Twitch streamer MontanaBlack presents own game – defends it against accusation of cheating

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The largest German Twitch streamer Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris has introduced his own game for iOS, Android, and PC. However, some of his fans criticize that the game “MontanaBlack – Kylo’s Liberation” is too expensive at €4.99. They would prefer a free-to-play variant. MontanaBlack defends his game against the initial accusations of it being a scam.

This is the situation:

  • MontanaBlack has become the largest German streamer on Twitch with streams of Fortnite, FIFA, Call of Duty, and gambling. His life story as an former junkie who made it big on YouTube, and his presence impress many viewers.
  • Now MontanaBlack presents his own game “MontanaBlack – Kylo’s Liberation” which can be purchased in the App Store for €4.99. Currently, pre-registration is still ongoing on Google Play. MontanaBlack has also announced that the game will be released for PC.
  • The offer sparks a discussion with his fans on Twitter. Some wish that the game would rather be free-to-play. However, MontanaBlack explains why that wouldn’t be financially viable for him.
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“I’m not paying 80% taxes – I will destroy you”

This is the game: The game is an action sidescroller where the player controls MontanaBlack.

The backstory states: The tax office wants to force MontanaBlack to pay 80% taxes. Because the streamer refuses, the tax office takes away his dog Kylo.

This alludes to several inside jokes: It’s well known how much MontanaBlack cares for his dog and how much he complains about the tax burden in Germany. Recently, he openly entertained the idea of emigrating to Malta, because the state is restricting him with new streaming regulations and because of the high tax burden in Germany.

In the first images of the game, a gambling machine also appears. MontanaBlack’s enthusiasm for casinos is well-known. With gambling streams on Twitch, he was immensely successful in 2019, but later stopped. However, he plans to restart casino streams should he actually move to Malta.

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The special gag of the game, which MontanaBlack also highlights on Twitter, are the different outfits that players can dress their MontanaBlack in:

  • Get on my Level Camo Jogger Suit – “Get on my Level” is the clothing brand that MontanaBlack sells through his shop
  • Bloody Contract Killer Outfit – apparently references films like Reservoir Dogs or Boondock Saints
  • V.69 Cyborg Suit
  • Mercenary Gear
  • Standard Streamer Outfit – Muscle shirt and jogging pants
  • Best Basic Outfit – Gold chain and baseball cap

The game weighs 754.5 MB in the App Store. The developer of the game, “Moonrunner GmbH”, has also created a mobile game for the German YouTuber Simon Deuse. In its presentation, the “Monte mobile game”, as the streamer calls it, strongly resembles games like “Mr Autofire.”

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The trailer showcases the first gameplay

This is the discussion: Under the announcement of the game on Twitter, comments quickly emerged criticizing the price of €4.99 for the game. Many fans of MontanaBlack apparently would have preferred a free version with an in-game store, common in mobile games:

  • A user says: “Looks pretty bad, for that you want me to pay 5-6 euros? Then better make it free-to-play, with ads, so that I can go into airplane mode.”
  • “€5 a bit expensive tbh bro”
  • “Scam. Again a means to get money from minors.”

However, there are also some users who announce that they will buy the game because they want to “support” MontanaBlack.

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This is how MontanaBlack defends his game: The streamer says:

  • Testers took 7 to 8 hours to complete the game. He thinks €5 for 7 to 8 hours of gameplay is fair.
  • Regarding the proposal to offer the game as free-to-play, he states: There are also costs in development. Many want to make money with such a game in the end. In-game purchases would not cover the costs in the end. There is a risk that not all employees could be paid.
  • He also mentions: Those who do not want to spend money on the game don’t have to. By charging €4.99, they cover the costs for development. However, they forgo ads or in-game purchases.

The topic seems to polarize his fans:

A user states: Game time is not an argument. He spent 50 hours for free on Clash of Clans.

MontanaBlack occasionally finds himself in conflict with Twitch. His ban in 2020 caused quite a stir:

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New MMO releases today on Steam, combines Survival and RPG

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

S.O.T.A. 2 is a new survival MMO that starts Early Access on Steam today, June 13th. The post-apocalyptic game has big ambitions and strongly resembles another title that recently appeared out of nowhere: Pioner.

What kind of game is this? S.O.T.A. 2 (short for: Stalker Online Time Anomaly) is being developed by two Russian developers and has been in development since at least 2018. Back then, there was already some gameplay to see (via YouTube).

In theory, the game sounds similar to Pioner, which aims to be both a survival game and an MMORPG. The developers promise RPG elements as well as survival gameplay in a third-person shooter.

Like Pioner, S.O.T.A. 2 takes place in a fictional anomaly located in a post-apocalyptic Soviet Union. Both the books and players from the well-known S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series serve as inspiration.

The official trailer showcases initial gameplay that strongly resembles Escape from Tarkov and DayZ, albeit with less modern graphics:

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PvP and Realism – Hardcore Survival for the Tough

These are the features: Just like Pioner, S.O.T.A. 2 focuses on multiplayer gameplay, but the similarities stop here. S.O.T.A. 2 is more oriented towards hardcore survival games and aims to be truly challenging:

  • Bullets must be loaded into the magazine one at a time before they can be put into the gun
  • If you die, you lose all loot (except for premium-protected items)
  • Co-op and teamwork are a big factor, with players taking on roles such as collectors or traders
  • Some food items have an expiration date after which you should no longer consume them
  • Gunplay is supposed to be important, and there are mechanics like bullet drop, flight time, and penetrating bullets

On the official website, there are already some details about premium content. Those who pay will get access to cosmetics, personalized weapons, armor, premium magazines, and a possible subscription (via sota-games-server.ru).

The premium features are designed to help players protect themselves from losing items when they die. This is calculated in a premium currency in the form of game rubles. 10 game rubles cost one real ruble (about 0.1 cents).

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When and where can I play S.O.T.A. 2? So far, there is only a version for PC that will be released in Early Access on Steam on Sunday, June 13th (via Steam.com). Since the game is being developed by only two people, a console version seems unlikely for now.

S.O.T.A. 2 thus appears much earlier than Pioner, which is not expected until late 2021 or early 2022. Perhaps this new game will turn out to be a real gem – much like the totally unexpected game of a YouTuber:

Community challenges YouTuber to make a survival game – Now it is going steeply up on Steam

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E3 2021: All dates in the schedule – When do the streams run?

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The E3 2021 is just around the corner with livestream schedules already set. In the overview, we present all the important times for the press conferences that you need to remember.

What’s happening: The E3 2021 takes place digitally. There are plenty of press conferences for you, which will be used to unveil new games or content. In this overview, we show you the most important dates of the event.

Update from June 12: We have updated the schedule for you to see which press conferences are coming up next. If you missed the Ubisoft Forward, you can find the highlights of the Ubisoft stream here.

When does it start? In 2021, E3 runs from Saturday, June 12 to Tuesday, June 15. Everything you need to know about the start of E3 2021.

Do you need to buy tickets? No, you do not need to buy tickets. There will be no pay-content that you can only access if you pay. The content is entirely digital and accessible to all viewers.

How can you watch? The major shows will be streamed on YouTube and Twitch. We will embed the Twitch and YouTube links for the respective show here in the article so you can find the streams right away.

What’s new? A leak about E3 2021 talks about a new Borderlands entry, featuring Tiny Tina as the star.

What you need to know
MeinMMO is the official media partner of E3 2021. This means that Webedia, with its brands MeinMMO, GamePro and GameStar, will accompany the event as the official media partner in the German-speaking area – Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.
Over 20 hours of live programming are planned during the event at our official Twitch channel monstersandexplosions, where we will show you the press conferences and analyze the new trailers for games.

