Professor Willow’s global challenge in Pokémon GO is complete. Countless trainers around the world contributed to provide you with great rewards. But these are only available for a limited time.
What rewards are available? During the GO Fests in Dortmund, each participating team in the challenge was able to unlock a reward. Here’s what was achieved:
Hatching eggs rewards you with triple experience points
Catching Pokémon rewards you with triple experience points
Victories in raids reward you with double experience points
Lucky eggs now last a full hour
Additionally, a raid has been opened for a single day: Entei is back.
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When will I receive the rewards? The period for experience bonuses will begin on July 9 at 10 PM. From then on, you have until July 16 at 10 PM to increase your level further.
The Entei raid will take place for three hours on July 14. The exact start time has not yet been revealed.
What can I expect in the
Entei raid?
Here’s how to master the raid: As a pure Fire-type Pokémon, Entei is particularly vulnerable to Water attacks. So pack some Water Pokémon. Rock and Ground Pokémon can also be useful. In our list, we introduce you to the strongest Pokémon by type.
However, you should also pay attention to bringing the right attacks and movesets. The right Pokémon are of little use without the right attacks. In our guide, we detail how to defeat Entei.
Is Entei worth it? Entei is one of the three legendary big cats. Just as such, Entei is a prestige Pokémon that every collector would love to have. However, Entei does not perform well as an attacker.
In our comparison of Raikou, Suicune, and Entei, both Entei and Suicune are rather not usable as attacking Pokémon. However, Entei offers a shiny variant during the three-hour raid. For collectors, that’s a particularly rare piece.
The shiny variant of Entei.
These bonuses are active: While you are in the raid, you continue to benefit from all event bonuses. So if you haven’t reached level 40 yet and are out with friends, you’ll level up a bit faster with the raid.
However, at the same time as the Entei raid, the Mewtwo raid is also active. So be prepared to encounter the Psychic Pokémon multiple times:
A Norwegian Fortnite professional from “Eleven Gaming” left his team after the Swiss Fortnite professional Issa shared a racist message from him. The two had been arguing about aim assist in Fortnite on Twitter – apparently, a personal conflict had been simmering for a while.
This is the backstory: The player Issa “Issa” Rahm from the clan “Ghost Gaming” is one of the best European players. He is the partner of the German Fortnite player Liam “Kamo” Fillery. Issa will also compete in the Fortnite World Cup in Solo.
Issa uploaded a video on Twitter on July 2 to demonstrate his skill with the controller in Fortnite. In the matches shown in the video, he competes without aim assist in Fortnite.
This was the conflict: One player stood out. The Fortnite professional Erik “Bloodx” Guttormsen, a Norwegian, attacked Issa under the video: It’s so sad what has become of Issa. He really thinks Issa should stop talking to people on social media and deal with himself.
It is not really clear where this conflict stems from.
Bloodx said he had been under fire for three days after the incident until he finally gave up.
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Ultimately, Bloodx and his team Eleven Gaming parted ways. Bloodx now says he will try to clear his name.
This is what lies behind it: Apparently, there is a shattered friendship behind it. Issa says he stood up for Bloodx, but was then disappointed by him and told him to stay out of his way.
Clearly, the confrontation over aim assist tipped the scales.
This is already concerning, how a screenshot can end a player’s career because they apparently had a problem with each other. Whether Issa really foresaw the consequences of this tweet seems questionable.
Issa then shared the screenshot of a Discord chat, in which E11 Bloodx used the racist slur starting with “N”. He himself called Bloodx a “Cunt”, also not a nice word.
What happened next: Bloodx said the screenshot was fake. He is not a racist. He has nothing against black people. He has been linked with a black woman and has a son.
According to Issa, he only posted the screen because Bloodx is one of the “most false people in the community”.
Bloodx said he had been under fire for three days after the incident until he finally gave up.
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Ultimately, Bloodx and his team Eleven Gaming parted ways. Bloodx now says he will try to clear his name.
This is what lies behind it: Apparently, there is a shattered friendship behind it. Issa says he stood up for Bloodx, but was then disappointed by him and told him to stay out of his way.
Clearly, the confrontation over aim assist tipped the scales.
This is already concerning, how a screenshot can end a player’s career because they apparently had a problem with each other. Whether Issa really foresaw the consequences of this tweet seems questionable.
This weekend, the TennoCon took place, the convention for Warframe. The developers revealed some details about upcoming features and content. This includes Empyrean, which allows players to pilot their battleships into space.
What is Empyrean? A part of Empyrean was already presented at the last TennoCon 2018. Back then, it was still called Project Railjack.
Players should be able to fly their own battleships into space and then fight other ships in orbit. An ambitious concept to have large battle ships roaming in Warframe, which can be customized and assembled in their own space dock.
At TennoCon 2019, further details were revealed, indicating that the Empyrean update will be even bigger than originally thought. Numerous features were added, some of which we want to briefly introduce to you.
What is Squad Link? At the presentation of Empyrean, it was shown how players can collaborate on their tasks in the update. It involved a shield generator that protected an enemy ship. The shield could also be disabled from a battle ship in space, however, it would be easier to do this from the planet.
Players on their battle ships can ask other Tennos for help in the open game worlds of the Plains of Eidolon or Fortuna, and vice versa. Shields can be disrupted or data can be stolen, for example.
