A candidate saved the show even before the start of 7 vs. Wild, swimming right through the Amazon

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

The creators of 7 vs. Wild revealed in their “Behind The Scenes” series how the suspension went and it all went anything but according to plan.

What problems were there? Besides the main series of 7 vs. Wild, there is also the “Behind The Scenes” format on YouTube, where you can watch the production prepare and execute 7 vs. Wild. In the current episode, they show the suspension, which went differently than expected.

The problems started quite early. Due to the weather on the morning of the suspension, the seaplanes were unable to land in time at the agreed landing site. The candidates were supposed to be picked up there, but the first participants arrived almost simultaneously with the first plane.

But time wasn’t the only issue; during the first attempt to take off, it turned out that the candidates and a cameraman were too heavy. Accordingly, they sent the cameraman out of the plane and managed to take off at last. But then the real problems began.

Former candidate Jens “Knossi” Knossalla is also well acquainted with problems during the suspension of 7 vs. Wild:

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Sinking planes and boats

What other problems were there? After the first candidates had taken off, it was about the remaining participants. They were to be transported with a second plane and the returning first plane as well. However, the second plane was taking on water and was at risk of sinking.

To get the water out of the loading hold, a so-called bilge pump was needed, but the one from the second plane was insufficient. So, candidate Joe Vogel decided to swim through the Amazon to deliver the pump from the other plane.

He managed to do so, even though he was being carried away by the very strong current. On Instagram (viewable on Reddit), he stated that his courage was motivated by not wanting the other plane to sink.

Was it then accomplished? No, the problems of the suspension continued. Before the suspension in the jungle, the candidates still had to get to the starting point by small boats. However, these boats were not in the best condition, so water leaked through the hull into the interior.

To ensure that a boat did not sink, candidate Fibii was given a plastic cup, which she was supposed to use to scoop water out of the boat during the ride. She succeeded in doing so, and the candidates finally arrived in the jungle after a long journey. Here, they had to embark on the well-known march from the first episode.

Stress for beautiful pictures

Was all of that necessary? No, probably not. As fans discuss on Reddit, the seaplanes and all the stress served to provide beautiful images for the start of the series. Although they are part of 7 vs. Wild, so the candidates had to jump from a helicopter and swim to shore in season 2, the suspension could have probably taken place with boats as well.

That was also proven by host and Fritz-Meinecke replacement Hervé Neukomm, who drove by boat to the place of suspension while the candidates flew. For fans on Reddit, this stress imposed on the candidates was unnecessary, and could also have partly led to major rule violations.

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The new season of 7 vs. Wild continually evokes mixed feelings among fans. This time, however, there were so many events that the creators decided to start another series that most fans probably overlooked: 7 vs. Wild now has a new series, but most fans missed it

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Trainers in Pokémon GO have caught hundreds of monsters for a reward, the balance is alarming

Paul Kutzner Paul Kutzner Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO there was a small event yesterday. However, one detail left frustration in the community.

What event was it? Yesterday, as every Tuesday, there was a Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO. During the short, 60-minute event, there is a monster that appears in very high numbers in the game and can be caught by you. A bonus is also part of the event.

The Spotlight Hour yesterday featured Gastly and even had a second bonus. Yet, this bonus caused frustration in parts of the community.

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Used everything, received little

What bonus are we talking about? The Spotlight Hour with Gastly had a special bonus that is quite rare in these events. You had the chance to receive energy for the Mega Evolution of Gengar when you catch Gastly.

However, the chance seems to have been very low. Some trainers from the community noted on Reddit how they used the event and how little of the coveted energy they received.

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What does the community say about it? While some trainers in the post report that they cannot really complain about it, the majority of the comments say otherwise:

  • “I walked around for a whole hour and caught Gastly left and right. In one hour, with incense activated and while walking routes, I got a total of … 60 Mega Candies … I am disappointed! I was sure it would be worth it. I can’t even perform a Mega Evolution!”, writes SsaucySam
  • “I spent the entire hour with incense, Spacial Rend, and walking and only got 35 … I must have caught over 300”, comments cerealfordayz
  • “I already had some … and ended up with 195. Frustrating, lol”, notes Throttle_Kitty
  • “Caught 300. 0 Mega energy. Totally disappointed”, summarizes Tipsy_Red his findings

How do I get more Mega energy? If you haven’t yet received the 200 energy needed to trigger your first Mega Evolution, you currently still have further opportunities to collect it.

Until October 27, 2025, the first part of the Halloween event is running in Pokémon GO. There are various event field research tasks. In the task “Use 10 Power-Ups on Pokémon,” you can earn Mega energy for various monsters – including Gengar.

Additionally, you will find Mega Gengar from October 28 to November 4, 2025 in Mega Raids in Pokémon GO. If you haven’t received the necessary Mega energy by then, you will have another great opportunity to catch up.

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As October slowly comes to an end, November kicks off with countless events, raids, spotlight hours, and more content. If you want to get an overview, feel free to check out our overview with all events in November 2025 in Pokémon GO.

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Former WoW lead has to look for new investors for his MMORPG Ghost, which makes him quite “salty”

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 2 minutes

Since NetEase has turned off the money tap, the team behind the MMORPG project Ghost has to look for new investors. The search proves to be difficult. This is visibly affecting the mood of studio chief Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street.

What is the situation with Ghost? In 2023, Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street (former lead developer at Blizzard (for World of Warcraft) and Riot Games (LoL MMORPG)) founded the new studio Fantastic Pixel Castle to develop his own MMO. The funding was to be provided by the Chinese company NetEase.

In 2024, the official announcement of Project Ghost followed, which was at that time still in a very early conceptual phase. They wanted and still want to develop the best possible online role-playing game in collaboration with the community. In the meantime, selected individuals were able to play a first prototype, and some of the game’s classes were revealed.

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The Chinese investor has been pursuing a cost-cutting strategy since February 2025, which has also affected many Western investments. In August 2025, there were first indications that Project Ghost might also be affected by this cost-cutting strategy. In October 2025, the certainty followed: The team from Fantastic Pixel Castle urgently needs new investors.

Ghostcrawler is frustrated and bitter

How is the search going so far? So far, apparently not fruitful. Just last week, studio chief Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street stated that they have already devised alternative plans to be more flexible in discussions with potential partners.

This includes, among other things, moving away from the actual MMO idea and developing a smaller multiplayer game that could be compared to Helldivers or Elden Ring. If this variant succeeds, they might still be able to build the MMO around it.

In a new post on linkedin.com, Ghostcrawler explained how frustrating the search is going. He even apologizes at the beginning for being a bit “salty,” meaning bitter and irritable, in the following lines. He continues:

I understand that in the video game business, almost no one is closing deals at the moment, and those that are happening are very small.

