In Grow a Garden in Roblox there are regular events that you can participate in to earn special rewards. We will tell you which events you can currently play and which have occurred in the past.
Which event is currently running? The events change regularly, so it’s worth checking back now and then. Currently, the following event is running:
Halloween Event
October 11, 2025 – November 1, 2025
Which event is coming next? Unfortunately, this is not yet known. However, since the next events have always come right after the previous ones, it is very likely that the next event will start on October 11.
Update from October 28, 2025: We have structurally adjusted the article.
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Roblox – The Official Trailer for the Virtual Universe
All past events in Grow a Garden at a glance
Event
Period
Easter Event 2025
April 19 – April 27, 2025
Angry Plant Event
April 27 – May 9, 2025
Lunar Glow Event
May 9 – May 31, 2025
Bizzy Bee Event
May 31 – June 21, 2025
Summer Harvest Event
June 21 – July 5, 2025
Prehistoric Event
July 5 – July 19, 2025
Zen Event
July 19 – August 2, 2025
Cooking Event
August 2 – August 16, 2025
Beanstalk Event
August 16 – August 30, 2025
Fairy Event
August 30 – September 13, 2025
Fall Market
September 13 – September 27, 2025
Seed Stages Event
September 27 – October 4, 2025
Chubby Chipmunk Event
October 4, 2025 – October 11, 2025
Our contribution will be updated continuously, so you can always find the current status of the events here.
In Grow a Garden, you can not only receive exclusive rewards through events. There are also codes from time to time that you can redeem to snag free items. What is currently available and how to redeem them can be read here: Grow a Garden: All valid codes for free items
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Without directors, there would be no movies in cinemas. Over the years, some names have proven to be particularly successful, especially when it comes to box office revenue. But who is in the lead?
Movies can provide good entertainment, challenging art, or something in between. For studios and production companies, however, another aspect is very important: financial success.
Only in this way can more films be made and cinemas as a whole survive. Especially in Hollywood, since the 1980s, there has been a specialization in large blockbusters. They are supposed to attract the masses to theaters and generate a lot of money. Over the years, some directors have proven to be quite reliable when it comes to delivering one hit after another.
The following ranking is therefore based on hard numbers and is current as of August 2025. Besides the actual names and their box office results, you will also learn how many films the person has directed and which one was the most successful.
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The Beginning of the Star Wars Sequels in the Trailer: The Awakening of the Force
Rank 10: J.J. Abrams
Worldwide box office revenue: 3.949 billion €
Number of films: 6
Most successful film: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (1.763 billion €)
J.J. Abrams has gained much experience in film, but also in television with series like Lost. For a while, he was regarded as a new Steven Spielberg because he stylistically came quite close to his idol. This is particularly evident in his film Super 8, which is a love letter to Spielberg and the cinema of the 80s.
With blockbusters like Mission Impossible 3, the reboot of Star Trek, and of course Star Wars 7 and 9, he ensured high box office results. Particularly the latter films were heavily criticized by fans, but that did not make them less successful. In addition to his work as a director, Abrams also serves as a screenwriter and producer.
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A Twitch streamer took on a long-term challenge in Minecraft. He wanted to reach the Far Lands without using cheats or mods. After over 14 years, he succeeded and did a lot of good along the way.
What is this special place? The Far Lands are a location in Minecraft, far from your spawn point, approximately between 12,550,821 and 12,550,824 blocks away. At this point, the game’s procedural generation begins to fail. Massive wall formations and chasms appear, which cannot be found elsewhere in the world.
Even far before reaching the area, the game starts to lag and stutter, making the journey more difficult. As we reported in September, there is YouTuber and Twitch streamer kurtjmac, who has been trying to reach the Far Lands since March 2011.
Through his YouTube videos and Twitch streams, he raises funds for charitable causes. Among them are organizations like Child’s Play, Direct Relief, or the Progressive Animal Welfare Society. After over 14 years, he finally succeeded in reaching the Far Lands. But this is not the end of his journey.
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In the Minecraft movie, a true legend is honored
Celebratory Discovery
How did the finale of his journey go? On October 4, 2025, KurtJMac once again streamed a new episode of his journey live on Twitch. Together with his tamed wolf, he reached the Far Lands during the stream. After nearly 5.5 hours of swimming, while experiencing considerable lag, he found the gigantic structure of rock formations.
His chat congratulated the streamer and YouTuber and celebrated him with various donations, subs, and gift subs. He continued to explore the rock formations and placed a sign among the formations to commemorate the day with the words: Here Farlanders’ first step in the Far Lands. October 4, 2025.
How difficult is it to reach the Far Lands? As one can see from kurtjmac’s example, it is practically impossible for a regular player to reach the Far Lands. Without mods and cheats, one must move monotonously in one direction while being careful not to die and get reset. Thus, likely no one will be able to replicate this incredible success anytime soon. After all, he also holds the world record for the longest journey in Minecraft (via GameStar).
Since 2011, he has been releasing his journey to the Far Lands as a series on his YouTube channel. The various episodes resemble a relaxed podcast, where he walks through the gigantic world of Minecraft while narrating.
