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Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has launched in Germany – Download here

Patrick Freese 22. June 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

The download of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in Germany has started. Here you can get the game without APK download.

What’s new? The rollout of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has been underway since Friday, June 21. Today, on June 22, you can already start in the wizarding world in Germany.

Where can you download it? The game is now available in the Play Store and in the App Store. Search for it there using the search function or follow these links:

Android: Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in the Play Store
iOS: Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in the App Store

It is advantageous that Germany launches into the game after other countries. Because a problem was identified early on. An important feature in Wizards Unite was so bad that it had to be changed after one day.

What happens after the download? After installation, you will be asked to enter your date of birth in the game. Then you choose your wizard name and start in the world of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.

To welcome you in the game, new wizards are explained by Constance Pickering:

This disaster is … well, quite disastrous. Everything that anyone ever loved and cherished in the world of magic – creatures, things, yes, even memories – has been stolen and transported elsewhere, simply thrown out into the world,” she explains.
We need to retrieve everything that has been lost, and we need to do it quickly. The Statute of Secrecy is in great danger; everything could be revealed.

Afterwards, Harry Potter himself explains how the game works.

On the map, you find missing objects, the “Magical Me Symbol” marks your current location
“Findable objects” are what the missing objects are called
You can tap the trail of Findable objects to send them back
This activates an encounter that you can connect with the AR feature.

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Follow this beginner guide in the game to learn the first steps in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.

Tips for getting started: We have gathered some tips for you that should make it easier for you to start in Wizards Unite. This involves potions, spell energy, portkeys, and more.

These tips for Wizards Unite I wish I had known earlier

What do the first voices say? After the first evening, there were already numerous opinions about the game. We have summarized some of them for you:

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Don’t miss any news: Keep an eye on our Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Facebook page to stay up to date

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Pokémon GO: New form of Deoxys now in EX-Raids – Will it finally be useful?

Noah Struthoff 22. June 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO there is a new EX Raid Boss. The event form of Deoxys is waiting for you. But will Deoxys finally be useful?

Changes to EX Raids: Starting tomorrow, June 23, the new form of Deoxys will be available in EX Raids. In return, the defense form will disappear from the special raids.

With the event form, the last missing form of Deoxys comes into play. If they don’t rotate the forms again after this, there will likely be a new Pokémon as EX Raid Boss.

Event form of Deoxys – What can it do?

How strong will this form be? Overall, the event form has stats that are significantly better than the defense form, but it’s still not very useful:

Attack: 230
Defense: 218
HP: 137
Max CP: 2879 CP

This Deoxys form has relatively balanced stats. Being a Psychic type, it has a competitor in Mewtwo that is significantly better. Other Psychic Pokémon are also much stronger.

Is this Deoxys needed? The event form of Deoxys is not really strong. The Pokédex entry is a nice addition, but not much more.

What is good against Deoxys? The weaknesses of the mysterious Pokémon are Bug, Ghost, and Dark. The best counters are Gengar, Giratina, and Tyranitar.

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How many players are needed? This form can be defeated fairly well with 3 players. Use the right counters and you won’t have any problems in a 3-player team.

Pokémon GO Deoxys Title2 — Deoxys has been the EX Raid Boss with its 4 forms since last year

How long will it stay an EX Raid Boss? Deoxys is likely to remain in the raids for about 3 months. So far, every previous form has stayed in the game for that long.

If this is the case, then a new EX Raid Boss is expected in September. Many players hope for Darkrai or Arceus, as they are also mysterious Pokémon.

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Will Deoxys return? If someone is missing a form, it may currently be difficult to obtain that form. Deoxys cannot be traded and there is always only one form in the raids.

Some players speculate that Deoxys may return as an Ultra Bonus in regular raids after summer. This remains to be seen.

For July and August, there are also new research breakthroughs. 4 Shinies are waiting for you:

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Destiny 2 wants to honor a weapon that is currently terrorizing PvP

Sven Galitzki 22. June 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

The Crucible of Destiny 2 is currently being shaken up by the exotic shotgun Lord of Wolves. While this weapon is soon to be nerfed, at the same time, its reign of terror in PvP should be honored.

This is the weapon in question: Currently, the exotic shotgun Lord of Wolves is quite effective in PvP.

After the weapon changes from Update 2.5.0.1, this gun can now activate the perk “Release the Wolves” at any time to take down any Guardian with just one burst – even players at maximum resilience and over a significant distance for a shotgun. Even for an active Super, you need at most two shots with this weapon.

You can learn more about it here: This weapon is currently ruining PvP in Destiny 2 for many

What do the fans say? Numerous players complain that the weapon makes their life in the Crucible hellish and robs them of fun in PvP – especially on PC.

Many have already compared this shotgun to the Vex Mythoclast or the Infinite (Pocket Infinity) from Destiny 1, when these weapons had flipped the Crucible before their nerfs.

While there are certainly players who enjoy playing Lord of Wolves in its current form, the prevailing sentiment in the community is: The shotgun is simply too strong and unbalanced in its current state. It ruins PvP for many and should be adjusted accordingly. Fans and experts are trying to bring this issue to Bungie’s attention through numerous videos and posts.

What does Bungie say? Shortly after the first reports, the studio stated that they would take a closer look at Lord of Wolves. Now, Destiny Franchise Director Luke Smith has elaborated on this matter in a stream, answering some fan questions about this exotic weapon.

Bungie knows that the weapon is currently out of control. However, instead of deactivating it, they will take the same approach as they did with the Prometheus Lens.

