Call of Duty: World War II has been on the market since 2017, yet the developers continue to surprise with updates. Now there are new weapons and also rifles from DLCs permanently in the game.
What is happening in the game right now? World War II received another update yesterday, on July 23. It featured 7 new weapons, but also 5 weapons that previously could only be obtained in DLCs.
These will now be unlocked and are permanently available for all players. The numerous fans of the shooter love the update and thank Sledgehammer Games for it.
World War II is receiving praise
Why are there DLC weapons? Sledgehammer Games explains the move by saying they want to thank the community for still supporting the developers.
They first considered extending the period for the DLC weapons, but have now decided to bring the weapons into the game permanently.
What kind of weapons are these? The following DLC weapons will be unlocked gradually:
Erma EMP – 07/23
Blyskawica – 07/30
Fire Axe – 08/06
Baseball Bat – 08/13
Push Dagger – 08/20
In addition, the following 7 new weapons can already be found in World War II:
M36 (Sniper)
Wimmersperg Spz (AR)
Austen (SMG)
M267 (SMG)
Chatelerault (LMG)
GDB-79 (AR)
Bechowiec (SMG)
How are the fans reacting? In the Subreddit for World War II, the update is met with cheers. Numerous threads praise Sledgehammer Games for this action.
Patch 8.2 introduced a particularly cool mount in World of Warcraft. We will tell you how to get the Snapback Crabbler and ride a brilliant crab.
The current patch of World of Warcraft is packed with content designed to keep players engaged in Azeroth for a long time. Much of it is connected to long farming sessions and dedication. But some rewards are definitely worth the effort, such as the new crab mount.
To obtain it, you must complete the huge meta achievement “Underwater Usurper.” This can take several months, but with our step-by-step guide, you will experience a bit of progress each day.
This crab mount is waiting for your efforts – it even moves sideways!
What rewards are there? Those who complete the Underwater Usurper achievement will not only receive the cool crab mount Snapback Crabbler but also the title “[PlayerName] of the Depths.” However, to obtain these rewards, you need to complete a long list. The whole endeavor is likely to take between 2 and 3 months.
What achievements are required? For the meta achievement, completing 17 additional achievements is necessary. Here they are:
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It is important that you complete all these achievements on a single character. As of now, the achievement is not account-wide. So, you should focus on one character.
The meta achievement: Underwater Usurper
For each of the individual sub-achievements, we have some tips and instructions for you.
Tour
through the Depths
The Tour through the Depths should be completed automatically within about a week of your arrival in Nazjatar if you keep an eye on the surroundings. This is basically an “entry achievement” for which you need to complete most of the base content. This includes:
Complete a quest for your faction in Nazjatar
Learn more about the Seer Stones of Nazjatar
Level a companion in Nazjatar to level 5
Find Mrrl and assist him
Defeat a world boss in Nazjatar
Defeat one of Azshara’s champions
Defeat a creation from Mardivas’ laboratory
Azshara’s champions are the blue and elite world quests in Nazjatar. You can find Mardivas’ laboratory at coordinates 60 / 32. The quest there can be completed once a week. All other components of the achievement are self-explanatory or will be automatically done by playing in Nazjatar.
Only Rares are True
For this achievement, you must defeat all rare enemies in Nazjatar at least once. This could take many days, but you should tackle it last. Many of the rare spawns will be encountered automatically while completing the other achievements.
We recommend the addon: “TomCat’s Tours: Rares of Nazjatar,” which you can download here at Curse. The addon shows you the possible positions of most rare enemies on the world map. Please be aware that rare enemies in Nazjatar can have a long respawn time.
It can take several hours if you are specifically waiting for a single enemy. Therefore, you should complete this part of the achievement towards the end, as you should have met most rare enemies by then.
A few tips regarding “special” rare spawns:
Only one of the Hydra Matriarchs is available each day. If you are missing one, you will need to keep an eye out each day to see which one is active.
The four Coral Whisperers (Anemonar, Tangwurz, Oronu, and Urduu) have special spawn conditions, which we have explained in the article.
The Voice in the Depths appears when you interact with certain stones while carrying a Cast-off Shell. The exact location is at coordinates 67 / 35.
The Rockweed Dredger is particularly rare. He can appear almost anywhere on the map instead of a “Missing Algan” or a “Rebellious Algan.” Just fly around and kill all Algans, and he will appear eventually.
Tide Lord Dispersius and Tide Lord Aquatus can appear in the Azsh’ari Terrace. There, you must kill 3 “Summoners of Azsh’ari” who are channeling a spell and summoning a water orb. Once all three are dead, one of the two rares can appear, although a regular elite elemental can also spawn.
Tide Mistress Leth’sindra appears in the northeastern part of the map, in the caves with the tentacle creatures and many Void Eggs. There are 5 eggs you can click on (they look the same as the others). After clicking on 5 of them, this rare will spawn.
King Gakula will only appear in the Murloc village if you scare enough tadpoles. You can combine this well with the other achievement “Fight the Tadpoles.”
Chest Searching
For this achievement, you must find all hidden chests in Nazjatar. 20 of them are easily accessible, while the other 8 are special chests protected by various mini-games. You must complete the mini-game before you can loot the respective chest.
The exact locations of all chests can be found in the graphic below. Please note that you will need to have unlocked flying for some chests. You should tackle this part only after you can explore Nazjatar from the air.
This achievement is easy to complete and takes just about an hour. Head to the Murloc village in the northwest of Nazjatar (just above Ashen Strand). There you will find not only hostile Murlocs but also plenty of “green” Murlocs with whom you can interact. This will scare the young Murlocs and drive them through the village. However, this also attracts the wrath of other Murlocs and can ultimately summon the rare enemy King Gakula.
If you scare a total of 100 young Murlocs, you will receive the achievement.
Clairvoyant Landmarks
For this achievement, you must find at least 100 treasures while using a Seer Stone. You can loot these stones from all rare enemies, although they do not always have one with them.
The use of the Seer Stone is not clearly explained in the game, so here are a few tips: Once you use a Seer Stone, you gain a buff for 5 minutes. This allows you to discover chests throughout Nazjatar.
The catch: the chests are not immediately visible. You have to get close to a hidden chest first. Then you get an additional ability in the middle of the screen that you must use to reveal the chest.
Now you can loot the chest. Most of these chests contain a lot of junk, although sometimes they also contain reputation items, mana pearls, or benthic gear.
Some chests are particularly helpful, so keep an eye on your buff bar, because:
Some chests renew the Seer Stone buff and reset the timer to 5 minutes.
Some chests give you a second buff, allowing you to see all hidden chest locations on the minimap for 2 minutes. This greatly eases the gathering process and can lead to a whole chain of chest openings.
Some chests grant buffs like speed or invisibility, which are even not canceled when mounted. This allows you to get around faster without having to fight enemies that waste valuable time.
We had good experiences with the Seer Stones in the east of Nazjatar. There are many “neutral” enemies who will not hinder you and a high density of chests.
Back to the Depths!
You will check off this step when you complete the mini-scenario “Called from the Depths” 10 times. The start of the scenario is announced by an emote that can be read throughout the area. The scenario is quite rare but seems to follow a fixed rhythm.
