Fortnite: YouTuber says Epic is having his channel with 1.5 million subscribers deleted

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The German YouTuber Ahman “ApoRed” Nadim Ahadi has built a large gaming channel on Fortnite . As “RedSama,” he has about 1.48 million subscribers on YouTube. This makes it one of the largest German-speaking Fortnite channels. But the channel is now in danger: Epic has issued copyright strikes against him. Deletion is imminent.

This is the situation: In a video from November 2nd, YouTuber ApoRed (25) explains that he received numerous copyright strikes on YouTube on November 1st, the holiday.

These strikes come directly from Epic, and if they are not revoked, his channel “RedSama” is set to be deleted on November 8th.

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“Red” during strikes is not a good sign. The channel is set to be deleted, according to the YouTube status display.

ApoRed shows images of the strikes and says that he currently has an upload ban. The strikes were issued on “completely normal Fortnite videos” without any special oddities.

He knows no further reason for these copyright strikes. He does not understand why Epic is targeting him specifically. No one else seems to have these problems.

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In the video, he appears visibly upset but combative. He feels treated unfairly.

YouTuber Claims Innocence

This is what ApoRed says: He emphasizes his innocence in detail. He repeatedly says in the video, “I did nothing.” At least he has not done anything that other Fortnite YouTubers haven’t done. These were completely normal videos that were struck. He has a completely normal Fortnite channel.

ApoRed admits, however, that he has promoted sites on his channel RedSama that sell unique skins – but he says that other YouTubers have done that too. They are not banned.

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For such sites, RedSama apparently advertised – in any case, he shows the screen of another YouTuber who does that too.

ApoRed Feels Harassed

He believes that Epic hates him or that one or two people at Epic hate him. This has been a pattern throughout his career:

  • He made Fortnite known in Germany, thousands discovered and downloaded the game thanks to him
  • Still, he was never invited to events
  • When he complained about this, Epic subsequently banned his “content creator” code, which allows him to earn money – he is the only YouTuber of this size for whom that has happened
  • And now they are letting his YouTube channel be deleted “for no reason” – at one point, ApoRed suggests “racism” as a possible reason or something he did “in 1998”

ApoRed feels harassed. Epic is looking for a pretext to ban him. He googles both words live in the video to ensure he uses them correctly.

ApoRed Will Involve a Lawyer, Make a Real Noise

This is how ApoRed is reacting now: He announced that he will go to Berlin to visit Epic. He wants to “step in Berlin.” Furthermore, he wants to involve “the press” and his lawyer Stefan.

He says it needs to be made known how badly he is being treated here.

For the moment, ApoRed has deleted all videos on his channel RedSama, except for the explanation video.

In addition, he has renamed the channel to “Please don’t delete me.”

Furthermore, he has opened a new channel called “RedSama.”

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This is what his channel looks like at the moment.

Under the video, some comments indicate that the promotion for skins could be the reason for the strikes.

Has this ever happened before? In August 2019, a similar case occurred. There, Take-2 issued a copyright strike against the YouTuber “SupMatto”.

However, there was a clear reason and statements: SupMatto was said to have spread leaks regarding Borderlands 3, which he obtained in ways that Take-2 could not tolerate. At that time, YouTubers showed solidarity with SupMatto. They did not like that a company exerted its power in such a way.

In the meantime, however, SupMatto’s channel has been deleted. He has withdrawn.

More background on ApoRed and his conflict with Epic can be found in this article:

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Update November 9th: The channel of ApoRed has indeed been deleted.

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Pokémon GO: Rocket bosses are here and bring 3 Shiny Crypto-Pokémon

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In Pokémon GO the Rocket bosses are now available! After numerous teasers, some players are now finding them in the app. They bring Shiny Shadow Pokémon and also the Unova Stone.

These are the bosses: Last night, some players suddenly found mysterious components and were able to track down the Rocket bosses Cliff, Arlo, and Sierra.

You can challenge the 3 villains just like other Rocket grunts. However, if you defeat them, there are significantly better rewards.

Everything you need to know about the Rocket bosses

Is the release worldwide? Since November 7, the Rocket bosses can be found worldwide. You can attack Sierra, Arlo, and Cliff anywhere.

How do you challenge them? First, you need to search for mysterious components. You get these from battles with regular Rocket grunts. If you find a total of 6 components, you will receive the Rocket Radar.

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First check the radar to find the boss. Source: Pokémon GO Hub

With this radar, you can then track down the bosses. It works somewhat like a tracker and shows you the position of the boss nearby. You then have to walk there and you can challenge Cliff, Arlo, or Sierra.

How the battle works: The 3 bosses use stronger Pokémon than the regular grunts. You will fight against Pokémon such as Gyarados, Magnezone, Tyranitar, or Dragonite. Monsters like Rattata or Zubat are not found here.

During the battle, the bosses will also use their shields. The battle will be a bit more complex, but if you use the right counters, you shouldn’t have any problems here.

What rewards are there? This is a real highlight, as you can obtain the Unova Stone, which was previously only available through research breakthroughs.

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The Unova Stone was given as a reward here. Source: reddit

Overall, the rewards are as follows:

  • 1000 Stardust
  • Additionally, two of the following rewards:
    • Max Revive
    • Revive
    • Max Potion
    • Unova Stone
    • Sinnoh Stone

Which Shinies are available: In addition to the rewards mentioned above, there is also a Shadow Pokémon to catch as usual. Now, 3 of them can be Shiny. They are the first shiny Shadow Pokémon in the game.

So now there are Shiny Shadow Sneasel, Scyther, and Meowth. It’s worth keeping an eye out for the Rocket bosses if you’re a Shiny hunter.

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Sneasel can be caught as Shiny Shadow. Source: reddit

What you need to consider about the times: The Rocket bosses do not appear to be available day and night. They disappear from 10 PM until 6 AM. During this time, you cannot challenge the bosses.

What you should know: So far, it seems that this is not all that Niantic has planned for Team GO Rocket. A special research has already been announced and also Giovanni is not yet in the game. It remains to be seen what else will happen.

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The Guardian masters perhaps the greatest mystery of Destiny 2 – And nothing happens

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In Destiny 2, the first Guardian has now managed to meet the requirements to break the curse in the Dreaming City. However, nothing has happened since then.

