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Daemons of the Shadow Realm: Episode 3 – When does the next episode of the anime air?

One Piece: When does Episode 1158 come out? All about the release of the new episode

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However, it will still take a while before we get to see this scene in the anime, as it does not directly appear in Chapter 1 of the manga. But with the expected announcement of the continuation of the anime, we can already look forward to this iconic scene.

Throughout the Naruto anime, there have been many iconic villains who have threatened humanity. However, one of them has been wronged quite a lot, as MeinMMO editor Niko finds: I still can’t forgive Naruto for what the anime did to the best villain after 16 years

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A series on Netflix is a feast for fans of thrillers, viewed over 69 million times alone in 2025

Christoph Waldboth 14. April 2026 Reading time 2 minutes

Thriller lovers, take note: If you haven’t done so yet, you should give a series on Netflix a chance. With only five episodes, it offers a brief excursion into the world of the wealthy and features three strong main actresses.

What is the series about? It is called Sirens and premiered on May 22, 2025, on Netflix. The series is based on a play named Elemeno Pea, which was written by Molly Smith Metzler.

She was also responsible for the Netflix series as the showrunner. In total, there are five episodes, each ranging from 52 to 63 minutes long.

For the streaming service, the series has so far been a resounding success. According to Whats-on-Netflix, the five episodes alone were viewed 69.7 million times in 2025. The viewing hours have totaled 329.9 million since May of last year.

Especially for those who enjoy thrillers that incorporate elements from other genres like dark comedy, satire, and social critique, Sirens is worth a look.

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Julianne Moore as a billion-dollar culture leader in the trailer for “Sirens”

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A Dubious Boss

What is the series about? The plot unfolds over the course of a weekend. Devon wants to reconnect with her sister Simone and travels to an island. There, Simone works for a billionaire named Michaela, nicknamed Kikki.

She lives in a luxury estate on the island and is very eccentric on one hand, while also arousing suspicion in Devon. Something seems to be amiss on the island. Soon, Devon recognizes cult-like behavior with Michaela as the central figure, leading her to decide to help her sister Simone.

Is the series good? With 69 million views, the production has already garnered quite a bit of attention last year. But what do the critics say? On Rotten Tomatoes, Sirens has received a rating of 75%.

So while the series may not be the best the genre has to offer, it can still be classified as a recommendation and a successful production. The focus of praise is on the three leading actresses: Meghann Fahy (The White Lotus) as Devon, Milly Alcock (House of the Dragon) as Simone, and Julianne Moore (Magnolia) as Michaela.

All three deliver outstanding performances and play their roles excellently. Additionally, the storyline is not very predictable, as noted by Katie-Ann Gupwell from Daily Mirror: “It really surprises you, as there are always unexpected twists.”

More critical voices lament the unsatisfactory resolution of the story and a somewhat unoriginal statement about the wealthy social class. Exciting for mythology fans: The title of the series suggests that motifs like that of the sirens are creatively woven into the plot.

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Anyone with about five hours of time and a bit of interest in the thriller genre should give the series a chance. In the worst case, you’ll watch three talented actresses showcase their art against luxurious backdrops. Milly Alcock will soon be seen in a completely different role on screen: Superman’s cousin is getting her own movie and is being compared directly to John Wick

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ARC Raiders: Solving Stable Houses – This is how you find the Vault

Christos Tsogos 14. April 2026 Reading time 3 minutes

In ARC Raiders Tian Wen sends you to Stella Montis to find a safe. Unfortunately, you have to maneuver through the dangerous area and can easily get lost. We show you the exact path to complete the quest as stress-free as possible.

What kind of quest is this? The arms dealer Tian Wen sends you on the quest “Stable Houses.” In this one, you need to visit Stella Montis and open a safe because a customer of hers desperately wants something.

Unfortunately, you have to visit various locations in Stella Montis for the quest, and since the map is so winding, it can be somewhat confusing.

As usual, no quest location is marked in ARC Raiders, which is why you need to search for the locations yourself. Therefore, we visited all the find locations to show you where they are.

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Go to the Security Bridge

You can find the security bridge in Stella Montis in the entrance hall area. Look for the security barrier and the counter of the former security forces – then break open the door behind the counter. Go through the door and keep to the right to enter the stairwell.

ARC-Raiders-Stella-Montis — Here you will find the sought-after place

ARC-Raiders-Tür-Stella-Montis — Here you will find the sought-after place

Now you need to go up the stairs until you reach the third floor. On the left side of the floor, you need to look for the floor number, and right next to it is a door you need to open. Inside is the safe, and you must open it now.

Find the Control Room and Use the Access Card Printer

Since the safe cannot be opened, you now need to go up to the fourth floor to use the access card printer. So go up another floor and look for a separate room in the same area as on floor 3. This is the control room. Right in the room on the table with all the monitors is the printer – interact with it.

How to Open the Safe

The printer also did not work, and now you need to find an alternative way to open the safe. So go back to the third floor to the room with the safe. Once there, you just need to turn around 180 degrees and look for a pinboard. Get close and interact with it. Now you have the code to open the safe.

Open the safe and collect the documents. It is important that you go into the mission with a security bag. If you are unlucky and get taken out, you will lose the documents, and you will have to go through everything again – Stella Montis is not exactly peaceful. Now escape from the map and deliver the documents to Tian Wen.

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These were all the important find locations for the quest “Stable Houses” in ARC Raiders. In addition to this mission, there are also other quests that you can complete. If you are looking for solutions for those as well, we have the suitable guide overview for you: ARC Raiders: All guides, tips, and lists in the overview

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One of the first major MMO streamers received $10,000 from Arab WoW players, but his mom thought it was “Monopoly money”

Lydia 14. April 2026 Reading time 2 minutes

Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris was one of the first major streamers on Twitch: He captivated audiences with a mix of skill in WoW and entertaining antics. It was so well received that he garnered large sums of viewers – without really understanding it.