This way, they let fans “enjoy” the weapon in its currently overpowered state a bit longer and do not deactivate it as they did with the Rat King. Soon, Lord of Wolves will receive a rework and will be nerfed. Smith did not specify an exact date (other than “soon”), but he announced at the same time that they have something special planned for this OP weapon.

This is how Bungie will keep the memory of Lord of Wolves alive: For their brief reign of terror in the Crucible, Lord of Wolves will soon be honored.

All Guardians who participated in the currently ongoing 1st Iron Banner of Season 7 will receive a special triumph and a unique emblem. This is to honor the current dominance of Lord of Wolves and keep the memory alive – essentially memorializing the weapon in a sort of “Do you remember when…” moment.

The emblem and the triumph are to be delivered with the update that will also bring the nerf for Lord of Wolves.

What do you think about it? A cool gesture from Bungie? Or should Lord of Wolves be reworked as quickly as possible?

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Borderlands 3: Creative Director came from MMORPG ESO, brought 2 cool coop ideas with him

Schuhmann 22. June 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

In the new shooter Borderlands 3, MMORPG fans meet an old acquaintance. Paul Sage was Creative Director at The Elder Scrolls Online at the release. Now he says his focus is on coop for Borderlands 3. He wants to play the shooter with his son, and two of his coop ideas have already caused a stir.

It’s about him: Paul Sage was probably the main figure during the turbulent early phase of The Elder Scrolls Online, aside from boss Matt Firor, to whom fans looked up most. The MMORPG went through a tough time during its PC release in 2014.

Just when things started to look better for ESO and the versions for PS4 and Xbox One were released, Sage suddenly left Zenimax and The Elder Scrolls Online in June 2015.

At that time, it was said that he had the chance to go back to Texas and he had to seize it. Sage studied in Austin, Texas, and wanted to return to his home state.

As we now know, Sage actually, as suspected, started at Gearbox back then: For over 4 years he has been the Creative Director there and has worked on Borderlands 3. And you can see that his focus remained on the multiplayer aspect he developed at ESO.

The best coop experience Borderlands has ever had

This is his focus: Sage says in an interview with Venturebeat:

“My goal was to achieve the best coop experience ever in a Borderlands game. I play with my son. It was really important to me. This is how we got level syncing into the game and the instanced loot.”

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What requirements did Sage have? He says when he joined Borderlands 3, there were two major tasks for him:

We are making multiple planets
and the other, which was not spoken, was: Respect the franchise

What Sage says further: According to Sage, Borderlands 3 is very ambitious. There is so much in the game, you travel to different worlds. Just getting all the multiplayer systems into the game was apparently very extensive.

Sage says: “These things [multiplayer systems] often seem small to players, but they introduce larger things and amplify them. All these features often look small, but a lot of energy goes into them.”

The length of the campaign in Borderlands 3 is about 35 hours, if you only play the main story.

These are the two coop features: The two features that Sage talks about have already been shown during the presentation and praised by fans:

Each player will have their own loot, so you can play together without fear of someone stealing your loot
And level sync ensures that players of different levels can play together without issues. The enemies are dynamically adapted to the respective player – their level is “synced”

During the presentation of Borderlands, there was a bit of applause for these features. It seems that we owe these coop ideas to Paul Sage and his son.

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Twitch streamer banned LoL player over “his friends at Riot” – is now banned himself

Patrick Freese 22. June 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

He asked the opponent if he wanted a 14-day ban. Now, LoL streamer Nightblue3 is looking into the void. One should probably not play with contacts at Riot.

Why was the streamer banned? In one of his streams, streamer Nightblue3 encountered the player “Nubrac” in his LoL team. Nubrac played with the character Teemo in the support role. Instead of staying with the player in the marksman role, he left him alone and ran to the mid lane.

This strategy from Nubrac is unusual for games in League of Legends. The player says that this is his new strategy and it would work.

Streamer Nightblue3 saw this as “intentional griefing”. For him, the Teemo player played intentionally in a way that would cause his own team to lose.

https://youtu.be/aIy8JUxaW7I?t=360

Nightblue3 opened a private Riot Games Discord server for members of the League Partner Program. There, he reported the player Nubrac and ensured that he would be excluded from the game for 14 days. He did not report him through the designated reporting tool available to all players but used his contacts at Riot for that.

Beforehand, Nightblue3 wrote in the chat of the mentioned match: “Hey Teemo. Do you want 2 weeks off? I will let my Riot friend know.”

These lines earned the streamer himself a 14-day ban. It likely does not sit well with Riot Games when a partner uses their status for such ban threats.

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How did it end for the player? Although Nubrac challenged the ban at Riot, it remains in effect for 14 days. The developers examined his account closely and concluded that the 14-day ban was justified. It was clear that Nubrac was intentionally feeding in the game, giving the opponent kills, and sabotaging the game for his team.

Who is Nightblue3? Streamer Rabia “Nightblue3” Yazbek has been part of the League of Legends community for years. He plays there at the highest ranks alongside professionals. Thousands of viewers regularly follow his Twitch streams. On the platform, he is followed by nearly 2.5 million people, and he has 2.7 million subscribers on YouTube.

In the League of Legends community, opinions about the streamer are divided. While many appreciate his streams, there are also numerous critics who dislike his style.

This is how other players react to the bans

This “drama” between Nightblue3 and Nubrac is causing many discussions in the community.

Many defend Nubrac and say: If this is his tactic, he should not be banned for it. That would be an “off-meta strat.” A strategy that, while unusual, is not punishable.

