The Twitch streamer Félix “xQc” Lengyel has been playing the survival MMO Rust for some time now. Recently, he switched to the RP server of OfflineTV – and found a supposed gift. However, it turned out to be a deadly trap.
What kind of trap was it? xQc was taking one of his first rounds on the role-playing server of OfflineTV when he stumbled upon a strange box. Another player had placed it there, on a small pedestal, with a phone on top.
As xQc approached, the phone rang and he answered. The voice on the line informed him that he had won – 200 units of scrap, an important item in Rust. The conversation ended with the question: “Are you a fan of Pokimane by the way?”
Then the walls around the pedestal closed in with gates featuring Pokimane’s face, and the ground was electrified. xQc slowly died from this, trapped in the death trap:
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What is xQc even doing on the server? On January 12, xQc declared that he would leave the PvP server “The Badlands” and instead switch to the RP server “The Divide”. He thought it would be better for everyone.
The reason was likely that his PvP actions were becoming less and less successful, partly because uninvolved third parties were sabotaging his plans. This might be related to the fact that more and more viewers are snitching on their streamers, ruining the fun for others.
This is how the action is received: On Twitter, the clip from trap setter and LoL streamer Albert “BoxBox” Zheng has already received over 94,000 likes and has been viewed 1.2 million times. Even the official Twitter account of Twitch responded with a meme:
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xQc still received the scrap after his virtual death, as a small reward for participating. After all, this is a role-playing server where people are supposed to have fun, not a PvP slaughter.
The gates with the face of the streamer Pokimane are, by the way, exclusive Twitch loot. Everyone can get them via the Twitch Drops of Rust by watching the corresponding streamers.
While the Rust servers in the USA seem to be working well, the parallel German project is not doing so well. There, the idea of a joint influencer server started with a debate on sexism, which grew larger and larger. Affected individuals were even threatened and insulted. Currently, the German Rust project is offline for the time being.
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The Free2Play MMORPG Bless Unleashed launched today, January 15, with the second closed beta on Steam. The game is set to officially release on PC in early 2021 and has recently received a major update.
What kind of beta is this? The closed beta started on Friday, January 15, at 1:00 AM and runs until Tuesday, January 19 at 12:59 AM.
During this time, you can try all content of Bless Unleashed without a level cap. This includes:
For beta testers, there will also be bonus loot at release in the form of a special mount, a title, and they will receive a 7-day premium account that grants additional gold and XP.
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How do you participate in the beta? Those who registered before or after the first beta should have received a key via email. Those who want to spontaneously test the MMORPG now won’t have access to a key.
While keys were raffled off during the first test, there are no new giveaways this time. You can currently only register in advance on the official website to possibly participate in a third beta.
Revisions to the controls to make it a PC game
What has changed since the first beta? The first beta took place in November 2020, and there was a lot of negative feedback. The controls were especially criticized because mouse buttons could not be assigned any functions. That has now changed.
Additionally, there were further adjustments, including:
Longer sprinting
An auto-run key
5 slots for items and potions that can be used quickly
What kind of game is this? Bless Unleashed is a Free2Play MMORPG that, by its own admission, places value on action-packed combat and challenging bosses. You fight against various enemies and follow a story that is told through quests.
In the endgame, you can expect many field bosses and dungeons, as well as PvP in the open world.
Is it worth it? I myself played Bless Unleashed for about 1 hour during the first beta and then spent several hours in the console version.
The game still has issues that Bless Online also struggled with in 2018, including a clunky combat system, uninspired quests, and a lot of grind. The games have certain similarities as they take place in the same world and come from the same developer.
Bless Unleashed is primarily aimed at fans of action MMORPGs who have no problem with grind and PvP. If you’re urgently looking for a new MMORPG, you should at least give the game a chance. What Bless Unleashed offers and where its strengths and weaknesses lie will be revealed in my hands-on report:
The Wakizashi sword is the new melee weapon in Call of Duty: Cold War and the Warzone. Unlocking it is quite tricky. We’ll give you tips to succeed.
How to get the Wakizashi: You unlock this sword by completing a task. You need to get two execution finishers with the “Cold War” knife in 10 different matches. That means you need a total of 20 kills in this way.
The Wakizashi sword is brand new and has only been available since the mid-season update.
The task is quite tricky, as such melee kills rarely happen and you need to land 2 such kills in 10 matches.
How to get the Wakizashi most easily
Always have the knife equipped: If you want to complete this task, you usually have to forgo high-kill rounds in multiplayer. Always have the knife equipped as your secondary weapon and move around the map with it.
While you won’t stand a chance at range against assault rifles, especially in tight areas you can score some kills.
If you’ve equipped the assault rifle first and then switch to the knife, precious time is wasted that could ruin the execution at the right moments.
Use the right equipment: You shouldn’t just have the knife, but also other things in your loadout. Smoke grenades are effective because you can throw them and then advance unnoticed. This way you can get close to an opponent and take them out.
Perks like “Ninja” are also effective. This allows you to move more quietly and get close to enemies.
Play on tight maps: Maps like Nuketown are ideal for mastering this task. There are fewer open areas where assault rifles can mow you down. Instead, there are many corners and tight spaces where you can gain an advantage with the knife.
Attack enemies from behind: The really hard part of the task is not the kills, but the fact that the character also performs the execution move.
The execution animation occurs whenever you are behind the enemy, attack them in melee, and hold the melee button. However, with the knife in hand, it’s sufficient to be behind the enemy and press your “Fire” button. If you attack from the front, you’ll get the kill, but there will be no execution animation.
It’s important to fully carry out the execution animation. If you get taken out beforehand, it may not count towards the task.
Here are two additional tips to remember:
Attack the enemy with the button you normally shoot with. If you only press the melee button, it may not trigger an execution animation.
Look for places with few players – there you can eliminate enemies relatively undisturbed and have less fear of the execution animation being interrupted by your death. Be patient.
Can you do this in Warzone too? Here, you can pursue a different strategy. Play normally with your setup and get kills. When the enemy is on the ground and waiting to be revived by their teammates, you can finish them off with your knife and the execution move. Make sure you equip the knife from Cold War and not the “Combat Knife” from Modern Warfare.
The same also works in the Fireteam mode in Cold War. There, players are also knocked out first and can be revived. Here, you can also sneak up on the enemy from behind and eliminate them with an execution.
What you need to consider: With all these strategies, it’s important to finish the rounds. If you have landed 2 execution kills, you shouldn’t leave the lobby. Your progress might not be saved.
In Fortnite: Battle Royale there is currently an exploit with the jetpacks going around. Due to the bug, players can fly with the parts without a time limit and can easily win.
What is this exploit? In Fortnite: Battle Royale, it is not uncommon for certain bugs or exploits to spoil the gaming experience. After major updates, it sometimes happens that exploits arise. The good thing is that the team at Epic Games fixes these quickly.
Players have now discovered an exploit with jetpacks in Season 5. This does not make players invulnerable like other cheats, but it helps in winning. Because jetpacks are actually supposed to work for a limited time and elevate the player into the air. After a few seconds, they overheat. However, through the exploit, one stays in the air indefinitely.