Based on current observations, it appears that the scenario starts exactly one hour after the beginning of the PvP event in Nazjatar. So at the following times:
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
7:00 AM
10:00 AM
1:00 PM
4:00 PM
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
The scenario itself is quite simple but requires at least 3-5 players, as the enemies become too strong otherwise. You just need to defeat all Naga and then the appearing boss. The location of the event is marked on the map with a purple skull icon. First, defeat the Naga and then the boss to succeed.
Explore Nazjatar
This achievement is self-explanatory and you will earn it while playing normally. You only need to reveal the entire map of Nazjatar and visit each location once. There should be no problems as the quest lines will lead you to almost all places. Completing world quests will also take you to unexplored areas.
Underwater Support
This sub-achievement should also be completed through regular gameplay. Just take all the quests at your faction’s camp every day and complete them. Whenever you need to gather resources (like sea stars, driftwood, or similar), you will gain progress for this achievement at the end. Complete a total of 30 of these quests and you will have completed this step. This should be doable within 7-10 days.
Glass Paws
To complete this step, a bit of exploration and targeted action is necessary. You need to find 10 (very small) cat figures, which are partly located in very hidden places and caves in Nazjatar. While a flying mount is helpful, it is not essential.
Figure 1: The entrance to the cave is at 40.37 / 80.95. The cat is at 40.17 / 86.16.
Figure 2: The cat is located at coordinates 39 / 49. You can either jump into the cave from above or simply fly in.
Figure 3: You will find the cat in the Murloc village. The entrance to the cave is at 29.79 / 30.21. The cat itself is at 28.84 / 29.12.
Figure 4: The cat is on a pillar in a cave. The entrance is at 55.31 / 28.78. The cat itself is at 55.32 / 27.22. You will need to avoid the arcane sparks to reach the pillar.
Figure 5: This cat is on the floor of the cave, the entrance being at 57.47 / 22.21.
Figure 6: The entrance to this cave is at 61.45 / 11.93. The cat is on a pillar at 61.61 / 22.04.
Figure 7: The seventh cat can be found at coordinates 59.09 / 30.43. Stick to the right wall when you enter the cave.
Figure 8: This cat is located at coordinates 61.04 / 26.80, slightly hidden behind a black plant.
Figure 9: The entrance to the cave is at 70.55 / 24.65 and the cat at 71.36 / 23.79. It is behind a starfish on the wall.
Figure 10: The last cat is in the cave at 72.96 / 25.87 at the exact coordinates 73.56 / 25.97. It is on the floor between some broken shells.
Someone has gifted Azshara kittens – she doesn’t really like them.
Nazjatabularasa
This achievement is relatively simple but requires you to log in every day for about 2 weeks and check the world quests in Nazjatar. You need to defeat all champions of Azshara.
There are always a maximum of two active at the same time (one solo world quest and one group world quest). The champions rotate daily, so after about 2 weeks, you should have defeated them all.
Aquatic Slaughter Hunt
This sub-achievement is also relatively simple but will take the most time. It requires you to level all your companions in Nazjatar to rank 30. You can only select one of the three companions each day and complete 3 quests with him, which will then grant one rank. If you complete quests every day, you will need exactly 90 days to bring all three companions to rank 30.
Leveling the companions requires a lot of time. However, this leveling is also required for the main quest.
Another tip: You should not level the first companion to level 30 but instead switch to another companion at level 25 or 26. Because while leveling the other companions, you will still find XP items that you can give to the first companion. This way no XP is lost and you save a bit more time.
A Handful of Mana Pearls
As the name of the achievement suggests, you need to collect a lot of mana pearls to complete this achievement. You need to loot a total of 1,000 Prismatic Mana Pearls through quests, from treasure chests, or as loot from rare mobs to wrap up this part.
That sounds like a lot but should happen quite naturally while you complete other parts of this achievement. Just leveling your companions (see above) should already yield around 1,000 mana pearls.
In-Vitro-Elimination
For this achievement, you need to defeat all creatures that can be summoned through different combinations of crystals in Mardivas’ laboratory.
To activate the various crystals you will need the resources that occasionally drop in Nazjatar. These are:
Strange Mineralized Water
Strange Sea Sediment
Strange Volcanic Rock
With these resources, you can activate the lower and larger arcane crystals. Each small and large combination creates a creature. You can find the exact combinations in the table below. Please keep in mind that you must always activate the lower crystal before you can use a large crystal.
Lower Crystal
Large Crystal
Result
Nothings
Nothings
Arcane Merge
Lower Benthic Arcane Crystal
Nothings
Watery Merge
Lower Benthic Arcane Crystal
Large Benthic Arcane Crystal
Osgen
Lower Benthic Arcane Crystal
Large Lithic Arcane Crystal
Zomera
Lower Benthic Arcane Crystal
Large Pyroclastic Arcane Crystal
Omus
Lower Lithic Arcane Crystal
Nothings
Dusty Merge
Lower Lithic Arcane Crystal
Large Benthic Arcane Crystal
Hatchling of Salgos
Lower Lithic Arcane Crystal
Large Lithic Arcane Crystal
Herald of Salgos
Lower Lithic Arcane Crystal
Large Pyroclastic Arcane Crystal
Salgos the Eternal
Lower Pyroclastic Arcane Crystal
Nothings
Burning Merge
Lower Pyroclastic Arcane Crystal
Large Benthic Arcane Crystal
Xue
Lower Pyroclastic Arcane Crystal
Large Lithic Arcane Crystal
Moghiea
Lower Pyroclastic Arcane Crystal
Large Pyroclastic Arcane Crystal
Ungormath
Each week, you can only summon and defeat one of the creatures. So it will also take many weeks to complete all combinations.
Mrrl’s Secret Stash
For Mrrl’s Secret Stash, you need some luck. Because the Murloc Mrrl in the respective camp of Horde and Alliance has a changing offer every day. You need to purchase the “Blood-red Tidecharger” from him. However, this mount can only be bought on certain days and there are many criteria that must be met.
The Murloc Mrrl has different things in stock every day.
First, you need a benthic cloak, the Stormweaver Cape of Azsh’ari. This item has the addition: “Equip: You have access to the special supplies of the Murloc traders.” You can randomly acquire such a cloak when converting Benthic Equipment Tokens (for cloaks). If in doubt, you can buy several of them for Prismatic Mana Pearls until the right one appears.
Put on the cloak and check with Mrrl in your camp if he is selling the Tidecharger.
If so, you need to go to Murloco’s Hideout. This is a cave at coordinates 46 / 32. Every few hours, a small in-game event occurs there. You must defeat several Naga in the cave. Afterward, the Murloc Murloco will be available for 5 minutes. Wear the cloak to purchase the Tentacle Taco of the Hungry Herald.
Alternatively, you can also open the group search and look for “Murloco.” Kind players often create a group when Murloco is active on their server – you should do this too, as it would be kind!
Murloco is only around for 5 minutes. Image Source: wowhead
Now you return to your faction’s camp. You will need to trade a lot of items back and forth with the Murlocs in the camp. Follow these exact steps to ensure you end up with all the necessary resources.
Buy 714x Slimy Naga Eye from Mrrglrlr
Trade 714x Slimy Naga Eye for 238x Strange Murloc Horn with Grrmrlg
Trade 168x Strange Murloc Horn for 28x Ghostly Meal with Flrgrrl
Buy 288x Unidentified Mass from Flrgrrl
Trade 288x Unidentified Mass for 48x Dirty Murloc Sock with Hurlgrl
Wash all the socks by right-clicking them. You need to stand in the water for this.