These professionals say: The ban for the Teemo tactic is necessary

The players Doublelift, Jensen, Irelia Carries U, and Forest have commented on the topic.

Doublelift: Guys, if I were in Game 5 of my promos and a Teemo support ran into the middle and sucked XP while I was being zoned 1v2, I would 100% report. No question (via Twitter)
Jensen: Imagine you have a Teemo support, who sucks XP in the middle and that is called “off-meta strat.” 😀 Hopefully, I will never have to encounter this strategy (via Twitter)
Irelia Carries U: Nubrac has been a troll since Season 4. I don’t know why anyone feels sorry for him regarding the ban. […] Nightblue3 did the high-elo community a favor. (Via Twitter)
Forest: Half of Reddit is seriously defending Nubrac, which is disgusting. The kid actively ruins every game by choosing Teemo support and playing mid or top. He sits invisibly in the middle sucking XP while bot plays 2 against 1 hahaha. (via Twitter)

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ESO in 2019: Developer reveals what lies ahead after Elsweyr

Noah Struthoff 22. June 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

In Elder Scrolls Online, there is a lot going on right now, but there is still much in store for players in 2019, as a developer reveals in an interview.

Where does the information come from? All this news comes from Rich Lambert. He is the Creative Director of ESO and spoke with the US website Forbes about the future of the MMORPG.

What was said? Lambert gave an outlook on the ongoing year and revealed what to look forward to. He also explained the steps behind these DLCs.

ESO in 2019 – What to expect

This was already known: At E3, Bethesda unveiled the next major DLCs coming in 2019. Scalebreaker and Dragonhold are still waiting for you.

In line with this, Lambert also spoke about these DLCs and revealed the developers’ thoughts behind their creation.

This is what was said about the DLCs: For Lambert and the development team, it was important to create a story that lasts the entire year and spans various DLCs.

Scalebreaker picks up where Elsweyr leaves off, and at the end of the year, Dragonhold completes the story. You will be dealing with dragons until the end of the year.

Regarding the content of the DLCs, Lambert said only: “With the Dungeon DLC “Scalebreaker,” the story will continue directly in the third quarter. It provides more background information on the dragons and the consequences of everything that happens in Elsweyr. And with Dragonhold, we then reach the climax of the entire season of dragons.”

Why is there now the same story across all DLCs? In the past, ESO continuously introduced expansions and innovations. However, they always told their own stories that did not build on one another.

In 2019, this will change. Lambert also gives a glimpse into the future and teases what things could look like around ESO in the coming years:

“I think it makes a lot of sense to use the same format again. We have written many standalone stories in the past. One of the reasons we decided to try the seasonal narrative is that players had trouble figuring out where to go and what to do with all the updates we had in a year. The positive feedback we received this year and the way players have accepted the format shows that it makes a lot of sense to repeat it.”
Rich Lambert on Forbes

What does this mean for the future? ESO is currently very successful. The developers see that the success comes mainly from the story surrounding the dragons, which is planned to be maintained throughout the year.

We can probably expect that ESO will focus on seasonal storylines in the coming years and continue to release DLCs like they will in 2019.

What do you think about this? Do you understand the developers’ step and find such storylines more exciting?

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That’s why the once beautiful Mario Royale now looks like a cheap copy

Irina Moritz 22. June 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

The developers of the fan-made game “Mario Royale” had to hastily swap out a large part of the assets overnight. Did Nintendo threaten with a lawsuit?

What is Mario Royale? In the browser game Mario Royale up to 100 players can compete in a race against Bowser. Players could use items like the turtle shells or the star to knock their opponents out of the race.

What happened in Mario Royale? Almost overnight, Mario Royale received a new look and new music that are much cheaper than the originals. The new assets look as if they were quickly put together to replace the old ones, allowing the game to remain online.

mario royale new look — The former Mario Royale now looks anything but pretty

While the developer does not explicitly say anywhere that they have received correspondence from Nintendo’s lawyers, their behavior suggests that it likely happened. The latest patch notes of the game state:

Shit. It happened. Please be patient while we fix the game over the next few days.
DMCA Patch

On the homepage of the game, it is now also referred to as “DMCA Royale.” However, it is still online and playable, even if it now looks significantly cheaper with the hastily cobbled together assets.

What are the reactions? Despite the short time that Mario Royale was playable, a small fan community has formed around the developer Inferno Plus.

I’m a sound engineer/designer, i’m good to do SFX for free dude.
— Magenta Iris (@MagentaIris) June 21, 2019

Some users on Twitter have offered their help to the developer, such as in creating new sprites or music for their Royale game. Most users there find the changes to the assets unfortunate, although not surprising.

It is likely that Nintendo would indeed have involved their lawyers at this point. In the past, this has happened several times, as in the case of Pokémon Uranium.

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WoW is apparently drawn into an ugly political conflict over censorship

Schuhmann 22. June 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

In the MMORPG WoW there is excitement about new patch notes for the test server. They are said to filter words in the Chinese client with political sensitivity: It appears to be a case of censorship by the Chinese government against protests in Hong Kong.

What the new patch changes: The new patch on the test server for WoW, which is supposed to arrive next week, adjusts the “curse word filter” for the Chinese language, as a player reports on reddit .

The user posted a list of words that will now receive an “ID” number with the next patch and are considered “curse words.” However, the user does not provide a source for how they obtained the data.

The sensitive part is that the new “censored terms” are not curse words, but political keywords.

The soon-to-be-filtered words are all related to the protests that have been forming in Hong Kong for days and are breaking out in demonstrations. The political unrest there is directed against greater influence from the Chinese government on Hong Kong.

