Monster Hunter Rise is very popular shortly after release and in the top 10 on Steam – This is how players rate it

Tarek Zehrer Tarek Zehrer Reading time 3 minutes

Since January 12, Monster Hunter Rise is finally playable on PC via Steam and is starting off successfully. Within a few hours, it is in the Top 10 of the Steam charts.

What is Monster Hunter Rise? This is the newest installment in the Monster Hunter series after Monster Hunter World: Iceborne. The series mainly consists of action RPGs where you take on the role of a hunter.

  • You start as a complete novice, hunting increasingly dangerous monsters and getting better.
  • At the same time, you craft better equipment with the materials from these monsters and become an elite hunter.
  • Monster Hunter is known for its vast array of detailed monsters, refined gameplay, and its loving worlds.

Unlike Monster Hunter World, which was released in 2018 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One and is now also available on Xbox Series and PS5, Rise has so far only been available for the Nintendo Switch. Now, as of January 12, it is finally also available on Steam. The PC version offers significantly higher FPS, better graphics, and performance.

It quickly made its way into the Top 10 of the Steam charts and has received many positive reviews. On the first day alone, nearly 90,000 players were active according to the Steam charts. Currently, MHR is in 7th place (as of January 13, 10:45):

via steamcharts.com

According to steamDB.info, there were even up to over 90,000 players online. (via steamdb.info) We provide you with a brief overview of the first player feedback.

Monster Hunter Rise has predominantly positive reviews on Steam

This is how MHR is received by players: In less than 24 hours, Monster Hunter Rise received around 1,400 reviews from players (as of January 13, 10:45). Of these, 78% are positive.

This includes ratings from players who are playing Rise for the first time, as well as from players who have already played it on the Switch and still purchased the PC version.

Here are some excerpts from the positive reviews:

  • Yoruichi Shihōin (via Steam): “I really enjoyed playing this game on my Switch and I’m glad I can now play it on PC with higher frame rates. 60 FPS makes a huge difference.”
  • VodkaAtem_ (via Steam): “Much better than expected and plays better than Monster Hunter World. It’s something completely different compared to the older parts.”
  • ItsCan: (via Steam): “A mix of old and new. Beginners will love it and veterans will fall in love again.”
  • Sheza (via Steam): “The gameplay is definitely a step forward. With the addition of the Wirebug mechanic, the combat is much smoother. You can jump back into the fight right after being hit and thrown off. You can customize your skill sets for each weapon to fit your play style.”
  • ol’scrumpy (via Steam): “I have been a fan of the MH franchise for many years and have also spent a decent number of hours in the Switch version of Rise. As it looks, Rise is probably my favorite in the series! It brings back much of the charm of the old MH games, but without the cumbersome design elements that made those titles so inaccessible.”

However, there are also some complaints. A save game bug seems to prevent some players from being able to play Monster Hunter Rise at all.

What kind of bug is that? Apparently, MHR cannot create a save game for some affected players and reports that older save games already exist, even though that is not the case.

You cannot overwrite an old save game that does not exist. Thus, the game cannot create a new save game and is unplayable. Currently, there is unfortunately no fix for this.

The negative reviews mainly complain about this bug. Others criticize the numerous paid DLCs that only include cosmetic items. However, these are a tradition of the series and were already present in Monster Hunter World.

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If you are considering purchasing Monster Hunter Rise, you can also try the game first thanks to a free demo.

What to expect in the demo: Like the demo that was previously released for the Switch, the PC demo offers a selection of 5 different missions.

  • Two tutorial quests
  • Three hunting quests

You can try all available weapon types. Here you can find all important information about the demo.

Have you already played Monster Hunter Rise on Switch? Or have you perhaps been waiting for the PC version? What impression does the Steam version make on you?

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CoD Warzone starts Mid-Season – changes 10 weapons and brings new cash loot mode

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 5 minutes

The free battle royale Call of Duty: Warzone is moving into the next round and has released Mid-Season Update 1.51. The highlights include weapon adjustments, a respectable list of bug fixes, and a new way to experience the Plunder mode. MeinMMO has the patch notes in German.

The holidays and the turn of the year were not exactly a blooming period for Call of Duty: Warzone. Many players were plagued by errors, crashes, and bugs. Additionally, there was a Christmas event that was quite annoying.

With the latest mid-season update, some bugs are now disappearing – the list of bug fixes is long. There are also balance adjustments for the weapons and the “Vanguard Plunder” mode. A summary of the patch notes in German can be found here.

CoD Warzone: Update 1.51 – Patch Notes

When is the update coming? The mid-season update is already online, and you can download the patch any time.

What is the size of the update? The update is relatively small – for Warzone standards. The following sizes are reported by the developers:

  • PlayStation 5: 4.8 GB
  • PlayStation 4: 4.8 GB
  • Xbox One Series X/S: 5.1 GB
  • Xbox One: 5.1 GB
  • PC: 3.9 GB / 8.0 GB with CoD MW

On PC, you need 14 GB of free storage to download the update.

What about CoD Vanguard? The mid-season of the current CoD paid title already came out yesterday, on January 12. You can find the patch notes here.

Bug fixes – Fewer crashes, more stability

Let’s start with the errors that have been removed from the game:

  • Instability issues for Xbox and PlayStation removed – further fixes are in progress
  • A PS5 issue that led to crashes has been fixed
  • “Bullet and Buck” attachment fixed – unintentionally improved weapon stats
  • Akimbo perk for the double-barreled shotgun adjusted – damage was not reduced as planned
  • Problem with the 189mm barrel of the MP40 removed – unintentionally improved weapon stats
  • Broken sight SVT-40 scope of the BAR fixed
  • Additional collision issues on Caldera fixed
  • Incorrect loadouts after a Gulag win have been fixed
  • Gunsmith issues during a match resolved
  • Incorrect displays in the shop and cosmetic inventory removed
  • Operator “Francis” challenges fixed
  • Victory animation sometimes not fully shown
  • Problem with match summary removed
  • Tactical entry was no longer available in the menu

The developers noted that more fixes are in the pipeline for timely updates. This includes a problem with the home button on Xbox and instability due to special characters in your clan tags. You can check what the developers are working on their Trello board (English via trello.com).

Balance adjustments – Bren and MP40 nerfed

Next, let’s talk about weapon changes. There were adjustments to some base stats and individual attachments were also revised:

  • STG44 – Assault Rifle
    • Visual recoil reduced
    • Barrel: VDD 760mm – Visual recoil reduced
    • Magazine: 7.62 Gorenko 50-round – Visual recoil reduced
    • Grip: Wood Grip – Optic speed reduced, vertical recoil control increased
    • Grip: Rubber Grip – Now reduces aim stability, vertical recoil control increased
    • Underbarrel: Schnitzer Foregrip – Vertical recoil control increased, visual recoil slightly reduced
  • Cooper Carbine – Assault Rifle
    • Ammunition: Compressed Rounds – Horizontal recoil control reduced, visual recoil slightly reduced
    • Barrel: 22″ Cooper Eigen – Sprint-to-fire speed improved
    • Magazine: .30 Carbine 45-round – Movement speed and optic speed reduced, horizontal and vertical recoil control reduced
    • Stock: Stock Removed – Horizontal and vertical recoil control reduced, visual recoil reduced
  • Robot – Assault Rifle
    • Recoil reduced
    • Recoil deviation reduced
    • Muzzle: Mercury Suppressor – Horizontal and vertical recoil control increased, visual recoil slightly reduced
    • Muzzle: MX Suppressor – Optic speed reduced, horizontal recoil control increased
    • Grip: Polymer Grip – Visual recoil slightly reduced
    • Underbarrel: Schnitzer Foregrip – Optic speed reduced, hipfire improvement lessened, horizontal and vertical recoil control increased, visual recoil slightly reduced
    • Underbarrel: M1941 Hand Stop – Horizontal and vertical recoil control increased, visual recoil slightly reduced, now reduces aim stability
  • AS44 – Assault Rifle
    • Initial recoil reduced
    • Recoil deviation reduced
  • NZ-41 – Assault Rifle
    • Recoil deviation reduced
    • Increased recoil with sustained fire starts one bullet later
  • BAR – Assault Rifle
    • Muzzle: Mercury Suppressor – Horizontal and vertical recoil control increased
    • Muzzle: MX Suppressor – Horizontal recoil control increased, visual recoil slightly reduced
    • Underbarrel: Schnitzer Foregrip – Vertical recoil control increased, visual recoil slightly reduced
    • Underbarrel: M1930 Stife angled – Now slightly increases vertical recoil
  • MP40 – Submachine Gun
    • Limb multiplier reduced to 0.9 from 1.0
    • First damage range reduced from 500 to 473 inches (approx. 12 m)
    • Second damage range reduced from 650 to 612 inches (approx. 15.5 m)
    • Barrel: Krausnick 317mm – Now reduces hipfire accuracy
  • Bren – LMG
    • Barrel: Queens 705mm Royal – No longer has infinite range, increases range by 1.5x instead of 1.0x, increases horizontal recoil slightly less
    • Magazine: 6.5 Sakura 40-round: Increases horizontal and vertical recoil slightly less
  • Unicorn – Shotgun
    • Hipfire spread slightly increased
    • Muzzle: M97 Full Choke – Sight spread increased
    • Stock: Stock Removed – Hipfire accuracy reduced
    • Stock: VDD Hunter – Hipfire accuracy reduced
  • Double Barrel – Shotgun
    • Extra: Akimbo – Reduces hipfire accuracy more than before

These were all known changes to the weapons of Warzone in Mid-Season 1. If you want to take a look at the English patch notes yourself, you can find them here (via ravensoftware.com).

After the nerfs of the strong weapons Bren and MP40, we have here a few alternatives for you.

What do the recoil values mean? In a previous update, the developers explained what the different types of recoil mean:

  • Recoil Adjustment
    • The recoil pattern has changed
  • Recoil Deviation
    • Value determined by randomness in the recoil pattern (bloom effect)
  • Recoil increase, decrease
    • Magnitude of recoil
  • Visual recoil
    • Effects of camera or weapon movements that are not directly related to recoil behavior

Content – Vanguard Plunder & New Weapon

The first joint mid-season update with CoD Vanguard remains rather quiet in terms of content. There is a new weapon, the Welgun SMG, a new variation of the Plunder mode, and fresh shop bundles.

How do you get the new Welgun? The task is tailored to Vanguard’s multiplayer and requires you a lot of kills for Warzone standards. In a battle royale, the task is very difficult, but quite possible in Plunder:

  • 15 times in a match 10 SMG kills while aiming down sights.

According to the in-game description, the Welgun is suitable for short to medium ranges.

What kind of Plunder mode is this? Vanguard Plunder is available to you as a trio at the start. In this mode, you can only use Vanguard weapons, and airplanes are enabled.

It is basically “Vanguard Royale” with Plunder rules.

What does the playlist look like? In the patch notes, the developers also posted a picture of the upcoming playlists, which we embed here:

cod warzone playlist beginning 2022

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These were the most important changes and innovations in Mid-Season 1 of CoD: Warzone. The weapon changes look sensible, and many of the bug fixes were very important. However, the update offers little new in terms of content.

We have refrained from presenting the new shop bundles. At least one of them is already causing excitement even before the release: CoD Vanguard confuses fans with anime crossover – “Just a World War guy cosplaying”

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Battlefield 2042 apparently runs so poorly that even cheat providers give up

Marko Jevtic Marko Jevtic Reading time 2 minutes

The bad situation of Battlefield 2042 is taking on curious dimensions. The game has such significant problems regarding performance and player enthusiasm that it apparently solves another problem: the cheaters. MeinMMO tells you more.

The negative sentiment surrounding Battlefield 2042 seems to have no end in sight. There are issues from all directions: Recently in the headlines were the threat of closure of the subreddit due to toxic behavior, dramatically declining player numbers, and extraordinary reimbursements from Steam to dissatisfied players.

This development has now taken a curious turn. Battlefield 2042 is apparently performing so poorly in two ways that even the cheat providers are no longer interested in the game.

What happened? Journalist Tom Henderson is known for having many insider information about the Battlefield games. He recently shared a curious message from an unspecified Discord server on Twitter. In it, a cheat provider apparently explains the reasons why they are discontinuing their dubious services for Battlefield 2042.

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According to the alleged cheat provider, their company will no longer sell cheats for Battlefield 2042. There are 2 reasons that can be inferred from the screenshot in the tweet:

  • The ongoing performance issues of the game affect the cheat too strongly. Therefore, it seems to not function as hoped.
  • Too many players apparently do not renew their cheat subscriptions because fewer and fewer people are playing Battlefield 2042. In the words of the cheat provider: ‘The game is dying.’

So the game is apparently doing so poorly in 2 ways that even the cheaters have given up on it.

Missing cheaters are curiously a disastrous sign

The news that a game will have fewer cheaters is usually celebrated. However, in the case of Battlefield 2042, this oddly equates to a doomsday report. Because this development shows how bad things really are for the game.

Accordingly, the reactions in the community are as follows:

  • @bluecordial_1 writes on Twitter: “The game is so bad that even cheat providers don’t want to support it with their cheats.”
  • RandomCastleGuard on reddit says: “2042 is the best anti-cheat for 2042.”
  • YourExcellency77 on reddit says: “EA/DICE are doing something right, just in the wrong way.”

These signs are extraordinarily bad for DICE and Battlefield 2042. To turn things around, quite a bit needs to happen.

However, it may still take a while for new content to arrive. A leaker found hints that Season 1 of Battlefield 2042 will be released later than expected:

Battlefield 2042: Apparently Season 1 with a new map is delayed – leaker finds hints

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In Pokémon GO, the final hours of “Mountains of Power” are running out – What happens next?

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO, the end of “Mountains of Power” is near. Today, on January 13th, the event bonuses will cease. We will show you what is coming next in Pokémon GO.

How long does the event still run? Today, on January 13th, the event ends at 8:00 PM local time. Until then, you can still make use of bonuses such as half the distance to earn hearts with your buddy. After the event ends, the special wild spawns, raid bosses, and field research rewards will change again.

We will show you how things will continue in Pokémon GO and what events you can prepare for.

These bonuses can still be utilized for a few hours

  • What? The event “Mountains of Power” in Pokémon GO
  • How long? From January 7th at 10:00 AM to January 13th at 8:00 PM
  • Why? Together with your help, Spark aims to unlock a huge door to learn more about the origin. This is one of several steps over the coming weeks and months.

What bonuses are there?

  • Half distance for buddy hearts through walking
  • A limited research with these rewards
  • Wild Pokémon like Machop, Geodude, Slugma, and Electrike
  • Raid battles with Onix, Bronzor, Ursaring, Absol
  • Encounters with Slugma, Alolan Geodude, or Flunky in field research

All bonuses from the Mountains of Power can be found here:

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What events are coming next?

This is how it continues: In Pokémon GO, there will be a few days of event pause.

On January 15th, new raids will start and Heatran will disappear. The next 5-star raid features a familiar face. Genesect is coming to the raids and here are the best counters.