Schedule for E3 2021 with German times

Below, we show you the events that take place during or around E3 2021:

Who?When?
EA: Battlefield RevealJune 9 at 4:00 PM
Netflix Geeked: GamingJune 11 at 6:00 PM
Koch Primetime GamingJune 11 at 9:00 PM
IGN ExpoJune 11 at 10:00 PM
Guerilla Collective Part 2June 12 at 5:00 PM
Wholesome DirectJune 12 at 7:00 PM
Ubisoft Forward Pre-ShowJune 12 at 8:00 PM
Ubisoft ForwardJune 12 at 9:00 PM
Devolver DigitalJune 12 at 10:30 PM
Gearbox EntertainmentJune 12 at 11:00 PM
Broadcast Pre-ShowJune 13 at 5:45 PM
24 Entertainments
Naraka: Bladepoint		June 13 at 6:30 PM
Xbox | BethesdaJune 13 at 7:00 PM
Square Enix PresentsJune 13 at 9:15 PM
Warner Bros. Games’
Back 4 Blood		June 13 at 11:00 PM
PC Gaming ShowJune 13 at 11:30 PM
Future Games ShowJune 14 at 1:00 AM
Broadcast Pre-ShowJune 14 at 5:00 PM
VerizonJune 14 at 6:00 PM
IntellivisionJune 14 at 6:45 PM
Take-Two Interactive PanelJune 14 at 7:15 PM
Mythical GamesJune 14 at 8:10 PM
Indie ShowcaseJune 14 at 9:00 PM
Freedom GamesJune 14 at 9:30 PM
VENNJune 14 at 10:00 PM
CapcomJune 14 at 11:30 PM
RazerJune 15 at 12:00 AM
Broadcast Pre-ShowJune 15 at 5:00 PM
Nintendo Direct
and
Nintendo Treehouse: Live		June 15 at 6:00 PM
Bandai NamcoJune 15 at 11:25 PM
Yooreka StudioJune 16 at 12:30 AM
GameSpot Play For All
Showcase		June 16 at 12:35 AM
E3 2021 Award ShowJune 15 at 1:45 AM
EA PlayJuly 22, time unknown
We have provided you with the German times (CEST).

Vote: Which of the shows are you most looking forward to? We have a survey for you where you can cast your vote. Choose your favorite for E3 2021:

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How do you prefer to watch E3 2021? As the official media partner, we are covering the entire E3 2021 live on our Twitch channel MonstersAndExplosions (via Twitch.TV). Our moderators Ann-Kathrin Kuhls, Michael Obermeier, Maurice Weber, and Julius Busch will watch and analyze all press conferences and other reveals with you. Additionally, there will be expert talks on the most important topics, a quiz, and much more. Be there! It starts on Saturday, June 12 at 7:00 PM.

You can find our streaming schedule here.

Ubisoft Forward

Ubisoft Forward E3 2021

When does it start? On Saturday, June 12, at 9:00 PM German time.

Stream: Twitch | YouTube

What’s happening? It’s still unclear what games will be part of the Ubisoft Forward. However, more information about Far Cry 6, which is set to release this year, is expected. The new Rainbow Six (Parasite) could also be a topic for Ubi Forward.

You can see the highlights of Ubisoft Forward here in our ticker article.

Xbox / Bethesda – Press Conference Date

Xbox Show E3 Teaser

When does it start? On Sunday, June 13, at 7:00 PM German time.

Streams: Twitch | YouTube

What’s happening? The show is the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase. Over 90 minutes, games for PC and Xbox will be presented. In the teaser image for the show, some characteristics can be seen that may hint at the content of the show, including the Master Chief and possibly also Bethesda’s next big RPG, Starfield.

Starfield Halo and more – What we expect from Microsoft and Bethesda at E3 2021

Nintendo Direct

Nintendo E3 2021

When does it start? On June 15 at 6:00 PM German time.

Streams: Twitch | YouTube

What’s happening? Nintendo will have a 40-minute stream for E3 2021. The broadcast will mainly focus on the games set to be released in 2021. Afterwards, there will be three hours of streams showcasing demos.

Players are hoping to see the presentation of a sequel to “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” during the Nintendo Direct stream.

Other press conferences:

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We will update this article for you as soon as more info about the press conferences and times become known.

Which of the livestreams are you looking forward to the most and do you already have a specific game presentation in mind that interests you? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss with other players about E3 2021.

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Riders Republic sounds like a really good new MMO if you’re not into fights

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 3 minutes

In September, a new MMO from Ubisoft, Riders Republic, is set to be released. Players will be able to compete in sports such as mountain biking or snowboarding. MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch is quite taken by the idea. To him, it sounds like a fun pastime when it’s not about fantasy battles in MMORPGs.

What kind of game is this? Riders Republic is a new MMO where up to 50 players can explore a game world together. The world of the new MMO is inspired by American national parks and looks really good in the first trailers.

In the game, players can compete in special competitions or simply in the open world. They can battle in the open world, in 6v6, in Free-for-All with 12 players, or in versus mode directly against friends. Rewards include cool and sometimes very crazy cosmetics.

The release of Riders Republic has been announced for September 2, 2021. There will be a beta before that.

An action game, but without the dull fights and bosses

Why does this appeal to me? As a huge MMORPG fan, the social component is my main focus. I love wandering through worlds with other players and exchanging ideas with them. Riders Republic offers me that too.

However, in most other MMOs it’s all about fighting monsters or other players. Eventually, you’ve experienced everything:

  • You grind mobs in the open world, fight against bosses or complete raids.
  • In my favorite games like Guild Wars 2, Black Desert, and ESO, there are always new features, but nothing that completely changes the game’s concept.
  • Moreover, many of the new MMOs from recent years have been boring and completely interchangeable in terms of combat systems.

While I’m very interested in the new MMORPGs Swords of Legends and Lost Ark, the battles still take center stage as usual. My heart, however, longs for a change. And that’s exactly what I could find in the crazy MMO Riders Republic.

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Does it have to be realistic? The first trailers of Riders Republic have made me excited for more. Racing down the slopes with other players or pulling off special tricks while skateboarding sounds like a lot of fun.

However, I’ve read multiple times that players have concerns about realism or physics in the game. But Riders Republic doesn’t have to be realistic at all.

While the game shows a real environment and focuses on well-known extreme sports, that means nothing. For me, action and fun are paramount; after all, I want to be taken away by an MMO into a foreign world and not into a simulation where I have to time everything perfectly.

From Riders Republic, I expect it to completely pull me out of the endless loop of MMOs and take me to a different world where I don’t have to fight all the time. Kind of like my personal Animal Crossing.

Who is speaking here? Alexander Leitsch is the MMORPG expert at MeinMMO. In games like Guild Wars 1 and 2, ESO, Black Desert, and WoW, he has logged over 30,000 hours. He has also spent time in other games like Blade & Soul, SWTOR, Rift, and Aion. Recently, he extensively played the upcoming MMORPGs Elyon and Swords of Legends.

Riders Republic could become my Animal Crossing

What do I mean by that? If I ask in one of my guilds in Black Desert and GW2 or just among my friends about games where you can really relax, many mention Animal Crossing.

My gaming acquaintances love sitting on the couch with the Switch, decorating their houses, or going fishing. They enjoy the calm activities because they can distract themselves from everyday stress and recover.

The new MMO Palia also goes in that direction. Here, housing, personal farms, and activities like fishing and hunting play a significant role. Combat and dungeons are optional.

I personally couldn’t spend hours on housing and fishing, but I definitely could with things like mountain bikes or skateboards. And it should be fast-paced and action-packed.

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In 2014, I played Trials Evolution very intensively with some friends. This is a platform racing game where you have to guide a motorcyclist through very complicated courses. I fondly remember our evenings of four on Teamspeak. We often played until late at night, tried out various tracks, and just had fun.

I hope that Riders Republic can evoke something similar in me. The first trailers have certainly made me excited for it.

What do you think about the new MMO from Ubisoft? Will you check out Riders Republic or will you ignore it? Write it in the comments!

Besides Riders Republic, Ubisoft has provided a first look at the upcoming Avatar game: After 4 years, Ubisoft finally shows their game based on the film Avatar, and it looks really good.

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E3 2021: All new games, announcements and trailers from Ubisoft Forward

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This evening, on June 12, E3 2021 officially kicks off. The first major press conference will be Ubisoft Forward. It starts at 9 PM German time. We expect information about Far Cry 6, Rainbow Six: Extraction, the new MMO Riders Republic, Assassin’s Greed, and much more. We will cover the event on MeinMMO with a live ticker, showing you all the announcements and all the new trailers.

