The first official teaser for the next Season 4 of Fortnite is now here. The teaser shows some Marvel elements. Is this going to be a huge collaboration that will dominate an entire season?
This is the first official teaser: On Friday, August 21, 2020, Epic posted the first official teaser for the new Season 4, which will start in a week.
The start date for Season 4 has been set for Thursday, August 27. The teaser was posted on Twitter and looks like this:
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The animated image shows the Marvel logo and the Fortnite lettering, filled in the Marvel style with a comic design. Here we see a blonde comic character with lightning in her eyes.
Additionally, the account posted the emojis “Hammer”, “Lightning”, and “Rainbow” – clear hints at the god of thunder, Thor. He is known for wielding the hammer Mjölnir, being the lord of lightning and thunder, and traveling across the rainbow bridge “Bifröst”. By the way, this was already hinted at in the Captain America trailer.
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This could mean the teaser: The appearance of Marvel or DC characters in Fortnite is nothing new. After all, right now in Season 3, there is the secret skin “Aquaman”, which you can unlock.
But even if these characters were hinted at in the season teasers, this time it seems a bit different because the Marvel logo is big and clearly visible in the teaser. This has never happened before.
If a complete Marvel collaboration is to take place, the whole battle pass could consist of various Marvel characters. This would also be the first time that a battle pass does not consist of original Fortnite skins.
Typically, battle passes consist of skins created by Epic themselves
However, keep in mind that this is just a teaser, and further teasers will follow that may show completely different hints. We will likely have to wait until the next teaser appears.
During the gamescom 2020, interested teachers will be offered workshops that provide insights into integrating video games into the classroom.
What is it about? The main theme of gamescom 2020 is “Playing into the Future” and this occurs, among other places, in classrooms. Therefore, “Digital Learning” is the focus of the gamescom congress 2020.
The congress program aims to illustrate the diverse potentials that games encompass. In addition to numerous online talks and panels, a workshop program has been specifically designed for educators.
The workshops will provide practical and interactive insights into the use of games in everyday school life and will show, for example, how games can be used in German, history, or social studies classes. It will address questions such as how the complex system of the European Union can be better conveyed through Augmented Reality or how games can be used for literary learning in German classes.
Since this year, gamescom is entirely digital, the congress will also take place not on stage but in streams and online meetings.
When and where will the workshops take place? Teachers interested in the free live workshops can register on the official gamescom page.
It starts on August 28 at 11:00 AM
The end is on the same day at 4:30 PM
All workshops will take place with a limited number of participants in Zoom sessions. The workshops are also recognized as professional development measures by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
What else will be there? Besides the talks and workshops of the gamescom congress 2020, you will be provided with live streams with the latest information from gaming from August 27 to August 30. You can expect:
Opening Night Live by Geoff Keighley
gamescom: Daily Show in English by IGN and in German by Webedia – This show provides you with daily information on the biggest highlights of gamescom 2020
gamescom Studio – Here, top game developers will be interviewed and will share more details about their announcements
gamescom: Awesome Indies by IGN – The latest indie games that will be released in the future will be showcased here
gamescom: Best of Show by IGN – The conclusion of gamescom is the “Best of Show”, which highlights the highlights of the digital fair again.
So tune in and don’t miss anything!
Webedia Gaming is an official partner of gamescom 2020. Therefore, we will keep you updated with news and information about the event here on MeinMMO, on GameStar, and on GamePro.
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In Pokémon GO there’s a new legendary Pokémon in the arenas. Heatran challenges you, and we show you the best counters.
When is Heatran available? The legendary Pokémon of Fire and Steel type returned to Pokémon GO raids on August 22 at 10:00 PM and can also be encountered as Shiny. It will stay for about 3 weeks and will disappear on September 10 at 10:00 PM.
We show you the best counters against the legendary monster and tell you how many people you need to defeat it.
The best counters against Heatran
What is Heatran weak against? The Steel and Fire type Pokémon is weak against Ground, Water, and Fighting types. It has a double weakness to Ground. So be sure to use Pokémon of those types.
Now we show you the best Pokémon. With this selection, you should have no problems against Heatran in a small group:
Salamence
Fast Attack: Mud Shot
Charge Attack: Earthquake
Note: Salamence has an incredibly high attack value and is also quite sturdy in battle. Its moves are solid. This combination makes it the best attacker.
Groudon
Fast Attack: Mud Shot
Charge Attack: Earthquake
Note: Groudon has the highest attack value of all Ground-type Pokémon. That’s why it’s also one of the top counters.
Excadrill
Fast Attack: Mud Slap
Charge Attack: Drill Run
Note: A high attack value and the strong move Drill Run earn Excadrill a spot in this ranking.
Rhyperior
Fast Attack: Mud Slap
Charge Attack: Earthquake
Note: Rhyperior also has two good Ground moves and hits with double strength. If you missed the Groudon raids, definitely rely on Rhyperior, given you have enough Sinnoh Stones.
Landorus
Fast Attack: Mud Shot
Charge Attack: Earth Power
Note: Landorus has the best Ground move with Earth Power in Pokémon GO and is therefore very strong.
Other good attackers
After the top 5, these Pokémon follow:
Lanturn with the move from the Community Day is a good choice.
Rhydon with Mud Slap and Earthquake
Gigalith with Mud Slap and Earth Power
Golem with Mud Slap and Earthquake
Donphan with Counter and Earthquake
Swampert with Mud Shot and Earthquake
Lanturn with Mud Shot and Earth Power
The alternative Pokémon
Ground Pokémon are the best: If you don’t own any of these Pokémon, you should primarily rely on other Ground Pokémon. The double weakness of Heatran against Ground can be exploited well. Water and Fighting types also offer solid counters.
Mamoswine with Mud Slap and Steam Roller
Gastrodon with Mud Slap and Earth Power
Hippowdon with Thunder Fang and Earth Power
Kyogre with Waterfall and Surf
Kingler with Mud Shot and Crabhammer
Lucario with Counter and Aura Sphere
Machamp with Counter and Dynamic Punch
Important information about Shiny Heatran
What are the best moves of Heatran? Heatran can learn moves of five different types. Unfortunately, all these moves are not very good, which considerably affects Heatran’s effectiveness negatively.
Fast Moves: Bug Bite (Bug), Fire Spin (Fire)
Charge Moves: Firestorm (Fire), Stone Edge (Rock), Iron Head (Steel)
The best moveset is likely to be Fire Spin and Firestorm. This makes Heatran at least somewhat good as a Fire attacker. An alternative might also be Bug Bite.
Maximum values: If you want to catch a 100% IV Heatran, it must have 2145 CP. In snow or sun, it can even have 2681 CP. At its maximum level, Heatran can reach 3754 CP.
Can you beat Heatran in duo?You can already defeat Heatran in pairs. However, you need strong counters. With a team of three to four people, you should have no trouble with Heatran if you have the right counters.
How useful is Heatran in the meta? As an attacker, Heatran is not very useful. It simply has too weak moves. However, if you enjoy hunting for Shinies, you should invest in one or more raid passes.
What does Shiny Heatran look like? You will clearly recognize the difference. Shiny Heatran is significantly lighter.
The chance of encountering Shiny Heatran is approximately 1 in 19. This has been the case for every legendary raid boss.
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For almost 10 days, Crowfall has been in beta. MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch has spent several hours in the MMORPG since then and has been pleasantly surprised. Much of it reminds him of the original version of New World.
New World has been a significant part of my life since Gamescom 2018, where I was able to try out the MMO for the first time and report on it. Back then, the game had a much stronger focus on PvP, freely designable fortresses, and small survival elements in the form of hunger and thirst, which, while not leading to death, limited regeneration.
Crowfall and I, on the other hand, do not have such an intense history. Only with the start of the beta have I engaged deeply with the gameplay and content. And although the MMORPG has many flaws, I am glad that I gave it a chance.