Which streamer is it about? “Sodapoppin” is an absolute streaming veteran. He started streaming on the Xfire platform at the age of 15. In 2012, he really took off on Twitch, becoming one of the first truly successful MMORPG streamers, reaching tens of thousands of viewers in the early years of streaming.

Sodapoppin’s mix of skill in WoW and goofy antics was so well received that viewers began sending him money via PayPal. As he reports in the new episode of his podcast with his mother as a special guest, WoW players from Dubai started to send him money through PayPal, including a “donation” of $10,000. However, no one really understood it back then.

In the past, donations were still uncharted territory for many creators:

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“At 18, I didn’t care about it”

This is how Sodapoppin’s mother viewed his career: The mother of the Twitch streamer found the whole thing especially “confusing” at the time. She didn’t know that PayPal was “real.” She thought it was all “Monopoly money.” She told a friend: “Oh, he has a bit of money, but I don’t think it’s real money.”

Sodapoppin explains: They were all skeptical back then. They also didn’t know if the donor would charge back the money. Such a chargeback can actually happen and put content creators in difficult situations. Later, the MMORPG streamer says he also didn’t know how he would get the money into his bank account. He didn’t even have a bank.

The practical aspects of the sudden windfall didn’t matter to him much either. “At 18, I didn’t care about it. I didn’t even know what it meant. I didn’t care. I was jumping up and down, I was freaking out.”

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Tournament winner in Pokémon GO defends against disqualification, calls decision a “well-intentioned mistake”

Caroline Fuller 14. April 2026 Reading time 2 minutes

A disqualified winner of a tournament from Pokémon GO, who lost not only a match but the entire regional championships due to a disqualification, is now fighting against this decision. The community and the actual second-place holder are on his side.

How did the disqualification happen? At the regional championships of Pokémon GO in Orlando, a decision caused an uproar in the community: The actual winner of the tournament, Firestar73, had his victory of the tournament revoked, because he allegedly behaved “unsportingly” during his celebration. He apparently threw his headphones too hard, which cost him not only the victory of the match but of the entire tournament.

Upon closer examination of the clip, most of the community and professional colleagues regarding Pokémon GO, by their reactions on X, do not notice any such unsporting behavior. They even urged the Pokémon Company to reverse their decision and apologize to the actual winner. Firestar73 has also officially addressed the organizers and published a statement document on X, in which he clearly states: “Their decision was a mistake made in good faith, but nonetheless a clear error.”

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The revoked winner provides evidence that could help him

What does Firestar73 say in the statement? In the statement regarding his disqualification at the regional championships in Orlando, the professional explains that he wants to not only contact the support of the Pokémon Company but also analyze why the decision was wrong. He mentions two main reasons:

Firstly: His celebration was not unsporting but exactly the kind that is known from tournaments to Pokémon GO and is regularly integrated as clips in official compilations. He includes video links as evidence that support this statement. You can access these in his statement document.

Secondly: Even if his celebration had been unsporting, it should not have resulted in a loss. For this, Firestar73 refers to the official rules that state a penalty in the form of a game loss is imposed when an error significantly impairs the integrity of the game state. This includes mockery, distraction, or intimidation of the opponent, thereby influencing the game and the results. His celebration, however, occurred only after the end of the match.

“I clearly did not mock any other competitor or participant,” emphasizes Firestar73, “an escalation to a game loss was unjustified.”

How does he assess the organizer’s decision? The professional also mentions in his statement that he does not accuse the tournament organizer of malicious intent. However, he explains that they “probably have less insight into the history of the Pokémon GO community than the hundreds of committed trainers worldwide who all disagree with the decision.”

The Pokémon GO player base and the actual second-place holder, NiteTimeClasher, reject the organizer’s decision, as evidenced by the reactions on X under the hashtag #JusticeForFirestar.

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So far, the Pokémon Company has not commented on the case. If there are updates on Firestar73 and the victory or loss of the tournament, we will keep you informed. If you want to know how the community reacted to the incident, you can learn more about the disqualification here. Because it found an exciting parallel: Tournament winner is disqualified in Pokémon GO for celebrating incorrectly, now fans could save him

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Generation Z complains about AI, but that is not enough for an important decision

Benedikt Schlotmann 14. April 2026 Reading time 2 minutes

Young people have negative attitudes towards AI according to a survey. However, for many, this is (still) not a reason to ban AI from their daily lives.

Where do the data come from? The Gallup Organization is one of the leading market and opinion research institutes. In a recent Gallup report, made in cooperation with GSV Ventures and the Walton Family Foundation, 1,600 people aged 14 to 29 from all over the USA were asked about AI.

Generation Z is considered digital natives who have grown up with the Internet, smartphones, and social media, and use these technologies intuitively. This also includes artificial intelligence.

The latest report from Gallup shows that many Generation Z individuals actively use AI, but the positive attitude has noticeably cooled. However, this is still not enough to completely say goodbye to AI. Many young people continue to use AI because they recognize its benefits.

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The enthusiasm for AI is declining, while concern and anger are growing

What do the data look like? Respondents were able to vote on what feelings AI evokes in them. They could choose excited, hopeful, angry, anxious, and curious. According to the survey, the following values emerged compared to the previous year (2025):

18 percent stated that they are hopeful about artificial intelligence. In 2025, this was still 27 percent.
22 percent said they are excited about AI. This is a drop from 36 percent the previous year.
31 percent of respondents reported that they are angry about AI, compared to 22 percent in the previous year.
The fear of AI has remained relatively stable at 42 percent (2025: 41 percent).
The emotion “curious” was not evaluated separately by Gallup.