This includes various equipment, such as different weapons, shields, and defensive mechanisms, as well as cosmetic items and colors, just like with the Warframes. Players can also name their Railjacks, which will be displayed on the hull of the ship.
The spaceship Railjack, which can be extensively customized
Be space pirates and capture enemy ships
How to infiltrate enemy ships: Players will be able to use their ninja skills typical of Warframe while engaging in large space battles. Enemy ships can be infiltrated by Tennos using their Archwings, mechanical space wings. If you manage to sneak aboard the enemy ship and eliminate the captain, you can even steal the ship.
Kingpins will hunt players
What is the Kingpin system? The Empyrean update introduces a particularly nasty adversary for players with the Kingpin system. The Kuva Lich, who hunts the Tennos, was introduced and is unique to each player.
He knows how he has already been defeated and adapts his strategy accordingly.
In addition to Empyrean, Digital Extremes also announced the new open world Duviri Paradox:
The survey results are in. How well is Patch 8.2 from World of Warcraft received by you? We reveal how you decided.
A few days ago, we asked you what Patch 8.2 has done in World of Warcraft. We wanted to find out if the latest update saved Battle for Azeroth or if Blizzard continued to stir your resentment. You actively participated in the survey, and we present the results here.
This is what the positive voices say
Every sixth person is really enjoying it: With 16% of the votes, about every sixth player thinks that Patch 8.2 has turned out really, really well. They are having fun with the game again and are diligently playing the new content waiting in Mechagon and Nazjatar.
This is what Sedor says in our comments:
I’m very satisfied with 8.2. I like the areas, especially in Mechagon I find it good that the rare bosses are rare again. There are daily quests again and there’s simply a lot to do. I’m really looking forward to the new dungeon and the raid. Above all, I want to know how the story continues.
A large part is positively inclined: Some more players (namely 21%) are cautiously optimistic. They believe that while Patch 8.2 does a lot right, it is still a long way until everything in World of Warcraft fits again.
This is what Phinphin says in the comments:
Some things are fundamentally going in the right direction. I find the areas beautiful. I like the essence system and I’m thrilled with the crafting system from Mechagon. For it to be a complete success, however, more needs to come. Because many old issues continue to be carried over in 8.2. Something like a fundamental overhaul of all classes or a revision of the character level system aside.(…)
This is what the negative voices say
Some find 8.2 to be a deterioration: Almost 8% of the votes believe that Patch 8.2 is not an improvement, but rather has added some negative aspects.
This is also how Horteo sees it in our comments:
Rather a flop. The content is once again extremely stretched. Furthermore, the previous content of the addon is devalued. The main problem of WoW: It is a 15-year-old game that has been continuously expanded and would offer a wealth of content. But relevant with version 8.2 are exactly 2 zones, 1 dungeon, and 1 raid.
Only a few strictly negative voices: Only 4% of the votes see it as purely negative. They believe that Azshara’s Ascension has further exacerbated numerous problems in the game and that the heap of annoying elements has continued to grow.
This is what Alex Flash says quite clearly on Facebook:
Too bad about the 13€ it cost me to test 8.2!
Half see it neutrally or don’t play at all
Many view the patch neutrally: One in five finds the patch like all the others: with 19%, nearly one in five players thinks that Patch 8.2 has hardly any notable features and is “just as good or bad as the content before”.
A third don’t play anymore: 32% of the participants in our survey stated that they haven’t given Patch 8.2 a chance at all. They simply do not play World of Warcraft anymore, and they probably don’t care whether the update brought any improvements. Maybe these fans are waiting for WoW: Classic – which is launching in August.
Conclusion: Most playing players are satisfied
In summary, 37% of players believe that Patch 8.2 is “rather positive”.
19% find the patch average, neither particularly good nor bad.
12% regard the patch as bad or believe that it has exacerbated problems.
32% haven’t given the patch a chance at all and do not play it.
The majority of still playing players believes that Patch 8.2 is an improvement. Those who no longer play should perhaps take a look at the new content and form their own impression.
Are you surprised by the results of the survey? Would you have expected a similar or much clearer result?
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The players of Destiny 2 sometimes discuss the most absurd things. Recently, a Guardian complained on Reddit that his Warlock lost his most precious “asset”: his behind. After a lot of laughter in the post, more Guardians checked and indeed, their Warlocks also had no behind anymore.
What is up with the behinds?In the Destiny subreddit there are many quirky posts where players talk about all sorts of nonsense. In the thread “Is this a bug or has the butt really been removed” which was just a few hours old, the Guardians also first thought it was a joke or a very funny misunderstanding.
The player Karnauxx explained that his Warlock has had no behind since the Season of Opulence. He showed some pictures to illustrate his problem.
Before the Season of Opulence, everything was fine with the behind and the Transversive Steps. Source: Karnauxx Reddit
The players initially laughed and made fun of the Guardian’s “problem”. But then some Guardians checked for themselves and found that Karnauxx might be right: the Warlock behinds are gone!
When does this “bug” occur? Initially, the Guardians assumed it had something to do with the Transversive Steps, the exotic Warlock boots. With their perk “Strong Stretch Muscle”, they ensure that the character’s sprint speed is increased and the currently equipped weapon is automatically reloaded after a short sprint.
It was primarily with this leg armor that the missing behind was first noticed.