This is the schedule:

  • At 8 PM, a pre-show begins with information about For Honor, Crew 2, Watch Dogs: Legion, and other Ubisoft titles.
  • From 9 PM, the actual show starts with highlights of the biggest titles, trailers, and world premieres.
  • From 10 PM, the post-show begins with a community letter from the Rainbow Six teams and further details about the games in the main show.

The highlights from the livestream:

Here’s an overview of what you can expect this evening at Ubisoft Forward.

If you want, you can follow the stream via our live channel on Twitch.

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Live Ticker for Ubisoft Forward 2021, the 1st PK of E3 2021

10:00 PM: That was a calm E3 opening from Ubisoft. From the perspective of multiplayer fans, Rainbow Six: Extraction certainly stood out.

The leak about Far Cry 6 already revealed one of the highlights, and there was no gameplay shown for the game.

Information about Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, The Division 2, and also the new PvP shooter “Battlecat” was completely missing. No new information was provided on Skull & Bones once again. Avatar can certainly be seen as a positive surprise.

Ubisoft serves the role of developing colorful, somewhat different social games among international publishers, but one can tell from the studio’s offerings in 2021 that 2020, not just the Corona pandemic, caused some problems. A realignment of the studio after the failure of Division 2 and Ghost Recon Breakpoint and the upheaval after the sexism scandal are showing effects.

93% rate Lost Ark on Steam as positive, although one should actually not do that

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 4 minutes

The new MMORPG Lost Ark has launched its technical alpha on Steam. There is an NDA in place, so no details are supposed to be revealed. However, the reviews on Steam are active, and some testers have taken advantage of this.

What kind of alpha is this?

  • The release of Lost Ark in the West is set for Fall 2021.
  • Amazon announced this during the Summer Game Fest on June 10.
  • On June 11, Lost Ark started a closed alpha that was mainly intended to stress the technology.
  • The alpha runs until June 15, and there is a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) in place. It states that the contents, gameplay, and possible changes must not be discussed.

At the same time, the reviews on Steam are active, which some testers use to share their opinions. After all, tens of thousands were invited to the test through giveaways on various gaming websites and by Amazon itself. Additionally, selected streamers like Saintone were allowed to give early insights into the alpha (via Twitter). It’s no wonder that some are rightly questioning the sense of an NDA when such a large crowd is invited to the alpha.

What is still missing in the alpha? One important aspect of the game that is currently missing, according to the alpha testers, is the shop. This is being discussed a lot because some view it as pay-to-win.

How Pay2Win is Lost Ark? MeinMMO has spoken with players

How is Lost Ark received on Steam? Currently, there are 565 reviews on Steam, of which 93% are positive. This number is higher than what Steam directly shows at the top, as the platform distinguishes between pure alpha keys and pre-orders (currently 276 reviews, 94% positive). Although the total number of reviews is still quite low, the initial trend shows that Lost Ark is well-received by players.

The reviews mainly praise the good and fun combat system. However, experiences directly from the alpha are mixed with things that players have already seen in Russia or Korea.

You can get an insight into the gameplay of Lost Ark in this YouTube video where Sywo introduces you to the different classes:

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Rocky start but lots of praise from players

How was the start of the alpha? In the first hours, nothing worked at all with Lost Ark. Just before the official start at 9:00 PM, Amazon announced that there would be delays. These lasted until about 3:00 AM our time.

Since then, however, there have been no significant problems. In fact, reviews on Steam praise the very stable servers of the game.

What do the positive voices say? Currently, there are 521 positive reviews. We have compiled an excerpt for you:

  • Bullstone94 is thrilled with the new MMORPG (via Steam): “Awesome graphics, mega cool classes, mega story, great gameplay, and great combat system.”
  • Dolo, Eater of Pancakes has already played Lost Ark and says (via Steam): “We have all tried the Korean and Russian versions, and finally, it’s here. I can only highly recommend this masterpiece. This is what Diablo should have been. If Amazon doesn’t get greedy and excludes P2W, it will keep a lot of people busy when it comes out.”
  • The user Your Senpai gives the game 8 out of 10 stars (via Steam): “It’s a Korean game and it has grind, but you can skip some things if you don’t want to be perfectly equipped. […]. Good graphics, good sound, nice lore and cinematics, good gameplay. However, the community is a bit toxic, insults, and is already talking about pay-to-win. […]. In my opinion, this game will occupy me for around 5,000 hours and it will be worth its money from skins and subscriptions.”
  • Gottzilla is especially impressed by the few errors (via Steam): “Significantly better than other genre representatives. Better than Diablo and completely in German, not a single crash even though it’s still in alpha, no bugs or errors found, the game runs absolutely smoothly and flawlessly. It’s just fun. All I can say is “take my money!””
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What do the critics say? The 41 negative voices mainly criticize the character development and previous translations and voiceovers. The latter, however, are not yet final:

  • The user Lolonoa Zolo mainly criticizes the controls and the appearance of the characters (via Steam): “You have the choice to either attack with the right mouse button and move with the left, or vice versa. There is no way to move with keys and attack. The controls are, in my opinion, both very poor and very confusing. Another thing that bothers me is that the character already looks like a clown from the beginning. What happened to the idea that you look like a farmer at first and then, after many hours of hard work, end up looking like a clown? It gives a feeling of progression… But now I’m afraid that later on, you’ll look like an even bigger clown.”
  • The user 답답해 mainly writes about his experiences from Korea (via Steam): “The game has 3 major problems. Extremely weak class balancing, no DPS meter, no visual progression in character development.”

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There should be a beta for Lost Ark before the release. When exactly this will start is currently unknown. With this beta, we will gain further insights into the MMORPG and also the shop.

MeinMMO editor Irina Moritz looked at Lost Ark in Russia back in 2019. You can find her experience report here: I tested Lost Ark – Yes, it plays as well as it looks.

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Fortnite: Leak shows 2 extremely unusual new alien weapons with super abilities

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Fortnite could receive two special weapons in Season 7, a leaker explains. MeinMMO presents the weapons and what we know about the new firearms.

In Fortnite, Season 7 has just begun, and with it, Epic has introduced some new features to the Battle Royale. With Season 7 “Invasion,” not only is there a huge UFO, but strange aliens have also appeared on the Fortnite map. This has also brought several secret changes to the Fortnite island.

A leaker has now revealed two new weapons that are supposed to make their way into the game with the aliens. We present the weapons to you and explain when these weapons might arrive. At least one ability should seem quite familiar to many Fortnite players.

However, note that this is a leak and not an official source. Therefore, you should take the information with caution.

Leak reveals two special alien weapons with crazy abilities

Where does the information come from? The well-known Fortnite leaker “HYPEX” presented images of two new alien weapons on Twitter. The weapons seem as if they came straight out of a science fiction movie.

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What weapons are shown? The leaker shows two weapons that could make their way to Fortnite:

  • The Cowinator. With this weapon, you should be able to lift objects and throw them around.
  • The Prop Gun. With this, you should be able to transform into objects and see nearby opponents.

What abilities do they have? The Cowinator seems to suggest that cows are coming to Fortnite. This would at least fit the stereotype that aliens are interested in cows or turning people into cattle. At least the unique name of the weapon suggests this.

The ability of the Prop Gun is not unfamiliar to Fortnite players. Fortnite had the game mode “Prop Hunt,” which functioned like a hide-and-seek game: players could transform into various objects in the game world like buses, tables, or chairs and the hunters had to find the “props.”

When are the weapons supposed to arrive? There is no release date for the update with the weapons since this is a leak.

However, since aliens are the big theme of Season 7 in Fortnite, we can reasonably expect that the weapons might arrive during the current season. Epic likes to surprise its players with new ideas and surprises during the season.

With the aliens, several new weapons and skins have already come to Fortnite, and you will also find special tasks in the new Battle Pass.

