As soon as the summer holidays are over, an offer on Steam can send fans of the Harry Potter universe back to their desks.
Which offer is being referred to? The open-world game set in the Harry Potter universe, “Hogwarts Legacy” by Avalanche Software, is part of the “Back to Hogwarts celebration” on Steam and is currently reduced by 80%, available for only €11.99 (instead of €59.99). This is the lowest price ever for which the game has been available (Source: SteamDB).
For those who haven’t played it yet and have perhaps been considering diving into the game and the world surrounding Hogwarts, now is the time to act. The offer ends on September 2, 2025 – after that, the Hogwarts Express will have left.
Here you can see the trailer for Hogwarts Legacy by Avalanche Software:
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Hogwarts Legacy: Official Launch Trailer
Harry Potter franchise games are heavily discounted for a short time
Which other games are also affected? The “Back to Hogwarts” offer applies not only to Hogwarts Legacy, even though it is available at the lowest price so far. Other franchise games like the “Lego Harry Potter Collection” and “Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions” are also reduced by 80%.
However, for those more interested in Hogwarts Legacy, they could also buy the Digital Deluxe Edition for just €2 more (€13.99), which includes the game as well as a few in-game items like the Thestral mount, a battle arena, a cosmetic set, and a dark arts field cap.
Is the game worth it for interested players? At the time of this article, Hogwarts Legacy has a “very positive” rating on Steam (92% of 11,950 German user reviews are positive). The reviews (via Steam) show what players particularly enjoy about Hogwarts Legacy.
Commandante SKINS: “No professor cares that you blow everything up with unforgivable curses. 10/10”
Nevaraniel: “I’ve read negative and positive things about the game. […] For me, this game is magical, beautifully constructed down to the smallest detail, and I find it fascinating how the developers come up with all this. You don’t have to be a hardcore Harry Potter fan to play the game.”
theta_operator: “A fantastic game that offers a very good mix of open world play and story. The graphics are beautiful, and the story is well thought out and always engaging. Highly recommended!”
The Wild Area 2025 in Pokémon GO has been announced. Here, the event is called “Nature Zone”. No matter where: the date has plenty of highlights to offer.
As of yesterday, the date for the Wild Area 2025 was announced, and now further details about the event are known, which will take place on November 15 and 16 in the global variant.
However, there are still some other points that the event will bring, which already seem quite exciting. We summarize the highlights for you here.
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Pokémon GO: Over 800 Trainers fight in Gigantamax battle
The mighty Pokémon return
The mighty Pokémon are particularly strong specimens of monsters that you can encounter in the wild. They had particularly high stats in 2024, had a higher chance of being an XXL Pokémon, and also came with high levels. They could also be shiny with luck.
While the monsters were not easy to catch, the catch was definitely worth it. Last year, there were many exciting Pokémon, and this year’s list looks good too:
On Saturday, Snorlax, Galar-Gallop, Tyranitar, Flunkifer, Absol, Golgantes, Silembrim, Barrikadax and Maskagato will appear
On Sunday, Alolan Ninetales, Galar-Wheezing, Granbull, Houndoom, Gardevoir, Kramshef, Kracko, Piondragi and Snibunna will appear
On both event days, Selfe, Vesprit, and Tobutz can also appear as mighty Pokémon – but only with a ticket and when using incense
By the way: There will be rotating hours over the weekend, always with dark and fairy themes. You will then encounter correspondingly suitable Pokémon.
Exciting monsters in Crypto-Raids
Team GO Rocket is also active in the Wild Area and has two exciting Pokémon in tow.
On Saturday, Crypto-Cresselia will appear in Rocket-Raids. An exciting Pokémon that is particularly interesting in the battle league.
Darkrai will be in the Crypto-Raids on Sunday. This is exciting, as it is the first “mysterious” Pokémon to appear as Crypto. This opens the door for further candidates from the series.
New Shinies and Pokémon Debuts
During the Wild Area, you will encounter three Pokémon for the first time as shinies.
Bähmon debuts in Pokémon GO and brings its shiny with it. It evolves into Pelzebub and Olangaar. It can be found in the wild and in 5-km eggs.
Brimova also appears for the first time as shiny.
And I-Zone W also brings its shiny variant for the first time.
More bonuses and event content
In addition to these highlights, the Nature Zone has several other contents and bonuses to offer, which we will list here for you. There is a distinction between bonuses with tickets and those without.
Bonuses without tickets:
You will receive up to 3 raid passes per day by spinning gyms
The Dyna particle collection limit will be increased to 1,600
Overall, the Nature Zone has a lot of content to offer. You’ll encounter plenty of Pokémon throughout the day, can meet more monsters on routes, and can look forward to the mighty Pokémon. However, there are also many bonuses behind the paid ticket. What do you think of the event? Let us know in the comments! You can now find our overview of the Nature Zone 2025 in Pokémon GO here.
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The Hulk is one of the most popular characters from the Marvel universe, because he is not only a shining hero, but also a tragic character. But what if all the fears come true?
The character of Hulk is almost always tragic. He has seemingly infinite strength, yet not always the control over it. He is a hero, but also a danger to humanity. Adding to this is the tragedy of his own psyche, as Bruce Banner also suffers from the Hulk.
The Marvel movies have not always handled the Hulk the best, but in the comics, there are many stories that build on tragedy. With the character Maestro, Marvel established a dystopian dictator who demonstrates how dangerous the Hulk can be.
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The Incredible Hulk – Trailer for the Forgotten MCU Movie from 2008
A destroyed future and a nasty Hulk
Who is Maestro? Maestro is an alternate version of Bruce Banner from Earth-9200. His first appearance was in the comic Hulk: Future Imperfect No. 1 from 1992. In the future, there are 2 atomic wars that have eliminated almost all humans and superhumans on Earth. Bruce Banner was captured by A.I.M., an organization often led by the villain M.O.D.O.K.
Bruce escaped and traveled across the land until he reached Dystopia, the former New York. There he encountered Hercules, who ruled as Maestro. Bruce lost the first battle against Hercules, but he did not kill him. That was a mistake, as years later, the Hulk returned and through a trick defeated Hercules and became the dictator Maestro himself.
He created a large army of robots, expanded the territory of Dystopia, and tried to eliminate anyone who stood in the way of his rule.
Here you see the cover of Maestro No. 1 from 2020:
How did Hulk become a tyrant? The Hulk’s rage towards humanity grew after he witnessed what they had done to the Earth. He concluded that humanity must be ruled with an iron fist and that only he can take on this role. He lost all empathy.
Maestro is not just another personality of the Hulk, he is a mix of both personalities created through hate. In this alternate future, the Hulk absorbed radiation for years, caused by the atomic wars. As a result, he is even more powerful than the normal Hulk.
He has retained basic intellect, even though the radiation has caused him to become the insane dictator. In his head, there is neither Bruce Banner nor Hulk, but only Maestro.