There are many reasons for this state, but one of the least forgivable is some of the massive investments in games or studios in recent years that have not succeeded. A fraction of that could have produced a lot of smaller games.

Ghostcrawler is particularly irritated by projects that have literally burned their money, “because the game vision kept changing, or the build was never stable, or playtests just weren’t fun, or there was constant turnover in the leadership.”

As a result, there is now no funding available for teams where the parameters look much better. Here is his assessment of Fantastic Pixel Castle:

  • A team with a proven track record
  • That works well together and has very high morale
  • Without any leadership drama
  • That has brought a game halfway through development
  • Whose vision has not deviated and whose technology is very stable
  • With hard data indicating that players love it and will play it

According to Street, it is very frustrating not to find a backer despite this strong starting position.

The developers of Project Ghost allowed a select few genre fans to play an early version of the MMORPG. YouTuber Josh Strife Hayes summarized his impressions in a lengthy video – and made an interesting comparison: Well-known YouTuber was allowed to play the new MMORPG by former WoW developers, makes unusual comparison to Elden Ring

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ARC Raiders will be supported with content for 10 years, but you could ruin the plan

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 2 minutes

There is not much time left until the release of ARC Raiders and one of the topics that the community is concerned about is: How long will the game be supported in the future? According to the lead designer of the shooter, there are already clear statements on this.

Who spoke up? A video from design lead Virgil Watkins of Embark Studios was published on X. This recording featured an interview discussing the upcoming extraction shooter “ARC Raiders”.

The interesting part is a question that the chief designer answered in the video. It concerned what post-launch plans the fans can expect once ARC Raiders has been released. According to the developer, the studio already has rough plans since the game was developed with the idea of providing content for up to 10 years.

This already sounds very promising and could please some fans. However, such long-term plans also have their pitfalls. Many live-service games from the past that have faced problems illustrate this.

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Where could there be problems? Live service is a difficult topic in gaming. While it can be great for fans to receive new content for beloved games, this approach often poses a mammoth project for developers and is associated with problems that fans often do not see.

With ARC Raiders, it is even more difficult whether Embark can adhere to this plan. The shooter is paid and will also offer microtransactions through its battle passes. This will result in fewer player numbers and thus fewer potential customers compared to a game offered for free.

Additionally, future financing and the development of potentially new content depend on the game’s popularity. If interest wanes, for example, after 3 years despite a successful release to the point where new profits can no longer be generated, the studio may consider whether it is feasible to really plan the game for 10 years.

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Not only fans are involved in the success: Other problems have been revealed by one of the most well-known live-service games on the market – Destiny 2. In addition to constantly dwindling player numbers, it is also the performance of the shooter that constantly becomes its downfall.

The longer a game exists, the more difficult it becomes to manage the vast amount of content. The result: disastrous bugs and exploits could increasingly creep in as time goes on. Apart from performance, fans also require additional story-relevant content alongside battle passes to keep the enjoyment alive.

Simply having events is not enough, as these often lose their excitement and become monotonous after months or years of grinding. It remains to be seen how developers will decide in the future. Even though 10 years sounds fantastic, the endeavor does not come without its pitfalls.

Would you be interested in a 10-year journey with ARC Raiders or should Embark rather work on a sequel after 5 years? Let us know in the comments. You can find more about the extraction shooter here: ARC Raiders will be the next big extraction shooter, but only if the developers listen to their fans

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One Piece on Netflix shows new images of Little Garden, but fans are only staring at Luffy’s butt

Jasmin Beverungen Jasmin Beverungen Reading time 2 minutes

The live-action series of One Piece will premiere its 2nd season next year. The island Little Garden will also be featured. Now, there is a first image of the two giants fighting on this island – but one body part is particularly in focus.

What can be seen in the new images? Netflix has published a total of 4 new images on the X account for One Piece. Among them is a poster showing the two giants Boogey and Woogey. There is also a quote from Louis Arnot, an explorer, stating that the island Little Garden truly seems like a small garden to its inhabitants.

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In other images, the two giants can be seen facing each other in battle. They have actually been fighting against each other for many years, but they are friends.

In other images, Ruffy is depicted as an explorer and Lysop as a coward. This island is especially important for Lysop, as it marks the beginning of a dream to someday reach the land of giants. Thanks to the manga, we also know whether he will ever fulfill his dream.

However, although the giants take up a large part of the poster, fans are only focused on a small detail – Ruffy’s rear.

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Ruffy’s backside unintentionally becomes the focal point of the poster

What bothers fans about the image? On Reddit, the new images have garnered a total of 5,400 likes. However, a comment received approximately 1,200 likes, where the commenter had to double-check if Ruffy was even wearing pants.

And indeed: If you take a closer look, it appears that Ruffy has forgotten an important piece of clothing, especially in the mini-view. The pants have an unflattering skin tone, which can quickly lead to confusion.

Following that, there are numerous comments that aren’t entirely family-friendly. Additionally, there are users who thought they were the only ones who hadn’t noticed Ruffy’s pants. 

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In the original, Ruffy actually wears blue pants. However, the creators of the Netflix series sometimes incorporate Easter eggs and outfits that come from the manga or special sketches by creator Eiichiro Oda. Unfortunately, we could not find out where the shown outfit originates from during our research.

In the 2nd season, the Straw Hat crew will not only venture to Little Garden but also to many other islands. They even gain a new member for their crew. For all there is to see in the 2nd season and what information is already known, read here: One Piece season 2: Release, trailer, and cast for the Netflix series

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A hard-hitting action movie for ages 18 and above blends John Wick with a mythological monkey mask, currently streaming on Amazon Prime

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 2 minutes

If you miss John Wick and the action of the series, fortunately, there are many alternatives. MeinMMO editor Nikolas Hernes has a special movie recommendation that you can currently watch on Amazon Prime Video.

What movie is it about? If you’re looking for action like in John Wick, there are many movies to choose from. A pretty good alternative premiered in 2024 with Monkey Man, which you can now watch with your Amazon Prime Video subscription.

Monkey Man offers many elements that I love about John Wick, but mixes them with aspects of Hindu mythology.

You can watch the trailer for Monkey Man here:

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A Dirty Film with Brutal Action

What makes Monkey Man so good? The most important point is true in Monkey Man, and that is the action. It is brutal, bloody at times, and above all, creative. The many fight sequences work with various weapons, locations, and also opponent configurations.

Dev Patel, who also directs the film, makes a good impression as the lead actor. You may know him best from Slumdog Millionaire. His motivation is as familiar as it is effective. He wants to find the murderers of his mother and those responsible for taking everything from him.