The next major event is the Community Day with Seemops this weekend. It’s a good opportunity for trainers among you who are still hunting for more experience points. Because during the C-Day on January 16th, you will receive triple catch XP.

An event that spans several days will start on January 19th. It is called “Power Plant in Kanto”. You should catch Electric and Steel-type Pokémon to open the last mechanism of the mysterious door. However, this will likely be a larger task, as the event runs until early February.

What else is happening in the next few days in Pokémon GO, we will show you in the overview of all events in January 2022 in Pokémon GO. There you will also find out which are worth it.

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Streamer receives ban, demands paid sick days from Twitch

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Streamer Danyell “TheDanDangler” Lanza has received a ban on Twitch for watching a TV series. Following the ban, the streamer from Call of Duty: Warzone explained her difficult situation: When one is sick, Twitch does nothing to support them. This led to a huge discussion – as Twitch viewers have little understanding for that.

Who is the streamer?

  • The streamer primarily showcases Call of Duty: Warzone on Twitch. She has about 224,000 followers. When she streams, nearly 1,000 people watch her. She has achieved partner status on Twitch and more than doubled her viewer count last year.
  • The streamer has made headlines twice: Once she complained about the nudity rules on Twitch after receiving a ban (via ginx). Secondly, she allegedly withheld half of the donations she raised for good causes (via dotesports).
  • Besides her Twitch channel, the streamer operates an Instagram account, where nearly 93,000 accounts follow her.
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Streamer is wrongly banned by Twitch, criticizes new nudity rule
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Could not stream normally due to Covid – Watched TV show on Twitch

What was she banned for?? The streamer received a ban for watching the TV series “Forged in Fire” live on her Twitch stream: The series airs on the History Channel in the USA. Contestants on the show compete to see who can forge a blade weapon faster.

After Pokimane and Disguised Toast, “TheDanDangler” is the next Twitch streamer to receive a ban due to a copyright complaint related to a TV show.

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How she reacted to the ban: After the ban, the streamer expressed on Twitter that it was unfair.

She has Covid and does not feel good enough to entertain people. But Twitch does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING – there are no sick days or vacation. She has a $4,000 vet bill to pay for her sick dog. She is so angry that she just wants to cry.

Much misunderstanding for the streamer’s demand for sick days

This was the reaction: People on Twitter had little understanding of her situation. She was called “entitled.” That’s what you call it when someone thinks: “You demand something you believe you are entitled to – but that is not the case.”

The feared “Internet Warlord” Keemstar took notice of this tweet and wrote: “I suddenly decided to support Cancel Culture.”

Another user explained that TheDanDangler streamed copyrighted content. Her actions now show that she feels no remorse, but instead continues to make demands. Many streamers are sick at the moment, yet they do not stream TV series or movies.

A third said: Most “real jobs” do not pay for sick days and do not offer paid vacations unless one works in permanent employment for them. Being a full-time Twitch streamer is a privilege that millions wish they could do, but such a privilege comes with problems.

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Generally, there is little understanding for the streamer’s stance. One other streamer explained that one must know that as a streamer, one is self-employed and not an employee of Twitch.

How the streamer reacts: She said she would stop posting on Twitter. There is just too much hate and bullying on the platform. That cannot be healthy for anyone.

What’s behind this: It’s true that streamers are not employees on Twitch. However, this is a real issue that the streamer describes here.

The model of Twitch invites self-exploitation . Because only when one is live does one earn money. However, there is no limit to how long one is live or in what condition. No one pays attention to that; the streamer is solely responsible – but is also the one who benefits the most when they are on air as often as possible.

Therefore, streamers may be inclined to stream even when they are physically or mentally unable and should rather rest.

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The streamer Amouranth is on air daily for more than 10 hours – without Sundays and holidays.

The constant fight for “subscriptions” drains streamers and leads some to burnout. Some have therefore left Twitch and sought calmer waters on YouTube.

Because the situation with health insurance in the USA is quite different from here in Germany, this is not necessarily a problem specific only to streamers.

The decision of when to work and when to take a break is ultimately a problem that anyone self-employed and working independently must face.

We previously reported about a streamer who certainly could have used sick days on Twitch:

WoW: Twitch streamer ends up in the emergency room after marathon stream

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CS:GO: Lootbox Chances – Here is the chance of getting rare skins

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

Have you ever wondered what your chances are of getting a rare skin when you open a loot box in CS:GO? The odds are now clear!

Thanks to Chinese laws, games with loot box systems must now disclose the odds of the various contents within. Following League of Legends and Overwatch, CS:GO now also shows the chances of getting a special skin.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – Loot Box Odds

Since CS:GO has now officially launched in China, the drop probabilities of the loot boxes must be revealed.

Anyone who has opened a crate in the past knows how much they would love to get a cool knife or the valuable AWP skin “Dragon Lore” as a reward. To give you an idea of how valuable the tradable skins from CS:GO are and why they are so popular: The Dragon Lore skin is currently priced at €1600 on the Steam market.

CSGO Dragon Lore Skin Price Steam

The local partner of Valve, Perfect World, announced the loot box odds. Since the announcement is in Chinese, Reddit user oOMeowthOo translated it for the other forum users.

Despite the translation, the loot chances are still not clear, as Perfect World provided them based on individual rarity levels. They stated how rare a yellow item is compared to a red item, a pink item, and so on.

It is possible that such an opaque announcement was made intentionally to disclose the odds but remain unclear. However, there are diligent Reddit users who shed light on the matter.

CS GO Weapon Case

The top comment was made by user hansjc, who explains the loot probabilities when opening 125.12 cases based on the values provided by Perfect World. Statistically, if you open 125.12 cases, you will receive 100 blue items. From there, the loot odds of CS:GO are as follows:

  • Blue – 100 items – 79.92% chance
  • Purple – 20 items – 15.98% chance
  • Pink – 4 items – 3.2% chance
  • Red – 0.8 items – 0.64% chance
  • Yellow – 0.32 items – 0.26% chance

The chance of an item dropping as a Stat-Trak version is further reduced by 10% and is thus at 0.026% for a yellow Stat-Trak item. Good luck!

Nap instead of frag – CS:GO players miss start of $70,000 finale

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Streamer says: He staged his ban on Twitch – Now wants to sell more sweaters

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The top streamer Disguised Toast recently caused a stir online. In a tweet, he mentioned a month off, leading some to conclude that he was banned for 30 days. Now the streamer claims that this was all staged to troll the Twitch community.

What is the background? In light of the recent bans of Twitch stars like Pokimane and HasanAbi, who streamed copyrighted anime series live, it seems that streamer Disguised Toast was also affected. He was suddenly banned during the final episode of the series Death Note.

On Twitter, he then shared that he would take a month off. Many were shocked, assuming that the streamer had been banned for 30 days.

But now it turns out: This was all staged and the 30-day ban was a red herring. But why would Disguised Toast do such a thing?

Who is Disguised Toast? Jeremy “Disguised Toast” Wang is a Canadian streamer. He started his career on YouTube and was then active on Facebook Gaming for a while. In 2021, he returned to Twitch. He has 4 million followers and an average of 10,000 viewers.

Toast likely staged everything to expose the naivety and gullibility of the Twitch community

What exactly did Toast do? According to a chat log, Toast claims he asked a friend to file a DMCA report against him on January 5. This is a report for a copyright violation.

Meanwhile, Toast continued to stream the series Death Note cheerfully while waiting for a reaction from Twitch. That came about a week later, just before he finished streaming the whole series.

The ban was indeed real, but it only lasted 48 hours. During that time, he posted on Twitter that he had to take a month off, causing many fans and colleagues to be upset.