The numbers show that Generation Z’s enthusiasm for artificial intelligence is steadily decreasing. However, how often AI is used in daily life also plays a role: negative emotions among non-users are much more common than among those who use AI daily in their lives.

Despite strong rejection, AI continues to be actively used by digital natives

Nevertheless, the overall rejection does not prevent Generation Z from using AI in their daily lives. According to Gallup, 51% of all participants stated that they use AI at least once a week, which marks an increase from the previous year (2025: 47%).

Stephanie Marken, Senior Partner at Gallup, explains that many recognize the benefits of AI but are also concerned about its long-term effects:

Generation Z does not outright reject AI, but they reconsider its role in their lives. What we see in the data is a generation that acknowledges the benefits of AI but is increasingly worried about its long-term effects on learning, trust, and career readiness.

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A place in Crimson Desert you have never visited, it suggests how much bigger the game should have been

Karsten Scholz 14. April 2026 Reading time 4 minutes

Crimson Desert is known to be an incredibly extensive open-world adventure that can easily captivate you for 150+ hours. MeinMMO editor Karsten Scholz has now finished it and is sure: The original plans of Pearl Abyss must have been much more ambitious.

How big is Crimson Desert? I have now completed the 12 acts of the main story and the epilogue. All the witch ruins have been cleared, and I have defeated a little more than 50 bosses and the entire map has been revealed through the 8 bell towers. In total, I was able to check off 55 percent of the knowledge entries. Time spent: about 150 hours.

To bring the game to 100 percent, I would certainly need to invest another 100 hours, maybe even more. The first player to achieve the Platinum Trophy reportedly took 305 hours.

Nevertheless, I am now sure that Crimson Desert should have been much more extensive. There are several hints of this, one of which relates to a place you are supposed to visit during the epilogue after the finale.

Attention – slight spoiler warning!
I won’t reveal anything about the actual finale or how the story ends. However, I will briefly touch on the epilogue and hint at how Crimson Desert tries to frame the events of the past hours of gameplay. If you want to experience that without any prior information, you should not continue reading.

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The places where the bells toll

Still there? Good! You surely know that there are several larger settlements or cities in Crimson Desert where you meet countless merchants and quest givers, and they often play an important role in the main story. At many of these important locations, you will find a bell tower that you can climb to ring the local bell.

This way, you uncover the immediate surroundings of the respective location on the map. If you ring all 8 bells, you can even see the entire splendor of the continent Pywel. However, without a guide or interactive map, it’s not so easy to find all the bells in the game.

The last bell tower is located in the far north of the namesake Crimson Desert, in the city of Varnia. There are a few NPCs and a fast travel point, but not much more. No special story events or exciting quest lines take place here. Unless you are specifically looking for the last bell or want to explore every inch of the game, you probably won’t end up here quickly.

Who is writing here? Karsten Scholz is the MMORPG expert at MeinMMO. He knows the quasi-predecessor Black Desert very well. Additionally, Karsten is very comfortable in open-world games (most recently he caught up on Spider-Man 2) and in the action-adventure genre for many years.

Karsten has been looking forward to Crimson Desert since the first trailers. In the past weeks, he has spent almost every free minute on the continent Pywel. Almost 150 hours have been accumulated this way.

What about Varnia? After the big finale, Kliff sets out in the epilogue to visit his most important allies again to talk to them about the current situation and his plans for the future. So, it goes back to all the important places like the town of Hernand, Calphade Castle, or Delesyia Fortress.

The last task in the epilogue, however, noticeably stands out: it sends Kliff to Varnia. No problem, I was already there, for the bell. But why should I specifically go to the sandy butt of Pywel? I don’t want to reveal whom Kliff meets there at this point. However, this person has nothing to do with the place itself.

Since that meeting, I haven’t been able to shake the feeling that the developers originally had different plans for Varnia and that the city was supposed to play a role in the main story.

Pywel is full of hints like these: Those who are currently playing Crimson Desert and have already put in a few hours will agree with me: Hernand is bursting with content. You constantly stumble upon new tasks, puzzles, and secrets. Anyone who wants can easily spend 100 hours in this starting region.

However, the farther you move away from Hernand, the less densely positioned the content seems. This is especially noticeable in the endgame zones of Delesyia and Crimson Desert. Although these are also large, there is much more downtime, but also more challenges that have received less investment of effort.

More and more frequently, for example, you can simply pick up Abyss artifacts instead of having to solve puzzles for them (as is almost always the case in Hernand).

It’s fitting that some of the later story acts come across as less elaborately staged and designed than comparable events in the first half of the story – I don’t want to spoil anything here either.

All of this makes it seem as if the developers significantly scaled back their plans for the later regions over time in order not to develop Crimson Desert for two, three, or more years. If that’s true, the original plans must have been absurdly ambitious… considering the current extent of the game.

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Would Crimson Desert have become an even better game with these contents? Maybe. Perhaps it would have scared off more players with its size, which it is already doing in its current form. It might have been the best solution to design the continent smaller from the start and to give all regions the same developer love. However, the size of the game world is also a big appeal of Crimson Desert… difficult. What do you think? You can read more from me about Crimson Desert here: Like in the good old days: Why Crimson Desert suddenly feels like WoW Classic after 140 hours

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The X-Men exist only because Stan Lee needed a cowardly excuse for his superheroes

Niko Hernes 14. April 2026 Reading time 3 minutes

The comic legend Stan Lee created many heroes for Marvel, which still today are among the most important figures in pop culture. Sometimes he had selfish claims about his ideas as well. This is also true for one of the most important superhero teams, which is still loved by fans.

