Maximilian “Trymacs” Stemmler reports that he feels like his Twitch colleague BastiGHG due to his new hairstyle. The change in his appearance seems so significant that he is no longer recognized on the street.
What made Trymacs do it? Trymacs is on a podcast tour with his Twitch colleagues Florian “Varion” Kiesow and Sascha “unsymapthischTV” Hellinger. In preparation for the tour, Varion and Trymacs decided to change their hairstyles. Both got their hair cut very short and bleached, reminiscent of the rapper Eminem from the 2000s.
Additionally, Trymacs completely shaved off his beard, giving him a new appearance as well. This seems to be so unusual for Trymacs’ environment that he feels like his Twitch colleague BastiGHG, he states.
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Vom Pizza-Lieferant zu einem der größten deutschen Twitch-Streamer – Leben und Karriere von Trymacs in 2 Minuten
“No one recognized me”
Why does Trymacs feel like BastiGHG? The Twitch streamer BastiGHG has never shown his face in public. His avatar is a Minecraft skin and in his Twitch streams, his camera is always focused on his hands, operating the keyboard and mouse. In public, he can “move freely” because he is not stopped by fans due to his anonymity.
Trymacs experienced a touch of this anonymity as well with his lack of a beard and new hairstyle. He reports in a stream that he has not been recognized on the street lately. At one point, he was out in Hamburg with his Twitch colleague Domenic “Chefstrobel” Strobel, where fans recognized Chefstrobel.
They greeted him but did not think about who was out with Chefstrobel. Since Chefstrobel and Trymacs have overlapping communities, this should normally have happened.
Trymacs further states: “I could walk through the city center today. I was invisible. No one recognized me. (…) Complete cloak of invisibility. It’s incredibly cool. I usually only have this abroad. (…) I feel like BastiGHG. I can walk around outside and no one recognizes me.” (Source: YouTube from minute 00:22).
Twitch streamer Trymacs, with over 3.8 million followers, is likely recognized on the street quite frequently, so this unwanted break might come in handy for him. One thing the content creator is often approached about is a clip that has been following Trymacs for over 3 years: A clip on Twitch has been following Trymacs for 3 years, as he just wants to game in peace
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What is known about the Day-One Patch? When Battlefield 6 officially launches on October 10, 2025, the new online shooter from Electronic Arts will receive an initial patch, incorporating many of the insights from the previous beta tests. The developers explain on X what adjustments are planned. Here are the highlights:
Players who have already been able to play Battlefield 6 will find that the movement feels even more responsive at launch, thanks to changes in speed and the fixing of several movement issues.
The recoil of automatic weapons will be rebalanced, rewarding single shots and controlled fire in fights from greater distances.
The laser designator will have smoother deployment animations, an updated optics, and multiple fixes.
The MBT-LAW will be the standard launcher for the Pioneer, with a more precise trajectory, improved targeting, and clearer sights.
The MAS 148 Glaive will be improved by a more realistic missile trajectory, enhanced zoom and targeting, sharper scope images, and more reliable vehicle damage.
Spawn beacons will be limited to one revival per player (a total of 4 per squad) to improve balance.
The layouts of the Rush and Breakthrough modes will be revised to achieve better balance between attackers and defenders.
Operation Firestorm will be updated with a focus on lighting and performance, while issues like spawn killing will be fixed in Siege of Cairo.
UI and HUD elements will receive updated overlays, animated pings, new minimap options, and smoother navigation when equipping and deploying gear.
New options like volume controls for voice output (VO) and improvements for accessibility will be introduced.
The sound will be cleaned up to make pings easier to hear, weapons and vehicles sound sharper, and missing or delayed effects will no longer affect your situational awareness.
Improvements to the netcode are expected to reduce desynchronization, make time-to-death seem fairer, and fix instances of invisible damage.
Overall, more than 200 adjustments are expected to be included in the Day-One Patch.
Before the launch, there will be another new trailer for Battlefield 6:
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Battlefield 6: Beim offiziellen Launch-Hype-Trailer ist der Name Programm
Roadmap for Season 1 and Beyond
What else do the developers reveal? The developers explain that they plan to offer several playlists at the launch of Battlefield 6, allowing you to quickly land on the maps and modes that you enjoy the most. These playlists will include:
Solo mode playlists for favorites like Breakthrough and Conquest
Closed weapon experiences (no free choice of weapon)
Intense melee playlists
Action-packed “All-Out Warfare” playlists
All launch maps will be available in the playlists from the start. Additionally, there will be a custom search and a selection of content from the Portal mode – which is designed to provide a constant supply of fun game variations.
On October 28, 2025, the first season of Battlefield 6 will begin, bringing new maps, weapons, events, and more. Here’s the corresponding roadmap graphic:
Exciting: In conjunction with the announcement, the developers also commented on naval operations. Specifically, they said: “Separate from that, the requests for Naval Warfare have not gone unnoticed, nor have the calls for a certain fan-favorite little helicopter, platoons, and more. […] We are listening.”
This at least sounds like we might hope for an expansion of the military vehicle fleet to include naval combat in one of the later seasons.
If you haven’t played the beta of Battlefield 6, you should definitely check whether your PC has secure boot enabled before the release of the shooter. Without this setting, Battlefield 6 will not start. Here’s how to enable secure boot: Battlefield 6: Secure boot not enabled? Here’s how to do it easily
As you gradually approach the end of the story of Digimon Story Time Stranger, you will also encounter the quest “All eyes on me”. Here you can read where to find the required Etemon fragments.