What is the mystery about? For some time, the community has been puzzling over how the curse in the Dreaming City can be broken. This is currently the biggest mystery in Destiny 2.

The most common theory is based on the lore entry “act/choose/react.” It states: “Reach Light Level 999 and defeat Dul Incaru in a solo strike to unlock the true ending of the Dreaming City.”

So the requirements are:

For more information, you can find it here: Theory shows how to break the curse of the Dreaming City in Shadowkeep

Even though some players are passionately working towards this goal – until recently, no one had met these requirements – it was not possible at all before Shadowkeep. Accordingly, many Guardians have eagerly awaited what will happen next.

What has happened in the last few hours? In the past hours, things have started to move significantly. Two Guardians approached the magic power level 999:

Bagel reached 999 a few hours before Zupah, as Zupah had bad luck with the RNG.

To let the entire community participate in this event, Bagel initially offered the exceptional player Gladd from the Redeem clan to use his account to complete the curse breaking in the Shattered Throne. He himself does not feel particularly comfortable in this dungeon.

After some back and forth (Gladd had apparently agreed but wanted to play with Zupah, who declined) Gladd and Bagel agreed that Bagel would play himself and Gladd would coach him through the activity. The whole thing was then streamed on Gladd’s Twitch channel.

And indeed: With Gladd’s support, Bagel was ultimately able to master the Shattered Throne and defeat the boss Dul Incaru solo. The requirements to break the curse are finally fulfilled.

Power level 999 reached, boss defeated – and now? Many were eagerly waiting to see what would happen next. After all, a lot was expected from this moment.

But absolutely nothing happened – not after the mission timer expired, not after the flight into orbit, and not after a visit to Petra Venj in the Dreaming City itself.

Fans currently have no choice but to keep speculating:

  • Some believe that they may have to wait until the next reset.
  • Others say that Bungie possibly waited until someone actually succeeded before implementing changes in the game to not spoil anything prematurely in the data – maybe a new storyline is coming.
  • Still others think that there could now be an exclusive emblem from Bungie or that nothing happens at all, and the developers simply trolled the fans.

It remains exciting around the curse of the Dreaming City. We will keep an eye on the situation and inform you about new developments.

What do you think? Will anything still happen? Or has Bungie fooled the players? By the way, this is still officially planned for the ongoing Season 8:

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FIFA 20 Patch Notes: These changes are brought by the new Title Update 6

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In FIFA 20 the next update is already available. The current Title Update 6 is now live and addresses minor issues, leaving the gameplay mostly untouched – here are the patch notes.

After the release of Title Update 5 last week, the new Title Update 6 is now coming right after it. It is noticeable that the time span between updates in FIFA 20 is currently quite short.

When will the update be available? The update is now available for PC. As usual, it is expected to be released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the coming days.

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What’s included in Title Update 6

What does the update bring? The update fixes bugs in all game modes of FIFA 20. However, it focuses mainly on smaller issues. Most improvements are found in the FUT mode, where mainly display issues are addressed.

But even in Career mode, minor improvements are made, such as being less likely to be fired as a coach despite having success with your team.

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Additionally, the update will add 39 more game faces. However, these will only be available later with the release of a server update, EA says. Which new player faces will be included is not yet known.

These are the most interesting changes of the update:

  • Depending on the difficulty level, the CPU opponent will now choose different free kick variants.
  • The offside detection has been improved.
  • In FUT, players will now find opponents more frequently in Division Rivals.

You can find the complete list of all changes of the update here.

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In Anthem, you can now dance as badly as the hero from Mass Effect

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In celebration of the “Mass Effect” holiday, there are many new skins in Anthem . You can look like most of the aliens from the video game series – and dance very silly.

Tomorrow is November 7th, which is the “N7 Day” for all BioWare fans every year. On this day, the “Mass Effect” franchise is celebrated, as the “N7” unit is an important part of the series. Since there is currently no new Mass Effect, it is celebrated in other ways – with new content in Anthem. If you wish, you can look like characters from Mass Effect in Anthem and even perform the legendary, silly dance of Commander Shepard.

What skins are available? There are four new skins that allow the Javelins to look like well-known aliens from Mass Effect. They are:

  • Ranger gets a Turian look
  • Storm looks like the Asari
  • Colossus closely resembles the Krogan
  • Interceptor looks like Quarians

How much do the skins cost? Each skin package costs 61,000 coins of in-game currency or 850 shards. This corresponds to a price of about €8.50.

Shepard Shuffle as a new emote: The “cherry on top” of the novelties is the new emote. The “Shepard Shuffle” allows your Javelin to dance in the same way that Shepard did in Mass Effect. And let’s put it this way: he was not exactly known for his dancing skills, so the “Shepard Shuffle” has become a common meme. It’s more of an uncontrolled wiggling back and forth than a real dance.

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The dance is a bit cheaper and costs only 23,000 coins or 475 shards.

How long will the items stay in the game? According to current indications, the offer will only last a few days. Anyone who wants to buy the skins or the dance should do so by November 12.

What do you think of these new skins and the emote? A cool expansion for Anthem? Or a sad hour for Mass Effect?

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WoW: Patch 8.3 comes much later than we all thought

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The next patch of World of Warcraft is still a while away. This year we probably won’t see N’Zoth anymore.

Even though the current hot topic in World of Warcraft is the next expansion “Shadowlands”, first the release of Patch 8.3 “Visions of N’Zoth” is still pending. As Blizzard has stated, that will not happen anymore this year, so we will not experience the assault of the Old God in 2019.

When will Patch 8.3 be released? Blizzard hasn’t given a specific date yet, only “early in 2020”. So a date in January is expected.

Why is the patch coming so late? Blizzard has several reasons for the relatively late date. On the one hand, they do not want to release new content over Christmas so that “players are not encouraged to choose between progress in the game and time with their family”.

At the same time, there are still many guilds that are still attempting the heroic or mythic version of the Eternal Palace. Here, they want to allow more time for these guilds to achieve progress and earn their successes.

Another, unnamed reason is likely that they could not respond to urgent bugs after the patch release, as most developers are on holiday at the end of the year.

No content until 2020? However, fans of World of Warcraft do not have to completely miss out on new content. As of today (November 6, 2019), the birthday event of World of Warcraft is live. There are three new raid wings with well-known bosses from past expansions. Additionally, there is a hefty reputation and XP bonus, as well as a very special mount that looks like Deathwing as a reward for completing all three raid wings.

