Dispatch captivates with an unusual premise and drew players into its demo. The game now finally has a release date for Steam and PS5.
When and how will Dispatch be released? The first part of Dispatch is set to release on October 22, 2025, for PC and PS5. This will kick off the “superhero comedy strategy game” with the release of 2 episodes per week over a span of 4 weeks.
You won’t be able to play Dispatch in its entirety at launch, but instead, you will experience it like a series over a certain period. And there is a specific reason for this, says Creative Director Nick Herman:
“The episodic format makes it easy to dive into the story, keep track of it, and share it with friends. We want the release of Dispatch to be a ‘scheduled gaming’ experience, but with the weekly cadence of a TV show, rather than asking people to wait months between releases.”
Dispatch – Trailer for the demo of the superhero game by former Telltale developers
As a former superhero at the desk
What kind of game is Dispatch? Dispatch is a wild mix that the developers describe as a “superhero workplace comedy where decisions matter.” You take on the role of former superhero Robert Robertson, who can no longer work as such and instead takes a desk job in a dispatch center.
You lead a team of former villains who are supposed to help citizens in emergencies. Emergency calls are answered, cats are rescued from trees, and thieves are caught – sometimes more successfully than others. You decide which team member goes on which mission while keeping an eye on their skills, abilities, and personalities.
You will also collect experience points and can upgrade your team. The game is filled with vulgar, sharp, and quirky humor, a charming comic art style, and well-known voice actors like Aaron Paul, Jeffrey Wright, and Laura Bailey. In the cinematic story, you will also have to make various decisions that change the course of the narrative.
A new game on Steam promises heated battles against monsters, stunning graphics, and the thrill of losing everything if you fail in your journey through dangerous dungeons. We present to you Mistfall Hunters.
What is Mistfall Hunters? Mistfall Hunter is a PvPvE extraction RPG from a third-person perspective, developed by Bellring Games. Those who take a look at the latest trailer will notice similarities to Elden Ring and Dark and Darker, as the setting takes place in a dark fantasy world.
You take on the role of a Gyldenjäger, venturing into various dungeons, taking everything you can get your hands on, only to escape alive – if you are good enough, of course. Those who are unlucky will lose everything. The trailer gives you a closer look at what to expect in the game. If you’re still not convinced, you can participate in the beta.
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Mistfall Hunter auf Steam zeigt blutige Kämpfe, die an Elden Ring erinnern
Beta starts and you can participate and test
When does the beta start? The beta for Mistfall Hunter starts on September 16, 2025. How long it will last is still not entirely clear. To participate in the beta, you need to request access on Steam. Note that access is limited, and you should hurry if you want to participate.
What can I expect in Mistfall Hunter? You can choose one of the classes before your ventures, which can define your play style. There is a ranged fighter with a bow, a wizard, a cleric, a warrior, and a class with daggers for quick maneuvers.
Once you’ve chosen a class, you can decide between two weapons and combat styles and create your own build from over 10 skills. The more successful you become in your forays, the better items you will receive to become stronger.
Additionally, you can also play the game in co-op mode. Therefore, your choice of class is crucial, as this is the only way you can stand against tough opponents and other players – they want to defeat you and claim your loot.
Is there already a release? Unfortunately not. According to Steam, the game is set to release in 2025, but when exactly this will happen is not known. To pass the time, you can play the beta and see for yourself how the game is. If you are looking for the best souls-like games instead? Then we have an exciting list for you: Here are the current 15 best alternatives to Dark Souls that are not from FromSoftware
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The Twitch streamer Maximilian Schradin was invited by a German TV show for a cameo appearance, but he declined. The reason: He does not want to be confronted with his past anymore.
How did Maximilian Schradin become famous? Before Maximilian Schradin became a Twitch streamer about a year ago, he was regularly seen as a TV presenter. In the early 2000s, he hosted various call-in quiz shows, including on the TV channel 9Live.
These were quiz shows that posed seemingly simple tasks to encourage viewers to call in. These calls cost a cent per minute, which the callers had to pay.
Since Maximilian Schradin often had outbursts during the quiz shows because he seemed angry when no one guessed the answer, he drew a lot of attention.
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“The times are over”
Why does Maximilian Schradin decline the appearance? In a Twitch stream from September 10, 2025, Maximilian Schradin recounts that he was invited by TV Total for a cameo appearance. According to him, it was supposed to be a brief appearance in the style of the old call-in shows. A kind of “9Live revival”.
The Twitch streamer was to play himself in his old role as a TV presenter. However, he did not want to do that and refused live in the stream. A cameo appearance is “not really his thing” and he added: “The times are over” (source: twitch.tv from minute 00:23:58).
Maximilian Schradin is apparently interested in another type of appearance, but not like that. He concludes (source: twitch.tv from minute 00:24:50):
The joke is eventually played out. (…) Don’t invite Schradin to host a Hot Button, but invite Schradin because he makes cool content, cool interactions in live streams, and shapes cool projects on social media in the last two or three years (…)
Due to his age (47), which is higher than the average of the most famous Twitch streamers (about 29 years), he is often seen as the “senior” in German Twitch, similar to MontanaBlack. This gives Maximilian Schradin a recognizable value, and the former TV presenter has found his place in German Twitch.
Apparently, he does not want to give this up anymore and does not want to deal extensively with his past. The chapter seems to be closed for Maximilian Schradin.
Baldur’s Gate 3 impresses its players time and again with all the different possibilities in the game that Larian Studios has thought of, no matter how rare they may be. However, amidst all the attention to detail, a rather banal thing has been overlooked, which players find very disappointing.
What do players find so disappointing? In the third act of Baldur’s Gate 3, when you’ve already made it to the namesake city, you are quickly overwhelmed by the crowd of people and other races. The streets are filled with merchants, travelers, but also very poor people who crouch by the roadside.
Two of these poor NPCs are a mother and her child, who stand near the Heapside Beach and ask passersby for some gold. The mother says that she only needs a little gold to take care of her sick child, who seems very weak when you speak to it.