He honed his fighting skills in illegal fights, through which he earns his money. Accordingly, he fights less perfectly than a John Wick. The fights are not only bloody; they are also particularly dirty. This gives the fights in the film a slightly different look and will especially please fans of The Raid.

In addition to the main character’s fights, there is also his plan, which is often thwarted. This creates a certain spontaneity that often leads to fights. It is also very pleasant that the film, despite the dark themes, incorporates situational comedy that lightens the whole thing up.

Another aspect that gives Monkey Man a certain independence is the Hindu mythology.

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What mythological elements are in the film? In the film, the main character wears a monkey mask in many fights. This is based on the Hindu deity Hanuman. The deity is half human and half monkey and comes from the epic Ramayana (Source: Smithsonian magazine).

In the film, the connection to Hanuman is only symbolic. While mythological imagery is played with, the fights are all kept realistic. In an interview with Jimmy Fallon (via YouTube), Dev Patel compares Hanuman to Superman. He says:

He stands for nobility, strength, and courage. He is very similar to Superman when he splits his chest and flies with the iconography. And for me, he was also a hero who lost faith in himself. At some point, he lost his courage and had to be reminded of who he was.

This is also a nice change from John Wick, as Dev Patel fights not only for his revenge but also for the oppressed. However, one should not expect a superhero movie despite the description. Monkey Man is a tough fight movie that impresses mainly through its choreography.

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If you have a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, you can watch the film on the platform. Fans of good action and John Wick should definitely check it out, as Monkey Man was an action highlight in 2024. You can find more action movies here: 5 Action movies rated 18 for hardcore film fans

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A Mercedes was hidden by its owner for 42 years, never registered and only now found again

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 2 minutes

An unregistered Mercedes 500 SL from 1982 has been unearthed in nearly new condition in the United Kingdom. The mileage is just 68 kilometers.

How did this find happen? The Mercedes 500 SL R107 barely left the factory before it ended up in a garage in Staffordshire. Under a perfectly fitting cover, it rested there in a heated and dehumidified room for 42 years, until it has now finally seen the light of day.

Its owner, a man named Mr. Hough, purchased the car on November 30, 1983, for £24,400 … which today is approximately €87,000. Why he never registered the car and left it hidden in the garage with just 68 kilometers on the odometer remains unclear.

The Mercedes was unearthed by Sam Bailey, the founder of “The SL Shop”, which specializes in Mercedes in general and this model in particular.

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42 years old, but like new

Why is this find so special? Due to the exceptional storage conditions, the car is in pristine condition. The paint still shines in Blue Green Metallic, as if it had just come off the production line. Signs of oxidation? None!

The factory sticker is still present. The engine and exhaust are covered with Waxoyl protective wax. It rides on its original Michelin XWX tires. Inside, the leather and wood trim shine. In addition to leather upholstery and metallic paint, optional equipment includes air conditioning, seat heating, and ABS.

What happens now with the car? Sam Bailey explains that the car will definitely not be offered for sale. It is to be displayed in a specially designed, climate-controlled, and publicly accessible space to serve as a reference for future restorations.

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The expert explains that this is the truest reflection of the original plans for the R107 he has ever seen. Moreover, it is said to be the only unrestored and unregistered example of a 500 SL outside the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. Here, another remarkable car find is discussed: In 1975, a new car was buried as a time capsule: Half a century later, this nightmare resurfaced.

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10 situations that all of you experience in Battlefield 6 and everyone hates

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 5 minutes

Battlefield 6 captivates millions of players. Many enjoy the shooter, but if you play a lot of Battlefield, you will encounter situations that drive you up the wall. You all know them.

What are those situations? In Battlefield 6 there are typical Battlefield moments that make fans’ hearts race. However, not all of these moments are fun, and not every emotion is joyful. Every Battlefield player experiences certain situations that make them angry. And the 10 situations we list here are surely hated by each one of you.

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Battlefield 6 Helicopter, Rocket Incoming

As soon as you sit in an aircraft, you have 27 guided missiles behind you. These are an easy-to-use tool that can effectively shoot aircraft out of the sky – or at least put them under pressure. The auto-targeting rocket launcher doesn’t require much skill or preparation. You take the device in your hand, look at the aircraft, and fire. However, if you are also piloting the heli or jet, there is nothing more annoying. Even if you are good pilots, it’s something you have to deal with.

The remaining situations can be found on pages 2-10.

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Hobbyist buys used gaming PC for 500 dollars, discovers rare Nvidia graphics card that officially never existed

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A tinkerer buys a used gaming PC on the Facebook Marketplace with a surprise inside. Hidden under the hood is a mysterious Nvidia graphics card that was never officially released. Now the community is puzzling over what this rare find could mean.

How did the purchase come about? The Reddit user RunRepulsive9867 writes that he acquired a used PC on the Facebook Marketplace for $500. The hardware inside is causing quite a stir among experts. 

Inside was a graphics card that has never officially existed: a rare Nvidia prototype. He writes that he snagged the system at a low price to upgrade or resell.

While dismantling the components, the graphics card immediately caught his eye: visually, it resembles a Founders Edition model with a silver design and two fans. Notably, it is labeled “GeForce GTX” instead of “RTX”.  This detail suggests it could be an early development model.

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Community speculates: Is it a secret Titan variant?

What does the community think? On Reddit, users speculate that it could be a remnant from the time before Nvidia transitioned from “GTX” to “RTX”. 

Others suspect it might be an unpublished Titan variant intended for internal testing. For example, SomeRandoFromInterne on Reddit writes: “The card looks like a Titan RTX, but only with half the video memory, extremely interesting.”

RunRepulsive9867 (via Reddit) responds to the post: “I thought they might have used the Titan RTX cover for the 2080 TI FE. It’s interchangeable, but then it would explicitly say ‘Titan RTX’ or at least ‘2080 Ti’ on the bottom. A really strange find.” 

What’s inside the graphics card? A look at GPU-Z (via Reddit) confirms the suspicion that this is something special. Instead of the usual 11 GB of video memory, the tool shows 12 GB of VRAM, combined with a 384-bit memory bus and a higher bandwidth of around 672 GB/s. Values that even exceed the production version of the RTX 2080 Ti. 

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According to the analysis, this is likely an Engineering Sample, an early test version that Nvidia used internally for development or benchmarks. Why this card ended up in a used PC remains a mystery.

Normally, such prototypes are never sold to end customers and are destroyed after the testing phase. The fact that one of these models is available on the open market is extremely rare and makes the find particularly exciting for collectors. 

