ARC Raiders: How does loot work in the new extraction shooter?

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 2 minutes

In ARC Raiders it’s all about one thing: loot. The more loot you find, the better, but how exactly does the loot system work in the extraction shooter and what should you as a newcomer pay attention to? We’ll show you!

Why is loot so important in ARC Raiders? In extraction shooters, the goal is primarily to get as much loot as your pockets can carry. ARC Raiders is no exception, as with it you can complete missions, craft items, upgrade or sell weapons to earn money. That’s why it’s all about loot.

What exactly is loot in ARC Raiders? Loot comes in various forms, ranging from mere mechanical components and medical supplies to weapons, grenades, or shields. Depending on where you search, your haul may vary. So, it’s important to know how looting works in ARC Raiders.

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What to pay attention to when looting

What is important when exploring? As a beginner, you take any path and try to familiarize yourself with the map. This is not a bad thing for your first ventures, but the longer you are active as a Raider, the more you should consider planning a route that is efficient and rewarding.

To illustrate how you should best plan a route, let’s take the map of the dam as an example. A map is always divided into different areas. Each of these areas, also called POIs (Points of Interest), is marked with a specific color.

  • Transparent
  • Yellow
  • Red
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The map of the dam (Source: reddit.com)

The color indicates how much loot is in the areas. While “transparent” only suggests a sparse item density, areas marked in red basically offer the loot jackpot with a greater variety.

Of course, it would be tempting to advance straight into the red areas, but these are usually guarded by powerful ARCs and carry a higher risk of also containing enemy Raiders. Additionally, your spawn point is random with each new round, and events like nights or electromagnetic storms also influence your tactical approach. So, you can’t always follow the same route – you have to be spontaneous and flexible.

How do I create a reliable loot route? First, you need to familiarize yourself with the map. Then you should find out what loot you need. If you’re a newcomer, you should visit POIs that are transparent or yellow and typically have a lower ARC density to avoid being caught in a hail of bullets on your way there.

Once you feel more confident and have better gear, you can venture into a red area. It’s also important to consider escape routes in case you are hunted by a squad. This way, you can quickly flee without panicking and getting caught.

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We don’t yet know how the other maps of ARC Raiders will look, but the release isn’t far off. We’ve also created a comprehensive overview of the extraction shooter, with all the information you should know before buying. Here’s the link to the article: ARC Raiders: Everything about release, price and crossplay

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A 29-year-old game made it into the Guinness World Records in 2025, and only because everyone is arguing about who can finish it the fastest

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

The Guinness Book of Records has recorded many absurd and incredible records, but video games rarely make it onto the pages. In 2025, a title was added that was originally released in 1996.

What game is it? The video game classic Super Mario 64 was newly added to the Guinness Book of Records in 2025. This jump-and-run adventure is one of the Mario classics that have led Nintendo, as well as the series itself, to great success.

The objective of the game is to collect stars in various levels. This requires opening doors repeatedly to unlock new areas. In addition to the typical jump-and-run, players must also win races against computer opponents or shoot themselves to the right location with cannons, for example.

Even if one might think that the nearly 30-year-old game would not be relevant in 2025 and has been forgotten, it is still popular among a certain type of player, which has brought it into the record book.

Another old game recently received its remake after 33 years:

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The Perfect Speedrun Game

Who still plays Super Mario 64? Super Mario 64 has been a popular title among speedrunners for years. The classic is so popular that it now has the most valid speedruns of any video game. More than 50,000 players have already submitted their speedrun of Super Mario 64 on Speedrun.com.

That’s more than any other game, making it a record. This record, where over 50,000 attempts have been made to complete the game as the fastest player overall, was added anew to the Guinness Book of Records in 2025.

The fastest player in the categories of 0 stars, 1 star, 16 stars, 70 stars, and 120 stars is the same person, the Canadian “Suigi”. He holds all records on the original console without an emulator.

Which titles are also popular? While Super Mario 64 is likely the most well-known speedrun game, two other titles are closely following it. There are currently more than 48,000 speedruns of the game Celeste on Speedrun.com.

The mobile title Subway Surfer is also often played by players. Here there are more than 46,000 submissions from players who have attempted to complete the title as quickly as possible.

With Super Mario Odyssey and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, Mario as a character appears three times in the top 10 games with the most speedruns.

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Mario is one of the most popular characters in the entire history of video games. However, he only exists because the creators originally wanted to make a game about the spinach eater Popeye. How Mario came to be can be found here: Only thanks to Popeye does the universe of Mario exist as it is today.

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WoW: Players have become too strong, so Blizzard has to nerf a boss

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

Slowly but surely, the characters in WoW Legion Remix are becoming too powerful. So powerful that Blizzard has to change a boss.

It is a somewhat absurd, almost contradictory situation in World of Warcraft. However, the power increase of the characters has become so drastic that a boss can almost no longer be defeated. Therefore, Blizzard had to intervene and adjust this boss in the Emerald Nightmare so that it no longer causes frustration and annoyance.

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What is the problem? More and more characters in WoW Legion Remix are becoming completely overpowered – this is indeed intended. However, with the boss Il’gynoth, Heart of Corruption, this is a problem. Because a core mechanic of the fight consists of defeating the “Eye” that blocks the entrance to the heart of the boss.

The Eye, however, takes drastically reduced damage (99% less), so it cannot be killed in a conventional way. The mechanic of the fight now consists of luring “Nightmare Secrets” to this Eye and defeating them there. The secrets explode at the end of their lifespan, causing high damage to the Eye that penetrates its damage reduction.

The problem was that the Nightmare Secrets have so few hit points that basically a single ability can already kill them – immediately after they appear. Thus, there was no time to lure the secrets to the Eye.

However, the premature killing is often not intentional. Many passive effects of the classes, which randomly hit nearby targets, could already cause a secret to explode prematurely. Especially overpowered characters that have already reached artifact level 999 cause problems here.

To reach Il’gynoth’s heart, some coordination was needed – but overly powerful characters made it impossible.

A nerf makes the enemies immune until they are properly positioned

How did Blizzard fix this? Blizzard has now changed how the secrets explode with a hotfix. You can still damage them down to 1 hit point, which normally triggers the explosion. However, their explosion is delayed and only activated when the secret is in the Eye’s range. It is therefore nearly impossible to kill the secrets prematurely.