Unfortunately, players found out that there is no way in the game to help the mother and child with a small donation. Many in the community find that really disappointing, but it also makes them become creative.
Here you can see the animated short film for Patch 8 of Baldur’s Gate 3:
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Der animierte Kurzfilm zu Patch 8, dem letzten Update für Baldur’s Gate 3
Larian forgets a banal mechanic amidst all the diversity
How do players still want to help the needy? Players find it disappointing that certain NPCs with “simple” problems cannot be helped. In a Reddit-Post in the subreddit of Baldur’s Gate 3, for example, a druid is mentioned who is worried about a small tree in the city, and the players would simply like to help him.
In exchange, the begging mother is also mentioned. Player Ripkord77 asks if there is any way to help her (via Reddit), which is denied by spacey_a: “Unfortunately, there is no way to help them that is recognized by the game. I find that disappointing. […] Normally, I secretly slip them some gold in their pockets and pretend they could buy a cure with it” (via Reddit).
What spacey_a means by that: By stealthily trying to pickpocket the target and opening the inventory of the robbed (or in this case “gifted”) person, you can place items from your own inventory into theirs. The mother won’t recognize it, but it seems to give the player some peace of mind.
Can the druid and his tree also be “helped” indirectly? So far, players have found no solution for the druid and his little tree. Even if you approach the druid as a druid yourself or with Halsin or Jaheira, there is no way to help. Nevertheless, players have ideas about why the tree is doing so poorly.
It is located right next to Mystic Carrion, an undead mummy that lets enough ghouls and corpses (or corpse parts) reside in the adjacent estate that could affect the health of the surrounding fauna (Atlas_Flynn via Reddit).
A player buys an old gaming PC for 84 euros. With a new graphics card, he can get significantly more out of the hardware. However, that doesn’t change the fact that the PC is overall hopelessly outdated.
What did the player buy?In a Reddit post a user explained that he bought an old gaming PC for 100 US dollars. That is about 84 euros. He himself judges the age of the purchased PC by the age of the hardware, as the CPU installed originally appeared in 2009.
What hardware is in the PC?
Motherboard: Asus Rampage III Extreme
Processor: Intel i7 950
Graphics card: GT 750 Ti
RAM: 16 GB (DDR3)
Could one still play with the old hardware? The GT 750 Ti was released in 2014 and is not much younger than the installed Intel processor. From today’s perspective, no modern title can be played with it at high details anymore. In particular, in conjunction with the old CPU, which eventually limits a modern graphics card. For some e-sports titles like Counter-Strike or Dota 2, the hardware is still sufficient.
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In Germany, there are over 400 USB sticks protruding from walls – What is the ‘Dead Drops’ project?
Player replaces old graphics card with a used GTX 1070 Ti
What did the user do? In a further post on Reddit the user explained that he improved the computer with a simple upgrade: He replaced the GT 750 Ti with a GTX 1070 Ti, which he still had from a broken PC at home. You can find a used GTX 1070 Ti for about 100 euros on eBay or similar platforms. And all the older games that he can get running on the upgraded PC show reasonable FPS rates according to the user:
BeamNG, a car simulation, runs at normal settings with 60 FPS.
Rainbow 6, a shooter, runs at 66 FPS. Which part he plays, he does not mention.
American Truck Simulator even runs at 90 FPS.
How good is the GTX 1070 Ti compared to the GT 750? The GTX 1070 Ti is already a significant upgrade compared to the older GTX 750. This is shown by the YouTuber “IT in your Life” in a YouTube video. Here, the FPS count increases significantly compared to the GTX 750:
Metro Exodus: From 14 FPS to 77 FPS
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2: From 27 FPS to 121 FPS
Red Dead Redemption 2: From 26 FPS to 95 FPS
From this perspective, the change of the graphics card was a really sensible decision and has resulted in a significant FPS increase for the user.
Why can’t this be perfectly replicated? The CPU in the user’s computer is relatively old and eventually limits the performance of a fast graphics card. A CPU from 2009 simply lacks modern features that you can find in today’s processors. If an important feature is missing, some games may not even start.
To benefit long-term from the higher performance of the GTX 1070 Ti, the user would need a better CPU over the long term and would also have to replace the motherboard and RAM. And replacing old hardware with similarly old hardware is rarely worth it.
The player himself explained in a further post on Reddit that he ordered a graphics card and a new processor for 30 dollars each from AliExpress and is very curious about the improvements.
Valheim has incredibly strong ratings on Steam and has been continuously developed for years. In 2026, the game is expected to be fully complete, meaning: it will celebrate its 1.0 release. Now the creators directly announce that Valheim will also be coming to the PS5, voiced by one of the most recognizable voices in gaming recently.
What kind of game is it?
In Valheim, you play a Viking who, after his death, is supposed to fight the enemies of Allfather Odin in the eponymous world Valheim.
Valheim comes with classic survival elements such as building and crafting, as well as a now significantly expanded combat system. Food is not necessary for survival, but provides strong buffs.
The survival game does without elaborate graphics and instead features a retro look. The focus is on exploring various biomes (including the sea!) and fighting against powerful bosses, through which you earn progress.
This is what Valheim has announced now: In the latest trailer, the developers show a small preview of Valheim in its complete release state. Just on September 9, a new update called “Call to Arms” was released, paving the way for the 1.0 version.
The trailer not only announces that Valheim will leave early access in 2026, the survival game will also be released on the PS5. Currently, it is only playable on PC, Mac, Linux, and Xbox. However, there is no specific date yet.
In the video, you can hear Neil Newbon, the voice actor of Astarion from Baldur’s Gate 3. Newbon seems to be in demand at many studios right now, as he has helped a new sci-fi RPG find the right focus.
Before the release, the developers want to refine a few more features. The game is already rated “very positive” on Steam with 94% and has been one of the best survival games on the market since its surprising breakthrough in 2021.
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Der Trailer zum PS5-Release vom Survival-Hit Valheim
A lot of improvements on the way to the 1.0 release
Since the start of early access, the developers wanted to continuously polish their game to put it in an presentable state for the 1.0 version. A lot has happened since then that you might have missed:
Despite the unusual appearance, Valheim has sold over 12 million copies according to the publisher, and still has almost 50,000 peak players on Steam (according to steamcharts). Additionally, there are players on Xbox and soon on the PS5.
