Funcom, the creators of Conan Exiles, has announced a new game called Conan Chop Chop. Suddenly, a new trailer was released. The game is actually well-received, but unfortunately, Funcom is trolling with it, even two times.
What is Conan Chop Chop? According to the new trailer, Conan Chop Chop is a type of 2D hack & slash. Conan Chop Chop is supposed to be an “epic story of Bad vs. Bad-Ass” and lures with violence and blood, which are typical themes for Conan games.
The features include:
4-player co-op
various nations from the Conan universe
a battle royale mode with 2000 players
billions of randomly generated dungeons
However, Funcom is pulling an April Fool’s joke with Conan Chop Chop and shows this in the exaggerations in the trailer. The game is said to run in 12K, 360° Virtual-Virtual Reality.
Funcom’s trolling is also evident on the website conanchopchop.com, which doesn’t really refer to the game. Fans with a German IP get trolled here even one more time.
The link refers to a video whose content is blocked in Germany. The next level of trolling is probably not intended.
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This is how fans see Conan Chop Chop: Although Conan Chop Chop is just an April Fool’s joke, some Conan fans believe the game would be successful. Despite or perhaps because of the quirky presentation of the video, it is well-received.
Fans definitely want the game. Some players write in the comments on Youtube that they would really purchase the game. They are annoyed that it is just an April Fool’s joke.
The “Battle Royale” of Conan Chop Chop
Is the game coming out? Since the website does not currently point to a real game, it is unlikely that Conan Chop Chop will actually be released. Thus, the slowly growing success of Conan Exiles probably won’t be tied to it.
What is shown in the trailer, however, looks quite developed and ready to play. Especially since the effort for a game of this type would probably be relatively low and could represent a nice gag.
In Fortnite there will soon be an explosive bow. This weapon is very well received by many players and there is already active discussion on how to use this weapon.
Why could the weapon become a highlight? The last weapons that came to Fortnite were all disappointing. Recently, a rather weak pirate pistol was introduced.
With the explosive bow, however, comes a weapon that is already well received before its release and sounds promising.
This is what players say about the new weapon
This is how the weapon is received: The bow is consistently received positively. There are many speculations about the weapon. It is clear that this bow shoots something explosive. Thus, there are numerous comparisons with the RPG rocket launcher.
The explosive bow is likely already celebrated by many players.
Some players even think that they should replace the RPG with the bow: “The weapon will definitely be fun. Maybe they will also replace the RPG with the bow so there aren’t so many explosive weapons in the game,” writes the user GalaxyGamerYT on Reddit.
Another player is just looking forward to the weapon. He writes: “This weapon sounds like a lot of fun! Let’s hope it’s not broken.”
What do we know about the damage? The damage values are not yet known. However, many players suspect that the weapon will do slightly less damage than a rocket launcher, but will reload much faster and be more accurate.
This is only an assumption so far. One must wait for the gameplay with the weapon.
When is the bow coming? In the game, the weapon is already announced as “coming soon”. So it cannot be long until the release.
In Overwatch Reinhardt has received a very special feature. However, you only have time today!
Today is April 1st, and that means small jokes or features that are only available today on “April’s Fools Day” in many games. Overwatch is no exception. Only today can you play Reinhardt with a very special feature: You will shout at all your teammates in a very amusing way in the chat.
Reinhardt is shouting in the chat: Anyone playing Reinhardt in Overwatch right now and trying to communicate with teammates in the match channel is likely to have some problems. All sent chat messages are written in caps lock and are accompanied by one of Reinhardt’s quotes. And because volume is particularly important for the German knight, three exclamation marks are added.
A neutral “Hello” then becomes: “HELLO!!! GLEI SCHÄBBARDS!!!”
The joke only works on PC: However, there are a lot of restrictions for this April Fool’s joke. It only works in the “Match” channel, where both teams can read along. In the team channel, you can still write normally. This way, the sometimes serious communication within the team is not affected.
It also only works on PC – as there is no text chat on consoles, and therefore no shouting Reinhardts.
If a lot of players shout at you today, you should be a bit more reserved with your criticism. Because if it’s a Reinhardt, he simply can’t help it.
What do you think of this April Fool’s joke? Is it a successful joke? Or should players never have words put into their mouths and their chat manipulated?
Of course, we also know how quickly things can happen in Pokémon GO. Maybe this hint was chosen intentionally.
The maximum level is a big goal for many players.
What could an expansion look like? There are many theories about this. Officially, there is nothing. However, most players believe that the level will be raised to 50. This would mean 10 more levels.
This is what players think about it: Numerous players see a clear hint in the post. For example, “robioreskec” writes on Reddit: “This is a clear hint!”
The user “xseriesx” writes, “Isn’t Niantic hinting at a level expansion?” and gets over 300 people’s support.
Other players do not interpret so much into this statement. For instance, “Red_Squadr0n” writes regarding the tweet: “I believe nothing that is said on the internet, today or tomorrow.”
What do you think? Could a level expansion have been hinted at?
Maybe it was also an April Fool’s joke, like with Pikachu:
Of course, we also know how quickly things can happen in Pokémon GO. Maybe this hint was chosen intentionally.
The maximum level is a big goal for many players.
What could an expansion look like? There are many theories about this. Officially, there is nothing. However, most players believe that the level will be raised to 50. This would mean 10 more levels.
This is what players think about it: Numerous players see a clear hint in the post. For example, “robioreskec” writes on Reddit: “This is a clear hint!”
The user “xseriesx” writes, “Isn’t Niantic hinting at a level expansion?” and gets over 300 people’s support.
Other players do not interpret so much into this statement. For instance, “Red_Squadr0n” writes regarding the tweet: “I believe nothing that is said on the internet, today or tomorrow.”