Different Scenarios and a Huge Selection of Classes
What is Crowfall? Crowfall differs from classic games in the genre because it follows its own and fresh approach:
Instead of a large open world, Crowfall focuses on different scenarios, which are divided into different islands.
Campaigns, except for the Eternal Kingdoms, have an expiration date. At the end awaits the Hunger, which consumes the world and ends the scenario. Thus you can “win” campaigns and the developers have the chance to change the rules and structure of campaigns at any time.
The focus of the MMORPG is on PvP, even though there are PvE and social worlds.
What sounds quite complicated at first becomes easily understandable once you have tried the game yourself:
The Eternal Kingdoms are a social world that you can create according to your wishes. They can be adjusted in size, appearance, and also content such as a private fortress and merchants. You can make your Eternal Kingdoms public so that anyone can visit them, or keep them private just for you and invited friends.
In God’s Reach, you start in a PvE scenario. There you learn the basics of the game and level up your first character.
In the Campaign, it’s all about PvP, and for that, you first need to reach level 15 or level 20 for the Dregs.
In Crowfall, you have the choice of various worlds.
By playing each character, you unlock special passive skills such as additional damage, crit chance, or bonuses when gathering resources, which apply to the entire account. This is an advantage if you like to switch between different classes.
Character Creation: Before you engage with the game’s campaigns, you first need a character. And here, Crowfall offers a huge selection.
In addition, there is a male gender lock for Minotaurs (for which there are Elken as a comparable female race) and the Guinecean, small hamster-like beings for which there is no counterpart.
The character creation of a half-elf.
The character editor offers options for hairstyles, facial adjustments, and various color settings. However, you will not find a deep editor like in Black Desert.
Generally, Crowfall is not a highlight for graphics enthusiasts. The colorful graphics are timeless, but personally, I am a big fan of “more realistic” graphics like in Guild Wars 2 or New World.
Is this actually New World?
What were my first steps in the game? After creating my character, I immediately jumped into the PvE scenario. Initially, I received several running and explanatory quests that provided me with a rough overview of the contents of Crowfall before I was tasked to face the first 5 wolves.
Interestingly, you start without a weapon, and being clever as I was, I directly began to indulge in gathering and crafting. So, I initially hit giant trees with my hands, which surprisingly worked quite well. From the wood I gathered, I crafted an axe to chop down trees faster, and later created more tools to mine stones or skin wolves and ultimately craft weapons.
My first battle in the game was against a tree.
The crafting system is quite simple and also offers additional disciplines for creating food, armor, or runes.
The First Fight: Before I tackled the wolves, I first crafted a bow and some initial arrows. A good adventurer must be equipped after all. Crowfall’s combat system offers a lot of dynamics:
You need to actively target your enemies
Some attacks with the bow or skills require you to hold the respective key to charge up maximum damage
There is a dodge roll and many red telegraphs that you should urgently avoid.
Enemies can stun you, but you can actively free yourself from this.
However, there are many teleports, and you do not have to aim 100% accurately to hit your enemies. Although the combat feels dynamic, it is sometimes inaccurate and feels a bit frustrating.
Another interesting aspect is that weapons lose durability over time and you regularly need to craft new arrows for your bow. Crafting never loses its significance in Crowfall.
In Crowfall, you must accurately target your enemies to kill them.
The first parallels to New World: After some gameplay time and the first fights, I became aware of Crowfall’s “Hunger System”.
Like in a survival game, you need to eat food in Crowfall. Similar to the original New World, the hunger doesn’t simply kill you if you don’t carry food. Instead, you lose your natural health regeneration, as was planned in New World.
And from that point on, I noticed more and more parallels to Amazon’s MMO.
What else reminds me of New World? The old New World had a strong focus on PvP and battles for fortresses. The same applies in Crowfall for the campaign
Hardly had the Bruen Mk9 made itself comfortable in the meta of Call of Duty: Warzone, when the LMG received a considerable nerf. Now, the second weakening followed directly and did the weapon in. MeinMMO presents you with 3 alternatives.
What is wrong with the Bruen? The Season 3 LMG Bruen Mk9 was a star in Warzone for a while. After the nerf of the Grau 5.56, the weapon was considered the best piece in Battle Royale by many players.
But the time when the Bruen was carried over the red tea carpet is finally over. After 2 nerfs, the LMG is now noticeably wobblier, and the popular hits at long distances can no longer be delivered as reliably. The Bruen remains strong, but is now better aligned with the other weapons.
It’s the perfect time to look at the competition and search for the new star in Warzone’s sky. MeinMMO looks at 3 stable weapons that can keep up with the handling of the “old” Bruen and may now be the next highlights.
Candidate 1 – Kilo 141
The Kilo is the very first assault rifle available to you in Modern Warfare from level 4 for your loadouts. A strong beginner weapon that gradually wins the hearts of pros.
If you want to try the assault rifle, use the Commando Foregrip. The somewhat odd recoil becomes much more manageable with it. The weapon feels very pleasant to handle once you’ve fired a few shots from the barrel. The recoil decreases continuously, and you can score precise hits as long as you keep your trigger held down.
As a small bonus, the weapon offers a 100-round magazine, which takes away a bit of mobility, but allows you to fire accurately aimed shots through Verdansk for what feels like forever.
The big CoD YouTuber “Vikkstar123” tried the Bruen after the nerf, and for him, the LMG no longer fits. In a recent English video, he presents his Kilo setup:
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At the launch of Modern Warfare, the M4 was the absolute best in multiplayer when it came to assault rifles. For a long time, many soldiers in Warzone also played this “No Brainer,” but then the Grau 5.56 came. Since then, it has been quiet around the weapon, which could now have a second spring.
The rifle shoots accurately and outpaces the Kilo in damage because the fire rate is set a bit higher – Kilo: 779 RPM / M4: 833 RPM – but the damage profile is identical. It’s a bit harder to play but offers a huge variety of attachments and appropriate versatility. Here you can find more information about attachments and setups for the M4A1.
The CoD analyst and YouTuber “TheXclusiveAce” already saw the M4 before the recent nerf of the Bruen Mk9 in first place among the all-round weapons in Warzone. After the weakening, even more Warzone players may heed his recommendations; here is his English analysis:
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The weakest in damage but most stable alternative can be found in the M13. If any weapon deserves the name “Laser” in Warzone, it is this one. Hitting from the first shot is no problem, and you can easily keep the weapon on the intended point.
The downside is its relatively low damage and high TTK – here it is on par with the also relatively weak Grau 5.56. However, the Grau has a low, bullet-saving fire rate, while the M13 chews through a magazine faster than other weapons in the class can reload.
Nonetheless, we can only recommend the weapon. Its precision gives you a certain level of security: You know you will hit your enemy when you see them. This not only helps with kills but also improves your mindset when you keep in mind that you hit everything that moves.
MeinMMO’s M13 Setup as Bruen Replacement:
Muzzle: Silencer (Monolith)
Barrel: Tempus Marksman
Underbarrel: Commando Foregrip
Ammunition: 60-Round Magazine
Grip: Textured Grip Tape
Bonus Candidate – CR-56 AMAX
The AMAX impresses with its high damage but is a bit wobblier than the other candidates, which doesn’t directly make it a Bruen replacement. You have to correct significantly more than with the other weapons on the list, but you can take down your opponents in no time if the shots hit.
The Warzone streamer “Nickmercs” calls the weapon his “new baby” and is convinced of the assault rifle’s strength. However, he is also known as one of the best controller players and operates on a completely different level than many of the “normal” soldiers in Battle Royale. Still, these arguments should be worth a try for you. Here’s his setup:
Muzzle: Silencer (Monolith)
Barrel: XRK Zodiac S440
Optic: VLK 3.0x Optic
Underbarrel: Merc Foregrip
Ammunition: 45-Round Magazine
Other candidates may prevail, but the assault rifles listed here have the best chances of succeeding the Bruen, in our opinion. Another option currently is the MG34. The weapon deals strong damage but has mobility deficits.