The survival game captivates with its mechanics, its story, and the many possibilities it offers. Maps are generated and provide variety for a fresh start. Furthermore, Valheim is fully geared towards PvE, and you can play in coop with up to 9 other players. And what might have made the game so well-known from the start: Valheim’s deadliest enemies are trees – no joke
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Borderlands 4 has various characters, but which one offers the best class for beginners? We took a look.
In Borderlands 4, you can use four different vault hunters to face the malevolent Time Warden:
Rafa
Vex
Amon
Harlowe
But before tackling the Time Warden, there are plenty of other challenges to master, enemies to defeat, weapons to collect, and skills to upgrade.
Borderlands is known for its fast-paced gameplay, various combat approaches, as well as hordes of enemies and sometimes tough bosses. This can be quite overwhelming for players who are not familiar with the Borderlands or shooter universe in general.
And even when playing co-op with people who may not play much, it can be helpful to start with an easier character.
That’s why we looked into: Which vault hunters are particularly suitable for beginners?
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The best class for beginners in Borderlands 4: Rafa and his turrets
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Borderlands 4 shows gameplay of the Exo-soldier Rafa
The Exo-Soldier Rafa is our first recommendation for getting into the game easily. His skill “Overdrive” is fairly straightforward: It increases your movement speed and your damage with all weapons once you activate an action skill.
For action skills, Rafa offers the “APOPHIS” spear, the melee-oriented “Arc Blades,” or the “Peacekeeper Cannons.”
In particular, the cannons are suitable for beginners: The shoulder cannons deal critical hits and, depending on skill points, continuously regenerate. You regenerate ammunition, fire bombs, later deal elemental damage, shoot with ricochets, or can even use self-triggering, seeking lasers.
Rafa is simple, quite easy to understand and enhance, and he works very well as a solo vault hunter. Overall, a good choice to get into the game.
The second-best class for beginners: Vex and her helpers
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Borderlands 4 zeigt die Skills der Sirene Vex im Gameplay-Trailer
The Siren Vex brings the ability “Phase Pact” and can apply the elemental damage of her weapon to action skills and melee damage. This is quite useful, as it allows you to deal a lot of targeted damage. An overview, of which elements are particularly effective where can be found here.
As for action skills: Vex has various abilities suitable for the start of the game.
The “Harbinger” skill spawns a phase clone – Phantom or Reaper. These deal elemental damage based on your Phase Pact. The Reaper draws enemies to it and binds them in melee – great if you want to take a little breather. The Phantom, on the other hand, stays stationary but continuously shoots at your enemies.
The other option is the skill “Phase Phertraut” from the skill tree “Trouble Comes.” Here you summon the phase tiger “Rabatzi,” a large wildcat that crushes your opponents and also keeps enemies off your back.
You can further improve these companion skills and gain plenty of bonuses. Quite ideal if you’re playing alone and not yet deeply into the Borderlands gameplay.
By the way: Vex also offers currently the strongest build in Borderlands 4. However, that’s more for later stages of the game when you have the right equipment, like a deadly throwing knife. If you want to switch to this once you get used to the game, you can respec your character.
Harlowe in 3rd place – Cool especially in co-op
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Borderlands 4: Official Gameplay of Harlowe in the Trailer
Harlowe is a vault hunter who relies on a variety of technical gadgets. Her “Entrapment” ability is designed to take out large numbers of enemies at once. She can “entrap” enemies, causing them to share damage.
Harlowe has abilities like the Chroma Accelerator, which is quite straightforward, firing an “unstable energy pouch” that deals damage. But the really exciting part are the buffs that this skill can trigger alongside – and that gets a bit more complicated and is not necessarily beginner-friendly. You can find the build for it here.
The other abilities: “Null Point” freezes enemies in stasis, “Flux Generator” entraps multiple enemies, inflicts cryo damage, and activates overshields for allies. These are abilities that work particularly well in cooperation with other vault hunters. That’s cool, when playing co-op and also a good option if, as a beginner, you want to play more as support in a duo. Overall, we find Harlowe to be more complex than Vex and Rafa.
Amon: Not so easy, but exciting
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Borderlands 4: Amon Gameplay im Überblick
In an interview, character designer Nick Thurston said Amon is his favorite vault hunter. This is also because some good ideas remained at the end of the development cycle that couldn’t be integrated anywhere – but then flowed into the realization of Amon.
You can tell this from the barbarian, who has a whole range of skills requiring you to do multiple things at once. The Scourge skill, for example, equips you with a shield that absorbs damage and then, by pressing L1, you can bounce back damage as a “Smith Waves” whip. At the same time, you can set up another “shield,” the “Fire Wall,” which also absorbs damage while giving buffs to allied projectiles. And if you shoot a Smith Wave through the shield, it is also amplified.
With Scourge, you can consistently freeze your enemies, but you’re also constantly under fire, looking for protection or caught in the fray to attack. The simpler Amon build relies on the “Melting Pot,” the ability to work with elemental axes. Our editor Dariusz played through Borderlands 4 with it, and he attested it good playability and fun, but also certain weaknesses.
The “Rusher” skill focuses on melee fights, which can also get quite stressful. Overall, you are always in the fray with Amon – that’s fun, but not necessarily easy if you are a beginner.
The best vault hunter depends on your personal playstyle. Amon, Vex, Rafa, or Harlowe – which vault hunter are you currently playing in Borderlands 4? Let us know in the comments! Also: It all depends on the right loot. Collecting is one of the most important elements of the game. In a early boss in Borderlands 4, you can actually gather loot very well.
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In Dune: Awakening players are frustrated about the same old loot they can collect in the Deep Desert. Now the developers have come up with a plan to provide more variety.
What is the loot problem? Players of Dune: Awakening are currently complaining about the loot in the game. This week, in the Deep Desert, there are again only blueprints to be found that have already been available in previous weeks.
