Pokémon Legends Z-A has only been released at the beginning of October, but you can soon dive into the next DLC. You will encounter not only new Pokémon but also, for the first time, opponents that even exceed the level cap.
What kind of DLC is this? As was already known before the release, there will also be a DLC for Pokémon Legends Z-A titled Mega Dimensions. This is set to be released on December 10, 2025.
In a new trailer, The Pokémon Company showcased what players can expect, with the biggest highlight being new challenges and a mechanics reminiscent of roguelites.
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A shows the contents of the DLC Mega Dimensions in the new trailer
Strange portals and Pokémon that can even break the level cap
What can be seen in the trailer? The focus of the DLC is said to be the Pokémon Hoopa, which was introduced in Generation 6. Through a special ability, the mystical Pokémon opens portals in Illumina City, introducing new Pokémon into the game. You can see Alolan Marowak or Tectass, for example.
However, you cannot simply explore the portals without problems; you must create donuts that create a new wild sector. There you will find new Pokémon. Depending on the berries you use to create them, the donuts can bring different effects. The most important is time, as it seems you have a calorie count that defines how long you can stay in a portal.
There, you will also face challenging opponents, for the first time you can fight against Pokémon that are over level 100. In the trailer, the Marowak is level 164.
In this context, the trailer also showcases 2 new Mega Evolutions: one for Palimpalim and one for Espinodon. According to the official Pokémon website, players will be able to receive a stone for Mega Espinodon as a reward in ranked battles. The stone is expected to be included as a reward in Season 4. Together with the two new Raichu forms, there are currently 4 confirmed evolutions for the DLC.
As reported by the website Serebii (via x.com), another Mega Evolution is set to be revealed on November 19.
If you want to spend real money in World of Warcraft, you will soon have another opportunity. But it will be an expensive pleasure.
World of Warcraft has a few safe tricks to earn a lot of money. Not only new potential real-money currencies but also the sale of mounts with very special abilities. A mount that many WoW fans love for its features may soon return to the store. The perfect way for everyone to quickly get rid of 80 euros or to be outraged about it.
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What was found? The data miners from wowhead have discovered that a new line of code has appeared in the shop. This line contains the suspicious phrase “BrutosaurComeback”. The term “Brutosaur” is particularly suspicious because a Brutosaur has only been sold in the shop once before – namely the “Reins of the Golden Trader Brutosaur”. A mount that cost a hefty 78 € at the time, generating several million in revenue for Blizzard in just a few weeks.
Dinomount returns, but how expensive will it be?
Why is the mount so expensive? The reason is that the mount offers special functionalities. On the Trader Brutosaur, there is not only a mailbox but also direct access to the auction house – essentially from anywhere in the world. Such a mount previously existed in the game for gold. However, the source of the old Caravan Brutosaur has been removed, and now it is only occasionally available in the black market auction house – for the ridiculous price of “Goldcap”, that is 10,000,000 gold.
Anyone who missed the Caravan Brutosaur can buy an alternative. Soon.
Considering this, a price of 80 € is still comparatively cheap for a mount that otherwise costs millions of gold coins – because those would, when converted to real money, cost much more.
When exactly the mount will return to the shop is still uncertain. Perhaps it will coincide with housing, which is also starting in a few weeks.
Ultimately, every player will have to decide for themselves whether to spend money on this mount when it becomes available again. Because even if one does not have the mount – as a rule, the next auction house is only a hearthstone away. The advantage with this mount is present but is rather minimal. Especially since it suffices for just one member in the raid or group to own the mount – because then one can also enjoy the services of the NPCs.
For years, users of the Steam Deck have requested a long-awaited feature. Finally, the players’ prayers were answered when Valve’s CEO fulfilled their wish just days after his birthday.
What feature is it about? Steam brings the function of “Screen-Off Downloads” in the new beta update. This allows downloading games while the Steam Deck’s screen is off. After the downloads are complete, the device automatically goes into sleep mode. This not only saves battery but also helps the longevity of the device.
Especially the OLED models could benefit from the update. OLED screens can develop “burn-in” over long periods with static images. This represents damage to the display that occurs particularly in OLEDs: static elements like menus become permanently visible and impair the display. You can find more about this in the following article on GameStar.de.
LCD variants of the Steam Deck also benefit from the feature. The saved battery life of about 50 percent during downloads and practical application have been confirmed in our self-test.
A user also asked Valve if they could bequeath their Steam account:
Activation and Settings of the Download Feature
How do I get the update from Valve? The developer has currently only released the update in the beta channel. The update might therefore still contain bugs, which is why you might wait for the official release. However, if you still want to install the update, proceed as follows:
Press the “Steam Button,” then “System,” and select “Beta” under “Channel: System Updates.”
The Steam Deck will then restart.
Then go back to “System” and install the update. All beta updates from 05.11.2025 should include the feature.
Why does the community want this function? Long download times are annoying, and keeping the Steam Deck’s screen active or reducing the brightness to a minimum is impractical for long download times. It wastes unnecessary battery, even though the screen does not need to be on. Therefore, users have long demanded a solution to their problems.
Additionally, the handheld had to be used repeatedly before the update; otherwise, the Steam Deck would default to sleep mode after five minutes, pausing all downloads.
How does the community react to the announcement? Valve’s founder and community favorite Gabe Newell had his birthday on 03.11.2025, and shortly thereafter, the long-awaited update was released. For many, it is clear that the birthday and the update must be connected.
In the current season 7 vs. Wild, there was a theft by the participants. Now the responsible candidate explains the consequences and how it happened.
