Magic: The Gathering Arena is growing and getting a story

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The “War of the Sparks” is also making its way into the computer game version of Magic: The Gathering – Arena. For the first time, a story event is taking place.

What is Magic: The Gathering Arena? It is the successful digital version of the popular collectible card game from Wizards of the Coast. The version is developed by Wizards themselves to provide the most authentic experience possible.

With the “Game Rules Engine,” the game can constantly evolve. This makes it possible for new expansions of the real card game to be transitioned into the video game version with minimal changes. The effectiveness of this will be shown now.

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The War of the Sparks begins!

What has been announced? Starting May 23, the “War of the Sparks” will take place in the game. This event will last for five weeks and is based on the namesake event of the real card game.

What is special about it? Until now, the story played hardly any role in Magic: The Gathering Arena. It has been all about battles with various cards and decks. This is now changing with the “War of the Sparks.” You will experience a story similar to the campaigns of Hearthstone, such as “The Big Coup”, and learn more about the lore of the game world.

What is the story of “War of the Sparks”? The story revolves around the invasion of the dragon Nicol Bolas, who is trying to become a god. He infiltrates Ravnica, and the story tells of the resistance against the dragon.

An interesting event

How does the event work? There will be weekly events that you can participate in.

  • May 23 to 31 – Ravnica at War: Players get a predefined card deck with 36 planeswalkers in a 96-card deck.
  • May 31 to June 7 – No Escape: Players can only use “Commons” cards.
  • June 7 to 14 – Storm the Citadel: Players cannot use decks with duplicates – except for land cards.
  • June 14 to 21 – Commence the Endgame: Counter cards receive a +1/+1 bonus for all creatures that already have one. All planeswalkers receive an additional loyalty counter, and all receive Amass 1.
  • June 21 to 28 – Ravnica Block: Players can only use decks consisting of cards from Guilds of Ravnica, Ravnica Allegiance, or War of the Spark.

What is new? The counters are making their way into the game for the first time. These enable a new style of play.

What rewards are there? A new card style will be unlocked when you complete the event.

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Players celebrate deal between Sony and Microsoft as the end of the console war – but what is behind it?

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Players worldwide are pleased that tech giants Sony (PS4) and Microsoft (Xbox One) are planning a strategic partnership. They see this as an end to the console war. Analysts view it soberly: They believe that the alliance is based on respect for Amazon and Google.

This was the surprising news: Yesterday, Sony and Microsoft announced that they have signed a joint declaration of intent and want to cooperate in many fields:

  • in cloud technology
  • in semiconductors
  • in image sensors
  • in streaming services and data centers
  • and in artificial intelligence

Sony will use Microsoft’s cloud technology, Azure, in the future.

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When Sony gave in on crossplay in Fortnite, a relaxation became apparent.

An End to the Console War

This is how players see it: There were many reactions to the news. The players received the news positively.

  • Readers on MeinMMO discuss that the console war is now ending. The petty war between fans of PS4 and Xbox One would lead to nothing.
  • MeinMMO reader Marcus Geißler says he is looking forward to when in one or two years Final Fantasy XIV will be released on Xbox One. The MMORPG’s refusal by Sony for crossplay has so far prevented a port to Microsoft’s console.
  • MeinMMO reader Melon Tropic says: “That I can still experience this. Incredible!”
  • Many readers hope for crossplay in current or upcoming titles like Destiny 3.
  • There are also many positive reactions in the Facebook comments on MeinMMO.

What do analysts say? Analysts and observers see the alliance between Sony and Xbox One as less of an “end to the console war”; for them, it is a partnership that brings strategic benefits to both companies:

  • Sony gains access to better technology – they were at risk of being overshadowed by Google in the concert of the giants, as Sony lacks the technology to compete in streaming.
  • Microsoft has gained a strong customer in Sony, binding them to their service offerings in the cloud and server services – the danger for Microsoft without the deal, analysts saw, was that Sony might turn to Amazon’s servers, the largest cloud rival for Microsoft.
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Kenichiro Yoshida, President and CEO, Sony Corporation (left), and Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft. Image source: Microsoft

Observers therefore think that the “old guard,” Sony and Microsoft, are joining forces and overcoming their differences between Xbox and PlayStation in order to better prepare for the attack from the “new players” Amazon and Google, which they expect in the coming years. And then there’s also Nvidia, who is already preparing with their own cloud service “GeForce Now.”

Venturebeat quotes analyst Piers Harding-Rolls. According to him, the deal shows that Microsoft can see beyond just Xbox against PlayStation.

Microsoft is building a complete cloud solution for the gaming industry. With Azure, Microsoft will aggressively seek partnerships. The deal with Sony shows that significant progress is being made.

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A:IR is in beta – What do players think of the next new MMORPG 2019?

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A beta of the MMORPG A:IR has started in Thailand. Players from outside the country can also participate. But what do they think about the game?

What does the Closed Beta offer that is new? The trailer and a graphic show for the first time the races of AI:R that you can play. Until now, only humans were visible. Besides these, the following races also exist:

  • There are muscular, green orcs.
  • Pointy-eared elves are also included.
  • You can also embody the “Ein”, which represent a type of rodent.

Each race can apparently play all of the five classes.

A:IR Races
You can choose these races in the MMORPG A:IR.

An intriguing MMORPG

What makes the MMORPG interesting? Generally, there is a big interest in A:IR. The MMORPG is particularly appealing to those who enjoy PvP. Because the game basically revolves around large battles fought in the air and on the ground. Therefore, there are many PvP zones.

However, there is also a lot to do in terms of PvE. This includes dungeons and raids, for example. The monster design is particularly praised. Early on, you fight against massive creatures that would serve as boss opponents in other MMORPGs. Grinding plays a significant role, which may not appeal to everyone.

Players are still somewhat concerned that A:IR could become Pay2Win, as the repair of items functions similarly to Black Desert Online. Over time, it will become clear whether these concerns are justified.

You can check out a detailed English review of the Thai beta here:

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How A:IR is received

What do the players think? There are already some opinions about AI:R. Generally, the consensus is that A:IR is heavily directed at those who enjoy Black Desert.

