The island of Shangra appears at several locations in Lost Ark, but is not always present. We at MeinMMO show you how to find it.
What kind of island is this? Shangra is a special island in Lost Ark. It is not always visible, and when it appears, you need to search for it at three different locations.
Prerequisites are the unlocking of sailing, as you logically cannot reach an island without a ship, as well as level 50 and a gear score of 460.
How do you find Shangra? It spawns at three different locations:
North of Anikka, west of the Sea of Death
West of Anikka, southwest of the Creed Ocean
East of the Wall of Procyon between the Glacier region and North Vern
The three possible locations of the island of Shangra
To find out when Shangra appears, you can use Procyon’s Compass, or check the events in the upper left corner. Feel free to sail a few minutes to the first location before it spawns, because already 10 minutes before the island appears, there will be a whirlpool in the water at the corresponding location.
What does the island offer me? You will receive the island mark of Shinra Island, which is important for your Adventure Journal. Additionally, there are two emotes, the Flying Nimbus mount, and the Song of Spring. Also, there are some Mokokos on the island.
What is special is that a new currency applies on Shangra: You collect peaches. You can exchange them with the merchants on the island. You will find the peaches, like the Mokoko Seeds, all over the island. Additionally, you will receive them in almost every quest on Shangra. However, you can only accept these quests once you have reached level 50.
lost ark nimbus mount
5,600 peaches are needed to obtain the mark of Shangra. At an NPC, you first exchange your peaches for the sapling of the thousand-year-old tree. The tree is located in the lower left area of the island. Enter to exchange the item for the mark.
Some areas of the island of Shangra require a specific buff to enter. You must drink a bottle of peach wine, which gives you a buff for 5 minutes. Now Shangra grants you access to rewards like chests and more Mokoko seeds.
The Song of Spring is obtained through a quest from NPC Eunsun. It is essential for obtaining the so-called Shangra Flower Dew. With this, you can purchase the Nimbus mount and other rewards from NPCs.
On Maxroll you can read in detail about which items you can obtain how.
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Shangra has initially caused confusion among many users in Lost Ark. Once you know the locations and a few tricks, it’s not so complicated to find them anymore. Have you already been to the island and are now riding on your cloud mount? Have you already collected the island mark? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO.
Nvidia makes mining more complicated with its graphics cards. Now, miners say they have found a trick to bypass this restriction. However, instead of a simple solution, they primarily encountered nasty malware.
What is this restriction? Nvidia has implemented a mining restriction on the new graphics cards. This restriction is supposed to lower the performance when mining, causing miners to lose interest in the graphics cards. Nvidia would rather sell its special mining graphics card.
However, it has been known for a while that the mining restriction by Nvidia is ridiculed. Nevertheless, this restriction seems to annoy enough users, so that some are even willing to bypass it with software. And when free software promises a higher yield from the graphics card, who can say “No”?
But this could now become a downfall for some miners. A YouTuber has shown that this software is contaminated with malware.
Software for mining restriction contaminates your PC with malware
What kind of software is this? The software is said to be an alternative driver version of Nvidia’s graphics card driver. This will bypass the mining restriction at the software level, allowing you to theoretically use the maximum hash rate for mining again.
The higher the hash rate, the better the yield when mining. For security reasons, we will not link to the software here.
What exactly is the problem with the software? A YouTuber tested and presented the software in a one-and-a-half-hour video (via youtube.com).
The problem is that the software not only alters the BIOS of the graphics card but also infects the powershell.exe of Windows.
The PowerShell in Windows is similar to a command line. With PowerShell, both simple commands and complex mechanisms can be triggered. So you can imagine what a contaminated PowerShell could be capable of.
This is what PowerShell looks like on Windows 10.
As a small bonus, the installer puts your “C:” partition, where your operating system is installed, on the whitelist of Windows Defender. The Windows Defender no longer checks the system partition and what goes on there. Therefore, the malware can wreak havoc without being monitored.
What can you do about it? Basically, you should always use your common sense when downloading software from the internet. Also, checking dubious software for malware can save your computer and your data. For example, the YouTuber showed that the supposed aid software for miners triggered 17 antivirus programs on the online tool “VirusTotal”.
AMD tries to make graphics cards unattractive for miners with low video memory
Nvidia’s direct competitor had a different idea to make graphics cards unattractive for miners. AMD introduced its RX 6500 XT as a hope for gamers. AMD deliberately limited the video memory of the graphics card to 4 GB. That is so little that it is hardly profitable for miners to collect cryptocurrencies with such a graphics card.
However, the graphics card did not really convince anyone. You can read a detailed report on the situation and the tests here on MeinMMO:
Lost Ark features an interesting PvP system where gear plays no role, but skill is what matters most. MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch has now discovered this content for himself. However, one thing regarding the rankings annoys him greatly.
The arena PvP in Lost Ark is really good. For several days now, I have been spending nearly all my playtime in it, as the open world in PvE has not convinced me much so far. What I particularly like is that my gear and level do not matter at all.
This way, I can already enter the arenas at level 26 and have no disadvantages on paper compared to the other players. I can access all skills directly, including the Awakening ability, and the gear is also standardized.
Instead, personal skill plays the biggest role. And that is extremely important to me in PvP. Three different modes are available:
3v3 Team Deathmatch
Deathmatch
3v3 Team Elimination
All are quite self-explanatory and are really fun in the normal version. But when I want to play them in the ranked mode, there comes a small change that I cannot understand at all.
Who is speaking here? Alex is the MMORPG expert at MeinMMO. He has spent thousands of hours in games like Guild Wars 1, Guild Wars 2, ESO, or Black Desert. He has also logged over 400 hours in New World and has recently been very active in Lost Ark. Particularly, he is fascinated by the endgame and the PvP content in the genre.
Please Lost Ark, let me play with friends
While I can play with my friends in a team in the normal mode matches in 3v3, this feature is suddenly disabled for the ranked mode. Yes, in the ranked mode, I can only register alone.
I cannot understand this move. I am a very competitive player. For years, I led a PvP team in Guild Wars 1. I was very active in PvP in Guild Wars 2 and at one point had a regular team. I also regularly play ranked games in LoL, either with a supporter in DuoQ or in 2011 and 2012 even with a fixed 5-player team.
And I do not understand why I am not allowed to do that in Lost Ark. I want to build up a regular team again. I want to rock the rankings together in voice chat and celebrate victories together.
Gear plays no role in PvP. In the Book of Coordination, I can distribute skills and attributes according to my wishes.