Attention: This article contains minor spoilers for 7 vs. Wild Amazonas Episode 1 – 7
What kind of theft is this? In one of the early episodes of 7 vs. Wild Amazonas, the participants found an abandoned bucket along with nets for fishing during their exploration in the jungle. They decided to take it and use it for their purposes.
However, this was neither allowed nor right: the production clearly indicates in the scene that the candidates would be violating the rules and actually stealing the equipment of the indigenous people. Nevertheless, the participants made their decision accordingly, and since 7 vs. Wild is a black box, the production could not intervene.
Now David Leichtle, who found the net in the show and took it, has spoken on the subject and explained how it went from his perspective.
The biggest successes in fishing so far were achieved by Jens “Knossi” Knossalla in Season 3 of 7 vs. Wild:
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From the Witness Stand with Barbara Salesch to the King of Twitch – Career and Life of Knossi
Misunderstandings and Correct Actions
How does Leichtle see the situation? In an interview with Schwaebische.de, the participant explains that, contrary to the production’s displays, they were not forbidden to use found objects. He had also asked this multiple times. It was only forbidden to interact with other people; in that case, the candidates should turn back and leave them alone.
Accordingly, he also criticizes that the action with the fishing net is represented as theft against the participants and especially against him. They simply borrowed the net, which for him was also not against the rules.
However, he also understands that due to the displays and the context, the viewers are understandably angry. Thus, the survival pro also expresses regret in the interview and states that he feels sorry for the indigenous person whose equipment was taken. Nevertheless, as he explains, he is a pragmatist and the net was, in the context of the survival situation, an extremely useful item.
What happened to the equipment? After the end of 7 vs. Wild, the participants informed the production that they would like to return the equipment. However, they had already seen the situation on the participants’ memory cards and replaced the net during the filming. In the end, there was no damage to the inhabitants of the rainforest.
After the great success of Demon Slayer, the new anime movie of Chainsaw Man is also doing quite well. And rightly so, as MeinMMO editor Niko was thrilled because the action anime offers something rarely seen in the Shōnen genre.
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc continues the first season of the anime from 2022, but this time in theaters. I liked the first season, which was wonderfully quirky and also provided good action sequences. Exactly that is what I expected from the new movie: Some childish humor, exciting fights, and strange characters.
The movie contains all of that. Still, I was quite surprised because the action anime spends a lot of time on something that is usually neglected in other Shōnen works.
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Chainsaw Man: Der Trailer zum Film zeigt Denjis Romanze mit Reze
Finally a credible love story in an action anime
What makes the movie so good? As in the first season, the main character Denji talks a lot about love and that he would do anything for his boss Makima. But suddenly he meets Reze. She is not only the same age as Denji, she laughs at his nonsense and even makes such jokes herself.
The two get closer, and a love story develops that touched me because it is surprisingly respectful. The series often plays with vulgar language and also revealing outfits and dreams, but during the dates of Denji and Reze, none of that occurs. It is simply romantic and even believable. Kensuke Ushio’s soundtrack perfectly complements it. in the pool I listen to every day since I saw the movie.
Now, one could argue that you don’t need any love stuff in an action anime, but in Chainsaw Man, it works damn well. Denji has had nothing his whole life, but suddenly he receives love. That worked particularly well for me because it is woven into the story without taking the cheapest path for emotions: flashbacks.
In this respect, the other anime cinema hit of 2025 has it down well: Demon Slayer. Don’t get me wrong, I like Demon Slayer, but flashbacks are the most clumsy way to build emotions. Oh, the nasty demon was killed, let’s run a sad flashback. By the way, One Piece is also quite good at this.
The problem with flashbacks is that they interrupt the current story. The flow and pacing go awry, and if done too often, characters do not become independent characters but mere products of a flashback. Yes, I find them sad too, but I always feel manipulated.
Chainsaw Man does this much better: It trusts its characters to operate without a sad backstory. This made the twist at the end and the spectacular fights more effective. I feel for the current characters, not for those they once were in the past.
Denji is, despite his nature, a profoundly human character (Image source: MAPPA on YouTube)
An action fest, especially in theaters
But what about the action? In short: it is a true feast. Even though it annoys me that anime series are continued in theaters, sitting in the cinema and watching well-animated fighters go at each other on a gigantic screen makes me forget everything.
The action in the movie of Chainsaw Man is well-choreographed, absurdly wild, and at the same time brutal. This is a nice contrast to the silly or emotional moments. As mentioned before, the action also benefits from the love story. The movie finds a nice balance between both aspects.
I also found the diversity of ideas in the fight amazing. Instead of simply spamming the strongest attacks, interesting ways have been found to showcase and utilize the characters’ abilities. This is not only visually fun; you enjoy quirky combinations.
I can only recommend Chainsaw Man to everyone. After the new movie, I immediately consumed the next manga chapters and was thrilled. The series plays with classic Shōnen clichés and manages to create something exciting even from completely silly characters. It is simply different from series like One Piece, Demon Slayer, or Naruto, and those who have been anime fans for a long time will also enjoy a lot here.
And the success of Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc shows that the series works despite its unusual story and characters. According to Dexerto, the production costs are said to have been around 4 million US dollars (approx. 3.5 million euros). Currently, worldwide earnings stand at over 140 million US dollars (approx. 120 million euros) according to IMDb. Thus, the movie is already quite a big success.
We can only hope that we won’t have to wait another 3 years for a new movie or a new season because Chainsaw Man deserves all the hype.
Currently, you can receive a free item for Pokémon GO. MeinMMO shows you what you need to do for it.
Every now and then, there are promo codes in Pokémon GO that you can redeem for free rewards. These can be limited-time research tasks, accessories for your avatar, or items.