What main weapon do you prefer right now in Warzone? Do you have other firearms in mind that can keep up here, or have you perhaps even gone back to the Grau 5.56?
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The game Lost Ark from Korea is reminiscent of Diablo 3 in terms of gameplay but offers all the essential elements of an MMORPG with raids, crafting, housing, and PvP. It has been playable in Korea since 2018. It is now officially confirmed that it will come to us in Europe next year.
How is the game coming to us? Amazon Games announced on August 20 that they have entered into a partnership with the Korean developer and publisher Smilegate. Smilegate is the developer of Lost Ark and is already looking for employees for a release in Europe.
According to the press release, the collaboration involves the publishing of a new game that is supposed to be released here in the West next year, meaning 2021.
While Lost Ark was not explicitly mentioned there, the Korean website Gameca confirms that Amazon is said to have signed an exclusive distribution contract for Lost Ark for North America and Europe.
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Our colleagues from GameStar introduce Lost Ark in the video and show some gameplay.
What does this mean for us? Lost Ark is set to officially launch in 2021. However, there is still no exact release date.
As Amazon is handling the distribution, we can expect a German localization. After all, Amazon also offers this for its own games like New World and Crucible.
What is Lost Ark actually? In this action MMORPG, you create a hero, explore a vast fantasy world with friends, fight against monsters, and complete quests along the way. It is also necessary to improve your hero through skills and equipment.
There are 12 classes with different abilities.
In raids, you face powerful boss enemies together.
The game is played from the isometric perspective (“tilted from above”), as you know it from hack-and-slash games.
PvP takes place in an arena where you compete against other players.
You can have your own house and use it as a storage for unused equipment.
The gameplay and graphics are reminiscent of Diablo 3, but Lost Ark offers many classic MMORPG elements.
Lost Ark is considered one of the most anticipated games on MeinMMO, right behind New World and Ashes of Creation. This is mainly due to the action-packed combat system, the interesting setting with steampunk influences, and the fact that it simply looks like a complete and functioning MMORPG.
The fast-food giant Burger King is currently heavily advertising on the streaming platform Twitch. They are using a trick that costs them only a few dollars. The streamers are angry.
This is what Burger King is doing: The advertising agency Ogilvy is currently conducting a controversial PR campaign for Burger King. They donate small amounts on Twitch. These are then read out by computer voices in the stream.
The donation text states something like “I donated 5 dollars because you get a Whopper, fries, and a small drink for only 5 dollars in the Burger King app.”
Every viewer of the stream and the streamer themselves hears this text. So Burger King is advertising in front of thousands of viewers, but only has to pay 5 dollars.
Streamers angry: “Don’t ever do that again”
Why is Burger King advertising this way? For Burger King, this is a large advertising space that can be used cost-effectively:
The advertising is cheap – you only pay 5 dollars and reach all viewers
On Twitter, the advertising company Ogilvy once again shows their strategy behind it. They demonstrate that streamers are quite surprised by the donations and that numerous streamers even thank for the donation. It is thus portrayed as something positive. The streamers themselves pixelate them in the process:
This is how the marketing campaign is perceived: Many streamers and viewers are angry about this action. There are several reasons behind it:
Streamers generate significant income through advertising – Here they offer a large advertising space but are only paid with small amounts of money
The advertisement comes unsolicited. The streamer knows nothing about the advertisement and may not support the company at all
Moreover, Burger King is a multimillion-dollar company – Making advertisements this cheaply is really unnecessary
The Australian streamer Ross “RubberNinja” O’Donovan was also affected by the advertising gimmick a few weeks ago. He often has over 1000 viewers watching him at the same time (via Sullygnome). His reaction to the donation, however, was not seen in the advertising video from Ogilvy. Therefore, he shared it on Twitter:
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In it, he mocks the advertisement and says that he would much rather go to another burger place and loves the burgers there. On Twitter, he then says: “This marketing is damn awful, don’t ever do this again.”
In a conversation with Kotaku, the streamer reaffirms his statement and confirms that he was not contacted in advance by Burger King or Ogilvy. It happened unsolicited.
Afterwards, he spoke out strongly against this action: “I think they should be held accountable, and this should be a case study for marketing students in the future, that this is absolutely unethical. I’m shocked that someone gave the green light for this.”
The U.S. Army also sparked a major scandal on Twitch.
Twitch is a huge platform and there are repeated scandals because large companies and even the military use the platform for advertising.
In August 2020, there are many exciting offers in the PS Store. We present to you 8 shooters that you should check out if you need good shooters for the summer break.
What kind of sale is this? Regularly, there are interesting offers in the PS Store related to the PS4. This time, some shooters are on sale for under 20 Euros, which we want to introduce to you here.
How long does the new campaign run in the PS Store? The offers started on August 19, 2020, and will run until September 3, 2020. This gives you about 14 days to check out the offers in the store.
How did we select? In our article, we present to you 7 shooters that are on offer in August. For our list, we have included both user and press ratings, as well as our own experiences.
Payday 2 Crime Wave Edition
Genre: First-Person Shooter | Developer: Overkill Software | Platform: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | Release Date: August 13/14, 2013 | Model: Buy2Play | Price Trend (via Geizhals.de): €38.95
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What is Payday 2? Payday 2 is a first-person shooter where you rob banks or other locations together with other players. The missions themselves are disconnected, and the shooting fun is at the forefront.
Why the game is worth it: If you enjoy fun and uncomplicated action, you should take a look at Payday 2. It’s worth it alone, but also with friends. You can team up with up to four players to carry out heists and live out your criminal side.
The soundtrack is great, and there are different ways to solve most missions.
In a team, you rob banks and other lucrative locations in Payday 2.
What is less successful: The Payday 2 Crime Wave Edition is tailored specifically for the PS4. Nevertheless, the game is not as visually appealing as on PC. The textures are less detailed, and the models are rough and lack depth.
The AI also behaves somewhat stupidly at times. Especially if you want to play with AI friends, you will need a lot of patience.
Who is the game suitable for? If you’re looking for a fun co-op shooter that revolves around robbing banks and similar locations while focusing on fun action, you should check out Payday 2.
Pro
Great soundtrack
Various solutions
Motivating missions
Many different tasks
Contra
Poor textures
A noticeably stupid AI
Where can you buy the game? Currently, the game is on offer in the PS Store. By the way, the Crime Wave Edition includes all DLCs, which consist of characters and heists.
What is The Division 2? The Division 2 is a shared-world online shooter and the direct sequel to Tom Clancy’s The Division. The game uses a third-person perspective. Like in the predecessor, you’ll take on the role of an agent and fight your way through Washington D.C., which is also affected by the virus outbreak.
The gameplay is in the third-person perspective and plays like a loot shooter. The game features a cover system and also focuses more on RPG elements.
Why the game is worth it: If you enjoyed the predecessor The Division 1, you will also enjoy The Division 2. The game entertains with both PvE and PvP elements: Many missions can be completed either solo or cooperatively, and now there are also raids for 8 players. Additionally, there is a standalone PvP area “Conflict”, which offers various multiplayer modes.
There is also the Dark Zone, which combines PvP and PvE. Here you fight against AI opponents and search for suitable items. You also defend yourself against human players who are after the same loot.
With Warlords of New York, The Division 2 received a new expansion in 2020.
What is less successful: The game still suffers from some bugs. Especially after the launch of the new expansion Warlords of New York, many users complained about issues. While the addon has delivered many new contents, some still complain about a lack of endgame content. Additionally, there are still some balance issues, on which Ubisoft is working.
Who is the game suitable for? If you enjoy a third-person shooter with attractive graphics, challenging co-op gameplay, RPG elements, and a hefty dose of grind, then you should check out The Division 2. Even as a solo player, you will have a good time in the capital of the USA.