What was the big revelation? But hardly had Toast’s ban ended after 2 days when he appeared back on stream and fooled everyone:

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People really believe everything they see and hear, don’t they? I said you would see me again in a month, and everyone believed it. I didn’t say why I was banned, and people just made up reasons.

The ban lasts a month? Or he must have gotten several strikes. People said: Oh damn, this Toast guy surely didn’t expect to get a DMCA strike for watching anime. Well, the DMCA strike was what I actually expected. The only unexpected thing was how long it took.

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At the end of his stream, Toast revealed another reason for his behavior.

Why did I do this? I think I was bored. I just don’t have anything new to offer.

Then Toast stands up, stretches exaggeratedly in front of the camera, and “accidentally” reveals a gray hoodie with his toast logo subtly displayed on it.

His fans congratulated Toast on the successful trolling, and he may also sell a few hoodies as a result.

By the way, streamer Ludwig warned long ago that anime streaming could lead to serious problems.

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New World: Player discovered possibly the world’s first hidden boss – Only receives pity for it

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 3 minutes

A player has discovered the hidden boss Serenity Maiden Liu in New World. This boss only appears when a specific series of tasks is completed. However, there was no title or good loot as a reward. On reddit, he receives a lot of sympathy from other players for this great achievement.

Serenity Maiden Liu is a level 60 opponent that can also be defeated by a player alone. However, summoning the boss is rather complicated.

According to the reddit user EarthlingKira, it took an “absurdly long time” to solve the puzzle for summoning. He did not show the exact steps in the video, but gave a few cryptic hints in a comment. He assumes that he is the first person to have summoned and defeated the boss.

In his video, you can then see the fight and at the end also the rewards. For solving the puzzle, there was only a blue item, a potion, and the gypsum for named bosses as a reward.

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Players feel sympathy due to the low rewards

Many users on reddit are excited that there are hidden bosses and secrets of this kind in New World. They hope that there are more contents that will gradually be discovered by the players.

However, a large portion of the players also feels sympathy for EarthlingKira:

  • The user genogano writes: “A secret boss that gives you nothing that distinguishes you from others who did not solve the puzzle is quite a waste. At least you should have received a title or an achievement.”
  • Sinikal_ writes: “Really, really cool thing. But extremely disappointing rewards for this effort.”
  • The user Octipice cynically responds: “It feels like you summarized the entire game in short form.”

Since the release of New World, there has been criticism of the reward system and the high grind. A lot of effort for little yield was also the summoning of this boss.

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How is the boss summoned?

EarthlingKira noticed the puzzle because some Corrupted Swarmers (Crawler) and Impalers were not standing in the correct places at the Outpost of Tranquility in Everfall. What many players would see as a “bug” has here led to the appearance of a special boss.

In a comment, the user gives a few hints for summoning the boss, but no complete guide:

  • Whenever you kill a Swarmer or Impaler, a new one spawns somewhere
  • It becomes increasingly difficult to find these new enemies
  • If you run too far away or take too long, the puzzle resets
  • A total of 21 enemies must be defeated
  • The order of kills plays an important role
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Everfall is the Asia area in New World and the boss is located there.

Are there more bosses of this kind? Yes, EarthlingKira is quite sure of that. There is supposed to be another puzzle in Brackwater, in Syleio Seko. Kira also assumes that there is probably a correct way to enter the cathedral in Myrkgard and that the spawn of the Flying Dutchmen may not be as random as many think.

What do you think about the boss and such puzzles in New World? Have you perhaps already solved such a puzzle? Feel free to write it in the comments.

A new major update for New World is coming in January. We have collected all the information about it here:

New World announces January patch – Brings 10 difficulty levels for dungeons and new max armor

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Shooter giant nearly doubles its player count on Steam overnight

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PUBG: Battlegrounds has nearly doubled its player numbers on Steam. This development occurred on the day the game switched to a free-to-play model.

PUBG: Battlegrounds, previously known as PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds or simply PUBG, has been one of the largest games on Steam since its release in 2017. Although the game remained very popular, it never reached the player numbers of the initial months again. Now measures have been taken to make PUBG relevant once more.

What happened? On January 12, 2022, the game switched to a new payment model: It is now free-to-play instead of costing €29.99 as before. Thus, the game that established the battle royale genre follows the popular payment model of the latest BRs.

This step seems to have paid off: Compared to the last 2 months, the player numbers of PUBG have nearly doubled: The game had up to 668,707 players on the servers simultaneously after the switch (via SteamCharts). In December 2021, that number was still 363,839.

How does the game work as free-to-play? PUBG is now available for players on all platforms for free download. It no longer costs €29.99 as before.

Players now only have to pay for access to ranked and custom matches, alongside skins and cosmetics. For that, you need the DLC Battlegrounds Plus, which costs €12.99. All those who have paid for PUBG will receive this DLC immediately and at no additional cost.

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Battle Royale remained popular but did not set any new records

In January 2018, the game had its biggest month. According to Steam Charts, over 3.2 million players were simultaneously engaged in the battle royale. This is still a record on Steam – second place belongs to CSGO from April 2020, where there were ‘only’ 1.3 million players (via SteamCharts).

These numbers have significantly shrunk since then, but the game has never become insignificant. Since the mega-record, the player numbers steadily declined, settling at around 450,000 players during peak times in 2021. Nevertheless, it was still often in the top 5 most played games on Steam.

With the switch to F2P, these numbers immediately improved again. At least in the short term.

Another game is also impressing with its player numbers – and it strongly resembles PUBG: Battlegrounds. What it’s all about, you can find out in our article:

New multiplayer shooter goes steep on Steam already in beta – What is Super People?

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WoW: In patch 9.2 you have to farm reputation – and many are angry again

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The reputation farming will probably be mandatory again in patch 9.2 of World of Warcraft – and that makes some players really angry.

Patch 9.2 Eternity’s End is already under a bad star. Many players dislike the story with Sylvanas and Zereth Mortis, the new area, feels too alien to really fit into the classic world of Warcraft. But there is another reason causing discontent. Anyone who wants to wear more legendaries has to grind reputation.

What is the problem? With patch 9.2, players will enjoy a small but nice feature. It will be possible to equip and use two legendary items from the “Shadowlands” category at the same time. This is only possible with selected effects that belong to a specific covenant, but the increase in power is obvious.

The problem, however, is that to unlock these “double legendaries,” one must first grind reputation in Zereth Mortis and reach a respectful standing with the “Cipher of the Firsts.”

Respectful is the second-highest reputation level in World of Warcraft and usually requires a certain amount of farming time. Anyone who wants to achieve a respectful standing with a new faction must complete daily quests and side tasks for several days to reach this reputation level.

Why are players angry? Players are quite upset, at least in the comments on Reddit and wowhead, about this detail. This is mainly because Morgan Day from Blizzard had explained in an interview in November that player power is not tied to progress in Zereth Mortis:

If you are a person who is only interested in raiding, then you can basically ignore this system completely.

Morgan Day in “The Starting Experience” on YouTube

In this context, the implication was essentially: Anyone who only wants to raid doesn’t have to care about Zereth Mortis at all and can focus solely on raiding or Mythic+.

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This is how the community reacts: As expected, negatively – at least the part of the players who express themselves in the comments on wowhead and the subreddit. Many cynically say: “Alright, see you at the next expansion” or refer to this development quite dramatically as “bullshit”.

Thus, this is a development that is not well-received by many players.

However, keep in mind that this is still the PTR of patch 9.2 Eternity’s End. It is quite possible that Blizzard will make changes here and tie the regulation of double legendaries to other conditions.

At least it currently looks like the reputation only needs to be earned with a single character, as unlocking seems to apply to all characters on the account.

