Pokémon GO brings you back 2 of the strongest attackers for 6 hours

Paul Kutzner Paul Kutzner Reading time 2 minutes

The last Hyperbonus was announced in Pokémon GO. And it brings you back 2 really good monsters.

What is the Hyperbonus? At this year’s GO Fest, trainers who purchased a ticket had to successfully complete a certain number of hourly global challenges. The Hyperbonus events were already announced in the lead-up.

Now there are concrete details about the third and final event in the series. It will take place on Sunday, August 10, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. And it brings you back 2 really strong Pokémon.

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Primal Raid Day brings back coveted Primal Pokémon

Which Pokémon are available in the event? During the event, you can find, challenge, and catch Dialga and Palkia in their primal forms in raids. You can also obtain both dragons in their shiny forms, and the chance is additionally increased. Both Pokémon are among the best attackers in Pokémon GO.

While both monsters are suitable as dragon attackers, you can additionally play primal Dialga as a steel attacker.

Do they have the adventure effects? Yes, both monsters can, if you’re lucky, also master the respective moves that you can use as adventure effects. For primal Dialga, this is the move Timespace Distortion, and for primal Palkia, it’s the Spatial Rend.

The two adventure effects are moves that you can also use outside of battles. For this, you need to use 5,000 Stardust and 5 candies of the respective Pokémon.

The Timespace Distortion of primal Dialga ensures that the effects of the items Incense, Daily Adventure Incense, Lucky Eggs, and Star Pieces are extended by 6 minutes. You can use the effect as often in a row as you like. The maximum duration of the effect is 24 hours.

If you use Spatial Rend from primal Palkia, the radius in which you can catch wild Pokémon increases for 10 minutes. This effect is also stackable up to a maximum of 24 hours.

What bonuses are there in the event? Additionally, you can look forward to the following bonuses during the event:

  • up to 5 additional free Raid Passes by spinning the photo disks at gyms
  • increased chance for the shiny variant of both monsters
  • 50% more experience points for raid battles
  • increased chance for XL Candy when you complete raids on-site (from level 31)
  • the limit for remote raids is increased to 20 (from Saturday, August 9, 2025, at 11:00 PM to Monday, August 11, 2025, at 5:00 AM)

Event Ticket: For $4.99 (about €5), you can also purchase an event ticket. Here you will receive an additional 8 Raid Passes from gyms, a guaranteed catch XL Candy for both monsters (from level 31), three times the amount of XP from raids, and double Stardust from raids.

If you purchase the ticket as a Hyper Ticket Box in the Pokémon GO web store, you will also receive a Premium Battle Pass.

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Not only does the last Hyperbonus take place in August in Pokémon GO. There are countless other events and content waiting for you in the coming weeks. You will find out what they are and when they take place in our overview of all events in August 2025 in Pokémon GO.

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An MMORPG that is 12 years old is currently experiencing such hype that it is getting 33 new worlds

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 2 minutes

The servers of Old School RuneScape are currently groaning under the “Gielinor Boom.” To better distribute the load caused by the numerous players, the team has now provided 18 new worlds. More are to follow.

What is known about the new worlds? The developers of Old School RuneScape have already provided 18 new worlds, of which 4 are for Germany. 15 more worlds are to follow shortly. In the official announcement on runescape.com, it says:

The Gielinor Boom continues! Thanks to all of you, the world feels more alive than ever before, and with it comes the need for even more space to roam, quest, PvM, skill, and style in player interactions.

The goal of the developers is to ensure a stable and performant gaming experience in the fantasy world of Gielinor despite the currently very high player numbers. Just over a week ago, MeinMMO reported that at times more than 200,000 players were live in Old School RuneScape.

This is a remarkable number for a 12-year-old MMORPG that is based on the 2007 version of a 24-year-old MMORPG (RuneScape, of course).

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In Pursuit of the Hype

What’s behind the boom? That is a good question. One might refer to the freshly released update Varlamore: The Final Dawn, which is certainly attracting many players to the servers. However, the rising player numbers could already be observed before the release of the content pack.

Also noteworthy: Although Old School RuneScape (like RuneScape as well) is part of the core 10 MMORPGs with the best ratings on Steam, the newly added reviews have rarely rated it better than “Mixed” throughout the year – currently, only 69 percent of the 230 reviews from the past 30 days are positive.

What stands out when looking at the reviews:

  • Diverse critical reviews come from players who have already spent hundreds of hours in Old School RuneScape. Sometimes they criticize the monetization, sometimes unjustified bans, the high grind factor (which is still often praised), or technical issues.
  • Especially the increased price for membership annoys many fans who actually love the game. The management style of the new CEO is also receiving criticism.
  • Old School RuneScape receives a lot of praise for its active community, the plethora of content, the significant improvements the game has received over the years, and the nostalgic yet still very engaging gaming experience.

Ultimately, it can be stated: Most of the criticism does not actually concern the gaming experience itself, but rather the surrounding factors of monetization, technology, management, and account security. The game itself also excites many of the critics (or has drawn them to the servers for hundreds of hours).

Perhaps the current boom can be explained when looking at the entire genre. New MMORPGs that captivate are a rarity. Many of the current early access titles are disappointing. Exciting projects are being cancelled or postponed.

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At the same time, many players long for a consistent MMORPG with an active community that will reliably be around for the next few years and in which it is worthwhile to invest time. Just such an online RPG is Old School RuneScape. Or what is your assessment? By the way, the original RuneScape is also undergoing some changes: Popular MMORPG leads story arc to an “epic conclusion” that began 24 years ago

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Players of Helldivers 2 celebrate themselves as heroes after the devs had to interrupt their vacation to save their asses

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

The otherwise brave soldiers of Helldivers 2 found themselves faced with an insurmountable challenge recently, for which the developers had to interrupt their vacation.

What was this challenge? While the developers of Helldivers 2 were enjoying their summer vacation, the galactic war in the name of Over-Earth raged on. The guided democracy instructed its brave soldiers to eliminate a certain number of different enemy types in the absence of the developers.

While most intermediate goals of the task were quickly achieved, there was trouble regarding a part of the task. The mission to eliminate 3.75 million Leviathans (via Reddit) seemed impossible to the players. After several days, only 440,000 of them could be eliminated. But instead of resorting to stronger weapons, the soldiers turned to social media campaigns and brought the developers back from vacation.

