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What does it mean for my PC when support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025?

von Benedikt Schlotmann

Although this keyboard costs 6,800 euros, it is constantly sold out and has waiting times like a sports car

von Benedikt Schlotmann

If you are looking for new designs and special technology but don’t want to grab a saw yourself – then take a look at this controller: The Machenike G5 Pro V2 is a bit more expensive than the official Xbox controller at 60 euros and looks more minimalist. Our test shows what really lies behind it: This controller is better in every way than the official Xbox controller unless you own an Xbox

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EA FC 26: Best talents for CB – Center-backs with career potential

Julian Schröder 23. September 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

You need strong CB talents in the EA FC 26 career mode? Then we have strong center-backs with potential for you.

This is what talents bring in the career mode: In the career mode of EA FC 26 you take over a club of your choice or create your own. To lead it to the top, you need strong players.

The best talents are perfect for this: Either you build the young players into key players for your club, or train them so that they bring you a lot of money in transfers.

The center-backs secure the center in front of your goal. Ideally, no one should get past them. They are often tall to assert themselves with headers or separate the opposing attackers from the ball with tackles.

However, a bit of speed is also required, as the opposing offense will repeatedly try to outrun your CBs.

Why talents? They are cheaper than established stars, but can become such thanks to their potential. You just have to use and train them correctly in the career mode of EA FC 26. If you succeed, you can:

use them as regular players
or sell them for profit

In the lists below, you will first find the CBs with the highest potential, and in a second list, the cheapest CB talents with high potential.

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EA FC 26 shows many changes for the career mode that provide more dynamics

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Best center-back talents in EA FC 26 with the highest potential

This is the center-back list: Here you will find the CB talents under 23 years old with the highest potential. Note: These can also include young, but already established players who cost more.

Player	Age	Overall Rating	Potential	Position	Market Value
Dean Huijsen	20	82	89	CB	56 million
Jorrel Hato	19	78	89	CB, LB	29 million
Piero Hincapié	23	83	89	CB, LB, LM	52 million
Willian Pacho	23	86	89	CB	83 million
Jorthy Mokio	17	70	89	CB, LB, CDM, CM	3.8 million
Pau Cubarsí	18	82	88	CB	40.5 million
Castello Lukeba	22	80	88	CB, LB	44.5 million
Finn Jeltsch	18	72	87	CB	5 million
Murillo	22	83	87	CB	47.5 million
Luka Vušković	18	72	87	CB	5 million

Cheap center-back talents in EA FC 26 under 10 million market value

These are the cheap CB talents: Here we present 10 players who are quite cheap and do not exceed a market value of 10 million. These can especially help you at the beginning of the career, when the budget is still a bit tighter.

Player	Age	Overall Rating	Potential	Position	Market Value
Jorthy Mokio	17	70	89	CB, LB, CM, CDM	3.8 million
Finn Jeltsch	18	72	87	CB	5 million
Luka Vušković	18	72	87	CB	5 million
Pietro Comuzzo	20	74	86	CB	9.5 million
Yarek Gąsiorowski	20	73	85	CB, LB	7 million
Pau Navarro	20	70	85	CB, RB, CM	3.6 million
Jan-Carlo Simić	20	70	85	CB	3.6 million
Santiago Mouriño	23	74	85	CB, RB, RM	8.5 million
Lennon Miller	18	71	85	CB, CDM, CM, CAM	4.3 million
Josh Acheampong	19	70	85	CB, RB, CDM, RM	3.6 million

Which talents are you getting for your team? Are you betting on established players or are you rather developing young candidates into world stars? Let us know in the comments. If you are interested in what other changes the brand-new FC 26 brings, check this out: EA FC 26: Pitch Notes show dozens of innovations – the most important changes at a glance

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Season 3 of Solo Leveling will reveal Jin-woo’s new form that makes him the second strongest fighter in the anime

Jasmin Beverungen 23. September 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

A continuation of the Anime of Solo Leveling has not yet been confirmed. Here, protagonist Jin-woo would receive his greatest power-up, which he gets throughout the entire story.

Warning, Spoiler: We reveal details about one of the upcoming arcs from Solo Leveling here. This includes power-ups and enemies.

What kind of power-up is it? Sung Jin-woo must face the Shadow Monarch Ashborn during his adventures. He is also known as the King of the Dead and is one of the strongest fighters in Solo Leveling. Since Sung Jin-woo has taken the path of the Shadow Monarch throughout his quests, this leads to an interesting battle.

Thanks to his overwhelming abilities, Jin-woo manages to defeat Ashborn. The Shadow Monarch sees his own inheritance in Jin-woo and subsequently grants him his black heart. As a result, he receives ten times the amount of mana he needs to summon and control the shadow army.

Additionally, Jin-woo becomes nearly immortal, as he can now also resurrect himself. His abilities also reach their maximum potential. So it is the strongest power-up that Jin-woo has ever received.

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New action game based on the hit anime Solo Leveling reminiscent of Hades

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A foe still stands above Sung Jin-woo

Who is stronger? Although Sung Jin-woo now seems like the ultimate fighting machine, there is still one person above him whose level Jin-woo has to reach first. The final antagonist of Solo Leveling, Antares, stands above the hero with his powers.

What makes Antares so strong?

Antares can transform into a massive dragon, making attacks against him ineffective. With an energy beam, he causes pure destruction and with his aura, he paralyzes already weak opponents.

It is possible that Jin-woo will become even stronger and one day defeat the final opponent. However, he will not receive such a powerful boost again like from the black heart over time. Thus, he must train in finesse to defeat the final boss.

When will he receive the power-up? Jin-woo receives his power-up in the Double-Dungeon arc. That would be the next arc, which will likely be seen in Season 3. Unfortunately, there is still no new information on whether and when Season 3 will finally be released.

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Twitch streamer HandOfBlood releases new game on Steam, securing 3 spots in the top sellers

Alexander Mehrwald 23. September 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

Twitch streamer HandOfBlood has just released a new game, and it seems to be well received, as he found it shortly thereafter already among the bestsellers – even in 3 places.