So, with Season 7, several new items have appeared on the map, called alien artifacts. In our guide, we present to you all locations of the new alien artifacts in Fortnite.

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7 football legends that must return as icons in FIFA 22

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 4 minutes

Icons are among the best players in the FIFA series. The FIFA 21 successor FIFA 22 is expected to feature new legends. Which players could be in the mix?

What are Icons in FIFA? Icons are special cards given to legendary players who are no longer actively playing football. The current icons in FIFA 21 include legends like Ronaldinho, Zidane, Beckham, and many other great footballers.

Every year, new icons are added to Ultimate Team. Which players might receive an Icon card at the release of FIFA 22?

We have looked around in the community. Various votes feature a range of players that fans believe could receive an Icon card. We have taken a closer look at 7 legends who definitely deserve an Icon card in FIFA 22.

Francesco Totti

Here’s why Totti deserves an Icon card: The Italian forward has long been among the cards that fans wish for as an Icon. After all, Totti ended his illustrious career in 2017. He is an absolute legend at AS Roma – the club he remained loyal to throughout his entire active career.

Totti end of an era
Totti’s retirement was celebrated with a very strong card

In the Italian Serie A, he scored 250 goals and provided 140 assists. He was also part of the Italian national team that won the World Cup in Germany in 2006.

Alfredo Di Stéfano

Here’s why Di Stéfano deserves an Icon card: The Argentine was active between the 1940s and the mid-1960s and was among the best players in the world during that time. He played for Real Madrid from 1953 to 1964, where he scored 216 goals.

There he played alongside Ferenc Puskás, forming a legendary striking duo. Puskás joined the Icons in FIFA 21 that could be featured in Ultimate Team. Now it’s time for Di Stéfano to follow him.

Edgar Davids

Here’s why Davids deserves an Icon card: Those who have been around for a while might remember “FIFA Football 2003” – today it would probably just be called “FIFA 03”. The cover features three players: Ryan Giggs, Roberto Carlos, and Edgar Davids.

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Davids is the only player of this trio who did not have an Icon card in FIFA 21. That should be rectified in FIFA 22. The Dutchman has had an exciting career, having played for Ajax Amsterdam, AC Milan, Juventus, Barcelona, Inter Milan, and Tottenham.

His trademark was a special pair of glasses that he wore during his matches from 1999 onward. His other, more relevant trademark for the game was an aggressive playing style that earned him the nickname “Pitbull”. Such a player is always welcome in Ultimate Team!

Wayne Rooney

Here’s why Rooney deserves an Icon card: Although Wayne Rooney only hung up his football boots in January 2021, an Icon card in FIFA often comes quickly.

Rooney
The End-of-an-Era card marking Rooney’s retirement was extremely strong

The Englishman certainly deserves one. At Manchester United, Rooney became a legend, scoring 253 goals in 13 years for his team. With 53 goals, he is also the all-time leading scorer for the English national team – ahead of players like Sir Bobby Charlton and Gary Lineker. An Icon card for Rooney will inevitably come at some point – possibly even in FIFA 22. And how it might look, Rooney’s End-of-an-Era card hinted at.

Zico

Here’s why Zico deserves an Icon card: Let’s go back a few years. The Brazilian Zico first caught attention in the 1970s and would become one of the most famous players in the world in the following years.

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In 88 matches for the Brazilian national team, he scored 66 goals and was admired and feared primarily for his dangerous free kicks. Additionally, he pulled the strings in the midfield of his team and transitioned to coaching after his playing career. In FIFA 21, we were not able to play with him – perhaps that will change with FIFA 22.

Cafu

Here’s why Cafu deserves an Icon card: Let’s move from the Brazilian offense to the defense. There, we find the legendary right-back Cafu, who played 142 matches for the Brazilian national team – more than any other player. As the only player to have participated in three World Cup finals, he won two of them.

Also, off the national team, Cafu impressed on the right side of defense and was known for his fast counterattacks. He became an Italian champion both with AS Roma and AC Milan, and he also won the Champions League. In short: Cafu certainly deserves an Icon card.

Robin van Persie

Here’s why van Persie deserves an Icon card: The last time Robin van Persie was featured as a card was in FIFA 19; since then, the Dutchman has not been around due to his retirement. That could change if he receives an Icon card.

And it would be deserved! After all, van Persie is not only a fan favorite but also the all-time leading scorer of the Dutch national team with 50 goals. His incredible headed goal at the 2014 World Cup against Spain remains unforgettable, earning him the nickname “Flying Dutchman”.

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Among other teams, he played in the Netherlands, but also in Turkey and primarily in the Premier League. He played 194 matches for Arsenal, scoring 96 goals, and at Manchester United, he added another 86 matches and 48 goals.

Which legends do you want? This list could go on indefinitely – after all, football has produced many legends over the years. Which players would you like to see as Icons in FIFA 22? Let us know in the comments!

Currently, the European Championship is underway before the Bundesliga continues next season. FIFA 22 is expected in the fall. And which Bundesliga players in FIFA 22 urgently need to improve, you can find out here.

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New survival game with wizards and guns could be the next game hit 2022

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 3 minutes

The new survival game “Wizard with a Gun” combines many crazy ideas with a unique design. Above all, the combat system offers a lot of potential.

The publisher “Devolver Digital” has introduced a new survival game with “Wizard with a Gun”. The game is aimed primarily at players looking for a cooperative adventure with survival aspects and takes a completely different direction than, for example, the new MMO Riders Republic for extreme sports fans from Ubisoft.

The game combines magic with technology. The characters are wizards in robes and hats, but they fight with magical pistols, rifles, and other firearms to blow wolves and other beasts off the map.

The art style is also something special, as it uses a 2D style that some may already know from the popular survival game “Don’t Starve”.

Game with wizards and guns feels like Don’t Starve, but without the horror

What does the game remind you of? The newly announced title strongly resembles the survival hit “Don’t Starve” in design. “Don’t Starve” is from Klei Entertainment and also uses a 2D drawing style. When you rotate the camera, the painted images (sprites) of the characters rotate with it; there are no 3D animations.

  • Don’t Starve
  • Wizard with a Gun
The art style of Don’t Starve and Wizard with a Gun is very similar

What does the game aim to offer? However, the wizard game also wants to do some things differently. While Don’t Starve relied heavily on a proper dose of horror, “Wizard with a Gun” seems to prioritize the combat system.

In the gameplay, you can already see how a weapon is modified and changed. The official description mentions expanding your own tower and warns that your own magic could get out of control.

The combination of magic and technology somewhat resembles steampunk scenarios that also combine these two aspects.

Here are the reactions: Many users think of “Wizard with a Gun” directly as well. Even though many are surprised that the game is not coming from Klei Entertainment, the studio behind “Don’t Starve”. One person wrote in surprise: “Incredible that this wasn’t made by Klei Entertainment.”

Other reactions are also quite positive: The user “Lilith does stuff” comments under the YouTube video:

Don’t Starve, but with a really good combat system? Damn yes! It was always a disappointment to see that Klei put so much effort into creating cool bosses only for the combat to be quite easy.

Lilith does stuff via YouTube.com

Many are therefore hoping that the new game will take the strong aspects of the horror survival game and expand them with cool new ideas. If that works, we can expect a really good survival title in 2022.

Here you can watch the trailer: You can watch the official trailer for “Wizard with a Gun” directly on YouTube. We have embedded the video here for you:

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By the way, we at MeinMMO consider Don’t Starve to be one of the best survival games you can play in 2021. Here, we have already praised the hand-drawn, timeless graphics and the easy-to-learn gameplay:

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Wizard with a Gun is set to be available for PC and Nintendo Switch in 2022

On what platforms will the game be released? The game is expected to be available officially on Steam for PC. It is still not known if it will be available for Windows, Linux, or Macintosh.

The game is also expected to be released for the Nintendo Switch.

When will the game be released? Currently, you can add the game to your wishlist on Steam. There is no exact release date or price yet, but it is expected to be released in 2022. You can find the game directly on Steam.