What do you think? Could a level expansion have been hinted at?
Maybe it was also an April Fool’s joke, like with Pikachu:
Of course, we also know how quickly things can happen in Pokémon GO. Maybe this hint was chosen intentionally.
The maximum level is a big goal for many players.
What could an expansion look like? There are many theories about this. Officially, there is nothing. However, most players believe that the level will be raised to 50. This would mean 10 more levels.
This is what players think about it: Numerous players see a clear hint in the post. For example, “robioreskec” writes on Reddit: “This is a clear hint!”
The user “xseriesx” writes, “Isn’t Niantic hinting at a level expansion?” and gets over 300 people’s support.
Other players do not interpret so much into this statement. For instance, “Red_Squadr0n” writes regarding the tweet: “I believe nothing that is said on the internet, today or tomorrow.”
What do you think? Could a level expansion have been hinted at?
Maybe it was also an April Fool’s joke, like with Pikachu:
In Pokémon GO, there is currently a heated discussion about a potential level expansion. The reason for this is a tweet from Niantic Support.
What is being said about the expansion? Explicitly, Niantic is saying nothing about it yet. They simply congratulate a player on reaching level 40 and say that he should continue to collect XP, because you never know what comes next.
Players on Reddit are wildly speculating. Could this be an announcement for a level expansion? We will show you the tweet and the voices of the players.
This is what has been said about the level expansion
This is what Niantic is posting: The user “Brett0_0” posted a video on Twitter showing how he reached level 40. Niantic Support commented on this tweet and wrote:
We congratulate you on reaching level 40. This is really an amazing achievement, Brett! Keep doing more activities and try to collect more XP, who knows what will happen next in Pokémon GO. Gotta Catch’em All!
This sentence gives hope: Especially the statement “Try to collect more XP, who knows what will happen next in Pokémon GO” makes many players think about a level expansion.
This is behind the expansion: Players are repeatedly asking for an increase in the maximum level. Currently, it is at 20 million XP. The player with the most XP has already surpassed 800 million XP.
Maybe it was also an April Fool’s joke, like with Pikachu:
Of course, we also know how quickly things can happen in Pokémon GO. Maybe this hint was chosen intentionally.
The maximum level is a big goal for many players.
What could an expansion look like? There are many theories about this. Officially, there is nothing. However, most players believe that the level will be raised to 50. This would mean 10 more levels.
This is what players think about it: Numerous players see a clear hint in the post. For example, “robioreskec” writes on Reddit: “This is a clear hint!”
The user “xseriesx” writes, “Isn’t Niantic hinting at a level expansion?” and gets over 300 people’s support.
Other players do not interpret so much into this statement. For instance, “Red_Squadr0n” writes regarding the tweet: “I believe nothing that is said on the internet, today or tomorrow.”
What do you think? Could a level expansion have been hinted at?
Maybe it was also an April Fool’s joke, like with Pikachu:
Of course, we also know how quickly things can happen in Pokémon GO. Maybe this hint was chosen intentionally.
The maximum level is a big goal for many players.
What could an expansion look like? There are many theories about this. Officially, there is nothing. However, most players believe that the level will be raised to 50. This would mean 10 more levels.
This is what players think about it: Numerous players see a clear hint in the post. For example, “robioreskec” writes on Reddit: “This is a clear hint!”
The user “xseriesx” writes, “Isn’t Niantic hinting at a level expansion?” and gets over 300 people’s support.
Other players do not interpret so much into this statement. For instance, “Red_Squadr0n” writes regarding the tweet: “I believe nothing that is said on the internet, today or tomorrow.”
What do you think? Could a level expansion have been hinted at?
Maybe it was also an April Fool’s joke, like with Pikachu:
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The interest in World of Warcraft is currently low. But what exactly is the reason for this? A popular YouTuber takes a closer look.
Those who currently visit the subreddit of World of Warcraft or the official forums find, alongside the usual memes and fan videos, primarily a lot of loud criticism. For several months, many players have been dissatisfied with WoW, claiming that the game is (once again) dying.
Battle for Azeroth had a strong launch: Major community sites and databases for WoW, such as wowhead or icyveins, saw a large influx at the launch of Battle for Azeroth. This was sometimes even greater than at the launch of its predecessor, Legion. YouTubers also benefited from this, gaining many new subscribers in the weeks following the start of BfA. The same was seen in the WoW subreddit, where subscriber numbers rose to nearly a million.
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The launch hype quickly dissipated: However, Battle for Azeroth could not maintain this high feeling. Just a few weeks later, the hype disappeared. Community sites have since received steadily fewer views, with short spikes around patches or a raid release. Currently, the values on most platforms are at a low point, which was not even reached during Legion.
On Reddit, WoW is at least popular in terms of view counts, although there are many critical posts and discussions. Some of the most popular keywords in recent months include “unsubbed”, “gating”, and “unrewarding”. There are thus many discussions about why players have stopped playing World of Warcraft or are dissatisfied with gameplay mechanics.
Lack of a reward feeling demotivates players: Especially noticeable is the keyword “Unrewarding”, which can be roughly translated to “Not rewarding enough”. This can be found repeatedly in various criticisms. Many players feel that the various content of WoW does not provide appealing rewards.
Here, the island expeditions and war fronts are particularly criticized, as many find them simply “boring”. If you’re not a fan of transmog armor, you won’t warm up to these highly advertised game elements.
The second aspect of “unrewarding” is that achievements no longer feel particularly special. Due to random upgrades like “titanforged” or “warforged”, one can obtain very strong equipment even in simpler game content. Defeating a boss on the highest difficulty loses its value and prestige within the player community. However, Blizzard wants to stick to “warforged”.