What kind of quest is this? Once you have completed the main quest “Silent Envy”, the side quest “All eyes on me” will be automatically unlocked. For this, you need to search for a total of 17 fragments of the Digimon Etemon, which are scattered throughout Tokyo in the year 2020.
If you find a fragment, you can collect it by hitting it with a Digi-Attack. If you want to start your search with a few tips, the following might help:
There is only one Etemon fragment in each area.
Many areas where an Etemon fragment can be found are in and around Shinjuku.
Etemon fragments are also hidden in the beginner dungeons found in the sewers.
Otherwise, we have a list of all 17 locations for you, where you can find an Etemon and complete the quest.
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Digimon Story Time Stranger: English Trailer for the Anime Game
All locations of the Etemon fragments
Here you will find all locations including tips on where exactly you can find the Etemon fragments:
Location
Tip
Higashi-Shinjuku: Koshu-Kaido Intersection
At a tree.
Higashi-Shinjuku: Vision Square
Hard to miss – you will find it right in the middle of the square.
Shinjuku Underground Town: Subroad
You need to take a staircase in Vision Square.
Seibu-Shinjuku: Overpass Intersection
At the ceiling of an overpass.
Marunonaka Line: Shinjuku Station
North end on the platform.
Shinjuku Station: East Gate
To the right in the building.
Shinjuku Underground: Promenade
In the middle of the area.
Shinjuku Park: Waterfall Plaza
At a tree.
Shinjuku: Eastern Shopping District
In front of the clothing store.
Shinjuku Underground Waterway: North Block
In a lower, middle room.
Shinjuku Underground Waterway: South Block
In an alley.
Shinjuku Underground Reservoir
Near a staircase at the South Block access.
Shinjuku: A specific side alley
Bottom right in the area.
Café at the Koshu-Kaido Intersection
In the café.
Akihabara Station: Electric Town South Exit
To the right in the middle of the promenade.
Akihabara: A specific side alley
Next to a taxi.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building: Outdoor area
MeinMMO editor Benedikt Schlotmann has chosen a vertical mouse for his daily work and he still does not regret that decision after 3 years.
In daily life, I have used a completely normal gaming mouse for many years, which I have used for both gaming and work. However, in the long run, it has put more strain on my right arm than I thought.
A recommendation back then from an acquaintance: Get yourself a vertical mouse; it makes working much more pleasant. At the beginning of 2023, I bought the Logitech Lift on sale. I have been using it almost continuously for nearly 3 years now. And I would buy the mouse again at any time.
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A vertical mouse relieves arm and hand, makes working in the office easier
What kind of mouse is this? The Logitech Lift is a vertical mouse and thus shaped differently than normal gaming or office mice you usually use at your PC.
Vertical mice have a significant advantage: they provide a more natural posture at the desk. The strain on the forearm, wrist, and shoulder is significantly reduced, and you can reduce health risks. And that should not be underestimated. As someone who spends 8 to 10 hours at the desk daily, I can confirm that switching to a vertical mouse has really paid off.
An advantage that I have specifically appreciated about the Logitech Lift: the replaceable battery in the mouse.
Does the mouse have a disadvantage? Yes, and that is the relatively long adjustment period. At first, it takes time to get used to the strange posture. And even your thumb has to do significantly more work at the beginning than with a normal mouse.
Another disadvantage that should not be underestimated: In gaming, the Logitech Lift is only partially usable: While it is a great help in my daily life, I switch to a “real” gaming mouse for gaming. At the latest in a fast shooter like Marvel: Rivals, the Logitech Lift is simply not precise enough for me. In slower games, such as Anno 1800, the Lift is quite usable.
Most vertical mice are not really suitable for competitive gaming, with one exception: Razer’s Pro Click V2 Vertical Edition offers fantastic gaming technology, but in the detailed test for MeinMMO it was overall too heavy for long gaming sessions.
Where can you buy the mouse? Currently, you can get the Vertical Lift for 39.90 Euro at Amazon, and that is almost the best price for the mouse. Only in March 2025 did the mouse cost 1 Euro less. With this deal, you can’t go wrong.
What alternatives are there? Aside from Logitech and Razer’s model, there are also plenty of cheaper alternatives, from CSL, Anker, or Trust, all costing between 15 and 25 Euro.
If you are looking for a good shooter mouse, check here: If you like to play shooters, you need a fast and precise mouse. Preferably lightweight mice with few additional buttons. We at MeinMMO present to you the best mice for shooters in 2024 and explain for which player they are best suited: The best gaming mice for shooters that you can currently buy
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For 11 years, players have had the opportunity to explore the universe in Elite Dangerous. Now the developers have revealed how much players have seen, and the number is shockingly low.
What game are we talking about? The space MMO Elite Dangerous has been around since 2014 and mixes the genres of simulation with MMO and FPS aspects. Our Milky Way serves as the game world, which can be explored in a version specifically simulated for the game as a persistent world.
Players have been doing this for over a decade now and still have to settle for a sobering statistic.
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Elite Dangerous: Die Proteus-Welle wird abgefeuert
Nearly 11 years and hardly any progress
How is exploration going? The developers of Elite Dangerous have released new statistics. In them, they reveal how little players have explored in the nearly 11 years since the release.
Players have been to 261,063,785 star systems, which is only about 0.0653% of the entire game world, considering the vast universe, as the developers explain on Facebook. The game world is simply absurdly large, which is why a rise to 0.1% is also not in sight anytime soon.
At the end of 2024, the developers provided a similar update on exploring their game world. At that time, some of our readers complained that while the world is large, there isn’t much exciting to discover. This criticism is also reflected now in the comments on Facebook. Fans complain about ice and rock planets that are good for nothing but resources.
