In Ireland, a pilot project has been running since 2022 that guarantees artists a monthly basic income, completely unconditionally. The results are impressive: more creativity, less stress, and a noticeable economic impact. Now the government wants to make the program permanent and send a signal against job loss caused by AI.
Why is Ireland introducing a basic income? In a world where artificial intelligence is taking on more and more tasks and creative professions are under pressure, Ireland is taking a completely different approach: an unconditional basic income for creative minds.
An evaluation on the Irish government’s online portal gov.ie shows: For every euro received by the artists, an average of 1.39 euros flows back into the economy. Security does not seem to make people sluggish; it frees up energy.
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Basic income gives artists freedom, yet there is criticism
How long has the pilot project been running? In 2022, Ireland introduced a pilot project that guarantees an unconditional basic income of about 1,300 euros per month. The goal was simple but bold: to find out what happens when creatives no longer have to worry about their existence.
About 2,000 creatives were selected for the experiment, from fields like music, film, theater, literature, and visual arts. The selection was made by lottery, accompanied by a control group that did not receive a basic income.
What was the result of the test run? Surprisingly positive. The participants in the project are working not less, but even more. They invest more time in their art, dare to try new ideas, and feel more psychologically stable.
Just a few months later, clear differences emerged: Those who received the basic income reported greater life satisfaction, higher productivity, and a stronger connection to their work. Many used the new stability to start their own projects or finally implement existing ideas.
The online portal gov.ie writes: Following the success of the project, Ireland plans to introduce the basic income permanently as a clear signal for social security and cultural progress. While other countries are still debating the future of work, Ireland is already showing that a well-implemented basic income can work.
Why is there criticism? Despite all the positive results, there is also criticism of the Irish basic income for artists. The literary magazine and registered charity Stinging Fly criticizes that participants were selected by lottery instead of by performance or need.
Social Justice Ireland is an independent think tank that produces social analyses. They report problems with other social benefits. Some recipients had to endure cuts in existing aid due to the program.
At the same time, the issue of financing is on the table: the project costs about 35 million euros per year, so an expansion would be expensive, writes the Irish Times.
The developers of The Division have announced realignments of their teams. The focus will now be more on the loot shooter.
What does this realignment mean? Massive Entertainment, the developer studio behind games like Star Wars Outlaws, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, and The Division 1 and 2, has stated that the teams of the studio are being realigned (via X).
The statement says: “As part of our ongoing development and long-term planning, we have recently realigned our teams and resources.”
The studio further states that it is now offering supportive options for employees to leave the studio for the next career step.
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Developers promise full focus on The Division despite the realignment
What does this mean for The Division? Massive Entertainment did not provide details, but the developers’ focus remains on the “The Division” franchise as well as on technologies like Ubisoft Connect and Snowdrop that drive the studio’s games.
The realignment of teams and resources is intended to ensure this focus.
The developers specifically said about The Division:
“Massive Entertainment remains fully committed to our roadmap and to creating great experiences for players around the world, including The Division 2, The Division 2: Survivors, The Division Resurgence, and The Division 3. These projects will continue with strength, focus, and ambition, and we look forward to sharing more in the future.”
The studio may therefore increasingly focus on the “The Division” franchise in the future and work less on projects like Star Wars Outlaws or Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.
What is behind the options to leave the studio? Massive Entertainment explains in the statement that they have introduced a “career transition program” to “responsibly support” the realignments of the teams.
The career transition program enables eligible team members to “take the next career step on their own terms.” Therefore, those who are not satisfied with the realignment of their teams or possibly their own area of responsibility could receive financial and professional support when leaving the studio.
Valve has released a new update for Counter-Strike 2 that allows players to more easily obtain knife skins. However, the impact on the skin market is significant.
What is this update about? The developers of Counter-Strike 2 released a small update for the game overnight on October 23, 2025. They have updated several maps and reintroduced the “Retake” game mode.
This mode focuses on so-called retake situations, where a bomb has been planted and the defenders must retake the bomb site. In addition to some performance updates, there is a significant change regarding skins hidden in the patch notes.
From now on, players can use the so-called “Trade Up Contract” to trade 5 items from the red “Covert” category for a knife or gloves. This also works with “StatTrak” items. The knives are also tradable, as YouTuber Trilluxe explains in his update video.
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What does this mean? Since the new update, players can not only convert their skins into “Covert” skins but also trade up for knives and gloves, which greatly reduces the rarity of knives and gloves in the game. Previously, skins could only be obtained by opening skin crates in the game.
This caused the market capitalization of the skin market in Counter-Strike 2 to crash by 15% within hours. It resembles a stock market crash. From the recently reached peak of over 6.3 billion USD market capitalization (about 5.4 billion euros), the market fell by one billion to 5.3 billion USD (about 4.55 billion euros). This is shown in a statistic from the website PricEmpire.com.
On X.com, the account CSFloat has already shared a statistic regarding the impact of the changes. According to the post, up to 5.5 million more knife and glove skins could be added to Counter-Strike 2 if all weapons are traded up. However, this is very unlikely. So far, the number of knife and glove skins in the game has been about the same. Therefore, the number could potentially double at most.
How are fans reacting to the crash? For fans and traders of Counter-Strike 2, the crash this morning feels like a rude awakening. They are reminded of how volatile the market can be, as Valve can turn everything upside down with changes like this overnight.
This change can mean a loss of thousands of euros for owners and speculators of knife and glove skins, depending on how many of the previously rare skins individual people own.
Consequently, fans are outraged by the changes. Content creator @FURIOUSSScs explains on X.com that players will lose a lot of money due to the change, risking their well-being since they might harm themselves due to severe losses.
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What are players demanding? Other users on the platform are talking about market manipulation. With a valuation of over 6 billion dollars, the skin market of Counter-Strike has long become more than just a few mere pixels on weapons for players.