Trade 70x Strange Murloc Horn for 14x Healthy Murloc Meal with Hurlgrl
Buy 128x Sweet Sea Cucumber from Hurlgrl
Trade 48x Clean Murloc Sock for 16x Ocean Giant Footmud with Grrmrlg
Trade 128x Sweet Sea Cucumber for 32x Regular Butter with Flrgrrl
Trade 32x Regular Butter for 16x Stinking Pile of Slime with Mrrglrlr
Trade 16x Stinking Pile of Slime and 14x Healthy Murloc Meal for 2x Pulsating Bloodstone with Mrrglrlr
Trade 16x Stinking Pile of Slime and 28x Ghostly Meal for 4x Small Finger of the Cultist
Afterwards, you go to Mrrl and trade 4x Small Finger of the Cultist, 2x Pulsating Bloodstone, and 1x Tentacle Taco of the Hungry Herald for the mount Blood-red Tidecharger.
Puzzle Friend
For this achievement, you will need a lot of time and check your world quests every day. The achievement requires you to solve all of Mardivas’s puzzles, which are all tied to world quests. Just complete all the puzzle world quests (the “Bejeweled” games or the unraveling) and at some point, you will have the achievement.
You will do this quest often. Very, very often.
Currently, there seems to be a bug with this part of the achievement, as some players report that they cannot complete parts of the achievement. A fix from Blizzard is awaited here.
Anchorite of the Sea Blade / The Unleashed
This sub-achievement is simple and will be automatically earned while playing continuously in Nazjatar. You just need to reach a revered reputation with the Anchorites or the Unleashed. This will happen on its own after a few weeks as you work towards completing the other parts of the achievement.
Deep Sunken / Sunken Adventures
This last achievement is rather termed as “a walk in the park” as it will likely be one of the first you obtain. You only need to complete the story quest lines that culminate in the conquest of the Tide Stone and thus access to Azshara’s Eternal Palace.
Once you have completed all these steps, you can enjoy the new title and a pretty exclusive mount, the Snapback Crabbler! Only a few players will likely undertake these efforts.
Have you earned the mount yet or are you working on it? Or is it too much effort for you?
The newest hero from Overwatch apparently can’t afford shoes. And that confuses many fans, who are strongly distracted by his feet.
The new hero Sigma from Overwatch is pretty cool. He not only has a very dark and disturbing backstory, but also really exciting abilities that will make him an interesting tank. However, one problem bothers many players: his bare feet.
What is the problem? Sigma is wrapped in thick plate armor and equipment that tightly encase his body – well, almost. Only his feet apparently received no protection, as they are bare. His toes are floating in the air and are apparently an (unwelcome) focal point for many players. Accordingly, there is a huge outcry on various social media platforms.
This is how fans are reacting: There are many reactions to Sigma and his exposed toes. For example, it is speculated on Twitter that Sigma has sold pictures of his feet to fund his research.
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His bare feet certainly provide a lot of conversation material. For many, it seems simply disturbing and inappropriate.
Why are his feet bare? There is currently no explanation for this, but the most obvious answer would probably be that Sigma feels the direct effects of gravity on his body due to his bare feet (the contact with the floor). That would at least be one possible answer. However, the resolution has not yet been revealed in his story.
What do you think of Sigma and his feet? Do they distract you too much? Does the gentleman need shoes urgently? Or do you also shout, “More freedom for toes!”?
After the first gameplay of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was revealed, the game received particular praise for its sound design, with many fans excited. Now the developers have provided insight into how much effort goes into the sound.
Modern Warfare sounds fantastic. The weapons sound very realistic, the environment and many other factors have direct effects on the audio landscape, all of this contributes greatly to the desired realism and creates moments of goosebumps.
Where does the information come from? This aspect is precisely what the creators of Modern Warfare addressed in their latest developer blog. Stephen Miller, the Audio Director of Infinity Ward, explained there what effort goes into the sounds in the upcoming “Call of Duty” installment and what everything is possible with the new engine.
The Sound in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is So Elaborate
So much detail is included: The weapon sounds in the Modern Warfare reboot are noticeably more detailed than in previous versions. Each weapon has its own 3D sound model, a unique voice that interacts with the environment within the framework of the new engine. Many small details are also considered and contribute to the overall atmosphere.
A weapon with a bolt-action system sounds significantly different from a weapon with a gas piston. But you hear far more than just the shot of a firearm. You can also hear cases being ejected, how they move through the air and finally hit the ground. Thanks to the new engine, all of this is also calculated physically correct – including the sound of each individual shell.
The details go so far that you not only feel the recoil of a shoulder stock in your body, but also perceive it acoustically through a corresponding sound. All of this adds to the realism.
This is how the sound is recorded: To create a realistic sound landscape, a lot of effort is put in.
The weapon sounds were recorded by the developers in the desert, in the mountains, and under many other conditions. About 90 different microphones were used for each shot.
These recorded the shots specifically for various perspectives. Alone, 20 microphones recorded for the player’s view. Shots sound different from the observer’s perspective than they do for the player himself. And even for him, the shots sound different in the aiming view than when firing from the hip.
This is how the new engine contributes to realistic sound: Every shot in Modern Warfare 2019 also acoustically interacts three-dimensionally with the environment and is correctly reflected. It makes a noticeable difference whether a weapon is fired in the desert, in the mountains, in a warehouse, in a subway tunnel, next to a car, or between buildings.
But not just for the shooter himself – it generally makes a difference how and where you hear a weapon. Every projectile moves through the game world, and the game knows thanks to the new engine where the sound interacts with what environment and then plays the corresponding sound at the right locations – and that for each weapon.
Even the speed of sound is taken into account and plays a role in when you hear a shot. For example, you hear a loud booming echo in open terrain and a more muted, crisp, and less reverberant sound in densely populated areas.
But not only in the weapon sounds has a lot of work been invested. Such sound effects can also be found in other areas of the game, including explosions.
Does the elaborately staged sound make you want to see more after this insight? Or is this aspect not important to you? What do you think so far in general about the new Modern Warfare?
With the new update, Crowfall brings numerous innovations. These make it easier for new players to get started, but also bring interesting new features for experienced players.
What kind of update is this? The “Fortunes of War” update (Update 5.100) is now playable for testers of the pre-alpha of Crowfall. It includes:
a new type of world: “God’s Reach”
new campaigns
An embargo and “Vault” system
new class/race combinations
This is how Crowfall changes for newcomers
These changes are important for newcomers: The most significant innovation for newcomers is the “God’s Reach” worlds. These serve as social hubs and are intended to ease the entry into the complex PvP MMORPG Crowfall.
What is “God’s Reach?”
This is what is special about the worlds: In God’s Reach, the otherwise very important PvP mode of Crowfall is disabled. Players cannot be attacked by other players here. They are meant for newcomers to familiarize themselves with the game and mechanics, such as:
The combat system
Traveling between worlds
Death and respawn
Leveling
Talent trees
This is intended to prepare players to dive into the actual gameplay and participate in the campaigns that distinguish Crowfall and represent the core feature.