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What is the conflict about? Hong Kong was a British Crown Colony for a long time but was handed back to the People’s Republic of China in 1997. Since then, a conflict has been brewing over the model of “one country, two systems”:

Many residents of Hong Kong want to remain as autonomous as possible and lean more towards the West. They are entitled to special rights, such as the right to free speech, press, and assembly.
However, Beijing seems to want to increase its influence over Hong Kong.

Only in the past few days has the conflict escalated again. Hundreds of thousands of residents of Hong Kong protested against China’s influence and demanded the resignation of Chief Executive Lam (via SpiegelOnline). They are said to be the largest demonstrations in 30 years.

The reason is a new extradition law.

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These words are allegedly going to be banned in WoW: In English, they translate to terms such as:

“Hong Kong Strike”
“Hong Kong parade”
“Anti-Corruption”
“FreeHongKong”
“Extradition Law”
“NoExtraditionToChina”
and similar.

This is supposed to affect only the Chinese client.

If the terms are flagged in the curse word filter, it is not possible to create guilds or characters with those names. Otherwise, the words are hidden when the filter is active.

It seems that the curse word filter is intended to prevent political protest from reaching World of Warcraft.

This is the problem: On the Reddit forum, people discuss that WoW’s chat filter is used here to censor opinions.

They wonder if Blizzard really approves of this or if they are yielding too much to their Chinese partners at NetEase. Some question whether Blizzard even has a choice.

NetEase distributes Blizzard’s games as a local partner in China. The company is also the one that developed Diablo Immortal with Blizzard.

In any case, it is a sensitive matter. It is known that Western companies must make compromises if they want to do business in China, as the Chinese government regulates market access.

At the moment, there are no statements on the matter.

We will report on MeinMMO as soon as more is known about the situation.

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Fortnite: Find Fortbyte #98 inside a Viking Longhouse

Patrick Freese 22. June 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

In Fortnite: Battle Royale Fortbyte number 98 is now active. You can find it inside a Viking longhouse. We will show you the location here.

Where is the Fortbyte? Fortbyte number 98 can be found in the Viking village on a mountain at the edge of the snow biome. On the map, it is located below Snobby Shores.

Are there any requirements? No. You can simply land at the location, collect the byte, and the task is completed.

Get Fortbyte number 98 now

How to collect the Fortbyte: Travel to the Viking village in Fortnite. You can find it in grid cell B6. There are several elongated houses. One, with a place for a campfire inside, contains Fortbyte 98.

On the map, we marked which house to search in. It is the northernmost longhouse.

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What are Fortbytes anyway? These are puzzle pieces scattered across the map of Fortnite. They have been part of the game since the start of Season 9.

If you collect them all, they will form a large image at the end. Additionally, you unlock a special skin.

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These are the 3 highlights of the beta version of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne

Irina Moritz 22. June 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

Since yesterday, PS Plus owners can enjoy the first beta of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne. These three new contents are the highlights.

What does the MHW: Iceborne beta bring? The exclusive PS4 beta of Iceborne is the same beta that visitors of E3 2019 were able to try out. It includes:

A new area
New move sets for all weapons
Quests for Great Jagras, Banbaro and Tigrex
The new mechanic “Clutch Claw”

Since yesterday, PS Plus owners can test the beta. On June 28, all PS4 players can join.

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“Oh my God, there are penguins here!”

This is what players are saying about the new area: The new snowy area “Reach” has been well received by players. Even before the beta release, there were comments on how beautiful it looks. The user StarLord423 wrote:

[…] I’m just waiting here to encounter optional monsters in the quest of Great Jagras and explore the new area.

In addition to the beautiful surroundings, there are also new plants and especially animals in the Reach. This includes, for example, penguins.

One of the threads with the most upvotes in the MHW subreddit is titled “There are penguins in the Reach!”, which simply shows a screenshot of the penguins. Players are celebrating the little birds and are already looking forward to being able to catch them in the final version of Iceborne:

Where is my trap net
Where is the damn trap net
Where the hell is the trap neeeeeeeeeeeeetz
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“I love my old enemy, Tigrex”

This is what players are saying about Tigrex: One of the new monsters, Tigrex, has been a highlight of Iceborne since its announcement. Tigrex is one of the fan favorites from the old Monster Hunter games and thus generated a lot of anticipation.

In the demo, Tigrex already brings well-known signature moves, such as the triple bite, but also combines them with new follow-up attacks. This results in a mix of familiar attack patterns with unexpected twists for the Monster Hunter veterans.

Tigrex is really cool, especially the new armors […]
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However, for experienced hunters, Tigrex does not pose any problems. There are also voices calling him really “easy.” Nevertheless, it seems to be a successful monster for many.

Clutch Claw is a cool new mechanic

This is what players are saying about the Clutch Claw: The Clutch Claw is a new feature that comes with MHW: Iceborne. This allows players to pull themselves toward monsters with a grappling hook and deal damage.

However, it can also be used to sever monster body parts if aimed precisely. For example, you can relieve Tigrex of its tail with the Clutch Claw.

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Each weapon type also has its own move sets that can be used while hanging onto the monster. All in all, the beta makes you crave for more.

Have you already tested the beta? How did you find it? What were your highlights?

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Use these cash bonuses now to prepare for the casino in GTA Online

Patrick Freese 22. June 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

In GTA Online, various bonuses are now active that allow you to easily earn a lot of money. Ideal for saving up for the big casino release.

What’s new? A new bonus week has started in GTA Online. There are now many opportunities for you to earn a lot of money. Certain activities now offer double, and in some cases triple, cash rewards.