Gaming hardware is expensive, but the head of Amazon Luna has found a simple solution: streaming. Because for streaming, you don’t need an expensive console or an even more expensive gaming PC.
Gaming hardware is now considered expensive. And looking at the current prices on the market, this probably doesn’t make many people particularly happy:
For a gaming PC that can play decently, you already have to pay at least 1,000 euros. At least if you don’t want to play on the lowest details and a maximum of 30 FPS.
For high-performance gaming PCs, you can easily spend 2,000 euros. This raises the question for some whether it is worth investing 1,500 euros in a GPU, if the graphics card is already outdated next year.
Even game consoles, which were long considered a cheap alternative, are getting more expensive: A Switch 2 costs more than 400 euros, a PS5 Pro around 800 euros.
The CEO of Amazon Luna, Amazon’s streaming service, has noticed this and wants to change the situation. Because high prices should not prevent people from being able to play.
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In Germany, there are over 400 USB sticks protruding from walls – What is the ‘Dead Drops’ project?
Amazon Luna is supposed to be the alternative to expensive hardware prices
This is what Jeff Gattis says:In an official blog post, Jeff Gattis, the CEO of Amazon Luna, discusses the current situation and explains how they want to change everything:
Gaming hardware is too expensive. Games are intimidating and hard to learn … and expensive. Games can feel isolating. At the same time, Prime members know that games don’t have to be that way, and they even tell us that they wish games were a means to bring friends and family together. To build connections. To forge relationships. To have fun!
The good news is that Luna is already solving the problem of hardware costs.
In light of the observation that gaming has become expensive, Amazon has decided to completely redesign its cloud gaming service Luna to make it a real alternative in gaming. Until now, Luna has been more of a niche product alongside GeForce Now or Xbox Cloud Gaming.
According to Amazon, the goal is to overcome the barriers of price and complexity to put fun and shared experiences back in the spotlight.
How do they plan to lower costs? Amazon Luna should be fully included in the Amazon Prime subscription without additional costs. The idea is to play immediately on the devices you already own: a smart TV, a Fire TV stick, or even a simple tablet. You start the app, and within seconds you should be in the game.
Ideally, you therefore only need a TV stick and a controller that you can connect to your stick via Bluetooth. A costly gaming console is not required according to Amazon’s plans.
Which games are included? Prime members are expected to have access to a constantly growing library of games in the future. At launch, there should be about 50 titles, including Dave the Diver, MotoGP 25, Farming Simulator 22, but also big hits like Hogwarts Legacy, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, or Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.
A single developer is behind a game that looks like Gothic and is supposed to feel like it too. In a demo, you can already test the crisp combat system.
What kind of game is it? Sword Hero is an upcoming RPG that aims to impress you with an interactive, open game world and a strong combat system. By the way, a single developer named “ForestWare” is behind the game.
Sword Hero consciously forgoes fancy graphics, focusing instead on gameplay. Graphically, the game especially reminds of old classics like the Gothic series. And this is intentionally by the developer.
On the official Steam page of the game, the developer promises “a consistently open world full of secrets and stories that closely adheres to the style of the Gothic cult series.”
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Sword Hero zeigt im neuen Gameplay-Trailer seinen Mix aus Gothic und Kenshi
Crisp fights and nasty enemies and a game world that is supposed to remind of Gothic
What kind of demo is this? Among other places, on the platform itch.io you can download the first public demo of Sword Hero for free and get a first impression. The developer explains: “this demo gives a small insight into the basics of the combat system of my upcoming open-world RPG.”
And this demo seems to be well received at least. For instance, the English-language magazine PCGamer has already thoroughly tested the demo and explains that the game is surprisingly realistic and the demo gives you a good insight into the game. So says journalist Ted Litchfield from PCGamer:
Enemies insult you and will loot your corpse as soon as they have killed you.
You can pick up and carry pretty much any item in the game: Whether it’s books, corpses, or individual body parts from defeated enemies. But eventually your inventory will be full.
The fights are supposed to be particularly intense because the environment plays an important role. In a pitch-black cave, you can’t see much if you don’t have a torch with you.
And it can get particularly tough. PCGamer reports: If you lose your dominant hand in combat, you won’t be able to equip weapons or pick things up.
Is there a release date yet? No, there is still no release date, but there is already an official Steam page where you can add the game to your wishlist. A possible price is also not yet known.
A development team presented an explosive shooter in 2021. During internal tests, it was found that the game wasn’t fun. Therefore, the release was postponed for many years. At the end of October, it should finally be time, and Arc Raiders is set to finally launch.
The head of the developer studio Embark Studios recently explained in an interview with the English magazine Edge (via PCGamesn.com) that they completely revamped the game. According to him, it wasn’t fun at the time, which is why many ideas were discarded and the game was completely changed. Changes that were not well received by all fans, as he reported himself.
ARC Raiders: Der Extraction-Shooter auf Steam und PS5 zeigt einen neuen Trailer, lässt sich jetzt vorbestellen
Because the shooter isn’t fun, it will be completely rebuilt in 3 years
Aleksandr Grondal, then Executive Producer at Embark, and CEO Patrick Soderlund spoke together with the magazine Edge.