Battles will later be a significant part of the content.
The progress is intended to be fast enough that the character becomes combat-ready in just a few hours. This also allows players to try out new builds, classes, and combinations.
This is how the worlds encourage more player interaction: By freeing players from PvP in these worlds, God’s Reach also serves as a kind of social hub. Players are meant to meet and connect to tackle PvE content or get to know traders and craftsmen.
Moreover, God’s Reach is intended to become a meeting point for players looking for guilds and for guilds wanting to recruit new players.
This changes for veterans
These changes are important for experienced players: In addition to God’s Reach, Crowfall is also expanding its campaign mechanics with new systems and even offers an alternative way to obtain good equipment.
New mechanics: Embargo and the Vault
What is an “embargo”? An embargo in Crowfall regulates which items you can bring into a world and which you cannot. Most worlds and campaigns have strict regulations concerning characters and their equipment, such as:
“Elf Wars,” where only Wood Elves, High Elves, and Half Elves can be played
“Survival,” where players can only bring a single tool
“Diehard” campaigns, where only players at the maximum level may participate
The embargo now regulates which items may be taken into or out of the respective worlds. When selecting a character, you will be shown how many import and export tokens you receive.
Many worlds offer unique and particularly good loot for successful players, from which they must then decide which items to take with them.
What is the “Vault”? The “Vault” expands this system a bit further. It is a kind of “meta-bank” that exists outside of the worlds. It can be accessed from the lobby or from a temple in God’s Reach and in the Eternal Kingdom.
In limited worlds (those with an embargo), items can be transported from the vault via temples to the banks of the respective world. In unlimited worlds, players can simply take all their items with them, making the complex system important only for more experienced players.
This is how you get even more loot
This is the “Magic Loot”: In addition to the new restrictions on loot, there is now also a new way to obtain powerful items. Those without good access to craftsmen can now also “farm” loot.
To this end, the “Magic Loot” has been introduced. These new items are randomly dropped by monsters, like in many other MMORPGs. While these new items are meant to be “usable,” they should still not be as good as what craftsmen can create.
Crafters remain the main source for good equipment. The “Magic Loot” is meant to ease the burden on crafters while simultaneously stimulating the economy.
What else changes?
This new combination is now possible: In addition to the mentioned changes, players can create a new race/class combination: the Fae Knight. This combination is meant to unite the agility of the Fae and the steadfastness of the Knights.
What’s next?
ArtCraft has already announced another update to follow “Fortunes of War.” This will be called “The Dregs” and will introduce the new feature of “Guild vs. Guild” wars. A date is not yet known. However, the alpha is also expected to start rolling out slowly.
With Wolfenstein: Youngblood, the next installment of the popular shooter series will soon be released, and it is the first to offer cooperative gameplay. We have compiled five things you should consider before making a purchase.
When will Wolfenstein: Youngblood be released? The latest installment of the Wolfenstein series will be released on Friday, July 26, 2019, for PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. However, those who want to play on PC can get in earlier. Bethesda has already confirmed on Twitter that the PC release will take place on Thursday, July 25 at 7:00 PM:
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You can fight Nazis with friends
This is how the cooperative mode works: In Wolfenstein: Youngblood, the cooperative mode allows you to team up with a friend against the Nazi regime in Paris. The protagonists of the game are the daughters of BJ Blazkowicz, Jess and Soph.
In the cooperative mode, one of you plays as Jess, and the other as Soph. The twin sisters have identical abilities. The choice is purely cosmetic; there are no advantages or disadvantages for either heroine.
Soph and Jess are always part of the game. If someone does not want to play with someone else, they can simply play alone. An AI will then take over the role of the other sister.
The Buddy Pass of Wolfenstein: Youngblood offers this
What is the Buddy Pass? The Deluxe Edition of Youngblood includes a Buddy Pass. With this, you can invite a friend to play Youngblood with you without them needing to own the game themselves.
The Buddy Pass can be used as often as you want. You can invite multiple friends to play, but only one at a time. Those who do not own the game can only play if they have been invited.
Wolfenstein: Youngblood is also available uncut with swastikas in Germany
What versions are available: For Wolfenstein: Youngblood, there is a changed rating by the USK for the first time. It was decided that video games can also fall under the social adequacy clause, allowing for the depiction of Nazi symbolism. Therefore, there are both a German and an international version of Youngblood.
The international version offers the full, uncut experience of Wolfenstein: Youngblood – including the depiction of swastikas. Both versions are rated for ages 18 and up.
This is how you play Youngblood uncut: Both versions are freely accessible in Germany. If you want to play Youngblood uncut, you can simply grab the international version, which is also available for the same price on Amazon. However, there are two things to keep in mind:
The international version does not support German voiceover
You cannot switch between the German and international versions
You must decide on one of the two variants – or buy and play both versions separately.
First reviews of Wolfenstein: Youngblood
What are the first impressions? Our authors Jürgen and Benedict have already had the chance to play Youngblood. You can find their review of the new Wolfenstein in our test.
Our colleagues from Gamestar had the opportunity to play Youngblood back in June. Editor Petra Schmitz elaborates on what differentiates Youngblood from its predecessors and how the new Wolfenstein plays.
Some of the key features are:
The strong co-op aspect that runs throughout the game
More gameplay, less story than before – it’s “more focused on fun”
Through levels and a type of scaling, Youngblood plays a bit more “arcady”
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Can I play Wolfenstein: Youngblood with players on other platforms? Although Wolfenstein: Youngblood heavily emphasizes a cooperative experience, you cannot play with players on other platforms.
According to the official Twitter account of Wolfenstein, crossplay between PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch is currently not planned:
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When does preload start and how large is the game?
This is how you can download Youngblood in advance: There is a preload for each version of the new Wolfenstein. Bethesda has already confirmed the times for this. According to the website vg247, the times are:
For Xbox One on July 23 at 2:00 PM
For PS4 48 hours before release
On PC (Steam or Bethesda.net) on July 23 at 7:00 PM
On Switch on July 20
Since all the data at the time of writing is already in the past, the preload should be running on all platforms, and you can already install the game.
How big is Wolfenstein: Youngblood?
The preload is expected to take up about 21GB. For PC, at least 40GB of free space is recommended.
How long is the gameplay of Wolfenstein: Youngblood
The game should entertain you for about 20-30 hours, depending on your player type
Will you check out Youngblood, would you rather wait, or are you not interested in the spin-off?
Team Rocket was surprisingly removed from Pokémon GO again after just one day. This is confirmed by Niantic on Twitter.
This is how the launch went: On Monday evening at 10 PM, Team Rocket and the Crypto-Pokémon appeared in the game to the surprise of many. The launch was bumpy, as players complained about many bugs during encounters and the rarity of the Rocket Grunts.
After the launch, Team Rocket has now completely disappeared. You will no longer encounter them at PokéStops.
What could be behind the disappearance?
What does Niantic say? On the English Twitter account, the developers state that Professor Willow has found out that the Crypto-Pokémon were previously stopped. They mention that this phenomenon is becoming increasingly concerning.
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What could be behind this? Players are currently discussing this on Reddit . Some say that Team Rocket is still flawed and they want to improve it and then bring it live again. So this tweet may be an attempt to cover up the bugs and keep it mysterious.