This makes the Deep Desert uninteresting for players because they already own all the items and thus have no incentive to explore the new Deep Desert at all. However, the developers now want to change how loot is distributed.
Here you can see the trailer for the new update “Chapter 2”:
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Dune: Awakening receives new story quests and another vehicle with Chapter 2
Chance instead of fixed loot
What is the plan of the developers? So far, the developers have determined each week what loot can be found in the Deep Desert. In the past, this often resulted in developers adding loot that could already be collected before.
However, since players are thirsty for variety, the developers have now decided to change the system. Instead of a fixed loot table that specifies what can be found each week, the developers want to make all blueprints available at the same time in the Deep Desert.
Thus, PvP research stations will have their own loot table, crashed spaceships will have one, and PvE stations will have their own loot. Players can farm there and will receive a random item for each completion.
On Reddit, developer “Kamil” emphasizes that some blueprints will still be reserved for the Landsraad system and specific merchants. Thus, winners of the Landsraad system can occasionally unlock extra loot for their faction.
How are players reacting? Players are sharply criticizing the current mechanics and that they are supposed to wait weeks for the big update with more loot. For example, Reddit user Hell-Fire442 sharply states:
They need to manually rotate [the loot]. Solutions will come in a few weeks when alArc and BF6 are released. Until then, my guild will no longer exist. We are one of the last remaining guilds on our server. Right now we just hope that some of the newer guilds lose interest in PvE and venture into the PvP zone.
My server is dead. People generally do not get past the PvE barrier, and if they do, they are new players who have basically never played PvP. As a veteran, it is basically bullying to fight against them.
Other players also agree with him. For example, Reddit user xTauroo expresses disappointment about the same old loot in the game and shows little understanding for the fact that after such a long time there are still items that no player has ever had, simply because they haven’t been available yet.
In Borderlands 4, you don’t always have teammates ready to mix it up with Kairos. So, it’s very convenient to know how to get by solo. That’s why we’re showing you the best classes for solo Vault Hunters in the tier list.
How is the list structured? In our list, we show you an action skill for each class that allows you to smoothly progress through the campaign and beyond, primarily as a solo player, with minimal effort. With them, you can easily defeat bosses and swiftly eliminate hordes of enemies. We explain what makes the action skills so special and why they are so powerful.
Note that each action skill, with the right equipment, passive skills, and strategy, can take you all the way to the endgame. So, if you have other suggestions for our tier list, feel free to mention them in the comments. Our list is built on the opinions of the community as well as our own years of experience in Borderlands.
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Der Trailer zur Launch-Woche von Borderlands 4
S-Tier – Vex: Phase Monthly
What kind of playstyle is this? Those who played FL4K in Borderlands 3 will feel comfortable with Vex and her action skill “Phase Monthly”. Vex can summon her ally “Rabatzi”, who draws the aggro of various enemies and even damages them.
With her playstyle, every fight becomes more relaxed, as you are not constantly under fire like other classes. With various upgrades and skill points, Rabatzi also becomes more robust and deadly, as well as versatile. For example, he can:
Launch into the air
Enter Beast Mode, making him temporarily immortal
Split and create a copy of himself
So if you want to tackle Kairos solo with Vex, you’re in good hands with Phase Monthly. Another build is also strong and can impressively show in the endgame that Vex deserves her place in S-Tier: Borderlands 4: Strong build for Vex takes down bosses in seconds.
A-Tier – Rafa: Peacebreaker Cannon
What kind of playstyle is this? With the Peacebreaker Cannons, you are well off with Rafa, as they automatically fire at marked enemies. With various passive skills, upgrades, and skill points, the cannons can also be used in versatile ways.
You can convert them into turret allies, fire bombs that engulf large parts of the battlefield in fire, channel shock and corrosive beams, penetrate enemies, or even load rockets that then home in on your foes.
If you get creative with Rafa, you’ll recognize his versatility and will manage easily in battle thanks to his gadgets.
B-Tier – Amon: Melting Pot
What kind of playstyle is this? Amon is quite a tough character and the best tank in the game, and with the action skill of the Melting Pot, he’ll become even stronger. This class allows Amon to throw elemental axes and swords, but with some passive skills, you can make those thrown weapons operate like drones.
They will seek out the nearest enemy and pummel them. This way, they attract attention, and you can deal damage from a distance.
If you level these drones further, you can apply additional elements, so you have something to offer against almost every enemy type. The drones also gain new features and can even prepare and detonate enemies when they achieve kills.
Overall, the Melting Pot class is versatile and can also be played from a safe distance when melee combat gets too chaotic.
What kind of playstyle is this? Do you want to destroy the entire battlefield in front of you with just one bullet? Then best take the action skill “CHROMA Accelerator” for Harlowe.
This skill can suck in many enemies and manually detonate them. With its radiation damage, the skill is excellent against armored enemies and bosses, and with various upgrades, the damage to enemies is also increased.
The accelerator is simply a talent that you fire, wait until a majority of the enemies are caught, only to then kill them all with a huge explosion. It’s a relaxed playstyle that can dominate the battlefield if you have calculated your trajectory well.
That was our current tier list of the best solo classes in Borderlands 4. We will be adding suitable builds to our list in the coming days that you can faithfully replicate to succeed in battle. Until then, feel free to mention your best classes in the comments. Find more about Borderlands 4 here: Borderlands 4: All guides, tips, and lists in overview
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Before you can dive into EA FC 26 yourself, you have the chance tonight to watch the new football game in a livestream. By tuning in, you will not only get fresh gameplay but also rewards for Ultimate Team. On MeinMMO, we will tell you how to secure the free rewards.
Who is streaming EA FC 26 today? The first official streaming live event for EA FC 26 takes place in London. You can watch the stream of the new installment of the football simulation on the official channels of EA Sports:
The streams start in Germany at 4:00 PM. The new gameplay will be shown for the first time in probably several matches. Who will compete in the first matches is not yet known.