Which team is it? Stan Lee created many important Marvel characters with partners like Jack Kirby until his death in 2018. These include:

The Fantastic Four (1961)
Hulk (1962)
Thor (1962)
Spider-Man (1962)
Daredevil (1964)

Under his pen, well-known superhero teams like the Avengers or also in 1963 the X-Men were created. The mutants under Professor X represent a peculiarity not only in the Marvel universe. Stan Lee wanted a team where he had to worry less about how the superpowers are acquired.

In games, the X-Men have also fought against video game characters:

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I can’t have them all bitten by a radioactive spider

What was his lazy reason for the X-Men? In 2004, Lisa Terrada interviewed Stan Lee for the Living Television Collection. They discussed various points of his career, the competition with DC, and the origin story of several heroes, including the X-Men. Lee explains how he came up with the idea of mutants:

Anyway I wanted to do another group, another group of superheroes, but I was getting tired now of figuring out how they get their superpowers. I couldn’t have everybody bitten by a radioactive spider or exposed to a gamma ray explosion.

[…] I took the cowardly way out. I said to myself, ‘Why don’t I just say they’re mutants. They were born that way.’ We all know there are mutants in real life. There’s a frog with five legs, things like that. So I won’t have to think of new excuses. I’ll get as many as I want.
Stan Lee on the creation of the X-Men (Source: YouTube)

In the Marvel universe, mutants are humans with the X-gene, which gives them abilities that are different for each mutant. As Homo superior, the central conflict of many X-Men comics is the hatred of many people towards mutants because they are different. Even though later backgrounds regarding the X-gene were added, it was originally just a gene that could bring out any ability.

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With this idea, Stan Lee went to his publisher boss. Initially, he wanted to call them the Mutants. His boss probably thought the idea itself was quite good, but not the name. He thought that name would be difficult if none of the readers knew what a mutant is. He then came up with the idea X-Men, fitting for the leader of the group, Professor Xavier.

His boss thought this name was better, even though Stan Lee himself was confused as to why this name was suddenly okay: If a reader doesn’t know what a mutant is, how will he know what an X-Man is?

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Even more than 60 years later, the X-Men are special

How special are the X-Men today? The X-Men are not just a team like the Avengers besides their X-gene. Even in their beginnings, they could be understood as a metaphor for the civil rights movement in the USA in the 1950s and 1960s.

In an article for the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Brian Powell wrote about the representation of the civil rights movement in Marvel comics. He compares the characters Professor X and Magneto with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, who were central figures during the movement.

The Sentinels, huge mutant-hunting robots, are for him an answer to police brutality during riots in Los Angeles in 1965.

Even today, many X-Men comics address racism, exclusion, and hate. A good example is the animated series X-Men ’97, which will be released in 2024. There, there is a trial for the villain Magneto, who now wants to do good. In this, he questions why he should use his powers for people who hate mutants and would prefer to exterminate them. Read more about the X-Men here: An underestimated heroine in Marvel finally gets the story she deserves

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Studio behind one of the best creature collectors on Steam say: We never wanted to be the “Pokémon killer”

Niko Hernes 14. April 2026 Reading time 2 minutes

Not only is Palworld a worthy competitor to Pokémon, many other titles also want to have fun in the genre. The developers behind TemTem recently announced their new game. In a new statement, they explain that they do not want to be the Pokémon killers.

Which game have the TemTem developers announced? Recently, the developers from Crema announced their new game TemTem: Pioneers. Unlike the original TemTem, which used turn-based battles in the style of Pokémon, Pioneers wants to explore other genres.

The game is supposed to gather survival, collecting the TemTems, and action RPG battles in one game. This makes it almost reminiscent of Palworld. Unlike in Palworld, however, you actively take on the role of a monster in battle and fight with short combos against other creatures. All this should also work in co-op.

As part of the announcement, there was also a Kickstarter campaign. In just 8 hours, the requested goal of €90,000 was reached. Some people like to refer to such games as Pokémon killers. But the developers now reject this designation.

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Creators of the Pokémon MMO TemTem introduce TemTem Pioneers in the trailer, will it be a creature collector like Palworld

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The TemTem developers are fans

What do the developers say about the term Pokémon killer? In a statement on X.com, the developers behind TemTem commented on the term. The term is currently resurfacing, but they do not see themselves as Pokémon killers.

TemTem: Pioneers is another love letter to the genre of monster taming, but no substitute for any of the others. With Pioneers, they want to offer another adventure in the fantastic genre.

In the comments, the developers specify the statement again after a comment called the first TemTem the original Pokémon killer (via X.com). They explain that such a label is not fair and that they never had the intention of using it. According to the response, they all love the 25-year gaming series, and they hope that they can just be themselves this time.

Can there even be Pokémon killers? The Pokémon franchise is gigantic. The latest main entry in the series, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, sold over 28 million copies (via nintendo.co.jp). That is a number that only a few games can reach.

But there are also many games in the monster collector genre besides Pokémon. Even before the first Pokémon in 1996, there were games focused on catching monsters as a mechanic. For example, Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei from 1987 or Dragon Quest V from 1992. However, Pokémon likely had the pure focus on catching the monsters first.

If you are not on a Nintendo console nowadays, there are some good alternatives that also expand the genre outside of Pokémon:

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth (2025)
TemTem (2022)
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (2024)
Coromon (2022)
and of course the survival game Palworld (2024)

These are all alternatives with different approaches but are not Pokémon killers.

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The company behind Pokémon is not popular with many fans when you look at how they deal with competitors. The legal dispute with Palworld has been ongoing for some time. A patent of the Pokémon Company has now been revoked by an authority: Authority revokes Nintendo’s patent that would harm games like Palworld and even Diablo

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The largest MMORPG 2026 has just launched, an expert reveals why it is better than expected

Cedric Holmeier 14. April 2026 Reading time 3 minutes

With Honor of Kings: World, the largest MMORPG of 2026 has just launched in China. A well-known YouTuber has gone to the servers and explains his first impression.