What’s currently happening in the space MMO? The developers of Elite Dangerous released a roadmap in February 2025 outlining plans for the year on EliteDangerous.com. While in 2024 they tried to bring new content into the game with Powerplay 2.0, 2025 is focused more on spaceships.
Here there were several new examples for players to fly through space and explore new systems. New gameplay features were also on the agenda for 2025. With the “Vanguards” feature, the developers aimed to enhance group gameplay and make it easier for new players to join.
In Pokémon GO the next event has been announced. This brings not only 2 new monsters to the game but also a spooky atmosphere with festive decorations and a familiar melody.
What is this event? The new event “Halloween 2025: Part 1” has been announced for Pokémon GO. It starts on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at 10:00 AM and ends on Monday, October 27, 2025, at 10:00 AM.
Two monsters are making their debuts in the game, there are new event field research tasks, as well as new avatar items and event stickers. During the event, PokéStops and gyms will be decorated in colorful Halloween decor and a familiar, partially feared melody is returning: At night, a remix of the Lavender Town music will play, which you can hear in this video on YouTube.
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So sah das Pokémon GO Fest 2025 in Paris aus
Autumn is tea time – Also in Pokémon GO
What new monsters are there? The event introduces two matcha Pokémon, Mortcha and its evolution Fatalitcha, both of which are Grass and Ghost types introduced in the ninth generation. To evolve Mortcha into Fatalitcha, you will need 20 Mortcha candies.
However, the previously known tea Pokémon Fatalitee can now also be caught for the first time in its shiny variant with some luck. Other wild event Pokémon alongside Fatalitee include Zorua (also in its shiny variant), Hisui-Zorua, and Gruff.
Which Pokémon can be encountered through event field research? For completing field research tasks during the Halloween event, you can encounter the following Pokémon:
Zobiris*
Makabaja*
Zorua*
Hisui-Zorua
Lichtel*
Skallyk*
Paragoni*
Kryppuk*
All monsters marked with a * can also appear as shiny.
Which Pokémon appear in raid battles? During the event, the following Pokémon will appear in raid battles:
Level 1 raid battles
Galar-Makabaja*
Fatalitee*
Mortcha
Level 2 raid battles
Alola-Knogga*
Hisui-Tornupto*
Hisui-Admurai*
Crypto-raids level 1:
Crypto-Makabaja
Crypto-Paragoni
All monsters marked with a * can also appear as shiny.
What bonuses are there in the event? During the event, there are several bonuses that can be unlocked by owning the “GO-Pass: Halloween 2025”:
Rank 1:
Double catch candies
GO-Pass-Deluxe: Triple catch candies
Rank 2:
Increased chance for trainers at level 31 and above for XL candies when catching Pokémon with nice, great, or excellent throws
Rank 3:
Double transfer candies
Increased chance for trainers at level 31 and above to receive XL candies when transferring Pokémon
GO-Pass-Deluxe: Triple transfer candies
GO-Pass-Deluxe: Even greater chance for trainers at level 31 and above to receive XL candies when transferring Pokémon
Until the Halloween event starts, there is still some time. But even until then, there are various events and additional content in Pokémon GO that you can engage with. What those are in the current month and when exactly they take place can be found here on MeinMMO: Pokémon GO: All events in October 2025 – dates in the list
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League of Legends is a very complex game with many different mechanics that make each round unique. In an apparently normal match, however, the almost impossible can happen, as a Twitch streamer found out.
Which Twitch streamer are we talking about? The top laner and “cosplayer”, Alois_NL, regularly streams League of Legends on his Twitch channel. He currently aims to conquer the Korean server and plays the champion Dr. Mundo.
What did Alois experience? On X, the LoL streamer posted a screenshot showing the summary of damage to structures. After a 17-minute victory, he checked how much damage he and his teammates had inflicted. To his astonishment, he was solely responsible for all the structural damage done by his team.
Alois himself says that he has never seen anything like this in his LoL career and that “the stars must have perfectly aligned”. Furthermore, he wonders if such a case has ever occurred before.
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Why is this almost impossible? League of Legends is played on a map with three lanes and a jungle. Each lane has three towers and an inhibitor that spawns minions. The main objective to win is to destroy the towers and structures leading to the Nexus, the team’s main base, thereby winning the game.
Usually, there is almost always a way to deal some damage to the first tower, especially when the opposing champion is in base buying items or regenerating health.
In a match that is heavily lost, it can happen that only one or even no champion inflicted damage on structures. However, Alois won the match, making it even crazier that none of his teammates even considered attacking the important structures.
His fans are also astonished
What do his fans say about the “achievement”? Under the post on X, user ZankoAkurou wonders how this is even possible. Another user writes on X.com that he can somewhat understand it due to Alois’s champion choice, but there is one among them who can excellently push the minions with his abilities and thus would have enough opportunities to attack a structure.
The question of whether this has happened before has also been answered. X user MvSBatman showed with a screenshot that it happened to him exactly the same way, but his match was several years ago and it has not occurred again since.
The post by Alois also astonishes players on Reddit:Alarming_Tea_219 writes that he has played several rounds where he dealt more or even twice as much damage to structures as his entire team, but there has never been a match like Alois’s.
Besides Alois, who currently wants to conquer the Korean server, there are other Twitch streamers who set their own challenges. Recently, the player Bardinette set himself the goal of ranking up without killing a single minion, which are actually urgently needed to earn important gold for items: Twitch streamer sabotages his team in LoL through a special challenge and gets banned for it
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For Final Fantasy XIV, Patch 7.35 is now available, bringing the major coop with Monster Hunter Wilds. The community is already celebrating the matchmaking for the new Deep Dungeon and a fresh emote.