In a normal fight, the normal Hulk could not defeat Maestro. He could only stop him with a time machine.
How can you experience Maestro’s story? The story of how he became Maestro can be read in Maestro: The Gamma Tyrant of the Future. The collected edition includes issues 1 – 5 of Maestro. If you want a larger overview of Maestro’s appearances, you can also get the Hulk: Maestro Omnibus by Peter David with 960 pages. However, it is only available in English and is relatively expensive for an initial insight.
For a companion in Baldur’s Gate 3 you can discover a bittersweet scene when you lead her to the capital’s cemetery.
In Baldur’s Gate 3, there is almost infinite exploration. Many events are triggered only when you have the correct companion active in the group – like a “meeting” with Karlach’s parents. You can indeed find them… or at least their grave in the city of Baldur’s Gate.
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Eine halbe Million Leute meisterten die schwierigste Herausforderung in Baldur’s Gate 3, doch 4.600 Spieler gingen noch einen Schritt weiter
What was found? In the subreddit for Baldur’s Gate 3, the player AutisticDurge highlights a small scene that many may have missed. Because when you visit the large cemetery of Baldur’s Gate in the last act of the game with Karlach by your side, you can find two special graves: the graves of Karlach’s parents.
Arriving at the grave, Karlach speaks to the graves as if her parents could still hear her. She says she is “back” and has “brought friends”. She also tells her parents that she is currently happy and has to deal with some “really important shit” that they might be able to see for themselves.
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Your Tiefling companion uses the time to reflect on the past and how her parents died:
Her mother died when Karlach was a teenager. She had a high fever and before a decent healer was found, she had already passed away.
Her father died during a delivery. His cart overturned on the road and buried him beneath it.
What happened to Karlach afterward? Those who have followed Karlach’s story know that she later fell into the hands of Gortash, who subsequently sold her to the Hells, where she had to fight as Zariel’s “Champion” in the arena. There, her heart was also replaced with a hellish contraption that ensures Karlach can fight more wildly but also only enjoys a temporary life outside the Hells – and time is running out faster.
Basically, since the release of Baldur’s Gate 3, there has been a sentiment in the game’s community that Karlach deserves a better ending. When the game was originally released, there were even no possibilities for a good ending due to some bugs – it was almost always dramatic and often heartbreaking.
Now there are at least a few “neutral” endings where Karlach’s future is uncertain and there is at least a possibility that she has a future at all. But still, many wish for a clear “happy ending” for Karlach – because that would fit well with everything she has experienced so far.
Did you visit the grave of Karlach’s parents during your first playthrough? Or have you always walked past it? Or did you not have Karlach with you at all and missed the scene every time? In Baldur’s Gate 3, there is much to discover – and some tricks are only learned by people after over 900 hours!
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Officially, there is no 4-day workweek in the Netherlands, but the labor market has unconsciously adjusted so that many employees still work only 4 days a week. This is also due to the fact that the Netherlands has a significantly more flexible work system than Germany.
There is officially no four-day workweek in the Netherlands. Strictly speaking, there is neither a policy of working time reduction nor a four-day workweek in the Netherlands. However, the Dutch labor market has almost unwittingly adjusted so that companies have practically implemented the four-day workweek without a pay cut, after having practiced a policy of work-life balance for decades.
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No official 4-day week, but more flexible work hours
In the Netherlands, the average working hours per week keep decreasing; many employees work part-time, and flexible work models are socially and politically supported. According to data from Eurostat from 2023, the average working time in the Netherlands is only 32.2 hours, the lowest in Europe, compared to 34 hours in Germany or 35.5 hours in Ireland. According to the Financial Times (Paywall), about 50% of the Dutch work part-time, with the proportion for women being as high as 75%.
Full-time working hours also rank among the shortest in Europe at 39.1 hours, only surpassed by Denmark with 38.7 weekly hours. In Germany, the figure was 40.2 hours per week in 2024.
Since working hours are shorter, the Dutch tend to compress them into four rather than five days. Bert Colijn, an economist at ING Bank, assured the Financial Times:
The four-day workweek is now very, very common. I work five days and am sometimes criticized for working five days!
In Germany, there are longer working hours and a stronger performance orientation in everyday life
How does this compare to Germany? In the Netherlands, in contrast to Germany, there is a flatter hierarchy: decisions are often made in teams, and the opinions of all employees are welcome. The working atmosphere is more relaxed and focused on collaboration. This is reported by the Dutch blog Peoos.de.
The Netherlands is a pioneer in part-time employment and flexibility, while in Germany, more overtime is still worked, and a clear separation between work and private life is maintained.
Many Dutch employees consciously work less than 40 hours a week to have more time for family and leisure. In Germany, work-life balance is also valued, but often restricted by longer working hours and stronger performance orientation.
Even when it comes to hybrid working or home office, the Netherlands is already a long way ahead of Germany. In the Netherlands, there is a right to home office (via tagesspiegel.de).
The developers of Elder Scrolls Online have revealed that the world event surrounding the “winding wall” will start in October. MeinMMO summarizes what is known.
What is known about the event? According to a post from the developers on X, the world event in The Elder Scrolls Online is set to start on October 13, 2025. The promise: “A unique event in history that will forever change Tamriel.”
Initial information about the special event was available during the announcement of the currently ongoing Worm Cult seasons. It mentioned a server-wide, world-changing event where the community must work together over several phases to tear down an insurmountable wall that divides the island of Sun’s Dawn into two parts.
Upon completion of the event, the occurrences that will initiate the finale of the current season will take place. The seasonal conclusion will then lead you in the 4th quarter to the part of the island that will be accessible through the event, where new quests, stories, and more await you.
The trailer for the first part of the Worm Cult seasons in Elder Scrolls Online:
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The Elder Scrolls Online: Seasons of the Worm Cult – Part 1 – Release Trailer
Everyone must work together
What does the event remind me of? There has never been such a large, server-wide event in Elder Scrolls Online. But perhaps you’ve played Vanilla WoW or one of the Classic versions and participated in the opening event of Ahn’Qiraj?!
Sure – we draw inspiration from everywhere. I experienced the Gates of Ahn’Qiraj as a player, and that is still one of my top memories of WoW. Other games have done similar things, and we look at what has been successful to build on that and create something special.
Similar to the opening of the gates on the WoW servers, it will also be exciting to observe how well the communities of different servers will collaborate during the upcoming ESO event and which region will be the first to breach the wall.
In the new month, a new item will be introduced in Pokémon GO. We will explain what it does and how you can obtain it.
Hatching eggs is one of the fundamental game elements in Pokémon GO. To do this, you need an incubator where you place an egg. After that, you must cover a certain distance. There are various Pokémon that you can hatch.