Who is it about? Kanon is an MMORPG YouTuber and is currently known for his look into Asia. He plays many of the MMORPGs that are not yet available in the West and reveals how good or bad they really are. He has already tried dozens of titles and does not hold back when it comes to monetization.

In his new video on YouTube, he has tried out Honor of Kings: World, which has already been announced for the West. He shares his first impression after 6 hours in the game and reveals what one can expect from the major installment.

Here you can watch a trailer for Honor of Kings: World:

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Honor of Kings: World shows setting and battles in the trailer

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Better than expected

What is his impression of the MMORPG? In the video, the MMO expert is surprised by Honor of Kings: World. He explains that his expectations were initially rather low, but after the first six hours of play, he would give it a grade of A-.

He finds the combat system easy to learn but hard to master. There are only a few skills, but they need to be cleverly combined in combo chains to perform extra attacks. The same goes for perfect dodging and parrying of boss mechanics. According to him, it is not just about “button smashing.”

He also praises the PvP modes that deviate from the standard. In addition to 1vs.1 arenas in the typical format, there is also a 4vs.4 mode that reminds him of Payload from Overwatch. PvP is supposed to be unlocked early and, according to him, is a lot of fun.

In PvE, however, he was surprised by the early story bosses. They caught his attention positively and were a challenge from the start. Kanon believes that his expectations for endgame in dungeons and raids have therefore increased.

How much MMORPG is really in it? Kanon makes it clear at the beginning of his video that Honor of Kings: World is not a classic MMORPG like WoW and others. Instead, he describes it as a hybrid of Genshin Impact and MMORPGs.

You play the main story solo, but you can see the silhouettes of other players nearby and can interact with them. According to Kanon, you can only see 22 players at the same time, which greatly limits the “Massive” aspect of MMORPGs.

Furthermore, outside of groups, players do not share enemies in the open world, but you can connect with others at any time through the silhouettes.

What speaks again for an MMORPG are the many different classes in the game. These are tied to the parent game Honor of Kings and can be chosen at character creation, unlocked in the game, and switched. According to the YouTuber, some grind or real money is needed to quickly unlock everything.

What kind of game is this anyway? Honor of Kings: World is somewhat like the LoL MMORPG for players from China. The MOBA is the major competitor of League of Legends there and now attempts with World its largest spin-off yet, which appeals to a large number of players.

Honor of Kings: World takes fans to familiar and beloved places from the parent game and impresses not only with modern comic graphics but also with an extremely large game world and many contents.

Similar to Where Winds Meet, the developers rely on a hybrid system that should attract both MMORPG fans and action game fans like Genshin Impact.

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Honor of Kings: World will also be released in Germany. Those who do not want to sneak onto the Chinese servers like the YouTuber can currently simply sign up for the upcoming alpha test. How that works is explained by MeinMMO expert Karsten Scholz in his MMORPG recap: With a bit of luck, you can soon play the probably largest new MMORPG 2026 on PC

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Crimson Desert: Dragon Stone Chamber – how to solve the Mysterious Energy at the camp

Karsten Scholz 14. April 2026 Reading time 3 minutes

In this guide to Crimson Desert, we will tell you how to solve the puzzle in the Dragon’s Stone Chamber. To do this, you need to rotate 3 stone discs into the correct position.

Short and sweet – here is the solution: In the chamber, you will find 3 wall panels that you need to rotate into the correct positions. You do this as follows:

Wall panel 1: The sun and moon should be the tip of a tree-like formation.
Wall panel 2: Rotate the disc so that the animal shape is on the right and the small pyramid is upside down.
Wall panel 3: The claw shape should be oriented to the left.

Dragon's Stone Chamber Plate 1 — Wall panel 1

Dragon's Stone Chamber Plate 2 — Wall panel 1

As soon as a panel is in the correct position, it will rumble briefly. When all three panels are correctly aligned, the back door in the chamber will open. Now you can grab an Abyss artifact and a memory of abundance.

How do you come up with the solution? If you look closely at the chamber, you can discover murals that show you snippets of the map of Pywel. They each have positions along the Nas River marked with an X that you need to visit for the correct solution.

Keep an eye out on rocky walls and ledges where you will find paintings. If you are in the right place, you can hardly miss them.

Update from April 14, 2026: We have added the explanation to the solution and structurally adjusted the post a bit.

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Where do I find the puzzle? If you have set up the Graymane camp in Crimson Desert and explored the immediate surroundings, you will certainly quickly notice two areas on the map. These are marked with a question mark each.

Behind question mark number 1 hides the fast travel point from the house – how to activate this has already been revealed in this guide. Question mark number 2 leads you to the hidden Dragon’s Stone Chamber.

Screenshot Map Crimson Desert Dragon's Stone Chamber — Here you will find the puzzle of the Dragon’s Stone Chamber.

How do I get to the Stone Chamber? Keep southeast from the camp until you encounter a quarry on the mountain, where you will find the possibility to mine diamonds in a hidden cave. On an intermediate level, which you can surely reach with your glide skill, you will encounter a mysterious mural that is overgrown with thorny brambles.

On your first visit, you can observe a vision there with your golden Visione-helmet. Then burn the thorns on the wall with your weapon reflection. After that, you can interact with the freed door and push it into the mountain – just run against the door with a cliff.

This is how you reach the Dragon’s Chamber, where you now need to rotate the 3 wall panels into the correct position.

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The artifact as a reward for the puzzle grants you another talent point. When you use the memory from your inventory, you gain knowledge about other places where you can find treasures. If you are looking for more tips and tricks, check out our guide overview for Crimson Desert!