This simplifies the fight considerably and drastically reduces the time needed to defeat Il’gynoth at all difficulties.

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What else has changed? Apart from the changes to Il’gynoth, the update brought a few other improvements and bug fixes. The most important new features include:

  • “Eye of Greed” is no longer permanently trapped in the sky and can be freed by player characters.
  • “Fragmented Remembrance of Epoch Challenges” is now sent by the mailman to player characters if they haven’t looted the items.
  • Effects caused by affixes no longer appear twice as often as planned in the “Soul Abyss”.
  • Cancelling the Legion intro quest chain no longer blocks progress in the Order Hall campaign.

You can read the full patch notes on the official WoW page.

The hotfix comes just before the start of the second phase of WoW Legion Remix. Tomorrow, the new content will be unlocked, and the Suramar campaign will reach its climax. There will also be new rewards to earn. Until then, you can still earn portals that can be used by your entire account – forever.

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Pokémon GO: All Events in November 2025 – Dates in the List

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 2 minutes

Pokémon GO is heading towards November. Already, a whole range of events is known that you should keep in mind.

What does November bring to Pokémon GO? A lot of dates! You will encounter many Mega Evolutions, can catch legendary Pokémon, and participate in various events.

The biggest highlight in November is the Nature Zone 2025, the third major event of the year after the GO Tour and the GO Fest.

But even aside from the Nature Zone, exciting events are coming up. We show you the overview. Pokémon marked with an asterisk* can appear as Shiny.

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Pokémon GO: Events in November 2025

Here you will find the list of all themed events in November. For many, currently only the name is known, sometimes only the English one. If more information becomes available, you will find it under the corresponding link in the table. As soon as more is known, the information will be updated here.

DateEvent
November 4 – 9Enchanted Glade
November 10 – 14On to Adventure
November 15 – 16GO Nature Zone 2025
November 18 – 22High Voltage
November 21 – 24Dynamax Battle Weekend
November 25 – 30Final Justice
November 29 – 30Dynamax Battle Weekend
November 30Community Day

Raid Hours in November 2025

The Raid Hour takes place on the specified dates from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. During this time, the corresponding bosses appear in most gyms in the game.

DateRaid Hour
November 5Raikou*, Entei*, Suicune*
November 19Heatran*
November 26Kobalion*, Terrakion*, Virizion*

Spotlight Hours in November 2025

The Spotlight Hour takes place every Tuesday at 6:00 PM and runs until 7:00 PM. It not only brings a Pokémon but also always a special bonus.

DatePokémon + Bonus
November 4Hornliu* + double transfer candies
November 11Bubungus* + double evolution XP
November 18Zobiris* + double stardust when catching
November 25Zurrokex* + double catch XP

Dynamax in November 2025

Various Dyna-bosses will draw from the power sources in the coming month. Additionally, you will find them in the respective timeframes on Monday evenings at almost all power sources, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

DateDyna-Boss
November 3 – 9Iscalar*
November 10 – 16Trasla*
November 17 – 23Riffex* (both forms)
November 24 – 30Evoli*
December 1 – 7Flampion*
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What are your highlights for the coming month? Are you aiming for the Nature Zone, or do you have specific Pokémon in mind that you definitely want to catch? Let us know in the comments! And if you want to know what is happening in the current month before it continues in November: Here are all remaining October events in Pokémon GO 2025.

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CoD streamer attempts legendary trick shot in Battlefield 6, but fans complain: That was only half the trick

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A trick shot is considered legendary in the Battlefield community. A CoD streamer has attempted it and is being criticized for the attempt.

Who is it about? V1nKub is an Austrian content creator, known mainly for his videos and Twitch streams about Call of Duty: Warzone.

  • In his streams, he has an average of over 1,200 viewers and consistently reaches 20,000 to 80,000 views with his videos – sometimes more, sometimes less.
  • In his videos, he showcases strong loadouts or better settings for the respective games, as well as content meant to entertain – including beautiful kills or funny microphone recordings of German-speaking players.
  • He even interviewed a cheat developer who sells cheating software for games like CoD.

In recent weeks, V1nKub primarily played Battlefield 6 and frequently heard in the comments on various social media platforms that he should go back to Call of Duty. But now the streamer attempted a legendary trick shot that many Battlefield players work towards and hoped to gain the respect of the community with it.

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CoD streamer achieves half a Battlefield trick shot

What was special about the shot? V1nKub attempted the so-called RendeZook during a Twitch stream – and was at least partially successful.

The RendeZook is a legendary trick shot where the player exits the jet/airplane mid-flight, shoots down an enemy jet with the unguided rocket launcher, and re-enters their aircraft. The trick shot was invented almost 14 years ago by the YouTuber Stun_gravy, who combined the terms rendezvous and bazooka (Zook) since the trick shot consists of the bazooka shot and the rendezvous with their own jet as a result of the shot.

V1nKub achieved this trick shot halfway during his live broadcast: During a match on Operation Firestorm, he baited an enemy jet behind him, exited his jet, and shot down the opposing jet with an unguided RPG – but failed to get back into his jet.

Here you can watch the clip of V1nKub on TikTok:

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On TikTok, the streamer proudly commented on the clip: “Now at least I’ve earned a LITTLE respect from the Battlefield community, right?”, referring to the many comments that have been telling him in recent days and weeks to go back to Call of Duty.

However, part of the Battlefield community saw the “respect” differently and criticized the streamer for his attempt, rather than enjoying the fact that he, as a CoD streamer, is trying something so special for Battlefield players.

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Why are Battlefield fans complaining? In the comments, users write that they did that 10 years ago. Others say that with a half trick shot he is not one of them and that “a real Battlefield player” would have gotten back into the jet.

The comments criticize mainly that it is not a complete RendeZook – which the streamer also did not claim. On the contrary, during the stream he asked his chat for tips on how to re-enter the jet to complete the RendeZook.