The passion is there, but the fun is not: However, Bellular also notes that World of Warcraft is far from being “dead”. While many players are unhappy with the current state of the game, the passion of players remains largely unbroken. Discussions on Reddit, in the forums, or under his videos are being vigorously conducted. This suggests that the interest of players is still high, and they are simply waiting for World of Warcraft to improve again in their favor.
Patch 8.2 is likely to be the most important update in 2019 for World of Warcraft and will determine the success or failure of Battle for Azeroth overall.
What is your opinion on the current state of World of Warcraft? Are you still actively playing? Or are you just following the game and hoping for improvement? Or are you no longer interested in WoW at all?
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In The Division 2, there are apparently two secret factions that are not mentioned in the story or the gameplay documentation: Ambushers and Underground. Among the factions, there are strange characters like chainsaw tanks or enemies reminiscent of ninjas. Here is what we know about them so far.
These are the known factions of The Division 2: Every player of The Division 2 should be familiar with the factions that players encounter throughout the story and in the game world. This includes
the True Sons – a group consisting of former soldiers and JTF members,
the Hyenas, an anarchistic gathering of clans with their own way of life,
the Outcasts, a group of sadistic fanatics
and the Black Tusk, a high-tech private army that only appears in the endgame of The Division 2.
Each of these factions has their own types of enemies that behave differently in combat. Generally, it’s easy to recognize to which faction these enemy types belong.
Players are puzzled about this: More and more players report that they have encountered enemies in Washington D.C. that do not belong to any of the factions. They wonder what this is all about.
This includes strange “ninjas” and large enemies with chainsaws. Our readers have also mentioned this in the comments.
Fans collected several clues on Reddit that suggest there are two additional, unknown factions. These factions are also listed in the subreddit.
They refer to mysterious (Ambushers) and nightmarish (Underground) factions, about which almost nothing is known.
Under the Streets of D.C. Awaits the Underground Faction
This is the Underground faction: These strange enemies are equipped with headlamps and usually hide in the underground areas of Washington D.C.
User Onsly_Br already introduced 3 enemy types of this faction on Reddit over a month ago. He allowed himself to be killed by them to get more detailed information on the enemies.
The unique aspect of this faction is that they fight without saying anything. This makes them feel particularly eerie.
The Known Enemy Types of the Underground Faction
Assault: They are armed with assault rifles and primarily fight from cover.
An in-game description translates to: “They mostly only come out at night…mostly. No, seriously, they mostly only come out at night. Hide your kidneys.”
Rusher: These enemies are equipped with knives dipped in poison. They appear like masked ninjas and use their blades as throwing knives and in close combat.
According to the description, these enemies lie in wait around corners to simply stab their unsuspecting victims.
These masked enemies sneak up on their opponents like ninjas. Source: Reddit
Chainsaw Tank: This includes a heavily armored enemy type that attacks you with a giant chainsaw. They charge into battle and can take you out with a single hit. There is no description of this opponent in the game.
However, this enemy type does not exclusively belong to the Underground faction but can also be encountered among the Outcasts.
Thrower: This enemy throws grenades that spread toxic gas. They prefer to fight from cover. If you shoot at them while they are throwing a grenade, the grenade explodes and the enemy catches fire.
In addition to the Underground faction, there is another largely unknown group that hunts you in Washington D.C.
The Ambush Faction Lies in Wait with Bow and Arrow
This is the Ambush faction: As with the Underground faction, not much is known about this enemy. They lie in wait for you on the streets of D.C. and attack suddenly.
Some also call them the “LARP” faction because it looks like they come from a medieval role-playing game. Some suspect that the “Ambushers” appear in the Dark Zone. There are even videos circulating of an encounter (via YouTube).
In doing so, the Ambushers use different weapons than the other factions. Here, too, Onsly_Br was able to collect some information.
These are the Known Enemy Types of the Ambush Faction
Assault: The standard enemies of this faction are equipped with a composite bow. This bow inflicts massive damage.
They can appear in larger numbers and thus become a serious threat.
Rusher: These enemies are equipped with an axe as a melee weapon and a round shield.
Like the other melee enemies, they charge at you and attack you with blows that deal heavy damage. The shield, however, can be destroyed with sufficient damage.
What is the deal with these secret factions? This can currently only be speculated. They may play a larger role in the future.
What do the players say about it? Overall, many are taken with the factions. They are cool enemies and also seem mysterious. Others, like user AmateurProtagonist, criticize that the factions are not mentioned anywhere else.
This would break the immersion and leave a strange aftertaste in the context of the rest of the world.
Moreover, many would like to know if they have any other role than just providing random encounters in the game world.
In Destiny 2 you can earn titles for your Guardians and stand out from the crowd. Season 6 has brought another title to the game – the Disruptor. We will show you what you need to do for it.
What are titles anyway? Titles in Destiny 2 are another way to customize your Guardian and stand out from other players. They are tied to certain achievements and milestones, showcasing these to all other Guardians. With Season 6, you can now adorn your character with another title.
How to become the Disruptor
If you want to claim a title for yourself, you can generally expect a lot of work and should especially bring plenty of time and motivation. The same goes for the Disruptor. Ahead of you lies a wide range of tasks to complete. This includes almost everything that Season 6 has to offer.
What makes the Disruptor title special: This new title is tied to the triumph seal of the same name. It is only available to owners of the Annual Pass.
Here you can find more information about the Disruptor title
You can check what requirements you need to fulfill for the title and what you may have already done via the Disruptor seal in the triumph tab of the game menu. To do this, you need to earn the following 13 triumphs:
You receive the set pieces through the bounties of Drifter and by playing Reckoning. The 5 required emblems can be obtained through 5 of the following triumphs, and the shader can be acquired by dismantling curated weapons from Gambit Prime or Reckoning.