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Crimson Desert: Find Gold Bars – This Way You Can Easily Get 500 Silver

Alexander Mehrwald 14. April 2026 Reading time 3 minutes

At the beginning, many players in Crimson Desert want to avoid worrying about the necessary pocket change. We show you where you can find a gold bar early on, so you don’t have to think about it anymore.

What does a gold bar bring? If you find gold bars in Crimson Desert, you can take them to a bank and exchange them for 500 silver. This way, especially at the beginning, you can afford almost everything you need – whether it be equipment, food, resources, or mounts. It’s worth looking for them.

You can obtain them, for example, through pickpocketing, especially from nobles, or by finding them in houses and chests. You can recognize them when you’re searching for loot with your lantern and you spot a bar instead of a pouch. However, especially at the beginning, this is not without risk and can take some time.

Therefore, we show you a hideout where you can find a gold bar early in the game, allowing you to not worry about an empty wallet for the next few hours.

Are there prerequisites? Yes, as you won’t be able to access the bars without committing theft, you need a mask that allows you to perform criminal acts. You can get it as loot from bandits or during one of the first bounty quests from the bulletin board. Once you have it, you can start your search.

Update from April 14, 2026: We have added some minor information and slightly restructured the post.

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Gold Bar Hideout in the Lion’s Mane Estate

Fortunately, you can find a gold bar shortly after the tutorial in the northwest of the town Hernand, specifically in the Lion’s Mane Estate. You’ll find it here:

How do you get into the estate? If you try to enter through “normal” means, the guards will keep you out. The easiest way to get in is to go to the eastern side of the estate and open a window there. Climb through, and once inside, no one will question what you’re doing there. You can take your time to explore.

Where can you find the bar? Go to the ground floor into the foyer and keep to the right when you look into the room from the front door. You should quickly find the fireplace. This is what it looks like:

Shine your lantern to find the bag hidden in the fireplace. Then equip your mask from the menu and select “Steal”. Be careful to wait for the alarm aura after stealing to avoid risking a bounty. Now you’ve secured the gold bar. Of course, you could just sell it, but that would only give you a fraction of what the bar is actually worth.

Exchange Gold Bar for Silver

To exchange the bar as efficiently as possible into usable coins, you should go to a bank. Conveniently, there is one nearby, specifically here southeast of the estate:

Crimson Desert Hernand Bank Location — Here you find the bank.

Crimson Desert Bank — Here you find the bank.

There, you can easily exchange it for 500 silver coins. Alternatively, if you already have enough by this point, you can buy a safe license for 100 silver and deposit your bar there. It will then accrue, so you can regularly collect returns.

At the beginning, it makes sense to initially use the silver to get settled in.

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Crimson Desert: Contradiction Walkthrough – All Weight of Knowledge Answers

Christos Tsogos 14. April 2026 Reading time 2 minutes

In Crimson Desert, you will receive the sub-quest “Contradiction” for the questline “The Burden of Knowledge,” which is currently causing problems for many players. Here’s how you can complete it quickly.

These are the correct answers: We have numbered the answers in the order they appear in your dialogue window. So use the following options to successfully complete the quest:

Answer 1: I heard there was a meeting with a noble from outside that day.
Answer 1: They were with Tarho in the lab all day and think the guard is the one behaving oddly.
Answer 2: They were engrossed in their research with Grunil and just stopped by the library, only to be reprimanded by the librarian.
Answer 2: The library keeps records of all visits – but Raphael’s entry is missing.
Answer 1: They insist they couldn’t have stolen it – because they knew nothing of the forbidden books or the old language.

Contradiction Quest Position — You will find the institute at X along with the administrator

CD Appearance Administrator — You will find the institute at X along with the administrator

After you have given all the correct answers, you will receive a follow-up quest to finally catch the book thief who is causing trouble on the institute grounds. The good thing is that you don’t have to pay close attention during the conversation, as the culprit will be marked on your map after the chat.

Update, April 14, 2026: The article has been structurally adjusted so you can find the solutions more easily.

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What is the problem? During the questline “The Burden of Knowledge,” you must visit the Scholastein Institute for “Contradiction” and talk to the institute administrator. He requires the correct answers in a specific order. Unfortunately, many players hit a wall here, because:

The dialogue cannot be skipped
One wrong answer and you have to talk to the administrator again
The hints from the previous quest barely help in finding the correct answers

Fans suspect a faulty translation into German, which is why many now have to spend minutes wrestling with the orc and giving the seemingly wrong answers in a row.

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These were all the important details to successfully complete the dialogue with the institute administrator. If you need more help with quests or even tips, we have the right list for you with a variety of guides: Crimson Desert: All guides, tips, and lists at a glance

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EA revives its cash cow shooter – 300,000 players on Steam show that you can still have fun

Cedric Holmeier 13. April 2026 Reading time 2 minutes

After a long downturn, things are going well for Apex Legends again, and the developers can be proud of themselves.

How is Apex Legends doing? Apex Legends launched as a shadow drop in 2019 and showed that you don’t need an expensive marketing campaign, but just a trailer at the right moment to achieve great success.

Now the shooter is 7 years old and has reached Season 28. Accordingly, the shooter has gone through many ups and downs. However, it is currently emerging from a long downturn and shooting straight up.

On Saturday, April 11, 2026, the shooter exceeded 300,000 players for the first time in 20 months. While this is still far from the record of 624,000 players in February 2023, it shows that the developers are heading in the right direction.

This trailer is where it all started for Apex Legends:

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Apex Legends Gameplay Trailer

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Comeback for Apex Legends

Why are players returning? The start of Apex Legends’ latest Season 28 actually went anything but well. In the last 20 seasons, no launch attracted as few players as Season 28. However, since then, player counts have increased by 50%.