Pro
Tactical gameplay with cover-shooter mechanics
Suitable for both solo and group players
Dark Zone as a mix of PvP and PvE
Regularly fresh, new content
Dense atmosphere
Contra
Bugs and balance issues
Unmotivating loot
Criticism of low endgame content
Where can you buy the game? The game is currently on offer in the PS Store:
What is Far Cry New Dawn? Far Cry New Dawn is a first-person shooter with open-world elements and, like its predecessor, takes place in the fictional US state of Montana in Hope County. This time, however, a nuclear war has devastated the world and it looks completely different. You fight against the twin sisters Mickey and Lou.
In New Dawn, there are plenty of references to the predecessor, and the story also connects to it. If you haven’t played Far Cry 5, you won’t understand the plot very well. Unlike other games like Metro, the post-apocalypse is very colorful.
Why the game is worth it: Far Cry New Dawn focuses on the post-apocalypse, but unlike many of its genre counterparts, it doesn’t take itself too seriously:
The post-apocalypse is colorful and filled with bright colors, the enemies are delightfully quirky, and the story is entertaining due to the bizarre characters. Like its predecessors, New Dawn focuses on good arcade fun and offers plenty to discover outside of missions.
Far Cry: New Dawn offers a wonderfully colorful and quirky apocalypse.
What is less successful: Gameplay-wise, Far Cry New Dawn offers little new. The AI of enemies and your companions is at best mediocre, the missions are sometimes uninspired, and technically, not everything runs smoothly. The story is only fully understandable for those who have also played Far Cry 5.
Who is the game suitable for? If you liked the predecessor or enjoy arcade-style fun shooter action that doesn’t take itself too seriously, you should take a look at Far Cry New Dawn. If you like open-world games from Ubisoft, you will also enjoy this game.
Pro
The story doesn’t take itself too seriously
Attractive scenery with an interesting post-apocalypse setting
Bizarre and exaggerated characters
Good and enjoyable arcade shooting
Lots to explore
Contra
Poor AI
Technically not always clean
Slightly uninspired missions
Where can you buy the game? Currently, the game is on offer in the PS Store:
What is Killing Floor 2? Killing Floor 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter in which you fight hordes of zombies. Following a failed experiment by the biotech company Horzine Biotech, the zombie plague has spread across Europe. As a player, you must combat the zombie hordes, while constantly unlocking new weapons and abilities.
Why the game is worth it: The zombie shooter offers fun and chaotic multiplayer battles against masses of enemies. The enemy AI is challenging and well-balanced, and the matches run smoothly. The game features 10 different classes, all of which are useful and well-integrated into the game.
In Killing Floor 2, you fight against hordes of undead.
What is less successful: The game does not offer a true single-player mode; instead, you must rely on your teammates (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing). It’s a pity that there is no real story mode and limited variety in the enemies. Overall, there are only two bosses. Additionally frustrating: Many specializations must be painstakingly unlocked. The PvP mode is also poorly balanced.
Who is the game suitable for? If you enjoyed Left 4 Dead or the horde mode of Gears 5, you will likely find good entertainment in Killing Floor 2. If you’re looking for a cooperative zombie shooter and can do without a story, you should also consider Killing Floor 2.
Pro
Fun, chaotic multiplayer battles
Stable multiplayer matches
Good soundtrack
Challenging enemy AI
Each of the 10 classes is useful
Good weapon balancing
Contra
No real single-player possible
Only two boss enemies
Many specializations must be unlocked laboriously
Poorly balanced PvP
Where can you buy the game? The game is currently on offer in the PS Store:
What is Wolfenstein: The New Order? Wolfenstein: The New Order is the sequel to the well-known shooter series. Protagonist B.J. Blazkowicz awakens from a 14-year coma in 1960 and discovers that the world has been taken over by a fascist regime. Blazkowicz sets out to change that. In his battle against the regime, he travels to various locations such as Berlin, London, or Croatia, and at one point, you find yourself in a Polish prison.
Why the game is worth it: The game offers a long campaign of around 15 hours and features diverse locations. Additionally, some decisions can impact the overall storyline. While not so significant that it compels you to replay the game, the changes are interesting nonetheless.
The German voice actors are excellent, and the gameplay offers various ways to complete a mission. Advantages or perks develop with your playstyle: If you secretly kill a commander, for example, your perk improves.
In Wolfenstein: The New Order, besides fighting fascists, you also face oversized robots.
What is less successful: The AI frequently experiences annoying glitches, and the game presents many tedious fetch quests, while the melee attacks often feel a bit too powerful. Furthermore, the audio mixing is peculiar. At times, the voice actors are significantly quieter than the loud sound effects, which can be very distracting, but subtitles do help.
Who is the game suitable for? If you enjoy story-driven shooters with a penchant for campy themes and wild ideas, then you should take a look at Wolfenstein: The New Order. The shooter gameplay is compelling and offers good single-player entertainment.
Pro
Diverse locations
Long campaign (15 hours)
Cool enemy designs
Successful soundtrack
Good German voice acting
Many ways to complete a mission
Good technology
Contra
Stupid AI
Many tedious fetch quests
Too powerful melee attacks
Inconsistent presentation between seriousness and camp
Poor audio mixing
Where can you buy the game? Currently, Wolfenstein: The New Order is on offer in the PS Store:
What is Wolfenstein: The Old Blood? Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is the standalone add-on to The New Order and tells the prequel story. You once again take on the role of B.J. Blazkowicz and fight your way through two different narratives. You don’t need prior knowledge of The New Order.
Why the game is worth it: The game offers a series of successful and varied locations. The maps also provide enough opportunities and alternative routes, as well as some hiding spots. Additionally, the game gives you a fantastic finale that excellently leads into The New Order. Also impressive is the extensive playtime: You will spend around 10 hours with The Old Blood.
Especially in large representations, the graphics engine of Wolfenstein: The Old Blood shows what it can do.
What is less successful: The enemy AI is only mediocre, and the game’s introduction is also weak. The difficulty level sometimes fluctuates significantly between missions, and unlike The New Order, there are also some technical issues, such as graphical pop-ins and clunky character animations.
Who is the game suitable for? If you’ve played The New Order and need more outrageous shooter material, you should also check out The Old Blood. If you haven’t played The New Order yet, The Old Blood offers a good introduction to the alternative history after World War II.
Pro
Diverse locations
Successful soundtrack
Alternative routes and options
Great finale leading into The New Order
Good enemy design
Decent playtime (around 10 hours)
Contra
Average AI
Weak introduction
Fluctuating difficulty level
Poor animations and technical weaknesses
Where can you buy the game? Currently, the game is on offer in the PS Store:
What is Metro Redux? Here we introduce two games: both Metro 2033 from 2010 and Metro: Last Light from 2014. Both games have been technically overhauled by developer 4A Games in the Redux edition and have also received content additions. However, gameplay remains the tried-and-true shooter gameplay.
Why the games are worth it: The two shooters, Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light, both provide you with impressive shooter settings. The story set in the Moscow underground is compelling and features atmospheric music as well as great German voice acting. If you want, you can also switch to the English or Russian voice actors. The games provide a good mix of stealth and action.
In Metro, you fight against various mutant creatures. The atmosphere is oppressive and well-crafted.
What is less successful: The Redux version mainly offers technical upgrades, making the purchase only worthwhile for those of you who do not already own the old games. While the developers have updated the graphics and engine, the animations appear unnaturally stiff, clumsy, and outdated. Sometimes the difficulty level is unbalanced, but this is eased by frequent automatic saving.
Who is the game suitable for? If you have not played Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light, the Redux edition of both games presents a fair offer that we can recommend to any shooter fan. On the PS4, you can enjoy over 60 FPS. If you’ve already owned the two games, you should consider whether the purchase for just the technical upgrade is truly worthwhile.
Pro
Very fair offer for the Redux versions
Technical overhaul
60 FPS on PS4
Impressive setting
Compelling story
Atmospheric music
Great voice actors
Contra
For owners of old games, it’s only partially worthwhile
Unnatural and outdated animations
Underdeveloped difficulty level
Where can you buy the games? The game is currently on offer in the PS Store:
The MMORPG Bless Unleashed is being released for PS4 and PC after the Xbox One. Although players are still skeptical due to the failed Bless Online, the chances of success might be better this time. MeinMMO author Andreas Bertits explains why.