What kind of game did HandOfBlood release? The game in the bestsellers is Deadly Days: Roadtrip, developed by Pixelsplit and published under HandOfBlood’s publisher Sidekick Publishing. It was released on September 22, 2025, for Steam in Early Access and is described on the Steam page as a “bullet hell fever dream with inventory management kick”.

You have to continuously choose your routes on your namesake road trip and can unlock not only a ton of loot but also various characters. You will face huge zombie hordes and manage your items in your backpack to ensure their effects complement each other well, thereby building your perfect builds.

As HandOfBlood shared via x.com, the game quickly reached 1st place on the German bestseller list on Steam and even secured 2 more places. It seems the title is also well received by its players.

Here you can get a first impression in the trailer:

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Deadly Days: Roadtrip zeigt sein actionreiches und buntes Gameplay im Trailer auf der gamescom 2025

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A fever dream conquers the bestsellers

What places were secured by Deadly Days: Roadtrip? Besides the first place on the German bestseller list, the title also climbed to places 8 and 10 with the supporter bundle and the bundle with the first title “Deadly Days” (see x.com).

Although the titles slipped down a few places after just 2 more hours (see x.com), all three variations still remain in places 3, 14, and 20 in the top 20 of the German list (as of September 23, 2025, 10:15 AM, see Steam).

This allows the game to currently surpass titles like Dying Light: The Beast, Borderlands 4, or Battlefield 6 in Germany – for a short time, Deadly Days: Roadtrip even challenged Counter-Strike 2 for its place (see x.com). Worldwide, the game is currently ranked 22nd (as of September 23, 2025, 10:20 AM, see Steam).

What do players say about it? This ranking is also reflected in the existing reviews on the platform. “Deadly Days: Roadtrip” currently has around 395 reviews, of which 93% are positive (as of September 23, 2025, 10:20 AM). This gives the game a “Very Positive” Steam rating.

In the reviews on Steam and on x.com, players mainly praise the versatility and the game loop, which makes them crave for more quickly. The performance is particularly criticized, as some players seem to have issues with crashes.

Many are excited about HandOfBlood’s ranking and praise the game and its achievement. As Cartmans_Mutter explains via Steam in the reviews, the game feels “as if someone forgot Mad Max and a gas station salami in a car at 35 degrees and then distilled it into a video game,” and that is a good thing.

Since the game is still in Early Access, several updates and patches are expected to provide improvements and novelties. An official roadmap should be available soon.

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Already with the announcement of the game, Twitch streamer HandOfBlood caused a stir. He used gamescom 2025 to hijack a stream and present his game – but not without first expressing his “discontent” with a low rating of his previous game: Twitch streamer HandOfBlood hijacks Gamescom stream, complains about too low rating, immediately announces his new game

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Your knife builds in Borderlands 4 will soon be weaker, but first the developers want to improve something else

Christos Tsogos 23. September 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

In Borderlands 4 there are currently countless builds with a specific component that makes them absurdly powerful: a throwing knife. The developers are aware of this and want to nerf your gadget as well, but first they have other plans.

What is so broken about the throwing knives? Since the release of Borderlands 4, there has been a new weapon type in the shooter: throwing knives. At first, this new gadget type seems rather boring and weak, but if you get the right roll from Jakobs, you can annihilate any boss in just a few seconds with the right builds – this is impressively shown, especially by a build from Vex.

One might think this would not matter in a PvE game, but the developers of Borderlands 4 believe that this is not how it should be. They plan to nerf exactly these knife builds, but before that happens, you can still take a breath.

We also discussed the infamous throwing knife in our video:

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Als Kammerjäger greift man in Borderlands 4 am besten zum Wurfmesser

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Weak should become stronger first

What do the developers have in mind? The Creative Director of Borderlands 4, Graeme Timmins, has published a statement on X regarding the current situation of the shooter. In it, the developer talks about the current knife meta – they are aware of it, but they do not want to respond with a nerf just yet.

The current plan aims first to strengthen builds, skills, and also gear to provide fans with more alternatives. For vault hunters, this is a positive sign, as nerfs are often rolled out first before buffs are implemented in gaming – Helldivers 2 (at release) and Destiny 2 (still current) are good examples of this.

What do fans think of the plan? They celebrate how Borderlands 4 is addressing the build issue and hope that the developers continue in this way – they also mention aspects like weapons that still need improvement. Here’s what can be heard on X:

“That’s the right decision! Thank you for focusing on the buffs first!” – @NateGatsby
“With all due respect, the weapons of ‘The Order’ and ‘Ripper’ need some fundamental changes. They are not usable in their current state. No real reward for charging [the fire mode].” – @RabidPickle
“As someone who comes from Destiny 2, I just want to say a heartfelt THANK YOU. I love BL4 and haven’t had a chance to really enjoy the knife, and D2 -> I’m used to everything fun being nerfed into the ground before I can even play with it.” – @pitofsuccess
“This is a super good approach. People can really have fun in PvE, and when other things are too strong, they can be toned down to fit the game. I can really get behind that.” – @sturdybones

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Is there a date for a new patch? Not yet. The team is currently working hard on additional features and improvements for Borderlands 4, including an FOV slider for consoles. Recently, a patch was released that improved stability and gameplay. More patches are to follow, but when exactly that will happen is still unknown.

We will keep you updated and report on the latest patches of the loot shooter. Until then, feel free to browse through our guides and see how you can become even more powerful. Here is the overview: Borderlands 4: All guides, tips, and lists in overview

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Death Stranding is getting its own anime, but fans of Hideo Kojima might be disappointed by one detail

Christoph Waldboth 23. September 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

Death Stranding has already received a sequel in video game form; now an own Anime will follow soon. A first trailer has now been released, showcasing impressions from the film. There is, however, a bitter pill for fans of mastermind Hideo Kojima.

What kind of film is this? On September 23, 2025, Kojima Productions announced a new film during their 10th anniversary. It is supposed to be an anime produced by the Japanese studio ABC Animation. The film is set in the universe of Death Stranding, the video game series that just received a sequel this year.