We will show you which events are really worth it this week and where you can earn a lot of money now. This way, you will be well-prepared for what the casino will bring you.

A full GTA account is important with new content for the game. After all, new vehicles, properties, and other content need to be paid for.

These bonuses give you more money now

These bonuses are active until June 26:

Free Mode Events: You know the events that start every 15 minutes in a session of GTA Online. All of these events will give you double GTA dollars and RP:

Stay in Control
War Area (also Team)
Moving Target
King of the Castle
Penned In
Hot Goods
Delivered
Willful Destruction
Beast Hunt

Competition Fights: Double GTA dollars and RP are also available in competition fights in GTA Online. Car meets, assassinations, and other fights are included.

Gang Attacks: If you see a round, red marker on the map of GTA Online, a Gang Attack is waiting for you there. Successfully complete these and earn double GTA dollars and RP.

Parachute Jumps: You now earn more money from parachute jumps than before. Walk to a blue marker for parachuting in the online world or start the jumps via the game menu. For successful completion, you get triple GTA dollars and RP.

Additionally, this time trial is currently active in GTA Online, rewarding you with 51,000 GTA dollars in just under a minute.

Current Discounts in GTA Online

If you want to buy cheaply instead of saving, you should take a closer look at these discounts. They are valid until June 26.

Chariot Romero Hearse – 25% Discount
Pegassi Toros – 30% Discount
Progen Itali GTB – 35% Discount
Ocelot Pariah – 40% Discount
Karin Sultan RS (Upgrade Price) – 40% Discount
Pegassi Reaper – 40% Discount
TM-02 Khanjali – 40% Discount
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Casino Opening is Coming Soon

What’s happening? Players in GTA Online can soon expect a major change. The casino, which has been closed for over 5 years, is currently being renovated.

Rockstar confirmed that the casino will open in the summer of 2019 and provided initial content details.

What does this mean for you? You should now best save up a lot of money, because with a DLC, many new content usually comes to GTA Online. This can include vehicles, weapons, properties, and more.

These new contents have previously been associated with significant purchase prices. So it is quite advisable to save up several million dollars. Utilize the bonuses from this week to fill your accounts.

If you want to make big money right away, take a closer look at our money guide:

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Fortnite will soon exclude old graphics cards – including yours?

Patrick Freese 22. June 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

With your current graphics card, you might soon not be able to play Fortnite anymore. Epic Games has now clearly stated the requirements and will completely exclude these old cards from the game.

Which graphics cards are being dropped? In a statement on the Fortnite website, the team clarifies that they will no longer be able to guarantee support for older model graphics cards. This affects the PC version of Fortnite.

The focus is on older models that are not compatible with DirectX 11.

Is my graphics card sufficient for Fortnite? The models that will no longer be supported can be easily identified.

For Nvidia graphics cards, all desktop models from version GeForce GT 430 support a DirectX version 11.1, so they can play. Models with a lower number cannot.
For AMD graphics cards, all desktop models from version Radeon HD 5450 support a DirectX version of 11 and can continue to play Fortnite. All older models cannot.

When will Fortnite end support? From Season 10 on, Fortnite on PC will require a graphics card that is compatible with DirectX 11.

Currently, Season 9 is still running in Fortnite: Battle Royale. Season 10 is expected to start in early August, after the 2019 World Championship.

It is assumed that these changes will be activated with the first patch of Season 10 in Fortnite. There is currently no exact start date for this.

Why are these changes being made? The decision to stop support for older graphics card models is intended to help focus development and testing on optimizing the player experience in Fortnite.

Fortnite has always named graphics cards with DirectX 11 support as the minimum requirement for playing. Nevertheless, players with lower-quality graphics cards have previously been allowed to join the game.

With DirectX 10, you will no longer be able to play Fortnite in the coming weeks. For you, the purchase of a new graphics card or a new computer is an option.

Also no longer included in Fortnite is a weapon that many professionals found annoying. But what was so annoying about it?

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Research breakthroughs for July in Pokémon GO – Are they worth it?

Noah Struthoff 22. June 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO the research breakthroughs for July and August are known! In these months you will encounter 4 different legendary Pokémon.

Which Pokémon are available? After months Lugia and Ho-Oh are now disappearing from the research breakthroughs and making way for 2 new Pokémon. The list is completed by 2 well-known monsters:

Latias
Latios
Kyogre
Groudon

All 4 Pokémon will be randomly distributed to you. If you complete a field research on 7 days, one of the 4 monsters will await you on the last day.

Research Breakthroughs in July and August – Are they even worth it?

What can the Pokémon in the breakthrough do? The 4 Pokémon are already well known among players, as they have appeared several times in raids.

All 4 Pokémon can be shiny. So you might be lucky and encounter a shiny version in the breakthrough.

In terms of usability, Kyogre and Groudon have the upper hand. They are the best Pokémon of Water and Ground types. So if you don’t have the opportunity to challenge them currently in raids, the breakthrough offers a good chance to get them.

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Latias and Latios are good Dragon Pokémon, but they look rather weak compared to the Dragon elite. Here, the shiny will be mainly interesting.

How long will these Pokémon be available? These breakthroughs are valid now for the whole summer. Until the end of August, you will find the 4 Pokémon there. On September 1 at 10 PM, there will be new Pokémon again.

If Niantic stays true to their line, they will only remove Latias and Latios; Kyogre and Groudon could remain a bit longer.

What do you think about the new breakthroughs? Do you wish for something completely new?