Besides the RendeZook, other old tricks are also possible in Battlefield 6, which veterans of the shooter series have known and used for many years. One particularly helpful trick is when you need to dispose of an enemy tank: You can safely take out enemy tanks in Battlefield 6 from cover, even if that is actually not your job

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Wer hatte das für 2025 auf seiner Bingo-Karte stehen: Papst äußert sich zu KI, warnt vor Bedrohung, sieht aber auch das Potenzial

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 2 minutes

At a conference of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, the Catholic Church called for global rules for the use of AI, while the Pope speaks out against a technological arms race.

What does the Pope say in detail? Pope Leo XIV has repeatedly emphasized since his appointment in May 2025 that he considers Artificial Intelligence to be a central topic. He sees the current technological progress as a new industrial revolution and hopes that AI can create a “more authentic, just, and humane global society”.

For this to happen, he believes that much must still change. Currently, the new technology is rather a “threat to human dignity, justice, and work”. He criticizes the technological arms race in the world and advocates for a “courage of disarmament”.

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What happened at the conference? On October 16 and 17, 2025, a Vatican conference brought together 50 experts from around the world to discuss how AI can serve the cause of peace, social justice, and holistic human development.

Academics met practical perspectives, theoretical research met concrete case studies and experiences. The main findings from the seminar:

  • The participants reinforce the Pope’s criticism and emphasize the urgency of stopping the AI arms race.
  • Much more importantly, it is essential to distribute the benefits of AI fairly while keeping social justice in mind. There must not be a monopolistic concentration in the AI market.
  • According to the experts, it is also important to create a binding regulatory framework for all, building on existing AI regulatory initiatives.

Other topics included reducing the energy consumption of AI data centers, developing a reasonable AI infrastructure, and improving collaboration between countries. There was even discussion about developing “neuro-rights” to protect individuals from dangers posed by invasive technologies such as brain chips.

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Exciting: Microsoft had an expert on site to give a talk about the future of AI. Tech competitors like Google, Meta, or Apple stayed away from the event. How wildly artificial intelligence is already being used is demonstrated by an example from Albania: European country appoints AI as Minister, in her first speech in Parliament she criticizes “decisions of the powerful”

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New MMO on Steam launches 93 percent positive, currently attracts 5 times as many players to the servers as Pax Dei

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The sandbox MMORPG Pax Dei has managed to regain many players with its 1.0 release. Another MMO that left Early Access on Steam on the same day, however, currently boasts 5 times as many players.

Which game is that? The new game is called Necesse and is developed by Fair Games ApS. Like Pax Dei, Necesse also released its 1.0 version on October 16, 2025. Both games gained many new players this way, or brought back old ones.

  • After Pax Dei had only around 300 concurrent players on Steam months before the 1.0 release (according to steamdb.info), a whopping 6,500 players logged in by October 19 – the most in a long time
  • Necesse reached its all-time peak on October 19 with 29,440 concurrent players (according to steamdb.info) – about 5 times more players than Pax Dei

While the excitement for the release of Pax Dei is currently lacking, Necesse can convince a large portion of its players. The nearly 16,000 reviews for Necesse are 93% positive, while only 55% of the roughly 5,000 reviews for Pax Dei are positive.

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Mix of Terraria and RimWorld with a pinch of MMO

What kind of game is Necesse? In the Steam reviews, the game is frequently compared with other titles – including Terraria, Stardew Valley, and RimWorld. The reason for this selection is likely the visual style of the game: Necesse relies on a stylized pixel look from a top-down perspective.

Even in gameplay, parallels can be drawn. User Wolfguarde expressed in his Steam review: “Gameplay is a mashup of Rimworld’s colony control and camera placement with Terraria’s progression and gameplay style.”

Necesse throws you into an infinite, procedurally generated world. You can explore it alone or with friends. If you really want to play Necesse like an MMO, with a mass of players, you can set up a dedicated server. Each server can host up to 250 players.

In the game, you gather resources, build your own settlement, and crawl through dungeons where you loot treasures and defeat bosses. If you don’t want to perform certain tasks yourself, you can count on the help of the villagers.

  • “[…] you get an army of villagers to do the boring stuff. Hate farming? […] Hate chest sorting? […] Hate mining? Tell the villagers to do it.” (Jayel on Steam)

How much does the game cost? The standard price for Necesse is €14.99. However, anyone who purchases it by October 30, 2025, gets the game on Steam for half price. So you’ll only pay €7.49.

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Pax Dei is one of three major games that our MMORPG expert Karsten Scholz played last weekend. However, he had the most fun with a title that is not an MMORPG at all. You can read more about it in this article: I played 3 major and current games this weekend, had the most fun with the non-MMORPG

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Destiny Rising: Fishing Guide – All about Fishing Rods, Baits, and Cats

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 3 minutes

In Destiny Rising, you can familiarize yourself with fishing at a specific time to secure valuable rewards. What you should know about this activity can be found here.

When does fishing start? In Destiny Rising, you can unlock a mini-game that allows you to fish at designated fishing spots marked with a hook on your map. To unlock the feature, you must have completed Chapter 2–1. Then activate the side quest “Go Fishing,” which serves as a tutorial and introduces you to all the mechanics you should know before fishing.

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How to fish in Destiny Rising

How is fishing done in Destiny Rising? To fish, you need to visit one of the designated fishing spots marked with a hook on your map. Once you arrive, you must cast your line and wait for a fish to bite. You can recognize the moment by the yellow-gold symbol on the right side of your screen.

If a fish is on the line, you need to press the button as quickly as possible. This starts the first mini-game where you must keep the fish’s symbol within the oval display. If you manage to do this long enough, the fish will be reeled in. Catching rarer fish makes the mini-game more difficult.

If you have exotic fish on the line, you will need to play another mini-game where you must steadily reduce the endurance of your catch until your fish is exhausted.

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This is what the mini-game looks like (Source: dexerto.com)

Fishing rods and bait: Where to find them

Where can I find new fishing rods? Your first fishing rod will eventually break, and you’ll need a new one. To obtain one, you need to visit Pandora-7, the merchant for fishing items. The higher you rank up with her, the better fishing rods and items she’ll offer you over time as a fisher. So be diligent and increase her rank.

How do I earn bait? What applies to fishing rods also applies to bait. You can purchase it from Pandora-7. Depending on how rare your bait is, the higher the chance you’ll hook a rare fish.

How do I pay at Pandora-7? Pandora-7’s shop accepts two currencies – Glimmer and Fisher Tokens.

