Today (September 10), our Leya will play Magic: The Gathering live. Starting at 7:00 PM, she will gather with three other fighters for the group mode “Commander” around the table – You can win one of four Precon Commander decks 2019.
What is happening in the stream? The Magic fever has gripped me and I am battling again in commander mode with three brave fighters for victory at the round table!
The special thing about commander mode is the eponymous commander. This legendary creature dictates the strategy of the deck. I am playing “Meren of Clan Nel Toth” today – a shaman who awakens her creatures from the dead.
Tune in at 7 PM – Win a Commander
This is what you can win: We are raffling off the Precon decks of the new Commander 2019. We are giving away one deck to each viewer and not all four to one person. The decks are worth 40 Euros.
Here are the commanders:
Kadena, the Slithering Witch
Anje Falkenrath
Sevinne the Chronoclast
Ghired, Conclave Exile
These decks are still on my desk – Will one of them soon be at your home?
When does the stream start? Today (Tuesday), September 10.
What time is the stream? The stream runs from 7:00 PM until only one player is left.
Who is playing? Today, Maurice from GameStar, Marco from the YouTube channel Nerdkultur, and Jochen, who works behind the scenes on our streaming channel MAX, will join in.
The expansion Monster Hunter World: Iceborne has many new monsters to offer. One of them is Barioth, and he is quite a nuisance. In our guide, you can find tips and his weaknesses, so you can defeat Barioth.
With Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, the idyllic snowy Frostfang Horizon comes to the popular online game. Along with it, several icy monsters, including a saber-tooth named Barioth.
What makes Barioth special? The monster has huge fangs and moves swiftly over the ice. He uses his high speed to deal significant damage with his teeth and tail.
To ensure you can handle the battle against Barioth, there are several tips and tricks we want to share with you.
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Barioth Guide: Everything about weaknesses, location, and loot
Type: Flying Wyvern
Habitat: Frostfang Horizon
Loot:
Barioth Thick Fur
Barioth Hard Claw
Barioth Cortex
Barioth Great Spike
Barioth Whip
Cryo Sack
What are Barioth’s weaknesses?
What spots should I attack? The weak points of Barioth are his head, his front legs, and the tail. You should focus your attacks on these spots. The head and front legs can also be broken and the tail can be severed.
Barioth’s Weaknesses
What elements is Barioth weak to?
Fire 3
Water 0
Thunder 2
Ice 0
Dragon 1
You should primarily use fire against Barioth. If you don’t have a fire weapon, thunder is a good alternative. Avoid water, ice, or dragon.
What status effects are effective against Barioth?
Poison 2
Sleep 2
Paralysis 2
Explosive 2
Stun 2
Barioth is equally vulnerable to all status effects. You should consider this when choosing your weapon or items. We will elaborate on that shortly.
Where can I find Barioth?
The map of the new Frostfang Horizon
Barioth is located in the new area introduced with Monster Hunter World: Iceborne. We are talking about the Frostfang Horizon.
How do I prepare optimally?
The A and O of a good hunter is preparation. Before you can dive into battle, you need to equip yourself first. Pack your item set, prepare armor and weapons.
Additionally, you should always use the canteen. Eating grants you useful Felyne skills, such as the Felyne Insurance, allowing you to die once more. You also gain health and stamina. Furthermore, you can also get attack and defense boosts, such as elemental resistance.
What items should I carry?
Pack hot drinks. To combat the cold in the Frostfang Horizon, you must always consume hot drinks. They prevent your stamina from constantly decreasing.
Demon drugs and armor skins are your friends. Besides hot drinks, you should also stock up on demon drugs and armor skins. These potions boost your attack and defense.
Have flash pods on hand. With flash pods, you can blind monsters and prevent them from attacking. You can take down Barioth from the air and avoid jump attacks.
This is how a blinded Barioth looks
Keep Nullberries ready. If you don’t have 20 ice resistance, pack Nullberries. You can use them to cure the iceblight. Additionally, make sure to have enough Mega Potions. Also pack some Honey and regular potions for crafting purposes.
You should also carry a teleport item. With such a teleport, you can fly back to your camp anytime, including during battle. There you can restock on potions or ammunition.
Helpful items can also be poison, paralysis, or sleep knives. With these useful throwing tools, you can inflict the respective status effect on Barioth.
Pack dung pods. If you want to avoid contact with other monsters, pack dung pods. These are made from monster dung and scare off monsters when thrown – wonderfully disgusting, right?
A lovely pile of dung in the Wilds
Don’t forget traps and tranquilizer bombs. If you want to save yourself in the final phase of the battle, bring trapping tools. Usually, you need a shock trap or pitfall trap and two tranquilizer bombs for this.
What equipment is suitable against Barioth?
These skills can be helpful. Since Barioth hits you with ice attacks, you should protect yourself with ice defense. For this, armor like the Banbaro set is suitable. Additionally, earplugs on the armor would help against his roar.
These weapons are recommended. You should have a fire or thunder weapon at hand. We do not want to make weapon recommendations, as the 14 weapons in Monster Hunter World are a matter of taste. But keep in mind, Barioth is very nimble. It can be beneficial to engage him as a ranged fighter or with agile weapons like dual blades.
These mantles can protect you. Additionally, tools like the Lifesaver mantle can protect you from fatal hits. You can also take the Guard mantle, which prevents stunning, knockbacks, monster roars, and reduces the damage taken.
Another option is the Evade mantle. With this tool, you gain longer invulnerability when dodging. If you dodge at the last moment, you even receive increased attack.
A paralysis weapon for your Palico
You can equip your Palico with a paralysis weapon. It can give you an advantage in battle if your fluffy companion has a paralysis weapon. An example of this would be the Meowcutter stick. This way, the monster can be paralyzed several times per battle without you having to do anything.
What attacks does Barioth have?
Barioth is a very fast monster. He will primarily attack you with his ice breath and tail. He has various options available:
Ice Breath as a tornado. Barioth will create an ice tornado with his breath that remains for a short time. Contact deals substantial damage, so keep your distance.
Don’t do this: Stand in the tornado
Ice Breath as a projectile. Barioth can spit his ice breath like a projectile. Your best rescue is to dodge.
Tail attacks. Barioth often uses his tail as a weapon, especially against melee fighters. You should always watch him closely and be on guard not to get hit.
Leap attacks. The nimble Barioth frequently attacks from the leap, so stay alert. Avoid being near walls, as he likes to jump off them and land behind you.
Rage. When Barioth becomes enraged, his eyes glow, and he jumps around more. His speed and damage increase, so take extra caution.
Tips for fighting Barioth
You should not fight in tight spaces. Barioth is fast, jumps around a lot, and has a large reach, especially with his ice breath. Thus, you should avoid tight spaces and allow yourself room to dodge. This is also to prevent him from jumping against walls and thus behind you.
Use your environment. If you get the chance, use the environment around you. For example, you can drop icicles from the ceiling in the ice cave.
You can shoot down these icicles
Aim for the front legs. In the fight against Barioth, you should target his front legs. If you manage to break them, he loses a lot of mobility. Also, the chance of him staying down for a while after fatal attacks increases.