However, several well-known streamers, including some from Germany, will be participating and will get to try out FC 26. Two of the biggest German EA FC streamers, Simon “GamerBrother” Schildgen and Elias “EliasN97” Nerlich, will also broadcast EA FC 26 live from London at 5:30 PM and share their first impressions with their viewers.
If you want more content about FC 26 after the official event, you can follow the links to the Twitch accounts of both streamers here:
You will only receive rewards for FC 26 if you watch the official EA stream. We will tell you how to do that after the video.
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Deep Dive trailer on gameplay shows 2 different gameplays and numerous adjustments
Earn rewards for Ultimate Team – Here’s how it works
How can you earn rewards as a viewer? By watching on the official EA accounts, you will be rewarded with up to 3 rewards for Ultimate Team in FC 26. To qualify, you must meet the following requirements:
Watch the stream on YouTube or Twitch for 15 minutes
Watch the stream on YouTube or Twitch for 60 minutes
It is sufficient to simply open the streams. You can do other things in the meantime. However, you should not take too long, as the EA streams are only scheduled for 2 hours, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
What rewards will you receive? The rewards include 3 packs with players that you can greatly use, especially at the start of Ultimate Team:
15 minutes of viewing: 1 Gold Players Pack
60 minutes of viewing: 1 Rare Gold Pack
Group reward: Premium Electrum Players Packs
The packs have a value of over 40,000 coins.
What do you need to keep in mind? To claim the rewards, you must link your EA account with your Twitch and/or YouTube account. Only then will your viewed time count, and only then can you secure the rewards.
How to link your Twitch/YouTube account with EA Sports to receive rewards
Here’s how to link your accounts with EA:EA Sports has published detailed instructions on their info page for the steps on how to link your accounts via Twitch or YouTube to receive the free rewards.
How to receive rewards via Twitch
Make sure you already have an existing Ultimate Team account.
Make sure to link the correct EA account with your YouTube account by clicking on “Connect with Electronic Arts.”
You will be asked if you want to allow Electronic Arts to link accounts and view authorized events and videos to get a chance at in-game rewards. Click on Connect.
Confirm your EA account. If it is not the correct account, click on “Not your account?” and switch to the correct account.
Click Next. If you have enabled sign-in confirmation, you will be prompted to verify your identity.
Click on Link Accounts.
Click on “Back to YouTube.”
Watch the stream on the official EA Sports FC Pro channel on YouTube for the required duration.
Log in to your Ultimate Team. You should see your rewards in the shop.
Borderlands 4 is a classic loot shooter. Therefore, many players wonder where the best farming spots are. Ironically, one of the first bosses is located in a good spot, even if you’re already in the endgame.
What kind of boss is this? After the tutorial area, you quickly encounter the boss Splashzone in the Tidal Grotto (Riptide Grotto) in the Bone Coast area. This is part of the story, so you can’t miss it. He is an enemy most reminiscent of the Badass Psychos. He has a huge arm with which he attacks you in melee. Occasionally, he vomits acid that stays on the ground.
The enemy is quite easy to defeat as long as you don’t stand in the acid. He is currently one of the most popular farming spots in the game, but that’s not just because you can defeat him quickly early on. Even in the endgame, he is quite useful, as a YouTuber explains.
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Borderlands 4: Cineastischer Launch-Trailer zelebriert den Release
Perfect for Early and Endgame
Why is Splashzone such a good farming spot? When looking for good farming spots, you’ll quickly find posts and videos about Splashzone. It’s not only useful for leveling and legendary weapons, but can also help refine builds in the endgame. This is also explained by content creator EpicNNG in his YouTube video.
The focus here is speed. You can defeat him in just a few seconds and then revive him with Moxxi’s machine. If you have a good flow, you can defeat him quite often in a few minutes. This spawns a lot of loot, hopefully some legendary.
You can also see what the farming flow can look like in EpicNNG’s YouTube video:
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In addition, he has 3 fixed legendary items in his pool that he can drop. These include the Jelly grenade, the Fireworks shield, and the Lead Balloon-shotgun. In his video, EpicNNG rates these drops as quite solid. He especially praises the Jelly grenade and the Fireworks shield, particularly for early game.
Due to the fast fights and many drops, you also earn a lot of money since you can sell the loot. Money is quite important in Borderlands 4, as respawning bosses costs money. For the endgame, Splashzone is also useful according to EpicNNG when it comes to the firmware mechanic.
What is firmware? Firmware is a new endgame mechanic in Borderlands 4. It can be compared to set bonuses from other games. All equipment that are not weapons can drop with firmware after the campaign. If you combine several, you gain powerful effects. You can also transfer the firmware of one item to other items that also have firmware. This optimizes your builds.
As EpicNNG explains, however, it is hard to get firmware. According to EpicNNG, Splashzone is a good method to farm items with firmware in the endgame. If you want to acquire this efficiently, Splashzone seems to offer an interesting option.
In Borderlands 4 you can choose from various audio options. We will explain to you what options you have and how to set them.
Where can I change the language? To change the audio output, you need to follow this path in the main menu: Options > Audio > Simple > Audio Language.
Language settings in Borderlands 4
You have the choice of English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, or simplified Chinese. To switch, you just need to cycle through with the arrows until you find the language you want.
The game is fully voiced, so you can hear your chosen language almost around the clock during your playtime.
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Bosskampf gegen Idolator Sol in Borderlands 4
But be careful: You can only make the language selection in the main menu. If you are currently in the game, you have to live with the language you selected. By default, English is set.
So if you want to change your language selection, you have to finish your run and return to the main menu. But as you can see, this is super quick and easy, even if the menu may be a bit hidden for that. This way, you can quickly get back into the fray with your newly selected language.
Can you also change the text language? Yes, you can. However, you have to do this either via Steam/Epic Games or your console itself. On consoles, you need to adjust the language of your entire system in the options. On Steam and Epic Games, you can easily set this by right-clicking on the game and adjusting the relevant tabs.
Are you looking for a suitable build to wipe out enemies or need a very specific guide because you’re stuck? In our overview, we have collected all our guides, tips, builds, and tricks for you: Borderlands 4: All guides, tips, and lists in overview
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Anyone who acts in a movie or a series by Marvel suddenly becomes part of a large universe. One actress was not prepared for that and first had to catch up on a huge amount of content.