While Glimmer is easy to find, you need to earn Fisher Tokens. You receive them by delivering fish to Pandora-7. Note that each item you can purchase at Pandora has a weekly limit.

All rewards from fishing

What rewards can be earned from fishing? If you’re successful at fishing, you will receive the caught fish as well as XP for the fishing path with Pandora-7. As you progress in this path, you can allocate skill points for your fishing talents to become better.

You can deliver the fish to Pandora-7 to secure Fisher Tokens and purchase more items in her shop. Additionally, you have the option to interact with hungry cats using the fish.

What’s the deal with the cats? Before you deliver your fish to Pandora-7, it might be worth it to first search the social space for cats. Many of these furry friends are around, waiting to be fed by you.

Each cat has its own favorite food, so be mindful of what you feed the little ones. With a bit of luck, you’ll receive Fisher Tokens, Lumia Leaves, or Banner Pulls. Also, be careful not to feed the cats your highest quality fish. The offered food does not increase your chances of better loot.

That was all the information about fishing in Destiny Rising. Do you use the feature as a side activity or do you skillfully ignore it? Besides fishing, there are also endgame activities that you should tackle with the strongest Guardians. We have a tier list for you here: Destiny Rising: Tier List – The best characters at a glance for PvE and PvP

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Mother asks for tips on how to plan Dungeons & Dragons for children, receives countless answers that would also benefit adults

Caroline Fuller Caroline Fuller Reading time 3 minutes

A mother wants to ensure that the first session of Dungeons & Dragons is a wonderful memory for her children and their friends. The community provides not only kid-friendly tips, but also adult groups can benefit from them.

What is the mother asking for? The mother of two children turns to the D&D community on Reddit because she needs advice for an upcoming session. Her children, along with a few of their friends, boys and girls aged between 9 and 12, are about to have their first experience in Dungeons & Dragons. Although she will not be the official game master, she will still be present to “keep things under control.”

That’s why she particularly needs help with topics like regulating children’s energy during the game, ensuring that everyone gets a turn, how she can assist the game master without intervening too much, and generally ensuring a smooth gaming experience that the children will remember positively for a long time.

And the community is more than ready to share their own tips with the mother, some of which are so good and important that adult players and game masters should take them into account as well.

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The community offers tips that can be helpful for all groups

What advice does the D&D community offer? A variety of players and game masters respond to the mother’s inquiry on Reddit, many of whom have organized D&D sessions for children before. Generally, the mother is praised for taking the initiative and ensuring that everyone will have a good time.

One point that frequently comes up in the community to ensure smooth gameplay is visual aids. This includes noting down initiatives/turn orders to alleviate some burden from the game master, but above all, it is a way to clearly present this to the children.

Player LordMikel suggests here simple yet helpful craft projects, like clothespins with names that can be pinned in the correct order. This avoids discussions about who is actually up next. 

What several players also praise highly are boards or whiteboards for taking notes that are visible to all children. These boards are not only useful for children but also popular among adult players, as Catkook writes: “In physical games, anything that can be easily wiped away is your new best friend.”

What other tips does the community find relevant? Less direct suggestions, but still quite relevant hints can be applied similarly to the whiteboards, not only for children but also for regular sessions.

“Set all expectations in advance. Treat them with the respect you expect from them as well. Take regular breaks and ban electronic devices,” mentions man0rmachine on Reddit. Also, the suggestion from SeachmeJ could be crucial for the session’s outcome: “Snacks. Lots of snacks.”

Other players argue, however, that the mother might be worrying too much about the order and chaos control of the session. They feel that children need exactly this chaos.

“So I would say: Don’t control the energy in the room. Let it be wild and chaotic. Let them have fun. This will imprint in their memory and make it all the better,” writes calif94577 on Reddit, “If the group is really struggling to understand the DM’s plot, maybe give them hints, but let them solve the problems themselves. That makes it all the more rewarding.”

Dungeons & Dragons is not only reserved for adults; children can have a lot of fun with the game as well. Another player, who runs sessions for children, thinks similarly but gets alerted to something bigger when a child cannot quite follow his instructions: “The pencil must be broken” – Child discovers through Dungeons & Dragons that it has a rare limitation

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The father of a star from Friends didn’t want her to become an actress, even though he himself was one for 60 years

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 2 minutes

Almost everyone has heard of the series Friends. For Jennifer Aniston, the sitcom was a massive career boost. But if it had been up to her father, she should have pursued a different job. Ironically, he was an actor himself.

Who is her father? In Hollywood, the term Nepo-Baby is often heard. The term describes individuals who received a boost in their careers due to their parents. Jennifer Aniston is also the daughter of an actor.

John Aniston worked as an actor since 1962. His biggest role was probably in the series Days of Our Lives. He appeared in 2,761 episodes (source: IMDb). Overall, he worked as an actor in the series until his death in 2022, thus practicing his profession for 60 years.

Yet her father specifically advised her against becoming an actress. Fortunately, Jennifer Aniston went ahead anyway.

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Just get a job, a real job

What did John Aniston advise his daughter? In the YouTube format Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Dax Shepard regularly talks with well-known personalities about their careers and the issues they faced. In a recent episode (via YouTube), Jennifer Aniston is a guest. During the episode, the actress also discusses the beginnings of her career.

Shepard asks Aniston what influence her actor father had on her career aspirations. She responds:

The benchmark was simply work, because he said: You shouldn’t do this. My father told me, please don’t do this, you will only experience rejection. You will study science in Athens. You will end up in Greece anyway. Just get a job, a real job.

In the video, they also discuss that parents only want security for their children and that the profession carries a high risk. But Aniston sums it up with: Whatever drives you, if you find a passion for something and love it, then do it.

She also comments again on the Nepo-Baby topic. She says that through parents one might open the door to an industry, but if one is bad, one would not just be able to continue.

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How did Aniston’s career unfold? For Jennifer Aniston, it has paid off not to listen to her father’s wishes. Since 1988, she has played various roles, initially only in lesser-known series and TV movies. In 1993, she had her first film role in the trash horror movie Leprechaun.