Why is there such great skepticism among players? A burnt child fears the fire, as they say. Players still feel the anger over the botched release and the early end of the MMORPG Bless Online.
This led to severe criticism from players who felt cheated and even demanded their money back. The ratings on Metacritic plummeted.
This is why players are so angry: When Bless Unleashed, a kind of quasi-sequel, was announced, the anger was directed at this game. There were fears that a similar catastrophe as with Bless Online was imminent, and players believed that the developer Round 8 Studio had spent their money on developing Bless Unleashed instead of addressing the problems of Bless Online.
However, if you dig a little deeper and block out the prejudices, Bless Unleashed is definitely not like Bless Online. Especially those who approach the game unprejudiced – perhaps because they have not heard anything about Bless Online or because they want to give the new MMORPG a fair chance – can definitely have fun.
On average, according to MMO Population, around 46,000 players are playing on Xbox One. In comparison: “TERA” has around 59,000 players according to the list and “The Lord of the Rings Online” has around 52,000 players. This means that the player numbers of Bless Unleashed are quite okay. Not outstandingly good, but one must also consider that the MMORPG is currently only available on Xbox One.
A game with cute giant rabbits deserves a chance, right?
The team appeals for fairness: It is absolutely understandable to show skepticism when one has been disappointed by Bless Online. But according to the developers, both games only share the name, the world, and some assets. Even the team behind Bless Unleashed is different.
I would like to take this opportunity to mention that Bless Unleashed is a completely different game than Bless Online. Bless Unleashed is developed by a new development team that previously worked on projects such as Monster Hunter. And unlike Bless Online, we are listening closely to our players.
Koven Park, Development Lead of Bless Unleashed
The mere fact that there are beta phases this time shows that the studio has learned. Additionally, the developers apologize for everything that went wrong with Bless Online. However, the team also explains that players should expect something different from Bless Unleashed compared to Bless Online. It offers a new and different gameplay experience:
We hope that users who have not yet interacted with the game will feel that Unleashed is a different game once they directly experience and enjoy it.
Koven Park, Development Lead of Bless Unleashed
Whether Bless Unleashed can succeed depends on whether players give the MMORPG a chance.
Just jump over your shadow
Does Bless Unleashed deserve a chance? Looking at reviews from players of the Xbox One version on reddit, one notices a divided opinion, as is the case with almost every game. Those who feel cheated by Bless Online issue warnings. However, among those who are giving the title a chance, there are some who are having fun. Of course, not everyone likes Bless; for example, the combat system is somewhat sluggish for MMORPGs and resembles more Dark Souls. But that’s how it is with games. Tastes are indeed different.
This is why it’s worth getting started: Nevertheless, Bless Unleashed deserves a chance. Since it is a free-to-play game, the worst that can happen is that you lose some time. No one has to start with a monetary investment right away. But just taking a look to see if it might be different than Bless Online and even fun doesn’t hurt anyone.
What are the chances of success? Based on the previous ratings of the Xbox One version of Bless Unleashed, the chances are better than with Bless Online, provided that the MMORPG gets a fair chance.
The previous game reports, for example on reddit, are significantly more positive than what was the case at the launch of Bless Online. We are talking about:
A beautiful, vibrant world that still has relevance even in the endgame with world bosses
Crafting that becomes important especially in the endgame
Challenging dungeons
Both group and solo players can have fun, although grinding weighs more for solo players
Had there been no Bless Online, we would have been looking forward to an interesting MMORPG with the release of Bless Unleashed in early 2021 on Steam that certainly has the potential to survive long term on the market. It just needs the goodwill of players to jump over their shadows and take a look without prejudices.
The famous raid boss Onyxia in WoW Classic has been defeated by only three players. They pumped themselves up with buffs and took her down in under an hour. This is a kind of World First, as no one has accomplished this in this way before.
What have the players achieved? Actually, the raid boss Onyxia is designed for a group of 40 players. However, some crazies manage without such large raids; they just do it with fewer people.
How did the players manage that? Players Draven, Wuggreed, and Starly from the guild Midnight on the EU server Gandling gathered various buffs before plunging into the fight against Onyxia. These included things like:
Crystals from Un’Goro that deal damage to attackers (for the tank)
Explosive charges from the engineer for additional damage
Crystals from Un’Goro that deal similar damage to the explosive charge
plenty of mana items like demonic runes, especially for the healer
in total, about 300 gold pieces were used for consumables – a lot of money for WoW Classic
The warrior of the group also used the famous legendary sword Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker, which has a chance to deal additional damage to opponents on hit.
Onyxia in WoW Classic – Not so hard anymore?
Since the release of WoW Classic, there have been ongoing discussions that the bosses and raids are not as difficult as one remembers from back then. The dragon lady Onyxia has had to feel this several times. She has already been:
The actual kill with three people has already happened back in Vanilla, by the way. However, the players were wearing the best gear from Naxxramas, the last raid of Classic. In WoW Classic Naxxramas only comes in Phase 6, and Ahn’Qiraj has just recently been opened.
Accessing Onyxia is not that easy, by the way. To face the black dragon, you must first complete a quite lengthy questline, for which you have to travel through numerous dungeons. In our detailed guide, we explain to you how to complete the prequest line for Onyxia on Horde and Alliance sides.
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In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, a new achievement has been introduced. It essentially rewards you for humiliating your dead opponents with the notorious “Tea-Bagging” move.
What is this achievement about? In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, there is a challenge called Sweet Tunes. It gives you a cute gun charm in the form of a muffin that listens to music. This item is part of the “Tomogunchi Turbo” bundle. You need to purchase this and equip the “Toy Watch”. Only then do you get the challenge for the achievement.
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For this, you just need to “quickly crouch multiple times over different opponents after you have killed them.” It didn’t take long for the first players to realize: “Infinity Ward wants us to tea-bag our opponents.”
Tea-Bagging for Achievement – Disrespectful or Humorous?
What is tea-bagging? This term originally refers to a sexual practice. In games, however, it refers to a rude gesture where one crouches repeatedly over the face of a dead opponent. A detailed explanation of this gesture can be found here:
Tea-bagging is controversial in the gaming world. Some players see nothing wrong with it; it is just a playful gesture among players to let loose in the game and show that they have won.
Others find it extremely tasteless and unsportsmanlike. Especially in professional eSports circles, the gesture is frowned upon and there have been temporary bans in tournaments.
How is the achievement received: Some fans find it funny and refer to the tradition of tea-bagging in Call of Duty games. There was already a “Field Order” with a similar task in Call of Duty: Ghosts.
Other players, on the other hand, do not think much of it. They accuse developer Infinity Ward of rewarding bad behavior and tastelessness. “You encourage tea-bagging and quickscoping. What will come next? Drop-shotting? Are you now endorsing all the terrible stuff?”
Unrefined gestures like tea-bagging are not the only thing that fans of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare are currently upset about. Some players have a problem with the fact that professionals in eSports play other games, like the colorful Fall Guys, alongside their training before the top tournament of the season .
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In Destiny 2, the European Air Zone offers event loot during the Solstice of Heroes. The loot hides in chests that you must collect as quickly as possible throughout the area. We will show you how to get the most out of your trip with two maps and a video.
This event is about: The Solstice of Heroes in Destiny 2 is in full swing. The summer event will be available to all players until September 8th.
Update August 21, 2020: This article was originally published on August 11 but has now been updated with new information.
The highlight of the event is the new Solstice armor and the cool glowing effects that you can now even use on other armors. Both can be earned during the event and the coveted items will remain relevant for a long time – Bungie has listened to your feedback.
The new event armor with the glowing effects is meant to reward guardians for a long time.