What do players think of Team Rocket so far? Many are disappointed about the rarity of the Grunts. Especially in small towns, there were hardly any special PokéStops.
Now there is hope that the villains will appear more frequently after their return.
When Team Rocket will return is still completely open. The tweet from Niantic did not reveal that.
Until then, you might search for the current Pikachu with a hat:
The new hero of Overwatch, Sigma, has a few nasty skills. Some might cause a lot of frustration for the opponents.
Yesterday, the new hero Sigma was released, who has been making waves on the Overwatch PTR ever since. He is a tank and a master of gravitation, granting him cool abilities like throwing rocks or absorbing fire. However, especially with his ultimate, he is likely to ruin the day for some teams.
The ultimate “Gravitational Flux” lifts all enemy players within a certain radius and drops them to the ground after a short delay, causing them to take 50% of their maximum health points as damage. Heroes with immunities can escape (like Moira), but most are trapped until they are released back to the ground.
What’s particularly cool is that the ultimate lifts players so high that they are no longer within the payload’s effective range. As this clip shows, Sigma can thus end a match single-handedly by simply finishing the overtime of the opposing team with his ultimate.
The joy in voice chat can surely be well understood.
Also interesting are combinations with other heroes, such as McCree. In this clip, Sigma manages to lift all opponents. Reinhardt can no longer protect his team and is visibly panicking, trying to turn around. This allows McCree to pick off all opponents out of the air with his ultimate, leaving only Reinhardt.
These are just two examples where Sigma’s ultimate can create cool decisions and turn the tide of battle. In the coming days, we are sure to see many more examples.
Will Shadowkeep continue with Destiny 2 or will there be a Destiny 3? Bungie is currently adeptly avoiding this question in all interviews. However, the developer has stated that the game cannot be infinitely expanded – the current hardware limitations of PS4 and Xbox One are in the way.
This is why Destiny 2 can’t go on forever: Noseworthy further stated that Destiny 2 is a massive game. This refers to the scope of the game and its complexity, but also to the space it occupies on the players’ hard drives.
Destiny 2 simply cannot be allowed to grow infinitely forever.
Like other developers, Bungie is also subject to the current hardware limitations.
At the launch of Forsaken, Destiny 2 took up 104 GB on the PlayStation 4. Players with only a 500 GB hard drive could thus only store four games of Destiny 2 size on their hard drives at once. As the game size is likely to increase again with Shadowkeep, players have even less space for other games.
What size will Shadowkeep allow Destiny 2 to grow?
What do the players say? The interview with Smith and Noseworthy was also discussed by the Guardians in the Destiny subreddit. Some players joked that Bungie could easily delete the planet Mercury from the DLC Curse of Osiris from their hard drives if they needed space. The planet is not only unpopular among the Guardians due to the lack of Sparrow-riding, even though Bungie recently provided a good explanation for this still existing limitation.
Other Guardians got a bit more technical and looked at the data of Destiny 2 on their PC more closely. One player stated that the game folder comprises around 87.5 GB, of which 25.6 GB alone is for audio data. Destiny 2 installs all languages by default; there is no option to select the appropriate one. The player further explained that if he were to select only the English language now, the size of the audio folder would shrink to 12.6 GB.
Another major factor is the cinematics, which take up a whole 17.9 GB. In comparison, the planet Mercury with its 31 folders only weighs a measly 634 MB.
How’s the situation with the PS5? Sony has been working on the next-gen PlayStation for some time and has already disclosed some details about the supposed PS5. This is supposed to have a special SSD that will certainly hold quite a bit of data.
Whether this will eliminate the storage limitations of the past is questionable. With each console generation, the games also get bigger.
It is also questionable whether Bungie will simply continue Destiny 2 on PS5 and Xbox Scarlett. The players would then inevitably have to switch to the new consoles.
However, this cannot be completely ruled out: While many contents of Destiny 1 could still be played on Xbox 360 and PS3 at the time, the last expansion Rise of Iron was only released for Xbox One and PS4. Players who did not want to miss this content were forced to switch to the newer consoles.
You enjoy playing everywhere and preferably on your smartphone and have always wanted to play PUBG Mobile for 7 hours? Asus has introduced a new smartphone for gamers that could make this possible. Let’s take a look at what the new device can do.
Asus has unveiled its second gaming smartphone with the ROG Phone 2. It is the successor to the ROG Phone from October 18, 2018, with which Asus wanted to establish itself in the gaming industry. The ROG Phone 2 is also aimed primarily at smartphone gamers. In the following, we will look at …
what the new ROG Phone 2 from Asus offers
what the technical specs look like
what features the ROG Phone 2 brings
who the new smartphone is suitable for
when the release is scheduled and what it will cost.
This is what the ROG Phone 2 looks like, Source: Asus
What are the technical specifications?
With the Snapdragon 855 Plus, Asus is the first in the world to install Qualcomm’s latest processor, which also offers the fastest graphics processor. With 12 GB of RAM, the system also offers more than enough memory for many apps simultaneously.
Main Processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
Graphics Processor
Qualcomm Adreno 640 up to 672MHz
Display
6.59″ AMOLED, 2340×1080 resolution, up to 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling, 1ms response time, 108% DCI-P3 color gamut, 10,000:1 contrast ratio, HDR support
Integrated 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ad, 2×2 MIMO antenna configuration, Wi-Fi Direct support
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0 (EDR, A2DP) with AVRCP, HID, PAN, OPP profiles
Ports
Side: USB Type-C port: ROG Access support, USB 3.1 Gen 2, DisplayPort 1.4, fast charging with Quick Charge 3.0, Quick Charge 4.0, USB Power Delivery 3.0 Bottom: USB Type-C port: USB 2.0, fast charging with Quick Charge 3.0 and USB Power Delivery 3.0 Audio: 3.5mm jack
Main Camera
24MP
Rear Camera
Main Camera: Sony IMX586 sensor, up to 48MP capture, f/1.79 lens with 26mm equivalent focal length Ultra-wide Angle Camera: 13MP sensor, lens with 11mm equivalent focal length, 125-degree field of view
Speakers
Dual front speakers with DTS:X Ultra DSP
Microphone
Quad-array noise-canceling design
These are the features of the ROG Phone 2
How good are the display and battery? The ROG Phone 2 offers a resolution of 2,340×1,080 and a refresh rate of 120 Hertz. Asus also promises that the display will provide the lowest latency of any smartphone.
Especially the 120 Hertz display ensures a particularly smooth experience. In fast games like Fortnite or PUBG Mobile, this is quite important.
This cooling is provided by the ROG Phone 2: As a gamer, you are probably familiar with the problem that a smartphone can get very hot while playing. Asus offers an external cooling solution called the Aero Active Cooler 2, which is meant to help.
In addition, there is a 6000 mAh battery that should provide you with plenty of power for a long time. 7 hours of PUBG Mobile should therefore not be a problem anymore.
External cooler holder with Aero Active Cooler 2, Source: Asus
Smartphone for gamers – Who is the device aimed at?
For which users is the device suitable: With a powerful processor like the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus, coupled with a strong battery and a very fast display, the Taiwanese manufacturer primarily targets gamers. And this user group has been steadily increasing for months.