Flash when he leaps. When Barioth prepares to jump, you can prevent this attack with a flash pod. This ammunition is crafted from flash bugs.
Use the grappling hook wisely. The grappling hook is a great new tool in the fight against monsters. However, with the nimble Barioth, it often happens that he catches you in the middle of its use. So be cautious when using your grappling hook and wait for the right moment.
Rejoice in turf wars, but stay away from them. If another monster appears, rejoice. The ensuing turf war will cost Barioth a lot of health. However, you don’t want to get caught in between, so keep your distance.
Throw dung pods at annoying monsters. If you ever want to get rid of another monster, you can do so with dung pods. Just throw this ammunition at the monster. Usually, it will leave you alone, or your hunted monster will continue to run away.
What to consider in the final phase?
When Barioth is near his end, he will have skulls above his icon on the minimap. Additionally, his pulse at the bottom of the image will be very shallow.
Barioth sleeping
He usually limps away at that point. Keep some distance while doing this. If you do, he will lay down to sleep, and you can easily catch him. You just need to throw two tranquilizer bombs on him and place a trap under him. The order doesn’t matter, although it is more relaxed to throw the bombs first.
Catching Barioth offers you several advantages:
You get more loot when capturing.
You save yourself from the last phase of the battle, which is often very hairy and full of the monster’s rages.
You save time and nerves that you can put into the next battle.
Congratulations! You have defeated Barioth!
This equipment you will get from Barioth
After your grand victory over Barioth, you can go to the blacksmith and consider your new potential armor. You have the standard Master Rank α + with more skills and β + with more slots for decorations, as usual.
The Barioth Set α +
The Barioth Set α + offers you the following skills:
Constitution x5
Recovery Up x3
Dodge Distance x2
Power Extension x2
Quick Sheath x2
With two or more pieces of the set: Secret Barioth Art 2 (Extends sheath attacks with a stun effect and slightly increases attack power)
You need the following materials for the Barioth armor:
Barioth Thick Fur 10x
Barioth Great Spike 5x
Barioth Hard Claw 3x
Barioth Cortex 5x
Barioth Whip 1x
Frozen Bone 2x
Large Wyvern Gem 1x
Rugged Claw 3x
Heavy Amber Fang 3x
Wulg Thick Fur 4x
A list of all monsters from Monster Hunter World: Iceborne can be found here:
The strongest players in FIFA 20 have been released with their ratings. There were some surprises in the Top 100 – we present nine of them in detail.
These are the ratings: On Monday, EA Sports published the Top 100 players in FIFA 20 all at once. Last year, the ratings were served in bites – this time they were all released at once.
Some ratings surprised the community significantly. We will present those to you in the following. You can find the complete ranking here:
Not everything was predictable: Before the release, there was much discussion about possible ratings and placements of the players. The actual cards mostly matched various predictions. However, EA has kept a few surprises – to the joy and sometimes the dismay of the player community.
1. Oblak is the best keeper in the game
What is surprising about Oblak: Not David de Gea, not Marc-Andre ter Stegen, no surprising Alisson – no, Jan Oblak is the best goalkeeper in FIFA 20.
The Atlético keeper has earned a rating of 91 and is therefore the sixth-best player overall in FIFA 20. De Gea (89) is even behind ter Stegen (90) and Alisson (89) – in 23rd place. Some fans are pleased with Oblak – “deserved,” many think.
2. Lewandowski is rated lower – no Bundesliga in the Top 10
What is surprising about Lewandowski: 47 goals in 40 games, plus 13 assists. Robert Lewandowski was also a guarantee for goals last season – as usual. That is why many suspected that the Bayern striker would keep his 90 rating or even increase it by one point. But: Not a chance.
Lewandowski’s overall rating drops by one point to 89. Thus, he is no longer even in the Top 10 – and the Bundesliga is therefore also not there. Lewandowski finds himself in 15th place among the best players. Many FIFA gamers express that it is incomprehensible on reddit.
What is surprising about Neymar and De Bruyne: Both players are undeniably absolute world stars in real football. However, both missed large parts of their respective seasons last year. For this reason, many fans suspected that both stars’ ratings could be affected.
But the shake-up did not happen. Both “KDB” and Neymar were allowed to keep their ratings of 91 and 92, respectively. The two players therefore occupy 5th and 3rd place in the Top 100.
What is surprising about Ibrahimovic: The fact that Zlatan Ibrahimovic does not receive the best card in FIFA yet again is an absolute surprise. The Swedish legend has been given an 85 instead of the deserved 99 and has once again been cheated by EA. “Every stat of Zlatan should start with a 9 and end with a 9,” says a user on Futhead – and clearly hits the nail on the head.
But joking aside: The truly surprising thing for many is that Ibrahimovic is still in the Top 100. Another year has passed, and Zlatan is getting older.
Nevertheless, EA has given him an 85 instead of the 84 many expected, placing Ibrahimovic exactly 100th in the FIFA ranking. The 5-star skill moves and 4-star weak foot remain as well – you can still score goals with Ibra.
5. Gareth Bale is out
What is surprising about Bale: Who is no longer represented in the Top 100 is Gareth Bale. Not at all. The Welshman has according to the new FUT20 database from Futwiz only a rating of 85 and has thus narrowly slipped out of the Top 100 – like some other players.
The attacker, originally celebrated as a superstar from Real Madrid, thus loses three rating points compared to FIFA 19. A heavy drop for Bale that surprises many.
6. Kroos is once again held back
What is surprising about Kroos: Just last year it finally happened. Toni Kroos finally got a 67 for speed – which had often been too low in previous years. In FIFA 19, Toni Kroos – with an overall rating of 90 – was finally a decent all-purpose weapon in midfield.
But in FIFA 20, that is over again. The usual Kroos strengths remain. But the pace drops back to 45. So, fans of Kroos won’t be getting much sprinting. Long shots will have to suffice once again.
7. Süle becomes really useful
What is surprising about Süle: Speaking of speed. The pace was a point where Niklas Süle was often overlooked lately. The Bayern defender is not that slow in real life – apparently, hardly anyone at EA knew this until now.
In FIFA 20, however, Süle at least gets a speed upgrade to 72. Since the other ratings of the 85 defensive player are also convincing, you can safely include Süle in your Bundesliga team.
8. … but James Rodriguez rather not
What is surprising about Rodriguez: Something terrible must have happened to James Rodriguez last year. Maybe he lost a leg – at least that’s what a fan speculates on “futhead“. Because: Rodriguez has simply lost 17 points in speed.
And otherwise, fans are confused. James has lost three points in overall rating. Skill moves and weak foot have also dropped by one star each. That he is somewhat weaker than last year was anticipated by many – but this seems a bit harsh to them after all.
9. Son impresses fans – Firmino shocks
What is surprising about Son and Firmino: The last entry concerns two attackers from the Premier League. Many fans agree on Son: He could become the best forward in the game.
The Tottenham star brings speed, good dribbling, a 5-star weak foot, and strong values otherwise. Many fans are surprised that the 87-rated forward would be this strong.
Even more surprising was the fact that Roberto Firmino from Liverpool received no upgrade. Especially compared to Son, many fans do not understand this. On futhead, many believe that Firmino should have been rated significantly stronger than an overall rating of 86.