Apart from your primary incubator, all other incubators can only be used 1 – 3 times before they become unusable. Next month, there will be a new variant that you can use more often. However, it is also subject to certain limitations.
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More usable, yet limited
What kind of incubator is this? The new incubator is known as the timed incubator. You can use it as often as you want to hatch Pokémon. Its function is similar to that of your primary incubator, as it does not become unusable after a certain number of uses.
How do I get the new incubator? The timed incubator is a reward that you can receive in the GO Pass in September. You will receive it at level 20. However, it is only available if you have purchased the deluxe version of the GO Pass. If you only play the free version of the pass, you cannot receive the incubator.
The regular deluxe version of the GO Pass costs €8.99 in the Pokémon GO web store.
What limitation does the incubator have? Although you can use the timed incubator as often as you like, it still comes with a limitation: a time restriction.
No matter when you received the item as a reward, it is only available until October 14, 2025, at 10:00 AM. After that, the item will disappear.
If you still have an unhatched egg in the incubator at that time, it will be transferred to another, single-use incubator. Once you have hatched the transferred egg, that incubator will also disappear.
The developers of Dune: Awakening have revealed their mysterious PvE event, which is supposed to lead to the big update Chapter 2 with new quests in a chain reaction.
What kind of event is this? The developers of Dune: Awakening have launched an in-game event for the first time since the game’s release. Under the name “CHOAM Salvage Rights Event”, a limited-time action is currently running in the game, where there is even an interesting reward.
Players can look forward to a PvE event in the Hagga Basin, where they will shoot down the Kirab CHOAM freighters with their cannons. The spaceships will then come crashing down in flames in the Hagga Basin, where they are expected by bandits and sandworms.
Here you can watch the trailer for the next update “Chapter 2”:
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Dune: Awakening receives new story quests and another vehicle with Chapter 2
New quest line leads to Chapter 2
What can players expect? In the survival MMO, players can look forward to a series of new quests that they can receive from the CHOAM traders at the outposts in the Hagga Basin. These are the first new quests since the release of Dune: Awakening and are supposed to advance the story towards Chapter 2.
The missions will follow the trails of the Kirab, including sabotaging their cannons and retrieving valuable cargo from the CHOAM freighters. But not only the Kirab, but also other raiders and the sandworms are supposed to circle threateningly around the loot.
As a conclusion to the quests, a miniature cannon will be rewarded as base decoration, as well as new CHOAM weapons that will come to the game with the event. The event is supposed to take place exclusively in the PvE area of Hagga Basin, so players will neither venture into the dangerous deep desert nor have to compete against other players.
How is the event currently running? Just a few hours after launch, the developers had to temporarily disable the event due to issues. In a statement on Discord, they wrote:
Sleeping,
we are temporarily interrupting the CHOAM Salvage Rights Event due to a problem with the event. In the meantime, we are working on a hotfix and will release it as soon as possible to get the event back on track.
When the event will go online again is currently unknown. However, the developers of Dune: Awakening have frequently released new updates and hotfixes multiple times a week in the past, so it is possible that the event will be running again soon.
Even though the event had to be interrupted shortly after its start, it is the first time since the release of Dune: Awakening that new quests and an in-game event overall are being launched. In the end, everything is supposed to culminate in the big update “Chapter 2”. What you can expect in the future at Dune: Awakening can be seen here: Dune: Awakening finally has a roadmap, but the most important change won’t come until 2026
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If you’re looking for quirky cooperative action, you can get a little shooter gem on Steam for just €5. MeinMMO author Odysseas Grigoriadis has spent over 20 hours blasting through hordes of Egyptian mummies.
This gem is called Strange Brigade: It’s a third-person shooter from the developer Rebellion, who are also the creators of the Sniper Elite games. Strange Brigade was released on Steam in 2018 and sends you on a campaign against a terrible witch queen in Egypt.
You can currently get the game on Steam again at a really cheap price. Strange Brigade currently costs only €4.99, and the Deluxe Edition is available for €7.99.
Who is writing here? Actually, MeinMMO author Ody is more of a strategy game enthusiast, but occasionally he is drawn to cooperative slashers like Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Left 4 Dead, or even Strange Brigade.
A colorful bunch of heroes roams ancient Egypt
What is the shooter about? The setting is Egypt in the 1930s: Amateur Egyptologist Sir Edgar Harbin has opened the tomb of Seteki, a witch queen from ancient Egypt. How could he have known that the queen would awaken after 4,000 years? To make matters worse, she wakes with an army of mummified monsters.
Only the members of the Strange Brigade can stop Seteki now. This group consists of a number of delightfully exaggerated personalities: there’s Frank Fairburne, the tough war veteran, or demon hunter Nalangu Rushida, among others.
The main game includes four playable characters of the Strange Brigade, and you can get five more through DLCs.
Overall, Strange Brigade offers co-op for up to 4 players.
Here you can watch a trailer for the game:
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Strange Brigade – Trailer for the co-op shooter for fans of Indiana Jones
What makes Strange Brigade a hidden gem? One of the game’s greatest strengths is its humor. While the characters take the story quite seriously, the narrator effectively breaks the dark mood and provides most of the laughs.
This narrator appears not only in the cutscenes, which look like they were filmed on old film, but also seldom leaves during missions and reacts to what you do. You can even really annoy him, for which there is actually an achievement on Steam.
In Strange Brigade, there are not only good jokes but also good gameplay. I really enjoyed blasting through hordes of mummified enemies with the guns in the game or finishing them off with magic. The environments still look nice even today.
About 30 hours of co-op fun if you have the right people
How long will I be busy with it? If you want to see and do everything, according to howlongtobeat.com, it takes about 29 hours. So, you won’t be tied to this game with your friends for too long if you don’t want to.
In addition to the campaign, there is a horde mode and a score game. In the latter, you replay campaign missions to place your overall score on a leaderboard.
Little disclaimer at the end: Although I mostly played Strange Brigade alone, it’s definitely more fun cooperatively. Since only about 150 people are currently playing it on Steam (according to steamdb.info), I recommend bringing some friends along.
The dates for the upcoming fan festivals for Final Fantasy XIV in the USA, Europe, and Japan have been announced. However, they are scheduled later than in previous years. Accordingly, the next expansion 8.0 may take some time to arrive.
Update from August 28, 2025: In a message to fans on finalfantasyxiv.com, Director Naoki Yoshida discusses, among other things, the newly announced Fanfest dates. He also has an exciting announcement to share:
Thank you all so much for your support thus far, and we hope to have the pleasure of your company as we continue along this incredible journey for years to come. (And one more thing: for those wondering what comes after the Japan Fan Fest…while I can’t give any details just yet, rest assured you won’t have to wait long.)
As we understand it, the next expansion for Final Fantasy XIV will be released shortly after the Fanfest in Tokyo, so probably sometime in the winter of late 2026 or early 2027.