This is what the exploit looks like in Fortnite
This is what players do: On reddit, a user shows what this exploit looks like. It is clear that it is the combination of lava and the jetpack that causes this exploit. Timing is also important, which we will not describe in detail here.
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If you execute the exploit, the jetpack breaks, and you fly steeply upwards. After a certain time, you then hover at the maximum height that a jetpack can reach, in the sky. From up there, you can then eliminate unsuspecting enemies who do not expect other players floating high above them.
The reddit user explains that he stayed in the sky until the storm had completely closed in and he died from its damage.
We refrain from giving detailed instructions on how to utilize the exploit. Keep in mind that your account could be permanently banned if you use such unintended tricks in Fortnite. You could lose everything you have unlocked.
You are considering starting the Weekend League in FIFA 21 this week? It could be worth it! Two points make this weekend more interesting than usual.
When does the Weekend League qualification end? If you haven’t registered for the current Weekend League yet, you can still do so until Saturday, 8:00 AM.
To register, you need a total of 2,000 FUT Champs points. If you don’t have them yet, you’ll need to grind in Division Rivals – there, you earn a certain amount of points for each game, depending on your division.
However, this weekend might just be worth the effort. This is due to the following two points.
Weekend League Plus
This is Weekend League Plus: In Ultimate Team, you can currently find the special task “Weekend League Plus”. This involves 3 sub-tasks, each rewarding you with an extra special card.
Win 10 games in the Weekend League to receive a player pick with 1 of 3 FUT Champions players from TOTW 16.
Win 16 games in the Weekend League to receive a player pick with 1 of 4 FUT Champions players from TOTW 16.
Win 22 games in the Weekend League to receive a player pick with 1 of 5 FUT Champions players from TOTW 16.
You can secure up to three extra special cards from the current Team of the Week by playing the Weekend League. However, the objectives are not quite easy – especially the third part requires a pretty strong performance. Nevertheless: If you want to secure cards from the current TOTW 16, here’s an extra chance.
These are the 3 strongest cards from the current TOTW 16
The current TOTW may not necessarily be one of the stronger ones from the past weeks, but there are still a few usable cards in it. And at least for SBC fodder, the task is definitely worth it – for example, for upgrade SBCs. Tips for more victories in FIFA 21’s Weekend League can be found here.
However, this task is not the only interesting thing.
The TOTY is approaching
This is what the TOTY is all about: Currently, the voting for Team of the Year is still ongoing and an official event start has not yet been announced. However, a start next week on Friday after the voting ends seems plausible – at the latest in two weeks.
The TOTY is getting closer
The Team of the Year brings extremely strong cards in packs. And if you play the Weekend League now, you will receive a lot of packs from the FUT Champs and Division Rivals rewards this coming Thursday. If you save these for the TOTY, you’ll at least have a few more attempts to pull a TOTY player – even if the chances are low. By the way: If you’re looking for more ways to get packs without spending money, to get packs for the TOTY, you can find our overview here.
However, the rewards will also earn you quite a bit of coins. Typically, player prices on the market drop noticeably around TOTY. Therefore, it might be worth it to top up your coin balance through Weekend League rewards and then buy reinforcements for your team on the transfer market for the event.
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In Destiny 2, we now know when and how the Stasis Hunter is going to be nerfed. Players are pleased that Bungie is finally patching it purposefully. Additionally, there are more plans for a balanced sandbox.
These nerfs are coming: The new Stasis classes from Beyond Light are rampaging with their ice magic quite heavily. While it’s super fun in PvE, it turns PvP into a nightmare for many Guardians.
Currently, the Stasis Hunter (Revenant) is going wild with his deadly Shatterdive combo. Together with the right Stasis fragments, the skill allows Hunters to rush their target from the air and kill everything in the vicinity with an explosion – usually too quickly to react. Even Guardians in their Super are caught off guard.
Both the Shatterdive aspect and the fragment “Whisper of the Shards” are going to be nerfed.
When will it happen? On January 19, the update 3.0.2 is scheduled for Destiny 2. By the Weekly Reset, Hunters will have to bid farewell to arguably the strongest skill in the Crucible in its current form. But what do the changes in the patch look like exactly?
This is happening to Stasis in Patch 3.0.2
Shatterdive: The aerial attack is already strong without the fragment combo, and adjustments are being made:
Impact damage against non-frozen targets is reduced
Maximum damage range decreases from 50 to 5
Damage reduction during the skill drops to 25% (previously: 50% protection)
Whisper of the Shards: This fragment allows ice walls to shatter in a larger area and deal more explosion damage. Especially in combination with a Glacier Grenade, team wipes were easily achievable.
Damage from shatter explosion on Guardians is now a maximum of 30 and a minimum of 4 damage (previously: 42/22)
Damage from shatter explosion on Guardians in their Super is now a maximum of 16 and a minimum of 2 damage (previously: 42/22)
Range of the shatter detonation is 9 meters against other players (previously: 10 meters)
The Stasis Hunter will be less deadly
Whether the changes to the aspect only apply to the Hunter or generally to the Stasis classes is not quite clear from the patch notes preview. However, it is quite possible that the other Guardian classes will also deal less damage from exploding ice walls in PvP.
What does this bring? Currently, we do not know how high the damage of the Shatterdive combo will end up being. However, Hunters become easier to kill during this period, and the maximum damage drops off quickly – it is possible that a one-shot will only be possible at the center of the explosion. Guardians in their Super should survive the combo fairly safely after the changes.
In the same breath as the Hunter nerf, Bungie also mentioned keeping a close eye on the Stasis Titan (Colossus). However, they want to first observe the impact of the above changes before addressing the Titan Super.
This is what players have been demanding since 2014: Players have been calling for Bungie to address the out-of-control Stasis classes since late 2020. They have been demanding for even longer that the balance in PvP and PvE be handled separately.
The announced changes demonstrate the trend since Beyond Light to adjust the two sandboxes separately – much to the players’ delight. Often, Guardians were frustrated about having to accept cuts to their favorite weapon or abilities just because that weapon was broken in a mode they hardly play.
Therefore, there have also been concerns since the announcement of the Stasis overhaul that the cool abilities in PvE would become significantly weaker. However, that is not the case.
Gladd, the biggest Destiny streamer, captures many people’s sentiments with his tweet:
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He explicitly congratulates the SEPARATE balancing of Shatterdive
According to Bungie, the faster patch cycles and precise adjustments are due to the background changes since Beyond Light and the (controversial) Content Vault.
Destiny 2 wants you to use weapons more often in PvP
Here are the goals: Bungie announced that they are working in the medium term to find a better middle ground between space magic and gunplay.
Currently, abilities take up too much space and push the use of firearms into the background.
This is particularly true for competitive PvP modes like Trials.
In modes like Trials, the meta crystallizes particularly quickly. Because here, only victory counts, regardless of the means used.
Is there not enough shooting in Destiny 2?
It has also been indicated that not only the new Stasis classes will be adjusted. The less performing Light classes will also be worked on in the future. So they want to improve the underperforming Arc, Solar, and Void focuses.
What do you think of the changes to Stasis? And do you think that it currently revolves more around abilities and skills instead of skills with firearms? Let us know in the comments.