Officially, Arc Raiders was supposed to be released around 6 months after its presentation at the Game Awards 2021, and Aleksandr Grondal was supposed to take care of the final touches of the shooter as Executive Producer. “There are moments that are fun, but it doesn’t come together,” Grondal explained in the interview.
Soderlund viewed the state of the game more pessimistically than Grondal and stated that the shooter simply wasn’t fun. For this reason, they completely rebuilt the shooter. From a pure PvE shooter, it finally became a PvPvE extraction shooter:
We loved every aspect of what we were trying to design. But after quite a long time, we concluded: ‘Guys, this game isn’t fun.’
The shift away from pure PvE to PvPvE extraction gameplay was sharply criticized by fans at the time. Criticism that CEO Soderlund claims to understand, but he was convinced that the decision at that time was the right one.
When will the shooter be released now? After a total of 6 years of development, the shooter is now set to officially launch on Steam on October 30, 2025, 3 years later than planned. The shooter is already among the most desired games on Steam. After the first beta tests were very positively received by players, expectations are high that the new shooter can also convince at release.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 had to deal with a lot of criticism at the start of its beta. Fans were not satisfied with the direction Treyarch was taking, but now, just before the open beta, they managed to excite the community with a small change.
What were fans complaining about? On Reddit and YouTube, numerous opinions surfaced that painted a bad picture of Black Ops 7. The game did not feel like an upgrade to its predecessor; instead, it felt like the same game with a nicer UI. What many also found frustrating in the beta was the SBMM (Skill-based Matchmaking).
The first matches were fun and the matchmaking went relatively quickly, but after the SBMM kicked in, the rounds became increasingly difficult. This was a reason for the community to boycott the beta.
The developers noticed the negative feedback from the fans and wanted to act. A solution had to be found quickly, and so they decided on a new playlist: Open Moshpit. This went live on the evening of October 4th, and since then, fans have been praising the shooter because they can finally have fun again.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 zeigt erstes Gameplay aus dem Multiplayer-Modus
Reduced SBMM leads to quick, enjoyable matches
What was changed? Open Moshpit is designed to provide a classic CoD feeling by relying less on SBMM. The goal is to get fans into a match as quickly as possible so they can challenge themselves. It should be noted that the playlist does not completely forgo SBMM; the player search is just not as strict as it is in the current predecessors of Call of Duty.
What do fans say about the playlist? The community is excited about the spontaneous implementation of the Open Moshpit. Matches are now being created much faster, and the ping (latency of your data connection) is at an unusually low level, which makes hits much more responsive. The following can be heard from the community on Reddit:
“Every lobby feels like a colorful mix. And that’s exactly what I love about it. Damn variety, once again!!!!!” – bugistuta
“COD is BACK with this mode. Screw the SBMM lovers! Connection (low ping) and casual matchmaking are the way to fun.” – MikSumbi
“It’s so refreshing to see a variety of players in my lobbies. If matchmaking is like this on release, I am sold on this game.” – Cujo6428
“Open Moshpit feels like the classic BO2 matchmade lobbies (A bit of everything. Not too intense. A few people challenge you if you like to play hard. A lot of fun, and people usually play with objectives).” – YoungBpB2013
However, there is one issue: The Hardcore mode was removed with the implementation of Open Moshpit. Whether it will be reactivated for the open beta is still unknown.
Will there be Open Moshpit at release? That is difficult to assess. With the SBMM of Call of Duty, Activision wants to provide an enjoyable gaming experience for all types of players, and some less skilled shooter fans have even been able to enjoy the shooters because of it. If Black Ops 7 completely forgoes stricter SBMM, it could alienate its casual fans.
Additionally, another mode would increasingly split the player base, which could significantly affect game searches. Therefore, the implementation of Open Moshpit is no easy task, and it remains to be seen how Treyarch decides on release. After all, fans are now looking forward to the beta, as the shooter is finally fun again with less SBMM.
Today also marks the start of the open beta for Black Ops 7. Anyone who has not pre-ordered and wants to test the shooter has the chance to do so this evening. We will accompany the start with our live ticker. So feel free to join us as we report: Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 – Live ticker for the beta
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Pokémon TCG Pocket attracted not only players who wanted to duel against other users, many fans played the game mainly for the collecting aspect known from the main series. The latest set makes this incredibly difficult, almost impossible for F2P players.
What is this new set? Since September 29, 2025, there is a new booster pack in the game called the Deluxepack ex, which is special:
One pack contains only 4 cards, but one card is guaranteed to have the ♦♦♦♦ rarity or higher.
The pack contains 353 regular cards, but they consist of cards from previous sets.
Unlike the other sets, the Deluxepack ex is only available until October 30, 2025, at 06:59 AM, making it time-limited.
Even though the set is a good opportunity to get old cards needed for decks, the time limitation especially causes frustration among F2P players, who simply want to complete sets.