Insights into Nvidia’s development phase are extremely rare and show how many variants a manufacturer tests before a graphics card actually goes into production. 

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Is the card suitable for long-term use? Whether the card actually performs stably in everyday use is unclear. Prototypes are often more sensitive, do not receive official drivers, and are not meant for long-term use. Nevertheless, the $500 purchase was undoubtedly worth it for the tinkerer, solely due to the rarity and collector’s value of the card.

Recently, a similar story circulated: A YouTuber bought an old gaming PC for little money and was astonished when he looked inside the case. Instead of outdated hardware, he found a graphics card that is hardly available on the market anymore, delighting collectors. 

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Fortnite: Servers Down for Update 37.51 – Everything about Server Status, Leaks and Patch Notes

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Fortnite will be down today, Wednesday, October 22, 2025, for a patch. What you should know about version 37.51 can be found at MeinMMO.

What happens during the server downtime? The servers will be taken down. During this time, you will not be able to play Fortnite.

When does the server downtime in Fortnite start? The servers will be taken down on October 22, 2025, at 10:00 AM. Shortly before (about half an hour), matchmaking will be disabled (Source: x.com).

When can I play Fortnite again? That depends on the size of the update and the duration of the downtime. This is a larger update, so expect 1 – 2 hours.

When will patch notes be released? Epic Games only sporadically posts patch notes for updates online, usually only after the downtime. As soon as they are available, you can read them with us.

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Fortnite: Patch 37.51 – What do leakers say?

What can I expect with the upcoming update? The reliable leaker Shiina on X has already shared some details regarding the upcoming contents of the update. You can expect the following contents:

  • Season 4 will receive its event files for its major live event
  • Dumb Ways to Die will receive a collaboration

However, the most important thing are the files for the upcoming live event for the end of Season 4. According to leaks, a season for The Simpsons is supposed to appear afterward, with its own map, battle pass, and weapons. Therefore, we are following the downtime with our live ticker and listing the latest leaks for the upcoming contents.

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Popular racing MMO should not suffer the same fate as its predecessor, will continue to live on after the servers shut down

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In shutting down the first The Crew, Ubisoft received massive criticism, now part 2 is getting an important update. The racing MMO is now also playable offline.

What was the fate of The Crew? The racing game, developed by Ubisoft’s internal studio Ivory Tower, was released in 2014 and combined a fully drivable version of the USA with seamless online multiplayer. This built a large player base for The Crew, and four years later, a sequel followed. 

The MMO aspect of the game world was one of The Crew’s biggest strengths – but also its biggest weakness, as it turned out later. In April 2024, Ubisoft took the servers of the game offline. Since then, The Crew has not been playable, as it never had an offline mode. This caused a major uproar.

  • In the USA, Ubisoft was sued by two players who purchased The Crew as a disc version. They demanded financial compensation and damages for all those affected by the server shutdown.
  • The drama surrounding The Crew was so great that a Europe-wide initiative wanted to prevent such scenarios in the future: “Stop Destroying Games” (also called “Stop Killing Games”) demands that games must always remain in a playable state.
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The Crew 2 is now playable forever

What does this mean for The Crew 2? Fortunately, Ubisoft has taken precautions for the sequel. In a new update that went live on October 16, 2025, Ivory Tower added the “Hybrid Mode”.

When starting the game, you can now choose from two modes: 

  • The classic online mode, which remains the main experience of the game – including multiplayer features, leaderboards, competitions and community sharing.
  • The new offline mode, in which you can play the game without an internet connection

However, separate save files are used for online and offline modes. Your progress from the online mode can be transferred to the offline mode, but the reverse is not the case. So, if you unlocked a vehicle while you were offline, you must get it again for your online save.

Read more about how the new hybrid mode works in the developers’ blog at www.ubisoft.com.

The Crew 2 is currently on sale on Steam: There is a discount of 90% on all editions. The Standard Edition costs only €2.99 instead of €29.99, and the Gold Edition is available for €4.99 instead of €49.99.

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The same fate that befell the first The Crew will meet Anthem starting January 2026. However, fans are demanding that the developers do not lock out those who have invested money in the game. How this could work, you can find out in this article: Gamers demand some love from EA for Anthem before it disappears forever, recognizing a “dangerous” pattern for the community

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One of the most popular survival games on Steam is launching a new Kickstarter campaign, instead of 40,000 € the developers are raising almost 3.5 million

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

Don’t Starve is one of the most popular survival games on Steam. Now the developers want to release the title as a board game for the living room and fans are backing the crowdfunding campaign.

What kind of game is this? Don’t Starve is one of the absolute classics of survival games and has been captivating players since 2013. With a rating of 96%, the title is rated “Very Positive” on Steam. Despite its release over 12 years ago, the game still attracts over 2,000 players simultaneously at peak times daily (via SteamDB)

In the game, the player character is thrown into a randomly generated world that must be survived in a mix of action-adventure and roguelike. The typical survival process is present – gathering, crafting, maintaining health, upgrading gear, and of course, surviving dangers.

The game has a unique comic-like art style that resembles the works of Tim Burton and is hardly like any other game. Don’t Starve is intentionally difficult and created without aids for the player, as making mistakes and learning from them is part of the experience. This also adds to the appeal of the title. Now the developers want to release a new version and are counting on their fans.

You can see the co-op spin-off Don’t Starve Together here in the trailer:

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Don’t Starve Together Gameplay Trailer

Don’t Starve in the Living Room

What are the developers planning? The developers of Don’t Starve already have a co-op version called “Don’t Starve Together,” which allows for the familiar gameplay experience with friends in multiplayer mode.

Now, however, the developers want to bring the hit in the form of a board game into the living room. To see if their idea resonates and for the funding of the board game, the developers are using Kickstarter. The crowdfunding platform offers a multi-tiered process where players can unlock additional benefits of the game after funding through additional goals.

This way, the developers can collect more money for development and players receive an increasingly better product as more funds accumulate. However, with Don’t Starve, the developers likely underestimated how many players are interested in a board game.

How is the board game being received? Instead of the original goal of $50,000 (about €42,000), supporters have already funded more than $4 million (about $3.5 million) just 3 days before the end. That’s so much money that the developers have had to continually add new goals to provide something for players to unlock again.

In the meantime, the developers have added more than 60 additional goals, of which only 2 remain open just before the funding phase ends. Additionally, players have also been able to unlock further goals through social media interaction, which they have already accomplished.