Arkveld can be approached by all level 100 fighters who have completed the main story and have an item level of 725. The monster will be unlocked through a quest line, and there are new Monster Hunter items in the game.
On Reddit, the patch notes are already being discussed, and surprisingly, it’s not Arkveld that excites players the most, but rather the matchmaking in the new dungeon.
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Monster Hunter Wilds und Final Fantasy XIV wagen ein Crossover
The new matchmaking? Wow, major victory
Why is the matchmaking cool? The new matchmaking is part of the new Deep Dungeon Pilgrim’s Path. Groups of up to four players face increasingly difficult levels from 1 to 100. The levels are randomly shuffled and always consist of different challenges.
So far, there are already two other Deep Dungeons, the Palace of the Dead and Heavensward. However, what is new in Pilgrim’s Path is that there is a kind of group finder: groups with 3 or fewer players can hire random members. This applies not only to the lower levels but also to the higher ones.
This has caused excitement among players on Reddit. punnyjr comments as comment (via Reddit): Wow, major victory. Reddit user Weekly-Variation4311 feels similarly: Yes, they said that in the Life Letter, that was the thing that excited me the most.
Commentator No_Glass7125, on the other hand, fears that this may lead to frustration on Fridays when tanks pull entire levels and healer bots cast maximum low-level spells (via Reddit).
What else is in the patch? Besides the new Deep Dungeon and the Monster Hunter coop, there are a few other things waiting for players. Here’s an overview:
New battles: Eminent Grief & Eminent Grief (variable)
Available as part of the new Deep Dungeon
New quests for Hildibrand
New beast tribe: the Yok Huy
New armor
New furnishings
New hairstyles
New emotes
New mounts
and much more
Patch 7.35 goes live on October 7, 2025. All content will be playable as soon as the requirements are met by the current character. One of the new hairstyles has longer hair. However, it does not reach the detail level of the stylings recently implemented in the mobile version of the game: Ironically, the wrong version of Final Fantasy XIV is now fulfilling the dreams of many players
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Since October 1, 2025, the prices of the Xbox Game Pass have significantly increased. Many former users and players are reacting in shock and anger, but one agency knew better years ago.
Who commented on the price increase of the Game Pass? Since the Xbox Game Pass has become a little more to almost 50% more expensive depending on the tier, many players are complaining about this decision: It’s inappropriate, too expensive, and even makes “the PS Plus offer of the Playstation seem like a good deal” (Muddy Verity via X).
While many players express frustration and disappointment, a person has now responded to the discussion who already anticipated such consequences. She tried together with her agency to prevent such an outcome.
Lina Khan, who was the chairwoman of the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) at the time of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision, responded to a X post. This post shows the rising costs of the Game Pass since the acquisition of Activision Blizzard and reports that Microsoft had stated at that time that the acquisition should not lead to rising prices for the subscription model – exactly what she and the FTC had warned against.
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Activision shows the new Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 in the trailer for the Xbox Showcase 2025
Microsoft is “too big to worry”
What does the former chairwoman say about the price increase? The post that Khan responded to illustrates with a graphic how the price of the Game Pass (Ultimate tier) has risen significantly and disproportionately from 2023 to 2025 since the court rejected the FTC’s efforts. The conclusion of the poster @LeeHepner: “Lina Khan was right” (via X).
Khan demonstrates with her reaction that she and the FTC could observe how similar decisions had previously led to rising prices, as “dominant companies simply become too big to worry about the consequences”:
The acquisition of Activision by Microsoft resulted in significant price increases and layoffs, which harmed both players and developers.
As we have observed in various industries, increasing market consolidation and rising prices often go hand in hand.
When dominant companies become too big to worry, they can worsen the situation for their customers without worrying about the consequences.
How did the FTC act during Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision? The FTC had warned since its objection that Microsoft could exploit its dominant position in the market, to increase the prices of the Game Pass. To get the deal through, Microsoft made multiple promises, to which complaints followed. FTC lawyers stated that Microsoft contradicted itself and made “inconsistent” statements.
If you want to learn more about the FTC’s efforts and Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision, you can do so here on MeinMMO .
Crimson Desert releases 11 minutes of new gameplay and further ignites the anticipation for the highly awaited action RPG.
What kind of gameplay is this? Those who only follow the official channels for Crimson Desert may have missed this new gameplay material. You can currently watch the video only through IGN’s official channel on YouTube.
Here you can see the latest trailer for Crimson Desert:
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Crimson Desert reveals the release date in the new trailer
More battles and a new grappling hook
What does the gameplay show? This time it shows an entire quest: Hero Kliff wanders through an army camp in search of a duke. When he sees him, he immediately wants to speak with “Grey Mane” (a nickname of the protagonist) privately. He then describes the current situation to us:
During the duke’s absence, rebels have taken over his castle, which is why he is now trapped in front of his own walls
The situation seemed hopeless for the duke until Kliff showed up. A countess apparently spoke favorably of our protagonist to him.
The duke wants to retake his castle and Kliff is to assist him. He first storms the northern gate of the castle with the duke’s soldiers. Here the combat system of Crimson Desert shines once again:
The first enemy is immediately thrown to the ground by Kliff and hurled away in one swing
Next, combat with the spear (which is more like a cross between a glaive and a halberd) is demonstrated. The weapon is suitable for sweeping attacks and precise thrusts
The moveset with sword and shield is also presented again – this time with a magical attack that freezes enemies
Here you can also see the new gameplay:
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A new feature is also the use of a grappling hook. If you grab a surface with this, you propel yourself into the air with a jump. Then Kliff spins quickly like a yo-yo and begins gliding, which is enabled by a magical feather cloak.