Here we show you the best games on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X or Switch that you can play together in 2021. They offer splitscreen or local multiplayer.
What kind of list is this? Coop games are popular with family, friends, or partners. Playing together can take place on the couch or in front of the PC with local multiplayer. A splitscreen function is also convenient to save on a second TV or monitor for enjoyment.
We take into account the best coop games voted by our community on MeinMMO. Preferences from the MeinMMO editorial team also play a role here. In our selection, we tried to bring in as much variety in genres as possible to ensure there’s something for everyone.
If you have further recommendations, please write them in the comments and explain what makes these games good.
Overcooked 2 – PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox, Switch
Release: August 7, 2018 | Genre: Cooking Simulation, Party | Players: 1-4 | Age rating: USK from 6 years
Overcooked 2 is primarily aimed at players looking for fun entertainment. Here you are not following a dark story, but rather having fun and sweating as you race against the clock.
Throw ingredients to each other and try to find a system together to navigate this chaotic kitchen. You can play with one to four players, but it’s already a lot of fun with two when cooking in hot air balloons or crumbling temples.
So if you can’t get enough of cooking and baking together or want to mentally prepare digitally, you’ve made a good choice with Overcooked 2.
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Are you ready to put your friendship or relationship to the test? Then you are welcome to Portal 2. In this coop adventure, you control P-Body and Atlas – two not very trustworthy robots with portal guns. In countless test chambers, you need to prove your skill and solve tasks assigned to you by shooting portals into the rooms.
It’s annoying if you figure out how to solve the task much earlier than your partner, who just doesn’t want to understand what’s going on. Just such situations can be funny and frustrating. But then there are test chambers where one player is responsible for the other’s life. You can imagine the great potential to ruin friendships or create the greatest moments of gaming offered here.
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This is how it’s played cooperatively: You can play in splitscreen or on different devices, with each player seeing their first-person perspective. By pressing a button, your partner’s camera can be displayed on your own screen.
If you want to share your slaying passion, you can do so in the countless dungeons and hordes of monsters that Diablo 3 offers. Grab wizards or melee fighters and pound a massive amount of damage out of your enemies.
The fun here is more about the communal feeling of achieving progress. Visually, the game is darker and thus differs from other friendly coop games like Unravel 2 or Rayman Legends. What blinks in Diablo 3 are critical hits. And those are deadly, not pretty.
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Have you always wanted to break out of prison together and prove your team play on an exciting escape from the police? Then dive into the world of “A Way Out”.
You’ll repeatedly be faced with decisions that you solve based on your own judgment. Are you the nasty type who threatens with punches, or do you prefer to avoid stress and stay chill? Make your choice.
The exciting story and a lot of variety in gameplay motivate you to finish the story of Leo and Vincent. This is a game for one evening.
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This is how it’s played cooperatively: Gameplay occurs in a dynamic splitscreen that occasionally focuses entirely on one player, while the other character is just background decoration.
If you like a reflective environment and have no interest in nasty monsters or police chases, you’ll feel at home in the world of Yarnys. After all, these protective spirits are made of positive feelings you get to experience together in coop.
You guide the woolly beings harmoniously through the worlds, solving puzzles together or swing your partner on the wool threads. The setting makes this game suitable for children who want to play together with parents or older siblings during Christmas.
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How is it played cooperatively? On the shared screen, you stroll together through the world, seeing how and where you can assist your partner with an obstacle or puzzle.
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FIFA 21 – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, PC
Release: October 9, 2020| Genre: Sports, Soccer Simulation| Players: Locally up to 4 players|Age rating: USK for all ages
Football fans cannot miss out on FIFA 21. It is one of the most played multiplayer games of all time. Visit your buddy, grab the controller and a fast match begins.
FIFA 21 perfectly implements the stadium atmosphere and invites you to play time and time again. That’s the joy of playing soccer on the console or PC.
With its various modes from friendly matches to big tournaments, we can recommend the FIFA games as couch co-op or online for multiple players.
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How is it played cooperatively? In normal matches, the camera follows the ball. You share the screen and see your team players simultaneously.
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Rayman Legends – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, PC
Release: August 29, 2013| Genre: Jump’n’run| Players: 1-4|Age rating: USK from 6
If you love nostalgia and have been eying Rayman for years, take the opportunity to indulge in this beautiful 2D platformer. Everything happens a bit crazier here with giant spikes that you need to turn for a puzzle or carnivorous plants forming an awesome elevator with their tongues.
If you like playful comic graphics and are eager for a solid sidescroller, grab Rayman Legends and battle through lovingly crafted levels with a friend. A great choice if you want to play with your kids.
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How is it played cooperatively? You can play the campaign from start to finish with up to four players. Together, you are all on an undivided screen and fight your way through swamps, castles, cakes, and more.
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Super Mario Party – Nintendo Switch
Release: October 5, 2018| Genre: Board Game, Party| Players: 1-4|Age rating: USK from 0
Sore fingertips and happy faces are the result when you play together in Super Mario Party in coop. The competitive population should have played one of the Mario Party games at least once in their life. So why not try the latest installment on the Nintendo Switch?
Grab the controllers and row, cycle, or run. The main thing is that you’re faster than your opponent. This can be together with a partner or against them. For example, when fighting over who should clear the dinner dishes. Within seconds, you’ll start one of over 80 challenges – much better than rock, paper, scissors.
Tip: If you have guests visiting, you can also expand the 2-player experience to larger groups and either play together, in teams, or everyone against everyone.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo Switch
Release: April 28, 2017| Genre: Racing Game| Players: 1-12|Age rating: USK from 0
For many years, Mario Kart has just been part of many families’ living rooms, back in the times of the first Nintendo consoles. With Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, you can relive the great feeling when you take out opponents with turtle shells or finally make someone slip on a banana peel you so perfectly laid in the curve in round 1.
Your racers are familiar faces like Donkey Kong, Mario, Yoshi, or Princess Peach. With them, you race through many varied tracks.
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How is it played cooperatively? When you play together in tabletop or TV mode, up to 8 players can participate. The screen will then be divided. Alone with just one console, two players can play at the same time.
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Luigi’s Mansion 3 – Nintendo Switch
Release: October 31, 2019| Genre: Adventure / Action| Players: 1-8|Age rating: USK from 6
Luigi’s dream vacation didn’t quite turn out as he planned. Pack a friend for this spooky adventure to help and, if necessary, calm you down. Together, you will explore the eerie floors of a haunted hotel and take on the ghosts that live there. Despite the tense atmosphere, you will have to solve puzzles as well.
So if you’re in for a colorful thrill, definitely check out the haunted hotel.
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How is it played cooperatively? One player can grab a Joy-Con and then participate in the adventure as Luigi. The game is played on a shared screen in local multiplayer without splitscreen.
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Darksiders Genesis – PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Release: December 5, 2019| Genre: Isometric Hack’N’Slay| Players: 1-2|Age rating: USK from 12
For fans of refined hack’n’slays, Darksiders Genesis is a little hidden gem that hit the market just before Christmas in 2019. Alongside your coop partner, you take on the roles of the two horsemen of the apocalypse, War and Strife, and hack through countless hordes of demons.