I am aware that balance is extremely important, and I would not like it if I were to face a fixed 3-player team with three random players. But that can be remedied, for example with separate queues. LoL demonstrates this, where I have two separate ranked lists for Solo/Duo or Flex for teams of up to five players.
This makes Elimination the best PvP content in the entire genre for me. It’s even more frustrating that I cannot play with friends in ranked mode.
There are even custom games for your own tournaments
What is also important to me in PvP are custom games that I can create for myself, my friends, or for my own tournaments. Lost Ark also offers this feature right from the start.
Although there are also occasional problems here due to server load, the basic foundations are laid to make Lost Ark one of the best MMORPGs for PvP fans.
In Lost Ark, I can create my own PvP matches and even tournament modes. This is super useful for PvP fans.
While I really enjoy the PvP content in normal mode, I view the ranked mode somewhat critically. In my opinion, a lot of potential is being wasted here. PvP is simply much more fun when you are in a fixed group. Moreover, many PvP fans like to identify with teams that they can follow and cheer for.
Here, I just hope that Smilegate reconsiders and perhaps brings separate ranked lists for fixed teams. However, anyone looking for a good PvP MMORPG should definitely check out Lost Ark, especially if you don’t have or are looking for a fixed group.
What do you think about PvP in Lost Ark? Have you spent much time in it? And do you also miss a ranked mode with friends?
By the way, my colleague Mark Sellner loves almost everything about Lost Ark and is currently having a really good time:
I would like to see such a system for Lost Ark as well. Then I would have the incentive to work my way up in the rankings. However, I am currently missing that a bit.
Aside from the odd rule change in ranked matches, the PvP in Lost Ark is brilliant. I particularly enjoy the Elimination mode.
At the start of the match, each team decides who will be the first, second, and third player in the fight. Then the first two players from each team face off against each other while the others can watch.
If a player is defeated, the winner stays “on the plate”, as we used to say in table tennis. However, he continues to fight with the lost health points and the cooldowns on abilities against the next player whom the opponents send into the match.
In the arena, you almost feel like you are in Tekken or Soul Calibur.
Theoretically, player 1 from team A can eliminate the entire team B. However, that has not happened in my 14 matches so far. I would have liked to have played more matches already, but unfortunately, there are many problems with the queue for PvP on Asta.
The Elimination mode offers an incredible amount of action, requires a lot of skill, and there are no annoying side objectives distracting from the actual fight. It reminds me a bit of classic fighting games like Soul Calibur or Tekken, which I used to enjoy playing with friends on the console.
Additionally, there is the brilliant spectator mode, which enhances that feeling of a fighting game. I can watch directly from the perspective of both players or from above the arena. I can also see the abilities used on the side, which allows for an incredible learning process:
This is what the animation of ability X looks like.
This is how much damage ability Y does, wow.
Ah, I should definitely dodge this attack.
I learn almost as much from watching as I do from fighting itself.
This makes Elimination the best PvP content in the entire genre for me. It’s even more frustrating that I cannot play with friends in ranked mode.
There are even custom games for your own tournaments
What is also important to me in PvP are custom games that I can create for myself, my friends, or for my own tournaments. Lost Ark also offers this feature right from the start.
Although there are also occasional problems here due to server load, the basic foundations are laid to make Lost Ark one of the best MMORPGs for PvP fans.
In Lost Ark, I can create my own PvP matches and even tournament modes. This is super useful for PvP fans.
While I really enjoy the PvP content in normal mode, I view the ranked mode somewhat critically. In my opinion, a lot of potential is being wasted here. PvP is simply much more fun when you are in a fixed group. Moreover, many PvP fans like to identify with teams that they can follow and cheer for.
Here, I just hope that Smilegate reconsiders and perhaps brings separate ranked lists for fixed teams. However, anyone looking for a good PvP MMORPG should definitely check out Lost Ark, especially if you don’t have or are looking for a fixed group.
What do you think about PvP in Lost Ark? Have you spent much time in it? And do you also miss a ranked mode with friends?
By the way, my colleague Mark Sellner loves almost everything about Lost Ark and is currently having a really good time:
The new ‘Talent System’ in World of Warcraft has a lot to offer. We will tell you what you should skill with the First Cipher – and what not.
Patch 9.2 Eternity’s End in World of Warcraft has been live for some time. After you have completed the first 3 chapters of the campaign in Zereth Mortis, you gain access to the ‘Cipher Research Console’. There, you can unlock numerous upgrades sequentially to customize and improve your gaming experience and your Pocopoc companion.
However, with over 22 possible ‘Talents’ with multiple tiers, the question quickly arises: What is really important? What should you choose first and what should you neglect?
We want to explain to you in this guide how to best invest your First Ciphers.
How do you get First Ciphers? The Ciphers are mainly required to unlock new tiers at the Cipher Research Console. You obtain the First Ciphers from numerous activities in Zereth Mortis. They can be earned through:
daily quests and/or world quests
the overarching quest “Nested Patterns”
from rare enemies
one-time treasures
repeatable (small) treasures
In principle, there is no limitation on how many Ciphers you can farm per day. However, the amount drastically decreases after completing the quests. Rare enemies and treasures usually only give 2-4 Ciphers, so farming here is only worthwhile if you really want to invest a lot of time. Otherwise, just do the usual ‘daily stuff’, and you will acquire the lion’s share of Ciphers.
The green outlined researches are important. The red outlined ones can be put on hold for now.
This is how the Cipher Research Console works
The research console is divided into 4 different columns, from left to right they are:
Metrundic (Core Systems)
Akkolaric (Console Upgrades)
Dacaparic (Wildlife Mastery)
Violonical (Upgrades for Pocopoc)
Here, you must work from left to right in the research console at the beginning. You cannot unlock “Understanding of the Akkolaric” until you have researched “Understanding of the Metrundic”.
At the same time, you must unlock the first ability in each column (“Understanding of X”) to gain access to the rest of the column.
The majority of researches in the console take only a few seconds and are virtually immediately available once you invest the necessary Ciphers. However, the researches in the first two rows can have long research times, varying from 1 hour to a full 6 days. Unfortunately, these extensive researches are also the ones that grant new abilities, quests, or unlocks.
Cipher Research Console – Recommended Unlock Path
In principle, it can be said in advance: You can’t really go wrong. Sooner or later, you unlock all bonuses and none of them are so important that your progress is massively hindered if you don’t have them. However, for maximum flexibility, a certain order is worth it.
If you want to experience and unlock as much as possible in Zereth Mortis as quickly as possible, then the following order of unlocking is recommended:
Understanding of the Metrundic (Column 1, top ability). This activates Pocopoc and you will inevitably skill it during the quest.