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The important feature was so bad that Wizards Unite had to change it after a day

Noah Struthoff 22. June 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

In Harry Potter: Wizards Unite there is an important change just one day after release. This makes it significantly easier for us German players at the launch here.

What has changed? The “Spell Energy,” that is the energy you need for spells, has been improved. The energy now drops more frequently from inns and other actions in the game, making it easier to have magical encounters.

This is important, because without this energy you cannot cast spells on the magical creatures.

Fans rejoice – wish fulfilled after just one day

This is what players demanded: Fans from the USA and the UK who can already play Wizards Unite had one main wish after just one day: They wanted more Spell Energy. In their eyes, there simply was not enough Spell Energy from inns and greenhouses.

What exactly has changed? After just one day, Niantic listened to the players’ wish and increased the drop rate of Spell Energy. Now there are 10 instead of 5 Spell Energy from daily tasks and an increased rate from inns and greenhouses.

Additionally, new players now start with 50 Spell Energy instead of just 25, as was previously the case.

You get Spell Energy from these small houses. Source: Gamesradar

The importance of Spell Energy: This feature is probably the most important feature in the game, because without Spell Energy, there are no magical encounters.

Players of Pokémon GO can compare it to Poké Balls. If you have no balls, you can’t catch Pokémon. If you have no Spell Energy in Wizards Unite, you can’t battle magical beings.

How are players reacting? The prompt change is well received. On the Facebook post from Niantic, there are over 100 mostly positive comments about the change:

Tim S.: Awesome! That was my only problem with the game and you guys fixed it quickly! Thank you for listening to the feedback.
Adam S.: This is great news! Thank you!

What does it mean for German players? That the change comes so early is only good for German fans. After all, we do not have to deal with these problems and we start with more Spell Energy, as especially there had an additional 25 Spell Energy added.

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Are there any critical voices? Some players complain that there is still too little Spell Energy. Especially in rural areas, where there are few inns that provide this Spell Energy, it’s hard to get this important resource.

For example, there are calls for brewing potions that can give you energy, or for more ways to obtain Spell Energy.

So Niantic may change something about the feature, as it is essential for the game.

Don’t miss any news: Things are heating up in Wizards Unite. To ensure you don’t miss any news, follow our Facebook page for the game. There you will get all the news.

A detailed overview of important components of the game can be found here:

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Dota Underlords Build Guide: This combo brought me my first victory

Schuhmann 22. June 2019 Reading time 4 minutes

In Dota Underlords, players use “combos” when buying heroes to become stronger. Soon, an initial meta will form. Our author Schuhmann experimented yesterday and secured his first victory. In the guide, he explains how you could win a round with the combo of demons and demon hunters.

Here’s how it went for me yesterday: I started the download of Dota Underlords on Steam last night.

I relatively naively started with Auto Chess. It’s been hyped for a few months – yesterday I wanted to see what makes the game appealing that captivates tens of thousands on Steam.

I naturally got my butt kicked. Then I looked at what the player who dominated the round I was in was playing.

I immediately saw: He had an idea. I then replicated this build and was able to narrowly win the next round.

It is important to follow a basic strategy regarding how to spend your gold and on which heroes and synergies to focus. If you just buy aimlessly, you’ll quickly find yourself back in the lobby, as I noticed yesterday.

Dota-Seltsame-Bettgenossen — The item can be found in a loot round and is a part of the build.

6 Heroes as the Foundation of the Demon Combo

What is this combo? The build is currently simply called “Demons.”

You need: The item “Strange Bedfellows” as a foundation, which you can obtain in loot rounds at the start of each match.

Dota-Königin-der-Pein — The Queen of Pain is important in the early game. She quickly takes out “soft targets”.

These are the 6 base heroes: The combo in Dota Underlords uses an Anti-Mage and all 5 demons that are in the game.

The Anti-Mage is only a Tier 1 unit but burns the opponent’s mana.
The Queen of Pain, an assassin who wreaks havoc in the back rows of the opponents.
Chaos Knight, a knight, perfect for tanking.
Shadow Fiend, a warlock who stays in the back.
Terrorblade, another demon hunter.
The Doom, an imposing figure that provides a significant boost once you finally acquire it.

Dota-Terrorklinge — The Terrorblade activates 2 synergies.

What about the 4 other spots? Then you will have occupied 6 hero slots and still have 4 slots free at level 10 in the endgame. You can flexibly fill these, even changing them in the endgame when heroes like Medusa or Enigma become available for purchase.

I initially took whatever came: like a Tooth or a Venomancer.

Later I added a Lone Druid and Enigma (Tier 5).

If I play this build more often, I will certainly vary these 4 positions.

Antimagier — It doesn’t look like much, but at 3 stars it was my match-winner.

This is the idea behind the build: Actually, the build is “counter-intuitive” because demons are loners and should not be used in a team. Because as soon as two demons are on the team, the demon bonus dissolves.

If you have two demon hunters on the team, your demons deal 50% more “pure damage”.
With “Strange Bedfellows,” your demon hunters also receive significantly increased damage. This increases by 30% for each unique demon on the team.

You have the choice to either take only one demon or two demon hunters and all 5 demons.

What to watch out for: The catch with Dota Underlords is that you have to upgrade heroes by buying them three or nine times:

If you have the same level 1 hero 3 times, he becomes a level 2 hero.
If you have the same level 2 hero 3 times, he becomes a level 3 hero.

The power gain is enormous. Ideally, you should already have some 2-star heroes relatively early and then go for the 3-star heroes later. This is where luck comes into play.