Although the game looks like Diablo due to its isometric perspective, it feels like a real Darksiders game. Your horsemen collect upgrades along the way for health, fury, and various special abilities. Additionally, there’s plenty of content after completing the campaign, including side quests and jumping puzzles.
As Genesis is a prequel, you do not need to have played any Darksiders game to understand what’s going on. The key plot points will be explained to you.
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How is it played cooperatively? You can choose whether to play in splitscreen or shared-screen together. However, for splitscreen on PC, 2 controllers are required.
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Pokémon Let’s GO Pikachu / Evoli – Nintendo Switch
Release: November 16, 2018| Genre: RPG| Players: 1-2|Age rating: USK from 0
No list of the best two-player games would be complete without a Pokémon universe. However, we won’t send you out for Pokémon GO, but gather you in front of the Switch in Pokémon Let’s GO Pikachu or Pokémon Let’s GO Evoli.
Catch new types of pocket monsters together, explore the Kanto region, trade your catches with each other, and measure yourselves in battles against other Pokémon trainers. If you can’t get enough of the Pokémon craze and would love to share that with a partner, you’ll be in good hands with Let’s GO.
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How is it played cooperatively? If you want, pass a Joy-Con controller to a friend and start an adventure together. The entire adventure can be experienced together, even in battles you stand side by side on the playing field. The second player can join in at any time or be there from the start.
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Rocket League – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC, Nintendo Switch
Release: July 7, 2015| Genre: Action, Racing Game, Sports| Players: 1-8|Age rating: USK from 6
If you can’t get enough of football and are ready to make a compromise, step into the virtual arena of Rocket League with player 2. Here, football is combined with remote-controlled cars.
With the speedsters, you should shoot the ball into the goal and gather boosts to perform stunts. If you want to get creative, drive the cars into your garage and change their color, pattern, boost animation, tires, and more.
Fun cosmetic accessories like straw hats or halos on the roof will also add a touch of humor to the tense stadium atmosphere.
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How is it played cooperatively? You can play together as a team or compete against each other. If you want, you can join up online with other players, further filling your team. Split screens are available on one device. When playing with multiple devices, you see your own vehicle.
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Minecraft – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC, Nintendo Switch
Release: May 17, 2009| Genre: Open World, Sandbox| Players: 1-8 (more on servers)|Age rating: USK from 6
Build your world as you like it. In Minecraft, that’s really the case when you embark on a new world with your partner, travel through various biomes, and ultimately set up a camp. Grab tools, mine materials, process them, and create something new. Castles, palaces, tree houses, or your own underwater world? If you want to get really creative together without a direct goal in mind, you’ll feel at home in Minecraft.
But watch out, start early, because once you’re infected with the mining fever, you won’t get over it quickly. Whether you’re building a huge farm and giving all animals like horses, cows, sheep, fish, chickens, and rabbits a home, or quickly creating swords, armor, and bows to face the end boss in Minecraft is up to you.
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How is it played cooperatively? Depending on the setup, you can play together on one console in splitscreen or meet up in a world with multiple devices, where everyone stares at their own monitor.
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Cuphead – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC
Release: April 18, 2019| Genre: Shoot’em Up| Players: 1-2 |Age rating: USK from 6
Cuphead is perfect if you are looking for a difficult challenge for two players. Don’t be fooled by the stylish retro comic style: This game is really tough.
Moving from left to right, you navigate through various levels or challenge nasty boss enemies, who always have one more trick up their sleeve than expected.
That may sound daunting, but there is hardly anything as satisfying as finally sending that one goddamn boss to hell after they’ve tormented you for an eternity. Sure, the next one is already waiting in the next level – but still! Especially with two players, you can really get into the game.
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How is it played cooperatively? You can play Cuphead locally with two players on one device. The second player simply grabs a controller and then controls Mugman, Cuphead’s brother, in the game.
Borderlands 3 – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC
Release: September 13, 2019| Genre: Shooter| Players: 1-4 |Age rating: USK from 18
Borderlands 3 is a first-person shooter from Gearbox. For many fans, the game is the epitome of the loot shooter genre, as the hunt for powerful and sometimes totally crazy weapons is one of the main aspects of the game. “Crazy” is a key word for Borderlands 3, as it also refers to some characters you will meet during the story.
Which games do you like to play together – locally or online? Please let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange tips with other coop friends. Maybe you’ll find that one secret tip to lead you into your next adventure.
We are happy to update the list with additional games for 2 that you can recommend.
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On Pokémon GO, the Community Day with Machollo starts this Saturday. Now there is suddenly another bonus for the event, which was not known before.
This is the bonus: In the blog post about the Community Day, another bonus has appeared. The trading radius is said to have been increased to 40 kilometers.
According to Niantic, this bonus has supposedly been live since Thursday evening at 8:00 PM. The increased trading radius is expected to remain available until Sunday at 8:00 PM German time.
What the increased trading radius brings
This is what the bonus includes: Normally, you can only trade Pokémon if you are directly next to each other. The radius is about 100 meters.
Now this radius has been extended to 40 kilometers. You can easily trade with each other in most cities without even having to go outside.
How to best utilize the bonus: It is best to ask your lucky friends about this. Almost every trainer should have lucky friends on their list that they haven’t seen in ages. So you can take the chance and trade over a distance.
If you want to tackle several lucky friends at once, keep in mind that you can only make one special trade per day. A special trade is, for example, the trade of Shinys or legendary Pokémon.
You should ideally trade Pokémon like Kapuno, Milza, or Kaumalat with the other lucky friends. They are rare, strong, and do not count as a special trade.
What else is there for the Community Day? The actual bonus of the Community Day is triple Stardust for catching Pokémon. There is also incense that lasts for 3 hours.
Torghast, the Tower of the Damned, has received a new wing: the Twisting Corridors. This is actually considered a “challenge mode” and only rewards cosmetics. However, some players in World of Warcraft have discovered that there are even certain Legendary items to be obtained here.
What is there in the Corridors? Players have now figured out that in the Twisting Corridors, there are not only interesting cinematics to be found, but also useful items.
Specifically, there are legendary effects that you need to craft Legendaries. In the new wing, all Legendaries can drop that you can otherwise only get from the other wings.
These other wings rotate weekly, and if someone wants a specific effect, they previously had to wait. Among them are some of the best legendary effects for certain classes. However, in the Twisting Corridors, this can happen at any time.
Here, the Demon Hunter “Felhuntard” finds a legendary effect on level 3, layer 18. Image source: reddit.
How do I get these effects? According to players, you must complete the new wing in Torghast at least at level 3. You also need the right boss in your run, so a bit of luck is required.
The Twisting Corridors consist of three sets of random other wings. If your Legendary drops in one of these wings and appears in the Corridors, you have a chance at the effect.
The new wing is indeed useful
Actually, the wing serves as a “challenge mode” for Torghast. You should be able to prove how good you really are – which is why the runs are longer and quite a bit harder than regular ones.
The rewards are therefore mainly cosmetic, such as a mount for the Maw. Soul Ash is not available in the Corridors. However, now apparently the effects that you might otherwise have to wait for. The Corridors are thus more useful than many players initially thought.