Here you can see the new war bond “Control Group”:

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Helldivers 2 shows its new war bond “Control Group”

First complain, then celebrate

What did the developers do? After players complained for days on Reddit and in the Helldivers Discord server that the mission was too difficult and enemies spawned too rarely, the developers took pity. They lowered the goal from 3.75 million to 750,000 from their vacation.

Players still found this too little and continued to complain. In the end, however, it was enough. About an hour before the deadline (via Reddit), the players managed to complete the mission at the last minute.

On social media, they now celebrate themselves as heroes, as if it were not thanks to the developers’ rescue that the goal was achieved. But the next task is already at hand.

What else do the players need to do? While the developers continue to enjoy their summer vacation, there is another general order for the Helldivers. This time, two planets must be held, and at the same time, 30 million rare samples must be collected before the mission deadline (via hd2galaxy.com). A feasible task, as no renewed social media campaign demanding nerfs has emerged so far.

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That the developers had to save the players from vacation shows how connected the community is with the game’s creators. That the concerns of the players were important enough to interrupt the developers’ holidays clearly illustrates how vital the collaboration is. Until the developers are back, however, one trick should still be possible: A secret trick is said to protect you from explosions, but the Helldivers 2 community has doubts.

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9 Places in Dungeons & Dragons You Should Definitely Avoid, Because Each One is Pure Hell

Alexander Mehrwald Alexander Mehrwald Reading time 7 minutes

In Dungeons & Dragons there are many places where one generally prefers not to linger if it can be avoided. The Nine Hells definitely belong to that category.

What are the Nine Hells in Dungeons & Dragons? The Nine Hells are in Dungeons & Dragons the ultimate places of lawful evil and the home of intelligent and organized, manipulative devils. The realm consists of nine distinct layers, each representing a unique, torturous landscape.

From fiery plains to icy deserts to toxic swamps, each is ruled by a powerful archdevil who emphasizes a different cruel focus or sin.

Even gods fear these places. Not so much because of the direct cruelty of the devils, but due to their cunning methods and their role in the fabric of the multiverse. Through seemingly unbreakable, binding contracts, the Lords of Hell take away from the gods their most important resources: the souls and faith of mortals.

At the same time, the disciplined legions of hell are the only defense of the multiverse against the even greater, all-consuming chaos of the demons from the Abyss, putting the gods in a strategic dilemma.

Mortals usually enter the Hells through three ways: The most common is a pact with a devil, where the soul serves as payment after death. Alternatively, the souls of those who have led a life of cruelty are judged by the god Kelemvor after death and banished there. In rarer cases, mortals may also be kidnapped while alive or travel as brave adventurers into this dangerous plane.

To prepare you for what you’re getting into, we will introduce the Nine Hells to you in detail.

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Avernus

  • Ruler: Zariel
  • Focus: Wrath & War

Avernus is the first layer of the Nine Hells and the physical manifestation of all-consuming wrath and endless, brutal conflict. Its ruler is Zariel, who was once an archangel (Solar) of the sun god Lathander. Due to an unauthorized attack on Avernus, in which she suffered a defeat, she also lost her heavenly status.

Asmodeus, the supreme ruler of the Nine Hells and the ninth layer Nessus, offered her dominion over Avernus due to her combativeness, which caused her predecessor Bel to be degraded. Now she leads the eternal battle in Avernus, a blood war between devils and demons that seems to have no end. Bel, in the meantime, incessantly devises plans to regain his position.

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Avernus itself is a dismal, rocky wasteland ravaged by the endless battles of the blood war. The sky is a dark, smoky firmament from which fiery comets constantly rain down and create huge craters in the ground.

Rivers of blood flow through the land, their stench filling the air and ultimately merging into the River Styx. The entire plane is littered with the remnants of countless conflicts, with rusted weapons, crumbling fortresses, and mountains of bones of fallen devils and demons.

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The doctor is criticized by her employer for being unprofessional because she plays on her Switch on her way to work

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 3 minutes

A young doctor is criticized by her employer for playing on her Nintendo Switch during her commute. But what is actually allowed and what is not on the way to work?

In a highly discussed post on Reddit, a young woman explains that she works as a resident doctor in a hospital. However, her employer has a problem: She plays on her Nintendo Switch during her commute to and from work. She explains:

The reason given was that as a doctor, I must maintain a certain level of professionalism even outside the hospital. It was said that patients might see me and think that I do not take my job seriously and that I am too immature.

She explains that she is uncertain about what she is allowed to do and what she is not. However, many users comment under her post: The employer should not interfere with her commute. More importantly, she should get such accusations in writing so that she has something to counter against her employer.

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Your employer does not get to decide how and in what way you come to work

Can my employer dictate what I do during my commute? No, in principle, your employer cannot interfere with what you do during your commute or how you come to work. The commute (or obligation time) is legally a special category, as it is neither working time nor leisure time. This has already been established by the Federal Labor Court (BAG, Az. 5 AZR 427/17).

Therefore, the employer has little say in what you do there and how you come to work. You only need to ensure that you can appear at the workplace on time and ready to work:

  • In principle, you are free to decide how you come to work: Whether you walk, ride a bike, drive a car, or even use public transportation. This is explained by Peter Meyer, a specialist lawyer for labor law, in a dpa statement, which is also available to Süddeutsche.
  • However, there are important exceptions: If you do not have a fixed workplace but go directly from home to the first customer and back home from the last customer, the journey to and from work is considered working time according to the Federal Labor Court’s decision (BAG, Az. 5 AZR 292/08).
  • Another exception: During on-call duty, the employee usually remains within the company or in immediate proximity and must be ready to resume work at any time. This is explained by Allrecht.de.
  • The employer cannot issue detailed behavioral guidelines for the commute as long as you arrive at the workplace on time and ready to work. This is explained by Till Bender from the legal protection department of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) in a conversation with the Rheinische Post.
  • There are restrictions if your behavior during the commute may impair your ability to work, such as consuming alcohol or arriving completely exhausted when you have to perform a critical operation. The employer can address this.
  • From an insurance standpoint, the direct route to work is considered protected (statutory accident insurance, via BMAS.de), but private detours or actions can compromise this protection.
  • The employer has no directive authority regarding activities during the commute because the time is not working time and there is no immediate activity for the employer.

It looks different when one endangers the company’s reputation during leisure activities, such as making racist comments on social networks or significantly impairing one’s performance through such engagements. Then sanctions up to termination can occur (via ra-pavel.de)

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New MMORPG features battles like in Lord of the Rings in a huge open world, but you won’t like the monetization

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

The new MMORPG “Project N” has released a trailer showcasing a lot of action and interesting battles. However, an announcement regarding monetization dampens the mood.