Therefore, users like @eugenio8a8 are calling on X.com for the European Commission to address the issue and enact regulations. He wishes for rules to prevent Valve from “playing with people’s money” and accuses the company of this issue as well.
At the same time, user @eugenio8a8 points out that people could lose so much money through the action that they might develop suicidal thoughts (via X.com).
In a new video, Marco Risch from Nerdkultur talks about the upcoming series in the Game of Thrones universe: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
Who is Marco Risch? Since 2015, Marco Risch has been covering news, analyses, reviews, and interviews on his YouTube channel Nerdkultur related to current films and series.
Additionally, he meets weekly with his colleague Yves Arievich to chat in the Nerd & Culture podcast about pop culture film topics like Star Wars, Marvel, and DC.
Both the YouTube channel and the podcast are part of the Webedia network, which also includes MeinMMO.
In a new video on YouTube, Marco talks about the upcoming series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, which is set in the Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon universe.
You can watch the video from Nerdkultur here:
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In his new video, Marco talks about nerd culture about the upcoming series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Same World, Different Tone
How does Marco describe A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms? At the beginning, Marco clarifies: Even though the trailer boasts about 100 years, the new series is, strictly speaking, set 89 years before Game of Thrones and thus between the first Westeros series and the prequel House of the Dragon.
The first trailer already shows: The series has a different tone, less serious than the intrigues known from Westeros. Another big difference: The series will only have 6 episodes, each lasting 30 minutes. Thus, it is shorter than the long, epic episodes of the other two fantasy series.
The series is about Ser Duncan the Great, who is on the road with the little Egg. As Marco explains, the story is based on George R.R. Martin’s series of short stories Dunk and Egg, which were published between the novels of A Song of Ice and Fire.
Marco describes Duncan with the following words:
He is therefore the personification of chivalry, without having been born into it himself. A representative of George R. R. Martin’s critique of nobility. A motif that we find repeatedly in his books – and especially, up until the end, even in the main series.
Marco compares the mood from the first trailer of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms with the first seasons of Game of Thrones.
What makes Duncan so special? The trailer makes it clear that everything is seen from Duncan’s perspective, fitting with the book where everything is told from a first-person perspective. This is unique among all the series that always tell from different perspectives.
According to Marco, Ira Parker, the showrunner of the series, explained that A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is supposed to be more grounded than the other series. The story is supposed to show the people suffering under all the intrigues and actions of the elite.
But another character is also part of the series. Egg, a bald child, is not a person from the common folk and belongs to the Targaryens. Marco explains: With Egg, a Targaryen will experience what the reign of his family means for the people.
Starting January 18, 2026, the series will premiere and the first season will adapt the first of the three novellas about Duncan. So far, no continuation has been confirmed, but if the series is popular, there seems to be nothing standing in the way. However, Marco also mentions: Martin would like to continue the story of the Hedge Knight but is not doing so because of The Winds of Winter.
Despite the different tone of the series, Marco is sure: The story of Duncan and Egg is not insignificant and, like everything in Game of Thrones, this story does not happen randomly. You can find more about Game of Thrones here: The Seven Kingdoms of Game of Thrones in the Power Ranking
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With Rogue Trader, one of the best games for Warhammer 40,000 has now received a major update on Steam. The community is celebrating and is already looking forward to the next run, even though the scope of the RPG is incredibly vast.
What does the new update bring? Patch 1.5 has a whole lot of new content for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. The developers promise updates for quality of life improvements, enhanced balance, new content, and hundreds of bug fixes for the Koronus Expansion.
The highlights of the update are as follows:
4 new NPC portraits: Malice, Commissar, Clementia Werserian, Abel
45 new Xeno and Astartes items
Overhaul of the origins of Astra Militarum Commander, Ministorum Priest, Commissar, and Navy Officer
25 new talents and mechanical changes for rare and exotic weapons
Overhaul of the content of Lex Imperialis
Convictions for Familiars
Review of the starting builds of companions
Rebalancing of experience
Rebalancing of abilities
Rebalancing of colonization and updating of rewards
Redistribution and changes of items, loot, and vendor tables
Hundreds of bug fixes, including for issues with the epilogue and Yrliet
You can find the complete patch notes on the second page, unfortunately only available in English. Here is the trailer for update 1.5 of Rogue Trader:
How does the community react to the update? Under the trailer on YouTube and on Reddit, fans of the RPG are celebrating the comprehensive, free update.
ravenc4621-u6m writes on YouTube: “Alright, it’s time for a new run.”
Tordek_1989 praises the developer team of Owlcat on YouTube: “That’s why I know Dark Heresy will be a great game. The ongoing efforts to improve and refine the game after its release show love and dedication to what they do. Thank you for this continuous commitment and passion for Rogue Trader!”
While many fans want to start a new run, myslead explains on Reddit: “I played and finished it earlier this year, it’s a great game, but I won’t start again.”
No wonder: According to howlongtobeat.com, it easily takes 100 to 150 hours for a run.
What do I need to know about Rogue Trader? The RPG from studio Owlcat Games, the creators of the Pathfinder games, was released on December 7, 2023, for PC on Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store. You assume the role of a rogue trader who is to expand the Imperium’s realm in the name of the Emperor and unlock new territories.
There are hardly any classic RPGs set in the universe of Warhammer 40,000 – but there is at least one that is really good. Rogue Trader is not only perhaps the best RPG for Warhammer 40,000 – it is also one of the best games to get into the world of Warhammer.
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Dark Souls has been around for over 14 years and still fascinates many players with its secrets. One of these secrets revolves around the rarest enemy of the trilogy, and those who are unfortunate might have completely missed it.
Which enemy is so rare? Surely you have heard of it, but perhaps only seen it by luck. It is the Vagrant – an unusual hybrid creature from Dark Souls 1, which occasionally consists of a crab claw, small legs, and an egg as its body.