These are the three strategies I pursued: In addition to buying heroes, players in Dota Underlords must also make some other decisions:

In my winning round, I tried to stay at 50 gold to benefit from the interest. Only when it got tight and only 2 opponents were left did I go wild with spending gold to rotate in the hope of having a chance to upgrade a hero to 3 stars.
In the loot rounds, I also invested “in the future” at the beginning by buying items that promise higher items or more options in further loot rounds.
I also positioned myself in the lower left corner of the field, allowing me to protect the softer units in the corner a bit.

Dota-Verderben — If you can buy it late in the game, things look much better.

Is this already meta in Dota Underlords? No, this is certainly not yet meta. The game has only recently been released and will surely become significantly more refined.

But this build might already be a solid beginner build with a clear idea and serves with the two basic synergies “Demons” and “Demon Hunters” as a foundation to take the first steps in the game.

Surely this build will also be refined significantly in the coming weeks.

For me, this was certainly a solid combo in Dota Underlords that kept me afloat after the first crushing defeats.

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Shiny Pandir is coming to Pokémon GO – Could become very rare

Noah Struthoff 22. June 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

The next Shiny has been announced for Pokémon GO. The shimmering version of Spinda is coming to the game, but fans fear it will be too rare.

This was announced by Niantic: In a major news update, Niantic explained that Shiny Spinda will be coming to the game next month. Correspondingly, there will also be a new form of it, which could not be caught until now.

Players now have serious concerns that Shiny Spinda will be extremely hard to obtain. We explain why.

Shiny Spinda in Pokémon GO – How to get it?

This is how Spinda has been so far: Currently, Spinda is available from the field research “Land 5 great curveball throws in a row”. However, the quest is quite rare at the moment.

Here players see a problem: With Spinda, trainers have 2 issues. Firstly, the field research is quite rare, and the quest is probably among the rarest in the game.

Secondly, the field research is difficult to complete. Many players have trouble landing 5 great curveball throws in a row. So even if one has found the quest, it doesn’t mean they are done yet.

Is there any news about a new quest? It is quite possible that Niantic will change the field research for next month. There have been months when the Spinda task was extremely easy and could be found almost everywhere.

So it might be that players will have an easier time coinciding with the release. However, there is no official information about this yet.

What does the new Spinda look like? This is not known yet. Spinda could have spots all over. The Shiny, however, always differs in the color of the spots, as they are green there.

When exactly will Shiny Spinda come? We have to wait until July 1st, until Shiny Spinda is available. It is quite possible that new field research will be introduced, as the current ones were announced for May and June.

From the past, we also know that Niantic likes to extend the field researches. At the beginning of the year, the same researches were available for 4 months.

We might also expect a water event soon. Here are the details:

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Mordhau is great because the developers played thousands of hours of Chivalry

Benedict Grothaus 22. June 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

Mordhau has fascinated thousands of players. The enormous success of the indie game on Steam and Twitch was not at all foreseeable at the beginning. The developers talk about where Mordhau actually comes from and why it is now so popular.

This is the story of Mordhau: Mordhau is an action game set in the medieval period developed by the indie studio Triternion. It has been in development since 2017, when it was announced as a Kickstarter project.

In the interview with PCGamer, Mordhau’s head Marko Grgurovič talked about how Mordhau actually came into being. The basis was probably Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, with which Mordhau is often compared.

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Grgurovič was an avid Chivalry player, but wanted a game that fixed the small issues he noticed in Chivalry.

For his project, he gathered developers from all over the world, including Germany, who worked on the game from home and communicated via Discord and Slack.

Mordhau started as “a single map with terrible mechanics and visuals.” Now it is a massive hit on Twitch and on Steam.

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, the inspiration for Mordhau

What influence did Chivalry have on the development of Mordhau? Many of the developers that Grgurovič gathered were also Chivalry players. Two of the environment artists, Andrew Geach and Mike Desrosiers, invested particularly a lot of time in the game.

According to PCGamer, Geach had already spent 800 hours in Chivalry at the time of the interview. Desrosiers even over 2500 according to his own statements.

Despite all the enthusiasm for Chivalry, their goal was to ensure that their new project, then under the name “Project Slasher”, should be better.

This is what should improve Mordhau: The developers were particularly disturbed by the combat system in Chivalry. Some bugs and exploits made the combat system uncomfortable, especially at a high level.

Players often executed attacks through rapid circles and attacked “behind” their character. The calculation of the swings caused them to hit their target sooner, which left little fun for the opponent.

What was the goal of Mordhau? As the ultimate goal, Mordhau was supposed to exactly address the community that enjoyed the challenging system of Chivalry, without delivering such a messy combat system.

The first goal was therefore to remove this issue. However, to ensure that the game did not become too easy, there are new mechanics in Mordhau, such as:

Ripostes
Attack Angles
Movements

How successful is Mordhau now?

This is how the release went for Mordhau: Mordhau was able to record a peak of over 60,000 players simultaneously on Steam shortly after release (via steamcharts). Since then, this number has fallen somewhat, but for the developers, Mordhau is still a hit:

I didn’t really expect much, to be honest. I wasn’t even sure we would finish the game.
Andrew Geach

Mordhau has sold over a million copies, half of them alone in the first week after release. The rush was so huge at the beginning that the servers could not cope.

For the small indie team, these are sufficient revenues to now also work on the game’s service.

What comes next in Mordhau?

New features coming: In the interview, the developers also talked a bit about the upcoming features. Not all of them are already in development, but ideas already exist, such as:

The new map “Castillo” with its own siege mode
Separate duel servers for ranked matches
Special maps for duels and ranked duels

The developers have not revealed when exactly new content can be expected.