Which actress is it? Emily Hampshire is a Canadian actress who has been seen in numerous series and films since 1994. These include 12 Monkeys, Schitt’s Creek or Cosmopolis by body horror master David Cronenberg.
She is also part of a new series by Marvel. Next year, Vision Quest will premiere on Disney+. This is a spin-off of WandaVision, another series that aired on the streaming service in 2021. Paul Bettany will once again appear as Vision, around whom the still unknown story will revolve.
Emily Hampshire plays the AI E.D.I.T.H, developed by Tony Stark. The acronym stands for “Even Dead I’m the Hero.” It has various abilities in the areas of security and defense.
Before filming could even begin, Emily Hampshire faced a problem. On one hand, she was not familiar with Marvel’s stories at all, and on the other hand, she didn’t even know what the abbreviation “MCU” meant.
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WandaVision – Trailer for the first Marvel series about the life of Wanda and Vision
A mammoth task before work begins
What does the actress say? During a red carpet interview, Hampshire spoke with etalk about her new role. She knew a year before the announcement of her participation that she had been awarded the role, but she still couldn’t quite imagine what it meant to now be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, short MCU:
When I got this job, which I couldn’t talk about for a year, which was very difficult, my lawyer told me: “Oh, now you’re in the MCU.” And I had to look up what MCU means.
Emily Hampshire
The actress naturally got informed and certainly was quite astonished when she realized how many films and series she had to catch up on to be up to date. After all, there are currently 37 films and 14 series, plus some specials – you can find an overview of this on MeinMMO. Emily Hampshire diligently filled her knowledge gap:
But now I’m fully on board. I’ve seen all the films. Before, I didn’t know much about the MCU. Now I know everything.
Emily Hampshire
Equipped with sufficient knowledge about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, filming could begin.
How did the shoot go? The actress had already gained a lot of experience in front of the camera. However, working for Marvel was somewhat unusual. In the interview, Hampshire expressed her surprise on this point as well:
I was shocked at how secretive everything was; we even had to hand in our scripts at the end of the day. I know many secret things that I can’t tell you.
Emily Hampshire
With such a large and expensive project as a Marvel series, there is indeed strict confidentiality to prevent details from being released before the premiere. When exactly the series will start is still unclear, only 2026 is set as the year. Then Vision Quest will be part of the sixth phase of the MCU. A completely different character from the Marvel universe is still pending, although there is a glimmer of hope: fans have been waiting for 21 years for the return of Blade, a new series from Marvel for adults brings him back this month
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A new game on Steam aims to focus on what really matters in RPGs: a game world that feels truly alive and real. The fact that the graphics are not exactly cutting-edge hardly bothers anyone.
Which game is being talked about? It bears the simple name Sword Hero and is an action RPG from solo developer ForestWare. The medieval fantasy setting strongly resembles the old Gothic games from Piranha Bytes.
However, in terms of gameplay, it seems that another game has had a significantly larger influence, namely Kenshi. This is already evident in a gameplay trailer for the game.
You can see this gameplay trailer here:
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Sword Hero zeigt im neuen Gameplay-Trailer seinen Mix aus Gothic und Kenshi
You start your journey as a complete nobody and must first find your own place in the world – whether as a warlord, slave, or mere fodder for cannibals.
Kenshi does not tell a predefined story – you write your own story
Kenshi in Fantasy Medieval
And what does that have to do with Sword Hero? The game apparently wants to hit a similar note. From the very beginning, you can freely explore the entire game world. However, this can quickly backfire – for example, when you encounter an enemy who turns out to be too strong.
In the gameplay trailer shown, the player character confronts a large group of bandits. Where in other games you would just need to reload a previous save or respawn at a safe spot if you are defeated in combat, here you wake up right where you fell. Only you do so without your valuable belongings – and if you are really unlucky, without your left arm.
Additionally, the game is said to feature dangerous weather types, NPCs with daily routines and memories, a robust crime and reputation system, and much more. Although there is a story unlike in Kenshi, there are no invincible NPCs – no one is safe from death at your hands.
What are the reactions to the game like? Many players already love that the developer focuses on a game world that feels realistic instead of just looking realistic.
As rogue_of_the_winds writes in the gameplay trailer on YouTube: “By limiting the visuals, you’re able to tell a much larger story, in a much larger world […]. This is everything I’ve been wanting from gaming for over half a decade. Well done.” This comment currently has 768 likes, so it receives a lot of support.
When will the game be released? Sword Hero has not yet announced a specific release date or timeframe.
The fourth main campaign of Critical Role, one of the most popular groups in Dungeons & Dragons, is starting soon. The streamers have now released a first look at the heroes of the story that fans have been eagerly waiting for.
What has Critical Role released? Critical Role, the streaming group that has been livestreaming their D&D campaigns for over 10 years, has now shown the first artworks of the characters that will be the heroes of their newest campaign on Instagram and Bluesky .
As the core group of previous campaigns has been expanded with some new additions, there are a total of 13 different characters that reflect various races and classes from Dungeons & Dragons.
Here you see the introduction of “Daggerheart,” Critical Role’s own tabletop role-playing game:
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Critical Role stellen ihr neues, eigenes Rollenspiel vor: Daggerheart
“Whose legends will be written in Aramán?”
What do we know about the new characters? The various players of the campaign and the main accounts of Critical Role shared the new artworks of the characters that fans will get to know in the new campaign on September 15 at 10:00 PM German time.