This monster is very mysterious and has 4 variants, but when it comes to tracking it down in the world, we must disappoint you: You cannot officially encounter the Vagrant in the game world, as it is tied to a mechanic. Therefore, many hear about this little creature for the first time.
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A deadly crab with surprises
What is the deal with the enemy? If you have been able to spot this little creature but never figured it out, it might be due to its opaque mechanic that is not officially explained anywhere. The Vagrant is a wandering loot pile that travels from world to world. Depending on the encountered version, it appears for the following reasons:
The good Vagrant (intact egg without crab claw and white color)
Drops a specific item, such as upgrade materials, and lets it disappear after resting once at a bonfire.
The bad Vagrant (broken egg with crab claw and red color)
Dies with at least 5 humanity and misses picking up your bloodstain.
Additionally, there is a glowing red variant of each of the above-mentioned versions when the Vagrant has not been defeated and has visited multiple worlds – this version is correspondingly deadlier.
Those who play completely offline will never actually see the Vagrant. The system only works if you are connected to the official servers of Dark Souls. Without this connection, the losses of other players cannot influence your world. Therefore, the Vagrant is likely the rarest enemy of the Dark Souls trilogy.
Why is the Vagrant so dangerous? While the white variant is rather harmless, the reddish version is not. This monster can attack you with its claws and deal massive damage. Blocking often does not help, as its attacks go through your shields.
If you attempt a ranged attack, you can forget that as well. The Vagrant has hairs that it can shed and send homing after you. If these projectiles hit you, you will often be done for anyway.
It may be that you indeed were visited by one of these monsters but were taken out too quickly. Definitely an interesting mechanic that not everyone has seen. Have you been able to spot the Vagrant or are you hearing about him for the first time? The world of Dark Souls is dark and everything is the fault of just one man.
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Anime have given rise to many crazy Yandere waifus. We show you the 5 wildest ones you need to know.
In the vast, colorful world of anime, there are a number of character archetypes that frequently appear. Especially with female characters, the “Dere” types are often mentioned – we have presented the 5 most important ones here.
Today, we take a closer look at 5 characters that can undoubtedly be classified as “Yandere” types. So, we’re talking about women who exhibit delusional behavior for their love and do not shy away from violence – be it against potential competition or any other person standing in the way of their romantic goals. Sometimes, this includes the object of their desire itself.
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5. Megumi Shimizu
Role: Supporting main character Anime: Shiki Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller Episodes: 22 Stream available on:Currently no streaming provider known, only available for purchase.
Megumi feels out of place in her village – until the Shiki appear.
The beautiful Megumi feels completely out of place in the small village of Sotoba, which offers nothing exciting for a modern young woman. Only two things interest her: The grand villa from bygone days that was bought by a noble family from Europe and Natsuno, a boy she has been eyeing for some time. She secretly follows and observes him from time to time, imagining how he will one day reciprocate her love.
However, that does not happen and the chance seems to be lost when Megumi soon after dies of a heart attack.
What terrible thing has Megumi done?
After Megumi awakens as the first new “Shiki,” i.e., as a vampire, she embraces this new existence. Her actions quickly become darker, and she does not hesitate to attack and kill villagers. Her primary targets are people close to Natsuno or those she perceives as a threat to her love – even if it is not reciprocated at all.
Megumi enjoys her new life as Shiki.
She does not even shy away from murdering her childhood friend’s father because he has come too close to her beloved. Ultimately, like most Shiki, she is brutally killed by the villagers – this time for good.
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Twitch streamer Papaplatte has been part of the television personality Klaas Heufer-Umlauf’s program several times. But in his latest show, the streamer had to witness the host starting a truly frustrating act.
What exactly did Klaas do? In the latest episode of Klaas Heufer-Umlauf’s show “Expert for Everything”, Klaas created a kind of imitation of the ZDF show “Bares für Rares”, in which recently caused a similar rarity to amaze.
In Klaas’ version, “Bares Ferraris”, he asks himself and the audience: “Will Klaas buy your junk?”
The first “junk” that is presented is an old booster pack of the Pokémon trading card game from 1999 with a PSA grading of 10, valued at around 250-350 euros on eBay. The PSA grading is a process that professionally assesses the quality and corresponding value of trading cards. A grading of 10 is the best possible condition.
Klaas, who seems to admit that he has no idea about any of this, then calls Papaplatte, as he knows a bit better about the topic than the host. After all, he spent several thousand euros opening Pokémon packs with Trymacs one weekend a few years ago.
But what follows shocks not only the audience. Because Klaas destroys the entire value of the pack within seconds.
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Klaas destroys the booster pack and with it the previous value of several hundred euros
What is the reaction to this action? While Klaas is in a relaxed conversation with the streamer, he calmly tears open the booster pack to look at the cards inside. The audience is shocked, partly burying their faces in their hands. Papaplatte also cannot comprehend what he is witnessing on the phone monitor.
“I thought it was about the cards,” says Klaas, after a staff member informs him of what he has just done and that it’s about the pack. “I don’t even know what kind of crap cards are in there if I don’t open it!”
How does Papaplatte react to the destroyed pack? When Klaas asks the streamer if the staff member is right, he has to agree. However, he mainly wants to see the plastic packaging displaying the PSA grading.
When he is informed that it really was a PSA-10 grading, the streamer also has to facepalm.
“They cost around 100 to 200 euros when they are sealed,” explains the streamer, downplaying the actual value if it is a real pack with this grading, “but not anymore.”
Here you can watch the video that was uploaded on the YouTube channel of “Expert for Everything”:
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The “seller” is only paid 100 euros and seems quite relaxed and amused for the situation. For this reason, a significant majority of people in the comments under the YouTube video of the show suspect that it was a staged situation. Staged or not, the old booster pack from the 90s was still destroyed.