What else was there to see on Saturday at E3? Yesterday you could watch the “Ubisoft Forward 2021” stream at E3. We have summarized all the important information and news from the stream for you on MeinMMO:

E3 2021 starts: All new games, announcements, and trailers from Ubisoft Forward

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The 13 Phases of Every Killer Player in Dead by Daylight

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 5 minutes

In Dead by Daylight, killer players go through several phases. Which of these 13 phases are you currently in?

The asymmetrical horror game Dead by Daylight can be quite exhausting. It has not only a complex system of perks and abilities but also an extremely steep learning curve. If you don’t grind through the tough early phase for several dozen hours, you will never get a foothold. And yet, there are a lot of parallels between individual players. We will show you the 13 phases that every killer player goes through over the course of their life.

Phase 1: You try your hand as the Trapper and the Spirit. You are just getting started and are at Rank 20, but immediately realize that you don’t belong here. Even though you have virtually no perks, you repeatedly get 3 or even all 4 survivors. Killers seem to be quite OP in this game – or are you just too good?

Phase 2: You have completed 10 games by now. You want to play the Nurse. Although it says she is “hard” to play, you are a gamer. How hard can “hard” be when you have rolled over all survivors so far as if there was no tomorrow? After all, the Nurse can teleport, so there shouldn’t be any problems.

You get completely annihilated by the survivors, don’t hook a single one, and decide never to touch the Nurse again.

The Trapper – a good choice for beginners.

Phase 3: You reach Rank 15 and encounter your first Nea with a flashlight, who keeps shining it at you provocatively. You get completely crushed – either because you refuse to give up the chase against the Nea or because the whole group consists of smurfs playing together as friends.

The constant blinding from the flashlight is annoying, but the teabagging at the exit gate hurts your soul.

Phase 4: Until now, survivors were your opponents. Now they are your enemies. You mercilessly chase the next player with a flashlight. You don’t even realize that he just looted the flashlight from a chest and is otherwise a total newbie. The frustration over the last round runs deep. You camp the hook of poor Dwight with his flashlight until he dies.

Phase 5: Slowly, you start losing more and more games and realize that the game is not as simple for killers as you thought. The survivors you encounter know exactly how to loop you around objects for a long time, use pallets more strategically, and support each other more frequently and effectively.

Phase 6: You reach Rank 10. Slowly, you feel confident that you understand the game correctly. You consider yourself quite good. You think that you finally understand enough to be successful as the Nurse.

You play a round as the Nurse.
You get completely annihilated.
You decide not to play the Nurse again.

Phase 7: You reach Rank 7 and play against the first survivors in ranks 4-1. You don’t hook them all anymore, but in every round, you at least get a few of them on the hook. Your perk collection is large and you experiment. While you initially relied on NOED, you start experimenting more and more with other perk combos that help to take one or two survivors out of the game.

Phase 8: You feel great since you disabled the endgame chat. You have a good feeling and can play acceptably well with every killer (except for the Nurse). Slowly, you start approaching the red ranks. You fall a bit, climb back up. But in the end, day by day, it’s a gradual upward trend. Flashlights, friend groups, keys – nothing can stop you.

Phase 9: You have reached Rank 2. You are a god. Survivors tremble when they see your name. At least you think so. You have understood which perk combinations are completely overpowered and which addons drive survivors insane. Whether as the Trapper, Spirit, Huntress, or Legion – you clear the field.

You can do it all.
(Except play the Nurse).

Phase 10: For the briefest moment, you are happy because you have reached Rank 1.

But something is not right.

It seems that the survivors have become smarter. Better. More ruthless.

Where you used to end a chase after 30-40 seconds, it now takes several minutes. Have survivors always been this fast? How do they manage to loop you around the same hut for so long and evade you so well?

You realize that Rank 1 is not necessarily the same as Rank 1. Apparently, the skill range of survivors at Rank 1 varies from “waffler with disconnection syndrome” to demigods. And unfortunately, the second group predominates.

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Phase 11: You read forums, watch YouTube videos, and educate yourself. Everything points to the fact that there is only one answer to regain the upper hand. You need to learn this one killer that everyone calls the best.

You decide to pick the Nurse and learn her. It is a painful and exhausting process. You lose ranks. One, two, three, four. It just keeps going downhill.

  • It takes 20 games until you have a sense of how far a teleport goes.
  • 40 games until you can also gauge your second teleport.
  • 60 games until you time your teleport so you land near a survivor.
  • 80 games until you sometimes hit survivors.
  • 100 games until you hit survivors twice in a row.
Dead by Daylight Nurse in front of black skull title 1920x1080

Phase 12: Finally. You are at the top. Rank 1 as the Nurse. You don’t need perks. You don’t need addons. They only make your job easier. Every one of your teleports is precise. You can only smile tiredly at pallets. You have even started occasionally packing NOED again – just to teach the survivors that they should really get rid of totems.

From now on, you have the wonderful position of not caring about anything. No matter what bugs or nerfs come into the game. With the Nurse, you can achieve anything.

Phase 13: You give Dead by Daylight a chance on console as well.
You play the Nurse because you are good at it.
You sell your console.

Have you recognized yourselves in the phases? Or were you born as the “Nurse God” and never had any problems?

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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora looks really good – Players fear a downgrade

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 3 minutes

Surprisingly, the new action-adventure Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora was presented at E3 2021 during the Ubisoft Forward event. The trailer for Avatar was well received by many players, especially visually. Now there is heated discussion about whether the game will actually look that good in the end or not.

What is the new Avatar game all about? As the highlight of its Ubi Forward Show, Ubisoft pulled a surprise out of the hat at the end of the event and showed for the first time the new game Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.

The Avatar game has been in development by the studio Massive Entertainment since 2017, but until now, little was known about the project. Now, while we know a bit more, there weren’t many new details, but Ubisoft finally showed the first moving images of the game in the form of a trailer.

The new Avatar game will be a first-person action-adventure where players will meet new characters and explore previously unknown areas of Pandora. The release is planned for 2022.

Taste of the finished game or just a pretty trailer?

What many are currently concerned about: The trailer was quite well received, having already garnered over 20,000 upvotes on YouTube the day after the presentation and just over 800 downvotes. Many YouTube users express their enthusiasm in the comments, especially praising the graphical quality of the trailer. However, this aspect is being intensely debated.

  • On one hand, many players hope that this trailer could be representative of the graphics in the game, as the trailer really looks good.
  • On the other hand, there are also plenty of comments saying: This won’t stay the same in the finished game.

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Why this could be a preview: What gives many hope: The trailer showed the first moving images – and in the Snowdrop Engine, which is also used in The Division. Officially, the content shown was referred to as game footage – according to a caption at the beginning of the video. And for that, it looks truly fantastic.

What also makes some hopeful: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora will only be released for PC, next-gen consoles PS5 and Xbox Series X, as well as Stadia and Luna. The game will not be released for the old console generation. Many see this as a very good sign.

Since the old hardware of PS4 and Xbox One could not even approximately handle the graphics in the trailer, this is practically ruled out. Thus, the concern that the old consoles could have a negative impact on the development of the game is eliminated.

Why players doubt it: However, there are also players who doubt that the finished game will offer the same quality as the footage from the trailer.

The consensus: It looks just too good.

Hardly any PC game currently looks as good as the trailer for Avatar; on consoles (even on next-gen), it certainly won’t look like that. Furthermore, it gives the impression that it is a rendered video in the Snowdrop Engine, hence not really representative of the final look in the game.

Moreover, some emphasize: Ubisoft is known for graphical downgrades; the finished game often looks quite a bit worse than what was presented initially. There have already been some negative examples, with The Division being cited as a prominent downgrade example. Some are convinced that it will be the same with Avatar, urging to temper expectations or at least wait for further in-game material.

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What do you think? The first trailer for Avatar looks nice, and it will definitely be exciting to see whether the game will indeed meet the quality shown in the end. But how do you assess this? Do you believe the trailer is representative of what we can expect in 2022 with the new Avatar game? Or do you think it won’t even come close to this quality? Let us know and other readers of MeinMMO in the comments.