What do you think about this? A typical case of “Blizzard breaks its promise” or was it completely clear in advance that one must farm at least a bit of reputation?

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New MMORPG reminiscent of Pokémon – Focuses on turn-based battles and really strong animations

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Roco Kingdom is a new MMORPG for Android and iOS that strongly resembles Pokémon. The player takes on the role of an apprentice in a magical world where you can catch crazy creatures and engage in turn-based battles with them. Development began about a year ago.

What kind of game is this? Roco Kingdom is a new MMORPG with a completely open game world without loading screens. You create a character in anime style and explore this magical world, which roughly resembles the visuals of Genshin Impact.

  • On your journey, you will encounter various creatures that you can battle and catch, similar to Pokémon.
  • So far, 42 different creatures have been presented, some of which are already evolutions of other monsters. Blue orbs resembling Poké Balls are even used.
  • The battles are turn-based. Each monster takes an action, then it’s the other one’s turn.
  • There are various cities, and you will be able to fly around the world with some of these monsters.
  • The developers promise a lot of gameplay depth and many tasks to complete in the world.
  • The game world is based on Roco, a Chinese anime.

The game is being developed by a Chinese indie studio, which is supported by the gaming giant Tencent as the publisher. The game is being created in Unreal Engine.

The developers have already released several cinematic trailers throughout 2021. Recently, the first actual gameplay was also included. We have embedded this gameplay trailer for you:

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“Better animations than Pokémon Sword and Shield”

How is the trailer received in the West? Under the video, several positive reactions are accumulating, mainly referring to the animations in the battles:

  • One user comments under the video: “The animations are so clean. Wow.”
  • Another wonders how a mobile game has such good animations: “Why does a game for iOS and Android have better animations than Pokémon Sword and Shield?”
  • Yet another describes the game as a mix between “Breath of the Wild and Pokémon.”

When will the game be released? There is currently no exact release date. In a developer post, it is mentioned that Roco Kingdom “will not be released until 2040,” which is a very cryptic statement regarding the release. In general, the developers want to take their time until the game meets their expectations.

Among other things, you will be able to battle and catch these cute ducks.

Will the game also come to the West? There is currently no statement on this. However, Tencent is a large publisher and has already released several games in the West, owning stakes in gaming companies like Epic and even the entire Riot Games studio. A release here would be quite possible given sufficient interest and success in China.

Since Pokémon was also enjoyed on the Game Boy in its early days, the game fits well on smartphones.

More about new MMORPGs on MeinMMO:

However, anyone who definitely wants to play a Pokémon MMO in the West can currently rely on Temtem. There, you can catch, train, and breed Temtem and battle against other trainers. We took a closer look at the game in 2021, almost a year after its release:

Temtem is a year old – How good is the “Pokémon MMO” 2021?

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Buy graphics card – How much money would you spend at most for a GPU?

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If you want to buy a graphics card or PS5, you need to be very lucky right now. MeinMMO wants to know how much you would spend on a graphics card.

This is what it’s about: Games are becoming more beautiful. For example, the game Valhalla Rising is drawing attention with stunning graphics. But great graphics come at a price, as you need powerful hardware if you want to set all graphic settings to maximum.

And 2021 not only brought new, powerful graphics cards but also technical innovations in several games. In the MMORPG ESO, thanks to Nvidia’s DLSS, you get significantly more FPS than before.

How much are you willing to spend if you want to buy a graphics card?

How does the current situation look? As of now (January 11, 2022), you cannot get a graphics card at the manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP).

  • For a GeForce RTX 3080, you currently pay at least 1399 euros. The MSRP is 729 euros.
  • For an AMD RX 6800, you pay at least 1299 euros. The MSRP is 579 euros.

Both at AMD and Nvidia, you pay significantly more than the MSRP. Scalpers make a lot of money off selling graphics cards, and many online retailers also charge not much less. There’s also another reason why you as a gamer hardly have any chance to buy a graphics card.

Your opinion is requested: How much are you willing to pay for a new graphics card? Is the current situation influencing your purchasing decision, or do you have a firm pain threshold that you won’t exceed? Or have you given up your PC building hobby and are only buying pre-built PCs now? Let us know in the comments!

How can I vote? You can make your choice as always using the polling tool in this article. You can also discuss with other readers under our article.

Due to the poor availability and high prices, many users are now hoping that a Chinese manufacturer could supply them with cheap graphics cards. MeinMMO explains who is behind the name “Innosilicon”.

Gamers are now hoping for an affordable graphics card – but it won’t come from AMD or Nvidia

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The 20 most important gamers in the world (as Twitter says)

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The social media platform Twitter, also known as “The Vestibule of Hell” and “The Root of All Evil,” has now announced in a blog post which gamers were tweeted about the most in 2021. Among the content creators, those from the Minecraft phenomenon Dream are leading the way. In esports, surprisingly, the young pros from Fortnite dominate.

Who are the biggest content creators in gaming worldwide? The list of the top 5 places is international:

Colon is a content creator from Japan. He is primarily active on YouTube, where one of his most successful videos is about Mario Maker. However, Colon is also active as a musician in the “J-Pop” genre.

AuronPlay comes in at number 2; the 33-year-old Spaniard is one of the biggest Twitch streamers in the world. With 11.1 million followers, he has the second-largest channel on Twitch – only Ninja has more followers from his Fortnite days. AuronPlay streams everything: Minecraft, GTA, Rust, Among Us.

In third place is Felipe Neto, a 34-year-old Brazilian. He is a vlogger, actor, and comedian on YouTube. He has 43.6 million subscribers on the video platform and has been active there for ages. As a Brazilian, he lamented the 1-7 defeat at the 2014 World Cup in his own country against Germany. When he deals with gaming, it involves games like Outlast or Minecraft.

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Who has ever wondered how a Brazilian felt about the 1-7 at the World Cup 2014… about average.

In fourth place is the Spaniard Ibai, who, like AuronPlay, is a successful Twitch streamer. Ibai focuses a lot on events, plays everything that is popular, such as Minecraft, LoL, or Rust. Spain has a very lively Twitch scene.

The top 5 is completed by the mysterious Minecraft streamer Dream, who never shows his face. Dream is absolutely leading in the English-speaking world when it comes to the gaming bubble. When he makes announcements in Minecraft about which mob should be added to the game, it gets heard. He is especially popular with young fans and has built a network around his private server Dream SMP. Dream also won the award for “Content Creator of the Year 2021,” even though he was caught cheating.

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In the next spots, there are three more Minecraft streamers from Dream’s environment:

  • GeorgeNotFound – a Minecraft streamer
  • Corpse Husband – a content creator with a covered face and deep voice. He had his breakthrough on YouTube in 2021.
  • Sapnap – another Minecraft streamer
  • BadBoyHalo – the fourth Minecraft streamer in the group
  • Junichi Kato – a Japanese YouTuber and streamer
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Teenagers from Fortnite dominate esports on Twitter

Who are the biggest esports athletes on Twitter? Among esports athletes, it is not necessarily the “best players” who are at the top, but rather relatively young players from Fortnite:

In first place is Mongraal, a hot-headed Brit known for his outbursts. Viewers have watched the 17-year-old grow older and more mature over the years…

In second place is Bugha (featured image), who had his star moment in 2019 when he won the Fortnite World Cup and $3 million in prize money. At that time, he was 17. He was tweeted about the second most as an esports athlete.

In third place is Benjiyfish from the Fortnite scene. He made headlines as a 15-year-old because his mother took him out of school so he could play Fortnite in peace at night. Benifishy predicted in January 2021 the end of esports in Fortnite, but became the number 3 esports athlete on Twitter in 2021.