What kind of MMORPG is this? The new MMORPG, which is currently under the working title “Project N”, is still in the prototype phase. Here, an initial playable concept of the future MMORPG is being developed before it is fully realized later.

The game is being developed by PoleStar Games, known for their games Dekaron and HELLGATE: London (via X.com). Important features are said to include a 60-kilometer world and enhanced AI integration. The developers describe the project as an AAA MMORPG, thus setting a high bar for themselves.

Here you can watch the trailer:

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MMORPG “Project N” shows medieval fantasy battles and a large open world in the trailer

An announcement dampens the mood

What can be expected from the MMORPG? In terms of scenario, the MMORPG throws players into a fantasy medieval setting. Battles are fought against orcs, trolls, and other evil creatures while players swing through caves on ropes to solve puzzles. The MMORPG resembles a mix of Prince of Persia with fantasy elements like those in The Lord of the Rings.

So far, however, there is no overview to show how typical MMORPG elements like classes, skills, or raids will look in the new game. This might be due to the early phase of development, as the trailer only showcases gameplay from a prototype.

What does the monetization look like? Although the MMORPG has not yet released specific plans for monetization, a blockchain and Play2Earn model is expected. According to an announcement on X.com, the developers from PoleStar Games are collaborating with “Cross Ecosystem”, which already hosts many other Play2Earn games under its banner.

What does Play2Earn mean? Play2Earn systems are characterized by allowing players to exchange items for a cryptocurrency, thus enabling them to earn real money. What initially sounds like a way for gamers to make a nice pocket money often leads to strong Pay2Win mechanics and many bots trying to make money.

For the cryptocurrency to have value, players must be willing to buy it. This, in turn, means that in-game items can be obtained indirectly for real money. How this will be implemented in “Project N” remains completely unknown, however.

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With “Project N”, another new MMORPG from Asia is hitting the market. How this development will impact the future of the genre and whether we will ever see another MMORPG from the West has been discussed by MeinMMO in the GameStar Talk: MeinMMO in GameStar Talk: Do Asian MMORPGs secure the future of the genre?

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The one-button mode is a huge success for WoW: All goals have been achieved

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

The feature was controversial yet a complete success. The developers of World of Warcraft are satisfied with the one-button assist.

Very few new features have been discussed so passionately and controversially before their introduction as the “one-button assist”. A setting where you can play any class in World of Warcraft using only a single button to execute the basic combat rotation. This ensures that you don’t have to read guides for hours and can be successful with a new class without really understanding it.

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Meanwhile, the feature has been live for several weeks, and the developers have been able to gather a lot of feedback. In an interview with PCGamer, Morgan Day, Associate Game Director of WoW, spoke about the feedback from the community.

We have received overwhelming positive feedback regarding this feature. We hear from all kinds of groups of players that they find it useful, especially the one-button assist. Some of them have said that they can enjoy the game much more when using the assist because it allows them to focus on what is right in front of them instead of the next step in the rotation.

Too strong compared to real playing?

There are also ongoing discussions about whether the assist is too strong or too weak. Although there is a penalty to the global cooldown when using the assist, many players achieve better performance than when playing traditionally. But the current results are exactly what we aimed for:

We are monitoring the performance data of the one-button assist, and it currently meets our intentions for the feature. Our plan is to keep the assist updated as we make significant changes to specializations, so it always suggests the right spells and abilities.

This first major adjustment is already set to come with Patch 11.2 Spirits of K’aresh, as there are some revisions for numerous classes, such as the Shadow Priest.

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However, there are still a few issues with the assist. Because as helpful as it is, it sometimes creates a new difficulty: the uncomfortable feeling of having to press the same button repeatedly. This can relatively quickly lead to fatigue or pain.

Some people have told us that it can be quite tiring to press the same button repeatedly, and that is valuable feedback. We are looking at options for how we can improve this, but for the near future or the next patch, nothing will change.

A solution that everyone can use right now is quite simple: You can simply drag the one-button assist to multiple areas in the action bar. This allows you to vary which finger you use and which button is actually pressed.
But there is not only good news: a whole WoW team has just been laid off.

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Insider reveals when the first beta of Battlefield 6 starts – but you’ll have to watch certain streamers on Twitch to be able to play

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 2 minutes

A well-known industry insider has learned when the beta tests for Battlefield 6 will start. You can receive beta access via Twitch Drop.

What kind of insider is this?

  • The information about the beta start comes from the well-informed industry insider Tom Henderson, who has excellent contacts with various development studios and publishers – especially in the shooter sector.
  • On his website Insider-Gaming, Tom Henderson has now shared new information about the upcoming beta tests for Battlefield 6 – his sources want to remain anonymous, however.
  • Tom Henderson is considered a reliable source. His leaks and insider information often turn out to be true.
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Beta of Battlefield 6 in August, access via Twitch Drop

How many beta tests will there be? According to Tom Henderson, there will be two beta tests for Battlefield 6: a closed beta and a few days later, an open beta.

When is the closed beta? The closed beta of Battlefield 6 is set to start on August 7, 2025, and according to Tom Henderson’s sources, will end a day later on August 8, 2025. This is the first beta you can play for Battlefield 6.

When is the open beta? The open beta starts on August 9, 2025, directly following the closed beta and will be playable until August 10, 2025.

How can you participate in the beta? On July 31, 2025, at 8:30 PM, the big multiplayer reveal for Battlefield 6 will take place. Electronic Arts will then give you a first look at the online mode of the shooter. You can watch the large-scale show on the Battlefield channels on Twitch and YouTube.

Afterward, various content creators will be able to play and livestream Battlefield 6. According to Tom Henderson, you will have the chance to receive a closed beta access as a Twitch drop during these streams.

You will also be able to participate in the closed beta by pre-ordering the game.

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How to receive beta access via Twitch Drop

How do you get a Twitch drop? You typically receive Twitch drops by linking your Twitch account with the respective developer’s, publisher’s, or game’s account – in this case probably Electronic Arts/Battlefield – and then watching selected channels on Twitch. Often, you need to watch a specific channel for a set duration at a certain time.

It is already known that on July 31, some German streamers will be streaming Battlefield 6, including Repaz, ELoTRiX, Ranzratte, Lost, KubaFPS, and PietSmiet (via Threads).