Now there is a new code that will grant you a free item. However, you need to do a small task for it, which currently does not work for all trainers.
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Pokémon GO: The Season “Stories of Transformation” in the Trailer
Pick up the quest, snag the code – when you see them
What kind of item is it? The code that this time is generated individually for your account and is not the same for all trainers can be redeemed in the webstore. For this, you will receive 200 Dyna-Particles in the game.
What do I have to do? To receive the code and thus the Dyna-Particles, you need to be logged into Discord and complete a so-called quest here. If you are not and don’t want to miss out on the particles, you can register there for free.
Then open the link to the quest on Discord or go to the quest overview on Discord. Here, look for the corresponding quest for Pokémon GO and take it on.
This is what the Discord quest for Pokémon GO looks like
After that, you will receive a QR code that you must scan with your phone. Now you need to watch a video and afterwards receive your promo code.
How do I redeem the code? Once you have received the code, you can redeem it in the Pokémon GO webstore. Afterwards, you will receive the particles in the game. If they don’t appear immediately, wait a few minutes or try closing the game and reopening it.
How long do I have to receive the code? The quest on Discord ends on November 17, 2025. By then, you need to have picked it up and watched the video. It is not known whether the code can only be redeemed until then.
Why is the quest not working? Some trainers report on Reddit that they are having a hard time receiving and completing the quest. MeinMMO author Paul Kutzner is currently experiencing issues with it as well. After scanning the QR code, he can neither see nor complete the quest on his phone.
What the cause is and whether the error will be fixed for the affected trainers is currently unknown.
While promo codes are released in irregular intervals in Pokémon GO, there are regularly new events, raids, and additional content. What those will be in the near future and when they will take place, you can find out in our overview with all events in November 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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Players of Dungeons & Dragons are known to get extremely creative – especially when it comes to interpreting rules to their advantage. Many years ago, some fans took it to the extreme, and the meme has remained prevalent in the community to this day.
What kind of weapon is this? It’s the “Peasant Railgun,” a thought experiment that supposedly appeared around 2008 on 1d4chan, a (not-so-serious) wiki about all things tabletop. The entry on its successor 1d6chan still exists today.
This “weapon,” which is really just a combination of several rules, can theoretically deal infinite damage. It is therefore stronger than the most powerful spells in Dungeons & Dragons and only requires any weighted object… and many NPCs.
How does the “Peasant Railgun” work? The idea behind this “weapon” is quite simple: You line up some peasants, in this case 2,280 of them, in a row. Through the “Ready Action” rule, they then pass an object – here a stick from a disassembled ladder – forward:
Since a round of play always lasts 6 seconds, the time in which all of this can happen is limited.
The 2,280 peasants pass the wooden stick, which is technically considered an improvised spear, forward within 6 seconds across the entire distance.
A peasant as a Medium creature occupies 5 feet or 1.5 meters of space according to the rules (back then it was still the 3.5 ruleset).
Some math then results in 3,420 meters in 6 seconds, or 570 m/s (or 2,052 km/h). For comparison: The speed of sound in air is about 331.5 m/s.
The Railgun then takes another rule into account: falling damage. Objects in D&D deal damage based on weight and distance traveled, one reason why thick owl bears in Baldur’s Gate 3 are so OP.
A wooden stick of the appropriate length weighs about 7 pounds, or 3.2 kg. According to the rules, an object weighing between 5-9 pounds per 60 feet traveled deals 2d6 damage – which in this example results in 300d6, or between 300 and 1,800 damage points.
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D&D in crisis: What will happen to Baldur’s Gate 4 now? The GameStar Talk in the video
“Use rules selectively and ignore them elsewhere”
The “Peasant Railgun” has consistently sparked discussions in the community since the original thought experiment, as the interpretation of the rules sounds coherent.
However, the Railgun only works if you interpret the rules in a way that suits you. Because the idea mixes real-world physics with rules from a fantasy world with magic. If one were to proceed strictly, it wouldn’t work out as well:
If you want to utilize kinetic energy, the stick would need to be treated as a physical object. Thus, the peasants would not be able to grab the “spear” quickly enough.
Even if they managed to do it, there would be friction energy that would kill them. Peasants generally have about 4 hit points.
The rules also spoil the party here: “Ready Action” requires another action, but happens before that action. Passing something forward thus only works with tricks.
And even if that is somehow achieved, the damage in the end would merely be a throw of an improvised weapon with 1d6+Strength, which isn’t much for peasants… assuming they even hit.
This strange weapon only works as long as the written rules override physical laws – until the physical laws should override the written rules.
By the way: In the new 5e rules of 2024, the Railgun was explicitly used as an example for DMs to show what ideas should not be allowed and that rules should not suspend physics (via dungeonsanddragonsfan).
The discussion around the “Peasant Railgun” still arises repeatedly, just like the meme itself – most recently with an idea for a “Tommy Lee Jones” rule (on Reddit). A popular argument among many players against the weapon is: “Cool idea! Your group sees 2,000 enemy goblins lining up and passing a wooden stick forward…”
That said, the whole thing is highly inefficient. If you just handed all the peasants a bow, more damage would come from it, even if only a quarter of them hit.
As it is with memes, the idea of the railgun has of course crossed the boundaries of the franchise and has a dedicated section for the weapon in Warhammer 40,000 on 1d6chan. Because there, the situation looks quite different.
Battlefield 6 managed to excite many fans for the shooter series at its release, but some problems overshadow the fun for the community. Therefore, the chief producer reached out to the players themselves and encouraged them to share their feelings.
What were fans encouraged to do? The lead producer of Battlefield 6, David Sirland, returned from his vacation. In a post on X, the chief reached out to the fans and explained that he had looked into all issues and had also played Battlefield 6 himself to better understand the community.