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Pokémon TCG Pocket introduces new cards from the Guardian of the Firmament expansion
Complete collecting seems impossible, especially if you do not want to spend money
What is the problem with the set?On Reddit, user SuperPapernick published a lengthy thread about the new set. He is a player who has been trying to complete sets as a F2P player since the first set, without spending money, and also progress in the ranked mode to open even more packs with hourglasses.
He criticizes the new set, especially from the perspective of a F2P player. One issue is the time limitation. Unlike the other sets, you cannot simply complete the collection later. Combined with the extremely high number of 353 regular cards, it makes collecting almost impossible by the end of October.
As GamePro reports, it is almost impossible to do so without spending money. As a user noted, one can receive a maximum of 70 packs for free in 30 days. If you don’t get duplicates, you would only have collected 42% of the set (via Reddit). So if you don’t happen to have many hourglasses on hand, you will inevitably have to spend money if you want to complete the Deluxepack ex.
Additionally, there is another problem that SuperPapernick describes: cards from old sets that you pull in the new set only count towards the collection of the new set, so you cannot complete the old sets even if you receive the old cards you need.
The situation becomes even more absurd with pack points. When you open many packs, you accumulate points that you can use to create cards. On x.com, Pokémon TCG Pocket explained that the points do not expire when a set disappears. However, it is unclear how you can redeem the points if the set is gone, or if you can only redeem them again if the set possibly returns.
SuperPapernick currently has 2420 upvotes and over 540 comments on his thread, but there are also people who see advantages in the new set.
How does the community view the user’s criticisms? While many users agree with him, there are some who do not find the set so bad.
User Mixeygoat (via Reddit) understands the player’s frustration, but his approach is to completely ignore the completion as a F2P player. reedyxxbug (via Reddit) sees it differently and believes the new set is good for returning players because there are many cards in one set. alexno_x is a new player and likes the new set very much, as he gets special cards guaranteed.
How useful is the new set really? If you haven’t played for a long time, you can get many new cards that you can use for various decks. However, if you want to create a specific deck, it is better to draw from the other sets, as there are fewer cards in the pool that you can draw from.
If you focus heavily on collecting, you should probably ignore the set, especially as a F2P player, and only use the daily packs. You cannot complete the collection without spending money, and the cards are also useless for the other sets. Additionally, a Pokémon rival wants to dedicate itself to a card game: Pokémon TCG Pocket gets a new rival that was already a competitor as an anime on RTL2
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A car from China sets a new speed record. The previous record holder was a vehicle from Bugatti.The new leader, the Yangwang U9 Xtreme, costs significantly less compared to Bugatti.
Which vehicle is it? The Yangwang U9 Xtreme recently set a new world record as the fastest production car. This has been reported by the English-language magazine CarandDriver.com.
On the “ATP Automotive Testing” test track in Papenburg, Germany, the vehicle reached a top speed of 308.4 mph, which is 496.22 km/h. This means the electric hypercar surpassed the previous record of the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+, which achieved a top speed of 304.8 mph (490 km/h) in 2019.
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Slate Auto presents new truck with electric motor
The Yangwang U9 Xtreme is a Chinese hypercar for 200,000 euros
The vehicle is powered by four ultra-fast electric motors, each producing 555 kW, resulting in a total power output of approximately 2,220 kW (around 2,977 hp). These motors operate at up to 30,000 rpm.
The U9 Xtreme features enhanced aerodynamic components such as a fixed rear wing, a front splitter, revised air intakes, extended side skirts, and a larger rear diffuser to maximize downforce and stability at extreme speeds.
How much does the vehicle cost? Production is limited to 30 units worldwide, and the price in China is 1.68 million yuan. This is approximately 200,000 euros. Thus, the price is significantly lower than the competition. For comparison: The Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+, which was previously considered the fastest vehicle, costs 3.5 million euros.
What are the other rankings? The Yangwang vehicle is now at the top, followed by two models from Europe and one car from Japan:
Yangwang U9 Xtreme with 496 km/h (China)
Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ with 490 km/h (France)
Collecting tier sets in World of Warcraft is becoming even easier. The catalyst can be farmed in Midnight.
In the past, tier set items were only available from the raids of World of Warcraft. Now they can be obtained from many different sources, including the catalyst. However, when using the catalyst, players often faced a difficult decision that could render items useless for weeks.
This changes with Midnight, as you can use the catalyst without hesitation, because they can be farmed.
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WoW Midnight shows gameplay – All new features
What was the problem? A source for tier set pieces is the so-called catalyst, in its latest form. In the catalyst, you can convert loot from all kinds of current content to obtain tier set items. However, the catalyst charges up only slowly – usually one every two weeks. This leads to a dilemma:
If you only had one item left to convert for the 4-piece set bonus, such as a helm, it often happened that you only had a rather weak item – perhaps at the “Adventurer” or “Champion” level. It was foreseeable that soon you might get an item of the Hero or Mythic level. This led to a dilemma:
Should you convert the “bad” item into a set piece to get the strong 4-piece set bonus?
Or should you wait for a better item and therefore temporarily forgo the strong set bonus?