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Another MMORPG hit has been announced for 2021

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 2 minutes

From June 7 to 13, there was a lot happening in the MMORPGs. A new MMORPG has been released and two more have been announced. One of them, Lost Ark, will arrive in 2021. We at MeinMMO have summarized all the important news of the week.

The highlights of the week:

The hot topic of the week: The new Mega-Dungeon in WoW isn’t even out yet, but it’s already unpopular. The reason is the poor loot, which is supposed to be improved with a later update.

The discussion of the week: In 2021, several MMORPGs are coming to the West. But which game from Korea suits you better: Elyon or SOLO? We reveal it here: Elyon vs. Swords of Legends Online: Which new MMORPG suits me better?

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This week, this is what happened in the major MMORPGs:

This is what happened in the smaller MMORPGs:

This is what happened with the MMORPGs in development:

These were the news this week from the world of MMORPGs at a glance. What was your personal highlight? Did you experience something exciting this week? Or did we forget something important? Let us know in the comments.

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Battlefield 2042 has its gameplay reveal today – shows already 2 seconds of material

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 2 minutes

The new Battlefield 2042 was officially introduced with a trailer. Now many fans are waiting for the first real gameplay. In total, there were exactly 2 seconds of gameplay to see. During E3 2021, the gameplay reveal will follow on Sunday evening.

Battlefield 2042 will be the next first-person shooter from Electronic Arts. It will be a pure multiplayer title with large battles and support for up to 128 players in a match.

The official trailer introduced the game, but there hasn’t been much to see from the game so far.

What has been shown so far? The roughly 2 seconds of gameplay were not worth mentioning. You could briefly see the cockpit of a helicopter from the inside and then a helicopter in combat with two jet fighters near a city in the desert. A distorted “Mayday, Mayday” can also be heard.

A user on Twitter had already edited the 2 seconds of gameplay from the trailer. You can watch the result here.

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EA has already given insight into the gameplay of Battlefield 2042 without showing it. The game world will be destructible again, and the maps will be affected by external events like tornadoes or sandstorms during matches. The developers call the weather influence “Levolution.” A leaker even claims that Battlefield 2042 will feature a battle royale mode.

Battlefield 2042 – When is the gameplay reveal?

Many viewers found the 2 seconds of gameplay insufficient and are now hoping for more gameplay. Even the trailer had promised more.

When will there be more gameplay? At the very end of the trailer, it was revealed that more gameplay of Battlefield 2042 will be shown on Sunday, June 13. Xbox had already announced on Twitter that it would show more of Battlefield 2042 at the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase.

Also interesting:

How you can participate: The press conference from Xbox and Bethesda begins today at 7 PM German time. We at MeinMMO will follow the event live for you. When exactly the gameplay reveal of Battlefield 2042 will take place is unclear. In our schedule for E3 2021 you will find all important dates for the streams.

You can either watch the official stream directly or read our ticker and discuss announcements with other users in the comments.

However, we cannot tell you when more gameplay of Battlefield will be shown. The Xbox show is expected to last about 1 – 2 hours.

What do you think of Battlefield 2042 so far? What are you most looking forward to, and what are you most curious about? Will you be there tonight when EA could show more gameplay?

We have already summarized all the important details about Battlefield 2042 for you here: Battlefield 2042 finally officially introduced – Here’s everything we know after the reveal

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Nasty raid ending for trainers in Pokémon GO – developers simply close the arena

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 3 minutes

Problems with raids in Pokémon GO are sometimes part of the experience. However, this group of trainers was hit particularly hard. They lost golden Razz Berries and the chance to catch their defeated raid boss.

What happened? A group of friends was together in a Snorlax raid. They defeated the boss together and wanted to catch him afterward. They used the golden Razz Berries, but the boss broke out immediately.

There were error messages, and the trainers restarted their game. When they were back online, the gym had been closed. The trainers were given no chance to catch the defeated Snorlax.

This is how the raid fiasco unfolded for the group

The trainer writes: On reddit, user TheOfficeRevisited reaches out to the community and shares his tragic story. “I did a Snorlax raid. With my family and a few friends who joined in via remote raid. When trying to catch the Snorlax, we all saw him break out [of the ball] immediately.”

The players were then thrown out of the catching encounter and landed on the map. The error message they saw was “Pokémon not found”. As any other player would likely do, the group clicked on the gym again. They used golden Razz Berries again and were thrown out once more.

Pokémon GO Arena Snorlax Raid
This Snorlax is the object of desire – After a successful raid, trainers can attempt to catch the raid boss

After that, the raid medal was displayed at the top of the gym, and the trainers could no longer return to their Snorlax encounter. They received the message in-game that the gyms were currently being updated.

Pokémon GO Arena in Progress
The gym cannot be accessed; it is being updated

In the reddit post, it is stated that the players’ map was blocked (via reddit.com). They could no longer see their profile pictures or any other images or buttons. “So we had to restart. And the gym was gone. They deleted it while we were raiding, costing us some golden Razz Berries, our raid passes, and all Snorlax.”

The question at the end of the trainers’ story highlights where the problem lies.

“Why can’t they delete gyms and stops at night? This is madness. We all submitted tickets, but I don’t believe Niantic will do anything. Ugh.”

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That’s why the gym was closed: As TheOfficeRevisited writes on reddit, it was indeed correct that the gym was removed. It was related to a business that closed down. When such a stop or gym is related to a business that is shutting down, those stops and gyms are removed in Pokémon GO.

A trainer tries to make the experience sound better. “At least it’s really rare to experience this. Does that make you feel better?” To which TheOfficeRevisited replies: “I noticed that I was in the last group that ever raided there, and in a way, I witnessed a small, silly piece of history, but I’m pretty sure one of those Snorlax was either a 4* or close to it, so it’s still frustrating. […]”

Have you ever been in such a situation and had to give up a raid or a reward because the game caused an error or a gym was closed?

The dates for the Community Days in July and August 2021 for Pokémon GO have been announced

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ESA denies competitor Keighley the opportunity to co-stream E3 2021: ‘It’s nothing personal’

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 4 minutes

Journalist Geoff Keighley has created his own event, the “Summer Game Fest,” ahead of the E3 2021. However, he is not officially allowed to co-stream the actual E3. The ESA does not authorize his stream. He is not alone, as many other streamers on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch are facing the same situation.

This is the situation:

  • Journalist and host Geoff Keighley was part of the E3 for several years with the “Coliseum.” However, since 2020, he has been hosting his own event, the “Summer Game Fest.” In 2021, the fest occurred just before the E3 and showcased over 30 game premieres. His “Summer Game Fest” could be co-streamed by anyone who wanted to.
  • Keighley now wanted to co-stream the E3 as well – meaning to show and comment on the official streams on his channel. But the ESA did not grant him official permission.
  • According to the E3, this is “nothing personal,” but they have allowed less than 100 official co-streams.

This is co-streaming: Co-streaming means that you can show the official stream on your own Twitch, Facebook, or YouTube channel and then comment on it.

Those who have such permission are on the safe side and usually don’t have to worry about copyright strikes when, for example, copyrighted music is played during the show. There have been many issues on Twitch regarding this in recent months.

Anyone who wants to officially co-stream the E3 must apply in advance. When this permission was denied, it apparently surprised Keighley.

Keighley posts E3 rejection, warns other streamers against showing the E3

This is what Keighley says: Keighley shared on Twitter a rejection from the E3. The rejection states that they are pleased that so many want to co-stream the E3. However, the few exclusive spots they offer have been quickly filled.

This is a friendly but clear rejection: We are not granting you a license to co-stream.

Keighley appeared slightly irritated. He wrote “I did try to play nice.” This suggests that he perceives it as a personal attack, a kind of revenge from the E3 for hosting a competing event, the “Summer Game Fest,” two days before the E3 starts.

Keighley warned other creators to be cautious about streaming the E3 if they do not have a license. He apparently expected that the E3 might take action against unauthorized co-streams.

However, they assure in the email how much they appreciate Geoff Keighley and everything he has done for the video game industry.