All 10 weapons can drop from the weekly engrams for Gambit Prime. Additionally, they rotate weekly in the loot pool of the Reckoning mode. For one week, you have a chance at:
Shotgun
Sniper
Pistol
Scout Rifle
Sword
In the following week, you can earn the following weapons:
The 4 “Call Me…” Triumphs: Each of the four new roles from Gambit Prime has its own triumph. For this, you need to win a Gambit Prime match while wearing a complete Outlaw set of the corresponding role, namely:
Collector
Invader
Reaper
Guardian
Quick Reckoning: For this, you need to complete a time trial run (at least 3 minutes still on the clock) in Tier 3 of Reckoning.
A Step Ahead: For this triumph, complete all three sections of Tier 3 in Reckoning without dying. The two bosses rotate weekly. So you can’t complete everything at once. For completion, you get an emblem needed for the title at the end.
They didn’t see that coming: Here it’s about eliminating Shadow Peons, landing precision kills, and defeating powerful enemies.
For Powerful enemies and precision kills, farming on level 1 is recommended. For the Peons, the Bridge on level 2 is best.
The Path of Hate: This step is quickly explained. You need to earn the exotic Hand Cannon Thorn, which enhances the Guardian’s arsenal in Season 6. You can find out how here: How to get Thorn in Destiny 2
Triumphant Collector: While the Collector Aura is active (+10 points, from 5 pieces of Tier 2 armor), you need to:
Win 10 matches in Gambit Prime
Deposit 1,000 particles
Summon 100 small blockers
Summon 40 large blockers. Remember that you need +15 points on the Collector armor to activate the necessary top perk
and earn 15 medals
To earn a “Half Banked” medal, you need to deposit 50 particles in a Gambit Prime match. For completing the triumph, you receive an emblem needed for the title at the end.
Triumphant Invader: While the Invader Aura is active (+10 points, from 5 pieces of Tier 2 armor), you need to:
Win 10 matches
Achieve 25 super kills
Achieve 25 kills with snipers or linear fusion rifles
Achieve 25 kills with shotguns or regular fusion rifles
Achieve 25 other kills (easiest with Thunderlord or Hammerhead)
Steal 100 particles from the enemy bank. A Titan with Shield of Dusk or a Warlock with Well of Radiance can do this best. Remember that you need +15 points on the Invader armor to activate this top perk
For completing the triumph, you receive an emblem needed for the title at the end.
Invader in Gambit Prime
Triumphant Reaper: While the Reaper Aura is active (+10 points, from 5 pieces of Tier 2 armor), you need to:
Win 20 matches
Defeat 1,000 enemies
Defeat 50 high-value targets. Only high-value enemies count, not random Yellow Bars. You will need at least 50 matches for this
Defeat 100 blockers and envoys
Earn 10 medals
For the Massacre medals, you need to eliminate at least 12 enemies – and that within 3 seconds after each kill. For completing the triumph, you receive an emblem needed for the title at the end.
Triumphant Guardian: While the Guardian Aura is active (+10 points, from 5 pieces of Tier 2 armor), you need to:
Win 20 matches
Mark 40 invaders. You just need to shoot them while the Guardian Aura is active. It doesn’t matter whether you or your teammates finish them off
Defeat 200 blockers
Defeat 150 Taken
Earn 20 medals
The “Lock Smith” medals are a bit complicated. Actually, you should only need to eliminate the last three blockers before the Primeval in one round.
To make it work, according to player reports, you need to eliminate 5 blockers in one round – and this must be done before the Primeval is summoned. For all kills, you need to deliver the final blow, otherwise, they won’t count towards progress.
Also, for completing the triumph, you receive an emblem needed for the title at the end.
How to equip the Disruptor title
Once you have battled through all 13 triumphs, you can activate the corresponding seal on the second page of the triumph menu. There you can then equip the Disruptor title. The title will then appear in the character menu and will also be visible to all other guardians in the game itself.
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Razer introduces the Razer Turret, a wireless mouse and keyboard for the Xbox One. We looked at the first tests and see how the components perform.
What kind of hardware is this? The Razer Turret products are a wireless mouse and a wireless keyboard developed by Razer specifically for the Xbox One for the first time. RGB lighting with 16.8 million colors and mechanical keys are included.
There was already an initial version that came out in 2016 and was not specifically designed for consoles. A lot has changed since then.
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Release: The hardware is currently only available with a US layout. The date for the worldwide release is still unclear.
With Razer Chroma and Xbox Dynamic Lighting, the hardware adjusts its colors to the game you are currently playing (works only with supported games).
16.8 million colors and various lighting effects let you customize the hardware according to your preferences.
Xbox button takes you directly to the Xbox One dashboard.
With a single dongle, both the keyboard and mouse are connected to the console via a 2.4 GHz connection.
A single battery charge is said to last for 40 hours of gaming.
Mechanical Razer switches for the keyboard.
Ergonomic wrist support.
Pull-out mouse pad.
Razer mouse with 5G sensor and 16,000 DPI.
Mechanical mouse switches.
Ergonomic mouse design for comfortable handling.
What do the tests say about Razer Turret?
Some hardware sites have already tested the new hardware combo for the sofa. Is it worth buying the $250 hardware?
Digital Trends
In the test by Digital Trends, the keyboard and mouse were examined closely. Overall, they were surprised by the hardware. For gamers who like to play on the console, it is a good solution if they appreciate the precision of a mouse and keyboard. The fact that you can also play with a cable at any time was also positively highlighted.