Which player do you absolutely want to test? You will have the chance very soon in the demo:
In Destiny 2, boss Luke Smith revealed what the original vision for the first raid in Destiny 1 was: Originally, a gigantic Hive raid was planned. Because the story changed, they then needed the Vex raid “The Glassed Chamber”. However, the ideas for the Hive raid can be found in Crota’s End and King’s Fall.
Who is speaking? There is a new long interview with Game Director Luke Smith. He was a guest on the talk show “Cool Friends” by Kinda Funny and spilled some insider information.
It matched well because the 5th anniversary of the release of Destiny is being celebrated. Luke Smith himself has been working on the title since 2010: “A quarter of his life,” as he says.
Meanwhile, Smith is responsible for Destiny as a franchise and is essentially the overall boss of the game. He was in a chatty mood and revealed quite a bit that one previously did not know about Destiny.
The final boss of the first Destiny raid, Atheon.
How did Smith become the raid lead on Destiny? Smith recounts that he had originally landed at Bungie as a gag writer for the website after working as a journalist but now needed money.
Bungie knew he loved WoW and Halo, so about a year later, they approached him when they needed ideas for RPG elements in Halo Reach. That’s how he started as a designer at the lowest level.
In 2011, Smith was promoted to “raid lead” of Destiny.
He says he was bored and unhappy back then. Because day in and day out, he only worked on concepts and wrote documents for Destiny. The game itself was still a long way from being seen. Back then, Bungie itself did not know what kind of game Destiny would actually become. They were in the finding phase.
Smith could not imagine at the time that any design concept he was writing down would actually make it into the game.
A producer noticed how dissatisfied he was and then asked him if he could take over “this raid thing.” The responsible designer had just left.
Back then, they didn’t know how big raids for Destiny would become, and Smith was relatively new to the design business. At that time, only a prototype of a raid from Destiny existed. However, it was never implemented in Destiny.
We had planned a gigantic Hive raid
That was the original plan: Smith says that originally, parts of the later raids Crota’s End (Darkness Looms) and King’s Fall (King of the Taken) were a large common concept. They wanted to build this huge Hive raid for Destiny.
But then it went, probably after the story reboot, to Destiny 1 at the end of the story about the Vex, and Bungie needed a Vex raid. That’s how “The Glassed Chamber” came to be. The writers at Bungie initially wanted to call the raid “The Glass Throne,” but that didn’t work – because colloquially that describes a toilet.
The Hive raid was not implemented but went back into the drawer. However, the components of this raid can be found in “Crota’s End” and “King’s Fall”: the raids 2 and 3 of Destiny 1.
Bungie throws nothing away even with raids
What was used in Crota’s End: The end of the raid “Crota’s End” was originally the end of the Hive raid. Someone had the idea with the “Lights” many years before players descended into the raid for the first time in December 2014.
The scene with the bridge came from the original, never implemented prototype of a raid.
What was used in King’s Fall: Smith says some rooms from King’s Fall originated from the original Hive raid:
The beginning of the raid, the opening raid, was an encounter that he and Brian Frank had designed long ago. Brian Frank is now the raid lead.
The idea for the ogre room also comes from the old Hive raid.
The nasty ogre in the raid “King’s Fall”: Golgoroth.
This is shown in the clip: We played the stream at 1:49:30. That’s when Smith begins to talk about how difficult the concept phase for Destiny was. Shortly after, Smith begins to talk about the Hive raid.
Is all of this recycled? Smith says: They recreated all these rooms in the later raids, but they were based on older ideas.
This is how one works as a game designer. Much of what one designs is based on the bones of old ideas.
When a mentor told him years ago that this is how to work as a game designer, he couldn’t believe it back then. He thought he would always have new ideas.
Today, Smith sees it differently. One looks at old ideas and then says to oneself: “Why didn’t this work? I still want to do this!”
Since the announcement, we have learned a lot aboutFIFA 20We show you what is changing and which innovations are particularly exciting.
At E3 2019, FIFA 20 was officially introduced, and since then, there have been numerous innovations to marvel at. Among other things, the new FIFA Street mode, VOLTA.
Start on September 19 – EA Access or Origin Access (For 10 hours)
Start on September 19 – Origin Access Premier (full access without time limitations)
Start on September 24 – FIFA 20 Ultimate Edition
Start on September 24 – FIFA 20 Champions Edition
Start on September 27 – FIFA 20 Standard Edition
2. These are the gameplay innovations
EA promises:Big promises have been made regarding the gameplay of FIFA 20. According to EA, a lot of fan feedback regarding FIFA 19 has been collected and analyzed. Based on this feedback, the gameplay of FIFA 20 is said to have been improved and adjusted.
EA summarizes the changes under the term “Football Intelligence.” These include:
Improved one-on-one situations
FIFA 20 weakens AI defense. However, it is supposed to act as intelligent support for the player.
AI-controlled players are more involved in the game, resulting in more types of scoring opportunities. The “Natural Player Motion” is supposed to ensure realistic behavior on the pitch.
Dribbling still allows for chaining skill moves – although this becomes more difficult and should lead to more realistic outcomes. This means: “La Croqueta” chains will be less likely.
The new “Strafe Dribbling” allows you to effectively lure the opponent and then leave them standing with dynamic movements.
And the next 4 points represent the pillars of the so-called gameplay changes that were boldly announced by EA Sports:
3. Manual defending should be worthwhile again
This is new: While in FIFA 19 it was smartest to let the defenders defend automatically and manually block passing lanes, it should be more worthwhile in FIFA 20 to take defending into your own hands.
Thus, “Controlled Tackling” should lead even more to the ball being won with well-timed tackles.
This is new: In FIFA 20, you will have the option to issue commands to the goalkeeper. You can dictate their behavior inside and outside the penalty area.
These instructions for goalkeepers will be available:
Inside the penalty area: There are three different instructions for goalkeepers who are in the penalty area.
Be cautious with crosses – With this setting, the goalkeeper behaves defensively and stays on the line.
Balance – Here, the keeper decides their behavior themselves like in FIFA 19 and tries to act balanced
Catching crosses – The goalkeeper is more offensive and tries to catch crosses
Outside the penalty area: For behavior outside the penalty area, there are 2 instructions that can be selected.
Sweeper Keeper – With this setting, the keeper will go aggressively for the ball and leave the penalty area in emergencies. He will look for one-on-one situations.
Balance – As in FIFA 19, the goalkeeper will play self-determined and act balanced
5. The Timed-Finishing will be revised
This is going to change: The Timed-Finishing was a popular innovation in FIFA 19 and is supposed to get even better in FIFA 20. It should now be harder to hit the green area of the Timed-Finish.
Also, Timed-Finish shots are expected to be more realistic and no longer cause unrealistic goals from all angles.
This time the combination of risk and reward should be correct with Timed-Finish.
In the first footage, the new targeting mechanic can already be seen, where an overlayed circle makes aiming easier. Additionally, it should be possible to curve the ball with the right analog stick.