This way of movement ultimately brings us inside the castle, where the leader of the rebels is waiting at the top. He hits hard and even makes the pillars in the boss arena break with his strikes.
What do the players say about it? The new gameplay considerably raises the anticipation among many fans. The scope and possibilities of the game seem to be becoming larger and more numerous each time.
mezurashi_519 comments under the video on YouTube: “This game needs a demo! There’s so many things I want to try out in terms of gameplay flow”
Also, _ultraviolence1503 says: “This game looks sick asf”, but he has one concern regarding the controls. “My only concern now is how they’re gonna fit so many movesets into controller inputs without making it annoying to use”
IGN has already announced that there will be further insights into the game on their channel in October. This includes new gameplay as well as insights from the development team.
The new season 7 vs. Wild has started and viewers are surprisingly satisfied with the first episodes. However, not everyone who wanted to tuned in.
How did the start go? The first episode of 7 vs. Wild started on time at 00:00 on October 7, 2025, on Amazon Prime and ran technically flawlessly. However, there was still some annoyance: the new season is no longer free, like all previous seasons.
For fans, a shock, as until now it was possible to watch 7 vs. Wild without an existing subscription on Prime Video. This is no longer possible. Accordingly, viewers reacted angrily on Reddit, finding themselves in front of a paywall at midnight:
Julz_298: “Phew, if this was actually intended, I’m definitely out for now. Don’t feel like being forced into Prime. I’ll just wait for the YouTube release. Such a shame.”
guyondrugs: “Yeah, same for me. I wanted to give it a chance, only to see the app wants to sell me a Prime subscription.”
Other users point out that you can test Prime Video for free for 30 days if you wish. Although this is not enough for the entire season 5 of 7 vs. Wild, as it runs until December, it at least gives you the chance to get a feel for the new season before purchasing.
Former contestant Knossi also wants to watch the new season:
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Attention: From this point onwards, there are spoilers for 7 vs. Wild season 5 episode 1.
7 vs. Chico
How is the first episode received? The first episode of 7 vs. Wild received positive feedback from viewers. The early shots of the rainforest were very visually striking and looked technically better than the preview clip, which was recently criticized for its image quality.
Viewers also liked the suspense arc of the first episode; they found on Reddit that the episode could also have been called “7 vs. Guide” or “Where is Chico”. The tense situation was well received by viewers, and the fact that the group stands against the guide Chico is appealing to many and is a significant part of the episode.
Some viewers found the inserts amusing, which showed how far the group still is from their goal. The displays came whenever a participant complained about the strenuous path.
What was criticized? No episode of 7 vs. Wild goes without criticism. This time, viewers especially disliked the new style with inserts and cuts. The episode featured constant inserts for the way, the distance, to animals and clues, but also when switching between contestants.
The inserts did exist in previous seasons. However, in the new season, they switch to another participant only after a few meters. This makes it feel almost like a continuous scene experienced from different perspectives, making some viewers find the inserts distracting rather than helpful.
Despite many fears and significant criticism of 7 vs. Wild in the lead-up to the season, the first episode is well received by many fans. Even without Fritz Meinecke, the format seems to still work. Whether the positive first impression lasts or the mood shifts remains to be seen. When the next episode of 7 vs. Wild will air can be found in our overview: 7 vs. Wild Season 5 Amazonas: All info on participants, start, and location
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For many years, Call of Duty has been THE cash cow for Activision, guaranteeing massive revenues. Since the acquisition by Microsoft, the shooter franchise has been part of the Xbox Game Pass. This has apparently had a noticeable impact on revenues.
The very positive player numbers were certainly driven by the fact that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has been playable on the Xbox Game Pass from the start. During this time, Microsoft officials even reported a record increase in new subscribers.
According to a report from bloomberg.com, which is said to be based on the statements of a former Microsoft employee, the Game Pass integration has noticeably negatively impacted the revenues of the shooter.
Call of Duty – Black Ops 7 is also coming to Xbox Game Pass:
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 zeigt erstes Gameplay aus dem Multiplayer-Modus
Specifically, Activision is said to have earned about $300 million less in 2024 from sales of Call of Duty for consoles and PCs than in 2023. That was roughly the price Microsoft paid to drive up the value of the Xbox Game Pass through Call of Duty.
According to Bloomberg, however, this price has only partially paid off. While there was a record increase in new customers, the average growth of the subscription service has reportedly declined significantly since 2020.
Fewer sales? More expensive subscription!
Are we now feeling the impact of this? On October 1, 2025, Microsoft significantly raised the prices for the Game Pass again. Those who want to experience Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 via the Xbox subscription starting November 14, 2025, will need to budget at least €14.99 per month for the service (instead of €11.99 or €12.99).
With this price increase, Microsoft may be trying to offset some of the lost sales revenues due to the subscription service. However, there is currently no official confirmation of this assumption.
Magic is omnipresent in Dungeons & Dragons. Among other things, this is why discussions often arise among players about whether physical limitations are even permanently possible in such an environment. The community explains why this question is actually unnecessary.
Attention: The following text addresses opinions from the community and the author regarding this topic.
Of course, physical limitations are not something that can always be eradicated or must be. Therefore, it is important to handle such topics sensitively and to discuss exactly what is important to the players.
Why is there a discussion? Many players believe that in the multiverse of Dungeons & Dragons, due to the available healing magic, there should be no characters with physical limitations, such as permanent blindness, paralysis, or deafness. After all, they could simply be healed.