The big breakthrough came in 1994 with the series Friends. Since then, she has starred in countless films, mostly comedies, including:

  • Bruce Almighty (2003)
  • The Bounty Hunter (2011)
  • Kill the Boss (2011)
  • We’re the Millers (2013)

Since 2019, she has played one of the main roles in the Apple series The Morning Show, which received its 3rd season in 2023. The many Apple productions should not be underestimated. There is also a comedy series that should be seen: A brilliant comedy series with “Marshall” from How I Met Your Mother is perfect for anyone missing Scrubs

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A player plays over 40 hours of ARC Raiders in 2 days – explains what the developers still need to work on

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 2 minutes

Due to the Server Slam, fans of ARC Raiders had the chance to test part of the extraction shooter and form an opinion before the release. However, one fan wanted to find out more and played nearly 40 hours over the weekend – now he explains what he thinks needs to change.

Who is the player? alextheukrainian is one of the many fans who gathered at the recent Server Slam for ARC Raiders to be convinced by the game. He reports that during those few days he played for 40 hours and now has a lot to say regarding feedback.

The extraction shooter does a lot of things right, but there are still some issues that Embark needs to address to make the game even better. In a Reddit post, he published a huge list of points that developers should take a look at.

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Solid game, but there’s a lot of room for improvement

What should change? In his Reddit post, he categorized his feedback into several points addressing loot, PvE & PvP, the map, the UI, and much more. One of the most important points concerns the recycling feature and the selling of items.

Items built with metal parts should drop metal parts when disassembled, not rubber parts. Additionally, when visiting a vendor and wanting to sell items, those marked with a diamond symbol should also yield more money. However, as it stands, these items are not worth it, as blue crafting items can be sold for more.

Another point is the flashlight. Its beam is far too short and does not even illuminate a whole corridor, which is frustrating when exploring. What also breaks immersion is the sound design of the world. Every few minutes, you can hear someone dying in the vicinity, although no one is around. This is disruptive and should be completely removed from the game.

Equally important is the voice chat, especially when matched with new players in-game. However, it is not functioning well, as it simply disconnects after 30 minutes, necessitating alternative solutions like Discord – which is not optimal for a game with matchmaking.

The list contains many more points that should be adjusted, and according to the 559 upvotes (as of October 21), many fans agree with these points.

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Regarding difficulty, he initially felt that the drones were a bit too powerful, but that has subsided after 40 hours of playtime. If the target audience is more geared towards casual players, the developers would need to adjust the difficulty, according to the user. However, our MeinMMO author Christos Tsogos disagrees. He says that ARC Raiders should remain true to itself on this issue.

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Unassuming game on Steam is so successful during Next Fest that even Valve wants the demo to stay

Alexander Mehrwald Alexander Mehrwald Reading time 2 minutes

An unusual game celebrates an unexpected success at the Steam Next Fest. The demo became one of the most played games within just a few days. Valve also congratulates this and encourages keeping the demo available online.

What kind of game is it? We are talking about Desktop Defender from the small Swiss indie studio Conradical Games. In this game, you have a small rectangle on your screen where a little arrow fights hordes of enemies and protects your desktop.

During gameplay, you collect resources and experience to level up and enhance your little arrow. The whole thing runs completely in the background, making the game suitable for home office or other focused work, as long as it doesn’t distract you too much. During your breaks, you can then level up the arrow to defeat even tougher opponents.

You can move and adjust the small window as you like so that it shouldn’t disturb your other work. The demo allows you to play up to level 10. The full version is set to release on November 4, 2025.

During the Steam Next Fest, you could play the demo, and its unexpected success now means that you can continue to do so.

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From 3 to 1,500

What success is Desktop Defender celebrating? During the Steam Next Fest from October 13 – 20, 2025, the small Swiss indie studio Conradical Games also participated with its demo of Desktop Defender. As developer Conrad shares on x.com, the demo was among the most played games during the event.

Starting with around 3 players, the desktop battler reached a peak of 1,000 in just 3 days, and by October 18, 2025, it even saw a player peak of 1,548 concurrent players within 24 hours (see SteamDB, as of October 21, 2025, 11:00 AM). Over the last few days, the demo remained consistently between 1,000 and 1,500 players.

This placed the demo of the small screen game among the top 10 most played demos during the Steam Next Fest – a fact that Valve, the company behind Steam, also congratulates, as Conradical Games shares via x.com. In it, the developers are also encouraged to keep the demo available online even after the event, giving more players the opportunity to enjoy the game.

In the comments under the post, many users also congratulate the developers on their fun game and what they see as well-deserved success.

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Valve, or Steam, has repeatedly shown itself to be very community-oriented in the past, proving that they know their users well. This has led to all sorts of crazy and exciting stories and events. Such as this situation, where a player thought he was buying a Steam Deck but clearly fell victim to a scam: Player falls for scam when buying Steam Deck, help comes from an unexpected source: “The scammer takes it, Gabe gives it”

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14-year-old boy incorporates Pokémon card into his skateboard, the cool idea turns out to be a $3,000 expensive mistake

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 2 minutes

Whether youthful sin, childhood prank, or just a careless idea: decisions made in youth can turn out to be costly years later. In the case of a 14-year-old boy, it’s fortunately only about money he could theoretically have.

What was that decision? A 14-year-old boy had the “cool” idea to embellish the grip tape of his skateboard. To do this, he used among other things a card from his collection for the Trading Card Game of Pokémon.

Years later he found his board again and realized that he had stuck a mistake worth about 3,000 dollars to the tape. The card is actually a “1st Edition Blaine’s Arcanine,” which nowadays is one of the sought-after rarities among fans.

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An Arcanine for almost 3,500 Dollars

How much is the Arcanine worth? If the condition of the card is right, one can earn thousands of dollars through the sale of the card today. On the Instagram post from fanaticscollect, which documents the story of the boy with pictures, there is for example a bidding war over a “1st Edition Blaine’s Arcanine.” The highest of the 28 bids was at 3,480 US dollars.

The sold specimen had the maximum rating of “CGC 10” for its quality. It seems quite certain that the 14-year-old boy simply played with the cards at that time, resulting in scratches and other signs of use. This greatly decreases their value for collectors.

However, those who treated their cards carefully back then and protected them with sturdy sleeves might have a treasure or two in their collection. Additionally, it helps if you refrain from one thing: Pokémon fan makes a fatal mistake before selling his collection, ruining over 600 cards.