In fourth place is Scump, the first from the Call of Duty scene. We previously reported about him on MeinMMO because he drove TimTheTatman crazy at an event. It was a lot of fun for everyone involved, except for the streamer, who complained: He is about to turn 30, is going bald, just wants his peace, and now this guy is publicly ruining him.

In fifth place is the legendary LoL ADC Rekkles, a “veteran” who is already 25 years old. He is now moving to the second league.

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The 25-year-old Rekkles is defeated by a gang of Fortnite teenagers – at least on Twitter.

Shooters dominate esports on Twitter

In sixth place is the 20-year-old Brazilian Nobru. His game is Free Fire, a battle royale for mobile devices.

In seventh place is another Brazilian. The 30-year-old FalleN is a pro in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

From a different generation is the Spaniard Mixwell. The 20-year-old was once a pro in CS:GO but switched to Valorant in 2020 and is now among the leading professionals in Riot Games’ shooter.

Another big name in Valorant is Canadian Tenz. He once made headlines for a spectacular transfer.

At number 10 is the Ukrainian s1mple, regarded as the best CS:GO player of all time, who struggles to stream on Twitch for 2 minutes without getting banned.

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These esports athletes were tweeted about the most in 2021.

What are the most important games on Twitter? There is a noticeable Asian preference. The biggest game is actually Genshin Impact, followed by Apex Legends, Ensemble Stars, Final Fantasy, and Fate/Grand Order, a mobile game known for its notorious monetization from Japan.

Minecraft is only in eighth place, Fortnite only in tenth.

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These were the biggest games on Twitter in 2021.

In which countries is gaming tweeted about? The fact that Twitter is not just a medium for gaming in the English-speaking world is also evident in the countries where there are the most tweets about gaming: Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and Brazil, along with the USA, make up the top 5.

Gaming is bigger on Twitter than ever

What else is there to say? In total, there were 2.4 billion tweets about gaming in 2021 – 14% more than in 2020 and 10 times more than in 2017. Especially in the fourth quarter of 2021, there were tweets about games more often than ever before, Twitter joyfully chirps.

Twitter attributes this to the boom in NFTs. Moreover, they specifically mention Halo Infinite.

Germany, Austria, or Switzerland do not appear anywhere on these lists. Apparently, we are not as tweet-crazy about gaming as other regions and countries.

MontanaBlack or HandOfBlood should really get a move on for 2022:

MontanaBlack wants to leave Germany: “That’s 400,000 € more in my account”

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Developer brought employee as DLC character to secretly finance his prosthesis after accident

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The Russian mobile developer Pixonic has incorporated an employee as a DLC character in their game War Robots. The revenue was used without his knowledge and that of the players to finance a prosthesis for him after he had a severe car accident in 2019 and lost his arm.

What happened? Andrey Kvasov is an employee at Pixonic, the developer of the mobile game War Robots. He works in the IT department. In November 2019, he had a serious accident while on vacation in the Dominican Republic. A truck crashed into the tourist bus.

In this accident, Andrey lost his left arm and a finger from his right hand. However, the tragic incident led to a beautiful story that Andrey has now shared.

Developer created their own character with a backstory for their employee

How his employer helped him: To support him, the studio released a DLC character dedicated to their employee and even shares the same name. The revenue was intended to finance the necessary prosthesis for Andrey.

The skin was released in the summer of 2021, but Pixonic kept the backstory to themselves for a long time. Now Andrey has shared the story on a Russian forum (via Pikabu).

As a child, I dreamed of becoming a character in a video game, […]. On my first day back to work after the accident, my colleague Karina came up to me and said: “Hey, Andrey, why don’t you want to become a pilot? We can rethink your story and somehow bring it into the game.” I didn’t even think of refusing.

The in-game description for the character reads: “Dedicated to Andrey Kvasov. Andrey, you are a cool pro, and it is a pleasure to work with you. In a situation where many would break down, you remained not only strong but also kept a positive attitude and inspired us all.”

The pilot was included in the Battle Pass of War Robots and thus had to be purchased by players with real money. What they didn’t know: Both the appearance and the backstory are real, and by purchasing it, they initially supported the financing of the prosthesis for Andrey without their knowledge.

Here you can see the direct comparison between the two Andreys. (via Pikabu)

He reportedly did not even know about it:

The character was sold in a special package, and the proceeds went to a prosthesis. […] I didn’t find out right away, but only a few months later when a certain amount had accumulated. […] It was a big and pleasant surprise for me. The players also learned later that the story is true. Every pilot owner received a free buff and a notification that the money invested in this action went towards purchasing a prosthesis for a real person. The players reacted very positively to the news, and I received many kind words.

How is he doing today? Now, Andrey says he lives a “normal life,” goes to the gym regularly, works normally, and continues to play video games. His injury is no longer a significant obstacle in his everyday life.

He also has a message: “I want to wish everyone good health. It sounds cliché, but it’s the kind of thing that you only learn to appreciate once you lose it. And I also hope you see the good where it might not seem to be at first glance. It is definitely there – I have checked it.”

Furthermore, he emphasizes that fortunately there are now some devices that allow people with disabilities like his to experience the full gaming experience.

Andrey is one of many examples that show how many people remain optimistic despite such serious events and can continue to be active gamers thanks to appropriate hardware.

An additional example is Niklas Lugisland, who became a FIFA pro despite his disability.

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Gaming giant offers 87 million euros for content creators to play their shooter

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The Chinese giant Tencent is one of the largest gaming companies in the world. To promote their game PUBG Mobile, they plan to spend millions of euros on content creators. Anyone who has reached a certain number of followers can apply.

What exactly is this action about? PUBG Mobile has launched the “Next Star Program”. They are handing out a total of rewards worth 100 million dollars (87 million euros). The rewards include:

  • Incentives in the form of cash
  • Special training to become a better creator
  • Exclusive access to new content
  • In-game items of all kinds
  • Promotion through the official channels
  • Contact with pro players

However, how exactly these rewards will be distributed is not revealed by the developer Quantum Studio and the publisher Tencent. Nevertheless, this amount is enormous and shows that Tencent is mainly focusing on the mobile game.

Because for the PC and console versions, there is only a slimmed-down “Appreciation Program”, through which players can create a kind of reflink and earn money from their followers’ purchases.

How can you participate in “Next Star”? Anyone who wants to join the PUBG Mobile program must meet certain requirements. You need at least 50,000 followers on YouTube, TikTok, or Twitch. Additionally, you must provide a constant level of quality and be passionate players.

Those who meet these criteria can apply through the official website (via pubgmobile).

PUBG Mobile is a huge success worldwide, also popular in Germany

What is PUBG Mobile? This battle royale is the mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. As in the PC version, you can compete against other players using various weapons and vehicles on huge maps. The fight continues until only one person is left alive.

The mobile version also frequently engages in collaborations and cross-promotions of all kinds. There has already been a partnership with Resident Evil and recently with the LoL series Arcane. This keeps attracting new players to the shooter.

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How popular is the game? PUBG Mobile is very popular, especially in Asia. In India, the game is often played since many gamers use smartphones. There have even been reports of bizarre deaths caused by PUBG: A teenager allegedly drank acid instead of water because he was so engrossed in PUBG.

In September 2020, PUBG Mobile was even banned in India, but was tricked with green blood and money to circumvent this ban.

PUBG Mobile is also played in China and Korea.

But even in Germany, PUBG was one of the most successful mobile games in 2020. The game has reportedly already been downloaded more than a billion times.

PUBG on PC and consoles now Free2Play

What is happening with the PC version? While PUBG Mobile was released from the beginning as a Free2Play shooter, the PC and console versions had to be purchased for a long time. However, that has changed this week.