Understanding of the Enigmundic (Column 1, second ability). This allows you to tackle additional puzzle treasure chests and a new world quest.
Understanding of the Akkolaric (Column 2, top ability). Unlocks reinforcement consoles that grant you additional buffs.
Understanding of the Dacaparic (Column 3, top ability). Pocopoc can take control of various creatures and you unlock the synthesis forge for pets.
Understanding of the Violonical (Column 4, top ability). Pocopoc learns new combat abilities and you can choose whether he should be a DPS or a supporter.
Understanding of the Altesic (Column 2, second ability). You can communicate with some of the small Jiro who offer quests and assist you.
Understanding of the Sopranic (Column 3, second ability). You can speak with various automatons that assist you. Additionally, your synthesis forge can now create mounts.
If you carry out the unlocks in this order, you are on the safe side.
Once you have these 7 unlocks, you can freely develop and just skill what you like. It is solely about improvements to core systems, such as Pocopoc generating energy faster, being able to pull more buffs from consoles or interacting with Jiro that reduce your aggro range.
Of course, you may have more First Ciphers than you can currently research at the same time. In that case, you can deviate from the recommendation and take other bonuses.
The bonuses after the core unlocks are all “nice”, but no longer particularly important. Especially since the research for the smaller bonuses takes only 5 seconds, you are not hindering yourself at all by carrying them out.
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A final tip: It will especially happen often in the first days that your research is not limited by the First Ciphers, but by the research time. It can be tempting to unlock other abilities that only have 5 seconds of research time. There’s nothing fundamentally wrong with that, but always be sure to keep enough Ciphers to start the next “big” research as soon as it becomes available.
How far have you come with the research console? Have you already unlocked the first big bonuses?
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Riot Games has fun with their biggest Twitch streamer, Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp, in League of Legends. He has achieved great things on Twitch and in LoL, reaching the highest rank in all 5 roles. This comes with a personal gift from Riot Games featuring a little jab.
This is the situation:
Tyler1 is a LoL player and entertainer on Twitch who was banned from the game for years due to constant flaming and bad behavior. But because a Riot Games employee wished him cancer, he was allowed back into the game.
Tyler1 is now the largest and most important streamer for LoL. He played over 6000 matches for 2 years just to reach the highest rank in LoL, “Challenger”, in all 5 positions. This is an incredible achievement, especially for a Twitch streamer who is not a professional Esport player but primarily should entertain his viewers.
For this achievement, there is now a personal gift from Riot Games. Tyler1 and Riot celebrated their love-hate relationship a bit.
What was this gift? Riot Games had a chain made with 5 medals for Tyler1. Each of the medals symbolizes a role that Tyler1 became Challenger in.
When Tyler1 realized that he could hang the medals around his neck like gold medals at the Olympics, he did so immediately and then joked: They would surely choke him unconscious.
How does Tyler1 react to the gift? He was genuinely happy but also took the opportunity to poke fun at Riot:
You know what? I like this a bit. It’s something special, it’s unique. You know, I think I’m going to say it: Thank you, Riot! Record this better and save it, because I will never say this again in my life. But I appreciate it, thanks, guys.
Tyler1
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How does Riot annoy him? When Tyler1 examines the package more closely, he notices a letter addressed to him from Riot Games. As he reads the letter, he comes across a passage:
As an account with which you’ve become AD Carry Challenger, we took one that isn’t permabanned, so the date might not be quite right.
This refers to Riot Games’ reference to Tyler1’s past as the “bad boy” who was practically always banned from League of Legends. At that time, Tyler1 mainly played ADC Draven and was successful with it early on before he learned the other roles.
Tyler1 has to smile but immediately corrects Riot: That’s not right. Those special accounts that he became Challenger with years ago as AD Carry weren’t permanently banned.
Another typical example of the quirky relationship that Riot Games maintains with its most important Twitch streamer.
Last night, Lost Ark announced on Twitter that the servers will be taken offline for weekly maintenance. A new patch is also expected to address some minor bugs. Here at MeinMMO, we summarize.
Update 11:56 AM: The servers are back online on time, and you can continue playing. The maintenance seems to have been completed. We wish you good loot!
Update 11:48 AM: Another patch will follow the first one. This time it is only a few MB in size. However, the servers remain offline.
Update 10:50 AM: You can now already download the update for Lost Ark on Steam. It is 4.16 GB in size and is required for you to be able to play again after the update.
How long are the servers offline? After the Lost Ark servers were taken offline today at 9:00 AM, they are expected to remain offline for about 3 hours for the weekly maintenance.
If everything goes as planned, you can log in again starting at 12:00 PM. Whether this means that the MMORPG’s servers will be taken offline for every weekly reset is still unclear. However, the term “weekly maintenance” suggests so.
What does the patch bring? The official patch notes in the Lost Ark forum are rather vague. There are comparatively small changes that you can expect in today’s update. Of the 5 changes, 3 are also bug fixes, which are related to the Crystal Aura.
For instance, a bug has been fixed where royal crystals could not be exchanged for other currencies as intended. Additionally, a bug has been removed that caused you not to receive the bonuses from the Crystal Aura, even though it was displayed as such.
Furthermore, Amazon has addressed some translation errors and has now activated the Tier 2 Abyss Dungeon vendors.
There are also new loading screens that show you tips for the game when loading a new map. For example, how to get gold or silver faster.
The original patch notes in English
Absurd login reward will be changed
Change to the daily login bonus: Anyone who logged in daily since the soft launch on February 8 received a login reward yesterday that they simply could not use. It was a box containing flirt items, which can only be opened if you have a gear score of 1430 or higher.
Since very few players have already exceeded such a high limit, Amazon is backtracking here and replacing the item. From now on, you will receive a flirt box that is “more appropriate to the level.”
Users who have already accepted the box and have it in their inventory will automatically have it exchanged once they log in.
What do you think of the changes in Lost Ark? Do you view weekly downtimes positively? Or do you find it rather annoying that the MMORPG restarts so often? Have you also enjoyed the login reward that you cannot use? Feel free to write it in the comments here on MeinMMO.
In Destiny 2, many players celebrated the launch of Witch Queen. The Guardians had to deal with Void 3.0 as they adjusted their favorite loadout to their playstyle. However, while Titans and Warlocks can shine in combat, Hunters now risk boycotting their class.
What’s wrong with the Hunters? The Hunters did not have as strong a start in Witch Queen as the other two classes. The reason for this is nerfs announced before the big DLC. Bungie removed some of the most important effects from the most popular Nightstalker super.