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The dominance of the E3 in the gaming world is crumbling

This is what lies behind it: Even if no one says it openly, the “Summer Game Fest” and the “E3” are competing with each other. The Summer Game Fest has snatched away some high-profile games from the E3 and thereby steals its relevance:

  • You can see that Keighley is seizing the opportunity to say: Our event can be co-streamed by everyone just like that. Be careful if you show the E3.
  • And the E3 then assures: Yes, with us it is actually the same, just not “authorized.” The decision not to grant Keighley a license, despite years of collaboration, sends a message: “You no longer get preferential treatment.”

There seems to be tension in the air, as the situation is in flux. The E3 is no longer undisputed, as more and more publishers are bypassing the fair and doing their own thing. With the “Summer Game Fest,” a major event took place two days before the E3 start, at which many new games were showcased.

Keighley apparently expected that he would not make any friends with the E3.

Last night, the E3 officially began. Here’s what Ubisoft had to offer:

E3 2021 starts – All announcements and trailers from Ubisoft Forward in the live ticker

Several Twitter users also believed that they might receive warnings if they stream the E3 without an official license.

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The rejection feels like a form letter.

E3 says: There are only a few “official” co-streams, but everyone can stream with us

This is what the E3 says: In a statement to the site Kotaku, the organizers of the E3, ESA, said:

  • They received 1,300 applications from streamers and brands for “official co-streams.”
  • Of these 1,300 applications, they have “accepted less than 100” and selected a “small group.” Those who want to stream the E3 without authorization can do so, but not “officially.” They should refer to the terms of use of Facebook, Twitch, and YouTube.

Regarding Keighley, they said that not including him on the list was not personal, but they focused on a diverse group of influencers who regularly create content on YouTube, Twitch, and/or Facebook.

However, they assure in the email how much they appreciate Geoff Keighley and everything he has done for the video game industry.

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The dominance of the E3 in the gaming world is crumbling

This is what lies behind it: Even if no one says it openly, the “Summer Game Fest” and the “E3” are competing with each other. The Summer Game Fest has snatched away some high-profile games from the E3 and thereby steals its relevance:

  • You can see that Keighley is seizing the opportunity to say: Our event can be co-streamed by everyone just like that. Be careful if you show the E3.
  • And the E3 then assures: Yes, with us it is actually the same, just not “authorized.” The decision not to grant Keighley a license, despite years of collaboration, sends a message: “You no longer get preferential treatment.”

There seems to be tension in the air, as the situation is in flux. The E3 is no longer undisputed, as more and more publishers are bypassing the fair and doing their own thing. With the “Summer Game Fest,” a major event took place two days before the E3 start, at which many new games were showcased.

Keighley apparently expected that he would not make any friends with the E3.

Last night, the E3 officially began. Here’s what Ubisoft had to offer:

E3 2021 starts – All announcements and trailers from Ubisoft Forward in the live ticker

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Finally, a new game is coming to Vampire: The Masquerade and it is not an RPG

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Fans of the popular role-playing system Vampire: The Masquerade have long been waiting for the continuation of the legendary game Bloodlines. However, that has been postponed far into the future. Instead, fans will soon get a Battle Royale game called Bloodhunt. However, this is not the game that fans probably wished for.

What kind of game is Bloodhunt? At the E3 2021, a new Vampire: The Masquerade game was also presented. This setting builds on the popular Pen&Paper RPG of the same name and was successfully implemented as a game back in 2004 with the legendary Bloodlines. To this day, the game continues to receive attention from numerous modders and fans. Since then, fans have eagerly awaited the successor, Bloodlines II.

However, the new Vampire game called Bloodhunt is not a role-playing game, but a free-to-play Battle Royale game. In it, various vampires fight on and above the streets of Prague until only one bloodsucker remains or the sun rises and turns them all to dust.

In the game, you choose an avatar from the typical vampire clans, including clans like the brutal Brujah, the ghastly Nosferatu, or the magically powerful Tremere.

Then, it’s all about killing each other using vampire powers, blades, and firearms, while mysterious agents from an organization called “The Entity” hunt you down. During the skirmish, you can feed on civilians, but you also have to be careful that they don’t notice you. In July 2021, a closed alpha will begin; you can sign up on the homepage of Vampire: Bloodhunt.

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Fans sigh ironically: “Exactly the game every Vampire: The Masquerade fan wanted”

How is the game received by the community? Looking at fans’ reactions on platforms like reddit, the new game is not well-received by the target audience of Vampire fans:

  • Secret_Maize2109: “Sigh, exactly the game every Vampire: The Masquerade fan wanted.”
  • NoKYo16: “Can we not have a proper VtM RPG video game instead? Does everything have to be so focused on combat?”
  • NoKYo16: “I see where this is going, and it’s sad. This started with the canceled VtM project by CCP and continues to this thing here. This is just cursed!”
  • AFaultyUnit: “YES exactly, people were asking for another hastily thrown together Battle Royale.”
  • Vegetable_Dirt: “Wow, I joked about this recently. They really did it. I wonder how the original developers feel about this.”
  • FPSrad: “That was by far the “cringiest” announcement yesterday. Seriously, who is this for?”

What are the reasons for the rejection? Vampire: The Masquerade established a new trend among Pen&Paper RPGs in the 90s. Before that, such games primarily focused on descending into dungeons and killing monsters using complex rules and looting.

With Vampire and its spin-offs, which also included werewolves, mages, and fae, it was about experiencing personal horror and simulating a vampire’s unlife. It was about ancient mysteries of vampires, power struggles among vampire clans and factions, and coming to terms with one’s own existence as a bloodsucker.

Fights did occur, but players tried to solve their problems through intrigue and clever maneuvers. A massacre of the scale seen in the trailers for Bloodhunt does not fit the setting at all and genuinely seems like a cheap exploitation of the Vampire license for arbitrary games to many fans.

What happened to the other Vampire game? The frustration of Vampire fans is further fueled by the fact that there is otherwise nothing from the setting. Those who don’t want to play the old Bloodlines for the umpteenth time will have to wait a long time for new content, as the successor to Bloodlines has been postponed to 2022 after massive layoffs among the developers, and the Vampire MMORPG by the Eve developers CCP was buried a long time ago.

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Rainbow Six: Extraction is well received, gathering thousands of likes in just a few minutes

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Ubisoft officially presented the co-op shooter Rainbow Six: Extraction at the E3 2021. The trailer and gameplay were released in several languages and channels on YouTube. After just a few minutes, the videos garnered thousands of likes. Let’s take a look at what the fans appreciate.

How the trailer was received: Shortly after 10:00 PM on Saturday, June 12, 2021, Ubisoft showcased the official trailer and gameplay for Rainbow Six: Extraction during E3. Shortly thereafter, the videos were released on YouTube.

Ubisoft’s official channels and private channels published and shared the videos. Within just a few minutes, most of these videos accumulated several thousand likes. The videos stand at 11:00 PM with:

  • 3,259 likes to 169 dislikes for the trailer on Ubisoft North America
  • 1,815 likes to 310 dislikes for the gameplay on Ubisoft North America
  • 4,103 likes to 61 dislikes for the gameplay on a private channel Jäger Himself Too (via YouTube)

The Jäger channel even posted another video with gameplay that was not published by Ubisoft itself. We have embedded the video here for you:

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Operators are the main highlight

This is well received: Most players and fans are thrilled about the showcased operators and those that might come in the future. Operators are the playable characters in Rainbow Six: Extraction (and Siege).

Many comments refer to operators that players would like to see in the game or who would make the gameplay a bit more exciting. User Jack M. stated, “If Fuse were there, there would be no mission to complete.” A jab at Fuse’s ability to distribute multiple grenades in the room and blow everything up. Mostly his allies.

Under the trailer of Ubisoft itself, players discuss mainly a romance between the captured Hibana in the trailer and the operator Pulse. The characters all have a developed background that players evidently appreciate.

So far, nine of the playable operators along with their abilities are officially known. You can read more about the characters and what they can contribute to your team in Extraction here on MeinMMO shortly.