A decision for which there was no clear answer and which often led to frustration.
Catalyst charges can drop in WoW Midnight
What exactly is changing? Once you have unlocked the 4-piece set bonus on a character in Midnight, that character will receive a special achievement. This achievement ensures that from that point on, charges for the catalyst become available from various sources. They can drop from the following activities:
What does this change? The change means that you no longer have to hesitate for long to convert an item into a tier set piece. Even if it is foreseeable that you will receive better equipment shortly, you can relatively confidently carry out the conversion as long as you have unlocked the 4-piece set bonus at least once.
A nice side effect: With the additional charges, you can also convert other equipment pieces into set pieces that do not grant a set bonus (i.e., everything except helm, shoulders, chest, pants, and gloves), allowing you to gather the basis for the whole set much faster. This should be another reason to look forward to the upcoming expansion Midnight.
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The young elite in Silicon Valley drinks less alcohol. Instead, the focus is on work and even more work.
Thus reports the English-language magazine Business Insider that young tech entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley largely replace alcohol and parties with extreme discipline and focus on work and health.
For many young entrepreneurs, it’s more exciting to work on the next idea or in the startup rather than to celebrate. People like Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, or Elon Musk are often seen as role models, who themselves often refrain from alcohol.
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Young people are increasingly abstaining from alcohol
Young people and founders see alcohol as an obstacle to their performance and strive for a healthier, success-oriented daily life, where the focus is on work and physical as well as mental health:
Many of the founders surveyed by Business Insider reported that they drink only very rarely or even live completely sober to enable long working hours and sustained concentration.
Topics like better sleep quality, fewer hangovers, more energy, and role models from the biohacking scene motivate the abstinence. Health is the priority.
Alcohol abstention is often seen as a sign of discipline and dedication to the startup daily routine.
Working 3-4 days in a row is no longer uncommon for many young startups.
Not all founders completely refrain from alcohol, but regular or excessive consumption has become rather unusual in these tech circles.
And the lower consumption is also reflected in the numbers, at least when looking at Germany: From 126 liters of beer in 2000 to 88 liters in 2025. This is reported, among others, by the magazine Deutschlandfunknova.de.
Digimon Story: Time Stranger has become quite a success. In the first days on Steam, the player numbers are impressive.
Collecting and training monsters is fun. Pokemon knows this, and so does Pal World. But now, a new game has been released on Steam that has instantly struck a chord with the community. Because Digimon Story: Time Stranger seems to be exactly the game that Digimon fans have been waiting for many, many years.
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Digimon Story Time Stranger: English Trailer for the Anime Game
What kind of game is this? Digimon Story: Time Stranger is a single-player RPG set in Tokyo. As an agent of a secret organization, you pursue a strange creature before an explosion devastates the entire city. When you awaken again, you find yourself 8 years in the past, with a clear goal: to find out what events lead to this catastrophe and how to prevent them.
It quickly becomes clear that this has something to do with Digimon, and you rapidly switch between the digital world and reality to advance the story, build connections to the Digimon, and level them up to overcome all dangers.
Digimon Outshines Final Fantasy
How great is the success? If you look solely at the player numbers, you could answer that with “pretty big.” Because just 2 days after the launch, the game reached its peak of over 81,000 simultaneous players (steamdb.info).
Thus, Digimon Story: Time Stranger is ahead of many JRPG greats in terms of simultaneous players (on Steam), including all single-player installments of the Final Fantasy and Persona series.
How good is the game really? Even though it is a bit too early for final ratings, Digimon Story: Time Stranger is scoring quite well. At the moment, it has an 84% positive rating. Reviews praise how well the monster-collecting game feels compared to its competition from Gamefreak (Pokemon). Here are some excerpts from the reviews on Steam:
“How the hell did a team with a fraction of the budget manage to outdo you so much, Gamefreak? This is the monster-taming game frustrated Pokemon fans have been waiting for. The perfect mix of the more casual tone of Pokemon and the more mature tone of Shin Megami Tensei.” – Flareono
“I was a huge Digimon fan even as a little kid. I played all the games. Every world. Every story. This is by far the best story-driven Digimon game to date.” – Digi Destined Aurlyion
However, there is criticism regarding the many DLCs that can be purchased additionally to unlock further bonuses, such as new costumes or alternative music tracks – including the anime openings of the Digimon series. While the base game costs €70, those who want to buy all the DLCs need to pay around €150. However, most of these DLCs are merely cosmetic, optional adjustments, although there is also a season pass for story DLCs and additional tamable Digimon. Our MeinMMO Weeb Jasmin Beverungen finds much to praise for Digimon Story: Time Stranger.
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As a fantasy world, Warhammer must of course also harbor dwarves. Unlike many other settings, there are even dwarves in Warhammer in the futuristic 41st millennium – and even evil brothers of the stubborn, but mostly rather “good” master blacksmiths. MeinMMO presents three types of dwarves from Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000.
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Dwarfs are among the oldest and most popular fantasy races of all time. Originally, they come from Norse mythology and since Tolkien and his Lord of the Rings, they have been a favorite of many fantasy fans.