“All Warlock behinds have been nerfed!” Karnauxx claims in his post and shows this image
Here Karnauxx shows his Warlock in the game world – without a behind. Source: Karnauxx Reddit
However, more players reported that this problem should occur with several, if not all, Warlock boots.
What do the players say? The post causes general laughter in the Destiny subreddit. Many players had assumed that the title of the post was a translation or spelling mistake. That the creator is actually upset about missing behinds is causing a lot of amusement.
The Guardians also come up with their own jokes. The subtitle of Destiny 2 should now be “Welcome to a world without behinds,” instead of the “Welcome to a world without light” that the shooter was promoted with before the release.
With an album, a player even made it clear that female Warlocks have it worse than male ones. Female Warlocks reportedly have no behind anymore, while male representatives at least still have a slight curve.
A reasonable Guardian tried to explain the disappearance of the behinds by suggesting that Bungie probably did this on purpose so that the Warlock behinds would no longer be visible through their clothing. Depending on which bathrobe the Warlocks wore, the behind of the class sometimes clipped through the clothing. In his opinion, Warlocks were simply too “thicc” before.
The MMORPG genre is currently in a difficult situation. Many of the new releases in recent years have turned out to be disappointments. Yet the genre still has many fans. What do you think about the current state of MMORPGs?
What is the current situation of MMORPGs? Developing a good MMORPG is not an easy task in our time. The high development costs have brought some good MMORPGs to their knees, especially considering the large flood of various free-to-play games on PC and mobile devices.
Most MMORPGs therefore rely on premium memberships and cash shops for their funding models. The only MMORPGs that still have a real subscription model are World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV.
What is the reputation of modern MMORPGs? Currently, there is no great shortage of MMORPGs. Especially in Asia, for example in Korea, new MMORPGs are regularly announced and then come to us in the West.
However, players no longer trust these MMORPGs. They often give the impression that they are designed to make quick money with microtransactions and cash shops. The quality and quantity of the content often leaves much to be desired.
Especially after the collapse of Bless, many players became very suspicious of announcements of new MMORPGs. Bless was a promising game with a high budget that many players were looking forward to and were greatly disappointed.
Nevertheless, many players still hold on to the genre and participate in beta tests of new MMORPGs. They have their main MMORPG that they can’t let go of or hope for the next big thing that will shake up the market again.
What about you? What do you think about the current state of the MMORPG genre? Have you given up or do you still hold on to MMORPGs? Why? Let us know!
The character Dr Disrespect is a Twitch star. The man behind it, Guy Beahm, only plays the role of the egomaniac. And he has overstepped his bounds at E3 with the “role-playing,” as he now states in a personal statement, in which he first addresses the Twitch ban.
This is Dr Disrespect: Dr Disrespect is a 6’8″ tall streamer on Twitch with a powerful mustache and an even bigger ego. With 3.4 million followers, he is number 10 on Twitch, and the fans love him.
He is known for his high production quality, his outbursts, and the many running gags.
Dr Disrespect often plays shooters like PUBG.
For him, it’s less about the gameplay, although it’s excellent, but about the show and the entertainment that comes with it.
This is why he was banned: This giant ran through E3 2019 in full combat gear with a bodyguard and cameraman and did an “IRL” stream, broadcasting everything live.
During that, he also visited public restrooms multiple times. His team continued filming from there. Random trade show attendees were seen live on Twitch: a violation of California law. This led to a two-week Twitch ban.
This is what Guy Beahm says: He says it was his first “IRL” stream, and he tried to stay true to his character “Dr Disrespect.” He wanted to behave authentically, as the Doctor would genuinely do. A character like Dr Disrespect, however, fits very poorly into the conventions of today.
The Doctor is:
edgy
boastful
and very opinionated
He says: The team had no bad intentions; they were just a bit blind when streaming from the bathroom. In the name of the brand “Dr Disrespect,” Guy Beahm wants to apologize.
Bringing gaming entertainment into the mainstream
This is how Guy Beahm sees his success as Dr Disrespect: Guy Beahm takes the opportunity to speak as a real person to reflect on his success as Dr Disrespect. He says he is very happy to have such great support from family, friends, partners, and the community.
He is grateful that people see him as an influential figure in the entertainment sector. Beahm says, “Believe me, I don’t take that for granted. We are working on a lot of things that will hopefully develop the brand and bring gaming entertainment as a whole into the mainstream.”
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This is what it’s about: It’s interesting to see Dr Disrespect from the creator’s perspective. For him, it was a balancing act at E3 to be the Doctor without really attacking people or causing chaos everywhere. He likely had difficulty keeping the role in check at all.
He probably won’t let something like this happen again.
The whole team went “All in” during E3 and tried to see the trip as an adventure from the Doctor’s perspective, according to Beahm. They simply didn’t think about what was okay and what was not okay.
He says: The team had no bad intentions; they were just a bit blind when streaming from the bathroom. In the name of the brand “Dr Disrespect,” Guy Beahm wants to apologize.
Bringing gaming entertainment into the mainstream
This is how Guy Beahm sees his success as Dr Disrespect: Guy Beahm takes the opportunity to speak as a real person to reflect on his success as Dr Disrespect. He says he is very happy to have such great support from family, friends, partners, and the community.
He is grateful that people see him as an influential figure in the entertainment sector. Beahm says, “Believe me, I don’t take that for granted. We are working on a lot of things that will hopefully develop the brand and bring gaming entertainment as a whole into the mainstream.”
