerate and cannot have illegal copies, as it could endanger their project:
I know this is frustrating for those who were forced to get their money refunded, but lawyers are probably already watching everything we do, and I want to ensure that this project remains as legal as possible. We will remove any contributions that contain links to copyrighted files.
Therefore, the game is likely to end up being a tiny niche project for a handful of players, provided it is tolerated by Sony.
Another shooter on Steam is currently much more successful, even more successful than Call of Duty: Extraction shooters have previously been niche games. However, ARC Raiders could change that and shows with a new milestone that it can keep up with popular shooters: ARC Raiders shows that it can even surpass Battlefield 6 on Steam
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