There is even a dedicated category for dwarf games on Steam. The often depicted small and stocky people fascinates many. Craftsmen, warriors, traditionalists – dwarves are often portrayed this way, and above all: stubborn. This is also true in Warhammer.
The world of Warhammer knows many types of dwarves, spread across the three different settings of Warhammer and they all have special traits that make them unique, even if many of them resort to forbidden knowledge…
For the nerds among you: Yes, there are significantly more subtypes of dwarves in Warhammer and certainly one can debate the categorization. I have chosen the three types of dwarves based on their differences, which I believe are most pronounced in this list.
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Das sind die Zwerge aus Warhammer: The Old World – Sture, aber stolze Krieger
Dawi, the stubborn beard-grumblers of the fantasy world
Dawi are the standard fantasy dwarves from the original Warhammer Fantasy and today known as The Old World. What you might stereotypically believe about the people is quite accurate regarding the Warhammer dwarves.
They live in huge cities underground, are excellent blacksmiths and engineers, specialists in siege engines and armor, and have exceptionally strong, though slow fighters.
Dwarves cannot cast spells, but they can use the power of magical runes. They have their own gods, their ancestors, who can even be deified during their lifetimes – and correspondingly a strong sense of tradition. Those who break with traditions or harm their own honor seek forgiveness in the “Slayer Oath,” in which they throw themselves recklessly into battle, without armor and regard for losses.
By the way: The reason you rarely see dwarf women in Warhammer is that they are extremely rare among the people. Only 10-20% of newborns are female. Dwarf women are correspondingly important in the culture and live even longer than their male counterparts.
What makes the Warhammer dwarves particularly unique is their pronounced stubbornness. They constantly harbor grudges against everything and everyone. They even keep records of this:
Your ancestors fought a war against dwarves 2,000 years ago? Entry in the grudge book.
Entered dwarf land without invitation? Entry in the grudge book.
You don’t find your neighbor’s beard attractive? Believe it or not, but: Entry in the grudge book.
The majority of dwarves are the Karak Dawi, who continue to live in their ancient cities. Dwarfs living in the human Empire (not the Empire of Warhammer 40,000!) are called Imperial Dwarfs. The clans from the north, who sometimes trade and fight with the wild human tribes, are the Norsca Dwarfs.
Peter Molyneux is regarded as a visionary and at the same time highly controversial, as he promised a lot and delivered little. He has now talked about his current game, which is supposed to be his last.
Who is Peter Molyneux?
Peter Molyneux is considered the creator of god simulation games like Black & White. At the same time, he is behind the Fable series. He is seen as a visionary who has significantly advanced gaming. He took risks, focused on new ideas and concepts.
“Curiosity: What’s Inside the Box” and his project “Godus” were seen as low points in the Englishman’s career and undermined his credibility.
In a conversation with Edge, an English-language gaming magazine, Molyneux now discusses his current project “Masters of Albion”, which is supposed to take place in the world of Fable. In this conversation, he explains that it is supposed to be his last game. This is reported by the English-language magazine PCGamer.com.
Molyneux explains that his next game will also be his last
This is what Molyneux says:
Masters of Albion is a title of redemption for me. But it is also my last game. That’s just how it is. I am 66 years old. I work harder than ever in my life. And I just don’t have the energy to do this again.
I know people will say: ‘Come on, that can’t be your last game.’ Everything I’ve done … it just feels like this is the bet, you know? I’ve put all my chips on the table.
Together with a team of 20 veterans, Molyneux is working on a village simulation: Your village can be designed according to your wishes and matched to the fantasy setting, and you must also protect your village from monsters.
World of Warcraft will soon get more sexy clothing. After 20 years, old sets are being dusted off and receiving a stylish HD upgrade.
In World of Warcraft, there are seemingly endless clothing items suitable for transmogrification. While most players try to give their character a unique or simply cool look, some WoW fans often gaze over to other Asian MMORPGs, where there are usually much more revealing and daring clothing items.
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WoW Midnight shows gameplay – All new features
One of the oldest “Slutmogs” will soon receive an HD upgrade
What are Slutmogs? Although the term may sound quite derogatory at first glance, it is fairly common in the World of Warcraft community and mainly refers to transmog items that allow for a rather revealing clothing style—not only concerning the female gender.
Which set is it about? One of the most well-known “Slutmog” sets is the “Black Mageweave” set. It was available in several color variations, all consisting of a form-fitting bodysuit and long stockings with exposed thighs.
Those wanting to recreate the “Whitemane” look couldn’t avoid the red set.
Because, apart from the four color variations, there has essentially been no comparable items in that style since the launch of World of Warcraft, the various items from it are still often used as a basis for sets today. Even when trying to recreate the look of the character “Sally Whitemane,” a boss from the old Scarlet Monastery, the set is still applied.
HD variants of the Mageweave set in Midnight
What has been found? The datamining of the Alpha of Midnight has now begun, and more and more items are being extracted. New HD versions of the Mageweave items have also been discovered, which will be introduced into the game.