Original message – When are the next fan festivals? On August 27, Square Enix announced the new dates for the upcoming fan festivals for Final Fantasy XIV. In 2026, it will once again be held in the USA, Europe, and Japan. Here are the dates:
April 24 and 25, 2026: Anaheim, California, USA – Anaheim Convention Center
July 25 and 26, 2026: Berlin, Germany – Messe Berlin, hub27
October 31 and November 1, 2026: Tokyo, Japan – Makuhari Messe
This will be the first European fan festival to take place in Germany since Frankfurt 2017. Currently, there is no information about ticket sales, but it is expected to be announced later on the official website.
However, the dates slightly deviate from the usual rhythm of Final Fantasy XIV, which could mean that the next expansion will arrive later than expected. MeinMMO editor Sophia Weiss was on site at the fan festival in London 2023 for you. Here are some impressions:
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Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival London 2023
Is 8.0 for Final Fantasy XIV coming much later than expected?
What was the previous expansion rhythm of Final Fantasy XIV? The previous rhythm for Final Fantasy XIV saw a major X.0 update approximately every two years until Endwalker:
A Realm Reborn (Base Game), Version 2.0: August 2013
Heavensward, Version 3.0: June 2015
Stormblood, Version 4.0: June 2017
Shadowbringers Version 5.0: July 2019
Endwalker, Version 6.0: December 2021
Dawntrail, Version 7.0 (currently): July 2024
The later release of Endwalker in winter 2021 instead of summer was due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The approximately 2.5 years wait for Dawntrail was also presumably linked to the pandemic, and was seen as a return to the regular rhythm with a summer release.
Why would fan festival dates correlate with the release of 8.0? If the developers do not redesign their entire tried and true announcement pattern for 8.0, it could happen that the expansion goes live only at the end of 2026 or even in spring 2027. This is also supported by the new message from Naoki Yoshida; see also the update in this news from August 28.
So far, the next expansion for the MMORPG has always been announced at the US festival. At the European festival, the release date was revealed, and the final bits of information were provided at the event in Tokyo before a release of Patch X.55, followed by about 6 months of information and update pause until the release.
If the developers use the US fan festival as usual for the announcement of 8.0, the name, setting, and initial information should be announced in April 2026. The release date will presumably be released in July 2026 at the Berlin event. Finally, the fan festival in Tokyo will take place at the end of October, beginning of November.
Of course, Square Enix could then release version 8.0 relatively shortly after the festival in Tokyo. However, it is likely that Patch 7.55 will follow first. The release of the new expansion after Dawntrail could therefore fall into April or May 2027 – if not even June or July. Wich would mean about three years of waiting time.
A release in June or July 2026, which would be a release according to the old schedule, is not possible with the current dates. This is also supported by Yoshida’s latest statement.
At this point, it is not known whether and to what extent the marketing measures for an expansion 8.0 for Final Fantasy XIV may have changed, or whether Square Enix essentially sticks to the old scheme. As soon as there is news, confirmed information about the fan festivals or the upcoming expansion, you can read about it on MeinMMO. During gamescom 2025, we were able to talk to Naoki Yoshida and he told us how he would design a new MMORPG today.
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Helldivers 2 has finally released on Xbox after more than a year. MeinMMO editor Dariusz has gained some experience on PC during that time and has a few tips for the new comrades.
The first hours of Helldivers 2 can be very overwhelming, but PS5 and PC players have had over a year to adapt to the chaos of the galactic war.
Now the Helldiver veterans have received new support: Xbox players have joined the fight and are storming the battlefields. To ensure our new comrades do not serve as helpless cannon fodder, we have gathered 20 tips to help them get started.
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Use Boosters, especially the Hellpod Slot Optimization
At the beginning of each mission, every Helldiver can and should equip a booster. Boosters provide your entire team with an enhancement that can be very useful. One particularly important booster is the Hellpod Slot Optimization. It gives you more ammunition, grenades, and syringes at each respawn. Every team should equip at least this booster.
You can farm Über-Credits instead of buying them
You need Über-Credits (the blue currency) to unlock War Bonds. Through the War Bonds, you get new weapons, equipment, armor, and cosmetic items. Especially with weapons and grenades, there are some that significantly simplify your life on alien planets.
If you don’t want to spend money on War Bonds, you can also find Über-Credits during your missions, for example in bunkers. So it can be worth farming them deliberately – even if it takes a while.
Start upgrading your ship early
Use the remaining time during missions to look for samples. You need samples to unlock upgrades for your ship. It makes sense to start upgrading your ship right at the beginning since it takes some time.
Drop your samples at the extraction point
If you have diligently collected samples during a mission, you should drop them at the extraction point. Ideally as close as possible to the actual landing point of the shuttle. This way, you avoid losing some samples and not being extracted because the carrier bites the dust just before the end of the mission.
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Helldivers 2 invites new players of Xbox Series X|S to great heroic deeds
Forget about false pride
Play on a suitable difficulty level, especially when collecting samples to improve your ship. To successfully deliver samples, you must complete a mission and extract.
Overall, Helldivers is most fun when you use weapons and stratagems that you enjoy. Meta loadouts can simplify your life at higher difficulty levels, but they won’t help you if you are not having fun. So don’t let false pride guide you. This is not a PvP game.
Medals, cap: 250 (currency for unlocks within the War Bonds)
Request Notes, cap: 50,000 (yellow currency for new stratagems, etc.)
Samples, cap: 500 for common, 250 for rare, and 100 for super rare (Samples are the currency for ship upgrades)
Even a fun build can be optimized
Play with weapons and stratagems that you enjoy, but: A build works more reliably when you have the right mix – such as a support weapon, a backpack, and 2 stratagems (e.g., one for crowd control, one as a heavy hitter). You can also combine different weapons in your builds to compensate for each other’s weaknesses.
Weapons for easing missions
There are weapons, stratagems, and support weapons with which you can destroy mission objectives like fabricators or bug nests. Some examples include:
Always keep moving, as the hordes of enemies will otherwise get closer and put more pressure on you. You need to try to maintain control and successfully kite the enemies. If possible, you should even move while activating stratagems. If you’re on PC, for example, you can map the stratagem execution from WASD to the arrow keys – as long as your keyboard has arrow keys.
Don’t waste ammunition
When you reload, you discard the remaining ammunition in your magazine. Since ammunition management is important for some weapons to avoid encountering a giant acid titan unprepared and empty-handed, you should avoid this if possible. So be mindful not to switch your magazine after just a few rounds.
Stims not only heal you, they also replenish your stamina
If you are being overrun by hordes of bugs and need to make up a few meters, your stamina plays a crucial role. If you’ve used up all your stamina, you can replenish it with a syringe. Ideally, use the stims when you can benefit from both effects: health AND stamina regeneration.