However, it is not that simple, as not all inhabitants of these worlds have access to healing magic – on the other hand, magic is needed for healing such ailments and limitations, which operates at a very high level.
For example, for the spell “Regeneration,” which specifically restores severed or severely damaged body parts, a 7th-level spell slot is required, which most classes do not get until level 13. Spells like “lesser or greater restoration” could remove pathological conditions, depending on the cause of the condition – however, they also require characters who are at least moderately magical at levels 2 and 5. Therefore, finding someone who can heal such things should logically not be easy for everyone.
Other, lesser healing spells could of course be interpreted by the game master in such a way that they could remove such issues, but the rules do not explicitly allow this, and if it were so, it would almost make spells like “Regeneration” or “greater restoration” obsolete.
The community points out in a thread on Reddit several logical reasons that undermine questioning the existence of wheelchairs and characters with limitations in Dungeons & Dragons.
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Complete Healing Simply Too Expensive
What justifications does the community provide? User RokuroCarisu refers in his thread to this statement that wheelchairs in Dungeons & Dragons make no sense because magic exists. He also refers in his argument to the spell “Regeneration,” which requires a high spell slot and extensive magical knowledge.
Assuming that one could only access such a spell as a service in larger cities, it becomes more difficult for the average population to obtain such healing. Additionally, a magical service of this kind could easily cost several 10,000 gold, which even wealthier mercenaries and others could not just afford.
Wondrous items, or special magical items, would only cost a fraction of this, making it reasonable that primarily adventurers and citizens with a bit more gold in their pockets would resort to aids like prosthetics or wheelchairs.
The existence of such aids or characters with physical limitations in Dungeons & Dragons is therefore not only logically derived from the rules, but it is also very likely intended that way.
Also, MyMMO editor Alex has a character with limitations on his current campaign alongside the group and handles it similarly:
We actually follow this argument in our campaign, that even “smaller” adventurers have a hard time overcoming such limitations or injuries – simply because it is expensive and not everyone can cast these spells. For example, we have a frequently occurring blind NPC who lost his eyes in battle against undead. But since he is just a simple sailor and not a particularly wealthy adventurer, and he does not know anyone who can cast the spell “Regeneration,” he lives with it.
This presents a nice goal for the healer in our group and a chance for character development when he can finally help the character upon reaching level 13. From my perspective, it mainly depends on how the group wants to handle it, but I also find the argument that there cannot be any wheelchairs or similar in DnD to be unnecessary.
Many other users and players, who themselves have physical limitations, agree with him in the comments. Some also highlight that there are other reasons for physical limitations beyond damaged or injured body parts. Here, the question must also be asked whether even “Regeneration” or restoration spells can actually remove this condition or whether one would not need a “Wish“, which for most characters may be nearly unattainable.
However, it must be considered that characters with limitations may fight differently or not at all. It is also important to remember that not every character wants to remove their limitation. Therefore, a committed group is required to balance this convincingly, authentically, and without too much undue advantage or disadvantage – but it is not impossible, and particularly for affected players, it is an important step to be able to realize themselves in the game.
The developers of Battlefield 6 provided a new insight into the game lists at release and explained whether you can freely choose your weapons regardless of the class.
What’s the deal with the weapons? The classic Battlefield experience involves certain weapons being tied to classes, such as SMGs to the Assault class or sniper rifles to the Recon class. In Battlefield 2042 and in early tests of Battlefield 6, all weapons were accessible to every class. However, there were some modes that tested the principle of class-bound weapons.
Veteran Battlefield players now hope that class-bound weapons will be the standard in Battlefield 6. They believe it is less chaotic and requires more teamwork. A corresponding statement on Reddit was upvoted by over 9,000 users. In the comments, players also stated that they would never play modes with open weapons.
Another player stated on Reddit: “I think class-bound weapons are a fundamental feature of Battlefield and part of its DNA.”
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There are closed weapons, but also open ones
Will there be class-bound weapons in Battlefield 6? The developers explained in a community update (via X) on October 6, 2025, which playlists will be available at release. These include:
Solo mode playlists for favorites like Breakthrough and Conquest
Closed weapons experiences
Note: These are the matches in which weapons are class-bound
Intense melee playlists
Action-packed “All-Out Warfare” playlists
It sounds like there will be options to play with class-bound weapons, but it seems to only be an option and not the standard. The listed solo mode playlists for Conquest and Breakthrough might only be available in the form with open weapons.
However, the developers also explained that they will continue to pay attention to feedback and make adjustments to the game lists.
Why is this so important? On the one hand, long-time Battlefield fans naturally want the gaming experience they cherished years ago. On the other hand, it requires a more tactical approach.
When certain weapons are tied to classes, the individual soldier is less flexible. If your squad is targeted by a sniper on the way to a flag, for instance, the Medic or the Assault player can’t suddenly pull out a heavy sniper rifle. You need your own Recon, smoke grenades, cover, or a vehicle. More coordination within the squad is required.
The developers of New World have released a dev update for the new season. Fans are excited about the new features and praise the MMORPG from Amazon, which is a rare occurrence.
What have the developers done? In a new video on the New World YouTube channel, the developers of the MMORPG have revealed some details about the new Season 10. In one hour and twenty minutes, they discuss the updates and receive a lot of praise from players and fans.
What’s new in Season 10 of New World? The biggest novelty is probably the new zone, the Nighthaven. A developer of this area describes it as “a love letter to classic and modern horror.” The Nighthaven will be the largest zone in Aeternum to date, inviting players on a spooky journey through catacombs, giant castles, and ominous spider dens.