7. Ball physics finally at PES level?
This is what EA says: A new ball physics system is supposed to provide more realism. This is called “Football Informed Motion.” The new movement system of the ball is expected to lead to more realistic ball spins and impacts. Additionally, the ball’s trajectories are expected to gain significantly more realism due to the new physics. This also applies to regular shots from the game.
Perhaps FIFA could finally catch up to PES with the new ball physics, as for years the ball physics of the competition has undeniably been the number 1.
8. FIFA Street is back in FIFA 20
This is VOLTA: For many fans, a FIFA Street mode was at the top of their wishlist for FIFA 20. And it is indeed coming!
In FIFA 20, EA introduces the VOLTA mode. This mode brings street football back to FIFA and offers various offline and online game modes.
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This is VOLTA-World: In this mode, like in career mode, it is about building and managing your own team. You need to recruit new players and then play the matches yourself.
In VOLTA-World, you will either face the computer or real online opponents. Against human opponents, a league system will be used, similar to Division Rivals in FUT 19.
Matches against the computer, on the other hand, will resemble Squad Battles in FUT 19, offering teams from the community.
10. In VOLTA-World, you steal players
This is what it’s about: If you defeat your opponent in VOLTA-World, you can steal one of their players for your own team.
But don’t worry, only a copy of the selected player is made. The player is not actually “stolen” in case of a loss.
11. In VOLTA-World, you set the rules
This is what it’s about: Once you have created your character, you set your venue, field size, and preferred play style (3v3, 4v4, 5v5). When you meet an online opponent, the match will first be played on your field with your rules.
Subsequently, the opponent will have the same advantage in the return match, and you must adapt to their rules and field size.
This is VOLTA Story: Since The Journey was concluded in FIFA 19, FIFA 20 now offers a new story-based campaign with VOLTA Story. However, this is said to be quite short with 6 hours and mainly aims to introduce FIFA players to the street mode of FIFA 20.
13. VOLTA: Player versus player in the kick-off mode
This is the kick-off mode: Just like in the classic kick-off mode of the FIFA series, there will also be a VOLTA kick-off mode. Here, it is possible to play new street football matches offline with friends. Real licensed teams in street football size will be available for selection.
14. VOLTA character is fully customizable
This is possible: EA has announced that players can completely customize their VOLTA character. This includes clothing, face, hair, and tattoos. There will also be a VOLTA store where hoodies, jackets, pants, t-shirts, and much more can be purchased.
15. VOLTA launches without microtransactions
This is what EA Sports says: EA confirms that at the launch of VOLTA, no items can be purchased with real money. Everything should be earned with the in-game currency “VOLTA-Coins.”
16. VOLTA requires an almost constant internet connection
This is what it’s about: Almost all VOLTA modes in FIFA 20 require a permanent internet connection. Only the VOLTA kick-off can be started offline.
This is because in the various VOLTA modes you are always playing against other players, both offline and online. In kick-off mode, on the other hand, you can play with normal, licensed teams.
17. Mixed teams in VOLTA
This is what it’s about: In VOLTA, it will be normal to play in mixed teams consisting of men and women. You can choose either a female or male character.
18. EA Sports assures: No momentum
This is what it’s about: EA has assured that the controversial patent, which is supposed to ensure dynamic difficulty adjustment in online games, will not be used in FIFA 19.
Since this has just been confirmed, we can expect that FIFA 20 will also forego such a mechanic.
19. The Switch version is only a legacy edition
This is a legacy edition: While FIFA 19 last year on the Nintendo Switch only had to do without The Journey and slightly better graphics, FIFA 20 only comes in a legacy edition this year.
This means that only the teams will be updated to the status of the 2019/2020 season. Gameplay innovations or new modes like VOLTA will probably not be available in FIFA 20 for the Switch.
20. Innovations in Pro Clubs, FUT, and career mode are coming
This is known: By now, EA Sports has extensively discussed the innovations in Pro Clubs, Ultimate Team, and career mode.
What is new? The house rules introduced in FIFA 19 are returning for FIFA 20 and bring several new game modes. Unlike in FIFA 19, you can also play these online with friends.
These house rules are new:
Mystery Ball (new) – Strong boosts that alternate and provide advantages
King of the Hill (new) – Claim the ball in random zones to increase the goal multiplier
Maximum chemistry (only in FUT) – The team plays at maximum chemistry
Swaps (only in FUT) – 3 random players are swapped with the opponent. If you score with an opponent player, it counts double.
This is what “Mystery Ball” looks like: At the Gamescom various EA Gamechangers were able to play the mode. Here you see a match of “Mystery Ball” between Eintracht Frankfurt and Dynamo Dresden.
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22. This is shown in a gameplay trailer for FIFA 20
This is shown in the trailer: A new gameplay trailer for FIFA 20 has revealed many interesting innovations. Among other things, you could discover the BayArena, the home of Bayer Leverkusen. Additionally, new game faces are shown. Players like Axel Witsel can finally rejoice in FIFA 20 for a more realistic appearance.
Gameplay-wise, the focus in the trailer was on the revised dribbling and the new free kick and penalty mechanisms.
This was shown in the beta: Several players have already had the opportunity to test FIFA 20 in beta. Some changes from FIFA 19 stood out, which we have summarized here for you:
Who plays when? The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Beta starts shortly. If you want to make the most of the time there, you need early access. We explain how you can get this Early Access and thus play the beta earlier and longer.
What is the Early Access for the Modern Warfare Beta? If you want to get a first impression of what to expect in the multiplayer of the latest installment before the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on October 25th, you can participate in the Modern Warfare Beta.
The beta is divided into 2 phases. The start of the first phase is on September 12th. Phase 2 starts on September 19th.
Although the Modern Warfare 2019 Multiplayer Beta is partially open, if you want to enjoy it fully, you need early access – whether you are on the PS4, PC, or Xbox One. Some days are reserved exclusively for players with early access.
How to get early access to the Modern Warfare Beta (Early Access)
How do you get early access to the Modern Warfare Beta? If you haven’t happened to snag a promo code that grants you early access, there is essentially only one way to enjoy early access and start early: You must pre-order any version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
If you pre-order digitally, your early access will be granted automatically. If you order a physical version, then the path to early access is a bit longer. You will initially receive a Modern Warfare Beta code from your retailer / provider, which you must redeem on the official beta page Then you will receive another code there, which you use in the respective platform store to unlock early access.
Pre-order Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – these are the available versions: If you are considering pre-ordering Modern Warfare early, you can find a comprehensive overview of your options in these two articles:
The Modern Warfare Beta Times – Who can play when?
How and when exactly does the Modern Warfare Beta run? Are there differences between platforms? When can pre-orderers start on their respective platforms? And when can all the others play? We show you here how the Modern Warfare Beta runs in September:
The beta is divided into 2 phases.
Phase 1 is PS4-exclusive. The start is on 12.09. for players with early access, on 14th for the remaining players on PlayStation 4. This phase ends for everyone on September 16th.
Phase 2 takes place on all platforms – so on PS4, PC, and Xbox One. It starts on September 19th for pre-orderers and all PS4 players. On September 21st, all other interested parties can join, and on September 23rd, the beta ends for all players on all platforms.