From now on, you can play PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds for free on these platforms. More on this here:

On PS4 and PS5, one of the best multiplayer shooters is now Free-to-Play

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FIFA 22: TOTW 17 is now live and brings two really strong defenders

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In FIFA 22 the new TOTW 17 is now live and we know who made it into the team. Find out everything about the new Team of the Week here.

What is the TOTW? EA includes 23 players in the Team of the Week every week, who have excelled with strong performances on real football pitches. These players then receive what are known as “Inform cards”, which have their stats boosted.

New in FUT 22 is that there is also a “Featured” card, which has a stronger boost than the normal TOTW cards.

How to get TOTW cards: With a large portion of luck you can pack Inform cards from packs. Alternatively, the cards are also available on the FUT transfer market, where they can be quite expensive.

How to get the necessary coins is revealed by our trading tips.

The TOTW 17 in FIFA 22 – All Inform Players

This is the TOTW 17: In the new Team of the Week 17, two really strong defenders stand out: the Brazilian meta-defender Marquinhos (89) and the Frenchman Hernández (87). Both receive really strong Inform cards that provide top stats.

Especially Serie A receives this week 3 more strong Inform cards with Bastoni (87), Milinkovic-Savic (87), and Berardi (86).

The featured player this week is Ünder from Marseille, who gets a significant upgrade from 77 to 84.

TOTW 17 Starting XI:

  • GK: Aitor (83)
  • CB: Marquinhos (89)
  • LB: Hernández (87)
  • CB: Bastoni (87)
  • RB: Lainer (83)
  • CM: Milinkovic-Savic (87)
  • CDM: Tchouameni (84)
  • CM: Bellingham (84)
  • LW: Oyarzabal (87)
  • RW: Berardi (86)
  • ST: André Silva (86)

TOTW 17 Bench:

  • GK: Benitez (83)
  • LB: Raum (82)
  • RB: Hector Bellerin (82)
  • RM: Puertas (82)
  • ST: Ajorque (82)
  • RW: Ünder (84)
  • CAM: Caprari (81)
  • LB: Armer (70)
  • CAM: Licoln (79)
  • ST: Ndiaye (77)
  • ST: Dani Escriche (75)
  • LW: Song Wenjie (67)

The Bundesliga in TOTW 17

Who is in from the Bundesliga? This week, 4 players from the Bundesliga are represented in the TOTW.

  • Jude Bellingham from BVB receives his second Inform card in FUT 22, which gets respectable upgrades in dribbling and shooting.
  • Leipzig’s striker André Silva has strong shooting and dribbling stats. Unfortunately, his pace is still lacking.
  • Stefan Lainer receives a solid RB card that can score with pace and physicality.
  • David Raum from VfL Bochum mainly has one thing to offer: speed. But the other stats are also interesting, making him a solid left back.

What do you think of the new TOTW? Are you satisfied with the selection? Let us know in the comments!

If you want to know what will change soon in FIFA 22 gameplay, check this out:

FIFA 22: New Title Update 4 changes gameplay – Corners, Goalkeepers, Passes

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A new shooter is coming soon to Steam, where you can fly into battle on hoverboards

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A new shooter called LEAP is set to launch on Steam next week. A new trailer showcases gameplay scenes that immediately highlight the players’ special movement tools. The closed beta is expected to start soon.

What exactly is LEAP? It is a first-person multiplayer shooter with a sci-fi setting. Players take on the role of so-called LEAP elite mercenaries, who fight each other for cash and are divided into two factions.

The game features various class abilities and gadgets. Additionally, there are several vehicles to fly quickly across the maps. The classes and abilities are determined by the exo-suit that the mercenaries wear.

In large multiplayer matches, the goal is to take out opponents.

Who is developing LEAP? The game is being developed by Blue Isle Studios, who previously created the “Harry Potter MMO” Citadel: Forged with Fire. Now, the creators have announced a closed beta and showcased new gameplay scenes:

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60 players compete against each other – on hoverboards, metal floaties, and robo-deer

What does LEAP offer? According to the official website, you can compete in matches with up to 60 players against others. There are supposed to be several modes and different maps. The exact details are not clear from the website and the Steam page (via Steam).

Before you start matches, you must choose between two factions: the “United Earth Defence Coalition” and the Exo-Terrans. You can utilize four different classes or exo-suits:

  • Pathfinder: All-rounder, suitable for most combat situations.
  • Titan: This class has a jetpack, is mobile, and is heavily armored. It also comes with heavy weapons that allow you to engage enemies from the air.
  • Wraith: This class is known for its stealth and agility. It can apparently dissolve into thin air and is especially strong from a distance.
  • Tech Ops: This class is described as a supporter who can heal and defend others. Tech Ops can perform repairs and place automated turrets.

Players have access to some interesting movement tools during a match. You can ride robo-deer and metal floaties or fly through the air on a hoverboard.

The maps appear vast and diverse in the showcased gameplay scenes.

As a reward for successful matches, there will primarily be cosmetic rewards. There is talk of helmet emotes and skins for exo-suits, vehicles, and weapons.

How can you participate? You can sign up for the playtest on the official website (via playleap.com). The early access phase is set to start in February. Whether LEAP will be a free-to-play shooter or must be purchased is not clarified in the announcement.

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When does the closed beta start? The closed beta of LEAP is set to start in a week, on January 19. Participants will be able to try LEAP for the first time through Steam.

The announcement does not clarify which content the closed beta will offer.

What do you think of LEAP? Is the shooter interesting to you?

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Sony reveals the most popular games for PS4/PS5 in 2021 – Online games dominate the top 10

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 3 minutes

In a blog post, Sony presented the games with the most downloads and the most successful Free2Play games on the consoles PS4 and PS5. It is notable that online games dominate. Additionally, there are a few evergreen titles on the list that have actually been out for years.

What are these lists? In a blog post on PlayStation.com, Sony revealed the 20 paid games with the most downloads for PS4, the most downloads for PS5, and the most commonly used Free2Play games for both consoles.

For this article, we restrict ourselves to the data from Europe. Sony’s list also includes data from America. Players from Asia, Australia, or Africa were not considered.

The most popular paid games on PS4/PS5

This is what the list looks like for PS5:

  1. FIFA 22
  2. Call of Duty: Vanguard
  3. FIFA 21
  4. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
  5. Battlefield 2042
  6. Among Us
  7. Kena: Bridge of Spirits
  8. Far Cry 6
  9. It Takes Two
  10. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
  11. F1 2021
  12. Resident Evil Village
  13. NBA 2K22
  14. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
  15. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
  16. Rainbow Six: Siege
  17. Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition
  18. Diablo II: Resurrected
  19. DEATHLOOP
  20. Mortal Kombat 11

What is striking? FIFA occupies ranks 1 and 3 in the PS5 game ranking. Additionally, the top 5 include two shooters, Call of Duty: Vanguard and Battlefield 2042, both of which have faced significant criticism since their release. In fact, the mood around Battlefield is so poor that the subreddit is threatened with closure.

Moreover, the top 10 is almost exclusively occupied by multiplayer online games. Only ranks 4, 7, and 10 feature single-player games. Further down, we see two more online shooters with CoD: Black Ops Cold War and Rainbow Six Siege.

Among Us also celebrated its release in December 2021 and made a lightning start into the top 6.