Azune Nayar, played by Luis CarazoBolaire Thalia, played by Taliesin JaffeHalandil Fang, played by Liam O’BrienKattigan Vale, played by Robby DaymondMurray Mag’nesson, played by Marisha RayOcctis Tachonis, played by Alexander WardTeor Pridesire, played by Travis WillinghamThaisha Lloy, played by Aabria IyengarThimble, played by Laura BaileyTyranny, played by Whitney MooreVaelus, played by Ashley JohnsonWicander Halovar, played by Sam RiegelSir Julien Davinos, played by Matthew Mercer
The following characters will be taken on by their respective players:
Teor Pridesire, played by Travis Willingham
Sir Julien Davinos, played by Matthew Mercer
Thimble, played by Laura Bailey
Thaisha Lloy, played by Aabria Iyengar
Bolaire Thalia, played by Taliesin Jaffe
Vaelus, played by Ashley Johnson
Tyranny, played by Whitney Moore
Murray Mag’nesson, played by Marisha Ray
Occtis Tachonis, played by Alexander Ward
Halandil Fang, played by Liam O’Brien
Kattigan Vale, played by Robby Daymond
Wicander Halovar, played by Sam Riegel
Azune Nayar, played by Luis Carazo
It has already been announced that the large group of players and their characters will be divided into three different subgroups, as this is a “West Marches” style campaign. These groups will experience partially independent, partially connected story arcs that tell an overarching story.
The three groups consist of the “Soldiers,” the “Planners,” and the “Seekers.”
Which characters belong to which category and what exact classes they are is still unknown. However, fans are already eagerly speculating.
How are fans reacting to the characters? Fans are excited to finally meet the characters of the new campaign, as they are one of the most important factors that made Critical Role what it is today, alongside the adventures told and the dynamics of the friend group.
On Reddit, the artworks are also being hotly discussed. “I just noticed something interesting,” writes amamatcha (on Reddit), “The characters all seem to wear one of three main colors. Perhaps a hint at the division of the group? Hooray, time for crazy theories!”
Whether this theory holds true and whether the colors of the characters reveal something about the assignment of the Soldiers, Planners, and Seekers will remain a hypothesis until the start of the campaign on October 2, 2025.
League of Legends often brings out strong emotions in us humans. Besides the many beautiful memories, there are also negatively charged moments that arise not only from fleeting acquaintances within the Summoner’s Rift but sometimes also from one’s own friends.
What did the player experience? The Reddit user, fordatrap44824, shared on the League of Legends subreddit his first experiences with the game. Although he had few points of reference to LoL and is not actually a fan of MOBAs, he gave League of Legends a chance. His girlfriend and friends had been playing it for a while and occasionally mentioned it.
When the group played together, fordatrap44824 noticed unusual behavior from his friends. Once they started a match, his friends became the most annoying and unbearable people one could imagine. Unfortunately, that was not the end of his LoL experience.
If the Reddit user made a good move, it got downplayed by his friends, saying that the opponents were just bad. The biggest thorn in his side was the constant complaining about the game situation if things weren’t going well and the opposing team had the upper hand.
What conclusions does the player draw from the experience? The player writes that his friends are not like that outside of LoL and only become unbearable teammates in the Rift. Furthermore, he writes: “I never liked MOBAs anyway, but at this point, I think I’m going to completely give up on League.”
In the video, you can see the trailer for Season 3 in 2025 of League of Legends:
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The new trailer for Season 3 in 2025 of League of Legends shows a dark vision of the champion Xin Zhao
Other players also had similar experiences
What have other players experienced? Under the post on Reddit, other players with similar experiences have also chimed in. The user Edraitheru14 commented that he should try talking to his friends, as he also had a close friend with whom he stopped playing for the same reasons. Edraitheru14 said the following to his friend:
Bro, if you’re micromanaging me, freaking out, or losing it over mistakes, I’m not having fun anymore. I only play this game to have fun with my friend. So, if you keep behaving like this when we play together, I simply won’t play with you anymore. There’s nothing more to say about it.
After the conversation, the friends found some common ground and play together occasionally now.
Competitive games, especially League of Legends, can often bring out the negative sides of people. Every player should, before starting to flame, first assess the situation and, if necessary, look for faults within themselves and consider what they could have done better.
Getting upset about a failed teamfight is understandable, but it’s equally important to have the foresight to seek a new way to win the game despite minor setbacks. Constant comments about the playstyle of teammates or even friends do not ultimately lead to victory, especially when you have someone very inexperienced on the team who hasn’t been playing for long.
League of Legends can often become emotional. Besides playing with friends, random acquaintances are also part of online gaming. A LoL player was heavily insulted by his support during a game. A year later, he met his tormentor in real life and fell in love: “Insulted me more than anyone else” – LoL player meets his tormentor and falls in love
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Generation Z is trying to reduce stress by rediscovering new relaxation ideas. Grandparents and parents have already used these tricks to calm down: Terms like “Nature Escapes” are trending on TikTok, Instagram, and other social media. What is behind this?
They resort to methods that parents and grandparents have already employed. Only under a more modern name.
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Relaxing activities are being rediscovered by Generation Z
Our parents and grandparents already knew or know that certain things outside of daily life can be very relaxing. These activities are currently being rediscovered by Generation Z. However, on TikTok, Instagram, and co., new terms are being used instead of explicitly naming the activities:
Locking oneself in the bathroom for hours and contemplating the world. Our parents and grandparents already know how relaxing it can be to sit on the toilet with a newspaper. Generation Z calls this “Bathroom Camping”
A break during which one literally and figuratively sits on the floor to pause and recharge is called “Floor Time”.
A simple walk in the woods or a picnic by the lake. The generation finds such “Nature Escapes” very relaxing
Knitting, painting, or puzzling are being rediscovered by young people. A new term has also been found for this: “Cozy Hobbies”
Sitting in a café or a library is considered relaxing. Generation Z calls this “Third Place Escapes”
Animal videos are said to have a calming effect and release happiness hormones in us. Generation Z has also developed a term for this: “Pet Therapy”
“Adult Colouring” refers to special books aimed primarily at young adults to relax while coloring.
Apart from that, other terms are now being coined to reduce stress. “Bare Minimum Mondays” describes a weekly start that one consciously takes slowly and relaxed (via mittelstand-mittelrhein.de).