Positive
The weight of the keyboard provides good stability on the lap.
The magnetic mouse pad keeps the mouse securely where it should be.
Negative
The high purchase price of $250.
Currently only 22 games supported on the Xbox One with mouse and keyboard.
Gamesradar
The testers at Gamesradar found the hardware to be impressive. During the fluid controls in Warframe, one could almost forget that they were playing on a console if they didn’t know it. However, the wrist support was bothersome as it was too hard and not comfortable.
Positive
Smooth control with no input loss.
Works with PC or Xbox.
Magnetic mouse pad.
Negative
Expensive if used only for the console.
Hard wrist support.
Tom’s Hardware
In the test by Tom’s Hardware, they appreciate the versatile usability of this combo. While the Turret hardware is designed for the Xbox One, it also works well for PC gamers who enjoy playing on the couch. More games are supported as well.
In Anthem a humorous bug has resurfaced that can occasionally occur in the Strongholds. Here you can find out why players are mocking this error as a “new hard mode”.
What is it about? A glitch has been discovered on Reddit that makes the swarm tyrant from the “Tyrant’s Mine” stronghold invisible.
Since this error inadvertently provides those affected with an additional challenge, the video is humorously referred to in the comments as the “Grandmaster 4 Leak”. Others refer to the unfinished state of the game.
This is what Zenro45 says: “Anthem is a great game, the gameplay is excellent. It’s just a shame that such bugs come to light. Such errors shouldn’t occur in a AAA game at all.”
The bug has been around for a while: The error that enemies and bosses can become invisible has been occurring sporadically since the release. Some users report that this glitch can also occasionally happen in the “Heart of Fury” stronghold.
Who wouldn’t want to fight against an invisible Titan?
Here’s what you can do if the same happens to you: If you have the assault rifle “Ralner’s Firestorm”, you can hit the invisible boss with it and apply a fire status effect to him. The flames allow you to locate the boss and thus deal further damage.
Director of Final Fantasy XIV Naoki Yoshida has announced that he is working on a new game for the next-gen. The project is said to be quite large.
What was announced? Today, several reports regarding new projects by the company appeared on Square Enix’s official Japanese website. Among them was the announcement that the director of FFXIV, Naoki Yoshida, is working with his newly restructured division on a new major next-gen project.
The header image for Yoshida’s new project
In addition to the announcement of the new project led by Yoshida, a whole range of new job openings have also been announced. They cover all areas of game design:
Level Development
Motion Graphics, Cut Scene, and 3D Character Design
Technical Artist
Battle System Planner
Up to Project Manager
According to Yoshida, the project has already left the “Early Development” phase and is now entering the intensive development phase.
What project could it be? The announcement of a new major next-gen project by Square Enix under the leadership of Naoki Yoshida has triggered various speculations among the fans.
From the job postings, it is hard to discern what type of game it will be. They don’t even reveal whether it will be a single or multiplayer.
Despite the decline in profits last year, FFXIV is doing well financially
However, Yoshida himself has often commented in the past about what he would like to do as a game developer in the future:
In an interview with Polygon , he said that he “does not feel the urge to develop other games at all” because all new ideas can be realized in FFXIV. However, if Square Enix tasked him with developing another game, he would do it.
At the FFXIV Fan Festival in Paris, Yoshida responded to a question about future FF titles. He said that he would like to incorporate more fantasy elements and less technology into the next FF game if he had the opportunity.
In the same interview, he also said that a new Final Fantasy MMO is unlikely as long as FFXIV is doing financially well.
To Gamespot, Yoshida said he would like to work on a battle royale game. He also has several ideas on how to make such a game fun and interesting.
Some even suspect that Yoshida might be working on Final Fantasy XVI, the next major title in the series. Whether he can manage that alongside his work on the MMORPG FFXIV is questionable.
Could it be an April Fools’ joke? However, many fans have also expressed doubts about the news, pointing to the date it was published. Additionally, the artwork used in the header of the announcement actually belongs to Final Fantasy XIV and is quite old.
However, it is unlikely that this is a joke from Square Enix.
The fiscal year in Japan always begins on April 1. Therefore, many Japanese companies choose this date to present new projects and future plans to their investors, as well as to announce job openings. It is thus a normal practice for larger announcements to be made on April 1.
In the future, it will show what exactly Director Yoshida has planned for the fans. Currently, he certainly has his hands full with the next expansion of FFXIV.
Since the early access release of Rend , the new survival MMO has been struggling. Nevertheless, the developers have continued to work on it and kept their promise to release Rend in less than a year. Now it’s out, but is that enough?
What is Rend? Rend is a survival MMO with RPG elements that aims to combine MMORPG and survival. The story and world are inspired by Norse mythology, with graphics that are cartoonish and colorful.
Rend offers, true to the genre, since one of the newer updates the possibilities:
to explore in PvE
to compete with other players on PvP servers
to wage entire clan wars on “Faction War” servers
The new selection of servers in Rend
In the wars, it is about rising to become gods and fighting for glory and special items. The competitive aspect is particularly emphasized in Rend.
The goal was to do with ARK what WoW did with Everquest. However, shortly after the early access release, the player numbers dropped significantly until eventually fewer than 100 people were playing on average (via steamcharts).
The beautiful world of Rend.
How is the game doing now? Since the official launch, at least more players have shown up in Rend. Both on Steam and on Twitch, Rend is currently seeing an increase in interest with over a hundred players.
However, the ratings have dropped significantly. From previously 59% “mixed” across all reviews, the rating on Steam has now fallen to 39% “mostly negative”. (As of: April 1 at 1:40 PM)
Players criticize primarily that the game still feels unfinished. Although most enjoy the game idea and would like to play Rend, bugs such as losing all progress when logging out on some servers are frustrating. Additionally, players simply miss their teammates.