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How does the community react? On Instagram the story is of course being discussed.

  • clinendoll sees it from another perspective: “He had more than 3000 dollars of fun and childhood memories with this board, I guarantee you that.”
  • For halleylewis, it is clear: “If he hadn’t done it, this card would have ended up in the same landfill as all my childhood cards. Good move, little one.”
  • sportscarddad even writes: “I would argue that it was not a mistake at all, but a really cool story that he will remember forever.”

What do you think? Let us know in the comments! In fact, potentially valuable Pokémon cards pop up every now and then among people. In February 2025 we reported on a rarity that could actually be worth much more than the fiery Arcanine: Players discover a Pokémon card in an old book, for which collectors might pay up to 10,000 euros

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Ruffy’s strongest opponent from One Piece can execute an attack against which the Straw Hat is currently powerless

Jasmin Beverungen Jasmin Beverungen Reading time 2 minutes

One Piece is slowly coming to an end, which is why we are learning more about Ruffy’s greatest enemy. In the new chapter of the manga, he shows an attack against which the Straw Hat is currently helpless.

What kind of attack is that? Ruffy’s greatest enemy is probably Imu. The creator of the manga, Eiichiro Oda, has kept a great secret about his identity and conceals his body. In the anime, this even led to the being having both a male and female voice simultaneously.

Imu can unleash a particularly powerful attack called Domi Reversi. We have already experienced this technique in the manga:

  • First, characters are swallowed by an abyss and transformed into demons with an immortal body. 
  • Once two demons are aligned, any character standing between them also becomes a demon. Hence, the name “Domi Reversi,” which refers to the same mechanism in the real board game Reversi.
  • The transformed individuals are under Imu’s control.

So far, we knew that Imu could transform the pirates of the Giant race. They showed no free will afterward and obeyed Imu. Even Gunko was at one point no longer able to assert her own will.

In the upcoming chapter 1164, this technique will be used again, as we know from reliable leaks. And the scene also shows why the attack is so dangerous.

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An attack could determine the end of One Piece

Warning, Spoilers: Here we reveal a detail about Rocks D. Xebec and Imu from manga chapter 1164.

Why is she so dangerous? Currently, the story of One Piece is in a flashback to the God Valley incident. In the upcoming chapter, Rocks D. Xebec will be struck by such an attack. Imu orders the pirate to kill his own family.

Xebec was the captain of a legendary pirate crew, which, like Ruffy, belongs to the Davy Family, as indicated by the D. in the name. If Rocks couldn’t withstand Imu’s powers, it does not look good for Ruffy so far, even if the Straw Hat has an advantage through his Devil Fruit power.

Ruffy’s Gear 5 is limited only by his imagination. But if he loses his free will and thus his imagination, it may happen that he is forced into actions he does not agree with – as well as a possible fight with the rest of the Straw Hat crew.

So hopefully there is still a backdoor for Imu’s ability to somehow bypass Ruffy’s control.

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The secret will hopefully be revealed in the coming months, as One Piece is currently in the home stretch. Mangaka Eiichiro Oda has postponed the deadline multiple times. Therefore, MeinMMO estimates when it might really be time: When will the story of One Piece end?

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WoW: First players reach artifact level 999 in Legion Remix – This is how they did it

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

Virtually unlimited power – that’s what World of Warcraft Legion Remix promises. However, the first players have completed it and are “done”. The grind was indeed that insane.

In the “Retail” version of World of Warcraft, most players are currently in the temporary mode “WoW Legion Remix”. There, you can relive the old content, but in a drastically accelerated version with new effects and numerous cosmetic rewards.

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One promise of Remix is that you can become infinitely powerful. Infinite? Well, not quite. Because there are some natural limits that also exist in Legion Remix. The item level cap is already set at 740, which has already been reached by a number of players. But then there’s still “Eternal Power” to farm in order to continually strengthen the final talent of the artifact weapon.

The limit here is at 999 invested points. However, the first players have managed that, and they now reveal what this achievement means.

How was the maximum reached? The player Present_Finance5219 explained in the WoW subreddit how his character Iegion achieved the maximum amount of Eternal Power at high speed. If you think there’s a secret turbo way, you’re mistaken – because it was a hard, long grind. A total of around 700 dungeons in the “Mythic+” category were completed, mainly between levels 25 and 30.

WoW Iegion Character
Iegion has made it – such versatility lasts until the end of Remix. (Image source: reddit/r/wow)

According to the player, these levels offer the perfect balance between rewarding incentives (in the form of Eternal Power) and speed. However, it requires a group of five like-minded individuals to maximize efficiency.

Individual dungeons were also completed at incredibly fast speeds. He reveals the record times as well, given in minutes and seconds:

  • The Arc – 1:13
  • Neltharion’s Lair – 1:49
  • The Ravencrest – 3:36
  • Halls of Valor – 4:37

The high speeds are also attributable to the group’s usual strategy of splitting up. Especially in the Arc, you can send one player to each boss and thus finish at a rapid pace.

The Arc is by far the most rewarding dungeon, as it offers the most rewards. The reward is determined by the (theoretical) length of a dungeon.

All this power also came at a price: time. The undertaking took a total of 7 days and 10 hours of playtime. Especially in the last 6 days, he spent 11 to 13 hours each day solely visiting dungeons.

500% less damage – yet not immune

How strong are 999 levels in the artifact weapon? 999 levels in the final point of the artifact weapon correspond to a versatility of 999% – the character deals 999% more damage. At the same time, the damage taken by the character is reduced by 490.5%. Although a value of over 100% should technically absorb all damage, the character is not invulnerable. There is indeed an internal ceiling, preventing any character from being completely immune to damage.

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If you’re not in a hurry, there’s no need to panic and try to reach 999% versatility as well. Because in the upcoming phases of Legion Remix, there are still plenty of opportunities to collect Eternal Power, and the rate of power gain will even increase, as you will receive additional points of Eternal Knowledge. Nevertheless, it’s impressive to see how enthusiastically some have played this temporary mode to already reach the end of the line.
However, those who are not quite as strong can already secure other advantages – namely 5 portals for your entire account, forever.