This is the European Air Zone: During the Solstice of Heroes, you have access to an event location: the European Air Zone (EAZ). Here you can obtain the majority of event loot outside of the Eververse.
The area accommodates 3 guardians and has matchmaking – solo players are not at a disadvantage. Your goal here is to defeat as many mini-bosses as possible and then face a real boss fight.
Once you have done this, you will collect your rewards for your efforts. However, you must first find them in the form of hidden chests in the EAZ.
What contents are in the boxes and what the chances are for the coveted parts of the Solstice armor are broken down for you here:
After you have defeated the end boss in the EAZ, the locations of all loot chests will briefly flash after a few seconds. You need to remember the approximate direction and then search the area – or you have a map of the event location with all possible spots handy:
The red squares mark chests that can spawn on the ground
Red circles show the location of chests inside buildings
Green triangles indicate chests that you can find on rooftops
You need to know about the chests: The more mini-bosses you defeat in 5 minutes before the final battle, the more loot chests spawn. You then have 4 minutes to find the hidden treasure chests throughout the area.
Keep these tips in mind:
Opening a chest counts for your entire team – so split up and don’t all look for the same chest.
When you come near a chest, it will appear as a quest marker on your screen – you don’t need extra perks or ghosts for this.
With a treasure-finding ghost, you can track the chests from an even greater distance.
Through the chests, you can earn random rolls of the Solstice armor.
Ideally equip mobility exotics to move faster on foot.
The best route to quickly collect the loot in the EAZ of Destiny 2
Here’s how to get all the chests: Since the chests count for all guardians, you should definitely split up during the search. Spread out immediately after the boss fight. One guardian stays back and opens the first chest – only then does the hunt begin.
The Reddit user Red_Head_Hippo created a route that allows you to pass by many spawns. This way you can collect the maximum amount of loot in the limited time:
The map was also analyzed by the YouTuber Fallout Plays and shows you in video format how to quickly navigate through the EAZ. Starting at minute 10, he shows the routes for all 3 recommended paths:
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If you follow this route, you will come close enough to many chests to get them marked. If you do not receive a marker, quickly run to the next possible location.
For the best results, it is recommended that you first check all chests on the ground, and only then venture into the upper areas. As always, a coordinated fireteam achieves better results, but it is also possible to track down every chest with random teammates.
The developers of The Division 2 finally showed a roadmap in their Dev Blog. However, most people probably expected something completely different. A newly introduced feature is also receiving criticism, although it is actually cool.
Where does The Division 2 stand now? The mood around The Division 2 is currently not really good. Although the game certainly offers many hours of good entertainment without becoming repetitive or boring, the endgame looks different for some agents.
Especially veterans and many long-term players lack substantial content that can captivate them in the long run – despite Seasons. In addition, there are numerous bugs as well as deep-rooted issues surrounding loot or balance. Some have even declared the game a failure or dead.
And concrete information on how The Division 2 will proceed and what is planned to change the current status quo has been scarce lately. Recently, Massive resumed the “State of the Game” format after a summer break, and many hoped for fresh information.
With Warlords of New York, The Division 2 received a new expansion in 2020. However, it couldn’t completely solve the fundamental problems.
These were the expectations for the State of the Game: This week there was another SotG stream. And many players were hoping for new substantial information about Title Update 11 or the new, highly anticipated endless mode in a skyscraper. This was because Massive intended to talk about it for the first time at the end of August.
After all, this evokes memories of the popular endless mode Underground from the first game and could, as players hope, finally add more replay value to The Division 2, which many are missing. Moreover, this is also the only truly solid content expected in the foreseeable future.
In short: Players want to finally know how The Division 2 will continue and what content they can expect in the near future. Especially the skyscraper mode has the agents excited. Currently, many simply see no reason to log into Massive’s shooter and hope that this will change with the Skyscraper.
This is what players received: In this week’s State of The Game, there was no important information about the skyscraper mode or Title Update 11. Instead, they talked about transmog, a new feature from TU11 and presented a roadmap. However, it was not about the future of The Division 2 as a game, but for planned topics in the upcoming “State of the Game” streams.
What to expect in the coming weeks regarding The Division 2:
For many, a joke: For a roadmap, many probably hoped for something completely different.
This is causing tension: In the community, there is quite a bit of tension after this week’s State of the Game issue. The video has almost as many dislikes (423) as likes (469) on YouTube. There are numerous angry comments there and also on Reddit.
These are just some exemplary excerpts:
“You guys need a new and more efficient PR team.”
“Another pointless episode. They ignore the real issues.”
“Oh boy… A roadmap for State of the Game instead of for real content in the game…”
The general consensus is that the current State of the Game was an absolute waste of time and is becoming more and more like that in general. It could get truly interesting, if at all, in two weeks when they will probably finally discuss the skyscraper.
In addition, they want a real roadmap. For the game and content, not for planned discussion topics at the developer blogs, which is basically the announcement of an announcement. However, burning topics and problems are hardly represented on this “false” roadmap. Many believe that development is happening without considering the players and that they are not being heard.
Even the new Raid Operation: Iron Horse does not provide the hoped-for replayability for everyone in The Division 2.
There is also criticism for transmog: During the SotG, a new feature for TU11 was introduced – the transmog system, allowing players more freedom regarding the cosmetic customization of their agents. However, this cool and somewhat desired feature also receives considerable criticism – even from us at MeinMMO.
Hardly anyone can understand that the developers come up with such trivialities, despite the game having significant problems in numerous critical areas such as loot or bugs. Instead of addressing these issues, they are building a cosmetic feature that does not help the game in any substantial way, but would only be a nice addition if the game were running smoothly.
Moreover, some of the players’ most important wishes were also not taken into account. Many have long been wanting a way to simply hide certain equipment pieces. However, this is not possible with the transmog system. Here, too, it is said that Massive is creating a feature that hardly anyone needs, and even there, they are not doing what the community actually wants.
With transmog, you will soon have more options for customization – but apparently, that hardly interests anyone.
What happens next in The Division 2? First information on loot improvements are expected to be discussed on August 26, with the probably most interesting topic “Skyscraper” on September 2. Many are now placing their (partly last) hopes on information about the new endless mode. Otherwise, there is hardly anything on the horizon that could make The Division 2 significantly more attractive in the long term.
It is to be hoped that the developers deliver accordingly. Because for The Division 2, much more is needed than just a few new equipment pieces, a superfluous roadmap, or cosmetic “Quality of Life” improvements for the game to regain its attractiveness and motivation.
In Pokémon GO you can decide on the Community Days in September and October this weekend. 4 monsters are available for selection. We will show you the advantages and disadvantages of all Pokémon.
This is the choice: On August 23, this Sunday, you can participate in a poll for the Community Days via Twitter. 4 Pokémon are available for selection, and the two monsters with the most votes will then get the next Community Days. The options are:
Charmander
Grimer
Caterpie
Porygon
Every trainer only has one vote – so make sure to choose wisely.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Choosing the Community Days
Here’s what to consider: Several points are crucial for the evaluation. How strong is the Pokémon in raids or in PvP? Is the shiny worth it? Has the Community Day happened before?
Of course, every trainer has their own personal connection to the monsters, which we have not considered here.
Charmander
What advantages does Charmander bring? Many trainers likely associate their first Pokémon experiences with this Pokémon. It definitely has a high nostalgia factor. Moreover, shiny Charizard looks really cool since it is black.
For PvP fans, the exclusive move “Flamethrower” is interesting. It is of Dragon type and is very fast.
What disadvantages does Charmander bring? One of the first Community Days was focused on Charmander. Anyone who played there will likely have several shinies of it. So, it’s not worth it for experienced players.
Additionally, the exclusive move for raid battles is rather useless. The previously exclusive move “Blast Burn” made Charizard a strong Fire attacker. A Dragon move is therefore not needed.
Grimer
What advantages does Grimer bring? This involves two forms that can be obtained. While normal Grimer appears in eggs and the wild, Alolan Grimer is available in raids. You could secure two shinies at once.