In the video, you can see the trailer for Nighthaven from New World:
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What else is new in the big update? The developers also showcase many other changes in their video. Included are:
A new tarot card system: With these cards, you must solve puzzles to open new paths or loot elite chests.
Procedural dungeons: The so-called catacombs are a new type of dungeon, randomly generated for high replay value.
New raid and bosses: A new raid with the “Island of Night” will also be featured in Nighthaven. It is said to be similar to the Hoard of the Gorgons. Additionally, there will be a new boss challenge available after the main story.
Overhaul of gear progression and player customization: The update will adjust your gear progression to reach the new gear score. Furthermore, there will be adjustments to weapons, set bonuses, and the perk system to allow for even more flexibility in your builds.
Furthermore, the developers offer many new insights in their video into the upcoming zone, its enemies, and what they envisioned with the changes in Season 10. The update will be released on October 13, 2025, across all platforms.
Fans of MMORPGs and New World are excited
What do MMORPG fans say about Nighthaven? In the post about Nighthaven in the subreddit for MMORPGs, there are many fans of the genre praising the developers of New World.
The user natethenuclearknight writes that he has never seen any MMORPG positively received in this subreddit before. Furthermore, he wants to try out New World with his girlfriend through the crossplay feature.
There are also many positive opinions about Nighthaven on YouTube: A player under the developer update on YouTube for Season 10 and Nighthaven thanks Amazon Game Studios for not giving up and continuing to provide great content.
After Blizzard announced new restrictions for addons for World of Warcraft, the creator behind one of the most popular modifications announced its end. The community mourns.
Which addon is it? Countless WoW players have been using the modification WeakAuras for over 10 years to enhance their gaming experience with useful overlays and sound effects.
This can be particularly useful in hectic PvP or raid fights, where you need to keep an eye on buffs and debuffs, dodge enemy attacks, and master your rotation.
The addon has become so powerful that the installed versions of a raid can communicate with each other to show all players where to stand and what to do.
The Midnight expansion fortunately brings not only addon restrictions:
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Why is it coming to an end? With the upcoming expansion Midnight, Blizzard is introducing new restrictions for World of Warcraft to combat addons that have too much influence on the game and combat decisions.
For many years, developers have complained that they have to keep addons like WeakAuras in mind when designing bosses to ensure that the fights don’t become too easy due to such modifications. At the same time, they must also be completable without an addon. A difficult balancing act.
All addons that primarily allow for aesthetic adjustments, meaning they change parts of the interface or add new elements, are to continue functioning and being supported according to Blizzard.
How is the community reacting to the end? Since the announcement of the end of WeakAuras, countless fans have been discussing on various platforms about the significance of the addon and its impact on the future of WoW. In this thread on Reddit, there are more than 4,700 upvotes and over 825 comments.
Josh6889 writes on Reddit: “There are incredibly many moments when I play other games and think that this game would be better with WeakAuras. The one that comes to mind especially is Path of Exile.”
Used_Cry_1137 explains on Reddit: “I really and sincerely hate this change. […] They never had to make encounters harder because of me or my guild members, that’s clear. We are pretty bad, but we have a lot of fun.”
liquidpoopcorn looks darkly into the future on Reddit: “This addon clean-up will determine many people’s success or failure with the game. I love the customization options and possibilities that addons offer me. I’m not looking forward to half-hearted replacements that may be buggy and ignored until the next patch cycle, or that offer far fewer features than what they replace.”
liquidpoopcorn refers in his comment to the fact that Blizzard has been gradually incorporating features from addons as standard options in WoW for years, often not reaching the quality of the originals. It is clear, for example: WoW is getting its own “Boss Mods”, so you won’t need addons anymore
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A player’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D breaks down. Shortly after, he destroys another CPU with his motherboard. He now regrets not having changed the motherboard. The problem with motherboards and CPUs is known, but so far there is no real solution to the issues.
What has the user done? The user reports on Reddit that he had bought the Ryzen 7 9800X3D and the ASRock X870 RS Pro WiFi in the first half of the year. However, the setup is said to have only worked for about two and a half months before his 9800X3D broke down.
Fortunately, he received a new CPU from AMD through RMA. But instead of changing the motherboard and eliminating the potential culprit, he stuck with his old AsRock motherboard. And this had fatal consequences for his CPU.
Because that was also destroyed after 2.5 months. He now regrets that he didn’t replace the motherboard, even though he had the opportunity.
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Burned CPUs are known to AMD, but there is still no real solution
In most cases, as in this one, it often affected motherboards from the manufacturer AsRock. Other manufacturers, including Asus and MSI, are also said to be affected.
AMD has been feverishly searching for a solution for the broken CPUs for months and is supported by various motherboard manufacturers. A few weeks ago, AMD finally presented a solution for the problems: It is recommended to update the motherboard’s BIOS. According to AMD and AsRock, update 3.25 should fix many issues.
However, this very BIOS version 3.25 is precisely the one that the user has used, who supposedly had two processors fail on the same motherboard. Additionally, AsRock guarantees that its motherboards no longer present a problem and that the error should be fixed. This is reported by the English-language magazine WCCFTech.
In the world of movies and series, Marvel and DC fight for supremacy, but in the comics, the two publishers occasionally meet. Next year, it will happen again when two iconic heroes face each other in a new comic.
Mostly, these are nothing more than the wet dreams of comic fans: popular superheroes from Marvel and DC meet, work together against evil, or beat each other up.
In addition, there is an almost even bigger announcement: As Marvel and DC announced, the next crossover is already scheduled for 2026. It brings together big names, namely Superman and Spider-Man.