The working title is Death Stranding Mosquito, but it may change during production. Simultaneously with the announcement, a first trailer was released, which you can see below:

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The game Death Stranding becomes an anime – Watch the first trailer here

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Return to a Dark World

What does the trailer show? As usual with productions from Hideo Kojima, everything is a bit vague and mysterious. Initially, the 2:15 minute long trailer shows a man floating underwater with a sore growing on his mouth.

He discovers a second man in the water, who strongly resembles the couriers from the video game due to his clothing – a character like the one played by Norman Reedus. The first man then swims towards the second.

In the next, longer scene, the two face each other, and a fight begins. Raw action is displayed, with punches and kicks that seem, as in many anime, more impactful than they probably should be, but still feel grounded.

Finally, the two men run towards each other and wrestle – the trailer ends shortly after.

What is there to know about the film? What exactly Death Stranding Mosquito is about is still unknown. Fans hoping that Hideo Kojima himself would direct will be disappointed. Contrary to what fans might expect, he is stepping back in this regard and only taking on the role of producer.

The screenplay is by Aaron Guzikowski, an American author known for writing Prisoners. Directed by Hiroshi Miyamoto. This is surprising since Kojima is known as a big film fan. Almost all of his games thrive on cinematic presentation and contain long, movie-like cutscenes. The record still belongs to the ending of Metal Gear Solid 4 with a 71-minute sequence.

It is unclear why Kojima is not directing the anime himself and finally making a film. A possible reason could be his work on the next game OD. That one also awaits with cinematic elements.

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How is the trailer received? If you look at the comments under the trailer on YouTube, the mood is mostly positive. People are excited that Death Stranding is not limited to games. User bluetigergaming summarizes: “I am a fan of the idea of expanding the Death Stranding universe with films and series because it looks pretty cool”.

Particular praise is given for the action displayed and the style of the animations. The drawings appear dark and hand-drawn, actually combining 2D with 3D elements. User mork2972 mentions: “The CG anime actually looks pretty good. The hatching and blurring are all top-notch!”

When the anime will be released is still unknown. However, the first trailer already makes one crave more, and we can be curious about what Kojima and his team have planned regarding Death Stranding. What do you think about it? Feel free to let us know in the comments. Kojima himself is a special director in many ways, including this: A legendary developer has trained skills to create better games – If he used them, he would probably end up in prison

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After 6,000 hours, a player finds the rarest item from Path of Exile 2 and sells it immediately

Cedric Holmeier 23. September 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

In Path of Exile 2 a player found the rarest item and immediately sold it again. For the item, he even gave up his good ranking.

Who is it about? The Reddit user XanAteA shared his success with the community. He had just gotten up and was playing some Path of Exile 2 while enjoying his morning coffee. It was already the 18th or 19th day after the league start, he says.

He had leveled his character as a solo player in the “Solo-Self-Found” league. This means he can only find his items and cannot join any groups with others. Moreover, trading with other players is prohibited.

In Path of Exile 2 and its predecessor, the professional has reportedly spent a total of 6,000 play hours. Accordingly, he casually completed some maps in the morning to improve his character. He hoped for good drops – and he would get them.

Here you can see the trailer for the current season of Path of Exile 2:

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Path of Exile 2 shows Season 2 in the new trailer, brings Act 4 and 3 interludes into play

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An item that changes everything

What did the player get? The player took down a group of enemies and suddenly among all the drops lay the Mirror of Kalandra. The rarest and most valuable currency item in Path of Exile 2. So rare that the player had never seen the loot piece drop in 6,000 play hours.

The mirror is the most valuable and rarest currency item in the game because its effect is so powerful. With it, almost any item in the game can be doubled. Thus, one can create a copy of the best weapon in the game and thereby double its worth.

In Path of Exile 2, the Mirror of Kalandra is even rarer than in the predecessor because there are no mirror fragments to farm a Mirror of Kalandra gradually.

What did the player do with the item? For the player, the plan changed now. First, he waved goodbye to his top ranking in the “Solo-Self-Found” league. At that point, he claimed he was ranked 10th or 11th. He migrated his character to the “normal” league, in which he is then allowed to trade the mirror.

By migrating his character to another league, he loses his place in the ranking. Upon arriving in the new league, he immediately sold the mirror to the highest bidder and received 810 Divine Orbs in exchange. With the money, he then bought some of the best items in the game to equip his character.

His alter ego should now be strong enough to take down any boss in the game without problems. Reddit user Grunvagr instills hope in the player: Maybe now, with some luck, he might even find another mirror.

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Finding a mirror in Path of Exile 2 is great luck, immediately leading to wealth for one’s character. The value of the mirror decreases quickly due to the new seasons, so one should either use it or sell it promptly, as the player did.

Many players have – some with even more play hours than the Reddit user – still not found a single Mirror of Kalandra to this day. If you want to try to find and use a specimen yourself, this guide will help you: Path of Exile 2: Find and use Mirror of Kalandra

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New MMORPG on Steam was 8 years in the making, now launched disastrously because the developers want too much money

Karsten Scholz 23. September 2025 Reading time 4 minutes

The launch of a new superhero MMORPG on Steam was the dreaded crash landing. The reviews are as disastrous as the player numbers are low.

Which game is it about? Ship of Heroes finally launched on Steam on September 22, 2025, after 8 years of development (as claimed by the developers) and several delays. Recent signs already indicated a stormy launch:

There were repeated difficulties with the approval process by Valve
The previously announced pricing model with full price (58.99 Euro) and monthly subscription faced a lot of criticism in the community
On Reddit, reports accumulated on launch day that the developers were deleting critical posts in the Steam forums – some critics were even labeled as “trolls” by the developers

While it’s refreshing that the developers of Ship of Heroes bypass typical service revenue sources like microtransactions and in-game shops, many players feared that, based on the shown screenshots and trailers, the quality of the game might not justify a full price plus subscription.