A druid in World of Warcraft loses his favorite shapeshift form. But instead of helping, the support only provides frustrating misinformation.
For a brief moment, the dream of many druids in World of Warcraft came true. They had access to all shapeshift forms – including those that were available through the Mage Tower challenge. Blizzard recognized the mistake and announced that they would take these forms away from the druids. This has now happened, but not without new problems. Because some druids have also lost access to forms they had unlocked. All the more frustrating when you only receive AI responses and false information.
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What happened? In the WoW subreddit, the druid player theenigma77 shows his interaction with the World of Warcraft customer service. When his druid form was lost, he wanted to have it restored. After an initial automated response, a Game Master apologized and explained that this was due to the high number of tickets currently in the queue. He wanted further information but would take care of the incident.
So theeenigma77 explained that he was missing the “Moonspirit” form. This is one of the hidden forms that could be unlocked in the Order Hall. It has nothing to do with the “Mage Tower” variants that were taken away from characters.
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The response he received afterward was from a different Game Master – content-wise incorrect and not pleasant at all. Because the new Game Master explained that the druid form in question came from the Mage Tower and that the player had not earned it. Therefore, the ticket was subsequently closed.
This is how the community reacts: The player base shows little surprise at the customer support responses. It has long been suspected that many tickets at Blizzard are only handled with AI assistance or by people who do not know the game at all.
“It looks like you got an automated response for druid forms that completely ignored which one you were actually talking about. I doubt a real person ever looked at this. 10/10 support, would request help again.” – Lord0fHats
“They have clearly optimized their service. Just not for the customer.” – FreeResolve
“I like how they say ‘After we looked into this’, even though we all know they didn’t look into it.” – Baerhardt
A former executive at BioWare talks about Anthem and explains why some of the major criticisms are justified.
Who is speaking? Mark Darrah was a developer at BioWare for 23 years and served as an Executive Producer. He was involved in key roles in Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age: Inquisition, and Anthem, where he oversaw the development process.
Darrah left BioWare in 2021 and shares his experiences at the studio in videos on YouTube. In a recent video series, he explains what exactly happened during the development of Anthem.
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Lead developer finds criticism of Anthem justified
What does Darrah say about the criticism of Anthem? In his new YouTube video, Darrah discusses the launch of Anthem. The game launched with a Metacritic score of 59, which was significantly worse than the internally expected score of 70.
Darrah points out that many criticized the received loot and the activities of the shooter as being too repetitive and perceived the story as incoherent. Darrah himself feels the criticism is justified but adds that this is due to the genre and structure of the game:
I largely agree with this feedback. These are legitimate weaknesses of the game. In a looter-shooter, where you play the same missions repeatedly to gather gear, the quality of that gear and the variety of missions are critical factors.
Things like the story don’t play such a large role in a looter-shooter since you typically fight through the story and then end up in a repetitive grind for gear. But if you feel like you’re doing the same thing in combat, if you feel like the grind for gear isn’t worth it, if you feel like the endgame is lacking or incomplete, then the entire gaming experience collapses.
Darrah goes on to say that the balance, loot design, and activities are not really worse than in other BioWare games. However, since it is a loot shooter, it is judged in a different context.
“In Mass Effect or Dragon Age, combat is intended to be fun, but it should be enjoyable within the framework of that overarching story. It is not expected that you would play the same mission over and over again. Therefore, it doesn’t matter as much if a mission feels somewhat incoherent or repetitive, as long as you only play it once or twice before moving on and continuing the story development. However, that is not the case with Anthem. Most missions are played multiple times.”
Overall, Darrah is convinced that the narrative in Anthem is worse than in earlier BioWare games. The developer concludes: “The game doesn’t really understand how to effectively tell a story in its medium.”
If you want to know what Mark Darrah has previously said about Anthem and the development of the looter-shooter, check it out here:
The aim assist in Call of Duty has been a hotly debated topic in the community for years. With Black Ops 7, the developers want to tweak the controversial feature to ensure that players must aim actively.
Why is the aim assist so controversial? The aim assist is an aiming aid that is only available to controller players. It automatically pulls the crosshair slightly in the direction of an opponent, making aiming with controllers considerably easier.
For controller players, the system is almost indispensable. For many mouse and keyboard players, however, it is a red rag, as they often feel the assistance is too strong, claiming it gives an unfair advantage that negates skill.
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Treyarch wants to close the gap between players
In a YouTube video, Treyarch developer Matt Scronce explains the adjustments the team made after the beta of Black Ops 7. They have evaluated the gameplay data and now want to specifically address the strength of the aim assist.
Here are the concrete changes to the aim assist: Scronce explains that the data showed that controller players win melee fights slightly more often, while mouse-and-keyboard players have a slight advantage at long distances. The goal of the adjustments is to close this gap between players.
To do this, they are primarily scrutinizing the rotating aim assist. This is the part of the aim assist that slightly moves the crosshair when opponents are in motion. In the future, the right stick will need to be actively moved towards the target for the aim assist to engage.
Previously, it was sufficient to aim near an opponent. The aim assist would activate even without players actively aligning the crosshair on the target. This is now changing, and the aim assist will only engage when you actively move your crosshair toward the opponent.
This specifically means: It will no longer be enough to just aim near an opponent, but you must really aim actively.
What else will change? In addition to the changes to the aim assist, Treyarch is also refining other gameplay elements. In the beta, players had to equip the “Dexterity” perk to aim with their weapon while sliding, vaulting, and wall jumping. Treyarch wants to enable this without the perk, allowing for smoother movement. The perk itself will still exist, but will only speed up the process.
Other changes:
The volume of footsteps in multiplayer will be slightly increased.
Slide speed and slide distance will be reduced.
The animations for climbing and pulling up will be revised, as they previously felt too sluggish.
The perks themselves will also receive a rework – both in content and in their slot positions.