For whom is the ROG Phone 2 not suitable? For non-gamers or just for checking daily emails, the device is not tailored, as it does not require either a fast display or the extensive performance. For casual gamers and streamers, the ROG Phone 2 could certainly be an alternative.
Price and release of the ROG Phone 2
How much does the ROG Phone 2 cost? The price is still unknown. The predecessor, the ROG Phone, was launched at a price of 899 euros, and the high-end ROG Phone 2 will likely be priced similarly between 800 and 900 euros.
The predecessor with a 90 Hertz display and minor flaws is currently still available on Amazon for 799 euros, making it about 100 euros cheaper than at launch.
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When will the ROG Phone 2 be released? The global sales launch is on September 4, 2019.
What alternatives are there to the ROG Phone 2
With which gaming smartphone is the ROG Phone 2 comparable? The ROG Phone 2 is most comparable to the Razer Phone 2 by the company Razer.
The Razer Phone 2 also primarily targets gamers. It also offers a 120 Hertz display, but only an LCD, while high-end smartphones offer an AMOLED display. In addition, the screen of the Razer Phone 2 is slightly smaller at 5.7 inches than that of the ROG Phone 2. 120 Hertz displays are still a rarity in the smartphone market, alongside foldable displays.
LCD or AMOLED? The technical difference is that LCDs display individual pixels using liquid crystals, while AMOLED uses diodes that can emit light themselves. This often results in significantly better contrast and color saturation, deep black levels, and viewing angle stability in AMOLED displays. AMOLED displays are also more power-efficient due to their high black content. LCDs, however, offer higher maximum brightness and more natural colors.
What can the Razer Phone 2 do? With the Snapdragon 845, a high-end octa-core from Qualcomm, the Razer Phone 2 offers more than enough performance for all current games, combined with 8 gigabytes of RAM. The battery is also slightly smaller than that of the announced ROG Phone 2, at 4000 mAh, and the camera software is at best average.
The Razer Phone 2
What testers say about the Razer Phone 2
This is how the Razer Phone 2 performs:Chip criticizes that Razer offers the worst display in its price range because “what is good for gaming is only conditionally sufficient for multimedia.”
Techstage sees the Razer Phone 2 as a successful overall package, which can only not convince with its photo functions.
Netzwelt describes the Razer Phone 2 as a smartphone with edges and corners: “Great display, but too dark. Sharp camera, but poor software.”
With Snapdragon 845 and 8 gigabytes of RAM, more than enough performance for all games
The display is adequate for gaming, but overall below average for its price range
With 64 gigabytes, very little storage for a gaming smartphone, but storage is expandable
Good vapor chamber cooling system, smartphone gets noticeably warm
The 4000 mAh battery lasts about 10 hours of continuous use
Wireless charging
The Razer Phone does not offer a headphone jack, but USB-C
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Is the Razer Phone 2 a good gaming alternative to the ROG Phone 2?
Here’s why the Razer model is worth considering: For casual gamers and streamers, the Razer Phone 2 is definitely worth a look, as this smartphone offers a successful overall package of performance and a decent display.
However, if you value the powerful and rich colors of an AMOLED display and a very good camera, then you should wait for September 4, as that is when the ROG Phone 2 is being released.
Currently, the Razer Phone 2 is available for 495 euros on Amazon
Razer Phone 2
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What games can I play on a gaming smartphone?
Do you want to know what the best games for your smartphone are? Then check out our post about the 10 best mobile MMOs:
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With the release of Title Update 5, a new Apparel Event has started in The Division 2 – Heatwave. It runs for nearly 4 weeks and brings numerous new cosmetics into the game that you can obtain. We show how the event works and what rewards await you.
What kind of event is this? An Apparel or clothing event is, as the name suggests, primarily focused on new clothing for your agents. You can earn or purchase all sorts of new cosmetics like outfits, clothing pieces, masks, emotes, or weapon skins within a limited timeframe.
Heatwave is the third event of this kind in The Division 2 and was introduced with the Title Update 5 – this time focusing on airy summer fashion for hot days in D.C..
Heatwave Apparel Event in The Division 2 – What You Need to Know
How to get the rewards: The event rewards come through The Division 2’s clothing shop. Event containers are now available there, which you can open with special keys. You earn these keys through:
weekly clothing projects (4 keys per project)
gaining new field expertise after reaching level 30, meaning further level-ups, where these keys can drop
achieving further expertise in the Dark Zone, meaning ranking up further
Additionally, keys can be purchased directly with premium credits, the real-money currency. All players logging in during the event will receive a key for free. Owners of the Year 1 Pass will receive three additional free keys.
A box from the Heatwave event
When does the Heatwave event run? Here are the key dates for the 3rd clothing event of The Division 2:
Main event from July 23 to August 15: Event keys can be earned from the mentioned sources.
Event conclusion from August 15 to August 22: You should redeem all your event keys now if you want to get the special reward for earning all event prizes. This is only possible until August 22. If you are missing some rewards, you can buy event keys with premium credits.
After the event from August 22: All items from the event boxes will now be included in regular clothing boxes, which you can earn through gameplay or purchase from the store. The only exception is the diver uniform, which will be available as a reward for earning all event prizes until August 22. This will no longer be available afterward.
These are the rewards of the Heatwave
The rewards you can earn now: There are a total of 40 new cosmetics to be obtained in the scope of the Heatwave event. These include
5 complete outfits
1 mask (diver)
5 emotes
7 weapon skins
Diver uniform
Some weapon skins from the Heatwave event
If you complete all 5 outfits, you will receive another mask (dust mask). If you manage to collect all items from the event, you will receive the diver uniform. This is only available during the event.
Here you can take a look at the outfits and the event uniform.
Dallas:
Havana:
Seattle:
Bahamas:
Malibu:
The diver uniform:
Diver mask:
These skins for special weapons you can now purchase: As part of the event, four additional cosmetic items have come to the clothing shop. These are skins for the individual weapons of the four specializations in The Division 2. However, these can only be purchased with premium credits – 700 credits per skin.
The new signature weapon skins
Keep in mind that you can only buy these skins if you have already unlocked the corresponding specialization.
What do you think about this event and its rewards? Exactly right for hot summer days, or would you have preferred more tactical clothing?
The currently most successful games for consoles PS4, Xbox One and Switch are shown here. This includes sports, shooters, and a game from 2013. Here we present the top games from June 2019.
This is how the top 5 were chosen: Superdata regularly analyzes which games for PS4, Xbox One and Switch were the highest-grossing in the past month.
The most successful games were selected based on the revenue they generated through digital sales. This includes sales of the games themselves and revenue from in-game shops. You can find a more detailed explanation about Superdata on the last page of this article.
5. Grand Theft Auto V
Release
September 17, 2013
Developer
Rockstar Games
Genre
Action / Open World
Platform
PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Windows
How does it play? GTA 5 offers a single-player mode that places you offline in the roles of the 3 characters Michael, Franklin, and Trevor. Together, the 3 undergo crazy, bloody stories.
The focus of Grand Theft Auto V is, however, the multiplayer mode GTA Online. Here, you start with your character on the same map you know from single-player. But now other players can join in too.
Various game modes like stunt races, deathmatches, or cooperative heists earn you money, GTA dollars. You can use this to buy items like houses, garages, real estate, and new cars, motorcycles, or planes.