Here is the new launch trailer for Ship of Heroes:

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Ship of Heroes: Neuer Trailer zum Superhelden-MMORPG stimmt euch auf den Launch ein

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“This makes me deeply sad”

How was the launch? As catastrophic as feared. Due to the enormous entry barrier (from the high purchase price), hardly anyone ventured onto the servers. According to steamdb.info, there were 100 people online at peak.

The reviews on Steam show that fears have been confirmed. The 25 reviews so far are 28 percent positive (therefore “mostly negative”). Under the new launch trailer on YouTube, an interested player asks why the ratings are so negative. The response of a developer:

There are a lot of Homecoming trolls who are just out to sabotage us and trying to harm us with bad reviews.

With “Homecoming,” the developer likely refers to the similarly named private server for City of Heroes, which received official permission from NCsoft last year for operation. Ship of Heroes strongly resembles the superhero MMORPG from 2004 in many aspects.

However, what stands out when reading the current opinions on Steam is that players who have been looking forward to Ship of Heroes for years often write, wishing the developers success, and are now giving thumbs down for various reasons.

Meralux writes on Steam: “This makes me deeply sad. So many years in development and it looks worse, feels worse, and is worse designed than the game it should be a superior version of. The engine is really terrible, the controls are clunky, the AI synchronization sounds terrible, and the icons look like a high school project. […] I really wanted this game to be a success, but stay far, far away from it.”
mistrblond complains on Steam: “I like the game, to be honest, but it’s not worth 60 dollars. I bet if it cost 20 dollars, they would have thousands of players right now. We need a game like this, but we need our money more right now.”
stefanw1337 explains on Steam: “I had long contact with the developers and tried to help. The new version is now a bit better, even if it’s hard to imagine that it was worse before. […] They should re-market it as Early Access in my opinion and not require a subscription for now. […] I see a HUGE potential here. I like the setting and the ‘world’.”

What does the MeinMMO community think? Under our news about the pricing model of Ship of Heroes, some exciting opinions from our readers have emerged. MathError writes:

– “I would advise anyone not to pay the 60 euros + 15 euros subscription. I was able to sneak a peek into the Closed Beta (the last one before the launch). It’s not worth the price, the NPCs use AI voices (of the bad kind), the graphics and gameplay feel like a mod for Second Life or something. I advise everyone to wait.”

T4nnenhirsch explains:

– „This is the first time I’ve read about the game here and watched the trailer on Steam.
What a shame for the indie team and their ambitions and efforts, but the video wouldn’t even motivate me to try it if it were f2p.”

What is being praised? In the few positive reviews, players praise especially the numerous options in character creation, the graphics, and the nostalgic gaming experience that reminds of City of Heroes.

Keromor writes on Steam: “The game looks quite good, the voice acting is partly okay, it definitely has potential and clearly reminds me of my time with COH/COV many years ago. The price to support the development of the game or the monthly fee does not bother me… I will support them for a while and see how it develops.”
dreamwalker246 sees it similarly in their review on Steam: “A fun and nostalgic nod to City of Heroes, with a pinch of indie awkwardness. […] The character creation options are diverse. […] The graphics are decent. […] Characters seem to look better than the environments. The performance is great. The housing is extensive.”

The developers of Ship of Heroes seem to have at least achieved one of their goals: to offer fans a new MMORPG in the style of City of Heroes, thus without major Marvel or DC licenses, but with many character options and superpowers.

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You can also expect missions for groups of up to 10 players, 60-player raids, crafting, and a housing system. Except for the two raids, you should be able to complete all content solo as well. If you want to team up with other players, you have to use chat or other social channels. The developers consciously refrain from an automated dungeon finder.

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Pokémon GO announces 2 new dragon monsters that are not so easy to obtain

Paul Kutzner 23. September 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO the next event has been announced. This not only brings you 2 new monsters to the game, but also comes with an increased shiny chance for 2 more monsters.

What kind of event is this? The Harvest Festival 2025 has been announced for Pokémon GO. It will start on Friday, October 10, 2025, at 10:00 AM and end on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 8:00 PM.

Included are various wild monsters, bonuses, an increased shiny chance for 2 monsters, as well as 2 new dragon evolutions.

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Pokémon GO: The Season “Stories of Transformation” in the Trailer

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Even more apples!

What new monsters are there? With the start of the event, you can evolve Applin for the first time into its previously unreleased forms in Pokémon GO. You can evolve the monster into Dipplin and also into Hydrapple. Both monsters have the types Grass and Dragon.

While Hydrapple is an evolution of Dipplin in the main series games, you can currently evolve both monsters directly from Applin in Pokémon GO. The two monsters are part of the previous evolutions of Applin.

To obtain Dipplin, you need a Applin, 200 Appin candies, and 20 syrupy apples that will be unlocked in the game during the event. For Hydrapple , you also need an Applin as well as 400 candies of the monster. Additionally, you must catch 7 dragon Pokémon while having Applin as your buddy.

Since Applin and the apple items without moss lures can be very difficult to obtain, it may take some time to get the two new evolutions.

What bonuses are there in the event? The chance of finding apples at PokéStops with moss lures is increased during the event. Additionally, the candies you obtain by using Pinap Berries and Silver Pinap Berries will also be doubled during the event. Applin can also appear in the wild during the event.

The 3 bonuses should help you at least within the event to obtain apples and Applin candies more quickly.

Furthermore, the shiny chance for Pumpkaboo and Smoliv will be increased. You can find both monsters, along with Miltank, Applin, and Combee, in the wild during the event.

Other contents of the event: There will be field research in the event, where you can get Pokémon encounters with Pumpkaboo, Applin, and Smoliv. Collector challenges are also part of the event. Here you can receive a moss lure module, stardust, and juicy apples.

For $4.99 (approximately 5 €), you can also purchase a limited research. This will give you double the duration of moss lure modules during the event, as well as an increased chance of obtaining berries at PokéStops. Additionally, for completing the research, you will receive 30 Silver Pinap Berries, 3 moss lure modules, and encounters with Applin.

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Not only in October are there events in Pokémon GO. The current month also brings you various events, raids, spotlight hours, and other contents. If you want to know what exactly they are, take a look at our overview with all events in September 2025 in Pokémon GO.