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What is being criticized? Under the gameplay reveal on Ubisoft’s international channel, players criticize that the “Outbreak” event looked better. Outbreak was an event in March and April 2018 where players fought against a parasite in a co-op mode.

This event is the basis for Extraction and is basically this mode in a separate form. Apparently, the gameplay has been changed so drastically that some players would prefer to have Outbreak back rather than play Extraction.

When does Extraction come out? If you want to get an impression of the co-op shooter yourself, you can do so starting September 16, 2021. Rainbow Six: Extraction will be available for PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. The game will be playable with crossplay.

More announcements from Ubisoft can be found in our ticker for E3 2021:

E3 2021 starts – All announcements and trailers from Ubisoft Forward in the live ticker

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After 4 years, Ubisoft finally shows their game based on the movie Avatar

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At Ubisoft Forward, the new game E3 2021 was presented: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. The studio Massive Entertainment has been working on this since 2017. Now the first game footage has been shown, which looks really good.

What kind of game is it? Not much is known about the new game. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora will be a first-person action-adventure. Ubisoft states that new characters can be met and previously unknown regions of Pandora can be explored.

During Ubisoft Forward, the first images from the game were shown in the Snowdrop Engine. The contents shown are officially referred to as game footage.

What can be seen? The inhabitants from the movie Avatar, the Na’vi, can be seen. Additionally, there are numerous creatures moving through the beautifully staged game world and fauna. The Na’vi can also ride some of the creatures.

Gameplay seems to revolve around the conflict between the natives and humans. Towards the end of the trailer, some scenes show helicopters and firearms. Huge mechs are also shown in the first screenshot.

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When will the game be released? Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is set to be released in 2022. A release is planned for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Stadia, and Luna.

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Players are excited about the trailer, but there are also doubts

What do the first players say? Just a few minutes after its release, the trailer for Avatar had over 30,000 views and 400 comments. Most comments are overwhelmingly positive:

  • TheInspirationalMind writes: “I never thought I would see a AAA Avatar game, but I am definitely excited.”
  • Star Wars HQ is looking forward to more information about the game: “Oh wow, this looks INCREDIBLE! Can’t wait to see more of it!”
  • Yankeeunit91 is especially impressed by the engine: “Oh my God, we’re getting an Avatar game and what a CRAZY ENGINE is this?!” (via Twitter).

Meanwhile, many players are discussing whether Avatar will actually look as good as shown in the trailer: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora looks really good – But players fear a downgrade

Who is developing the game? Avatar is being developed by the studio Massive Entertainment, which belongs to Ubisoft, in collaboration with Lightstorm Entertainment and Disney.

The focus of the Ubisoft event was on Rainbow Six: Extraction. All information: Rainbow Six: Extraction shows first gameplay and trailer – Releases in September.

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Far Cry 6: You can play the coolest villains yourself

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Far Cry 6 introduces its main antagonist in a new cinematic. It was also confirmed that you can play as three of the most terrifying and coolest villains from the series!

What’s new? During the Ubisoft Forward at E3 2021, it was confirmed what a leak had announced just hours earlier. You can play as three of the villains from the title. The “Season Pass Trailer” for the game announced under the slogan “become the Villain” that you can play as villains from the past.

These are Vaas, Pagan Min, and Joseph Seed. This confirmed the leak that had already circulated several hours before the official announcement from Ubisoft Forward. We will embed the new trailers here.

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The Story Behind Antón Castillo

What was shown? During E3 2021, a cinematic for Antón Castillo was released, revealing the background of the story. A group is on a fishing boat that is suddenly ambushed. A gunshot is heard, and the supposed assailant then enters the room where several people, including the protagonist, are standing.

Antón Castillo then enters the scene and calls his son Diego to him.

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The original report that addresses the leak continues.

What’s the deal with the leak? Recently, a video was published on YouTube by Ubisoft in Russia. It featured material from the season pass for the upcoming Far Cry 6. Since it was likely an accident – perhaps a date for the automatic release during the E3 2021 was incorrectly entered – the video was quickly deleted.

However, savvy fans had already saved it and shared it on reddit. You can still see the leak there.

The DLC Will Let You Play the Coolest Villains of the Far Cry Series

What was visible in the video: The video showcases three scenes featuring the villains Vaas, Pagan Min, and Joseph. This alone should raise the hearts of Far Cry fans because all three are considered well-developed characters that people love to hate.

Additionally, in the video, before each clip, a “You are …” followed by the name of the respective villain is shown. This likely means that you will play through episodes from the lives of the three villains in the DLCs and step into their villainous shoes.

What kind of villains are they? If you are not familiar with the three villains from the leak, here are a few quick facts:

  • Vas Montenegro (Far Cry 3): By far the most popular villain of the entire series is Vaas. He is a psychopathic sadist who leads a gang of pirates and revels in killing and torturing. However, he is also highly creative and has a very dark sense of humor, which is why people love to hate him.
  • Pagan Min (Far Cry 4): The dictator Pagan Min rules the fictional Asian state of Kyrat with an iron fist and tolerates no disorder. Unlike many villains, he is often very friendly and composed. Unless things slip out of his control, then someone might get stabbed with a fork or a pen.
  • Joseph Seed (Far Cry 5): The charismatic priest Joseph Seed leads a religious cult that firmly believes in the imminent end of the world and claims that God himself sent him to save the people of Hope County. However, those who do not join the sect are forcibly converted or brutally killed.

How reliable is the leak? It is not clear whether the material from the leak is genuinely authentic. However, recently, Ubisoft Canada started a poll on Twitter asking which villain from the series is the best, and those three villains from the leak were included as options, making it likely that we will indeed be able to play as the three villains in the upcoming season pass for Far Cry 6:

We will learn more at the upcoming major Ubisoft Forward show on Saturday, June 12, 2021, as part of the live streams for E3 2021. There, more information about the upcoming new features of Far Cry 6 and other Ubisoft titles will certainly be revealed.

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Crazy MMO for Extreme Sports Fans Shows New Gameplay and Release Date

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At the Ubisoft Forward during the E3 2021, the MMO Riders Republic (PC, PS, Xbox) was announced. It revolves around extreme sports played out in a large open world. Players can experience mountain biking, skiing, and many other sports together. The game is set to be released in September 2021.

What kind of game is this? Riders Republic is an MMO where up to 50 players can move together in an open world. There are hubs for customizing your characters and showcasing your achievements, as well as various challenges you can take on.

The game focuses on 5 main activities:

  • Bicycle Racing
  • Snowboarding
  • Skateboarding
  • Paragliding
  • Rocket Wingsuits, which are especially fast-paced

The open world is inspired by real national parks in the USA, for which the development team from Ubisoft Annecy ventured into nature. As such, it is designed to be particularly realistic and beautiful.

When will the game be released? During the Ubisoft Forward, the release was announced for September 2, 2021. You can already pre-order the game from Ubisoft.

There will also be a beta before the release, for which you can sign up now (via Ubisoft).

For which platforms will Riders Republic be released? Riders Republic will be available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Stadia. Crossplay is also expected.

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Social MMO with Many Competitive Aspects

This is how the game works: In Riders Republic, you create a character that you can fully design yourself. With this character, you can enter various hubs and participate in sports there. You should also be able to play together with friends.

The focus should be heavily on the social component. In addition to races and events, there seems to be simply the opportunity to explore and enjoy the open world.

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What Does Riders Republic Offer?

  • A career mode where you can unlock milestones and new competitions
  • There is a 6v6 team competition mode where points are earned. You earn these by performing special tricks
  • In Free-for-All, 12 players compete against each other
  • In versus mode, you can play against friends
  • In the City Playground, you can move freely, perform tricks, and interact with other players

Through the career and PvP content, you can unlock new gear, outfits, and cosmetic items.

Additionally, the Gold and Ultimate Editions of Riders Republic come with the Year 1 Pass. This is expected to include a BMX add-on. New content is already planned.

Alongside Riders Republic, Rainbow Six: Extraction was also a focus of the Ubisoft event. All info: Rainbow Six: Extraction Shows First Gameplay and Trailer – Coming in September.

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