Ultimately, it’s about earning a lot of money to afford the stylish new content or simply to compete against other players. You also earn money as a drug boss selling coke or with a bunker manufacturing and selling weapons.
How does the title generate revenue? Shark cards are offered for GTA Online. When you purchase these, you receive in-game currency GTA dollars. This way, you skip the grind when earning money to unlock new content. There is no pay-to-win, rather pay-to-skip. Every player has access to all content – those who pay usually get it faster.
The game Grand Theft Auto 5 itself also needs to be purchased.
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What interesting things have happened in GTA Online? Since its release in 2013, the online mode of GTA 5 has been popular. The developers regularly feed new content into the online world, providing players with more vehicles, real estate, or also new missions. The DLCs for GTA Online are free. New DLC content like vehicles is purchased with in-game currency GTA dollars.
In July 2019, the casino in GTA Online opened, which had been closed since 2013. You can find all the info about the latest DLC here.
In Fortnite: Battle Royale you can soon complete the bonus challenges for the game’s birthday. Find out here when it starts and what it’s likely to include.
What are the bonus challenges? On the occasion of Fortnite’s 2nd birthday (the original PvE survival co-op game), there are again five special bonus challenges. They have already been leaked in advance and are indeed accurate. First, you need to complete the following regular actions:
Play 10 matches
Dance in front of 10 different birthday cakes
Survive 500 opponents
Receive 50 health points or shields from birthday cakes
The 5th task is to complete all 4 other tasks
Most of these tasks should be easier to accomplish; only the locations of the 10 cakes are still a challenge. However, we will soon provide you with a guide for that.
1 Week of Bonus Challenges for the 2nd Birthday with Cool Loot
When does it start? Since the original Fortnite was released on July 25, 2017, the birthday event begins on the same day this year. You have until July 31 to complete all the tasks.
What can be won?
As a reward for your efforts, there are again 5 unique goodies to win, which are only available for graduates of this event this year:
If you play 10 matches, you get a cake-pattern skin
Those who complete the dance challenge receive birthday music for the lobby
Whoever survives 500 opponents can look forward to a new birthday spray design
The challenge with the health points and shields gives you a back bling in the shape of a birthday cake.
Anyone who completes all 4 challenges also receives a wacky pickaxe shaped like a cake fork!
Guides and tips for the challenges will be provided here when the birthday event starts. Don’t miss out on the other major highlight in Fortnite, the big WM this weekend!
The controversial YouTuber PewDiePie is being used by the New York police to make their social media presence more interesting and fun.
What does the police want to achieve? Social media is important for the police. On Twitter or Facebook, they post wanted notices and inform followers about important events. It is therefore essential to reach as many people as possible.
However, this is difficult with dry reports. Social media channels are usually successful when they are funny and entertaining. Accordingly, the New York police (NYPD) wants to continue their education.
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How do the officers plan to be funnier? The police are naturally looking for “role models” who show how it should be done and how to generate many followers with funny posts.
This is how the officers proceed during the training: In the examples from the social media training of the New York police, mainly tweets from the YouTuber from the years 2014 and 2015 are used.
A representative of the NYPD stated: “The use of social media accounts has also helped to solve and prevent crimes through tips, education, and interaction with the community.”
The number of followers has significantly increased since the training, which is a good thing.
The YouTuber Pewdiepie. He was the highlight of the event this time.
Why is PewDiePie controversial? The well-known but controversial YouTuber has not exactly stood out for his exemplary behavior in the past.
For instance, he released videos with anti-Semitic jokes and even paid two men in 2017 to show a sign reading “Death to all Jews” in a video. The YouTuber explained that this was just an experiment to see what people would do for money, and he distanced himself from anti-Semitism.
After this incident, Maker Studios and Google terminated their contracts with Felix Kjellberg.
Later, Kjellberg became notorious for racially insulting a teammate during a round of PUBG. He also apologized for this.
Do you need a pet for your pirate in Sea of Thieves? Soon you will have the opportunity to buy some. Yes, microtransactions are coming!
What has Rare announced? In a developer diary, the team talked about introducing microtransactions, with which you can buy things like emotes or pets.
There has been a long discussion about this, and the developers have repeatedly stated that while microtransactions are planned, they will not impact the game. Now there is concrete information about this.
The microtransactions are intended to continue providing support for Sea of Thieves and to develop new updates.
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What can pirates buy? Initially, the option will be introduced for you to buy pets. Then emotes will be added. Furthermore, plans include cosmetic items that you can use to customize your ships.
Pets are expected to be interactive. This means you can throw them overboard. However, the animal will then return to you.
What animals are there? An online list has surfaced, naming these ten species:
Cat
Monkey
Parrot
Snake
Honey Badger
Dogs
Rabbit
Mice
Goats
Horse
What about Pay2Win? Rare explains that there will be no Pay2Win. All items that you buy are purely cosmetic. No one can purchase boosts or advantages.
Everything you can purchase with real money is completely optional; no one should feel compelled to purchase anything.
Can you earn the pets in-game? That is currently unclear. Players are already wondering if there might be standard variants that can be found and then premium versions to purchase. However, there is currently no statement on this. It seems that, at least for now, you will have to buy the pets.
When will the items arrive? The pets were actually planned for the anniversary update at the end of April, but after feedback from insider testers, the team decided to revise the pets and postpone them to a later date.
However, they are now supposed to be tested by participants in the insider program next week. Depending on how these tests go, the pets will then be introduced into the game shortly thereafter.
What do the players think? Generally, the fans of Sea of Thieves are glad that there are no loot boxes and that it is only about optional cosmetic items that can be purchased.
However, the question remains whether some items can also be earned in the game or if they must always be purchased. Players would prefer to earn items, and those who want them faster should be able to buy them.
Many are already looking forward to the pets and are wondering what kind of animals will be available. Monkeys have already been confirmed, and parrots are also considered certain. What would a pirate be without a parrot on their shoulder?
Last Sunday, the Call of Duty Pro League Finals took place in Miami. There was $200,000 at stake, and the best eSports teams faced off against each other. However, the big controversy was a controller.
What happened? While Gen.G’s team won the first round 3-0 against eUnited, the horror scenario occurred in the second round: One of the professional player’s controller failed.
This threw the professional and apparently his teammates off completely, as they went on to lose the matches, the victory was gone and with it the $200,000 prize money.
Great frustration afterwards on Twitter
How did the pro react to the situation? Chance “Maux” Moncivaez immediately called for a referee after the controller failed. However, the referee only handed the pro a paperclip, as he later explained on Twitter. This can be used to reset the controller and reconnect it.
During the tournament, the pro was then beside himself. He stood in front of his monitor and appeared visibly irritated by the situation.
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Everyone is surprised: After Maux noticed the defect in his controller, he continued to play with altered controls, which meant he couldn’t use some functions, including the triggers.
Later, he explained that he had a replacement controller with him but simply didn’t think of it. So instead of switching, he just continued to play with the defective controller.
Much frustration on Twitter: After the loss, Maux vented his frustrations on Twitter. He wrote that he found it unfair and that it was their tournament. In several tweets, he complained about the situation, while many users advised him to delete the tweets.
Some users also noted under the tweet that he had probably had 5 minutes of downtime and could have switched the controller during that time.