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This is what it’s about: It’s interesting to see Dr Disrespect from the creator’s perspective. For him, it was a balancing act at E3 to be the Doctor without really attacking people or causing chaos everywhere. He likely had difficulty keeping the role in check at all.
He probably won’t let something like this happen again.
Sony discusses its future plans for the PlayStation.With its next-gen console PS5, it aims to continue focusing on core gamers and is committed to exclusive AAA titles.
This has always been important to Sony: Sony has always placed great importance on addressing “core gamers,” meaning truly passionate players and fans, with its consoles.
They achieved this not only through excellent third-party support from indie developers as well as renowned AAA publishers, but also with an impressive lineup of in-house PlayStation exclusive titles. This is what set Sony consoles apart for many.
This strategy has proven successful for Sony over the years, and it seems that with the next-gen PlayStation, the PS5, they will pursue the same idea.
Where does the information come from? Sony discussed its plans at a recent corporate strategy meeting. The US website The Wall Street Journal reported on it exclusively.
What does Sony plan with the PS5? At this meeting, they understandably also spoke about the PS5. The upcoming console was referred to as a niche product by Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida, aimed specifically at the core gamer audience.
Death Stranding
For this, they intend to secure deals with major third-party publishers as they did previously. AAA titles with large budgets will clearly take precedence over indie developments, including games like Fallout or Red Dead Redemption.
And even though indie games will continue to receive support, Sony believes that the targeted audience is turning to Sony consoles to play really big and exclusive titles and to experience high-quality gaming.
To supply this audience with the appropriate games, they will also strive to strengthen and expand the exclusive AAA lineup for Sony in the future. In-house studios such as Guerilla Games or Naughty Dog could benefit from this.
Why is this good for gamers? Quite simply. Sony will evidently increasingly focus in the future on securing as many major titles and exclusive deals (such as DLCs) for its consoles – including the PS5. There should also be more exclusive titles, which are an important argument for many when purchasing Sony consoles.
In short: In the future, PlayStation will offer more of everything that demanding fans and gamers want. This is the area where Sony intends to intensify its efforts.
God of War
Also interesting: According to The Wall Street Journal, not all top executives at Sony are thrilled with Yoshida’s visions. Some have reportedly criticized his strategy for the future of the PlayStation 5 – albeit only internally. Some executives are said to fear that smaller studios and developers could be driven to the competition by this attitude.
What else is known about the PS5? When is the next-gen PlayStation actually supposed to be released? And what can the hardware of the PS5 do? You can find this and other interesting details in this article:
The survival MMO Durango: Wild Lands shows: Mobile games can also function on a large scale. And they can sometimes attract more players than their cousins on PC or consoles.
Here’s how well Durango is doing: The company behind the mobile survival MMO Durango has announced some new figures (via mmorpg.org.pl). According to these, Durango has had since its launch on May 15, 2019:
If Durango had these numbers on Steam, it would have more concurrent players than the most played survival MMO on Steam, ARK: Survival Evolved. According to Steamcharts, it has 83,446 concurrent players and ranks 7th among the most played games on Steam.
What is Durango: Wild Lands?
Here’s what it’s about: Durango: Wild Lands is a classic survival game that heavily draws from the setting of ARK. You play in a vast world where you can also find and tame dinosaurs. Much like in ARK, you were sent to another world through a “warp gap.”
Some of the key features include:
the selection of a class for your character, which can also be changed while playing
the management of food and water through the cultivation of plants and discovered sources
a well-developed building and crafting system
a PvP mode
Durango is played in an isometric perspective but offers nice and detailed graphics. Behind Durango is the company Nexon, experts in free-to-play games, who have recently been struggling with their sale.
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For which platforms is Durango available? Durango: Wild Lands is free for both Android devices (starting from Android 4.1) and iOS devices (starting from iOS 9.0).
Anyone looking for a great and successful survival game for mobile devices should definitely check out Durango. Those who prefer to play on PC, PS4, or Xbox One can find the best survival games for their platform here:
It has been a week since the launch of Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers in Early Access. We want to know from you: What do you think of the addon so far?
What kind of survey is this? With this survey, we aim to establish a rating for Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers based on the opinions and feedback from the community.
With this, we want to give your opinion a voice and also provide a fair rating from the perspective of active players.
This is how long the survey will run: Shadowbringers has been available for pre-orderers for a week and was officially released on July 2nd. Since FFXIV is an MMORPG and many players will need time to look through the content, we will keep this survey open for another week.
There will be another survey in the future to capture long-term impressions of Shadowbringers.
What FFXIV: Shadowbringers aims to offer: The addon of FFXIV takes players into the new world of The First. It is said to bring as much new content as a full-priced JRPG, according to director Yoshida.
The new content includes, for example:
Quests that continue the story of Final Fantasy XIV
The development team will provide players with further updates throughout July, including the next 8-man raid “Eden”.
How can I give my feedback? On one hand, you can cast your vote below in the tool. But we also want to know your opinion in the comments.
Let us know what you consider the most important innovations in Shadowbringers and how you found them. You can also do this in the form of a comparison: write down the pros and cons of the addon.
How does Shadowbringers compare to previous addons? Is there enough content? How do you like the new dungeons, areas, and jobs? In the evaluation of the survey, we will include your comments as quotes.