Aside from the known issues, Sirland now wants to know from you what else is bothering you that the studio might have overlooked. Therefore, in less than 12 hours, over 2000 comments flooded the chief’s post. Sirland even interacted personally with many suggestions and discussed with the fans.
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Battlefield 6: Mit diesen Tipps werdet ihr zum besseren Squad-Spieler
Chief Producer takes time for your questions
What answers could fans obtain? There were several important points regarding bots, the server browser, and the drone exploit and hammer.
As for the bots, there is an important reason why they are present on various servers. They help to facilitate matchmaking. Waiting times are drastically reduced as rounds can start much faster.
If additional players want to join the server later, the bots are gradually removed from the round. Many do not like the bots, as they disrupt immersion due to their lack of intelligence. However, Sirland makes it clear that without the bots, the alternative would be to have no servers at all (Source: x.com).
The second point was the server browser. This leaves much to be desired, as Portal is currently flooded with countless XP modes, and official modes are getting lost. Sirland admits that the search is not currently optimal. The team is aware of this and is working to make the server browser clearer (Source: x.com).
Lastly, there was an update regarding the drone exploit, as it causes unplayable rounds. Sirland confirms that this issue will be fixed in the next patch. When this will happen will be officially communicated later (Source: x.com).
Of course, there were other issues that were addressed, but it would be too much to list them all. If you want to know what else the community has shared with the chief producer, feel free to check out the linked X post.
While the responsible parties at Amazon only began their major assault on the gaming industry around 2014, they had intended to be much more than “just” a major developer and publisher of AAA service games for years prior.
If you think back to the beginning of the major assault, you probably remember TwitchCon 2016. Because here, Amazon Games presented three ambitious projects: New World, the sports brawler Breakaway, and the hero shooter Crucible, all of which were clearly different from the mobile and social games they had previously made.
But you may also recall the time starting in 2014 when the tech giant acquired the studio Double Helix Games to form Amazon Game Studios Orange County (which later worked on New World and the Lord of the Rings MMO, among others).
During this time, they also hired many veteran developers, such as Kim Swift (Portal, Left4Dead) and Clint Hocking (Far Cry 2), who were reportedly paid significantly better than at the competition. And then, in August 2014, there was also the acquisition of Twitch for $970 million as well as the licensing of the Lumberyard engine in 2015. Amazon Games clearly had a plan.
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Amazon wollte Big Player für Games sein – Das Ende von New World vervollständigt eine traurige Geschichte des Scheiterns
From the very beginning, Amazon aimed for the throne
But did you know that Amazon set the plan for world domination in gaming years prior and aimed to topple the king of kings from the throne? Yes, they had their sights set on Steam and thus the currently most successful PC platform for games, which has truly been unavoidable for many, many years.
Ethan Evans, the former Vice President of Prime Gaming, looks back on this time at linkedin.com.
As Vice President of Prime Gaming at Amazon, I can tell you that we tried multiple times to displace the gaming platform Steam, but we failed. We were at least 250 times bigger and tried everything. But in the end, Goliath lost.
The more than 15-year-long attempt to challenge Steam began well before I became Vice President of Prime Gaming, but we never cracked the code. Neither under my leadership nor under the leadership of anyone else.
What attempts did Amazon make to achieve its goal? According to Evans, the undertaking began with the acquisition of Reflexive Entertainment in October 2008, which not only developed games but also had its own store. They wanted to expand this to compete with Steam long-term. Evans: “That led to nothing.”
Amazon also had high hopes for acquiring Twitch. The thought behind it: If the streaming platform is linked to an Amazon store, all the players are sure to buy their games there after watching gameplay on Twitch. The former Vice President: “That was wrong.”
In the third step, Amazon developed the streaming service Luna, which allows you to play games even if you don’t have a high-end PC at home. Google tried something similar with Stadia almost simultaneously. However, both tech giants had to concede defeat to Steam. Stadia did not survive this battle. At least Luna has.
Google Stadia was clearly positioned as a competitor to PS4 and Xbox One.
What makes Steam so unassailable?
Ethan Evans attributes Amazon’s failure to the fact that they simply underestimated and did not fully understand Steam.
The mistake was that we underestimated why consumers used Steam. It was a store, a social network, a library, and a trophy collection in one. And it worked well.
At Amazon, we assumed that size and visibility would be enough to attract customers, but we underestimated the power of existing user habits. We never validated our core assumptions before massively investing in solutions.
The truth is that gamers already had solutions to their problems and would not simply switch to a new platform just because there was a new one.
Ethan Evans admits in his long post that they burned an incredible amount of money trying to displace Steam without properly and sufficiently addressing the target audience and market conditions beforehand.
Interest in games? No, but in money!
How does MeinMMO editor Karsten Scholz assess this? When I read through Ethan Evans’s remarks and look back at the entire track record of Amazon Games, it seems quite certain to me that the top decision-makers never truly had an interest in developing good games and achieving financial success in this way.
The focus has always been on synergies: Twitch turns spectators into players, who then obtain new games in the Amazon shop and finally play them on a platform or through a service from Amazon. An ecosystem that no one ever has to leave. A brave new world.
First watch Twitch, then play yourself … that was the plan.
The games produced as developers and those managed as a publisher are merely a means to an end: They should ideally be so closely linked with their own platforms and services that they lure players into the aforementioned ecosystem. And since Amazon Games has been chasing the currently trendy service genres right from the get-go, there might be a need to respect the Amazon Games team for managing to develop a game like New World that could build a loyal fan base and even excite players for a time.