This is also due to the communication from the developers, according to PCGamesn.com. The developers have opened up and discussed the major issues with the community. Cheaters, server problems, and other things that just annoy the players were openly identified.

The firm stance against cheaters and the release of the number of banned players was well received by the fans. The fact that they sought the players’ opinions was also appreciated. There were discussions about improvement suggestions, “Ask Me Anything” formats, and feedback sessions after major patches.

What else is well received? Recently, there was also a crossover with Gundam, which immortalized the Japanese science fiction universe in Apex Legends and provided good variety.

Fans, however, say on Reddit that Apex Legends simply feels good right now, and the developers have made exactly the right decisions. Many find the shooter simply fun, even though they can’t exactly say which feature it is that convinces them.

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Daemons of the Shadow Realm: Episode 3 – When does the next episode of the anime air?

Jasmin Beverungen 13. April 2026 Reading time 2 minutes

The Anime Daemons of the Shadow Realm is by the same mangaka who is also known for Full Metal Alchemist. All info about the upcoming anime can be found here.

Update on April 13th, 2026: We have updated the article regarding the upcoming episode.

Overview:

Release
Streaming Service
Synchronization
Content

The article aims to inform you weekly about when the release of the next episode will occur. This way you will know when there is a break in the anime and what time the new episode starts. Additionally, there will be information on when the new episode will be available in German.

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Daemons of the Shadow Realm shows anime by the creator of FMA in the trailer

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Daemons of the Shadow Realm – All about Episode 3

Release: When does Episode 3 premiere?

The next episode of Daemons of the Shadow Realm will be released on the 18th April 2026. Just look for the following times:

9 AM PDT
12 PM EDT
5 PM BST
12th April, 2 AM AEST

Streaming Service: Where can I watch the episode?

Daemons of the Shadow Realm will be fully available on Crunchyroll in simulcast. This means that the episodes will be aired shortly after the Japanese premiere on television. Whether the episodes will also be aired on another streaming service is not known.

Synchronization: What languages will be available?

The episodes will be released simultaneously in Japanese with German/English subtitles as well as completely with German/English voiceover. So there will be no waiting time between the release of the different language versions.

Content: What will be shown?

The first season focuses on the beginning of the manga source material. We will experience the entire story from the beginning and how the journey of protagonist Yuru begins. How many arcs from the manga the first season will include is still unclear.

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One Piece: When does Episode 1158 come out? All about the release of the new episode

Jasmin Beverungen 13. April 2026 Reading time 2 minutes

One Piece finally continues with the Elban arc after a long break. MyMMO tells you when the next episode will be released.

Update on April 13, 2026: We have updated the article regarding the next episode.

Overview:

Release
Streaming Service
Dubbing
Arc

One Piece has been running as an anime since 1999. In Germany, the series started in 2003 on RTL2. Since then, over 1,000 episodes have been released. However, in December 2025, there was a rescheduling, and One Piece was put on hold until April 2026. The anime used to be released weekly but took breaks frequently. From 2026, there should only be 26 episodes per year.

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One Piece: New trailer shows first images from the Egghead Island arc

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One Piece: All about Episode 1158

Release: When Will Episode 1158 Be Released?

The next episode of One Piece will be released on April 19th, 2026. Watch out for the following times:

9 AM PDT
12 PM EDT
5 PM BST
23:00 Uhr CEST

Streaming Service: Where Can You Watch the Episode?

The new episodes will be available on both Crunchyroll and ADN. With a one-week delay, the new episode will also be available on Netflix.

Dubbing: What Languages Will Be Available?

The episodes will be released immediately after the premiere with Japanese audio and German subtitles. The German dubbing will be added at a later time. Currently, the translation has reached Episode 1122.

Arc: Where Is the Story Currently?

After Egghead, the Straw Hats will finally head to Elban. The island is the home of the Giants and Lysop has dreamed for many years of finally reaching the land. The Straw Hat crew awaits new adventures, but also dangerous enemies from the World Government. The manga is currently still in the Elban arc, so the ending is not yet determined.

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The Netflix series of One Piece is also continuing. In the live-action adaptation, real actors portray the members of the Straw Hat crew. You can find all important information on MeinMMO: One Piece Season 2: Trailer, Release, and Cast for the Netflix Series

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Witch Hat Atelier: Episode 3 – Release Overview

Jasmin Beverungen 13. April 2026 Reading time 2 minutes

The manga for Witch Hat Atelier has been running for 10 years, but is only now getting a series. All the information about the upcoming anime can be found here.

Update on April 13: We have updated the article regarding the next episode.

Overview:

Release
Streaming Service
Dubbing
Content

The article will inform you weekly about when the release of the next episode takes place. This way you will know if there is a break in the anime and at what time the new episode starts. Additionally, there is information on when the new episode will be available in German.

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Witch Hat Atelier – The First Trailer for the Fantasy Anime

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Witch Hat Atelier – Everything about Episode 3

Release: When is Episode 3 coming out?

The next episode of Witch Hat Atelier airs on Monday, April 13, 2026, at 4:00 PM Central European Summer Time. The following episodes, which will go up to Episode 13, will be released on a weekly basis.

Streaming Service: Where can I watch the episode?

Witch Hat Atelier is exclusively available on Crunchyroll in simulcast. This means that the episodes will be broadcast shortly after the Japanese premiere on television.

Dubbing: What languages will be available?

The episode will be available in Japanese with German subtitles. At the same time, the episodes will be released without delay in the German dubbed version. There is no waiting time between the versions.

Content: What will there be to see?