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Pokémon GO is soon bringing you 2 new monsters that only appeared in one previous generation

Paul Kutzner Paul Kutzner Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO a new event has been announced. It brings not only new monsters and an increased shiny chance, but also another interesting content.

What kind of event is this? The event is called “Enchanted Hollow”. It starts on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM and runs until Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM.

Which monsters are making their debut? In the event, you can obtain Tarountula and its evolution, Spidops, for the first time in Pokémon GO. The monsters are from the 9th generation and are Bug type.

How can I get the new monsters? You can find Tarountula in the event through Moss Lure Modules, in 1-star raids, in a collector challenge, and with a bit of luck, in the wild. To evolve Spidops, you need one Tarountula and 50 candies of the monster.

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Monsters, Shinies and a Stop

Which monsters have an increased Shiny chance? Within the event, you can encounter Paras and Damhirplex as Shinies with an increased chance. Both monsters can be found in the wild, through Moss Lure Modules, in 1-star raids, and in field research.

What bonuses are there in the event? In addition to the increased Shiny chance for Paras and Stantler, there are also the following bonuses in the event:

  • double experience points for spinning PokéStops
  • double duration for lure modules
  • collector challenges
  • Event PokéStops that you find by following a glow

What exactly the event PokéStops are about is not yet known. There is also no information yet on what kind of glow leads you to them.

What monsters are in the event? In the event, you can find several monsters in various areas of the game.

In the wild:

  • Paras*
  • Stantler*
  • Nickit*
  • Tarountula (rare)

Through Moss Lure Modules:

  • Paras*
  • Stantler*
  • Cottonee*
  • Petilil*
  • Karrablast*
  • Shelmet*
  • Tarountula

In 1-Star Raids:

  • Paras*
  • Stantler*
  • Tarountula

In 3-Star Raids:

  • Leavanny
  • Scolipede
  • Drampa*

In Field Research:

  • Paras*
  • Stantler*
  • Cottonee*
  • Petilil*
  • Karrablast*
  • Shelmet*
  • Drampa* (rare)

All monsters marked with a * can also appear as Shiny.

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Paid Research: For $1.99 (about €2), you can purchase a limited research. Here you will receive a Moss Lure Module, 2 Incense, 3 Lucky Eggs, and encounters with Paras, Stantler, Drampa, and Tarountula. You have until the end of the event to complete the research.

There is still some time until the event starts. But even until then, there are still some other events, raids, spotlight hours, and more content in the game. If you want to know what they are in the near future, feel free to take a look at our overview with all events in October 2025 in Pokémon GO.

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AI seemed to have found “solutions for ten previously unsolved problems”, using a lazy trick you know from school

Claudio Niggenkemper Claudio Niggenkemper Reading time 2 minutes

OpenAI proudly announced that GPT-5 has solved ancient math problems. But as it turns out, that was a misunderstanding. The AI was ultimately referring to existing research findings.

What was actually claimed? On October 17, 2025, Harvard University assistant professor of statistics Mark Sellke posted on X, creating the impression that GPT-5 had helped solve previously unsolved mathematical problems.

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Subsequently, OpenAI product manager Kevin Weil claimed that GPT-5 “solved 10 open Paul Erdős problems” and made significant progress on another 11.

This statement was made in a now-deleted tweet, without a clear explanation of what exactly was meant or what evidence underpinned it (via Xataka). The only reference was Sellke’s original post.

Source: X

What are these Erdős problems anyway? Paul Erdős was a legendary Hungarian mathematician known for his large number of publications and profound mathematical questions. Many of his problems, known as Erdős problems, are considered particularly complex and as yet unsolved.

They concern among other things:

  • Prime numbers and their distribution
  • Graph theory (e.g., networks or nodes)
  • Combinatorics (the mathematics of counting and arranging)

On the platform erdosproblems.com, these problems are documented and linked to current mathematical papers.

Just copied?

What went wrong with OpenAI’s statement? OpenAI based its claim on the platform “Erdős Problems,” where researchers compile mathematical progress. Moreover, Kevin Weil simply misinterpreted the post of the assistant professor.

Mathematician Thomas Bloom, who operates the platform on which these open mathematical questions are collected, quickly clarified what it was really about. As he explained on X, OpenAI’s presentation was a “dramatic misinterpretation.” GPT-5 merely found current studies and research findings.

So the problems were not solved in the mathematical sense. Instead, the language model merely assigned or trivially expanded known papers – which OpenAI incorrectly interpreted as a “solution.”

GPT-5 simply reorganized existing information. Solving the problem independently exceeds, at this point, the capabilities of LLM (Large Language Models) (via Xataka).

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The incident is somewhat emblematic of the state of the AI world in 2025: The pressure to deliver new breakthroughs is enormous. Companies like OpenAI, Google DeepMind, or Meta vie for attention and often with exaggerated promises.

But it’s not just large corporations that risk relying too much on artificial intelligence – even in everyday life, an AI can totally miss the mark. In another, somewhat absurd case, a user tried to correct a harmless error with Google’s AI Gemini – and triggered an unwanted endless loop: Google AI goes wild and insults itself 86 times

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I haven’t touched one of my favorite action RPGs for years because I accidentally deleted a legendary weapon after 60 hours

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 2 minutes

MyMMO editor Nikolas Hernes loves the hunt for trophies, but this led to one of the saddest moments of his gaming life in one of his favorite action RPGs.

Which game are we talking about? I have loved the Kingdom Hearts series since I was little. The mix of Disney and Final Fantasy holds a very special place in my heart, even though the story is complete nonsense. As a big fan of achievements, I tried to get all the trophies on PS4 in 2018 with the collection Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX.

To do this, you have to grind quite a bit. To obtain all weapons for Sora, Donald, and Goofy, you not only have to defeat various bosses but also grind crafting materials and weapons. The two most time-consuming weapons are probably the Ultima Weapon, for which you need a lot of materials, and the Defender Shield for Goofy. This can drop from a specific enemy with a 0.2% chance. So it takes quite a while.

After about 60 hours of gameplay (25-30 of those in the main story), I had completed everything the game had to offer. I had obtained the weapons and defeated all the secret bosses. There were just a few trophies left that I wanted to tackle directly. However, due to my greed, I lost everything and haven’t touched the game for 7 years.