Microsoft has been doing something similar for many years as well. However, the tech giant under Satya Nadella has spent significantly more money than Amazon to establish itself as a console provider alongside Sony and Nintendo and gather countless new first-party studios within the Xbox family.
Microsoft’s top goal: to continuously feed the Xbox Game Pass with its own games so that as many gamers as possible sign up for a subscription. Due to the enormous investments, the many experienced studios, a broad portfolio of brands, and a certain freedom of action for the various teams, Microsoft’s balance sheet is significantly more positive than that of Amazon Games. But that took many years … and Steam could not be displaced even by Game Pass.
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In ARC Raiders, a new movement has formed that is currently gaining more and more traction. As self-proclaimed sheriffs, the players are fighting for good against the nasty robots and killers in the game.
What kind of movement is this? In ARC Raiders, players are free to interact with others as they choose. Only the evil robots of the ARC are directly hostile to the Raiders.
It has developed so that players, unlike in comparable shooters, are particularly friendly and peaceful towards other players. Out of this disposition, a kind of movement has now formed: The Sheriffs.
Learn more about the relaxed rounds in ARC Raiders here:
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ARC Raiders soll laut der Community die chilligsten Lobbys haben
The Good Samaritans of ARC Raiders
What distinguishes a sheriff? The new movement of the good in ARC Raiders is currently gaining significant popularity. One of them explains on Reddit what it means to be a sheriff.
You are not alone.
I have found my niche. I have found my purpose. I have found the meaning of Raider life.
Life as a lone sheriff. It is not easy to kill a person. You take everything they have and everything they could have had.
I jump in. I listen for sounds, gunshots, flares. I assess the situation. I am here to help, to fight against the Arcs. All Arcs. I will pick you up, tend to your wounds. I kill murderers, just like Judge Dredd. Without mercy. I have never killed a person who did not deserve it.
As a sheriff, one tries to bring order to the chaos of ARC Raiders. In doing so, one helps peaceful Raiders during the game and confronts the villains and the ARC, which hold the surface of the Earth occupied.
How does one become a sheriff? To become one of the good, there is no application process; you simply do it through your attitude in the game. Helping others, fighting against evil, and aiding humanity. Whoever represents these values automatically becomes a sheriff, but there are also problems with the good Samaritans.
How do the sheriffs get along? Many gamers are pleased that the typical “I shoot everything” play style has not established itself in ARC Raiders. Especially in single-player mode, there are many players who prefer to avoid fights. But sometimes problems arise here too due to the sheriffs.
User Isaacvithurston recounts on Reddit that he was attacked by a villain, and after defending himself, was additionally attacked by a sheriff who believed the victim was the perpetrator.
Similarly, user TurdPhysics writes on Reddit: “This is so funny, man. I was just hunting Sentinels with some cheap gear when a Raider came from behind and opened fire. I took him out, got shot in the back, and took cover to heal. I hear the third one say: ‘Don’t give up! Don’t give up! I’ve got you! Let’s get him.’ They take me out, and Sheriff Whitey Knighty starts insulting me with the usual shooter console phrases. I respond with ‘Your buddy shot at me first, man,’ just as the first Raider opens fire on his rescuer. Incredible vigilante scenario.”
The superheroes of Marvel are not only active in comics, movies and series: They have also made numerous appearances in video games. MeinMMO shows you some of the best from the last few years in this list.
What kind of list is this? Swinging through New York as Spider-Man, flying through the skies with Iron Man, saving the world as part of the Avengers: In video games, you don’t just watch heroes use their powers; you also kind of step into the super suit yourself.
Over the years, countless games featuring Marvel heroes have been released. As early as the 80s, you could face off against the Green Goblin as Spider-Man on the Atari. Both gameplay-wise and visually and narratively, quite a bit has changed over time regarding Marvel games.
In this list, we take a look at some of the most exciting Marvel games from the last 10 years (starting from 2015). The list does not represent a specific ranking. If you have more recommendations regarding Marvel games: Share them with us in the comments!
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (2021)
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Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy was one of the winners of the Game Awards in 2021
What kind of game is this? Guardians of the Galaxy was released in 2021 and puts you in the role of Star-Lord. As Peter Quill, you take the lead of the Guardians and rush through a pretty exciting, funny, and thrilling single-player story. The game offers plenty of fights where you also command the other Guardians: Drax, Gamora, Groot, and Rocket.
If you liked the movies, you will feel very comfortable here too, even though the game is not related to them and tells its own story. Especially the “Huddle” moments, where you rally your team in battle, crank up the Walkman, and mow down enemies to explosive 80s music, are some of the highlights in the gameplay. Most impressively, the game shines with a lot of heart: The interactions between the Guardians are a lot of fun, and you truly feel like a part of the team.
Overall, Guardians of the Galaxy may not have received the attention it deserved at release. However, for many fans, it is now a very popular entry in Marvel games history.
Platform: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC, Nintendo Switch
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ARC Raiders has been out for a week now, and although the game enjoys great popularity, there are also some issues that may hinder your surface expeditions. The first issues have now been addressed with Patch 1.1.0.
When was the patch released? The patch was recently released on November 6 at 10:30 AM Central European Time across all platforms. On Steam, the update is around 1.2 GB and addresses various issues that have disturbed you while exploring the surface. You can download the update at any time now.
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ARC Raiders soll laut der Community die chilligsten Lobbys haben
Patch Notes 1.1.0 Overview
What changes with the patch? On Discord, the patch notes for Update 1.1.0 have been listed in English, and this may please some. In particular, a malicious trick by Raiders has now been fixed, which was responsible for the death of some players. You can expect the following changes:
Fixed the issue where the Integrated Shield Recharger was only recharging when equipped.