  • strangereligion writes on Reddit: “AI:R is a sort of successor to BDO. You will love it!”
  • KR Jun mentions in the official forum: “Generally, leveling is quite grindy, but those who know Black Desert will find it easy to get into.”
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What is not being received well? The targeting system is not well optimized for many. There is no way to mark a target and keep it in focus, which is problematic during large battles. Generally, the UI is something that still needs optimization, as it is too nested and difficult to use.

Meanseason explains on Reddit: “There are currently no ways to really aim at opponents and keep them in focus. This is not just a problem for damage dealers but also for healers.”

As for the performance of A:IR, some players report of lags and stutters, while others experience the beta running smoothly.

Overall, players are still getting into the game. However, the mood is currently quite positive. The graphics are liked, there is a lot to do, and the flying segments and battles are well received. Of course, this is still a beta, so not everything runs smoothly yet. Nevertheless, A:IR seems to be an MMORPG to keep an eye on.

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European beta is still pending

What about the beta for us? There is still no information on the start of a Closed Beta in the USA and Europe.

When is the release of A:IR? No official launch date has been announced yet.

If you want to check out the Thai beta now, we have a guide for you. This explains how you can participate:

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Fans in Fortnite – Map with all Locations

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

In Season 9 of Fortnite: Battle Royale you need to find and use Fans in Week 2. Here’s how to do it and where the Fans are located.

This is the task with the Fans: One of the tasks from Week 2 of Season 9 requires you to launch yourself through the air using Fans. You should use a Fan in a total of 5 different matches.

But where are the things and what do you need to do with them?

Locations of the Fans on the Map

Here you can find the Fans: Fans (not to be confused with Air Vents) can be found all over the map. The following locations are particularly useful:

  • Loot Lake: To the west of the large bunker at Loot Lake, there are Fans.
  • Neo Titled: The roofs in the middle of the new Tilted Towers are full of Fans.
  • Mega Mall: The modern shopping center also has plenty of Fans in the middle.
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There are also Fans here: The seven sky platforms each have Fans as well. Therefore, you can wonderfully combine the task with the Fans with the task from the sky platforms from Week 1 of Season 9 if you haven’t completed it yet.

What do I need to do with the Fans? Nothing more than jumping on them. You will be launched into the air, thus completing part of the task.

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This is what a Fan looks like.
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Watch out for campers: The locations of the Fans are often hotly contested, and right now, many opponents are around just waiting to ambush careless Fan fans. So be careful, especially after you soar through the air. You are a good target.

There’s everything in a video: We have put together a video for you that shows exactly how to find and use the Fans. Have fun!

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The Division 2 is yielding – Group search for Raid is coming, but differently

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In The Division 2, developer Massive is in a dilemma: The new raid comes without automated matchmaking. This caused a lot of anger, but Massive believes that such matchmaking would be detrimental to the raid. Now, Massive is yielding, but matchmaking will probably not be fully automatic.

Here is the situation: The pressure was probably too high. Since Tuesday evening, many players of The Division 2 have publicly complained that the raid comes without automated matchmaking. They expected otherwise and felt betrayed and patronized.

Massive had explained in a first statement why there is no matchmaking: They consider the raid to be so challenging that a mismatched group would be frustrated if they entered without coordination. However, even after the explanation, complaints continued.

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Yesterday, on May 16th, just before the raid opened, a second statement from the developers came, and it sounded noticeably conciliatory.

There was a one-hour stream on Twitch about the raid with Hamish Bode, Senior Game Designer Sebastien Lafoutry, and Associate Creative Director Chadi el Zibaoui.

Bode made it clear right away that they would address the topic that is on everyone’s mind as soon as possible: matchmaking in the raid.

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The two developers in the stream.

The stream lasted about an hour, but the main point was a 40-second clip that Massive quickly shared on Twitter. There, Chadi el Zibaoui explained the new status from Massive regarding matchmaking.

Before that, el Zibaoui had reiterated why the raid is different from all previous activities and why Massive cannot provide “automated matchmaking”: In the raid of The Division 2, all players must function and fulfill their roles, otherwise, it ends poorly.

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Group search for raids in The Division 2 in progress

This is what Massive says now: Massive says they are working on a solution that allows players to find a group for the raid in The Division 2. But this will apparently not happen automatically, but manually.

It is rather referred to as “group search” than “matchmaking.”

Because it must be ensured that the members in the raid speak the same language, have a headset, and the right gear level.

Therefore, Massive will probably not find such a simple solution as for all other types of content.

How exactly the solution could look, Massive has not yet elaborated.

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How does that sound? That sounds like Massive is relying on a classic “group search” feature where players can manually indicate that they are looking for a raid, have a microphone, and which language they speak.

A group leader could then put together a raid in-game and invite individual players by picking them manually from a list.

That would be a “classic solution” as used to be found in MMORPGs.

In any case, it will probably take some time until this system is in the game. Massive only says, “We are working on it.”

It is probably a compromise to appease the excited mood.

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Why don’t they just bring matchmaking? In the one-hour stream, the developers explained again in detail their reasons for not bringing matchmaking. Even during playtests in the office, tensions arose.

The raid is tough and punishes mistakes. It leads to frustration when players cannot communicate and fulfill their roles. Apparently, they do not want to put the agents through that.

Even with the incursions in The Division 1, it was noticed that players were thrown out of the groups.

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Not every game can please everyone, says Blizzard, referring to Diablo Immortal

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Recently, there has been quiet around the upcoming mobile game Diablo Immortal. Blizzard president J. Allen Brack recently spoke in an interview about how the company plans to conquer the mobile market while not losing sight of its PC fans.

What is Diablo Immortal? Diablo Immortal aims to bring the typical hack-&-slash experience of the series to mobile devices. The mobile game is intended to provide the familiar Diablo feel, complete with loot and playing with friends.

In Diablo Immortal, players will have the choice of six Diablo characters that come with both familiar and new abilities.

By the way, Diablo Immortal is not the only mobile game that Blizzard is currently working on. The company is reportedly “developing or having developed many mobile titles simultaneously”.

What does the Blizzard president say? In an interview with VentureBeat, J. Allen Brack spoke about the hurdles Blizzard has encountered in the transition to mobile titles.