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How does one acquire the items? So far, this is not yet known. However, it seems probable that these items will end up in the Trading Post. This is a primary source for new transmog items, especially when they can be produced in several color variations. However, you might not want to get too excited just yet. Because a while ago, there was interesting transmog info during datamining, the chain bikinis – yet they have not appeared in the game to this day.
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Helldivers requires a lot of storage space on PC: A developer explains who is to “blame”: Players who still use hard drives for their games.Because hard drives present a huge performance bottleneck for the game.
Those who want to install Helldivers 2 on their PC via Steam will need quite a bit of storage space. Console players can rejoice, as the popular shooter is much smaller on the Xbox Series X/S and PS5.
Brendan Armstrong, deputy technical director at Arrowhead Game Studios, explained in a post on Reddit why the game is so large and takes a long time to update: Many PC players still rely on outdated hard drives.
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Outdated hard drives are a “significant performance bottleneck” for Helldivers 2
This is what the developer says: Armstrong stated in the post that some PC players still use hard drives (HDD) instead of solid-state drives (SSD). Essentially, Arrowhead duplicates a lot of information so that the game loads faster for those with hard drives. Otherwise, all other players on the team would have to wait for those with the slow hard drive, which wouldn’t be very helpful.
A hard drive stores data on a spinning platter, and a physical arm with a read head has to move across the platter to find and retrieve data. The time this arm takes to ‘seek’ or move to the right spot is a significant performance bottleneck.
To solve this problem, we consciously duplicate certain files (like a common tree texture or sound effect) and place copies of them physically close to the location where they are needed in the game. Our build system ensures, for instance, that a copy of a tree texture is stored on the same part of the hard drive as the level geometry data.
When the game loads the level, the read head can access all necessary information in a single, continuous pass without having to ‘seek’ elsewhere. This greatly speeds up loading times.
How many players are we talking about? The developer explains that the team cannot say for sure how many players still have a hard drive in their PC. A very rough estimate, according to Armstrong, is about 12%. If we take the peak number of players on February 24, 2024 according to SteamDB, where 458,709 players were reportedly online at the same time, that would mean between 45,000 and 50,000 players.
Jeff Bezos speaks during the Italian Tech Week about space. He believes that soon millions of people will live in space. However, they wouldn’t have to, because robots are much cheaper. And robotics has made tremendous progress in recent years.
Jeff Bezos had a conversation during the Italian Tech Week in Turin with John Elkann (CEO of Stellantis and Ferrari). In this conversation, which you can find online on YouTube, he explained that soon millions of people would live in space.
At the same time, he clarified that people would not be needed there at all, as robots could perform the tasks much more easily and cheaply. He says (from minute 48 of the video):
Well, I believe that in the coming decades millions of people will live in space.
This is interesting because they [the people] want that. Our robot technology is getting better and better. We don’t need people living in space. Everything we need to do when we have to carry out work on the lunar surface or elsewhere, we can do with robots, and that is much more cost-effective than sending people there.
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There are many plans for living in space, but the costs are very high
How likely is that? Technological development is currently progressing rapidly. Space stations or even smaller settlements in space are already imaginable or even in planning today. Numerous concepts exist for how artificial gravity and life support systems could be implemented; the construction of space colonies for hundreds or thousands of people is conceivable, even if that would require enormous investments. A NASA expert explained this to the German-language Focus.de.
On the other hand, the costs for establishing and operating colonies in space are considered extremely high, and funding and practical implementation are not yet secured. Numerous unresolved issues such as radiation exposure, supply security, and psychological stress impose tight limits on the colonization of space.
In the current beta of CoD: Black Ops 7, fans can test the upcoming zombie mode and with a secret challenge, Activision wants to put fans to the test. It’s good that an Easter egg can help you out.
What is this secret challenge? There is a secret challenge in the current beta of Black Ops 7 and its zombie mode. The goal is to reach round 50 in a single run. Those who manage that will receive a secret calling card.
The challenge is not easy, as the longer you survive in zombies, the more aggressive the undead become – moreover, they become more resistant to damage and make your rounds automatically longer.
To help you complete the challenge more easily, there is a small Easter egg on the Vandorn farm that can make you more powerful with a bit of luck.
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Small Easter Egg on the Vandorn Farm
How does the Easter egg work? To activate the Easter egg, select survival mode and start a round on the farm. Once you have spawned, head south and walk towards the silo. Keep going until you reach the map’s boundary and find a wobbly trash can in front of you. Give the can a hit with your melee attack – it will now open.
This is what the trash can looks like
Inside the trash can, there is now a black hole. You can throw two things into the hole:
Your weapons (we advise against that)
Your gadgets, like grenades, Semtex, and throwing axes
We recommend igniting a grenade and throwing it into the can. The hole will accept your sacrifices and reward you. In most cases, you will receive scrap of various rarity levels.
In some cases, however, you may receive a perk that provides you and your squad with a free soda. Best case scenario, the trash can will grant you a Ray Gun – one of the strongest wonder weapons in zombies.