Throw yourselves into the dirt more often
Dropping down and diving to the ground extinguishes the fire if you are burning. It also reduces the damage you take from explosions. If you cannot escape a potentially devastating explosion, throw yourself on the ground – you may be lucky and survive this way. You also avoid damage from Tesla towers when you are lying on the ground.
Weapons have different armor penetration
In Helldivers 2, not all weapons deal the same damage to armor. Each weapon has one of three armor penetration ratings: light, medium, heavy. Only weapons that penetrate heavy armor can deal damage to any enemy. The shots from a submachine gun with light penetration will bounce off enemies with medium or heavy armor – keep that in mind.
Planning when loading the SEAF artillery
When using the SEAF artillery, keep in mind: It fires the shells in the order you load them. It can cause surprises if you expect a different type of ammunition. So keep this in mind when loading the SEAF artillery.
Check out the planets from the spaceship
Pay attention to the conditions of the planet when starting a mission. This can have a significant impact on gameplay and, for example, affect the use of stratagems.
Sometimes in Helldivers it is wise to avoid or quickly end a confrontation and retreat. In such situations, you can use smoke to break the line of sight and reposition yourself. The enemies can no longer track you if they do not know your position.
Distraction to avoid confrontations
You can use sound to distract enemies and lure them in another direction. For example, throw a grenade or a stratagem in a certain direction to draw the enemies’ attention there, and then sneak past them from the other side.
Avoid reinforcements – especially the really nasty ones
If you encounter enemy patrols or get involved in a fight, first eliminate the enemies that can call reinforcements. With the bugs, pay special attention to the Alpha Commanders, as they can summon strong enemies like acid titans.
Injuries affect gameplay
In heated combat, your Helldiver may quickly sustain an injury. This is then indicated with a corresponding symbol on the screen. These injuries actively affect gameplay and should therefore be treated. A broken arm, for example, worsens your shooting precision and affects the throwing of grenades and stratagems. A broken leg impacts your movement, and a chest injury deals bleeding damage that can eventually kill you over time.
Prepare for strong enemies
Some enemy types are significantly stronger than the small, insignificant adds that follow you in droves. You should not encounter these enemies unprepared. For example, if you are facing a Bots tank or an acid titan and do not know their weaknesses or do not have firepower that can crack their armor, you will run into problems.
If you are not familiar with the weaknesses of various enemies, we have written small guides on MeinMMO for many of the Over-Earth foes that could help you in battle. You can find an overview here: Helldivers 2: All Guides, Beginner Tips, and Lists Overview
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In EA FC 25 you can now earn the Griddy celebration for the successor. If you want to use the Griddy in FC 26, you must complete matches in a special cup in Ultimate Team. On MeinMMO, we explain which tasks you need to complete for the popular celebration.
What is the Griddy? The Griddy is a celebration that dates back to a TikTok trend from 2019. During the Griddy, you shuffle forward in a slightly bent posture while swinging your arms back and forth. At the moment when the arms are in front of the face, you look through the hands that are shaped into a hole.
The Griddy is considered very provocative yet popular due to its casualness paired with a touch of silliness. Many players in the EA FC scene use it to further provoke an opponent after scoring.
Until now, the Griddy was a celebration that you could use randomly with any player and that you could also set as your club’s pro celebration for all players in Ultimate Team.
Is the Griddy also available in FC 26? Yes, but you have to earn it. To do this, you need to play the new Griddy-to-Glory-Cup in Ultimate Team. If you do not unlock the Griddy celebration, you cannot perform it in FC 26. There is also no way to obtain the Griddy by other means in FC 26.
After the video, you will see how to obtain the Griddy for FC 26 in FC 25 Ultimate Team.
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Deep Dive trailer on gameplay shows 2 different gameplays and numerous adjustments
Unlocking Griddy for FC 26: Tasks and Requirements
How do you get the Griddy for FC 26? In the live objectives in FC 25 Ultimate Team, you will find 2 task blocks that are relevant for unlocking the Griddy for FC 26:
Griddy-to-Glory Daily Play
Griddy-to-Glory Daily Completionist
Both tasks are interconnected. For the daily match task, you need to either:
win 3 matches
or
complete 6 matches
The daily match task is updated daily at 6:00 PM (GMT). If you meet the requirements for the daily match, you automatically complete a sub-task for the Griddy-to-Glory Daily Complete Package.
To finally get the Griddy celebration for FC 26, you must complete the daily match tasks and thus also the complete package 5 times. You have until September 9, 2025, to do this.
How can you participate in the Griddy-to-Glory Cup? You can find the cup in the live friendly matches of Ultimate Team. Every player is eligible for the cup and you can play as often as you like.
Your team must meet 2 specific requirements to start a match:
18 common + rare pros: Exactly 18 (starting lineup and substitution)
75 OVR and higher: Exactly 18
In other words, you can only use common or rare gold players for the cup. However, you do not need to spend a long time tinkering with a formation or tactics, as you will have already met your quota after completing 6 matches.
Can I unlock additional rewards through the cup? Yes. For each daily match task you complete, you will receive for FC 25 Ultimate Team:
3x 86+-Pro Pack
10x 85+-Pro Packs
An even greater bonus is provided by the Griddy-to-Glory Daily Complete Package:
Complete 1, 2, and 3: each a 5-of-10 player choice from Futties/Path to Glory/Greats of the Game with an overall rating of 99
Complete 4 and 5: each a 5-of-20 player choice from Futties/Path to Glory/Greats of the Game with an overall rating of 99
as a bonus for completions 1-5: Futties Ronaldinho (99 OVR)
The Griddy is not only used on the field, but also in eSports for EA FC, where some pros occasionally resort to the Griddy. Recently, RB Leipzig eProfi Anders Vejrgang caused a stir when he retaliated with the celebration against his opponent. However, a Dutchman became the world champion in FC 25, and he opted for an unconventional player in defense: The new world champion in FC 25 relies on a budget defensive giant who is actually a goalkeeper
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In Path of Exile 2, the director discussed exclusive skins during a press preview for the new season. We’ll reveal whether these will also come to the West.
Which skins are involved? Path of Exile 2 is being produced for the West and is only familiar to most players in this version. However, the game is too dark and off-putting for the Chinese market, which is why the developers are creating a standalone version for the many players there that differs in several aspects from the “normal” version.
There are skins tailored specifically to that market, such as anime characters as companions or cute dogs and cats that players can own. Some players have expressed in the past that they wish these skins could also come to the West. MeinMMO asked the director, Jonathan Rogers, about the chances of this happening.
Here you can see the trailer for the new season “The Third Edict”:
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Path of Exile 2 shows Season 2 in the new trailer, brings Act 4 and 3 interludes into play
Nothing is excluded
Will the skins also come to the West? During a press preview for the new season of Path of Exile 2, MeinMMO asked Game Director Jonathan Rogers whether the skins from China would also come to the West.