Each of the two beta phases is thus divided into an exclusive multi-day early access for pre-orderers and a two-day open beta. Players with early access have overall two full days more that they can spend in the beta.
Are you pre-ordering Modern Warfare for early access? Do the open days suffice for you? Or are you completely foregoing the beta?
The launch of WoW Classic was chaos mixed with a lot of fun. A YouTuber parodied this madness almost perfectly.
The launch of World of Warcraft Classic was exactly two weeks ago. Many players will probably remember it, because when hundreds of thousands of players flooded the servers, the excitement was overwhelming – at least until the point when the realms collapsed, massive queues formed and proper gameplay became almost impossible.
From all these incidents and anecdotes, the YouTuber Captain Grim created a video that captures and parodies the entire madness of the launch well.
This can be seen: The video highlights some rather amusing aspects of the launch of Classic. Before the launch, you can hear the NPCs talking, who are already panicking and having flashbacks from 15 years ago. In the background, you can faintly hear J. Allen Brack’s infamous line whispering, “You think you do, but you don’t” (meaning: “You think you want it, but you don’t”).
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Then the realm literally explodes and thousands of players swarm the starting area, so even the layering technology cannot keep up. Even hours later, there’s a battle for every single spawn point of enemies. There are 5-10 players per opponent needing them for a quest.
The scene then shifts to a “Wanted” quest, that of Hogger. Here, hundreds of players stand in line with their groups. Hogger appears with a dark, ominous animation – only to be sent back to the afterlife in a matter of seconds.
Players suddenly having fun: The next scene shows an undead character embodying yet another player cliche. He must admit to himself that he is suddenly having fun in WoW Classic. As he realizes this, he quickly turns around and loudly announces that “Classic is absolute trash compared to retail and that one must be a complete idiot to …” – his tirade of hate suddenly stops as a green item appears as a quest reward and joy returns.
Many more Classic moments: Lastly, the video goes on to capture many more moments from Classic. There are the “starting area trolls” who constantly ask how to obtain their heirlooms or why there are no achievements. A night elf druid keeps buffing people with Mark of the Wild and feels fantastic while another troll plays the “doomsayer” and explains that “Streamers are the plague of the world and would ruin every server. Blizzard should ban them all.”
Anyone who watches the video and has played Classic since the launch will have probably experienced almost every one of these moments themselves.
A hashtag is trending again on Twitter. #BringSiphonBack is being shared by professional player Faze Sway on Twitter. The Fortnite community seems to agree.
What does this hashtag mean? #BringBackSiphon means that Epic should bring back the gameplay mechanic “Siphon” to all game modes of Fortnite. Currently, “Siphon” is only enabled for Arena mode or tournaments. However, many players wish it would return for all game modes.
What is Siphon? Siphon refers to a lifesteal mechanic in Fortnite:
When the lifesteal mode is activated, you receive healing of 50 health points per elimination.
If you are already at full health, your shield is increased by 50 points.
In addition to the lifesteal, players receive 50 building materials of each type for a kill. This rewards aggressive play and reduces the time spent farming materials.
What happened? One of the professional players Faze Sway tweeted: “#BringSiphonBack” is making it trend.” He means Fortnite should bring back the lifesteal mode to all game modes. To gain more attention, as many users as possible should tweet with this hashtag so it appears in the trends.
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Many players from the Fortnite community also seem to agree. The tweet has been liked 11,500 times so far and over 3,000 users are talking about it.
Additionally, many users have made their own tweets with the hashtag. They managed to temporarily get into the top 50 trends on Twitter USA.
Why do so many want Siphon back? The lifesteal mode was especially rewarding for aggressive players. They could push other players directly and immediately regain health after each elimination. They did not need to waste time healing. This was especially helpful when fighting a whole 4-player team alone.
Why won’t Epic Games bring Siphon back?Epic Games commented on this in the patch notes 8.20. They said it was for testing purposes and after a thorough analysis and feedback, they would now end the testing phase.
They found the gameplay too aggressive. Other play strategies would then become secondary. However, they kept the lifesteal for the Arena mode and tournaments because it proved to be practical there.
Could Siphon come back now? Epic Games has a strong history of not responding to player requests to bring lifesteal back in all game modes. It seems unlikely that Epic will follow this request now.
New PS4 games are coming to the PS Store this week. We’re presenting 4 exciting games that you can download to your PlayStation 4.
The new releases in the PS Store: Sony introduces several new games every week that will soon be available in the PlayStation Store. This week, the big highlight is the loot shooter Borderlands 3, which many fans of the Borderlands series are eagerly anticipating.
What is Borderlands 3? Borderlands 3 is a combination of a first-person shooter and action RPG. The development of your character through talent trees plays a central role, but equally important are the hunt for loot and crazy gunplay.
The weapons are especially crazy: Some weapons can walk, other weapons can create weapons, weapons can also insult you.
The notorious, pitch-black humor of the Borderlands series is also back this time. As well as the wacky sci-fi setting on multiple planets.
Furthermore, Borderlands 3 offers a good co-op system that allows you to easily play with your friends at any time.
https://youtu.be/Av5Eyx3bGtM
Who is Borderlands 3 suitable for? If you’re looking for a casual co-op game, you will have fun with Borderlands 3. However, you should have a sense of dark and silly humor and be willing to immerse yourself in a world that doesn’t always take itself seriously. For most fans of the series, Borderlands 3 is a must. You can find more about it in our review:
What is PES 2020: This is this year’s football game from Konami, which once again takes on the FIFA series. This year, they want to create an authentic football atmosphere for many fans with some high-profile licenses – such as for Juventus Turin and FC Bayern Munich.
PES 2020 comes with revised gameplay that allows for new ball control and new dribbling skills. In the revamped Master League mode, a new dialogue system, improved menu design, and a more realistic transfer market await you.
Moreover, Konami offers a completely new online game mode with “Matchday.”
https://youtu.be/_89i5H1zAeU
Who is PES 2020 suitable for? If you are not a football fan, you may find it hard to get into PES 2020. Whether you decide to get PES 2020 or FIFA 20 this year, you ultimately have to decide for yourself. Because for most, this is a “matter of faith.”
What is GreedFall? GreedFall is a new brand from Spiders and Focus Home Interactive. It is a fantasy RPG set in a world reminiscent of the 17th century, where exploration, discovery, and colonial themes are in the foreground.
You explore undiscovered areas and a lonely island full of magic, treasures, secrets, and supernatural creatures. You support or deceive other characters and factions.
As you pursue quests, you can decide how you want to achieve the goals: with diplomacy, deception, combat, or cunning. Additionally, the character can be freely customized: gender, appearance, skills, and spells are selectable.
GreedFall is a single-player game.
In this launch trailer, you get an impression of GreedFall:
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What is The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series? Behind this long name hides a bundle that includes all “The Walking Dead” games from Telltale Games. Included are:
All 4 seasons
400 Days
The Walking Dead: Michonne
In total, the bundle is said to contain over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 episodes.
In the 4 “The Walking Dead” seasons, you experience the gripping story of a girl named Clementine who fights her way through the apocalypse as zombies overrun the world. Along the way, she encounters allies and many dangers.
Through your decisions, you can influence the story.