Brack mentioned that the announcement of Diablo Immortal was more challenging than he expected. However, it is important that the teams are working on the future of WoW, Diablo, Overwatch, and all the other franchises.

When asked how Blizzard plans to develop games for the mobile market while remaining true to its PC fan base, Brack responded:

I don’t think it’s a requirement that every game is liked by every player. If they’re not a mobile gamer, then our goal is for them to try the game at least once – but not every game is suited for every player. Mobile is its own platform, similar to PC, similar to console. When you think about the different games you have on console, many games on console have a slightly different feel than PC games. It will be different. It will be a good, authentic experience for the Blizzard games that we bring to this platform, but it will not aim to replicate the PC experience.


J. Allen Brack, VentureBeat

What was the problem with Diablo Immortal? Diablo Immortal was announced at BlizzCon 2018. Leading up to the event, there were rumors of a major announcement related to Diablo, which some fans interpreted as a hint for Diablo 4.

The announcement of Diablo Immortal was not well received by the players. One fan even asked the developers if it was a belated April Fool’s joke.

Where is the game? Blizzard has not yet announced a release date for Diablo Immortal. The Chinese studio Netease, which Blizzard is collaborating with for the development of Diablo Immortal, stated that the work on the game is essentially completed. The launch thus lies entirely in the hands of Activision Blizzard.

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Problems with the Epic Mega Sale – Why are publishers pulling games back?

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The recently launched sale in the Epic Games Store seems to be facing issues, as some publishers are withdrawing their games. What is going on?

What does the sale offer? For about a month, you can grab many discounts of up to 75% in the Epic Mega Sale and even get an additional discount of 10€ on all games priced at 14.99€ or higher. This results in some truly fantastic deals. Apparently, the deals are too good and are now causing disadvantages for the publishers.

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Paradox’s Vampire: The Masquerade was withdrawn from the Epic Mega Sale.

Withdrawal from the Sale

What happened? The sale included Paradox’s action RPG Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, which is supposed to be released in 2020. However, suddenly the game’s website in the store only displayed an error message. According to Epic Games, Paradox temporarily withdrew the game from the sale. It can no longer be purchased through the store at this time.

The reason is that, according to Epic’s Director of Publishing Strategy, Sergey Galyonkin, Paradox apparently was not aware of the impacts the sale would have on the game.

Why was the game withdrawn? A sale before the game’s release certainly sends a signal. Why should players buy the title at full price when it is much cheaper in a sale even before its release? After all, there will surely be more such promotions.

Especially in countries where the title is already available at a lower price, this can lead to problems when Epic Games grants additional discounts. Because there are significant price differences for games in the Epic Games Store across different countries.

What is the problem? The sale is organized by Epic Games. The 10-euro special discount comes directly from Epic. Therefore, the publishers have nothing to do with it. They were informed about it, but apparently some were not entirely clear about what impact this would have on the games.

Players are now of course waiting for more such promotions. And they do not pre-order the game in other stores because they would have to pay more there.

What does Epic say about all this? The company explains that the decision of a publisher is respected if they do not want to participate in a sale. This was the case with Paradox and Vampire, which is why the game was removed.

What happens to those who were able to buy the game at a discount? Since Vampire was briefly discounted, Epic and Paradox will obviously allow the purchases and provide the games at the lower price.

The game is also expected to be available again in the store soon.

Hades Screenshot
There were also issues with the action RPG Hades due to the Epic Mega Sale.

Problems with the First Sale

Are there any other problems with the sale? In addition to Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, the title Oxygen Not Included also disappeared from the sale. No reasons have been given so far.

The game Hades by Supergiant was mistakenly offered at a too low price. When the correction took place, customers were quite surprised. Because the game suddenly cost more than before the sale.

The developers apologized and explained that they had no ill intentions but wanted to increase the price of the game due to many new features anyway. That this coincided with the sale was unfortunate.

How are players reacting to the situation? There is obviously frustration among some customers who hoped to snag a good deal. Players are also mocking the store’s technology.

However, some also understand that the first sale in a new store may not run smoothly. Still, some believe that it was a communication problem and Epic should have better informed the publishers.

  • DarkWingedEagle says on Reddit: “I think Paradox knew about the sale but was not aware that Epic would use regional pricing.”
  • cheesyechidna writes: “This is ridiculous. The store has so few features that they need to remove the games instead of just changing the prices? How is it programmed?”
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The Division 2: First raid broken after 5 hours – Who secured World First?

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In The Division 2 the first raid “Operation: Dark Hours” was completed for the first time after just over 5 hours. In the race for the World-First title, a well-known expert and his team triumphed.

Here’s how long the best agents needed for the raid: Yesterday, on May 16, the starting signal for the new raid “Operation: Dark Hours” was given promptly at 6:00 PM. Numerous agents dived into this new top activity for eight players. Notable names included the Redeem clan, which has amassed numerous World-First titles in Destiny 2.

After about 5 hours and 2 minutes, at 11:10 PM our time, it happened. The first team had finally cracked the raid of The Division 2.

Who claimed World First? The World-First title, and thus also a cool commemoration in the game, was claimed by the POG clan (Positive Gamers) – led by the well-known YouTuber and Division expert MarcoStyle.

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This was confirmed, among others, by a game designer from The Division 2. The team will now be honored with a special picture visible to all agents in the White House of The Division 2.

This is how the raid went: Without spoiling too much: The team fought through several boss encounters at the airport in Washington D.C. until they finally faced the final boss on the runway.

However, they struggled for a long time there. More than three of the total over five hours were spent on the last phase of the raids. Finally, they defeated the last boss – and that with only seven active players.

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“Never in my life was that World First,” MarcoStyle said just before checking the leaderboards. But then it was official. He and his team actually secured first place in the race for the World-First title after 5 grueling hours. Nearly 15,000 watched them during the stream.

Just five minutes later, the second team already completed the raid, so the race was relatively close.

This is what the happy winner says about the raid: MarcoStyle was noticeably pleased with the raid. In his stream he said: “Ubisoft, if you are watching: More of this! It was so much more than I expected. Good fucking job, Guys!”

Later, he expressed his enthusiasm for the new raid content on Twitter.