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That Don’t Starve is one of the most popular survival games on Steam is beyond question. Nevertheless, the success of the board game is significant and certainly not a given, especially considering the large number of additional goals that have already been completed. Why the survival game is so well-received is explained by MeinMMO editor Dariusz Müller: A survival game on Steam is so good that I am embarrassed to have only paid €1.49 for it

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WoW: Legion Remix continues – Starting today, there are new raids, dungeons, and rewards

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

World of Warcraft Legion Remix is entering the next round. New dungeons and raids await – but also many new rewards.

Anyone who has extensively played Legion Remix in World of Warcraft in the last few days should have already unlocked all rewards – at least all that have been available so far. However, that has changed now, as today’s maintenance (October 22, 2025) marks the start of Phase 2 of WoW Legion Remix. We will reveal what new content is on the way.

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What new content is there? In total, there are primarily 3 new types of content that you can play starting today:

  • The ongoing Suramar campaign, which advances and concludes the Nightborne’s rebellion against the current rule of the city-state of Suramar.
  • The raid “The Nighthold” in 4 difficulty levels (LFR, normal, heroic, and mythic).
  • The mythic dungeon “Return to Karazhan”.
  • New world quests.

Along with this, there are also some new rewards that will be unlocked with the vendors. This primarily includes the tier sets from the Nighthold, but other vendors have a few minor updates as well. If you have already amassed some bronze, you can use it again now.

More Eternal Knowledge, even more power gain

What should you accomplish today? If you value efficiency, you should increase your Eternal Knowledge to the new maximum as soon as possible. For the following achievements, there are new, Eternal Knowledge:

  • The “Rebellion” achievement: Fully complete the Suramar campaign (+1 Eternal Knowledge).
  • Complete the dungeon “Return to Karazhan” on mythic (+2 Eternal Knowledge).
  • Complete the raid “The Nighthold” on any difficulty (+1 Eternal Knowledge).

Eternal Knowledge increases the rate at which you receive additional Eternal Power to get closer to the maximum of level 999 of your artifact weapon.

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What content is still coming? More content for Legion Remix is still planned and will be released at a rate of 2 weeks. This means in short:

  • November 5, 2025: Legion’s Fall – The Broken Shore (Area), the Cathedral of Eternal Night (Dungeon), Tomb of Sargeras (Raid)
  • November 19, 2025: Eternal Argus – Argus (3 Areas), Seat of the Triumvirate (Dungeon), Antorus, the Burning Throne (Raid)
  • December 10, 2025: Endless Chaos – Previously unknown content, exclusive for Remix.

If you haven’t started with Legion Remix yet, that’s no problem at all. You still have about 90 days left, and it’s quite easy to catch up with a character. As the amount of available content grows and directly affects how much power you can effectively gain per day, it’s never too late to join in. It’s worth it to also earn permanent portals.

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Actor from Breaking Bad fights against AI and wins – All his colleagues benefit from it now

Johanna Johanna Reading time 2 minutes

The American actor Bryan Cranston (known from series like Breaking Bad or Malcolm in the Middle) has opposed the use of his face and voice for AI, and won. Together with OpenAI, the actor is ensuring that he and his colleagues are better protected.

Who is it about? Actor Bryan Cranston initially became known for his role as Hal in the series Malcolm in the Middle, but gained massive success as “Heisenberg” in the series Breaking Bad. His face and especially his sometimes frightening expressions are well known and have now, along with his voice, been used for AI.

The video AI Sora 2 from OpenAI was recently released, and even though access to the app is still somewhat limited, it has already spread widely. Users can “upload” their face and voice to the application, allowing for AI-generated videos to be created with them in the future. Characters like Pikachu also appear in the videos.

Actor Bryan Cranston has also been made available to the AI, resulting in videos featuring the actor. However, the Breaking Bad star did not consent to this use.

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What has Bryan Cranston achieved? Bryan Cranston reached out to the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA to make contact with Sora 2. OpenAI responded quickly and improved its safety measures by implementing a new system.

Now, actors must explicitly consent to the use of their face and voice before they can be included in the AI. Bryan Cranston has thus created an improvement, not just for himself, but also for his fellow actors.

In a joint statement on X from SAG-AFTRA, OpenAI, and Bryan Cranston, the actor said:

I was not only deeply concerned about myself but about all performers whose work and identity can be exploited in this way. I am grateful to OpenAI for its policies and for enhancing its safety measures and hope that they and all the companies involved in this work respect our personal and professional right to control the imitation of our voice and appearance.

Bryan Cranston via X

What is behind it? Feeding AIs with the faces and voices of well-known personalities to create new videos and images is not a new phenomenon. While this can also generate funny content, it can equally take a different, more unpleasant direction:

These two examples show how quickly misinformation can spread with or about individuals.

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The German Twitch streamer Kevin “Papaplatte” Teller can also be seen in the video AI Sora 2. However, the content creator voluntarily provided his face and voice. More about this can be read here on MeinMMO: Twitch streamer Papaplatte appears in strange videos on TikTok, but they are not created by him

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The major server outage on Monday not only affected Steam and others, but there was also trouble in many beds

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 2 minutes

On October 20, 2025, various internet services were temporarily unavailable due to a global outage of Amazon Web Services (AWS). However, it was not just Steam or the PlayStation Network that were affected; there were also troubles with some beds.

The lead image is a symbolic illustration and does not show any of the beds affected by the AWS outage.

What happened? On the morning of October 20, 2025, we and many others suddenly noticed that various websites and internet services, such as Steam, Amazon, Snapchat, the PlayStation Network, Fortnite, as well as Epic Games, Xbox, and Roblox were no longer accessible.

The reason was a global outage of Amazon Web Services (AWS), one of the largest providers of servers and services. Many internet offerings rely on this infrastructure. Even many services that one would not directly associate with AWS were affected, such as online banking from various banks.

When Steam is available, you can try out this gem:

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When you suddenly wake up in a sauna

What about the beds? What to do when the internet fails and you can’t play Roblox, Fortnite, or Battlefield 6 for hours as planned? Well, it wouldn’t be the first time that nine months after such an incident, there is a little baby boom. You understand.

This time, however, there was next stress with the beds, and that seemed to be directly related to the AWS outage. As dexerto.com reports, the owners of the “Eight Sleep” mattress toppers, which are said to cost around $2,000 each, were also affected.

Due to the outage, users found out the hard way that their expensive bedding did not have an offline mode and suddenly became very hot or froze in strange, certainly not back-friendly positions. Waking up in such a manner or being interrupted by whatever is certainly no fun.

One user explained that he woke up in a sauna; it was that hot. Another complained that his bed froze in a steeply inclined position (source: X). Fortunately, no one reported that a mattress actually caught fire. It seems no one was injured either.