While you wait for the multiplayer reveal and the start of the first beta tests, you can read everything on MeinMMO that is already known about the leaked release date and the price of the shooter: Battlefield 6: All important information about release, beta, and price

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The new patch of Dune: Awakening brings no content, yet many players are still looking forward to it

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 2 minutes

The developers of Dune: Awakening have put Patch 1.1.20 on the public test server. Although there are no new contents for the endgame or other areas of the survival MMO, parts of the community are celebrating the planned changes.

What is known about Patch 1.1.20? The developers of Dune: Awakening plan to release the update on August 12, 2025. The changes are to be tested on the test server for almost 2 weeks. Highlights include:

  • Colliding ornithopters now receive a boost to separate them. This will reduce the “griefing” of carrier ornithopters by swarms of multiple ornithopters.
  • The buttons “Deposit All Blood” and “Deposit/Withdraw All Water” have been added to blood cleansers and water cisterns.
  • It is now possible to place pillars between walls.
  • A new sandbike variant and a new set of desert mechanic decorations are available at the vehicle dealer.
  • Colliding with the sandworm’s body during one of its animations now results in death or destruction of the vehicle. Sandworms in the deep desert now have a 50% chance to use the shorter breakthrough version of their animation.
  • You can now search for item names, and the categories have been rearranged to make item browsing more convenient and intuitive.
  • The Solido replicator now encodes placeable objects and decorations so you can copy your fully functional and stylish bases with all the bells and whistles.
  • Sand and spice fields in the Hagga basin have been redistributed so that the worm can reach them.
  • The range in which corpses can be looted and bled has been increased to make the experience smoother.
  • To make some items more appealing for purchase from merchants, prices have been adjusted. Spice drinks, rockets, napalm, and anti-radiation pills are now significantly cheaper, for example.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. You can find the very extensive patch notes with all planned changes on duneawakening.com.

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“This is a great step forward”

How is the community reacting to the patch notes? Shortly after the release of the patch notes, a discussion started in the subreddit of Dune: Awakening, which has already received over 170 comments within a few hours.

  • DarkLanternZBT praises on Reddit the sheer amount of changes: “This seems like an incredible amount of work. Even just skimming through, you can see big and small adjustments in almost every area of the game: new animations, quality improvements, bug fixes, reactions to griefing… it feels like a major update.”
  • Tlman22 also expresses his excitement on Reddit: “Huge thanks to Funcom for listening to a lot of the feedback […]. I’m really looking forward to testing it and experiencing it live starting in August.”
  • AlexandruC summarizes on Reddit: “This is a great step forward.”

However, some of the innovations are also being discussed. Some players do not understand that making rockets more expensive while they can be bought much cheaper from merchants is sensible. Some also complain about the adjustments to sandworm behavior, threat buildup, and the fields – all of this making it even more dangerous to farm sand and spice, which not everyone appreciates.

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Some players are also throwing in other improvements they consider necessary that will probably not make it into the patch. For example, the note that cobalt paste is simply too heavy must never be missing. How do you rate the patch? Are you still playing at all? Let us know in the comments! What the next patch will not address is this problem from Dune: Awakening: You have to play, even if there is nothing to do – otherwise you lose your progress

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 finally receives a long-overdue feature that every JRPG should have

Alexander Mehrwald Alexander Mehrwald Reading time 2 minutes

Players have long wished for a certain feature for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 that would make failure easier for them. With the new update, their wish has been fulfilled.

What feature is it? The current patch with version 1.4.0 brought some improvements and new features to the game. Among them is a feature that, according to developers, has long been requested by the community: the ability to repeat a battle directly after failure.

Although the feature only allows you to repeat the battle directly after a defeat, and not, as in some other games with turn-based combat, also in between, it is nonetheless a feature that fans have long yearned for and is a start.

And a feature that definitely every JRPG should have that uses turn-based combat, as it shortens loading and play times, as long as you are sure that you should be able to succeed with the current setup.

What else was in the patch? In addition to the new feature, the display for Lumina costs has been improved and an autoplay feature for dialogues has been introduced. Additionally, there are now separate audio sliders for your sound settings during exploration and in battles.

It is also no longer possible to make characters immortal when you combine certain pictograms. Additionally, Lunes icons in battle have been adjusted to improve readability and accessibility for people with color blindness.

Moreover, some performance improvements have been made and some issues have been resolved. You can read more details in the official patch notes.

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“Battle repeat is awesome”

How is the new patch with the feature being received? On Reddit, fans are discussing the contents of the latest patch. The repeat feature is the main focus, but other content is also being well received:

  • HeavenBeyondStars writes: “Battle repeat is awesome! Now you can play as Monoco and Verso and let them kick your butt without interruptions.”
  • kw114 is excited about another feature: “Auto-play dialog, yes, that’s one of the things it should have. Great improvement.”
  • Piggstein celebrates: “As a color-blind person, I’m happy about this. From time to time, Lune spectacularly fails to do what I want her to do because I can’t differentiate half of her colors.”
  • fletchermoose432 especially praises the UI adjustment: “I don’t see enough people talking about the Lumina cost improvement. That’s so practical for strategic builds and, to be honest, makes me want to start a new game just for that reason.”

With the patch, the developers have clearly hit the nerve of the players. And according to the developers, this is just the beginning, as they want to continue working on improving and expanding Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

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Finally, the developers even met with the team behind Final Fantasy. This not only fulfilled a dream for the studio, but also resulted in something. You can read about what they experienced and what they worked on here: Chefs von Expedition 33 und Final Fantasy treffen sich – Woran arbeiten sie da?

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Before the release of Battlefield 6, Electronic Arts talks about the upcoming pricing policy – were the leaks correct?

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 2 minutes

In a time when Nintendo wants 90 euros for the physical Switch-2 version of Mario Kart World, the question arises with each new blockbuster release: What does the game cost? Now the responsible parties at Electronic Arts have spoken about the prices of their upcoming launch titles.

Who said what where? Andrew Wilson, the CEO of publisher Electronic Arts, stated during a conference call on July 29, 2025, that they have no plans to charge a comparably high price for the upcoming Battlefield 6:

We currently do not intend to make changes to the pricing structure. This is because we already offer a fairly broad pricing scheme for our various products. When you look at everything from free-to-play to our premium products and deluxe editions, our goal is to cover the entire price range so that we can best serve players and provide them with the greatest value.

We will continue to look for ways to provide our players with great value over time through various pricing schemes, but no drastic changes are planned.

Andrew Wilson, CEO of Electronic Arts, via ign.com

The EA representative further explained that there will be no price adjustments until the end of the current fiscal year, which runs until March 2026. So you can expect that Madden NFL 26, EA Sports FC 26, and Battlefield 6 will be cheaper than 90 or even 80 euros.