The anime adaptation of Witch Hat Atelier is based on the manga. Therefore, we can already guess what the series will be about:

The protagonist Coco wants to become a witch. However, only those born with magical talent can become witches. Coco does not qualify.
One day she meets the wizard Qifrey, who takes her as a student. He teaches her that spells can also be cast using runes and magical ink.
The dark witch circle is interested in Coco. Their goal is to revive the free use of magic. It was banned because several atrocities were committed with it in the past.

Coco must therefore deal with the dark plot and her newly acquired magical knowledge at the same time. The manga of Witch Hat Atelier is still ongoing, which is why the story is not yet complete.

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Witch Hat Atelier is just one of many animes that will premiere in Spring 2026. There are many other highlights you should not miss. You can find all important information about the anime on MeinMMO: 8 Anime Recommendations for Spring 2026, one of which has the potential to become the best anime of all time

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Player writes negative Steam review after 29,908 hours, yet plays for 11 years 7 hours daily

Caroline Fuller 13. April 2026 Reading time 2 minutes

The review of an angry gamer caused a stir in the community. A construction game on Steam made him so angry that he had to write down his feelings. However, the number of his play hours above the review gives his opinion a special nuance.

What frustrates the gamer? The Reddit user Kerrah2323 posted a screenshot of a Steam review for the game Cities: Skylines. The author of this review, who was anonymized by the poster, gave the construction game a thumbs down and complained about the following: The updates in Cities: Skylines make the game unplayable when using mods. However, they are essential since the unmodded version is “unbearable” due to the design of the buildings.

“The constant issues caused by updates have made this game the most frustrating game of my entire life,” writes the player at the end of his review. Since this is an opinion, his statement is valid for him. However, the displayed 29,908 play hours make the community have to chuckle at this feedback.

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Almost 30,000 play hours of unbearable gaming experience … really?

What do the nearly 30,000 play hours mean? The re-poster of the review on Reddit calculated the following based on the play hours and the release date of Cities: Skylines: If he started playing since the release, he would have spent around 7.38 hours on the game daily over the nearly 11 years. And yet, he decided to write a negative review.

“That’s the typical Paradox gamer,” writes OwlJames under the Reddit post, “complains that the game is crap, and then plays it for thousands of hours along with all the DLCs (just like I do).”

Other users, however, also write that the 29,908 hours in Cities: Skylines are unlikely to be pure playtime. It could also be AFK hours (“Away From Keyboard”) or time when the launcher was left open.

“It’s very easy to accumulate play hours in Paradox games,” writes The_wulfy, “they all have launchers that also count as playtime, and most of these games can be minimized without significantly straining the system. I had Crusader Kings III open for about a week and didn’t even notice it.”

While some users wonder what is so bad about the unmodded standard version of Cities: Skylines, there are a handful of players who agree with the Steam review despite the inappropriate play hours.

In what way do other players agree? Even though the review, along with the accumulated play hours, has a slight ironic aftertaste, there are some users on Reddit who still agree with its content:

“The review is legitimate,” finds WhatANoob2025, “mods and assets make the fun of this game, and the more you have, the longer the game takes to load. If something breaks, you have to reconfigure everything down to the smallest detail. […] You spend a lot of time activating and deactivating mods until the game runs again.”

Others see this explanation as a possible reason for how the player’s 29,908 hours could actually have come about, like Taowulf: “29,000 hours is completely normal if you are trying to determine the right launch order for over 100 mods.”

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Survival game on Steam lets you control every NPC, celebrates 44,000 players at launch, but there are still issues

Cedric Holmeier 13. April 2026 Reading time 2 minutes

Soulmask is one of the games on Steam that at first glance may not seem particularly special but does everything differently than its genre colleagues at second glance. This is also what the over 44,000 players thought at launch on Steam, who had hoped for more.

What kind of game is this? In Soulmask, you get a colorful mix of genres including Sandbox, Survival, and Crafting combined with RPG and Colony Building Simulation. You take on the role of a character who builds their own tribe in a prehistoric world.

What’s special is the namesake Mask System. Through mystical masks, you can take on the role of any recruited NPC and thus also gain their stats, talents, and abilities.

In Soulmask, everything revolves around the goal of building your own tribe. To do this, you need to gather the right followers, who, thanks to AI, independently contribute to the task. NPCs can farm, craft, or help defend your base.

Here you can watch the trailer for the full version:

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Version 1.0 becomes a problem

How was the release? The new survival game was already in Early Access for 21 months before it launched into Version 1.0 on April 11, 2026. Many were looking forward to this moment as the developers had announced an improved AI system and a free DLC with an Egyptian theme (Source: Steam).

The DLC was released, but it brought many problems that frustrated fans. There were login issues, a bug that prevented PvP raids, and performance problems. This was very annoying for many fans because they expected that Early Access was exactly for fixing such problems (via Steam).

As a result, the ratings on Steam dropped from 79% to only 64% amidst about 1,200 recent ratings, landing at “Mixed,” despite the release attracting over 44,000 players (Source: SteamDB).

How was the new DLC? The entry into Soulmask is considered by many on Steam to be the biggest weak point. With the new DLC, there was the option to start directly in the desert and without much help. However, anyone doing this without prior knowledge is sure to fail.

This is mainly because the survival aspect in the desert is much more difficult than in the normal starting area. The developers themselves explain this in a statement.

Basically, you can choose between three different game modes on each map: Economy (Tribe), Survival, and Combat, but especially the Tribe mode is not explained well enough yet. The developers themselves explain this in a statement.

The onboarding for the Tribe mode needs to be completely overhauled, and that is what we are currently working on. We are specifically focusing on the first 30 minutes – the time when most new players tell us they lost track. […] The first impression counts. We have not succeeded in this regard, and we are working to change that.
Developers of Soulmask on Steam

As a solution to this, they want “fewer dialog boxes, more contextual help, and a first hour that feels more like an invitation than a torture.” The developers also want to tweak many other aspects.

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