We live in financially uncertain times. Generation Z is resorting to harsh measures to survive and especially to pay off high debts. According to reports, more and more young people are tapping into their pension savings or selling personal belongings because the cost of living is constantly rising and salary increases are usually absent: Generation Z is raiding its savings, skipping meals, and selling its belongings just to get by
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The Twitch streamer Maximilian “HandOfBlood” Knabe held a live “streamer flea market” and auctioned off old costumesfrom his time as a YouTuber.
What does HandOfBlood sell? The Twitch streamer HandOfBlood was an active YouTuber for a long time, regularly uploading Let’s Plays. However, he did not play the games in a “conventional” way, but staged the Let’s Play with his team very elaborately with costumes and props.
The game Getting Over It, which is already difficult enough with normal controls, was played by HandOfBlood in a huge cauldron, for example. Nowadays, HandOfBlood is mainly active on Twitch. Here he still occasionally dresses up for gaming, but less elaborately.
Props and costumes from his active YouTube time are now being sold by the content creator at his own flea market. For “special” pieces, meaning costumes that were used in a particularly successful video, HandOfBlood even held an auction at the end.
The streamer also dressed up as the character Gollum to play the eponymous game:
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Lord of the Rings: Gollum received poorly – HandOfBlood plays it anyway, puts in a lot of effort, even plays in cosplay
34,000 euros for a good cause
What does HandOfBlood collect donations for? The Twitch streamer HandOfBlood collected money for the Berlin animal shelter with his hosted streamer flea market. On-site, about 15,000 euros were raised through sales and auctions, and with the donation call on the internet via betterplace.org, another 19,000 euros were added.
In total, it currently amounts to over 34,000 euros that will go to the Berlin animal shelter (as of: 16.09.2025, 11:00).
Of course, the whole event was also streamed live on Twitch. Here, viewers could contribute to the Berlin animal shelter using the donation link and simultaneously guess how much a prop or costume should cost.
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What else is being sold? But not only HandOfBlood himself with his costumes could be found at his streamer flea market, but also his content creator colleagues. They had their own stalls, with their very own creative ideas to encourage people to donate.
For instance, film critic and YouTuber David Hain sold some of his old DVDs, and from the streamer fisHC0p, you could pay a fee to have a spontaneous song composed and recorded.
For Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, the next update “Bound by Duty” is on the way. Developer Fatshark has released a teaser that apparently shows a new enemy wielding a very special weapon. The new foe is only briefly visible but provides plenty of talking points.
What’s new in Darktide:
In June 2025, the cooperative shooter for Warhammer 40,000 received its first DLC along with a new class, as well as numerous revisions to the gameplay experience and the story. The concurrently released update makes the entry easier.
With Bound by Duty, a new free update is coming, set to launch on September 23, 2025. The exact details have not been revealed by Fatshark, only that “a new theater awaits.” There is also a 25-second teaser featuring a very special detail.
What kind of enemy is that? The brief teaser for Bound by Duty shows a small column of Scabs, members of the Imperial Guard who have succumbed to Chaos. Scabs are among the standard enemies in Darktide.
However, among the various troops, there is a special enemy with a striking helmet adorned with warning stripes, holding a weapon that has not been seen among enemies so far: a plasma rifle.
This type of weapon has so far been reserved for players. In the comments on YouTube and Reddit, the plasma rifle is already causing concerns about tough enemies.
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Warhammer 40.000: Darktide zeigt 8 Sekunden lang einen neuen Gegner in Bound by Duty
“Hopefully, he’s not as strong as a veteran, or we’re screwed”
Plasma weapons are among the strongest weapons in Darktide, although they are typically used in specific scenarios. Plasma weapons are generally utilized against single, strong enemies. For hordes of enemies, there are better alternatives. However, they can be overcharged, increasing their power but also inflicting damage on the user.
Unlike many other weapons, plasma rifles are powerful enough to take down enemies with one or two shots and can even hit multiple targets. Additionally, they are quite easy to use as long as they are not overcharged.
Giving such a weapon to enemies means you can expect significantly stronger counterfire. Veterans already suspect that the plasma enemies will be quite tough and hope that they are rare special enemies that might only act as snipers with a low shooting frequency.
Alternatively, some players hope that the enemy plasma rifles are somewhat weaker than those of the players. It is also possible that they are specifically designed to counter the shielding abilities of the Ogryn and Psykers.
Whether the new enemy will be an elite, special, or just a variant of the “normal” enemies is still not confirmed. However, experienced players agree that plasma weapons in enemy hands will be a nightmare.
Arena Breakout: Infinite is the major competitor to Escape from Tarkov on Steam. Before the original, all players can play the realistic extraction shooter on Steam for free.
What kind of game is this? Arena Breakout: Infinite is a realistic extraction shooter and is generally seen as an alternative to Escape from Tarkov. This free game is also arguably the biggest competitor, having already convinced thousands of players during its closed beta.
Like in its predecessor, players start with little equipment and must gather or purchase everything themselves. Money is earned by selling and trading found loot. However, the loot must first be brought back from missions without dying.
Especially the realistic PvP battles create a lot of adrenaline, as all loot and equipment are lost upon death. The alternative has now launched on Steam ahead of Escape from Tarkov and is impressing players there.
Here you can watch a trailer for Arena Breakout: Infinite:
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Arena Breakout: Infinite shows gameplay from the beta in the trailer
Good ratings and a removal of Pay2Win
What changes with the Steam release? With its release on Steam, Arena Breakout: Infinite brought a major update. The most important point for most players is likely the removal of the Pay2Win system from the game.
The system surrounding the “Keon” currency has been revised. Previously, players could use real money to buy advantages with the currency. However, with the Steam release, the system was changed and the Pay2Win was removed.
Content-wise, there have also been several changes for the release. New weapons, better balance, and an update for the five maps in the game were introduced. Additionally, there are some new items to discover in the game.
How is the release being received? The game was released on Steam on the night of September 16, 2025, which is why the current peak player record of 12,306 (via SteamDB) is not yet indicative (As of 11:00 AM, September 16, 2025). Many more new players are expected to try the free shooter in the evening.
The over 500 reviews on Steam are somewhat more indicative. They rate Arena Breakout: Infinite at 86% positive, placing the title in the “very positive” category.