Andrew Wilson thus contradicts a supposed leak that had declared Battlefield 6 a 70 or 80 dollar game – depending on the platform.

The well-staged reveal trailer for Battlefield 6:

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Reveal-Trailer zu Battlefield 6

AAA, but cheaper (for now)

How much was Battlefield 2042? The last installment in the Battlefield series was released in November 2021 and cost just under 60 euros for the standard edition. Alternatively, players could also access the shooter through the subscription service EA Play or indulge in one of the (often significantly more expensive) other editions. A comparably colorful offering is expected from the publisher for Battlefield 6 as well.

A 60-euro Battlefield would be significantly cheaper than the new Nintendo blockbusters or a The Outer Worlds 2 from Xbox (which is supposed to cost 80 euros). We would rather not think about the potential price of GTA 6: Players fear that GTA 6 will cost 100 euros – Now the boss comments.

What else do I need to know? The new installment of Battlefield could reportedly be released on October 10, 2025, for Steam, Epic Games, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S – no official date has been announced yet.

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Core pillars of the series include large multiplayer battles with destructible environments and vehicles, as well as planes and ships (even though developers occasionally like to forget that). What else you need to know can be found here: All important information about the release, beta, and price of Battlefield 6

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Apex Legends introduces a new mode for a relaxed evening – focusing on even more action, aggressive gameplay, and many gunfights

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 3 minutes

Apex Legends is getting a new mode that is faster and offers more gunfights but should be less sweaty.

What is this new mode in Apex Legends?

  • Season 26 in Apex Legends starts on August 5, 2025. Among the new content that the update brings is a new permanent game mode: Wildcard.
  • Wildcard is a smaller battle royale mode with fewer players and on smaller maps.
  • The mode aims to be less sweaty and competitive than the normal battle royale, while focusing on fast and aggressive gameplay.
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Apex Legends shows Season 26 and the new Wildcard mode in the trailer

More fights, more action, less sweating

How does the new mode work? Wildcard is a kind of arcade mode played on smaller maps with only 30 players, where fast, aggressive gunplay is the focus. Accordingly, you should have as many skirmishes as possible and also be able to continue playing if you lose a gunfight.

In Wildcard, respawns are active. As long as a member of your team is alive, you can return to the ongoing match. However, the respawn cooldown will get longer the further the match progresses. Additionally, each player regenerates health over time without needing to pick up healing items.

The focus of the mode, however, is on the so-called wildcards, which offer different abilities and perks. Each player can equip up to 3 wildcards, crafted at replicators. When you craft a wildcard, various randomly selected cards are available for you to choose from – comparable to the skill selection in a roguelike when you enter a new room.

The new wildcards in Apex Legends.

The perks of the wildcards include “automatically reviving a teammate when you get a kill”, wall running like in Titanfall, fast reloading, and a type of chain lightning wildcard that redirects a portion of the damage dealt to nearby enemies. This allows developers to experiment with different mechanics across the maps that wouldn’t fit into regular competitive Apex and could harm the competitive spirit of the base game.

In addition to the new wildcards, the mode features the so-called Evo Orbs, which you collect during the game and come in various rarity tiers. These orbs provide Evo XP that you use to level your weapons. You can find them in loot bins and as ground loot. They are also dropped by defeated players. Certain actions like kills, downs, and assists also grant Evo XP.

To allow you to dive straight into the next gunfight after a kill, you also regenerate some shield charge by collecting Evo Orbs and start the regeneration of your health without delay. Collecting Evo Orbs, as well as ammunition and shield cells, occurs automatically in Wildcard mode when you walk over the loot of a defeated opponent.

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Season 26 brings buffs for Caustic and Bangalore

What else is new in Season 26 of Apex Legends? Season 26 of Apex Legends comes with exciting new content in addition to the new permanent Wildcard mode, including buffs for Caustic and Bangalore.

Here’s a summary of the highlights from Season 26:

  • Caustic receives a new ability called “Field Study” and his toxic gas now deals more damage.
  • Bangalore’s smoke can now break down doors and can be upgraded with an EMP charge that shocks enemies and destroys traps.
  • Lootable passive abilities: Amps – players can equip the so-called “Amps” during gameplay. These are passive abilities that include unlimited ammunition, healing upgrades, or bonus armor.
  • Hop-ups are now integrated directly into weapons and must be unlocked through gameplay.
  • A new elite weapon: the RE-45 with 3-shot energy salvos.
  • E-District is now playable during the day.
  • In ranked, there is no longer a jumpmaster; squads are now assigned a POI drop zone.
  • You can now farm aura in ranked. Aura is a cosmetic item that allows opponents to see your current rank.
  • You can earn various rewards that grant you bonus XP after a match.

Apex Legends remains one of the best shooters you can play even years after its release – and constantly proves this with regular updates. To see which shooters we recommend, check out The 25 best shooters of 2025 – These PvP and PvE games impress with their gameplay

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Americans have found: In Cyberpunk 2077 there are too few parking spaces and have immediately found the culprit

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 2 minutes

Night City is in Cyberpunk 2077 the dystopian, futuristic city where your protagonist asserts themselves. However, some fans have taken issue with one aspect and believe they have found the culprit.

What problem do fans have in Night City? User Double_School5149 made an observation on Reddit after taking a closer look at Night City. Generally, it’s about the layout of the city, as he had trouble finding a parking space. If Americans had designed the game, there would be many more parking spaces, as they take up about 22% of urban areas in the USA according to the user.

Instead, he has to park on the street and even maneuver around railings. For him, the culprits are clearly the Europeans, as there are hardly any proper parking opportunities. The post has received much agreement, as seen in the 3159 upvotes (as of July 30, 2025).

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You can hardly find a parking space

What exactly do fans have to say? The Reddit user improperbenadryl responded with an old interview of the developers of SimCity to Double_School5149’s observation. In it, they stated that parking spaces take up way too much room in the real world. This would make the game world duller if parking spaces were generated proportionally to the surrounding city.

Others agree with the interview and compare it to the American city of Houston in Texas. User iTzJdogxD joked: “Houston, Texas, has 30 parking spaces for every resident,” a statement that many players agree with.

SuperMajesticMan also confirms the statement from the interview and says: “Moreover, countless parking spaces everywhere would be ugly and boring. Just like in US cities, lol.”