A possible date for Patch 8.3 could be January 8 – as that is when the birthday event ends. However, that is just speculation.

Do you think it’s good that Patch 8.3 comes only after the holiday season? Or would you have liked to play the new content already over Christmas?

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Disruption in Battle.net – Third day of login issues at Blizzard

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There are problems again with Blizzard’s Battle.net launcher for PC. Players report long or failed login attempts and issues logging in.

What is going on? Today, on the evening of Tuesday, November 5th, there are again login issues with Battle.net. This is already the third day in a row, as the servers had similar problems on Sunday and Monday evening at around the same time.

Players report that they cannot log in or the login takes an eternity. They are disconnected from games or the launcher and then enter a queue that often lasts several minutes to get back into the launcher.

What is the current server status? According to the official Twitter channel of Blizzard Support, the developers are already aware that there are problems. They are working on a solution.

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Update (November 6, 11:00 AM): The problem apparently continues. The regular maintenance work has been completed, but players still report disruptions.

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Disruptions and Login Issues at Blizzard

How long will it take to fix? In the past few days, the developers needed roughly two to three hours to fix the major issues. After that, most players were gradually able to log in again.

On Sunday, the tweet came that the issues had been fully resolved, but that was only six hours later. If the same causes are the reason, it could go a little faster today.

Who is affected? Affected are PC players who currently cannot log into Battle.net. There was an update of the launcher that closes it and automatically reopens it. However, those who do it end up in a queue.

Due to the authentication problems, it can also affect players who are currently still logged in. This could lead to connection issues or longer lobby searches, for example in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare or Overwatch.

Also, WoW players should preferably not log out right now to avoid getting into queues. Those raiding tonight should refrain from restarting the game for now.

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Are there already solutions? So far, no solutions or workarounds have been officially confirmed. Some players report that it seems to help to enable the beta launcher in the settings. This is supposed to help in playing Overwatch, but it is also not confirmed yet.

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Apex Legends: Update is live, brings duo mode and nerfs – Patch notes

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A new update for Apex Legends is now live on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. It brings the new duo mode and some changes to weapon balance.

What’s included in the new update? The update from November 5 brings new content and some adjustments to Apex Legends:

  • The new duo mode is now available from November 5 to November 19
  • Some weapons and legends will be adjusted
  • You can now use the shooting range

Additionally, the developers are fixing some bugs and issues, such as with the ranked mode. Also, the Halloween event ends with the update.

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The Halloween event is now over.

When is the update released? The update is available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One (November 5 at 19:30).

How large is the update? The update size varies across platforms:

  • PC: approximately 2 GB
  • PS4: approximately 4.2 GB
  • Xbox One: approximately 6 GB

Duo mode and more – Patch notes for update 3.1 from November 5

This is how the duo mode works: The new duo mode of Apex Legends integrates with the other modes. Simply grab a partner and select the “Duo” option in the lower left when choosing the mode.

After that, you will enter a queue for the duo mode on the new map from Season 3, World’s Edge. Here, you will play against other duo teams.

Apex Legends Duos

The mode is time-limited and is playable (for now) only until November 19. Whether it will return is not yet certain. Respawn seems to be testing the new modes, similar to the Solo mode from the “Iron Crown” event.

What is the shooting range? Additionally, you can select the “shooting range” as another mode. Here, you can test all kinds of legends, weapons, and attachments on training dummies solo or with a squad.

These are the adjustments and improvements: In addition to the new features, there are some adjustments affecting both weapons and legends:

  • The headshot multiplier of the Wingman has been lowered to 2.1, after it was previously adjusted to 2.15
  • Shotguns, the L-Star, and the sniper rifles Longbow, Kraber, and G7 Scout now have larger projectiles
  • The EMP of the new legend Crypto now also damages armor that is dropped by players
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The Wingman received a nerf.

Additionally, you can now exchange daily challenges with the use of ranked tokens. The price increases to up to 1000 tokens per exchange.

Bug fixes in the new update

These bugs have been fixed: A number of issues have also been fixed in the new update. This includes bugs where Crypto was thrown out of his drone by the gas of a friendly Caustic or the disappearance of Bangalore’s rockets.

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Crypto should now work better.

The ranked mode has also been slightly improved. You should no longer receive a penalty for leaving the match after two and a half minutes since your banner was picked up.

A warning should indicate whether you will still be penalized. Recently, there have been some issues with the penalties for leaving ranked games.

More bug fixes and “Quality of Life” changes from the new update can be found in the official patch notes in English.

What do you think of the changes? Are you looking forward to the new mode?

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Pokémon GO: How to defeat Cobalion in a trio – Even at level 30

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In Pokémon GO, Kobalion has now taken over the raids. The monster can easily be defeated in a trio, even at level 30. We will tell you how to do it.

When can you challenge Kobalion? The legendary Pokémon is currently one of the numerous raid bosses. It will be available until November 26.

You can easily defeat Kobalion in a trio during this time if you have the right counters. We will show them to you.

How to defeat Kobalion with just three players

These counters are good: Kobalion is of the Fighting and Steel types. It is weak against Fighting, Fire, and Ground types. You should use Pokémon from these types.

You can find the best counters against Kobalion in our guide to the legendary Pokémon.

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Fire-type Pokémon are a good choice

Use these tips: To make it easier to defeat Kobalion, you should focus on the right friendship level. The higher it is between you and your teammates, the more bonuses you have in battle.

Equally important is the right weather. Sunny, cloudy, and snowy weather boosts your counters. So pay attention to that before the battle and choose your counters accordingly.

Our calculations do not account for the weather. You can defeat Kobalion even without a weather bonus in a trio. However, having the highest friendship level is important. This is what we assumed in the calculation.

Defeating Kobalion at Level 30 – Here’s how

Meet these requirements: Even at level 30, Kobalion can be quite well defeated in a trio. You don’t even need the maximum friendship level. However, if you have it, you will have a good selection of counters.