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There he said: “To Massive, Red Storm, and whoever else worked on this raid – this is the best content Division has ever seen. I really hope that future PvE content goes in this direction because that’s what makes the game cool and interesting!”

The World First Run in the video: In this clip on YouTube, you can see the World First Run by MarcoStyle:

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This caused discussions even before the launch: The raid launch was already accompanied by controversial discussions. Even now, the debates continue. Because contrary to the expectations of numerous players and the previous communication, the raid came without matchmaking.

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Currently, the developers are working on finding a better solution for those seeking additional raid players without having to rely on external means.

Have you already tried the raid? What do you think so far of this activity?

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All information about the Raid week in Pokémon GO with Lapras day and these bonuses

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 3 minutes

A huge raid week is starting soon in Pokémon GO! During this event, you have the chance to get a new Shiny. The event also features 2 highlights waiting for you.

This is what the event is about: The event lasts a whole week and revolves around raids. You’ll not only battle against special raid bosses, but also a three-hour raid day is returning. Additionally, there will be a raid hour again.

When does the event start? Next Tuesday, May 21, it kicks off. The event starts at 22:00 in Germany and runs exactly one week until May 28.

Raid Passes
Have your raid passes ready, as a special event is starting!

Raid Week in Pokémon GO – The Bonuses

This is what you can expect throughout the week: New raid bosses will come your way during the week. Additionally, there are more bonuses:

  • Double raid experience points
  • Double raid stardust
  • Shiny Bronzor will be available
  • 2 free raid passes each day
Shiny Bronzor
This is what the shiny family of Bronzor looks like

There may be quests: In line with this event, the dataminer Chrales has discovered special raid quests. These could be unlocked at the start of the event.

These raid bosses will come: Niantic has already provided a detailed overview of the upcoming raid bosses. In the event, you will find the following raid bosses:

Raid LevelPokémon
Level 1 Raid (red egg)Machop
Swablu
Shinx
Bronzor
Level 2 Raid (red egg)Electrike 
Drifloon
Kirlia
Feebas
Barboach
Biduf
Level 3 Raid (yellow egg)Gardevoir
Chansey
Aerodactyl
Alolan Raichu
Scyther
Level 4 Raid (yellow egg)Absol
Tyranitar
Alolan Marowak
Dragonite
Metagross
Level 5 Raid (black egg)Mesprit

Raid Day with Shiny Lapras

This is what you’ll find in the event: In the middle of the event, a three-hour raid day featuring Lapras will start! Last time, we had a similar event in November 2018 with Gengar.

Shiny Lapras
On a raid day, you have the chance to get Shiny Lapras

There are several bonuses awaiting you in the event. Here’s an overview:

  • 5 free raid passes are available during the event
  • Every gym not hosting an EX Raid that week will have a Lapras raid during the 3 hours
  • Lapras will learn the moves Ice Shard and Ice Beam during the event
  • Shiny Lapras can be found in the raids

When does the event run? On Saturday, May 25, at 11 a.m. local time, the raid day begins. It will last for 3 hours until 2 p.m.

Raid Hour for the Evening

When does the event start? Another small event kicks off next Wednesday, May 22. From 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time, there will be another raid hour.

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A raid hour on Wednesday rounds off the event

What does the raid hour bring? This time, it’s not just about a legendary Pokémon, but about all raids. So the number of raids will significantly increase during this hour. However, it doesn’t matter what level the raid is.

Before the raid week starts, there will be the community day in May:

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Why Warcraft actually shouldn’t have Night Elves

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The existence of Night Elves in World of Warcraft is not a given. Only a few people at Blizzard liked the “purple elves.”

Night Elves are one of the major hallmarks of the Warcraft franchise. Even those who don’t play Warcraft probably know the face of Tyrande or could directly associate a Priestess of Elune with Warcraft. However, this was not a given. In fact, it was difficult to make the developers at Blizzard fond of the Night Elves.

Where did this information come from? A few days ago, there was a Warcraft Summit where many interviews were conducted and various aspects of Warcraft were revealed. Much was said about the origin story of the Warcraft universe. Samwise Didier, who is responsible for many concept art pieces related to Warcraft, spoke about the Night Elves there.

Warcraft without Night Elves? Today it’s hard to imagine. Here is the Night Elf from WoW Classic.

Night Elves were a mix of Forest and Dark Elves: Didier commented on the subject of Night Elves:

“We wanted to create Night Elves. Night Elves were, to my knowledge, something completely new in the fantasy genre. We invented them. They have purple skin, are seven feet tall, and have long blue or green hair.

All we actually did was: “What if we combine Forest Elves with Dark Elves? (…) Boom, we had Night Elves. And then for some reason, we made them purple.”

Blizzard employees were hard to convince: Didier further explains that Night Elves were “hard to sell” among colleagues at Blizzard. It is said:

“The world accepted Night Elves better than most members [of Blizzard]. People were used to the Legolas-type, the typical elves – blonde-brown hair, while we chose blue, green, and purple. That was a radical difference, but what it really took was an image to convince people.”

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Almost every gamer knows Tyrande – even if they don’t play WoW.

Ultimately, it seems the imagery played a significant role in the existence of Night Elves.

“If you have a good image, you can convince people of almost anything. If we had a bad image for it, there would probably only be Forest Elves today.”

Could you imagine a Warcraft without Night Elves? Would it perhaps be better off without Night Elves? Or have you embraced the tree-huggers?

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Diablo 3: New Season 17 is now active – Here are your favorite classes

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

The new season in Diablo 3 starts today, on May 17. We will show you everything you need to know about it and your favorite classes.

When and at what time does Season 17 start? Today, on May 17 at 5:00 PM is the kick-off for the new season in Diablo 3. However, only for players on PC.

Console players on PS4, Xbox One, or Nintendo Switch will have to wait longer for the start of the new season. Because aside from PC, S17 only starts at 2:00 AM Saturday morning, May 18.

Then it’s time for everyone to quickly reach the max level. With our level guide for Season 17 in Diablo 3, you will quickly reach the maximum level.