This is how you can write your own review: You can also write your own review of Shadowbringers in our hub for Final Fantasy XIV.
The best of them have the chance to appear as articles on our site and can also win an Amazon gift card worth €50. More on this will come later in a separate article.
Please note that we have certain minimum requirements for reviews. They cannot consist of just a few lines and should well justify your opinion.
Vote! But now it’s your turn: What do you think of Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers? How did you like your first hours in the new world?
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BioWare is currently still working on new content for Anthem, such as the Cataclysm. This is still being scrutinized by players on the test server. The developers are reportedly listening closely to what the freelancers want. A new update has introduced improvements on the PTS that have been praised by players.
What is currently happening in Anthem? The developers of Anthem are currently focusing on the Cataclysm, which was presented in the last livestream about the game. It is an eight-week event, with the first two weeks serving as preparation.
The test servers are open to all PC players of Anthem who own the game or are subscribers of Origin Access Premier. Unfortunately, there is no test server for consoles.
What is new about the Cataclysm? When the Cataclysm event was presented, the developers already stated that the visual effects were not yet completed and that they were still working hard on them. Nevertheless, some players were disappointed. They compared the Cataclysm, which should represent a world-changing event, to a feeble tropical storm.
Here, BioWare has made improvements and actually made the Cataclysm stormier. Waves are crashing, visibility is worse, and a wall of fog lies over the map where the event takes place. Additionally, dangerous lightning strikes occur around the players, which are not only visible in the air but also leave their marks on the ground.
The Cataclysm is now stormier. Source: KhrazeGaming YouTube
Even on the map in Freeplay, something has changed with the Cataclysm, as anomalies appear that announce and accompany the event.
Strange anomalies related to the Cataclysm can be seen in Freeplay on the PTS. Source: KhrazeGaming YouTube
What is new about the items? Players can earn the currency Crystal during the event, which can be used to purchase the so-called War Chests. These contain new items that are introduced with the Cataclysm.
The amount of crystals that players receive depends on the difficulty and the score achieved. According to YouTuber KhrazeGaming, BioWare adjusted the amount of crystals that players can receive with the last PTS update.
All the items are “best in slot” and will be five points higher than the equipment currently in the game. In one video, some interesting equipment pieces can be seen that have exciting effects.
Such as the legendary grenade Arctic Tomb for the Ranger, an upgrade of the Frost Grenade. This freezes enemies and causes them to explode on combo, freezing additional enemies in the vicinity. The Colossus receives a melee attack that leaves a burning area on the ground.
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What else is being tested? The latest tests on the PTS also include the Inversions. These are various modifiers that are used in the Cataclysm event and affect the scoring. With the Broken Magazine modifier, the weapons have no additional ammo, but the drop for ammo is increased. With On the Edge, the four Javelins deal more damage with low armor.
What do the players say? In the Anthem subreddit, the mood is still somewhat reserved, but the changes are well received. The visual changes and the new items seem to please the players.
The fact that BioWare is still working on the effects and content and working closely with the community positively resonates with the players.
Fortbyte #83 has appeared in Fortnite: Battle Royale. To get it, you don’t need any special requirements. We will show you exactly how to play it.
Where is the Fortbyte? According to the in-game text, Fortbyte number 83 is located “in a stone garden near the coast.” There is no specific task related to it, and it is quite easy to find. Simply land near the location or make your way there and collect the Fortbyte.
Get the Fortbyte number 83 in the stone garden
Here’s how you can collect the Fortbyte: All you need to do for this challenge to get the Fortbyte is to collect it. Head to the spot between Sunny Steps and Lonely Lodge, which we have marked for you on the map.
There is a stone garden on a cliff by the coast with a small fence. The Fortbyte hovers just above the ground by this fence and behind a small stone structure, and can be collected.
Is there also a video? We will embed a video from the YouTuber WohltatTV here. This shows you in moving images where you can find the Fortbyte from today. Have fun searching!
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What are Fortbytes and how do you collect them all? The Fortbytes are small pieces in the shape of a sort of computer chip. Every day, a new Fortbyte appears in Fortnite. Together, they form a secret picture, and when you collect enough, you receive a special skin for Season 9.
Here you can find an overview of all previously released Fortbytes:
Another challenge for the 14-Day Summer Event in Fortnite is here. This time you need to find giant beach umbrellas and rubber ducks on the river in a single match. How to accomplish this, you can find out here.
This is the challenge: The 12th task of the 14-Day Summer Challenges requires you to visit the massive rubber duck and also find a large beach umbrella in the same match. The umbrellas are easy to find, but the duck is a challenge.
All locations of the giant beach umbrellas and how to find the rubber duck
Where are the giant beach umbrellas? The giant beach umbrellas are the easy part of the challenge. You can find them at the following locations on the map:
Southwest of Pleasant Park
The northern island in Lazy Lagoon
On the hill west of Dusty Divot
At the small cliff west of Lonely Lodge
On the hill southwest of Salty Springs, at the edge of the ice biome
At the curve of the road northwest of Paradise Palms
It is sufficient if you reach one of these 6 umbrellas. Once you have reached one, you may also want to complete the task where you need to jump off the umbrella. However, to fulfill the current task, you must not only visit the umbrella, but you also need to reach the giant rubber duck. And that must be in the same match!