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Palworld is in a legal dispute with Nintendo, yet still releases a new game on Steam that poses competition to Pokémon again

Jasmin Beverungen 23. September 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

Palworld announced a new spin-off on Steam set in the world of colorful monsters. The timing of the announcement could hardly be more inappropriate.

What kind of game is this? The developer team at Pocketpair announced Palworld: Palfarm. This is not a survival game with catching mechanics, but a cozy farming game.

Along with the Pals, you will build your own Palfarm. You grow ingredients which you can then use to create dishes. Meanwhile, you collect materials to expand your farm.
The Pals retain the special abilities they have in the game. This includes skills such as watering plants.
With gifts, you can strengthen your relationships with the Pals and the human inhabitants of the island. It might even lead to a wedding.
Hostile Pals may occasionally attack your farm, which you will then need to defend.
As in Palworld itself, there will be an online co-op. You can design your farm together with your friends.

Many of the points are reminiscent of the original Palworld. New, however, is the marketplace where you can sell your grown plants. In return, you can buy seeds from other residents and Pals.

In the trailer, you can see some of the mentioned features. Unfortunately, it is still unknown when exactly the game will be released. Nonetheless, the timing of the announcement is a bit delicate.

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Palworld: Palfarm – Neues Farming-Spiel mit Pals erinnert an Stardew Valley

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Palworld follows in the footsteps of Nintendo

Why is it bad right now? Nintendo has filed a patent infringement lawsuit along with the Pokémon Company. The company has registered a patent regarding the game mechanics of summoning characters and letting them fight against others. The patent has even been officially granted now. A ruling is still pending.

In addition, Nintendo unveiled its new game Pokopia just a few weeks ago. It is also a farming sim where you gather resources and build a settlement. Only, here no Pals help, but Pokémon.

Also, under the official YouTube video, some viewers have noticed this. Some joke that there will soon be a patent for farming and that this is a “legendary dispute.”

What a fan also notices: The text boxes are very similar to those in Animal Crossing. Other aspects also recall Nintendo’s cozy game, in which players move to an island or a town and gather materials to craft furniture.

Fans believe that this could lead to another legal dispute. However, it remains to be seen how the announcement will influence current events.

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The approval of the new patent is considered controversial. A lawyer believes that the approval is a “painful failure of the US patent system.” You can find his reasoning on MeinMMO: Lawyer comments on the dispute between Nintendo and Palworld, finds the approval of the new patent “highly unusual”

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A shotgun in Borderlands 4 gives you progress for every weapon challenge: Here’s how to find it

Dariusz Müller 23. September 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

In Borderlands 4 there are challenges for the different weapon categories. With a shotgun, these challenges are very easy.

What are the weapon challenges about? In Borderlands 4 you can complete various weapon challenges. The challenges require you to kill a specific number of enemies with an assault rifle, for example.

By completing a challenge, you earn experience points and Eridium, sometimes also skins. The challenges come in several stages. The required number of kills increases with each stage.

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Perfect weapons to complete the weapon challenges

What kind of shotgun is this? The legendary shotgun Armored Bod has the legendary perk “All-Arounder”, making it count not only as a shotgun but also as an assault rifle, sniper rifle, pistol, and SMG.

This means you can easily complete all challenges of the different weapon types with the Armored Bod and save a lot of time – after all, a kill counts directly as progress for all weapon types.

Is the shotgun good? Yes, as the legendary perk suggests, the Bod is a true jack-of-all-trades. Since it counts as every weapon type, it benefits from many stat boosts that you might have on your upgrade slot or class mods.

If your upgrade increases pistol damage by 30% and your class mod increases SMG fire rate by 40%, both will be applied to the shotgun – even if it is not really a pistol or SMG.

Additionally, the Armored Bod deals kinetic damage, making it equally effective against any health bar and showing no weaknesses, as the element table reveals.

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Where can you find the shotgun? According to YouTuber Arekks Gaming, you can specifically farm the Armored Bod in the center of the map, Dominion. To do this, you need to enter the mine “The Toil of Spoiling Vis” in the Carcadia district and defeat the boss enemy “Axtmaul” at the end. This is an oversized quadruped with a huge axe in its mouth.

With a bit of luck, Axtmaul drops the Armored Bod – MeinMMO editor Dariusz has had no luck so far. If you are unlucky, you can repeat the fight as many times as you want via a standing vending machine from Moxxi until you get the desired firearm.

Since the Armored Bod deals kinetic damage, it is particularly suitable for a bleeding build against Vex. The effect is indeed caused by kinetic damage. With the combination of critical hits, bleeding damage, and this powerful shotgun, you can then melt strong bosses. How such a Vex build might look, we show you on MeinMMO: Borderlands 4: Strong build for Vex takes down bosses in seconds

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Certain games may only receive new content on Steam for money, which angers fans

Cedric Holmeier 23. September 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

While players on Steam are hardly aware of the rules for developers, there are new rules that change how certain games receive new content.

What is this new rule? Since September 15, 2025, there are new rules for developers on Steam. These prohibit the delivery of new content through patches if it is not suitable for all ages. This primarily affects games with sexual content, which can no longer easily offer updates.

This change became known through a developer who informed his players on Steam that he could not release the planned new scenes of his adult fantasy adventure as an update. The new rules would prevent this, as reported by automaton-media.com.

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New content only as DLC

What is behind the new rules? The new rules of Steam have a technical background. When a developer wants to publish a game on Steam, it is reviewed by the platform (via Steamgames.com). Such an examination also takes place upon the release of a DLC. In contrast, the review for patches is much smaller. This has apparently led to problems in the past.

A Reddit user explains that there were developers who initially released a restrained version of their game that was approved by Steam. Subsequently, the developers were said to have released a patch that added sexual content. This content was then not reviewed any further, leading to the circumvention of age protection measures.

This approach is now to be stopped with the new rules. Developers must now always release new content as DLC. This can also result in a game receiving a lower age rating than a DLC. For example, if the DLC only contains new, revealing skins that would have been released as part of a patch before the rule change.