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What’s new in Season 17? The new season brings a fresh breeze to Diablo again. Instead of just resetting the leaderboards, this time there’s new content in the form of features and new torment levels. One can say that Season 17 brings the biggest changes to Diablo 3 in a long time.

Included is:

  • the increase to torment 16
  • new portals from treasure goblins
  • new events when you use an ancient or primal ring in Kanai’s Cube
  • A search function in the loot chest (first only on PC)
  • Most bounties will now be displayed directly upon entering the bounty area
  • Horadric caches can now drop Death’s Breath
  • As a seasonal theme, all seasonal characters get the set bonus from Legacy of Nightmares

What these changes mean and what else changes in Season 17, what items are available from Haedrig’s Gift, we show you here:

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With these classes you will play in the new Season 17

Before the start of Season 17, we conducted a survey. We wanted to know from you which classes you want to start the new season with.

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Your favorite class for Season 17 – You voted: Our survey “Which class are you playing in Season 17?” has at this moment (May 17, 08:08 AM) 3,597 participants. The results are:

  • Necromancer: 918 votes – 26%
  • Demon Hunter: 646 votes – 18%
  • Crusader: 528 votes – 15%
  • Monk: 481 votes – 14%
  • Sorceress: 454 votes – 12%
  • Witch Doctor: 296 votes – 8%
  • Barbarian: 274 votes – 7%

Many are planning to play the Necromancer. This is probably also due to the fact that his set bonus has been significantly strengthened

Recommended builds: As it turns out, the Necromancer with one build is among the top and leads the ranking of the best builds. How your classes and builds perform in Season 17 can be seen in our Tier List for Season 17 in Diablo 3

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Destiny 2 swings the nerf hammer – These exotics will soon be weaker

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 4 minutes

In Season 7, there will be numerous sandbox adjustments in Destiny 2. Some of the currently most powerful exotics in the game – weapons and armor pieces – will be toned down.

Here’s what to expect in Season 7: With the reset on June 4, the new Season 7, the Season of Opulence is set to begin. However, the new season will not only bring new content and challenges but apparently also some nerfs to popular exotic weapons and armor pieces.

In the current “This Week at Bungie” blog, the developers provided a glimpse of some upcoming sandbox adjustments. Keep in mind that this is just a selection. The full list of changes will come with the corresponding patch notes.

When will the changes come? Bungie did not specify a concrete date. However, they mentioned that they wanted to communicate the changes in a timely manner. After all, they know that many have plans for the first day of Season 7. Therefore, it can be assumed that the changes will come with a traditional update at the start of the season, on June 4.

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Changes to Exotic Weapons in Season 7

The reason for the nerfs: Bungie has explicitly talked about changes to four exotic weapons. They want endgame content like raids to remain a challenge for Guardians. Some weapons are currently considered too strong within this context.

While they primarily aim to boost less-used weapons, if they simply make every firearm stronger, it will eventually become impossible to provide challenging experiences. Therefore, these nerfs will also be implemented – even though they know that such changes can be frustrating.

The most affected will likely be the popular sniper “Whisper of the Worm.” Many fans consider this weapon to be the best sniper rifle in Destiny 2. Now it will face the same fate as its predecessor from Destiny – the Black Spindle.

Whisper of the Worm: Whisper of the Worm makes many other weapons redundant in certain situations with its ability to essentially generate infinite power ammo. As a result, almost all other sniper rifles are at a disadvantage, especially against bosses. Therefore, the ammo regeneration ability of the Whisper will be removed.

  • Its perk “White Nail” will then draw ammo from reserves instead of creating it almost out of thin air
  • Reserve ammo has been increased from 9 to 18 (without reserve perks)

Sleeper Simulant: The damage from bouncing shots from the Sleeper Simulant has already been reduced against some important enemies. This reduction will then become a permanent part of this weapon starting in Season 7.

  • Bouncing shot damage from the Sleeper against bosses is reduced
  • Modified precision behavior: The total damage remains unchanged, but non-precision shots are now much more forgiving
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Lord of Wolves: Lord of Wolves received a significant damage increase in Season 6. Now it will be toned down in parts in Season 7.

  • The PvE damage of the weapon will be reduced by 20%
  • The “Release the Wolves” perk has been revised. It will no longer automatically trigger after a kill. To activate the effect, you must now hold the reload button. Additionally, the PvE damage and range bonuses for this effect have been removed and replaced with a universal damage bonus

Pikass: The Pikass is also considered too strong in its current state according to Bungie. The number of weapon perks combined with the effect of Memento Mori gives this weapon too many advantages compared to other firearms. Therefore, the following changes will be made:

  • Memento Mori ends as soon as you stow the Pikass
  • The damage bonus from Memento Mori in PvP has been slightly reduced. This prevents kills with two shots when Revenge (One-Eyed Mask) is active. You now need 4 resilience to survive this.
  • Memento Mori is active for six shots instead of five

These are not the only nerfs planned for Season 7: Destiny 2 plans to nerf two of its best PvP weapons soon

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Changes to Exotic Armor in Season 7

In addition to exotic weapons, the nerfs will also affect some exotic armor pieces. Primarily, this concerns armor that returns Super energy to the Guardians.

Many guardians feel that they are at a disadvantage if they do not equip these armor pieces. This should change now in Season 7 with the following adjustments:

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The Exotics “Shattered Ahamkara Skull,” “Orpheus Rig,” and “Phoenix Protocol” will now produce Super energy with diminishing returns. This should make it less common to fully recharge your Super.

  • The limit for Super return on “Galanor’s Brow” and “Ursa Furiosa” will be reduced. This is meant to align these exotics with other armor pieces that return Super energy.
  • The energy gain for “Gwisin Vest” has been reduced from 15% to 8% when defeating one or two guardians. However, when you take out three or more guardians, it will scale just like before. The energy return in PvE should also behave similarly to before.

What do you think of these changes? Let us know in the comments.

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Sony and Microsoft collaborate – Is it against Google and Stadia?

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The two giant tech companies Sony (PlayStation 4) and Microsoft (Xbox One) have surprisingly announced a strategic partnership to collaborate. They want to jointly develop new technology for artificial intelligence and the cloud. They are presumably pooling resources against Google’s streaming service “Stadia.”