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Skelabra is the best counter against Kobalion

Use these Pokémon: As many as 10 Pokémon can serve as counters against Kobalion, provided they are at level 30 and have the right moves:

  • Skelabra with Fire Spin and Overheat
  • Entei with Fire Fang and Overheat
  • Lohgock with Counter and Flare Blitz
  • Kapilz with Counter and Dynamic Punch
  • Machomei with Counter and Dynamic Punch
  • Lavados with Fire Spin and Overheat
  • Flamara with Fire Spin and Overheat
  • Hariyama with Counter and Dynamic Punch
  • Stalobor with Mud Shot and Drill Run
  • Heatran with Fire Spin and Fire Blast

Defeating Kobalion at Level 35 – Here’s how

Meet these requirements: With the counters mentioned above, the friendship level is hardly decisive here. With the best friendship level, you can even take more counters.

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Mewtwo with Flamethrower is useful here

Use these Pokémon: 6 additional Pokémon are added to the list here. Even Mewtwo finds a place here:

  • Arcanine with Fire Fang and Flamethrower
  • Toxicroak with Counter and Dynamic Punch
  • Magby with Fire Spin and Fire Punch
  • Scizor with Counter and Close Combat
  • Mewtwo with Psycho Cut and Flamethrower
  • Dragapult with Fire Fang and Fire Blast

Defeating Kobalion at Level 40 – Here’s how

Meet these requirements: At level 40, there are hardly any requirements left. If you use the best counters, you won’t have any problems in a trio. You can also experiment here and use Pokémon that you don’t always have in your team.

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Charizard with its Community Day move is a good counter

Use these Pokémon: 7 more Pokémon, provided they are at level 40, can be included:

  • Charizard with Fire Spin and Flare Blitz
  • Torcol with Ember and Flare Blitz
  • Lucario with Counter and Close Combat
  • Groudon with Mud Shot and Earthquake
  • Houndoom with Fire Fang and Flamethrower
  • Incineroar with Low Kick and Focus Blast
  • Infernape with Fire Spin and Flamethrower

How difficult is the fight? Kobalion is actually not very difficult to defeat in a trio. You can even do it with two players, but you need top counters or the right weather for that.

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Why is Diablo 4 announced for PS4 and Xbox One, not for PS5 and Scarlett?

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After the announcement of Diablo 4, many fans are now wondering when the game will actually be released. There are no specific dates yet. However, platforms are already known. This has led to speculation.

This is what Blizzard says about consoles: In an interview, Lead Game Designer Joe Shely and Senior Game Producer Tiffany Wat discussed the platforms on which Diablo 4 is expected to be released (via express).

In the interview, it is stated that “currently, only PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC” are planned as release platforms for Diablo 4. Crossplay is even a topic. There have been no statements regarding the Nintendo Switch yet.

What about PS5 and Xbox Scarlett? However, the developers are also keeping an eye on the next-gen consoles PlayStation 5 and Xbox Scarlett. This was also mentioned in an interview with the famous Diablo streamer Rhykker.

Here, Lead Systems Designer David Kim explained that Blizzard simply does not know the exact release dates for Scarlett and PS5 yet. Therefore, only PS4 and Xbox One are currently confirmed.

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Diablo 3 was first released for PS3 and Xbox 360 and later for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Diablo 4 could also be released for the new consoles at a later date or be announced even before the release for PS5 and Xbox Scarlett.

When will Diablo 4 be released?

These are the current speculations: The PlayStation 5 is supposed to be released between September and November 2020. The fact that Diablo 4 was not directly announced for it made many people suspicious. Others see this as a hint at a possible release in 2021 or even 2020:

The game is coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4. This means it has to come before 2021, as that is when the next-gen consoles are released.

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However, 2020 sounds extremely unlikely for most fans. The reddit user cajun2de already has a specific idea of how everything will go:

I think it will come in Spring 2022.

At Blizzcon 2020, the fourth class and more features will be revealed. At Blizzcon 2021, the fifth class and final features as well as the release date will be announced.

The release will then be in March/April 2022.

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However, fans are not bothered at all about waiting longer. They mainly want Diablo 4 to be good, even if it requires a longer testing phase.

What does Blizzard say about it? In a further interview with Rhykker, David Kim reported that Blizzard has been working on Diablo 4 “for several years now.” Nevertheless, the developers have already cautioned that Diablo 4 “won’t come out even close to Blizzard-Soon”.

Kim hopes that it won’t take “10 years”, but one has to see.

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Why is it taking so long? Currently, Diablo 4 is still in an early development phase, but is already well received by some early testers. However, Blizzard promises numerous features that likely still require a bit of work:

Developers recently provided further insights with the first 4K screenshots:

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The Division 2 Vendor Reset: Get these 6 good items for more build power

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This week, the vendor reset in The Division 2 brings some nice pieces for almost every build. Save yourself the city tour and check out an overview of the best items here.

What does the vendor reset of The Division 2 do? While the numerous missions and freely roaming enemies in Division 2 remain the main source for build-enhancing loot, the vendors provide a complementary option to find just the right value for your build.

Every week, the greedy merchants stock up on new goods to squeeze every last credit out of the agents. In the following overview, we have summarized the offerings a bit.

Division agents seize every opportunity to improve their build for battle.

Nice mods and a heavy mask again

Which items are worth a look this week? Since Title Update 6, the vendors also offer equipment mods and have been very successful with them. This week, there are again some strong mods available.

  • Assault System: Weapons
    • Vendor: White House
    • Specialty: +1.5% weapon damage / +4% assault rifle damage
  • Cyclone Magazine Turret Mod
    • Vendor: Clan Level 30
    • Specialty: +10 sniper ammunition
  • Alps Gloves
    • Vendor: Clan Level 30
    • Specialty: +10% SMG damage
  • Supplemental System: Electronics
    • Vendor: Campus
    • Specialty: +125 skill power / +145 turret power / +65 seeker mine power
  • Alps Mask
    • Vendor: DZ East
    • Specialty: 555 skill power
    • Must be purchased with DZ currency
  • Supplemental System: Electronics
    • Vendor: DZ East
    • Specialty: +75 skill power / +115 amplifier power / +154 chemical launcher power
    • Must be purchased with DZ currency

Besides the mods, another item stands out. The Alps Mask from the Dark Zone East vendor. The 555 skill power can hardly be surpassed and is an absolute top value for a mask!

Named Item for Skill Builds

What does the named item of the clan vendor look like? The named items are highly sought after and the clan vendor in the White House delivers one of these legendaries weekly, for a small fee, of course.