Although Europeans aren’t known for their wide SUVs and large amounts of parking spaces, Night City offers many details thanks to the designers to draw you into the world of Cyberpunk 2077.

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MeinMMO presents itself at GameStar Talk with the big question: Is GTA 6 Online already doomed to fail?

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Is GTA 6 Online maybe already doomed to fail? This question was addressed by MeinMMO during the Grindfest, along with colleagues from GameStar Talk.

What kind of talk is this? This was created in the course of the Grindfest. This took place from July 21 to July 27 on MeinMMO. During this event, MeinMMO colleagues Sophia Weiß (Managing Editor) and Karsten Scholz (Senior Editor) visited GameStar Talk to discuss GTA 6 Online with Felix Rick and Julius Busch from GameStar. 

The central question of this conversation was: What must GTA 6 Online improve to compete against its own rival, GTA 5? And will it even be able to make it at the release? Answers and predictions can be found in the video.

Here you can see the conversation about GTA 6 Online at GameStar Talk:

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MeinMMO and GameStar discuss the future of GTA 6

Further exciting video talks can be found on GameStar.de as well as on the YouTube channel of GameStar Talk. If you check it out, then feel free to subscribe on YouTube if you want more of this. You can also find the GameStar podcast on Spotify.

Will GTA 6 offer more role-playing?

One of the most popular ways to experience GTA Online is through “roleplay servers”. These build on the game’s framework but differ significantly. On these servers, you can experience GTA Online much more as a role-playing game: 

On these servers, there are jobs, freely customizable apartments, and many other details that provide a more realistic experience. And there are indications that developer Rockstar might take a lot from this for GTA 6 Online. What exactly suggests this can be found in the video.

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The Grindfest is already over – but this only means that you can now find many videos and articles around the theme MMORPG. Did you miss anything? No problem, here is an overview: Welcome to the Grindfest! The program for the big MMORPG theme week 2025 by MeinMMO

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Wuchang Fallen Feathers: All endings and how to obtain them

Alexander Mehrwald Alexander Mehrwald Reading time 2 minutes

In Wuchang Fallen Feathers there are multiple endings, and reaching them is not always easy. How you can achieve which ending and what you need to do for it is explained here.

How many endings are there in Wuchang Fallen Feathers? In total, you can achieve 4 different endings. For each of them, you need to fulfill different requirements.

What exactly these are and how you can best proceed step by step is detailed here.

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The True Ending – Connected by Threads of Fate

If you want to achieve the true ending, follow these steps:

  • Do not have the “Ring of Samsara – Rebirth” in your inventory or use it before going to the Burning Cave
  • Do not give the Jade Chisel to Xuanyangzi
  • Defeat Xuanyangzi and remain silent when talking to him
  • After the boss fight, go to the gate and choose “Enter the Realm of Truth”

The Good Ending – Sweet Illusion of Dreams

To obtain the good ending, you need to proceed as follows:

  • Complete the quest lines of Fang Yao and He Youzai
  • Accept the storyteller’s request in the Scholar’s Garden
  • Do not give the Jade Chisel to Xuanyangzi
  • Find the Riddle Door in the Capital of the Bo and give the wrong answer
  • Defeat the Demon of Obsession
  • Do not use the two Rings of Samara
  • Craft the “Ring of Samsara – Rebirth”
  • Defeat Xuanyangzi
  • After the boss fight, go to the gate and choose “Enter the Realm of Dreams”

The Bad Ending – A Jug Full of Medicine

To get the bad ending, you need to do the following:

  • Give Xuanyangzi the Jade Chisel
  • After the boss fight, go to the gate and choose “Enter the Stream of Samsara”

The Secret Ending – Descendant of the Bo

To unlock the secret ending, you should follow these steps:

  • Complete the quest line of the lady in red
    • Talk to her whenever possible until you can select the option “I agree” in chapter three
  • Decline the storyteller’s request for help in the Scholars’ Garden
  • Go to the palace in chapter 4 and defeat the boss Grand Sorceress of the Bo
  • With this ending, the game is finished early and you skip chapter 5
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In Wuchang Fallen Feathers there are also some mysterious doors that present you with two options each. Depending on your answer, you will receive a reward or face a consequence. You can also obtain a trophy through them. How to solve them correctly and where to find them is detailed here: Wuchang Fallen Feathers: All Riddle Doors, their solutions and rewards

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Expert for EA FC says that you should practice a shot right now – it could become the new meta in FC 26

Thomas Dummer Thomas Dummer Reading time 3 minutes

EA has confirmed a Deep Dive into FC 26: One of the most important shooting mechanics will be eliminated. However, there are already hints from an expert about what could become the new meta instead. If you want to prepare well, you should start practicing it right now.

Who is the expert? Benedikt “BeneCR7x” Bauer is a content creator and former eSports player for EA FC (previously FIFA). He became famous for his dangerous crosses in FIFA 23. The deliveries, which resulted in goals many times and were hardly defendable, earned him the nickname “BugBene”.

Since EA FC 24, BeneCR7x has been one of the experts for EA FC who work closely with the development team in Canada. He is also among the selected experts in FC 25 who were allowed to test the new successor early.

As part of this testing, he also conducted an interview with the lead gameplay developer, Thomas Caleffi Scaletscky, about the new gameplay and subsequently uploaded it on his YouTube channel. The roughly one-hour Q&A session discussed numerous gameplay changes.

A significant area focused on the shots. A shot could become the measure of all things in FC 26, and according to expert BeneCR7x, you should already pay more attention to the shot in FC 25.

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Deep Dive trailer on gameplay shows 2 different gameplays and numerous adjustments

Practice Precision Shot in FC 25: Here’s How

What kind of shot is this? This refers to the Precision Shot. This allows you to place your shots with more accuracy and power. The Precision Shot offers only a semi-manual shooting assistance compared to the default assisted shot and is comparable to aiming during a power shot.

Aiming is more challenging because you need to hold the left stick very accurately in the direction you want the ball to fly at the moment of the shot. If you aim accurately, there’s a good chance your attempt will hit the inside post. However, if you misalign the left stick, your shot is likely to miss the goal.

How do you execute the Precision Shot? To perform the shot in the game, you need to change a setting before or during the game:

  • open the settings
  • go to game settings
  • look under the option “Gameplay” for the “Shot” tab
  • under the shooting assistance point, you must change the preset from “Assisted” to “Precision”

In the game, you will quickly realize that you need to aim better when shooting. A small white cursor appears to indicate the current direction of the shot when charging a shot.