Rogers initially explained that the skins are not created by the developer Grinding Gear Games themselves, but by the publisher Tencent specifically for the Chinese market. However, he did not rule out the possibility that some of the skins would make it into the global version.
He explained that they are looking at the skins, and those that align with the developers’ vision for the “normal” version may eventually be released. Therefore, it is not expected that anime characters and puppy dogs will soon fight skeletons and monsters in the Western version.
What about the skins from Path of Exile 1? Since the release of Path of Exile (1), the developers have continually introduced new skins into the game through dozens of supporter packs. Therefore, MeinMMO asked the director during the press preview whether new players would eventually be given the opportunity to purchase these.
However, Jonathan Rogers clarified that this will not happen. They promised the supporters that the skins would be exclusive and do not want to break that promise. Instead, the developers are offering new packs that new players can use to build their wardrobe.
Legion Remix for World of Warcraft does not look good. This is what the community says and promises: We will not play it like that.
Update 28.08.2025, 06:30 AM: Meanwhile, Blizzard has commented in the WoW Forum and appears to be planning a course change. All the loud criticism from the community seems to have had an effect, as Blizzard says:
Many thanks to everyone who took the time to test Legion Remix on the PTR. Based on your feedback, we will extend our PTR test by a week starting next week and make significant improvements, aiming to bring additional speed, power, and fun into the mode. More details coming soon.
It remains to be seen whether the changes will actually make a difference. But at least it seems that the feedback has been received.
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It was supposed to be a big nostalgia fest and the announcement was received with much joy. But it is becoming increasingly clear that Legion Remix will be quite different than Mists of Pandaria Remix. However, the developers seem determined to stick to this path and are now paying the price for it: many are unwilling to give Legion Remix a chance or prefer to play it only at the end when Blizzard gives in.
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WoW Midnight – The opening cinematic of the new addon shows the attack on Silvermoon
What is the problem? Legion Remix could already be tried out on the PTR (test server). However, the first feedback from players was devastating. Leveling is too slow, the power increase is too low, and essentially all that made Mists of Pandaria Remix great is not included this time – with the exception of numerous cosmetic rewards. But even those are not all available at the start, but will be unlocked over time.
Blizzard sticks to phases, wants slower power gain
One of the developers responsible for Legion Remix is also active on a community Discord, where a channel has even been created specifically for feedback. There, “Josh” not only collects feedback from the community but also responds to some criticisms to clarify his design philosophy or explain what the intent of Legion Remix is.
In recent days, numerous players have expressed their concerns and criticized that essentially the best aspects of Mists of Pandaria Remix are not present in Legion Remix: all content available from the start and the ability to become extremely powerful within a few days. Josh responded:
I appreciate the feedback and understand where you are coming from and your feelings are valid. Some updates will come soon. I want you to feel as powerful as in Mists of Pandaria [Remix], but I also want to bring back the feeling of strengthening the artifact weapon over multiple patches and then going into the once-challenging zones and slaughtering everything – that is a kind of progress and narrative that can only be experienced with different phases.
Even if Josh’s statement should not be understood as a general Blizzard position, he is indeed one of the key developers of this feature, and such a statement carries weight.
Community says: Let us know when everything is there, then we will play
In social media, such as the WoW subreddit, these and other statements are not received well at all. Many express their discontent that they have to wait many weeks until all content from Legion is available.
It is also disappointing that one will only truly feel overpowered late in the course of Legion Remix. After all, this overpowering is what made it fun and one of the driving factors when it came to farming rewards. Because hardly anyone wants to farm rewards while having a “normal” power level – that has been experienced sufficiently in Retail WoW.
Blizzard sticks to the plans – and the community is angry.
Some of the comments on this:
“I won’t touch this until they go back to their typical ‘Sorry, here’s the turbo mode’ nonsense, like they always do lately when they give us content piecemeal.” – snukz
“To make it short: We wait a month and when it’s finally fixed, we will play.” – ironmcchef
“I want no phases. I want no progress. I want no ‘trying’. I want to turn off my brain, see big numbers, and make bosses fall over.” – Khaldaan
“It’s incredible that the feedback for MoP Remix back then was almost unanimous: ‘This is the most fun I’ve ever had in WoW’ and the feedback for Legion Remix is ‘This is really, really bad and nobody likes it’. And they still stick to it.” – SpunkMcKullins
“You can just trust Blizzard to take a fun new game mode (that surprised everyone) and completely massacre it for future versions of it. Just… how?” – Fright13
Whether all these comments are ultimately just lip service and players will end up playing for the cosmetic rewards remains to be seen. However, one should not expect a “hype” like the one Mists of Pandaria Remix generated. After all, Legion Remix resembles too much the restrictions and “normal” things that everyone has been experiencing in Retail for years. That’s all very unfortunate, as Legion Remix brings some of the coolest rewards.
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Battlefield 6 is still a few months away. If you’re already craving action, you’ll need to look for other games. Therefore, we now present a series of games that you can play while waiting for Battlefield 6.
What kind of games are these? Battlefield has its own niche in a way. It is an arcade shooter, which is therefore not as realistic as various military simulations. Nevertheless, Battlefield puts a greater focus on realism and immersion than, for example, its big shooter competitor Call of Duty. This makes it difficult, actually impossible, to recommend a truly perfect alternative.
However, the games we present here share certain characteristics with the Battlefield series and can therefore be an alternative. To help you better assess whether a game is interesting for you, we will mention the core elements that it shares with Battlefield for each game.
Battlefield 4, 1, V, and 2042
Genre: Military Shooter |Developer: EA Dice | Platform: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S |Release Date: / | Model: Buy-to-Play | Perspective: First-Person
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The Official Reveal Trailer for Battlefield 1
What distinguishes the Battlefield titles? The best alternative to the latest Battlefield is an old Battlefield since it relies on the same gameplay elements – except for Battlefield 2042. The respective games differ slightly in setting and color scheme of the maps.
Battlefield 4 – Setting: relatively contemporary with modern weapons and vehicles
Immersion and sound design have always had a strong focus
Typical Battlefield modes available
Movement and game speed in BF4, 1 and V significantly slower than in BF6 and 2042
Contra
The last entry in a modern setting is 2042 or the 12-year-old Battlefield 4. If you’re looking for a modern setting, you have to make compromises.
The memory of the existence of Battlefield 2042 might frustrate you
Player counts and server selection in older entries can be uneven, especially in BF4
Arma Reforger
Genre: Military Simulation, Hardcore Shooter |Setting: Cold War |Developer: Bohemia Interactive |Release Date: May 12, 2022 | Model: Buy-to-Play | Perspective: First-Person | Platform: PC, PS5, Xbox Series
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New shooter on Steam and Xbox gives a taste of Arma 4 – See here the realistic graphics in the trailer
What distinguishes Arma? Arma is a military simulation characterized by extreme realism and complexity. This is noticeable, for example, in the ballistics of the weapons. The gameplay focus is overall on large-scale battles involving infantry and various vehicles across expansive landscapes.