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After 60 hours, not only was my perfect save file gone

How did I lose everything? While farming materials and enemies, I developed a certain muscle memory when saving. I ran countless times to the save point and, in just a few clicks, overwrote my current save file without thinking about it.

However, after starting a new save file, the problem arose. Without thinking, I saved at one of the first save points, but before I realized it, my perfect save file was gone. After that, I turned off the game and haven’t touched it again out of frustration. I didn’t care about the remaining trophies.

Since then, my saving behavior has changed drastically. If possible, I always create 3 save files simultaneously, which I alternate through with each save. This has at least saved me playthroughs in other games. Especially in survival horror games.

With the 3 save files, I have the advantage of being able to go back further if I have wasted too much ammunition and find myself in a difficult situation. Had I done that earlier, I probably would still have my beautiful Ultima Weapon and the rare Defender Shield.

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How about you? How do you save in games, and have you ever lost an important item because of inattention? Feel free to share it with us in the comments. In one of my other favorite games, I have a nemesis that I still fear today: Although I have spent 1,000 hours in Monster Hunter, I could only defeat one monster as a coward

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The replacement for Darth Vader from the new Star Wars movies wanted to tell his story further, but Disney got in the way

Christoph Waldboth Christoph Waldboth Reading time 3 minutes

The new movies of Star Wars have told a complete story, yet actor Adam Driver wanted to make his own film for his character. The plans for it were even quite advanced before Disney put a stop to it.

Spoiler: We reveal details about Star Wars: Episode 9 and the character Kylo Ren in the article. If you don’t want to know anything about it, you should stop reading here.

Adam Driver played the antagonist Kylo Ren in the sequels of Star Wars, namely episodes 7-9. It turns out that he is Ben Solo, the son of Han and Leia. He was trained as a Jedi by Luke Skywalker but fell to the Dark Side and served initially Snoke, and later the Emperor, during the films.

At the end of Episode 9, the Resistance wins and Kylo Ren must meet his end. But not before performing a good deed: he saves Rey’s life with a kiss. Thus, his story would actually be concluded, yet Adam Driver wanted it to continue.

As he revealed six years after Episode 9 in an interview, there were concrete plans and even a director for another film.

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The Hunt for Ben Solo

What did the plans look like? Driver told in an interview with The Associated Press that he was very interested in making another film in the Star Wars universe. Since 2021, he had been playing with this idea and would have been ready to return to the role of Kylo Ren, provided there was a good story and an interesting director.

Since Driver was very eager about the project, he took matters into his own hands. He met with director Steven Soderbergh, who directed films like Ocean’s Eleven, Traffic, and Solaris. Together they made Logan Lucky. Driver showed Soderbergh his ideas for a story that should follow Episode 9.

The actor believed that Kylo Ren’s story aka Ben Solo was not yet complete, and there were still things to be done. His development in the sequels was already different than initially thought.

Driver did not reveal what the story looked like. However, the concept also convinced the decision-makers at Lucasfilm, including Kathleen Kennedy (producer), Cary Beck (Lucasfilm vice president), and creative head Dave Filoni.

Screenwriter Scott Z. Burns was commissioned to turn the ideas into a finished script. Said and done: Adam Driver now describes the text as “one of the coolest scripts I’ve ever worked on.”

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Why has the film never been released? Fans of Star Wars may rightfully wonder what has happened since 2021 and why the film never made it to theaters. The answer is as simple as it is sad:

We presented the script to Lucasfilm. They really liked the idea. They completely understood our approach and our motives. We presented it to Bob Iger and Alan Bergman (heads of Disney, editor’s note), but they declined. They could not imagine that Ben Solo is still alive. And that was the end of the matter.

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The reason for the rejection also reveals the problem that a sequel with Ben Solo would have: One would have to convincingly explain why he is suddenly alive again. In this aspect, the script apparently could not convince the backers at Disney.

That’s very unfortunate, as Ben Solo, despite all the criticism he has faced over the years, is an intriguing character. A standalone film with him would have made his character even more nuanced and relatable. Unfortunately, the film that would have carried the title The Hunt for Ben Solo will never be released. However, a film with a very similar title is indeed coming to theaters: Gollum film releases timeline, making appearances of all 9 companions possible

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  1. The Associated Press
  2. Titelbild: starwars.com

China opens impossible route to transport electric cars to Europe in half the time – Old rule of maritime trade no longer applies

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The icy North serves for the first time in human history as a transport route for goods. MeinMMO reveals what is special about the performance of the so-called Istanbul Bridge.

What did the Istanbul Bridge achieve? The maiden voyage of the “Istanbul Bridge” started a few weeks ago and took the Chinese container ship through a new Northeast passage across the economic zone of Russia to Europe.

Originally, the journey was supposed to be completed in 18 days. In fact, the ship, which set sail from the Chinese port of Ningbo-Zhoushan on September 22, 2025, did not arrive in the UK until after 20 days. The reason: A storm off the coast of Norway. Further stops in Germany, Poland, and the Netherlands followed after arriving at the English port of Felixstowe.

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Historical milestone due to global warming

Why is this still special? Until now, cargo ships from China to Europe had to use different passages, which made them travel for 40 to 50 days – more than twice as long. However, due to global warming, the ice surfaces in the northern waters have receded to such an extent that it is now seasonally possible for ships to use the Northeast passage for the first time.

Escorts by icebreakers were not necessary for this. On board the transport ship were about 4,000 containers with lithium-ion batteries, photovoltaic modules, and components for electric cars that are assembled in various countries in Europe.

According to the shipping company Sea Legend Line Limited (Source: YouTube), there are further advantages to the new passage besides the shortened transport time: The CO₂ emissions are lower, the low temperatures are ideal for transporting high-tech components, and the calmer sea would reduce the risk of damage.

The industry can also look forward to a reduction in stock levels, increased efficiency of the entire logistics chain, and less tied-up capital. It seems certain that the new Northeast passage will be used more frequently in the future.

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It also seems likely because China wants to diversify after problems with the USA and supply Europe more with export goods. This fits with the following news from the second most populous country in the world: China has had enough of the bad reputation of its cars and now wants to ban the export of vehicles of inferior quality or without spare parts

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  1. Reuters
  2. Motorpasion