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What is known about the crossover? There is still much that is unknown. What is certain, however, is that two volumes will be published. Marvel will release “Spider-Man/Superman #1”, while DC will release “Superman/Spider-Man #1”.
It is still unknown which creative minds are behind the project or what the storyline of the comics will be. Given the shared history of the two superheroes, something epic is to be expected.
The last collaboration in comic form was several decades ago. In 1981, “Superman and Spider-Man” was published, a volume also created jointly by DC and Marvel. In it, the two superheroes had to face dangerous foes: they had to confront Doctor Doom and Parasite, two major antagonists from their respective universes.
Doom wanted to destroy all forms of energy on Earth, thus making all of humanity dependent on his own energy generator. At the same time, he used the destructive power of Hulk to plunge Metropolis into chaos and free Parasite, who was imprisoned there.
With Superman and Spider-Man, two heroes who are very different came together even back then. One is an alien from the planet Krypton, extremely strong, and a real beacon of hope. Peter Parker aka Spider-Man is (in most versions) a boy or young man from New York who comes into his powers rather unexpectedly. Both come from completely different backgrounds, so their meeting offers a lot of potential for interesting dynamics.
When will the crossover be released? The two new comics will hit the market in March and April 2026, initially in English. This would be just in time for the 50th anniversary of their very first encounter – which took place in 1976 in “Superman vs The Amazing Spider-Man: Battle of the Century.” Whether and when the volumes will be released in German is still unknown.
Nintendo has achieved a new success in the fight against pirates. Thanks to an old Reddit post, the lawyers have caught a pirate who now has to pay 4.5 million US dollars.
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Who is it about? In July 2024, it became known that Nintendo filed a lawsuit against the main moderator of the Reddit “SwitchPirates”, James “Archbox” W. (via torrentfreak). He was accused in the lawsuit of operating several illegal shops where he sold pirated games for the Switch. Furthermore, he helped others bypass Nintendo’s security measures so that the sold games would work.
To catch the pirate, Nintendo did real detective work and sifted through old Reddit posts. Only thanks to a 9-year-old post did the lawyers come across a clue that ultimately revealed his identity. The court has now made its ruling, and this will be costly for the pirate.
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No strategy is no strategy
How did the trial go? After the pirate did not respond to Nintendo’s cease-and-desist order, the company sued him. They brought the charges to court, where the defendant, Reddit moderator, was given a deadline to comment on the matter.
But instead of consulting a lawyer and building a defense strategy, the defendant did nothing. He apparently did not show up in court at all, did not make a statement, and also did not present any counter-evidence that could have helped him in the situation.
But that had consequences: The court decided in favor of Nintendo America and convicted the pirate.
What does the penalty look like? Nintendo America “respectfully” urged the court to rule in their favor and impose a compensation payment of 4.5 million US dollars (about 3.85 million euros), as stated in the court documents on Bluesky.
For the reasons stated above, NOA [Nintendo America] respectfully requests that the court issue a default judgment in favor of NOA and against W. for monetary compensation in the amount of 4,500,000 as well as a preliminary injunction in the form of the proposed injunction.
The court ruled in favor of Nintendo and imposed the requested amount as a penalty. Furthermore, the now convicted pirate must refrain from his actions in the future.
How does the community react to the verdict? Even though people on Reddit don’t seem to be the biggest fans of Nintendo, many gamers think the strategy of the pirate was quite poor. They cannot understand why the then-accused did not hire a lawyer and at least tried to reduce the high compensation amount.
For them, it is clear that a court trial without their own participation would hardly lead to a positive outcome. The community sees the fact that the convicted now has to pay 4.5 million US dollars as a consequence of not caring.
The physical version of Battlefield 6 for PlayStation 5 is likely coming with the complete game on disc – buyers do not need to download anything additionally.
What is behind this announcement? According to a report from the gaming news platform TweakTown, it has been confirmed that the PS5 retail version (that is, the physical disc) of Battlefield 6 contains the entire game on the disc. This means: As soon as you insert the disc into your console, you can start right away – without any large downloads.
A super-fast internet connection is therefore not necessary, provided the day one patch is not huge.
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For context: Many games need to download data from the store despite being available in disc version, because the content pressed onto Blu-ray often does not reflect the final state and modern titles are now larger than the capacity of a PS5 disc. The time between when a game is duplicated for retail and the actual release is usually several weeks, during which developers continue to work on bug fixes, balancing, and optimizations. These final adjustments are provided as so-called day one patches, which must be downloaded at the first launch.
At the same time, many games with their high-resolution textures, voiceovers, and massive worlds can no longer fully fit on a 100 GB disc – additional content must therefore inevitably be installed online (via GameFaqs).
How did the information about Battlefield 6 come to light? According to the report from TweakTown, the hint comes from the official PS5 subreddit, where early buyers have seen the fully usable version on their PS5. The multiplayer servers are also said to be active already, allowing for a seamless start.
As IGN reports, players can expect the aforementioned day one patch with numerous adjustments and optimizations. IGN mentions changes to movement, weapon recoil, and the game mode Rush (via IGN).
Battlefield 6 will be released on October 10, 2025, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S and is highly anticipated. Already before the launch, around 1.7 million pre-orders were registered alone on Steam (via mp1ist).
If you bought the retail version and the day one patch remains manageable, you can probably start directly. However, if you pre-ordered the digital version and want to know more about the launch of Battlefield 6, including the release time and when you can start the preload, check out our overview article: Battlefield 6 Release Time and Preload – When can you play?
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