For those who still want to check out Rend, there is currently a good opportunity. To celebrate the release and for testing, Rend is currently available until April 26 for €9.23 on Steam. Then the price will rise again to about €30.
What’s next: In the announcement about the release of Rend, the developers also made an important announcement. As an independent developer, one must pay attention to finances:
Although we will continue to support the final version of Rend, we currently have no plans for new content in the future of the game. If there is a steady influx of players who buy and play the game, we will reassess our options for bringing new content.
The current Patch 9 is therefore the last content update for now. Whether anything will happen in the future will likely depend on the interest of players from now on.
Are you still looking for a survival game that suits you?
The current chapter of Dead by Daylight has one of the most interesting killers so far. Even if he is literally disgusting, Cortyn thinks.
It has been nearly two weeks since the newest killer was released in Dead by Daylight. The eleventh chapter “Demise of the Faithful” brought a killer with fresh mechanics and a large portion of disgust factor to the asymmetrical survival game. After a pretty long play phase, I conclude: The religious killer “The Plague” does everything right.
The Plague brings a fresh breeze to Dead by Daylight
The Plague does many things differently than previous killers in Dead by Daylight, and it starts with her backstory. Unlike all other killers, The Plague does not come from recent decades but has her origins several thousand years ago.
She was the high priestess of a temple. Her people struggled with a plague that ultimately claimed her as well.
Just before she died, she sent a last desperate prayer to her deity. However, someone else answered: The mysterious entity that made her a killer in his world.
The Plague was a heroic priestess – until she herself got infected.
These unique gameplay mechanics are used by The Plague
As a special ability, she can – and this is no joke – vomit. The green beam infects affected survivors as well as objects like generators, pallets, or totems.
When survivors come into contact with the green substance, they become infected and the incubation begins. During this time, the survivors cough but have no other restrictions. However, if survivors work (such as running or repairing), the incubation progresses until the survivor is fully affected by the plague. This has several effects:
The survivor is permanently “broken” – meaning injured and goes down with one hit. They cannot be healed by other survivors.
The survivor coughs and vomits at irregular intervals, which is quite audible, in addition to the constant blood loss.
When an infected survivor comes into contact with objects, these also become vectors of infection. They not only infect generators, windows, and pallets but also their teammates.
Infected as well as fully diseased survivors can interact with scattered wells on the map to rid themselves of the disease and heal completely.
Alternative attack through infected wells
Especially the last point opens up further gameplay mechanics for the killer. Because if a survivor uses a well, it becomes infected and can now be used by the killer.
This, in turn, leads to the normal green “vomit attack” being replaced by a red spray of boiling blood for about a minute.
This does not infect players and objects anymore, but instead inflicts direct damage on hit! Since a single spray can hit multiple players simultaneously, several survivors can be taken out at once.
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As simple as it may sound, handling the newest killer is not that easy. Because if you really want to be successful, you have to master the killer’s vomit attack. However, this is not a simple projectile but a comparatively slow beam with quickly flattening trajectory. Only those who skillfully aim over objects and “into the path” of the survivors will hit and can spread the plague or inflict direct damage.
Experienced killers can manage to bring a survivor directly from “healthy” to “infected” with just a single green spray, allowing only a quick melee attack to take the player down.
At the same time, skilled survivors can seek cover or prevent inexperienced killers from landing a hit with the plague by zig-zagging.
The balance is simply successful.
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Legion’s gameplay is boring and not fun – neither for the killer nor for the survivors. His abilities and addons allow for a pretty specific playstyle (with very little variation).
The Plague is different. Essentially, you can aim for two different playstyles. Either focus on infecting opponents and maintaining many diseases or switch as quickly and frequently as possible to the ranged attack that inflicts damage. Different perks and addons allow further customization of the playstyle, even enabling stealth actions or setting traps in the form of infected objects.
In summary, “The Plague” has become a well-thought-out, challenging, and interesting killer that Dead by Daylight desperately needed.
I haven’t had this much fun vomiting on people since I got to play as a bloated Boomer in Left 4 Dead – and that’s quite a high standard.
What do you think of the killer “The Plague”? Have you gotten used to her abilities and are you managing with them? Do you think the abilities are too powerful or even too weak?
A special gag has been devised by the Reddit communities of the two online shooters The Division 2 and Anthem. For April 1st, they are using the image of each other’s game. This seems to be a playful nod to the many comparisons between the two titles and a sign of reconciliation.
This is the gag: Above the Anthem subreddit (197,000 subscribers) is currently the title image of The Division 2.
The title line has been changed to “Tom Clancy’s The Division 2”.
This is what the subreddit for Anthem currently looks like.
Above the subreddit of The Division (258,000 subscribers), the text “Anthem” can be seen. Here, the description has been changed to “Fuck it. We’re Anthem now.”
This is the “The Division” subreddit at the moment.
This is how players are reacting: They take it with humor and play along.
For example, one user at Anthem is excited about the action: It’s great that both communities are collaborating to have fun together.
One person at The Division 2 says: “I had to close about 30 tabs before I noticed it.” Others are equally confused by the change – if you pay attention to the styles, it can be confusing. At The Division 2, they also consider it a successful joke.
Often, individual members of the communities were in conflict with each other.
What’s behind this: Anthem and The Division 2 were released in the same window and target a similar audience.
The moderators of the subreddits seem to want to make a statement here: They are working together to ease the tension a bit and show that they are in the same boat.
Also, elsewhere on reddit, moderators are making a statement today:
The Division 2 has a large selection of weapons that are divided into different categories. Here you can find them in the overview.