This bundle also delivers graphic enhancements, so all seasons have the look of the fourth season. Additionally, there are some bonuses like a behind-the-scenes look.
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Who is this bundle worth it for? For 50 Euros, you get a lot for your money if you haven’t played the seasons before. Whether the graphic enhancements and the bonuses are worth the money for fans of the series must be decided by each individual.
When is the bundle being released? It is releasing on September 10.
Rich Lambert, ZeniMax’s Creative Director, spoke at the PAX West gaming convention about the increasing player numbers of the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online and how the developers now want to address performance issues.
What is currently the problem with ESO? The game has been struggling with performance issues for some time. In April 2019, even queues had to be introduced, and the release of the Elsweyr expansion led to further performance problems.
Success of Elsweyr surprised ZeniMax, overwhelmed the servers
Why are improvements coming now? At PAX West, ZeniMax’s Creative Director Rich Lambert was asked about this issue. He explained that the release of Elsweyr was the last straw.
According to him, there were already plans to work on improvements before, but the huge influx of players at the release of the current expansion made it necessary to act now. He admits that the situation surprised the team a bit:
With Elsweyr came a large influx of players, everyone was suddenly in, putting pressure on the servers, stressing the client. And we thought: OK. It surprised us a little. The game was 5 years old at that point.
Rich Lambert
Apparently, ZeniMax did not expect to see such a large influx of players after 5 years of ESO.
Now, however, action must be taken to properly address and resolve the issue.
What about PvP? Especially in PvP, the performance issues of ESO can have serious consequences. Rich Lambert is aware of this. He promises that there will also be improvements in this area. However, the backend needs to be optimized first.
The problem cannot be solved overnight; however, he believes that the PvP experience of ESO is currently relatively stable. Improvements are definitely coming.
The group search is a major problem
What about the LFG? Another problem related to performance is the group search. According to Rich Lambert, the system becomes asynchronous when the servers are overloaded. This leads to all players being assigned to a group. Everyone joins in, and suddenly no one can join and is back in the search.
This leads to a loop until the system can finally assign players to a group. Therefore, the LFG system is also to be improved as part of the performance optimizations. Even under load, players will then be assigned to a group and can prepare.
However, all of this will take some time. By 2020, ESO should play significantly better.
Do you also have performance issues in ESO? Are you looking forward to the developers finally addressing this issue?
Since the new role lock system in Overwatch is active, some players apparently have problems with it. This includes professional player André “iddqd” Dahlström, who at least predicts the end of the game for himself.
This problem is seen by iddqd: With the new “Role Queue” in Overwatch , players must choose a role before the game: DPS, healer, or tank. Two of each role are needed. However, this sometimes leads to long waiting times for some players.
In his stream, iddqd explained that nobody wants to watch a streamer when he is waiting in line for two hours, no matter how good he is. For him, this is the case. Although he is a good DPS player, he can no longer play his role.
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What is killing the game for me at the moment, and what prevents me from waking up and wanting to stream Overwatch, is knowing that I can’t play my DPS. […]
Players love to see me blow heads, and believe me, I want that more than anything else. But what if I really can’t do that anymore? What if the game physically does not allow me to? What do I do then?
These problems still exist: The long waiting times are not the only issue with the new role lock. Due to a bug, it happened that all players could compete against each other – even the weakest against the strongest.
This is the situation with Overwatch: Talking about the downfall of Overwatch is perhaps still a bit too early. At least the numbers on Twitch have remained consistently high for about a year, with fluctuations of less than 1% in average viewers (via sullygnome).
Some data on Overwatch on Twitch for the last year. Status: September 10, 2019.
For professionals like iddqd, the role lock could indeed mean the end of their careers and interests, but Overwatch itself seems to be doing quite well at least for the moment.
The Twitch streamer DrDisrespect has critically engaged with the hype surrounding WoW Classic. He finds nothing appealing about the MMORPG. He believes that the “average gamer on the street” might feel the same way and turn away from Twitch. This could jeopardize the careers of all Twitch streamers.
What bothers DrDisrespect about WoW Classic? In short: He cannot connect with the game. He cannot see or understand what is happening exactly.
Other big Twitch streamers, who usually play shooters, have shifted to WoW in the meantime, such as:
Many of them know WoW from the past and grew up with it.
Shroud is excited about WoW Classic – unimaginable for DrDisrespect.
However, Guy “DrDisrespect” Beahm is left out. He is 10 years older than most of his colleagues and has – at least in his role as a macho streamer – no connection to fantasy, RPG, or a mix of both.
In his own stream, he watches the Twitch stream of Asmongold as he is currently raiding in WoW Classic. DrDisrespect seems overwhelmed by what is happening before his eyes.
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He points at interface elements in confusion and asks: “What the hell is going on here? What magical palace have I stepped into?” He repeatedly demands: “Asmon, you have to explain to me what is happening here.”
DrDisrespect then points at the hotbar: “What are all these buttons,” at the DPS meter: “What is that?” and at the party interface: “What is that above your head?”
It is clear: He cannot follow what is happening. The game is unreadable to him, the shooter fan, and is nothing but an “interface mishmash.”
Asmongold is an enthusiastic streamer of WoW Classic.
WoW Classic Could End Our Careers
This is the doctor’s concern: DrDisrespect turns to the fans and says he has concerns.
He then impersonates a “little guy from the street” who discovers Twitch for the first time and is so put off by the unreadability of WoW Classic that he says: “You won’t get a cent from me. What a ridiculous industry is this? I’m out of here.”
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WoW Classic Raid Interface Not Readable for “Normies”
This is what it is about: DrDisrespect satirically amplifies his criticism as is his style. Nevertheless, at its core, from his perspective, it is understandable.
He has no relationship with MMORPGs and is a pure shooter player. For him, the raid interface that Asmongold has built in WoW Classic must be truly off-putting.
Normally, shooter games (Fortnite, Apex Legends) dominate the top channels on Twitch, an action game (GTA Online) or a MOBA (LoL) are also represented. As an exception, something like Sea of Thieves occasionally rises high. All these games are “easy to read” – this is certainly not the case for a WoW raid interface.
NCSoft has released two gameplay videos for the MMORPG Lineage 2M. The material looks really good. Over two million players have already registered for the title.
What does NCSoft show? In two videos, we get to see gameplay of the mobile MMORPG Lineage 2M. Among them is a funny dance of a group of players in in-game graphics.
There’s also a scene where a character runs through the world. Along with landscapes and a powerful dragon. All of this looks quite impressive.
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What does Lineage 2M look like? Graphically, the MMORPG is absolutely convincing. The characters look detailed, the effects are impressive, and the landscapes invite exploration.
Lineage 2M does not give the impression of a mobile game, but rather looks like a PC MMORPG. No wonder, as the developers have big plans for the game.
For instance, 4K graphics are planned, and it is set to become a cross-platform game. You can then play Lineage 2M on PC through the Purple emulator, and then the graphics must impress even more. Therefore, the MMORPG is actually not a classic mobile game, but rather a cross-platform game.
NCSoft even claims that there will be no game in the coming years that can compete with Lineage 2M.