How do you train the Precision Shot? To familiarize yourself with aiming, we recommend training the shot without much opposition. The easiest way to do this is to set your opponent’s difficulty to “Beginner” or “Amateur” in kick-off mode.

Take your time and see how much you can move the left stick in one direction so that the shot ideally goes into the corner of the goal and not past the net.

Make sure to try the Precision Shot from all possible positions and angles to be prepared for any situation in a game against stronger opponents.

Precision Shot could replace Timed Finish as the meta

Why could the Precision Shot become the new meta? In a discussion between gameplay producer Caleffi and expert BeneCR7x, the Precision Shot was announced as a strong new alternative to the Timed Finish.

Timed Finishing had been one of the features that set the strongest players apart from the rest since FIFA 19. With a perfectly timed click of the shoot button, you could add extra power and precision to all your shots using the Timed Finish.

In FC 26, there will no longer be a Timed Finish. EA employee Caleffi explained the elimination by stating that it had been very complicated for gameplay producers to balance the shot animations with the Timed Finish, as the Timed Finish could influence the final executed animation until the last moment.

The new skill gap created could now be filled by the Precision Shot. Early practice in the last weeks of FC 25 could therefore pay off for you in FC 26.

Fans of the career mode have an outspoken player in Twitch streamer Simon GamerBrother Schildgen, who wanted to present his suggestions for changes to EA directly for the popular single-player mode: Twitch streamer praises FC 26 for new career feature – wants EA to consider 2 things that would make the mode even better

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Not WoW was the problem, but something completely different – German developers explain the end of the MMORPG hype

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 3 minutes

In a conversation with the founders of CipSoft, the topic of World of Warcraft also came up. As a major, overpowering competitor, the Tibia team did not perceive the dominant Blizzard MMORPG as a threat. There was a much greater danger for the entire genre of online role-playing games …

What kind of talk is this? For our large Grindfest theme week, our chief editor Leya Jankowski had the opportunity to speak with CipSoft managing directors Benjamin Zuckerer and Stephan Vogler about the beginnings of the studio and the creation story of their MMORPG Tibia.

It was not only about the exciting origin story of one of the most successful German studios and games of all time, but also about the development of the MMORPG and several challenges the team had to overcome over the years.

Exciting: When World of Warcraft set out in 2004/2005 to bring the entire genre into the mainstream and influenced the entire industry with its historical success, the Tibia developers looked positively at the all-dominating genre king.

We said back then that it’s cool and will rather open up the market and make it broader, bringing more people into the genre than before. It is so different from Tibia that there is no great concern […]. The communities that enjoy these games do not mix too much.

Benjamin Zuckerer in a talk with MeinMMO

Another development from the 2000s caused them much greater headaches …

You can actually watch the nearly 70-minute talk below – enjoy!

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Small screens, big impact

What was the major danger for MMORPGs? Short and sweet: the smartphone, which gradually established itself throughout the 2000s – among other things, through the introduction of the iPhone in 2007.

Until then, MMORPGs with their chats, forums, and character interactions were something like the early social media channels, or at least covered their function. A kind of enhanced chat rooms, where you could not only meet people but also have a vast world full of content, an avatar into which a lot of time has flowed, and social structures.

Many fans of the genre didn’t just log into WoW and Co. daily to play, but to spend time with their friends and guild colleagues, to write, to meet in voice chats – and naturally also to do quests and more (or hop around in Orgrimmar or Stormwind for hours).

The smartphone brought with its apps a new alternative for exactly that kind of social interaction, which could be taken anywhere – which, according to the two developers, noticeably affected the player numbers of all MMORPGs.

The games had certainly reached their peak at some point. That was around 2008, 2009. At that time, all MMORPGs had the most players, and since then, the player numbers have declined. This is true for World of Warcraft, and it is no different for Tibia.

And when you think about what this is related to, what the reason behind it is, then it is rather the smartphone […].

This was the time when all of a sudden the entire PC platform had to step back behind more consumer time on smartphones […]. This development has, for many, many years, starting from 2008, taken more and more time from users, into apps and social media offerings.

Stephan Vogler in a talk with MeinMMO

According to Vogler, over the years, there have been more and more offerings for social interaction through smartphones that could cover certain things simply more effectively, and from the pocket. The once-thriving genre of MMORPGs took a significant hit because of this.

What does it look like today? The competition for people’s limited leisure time is intensifying. Service games that aim to retain players for years can now be found across almost all genres. Moreover, every year, more and more games are released because it becomes increasingly easier to develop a game.

Additionally, there are countless streaming services like Netflix, numerous social media platforms, and of course, very old-school, analog leisure activities. There simply isn’t enough time left to consume everything one desires. A few direct impacts of this:

  • Many gaming fans focus on a few games like FIFA, Call of Duty, Roblox, Fortnite, and Co., playing these over many years. Just 5 games capture nearly 30 percent of the total gaming time.
  • Many service games flop because they can’t generate enough hype and traction to stand out from the massive competition.
  • Many players jump from hype game to hype game, but don’t stick around for any game for long, which causes even service games that were successful at launch to complain about rapidly declining player numbers.
  • Regarding MMORPGs: The development of online role-playing games is so expensive, labor-intensive, and risky that there have hardly been any studios and publishers willing to release a new, ambitious MMORPG for a decade.
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A new monster in Pokémon GO is likely to be really strong, but also really expensive

Paul Kutzner Paul Kutzner Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO you will soon be able to obtain a new powerful attacker. However, it may become very difficult to level up the monster.

What kind of monster is it? Endynalos, the strong legendary monster from Generation 8, will soon make its debut in Pokémon GO. You will receive the monster at the Double Event Darkness and Dyna-Finale, which starts on August 18, 2025.

Previous leaks already suggest that Endynalos may be one of the new top attackers. There is now new information from data mining. And it shows that leveling up the legendary monster may be quite lengthy and costly.

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Up to 890 XL Candy – for one level

How expensive will leveling up be? According to information from a new data mining, which can be found on Reddit, increasing the level from 40 to 50 could be quite expensive. If one trusts this leak, the costs for the last 10 levels of the monster are as follows:

  • Level 41: 100 XL Candy
  • Level 42: 100 XL Candy
  • Level 43: 200 XL Candy
  • Level 44: 200 XL Candy
  • Level 45: 400 XL Candy
  • Level 46: 400 XL Candy
  • Level 47: 635 XL Candy
  • Level 48: 635 XL Candy
  • Level 49: 890 XL Candy
  • Level 50: 890 XL Candy

You will need a whopping 4,450 XL Candy to raise Endynalos from level 40 to level 50. If these costs do not change, it will take a while to bring the monster to its maximum level.