Where can I find the giant rubber duck? For the task to count as completed, you also need to visit the giant rubber duck. Unfortunately, it is not so easy to find, as it moves up and down the large river. The river flows from Loot Lake to the south and empties into the sea at Lucky Landing.
The duck is somewhere on the river, so keep an eye out for it from the air. Ideally, you should go to the duck first, then you will have that done, and can then visit the next beach umbrella nearby.
Is there a video for this? We have embedded a video from the YouTuber WohltatTV. In it, you can see in detail how to visit the beach umbrellas and ducks. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV7nxJ7GnUs
What’s the problem with the task? Since you need to visit the umbrellas and the duck in the same match, the whole plan goes awry if you get shot on the way. So either do the task in a respawn mode or be very careful when you have found the duck and want to visit the nearest umbrella.
What’s the reward? Once you have completed this task, you will receive a back bling in the shape of a cute rubber duck.
All other challenges for the 14-Day Summer in Fortnite can be found here:
The extremely aggressive Drifters have hatched a new, nasty plan in EVE Online. This time it targets player communication – and that could really have bad consequences.
What are the Drifters up to now? Recently, the aggressive Drifters from EVE Online are also attacking communication channels. CCP announced this in a short clip in the form of a news broadcast in EVE Online itself.
This announcement is not just fluff. It has real consequences. The latest devilry from the marauding NPCs will disrupt all chat channels in Null Sector, that is, in player-controlled spaces.
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This means that at some point within the next week, they will no longer be able to use chat. And this will cause more chaos than it sounds at first.
This is how EVE plunges into chaos
Why chat is important: Until now, chat in EVE Online mainly served as the anchor for social interaction between players, on which the entire game is built. Players used chat for:
Communication for huge wars
Reconnaissance
Exchange
and social purposes such as trading
Additionally, especially large alliances have used chat as a kind of alarm system. New players automatically appear in chat, which means their intrusion into a sector can be sent as a warning to all alliance members through bots.
If chat goes down now, this alarm is also absent and both players and Drifters can invade foreign territories unnoticed and start sowing destruction before they are even discovered.
What else are the Drifters up to? Since they appeared, the Drifters have been a plague for players. Originally, they were a largely neutral NPC race that was occasionally teased but never really fought back.
Since their first attack, they have become increasingly aggressive. They destroyed structures and even killed pilots in their escape pods. They have been troubling even the largest alliances since they have attacked unpredictably and suddenly.
After players tried to fight back with a trade embargo against the developers who brought them the NPCs, the Drifters reacted even more aggressively. Their lethality has reportedly increased more than a hundredfold. And now they seem to be getting even more dangerous.
The Drifters’ goal is apparently total control over the sector. Their development so far has become increasingly grandiose. Where will it possibly end?
The big Pokémon GO festival in Dortmund has started! In this live ticker, you will see all the new information about the event, pictures from the venue, and updates on the global challenge.
What is being done here? Throughout the weekend, we will keep you updated here about the GO Fest. Here you will receive information about the special research, the spawns, the admission, and of course about the current status of the global challenge that is running worldwide.
We from MeinMMO will be on-site for you on Friday and Saturday and will share our experiences and pictures here. If you have any important information about the GO Fest or have taken cool pictures, feel free to send them to us on Facebook or share them in the appropriate group.
6:00 PM – The GO Fest is closing its gates for today. Tomorrow at 8 AM new players will come to the venue and can hunt for rare Shinies.
5:22 PM – As Niantic stated via Twitter, Team Intuition has solved 2.4 million field research tasks today. There is still a long way to the 15 million!
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3:37 PM – By the way, there are also special eggs to hatch at the GO Fest. You will find many Pokémon that you can also find in the habitats. The shiny chance also seems to be increased.
2:06 PM – The first update on the global challenge is here! After 4 hours of the event, no team has broken the 1 million field research tasks yet. By Sunday, each team must have completed 15 million research tasks.
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12:10 PM – If you are looking for Pikachu and Evoli with flower decorations, you need to visit two specific places. YouTuber “RaZzi” has marked this on the GO Fest map:
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11:56 AM – The first diligent players have already completed the special research. We have compiled all the steps for you. You can find the overview here:
11:32 AM – There are new Raid bosses in the game. Trainers report that Magnezone is to be fought as a level-1 raid. It remains to be seen whether this is a mistake. You will soon find the complete list of Raid bosses on MeinMMO.
11:08 AM – The Icognito at the GO Fest venue form the words “WAKE UP!”. You will also encounter the rare exclamation mark Icognito there.
10:51 AM – Coinciding with the GO Fest, a worldwide event has been running since 10 AM. So far, 17 Pokémon have been confirmed to be spawning more frequently. These include Raupy, Sandan, and Girafarig. You can find a complete list here:
10:26 AM – Niantic has once again summarized the most important details about the event via Twitter. There you can see when admission starts each day and what else there is to discover.
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10:00 AM – Now the GO Fest starts for every player who has a ticket for Thursday. Moreover, the global challenge begins for all players worldwide.
Each team must complete 15 million field research tasks to unlock the XP bonuses. Additionally, there are now Shiny Nidoran male available to catch worldwide.
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9:27 AM – Every player hoped to get the Shiny Evoli from the new special research in Dortmund as an Evoli with a flower crown. However, this is not the case. Although Evoli with flower crowns spawn in Dortmund, only a normal Evoli can be obtained as a Shiny from the special research.