Additionally, communication with your teammates is extremely important. You are constantly exchanging information with your comrades and discussing the further course of action – not only in your small squad but throughout the entire team. Often there is a concrete attack plan that you follow.
Pro
Focus on realism
Large-scale battles with vehicles and infantry
Immersive atmosphere with strong sound design
Strategy and communication are important
Suitable for roleplaying fans
No CoD movement
Contra
not arcade/casual-friendly/beginner-friendly
You are practically forced to communicate with other players
English language skills are advantageous due to the importance of communication.
A developer is not pleased that Twitch streamers are playing his games, but feels exploited. The streams would get high views, yet he gains little from it.
The title image is a symbolic image and does not represent any of the mentioned individuals.
What is the developer frustrated about? The developer Okuda Kaku, who with his wife owns the game company Kaeru Panda, shared a personal case. A Twitch streamer had over 2 million subscribers on the platform and played his game. This was supposed to mean a significant boost in sales since many people were introduced to his video game this way.
But because the Twitch streamer did not provide a link to the game, the success eluded the developer. Only the streamer could benefit from the game for his stream and the revenue generated from it.
In a posting on X, he writes: “I have personally experienced situations where a game I developed was streamed by a famous streamer and received hundreds of thousands of views overnight. However, there was no purchase link in the video description, so it had absolutely no impact on sales. I felt like I was being exploited and only the streamer benefited. Honestly, I really wish something would be done about it. Seriously.”
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These are the 5 most relevant German streamers on Twitch in 2024, according to Google
A problem without a real solution
What is the solution? Currently, there is no immediate solution, only several ways to potentially address this issue:
Developer Takayuki Fukatsu suggests on X a revenue share. 5% of the revenue that a player earns by playing a specific video game should go to the developers.
A provided link to buy the game directly may not always bring much. Many viewers from Twitch streams are primarily viewers and not buyers. A suggestion (from the community on X) would be that developers could charge so-called “streaming fees” for their game, which Twitch streamers would need to pay if they wanted to stream the game.
Developer Nama Takahashi (via automaton-media.com) believes that content creators should be required to break the game they play into episodes and only upload them piece by piece.
So far, there are only ideas regarding this topic, but no concrete solutions. It remains to be seen whether a system can be created in the near future where both developers and Twitch streamers can benefit.
On Steam and PS5 you can currently get a special shooter on offer that relies not only on sci-fi and many jokes but also has a lot to offer as a game.
What game is it? On Steam, there are many sci-fi shooters, but hardly any game compares to High On Life. Instead of focusing on an epic story with twists and drama, the shooter is packed with crude humor known from cartoons like Rick and Morty.
As a classic loser, you suddenly find yourself in an alien invasion and with an arsenal of talking weapons, you try to save the Earth.
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The release trailer for High on Life
Quirky humor and a fine shooter
What kind of game is High On Life? As the first look at the trailer already shows, the shooter relies on crude (fecal) humor. A major focus is on the conversations with your weapons, which not only constantly contradict you. They have their own personalities, which also reflect their tactics on the battlefield.
You can switch the weapons in combat according to the situation. Corresponding to the talking weapons, there are also unique shooting and reloading animations that fit the humorous world.
Aside from fighting colorful alien monsters and bosses with loose mouths, you need to explore various planets. The shooting is not only important, but also the journey within the worlds. High On Life has a strong focus on movement segments that you must complete with various tools.
How is the game received on Steam? The game currently has a pretty good rating of 89% with over 16,000 reviews on Steam.
MIKIESZ (via Steam) praises many aspects of the game: Each biome is incredibly beautiful and well-designed, the movement mechanics are very responsive, the weapon comments and dialogues are incredibly funny.
[LOS] Gamma (via Steam) can recommend the game especially to a group of people: Anyone who loves the Rick and Morty humor will love the game.
Even Mr. Zero: 7 (via Steam) had his fun: Haven’t had a game that made me laugh and smirk so much in a long time! A bit short, but that’s what DLC is for!
Who is the game not suitable for? Even if you are only interested in the shooter and movement mechanics, you should be a fan of the humor. If you don’t like the humor in series like Rick and Morty, American Dad, or Family Guy, you probably won’t have fun here either.
How much does High On Life cost currently? Until September 6, you can get the game on Steam with a 50% discount for only €18.24. If you want the DLC as well, you currently pay €24.11. You can also get the game in the PSN Store for a price of €19.99 on sale.
If you have the Xbox Game Pass, the shooter is also included in the subscription.
At Gamescom, MeinMMO chief editor Leya played the demo of Borderlands 4 and spoke with the developers afterward. They discussed how the shooter feels more mature now and what it actually means to have already created a legend like Handsome Jack.
What do you do when you have created one of the most iconic villains in gaming history and set the bar incredibly high for yourself for all who follow?
This is exactly what I have been wondering for years when I think of Borderlands. I love this loot shooter very much, have played everything in the series – and Handsome Jack, with his smug, cunning, and calculating nature, remains unmatched as a villain to this day.
At Gamescom, I spoke with Senior Project Producer Anthony Nicholson and Lead Level Designer Jason Reiss about the question that has been burning in my mind for so long.
I will embed the 10-minute interview here as a video. Small warning: Unfortunately, we had technical problems and my audio quality is poor, but Anthony and Jason are easy to understand:
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Borderlands 4 Interview mit Anthony Nicholson und Jason Reiss
The Legacy of Handsome Jack
After I had about 40 minutes to shoot through the demo of Borderlands 4 and had a lot of fun doing so, I was able to talk with both developers for another 10 minutes. When we generally discussed the topic of the villain, I asked them straight out if it actually puts pressure on them to create a new villain at the level of Handsome Jack. Anthony immediately had a clear answer to that:
Yes, absolutely.
I think every artist, every creator has this thing that they are constantly trying to either look up to or surpass, but that is not our goal. We’re not saying: Oh, that was done that way, now we have to do everything to make sure that happens [again]. No, we have super creative and very talented writers. And together with all the directors and leads of our project, who all contribute to making the story what it is, how we tell it and what the characters can do over time.
Jason added that each Borderlands has a separate story with different meanings and that many different directions can be taken here.
Why this question was swirling in my head was also due to the predecessor Borderlands 3. At that time, the Calypso twins were criticized. Their direction looked like this: The villains parodied narcissistic Twitch streamers, got on many people’s nerves and never had the depth that Handsome Jack possesses. One could say they were one of the biggest criticisms of the game.
Borderlands 4 aims to be more serious – and the villain?