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When does Lineage 2M start? The mobile game is set to be released in Korea later this year. When we will also get to enjoy it is still unknown.
What do players think about the MMORPG? According to NCSoft, over 2 million players have already registered for the mobile game. So the interest is apparently very high.
The predecessor Lineage M is also extremely successful. According to the company’s financial report from Q3 2017, Lineage M exceeded all expectations and increased mobile revenues by 488% compared to the previous quarter.
It is quite conceivable that Lineage 2M will also become such a success. At the very least, the expectations for the game are likely to be correspondingly high, especially since the PC MMORPG market is not as strong anymore, as can also be seen from the demise of Wildstar.
By the way, Lineage 2M should not be confused with the mobile game Lineage 2 Revolution. Both titles are said to differ greatly in terms of gameplay.
In Pokémon GO there are now Flunkifer, Absol, Alola Vulpix, and Alola Sandshrew in the wild. Players are excited about this surprise.
These new spawns include: On the evening of September 9, Week 2 of the Ultra Bonus started. The Johto journey with Shinys and Icognito has ended. Players quickly noticed that the monsters appearing in the wild had also changed. Especially exciting are these new spawns:
Flunkifer
Absol
Alola Vulpix
Alola Sandshrew
These spawns are particularly special for players because these monsters had not previously been catchable in the wild (there were exceptions at the GO Fest in Chicago and Yokohama). So you can now encounter them on your journeys with Pokémon GO.
Are the monsters also available as Shiny? Flunkifer and Absol have already been available in Shiny variants, and you can catch them in the wild as Shiny too. Trainers also report that Alola Vulpix can appear as Shiny in the wild. However, there have been few reports about Alola Sandshrew.
How good are the chances? The spawns of these four Pokémon are reportedly still quite rare according to initial reports. Some trainers have reported not seeing any of these Pokémon in the wild over the past few hours. Therefore, you will need a lot of luck for a Shiny version.
There are no reports that the chances of Shiny versions have been increased.
What about the regional Kanto Pokémon? In the next few days, you can hatch Tauros, Kangaskhan, Mr. Mime, and Porygon from 7km eggs. With luck, even as Shiny. If you encounter them in your region in the wild, they may appear as Shiny there as well.
This is how players are reacting
On social media, Pokémon GO trainers are diligently sharing their catches. They are pleased that Niantic chose this step and sent new Pokémon into the wild.
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The release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is approaching. Soon you will have the opportunity to get a first glimpse of the multiplayer – in the Open Multiplayer Beta. The Modern Warfare Beta preload starts today on PS4.
When does the Modern Warfare Beta run? The Modern Warfare Beta is divided into 2 phases:
Phase 1 is PS4 exclusive and starts on September 12.
In Phase 2, interested players can join on all platforms – including PC and Xbox One. Phase 2 starts on September 19.
This is the start time for the beta preload on PS4: The Modern Warfare Beta is almost here on PS4. The preload is set to start today, September 10, for pre-orderers – between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM German time.
When does the preload start on Xbox One and PC?
This is what we know so far about the preload on PC and Xbox One: According to Activision, the preload for PC and Xbox One is slated to start next week – before September 19.
Players on these two platforms can join the Modern Warfare Beta starting next week (from September 19) – with or without early access.
How to download the Modern Warfare Beta on PS4
Download for digital pre-orderers: If you pre-ordered Call of Duty: Modern Warfare digitally in the PS Store, the preload is straightforward.
As soon as it becomes available on September 10, head to the PS Store and search for “Modern Warfare”. You should find the Beta there. Select it and download it accordingly.
You can start the Beta on September 12. Your early access will be recognized automatically.
Download for retail pre-orderers: If you pre-ordered Modern Warfare at a retailer of your choice, you should receive a Modern Warfare Beta code via email from them. You need to redeem it on the official beta site under “Redeem Code”.
After doing this, you should receive a beta code from Activision via email today, September 10, which you need to redeem in the PS Store under “Redeem Code”. Your early access should then be correctly registered, allowing you to jump into the battles on September 12.
Download without pre-order: If you haven’t pre-ordered, you may have to wait a little longer. Because without a pre-order, as of September 11, the Beta is not yet available for download. Activision has not yet provided a specific time for this.
Can I use the data from the Modern Warfare Alpha? Some players still have the data from the PS4-exclusive Modern Warfare Alpha on their hard drive.
However, you can delete it without worry. As Activision has stated, the Modern Warfare Beta will have its own client, which must be downloaded separately.
YouTuber Daniel L has recreated the human city of Stormwind from World of Warcraft and given it a new HD look.
In World of Warcraft, there are plenty of large cities, but some of them radiate a special kind of magic. Especially in Stormwind, the capital of humans, many WoW players feel right at home as soon as the music starts or as they enter the city through the Valley of Heroes, passing by the great statues. After all, it’s the first real city that many players encounter.
YouTuber Daniel L has made it his mission for several years to wrap World of Warcraft in a new, modern look using Unreal Engine 4. After many other zones and areas have been converted, Stormwind was up next a few days ago, which you can admire here.
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What you can see in the video: The video features a camera ride through the renovated Stormwind. The entire city has been rebuilt in Unreal Engine 4 and is therefore much higher resolution than in the actual game, albeit without the comic look. The ride starts in the Valley of Heroes and then moves into the Trade District, but also highlights some important buildings, such as Trias’s cheese shop (which works for SI:7) or the Mage Tower in the Mage Quarter, which can only be accessed through overgrown streets.
At the end, of course, a visit to the Cathedral Quarter, the heart of the human city dedicated to the teachings of the Light, must not be missed.
Would this fit WoW? A modernization to Unreal Engine 4 would naturally mean that World of Warcraft would lose its comic graphic style, which is a big part of the game’s appeal for many players. However, it’s interesting to see how Stormwind might look in a “more realistic” setting. Only the absence of NPCs makes the city seem a bit monotonous …
The developers of the pirate online game Sea of Thieves wanted to talk about the pets that will be introduced soon in a livestream. However, a little monkey caused some chaos.
What happened in the livestream? The team behind Sea of Thieves wanted to share a bit more about the pet system that will soon be introduced in the online game. During this, a little monkey provided some entertainment.
The capuchin monkey Antonio took a special liking to video manager Jon McFarlane. The others were feeding the animal mealworms when it suddenly jumped onto McFarlane and vomited on his shirt and also in his face.
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How did the team react? Jon McFarlane found the situation amusing and laughed. The others also started laughing. McFarlane jokingly mentioned that fortunately he was wearing a gray shirt that day.
Later, the monkey even made a mess on McFarlane, which he apparently did not notice at all.
What was behind this? It seemed that everyone except McFarlane knew that something like this would happen and were just waiting for it. One developer even explained that they had expected something exactly like that.
Community wishes for vomiting pets
Why was the monkey present? The livestream was about the pets that players will soon be able to acquire in Sea of Thieves through an update. This includes parrots and also monkeys. After all, that is part of being a true pirate.
The capuchin monkey Antonio was simply meant to provide entertainment, which it certainly achieved with its vomiting episode.
How do players react to the situation? On Reddit, the livestream is a hot topic. Now the community naturally wishes that animals in the game could also vomit and urges the developers to introduce a corresponding emote with the pet system.