Otherwise, the Twisting Corridors mainly serve the fun of it. Through a total of 18 layers, players have the opportunity to play even crazier builds. It takes longer, but that’s exactly what makes it appealing – at least according to MeinMMO author Benedict Grothaus.
On December 15, the “115 Day” will be celebrated. The developers of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War have already announced an exciting new feature in advance. The Zombie mode will be expanded with the new map Firebase Z still in Season 1.
What kind of map is this? Little is officially known about Firebase Z. After the destruction of Project Endstation and the anomalies in Poland, focus is now set on a new outbreak location. This is Outpost 25, also known as Firebase Z.
There, players will likely encounter a particularly horrifying creature, as a first teaser (cover image) shows. Additionally, another image featuring a portal has been published:
When will the map be released? The new map is set to be released on February 4 and will be free for all CoD Cold War players. You won’t need to buy a Battle Pass or spend money in any other way.
When will more details about Firebase Z be available? As the developers from Treyarch announced, more details about Firebase Z will be revealed during the 115 Day. We will keep you updated on MeinMMO with the new information.
For those who don’t want to wait that long, there are leak-based information available.
New map likely set in Vietnam and revolves around Dr. Vogel
What do we know from leaks? A leak about Firebase Z was released as early as November 30, 2020 (via Gfinity). It states that the new map is set in Vietnam, more specifically in the Huong Hoa district of Quang Tri Province.
The Omega Group is supposedly attempting to uncover the secrets of Dr. Vogel’s experiments as part of the storyline. The storyline is expected to be named “Operation Undertaker.”
In connection with that, several screenshots of documents related to the story have been released by Twitter user Nanikos.
The Zombie mode is a fun PvE content that can be played alone or with up to 3 other players. In it, you fight hordes of undead, and it is particularly enjoyable, as MeinMMO author Maik Schneider reveals. For him, the mode is something special that he even missed in other titles:
The Korean company Scatter Lab developed the chatbot “Lee Luda” and sent it into conversation with users on Facebook. Shortly thereafter, however, Luda had to be deactivated again. The reason: it began to insult users and made sexist and racist comments.
What happened? The Korean chatbot Lee Luda was banned from Facebook. Users reported that Luda made very inappropriate comments about several topics:
in response to the question of what she thinks of lesbians, she allegedly replied “creepy” or even said that she “really hates” them
she is said to generally find homosexuality “disgusting”
about Black individuals, she referred to them with the term “heukhyeong,” a derogatory slang that translates to “black brother”
Originally, Luda was designed as a 20-year-old student and many users praised her for her natural demeanor. She was even said to be a fan of the K-Pop band Blackpink. However, during the approximately two weeks and 750,000 conversations, she seemed to increasingly stand out negatively.
This is how users are supposed to imagine Lee Luda. Image source: zhihu.com.
The developers apologized for what happened (via pingpong.us). Luda’s behavior does not align with the ideals of Korea or the company. She will be deactivated and revised so that something like this does not happen again.
Where did Luda get these terms? The developers initially trained Luda with 10 billion messages from the popular Korean app KakaoTalk. However, artificial intelligences continue to learn.
It may have happened that during conversations with certain users, she also learns racist and sexist terms, especially if trolls aim to feed her with this knowledge. According to The Guardian, there are even conversations between Luda and users where attempts were made to sexualize the AI or make her a “sex slave”.
The developers describe Luda as “childlike”. She cannot yet decide what is appropriate and what is not. Like a child, she is just starting to speak with people and needs to learn to weigh the right answers.
The problem, or at least a major one, seems to be the culture on the internet. A rough tone is often the order of the day and sexism is a recurring theme.
The ongoing Season 1 of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War received a mid-season update on Thursday, January 14, bringing new content to the game. MeinMMO presents the patch notes for the update.
What is the mid-season update about? Through the seasons, Cold War and Warzone are continuously supplied with fresh content. The biggest content drops traditionally occur via updates at the start and in the middle of a season. Now the so-called mid-season update for the current Season 1 is live.
When exactly does the mid-season update come? The first joint season of CoD Cold War and Warzone started on December 16, and was refreshed on Thursday, January 14, 2021, by the mid-season update – simultaneously on all platforms (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, as well as PC) at 7 PM German time, the new content arrived.
Update January 14: The article was published on January 12 and was revised on January 14. Here you will now find all new content and the roadmap for the rest of Season 1.
Mid-Season Update brings a bit of everything to Cold War
Through Twitter, the developers at Treyarch share which content is newly available in Cold War with the update. There is a little bit of everything:
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New map “Sanatorium” for the Fireteam mode: With Sanatorium comes a massive new map for the large 40-player Fireteam mode. There, you fight at the foot of the Ural Mountains around the namesake Sanatorium U23 – a state-run Soviet rehabilitation institution, where apparently experiments for Project “Golova” for mind control were conducted. You will have various land, water, and aerial vehicles at your disposal.
New mode “Drop Kick 6vs6”: In this mode, 2 teams fiercely fight over a briefcase containing launch codes for an atomic bomb. Once secured, the corresponding team must defend the briefcase and its holder, as that’s how they score points. The other team must eliminate it and reclaim the briefcase. If a team reaches the point limit, the command to detonate the atomic weapon is executed, and the round is won.
What’s new for zombies
New mode “Cranked”: Here, it’s not just against the undead, but also against the clock, making the zombie experience a whole lot faster. Every kill resets a timer. If it runs out, you explode. So, tactical action or resting isn’t possible.
PlayStation exclusive: Players on PS4 and PS5 exclusively get the map “Raid” in the Onslaught playlist with new Dark Aether intel to discover.
Lastly, there’s a new weapon that you can use in Cold War & Warzone – the Wakizashi sword. To unlock the blade, you need to secure at least 2 finishing moves with the combat knife in 10 different matches.
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The mid-season update also received a roadmap showing the new content and giving an outlook on what else to expect in Season 1:
Included are, among other things, ranked play, a new zombie map, and another map for multiplayer.
What about Warzone?
No new content was announced for the battle royale Warzone, and the mid-season update only included a playlist update. The roadmap also shows nothing in that direction.
You can use the Wakizashi sword in Warzone, but otherwise, there are no major changes in CoD-BR. However, there was already a small update that nerfed the OP weapons again, including the DMR 14 and Diamatti akimbo pistols.
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At CES 2021, several technological innovations were presented. In particular, many new laptops targeting gamers were introduced. We present the most interesting laptops that we saw at the digital CES 2021.
On the occasion of CES 2021, many new gaming notebooks were introduced. The biggest innovation is notably the mobile variant of the RTX 3000, which Nvidia unveiled earlier this week with the RTX 3060.
Manufacturers promise plenty of gaming performance for gaming and demanding applications thanks to the RTX 3000. For the first time, gaming notebooks with Ryzen processors are also included.
The devices presented are not yet available, but they are announced for 2021.
What you will find in this article: For each device, we explain when it should be available and whether we already know prices. We also tell you how much the notebooks will weigh.
Colleague Alexander Köpf from GameStar explains in his article why you should still wait to buy a gaming notebook.