The gaming year 2025 is packed with interesting titles. As a gamer, it’s easy to lose track of when a game you’ve been looking forward to is being released. A new feature from Steam is here to help you out.
What is this feature? Steam now has a personalized calendar. This shows games that might interest you and when they will be released. The calendar is divided into different categories:
Games that were released in the last month.
Games that were released in the last 7 days.
Games that will be available soon.
In the category of upcoming games, you will see a classic calendar with visual representations of the games that will be released on each day. This way, you can see if any games you are interested in will still be released in October – like The Outer Worlds 2 on October 29 or ARC Raiders on October 30.
If ARC Raiders isn’t on your wish list yet, you can take a look at the Extraction Shooter in the trailer here:
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Which games are visible in the calendar? The calendar on Steam is personalized, so not all games are displayed that will be released on that day. Valve presents you games that the company believes might interest you based on your playtime.
To narrow down the selection a bit, you can set a maximum number of featured games. Alternatively, you can filter by tags or only display games that are on your wish list. You can also hide games that you already own.
Where can you find the calendar? The easiest way to access your personal calendar is through the following link:
How does Steam select the games? Steam evaluates your playtime in various games in your Steam library. Then the system looks for players whose playtime resembles yours. Steam then checks which games these players have on their wish lists and decides which games to show you in the calendar.
According to Valve, the focus is on games that you play a lot. If you only briefly try out a new game or test a demo, that won’t have much influence on the suggested titles. However, these should be updated daily to ensure that the new data is considered in the suggestions.
Steam has been testing various features for a while to suggest new games that might interest you. MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus took a closer look at the suggested games and evaluated how well the suggestions fit: Steam suggested 100 games that I might like – Only 7 of them are bad
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With Season 11 comes a new seasonal crafting system in Diablo 4. A player has tested it on the PTR and after 61 items draws a rather sobering conclusion.
An additional affix from a pool of special sanctification affixes is added.
An existing affix is replaced by a new “sacred” affix.
The item becomes indestructible and no longer loses durability.
Currently, the PTR (public test server) for Season 11 is running on Battle.net. A player seized the opportunity and hunted 61 items through sanctification to test the new system.
Season 10 is currently well received by players. Whether the new season with its changes and new features will succeed as well, remains to be seen.
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Current implementation of sanctification is said to be “pure lottery”
This is what the player found out: The user “Angren1991” shared his results from the PTR with the community in a post on Reddit. Overall, he sanctified 32 Mythic Uniques and 29 Uniques of his Spiritborn and tried to derive probabilities for the various outcomes.
The results for the 32 Mythic Uniques (maxed out and socketed):
13 items received additional aspects (40.6 %),
6 items received greater affixes (18.8 %),
6 items received the addition “no durability loss” (18.75 %),
5 items received additional affixes (15.6 %)
2 items received new affixes that replaced old ones (6.3 %)
The results for the 29 Uniques (also maximally completed and socketed):
17 items received additional affixes (58.62 %)
5 items received the addition “no durability loss” (17.24 %)
3 items received greater affixes (10.34 %)
3 items received new affixes that replaced old ones (10.34 %)
1 item received another aspect (3.4 %)
After his evaluation, Mythic Uniques seem to have a higher chance of additional aspects. The probability for normal Uniques is rather “disappointing”. He also criticizes that the “sacred” affixes are often just regular affixes from the existing pool, such as cooldown reduction on helmets. Here Blizzard needs to enhance and incorporate more exciting bonuses.
“No one says you have to use it” – Community reacts divided
What do other players say about it? The reactions on Reddit are rather mixed. Some players feel that the system is fair, as crafting is about risk and reward. Those who want strong new bonuses must also live with setbacks. Others are already annoyed. For example, Zaphod392 writes in the post: “Oh boy, I can hardly wait to like this system even less than the current hardening system!”
Especially the addition of “no durability loss” is causing discussions. Many consider it unnecessary, as items in hardcore mode cannot be repaired anyway, since death means the end of the character. In standard mode, damaged items can simply be repaired at the blacksmith.
Some players argue that the seasonal crafting system is optional and one can decide whether to take the risk. Duckwizzle states: “If you can’t afford the loss of the item, then don’t take the risk, it’s that simple.”
However, others see it differently: since sanctification is the central mechanic of the season, it is almost “mandatory” to use it. Those who skip it miss the core content of the new season. Some readers at MeinMMO emphasize that the system is essential for squeezing out the last percentage of gear and mastering truly challenging content. You can read more about it here: Players criticize the RNG in crafting in Diablo 4, soon getting a system with a new randomness principle
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Season 1 of Battlefield 6 starts in a week. The developers have now given a first glimpse into the contents of the update.
When does Season 1 start? As the Roadmap of Battlefield 6 announced at the beginning of October, Season 1 will start on October 28, 2025. The second part of the update will follow on November 18, and the final third part will be released on December 9.
Throughout the season, players can look forward to new weapons, vehicles, and maps. The maps, in particular, could generate discussion among players, as they lean more towards what many Battlefield veterans desire.
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Battlefield 6 bringt den Sweet-Spot zurück – So funktioniert er
From Oil Fields to Suburb
When will the new maps arrive? You can play the Blackwell Oil Fields directly at the start of Season 1 on October 28. Eastwood will follow in the second part of the season on November 18.
What are the initial impressions of the update? The first players have already tested the upcoming maps, weapons, and vehicles. Our colleague Tillmann Bier from GameStar describes that the new maps tend to be larger and play slightly slower.
The suburb of the new map “Eastwood” and the “Blackwell Oil Fields” offer more space and play slower. Eastwood, in particular, is receiving a lot of praise and provides a lot of fun as an infantryman due to the numerous cover options. In the suburb, many houses are supposed to be almost completely destructible.