Why did the failures occur? Eight Sleep’s products require a cloud connection to regulate temperature and capture the biometric data of the users. Due to the AWS outage, there was no access to the app to manage the water cooling or make position adjustments. Various beds overheated and/or got stuck.

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How did the manufacturer respond? Matteo Franceschnetti, the CEO of Eight Sleep, apologized the next morning on X for the incident and announced measures to prevent such outages in the future.

Gaming accessories know no bounds. A few years ago, there was the perfect bed for gamers, with which you simply never have to get up again. No joke. And the mattress will not get hot either! You can find out more about this curiosity from 2020 here: Gaming dream comes true: With this bed, you never have to get up again

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Over 5,000 new games from 2025 didn’t even manage to make the $100 fee for launch on Steam

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 2 minutes

A new statistic shows that for many games, it is a no-go to appear on Steam. The fee for launching on Valve’s platform is comparatively low.

What is this statistic? According to the website gamalytic.com, nearly 13,000 new games have been released on Steam since January 1, 2025. Only 8 percent of these games are said to have generated more than $100,000 in revenue.

A staggering 40 percent apparently did not even earn enough money to cover the $100 (87.99 Euros) required for the so-called “Steam Direct Product Submission Fee” to Valve. On steampowered.com, it states:

The fee is non-refundable. However, it is included in the payout that occurs after your product has earned gross revenues of at least $1,000 from Steam store purchases and in-app purchases.

According to Gamalytic, however, 8,441 of the nearly 13,000 games made less than $1,000 in revenue, which is why they will not get refunded for the fee.

Note that this data is not official from Valve, but rather estimates from a hobby project that carry a certain margin of error (more on this in the About section of gamalytic.com). However, for instance, there are developers of Steam games who use the tool – such as the mind behind Soulash and Soulash 2 (Source: X).

This game should finally make decent profits on Steam:

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“There are just too many games”

How does the community react to this? These statistics for the Steam games released so far in 2025 are currently being discussed on, for example, Reddit.

  • salad_tongs_1 writes on Reddit: “I’m not surprised. I’ve seen a few real stinkers this year. Many ‘Shop Simulator’ copy-paste games. Things with AI assets in the store. And not every idea is going to be the next Balatro.”
  • Cloud_N0ne explains on Reddit: “There are just too many games. The market is oversaturated, and there will be games that simply fly under EVERYONE’s radar.”
  • Archersbows7 has a suggestion on Reddit: “Honestly, I think they should raise the fee to $250 to weed out a lot of the cheap junk (shovelware) and reduce the number of games on Steam in favor of quality to decrease saturation.”

The problem of the ever-increasing flood of games on platforms like Steam is not new, but it gets worse with each passing year – also due to advancements in AI and increasingly powerful graphic engines.

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Game Two has only just been cancelled, continues on YouTube and is now nominated for a German award

Johanna Johanna Reading time 2 minutes

The nominations for the German Developer Award 2025 are set. Also nominated is the YouTube show Game Two, but for a special award.

What kind of award is this? The German Developer Award is given annually to successful development studios of the respective year. There are various categories that honor both the developers and the games themselves. The award is organized by the German association games.nrw.

This year, the German Developer Award will take place on December 2, 2025, in Cologne. Among the nominations: A YouTube show, whose future was initially very uncertain.

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Game Two could receive a special award

What happened with Game Two? Game Two had a tough year. In June 2024, public broadcasting announced it would discontinue the gaming show after another year. Consequently, the gaming show had to lay off many of its employees and didn’t know how to proceed.

In September 2025, however, Game Two’s plan was set: A new team takes on old and new concepts and the “broadcasting” is shifted to YouTube.

What is Game Two nominated for? Since Game Two managed to save itself on YouTube and the first video was well received by the community, it is clear that the gaming show will continue. Its persistence is now apparently rewarded with a nomination in the category “Special Jury Award”. Joining them are the initiatives Giving Back and Accessibility and FemDevsMeetup nominated.

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Who else is nominated? The following nominations are already set in these categories:

  • Studio of the Year
    • CipSoft
    • Stray Fawn Studio
    • Toukana Interactive
  • Best Casual Game
    • Bauhaus Bonk
    • Dungeon Clawler
    • Paddle Paddle Paddle
  • Best Game Beyond Entertainment
    • Your Voice
    • Rascal’s Escape – Mischievous Rascal on a Journey
    • The Darkest Files
  • Best Indie Game
    • Henry Halfhead
    • Herdling
    • Tiny Bookshop
  • Best Story
    • Drova – Forsaken Kin
    • Mindlock – The Apartment
    • The Darkest Files
  • Best Graphics
    • Oddspraks: An Automation Adventure
    • The Darkest Files
    • Tiny Bookshop
  • Best Audio Design
    • Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
    • Herdling
    • Loom Mum No Computer
  • Best Game Design
    • Herdling
    • Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders
    • The Darkest Files
  • Best Technical Achievement
    • Firefighting Simulator: Ignite
    • Agriculture Simulator 25
    • Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders
  • Innovation Award
    • Dungeon Clawler
    • Henry Halfhead
    • Tiny Bookshop
  • Ubisoft Newcomer Award
    • Media Circus
    • Seaward
    • Stuntboost
  • NRW Sponsorship Award
    • Lisa “Saraphyna” Riehm
    • Serenad Yilmaz
    • Team Dully & Dax

The nomination for the best German game 2025 will only be announced on November 3, 2025. When the nominations for the “Player of the Year 2025” from the German Computer Game Award were announced, there was some confusion, as one of the nominees does not play much: The 5 candidates for Player of the Year 2025 are set, but one does not play that much

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Diablo 4: All new Uniques in Season 11 with effects

Nicole Wakulczyk Nicole Wakulczyk Reading time 3 minutes

In Season 11, new Uniques for the six classes of Diablo 4 are entering the game once again. What they are and what the unique items can do, you can find out here on MeinMMO.

In December, according to the roadmap, the new Season 11 of Diablo 4 will start. With the season, new content will enter the game and Blizzard will revamp some existing systems. This includes region progress, defensive values, and monster AI. Overall, the ARPG is set to become more challenging and tactical in the future.

On top of that, there will be new Uniques again. The items that were revealed by Blizzard will be listed below along with their effects. A total of 6 new Uniques are mentioned – one per class. Apparently, no new Mythics are being added. You can find all the Uniques that exist in Diablo 4 in our comprehensive overview.

You can test the changes and the new Uniques starting tonight on the PTR (Test Server) for Season 11 until October 28, 2025, via Battle.net on PC.