This is how weapons work in The Division 2: In The Division 2, there are several categories for the different weapons:
Assault Rifles
Rifles
Sniper Rifles
Shotguns
Submachine Guns
Light Machine Guns
Handguns
Signature Weapons
Within these categories, there are numerous models. On Reddit, the player AdmiralRegus has published a document that summarizes all the models known so far. We present them to you here.
586 Magnum Police 686 Magnum Police 686 Magnum Replica
350
6
1.7 seconds
Blueprint: Replica
Diceros Diceros Replica Subnosed Diceros Special Diceros of the Survival Specialist
350
6
1.8 seconds
Blueprint: Replica
Sawed-Off Shotgun
Name
SPM
Magazine Size
Reload Speed
Notes
Double Barrel Sawed Off Shotgun
200
2
2.2
Signature Weapons
These weapons are exclusive to the three specializations that you can unlock from level 30. They are especially powerful, but ammunition is only very limited.
They replace the Signature or Ultimate Skills from the predecessor.
In the action game For Honor, you now have to fend off an invasion of the cute Rabbids. Ubisoft turns this event into a playable April Fools’ joke.
What was announced? Ubisoft launched a special event in the action game For Honor today. Until April 2 at 6 AM, the Rabbids are attacking in the game. With toilet brushes and plungers!
As part of this event, you can receive a melee package as an exclusive reward.
A Playable April Fools’ Joke
Is this an April Fools’ joke? Yes, basically it is. Just a playable one. Because the Rabbids are really in For Honor.
Who are the Rabbids anyway? The “Raving Rabbids” actually come from Ubisoft’s Rayman games. There, they represented the enemies in the fourth part, but due to their lovable and chaotic, albeit somewhat annoying nature, they won the hearts of the players.
Since the Rabbids were so well received, Ubisoft gave them not only their own games but even a TV series. Even Super Mario had to deal with the crazy characters in the strategy game Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle.
Currently, a movie based on the crazy white rabbits is also in development.
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How do players react? The event currently divides the player base of For Honor. Some find it very funny. And for several reasons:
Finally, they can give the annoying Rabbids a piece of their mind!
Beating up the Rabbids is just fun, as they bring a lot of humor and charm to the game.
It’s simply a funny event that fits with April 1st.
Others believe that it does not fit at all with For Honor, as the story and gameplay are very serious, and the Rabbids represent nothing but chaos, bringing disorder to the game. White cartoon bunnies in a battle game? Unthinkable for many. Many are wondering what this is all about.
Apollyon_is_my_Warfu writes on Reddit: “I don’t know what to think of this. On one hand, it’s WTF, on the other, it’s the perfect April Fools’ joke because so many hate it, but it is also so fantastic.”
In April 2019, a number of online games and MMOs
offer fun and excitement for the entire month. Read here which games are trending in April.
If the weather in April goes crazy and the early barbecue night is a washout, you can still have a lot of fun with the following MMOs and online games!
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Black Desert Online – Sandbox for Everyone
What is Black Desert?Black Desert Online is a
sandbox MMORPG from South Korea. The game impresses with beautiful graphics and
a gigantic game world. In it, you can move freely and try out all
sorts of things.
What is special about Black Desert?
For sandbox fans, Black Desert Online offers many hours
of fun. Among other things, you can:
Create beautiful heroes in the editor
Breed horses
Engage in trading
Sail the seas
Fight world bosses with the action combat system
Engage in housing
Play mini-games like fishing, cooking, and milking cows
If you’re not into theme park MMORPGs like World of
Warcraft and prefer to move freely in the world and trade with players,
you should definitely check out Black Desert. The game is currently at the top of the charts on Steam and often available for just under 5 Euros.
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There’s also the recently released Xbox version of the game. It may not yet have all the features of the PC version, but it is steadily expanding and getting bigger every month.
On the next page, we continue with more games that we recommend in April.
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New cards for Hearthstone have been presented. Especially Warlocks will get a powerful toy in their hands. But Mages can also be pleased.
The next expansion for Blizzard’s card game Hearthstone is titled “Conspiracy of Shadows” and will be released in a few days. As usual, streamers and professional players will reveal all cards in advance together with Blizzard. We want to briefly introduce you to a few new highlights here.
Warlocks will love the new spell Surprising Turn. For 2 mana, the entire hand of the Warlock is shuffled into the deck and then exactly as many cards are drawn as were previously in hand.
So if you have “only garbage” in your hand, you can try your luck and get a second chance to turn the game around. The more cards the player had in hand, the greater the chance of drawing something useful.
Everyone gets the neutral legendary minion Archmage Vargoth. For 4 mana, he only has stats of 2/6, but comes with a powerful effect. At the end of the player’s turn, a spell cast by the player is recast – with random target selection. With a Fireball, this might backfire (it could hit allies), but a Flame Strike would simply be doubled, dealing 8 damage to all enemies. Many interesting combinations await here.
Also intriguing is another Mage, a neutral minion. Big Bad Archmage costs a hefty 10 mana but has weak stats of 6/6. However, he compensates for this by summoning a random minion for 6 mana at the end of his owner’s turn. So if you don’t eliminate this card early, it will pay off quickly.
For those looking for an effective solution to clear out many small minions, the neutral minion Ramming Skull could be appealing. For 8 mana, Ramming Skull has stats of 3/12 and Rush. Additionally, he can attack again each time he kills a minion. If you manage to buff Ramming Skull when he appears, you can eliminate multiple strong enemies at once. Inner Fire from the Priest is particularly suitable for this.
Last but not least, Rogues also get a new legendary minion. The Goblin Tak Snoutbeard costs 7 mana and has stats of 6/6. His passive effect ensures that when a card is shuffled into the deck, a copy of that card is added to your hand. If you manage to combine this minion with the spell Knowledge Theft, you suddenly have 10 cards from the opposing class in hand for 1 mana.