This is what it looks like for PS4:

  1. FIFA 22
  2. GTA 5
  3. Minecraft
  4. FIFA 21
  5. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
  6. The Crew 2
  7. Red Dead Redemption 2
  8. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Game of the Year Edition
  9. Call of Duty: Vanguard
  10. The Forest
  11. Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
  12. Gran Turismo Sport
  13. ARK: Survival Evolved
  14. Need for Speed Heat
  15. NBA 2K21
  16. Gang Beasts
  17. Rainbow Six: Siege
  18. eFootball PES 2021 SEASON UPDATE
  19. Among Us
  20. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

What is striking? FIFA 22 and FIFA 21 are also very popular on PS4. Additionally, GTA 5 and Minecraft make it into the top 5, even though they have actually been out for years. The Witcher 3 is also considered an old title that has made its way back into the charts.

Overall, online games dominate the PS4 ranking. Offline games only hold ranks 7, 8, and 10. Later, more online games such as Fall Guys, ARK, Rainbow Six: Siege, and Among Us come in.

Free2Play charts dominated by the usual suspects

Which Free2Play games are downloaded the most? For the free games, Sony has only released one list for PS4 and PS5 combined, which contains only 10 games:

  1. Fortnite
  2. Rocket League
  3. Call of Duty: Warzone
  4. eFootball 2022
  5. Genshin Impact
  6. Apex Legends
  7. eFootball PES 2021 LITE
  8. Brawlhalla
  9. Destiny 2
  10. Splitgate

The only surprises here are probably the high ranking of eFootball PES 2021, which is currently the lowest-rated game on Steam, and Splitgate at rank 10. The shooter was released in 2021 and initially achieved really good player numbers on Steam. However, these dropped significantly after a few weeks. Overall, it seems to have gone well for Splitgate on PlayStation.

What do you think about the ranking? Did you expect these placements or are there any big surprises for you? Feel free to write it in the comments.

So far, there are relatively few game announcements for 2022. However, there could be some new information at the next event:

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Nvidia’s popular graphics card gets an important upgrade, but is way too expensive

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 2 minutes

Anyone looking to buy a graphics card can now order the RTX 3080 12 GB. Nvidia has upgraded its RTX 3080. However, retailers are asking a lot of money for the graphics card.

What is this upgrade? Quietly, Nvidia released an improved version of the popular GeForce RTX 3080. This is an upgrade of the video memory, as the new version has 12 GB of video memory instead of 10 GB.

But anyone who hoped to purchase a graphics card at a good price will be disappointed. Prices (not surprisingly) are again at uncomfortable heights, and hardly anyone is willing to spend so much money on a graphics card.

You can order the RTX 3080 12 GB for 1700 Euros

How high is the price for the RTX 3080 with 12 GB? Currently, prices for the graphics card start at 1700 Euros. At least you can now order the graphics card from the provider Mindfactory. By the way, there is currently no recommended retail price (RRP) because Nvidia did not make any significant announcement for the graphics card.

In a time when graphics cards are either hardly available or you have to pay thousands of Euros on eBay for a graphics card, the RRP hardly plays a role anymore.

The price is thus higher than the previous RRP of the GeForce RTX 3090 – Nvidia’s previously most expensive graphics card. It officially costs 1499 Euros. With the RTX 3090 Ti, Nvidia had already presented a faster (and presumably more expensive) graphics card than the RTX 3090 at CES 2022.

Through the following link, you will land directly in the Mindfactory shop and could order the graphics card directly. However, you are not allowed to order more than 2 graphics cards at once:

Order GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB at Mindfactory

Many users requested an upgrade for the RTX 3080

What did the users request? Already after the release of the RTX 3080, many users demanded that Nvidia offer the RTX 3080 with larger memory. In our summary of the test of the GeForce RTX 3080, we had already reported that some testers criticized that Nvidia only equipped its new RTX 3080 with 10 GB of video memory. There were even rumors that Nvidia wanted to sell the RTX 3080 as a 20 GB version.

With the RTX 3080 12 GB, users are at least somewhat accommodated, as the memory of the graphics card is expanded by 2 GB.

According to initial reports, the 12 GB version of the RTX 3080 reportedly does not deliver more performance than the previous model. Here Nvidia has now released the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, which offers more performance than the graphics card without Ti.

What can you expect in 2022? Even if graphics card prices in the new year will likely remain very high, there is still some exciting news.

Because manufacturers are already preparing the next generation of graphics cards behind the scenes. First leaks report that the GeForce RTX 4090 will be twice as fast as the current RTX 3090. However, when these graphics cards will come is still unknown, as Nvidia has not yet presented any graphics card.

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Final Fantasy XIV: The next addon is already in development – Here’s what to expect in the near future

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 3 minutes

In a lengthy stream of the Japanese radio Mog Station, the head of Final Fantasy XIV, Naoki Yoshida, spoke about the near and distant future of the MMORPG. The next addon 7.0 is already in development. Additionally, further adjustments for the jobs will come with the next patch 6.08.

What’s coming in the near future: On January 4, the new Patch 6.05 featuring the epic Pandaemonium raid and casual content Euphoratron was released for FFXIV. During a stream on Radio Mog Station, director Yoshida revealed some details about what fans can expect soon.

The new job Scythe is currently very strong and offers high personal DPS as well as good support for the group. This makes other jobs appear less rewarding in raiding. However, instead of nerfing the Scythe, other jobs will be buffed to keep up with it. This is meant to provide better balance.

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The changes are already coming with patch 6.08. While it doesn’t have a release date yet, it is expected to arrive by February at the latest. The following jobs will receive a buff:

  • Samurai
  • Black Mage
  • Monk

Yoshida also believes that Dancers and Paladins should receive buffs as well. It was also noted that jobs not mentioned in the radio talk will also be adjusted. Just not all jobs.

In February, there will be a large producer letter that gives fans an overview of the upcoming content. The information is supposed to cover the entire 6.x patch series up to patch 7.0, which represents the new addon.

Primarily, however, the contents of patch 6.1 will be presented. It is already known that the patch will bring the first part of the 24-man raid Myths of Eorzea and major changes in PvP. However, the exact information about the continuation of the story or regarding the highly anticipated content Paradise Island is still scarce. This will change in February.

This is the situation regarding the sales of FFXIV: Currently, the MMORPG is in a complete sales stop due to the overcrowded servers and the free trial has also been temporarily paused. During the radio stream, Yoshida explained that there will be new information on the status in the upcoming weeks.

Currently, the team is planning to install new servers, including the Oceania data center. According to Yoshida, a roadmap will be provided as early as this week.

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The story is over, long live the story

This is what Yoshida says about the addon: Although the latest expansion Endwalker has just been released, director Yoshida has already talked about the next addon. Development has already started, and the rough story structure is also set, according to Yoshida.

He has previously mentioned that it will be a completely new story arc, which players will start not as “Warriors of Light” but as ordinary adventurers again. Characters like Krile and Thancred will play an important role in the upcoming patches, but there will also be a number of completely new characters who will accompany you on your new journey.

What comes after space? Even if the setting changes, it will still be a battle of values. We have a lot to show you, and we have already decided what it will be.

Naoki Yoshida, Radio Mogstation

Players can look forward to more moral and philosophical questions in the story, even though the Hydaelyn-Zodiark saga has ended with Endwalker.

The team is also already considering which job will be the next “poster job” for the Warrior of Light, also known as Meteor Survivor or Hiroshi in Japanese. It stands for the players of FFXIV and has taken on a new job with each expansion. In Endwalker it was Paladin, in Shadowbringers, Dark Knight.

The host of Radio Mog Station also asked whether the Warrior of Light could be female. Similar to how it was in the official cooperation video “Fly me to the Moon” with Sia for Endwalker.

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Yoshida replied that he has not thought about it until now. However, as he gradually needs to consider the trailer for the next addon, he will take the question into account.

It shouldn’t take long until the next wave of information about upcoming content in FFXIV arrives. If the development team maintains its usual pace, fans can expect the next content update, patch 6.1, in spring 2022.

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