Context: The size of the maps and the pace of play have been a criticism point for many long-time fans of the series regarding Battlefield 6. Since the maps are relatively small and play in tight spaces, the gameplay is also faster and more hectic. Many players are frustrated by being shot from all directions without a moment of peace.
While you can control tanks, helicopters, and jets on the Blackwell Oil Fields, no jets are available in Eastwood. However, the new troop transport vehicle, which also serves as a spawn point, will be used on both maps. Additionally, you can also race around the neighborhood in golf carts in Eastwood.
Was there criticism? According to content creator Fabian Siegismund (via YouTube), the Blackwell Oil Fields are said to be relatively monotonous. He criticizes that the map lacks distinctive spots that bring variety. The YouTuber benbit adds that the Blackwell Oil Fields can be compared to Operation Firestorm. As an infantryman, one has – except when sniping – “not the best time,” but in a tank, the map plays quite well.
How are the new weapons? With Season 1, new weapons are also coming. The SOR-300C is a classic SCAR with a relatively low fire rate but increased damage. It is said to be quite good but not among the best weapons in the game.
More interesting is the new sniper rifle. While it deals less damage than the other sniper rifles, it can shoot faster, has more rounds in the magazine, and you do not need to leave the scope between shots to reload.
Since 2022, fans have been waiting for the finale of the Netflix-seriesStranger Things. It’s finally happening in December 2025. With the release, there will also be a new LEGO set, but it may have already spoiled details from the new season.
What is this LEGO set? LEGO has many licenses for which they release sets. A new set is supposed to be released for the 5th season of Stranger Things, and the first images have been revealed. The set named The Creel House offers not only the creepy house that fans know from the 4th season of the series, but it also includes some minifigures.
However, these may now reveal details about the 5th and final season of the series. So those who do not want to be spoiled should not continue reading and should not look at the set.
You can watch a trailer for the 4th season of Stranger Things here:
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Dark 80s tension in the trailer for Season 4 of “Stranger Things”
An Unusual Character Combination
Attention: The following section contains possible details from season 5 that the LEGO set might have spoiled.
What is unusual about the figures? There are 13 minifigures in the set, featuring familiar faces like Lucas, Mike, Eleven, Steve, Robin, or Nancy. However, as Gamesradar reports, particularly 2 figures stand out: Max and a man in a brown suit.
Max appears to be quite healthy, even though she was in a coma at the end of season 4 after being attacked by Vecna (who is also included in the set). If the set is to be believed, she could therefore be healed.
One could also assume that the set depicts a previous event, but the man in the brown suit, who stands next to Holly Wheeler, Nancy’s and Mike’s sister, does not fit into that scenario. The man is wearing a hat, a suit, and a pocket watch.
As Gamesradar points out, actor Jamie Campbell Bower was reportedly seen in such attire in allegedly leaked set photos. Both figures did not appear in the scenes at the Creel House in season 4. In these alleged set photos, he was also seen next to Holly Wheeler.
One can thus assume that the two will have a plot point in season 5. Whether Vecna is hiding in human form or if it is a completely different person or entity is not clear from the images.
Another interesting point is that Will Byers does not seem entirely human when looking at his eyes. Therefore, it could be that he is once again controlled by Vecna in season 5.
The anime MMORPG Blue Protocol: Star Resonance is still shortly after release, and yet the developers are already showing what players can expect for the rest of the month. It also becomes clear when the Master Dungeons will be unlocked.
What kind of roadmap is this? The roadmap for Blue Protocol: Star Resonance shows the start and end of events and the unlocking of dungeons. As an anime MMORPG from Asia, the game utilizes a time-gating mechanic. Content will be released gradually and not all at once.
This includes a colorful mix of activities that are available for a limited duration, and unlocks for raids and dungeons.
Here you can watch the trailer for Blue Protocol: Star Resonance:
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Blue Protocol: Star Resonance presents a colorful character diversity in the new release trailer
Blue Protocol: Star Resonance Roadmap for October 2025
What does the roadmap show? The roadmap displays a calendar with many different entries. The start dates for the dungeons are noted there:
October 9 – Goblin Lair
October 11 – Tina’s Mindrealm
October 13 – Towering Ruin
October 15 – Kanamia Tribe
October 17 – Dragon Claw Valley
October 19 – Dark Mist Fortress
The date for the unlocking of the Master Mode is also already visible. This will start on October 27, and anyone who achieves a certain score there by November 23 will receive an additional reward.
The new PvE game mode Dragon Shackles Adepts Trail will start on October 23 and will remain active for two weeks, until November 6.
Here you can see the roadmap:
Roadmap of Blue Protocol: Star Resonance
Events are also noted: While despite the cold October in Germany, the summer event is still running in Blue Protocol: Star Resonance, there are already some known dates here.
October 9 to November 9 – Summer Event “Silverstar Carnival”
October 9 to November 9 – Lifeskill Bonus “Spindrift Supply”
October 16 to November 9 – Login Bonus “Seabreeze”
For those who enjoy watching the sparkling night sky, it would be best to do so on weekends until November 8. There will be fireworks shows at the beach in the city on Friday and Saturday nights.
The ZDF-show Bares für Rares has already presented some curiosities and rarities that have been taken by the dealers for proud sums. But when a Pokémon fan presents two TCG boxes, it even blows Horst Lichter away.
What kind of boxes does the fan bring? The 27-year-old Monty Schön from Hannover arrived at the set of Bares für Rares with two special boxes. The boxes were original sealed Pokémon TCG promo boxes from Japan that were never released in Germany.
Monty purchased the boxes in 2016 at a Japanese store for 60 euros and had them shipped to Germany, but he has not opened them yet. Instead, he even had 2 acrylic glass cases made to better protect the boxes beyond the plastic wrap.
The expert Sven, who assesses the value of the rarities brought along, must first explain to the moderator Horst Lichter and the present audience what Pokémon actually is, what makes the trading cards so popular, and that they are traded for a high value.