The US rap legend Ice T is putting himself in the conversation for the upcoming Borderlands 3. What’s behind it?
What’s the connection between Ice T and Borderlands 3? The legendary US rapper Ice T is now 61 years old. However, he still has a passion for video games, which he regularly showcases on social media. Just recently, he convinced skeptics of his connection to Destiny 2 with his max-level Guardian.
Now there are rumors about another looter-shooter. Ice T is being linked to the recently officially announced Borderlands 3 – and he himself is the source.
Is Ice T lending his voice to a Borderlands 3 character?
What’s it all about? It all started with a conversation on Twitter. There, Ice T once again commented on “Gaming Stuff”. He always introduces his posts about video games and related topics this way – a popular subject among many of his followers.
He wrote: “Gamer Stuff: There’s a rumor that I’m doing a voiceover in Borderlands.”
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Shortly thereafter, the official Borderlands 3 account responded with: “Who would spread such a rumor?”
The interesting thing is: There were actually no rumors about a possible collaboration before this. Thus, Ice T brought himself into the game.
How likely is a collaboration? Although Ice T’s statement has not been confirmed, many fans see this conversation as a successful marketing gag meant to reveal the collaboration.
Because before the recent announcement, there were only rumors about Borderlands 3 for years. The manner of “revealing as a rumor” would fit well with this image and the humor of the Borderlands series, according to many fans.
Since the statement also came from Ice T himself, many fans believe he didn’t just make it for fun. Many would be excited about an appearance by the big rap icon in such a highly anticipated title.
A character that would fit Ice T or sounds like Ice T was not identifiable by fans in the reveal trailer for Borderlands 3.
In Fortnite , Epic regularly brings new skins into the ship. An amateur artist from DeviantArt accused Epic of stealing her image and using it for the skin Taro. However, this quickly turned out to be a hoax. It was exactly the other way around.
This was the accusation: Fortnite released the skin “Taro” in the cash shop on November 14. This is an Asian-looking skin with a white mask and turquoise hair.
A user from the DeviantArt platform came forward this weekend and showed Taro and her own image, which she allegedly painted some time ago (Featured image via Fortnitenews).
The Taro skin.
In direct comparison, it seemed plausible that Epic had drawn from the artist’s template.
The accusation was clear: The billion-dollar company Epic is going around stealing the work of a starving artist, making millions from it, and not even giving a pat on the back as a thank you.
This is simply terrible, they steal their art without giving anything back, said the allegedly robbed artist.
Epic is known for drawing inspiration from “famous skins.”
This is what Epic said: When asked, Epic responded that they take these accusations very seriously and have initiated investigations to check this.
This escalated over the weekend and many believed it.
This is how the hoax was uncovered: Another user on DeviantArt looked into the matter and exposed the accusation as a hoax.
The user “Pyro-Zombie” said he is an artist himself and was initially outraged by these accusations, but then he looked into it and found that the artist had made it up.
By checking the cache, Pyro-Zombie found out that the supposedly robbed artist simply edited her gallery to add the “new image” afterwards. In older versions of the gallery, there was a completely different image in that place.
The exposed hoax artist then deleted the accusations.
The supposedly robbed artist had thus designed “her” image based on the skin and not the other way around.
The fight lasted for several months, and now PewDiePie admits defeat. In a kind of diss track, he “congratulates” the now largest YouTube channel.
This is what happened: The YouTube channel of T-Series is now the largest channel with 92,122,899 subscribers. It overtook the YouTuber PewDiePie, who has 92,101,581 subscribers. (As of April 1, 10:00 AM)
PewDiePie officially admits defeat. He uploaded the video “Congratulations”, in which he congratulates T-Series in a kind of diss track. In the video, there are repeated jibes and accusations:
T-Series would have “only needed to upload every song from Bollywood”
PewDiePie hopes that T-Series did not build its business on the sale of stolen songs, as one reads on Wikipedia
Furthermore, PewDiePie hints in the video that the CEO of T-Series has committed tax evasion
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Who is it about? The YouTuber Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg was for a long time the largest channel on the video platform YouTube. In August 2018, the YouTube channel of T-Series drew attention, rapidly catching up in subscribers.
After PewDiePie noticed that a serious competitor is on the field in T-Series, he asked his fans for support. He wanted to remain the number 1 on the platform. The movement “Subscribe to PewDiePie” started shortly thereafter.
The YouTube channel of T-Series
This is how the battle between the channels unfolded: Since 2013, Kjellberg with his channel was considered the biggest YouTuber. Then came the big competition with T-Series. The subscription numbers of the Indian channel skyrocketed. As Polygon reports, this is due to several factors. The channel comes from India, where 225 million people use YouTube every month. Additionally, the channel is considered the largest Bollywood source on YouTube. Anyone searching for Bollywood entertainment or their favorite artists from India ends up there.
PewDiePie’s fans spread the words “Subscribe to PewDiePie” across the internet. On Reddit, YouTube, Twitter, and other social networks, one saw this again and again. The community tried to reach as many people as possible so that they would subscribe to the Swede and secure his lead over T-Series.
Since February 2019, the subscriber gap between the two YouTube channels has been small. Often, the ranks 1 and 2 switched only for a few hours. Now, however, T-Series seems to be definitively in the lead.
Update: The tide has turned again. Apparently, PewDiePie’s fans do not want to accept defeat and are giving the Swede some subscriptions again. So many that PewDiePie is now back in the lead. On April 1 at 5:16 PM, PewDiePie leads the race with 33,704 subscribers.