While I was playing the demo at Gamescom, I especially noticed that the gameplay felt much more mature. Because from my perspective, Gearbox has focused primarily on modernizing the shooter gameplay while also significantly improving the movement. With grappling hooks, gliding, swimming and more vertical gameplay, the loot shooter feels much more refined.
As I couldn’t quite explain to myself why I felt this way, I asked both if they had a theory as to why Borderlands 4 feels more mature to me. Anthony explained how, in his view, their new antagonist, the Timekeeper, likely contributes to this:
I think when we develop games and we evolve and move forward, we grow up too. And the players grow with us. And so there’s an approach that improves, but also looks at things through a different lens so we can continuously try to make things better and better.
But I also think about how much is at stake with this part with the Timekeeper and what he is. It’s much more serious. The entire planet is at risk because of what this person is doing. You can see how environmental storytelling contributes and how different factions have risen up and tried to resist.
The Timekeeper rules as a dictator over the prison planet Kairos, which has long been protected from external influences by a barrier created by him. He is the leader of the faction “Order,” which operates with mind control and total surveillance. Unlike previous Borderlands villains, he acts calmly, calculatingly, and is difficult to provoke, making him particularly threatening.
The actual motives and true nature of the Timekeeper are meant to remain mysterious and will be revealed further along in the game.
All of this already sounds like a very harsh dystopia and, according to Anthony, is supposed to reflect in the game’s visuals, which are also kept rather dark. They want to settle the atmosphere somewhere between Borderlands 1 and Borderlands 2.
I personally liked the Calypso twins for what they were. I didn’t expect much depth from narcissistic influencers either. But I must say, this new villain really intrigues me, as he seems to be the exact opposite of the usual colorful characters one encounters in Borderlands.
His will to keep an entire planet hidden makes the Timekeeper a fascinating figure. What is his agenda?
Gameplay reflects what the antagonist is meant to be
After processing my impressions of the gameplay and my conversation with both developers a bit, I get a cohesive overall picture.
Jason made a good point regarding worldbuilding and gameplay. From his perspective, Borderlands 4 also feels more mature now, due to the logic that had to be created in the world:
When you think about what we could do before, we created levels. There was a level transition, where you appeared somewhere else. And we could be a bit vague about how big this thing is and what the path looks like, all these things. But with the seamless world, everything is real. It’s a realer world. Everything is interconnected. Everyone. The river you see flowing has to reach all the other interesting sights. And it has to be fully realized or we create a large world that connects everything.
I think that creates a more mature type of environment.
Because Borderlands has now evolved again in its systems and is more mature, a loot shooter has been created that feels more grown-up. But I can promise you, the chaotic feeling and absurd moments will remain. I mean: I threw away my weapon with an empty magazine, which then ran alongside me and shot with me automatically. Delightful!
When I now think about why Handsome Jack was so iconic back then, he may have even been ahead of Borderlands 2 in development. Because with his way of trying to pull you to his side and his motives in the end, that had depth, it was dark, it had maturity.
And so the series has not managed to create such a refined villain that it already had back in 2012. But Borderlands 4 seems to be right there, and I have high hopes for the Timekeeper. It would be cool if a villain on the level of Handsome Jack is presented here – but oh, I understand the pressure the developers are under. These smug remarks, that nasty laugh, that false charm… it’s just a major cinematic experience.
In the new update of the game No Man’s Sky, you can finally fly through space together with your friends.
What kind of update is this? The update “Voyagers” catapults the game No Man’s Sky to a new level. The update has been live for a few hours and can be tried out. It is update 6.0 and primarily offers the ability to design your spaceships freely and turn them into flying bases.
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No Man’s Sky player is in such a desperate situation with his permadeath character that the developers are paying him their last respects
Your spaceship becomes a base in space
What is new in the update 6.0? In the new update, you get entirely new options to design your ship. Ships now have a complete interior. You can add, among other things, medical stations, bedrooms, armories, radar devices, and teleporters.
The spaceships thus transform into mobile bases that you can decorate and inhabit. All of this is possible even while you are currently traveling, as you can move freely during flight and are not stuck in the pilot’s seat.
The best part: ships can now be inhabited by a multi-crew. This means you can take your friends on your ship, assign them roles, and they can help design the ship.
You can customize decorations and the exterior according to your personal style. For example, you can design your spaceship luxuriously and glide through space in splendor. Additionally, new multiplayer missions and a new suit for your character are included.
What does the developer say about the update? In a deep dive video on YouTube, developer Sean Murray describes the ship as “the most important character in No Man’s Sky.” He describes the update as the most significant so far.
Furthermore, he states that substantial parts of the game had to be overhauled for the update. The technology for the revisions will also be useful for the upcoming game Light No Fire, which Hello Games is also developing.
It has been known for a while that Harry Potter is getting a series, and new information or images featuring actors are regularly released. However, the director of the first two films is not really satisfied with the first images.
Which director are we talking about? Chris Columbus directed the first 2 Harry Potter films (The Sorcerer’s Stone and The Chamber of Secrets). Previously, he was known as a director for Home Alone and Mrs. Doubtfire.
In July 2025, filming began on the new Harry Potter series from HBO, and during this process, former actors and directors are being questioned about their opinions as new images and information emerge (via Variety). Chris Columbus has now expressed negative opinions in a podcast after seeing an image of the new Hagrid.
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German trailer for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
It will all be the same
What does he say about the first photos? In the podcast The Rest is Entertainment (via podcasts.apple.com), host Richard Osman discussed with Chris Columbus among other things about Harry Potter and the new series. He mentioned that he had seen unofficial photos from the set.
He saw photos of Hagrid, who is played by Nick Frost, and was shocked at how similar it was to the old films. He explains:
So, I see these photos… and he is wearing exactly the same costume that we designed for Hagrid. A part of me thought: What’s the deal? […] I thought everything would be different, but it’s more of the same. It will all be the same.
You can see a first glimpse of the new Hagrid here:
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He questions why the series seemingly makes everything similar to the original films. He also feels flattered that they are using his old design, and finds at least exciting what the new series will do with the old elements. On the other hand, it feels to him like a déjà-vu.
In the podcast, he also emphasizes that he is not jealous. He is proud of the first films and would move forward.
What is Chris Columbus doing currently? He will release the film The Thursday Murder Club on Netflix on August 28, 2025. This is a crime comedy featuring Hellen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan among others. As a producer, he was recently involved in the horror film Nosferatu.
What potential does a new series about Harry Potter have? Chris Columbus’s critique is not absurd, as the series should utilize its potential to tell more than the films did. With more runtime, there can be more room for the story, the characters, and Hogwarts itself.
The series thus has the opportunity to do more than the films. However, if that is not achieved, one cannot prevent die-hard fans from comparing the series to the films. Using similar costumes is not a strong indication of how the series will develop. The books certainly provide many details that were left out in the films: Harry Potter: 10 details that are simply better in the books
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