The provider gloves from “Petrov Defense Group” come with rather moderate stats but stand out due to their special combination of talents and attributes. A skill build with LMG could definitely benefit from this.

If you want to know more about the named items or how to strengthen your build, check this out:

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Destiny 2: Weekly Reset on November 5th – The November Iron Banner starts

Julian Schröder Julian Schröder Reading time 4 minutes

On this Tuesday, November 5th, it’s time for the Weekly Reset in Destiny 2. The reset brings fresh weekly activities, Nightfalls, and a new Flashpoint for the Guardians. Additionally, the November Iron Banner starts today. What else is there to do this week?

What’s happening in Destiny 2? Currently, Guardians can still pass the time with the Halloween event “Festival of the Lost“. Make sure to take advantage of the event’s activities and don’t miss this little hidden Halloween quest.

However, there are also new updates for the raid this week. As announced in the Roadmap for Season 8, the first raid challenge starts today.

Additionally, Guardians can enjoy themselves in the November Iron Banner and earn additional pinnacle gear. The PvP event starts today and lasts for a week.

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What else can Guardians accomplish this week?

The key information about weekly activities

These Nightfall strikes are available: In the regular Nightfall (Power level 820), you can choose from these strikes:

  • Tree of Probabilities
  • Will of Thousands
  • Breeding Ground

These difficulty levels are offered by Nightfall: The Ordeal :

  • Master (recommended Power Level 750, with matchmaking)
  • Hero (recommended Power Level 920, with matchmaking)
  • Legend (recommended Power Level 950)
  • Grandmaster (recommended Power Level 980)

If you play the Ordeal, you can only adjust the difficulty. “Strange Terrain” is the strike of the week.

Strikes and story missions: The following modifiers are active in Vanguard strikes:

  • Arc Burn
  • Blackout
  • Grenadier

The burn modifier remains the same throughout the week. The other modifiers change daily.

Crucible: The following modes and playlists can be played in PvP this week:

  • Private Match
  • Rumble (Core Playlist)
  • Momentum Control (Rotational Playlist)
  • Labs: Elimination (Core Playlist)
  • Countdown (Rotational Playlist)
  • Survival (Core Playlist)
  • Survival: Freelance (Core Playlist)
  • Classic Mix (Core Playlist)
  • Control (Core Playlist)
  • Iron Banner (Rotational Playlist)

Scoreboard: These modifiers are active:

  • Arc Burn
  • Ravager

Escalation Protocol: You can obtain these weapons in the current week:

Flashpoint: The new Flashpoint can be found on Titan.

Petra Venj  awaits you today in the first curse week. Additionally, the second Ascendant Challenge is active.

Repotent loot can now be obtained from these sources in Destiny 2

With the release of Shadowkeep, the sources for powerful loot have changed. Find out here where you can currently obtain Powerful Gear:

These are the tiers of Powerful Gear:  Powerful loot is now divided into several tiers that provide you with various power boosts:

  • Tier 1 (up to +3 above the current power level)
  • Tier 2 (up to +4 above the current power level)
  • Tier 3 (up to +5 above the current power level)
  • Pinnacle Gear (+5 or more above the power level. The only gear that goes above 950 and up to a maximum of 960)
  • Additional tiers obtained through the seasonal artifact do not count toward the average power level and thus to the calculation of drops
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These are the sources for Powerful rewards:

Tier 1:

  • Weekly Flashpoint
  • Primus Engrams
  • Weaponsmith Bounties – Complete 8 of his bounties
  • Eris weekly story mission Luna’s Call
  • Complete 3 Nightmare Hunts
  • Zavala’s Vanguard Bounties – Complete 8 of his bounties
  • Complete 3 Vanguard Strikes
  • Complete 5 Nightfall: The Ordeal. Higher difficulty levels grant greater progress
  • Crucible for 4 matches in a core playlist
  • Crucible for 4 matches in a rotational playlist
  • Shaxx Crucible Bounties – Complete 8 of his bounties
  • Wanderer Gambit Bounties – Complete 8 of his bounties
  • Each full rank-up in Gambit or in the Crucible

Tier 2:

  • Weekly matches in Gambit – Complete 3 games in Gambit or Gambit Prime
  • Clan reward from Hawthorne
  • Vex Offensive: Killing an Overlord grants a chance for a Powerful drop
  • Ikora’s weekly Vex Offensive challenge (score points)

Tier 3:

  • Ikora’s weekly challenge (collect Vex components)

Pinnacle Gear (Be careful when claiming):

  • Raid
  • Nightfall: The Ordeal with a team score of 100,000 or more
  • Nightmare Hunt (Grandmaster)
  • Howl of the Forgotten
  • Iron Banner

Important: Be careful, a hotfix is coming on Thursday. The patch improves the pinnacle gear – therefore, you should wait with these activities until the update is available.

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Shiny Highlights in the Eververse

  • The exotic Sparrow “Night of the Blooming Mist”
  • The exotic ship “The Desmodus”
  • The exotic emote “Tombstone”
  • The exotic ghost shell “Pumpkin Lantern Shell”
  • The exotic ghost shell “Gnyme Relic Shell”
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What do you think of World of Warcraft Shadowlands so far?

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There was a lot of information about World of Warcraft Shadowlands. But does the new WoW expansion convince you? Or are you still skeptical? Our survey aims to clarify this.

BlizzCon 2019 is now a few days behind us, and we all had the opportunity to process the numerous pieces of information about World of Warcraft Shadowlands. In addition to the stunning cinematic, there were already some insights into various systems surrounding the upcoming expansion.

In addition to the new Covenant system, the Endgame zone “The Maw” and the Tower Torghast, there were also many smaller bits of information and innovations. These included:

Many of this information was well received by our readers or is being actively discussed. However, there is one question we haven’t addressed yet: How do you like World of Warcraft: Shadowlands so far?

What is your opinion on WoW: Shadowlands?

Does it sound good and make you excited for retail? Or does the addon just look like “the next flop”? Participate in our survey and cast your vote!

If you want to elaborate on your opinion a bit more, feel free to use our comments and discuss actively with each other.