Fixed an issue where Augment skills sometimes did not work.
Fixed exploit using deployables pushing players through walls.
Added a charge progress for Integrated Shield repair.
Fixed an issue where Health Regen skills wouldn’t work if they were triggered while DBNO.
Fixed the bug where the Well-Travelled achievement wouldn’t register.
Barricades can no longer be placed near zipline exit points.
Added the Punch Hands emote (preorder bonus) in game.
Changed the schedule so new Map Conditions become available Saturday.
The developers have been tirelessly working since release to satisfy the players with their support. They even take action against cheaters, and if you happened to be in a match with them and lost, you will even get your loot refunded. You can learn more about this here: ARC Raiders not only bans cheaters in the game, but also compensates the victims
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It won’t be long until the 5th season of Stranger Things premieres on Netflix. Despite the many beautiful moments, there were also some tragic deaths in the series. One of the saddest deaths was supposed to be even nastier, but they decided against it.To the great delight of MeinMMO editor Niko.
Which character are we talking about? Eight years ago, the 2nd season of Stranger Things premiered (yes, it really was that long ago) and the character Bob Newby was introduced, played by Sean Astin, whom most will probably know as Samwise Gamgee from the Lord of the Rings films.
At that time, Joyce’s new boyfriend not only became a sympathetic fan-favorite, but he also became a supporter of the kids, even a real hero. However, his fate was originally supposed to be quite different and would have changed Will’s character as well. In fact, it would have been for the worse.
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Stranger Things – Trailer for Season 1 of the Netflix series (English)
One should not let Will suffer
Will was supposed to become a pawn for terrible events early on. In an interview with Collider from 2017, the two producers Dan Cohen and Shawn Levy revealed that Bob was supposed to die early in the season, during a car ride, controlled by the Mind Flayer through Will. This would have happened much earlier than his heroic death.
This would have harmed Will as a character quite a bit. On one hand, it would have been a shock moment just for the sake of shock. Although the series has always utilized horror elements, especially in the first season, it also always had heart and respect for its characters. If Will had been made to kill Bob so early, even if it was controlled from the outside, a different perspective would have been created for the rest of the series. How can one credibly show that Will fights against his control after such an act?
Will has already suffered throughout the entire series, so why should he be made to kill his father figure? That is also the right keyword, as there is a nice moment between Will and Bob during the car ride. He explained to the boy that one must confront one’s fears. Had Will killed him, the impact would have been diminished.
Another point the producers addressed themselves: Bob would not have received his heroic moment. He dies after sacrificing himself for the kids and Joyce. This makes his death more tragic and Will also suffers from it on an emotional level later.
This heroic death works so well because we see throughout the season how Bob has influenced Will and Joyce’s lives. He was a father figure who, despite having limited screen time, had a big impact on fans and the characters. And that’s exactly what adults should do: protect children so they can grow.
Stranger Things has had a Spielberg atmosphere from the start. Sure, it gets dangerous and challenging, but there is still a constant flow of a familial and cozy feeling. This makes the heroic death and the fatherly moment fit much better. But horror films are also a source of inspiration for the series: The villain from Stranger Things is inspired by 2 creepy figures known to every horror film fan
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Pokémon GO has surprisingly resolved a level-up issue. However, for MeinMMO author Paul Kutzner, there is a bitter aftertaste.
In October, there was the major level update in Pokémon GO. The maximum level was increased, and your level was recalculated based on your accumulated experience points. Additionally, there were some rewards that you received for your new level.
These included, depending on the level, hundreds of items that were given for free. This caused some trainers, myself included, a more or less significant luxury problem. Exactly this has now been resolved by Pokémon GO in another update. However, unfortunately for me, a bit too late.
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Pokémon GO: The Season “Stories of Transformation” in the Trailer
Item bag increased, items already gone
What was the problem? Due to the high number of items given out in the update, many trainers have their capacity bursting at the seams. When I opened the game, I saw 3,302 items in my bag – with a capacity of 2,150.
At first glance, this didn’t seem like a big problem. Then I realized that I couldn’t spin item stops to maintain the 7-day streak, and simultaneously hardly received any new field research.
Moreover, from this point on, I couldn’t finish battle sets in the GO Battle League anymore. Because to finish a battle set, the rewards, which from the 2nd win in a set also include items, need to be claimed.
So I hesitated about what to do with the items. Some of you felt similarly. In the comments, some trainers not only gave good hints and tips on what I could do with the items but also wrote that I should dare to throw away the excess items. I ultimately did that.
What has changed with the new update? Surprisingly, Pokémon GO has now given in and, as they announced on X, released a small but important update. This grants trainers an additional increase in item capacity of up to 400, depending on their level.
According to a post on Reddit, the following increases apply:
Level
additional increase in item capacity
25
25
30
50
35
50
40
75
45
25
50
25
55
50
60
75
65
25
In my case, this results in an increase in capacity of 375. Although that still wouldn’t have been enough to keep all the items from the level update, there would have been space for a few more.
However, I will not complain too loudly. An increase in item capacity of this dimension is a very generous gift. This puts me personally at a new capacity of 2,525 items. And the items I had to throw away will also fill up again over time.
Since I like to hoard a large amount of balls and battle items, this update is, on balance, a welcome gift for me.
Balls and battle items such as revives and potions are especially useful for participating in the countless events and raids that regularly take place in Pokémon GO. What they will be in the near future, you will find out in our overview with all events in November 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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While various competitors are currently fighting for survival (or have already lost the fight), the PvE MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen can now look calmly to the future.