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How are players reacting? Players’ opinions vary. While some Reddit users show understanding and realize that Valve wants to close a loophole, other players on Reddit feel censored by the new rules.

They cannot understand why games that have been labeled as adult games with high age ratings from the beginning cannot release new content without extra review. After all, players have already verified their age for the purchase of the game.

Valve’s attempt to improve age protection does not come from nowhere. Since mid-year, there has been trouble with payment service providers wanting to have a say in which content their users can pay for. More about the background can be found here: New regulation on Steam ensures that payment processors can decide which games are removed

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The 5 most extraordinary races from MMORPGs that you can actually play

Karsten Scholz 23. September 2025 Reading time 7 minutes

In the long history of online role-playing games, we have already played as frogs, dragons, cats, cows, and “space goats.” MeinMMO presents you the most extraordinary playable races of the MMORPG genre.

When you look at websites like dataforazeroth.com to see the distribution or popularity of the races from World of Warcraft, it has been noticeable for many years: Many players prefer to play a human or human-like character (such as a blood or night elf). The more exotic a race, the rough rule goes, the less likely a large part of the community will choose it.

Personally, I prefer it when MMORPGs offer a wide range of playable races and also deviate from the typical humanoid form. The more colorful and varied, the better. At least when the races offered fit the world they inhabit.

Who is writing here? Karsten Scholz is the MMORPG expert at MeinMMO. He has been dealing with the best genre in the world almost daily for 16 years. The private first contact was in 2005. Since then he has accumulated several years of playtime in various online role-playing games and has played almost every relevant genre representative of the past almost two decades at least for a while.

His main character in WoW since 2005? Undead. In Final Fantasy XIV? Miqo’te. Elder Scrolls Online? Khajiit. Tera? Popori. Guild Wars 2? Human. Allods Online? Gibberlings. Wildstar? Chua. What about you?

In this article, I would like to present what I consider the 5 most unusual playable races from online role-playing games – hoping that developers will give the exotic races a home in future projects.

What exciting tribes did you find cool? Have there been playable races that did not fit into their respective universe at all? The Draenei from WoW supposedly enjoy the reputation of being “space goats” that look like outsiders on Azeroth. Share your opinion in the comments!

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Gibberlings from Allods Online

Developer: Allods Team | Platform: PC | Release Date: October 21, 2010 | Payment Model: Free2Play | Status: Still active

What kind of race is this? When you create Gibberlings, you immediately receive a trio of characters, as these small, cute bundles of fur are quite fertile and usually produce triplets.

Therefore, they are typically always on the move together in threes. Gibberlings run, fight, loot, dance, and drink together. Depending on the selected skill, a different member of the group performs the animation.

Visually, Gibberlings resemble a mix of cat and panda walking on two legs. They are curious and naturally peaceful and friendly. Nevertheless, they seize every opportunity to fight the hated Empire.

What do I need to know about the game? The Free2Play MMORPG relies on a colorful graphic style, two warring factions, races like elves and orcs, classes like warrior, paladin, or even mage, and an interface that could have come straight from World of Warcraft. The model for Allods Online is certainly easy to find.

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The story takes you to a world that has shattered into countless islands after a cataclysm, spread across the entire astral space. These islands can be traveled to with flying ships, with which you can even fight against other ships in the astral. Unfortunately, the developers overdid it with the prices and offers of the in-game shop at launch: One of the best WoW clones failed because it wanted to profit from revivals

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WoW: Players mourn the time when PvP was still fun

Cortyn 23. September 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

PvP in World of Warcraft can be a draining thing. Especially in Retail WoW, it is often hard to find a way to get started.

Those showing mild interest in PvP in World of Warcraft have a tough time ahead. The entry can be quite exhausting and often leads to a spiral of frustration. Frustration that has been turned into a meme, which nonetheless holds more truth than joke for many.

For a large number of players who could potentially develop an interest in PvP, there is this cycle:

One remembers that PvP used to be fun.
One signs up for PvP and has to wait 30 minutes for an invitation.
One has a terrible experience and gets completely rolled over.
One learns absolutely nothing, no matter how hard one tries.
Then the cycle begins anew.

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“We had envisioned it differently” – Rocket Beans celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2025, now needing to cut more positions

Benedikt Schlotmann 22. September 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

Rocket Beans is cutting more positions. Nevertheless, they want to continue delivering “awesome content”. How this will work and what the future of the well-known channel will look like is explained by the team in a current video on YouTube and in a blog post. MeinMMO provides you with the details.

This is the current situation

Rocket Beans produced the gaming format “Game Two” for public broadcasting; however, the contract expired in mid-2025. For this reason, Rocket Beans had to lay off many employees at that time.
Currently, Rocket Beans is involved in an internal, lawyer-assisted process with co-founder Simon
In a new post, it has now been reported and explained that positions must be cut again: the goal is to become economically more efficient. However, there will also be new formats and ideas in the future. The channel will therefore not disappear.

The entire current development comes at an inconvenient time for the team, as the Rocket Beans officially celebrate their 10th anniversary in 2025. On YouTube, it says in the video description: “We envisioned our anniversary differently in some ways.”

In the current video and in a post on the website, the team explains how it should proceed.

“The decision was difficult, but economically necessary”

These changes are to be made at Rocket Beans:

The program has been revised: Let’s Plays will now primarily run on the separate gaming channel but will be less frequent and more curated.
New focus days have been introduced: On Wednesdays, there will be “approachable content,” while Fridays are dedicated more strongly to gaming. So-called non-gaming topics will decrease.
The show “RBTV Home” will take place on Thursdays in a compact form, alternately hosted by leading figures from the channel.
Additionally, new “Pen & Paper” formats and quiz shows will be introduced, but what exactly they will entail has not been stated.
There will also be a live show once a month on Friday nights that, according to Rocket Beans, “revives the old classics or tries out completely new ideas.”

Regarding the layoffs, the team explains on rocketbeans.tv:

Behind all this, of course, is also the thought of economic efficiency and securing a future position. We need to be better and more efficient. That is why we have also made adjustments in personnel. Specifically, this means: We unfortunately have to say goodbye to some colleagues. This decision has been really difficult for us, but it is economically necessary.