Even the cheeky treasure goblins can drop Uniques and even Mythic Uniques:

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Die neuen Goblin-Varianten in Diablo 4 im Video

All Uniques from Season 11 of Diablo 4 at a glance

What new Uniques are coming? Below you will find the new Uniques that are entering the game for individual classes in Season 11. We will also discuss their affixes and aspects. Currently, only the English names are known. As soon as the German names are released, we will update them. We will also add the exact locations in the list of all bosses and their drops in Diablo 4 when they become known.

Barbarian: Chainscourged Mail (Leg Armor)

  • +51–65 to all attributes
  • +424–457 maximum life
  • 8.1–8.8 % cooldown reduction
  • +2–3 to “Brawling” skills
  • Aspect: Casting a damage-dealing “Brawling” skill disables it temporarily. When all these skills are disabled in your action bar, they are reactivated and their cooldowns are reset. Your “Brawling” skills deal 50–100 % [x] more damage for each disabled skill.

Druid: Khamsin Steppewalkers (Boots)

  • Attacks reduce the dodge cooldown by 0.5 seconds
  • +16.5–25.0 % movement speed
  • +41.5–55.0 % duration of control loss effects
  • 16–25 % cooldown reduction for nature magic
  • +2–3 to Bad Omen
  • Aspect: Dealing damage to 200–100 enemies with storm skills grants a charge. Casting any defensive skill grants maximum movement speed and unhindered status for 1 second per charge consumed. As long as you are charged, enemies you run into are immobilized for 1 second.

Rogue: Death’s Pavane (Leg Armor)

  • +15 % chance to dodge during Dance of Knives
  • +9.0–11.0 % critical hit chance
  • +16.0–25.0 % movement speed
  • +2–3 to Dance of Knives
  • +62.5–85.0 % mobility damage
  • Aspect: Dance of Knives causes knives to fall from hit enemies. Picking up the knives grants you 1 charge and increases the damage of Dance of Knives by 10–20 % for 6 seconds, stackable up to 3 times.

Sorceress: Orsivane (1H Staff)

  • +99–113 intelligence
  • +424–457 maximum life
  • +57.0–75.0 % non-physical damage
  • +3–4 to core skills
  • Aspect: For each defensive skill that is not on your action bar, you deal 20–40 % [x] more damage and additionally gain the enchantment effect of that skill.
The new unique leg armor for the Rogue.
The new unique staff for the Sorceress.

Necromancer: Gravebloom (1H Staff)

  • +10 % attack speed
  • +80–94 intelligence
  • +424–457 maximum life
  • +36.5–50.0 % chance for your golem to hit twice
  • +1–2 to Golem Mastery
  • Aspect: You summon 3 smaller golems, each dealing 40–60 % of normal damage and having 30 % [+] increased attack speed. Your golems respawn 50 % faster.

Spiritborn: Path of the Emissary (Boots)

  • (Inherent) +30 % movement speed
  • +16–25 % movement speed
  • +155–200 % damage from core skills
  • +1–2 ranks for core skills
  • +26.5–40 % reduction of impairments
  • Aspect: Every 12–4 meters you move, you automatically activate a core skill from your primary spirit hall.
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That was all the unique items that are coming to Season 11 for the six classes. Uniques can have a significant impact on your builds in Diablo 4 and completely change the gameplay experience. In addition to the new items, Blizzard is overhauling several systems in the base game, from region progress, which will soon be replaced by seasonal rank, to changes in healing potions, defensive values, and monster AI. You can find all the information about the new season here: Diablo 4 Season 11: Everything about start, release date, and PTR

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The new superhero game Dispatch could deliver one of the best stories in the genre, putting me in an embarrassing situation in less than 2 hours

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 5 minutes

MeinMMO editor Niko is excited since the announcement of the story game Dispatch on Steam. After 2 of the 8 episodes, he is already completely thrilled because the game avoids the biggest problems of Marvel and The Boys.

What is Dispatch anyway? Dispatch comes from the indie developer AdHoc Studio and was founded by former industry veterans. Among them are also developers who previously worked at Telltale Games, known for story games like The Walking Dead or The Wolf Among Us.

The gameplay of Dispatch is exactly that: Within an interactive story, you make decisions, solve short quick-time events, and live with the consequences of your actions. Dispatch also has a small management part additionally.

As a big fan of superheroes, I was full of anticipation, but after the first 2 episodes, which lasted about 45 minutes, I was completely thrilled: It was even better than I had wished for.

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Dispatch – Trailer for the demo of the superhero game by former Telltale developers

Superheroes are just the framework

The story immediately captivated me. In Dispatch, you experience the story of Robert Robertson, who, as Mecha Man, a kind of Iron Man, fought against villains. When his suit is destroyed, the powerless Robert ends up in a superhero emergency call center. He is supposed to manage a team of villains so that they can do good.

Although it is about superheroes, the story fundamentally deals with people who are in a bad situation but still want to do everything right. In doing so, the game avoids the biggest weaknesses of Marvel and series like The Boys.

Superhero movies and series tend to reach an ever-growing escalation level and focus on action and fights. Characters often come second because they must fit into the current danger corset. This results in characters not feeling like real characters, but like useful abilities. In Dispatch, it’s different, at least in the first two episodes.

The world is significantly toned down, and the focus is fully on the characters. This gives Robert much room to breathe so that his character can be established. The decisions you make always feel organic, and depending on the situation, a humorous, sad, but sometimes even romantic atmosphere was created. I could empathize with Robert so much that a moment in Episode 2 made me awkwardly embarrassed, and all I could say was a loud Uff. I don’t want to give too much away, but I believe everyone has been in such a situation that they only laughed about months later.

This empathy works only because the focus is on the characters. They are beautifully designed, and even the supporting characters are brimming with character, even in short dialogues. I must also praise the English voice acting (texts and subtitles are also available in German), which can compete with any TV series. The actors do a damn good job and give the characters the depth that makes them feel so real.

Robert Robertson in Dispatch
I just like the guy, no matter the situation

A great strength of the first two episodes was the timing

The story starts with a nice flow. The first episodes showed me that the developers and the studio have a good sense of timing. Be it the right mix of action, drama, and dialogues or for comedic elements.

I particularly liked the use of music. It is never too present and is only used loud to carry an emotion outside of the moment. This makes sections never feel like closed levels; they flow beautifully together.

With that, Dispatch doesn’t have to hide from real series. The only important thing is that the game can transport this in the remaining episodes. Conclusively ending a story is quite difficult, especially when players make their own choices.

The decisions haven’t felt very impactful so far, but often consequences only happen in later episodes. The first 2 episodes show, however, that there is great potential on all levels to tell a fantastic story.

But what about the gameplay part of the game?