Cortyn says: Honestly, I’m currently quite hyped about the upcoming expansion. I think it’s great that Blizzard is trying something new with the expansion and creating a completely new world connected to Azeroth. This allows for the creation of new, exciting characters and gives developers room to start many new storylines that may not be used until much later.

The cinematic was fantastic and pretty much all the information from BlizzCon makes me nod in satisfaction and appreciation. Now the expansion just has to deliver on what it promises.

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The only negative aspect is that N’Zoth seems to be completely dealt with in patch 8.3. But maybe there will be a reunion when we return from the Shadowlands…

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Fortnite does not bring patch notes today, but secretly an update with a new weapon

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

Anyone waiting for patch notes for a new update in Fortnite today was disappointed. However, Epic is bringing something new to the game: the harpoon pistol.

What is new? If you played a round this afternoon, you might have found the new weapon. Without much announcement and very quietly, Epic has actually inserted the harpoon pistol.

This is especially surprising because many players expected patch notes with a new update. But that didn’t happen. Epic seems to be taking a new direction here.

Harpoon Pistol in Fortnite – What can it do?

This is the new weapon: This weapon has several functions. It can:

  • Be used for fishing
  • Deal 75 damage to opponents
  • Pull enemies toward the player
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So if you were hit by a weapon and suddenly get pulled through the air, then that was the new harpoon pistol.

The weapon has 10 shots and can be found as a blue item. It’s not extremely rare, so you have a good chance of finding the new item.

How is the weapon received by players? The harpoon pistol doesn’t seem to have to face much criticism. It is seen positively that you can also fish with it and don’t have to carry a fishing rod separately. This way, you have a solid weapon and also the fishing rod, but only in one inventory slot.

Streamer Tfue has shown how powerful the fishing rod can be.

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This is what can be said about the update: Since Chapter 2, Epic has been taking a different approach to updates. There are no more proper patch notes, just a few texts and images about the new features.

For this update, nothing was even said. The weapon was simply in the game and was not announced beforehand. This annoys some players, as they want to know what is happening in Fortnite in advance.

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Why do we ‘tea-bag’ our opponents in online games?

Leya Jankowski Leya Jankowski Reading time 3 minutes

If you have ever played a competitive online game, you have surely encountered the phenomenon of “tea-bagging.” But where does this practice come from, and why do we actually engage in it? Find the answer here.

What is tea-bagging? Those who engage in tea-bagging in games mock a defeated opponent in a particularly humiliating manner. This practice is especially popular in competitive online shooters, such as Call of Duty. When an opponent is killed, the player uses their character’s crouch function and squats over the opponent’s corpse, simulating either stepping on them or repeatedly nudging them.

The term tea-bagging derives from the tea bag and is actually a sexual practice. The man places his scrotum on (or in) the face of his sexual partner. Hence, the comparison to the tea bag that one dips into hot water or simply lets rest and steep.

Tea bag in hot water
“Tea-bagging” derives from a tea bag being dipped into hot water.

When did tea-bagging start in games?

This is how tea-bagging gained attention in pop culture: Before tea-bagging made its way into gaming, this practice was first presented to a larger audience in the movie The Pecker (via IMDb). In 1998, John Waters’ comedy depicts the act in a strip club for homosexuals – the scene can be seen on YouTube.

It is not precisely documented when a player first decided to drag their digital tea bag across their opponent’s face. However, we assume that this practice in video games can be traced back to the Halo series. At least it gained popularity here.

Tea-bagging can, of course, be practiced in any game that has a crouch function.

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This montage from Halo 3 shows how tea-bagging is practiced.

This is how tea-bagging came to games: Halo: Combat Evolved is the first title in the series and was released in 2001. The first-person shooter has a feature that was unique at the time. When a player dies, they still see their own screen for a few seconds before respawning.

This leads to other players having fun humiliating their opponents’ corpses through tea-bagging – as it is particularly amusing when the defeated player has to witness the humiliation.

At that time, it was only possible to play together via LAN. There was no online multiplayer yet. This changed in 2004 when Halo 2 was released, transforming the series into an online multiplayer shooter. Here, tea-bagging began to gain popularity and expand into other FPS shooters.

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GTA 5 (2013) parodies the phenomenon in a cutscene.

Tea-bagging as a sign of dominance

This is why tea-bagging is practiced in online games: Those who search Google for the phenomenon of tea-bagging come across numerous posts and articles on the subject. Many wonder why. In response, players often throw out “to demonstrate my dominance.”

In the end, most probably just find it funny. It somehow belongs to it and is meant to be taken as teasing.

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Even today, the phenomenon of tea-bagging is widespread – as seen in modern games like Destiny 2

Tea-bagging is seen as controversial: There are just a few reports (via Shacknews) that tea-bagging in games has already encouraged groups of young adolescents to carry out the act as bullying in real life. This is considered sexual assault with physical contact.

In video games, the victim of the tea bag may also feel uncomfortable. This happens especially when strangers begin to tea-bag.

Generally, it seems that the etiquette of tea-bagging suggests that tea-bagging is acceptable as long as it occurs in a group of friends and everyone is having fun. However, even if one has suffered from tea-bagging by a stranger and seeks revenge by performing tea-bagging on them, this practice is considered acceptable.

What do you think about tea-bagging in competitive online games?

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38 new maps and 23 modes for CoD Modern Warfare? Big leak raises hope

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 4 minutes

Dataminers may have revealed a lot about the future of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Nearly 40 maps and over 20 game modes have been leaked that could find their way into the game.

What exactly was found? Two different leaks now highlight the significant discoveries. A total of 38 new maps and 23 game modes that are not yet available have been found in the files.

This includes classics that you may recognize from other entries in the CoD series. You can expect familiar maps and modes soon.