Additionally, players wish for a new achievement for the successful Sea of Thieves: The “MacFarlane Dilemma.” This should be earned when a pet in the game vomits on the character.
The launch trailer for Borderlands 3 has been released – albeit a bit too early. Now there is the official video in good resolution.
Update 09/10/2019: The trailer has now been officially released and is available in a nice, high-resolution format. Here you can watch it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av5Eyx3bGtM
Original message: The long-awaited release of Borderlands 3 is finally just a few days away. To bring the quite large marketing campaign to a close, there’s of course also a launch trailer. It shouldn’t have been released yet, but was briefly accessible on Twitter before it was deleted. Clever fans immediately downloaded the trailer and are now happily spreading it.
The resolution of the trailer is rather poor quality, as the HD version was not yet available; however, the clip already conveys a good impression of the game and what it’s about – lots of madness.
What can be seen in the trailer? As usual, Borderlands 3 pulls out all the stops in the trailer and lets nearly all characters who presumably play an important part in the story make an appearance. These include not only the opponents in the form of the Calypso twins, but also the adult Tiny Tina. While jaunty music by Queen (Seven Seas of Rhye) plays, the four Vault Hunters appear in turn and beat, shoot, or enchant some psychos and bandits with Siren powers.
Oh yes. Wild chases, lots of explosions, and even a few spaceships are also included.
Or to put it in the words of the Calypso twins: Like, Comment and Obey.
When is Borderlands 3 released? There are only a few days left until the launch of Borderlands 3, as players can convince themselves of the action on Pandora (and other planets) starting September 13. By the way, there will be more content after the launch.
We have just published the final review for Borderlands 3. Check out the post:
In Destiny 2, we provide an overview of all Exotics from Shadowkeep and Season 8 that we already know. We summarize exotic weapons and armor.
Which Exotics are known? In the weeks and months leading up to the Shadowkeep release, quite a bit of gameplay material for the upcoming fall expansion was shown. This happened in the form of livestreams, gameplay trailers, or “leaks” from Guardians who secretly took photos at gaming events.
Recently, we got glimpses of new Exotics that will come into play with Shadowkeep or the new Season 8, the Season of the Undying,. We now present them to you in overview.
Monte Carlo – exotic auto rifle
What is Monte Carlo? The Monte Carlo was an exotic auto rifle in Destiny 1 that will return in Destiny 2. It can be seen in the gameplay trailer:
It is not known what perks the Monte Carlo will have in Destiny 2. In Destiny 1, it was a close-range weapon because the damage it dealt reduced the melee cooldown.
In Year 1 of Destiny 1, this weapon with the bayonet was a PlayStation-exclusive weapon.
In Destiny 2, it is a kinetic weapon that will be available during the Season of the Undying. This is shown in the icon in the following screenshot:
Deathbringer – exotic rocket launcher
This is Deathbringer: This rocket launcher has been seen multiple times and has been referred to as “Void Gjallarhorn”. Here’s what it looks like:
The Deathbringer deals Void damage and has one rocket in the magazine. Its exotic perk is called Dark Deliverance:
It fires projectiles that release void orbs on enemies. When you release the fire button, they explode.
Additionally, there’s the perk “Dark Descent”:
The longer the void orbs fall, the more powerful the explosion.
The spectacle looks like this:
In a screenshot of the Deathbringer, the Shadowkeep icon can be seen. This exotic will thus come with Shadowkeep.
Leviathan’s Breath – exotic bow
This is Leviathan’s Breath: This is an exotic heavy bow:
It is known that this bow will only be available through the Season Pass for Season 8. There is supposed to be a new weapon quest. In the end, you will receive the exotic.
We do not yet know the perk. However, it was shown in a ViDoc that the bow “pushes” opponents from where the arrow hits.
Eriana’s Vow – exotic hand cannon
This is Eriana’s Vow: We know very little about this weapon. It is likely the hand cannon in these screenshots:
It is known that you can also get this exotic through the new season pass system. If you pay for the season pass, you’ll get the weapon at rank 1. On the free reward track, the weapon is available at rank 35.
Gameplay material shows that Eriana’s Vow has a burn effect. Enemies take explosion damage – but you also start to “burn” if you fire the weapon for too long.
Exotic machine gun with unknown name
What kind of exotic is this? With Shadowkeep comes an exotic machine gun with an unknown name. However, we know its appearance and perk:
The MG deals Solar damage. The exotic perk is called Pyrotoxin Rounds. This allows the MG to fire explosive rounds with high power. It is supposed to play similarly to a linear fusion rifle.
A particular feature of this weapon is that it is supposed to be powered by an alien insect creature:
Divinity – exotic trace rifle
This is Divinity: Divinity is the last known exotic weapon in this overview. It is the confirmed raid exotic from the new Shadowkeep raid.
Divinity – see also our title image
Divinity deals Arc damage and has 194 rounds in the magazine. The exotic perk is called Judgement:
Consistent damage from this weapon envelops the target with a force field that weakens and stuns enemies.
Another perk is called Penance:
If enemies suffer long enough under the Judgement effect, they take damage.
Assassin’s Cowl – exotic hunter helm
The exotic perk causes you to become invisible and slightly replenishes health and shields when you defeat a Guardian with a melee attack or take down an enemy with a finishing move.
Phoenix Cradle – exotic titan leg armor
The exotic perk is not fully readable in this screenshot. However, the exotic has to do with a longer-lasting Sun Warrior bonus and sunspots. Allies also benefit when they walk through the spots – so it is an exotic for solar titans.
Stormdancer’s Brace – exotic warlock chest armor
The exotic perk causes every enemy you defeat with the Stormtrance Super to increase the damage you deal with Stormtrance. It is thus an exotic tailored to the Stormcaller.
In Fortnite the patch 10.20 came out and a data miner found information suggesting a Dark Legends Bundle. We will show you what could be included in the bundle and what it might look like.
What kind of bundle is this? This Dark Legends Bundle was leaked by @VastBlast on Twitter. It contains 3 new versions of skins that are already in the game and known.
Update September 10, 2019: According to data miner FNBR_Everything, the bundle has now been decrypted in the data. The bundle should be available in the shop in the next 24-48 hours.
What’s inside the Dark Legends Bundle
These cosmetics are included: 3 skins, a pickaxe, and 2 back blings have been found. They are dark versions of skins that are already known. The Dark Knight, Dark Wildcard, and Dark Jonesy. Additionally, there should be a dark pickaxe and 2 back blings. Here in the tweet, you can see how the bundle might look.
What is a bundle? A bundle consists of several cosmetics that are geared towards a specific theme. Usually, it contains skins, pickaxes, back blings, or weapon skins.
The bundles only come once and then remain in the Fortnite shop for a longer period. After that, these cosmetics will not return to the shop. So, you should definitely buy the bundle if you are interested in these skins.
An example of this would be the Shadow Rising Bundle from Season 9.
How much will the bundle cost? How much it will officially cost is still unclear. The last Shadow Rising Bundle cost 19.99 Euros (via FortniteInsider), one could assume that it will cost about the same.