Now that the patch is out, Hunters are feeling the full brunt of the change. Many Hunter mains are switching to Warlocks or Titans to finally do useful things in combat instead of constantly hiding.
Hunters switch to other classes out of frustration
How dissatisfied the Hunters are was evident on Twitter. Senior Community Manager “dmg04” asked the community, among other things, how they feel about the changes to Void 3.0. There was a wide range of comments from Warlocks and Titans who are excited. Hunters, on the other hand, mostly agreed in their opinion: The changes are not good.
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The Twitter user “auroraesilverEX” is upset about the noticeable changes. He accuses the sandbox team of not understanding what role the Hunter plays in endgame content in Destiny 2. The Hunter needs more ways to support his fellow Guardians instead of being turned into a robot for invisible maneuvers.
What do other Hunters say? On reddit, even a Guardian has ended their existence as a Hunter main. He switched to Warlock because invisibility simply isn’t enough. Warlocks can make a significant impact in combat with their aspects and fragments, but Hunters are now not viable with their invisible abilities. It sometimes feels like they are actually ‘invisible’ and can’t achieve anything significant with their abilities except not being there.
Reddit user “combo164” has even tried to create something decent with various exotics of the Nightstalker, but nothing excited him. As long as Bungie doesn’t give the Hunters something to make them competitive, more and more Guardians will switch to another class.
If nothing changes, there will eventually be an era without Hunters, or what do you think? How do you feel about the changes? Have you tried the Hunter? Do you think the users are exaggerating, or do you agree that Hunters have no chance against the other classes? Let us know!
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After the end of the Closed Beta for Diablo Immortal, Blizzard has published what changes will be made based on the previous feedback for the mobile ARPG. One of these changes is the adjustment to the World Paragon Level, which is likely essential for the interaction between casuals and hardcore gamers.
What changes in Diablo Immortal? The Closed Beta of Diablo Immortal was a huge success with testers. However, quite abruptly, the Beta ended. Nevertheless, the game is still expected to be released in 2022, and Blizzard has likely gained some insights from the Beta. These include:
Especially the last aspect is interesting as it regulates the interaction of vastly different levelled characters.
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New system with World Paragon Level aims to bring players together
What is the underlying problem? After reaching the endgame in Diablo Immortal, you can level up further and optimize your hero even more. These are known as Paragon levels.
But what happens when some players in a group are playing much more intensively than others? Then the hardcore gamers are eventually ridiculously far ahead in levels while casuals are stuck at lower levels. Effective interaction is no longer possible, as the challenge is either too easy or too hard.
According to Blizzard, they could have implemented some kind of “energy system” that limits activities per week, but the developers explicitly did not want that. A weekly limit on XP that could be earned was once in the Alpha, but that was received very poorly by players, so it was kicked out in the Beta.
But how can it still be ensured that different player types do not drift too far apart?
What is the World Paragon Level? The solution is the so-called World Paragon Level. It increases by 2 levels every day. If your own Paragon Level is roughly in the range of the World Level, you earn XP regularly.
If you are more than 4 levels above the World Level, your XP gain is limited to just 25 percent of the XP you would normally receive.
However, if your Paragon Level is below the World Level, then the situation looks different. Then you receive 200 percent of your XP.
This is how the World Paragon System works
In plain terms: Low-level players receive double XP while high-level players only receive a quarter of the normal XP. This way, players in the Beta could quickly regroup, even if some played a lot and others were rarely online.
The system has also limited the yield from dismantled items, but this had led to players actively avoiding leveling up during the Beta. This was obviously not the developers’ intention, which is why dismantling items is no longer reduced by the World Level.
So much for the introduction of the World Paragon Level. What do you think of this method? Fair, as it keeps players together, or a bothersome brake? Let us know in the comments.
Electronic Arts is toying with the idea of giving up the rights to the FIFA brand. This would mean that a FIFA 22 or FIFA 23 would be the last football game under this name from EA. But for the EA boss, Andrew Wilson, this doesn’t seem to be a nightmare scenario, as reports from an internal meeting say. Because FIFA is just “the 4 letters on the box”.
This is the situation:
The football series “FIFA” is a huge revenue generator for EA year after year. They digitally represent current football, holding rights and licenses to thousands of players and clubs. They make a crazy amount of money with microtransactions.
But now they are in danger of losing the “FIFA” license. The problem seems to be that FIFA wants too much money from them and EA is considering simply leaving FIFA behind and releasing the series under a different name.
Now reports from an internal meeting at EA have surfaced, in which the EA boss, Andrew Wilson, downplays the significance of FIFA for the FIFA series.
Where does the information come from? The gaming site Videogameschronicle states that anonymous sources sent him a report from an internal EA meeting in November 2021.
This is how Wilson downplays FIFA: Wilson is said to have said:
FIFA prohibits EA from expanding the game in modes that go beyond “11vs11”
Moreover, under FIFA, one is not allowed to “expand the digital ecosystem” – by this, he means that EA cannot collaborate with brands like Nike within the FIFA series.
He also says: FIFA gives the game series too little value. In a year without a World Cup, FIFA actually only contributes “4 letters on the front of the packaging”.
FIFA as a video game brand is more important than as an organization
These are Wilson’s quotes: The sources quote Wilson with some striking statements.
“I want to be open [with you], more open than to the public. We had a great run with FIFA for 30 years. We have created billions in value – that’s amazing. We have created one of the largest entertainment properties in the world. But I assert – and this may be a bit biased – that the FIFA brand as a video game brand is more significant than as an administrative organization for football. We do not take that for granted and we don’t want to be arrogant. We have worked hard to make FIFA understand what we need for the future.
What we essentially get from FIFA in years without a World Cup are the 4 letters on the front of the packaging – in a world where most people don’t even see the packaging anymore because they buy the game digitally. In a World Cup year, we get access to the World Cup, but when you think about it more broadly, the World Cup is important, but not the most important competition. We have 300 other licenses, and there we get the content that our players like and with which they engage the most.”
Andrew Wilson
EA allegedly says: FIFA prohibits cooperation with Nike due to adidas
According to Wilson, FIFA is holding the game series back. Because players want more flexibility:
Players want more brands like Nike in the game – but FIFA is connected to adidas, so EA has no leeway here.
Similarly, players would like modes that go beyond the classic 11vs11, but here too FIFA stands in the way.
FIFA also slows everything down – players want more agility and flexibility.
Wilson says that this is what he is actually about: Not just the money, but also about developing the game that the players want while being faster and more agile.
Ultimately, Wilson says that losing the FIFA license might actually be the best thing for the game series.
What happens next? According to VGC, there will still be a FIFA 23, apparently with a Men’s World Cup and one for Women. What happens afterward, however, remains open.