What kind of funding is this? The old-school PvE MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen has been in Early Access on Steam since December 13, 2024. The original plan was for this early access phase to last at least 2 years.
The team at Visionary Realms is comparatively small, which is why the development of Pantheon has already taken a long time – our first news about the game is from 2016. However, the number of developers is now set to increase, with new artists, programmers, and designers. This is made possible by the funding from passionate investors, who are apparently big fans of the MMORPG – as reported by gamerant.com.
Visionary Realms has secured additional funding in the millions to significantly accelerate the development of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen.
The funding will be used to hire more artists, programmers, and designers, and to strengthen project management. This means for Pantheon: a much faster and more comprehensive launch. Thanks to the new team members, our timeline is significantly shortened, and we can release version 1.0 not only earlier but also in a more complete version. In a few weeks, the updated roadmap with all details about the next steps will be released here.
The Early Access trailer for Pantheon – Rise of the Fallen:
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The Fantasy MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is coming to Early Access on Steam
A positive message in a difficult MMORPG year
Why is this message particularly significant right now? The MMORPG year 2025 is primarily characterized by disastrous news and disappointing new releases.
Nintendo will focus on the Switch 2. In the long run, this also means that the old Switch will no longer have a future. However, Nintendo still wants to continue selling both the old and new hardware. And it doesn’t want to commit to an end date for the Switch 1 either. But it is clear: The old Switch is likely coming to an end.
The Nintendo Switch 2 was officially released on June 5, 2025 and has since received a handful of exclusive titles. However, in the future, Nintendo plans to focus more on the new platform. This also impacts the old Switch 1.
Nintendo stated: In a financial results presentation on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, Nintendo announced that it would shift its focus to the new Switch 2 and expand its business around this new platform. Nintendo said (via TheVerge.com):
We are shifting our development focus to the Nintendo Switch 2 and will expand our business around this new platform.
This is a similar path to the one Sony has taken with the PS5. Here too, the focus is clearly on the new PS5 platform, as seen in the company’s own “State of Play” events, which clearly highlight the PS5. The PS4 has long since disappeared from official retail.
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Wir packen die Switch 2 aus: Das ist im Karton
Still stable in price, but nonetheless a discontinued model
What’s next for the Switch? For now, Nintendo plans to continue selling the Switch hardware “considering consumer demand and the business environment”, and several key Switch titles are still firmly planned for the first generation of the Switch. However, in the future, things will likely quiet down significantly for the old Switch.
Has the Switch become cheaper yet? No, at least for now, little has changed in the market: The price of the old Switch remains very stable, with the old OLED model priced at just under 300 Euros, and the regular Switch priced between 250 and 270 Euros (via Geizhals.de).
Those hoping to snag the old model at a lower price with the launch of the new Switch 2 have had no luck so far. The old Switch remains very price stable.
The Nintendo Switch 2 has now officially launched and brings many new features and functions, especially in comparison to the original Switch. MeinMMO presents all the novelties you should know about that the Switch 2 has to offer: Nintendo Switch 2: All features and innovations at a glance
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Netflix has released a new trailer for an upcoming anime film set to premiere on January 22, 2026. It reinterprets one of the oldest Japanese folktales in a sci-fi world featuring characters from the same universe as Hatsune Miku.
What kind of film is it? The upcoming anime is titled Cosmic Princess Kaguya!, and if it reminds you of a Ghibli film, that’s no coincidence. The film is based on the same folktale as The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
In the tale, a poor bamboo cutter finds a tiny woman in glowing bamboo, whom he takes home. There, she transforms into a baby, but she grows faster than other children. The foundling is then named Hime (Japanese for princess). Throughout the film, you will learn the true identity behind the child.
Cosmic Princess Kaguya! also aims to retell this story, but with some unique elements. The trailer already shows that the story will be significantly more futuristic:
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Cosmic Princess Kaguya!: Trailer shows a Japanese fairy tale in a sci-fi world
Princess Kaguya in a world that could be straight out of Cyberpunk
What makes Netflix’s film different? The film focuses more on its musical performance than the classic fairy tale. The film’s soundtrack comes from producers in the Vocaloid scene, which you may recognize from the virtual idol Hatsune Miku. The creator of the song Melt featuring Miku is also involved.
Additionally, the trailer already indicates that the anime could be a visual spectacle. In the video, colorful schools of fish swim among houses illuminated by neon lights. The characters are surrounded by glowing shooting stars.
This is partly due to Shingo Yamashita making his directorial debut for a longer production. He has previously worked on the openings of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1 and Chainsaw Man. He is excited to finally give his all for a complete anime:
This is my first full-length original animated film. I have infused everything I have learned about visual expression, my love for unique characters, and my deep affection for internet culture since the 1990s into this film. It’s a cheerful, entertaining movie – so sit back, relax, and enjoy it!
The setting is different as well. The story takes place in the virtual realm of Tsukuyomi, a nod to the true origins of Princess Kaguya. Two girls build a connection through their singing.
One of these involves high-quality items, for example, high-level 17 maps that are offered at excessively high prices, in the hope that inexperienced players will confuse them or not pay attention to the price. One player got particularly irritated by this, which is why he spent his evening not in the game but in the trading menu.
Here you can watch the trailer for the new season of Path of Exile:
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Path of Exile 2 shows features, bosses and trading system of “Keepers of the Flame” in the trailer
Blocking instead of grinding
What did the player do? User Rotten__ explains in his post on Reddit that he no longer wanted to deal with these people and they were probably the ones who had tried to scam others before the new trading system was implemented. So he made quick work of it and started blocking them.
In his case, he filtered by players offering high prices for T17 maps without the Valdo effect, which could be confused. There he found over 700 potential scammers that he added to his block list with tedious clicking.