These maps and modes were leaked

These are supposed to be the new maps: The maps are intended for the various modes in Modern Warfare. We will show you the leaked maps and some images of each mode, presented on reddit:

Gunfight

  • Cage
  • Cargo
  • Hook
  • Exclusion Zone
  • Shoot House
exclusion Zone
Map “Exclusion Zone”

6v6 and 10v10:

  • Aniyah Tac
  • Borderline
  • Crash
  • Dam
  • Faridah
  • Krovnik Farmland
  • Gulag
  • Hospital
  • Layover
  • Lowline
  • Lumber
  • Malyshev
  • Milbase
  • Oasis
  • Port
  • Prison
  • Rivne
  • Rust
Rust
Map “Rust”
  • Shipment
  • Shipmight (Day)
  • Shipment (Night)
  • Slums
  • Stadium
  • Sub Base
  • Super
  • Urzikstan
  • Takedown
Takedown
  • Torez
  • Transit
  • TV Station

Ground War

  • Smetna Farms
Smetna Farms
Ground War map “Smetna Farms”

Shooting Ranges:

  • Gun Course
  • Marksman Range

These are supposed to be the new modes: Some modes still have no description, while others explain what you are supposed to do there. Here are all the leaks:

  • Showdown
  • Onslaught
  • Incursion
  • Fireteam
  • Breach
  • Arms Race
  • Team Juggernaut: Each team has a Juggernaut, whose kills are worth more. The first team to reach the score goal wins.
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Juggernauts play a role in the leaked modes
  • Reinforce: Capture points to revive teammates. The team that captures all points wins.
  • Rupture: Take control of a Juggernaut and storm the enemy base to win.
  • One in the Chamber: Gain ammunition when you eliminate opponents. The player with the highest score wins.
  • Invasion: Bring your team’s flag to the enemy’s base.
  • Infected: Eliminated survivors become infected. Infect everyone or survive to win the game.
  • High Value Target: Earn points when you eliminate opponents. If you eliminate an opponent with a high score, you earn those points.
  • Gun Game: Be the first player to get a kill with all weapons in this round.
  • Grind: Collect dog tags and bring them to the objective to score for your team.
  • Drop Zone: Hold the drop zone to receive points and drone packages.
  • Demolition: Teams alternate attacking and defending bomb sites. Attackers must destroy the bombs.
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  • Defender: Get the drone to download data and earn points for your team.
  • Search and Rescue: Teams take turns defending or destroying an objective. You can collect dog tags to enable or prevent respawns.
  • Capture the Flag: Retrieve the enemy’s flag and bring it to your team.
  • Fire Mission: Eliminate enemies, capture headquarters, and escort VIPs to earn points for your team.
  • Assault: Attackers assault bomb sites. Defenders defend.
  • All or Nothing: Spawn with a standard pistol, a throwing knife, and no starting ammunition. You earn extra perks for kills, but lose everything upon death.

What to keep in mind: While all details leaked here should be taken with caution. Often, such maps or modes are first added to the files and then tested internally. If something doesn’t look good there, it will be removed.

So not all of these maps or modes have to make it into the game.

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That’s why the leaks give hope: Even before the release of Modern Warfare, the developers stated that they wanted to continue bringing content even after launch. This leak supports that notion.

Even if not all maps make it in, 38 found maps is quite a lot. If only half of them make it into the game, fans will have much to discover.

This is likely to please players, as there is a lot of criticism on the current maps. New maps will likely be well received.

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CoD: Black Ops 4 reduces randomness in loot boxes – Is it related to Modern Warfare?

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 4 minutes

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 faced a lot of criticism for the random acquisition of cosmetics and weapons from loot boxes and its microtransaction policy. An update is coming on November 12 that will allow players to unlock skins deliberately. Does this release of the new CoD have anything to do with it?

What’s going on with Black Ops 4? The CoD: Black Ops 4 released in 2018 is still supported by the developers, so updates for the title are still being released.

These updates often bring a new playlist, balancing, or contracts. However, the new update from November 12 revises a mechanic that has caused trouble for quite some time – the loot boxes.

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The shop dealer Blackjack lives up to his name so far

Unlocking weapons and skins has been purely random so far

Loot boxes from Black Ops 4 have been a point of contention for some time: The unlocking of new and sometimes crazy weapon and outfit skins does not work through targeted efforts but involves a large random component.

Some of the extravagant killing tools are hidden behind a thick paywall or require great luck with the loot boxes.

While you can easily unlock the normal variants of most weapons with increasing tiers (levels), getting your favorite weapon as a specially customizable signature weapon often resembles a lottery win with a super number.

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Even in the battle royale mode Blackout, you can earn loot crates

New feature makes loot system more transparent

What happens now with Blackjack’s shop? Blackjack has decided to give players better ways to unlock the desired weapons.

4 new offers will be available:

  • A constantly available Pick-a-Weapon bribe
    • Available in exchange for 50 loot boxes
    • With this “bribe,” you can persuade Blackjack to provide a specific weapon or skin. You also receive 5 duplicate-free crates and 2 reserve items.
  • A rotating reserve stack
    • Available in exchange for 2 loot boxes
    • This regularly rotating offer holds an item that you have not yet received and will be swapped directly upon purchase with another item you do not yet own.
  • 2 rotating My Deals offers
    • Available for purchase with loot boxes
    • These My Deals offers rotate regularly and also bring weapons or cosmetics that you have not yet acquired. When you buy one of the items, the offer changes immediately.
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Black Ops 4 will still be supported for a while.

Pick-a-Weapon offer lets you choose loot

How does this change the in-game shop? With the new offers, players can now finally know exactly what reward they can earn with the loot boxes. If the desired item is in rotation, you can even get it quite cheaply.

And the Pick-a-Weapon bribe is a big step towards transparency. If you have a specific weapon variation in mind, you can now work towards it deliberately.

Bribe allows you to choose from rare categories:

  • Mastercraft skins
  • Signature weapons
  • MKII weapons
  • Base variants
For many shooter players, the weapons are the most important part of the entire game.

New loot boxes come rather late: However, that these changes come shortly after the release of the current Call of Duty will probably leave a bitter aftertaste for some players.

I can earn 50 crates in 5 or 6 days, with contracts and skips. It’s not that difficult and definitely a good deal. But obviously a bit too late.

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Because right now, just when Black Ops 4 “is no longer relevant,” Activision is making it a bit more player-friendly.

Modern Warfare without loot boxes makes Black Ops fairer

Why are the developers only addressing this now? The Call of Duty games of recent years have been full of loot boxes, supply drops, and random rewards. Activision has, despite all criticism, continued to stick to the system and until recently made no efforts to shift away from it.

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If you master the signature MP GKS completely, you can claim this colorful mastercraft skin. However, the signature weapons can only be obtained randomly from loot boxes.