The MMORPG Black Desert is getting a major “Winter Expansion” in April. This will bring a new region. The teaser video mainly shows snowy areas and a creature wearing a Viking helmet.
What kind of expansion will this be? There aren’t many details yet. The expansion is called “The Mountain of Eternal Winter” and is set to introduce a completely new area. You should be able to explore this directly from level 1, and veterans are also expected to enjoy the content.
The developers promise a “completely new experience” in Black Desert, which is also described as “rich in lore”.
The teaser shows an area completely covered in snow and featuring several hidden caves. In one of these caves, hundreds of ice crystals can be seen along with a creepy creature wielding an axe, a shield, and a Viking helmet.
You can watch the teaser in this YouTube video:
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Black Desert plans a major reveal event on March 10
When will we learn more about the expansion? On the official website for the expansion, there is a live ticker counting down to the big content reveal. This reveal is scheduled for March 10 at 11:00 am German time.
We will learn more about the expansion there.
When is the expansion coming out? There is no concrete date yet. The teaser only states that “The Mountain of Eternal Winter” is expected to launch in April 2022.
What else is happening in Black Desert? Nearly every week, there is a small update for Black Desert that brings new events, balance adjustments, and bug fixes.
Additionally, new seasons regularly start, allowing characters to level up quickly and equip useful gear. So, anyone looking to start or re-enter BDO should take advantage of such a season start.
The new combat pack of Season 2 of Call of Duty: Warzone & Vanguard is online. As a PlayStation Plus member, you will receive the cosmetic bundle “Beach Bum” at no additional cost. MeinMMO shows you the details.
Call of Duty and PlayStation have been collaborating for several years, providing players on the Sony console with certain advantages.
With Call of Duty: Vanguard, there is no longer a time-exclusive mode, but there are still small advantages such as more loadout slots and the combat pack each season.
This is included in the new combat pack for Season 2: You receive a few items inspired by naval warfare. This includes an operator skin and 2 weapon blueprints:
Legendary operator skin for Wade Jackson
Legendary assault rifle weapon blueprint
Legendary shotgun weapon blueprint
Epic emblem
Epic watch
Epic talisman
Epic calling card
60-minute double XP token
Where can you use all of this? The items are available to you in Warzone and Vanguard.
However, you can only use the operator skin in the free Battle Royale Warzone if you also own Vanguard. This does not apply to the other items.
If you want to see the cosmetics in typical CoD action, there is even a short trailer for the combat pack:
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The requirements: You need a PlayStation Network account with an active PS Plus subscription. To use the operator skin, you also need CoD: Vanguard.
Here’s how you get the new combat pack: Go to the PS Store on your console and navigate to the PS Plus section. Scroll down and you will find the tile “Exclusive Packs” – in that category you will find the pack.
If you don’t see the pack in this area, then enter “combat pack” in the store search.
Alternatively, you can unlock the pack through the PS Store homepage without being at the console:
The combat packs are regularly available throughout the entire season and go offline only when the next pack goes online. But remember to take the additional content before the season ends.
What about the other platforms? The combat packs are PlayStation exclusive and apparently part of the collaboration between Call of Duty and PlayStation.
So far, the packs have not been available for other platforms – players on PC and Xbox are left out.
The developers of Pokémon GO shared a roadmap for the beginning of 2022. In it, they show what topics they are currently focusing on and what players can expect next.
What was shared? On the official Pokémon GO blog, the developers shared a roadmap for the beginning of 2022. A roadmap shows what is currently being worked on and which projects are planned for a specific period.
In the latest post, Niantic talks about the Johto Tour, improvements in Trainer battles, updates for the postcard system, the next season update, and Community Days.
Roadmap for the next months in Pokémon GO
This is what the developers have planned: Here we present an overview of the points discussed in the developer blog. You can find the full information in English on the Pokémon GO website. The focus is now on
Social interaction in the real world
And exploring
Johto Tour: The developers are looking forward to the Johto Tour, following the positive feedback on the Kanto Tour last year. They emphasize the new Gym Leaders based on characters that the community entered in a competition. You can choose whether or not to use these contents. Additionally, they highlight the new Masterwork research that brings you Apex-Crypto Pokémon.
Postcards: Niantic states that they are pleased with the positive feedback and are working on new features. These include notifications, saving stickers, an increased gift limit, new postcard sorting functions, and new postcard descriptions.
The Seasonal Update: According to Niantic, trainers received positively how the current season featuring Hoopa and the mysterious door has been rolled out. In the next season, they plan to “share several seasonal special research stories” with you. These will focus on smaller adventures.
Community Days: Regarding Community Days, Niantic says that “the last two years have been tough for all of us.” The team continues to work on strengthening the sense of community among trainers worldwide. One of these experiments was the first Community Day Classic. Niantic is now continuing its research in the area of the Community Days concept to make them “fresh and exciting.”
How do you like the outlook on the development in Pokémon GO? Would you have liked more details, or is it enough for you to know what the team will be working on next?
The Twitch streamer Asmongold is back in World of Warcraft again. But he is just making nonsense for hours – and finds really ugly places.
The release of Patch 9.2 Eternity’s End in World of Warcraft was yesterday an occasion for many players to check out the Shadowlands again and at least scout the new area Zereth Mortis. The streamer Asmongold also took a look at the patch – but he slightly strayed from the path and discovered buggy, incomplete landscapes.
Who is Asmongold? Asmongold has long been the largest WoW streamer by numbers. He played World of Warcraft for many years but finally lost interest in Shadowlands. He used the time to play many other MMORPGs, such as Final Fantasy XIV or Lost Ark.
With Patch 9.2, Asmongold has now streamed WoW on his main channel again for the first time in a long time, to dive into the new patch together with the community.
What happened in the stream? The original plan was to take a closer look at Zereth Mortis and the new content. However, the “taking a closer look” was taken literally after just a few minutes. Instead of following the quests, Asmongold and his fellow players tried to reach the raid “Mausoleum of the First.” However, it is still locked and the island on which the raid is located can only be reached with some tricks.
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After a long climbing adventure and the use of some goblin gliders, they finally managed to reach the raid – however, it could not be entered. Because although the portal already exists, the raid simply does not load when you try to enter it. You can watch the entire video of his hours-long escapade on YouTube.
Asmongold and his crew then moved on to explore more of the area. They penetrated invisible walls that were supposed to prevent players from progressing. Ultimately, they even reached a place that no player is supposed to find: the edge of the world. Here, the game world is hardly modeled and you can find solid colors and extremely blocky landscapes.