Is this a joke? No, it is an official announcement from Microsoft and Sony.

This comes quite unexpectedly on Thursday evening and causes a stir.


Kenichiro Yoshida, President and CEO, Sony Corporation (left), and Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft. Image source: Microsoft

What is the goal of the two companies? It is said that Sony and Microsoft would team up to find solutions for customers to have better experiences with

  • their entertainment platforms – likely referring to consoles or streaming services
  • and solutions related to artificial intelligence

It is said that they are exploring a strategic collaboration and plan to work together on “cloud-based solutions” for gaming experiences. This likely refers to a streaming service.

What exactly do the companies want to do? Sony and Microsoft have signed a memorandum of understanding.

In detail, it says that they plan opportunities for Microsoft Azure to support the streaming services of the respective gaming and content services.

Furthermore, they want to collaborate on semiconductors and artificial intelligence. And they aim to provide better platforms for content creators – such as YouTubers or Twitch streamers.

In all these areas, Sony and Microsoft apparently want to pool their resources. They want to leverage the strengths of each company:

  • Sony provides superior technology in image sensors and semiconductors
  • while Microsoft seems to be advanced in cloud and AI – thus, they plan to use Microsoft Azure’s data centers for Sony’s games and streaming services

This is what the companies say: There are then lofty words in which both companies praise themselves and each other. Kenichiro Yoshida, Sony’s president, says: “I believe that our joint development efforts will contribute to future solutions in the cloud and advance technology.”

The CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, emphasizes that they are bringing the power of Azure and Azure AI to Sony to enhance the gaming experience for customers. Sony has always been one of the leading forces in technology and entertainment, and this current collaboration builds on a history of innovation.

Further information will be shared in the future.

What is behind this? This is surprising news. It can only be understood as a reaction to the Google service “Stadia.”

Google presented a new streaming platform in March 2019. Already in the presentation, it was clear that Google Stadia wants to position itself as competition against PS4 Pro and Xbox One X.

Apparently, Sony and Microsoft respect the tech power behind Google and are expecting advantages from collaborating.

Many “buzzwords” in the statements from Microsoft and Sony, such as “better platform for content creators,” were also heard in Stadia’s presentation.

However, there is not a word about Google in the companies’ statements.

Does this have direct effects? At the moment, everyone is surprised. But initial observers say (via engadget), it could now lead to a breakthrough in crossplay. Here, Sony had long been reluctant.

Furthermore, it could solve problems that both companies face: Sony suffers from slower download speeds, while Microsoft has weaknesses in image sensors.

Initial reactions and background of this deal can be found here:

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“The Great Coup” of Hearthstone is now live – you can start playing right away

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

The new solo adventure of Hearthstone is live. The first two chapters of “Conspiracy of Shadows” can now be played.

After more than a month of waiting, this is finally over. If you enjoy solo adventures in Hearthstone, you can finally let loose again, as “The Great Heist” from “Conspiracy of Shadows” is now live – at least the first two chapters.

One chapter for free, all others cost: The first chapter is available as a free taste for all players. You can step into the shoes of a small fire elemental, unlock your first decks, and even earn new hero abilities to slightly alter the attack on Dalaran each time.

You can immediately purchase the second wing afterwards. Either with gold or real money.

How much do the wings cost? The wings (“chapters”) 2 to 5 cost 700 gold pieces each if you want to buy them with gold. Alternatively, you can also purchase all the wings of the adventure together for 20€, saving you nearly 8 euros in that case.

When will the other chapters come? The remaining three chapters will be released weekly and will also cost 700 gold pieces. There, you will gain access to more heroes and their abilities, as well as further missions in Dalaran. You can already buy chapters 2-5 as a package, but it will take a little more time until they are unlocked.

What rewards are there? Each wing rewards you with three card packs, and completing the entire adventure additionally grants a golden classic pack. Also, for all who own the whole adventure, the new card Cloak of Shadows Zayle in Gold, which is basically 5 decks in one card.

The biggest “reward” should, however, be the fun and replay value of the adventure that you can experience in Dalaran.

Whether “The Great Heist” can deliver what it promises, you will surely be able to determine for yourself in the coming days!

Have you been busy gaming? What do you think of the new adventure in Hearthstone? Is it worth your money?

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The Division 2: Maintenance on 16.05. – Issues in the Raid and with Mike 01

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Today, on May 16th, maintenance work will be carried out on PS4, Xbox One, and PC for The Division 2. The servers will also go offline. Subsequently, the first raid will start. Here you will find everything important regarding server status, patch notes, and the maintenance. There are problems in the raid and with the error message Mike 01.

After the release of the large Title Update 3 last Tuesday, there are again maintenance works on all platforms today for the servers of The Division 2.

How today’s maintenance for The Division 2 will go

Update:

  • 3:00 PM: The servers of The Division 2 are now down. Playing is therefore not possible at the moment
  • 6:00 PM: The maintenance took a full 3 hours this time. But now the servers are back online exactly on time and the first raid of The Division 2 opens its doors. Good luck and good loot to all agents.

How are the first hours in the raid going?

  • 7:04 PM: The Division 2 announces via Twitter that there is a lot of interest in the raid. Players have to wait a long time to connect to a raid server. They receive a “Waiting for the raid” message. Massive says they are now working to solve the problem and want to bring more servers online. Meanwhile, the error message Mike 01 occurs more frequently.
  • 7:11 PM: On Reddit, there are complaints that some streamers can play without issues, but players cannot. The streamer MarcoStyle seems to be leading in his group – other groups are currently struggling with the tough boss, Max “Bomber” Bailey, who seems to be the first real challenge.
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The official schedule for the server maintenance on May 16th: The maintenance will take place in the afternoon this time. There will be a several-hour server downtime.

  • The server maintenance is scheduled to start at 3:00 PM our time
  • The servers will be offline for approximately three hours.
  • If everything goes according to plan, the downtime and maintenance should end by 6:00 PM at the latest. Then your agents should be able to jump back into the fight.
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Keep in mind: During the maintenance, you will not be able to log in.

We will keep you updated on the progress of the maintenance work as usual in this article.

What will change today in The Division 2?