Lenovo Legion 7
This is what the device offers: Lenovo has introduced its new gaming models with AMD CPU and Nvidia RTX 3000. There are models with 15-, 16-, and 17-inch displays. The prices are similar to those of the predecessor models.
The Legion 7 offers a 165Hz display with G-Sync support in its best configuration. The smaller models provide a 144Hz screen.
How much does the notebook weigh? The Legion 7 is said to weigh around 2.5 kg,
The Lenovo Legion 7.
What will the device cost? According to Lenovo, the notebooks are expected to be available from March 2021 at a starting price of 1799 euros in the German market.
MSI Stealth 15M
This is what the device offers: According to the manufacturer MSI, this is the thinnest gaming notebook in the world. The notebook is 16 millimeters thick. The laptop comes with a 15.6-inch IPS display with 144 Hz.
Inside, it has a current Intel Tiger Lake H35 (Core i7-11375H) and Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3060 with 6 GB video memory. Important connections such as Thunderbolt 4 or USB-C are also included. You can also get the device in two different colors (gray and white).
How much does the device weigh? The MSI notebook is not only thin, but at 1.78 kg it is also comparatively lightweight.
The MSI Stealth M15 is available in both white and gray.
What will the device cost? According to Notebookcheck.com, the MSI Stealth 15M is expected to be priced between 1700 and 1800 euros, similar to its predecessors.
Asus TUF Dash F15
This is what the device offers: On the occasion of CES 2021, ASUS expands its device range with the Asus TUF Dash F15. The TUF series from Asus is especially aimed at cost-conscious gamers.
Buyers can choose between three Intel processors (i5 and i7) and receive a GeForce RTX 3070 with 8 GB video memory as a graphics card. For the display, Asus offers a 144 Hz IPS display or a 240 Hz version.
How much does the device weigh? According to Asus, the weight of the TUF Dash F15 is 2 Kg.
The Asus TUF Dash F15
The device also features a Thunderbolt 4 port, which can also be used for charging.
What will the device cost? The Asus TUF Dash 15 is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2021. The suggested retail price starts at 1099 euros.
Gigabyte Aorus 17G
This is what the device offers: The new high-end device from Gigabyte is the Gigabyte Aorus 17G. This features a 17-inch display with a refresh rate of 300 Hz.
Inside, an Intel i7 processor works in combination with a GeForce RTX 3080. This gives buyers the fastest mobile graphics card on the market.
How much does the device weigh? At 2.7 kg, the Asus Aorus 17G is one of the heavier models among gaming notebooks.
The Asus Aorus 17G from different angles
What will the device cost? So far, Gigabyte has not announced a price for its new gaming notebook; presumably, the prices will be similar to those of the predecessor model, which cost 2400 euros at launch. We do not yet have a release date either.
On the next page, you will find three more gaming notebooks that were presented at CES 2021.
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Anyone who wants to be successful in League of Legends: Wild Rift must master their champion. However, there are some champions that can be hindrances to a successful career. We at MeinMMO reveal which champs you should rather avoid.
But besides strength, there are two other factors that influenced this selection:
How well does the control work on smartphones?
How difficult is it to play the champion?
Based on these three criteria, we created a list of five champions that you better not play if you want to win. Often there is a stronger alternative that is even easier and more effective to play.
What makes the champion special? Aurelion Sol is visually one of the best characters in League of Legends. Not only does his space theme look cool, but he also makes a strong impression with his skills.
Aurelion Sol can be played as a midlaner and supporter because he deals high damage, especially in the early game.
He looks super cool, but unfortunately offers hardly any strengths in gameplay.
Why should you rather not play him? Aurelion Sol scales poorly in the late game, making him one of the weakest midlaners overall. In our tier list, he is placed alone in the C-Tier.
As a supporter, he does provide some crowd control, but significantly falls off compared to other characters starting at level 6. His ultimate has much less impact on the game than, for example, Braum or Janna.
Overall, Aurelion Sol is a rather poor choice in both positions.
2. Vayne
What makes the champion special? Vayne is currently one of the strongest ADCs in Wild Rift. She deals a lot of damage and is already often used for entertaining 1v5 montages.
She has abilities like a small dodge roll, can knock back enemies, and make herself invisible with her ultimate. Basically everything a good ADC needs.
High potential, but also a high risk.
Why should you rather not play her? Vayne requires precise control from you. And that can be difficult on a smartphone.
Moreover, her damage is only realized over time and with items. Until then, she may have already lost her lane. Other ADCs often have stronger abilities and greater ranges, making the laning phase challenging.
If you master Vayne well, you can be really strong with her. However, if you are not so experienced, it is better to avoid her for champions like Jhin, Kai’Sa, or Ezreal.
3. Yasuo
What makes the champion special? Yasuo is an assassin with high damage potential. He is quite mobile and can block enemy projectiles with his wind wall.
Yasuo is one of the most popular champions in the game, and in the mid lane, he reaches a solid A-Tier.
A strong champion, but difficult to play.
Why should you not play him? With mobile controls, it is difficult to utilize Yasuo’s full damage potential. You can only afford a few imprecise moments. Mastering him is extremely challenging.
Furthermore, Yasuo has trouble with champions like Fiora, Camille, and Zed. And all of these characters are currently very popular and strong.
4. Ziggs
What makes the champion special? Ziggs is a Yordle who values bombs and explosions highly. Each of his abilities is a skillshot.
The champion is particularly strong when it comes to “sieging,” i.e., destroying towers. However, that is quite difficult in Wild Rift.
The skillshots are Ziggs’ downfall.
Why should you not play him? Matches in Wild Rift are much more hectic and chaotic than in LoL itself. Ganks in the early game and team fights in the mid game happen frequently. Ziggs does not feel very comfortable in those situations.
Moreover, it is extremely hard to hit skillshots with him. Most abilities will simply be dodged by your enemies. He himself is quite immobile, which makes him an easy target for assassins.
5. Vi
What makes the champion special? Vi is particularly strong when it comes to taking out the enemy carry. With her ultimate, she can grab him, lift him into the air, and then slam him down.
One of the weakest champions in the game.
Why should you not play her? Aside from the fact that she can effectively take out a champion, she surprisingly provides very little for the team.
She is quite slow in the jungle and her ganks are not particularly strong. Furthermore, she does not scale well into the late game. Overall, Vi also ends up in the C-Tier of junglers.
For those just starting with Wild Rift and looking for beginner-friendly champions, you will find:
In Pokémon GO, the Community Day with Machop starts this Saturday, January 16th. We will show you all the Shinies, bonuses, and tips so you can make the most of the event.
What is a Community Day? This event takes place once a month and highlights a Pokémon for several hours. The monster then appears everywhere and can be caught more frequently as a Shiny. A suitable bonus rounds off the Community Day.
For the first Community Day of 2021, Machop will be in the spotlight. The fighting Pokémon will appear everywhere.
Community Day in January 2021 – Start time and bonuses
What? The Community Day with Machop When? On Saturday, January 16, 2021, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM local time. Pokémon of the day: Machop appears more frequently in the wild Exclusive move: Counter Bonus: Triple Stardust for catching Pokémon Bonus: Three-hour duration of incense Bonus: You can evolve Machoke into Machamp up to 2 hours after the event to learn the move Counter
This Community Day will last 6 hours again. This has been the case in previous months to allow players to enjoy the event comfortably from home during the Corona crisis.