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There, the journey also came to an end, as one after another the characters died as they delved deeper into this environment.
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The group initially thought that a GM had manually killed the players – that had happened several times in the past when Blizzard found out that players were exploiting unintended locations. In this case, however, that did not seem to be the case, as the players had merely reached a certain threshold where characters “fall through the world” and then automatically die.
As a “reward” for this excursion, the game could not find a valid graveyard where Asmongold would respawn. This resulted in his character being teleported to Westfall. That is the “emergency graveyard” when any other form of resurrection does not work.
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The developers of New World have released a new video discussing the February update and the future of the MMORPG. While February focuses on “Bugs, Bots, and Balance”, new story content is expected in March.
What do the developers say in the video? In the first almost 30 minutes, everything revolves around the big February update:
The major highlights such as smoother combat, better animations, and the new rewards in Outpost Rush were highlighted.
The only new aspect is that you will now be able to buy a gypsum orb for faction tokens once a day.
Overall, the patch is expected to fix more than 700 issues, including 350 minor bugs and 225 major improvements.
Following that, there was a discussion about the economy, the Luck attribute, and the lore in the game.
However, the really new information came only at the end of the video. Game Director Scot Lane revealed that with the major update in March, new story content will be implemented in New World. This content is meant to conclude the current storyline. The update will also see the introduction of the new weapon “Thunder Rifle”.
He also promised a major roadmap with the next developer video, which will be released in March.
You can watch the entire conversation in this YouTube video:
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The economy is stable, adjustments to gear sets are planned
What do the developers say about the economy? In principle, the economy in New World is now said to be stable and “healthy”. Some issues from recent weeks and months are said to have resolved themselves.
In response to new problems, the developers took measures themselves, such as the juniper berry bags that were dropped right after the winter event.
The next major change for the economy will come with taxes for housing:
The minimum price a company can charge in the settlement has been reduced from 5% to 0.1%.
The maximum price has been reduced from 10% to 1%.
A company now receives 5x as many coins as the player pays for the apartment. This is intended to offset the lower income.
What was said about gear? Many players in New World are complaining that they need different armor sets for various content, such as PvP, open world, and mutated dungeons. Even for different mutations, different stats are sometimes needed.
The developers promised a “gear storage system,” but that is expected to take a few more months.
What’s going on with the February update? Currently, players in New World are waiting for the next major update. It is supposed to be released in February, but there are only two working days left, so many are suspecting a release at the beginning of March.
When exactly the patch will arrive has not been said yet.
What do you think about the new information from the developer diary? Are you looking forward to new story content and a roadmap?
In January, the developers spoke in the video about new weapons and PvP content:
The professional Fortnite player Voidd publicly criticized his parents on Twitter and promptly received a public reprimand from his mother. This amuses the fans.
Who is he?
The Fortnite player George “Voidd” N. is an eSports professional for the team “Lootboy”; he is English. According to a ranking he posted himself, he was number 59 in Europe and number 6 in England in 2021 regarding the best Fortnite players.
According to statistics from the site esportsearning, voidd has earned around €4,300 in prize money with Fortnite. He has placed around 20th in some events. The eSports scene of Fortnite has not been as lucrative in 2022 as during the heyday of Bugha and Tfue three years ago.
Like many eSports players, Voidd is active on social media. He posts on Instagram, YouTube, Twitch, and Twitter and tries to increase his reach there.
That was the argument with his mother: The eSports journalist Jake Lucky documented the scene for posterity.
The professional tweeted: If you have parents who support you, you should not take that for granted. It is so bad to be stuck with a “demotivating father” who “does not support” you.
Then the professional’s mother spoke up and reprimanded him:
“It is not acceptable to insult your parents just because they tell you that you cannot stay up until 3 a.m. if you have school the next day. That is not ‘unsupportive’; that is simply being a parent.”
Shortly after, the mother tweeted: “And now I’m blocked!”
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Why is this a defeat for the professional? The embarrassing part in this case: The mother’s tweet received more than twice as many likes as the professional’s complaint. This is called a ratio.
Apparently, Twitter users clearly saw Mama Voidd as being in the right. It is understandable that the boy should be in bed by 3 a.m. if he has school the next day.
In the comments, there is certainly a lot of laughter about the situation. One Twitter user says that if you receive a ratio from your own mother on Twitter, it is time to reconsider your own life.
This is what it can look like when mom fully supports her son in becoming a professional Fortnite player, as we know from Benjifishy:
Blizzard announced after the end of the Closed Beta for Diablo Immortal what changes will be made based on the collected feedback for the mobile offshoot. This includes varying difficulty levels for bosses. MeinMMO summarizes the most important information for you.
Particularly interesting are the adjustments to the raids, as many things are changing after the Reliquary of Hell was well received by players.
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Raid bosses will have multiple difficulty levels
What are raids? These are huge bosses for 8 players that “require an additional level of coordination.” This simply refers to Diablo Immortal’s version of raid bosses.
The community received this feature very well, which is why Blizzard plans to deliver one boss for the Reliquary of Hell every month.
What is changing now: To optimize the raid bosses and improve progress, the raid bosses will have adjustable difficulty levels. It states:
During the beta, we received feedback that the difficulty between the bosses Lassal and Vitaath was too different. We believe that the Reliquary of Hell will remain rewarding for all players with this change, while the difference in difficulty will close for those who feel discouraged by this content.
However, Blizzard does not reveal exactly how the difficulty can be adjusted. Nevertheless, this will likely be a welcome change for numerous players who previously had issues with the difficulty and balancing of the raid bosses.
What else should be known? Additionally, there are further innovations. The new troop feature will be revised. The number of possible players will be expanded to 8.
Improvements will also be made to set items. The balance will be adjusted, and work is already underway on new set items. Blizzard is also working on changes for the PvP mode cycle of conflict. In the future, there will be clans instead of dark houses and the immortals.
The world paragon system is expected to adopt more of the MMO structure of Diablo Immortal. There will no longer be limited weekly experience, and further adjustments will be introduced.
What do you think about the announced changes? Do you agree with them? Or do you see some of them rather negatively?
In FIFA 22 the new TOTW 23 is now live, and we know who has made it into the squad. You can find everything about the new Team of the Week here.
What is the TOTW? Each week, the Team of the Week features 23 players who have excelled with strong performances on real football pitches. These players then receive so-called “Inform cards,” where their stats get a boost.
New in FUT 22 is also the introduction of a “Featured” card, which has a more significant boost than the regular TOTW cards.
How to get TOTW cards: With a big portion of luck you can pull Inform cards from packs. Alternatively, the cards are also available on the FUT transfer market, where they can be quite expensive.