What to expect today after the maintenance: Official patch notes are not yet available. However, you can look forward to these two features after the maintenance:

  • As Massive and Ubisoft have announced multiple times, today marks the start of the first raid of The Division 2. This is called Operation: Dark Hours and will open its gates for agents at 6:00 PM our time.
  • Additionally, a new apparel event for The Division 2 is expected to launch simultaneously with the raid. During this event, you can earn a variety of new cosmetic rewards like masks, weapon skins, emotes, or outfits.

Everything important regarding the new raid and the apparel event can be found here: All important information on the launch of the first raid “Operation: Dark Hours”

Patch Notes: Currently, none are available. Should Massive publish patch notes for today’s maintenance, we will provide them here as soon as possible.

During the maintenance, you can keep yourself busy with these articles:

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Players cheat with newly created characters – Guild Wars 2 pulls the emergency brake

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 2 minutes

The latest Guild Wars 2 patch introduced an endless teleport to a friend in the real-money shop. However, clever players immediately found a way to exploit this item. ArenaNet pulled the emergency brake.

What can the new item do? The teleport to a friend from the Black Lion Chest has existed for years. With its help, you can teleport to a friend in the open world, no matter where they are.

The new item “Recharge Teleport to Friend,” introduced with the episode “Eternal War“, works endlessly, but it has a one-hour recharge time. This time applies per character and not per account.

How have players exploited the teleport? Some clever players quickly realized that they could rapidly transport newly created characters to any location in the world.

Specifically, the Bloodstone Fen map, designed for level 80 characters, is ideal for exploration rewards. There are no heart tasks, only locations that need to be uncovered while passing by. This can be done, as evidenced by this video from July 2018, in under two minutes:

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As a reward for exploring a map, players receive Unbound Magic, random gear, and a Transmutation Charge or a Black Lion Key. According to Guildwiki, the chance of getting such a key is about 25%.

The key normally costs 125 gems and is used to open Black Lion chests, which also contain items from the shop.

Players repeatedly deleted old characters for the exploit and created new ones to explore the map again. This allowed them to earn multiple keys per hour, which normally is not possible since a map can only be explored once per character.

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ArenaNet reacts quickly

How are the developers responding? The developers responded surprisingly quickly to this error and temporarily removed Black Lion Keys and Transmutation Charges from the map completion rewards overnight.

While many players wonder why the endless teleport to a friend was not disabled, they are pleased with the developers’ swift response.

What is the mood in the new patch? The exploit is only a minor issue and has garnered little attention. The collections for the new mount Skyscale, however, are very complex, which some players are not happy about.

Nevertheless, the episode “Eternal War” is well received by the players. Especially the new map is receiving a lot of praise.

Despite the layoffs in February, Guild Wars 2 is currently doing well:

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WoW reveals which races will receive a legacy armor next

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

Two more races will soon receive a Heritage Armor set in WoW. We reveal which races they are and when to expect it.

Blizzard continues to work on providing stylish gear to the various playable races of World of Warcraft. This “Heritage Armor” visually reflects the origins of a race and is thus quite prestigious.

Now the developers have revealed which races will receive their Heritage Armor next: The Worgen and the Goblins.

What was said? In an interview with MMORPG.com, Blizzard employees revealed that new details about Goblins and Worgen would come shortly after Patch 8.2. Both races are still waiting for their new models, which fans have been anticipating for several years now. Alongside the update of the character models, Goblins and Worgen will also receive their Heritage Armor.

However, how exactly it will look is still unknown.

When will the Heritage Armor be available? There is no exact release date yet. However, the statement “Shortly after Azshara’s Rise” already provides a first hint. This at least suggests that the two armor types will be included in Patch 8.2.5. In the worst case, this would likely shift to the next major Patch 8.3.

With the new models, the Heritage Armors will also come.

Patch 8.2 first brings Tauren and Gnomes: Before the Goblins and Worgen receive their Heritage Armors, a bit more time will pass. First, it is the Tauren and Gnomes’ turn. They will receive their Heritage Armor in Patch 8.2 Azshara’s Rise.

Are you looking forward to the Heritage Armors for Goblins and Worgen? Or would you have preferred to see another race get the beautiful Heritage Armor first?

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These players are wished for by the fans for the cover of FIFA 20

Julian Schröder Julian Schröder Reading time 3 minutes

In a survey, fans can vote for which player they want to see on the cover of FIFA 20. These are the current results.

What the survey is about: The site fifplay wants to find out with this survey which player FIFA fans wish for the cover of FIFA 20. The options include the big stars of the top leagues, but older stars like Zlatan Ibrahimovic can also be voted for.

Although it is not an official survey by EA, with already 1.4 million votes, it is certainly interesting for Electronic Arts as well.

The Top 10 Candidates

This is the current top 10 of the survey: The top 10 accounts for 94% of all votes in this survey. And the current result (as of 05/16/2019) is really exciting.

  • Son Heung-min (17%, 252,361 votes)
  • Cristiano Ronaldo (17%, 252,358 votes)
  • Lionel Messi (17%, 251,961 votes)
  • Neymar Jr (14%, 201,436 votes)
  • Mohamed Salah (10%, 141,713 votes)
  • Thomas Müller (8%, 109,860 votes)
  • Wu Lei (4%, 64,819 votes)
  • Paul Pogba (3%, 39,007 votes)
  • Kylian Mbappé (2%, 26,892 votes)
  • Javier Hernández (2%, 22,005 votes)

Thus, Son, Ronaldo, and Messi all have 17% of the votes. Son is slightly ahead, with a few votes to spare, in first place. Following him are Ronaldo (17%), Messi (17%) and Neymar (14%). A super tight result!

Hot candidate for many fans: Heung-min Son
Hot candidate for many fans: Son Heung-min

Could Son become Ronaldo’s successor? This is certainly possible, as Son Heung-min from Tottenham Hotspur has been playing at a consistently high level for several years and delights football fans all over the world. And that’s why he has been receiving very strong special cards in FUT for years, making him extremely popular among FIFA players.

EA would certainly excite many fans with the choice of Son for the cover. He is a young, popular top player who has not yet been involved in any scandals.