What you can buy in the shop: There are also offers in the in-game shop:
For 1280 coins, you can buy a box that contains a Premium Raid Pass, 4 Incense, 4 Star Pieces, and 30 Ultra Balls
For one Euro, you can purchase the special research “Fight your way up, Machop!”
How to make the most of the Community Day
How to prepare: The most important point for Community Day is having enough Poké Balls. We recommend having at least 300 Poké Balls in stock. If you’re only playing from home, you should even have more balls.
Also, sort your Pokémon box out beforehand so that you have enough space for catching during the Community Day.
Use these items: Very important is the Star Piece. It gives you triple Stardust and with the Star Piece, you can even accumulate 4.5 times the dust. You should keep it active while playing as much as possible.
The incense is also strong for the Community Day. It lasts for 3 hours, and 2 incenses are sufficient to keep Pokémon consistently attracted.
You should also use a trick. With the catching trick, you can catch Pokémon super fast and skip the annoying animations. We will show you how the trick works here:
How you can play from home: If you don’t want to go out or can’t due to the Corona pandemic, you won’t miss anything. Thanks to the strong incense, you can continuously catch from home.
Settle on the sofa and light an incense. You should get plenty of Shinies if you’re catching consistently.
Is the Community Day worth it? The bonuses are strong, and Machop is a useful Pokémon. So you shouldn’t miss the Community Day. This is also what MeinMMO editor Noah Struthoff thinks:
This is what the Shinies look like: For the Community Day, the Shiny rate of Machop is significantly improved, and you can easily catch the “little Hulk”. Machop is green as a Shiny, which somewhat resembles a little Hulk:
The teams from MeinMMO, GameStar, and GamePro will bring the trade fair feeling to your home again from January 19 to 24. The gaming year 2021 has just begun, and it’s promising to be very exciting.
How exciting it will be, we will show you in our “FYNG: Winter Edition” program. You’ll get a glimpse of what’s to come and a look back at what has already happened with the games that have been released. Our editors and authors will deliver cool content from MeinMMO, GameStar, and GamePro.
The German Twitch streamer and YouTuber Jens “Knossi” Knossalla suddenly discovers his responsibility as a role model for youth. He announces that he will stop his casino streams, which have made him one of the biggest internet stars in Germany. However, fans suspect other reasons for the sudden change of heart.
This is what Knossi says: In a statement on his YouTube channel, the influencer announces that he will no longer show casino streams. He says:
“I have thought a lot about this. I just want to leave this world feeling good someday, and that’s why I’ve decided […]: There will be no more casino streams on this channel from this year onwards. It’s just over. […]
I know that you can’t choose whether you are a role model or not, […] – It just can’t go on forever. There will simply be young people who think they have to do this because you do it too.”
Knossi then elaborates that he no longer sees himself in gambling. He is also tired of having this image and being criticized for it.
He is now more focused on “entertainment” and is doing things that no one has ever done before. Money and viewer numbers have never been important to him anyway.
He simply doesn’t need the casino streams anymore. He will continue to show poker, as it is part of his roots.
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These are the reactions: Under the video, some viewers express doubt that Knossi is stopping streaming because he has discovered his conscience. After all, he has been doing this for 3 years and his conscience has never bothered him: These doubters believe that new regulations on gambling, which came into effect on January 1, 2021, are the reason for the entertainer’s sudden change of heart.
In fact, Knossi had already announced at the end of 2020 that he would no longer broadcast a casino format. At that time it was about the book club, because from January 1, 2021, new rules for gambling in Germany would come into effect that would make “the sites on which Germans play” illegal. In addition, there seems to be a limit on bets to 1€ spins. This drove him to end the format.
In a video from December 30, 2020, Knossi was still gambling in the online casino and wanted to cover a “€40,000” deficit without a betting limit upwards.
If the change of heart came, it came suddenly (via youtube).
Knossi was the big rising star in German Twitch in 2020.
“Sold soul to RTL”
Other users believe that Knossi is quitting gambling because he has signed a contract with RTL for a new show and is planning an image change. One user even says that Knossi has “sold his soul to RTL.”
There are some fans who regret that Knossi is quitting gambling – others think it is the right decision.
Gambling streams are notorious but extremely successful
This is what it’s about: The topic “Online Casino” is a tricky one: It’s a legal gray area in Germany.
Even though they are notorious, “casino streams” are incredibly popular in Germany, especially the so-called “high roller” streams. Streamers play for high stakes on online gambling machines and achieve high viewer numbers. They shout at the machines wildly, fuel wins by screaming continuously, and lament their fate in case of a loss.
In his footsteps, Knossi followed in 2020. The former amateur actor in reality shows became incredibly popular with these streams: He became one of the 5 biggest German streamers.
Böhmermann covered Knossi and gambling in a ZDF show in November 2020.
However, Knossi also came under fire from critics. Recently, Jan Böhmermann targeted him and showed how difficult it is for influencers like Knossi to promote gambling and make a young audience, which comes from gaming, eager for gambling.
Since today, January 14th, you can secure the game Star Wars: Battlefront 2 for free in the Epic Store. It had a rough start in 2017 but has since become a successful game. At Epic, you even get the latest Celebration Edition.
What kind of game is it? Star Wars Battlefront 2 is an online multiplayer shooter set in the Star Wars universe. In the game, you experience massive battles, both on the ground and in space.
You have the choice of various characters, including the heroes and villains from the original trilogy, the prequels, and the latest sequels.
Although the game focuses on multiplayer battles, it also offers a campaign. In this, you experience the story of Iden Versio, an elite soldier, with whom you can replay the history of the Empire from its fall after Episode VI to the rise of the First Order.
If you want, you can take on the roles of well-known characters like Luke or Darth Vader in Battlefront 2.
How do you get the game for free? From January 14th to January 21st, you can visit the Epic Store and secure Battlefront 2 for free there. You only need an account.
You will receive the Celebration Edition, which was released on December 5, 2019. This includes:
The base game
More than 25 hero outfits
125 trooper outfits
Special emotes, voice lines, and victory poses for your characters
This edition still regularly costs €39.99 on Steam.
However, after the removal and later reworking of the loot boxes, the game developed positively. One reason for this was the many updates. New modes and many characters from various episodes were added to the game.
Additionally, there are still events and bug fixes for the game. However, fans should not expect new major content. Nevertheless, there is a modding community that continually brings small innovations.
If you want to experience Battlefront 2 now, you can also get the game through EA Play. This has even been integrated for free into the Xbox Game Pass:
The Swedish Ubisoft studio Massive is working on new games based on Avatar and Star Wars: This raises concerns among fans of The Division about their game series. Because there seems to be no more room for post-apocalypse in Malmö. What is the future of The Division 2 and will there even be a The Division 3?