For PvP fans, there’s also a strong move available. Both Muk and Alolan Muk can learn “Fire Spin.” It offers the Pokémon more variability in the league.
What disadvantages does Grimer bring? Just like Charmander, shiny Grimer is also already available. However, it is significantly rarer than Charmander, which might frustrate many trainers if their shiny Grimer loses value due to this event.
For trainers who only battle in raids, the move is useless. Muk currently plays no role in the meta and that will not change with Fire Spin.
Caterpie
What advantages does Caterpie bring? The advantage of Caterpie is that we haven’t had a Community Day for it yet. Caterpie has two evolutions, so you need at least 3 shinies.
The exclusive move “Hurricane” is again exciting for PvP fans. This makes Butterfree a bit more versatile, and you can surprise your opponent well with a Butterfree.
What disadvantages does Caterpie bring? Caterpie is already available as shiny, and it’s been so for quite some time. There will be several trainers who already own Caterpie as shiny.
The move and Butterfree itself are totally useless for raids. So if you can’t relate to PvP, you shouldn’t be looking forward to Butterfree.
Porygon
What advantages does Porygon bring? Porygon is the only monster in the poll that doesn’t have a shiny yet. So if you want to catch a new shiny, you should go for Porygon.
As an exclusive move, Porygon-Z learns the normal move “Tri Attack.” This is a brand new move, and its values are still unknown. However, it could be especially interesting in PvP since normal moves are usually not very useful in raids.
What disadvantages does Porygon bring? Compared to the other Pokémon, the list of disadvantages here is somewhat shorter. Porygon and its evolutions are not useful for raids and gyms. So if you were hoping for a strong attacker at the Community Day, you will be disappointed.
Which Pokémon should you choose now? From a shiny standpoint, Porygon seems to be the most desirable. It’s the only Pokémon that would be new as shiny.
If you enjoy PvP, you can choose any monster since the moves are mainly designed for the PvP league.
If you’re looking for a strong attacker, you’ll most likely find it in Charizard. It’s a solid fire attacker, but there are better alternatives available. Thus, Charizard does not rank among the best attackers of its type.
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In Fortnite, the start of Season 4 is approaching, but not for iOS players if Apple does not reverse the ban of Fortnite on their devices. Now Epic is hosting an anti-Apple tournament in the last shared days of the community.
But Season 4 is about to start in Fortnite, and players need to download an update for that. Otherwise, as Epic says, they will be left behind in this season.
What kind of tournament is that? On Sunday, August 23, 2020, the #FreeFortnite Cup will take place. All players from all regions can participate (via Epic Games).
According to Epic, this tournament is a chance for all players to play together one last time in the last shared days of the community. Afterwards, iOS players would be left behind while the rest of the community starts the new Season 4 on August 27.
“More prizes than ever before”
What can be won? This tournament is all about the dispute with Apple and the #FreeFortnite initiative. There are also fitting prizes to win. Among other things, there is the apple skin that was already seen in the Fortnite ad “1984”.
The outfit “Chief Financial Fallfruit”, or as Epic also calls him: “Lazy Apple”, is available for every player who scores 10 points in the tournament.
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But there are not only prizes that you can use in the game to win. One of the prizes is a cap that shows the inscription: Free Fortnite. Here too, Epic seems to want to showcase their cause prominently again.
This can be won at the “FreeFortnite tournament
All other prizes such as hardware are displayed on the official Epic Games site. It will also be indicated how many points one needs for them.
We will continue to observe how the dispute between Apple and Epic unfolds. The start of Season 4 is just a week away and it is still unclear how it will look for iOS players if they cannot switch to the next season.
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The developers of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout have gifted the best player a unique skin. However, somehow they do not know who that should be. Now they are asking for help in finding the best player and the skin.
What is the story with the best player and the skin? The Social Media Manager from the multiplayer hit Fall Guys wanted to make the currently statistically best player happy and sent him a currently unique skin. The skin is actually meant for the shop update on Saturday, but the manager wanted to stir up some pre-marketing and instead of leaking it or presenting it otherwise, he chose the cute way and gifted one copy of the skin.
What went wrong: The idea was surely good, but the problem was that the allocation of the skin likely happened through obscure algorithms, and no one at the developers knows who actually received the thing. This is certainly frustrating, as the lucky winner should actually be showcased with the skin.
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Developers ask for help in finding the lost winner
This is how it should continue: In his desperation, the Social Media Manager from developer Mediatonic reached out to the community and issued a kind of missing person report. It goes as follows:
I found the player who is statistically the BEST I just gave them the Saturday costume early LOL Someone out there now has the costume! CHECK YOUR INVENTORY We don’t even know who it is lol WHO IS #TheFallenOne ?!?
The whole situation resembles a bit the fairy tale Cinderella, where everyone is looking for the person to whom the glass slipper fits. Only here now millions of players are searching for the one gamer who received the skin in advance. So far, the search has been unsuccessful. But check your inventory, maybe you are the lucky winner?
If something like this happens in the future, then here are tips on how you can get better and possibly lead the statistics in the future:
The social media team of Fall Guys is known for its humor and creativity. Recently, there was hardly a day without affectionately making fun of the great streamer TimTheTatman. He is the most successful streamer of Fall Guys because he is so hilariously bad and entertains his fans with that.
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Many users are waiting for the PS5 release or at least for the official price. Now, Sony has commented on the release, which will definitely be in 2020.
Who is speaking? In the interview, Eric Lempel spoke with GamesIndustry.biz. Lempel is the Vice President and Head of Worldwide Marketing & Consumer Experience at PlayStation.
This is what Sony said about the release: Lempel stated in the interview that the PS5 release will definitely take place in 2020. He said:
We will launch this year – that will happen – and from my side, we will absolutely ensure that we bring all the magic and excitement of launches that we have had in the past.
We are still determined to do that. It is more challenging than ever, but our players expect a lot from us.
Eric Lempel, Vice President and Head of Worldwide Marketing & Consumer Experience at PlayStation, Source: GamesIndustry.biz
He did not specify an exact date, but he made it clear that Sony firmly anticipates that the PlayStation 5 will be released on time by the end of the year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYHSsJNbfcA
The official Sony PS5 commercial
Sony on PS5 and Advertising: COVID as a New Challenge
What else did Sony talk about? In the interview, he also mentioned the new PS5 advertisement that Sony had released. Lempel mentioned that this commercial is also a way to connect with interested parties. If there was no COVID pandemic, people would have been able to touch the hardware at an event like Gamescom:
“If the world were a normal place, we would be out there with demo stations at various events, with the opportunity for consumers to touch and interact with the product and truly understand what we are talking about.
The challenge early on was: How do we try to express this with a spot, and how do we simultaneously create a spot given the current restrictions due to the global pandemic? So that was a challenge for us on all fronts.
Eric Lempel, Vice President and Head of Worldwide Marketing & Consumer Experience at PlayStation, Source: GamesIndustry.biz
In the multiplayer online game Marvel’s Avengers (PC, PS4, Xbox One), the organization A.I.M. wants to take the place of superheroes and help people after a catastrophe. However, in the new trailer, you learn that there is much more to it.
What is A.I.M.? A.I.M., which stands for Advanced Idea Mechanics, is a company that aims to protect people with the help of advanced technology. To this end, the company creates state-of-the-art construction machinery, as well as weapons, combat vehicles, and robots.
A.I.M. appears in Marvel’s Avengers after A-Day – a catastrophe that ruined the reputation of our well-known superheroes. The Avengers subsequently disband, and A.I.M. takes their place in protecting the citizens of the country.
In the new Marvel’s Avengers trailer, you learn more about the organization A.I.M.
Good or Evil – What is A.I.M?
What really lies behind A.I.M.? In the new trailer for the multiplayer online game Marvel’s Avengers, you learn that the organization is not as benevolent as it appears. Not without reason, it is essentially the main antagonist. However, A.I.M. is not inherently evil.