However, future games like the current CoD: Modern Warfare already prove that they will no longer be filled with loot boxes to this extent. Two influences could be crucial to the current developments:

  • The release of a new CoD puts pressure on the player numbers of Black Ops.
    • Black Ops 4 will still be supported for a while and now faces a strong and more current competitor in Modern Warfare. With a better loot system, they can certainly entice back some players who aren’t too fond of Modern Warfare.
  • Activision has announced that the entire Call of Duty franchise will more or less distance itself from loot boxes.
    • Although the individual CoDs are developed by different studios, Activision has the final word on many important decisions, and it seems the developers of Black Ops are now allowed to open the loot floodgates a bit.
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Are you still playing Black Ops 4? What do you think of the new Blackjack system? A good change? Or simply too late?

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Diablo 4 with crossplay between PC and consoles? This is what Blizzard says

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Can you play Diablo 4 on PC with players on PS4 or Xbox One? The question of crossplay arises among fans. Blizzard is trying to make this happen.

What’s new? One of the biggest announcements from BlizzCon 2019 was that Blizzard is officially working on Diablo 4, the successor to Diablo 3. So far, there are only initial details and no release date yet. The first testers have already shared their opinions on Diablo 4.

The developers stated that Diablo IV would be released for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

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This raises the question among fans: Can you also play together across different platforms?

Blizzard’s answer is not concrete but leans towards “Maybe”.

This is what Blizzard says about crossplay: In an interview with Telegraph , Blizzard Executive Producer Allen Adham responds to the topic. According to him, such a feature could indeed be present in Diablo 4.

“We are very much in favor of crossplay,” says Adham. “There are technical details and details we need to discuss with first parties. But it is our goal to have crossplay [in the game].”

In an interview with Venturebeat , Blizzard’s Lead Lighting Artist for Diablo 4, Sean Murphy explains: “We do not have an announcement yet. But this is a topic we are very interested in.”

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So does Diablo 4 have crossplay? It seems that the team behind Diablo 4 is working hard to bring the cross-play feature between PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Possibly also to the next-gen consoles.

For Blizzard, crossplay should not be a problem: In general, Battle.Net handles crossplay across different platforms. Recently, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was released on Battle.net, allowing shooter players to play together in a match, regardless of whether they are on PC, PS4, or Xbox One.

In Modern Warfare, there is a setting that allows you to enable and disable crossplay.

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Trolls ruin professional tournament in Fortnite – organizers forced to cancel

Eilyn Rapp Eilyn Rapp Reading time 2 minutes

In Fortnite, a solo tournament was canceled, in which some well-known Twitch streamers participated. Players interfered in the Vanish Cup to ruin the fun for the participants.

What happened? On November 4, 2019, a custom tournament took place, where players could win $3,000. Some professional players participated and competed against each other. However, it unfortunately had to be canceled after a short time.

Epic hosts large tournaments themselves. In a test tournament, there was a prize pool of $500,000.

Which professional players participated? Some well-known pros such as Bugha, Bizzle, Megga, and Dubs were part of this tournament and competed against each other.

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World Champion winner Bugha.

Tournament canceled due to game disruptors

How are these tournaments created? Through custom matchmaking, players can open and customize their own lobby. They then receive a code that allows other players to join that lobby.

Why was the tournament canceled? A few players simply passed the code needed to join the lobby to their friends.

Three players formed a team and attacked the other participants with rocket launchers. This is actually forbidden, as it is a solo tournament.

In this clip, you can see the commentators witnessing the formation of a team:

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Will the tournament be repeated? The organizers Team Vanish released an official statement regarding this incident. They stated that the tournament was canceled because players cheated.

However, the tournament would take place again, with a higher prize pool. They would apologize to all players who had looked forward to the tournament.

They expressed their disappointment with the service from Epic Games for custom matchmaking and the treatment of events organized by other organizers.

Community finds this behavior annoying

What does the community think about it? Players have long been asking Epic to improve custom games. It is very annoying when trolls can simply share these codes and ruin the fun for players.

The player NikolaiFN commented under the video showing the tournament scene, saying: “We need something better, Epic. Help us set up these cool events by offering us more options to make them safer. Give us something… I’m begging you.”

What do the participants think about it? Tournament participant Yung-calc posted on Twitter, expressing his displeasure. He primarily feels sorry for the organizers. He finds it impossible that players can simply share the code to form a team.

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CoD Modern Warfare – Clip shows that shotguns can even outshine snipers

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Meanwhile, part of the community is in agreement about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: shotguns are too strong. Some clips show how pump shotguns can defeat other weapons at various distances – even sniper rifles.

This is seen in the clip: The reddit user TimbsB has shared a short clip where he defeats a sniper with a shotgun in the Ground War mode. He looks over the ledge of a roof, sees the reflection of a scope, and takes the shot.

On the shotgun, a 725, there is a sight mounted for medium to long ranges. One single shot is enough to take down the opposing sniper at this huge distance.

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TimbsB has likely optimized his 725 through the Gunsmith feature for long-distance use. It seems he chose attachments that increase bullet speed and decrease “bullet drop.”

Shotguns – too strong?

This is how strong they are at other ranges: There have already been major complaints about the 725. CoD veteran Jacob “Decemate” Cato, who currently plays for the Los Angeles Guerrillas, also posted a clip on Twitter.

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In this clip, it shows how he gets taken down at medium range, even though he is optimally equipped with the MP5 submachine gun for exactly that medium range.

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After being taken down twice by the 725 in the same spot, he leaves the lobby. He only comments on the clip with: “I’m off this shit”, translated: “I’m done with this shit.”

This is what other players think: Some players do not find the specific scene with the sniper rifle too objectionable. TimbsB is firing with slugs and not with shot. These are designed for such distances:

Guys, he’s shooting with slugs. These are massive projectiles and can be effective up to 180 meters. There’s nothing wrong with that.

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Players are now planning to simply use as many shotguns as possible until the developers can no longer overlook their strength and have to make changes. However, this is not the only issue:

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Experienced players from other games, like CS:GO pro Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz, are apparently glad to have nothing to do with the shotguns of Call of Duty:

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I played CoD all day and all I can say is that we can’t complain about the weapon balance. The shotguns in this game. Jeeeeeeesus, haha.

Players are now planning to simply use as many shotguns as possible until the developers can no longer overlook their strength and have to make changes. However, this is not the only issue:

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