However, when Lichter hears for what value the most expensive Pokémon card of all time was sold, he is also astonished: “5 million euros for a trading card … Well, that’s how it is, right? To each their own.” However, Monty is a bit more realistic with his boxes and wishes for a value of at least 9,600 euros, which the expert can also confirm.
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Pokémon TCG Pocket scores with pure nostalgia
The fan watches what happens – and a lot happens
What makes the boxes so valuable? The value of the boxes derives partly from their exclusivity. They are special promo boxes that show Pikachu in a Mario and a Luigi variant. Moreover, they could only be purchased in Japan in 2016.
The promo boxes are in perfect condition due to careful storage, and the seam of the plastic wrap indicates that they have never been opened.
The expert emphasizes that it could even be the case that the cards contained may be even more valuable than the box itself. But to find that out, one would need to open them, thereby reducing the assured value that collectors would pay for sealed boxes.
Monty’s purchase and the decision not to open the boxes were therefore a very good and above all lucrative intuition, as it turns out.
How do the dealers react to the two boxes? The dealers are less surprised than Horst Lichter when they see the two boxes, as they are not unfamiliar to them. Dealer Julian Schmitz-Avila even explains that the best deal he made in 2024 was a discount on a huge Magic and Pokémon card collection (Source: YouTube).
Hence, they are also not shy to start with an initial offer of 3,000 euros. Ultimately, they bid each other up several thousand euros, but Monty admits that he has already received an offer from a local card dealer in Hannover who would offer 9,500 euros.
Then, the dealer who already has experience with card collections offers a round 10,000 euros, which the former owner of the boxes accepts happily.
Another Pokémon fan had less luck than Monty at Bares für Rares. The collector wanted to liquidate his collection of over 600 Pokémon cards and decided to sell it at a flea market. However, he made a serious mistake that not only affected the value but also destroyed his beloved collection: Pokémon fan makes a fatal mistake before selling his collection, destroying over 600 cards
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The times of overpowered tanks are over in World of Warcraft Legion Remix. Powerful buffs make playing DPS or healers worthwhile.
In WoW Legion Remix, phase 2 has begun – this means new content, but also new rewards. Along with this comes a series of major hotfixes and adjustments that tweak the balance. The uncontested reign of tanks is likely over – at least in “Mythic+” dungeons. New buffs make everyone else stronger, while tanks only receive a kind of “consolation prize.”
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WoW Legion Remix: This insane time travel works
What was the problem? In the first two weeks of WoW Legion Remix, there was a significant imbalance in roles. Essentially, for every character, the best decision – whenever possible – was to choose a tank specialization. As a tank, one had the greatest success in all content. Enemies in the heroic world were hardly a problem, and even in raids or high-level “Mythic+” dungeons, tank was simply the best choice.
Tanks could hardly die, dealt extremely high damage, and did not even need a healer. They were simply superior to all other specializations: Everyone just played tanks.
Buffs for DPS and healers, tanks receive a weak smile
What has Blizzard changed? A few days ago, the developers introduced buffs for DPS characters and healers. All properties of artifact weapons are 20% stronger when used by healers or DPS characters. However, today (22.10.2025), there were additional changes that are active in all “Mythic+” dungeons. For the three specializations, the following applies during the dungeons:
Tanks: Tanks receive 10% more healing from other player characters.
DPS: DPS characters deal 10% more damage, have 100% more health, and take 33% less damage.
Healers: Healers deal 10% more damage, 10% more healing and absorption, and take 33% less damage.
What are the consequences of these changes? With the changes, it is now significantly more likely that a more balanced group will be formed that does not consist solely of tanks. While a tank is still useful, because in dungeons beyond level “+40” one still often encounters “one-hits,” the times are likely over when only tanks were venturing out.
Legion Remix still runs for almost 3 whole months, but the player base is already eagerly looking forward to the next event. And even if it may sound pointless at first, the fans have a favorite they wish for: Shadowlands Remix.
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On the larger streaming platforms, One Piece is currently only available with German subtitles. However, a German dubbing is expected to come to Netflix soon – and it is quite special.
What kind of dubbing is this? As ninotakutv reveals exclusively on his YouTube channel, the anime of One Piece will soon be released on Netflix with a completely new dubbing. Not only that, the episodes are also supposed to be released in a better resolution than HD.
The content creator claims to have been involved in the new version himself. How and in what role, he wants to reveal at another time.
There are no new voices for the re-dubbing, at least not for the Straw Hat Pirates. The regular voice actors known from the original version are back on board – for example, you will hear Daniel Schlauch again as Monkey D. Luffy.
Please note: In the first episodes, Philipp Brammer was the voice of Zoro. Unfortunately, he passed away in an accident in the mountains in July 2014. Since then, Uwe Thomsen has taken over Zoro’s voice.
For the other characters, however, there may be a new voice heard from time to time. After all, the series has been dubbed in German for over 20 years, and during this time it happens that voice actors are no longer available.
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The One Piece – Interview with the Remake Team
One Piece is set to be completely new on German
What makes the new dubbing different? Besides the new voice actors, mistakes in the original dubbing are supposed to be “ironed out”, pronunciations changed and some terms replaced. Furthermore, it is a requirement from Japan that it stays more true to the original – which is why there will be renamings of characters.
Which terms and renamings are involved is not clear from the video. It only mentions places and characters.
Where and when can I watch the episodes? It starts on November 15, 2025, on Netflix. Then the first 16 episodes are supposed to be available as HD remasters. More episodes will be released over time. The goal is to completely re-dub the anime.
To reach level 80 in Pokémon GO, you need not only a lot of experience points, but you also have to complete some tasks. MeinMMO shows you which ones they are.
After the level update in Pokémon GO has been released, there is a new maximum level. Instead of stopping at level 50, it now ends at level 80.