The scientists and leading minds behind the company have every intention of protecting people – but under false pretenses. Control instead of freedom is the motto, and thus a situation arises in which people are oppressed.
But in the background of A.I.M. lurks something else, related to the nasty guys from HYDRA. You should know HYDRA from the Marvel films and comics. The villains plan to take over the world. However, in the comics, there is a feud between A.I.M. and HYDRA. How that unfolds in the game Marvel’s Avengers remains to be seen.
M.O.D.O.K. is the villain in Marvel’s Avengers.
Who is the evil genius behind A.I.M? George Tarleton is behind the technological achievements of Advanced Idea Mechanics. However, through his technology and militant views, he has become a terrible monster, M.O.D.O.K., Mental Organism Designed Only to Kill.
His transformation made him megalomaniacal. George Tarleton, aka M.O.D.O.K., is a very complex character in the comics, and according to the trailer for Marvel’s Avengers, this should also come across in the game. He is not simply the super villain but an interesting personality whose motives players may even understand.
A complex story: As you can see from the trailer for A.I.M., Marvel’s Avengers offers a story that resonates with the cinematic films. Not everything is as it seems, and it is your job to learn more about the backgrounds to contain the threat.
In Valorant update 1.06 has arrived on the servers. It includes a few minor bug fixes as well as a nerf for shotguns. They are now less effective under certain circumstances.
What changed with shotguns? Patch 1.06 was released on August 20 and brought a few small but significant changes. The developers referred to the update as the “Air Shotgun Update” because it was about making shotguns more accurate while jumping than they should be.
Shotguns perform well in situations where they are supposed to, but there have been excessively frustrating moments where players could shoot accurately in the air with these weapons. We hope to avoid some of these cases while still keeping the weapon performance intact when catching an opponent at close range. We will also look into further possible changes to shotguns now that we are well-rested.
The last sentence refers to the fact that the team had taken a break and that the patch therefore arrived on Thursday instead of the usual Tuesday.
As a concrete measure against the excessive accuracy, the dispersion of shotguns in the air has been increased by 0.5, to a value of 1.25. This should make flying shotgun users less effective.
Bug fixes and comfort features
What has changed for the agents: The audio and visual effects for concussive effects (Phoenix Curveball and Breach Flashpoint) should now better indicate when to look away and when to look back.
What has changed for comfort: If you only want to see items in the collection window that you own, this setting now persists between restarts.
These are the bug fixes: These bugs are now gone.
Possible fix for the bug where the player HUD sometimes disappears.
A bug in the deathmatch match history and match details has been fixed, which caused ties between 3 or more players not to be displayed as ties, but instead the lowest rank was shown as tied.
A bug has been fixed that allowed new players to make progress toward competitive matchmaking by losing unranked games.
Abandoned games do not count towards the requirement for competitive for the team that abandoned.
A bug has been fixed where ‘<Missing String Table>’ appeared in the chat log.
A bug has been fixed that caused strange player names to appear in chat when managing group invitations.
A bug has been fixed that caused some players to miss out on rewards after completing agent contracts or the act battle pass. Playing a game should now grant the missing rewards, including those from Act 1.
Killjoy’s turret exploit should be fixed.
What else is fixed? According to the developers, patch 1.06 should also finally fix the terrible exploit that affected the new agent Killjoy. This allowed the German engineer Killjoy to place her turrets under the map Split and wreak havoc on the opposing team through walls. This nasty exploit should now be resolved.
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The release of all content for WoW Classic takes place in various phases. The first phase marks the launch of the game. Find out here what the upcoming phases will bring and when they will be released.
What are these phases? As previously announced in an update before the launch of WoW Classic, the content will come in phases. These correspond to the phases or patches in the order the content was originally released.
Not everything that was available at the end of Classic is immediately playable. For some battlegrounds, raids, and other content, you will have to be patient.
We will keep this list updated with what will be released with each phase and when they will start. As soon as new information comes in, we will update this article.
This article will be continuously updated.
Phase 1 – Release
When was the release of Phase 1? Phase 1 represented the launch of WoW Classic on August 27, 2019. Some content was added during this phase.
Originally, only the two raids Onyxia’s Lair and the Molten Core, as well as the dungeon Maraudon were planned. The three instances form the beginning of the endgame in WoW Classic.
Along with Phase 2, layering was also disabled. This was responsible for preventing too many players from overwhelming an area simultaneously but had to be deactivated for world bosses and open PvP to function properly.
The Darkmoon Faire takes place in Elwynn Forest (near Goldshire) or Mulgore (near Thunder Bluff), alternating between the two. It does not exist on its own island, as in the retail version. The Faire starts on the first Monday of each month and lasts for a week.
At the Faire, you can earn prizes such as epic necklaces, 14-slot bags, or equipment for twinks. There will also be card sets, the components (individual cards) of which drop from random enemies, special enemies, and instance bosses. For a complete set (Ace to Eight) of the respective type, there are the following rewards:
Elements => Darkmoon Card: Maelstrom – chance for 200-300 nature damage on melee hits.
Warlords => Darkmoon Card: Heroism – chance to heal 120-180 health points with an attack.
Portals => Darkmoon Card: Swirling Nether – 10% chance to revive with 20% health/mana upon death.
Beasts => Darkmoon Card: Blue Dragon – 2% chance to receive 100% mana regeneration for 15 seconds when casting spells.
The four green dragons of the Emerald Dream (world bosses)
PvP battleground: Arathi Basin
Zul’Gurub is one of the most famous raids of all time. On one hand, there are unique mounts that players farmed for years after Vanilla. On the other hand, Zul’Gurub is the source of a deadly blood plague that devastated entire cities in Vanilla. As a final boss, you face the god Hakkar.
The four green dragons Lethon, Emeriss, Taerar, and Ysondre will be the next world bosses to appear. You can encounter them in Duskwood, Feralas, Hinterlands, and Ashenvale near the large portals to the Emerald Dream (Nightmare).
Arathi Basin is a battleground for 15 players per side in a “King of the Hill” mode. You must hold up to five bases long enough to earn points for victory before the opponents win.
During the war preparations, you must gather supplies for your faction in Silithus and complete quests to strike the gong and begin the war against the Silithid. The first player to strike the gong (and a few hours later) will receive a unique mount: the black Qiraj Battle Tank.
After that, the two raids will be open and can be defeated. At the end of the temple, you will face the Old God C’Thun. However, after the release of Phase 5, he survived only about an hour.
Additionally, there will be new loot. The Tier 0.5 dungeon sets will receive a higher quality through upgrade quests, and druids, shamans, and paladins can finally obtain relics, totems, and fetishes for their “relic” slot.
Moreover, the preparatory event for the next raid Naxxramas is likely to take place in Phase 5: The Scourge Invasion. Here you will face numerous undead that you can kill and trade their trophies for rewards.
Phase 6 – Naxxramas, the End (?)
When is the release of Phase 6? The release date for Phase 5 is not yet known. We will add it here as soon as it is announced.
What’s coming with Phase 6:
Naxxramas (40-player raid)
PvP objectives in Silithus and the Eastern Plaguelands
During the invasions, you can prepare for Naxxramas. You only need to farm reputation with the Argent Dawn. Although there are no rewards yet for this, it is already worth farming reputation there.
The higher your reputation, the less the entrance to Naxxramas will cost you. At Exalted, it will even be free.
The PvP objectives in Silithus and the Plaguelands include towers and structures, through which you secure a small bonus as long as you can hold them and stay in the area.
After Phase 6 – What comes next?
What’s next after the “end”: Actually, WoW Classic ends after Naxxramas. After the raid, there was no new content for Vanilla. No official plans have been announced after Naxxramas, but Blizzard has already inquired about “Burning Crusade” servers from the players.
This is intended to work similarly to Old School Runescape, where the old version is complemented with new content without relying on expansions or moving the game to newer versions. Ideas for Classic+ already exist.
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