This is the situation:
After the release of The Division 1 in 2016, the team at Massive seamlessly continued working on The Division 2 – The Division 1 was supported in the following years with updates and DLCs by other Ubisoft studios
The Division 2 was released on March 15, 2019, and received 3 episodes as free DLC
The expansion “Warlords of New York” was released on March 3, 2020 – that was a surprise at the time
Leading the project are David Polfeldt and Julian Gerighty. They are the two frontmen of the “The Division” series.
It seems likely that the new Star Wars game will be implemented by the team that has been working on “The Division” in Malmö.
Julian Gerighty, the mastermind behind The Division.
It may therefore be that Massive in Malmö is no longer working on The Division.
There is also evidence that Massive is looking for many employees, but only for the Avatar project and the new Star Wars project. No employees are being specifically sought for The Division.
Even in Ubisoft’s press release, it is only stated that Massive is working on Avatar and Star Wars, with The Division only mentioned in hindsight. Gerighty says they are at the beginning of a new journey. For him, it is now a departure from the world of “The Division.” But he and the team are very excited to start a new experience.
At the moment, there is a lack of a clear statement about what will happen to The Division.
The Division 2 fell short of Ubisoft’s sales expectations
The future of The Division had already been questioned because the sales of The Division 2 fell short of expectations, especially on PS4 and Xbox One. The Division 2 has been pushed by Ubisoft towards being a flop.
The tactical shooter was part of the reason why Ubisoft wanted to revise its release policy in November 2019: Apparently, The Division 2 was too similar to its predecessor and they could not explain to fans why they should buy a new The Division.
This is the hope of the fans: On Reddit, the topic “What is now with us?” is discussed in detail. Many fans assume that The Division is not being developed further at Massive. They believe the studio is fully occupied with Star Wars and Avatar.
However, there is hope that the “The Division” series will be continued by another Ubisoft studio. There is hope for “Red Storm,” a studio in North Carolina that previously contributed to The Division 1 and 2.
On Reddit, it is also conceivable that the series will pause for a while and take a breather. There is hardly any thought of an ultimate end for the series. After all, Massive has already invested a lot into the series. Some fans could even imagine a spin-off.
Some also point out that it is a strange time for a series like “The Division,” since the current pandemic makes The Division, with its scenario of a deadly virus that depopulates cities, perhaps too close to reality.
We at MeinMMO have once again plunged into the world of PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) after a long break. The goal was to try out the new map “Haven”. The result turned out to be a harsh reality check.
In PUBG, Season 10 started on December 16. Part of the new content are PvE opponents and a new map. The map Haven is a small, industrial island. And by small, I mean: It is only 1×1 kilometer in size. In contrast to the first map from PUBG, Erangel, which is 8×8 kilometers.
Our team: I invited two colleagues from MeinMMO to test the new dwarf map.
The choice fell on our Warzone expert Maik Schneider. Who feels like he spends more hours in Warzone during the day than I am awake.
Additionally Florian Franck, who is still quite new to our MeinMMO team. He boasts a lot of shooter experience in Escape from Tarkov and has also played plenty of PUBG, at least in Season 1 to 5.
I myself have spent a manageable time in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Especially in the early days after the release, I played. I secured a handful of chicken dinners, mostly played in a team.
Our goal: We wanted to form our opinion about the new map. With this crew, I felt quite confident that we would at least land in the top 3 a few times. However, the new map Haven did not prove to be hospitable to us at all.
The harsh reality check on Haven
So the first rounds went: Admittedly, the first round was overwhelming for me. Maik was throwing things at me shortly after landing like “There’s a level 2 helmet here, do you need it?” or “What do you want to play? There’s a Vector here.” Slowly, the picture of PUBG came back together in my mind. Yes, right – items have levels. I need that! Of course!
Then it was actually the first opponent we encountered on the map who took us out. All three of us. One opponent.
He was waiting in the grass, hardly visible in green clothing. He lurked until we were all three visible on the grass and then mercilessly took us out. Round over. 9th place out of 11. Great.
Before starting the second round, we agreed: We don’t know the map. So we should play more cautiously.
With this mindset, we survived at least 5 minutes on the map and came in 8th place. We didn’t even deal any damage to opponents.
This continued over round 3 and 4. Poor placements. We just couldn’t get a foothold. Wherever we showed up, it felt like the opponents were prepared for us. Even though we were sneaking, they almost always knew where we were.
What we changed: In the first four rounds, we landed close to the action. Well, that’s never entirely avoidable on a 1×1 map. But our landing spots were really always very busy. In rounds 5 and 6, we preferred to land “outside”. As you can see in the screenshot, we managed to last much longer. Instead of 4 to 5 minutes, we fought for 10 to 15 minutes.
Although our placements improved, as soon as it came to a fight, other teams that used the map to their advantage won. They knew exactly which doors or windows to dash through to ambush us in seconds behind the next corner.
Finally a kill on Haven – that felt good. But it didn’t help us into the top 3
We didn’t achieve our goal on Haven. In none of our matches did we reach the top 3.
New map, new luck
Are we just bad? There were essentially two reasons why we performed so poorly.
I am a noob, Maik’s CoD skills don’t help us in PUBG, and Florian’s PUBG expertise is rusty
OR
Everyone else is currently playing the new map, which can be specifically selected in the map rotation, and we are just too inexperienced for it
(or both)
So we tried our luck on a randomly chosen map in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. With our trio, we played on Karakin and Sanhok after Haven.
There we performed much better and came in second place in both matches. We also felt the battle royale experience again. When only one or two teams are left against you on the map, and the next few minutes definitely decide the victory. The heart rate rises, and one becomes fierce.
The balance after 2 hours of PUBG with our team
Here we could play with the size of the map. Look for cover, observe the rotations of opponents from a safe distance, and ambush unsuspecting opponents. The full tactical program.
On Karakin, we were close to securing the victory. But an opponent who could aim suspiciously well, even though he actually didn’t have us in his line of sight, quickly took us out.
Unfortunately, it didn’t quite work out for the victory on Sanhok either. The last opponents were simply superior to us. It’s a shame, but it still makes you crave more.
May I introduce? Flo and Maik – Engaged to … win
Conclusion: For us as (re-) entrants, this is not for us
What stands out: Haven is noticeably smaller than the other maps in PUBG, and you can tell that directly when you jump out of the plane and see the map in overview.
Haven is designed to provide a fast gameplay experience. Houses with many doors allow for continuous fighting. We didn’t experience the usual slow-paced gameplay from PUBG, which at times almost borders on camping, in our matches at all. You land, grab a weapon, and are immediately challenged. It’s like landing in a densely populated area on a map for 100 players. Fast action without much preparation.
For me, as a re-entering player, this is not suitable at all. I find all sorts of new weapons on the ground and then have to check whether it’s a shotgun or an assault rifle. And what accessories I can and want to equip it with.
Haven feels like it is aimed at PUBG players who are at least “intermediate” but just want to play a quick match. Those who know the map and the items, who have dealt well with the skills in PUBG, get a quick gunfight and also success here. Even our wait times were a maximum of a minute. Everything is fast. However, it is too fast for beginners.
Have you played the new map of PUBG yourself? What are your feelings about it? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other players about it.
Maybe you also have tips for beginners like us that we can apply directly on the new map. This way, the start might be easier, and you won’t end up dead within 5 minutes.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