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8:46 AM – The first players have already caught Shiny Nidoran male. Worldwide, the new Shiny will be introduced at 10 AM, while in Dortmund it is already available.
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8:25 AM – On Twitter, players are already actively sharing pictures from the GO Fest. There are again Flunkifer in the wild, and the entire Westfalenpark is full of PokéStops with lure modules.
8:00 AM – The big GO Fest in Dortmund has started! The gates are open, and the first trainers can play. Niantic also announced Shiny Nidoran for the fest and worldwide. This is comparable to Seeper, which was introduced at the GO Fest in Chicago.
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The global challenge starts at 10 AM. Then players worldwide can also participate and unlock a large XP bonus.
What is expected at the GO Fest?
What is there at the GO Fest? The big live event of Pokémon GO brings you various innovations. At the venue in Dortmund, there will be the following for the players:
A special research revolving around the mysterious Pokémon Jirachi
4 habitats with Pokémon of special types
Rare Pokémon such as Koknodon and Schilterus
Autograph sessions with well-known YouTubers
A merchandise stand with Pokémon items
Jirachi has already been teased by Niantic
What will be available worldwide? Players worldwide also have something from the event. The global challenge from Candela runs throughout the weekend. There you need to complete numerous field research tasks to eventually unlock the Entei day and XP bonuses.
For this, Pokémon GO will regularly share updates on the challenge. We will of course include these for you here.
Monster Hunter World is a huge success for Capcom, although it was a big risk to bring the franchise to the PS4 and Xbox One consoles. However, the publisher hit the right horse, says producer Ryozo Tsujimoto, stating that the shift from handhelds to consoles contributed to the monster hunting becoming such a big hit.
Who is speaking? The producer of Monster Hunter World, Ryozo Tsujimoto, recently talked in an interview about Monster Hunter World and the future of the franchise.
It was also mentioned that Monster Hunter World became such an incredible success for Capcom. By now, the title is the fastest-selling game of the company, breaking numerous sales records.
The Monster Hunter series is already over 14 years old and was originally designed for consoles. However, the games only became truly successful when they were ported to handhelds, the producer reveals.
The franchise was very successful in Japan, but could never make a name for itself outside of its home country. Capcom even stopped localizing the MH games until Nintendo picked up the franchise for the 3DS and brought it to the West.
The fact that Capcom decided to bring Monster Hunter World to consoles was a big risk, but it paid off.
According to Tsujimoto, the fanbase of the game in the West has grown with the latest installment of the series because these players wanted to play Monster Hunter on the big screen. The focus on handhelds, according to the producer, had rather held the series back in the West.
Another point was the simultaneous worldwide release. The other Monster Hunter titles were always released first in Japan and then later localized for other parts of the world. Thus, players in the West already learned a lot about the game and the news and could never be part of the excitement around a new Monster Hunter live.
New monsters await players in Iceborne
What’s next? On September 6, the first expansion for Monster Hunter World, Iceborne, will be released. PC players are expected to enjoy the new content in winter.
Iceborne introduces a new, snowy continent and new monsters. Additionally, there are more mechanics, like a dynamic difficulty level or a new grappling hook.
In Teamfight Tactics, the LoL Auto Chess, it is about the “Best Combo”, the best combinations of champions and items. In our guide, we look at what top players are playing for combos, what items they use, and what strategy they follow.
What stood out at the tournament? It stands out that Dog plays incredibly variably and takes what the board offers him.
It is not that you see from the first minute what he will play in the endgame. Rather, the combo he plays in Teamfight Tactics constantly changes.
He is currently one of the best players in Teamfight Tactics in the world.
In the early game, he runs with Nobles and uses the incredibly strong Pyke while speculating on 3 pirates to earn bonus gold.
Then he suddenly has some Imperials in hand and quickly builds a 2-star Darius.
But in the background, Dog collects what he actually wants to play. Once the “new high-tier heroes” reach 2 stars, he throws out the old ones and switches to the new tactic.
All champions in Teamfight Tactics with their combos. Source: Twitter/Scarra
This is his goal: By the end of a match, Dog has a plan in mind for what he wants to play. He does not have a “best combo”, but adapts his combo to the availability of heroes and items.
Dog pursues three goals with his plan:
Dog wants to have “high-tier” heroes at two stars in the endgame
In this combo, DogDog uses heroes like Sejuani, Cho’Gath, Kindred, and Brand to prolong the fight: these are all tier-4 heroes.
A typical lineup of Dog in mid-game. Brand and Draven are already there – and still many “low-tier heroes” like Kassadin and Warwick. But already 3 Elementals and 2 Glacials in the team – Cho’Gath and Swain are waiting on the bench to step in later when it fits better.
Brand often plays a central role in Dog’s builds, loaded with mana items. When it makes sense, Dog builds “3 elementalists” with heroes like Brand, Lissandra, and Kennen. This way he has a golem on the field.
As a tank, he often uses Sejuani and Cho’Gath.
This is what the build looks like shortly after that: Kassadin and Warwick are gone, replaced by Sejuani and Cho’Gath as tanks. Draven is very hard to crack with Phantom Dancer and 83% magic resistance. With 4 Imperials and 3 Elementals, the build has crazy synergies.