Dispatch Management Menu
In this menu, you send your heroes to emergencies.

The gameplay is fun but also offers frustration potential

In addition to the decisions and story, you also have to manage a team. For that, you have to respond to emergency calls in gameplay segments and decide which team member to send on the mission. It’s important to choose the right person. For example, if a cat needs to be rescued from a tree, a hero who can fly is worth it.

This was quite fun in the first two segments that you had to do in the first 2 episodes, but it hasn’t been a big highlight for me so far. After all, the dialogues of the heroes you send away were quite funny. You can also level up the heroes; however, I couldn’t yet see what influence that exactly has in the first 2 episodes.

However, I see frustration potential here as well, because you can quickly maneuver into pretty stressful situations due to wrong decisions. Anyone who is only interested in the story might be put off by this. Dispatch definitely needs to find a good balance in the entire series; so far, however, that has been fine. The sequence didn’t go on for too long and was generally a nice change from the rest.

Apart from that, there are also the quick-time events known from Telltale games, which can be turned off if you don’t feel like it. I found them quite cool in an action sequence to highlight the scene once more.

Overall, the sometimes fast decisions you have to make fit into the flow of the 2 episodes.

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Conclusion: 2 strong first episodes with great characters

How does Dispatch appear? Dispatch will be released in an episodic structure like the old Telltale games. On October 22, 2025, you can play the first 2 episodes. Subsequently, 2 episodes are to be released weekly until the finale with episode 7 and 8 on November 12.

Episodic structures are a controversial release strategy that I usually cannot stand. But it also offers the potential for specific story cliffhangers to be discussed online. Whether you like that or not must be decided for yourself. If necessary, you can wait until November 12 and then play everything at once.

Dispatch could become the best game in the style of Telltale games. It has the potential to move me emotionally because the characters are really strong, and already after the first episodes, the main character Robert has grown close to my heart. I just hope that AdHoc Studio doesn’t break my heart.

While there are a few spots that could disrupt the player experience, if the next episodes continue like this, I’m convinced that Dispatch could become one of my biggest highlights of 2025. What else you can play in 2025, you can find out here: 16 new games from 2025 that you should keep an eye on in the remaining months

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The second Amazon series by Critical Role will be even better because it will not repeat a major mistake

Caroline Fuller Caroline Fuller Reading time 4 minutes

With their second series adaptation of their D&D campaigns, the popular group Critical Role aims to do things differently than with their first hit “The Legend of Vox Machina.” Now they can proceed as they truly want – and that’s a good thing.

Which series is being referred to? It is the animated adaptation of Critical Role’s second main campaign, “The Mighty Nein”, which will premiere on November 19, 2025, on Amazon Prime. This is the second series project after “The Legend of Vox Machina,” which Critical Role will present to their fans and also newcomers to the genre and Dungeons & Dragons.

While their first series is already a huge success (a full 5 stars on Amazon Prime and 8.4/10 stars on IMDb), many fans are particularly looking forward to the adaptation of the second campaign, which is considered by many – as well as by the MeinMMO editorial team – to be the best of Critical Role. However, the streamers themselves are aware that they need to approach The Mighty Nein quite differently to make up for a weakness of their first project.

Here you can see the latest trailer for Critical Role’s “The Mighty Nein” on Amazon Prime:

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The trailer for Critical Role’s The Mighty Nein on Amazon Prime shows the first conflicts that the “heroes” have to struggle with

Critical Role wants to “throw all caution overboard”

What does Critical Role want to do differently with The Mighty Nein? In conversation with Polygon, the group explains that they learned a lot from Vox Machina. The task of transforming a D&D campaign played in a livestream with hundreds of episodes, each several hours long, into an animated series without losing too much content along the way, is already challenging enough. 

However, these challenges did not end there, as Travis Willingham explains. During the production of Vox Machina, the team did not yet know if more would come after the first two seasons. 

This is why the second season was packed with a lot of content, making the pacing of the series much tighter than expected. But according to Travis, the team seems to have learned from that:

“I think that our pacing suffered a bit in some places because of that, but we are throwing all caution overboard and taking more time for these seasons. Therefore, we are also starting from the perspective of a Session Zero.”

Session Zero: “Session Zero” is a term in Dungeons & Dragons that refers to a session that takes place before the very first actual game session. Here, characters and character sheets are discussed, as well as the expectations of the players and the DM, along with other small and large details that will shape the campaign. You can learn more about it here on MeinMMO: There is a meeting in Dungeons & Dragons before the first round, and you can save yourself a lot of frustration

How does Critical Role plan to avoid this flaw in The Mighty Nein? In addition to longer episodes of about 40 minutes each and longer seasons, Critical Role has another plan to ensure better pacing so that the story doesn’t feel rushed.

When Travis talks about the perspective of Session Zero, he means the backgrounds of the world and the characters, which should be more developed and deeper in The Mighty Nein than in The Legend of Vox Machina. In the new series, the characters will be introduced individually – new content that fans haven’t even seen in the streams.

In addition, they want to tell the story more slowly overall due to the length of the episodes, which of course carries the risk that the series will end unfinished – if it is not booked for additional seasons. However, considering the success of Critical Role, that seems quite unlikely. Just a few weeks ago, the new, already fourth campaign of the group began, and they will also go on tour in 2026, for the first time even in Germany.

MeinMMO editor Caro says about the adaptation of The Mighty Nein: The Mighty Nein are particularly close to my heart, because they hooked me from the very first episode. They made me aware of Critical Role, and they played a significant role in sparking my interest in Dungeons & Dragons and also getting me to play.

I am absolutely surprised but also delighted that Critical Role is willing to tackle (finally!) longer episodes to also provide for quieter phases between the action of the campaign. Of course, I love – as do many fans – the exciting battles and the humor, but The Mighty Nein lives and breathes through its profound characters, their stories, and what truly motivates them. That’s why I’m particularly looking forward to the episodes of the teased Session Zero. 

If they execute what Critical Role has promised in various talks regarding The Mighty Nein on Amazon Prime, the series will be even better than The Legend of Vox Machina, which I also enjoyed (despite the pacing) immensely. And if it is as newcomer-friendly as they emphasize, I’ll make a lot of friends into critters.

Fans and interested newcomers will have to wait about 4 weeks until they can watch The Mighty Nein on Amazon Prime. Until then, they still have the opportunity to check out Vox Machina again or simply follow the new campaign weekly. One of the greatest strengths of Critical Role is their beloved characters, which also provides some strong candidates in campaign 4: The most famous group in Dungeons & Dragons on Twitch finally shows fans what they have been waiting for

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Source(s):
  1. Polygon
  2. PC Gamer