If you want to get into Mordhau yourself, we have some tips for you here:

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The Division 2: Vendor Reset on June 22 brings 3 strong items, but Cassie is on strike

Schuhmann 22. June 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

In The Division 2 we look at the vendor reset on June 22. There we find 3 items with high rolls recommended by agents, but special vendor Cassie Mandoza seems to be currently buggy and sells nothing. Her offer is empty and her timer leads to nothing.

That is what the vendor reset is for: Once a week, on Friday night to Saturday, the various vendors in The Division 2 change their offers. This is the vendor reset or vendor reset in the language of the agents.

In The Division 2, items have specific “rolls” that can be higher or lower, within certain parameters. Agents then buy items with “particularly high rolls” from the vendors and use the recalibration system to pull an outstanding value onto their own items.

These 3 items are recommended by agents:

Airaldi Holdings Backpack: This one is available in the White House and has a “Cooldown Reduction” of 20%. The maximum value is significantly higher (at 30%), but even 20% less cooldown for abilities on the backpack counts as a “very good roll”.
Douglas&Harding Mask: This one is found in the Dark Zone West. The mask has 33% Damage to Elites. An agent with the mask inflicts significantly increased damage on the golden guys. Again, the actual max roll is significantly higher, but the stat is so valuable that 33% DTE is already quite good, as the agents believe.

Fenris Chest Piece: This one is available at the clan vendor, but apparently not for everyone. In the clan range of 25, the chest piece can be obtained. The piece has a 12.5% bonus on weapon damage. That’s a decent roll.

What about Cassie? Several agents describe that Cassie Mandoza, the secret vendor, has closed her shop since the Update 4.

She has no items for sale and only a countdown that leads to nothing.

We will probably have to wait for a fix in the next patch.

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In Destiny 2, your Supers might soon be in trouble

Micha Deckert 22. June 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

In a stream, Luke Smith announced that Bungie will look at the Guardians’ Supers in Destiny 2 this fall. Is a nerf for the overpowered “Roaming Supers” coming?

What’s it about? The franchise head for Destiny, Luke Smith, was recently a guest on a livestream at Guardiancon. There he talked about the “business,” as he put it: about what changes Bungie is currently considering.

Of course, the first topic was the terror reign of the Lord of Wolves, which currently dominates in PvP. The shotgun is especially effective on PC and has already received much criticism from the Guardians.

However, as Smith states, the developers have become aware of how strong the damage resistance of the “Roaming Supers” is due to the dominance of the Lord of Wolves, which can now finally be taken down with a few shots thanks to the exotic shotgun. The relevant Super abilities are something the developers want to review again in the fall.

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What are “Roaming Supers”? Roaming Supers are those Supers that do not end immediately after one use. With them, Guardians can “roam” around.

Specifically, these include the Stormcaller, Nova Warp, Arcstrider, Golden Gun, Sentinel Shield, Chaos Reach, Shadebinder, Solar Hunter, and Spectral Blades.

The Spectral Blades Hunter was already nerfed in April. After the nerf of the Nova Warp Warlocks in February, many players even feel that the subclass is now really bad.

destiny 2 spectral blades hunter super — The Spectral Blades Hunter has already been nerfed, but is still strong in PvP.

Bungie admits that Roaming Supers are often too dominant in the Crucible due to their damage resistance. How the abilities will be revised and which Supers will be affected is to be explained in a future post by the developers.

What do the players say? Players have been extensively discussing the currently omnipresent Lord of Wolves in the Destiny subreddit all week. The fact that Bungie has learned from this and is also looking into the overpowered Super abilities makes players happy, even though they do not yet know what changes are coming.

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Dota Underlords has 3 times more players online on Steam than Artifact ever did

Schuhmann 21. June 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

With the launch of the open beta of Dota Underlords, there is already a huge rush on Steam. The new autobattler from Valve has already reached three times as many concurrent users on Steam shortly after the start of the open beta as the struggling Artifact, Valve’s last game, ever had online. It was launched with so much hype and effort.

So many players does Dota Underlords have: Currently, the record is 176,633 players who have downloaded Dota Underlords for free and are playing simultaneously.

With this peak value of concurrent players, the title is in 4th place on Steam, only behind the perennial favorites PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and Dota 2.

This was the player record for Artifact: Valve’s last game had about 60,000 players online at launch day in November 2018. But this number quickly dwindled.

Currently, Artifact only has 100 players online.

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That’s why the comparison is unfair: Artifact was a “Buy2Play” title for €17.95, so players had to purchase it on Steam. In contrast, anyone can play Dota Underlords.

Still, that’s a remarkable difference – especially in Valve’s expectations.

Artifact was planned as a hit – Dota Underlords is one

What’s behind it: The interesting thing here is that Artifact was planned right from the start as “the next esports title and record game” by Valve.

Artifact was released with relatively high hype and was considered a “Hearthstone killer.” Streamers were eagerly anticipating the release. Valve promised big esports tournaments for Artifact, as dotesports reported.

That’s why the hard and brutal crash of the card game was so remarkable – as Valve is regarded as a hit factory, where almost nothing goes wrong.

Dota Underlords, on the other hand, shot to the top from the start and has already secured a place in the top 5 on Steam.

The game follows the current trend of “Auto Chess” but is considered lighter and more accessible than competing games. Many fans can relate to the characters from Dota 2.

These two points, along with surely the free-to-play entry, are helping the game to reach heights on Steam that Artifact could never attain.

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