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In the end, Maux backtracked and congratulated the winning team. He looks forward to the future with his team. This received much approval, as it certainly wasn’t just the defective controller that caused Maux and his team to lose in the end.
What do you think about the situation? How would you have reacted?
We haven’t heard much about the MMORPG ArcheAge lately, or is that just the impression? Let’s take a look at the situation around the online role-playing game.
What’s happening with ArcheAge? ArcheAge launched in Europe in September 2014. The last major update “Echos of Hiram” was released in June this year. This update introduced the eastern Hiram Mountains as a new play area and expanded the story surrounding the emergence of the Abyssal Legion.
The Ancestral Level Cap has been increased to 55
A leaderboard compares you at this level with players on your server
The top 20 players receive a buff
New items have been introduced
There are further achievements
In addition, events are regularly held such as the Nautical Summer, where you can get new maritime costumes. Additionally, there are more pets and pajamas.
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How ArcheAge is Doing
How many players does the MMORPG currently have? The publisher Gamigo does not provide official numbers. However, it is possible to look at the numbers of the Steam version.
According to Steamcharts, there are currently around 363 players playing ArcheAge concurrently, with peak times in the last 30 days reaching 546. The all-time high was 6,490 players via Steam. The numbers have thus dropped significantly. And that especially since Gamigo acquired Trion Worlds.
This is partly due to apparent issues with logging in to the new servers with a Steam account. This doesn’t always work, which is why more players are resorting to the ArcheAge launcher.
What is the mood in the community? The ratings for ArcheAge on Steam have been at 57 percent in the last 30 days, being “Mixed”.
Criticism has been raised lately that much more attention is being paid to the item shop, and many events now revolve solely around the shop. Moreover, fans simply wish for more from the updates, which bring new content every few months.
Allegations of pay-to-win re-emerge, particularly concerning new mounts that provide advantages, before players complain loudly.
Nevertheless, many still consider ArcheAge to be a really good MMORPG, especially if you like PvP. The grind for better equipment has been improved, and players can now participate in endgame content more quickly.
The “Mixed” rating on Steam essentially reflects the players’ opinion very well. Some enjoy ArcheAge, others do not. It is an MMORPG that somewhat divides the community.
Update 6.0 Planned
What does the future hold? Currently, the major update 6.0 is in the works. This will include customizable airships and a revision of the skills.
It is still not clear when this update will be released in the country. Of course, more events are also planned.
So how is ArcheAge currently? The MMORPG is running and is getting regular updates, but according to players, with too little content and at too long intervals. The huge hype around the online game has already calmed down for some time now, but ArcheAge still has its fans, and Gamigo stated they want to continue to take care of the title.
A new raid hour starts this evening in Pokémon GO unexpectedly. We provide you with all the information about the start time, the Pokémon, and the process.
What is a raid hour? In this event, a legendary raid spawns for one hour at all gyms that are not currently running a raid or have triggered an EX-raid.
The raids last for an hour, and you can battle them during that time. After the hour is over, the event is over again.
Which Pokémon are available? The current legendary raid boss Mewtwo will also be available during the event. It will be wearing its armor and will have the same stats as always.
Where does the information come from? On one hand, Niantic left a push notification on some devices reminding players about the raid hour this evening.
On the other hand, players from New Zealand have reported about the event. It was already 6 PM there, and the raid hour had already taken place.
What is important when battling Mewtwo? The Pokémon is of Psychic type. So use good counters of Ghost, Dark, and Bug types. This includes characters like the Origin Forme of Giratina, Gengar, or Tyranitar.
Mewtwo can already be defeated with 3 players. However, this might be quite tight. To ensure you can complete many raids, we recommend a team of 5-6 players. This way, you are not reliant on a large group but still have enough players.
Mewtwo with armor will be found in the raids
Will there be such an hour every Wednesday now? Niantic has not said anything about that yet. However, there may not be a raid hour next Wednesday, as Mewtwo will leave the raids again. At 6 PM local time, Mewtwo may be found in some places and not in others. This could lead to issues.
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Freddy Krueger’s rework is live. In Dead by Daylight, the lord of nightmares is finally a real threat again, spreading fear and terror.
For over a year, Freddy Krueger had to endure an existence in Dead by Daylight that simply did not do justice to his character. After a major nerf shortly after his release, he was by far the worst killer in the 4vs1 horror game. Now the developers have finally fulfilled their promise and reworked Freddy. In update 3.1.0, he has become a really solid killer!
What was changed about Freddy? Freddy’s biggest flaw has been removed. He no longer needs to put survivors to sleep before he can attack them – he can do that at any time now. At the same time, survivors passively fall asleep. In the dream world, they can become victims of Freddy’s new dream abilities, such as slow traps or “fake pallets” that have no benefit.
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Freddy can also teleport to generators to quickly cover large distances. This especially facilitates patrolling the generators.
However, the survivors have also received more help. All failed skill checks can now wake up a player – in addition to a large clock that is placed on the map.
What else has happened? In addition to Freddy’s rework, his map has also been redesigned. The Badham Preschool has been completely revamped and the various objects on the map repositioned to allow for more exciting gameplay.
At the same time, a total of 4 new variations of the map have been created, which will now appear in the rotation of the game. So there are new maps for veterans to explore, offering new paths and positions for generators.
Freddy is looking forward – his rework seems to be good.
For two weeks, until August 6, the chance of players coming to this new map is significantly increased.
In October, not only is the new expansion Shadowkeep coming to players of Destiny 2. The base game of the shooter will be free and Free-to-Play. Some current players have now called on others to take the newcomers under their wings. However, other Guardians have darker intentions: They have declared the blueberry harvest.
Players assume that the transition of the base game will attract some new Guardians. Additionally, Destiny 2 is switching from Battle.net to Steam on PC and will be one of the launch games for Google’s Stadia, which could bring even more interested players.
What are the players’ plans? Some of the existing players are already excited that Destiny 2, with the Free-to-Play transition, will likely get fresh blood in the form of new Guardians. User SoleFool18 recently created a post in the Destiny subreddit, urging his fellow players to take the new “kindergarten Guardians” under their wings in October and protect them with everything our arsenal has to offer.
“Kindergarten Guardian” is a play on the English word for kindergarten, indicating that the new players are “noobs” who need to be protected.
While many Guardians agreed with him, others had more diabolical plans: They want the new players to prove themselves first, just as the “old” Guardians did with Destiny 1 or at the beginning of Destiny 2.
Others gleefully anticipate that the “noobs” will make PvP fun again. They boast that in October, “blueberries” will be harvested. They want to farm the newcomers in PvP and earn a top weapon or two in the process.
Destiny players refer to Guardians who do not belong to their fireteam as blueberries. These are indicated by a blue bar (or a blue dot on the radar) instead of a green one like other party members.
In response, some Guardians argued that the Shadowkeep expansion might come with a booster that brings new players directly to the maximum level. This was the case with the expansions of Destiny 1 and also with Forsaken. Current players might no longer be able to immediately assess who is a “noob” and who is not.
How will Destiny 2 be Free-to-Play? The free content includes among others:
The base game with the campaign against Ghaul and the Leviathan raid
However, there will also be restrictions, although these are not entirely clear yet. New players will be able to purchase the individual content they are interested in.
What do you think? Will you guide and protect the new players in October, or do you believe they are fair game?