Further observations from the tournament: Players use some nasty tricks. A sort of meta seems to be developing in Teamfight Tactics:
Morgana with three demons (Varus, Brand, Aatrox or Swain) and a lot of mana burn is a nasty combo. Here, Morgana takes the central role and receives the items.
Shyvana with Phantom Dancer becomes almost indestructible when Aurelion Sol is there for magic immunity.
You can take this away from the tournament: A “best combo” in Teamfight Tactics is not static, but adapts to the conditions. The goals you pursue when building the combo are always the same: 2-star heroes, high-tier heroes, synergies. Items.
Players have found a mysterious destroyed house in Fallout 76, which apparently gets destroyed by an atomic bomb every time they log in. They wondered what it did to deserve this fate – and came up with a technically rather simple solution.
What kind of bombs and houses are these? In the northwest of the map, a bit northeast of the WV Lumber Co, there is a house that appears to be bombarded every time players log in. Two players on reddit discovered it while searching for something curious.
They noticed that a mushroom cloud appeared in the distance – which is actually the sign of a recently detonated atomic bomb. However, there was neither an alarm nor a red zone indicating its strike.
After a short server hop, they found that there was again an explosion at the exact same spot. Again without any marking. They followed the direction and found a destroyed house there.
According to fo76map.com, an interactive map for Fallout 76, there is an unmarked “Point of Interest” at exactly that location called “Nuke Mesh Depot”.
The Invisible Atomic Bomb of Fallout 76
What is the purpose of the bomb? Some players report that this bomb would always appear there when they log in. One of the reddit users, who is allegedly a game developer, explained in the comments what the bomb is for.
For developers, it would be easier to load a graphic like the explosion of an atomic bomb and its mushroom cloud directly upon logging into the game and then store it invisibly somewhere. When it would be needed, they could simply move it.
Another example of this is the only NPC in Fallout 76 with his room full of loot. This technique is also used in other games, with two classics from Bethesda themselves mentioned as examples:
The merchants in Skyrim have invisible boxes beneath their feet to function
The metro in Fallout 3 is just a kind of NPC with a “train hat” or with a “skin” that constantly runs along the tracks
Why can we see the bomb then? That it is really about the graphic can also be inferred from the name. “Mesh” is the technical term for 3D models of an object in a game. “Nuke Mesh Depot” is thus the “storage” for the model of an atomic bomb.
Why the bomb is visible, however, and is not simply stored underground, invisible to everyone, is still a mystery to the players. Bethesda itself has not commented on this yet.
Maybe the developers just wanted to create another creepy place:
In the online shooter The Division 2, a vendor reset occurs on the night of July 6th. They bring new gear. We will look at what the agents recommend. Additionally, the secret vendor Cassie Mendoza now works differently.
For example, masks can increase the crit chance. The worst roll only increases the chance by “0.5%” – the best roll increases it by 11%.
Players therefore check the vendors each week for items with “high rolls” to purchase these items. They use the items to transfer this specific value through recalibrating onto their items.
These items are recommended this week: Overall, it is a rather weak week with few recommendations. Many are also complaining about the vendors.
However, gloves from Airaldi in the DZ East are interesting. They add 11% to shotgun damage. This is close to the god roll of 12%. Shotguns will get better in the next patch in PvE. Anyone planning to try close-range weapons should go shopping here. It won’t get much better.
A nice backpack can be found in the DZ South. It comes from the “Gila Guard” brand. The backpack adds 18.5% to total armor and is worth buying for anyone who wants to withstand one or two more hits.
From our perspective, Cassie will only have her loot available on the night from Saturday to Sunday. Until then, she only shows the timer and sells nothing.
In just over two months, the next expansion for Destiny 2, Shadowkeep, will be released. Bungie has now given a first look at what to expect with the Moon’s Fortress of Shadows. During the Guardian Con, the first video of the Moon, where the story of the addon takes place, was shown. Destiny veterans should feel right at home.
Where do the new details come from? This weekend, Guardian Con is taking place in Florida, with several representatives from Bungie present. Guardian Con is a community event that was started in 2015 by some Destiny streamers like King Gothalion and Professor Broman. Among other things, the event is used to raise donations for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
While Bungie hasn’t revealed much about the upcoming addon Shadowkeep, there were some teasers during a live stream at Guardian Con about what players can expect from the expansion. Among other things, the first season of the Fortress of Shadows was discussed, and a glimpse of the new Moon was given.
There will be four seasons with Shadowkeep
What is the first season? In the stream, the first season was revealed to be the “Season of the Undying.” This name was already known from previous streams and the pre-order of the upcoming expansion.
It has now been revealed that the season not only involves Eris on the Moon but also the Vex. The cybernetic race will invade the entire solar system during the Season of the Undying. In the stream, there was even talk of “invasions.” All Guardians will be needed to fend off the Vex.
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What was seen from the Moon? Besides the information about the first season of Shadowkeep, there were also the first moving images from the Moon, where the story of the expansion is supposed to unfold. Destiny veterans will likely recognize the Moon from the first Destiny title.
In Shadowkeep, however, the Moon is supposed to be twice the size as it was in Destiny 1. In the short clip, familiar structures on the celestial body can be seen, but also new areas, such as a brief glimpse of the strange red citadel featured on the cover of the expansion, as well as dark corridors filled with dangerous traps.
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