What about Ronaldo? It seems certain, however, that Cristiano Ronaldo will have to make way for a successor on the cover of FIFA 20. Because as early as February 2019, EA removed Ronaldo from the cover and replaced him with Kevin De Bruyne, Neymar, and Dybala.

Old and new FIFA 19 cover
Old and new FIFA 19 cover

Perhaps EA will also do it like they did with FIFA 17 and let the fans vote for the cover star themselves. The winner back then: Marco Reus.

The previous players on the FIFA covers

All previous cover stars: These players have appeared on the German covers of the FIFA games.

  • FIFA 19: Cristiano Ronaldo
  • FIFA 18: Cristiano Ronaldo
  • FIFA 17: Marco Reus
  • FIFA 16: Lionel Messi
  • FIFA 15: Lionel Messi
  • FIFA 14: Lionel Messi
  • FIFA 13: Lionel Messi
  • FIFA 12: Lukas Podolski and Mats Hummels
  • FIFA 11: Mesut Özil and Rene Adler
  • FIFA 10: Bastian Schweinsteiger and Wayne Rooney
  • FIFA 09: Ronaldinho and Kevin Kuranyi
  • FIFA 08: Miroslav Klose and Ronaldinho
  • FIFA 07: Lukas Podolski and Ronaldinho
  • FIFA 06: Wayne Rooney, Lukas Podolski and Ronaldinho
  • FIFA 2005: Patrick Vieira, Fernando Morientes and Andriy Shevchenko.
  • FIFA 2004: Alessandro del Piero, Thierry Henry and Ronaldinho.
  • FIFA 2003: Roberto Carlos, Ryan Giggs and Edgar Davids
  • FIFA 2002: Gerald Asamoah
  • FIFA 2001: Lothar Matthäus
  • FIFA 2000: Mehmet Scholl
  • FIFA 99: Olaf Thon
  • FIFA 98: Andreas Möller
  • FIFA 97: David Ginola
  • FIFA 96: Frank de Boer and Jason McAteer
  • FIFA 95: Erik Thorstvedt
  • FIFA 94: David Platt and Piotr Swierczewski

Whom do you want to see on the cover of FIFA 20?

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Epic attacks Steam with Mega Sale: Everything in the store from 15€ is now 10€ cheaper

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Not only Steam is planning a sale, but the competitor platform Epic Games Store is also holding a sale: The Epic Mega Sale is live and offers numerous discounts! Even Borderlands 3 is available at a reduced price. We’ll tell you where you can save money and how to get 10€ for free.

Turbulent times for PC players looking for a bargain. After the dates for the Steam Summer Sale were leaked, today the Mega Sale starts at the Epic Games Store.

This is the Mega Sale: The Epic Mega Sale runs in the in-house store for PCs for nearly a month now. You not only get numerous discounts of up to 75%, but also a 10€ discount on all games starting at 14.99€. So in the best case, you only pay 4.99€ for a game!

This is likely another attack on the competitor Steam, which Epic is continually trying to undermine with such promotions. Many games that were originally supposed to be released on Steam are now appearing in the Epic Store as well. Among them is also Borderlands 3.

This is what you can find in the Epic Mega Sale

These discounts are available: Many games are noticeably discounted in the Epic Store. Here’s a selection of games:

  • World War Z for 20.53€ instead of 34.99€
  • Metro Exodus for 34.99€ instead of 59.99€
  • RollerCoaster Tycoon Adventures for 9.49€ instead of 29.99€
  • Control for 49.99€ instead of 59.99€
  • The Walking Dead: The Final Season – Season Pass for 4.99€ instead of 19.99€
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World War Z is one of the discounted games.

You can also save here: Since Epic gives you 10€ for purchasing a game over 14.99€, you effectively receive an additional discount on almost every game.

This also applies to games that don’t even exist yet. If you pre-order Borderlands 3 now, you only pay 49.99€ for the standard edition instead of 59.99€. The other editions are also available at a reduced price of 10€.

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The Borderlands 3 editions are also available at a lower price.

This is what is free: You can expect not only a ton of discounts, but also free games. A new game will be added to the shop every week, which you can then download for free.

This week, the game “Stories Untold” kicks things off. After that, a new game will come free to the shop every week.

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What is not discounted: You can’t grab everything at a discount. Expansions like DLCs or purchases within games, such as V-Bucks in Fortnite, do not benefit from the Mega Sale.

How long does the Mega Sale last? The Epic offers will run for almost a month now. You can secure the numerous discounts until June 13.

Update May 17, 2 PM: The Epic Mega Sale is plagued by some problems and publishers are pulling their games back:

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Fortnite: Find Fortbyte #13 – Destroy this toilet

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

Fortbyte #13 will be revealed in the loading screen of Week 2 in Season 9 of Fortnite . We will show you where to collect the Byte.

This is the task: To find Fortbyte 13, you need to take a closer look at the loading screen from Week 2. It will eventually give you the hint as to where the location is.

However, so you don’t have to complete all 7 tasks from Week 2 in Season 9 of Fortnite first, you can simply follow our guide to the location.

Location of Fortbytes 13 – Here you should search

The location: Travel to the southeast of the map for Fortbyte #13. More specifically, to grid area I9 at Paradise Palms, the desert biome.

The Byte you seek is hidden there in a porta-potty. You will find it near 3 dinosaur statues.

On the map, we have marked the location of the porta-potty and thus also of Byte #13.

FN Fortbyte 13 Location 2

At that location, you will find the 3 dinos. On the roadside where 2 dinosaurs are standing, there is a small hut. Behind it, you will find the sought porta-potty. Simply hit the toilet or shoot it with a weapon and you will find the sought object in the shape of a computer chip.

You can now easily collect it with the interact button.

FN Fortbyte 13 Location

Video guide: If you have difficulty finding the sought Fortbyte, just follow this YouTube video. It shows you the searched location in the game.

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What are Fortbytes? These new collectible items were introduced by Epic at the start of Season 9 in Fortnite. Some of the pieces can be found scattered around the Fortnite map. Others are unlocked by completing objectives such as earning experience points or finishing in the top 25 in matches.

We have compiled an overview of all Fortbytes in Fortnite for you. You will also find the guides for all other Fortbytes that have already been unlocked in the game.

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