(…) At this point, we will not mention any names, departments or other details.

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In June 2024, it was announced that Game Two would only run for one more year on the television station ZDFneo and would be discontinued in summer 2025. The reason: gaming is too niche. For a long time, it was not really clear how things would proceed with the show. Now, the team has come forward with a Q&A video on YouTube, answering community questions about the future. They also presented their new plans: Game Two presents concrete plans for the future, getting closer to Rocket Beans

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EA FC 26: The best talents in midfield – CM, CAM & CDM with career potential

Julian Schröder 22. September 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

You are looking for strong midfield talents for the career mode of EA FC 26? Then we will show you here midfield players (CM, CAM, and CDM) with the greatest potential as well as a selection of affordable talents.

This is what talents bring to the career mode: The best talents are extremely important for a successful time in the career mode of EA Sports FC 26. We will show you here young players who have a lot of potential for improvement and can become real world stars through training and strong performances.

Midfielders are the most versatile players on the soccer field and can either pose a threat in attack or provide extra security in front of the defense.

Overall, there are 3 positions in the midfield:

CDM – They are a bit bulkier and bring more physical and defensive strength into play, but often lack in technique.
CAM – Central attacking midfielders often have a lack of physique, but are fast and can dribble and pass.
CM – Central midfielders are all-round talents and can do a bit of everything.

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Best midfield talents in EA FC 26 with the highest potential

This is the list of midfield players: Here you will find the best midfield players for the career mode of FC 26. They are a maximum of 23 years old. In the overview, you will also find well-known talents like Musiala, Bellingham, or Wirtz, who, due to their extremely high market value, are not an option for every team.

Further down, we will also show you some cheaper talents.

The best talents in EA Sports FC 26 for CM, CAM, and CDM sorted by potential:

Player	Age	Overall Rating	Potential	Position	Market Value
Jude Bellingham	22	90	94	CAM, CM	174.5 million
Florian Wirtz	22	89	93	CAM, ST, CM	150.5 million
Pedri	22	89	93	CM, CDM, CAM	149.5 million
Jamal Musiala	22	88	92	CAM, LW, CM, ST	133.5 million
Désiré Doué	20	85	91	CM, RM, RF, LF	83.5 million
João Neves	20	85	90	CM, CDM	79.5 million
Cole Palmer	23	87	90	CAM, RM, ST	109 million
Eduardo Camavinga	22	83	90	CM, CDM, LB	73.5 million
Kenan Yıldız	20	79	89	CAM, LW, LF, CM	38.5 million
Nico Paz	20	79	89	CAM, CM	38.5 million

Cheap midfield talents in EA FC 26 under 10 million market value

These are the affordable midfield talents: Here we present you 10 players who are not too expensive and have a market value of no more than 10 million. These players can particularly help you at the beginning of your career when the budget is still a bit tight.

Player	Age	Overall Rating	Potential	Position	Market Value
Jorthy Mokio	17	70	89	CDM, CM, LB, CB	3.8 million
Kees Smit	19	72	87	CAM, CM, RM	5.5 million
Maher Carrizo	19	72	86	RM, CAM, ST, RF	5.5 million
Leo Sauer	19	72	86	CAM, LW, LF	5.5 million
Claudio Echeverri	19	74	86	CAM, CM, LF	10 million
Tygo Land	19	68	86	CM, CDM	3.1 million
Lewis Miley	19	72	86	CM	5.5 million
Sverre Nypan	18	69	86	CM, CAM, ST	3.5 million
Paul Wanner	19	72	86	CAM, CM, RF	5.5 million
Mario Stroeykens	20	74	86	CM, CAM	10 million

Which talents are you bringing into your team? Are you relying on experienced players, or are you building young candidates into world stars? Let us know in the comments. If you are interested in what changes the brand new EA FC 26 brings, then check this out: EA FC 26: Pitch Notes show dozens of innovations – the most important changes at a glance

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Hazbin Hotel: Season 2 – All information about release, trailer and episodes

Alexander Mehrwald 22. September 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

With the second season, the popular series Hazbin Hotel enters the next round. You can find all the important information here at MeinMMO.

When does season 2 of Hazbin Hotel premiere? You can enjoy the first 2 episodes of the second season of Hazbin Hotel starting from October 29, 2025. From then on, two new episodes will be released every week until November 19, 2025.

How many episodes will season 2 have? The season will have a total of 8 episodes.

Where can I watch season 2? You can watch the second season, just like the first, exclusively on the streaming service Amazon Prime.

Is there already a trailer? Yes, there is a first short trailer for the second season. You can watch it directly here:

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All info on episodes and schedule

When does the next episode air? Here we have a detailed overview of the episodes and their release dates:

Episode 1 (October 29, 2025)
Episode 2 (October 29, 2025)
Episode 3 (November 5, 2025)
Episode 4 (November 5, 2025)
Episode 5 (November 12, 2025)
Episode 6 (November 12, 2025)
Episode 7 (November 19, 2025)
Episode 8 (November 19, 2025)

As soon as the titles and contents are known, you will find updated information about it here.

All info on the story and cast of Hazbin Hotel: Season 2

What is season 2 about? Season 2 of Hazbin Hotel picks up directly after the victory over Adam, making the hotel in hell more important. Charlie continues her mission from season 1 and must also prepare her crew for new challenges that the newfound attention brings. Tensions between Alastor and Vox escalate, while Lute and the remaining exorcists emerge as a new threat seeking revenge.

Who are the voices in the cast of season 2? You can hear the following voices in the English original version of season 2 as voice actors and singers of important roles:

Erika Henningsen (e.g., Mean Girls) as Charlie Morningstar
Stephanie Beatriz (e.g., Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Encanto) as Vaggie
Blake Roman (e.g., Blue Bloods) as Angel Dust
Amir Talai (e.g., Star Wars: Rebels) as Alastor
Keith David (e.g., The Princess and the Frog and The Thing) as Husk
Kimiko Glenn (e.g., Orange Is the New Black and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) as Niffty
Alex Brightman (e.g., Beetlejuice, School of Rock) as Sir Pentious and Adam
Jeremy Jordan (e.g., Newsies) as Lucifer Morningstar
Christian Borle (e.g., Something Rotten!) as Vox
Jessica Vosk (e.g., Wicked) as Lute
Patrick Stump (from the band Fall Out Boy) as Abel
Alex Newell (e.g., Glee) as Zeezi

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Pokémon GO: Is the spotlight hour worth it tomorrow?