While you had to complete tasks before the update to reach levels 41 to 50, this is now also the case for levels 71 – 80. We have summarized which ones they are.
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Pokémon GO: The Season “Stories of Transformation” in the Trailer
Level 71
Requirements: To reach level 71, you need 8,000,000 experience points (a total of 93,853,000). Additionally, you must complete the following tasks:
earn 15 platinum medals
use 20 level ups on legendary or mysterious Pokémon
achieve 999 great throws
catch 100 Pokémon in a single day
The first 3 tasks of the level should be less of a problem. If you have trouble with the 100 monsters in one day, then use a spotlight hour or a community day for that.
Rewards: For reaching the level, you will receive the following rewards:
Level 71 shoes
1 XL candy
1 premium battle pass
20 super potions
30 ultra balls
25 nanab berries
Level 72
Requirements: You need 8,750,000 experience points (a total of 102,603,000) to reach level 72. Additionally, the following tasks are required:
earn 20 platinum medals
complete a route for 7 consecutive days
use 200 very effective charge attacks
earn 1,000,000 stardust
To complete the 200 very effective charge attacks, you can use the battle league, rocket battles, raids, or practice battles against the 3 team leaders.
Rewards: For successfully leveling up, the following rewards await you:
1 XL candy
1 premium battle pass
1 lucky egg
10 super revives
30 ultra balls
25 himb berries
Level 73
Requirements: In addition to 9,500,000 experience points (a total of 112,103,000), you must complete the following tasks:
earn 25 platinum medals
purify 100 shadow Pokémon
power up 3 Pokémon to their maximum CP value
win 30 raids
It won’t help you to power up Pokémon to their maximum CP value before the task. If you do this and have not yet received the task, then wait. You can also power up the Pokémon to the second last level and perform the last power-up when you have received the task.
Rewards: You will receive the following rewards for reaching level 73:
Level 73 sunglasses
Storage limit for gifts increased by 5
1 XL candy
1 premium battle pass
20 super potions
30 ultra balls
25 sanan berries
Level 74
Requirements: For level 74, you need 10,250,000 experience points (122,353,000 in total) and must complete the following tasks:
earn 30 platinum medals
raise a dynamax move 20 times
explore 200 km
complete 250 field research tasks
The increase in dynamax moves only counts once you have the task. Remember that you will need some candies and XL candies of the Pokémon for this. So collect them in advance or wait with the increase of dynamax moves if possible.
Rewards: Once you have collected the experience points and completed the tasks, the following rewards await you:
Storage limit for postcards increased by 50
1 XL candy
1 premium battle pass
1 incubator
10 super revives
30 ultra balls
25 nanab berries
Level 75
Requirements: For level 75, you need to collect 11,000,000 experience points (a total of 133,353,000) in addition to some tasks. The tasks consist of the following:
earn 34 platinum medals
hatch 75 eggs
achieve 999 excellent throws
send 500 gifts to friends
Rewards: The following rewards await you when you reach level 75:
Requirements: You need to collect 12,000,000 experience points (a total of 145,353,000) to reach level 76. In addition, the following tasks await you:
earn 38 platinum medals
defeat 100 rocket grunts
explore 300 km
catch 200 Pokémon in a single day
Use spotlight hours or, even better, community days to catch the 200 monsters in one day.
Rewards: The following items will be awarded to you if you complete all the level requirements:
1 XL candy
1 premium battle pass
1 lucky egg
20 super potions
30 ultra balls
25 sanan berries
Level 77
Requirements: To reach level 77, you must collect 13,000,000 experience points (a total of 158,353,000) and complete the following tasks:
earn 41 platinum medals
power up 7 Pokémon to their maximum CP value
win 100 dynamax battles
trade 10 Pokémon caught at least 300 km apart
As with level 73, the 7 Pokémon with the maximum CP value only count once you have unlocked the task.
Rewards: Once you have completed all tasks, the following rewards await you:
Level 77 pose
Storage limit for postcards increased by 50
1 XL candy
1 premium battle pass
1 incubator
10 super revives
30 ultra balls
25 nanab berries
Level 78
Requirements: For level 78, collect 14,000,000 experience points (a total of 172,353,000) and complete the following tasks:
earn 44 platinum medals
earn 400 hearts with your buddy Pokémon
explore 400 km
complete 500 field research tasks
Rewards: The following rewards await you at the new level:
Storage limit for Pokémon increased by 75
1 XL candy
1 premium battle pass
20 super potions
30 ultra balls
25 himb berries
Level 79
Requirements: To reach the penultimate level, you need 15,000,000 experience points (187,353,000 in total) and must complete the following tasks:
earn 47 platinum medals
defeat a team rocket leader 30 times
hatch 100 eggs
receive 50 lucky Pokémon through trading
Whether the lucky Pokémon only count once you have unlocked the task is currently unknown. However, it is to be assumed.
Rewards: You will receive the following rewards when you reach level 79:
Level 79 haircut (short)
Level 79 haircut (long)
1 XL candy
1 premium battle pass
10 super revives
30 ultra balls
25 sanan berries
Level 80
Requirements: If you want to reach the last level in Pokémon GO, you need 16,000,000 experience points (a total of 203,353,000). In addition, you must complete the following tasks:
earn 50 platinum medals
win 80 battles in the battle league
achieve 999 fabulous throws
win 80 raids
Rewards: For the final level-up, you will receive the following rewards:
Level 80 jacket
Storage limit for Pokémon increased by 100
Storage limit for items increased by 100
1 dynamax mushroom
7 lucky eggs
7 incense
5 super incubators
25 super revives
50 super potions
80 ultra balls
70 sanan berries
For leveling up, you will receive a variety of items. It can quickly happen that your item bag is full and you need to discard items. Therefore, you should know exactly which items you should keep and which items you can safely discard in Pokémon GO.
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