By the end of his evening, 722 users were on his ignore list. He himself says he wants to keep going until the list is full and at the same time wishes for a larger list from the developers of Grinding Gear Games so that he can block even more users.
How does the community react to the action? The community appreciates the player’s efforts and supports him in the fight against scammers. Many have experienced similar situations or already have a full block list in the game. They write on Reddit:
Ok_Week_7682: “When will there be a mass ignore function?”
UTmastuh: “This is funny because I’ve always put people on the ignore list on the trading side who were offering things extremely cheap. You see a lot of 1c offers until you get to the actual price of about 50c.”
SpiritualScumlord: “I’ve been playing since the beta and have maxed out my ignore list. I contacted support about three years ago to expand it. I can relate. This game has many scammers, and you find many people on Reddit or in the general PoE community who openly support this or are indifferent about it.”
2games1life: “My list has been full since about 2019.”
Expanding the ignore list is probably just treating the symptoms. The developers of Path of Exile are also called upon to protect their players from scammers and are already doing so with the asynchronous trading system. Still, this alone is not enough, as this example shows.
The now 18-year-old MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online lets you explore the vast continent of Middle-earth that you know from the books and movies. But how long does it take in the game to retrace the arduous journey from Frodo and Sam to Mount Doom?
So, how long does it take? That is exactly what the creative mind behind the YouTube channel “Emulated Vintage Gaming” found out a few days ago. For his latest video, he strolled from Hobbiton with his character from The Lord of the Rings Online to eventually reach Mount Doom in Mordor.
During this, the player kept as close as possible to the route taken by Frodo and Sam, as far as the game allows – always accompanied by descriptive original texts voiced by Andy Serkis (the actor who brilliantly portrayed Gollum, among others).
The next expansion of The Lord of the Rings Online is already on the horizon:
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18 years after the release, The Lord of the Rings Online announces its new expansion “The Kingdoms of Harad” in the teaser trailer
The player also pays attention to small details and exchanges his Hobbit clothes for Orc armor in Mordor, just to eventually drag himself up the mountain with the last remnants of cloth. In the finale, there’s even an appearance by Gollum himself, only to burn in the lava of Mount Doom after 9 hours, 43 minutes, and 39 seconds.
For comparison: Watching the original theatrical version of the film trilogy takes about 8 hours and 55 minutes. The extended editions, as we know, are significantly longer, with just over 12 hours total runtime. You can watch the complete run on YouTube or below:
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“Someone should really write a book about this journey”
How does the community react? Despite the long runtime, the video already has nearly 500,000 views, over 24,500 likes, and more than 1,900 comments.
Mecceldorf celebrates the project under the video: “This is a better tribute to the map design of The Lord of the Rings Online than anything else.”
bobyews2826 calls on all fans of the universe: “Give HdRO a try, guys. Even if you’re not interested in MMORPGs or think the game is outdated. Discovering it for yourself is like seeing the movies for the first time.”
wwld9823 wants to give it a try now: “It’s just amazing that you can REALLY walk from the Shire to Mordor. This has sparked my interest in trying the game!”
TonySpike jokes: “Someone should really write a book about this journey.”
A player has played an incredibly high number of rounds of League of Legends in 2025, and even the community is astonished.
What has the player achieved? In the Reddit forum for League of Legends, a player looked at who has actually played the most rounds of LoL in the current season. The account “PopstarGwen#4444” stood out. This account has played over 6,000 rounds since the start of the season on January 9.
If we assume that a round lasts an average of 30 minutes, that means the person has spent 3,000 hours, or 125 days of the year, just on League of Legends. This equates to about 20 rounds of LoL per day—without a break. At the same time, the player demonstrates that the matchmaking works.
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The new trailer for the event ‘Hall of Legends’ of 2025 in League of Legends
6,000 games, little change
Has the person ranked up? The over 6,000 games took place in the ranked mode of League of Legends. This means that each game was subject to Riot’s matchmaking system, which assigns appropriate opponents. At the same time, it offers the opportunity to rank up or down, depending on how well a player performs.
After 6,000 games, however, “PopstarGwen#4444” has hardly improved. As @ninkeygwen writes on X.com, the player has only gained 87 points in the last 1,000 games, which corresponds to about 5 consecutive wins.
What does this say about the matchmaking? Riot’s matchmaking system seems to be working well. “PopstarGwen#4444” has neither significantly dropped nor been able to rank up strongly. The system has accurately determined the right skill level and keeps the player there. Nevertheless, a slight upward trend can be recognized.
Thus, the player has painstakingly climbed from Silver, through Gold, to Diamond, and finally to the Master rank over many years. There have hardly been any jumps. In 2024, “PopstarGwen#4444” spent time in the lower Diamond range before finally making it to Master this season.
How do fans react to the many rounds of LoL? That players spend a lot of time in League of Legends and also try to rank up in the rank system is not unusual. However, it is absolutely extraordinary for a player to spend 1/3 of a year in League of Legends. Accordingly, reactions from players on Reddit are as follows:
Varlane: “20 games a day. No day off. And people doubt me when I say SoloQ sometimes feels like an institution.”
aiiiven: “87 LP net gain after 1,000 games and he’s still playing, really ‘next level’, I don’t even know what to say.”
FeynmansWitt: “Maybe he’s playing because it’s fun and not because of the LP gain.”
However, many fans are also worried about the player, as these numbers also indicate a sacrifice of much personal life and other activities. In the meantime, LoL has also become the player’s profession, which makes the whole situation somewhat more understandable. On Twitch, he regularly streams his long gaming sessions.