Paul Kutzner 22. September 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

The next Spotlight Hour is waiting in Pokémon GO. We have looked at what content it brings and whether it is worth it.

What kind of event is this? The Spotlight Hour is a short, 60-minute event that takes place every Tuesday in Pokémon GO. It brings you a specific Pokémon and a bonus.

On September 23, 2025, Hoothoot is the star of the event. The Pokémon comes from the 2nd generation and has the types Flying and Normal. It can evolve into Noctowl.

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Spotlight Hour on September 23, 2025 – Start and Bonuses

When does the Spotlight Hour start? As always, the event starts at 6:00 PM. After 60 minutes, at 7:00 PM, it is over.

What bonus is active? Every Pokémon you catch during the event will give you double the amount of candies. It does not matter whether you catch a Hoothoot or another Pokémon, for example from saved rewards. The bonus is active for every catch.

If you use Nanab Berries or Silver Nanab Berries while catching, you can further increase the bonus.

Can you catch Shiny Hoothoot? Yes. If you are lucky, you can also catch the Shiny variant of Hoothoot during the event. However, the chance for this is not increased.

Is the Spotlight Hour worth it? Neither Hoothoot nor its evolution Noctowl are among the best attackers in Pokémon GO. Neither as a Flying attacker, nor as a Normal attacker do the two Pokémon represent solid choices.

Also in the battle league, you should avoid both Pokémon. They also do not play a role here and should not be used.

The bonus is therefore not the strongest addition for Hoothoot and its evolution. However, if you still have Pokémon rewards from field research or special research saved up, you can catch those during the event to earn additional candies.

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New sci-fi role-playing game on Steam features a star from Baldur’s Gate 3, explains to us why it feels so alive

Benedict Grothaus 22. September 2025 Reading time 4 minutes

A small studio from Barcelona wants to publish a new role-playing game called Starfinder: Afterlight on Steam. The release is still in the distant future, but there are already promising details. As the first medium in Germany, MeinMMO got an exclusive look at the two new companions that Starfinder: Afterlight introduces. The developers also explain how their game stands out from the competition.

What kind of game is this?

In Starfinder: Afterlight, you play as the leader of a ragtag group of misfits trying to prevent the impending apocalypse. The game is a classic cRPG with an isometric perspective, turn-based combat, and a lot of story as a pure single-player experience.
Starfinder: Afterlight uses the Starfinder license, a sci-fi variant of the much more well-known Pathfinder, one of the biggest alternatives to Dungeons & Dragons.
The role-playing game places great emphasis on its 6 companions and their stories. The developers are convinced: companions make the game come alive. We have seen the two newest ones exclusively in advance.

Here are the two new companions: The human Borai Sterling (who is somewhat inspired by Archer, for all you niche nerds) and the android Lu-323 complement the first two characters introduced, Tycho and Kole.

Sterling is an agent who was murdered. However, because he clings too much to life, he returned as an undead – a Borai. His class is a kind of space wizard, a solarian, who uses the powers of creation and destruction. In Sterling’s story, the goal is to solve his own murder… which he himself is not that keen on.

Lu-323 was programmed to infiltrate and execute. An assassin and killer, who as an android wants to find out where her programming ends and she herself begins. In gameplay, Lu is a charismatic envoy who can use charm and deception just as well as a quick knife to the ribs.

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Companions make the world come alive

In a conversation, the developers Ricard Pillosu and Albert Jane Goset explain to me what makes the two new companions special and what happens in their stories. I don’t want to spoil too much, but with Sterling and Lu you will dive deeper into the questions of life, exploring who one really is.

Decisions play a big role in Starfinder: Afterlight, allowing you to influence how your companions develop. Depending on how you behave, you improve or worsen your relationship with your companions – to the point where it can happen that they become your enemies and fight against you.

Using Lu as an example, the developers explain to me: Depending on how you, as a player, feel about her, it will be possible for her to adopt more of her “android” or more of her “human” side. So you have a direct influence on her fate.

Relationships can go so far that you can have a romance with the companions. With each of them, as the developers explain to me, regardless of your chosen gender or your own species. Because… there are also space shrimp with tentacles as a playable race: “If it’s not weird, it’s not Starfinder.”

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To bring the characters to life and convey emotions, Starfinder: Afterlight relies heavily on voice acting. All characters are voiced, and there are “banter”, conversations between companions during journeys that often refer to the environment.

To make everything sound natural, the developers work with Neil Newbon, the voice of Astarion from Baldur’s Gate 3. Newbon is the voice director for the game, responsible for ensuring the spoken lines fit together:

He handles the whole casting, he directs the voices. Every session goes through him. He goes through all the lines, organizes them, takes the actor and brings him into the right mindset to deliver the lines. […] We also encourage a lot of improvisation. […]

The focus on voice acting should help Starfinder: Afterlight prove itself in the cRPG genre. Goset explains: Fans already know what to expect from such a game, so something special must be offered. Lively characters with deep stories should be exactly that special trait. By the way, well-known voice actors have been hired for this:

The already known characters Tycho and Kole are voiced by Inel Tomilson (Space Marine 2, Final Fantasy XVI) and Fred Tatasciore (best known as Kil’jaeden from WoW and Soldier: 76 from Overwatch).
Lu-323 is voiced by Melissa Médina, whom you know as Lettie in Warframe: 1999, Zanuhali from Final Fantasy XIV, or Callis from Borderlands 4.
James Alexander lends his voice to Sterling. Alexander also voices various NPCs in Baldur’s Gate 3, Jake the Hyena from The Division 2, and Rick from Dying Light: The Beast.

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