The weapon, paired with the perk-a-cola Dr. Dudd (PhD Flopper), makes you nearly invincible and allows you to clear the field with radioactive explosive power without taking damage yourself. This way, you can easily reach level 50 or even higher.
Are there any more maps to test? We cannot say for sure. According to Activision, the beta will receive more modes as it continues, but whether this announcement is only for multiplayer is not entirely clear. We will keep you updated and document all news regarding the beta of Black Ops 7 in our live ticker. Feel free to check it out: Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 – Live Ticker for the Closed Beta
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In Baldur’s Gate 3, one of the most popular companions is not allowed to have a happy ending. However, the voice actress behind Karlach thinks that’s fine – and she has a strong reason.
When Baldur’s Gate 3 was released, it only took a few days for the various companions and playable characters to be embraced by the community. Whether it was the peculiar wizard Gale, “God’s favorite princess” Shadowheart, or the fiery Karlach – they were all loved. However, while most characters can have a happy ending, that is not the case for Karlach. The voice actress Samantha Béart explains why there isn’t one.
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What does the community want? Unlike most other characters, Karlach doesn’t have a happy ending. In Avernus, one of the hells, her heart was removed from her body and replaced with a hell machine. This allows Karlach to perform at extreme levels, but it reduces her lifespan: Her entire journey revolves around changing this state or accepting that her life is now only of short duration.
Many in the community therefore demand: Karlach deserves a happy ending and it should be added to the game afterward. But the voice behind Karlach explains why that wouldn’t be appropriate.
Karlach does not get a magical happy ending, as that would be a cheap way out
What does the voice actress say? In a video from the YouTube channel “Fall Damage,” Samantha Béart confronts comments from the community. She reacts to them and also shares anecdotes about how she perceived the whole thing. The most serious and important reaction is to the comment from Duskwind, who says: “Karlach is one of the few characters that made me cry.”
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Mission accomplished. So I hope you cried at the intended moments and not out of frustration or because you didn’t like the character. But I believe Sarah Baylus [, the author behind Karlach], did a great job of not only tearing out Karlach’s heart but yours as well. We all cry together. That’s very healing.
There are people who come to me at autograph signings and tell me stories about how they see themselves in Karlach and how she helped them heal. We had people with very serious illnesses who told us that Karlach helped them accept the prognosis. Therefore, I honestly believe that if we had simply had a “magical ending,” it would have diminished that experience for those people.
Then Béart laughs a little and explains: “[Now I am] canceled. People hate it when I say that.”
Béart’s statements make it clear what the developers and story writers wanted to convey with Karlach’s story. Sometimes there is no other way but to try to continue with a potentially fatal condition and make the best of the time that is left. A magical happy ending where Karlach is miraculously cured would probably ruin that experience – because in real life, there are no miraculous healings.
The uncertain yet inevitable fate feels much more real and alive for Karlach than for many other characters in fantasy stories that one is familiar with. But that is also the reason why the characters of Baldur’s Gate 3 are so immensely popular. Here, we presented really strong companions that can win every fight for you.
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China will introduce a new regulation for electric vehicles starting in 2026: The aim is to prevent the export of poor quality. Major brands like BYD, BAIC, or NIO are expected to benefit from the new export licensing requirement.
What does China want to prohibit? China plans to implement an export licensing requirement for electric vehicles manufactured domestically starting January 1, 2026. This was reported by APnews.com. The export permits required from January 1, 2026, are intended to “promote the healthy development of trade in new energy vehicles,” the ministry stated in a statement.
This new measure aims to prevent Chinese manufacturers from exporting substandard electric cars or those without available spare parts abroad. The goal is to improve the poor global reputation of Chinese cars, especially regarding after-sales service, which has been seen as a weakness.
Only approved manufacturers or their authorized partners will be allowed to export electric vehicles to ensure official customer support during the two-year warranty period and to guarantee the availability of spare parts.
The background of this regulation is that while many Chinese electric vehicles are technically competitive, they often suffer from inadequate customer service and a lack of spare parts supply. This has been reported by publications such as Automobile Magazine.
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Major brands like BYD, BAIC, or NIO are expected to benefit from the new regulation
What about companies like BYD? Large companies like BYD are likely to benefit in the long term from the new export licenses. BYD already emphasizes strong quality assurance, a solid dealer network, and a global spare parts supply. Especially with the new BYD factory in Hungary, the manufacturer has good chances to become a real threat to domestic German car manufacturers.
The new regulations, which are to take effect in 2026, are expected to provide major brands with a competitive advantage over smaller or less professionally established brands, which may be excluded from the international market due to the new requirements.
In recent months, the Chinese government has attempted to address concerns regarding an oversupply and a crippling price war among its electric vehicle manufacturers.
The United States and the European Union have responded by imposing tariffs on electric vehicles produced in China, arguing that government subsidies have given them an unfair advantage.
China is now fully focused on exporting vehicles to Europe and the USA. The domestic market produces so many cars that even new cars are being sold as used. Nevertheless, it does not change the fact that there is a significant overcapacity in China that must be sold somewhere: China produces so many cars that new cars must now even be sold as used
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