This is the new TOTW 23: The new TOTW 23 features some really strong cards, with Robert Lewandowski receiving the highest rating of 94. He is followed by the Inform cards of Kane (92), Sancho (88), Aubameyang (86), Rüdiger (85) and Ito (86).
The featured player this week is Bremer from FC Turin, who receives a significant upgrade from 77 to 84.
TOTW 23 Starting XI:
GK: Lafont (86)
CB: Rüdiger (85)
LB: Walker-Peters (84)
LB: Günter (84)
LM: Sancho (88)
RM: Ito (86)
LM: Muniain (85)
CM: Dani Olmo (84)
ST: Lewandowski (94)
ST: Kane (92)
ST: Aubameyang (86)
TOTW 23 Bench:
GK: Consigli (84)
RB: Mazraoui (83)
CB: Bremer (84)
CAM: Rodriguez (81)
ST: Danjuma (84)
ST: Quagliarella (82)
ST: Marega (81)
CB: Sainsbury (79)
LB: Garusccio (75)
LM: Goiginger (79)
ST: Giakoumakis (80)
ST: May (74)
What about Marco Reus? Although Marco Reus had an outstanding match with a proud 5 goal contributions in the 6-0 against Borussia Mönchengladbach, he is not part of TOTW 23.
This is because the Dortmund player was already featured in the previous TOTW 22, and players cannot be part of two consecutive TOTWs.
3 Strong Forwards for TOTW 23
Robert Lewandowski earns his second Inform card in FUT 22 this week, which has particularly improved in speed and dribbling (both +2). If you apply the Engine Chemistry style, the new Lewandowski card becomes a fast and extremely dangerous striker.
Harry Kane from Tottenham has a 92 rating, but there is a problem: speed. This is only 74 and may not appeal to many FUT players. However, the remaining stats are excellent, and Kane is definitely a solid striker card.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has just moved to FC Barcelona and already receives his first TOTW card. The card has respectable stats in all areas, but may struggle to keep up with current ST cards.
What do you think about the TOTW? Do you like the new cards? Feel free to let us know in the comments!
If you prefer Icon cards, you can participate in the Icon Swaps 2 event. How to earn tokens quickly there is revealed here:
Amazon has taken action against the rampant spam from gold sellers in the MMORPG Lost Ark. Like in all Free2Play MMORPGs, Lost Ark was plagued by constant spam from people trying to conduct “Realtime-Money-Transactions”, real money trading. This was becoming very annoying for players. However, one of Amazon’s planned measures was considered too radical by players.
What is the worst plague of MMORPGs? It is the gold spammers:
Normally, the public chat in MMORPGs is meant for players to talk, exchange, trade, and find guilds or groups.
In reality, however, it is filled with monotonous, often particularly conspicuous sales messages full of exclamation marks and special characters, saying things like: “Give me money, and I’ll give you gold. I have the best gold ever, at the best prices.”
In Smilegate’s new MMORPG Lost Ark, distributed by Amazon, the problem was particularly severe. New measures are supposed to curb spam now.
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“Never experienced such a terrible gold spam in Lost Ark”
Why was it particularly bad in Lost Ark? Normally, MMORPGs have certain barriers in place to block gold spammers: You need to reach a certain level to use chats or similar.
However, there was none of that in Lost Ark. So gold sellers could simply create new heroes for a server and pollute the chats there.
If a gold spammer was actually banned, they simply made a new account: They hadn’t lost any time (for leveling) or money (for a new game key).
Therefore, in the past few weeks, posts on reddit increased, stating that gold sellers were particularly bad in Lost Ark:
One person asks: “What’s going on with all the gold sellers – aren’t they supposed to get banned?” and received the reply: “Yes, but it’s Free2Play; they just make new accounts.”
Another user said: He had never experienced anything as terrible as the gold spam in Lost Ark – he was advised to block and report them, a Sisyphean task.
And a third person asked: “Why isn’t Amazon doing anything against gold sellers?” But Amazon was already on it.
What is Amazon doing against the gold sellers? In a post by Amazon on February 20, it stated that they had noticed an increase in gold sellers and already had scripts active to regularly ban them (via playlostark).
Additionally, they are working on “permanent solutions” to reduce chat spam. Players could also simply turn off the area chat for the time being.
What was retracted? Originally, Amazon planned to limit the area chat so that players would need to be level 35 to use it.
However, following protests from fans, this was hastily retracted on February 21. Fans complained: The restriction made it difficult for new players to cope with problems.
In response, Amazon acted quickly and withdrew the proposal, even deleting the passage from the blog post. They stated that nothing had been implemented in the game and that there was no longer any time frame for when the level restriction would be introduced. If that changes, they will let players know.
If you’re sharp on worms in Destiny 2, then your hour has come. The Exotic quest for the nasty ‘Worm Thrower’ Parasit is available through the quest ‘Of Queens and Worms’ The weapon is one of the six new Exotics from Witch Queen. MeinMMO reveals to you how to snag the worm among grenade launchers.
Even before the release of Witch Queen, the exotic grenade launcher Parasit sparked discussions among Guardians: Is it okay to use “worm babies” as ammunition? Yes, it is. Guardians show no mercy to Savathun’s minions, so they will also be sent to the afterlife with a handful of worms – even if this specific grenade launcher also hurts you.
If you want to know what other exotic weapons are waiting for you, we’ve compiled them here for you:
To get the exotic grenade launcher Parasit, Guardians must first own the Destiny 2 expansion “Witch Queen” and, most importantly, have completed the story campaign (on Classic or Legendary). Only then can they accept the exotic quest “Of Queens and Worms” from Ikora Rey.
The quest itself has 17 steps, and we will now show you exactly what to do.
Step 1: First, meet Mara Sov. Your first target is the Enclave on Mars. Mara Sov is already waiting there for a conversation.
Step 2:Complete the strike “Birthplace of Evil”. It is enough to complete the strike once. At the end of the strike, you must use your new ability “Deep Sight” and interact with the worm table.
Step 3: Visit the vendor NPC of the Throne World. Fynch is expecting you for a conversation near the landing zone “Morass” in Savathun’s Throne World.
Step 4: Find a cryptoglyph rune. Now you must enter Savathun’s Temple of Deceit. If you mark the quest in the menu, your Ghost will show you the way. Now you just need to kill all the Scorn enemies so the rune will appear.
Step 5: Defeat 100 enemies in the Throne World. The rune is not ready for use yet – it is exhausted. It must first be charged with kills. Therefore, 100 Scorn enemies in the Throne World must perish.