Are these values final? No. Since this is only information from a leak, these values should be taken with caution. Although data mining leaks have often produced accurate information in the past, it is quite possible that the values will be adjusted before Endynalos officially appears in the game.

How do I get XL Candy? At the Darkness Event, you can obtain not only Endynalos itself but also candies for the powerful monster. Both rewards await you in the GO Pass, for which you must complete various tasks such as catching Pokémon or raids to earn points and level up the GO Pass.

Additionally, you can challenge and defeat Endynalos in its Gigantamax form at the Dyna-Finale on Saturday, August 23, 2025, and Sunday, August 24, 2025. While you cannot obtain additional copies of the monster here, you will have the opportunity to snag more candies.

Furthermore, like with all Pokémon, you have the option to convert regular candies into XL Candy or take Endynalos as a buddy and gain XL Candy by walking with your buddy XL Candy.

As this monster is a legendary, you will need to walk 20 km to have a chance at obtaining a single XL Candy.

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In addition to the Double Event Darkness and Dyna-Finale, numerous other events await you in the game this new month. If you want to know now what they are and when they will take place, feel free to take a look at our overview with all events in August 2025 in Pokémon GO.

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A new series is set to become the Game of Thrones for science fiction, costing 216 million euros, and you will be able to watch it in 2 weeks

Christoph Waldboth Christoph Waldboth Reading time 3 minutes

Horror fans have reason to rejoice: In just under two weeks, a new Alien-series will start, sending the well-known monster to our Earth. Just the production budget shows: The ambitions are high.

What kind of series is this? Alien: Earth is an upcoming series from the Alien franchise. It started in 1979 when Ridley Scott directed the first part. Since then, a total of 4 films from the main series have followed, along with two prequels, two crossovers, and a spin-off in the form of Alien Romulus, which was released last year. Additionally, there are several short films, a web series, and a series of video games.

Alien: Earth is supervised by showrunner Noah Hawley, who was already responsible for series like Fargo for the producing studio FX. For his new project, he has taken on a well-known franchise, with which much has already been experimented – sometimes more, sometimes less successful.

However, Hawley gives his series a somewhat different, new touch. This primarily refers to the scenario that brings the terror from space into our familiar world.

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Atmospheric horror in the trailer for the series “Alien: Earth”

The Xenomorph crashes on Earth

What is the series about? The central event of the plot is the crash of a spaceship on Earth. A group of soldiers is tasked with investigating the wreckage, including the young woman Wendy, whose consciousness was recently transferred into a synthetic body.

Quickly, the search team realizes that not everything on board the spaceship is as it should be. Several alien forms are present – including the well-known Xenomorph, for which we have a special feature for you on MeinMMO.

The first trailer already shows that the series relies heavily on atmospheric horror. At the same time, we as the audience know the scenario, which makes it all the more frightening. The Alien itself has lost none of its horror after all these years. It will be interesting to see where the story develops over the course of the 8 episodes – and whether a second season will follow.

However, the studio FX seems to have high demands. According to a report from Variety, they even have ambitions to become the next big series phenomenon – similar to Game of Thrones a few years ago.

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Where does the comparison come from? On the one hand, there is the enormous budget of the series. With around 216 million euros, the eight episodes cost as much as modern blockbusters. A studio investing that much money into a project has high expectations.

On the other hand, the series features some popular actors like Timothy Olyphant. And the name “Alien” is widely recognized and may attract numerous viewers out of curiosity.

After all, the first images of the trailer are already convincing. On YouTube, there are many comments from users expressing their anticipation. A user named mwm1137 writes, “This series looks so much more high-quality than I expected, it looks great.”

The user Lukes_123 goes into more detail: “I am really excited that it’s not just about the Xenomorph. And about the human-cyborg hybrid. You can really tell they want to develop something new and not just repeat the same six iconic scenes from the first film like they usually do.”

Whether the series will manage to become a topic of conversation in the long term and generate similar hype to Game of Thrones is, of course, still unclear. The first two episodes will be released on Disney+ on August 13, 2025. The remaining six will be released weekly thereafter. Are you looking forward to it? Let us know in the comments. On MeinMMO, we have compared the Alien films: All Alien films ranked

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  2. Titelbild: Offizielle Website von FX

A manga from the Gen Alpha era reaches the league of the greats, achieving something that only Dragon Ball and One Piece have accomplished

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Even people who aren’t very familiar with animes likely know Dragon Ball, Naruto, and One Piece by name. Now there is another manga that has managed to become just as popular.

Which manga is it? Demon Slayer tells the story of Tanjiro and his sister Nezuko. Their family is slaughtered by demons, and the two are the only survivors. However, Nezuko herself has been turned into a demon, which is why Tanjiro sets out as a demon slayer to find a cure.

The anime is now continuing in theaters. The manga started in 2016 and ended in 2020. During this time, 23 volumes were released. And although Demon Slayer only appeared a few years ago, it has already reached a milestone that so far only the biggest mangas have achieved.

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Demon Slayer in a league with Dragon Ball and Naruto

What has the manga achieved? As Oricon reports, the manga of Demon Slayer has sold over 220 million copies as of July 17, 2025, including digital versions. Thus, Demon Slayer ranks 7th among the best-selling mangas for which sales figures are available.

The success is largely attributed to the anime, as only 3.5 million copies were sold before the anime’s release in 2019.

Why is this so special? All mangas that have sold better than Demon Slayer started before the year 2000. Demon Slayer even debuted in the Alpha generation, which applies from the year 2010.

As an example: Naruto has sold around 250 million copies in 2023, but has also released significantly more volumes. Here, there are a total of 72 volumes in which the adventures of the ninja from Konoha are told (via Oricon).

Even the original Dragon Ball, which is regarded as a cult manga and inspiration for other works, has sold around 260 million copies with its 42 volumes by 2022 – almost twice as many as Demon Slayer (see Toei Animation).

However: mangas like One Piece or Detective Conan will likely not be caught up by Demon Slayer. Both series are still ongoing, and especially the stories of Luffy have already sold twice as many (via Comic Natalie).

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Sales of Demon Slayer are expected to rise drastically again when the films hit theaters. Instead of another season, there will be a film trilogy. When the film comes to theaters and what other goodies you shouldn’t miss can be seen here: All Animes coming to theaters in Germany in 2025

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