Step 6: Discover the Lost Sector “Grave”. The next quest step leads you to the Lost Sector “Grave”. It must be discovered by you. You will find access in the “Fluorescent Canal” in Savathun’s Throne World. Follow the quest marker here.
Step 7: Complete the Lost Sector “Grave”. At the end of the sector, you will need the new ability “Deep Sight Resonance” after it has been successfully cleared. With it, you will reach the worm table, where you will interact.
Step 8: Complete three patrols. Now you can leave the sector again. But stay in the “Fluorescent Canal,” because you should complete patrols there. To make it faster, choose patrols that only require kills.
Step 9: Find the cryptoglyph rune in the Queen’s courtyard.
Step 10: Discover the Lost Sector “Metamorphosis”. Here, too, you must discover the sector. You will find the Lost Sector near Miasma in Savathun’s Throne World.
Step 11: Complete the Lost Sector “Metamorphosis”. Another secret must be discovered. So use the “Deep Sight Resonance” again and interact with the worm table.
Step 12: Find the cryptoglyph rune in the Enticing Veil.
Step 13: Find the Deep Sight ability. You should find the box, which can only be found with the Deep Sight ability.
Step 14: Search for the Lost Sector “Extraction”. You will find the sector in the area “Morass” in Savathun’s Throne World.
Step 15: Complete the Lost Sector “Extraction”. “Deep Sight Resonance” will also help you find the worm table there and interact with it.
Step 16: Stop by Fynch again. The vendor NPC of the Throne World might have a tip for you. He is in the “Morass”.
Step 17: Complete the parasitic pilgrimage. At the end, only the mission “Parasitic Pilgrimage” stands between you and the new weapon Exotic. Once that’s done, you have rightfully earned your reward from Mara Sov. The new Exo grenade launcher is already waiting for you.
If you don’t want to read, you can also watch the complete quest at KackisHD as a video. This way, you can better find the sometimes well-hidden Lost Sectors:
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This is how the exotic weapon quest for the grenade launcher “PARASIT” goes.
What can the new exotic grenade launcher Parasit do?
The weapon has the intrinsic perk “Worm Hunger”: Its ammunition consists of worms that explode upon impact. The size and damage of the explosion scale with the number of enemies you defeated just before firing this weapon.
“Worm Byproduct”: This perk ensures that damage you receive from the detonation of your own worm projectile temporarily makes your other weapons stronger.
This means that to get the most out of this weapon, you should stay within the explosion’s effective range. However, this is not completely safe. Get too close, and you’ll become worm food yourself.
Does the weapon have a catalyst? Unfortunately, no. At least nothing is known about it yet. The weapon currently does not have a catalyst.
If you’re interested in more about Witch Queenthis might also appeal to you:
Have you already played the weapon? Then share your experiences. Or are you still in the middle of the campaign? By the way, this is not the only Exotic that players are currently obtaining. You can also earn the submachine gun “Osteo Striga”:
Sony has announced the new games that PS Plus subscribers will receive in March. This time, there are 4 games for PS4 and one for PS5. Also, starting March 15, you can play GTA Online as a standalone.
These are the new games: If you have an active subscription to PlayStation Plus or are planning to get one soon, you can look forward to the following free games in March:
ARK: Survival Evolved – A survival game
Team Sonic Racing – A racing game featuring Sonic, in the style of Mario Kart
Ghostrunner – a hardcore FPP slasher (PS5 only)
Ghost of Tsushima Legends – The multiplayer mode of Ghost of Tsushima (Bonus)
Another highlight is GTA Online, which will be released on March 15 along with the next-gen version of GTA 5. This standalone can be played for free by PS Plus owners for a whole three months.
When and where can you download the new PS Plus games? The 3 new free titles will be available to subscribers starting March 1 at around 12:00 PM. You can download them at no additional cost from the PlayStation Store.
The two PS4 games can be easily played on a PS5 thanks to backward compatibility. However, for the PS5 game, you will need the corresponding console.
ARK: Survival Evolved
What kind of game is this? In ARK: Survival Evolved you land on a deserted island full of dinosaurs, naked and without tools. You must survive while learning more technologies, taming dinos, and building futuristic equipment.
The game is especially impressive with its dinosaurs of various sizes, shapes, and colors, as well as a comprehensive skill system and exciting boss battles.
You should play ARK if you are looking for a survival game with a lot of content and gigantic dinosaurs. You can explore the world alone but can also play with your friends. Anyone hosting their own server can even play with users on Xbox or PC.
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What kind of game is this? Ghostrunner is an action-packed first-person game where you must defeat enemies and overcome tricky obstacles. You fight your way through hordes of foes with a katana and can protect yourself from enemy attacks thanks to superhuman reflexes.
You should play Ghostrunner if you are looking for an action-rich, brutal, and bloody massacre. Ghostrunner is pretty much a cyberpunk version of Hotline Miami.
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What kind of game is this? Team Sonic Racing is a racing game that you can play alone or online in multiplayer mode. There is even the option to team up with other players and compete against other teams online.
The game was released on May 21, 2019, for PS4, but also for Xbox and PC.
You should play Team Sonic Racing if you are looking for a crazy racing game that, thanks to smaller power-ups and colorful tracks, vaguely resembles Mario Kart. You can play excellently with friends here, but you can also really annoy each other.
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If you already own Ghost of Tsushima, you have free access to the contents of Legends. If you only want to play the co-op part, you could previously purchase it for 19.99 euros. In March, the game is now part of PS Plus.
You should play Ghost of Tsushima Legends if you want to experience an entertaining co-op game with friends and slice through an Asian world with traditional weapons.
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What you need for this: The requirement for the monthly free games is an active membership at PlayStation Plus, meaning a PS Plus subscription. For a 12-month subscription, you usually pay 59.99 €, but there are also sales where you can get the subscription cheaper. Please note: The annual costs are higher with a shorter membership duration.
As a subscription user, you will receive 2 selected free games for PlayStation 4 each month and one free title for PS5. The games are available as a digital download in the PS Store for specific periods and do not cost you anything extra (apart from the regular subscription fees). Once you’ve added these games to your library, you can play them anytime as long as you have an active membership – even if it has expired in the meantime. The games remain in your possession.
Here are more benefits of PlayStation Plus at a glance: Apart from the monthly games, subscribers to PS Plus also benefit from several additional perks, including:
Access to free trials where you can try full games for free
How about you? What do you think of the new PS Plus lineup for March 2022? Is there a title that particularly piques your interest or that you’re looking forward to? Or does Sony’s current selection of games leave you cold? Share your opinion with us and other MeinMMO users in the comments.
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