Activision names 3 reasons for Destiny split – One raises concerns

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The publisher Activision Blizzard has parted ways with the brand Destiny and transferred it to Bungie. They have now explained to investors the three reasons for this decision. One of them sounds like a content drought for Destiny 2 in 2019.

During the presentation of the financial results for Q4 2018, there was a Q&A session with analysts. COO Coddy Johnson answered the question of why Activision Blizzard has parted ways with Destiny.

Here are the three reasons for the split from Bungie:

Activision does not own the brand “Destiny.” That is the only major proprietary brand that they do not own. When you own a brand, you can create “new experiences” and thus generate new revenue streams. Additionally, you earn more financially from a brand when you own it.

On the other hand, while Destiny 2 received excellent reviews, it did not meet financial expectations. When they looked at how Activision Blizzard was financially positioned for 2019 at the end of 2018, they found indications that Destiny would not significantly contribute to revenue in 2019.

Moreover, they had used many internal resources to support Bungie’s work. This had tied up the scarcest resource, developer time. This time is now free to be used elsewhere. This likely refers to the studios of Activision, High Moon, and Vicarious Visions. They were supposed to help Bungie complete content for Destiny.

Was the separation contentious? According to Johnson, it was a “mutual” separation between Activision and Bungie. They learned in November 2018 that Bungie was willing to acquire the rights to the brand “Destiny” and began discussions that were concluded in December.

Destiny 3 is unlikely to come out in 2019 – And nothing else?

This is interesting for Destiny fans: The second reason is noteworthy for Destiny fans: Activision did not foresee large revenues for Destiny in 2019.

This likely means that a Destiny 3 will not be released in 2019, but not until 2020 at the earliest.

According to the big master plan from Activision for the Destiny brand, a Destiny 3 would have actually been due in September 2019.

The delay of Destiny 3 would not be a problem in itself. Many would welcome it if Bungie took more time with Destiny 3.

However, Activision’s low revenue expectations for Destiny could mean that no major expansion will be released in 2019 – at least none that is expected to generate significant revenue. This could be an indication of a content drought.

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Already in 2016, no Destiny 2 was released as initially planned, but the expansion Rise of Iron. The restructuring of the studio and a reboot of Destiny 2 led to the content plan for Destiny collapsing: Between September 2015 and September 2017, only a little content was released for Destiny.

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Currently, we know how Destiny 2 will continue to develop until September 2019, but it is unclear how it will proceed from there.

Analysts believe that the separation from Destiny will result in an annual revenue loss of $400 million for Activision Blizzard. Layoffs were announced at the investor conference.

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ESO has become so huge, yet the new Zone Guide provides an overview

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The Elder Scrolls Online is an enormously extensive MMORPG with huge amounts of quests. Each DLC and add-on brings additional tasks and stories with it. It’s easy to feel a bit lost. The zone guide is intended to provide better orientation.

A welcome help

What is the Zone Guide? The Zone Guide, or area guide, offers you great assistance when you are unsure what to do next in the game. The Zone Guide shows you the following:

  • Selected achievements
  • Completed narrative quests
  • Activated way shrines
  • Completed dungeons
  • Visited interesting places
  • Already visited notable places
  • Visited set workshops
  • Visited Mundus stones
  • Completed public dungeons
  • Completed dolmens/independent geysers
  • Defeated leaders in the open world
  • Activated sky shards
  • Activated books
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ESO is becoming more comfortable

What is the purpose of the guide? There are players who want to achieve everything in a game area. Every quest should be completed, every book found, and every dungeon explored, as well as every achievement reached.

However, since ESO has now reached such a large scope, it’s not easy to keep track of everything. If you want to return after a break and don’t know where to go next, just click on the “Start narrative” button in the zone guide under activity search. It will show you where to go next to continue the story. This is very important as part of the new ongoing narrative structure introduced with the “Season of the Dragon”.

Additionally, the zone guide displays all locations and activities from the aforementioned list through buttons. However, as can be seen – only from already visited and activated places and things. This means you must have found dungeons or sky shards first. But if you want to revisit them, you should not feel lost in the world of Tamriel anymore. You see how many things are still undiscovered, but not where they are located.

When will the Zone Guide be introduced? The guide will be implemented with the new DLC Wrathstone, which will be released in the first quarter of 2019. This marks the beginning of a new story that will continue in the Elsweyr add-on and further DLCs this year.

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To whom is the guide directed? According to Bethesda, it is meant to help all players. Both newcomers and veterans who may feel a bit lost.

How is the Zone Guide received by players? Players are already looking forward to the guide as it simplifies many things. Moreover, it is optional to use. Those who prefer to play without it can continue to do so. But generally, the community is very curious about how this feature works and how much easier it will become to follow the story and find visited places again, as well as see what still needs to be discovered.

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We shouldn’t expect anything big from Blizzard in 2019

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The financial report from Blizzard brings disappointment in many areas. Gamers should not expect any special surprises from 2019.

Last night (February 12 to 13), it was time for the quarterly report from Activision Blizzard. This caused unrest within the company, because nearly 8% of all employees were laid off due to restructuring, while development teams were simultaneously expanded. However, there was also bad news for gamers: 2019 will be a rather weak Blizzard year.

The thin year 2019: According to the financial report, it was stated that they expect a “financially lower performance [from Blizzard] in 2019.” In 2018, they benefited greatly from the release of WoW: Battle for Azeroth. However, in the current year, they have no “major release planned.”

Games coming from Blizzard in 2019: However, there are still a few smaller Blizzard titles expected to be released in 2019. However, these are not major blockbuster titles. Already confirmed for 2019 are:

This should at least comfort some fans through the relatively quiet months. Apart from that, there will of course be new content patches for World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Heroes of the Storm, and expansions for Hearthstone. Only “big, new games” are missing.

From 2020, there will probably be a lot of games: They expect significantly more from the following years, namely 2020 and everything that comes after. Because then Blizzard’s “pipeline on PC, console, and mobile will be more diverse than ever before and they expect a significant acceleration of development through additional resources.”

Are you looking forward to the years 2020 and beyond? Or does 2019 with its many negative news weigh too heavily right now?

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Fortnite: Update 7.40 postponed – When will the 7 changes come?

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The online shooter Fortnite will change quite a bit in the next patch. The update will significantly nerf rocket launchers, hand cannons, and airplanes. Fans are reacting almost euphorically to the announcement. However, the update is taking its time.

This is what Fortnite is changing in update 7.40: Epic Games has already announced 7 balance changes (via reddit) that will come with the new update:

  • Airplanes will no longer be able to fly through buildings and destroy them in Fortnite
  • Players will interact differently with ziplines, they must be used intentionally with a single click – using such a zipline will grant immunity to fall damage
  • The Hand Cannon (Desert Eagle) will only deal 100 damage (previously 150 damage) to structures
  • Turbo building will be faster – Epic is reducing the delay from 0.15 seconds to 0.05 seconds
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A legendary rocket launcher in Fortnite
  • Additionally, players will now be able to edit buildings while crouching
  • The rocket launcher will have a slower reload time – it will now take 3.24 seconds (currently 2.54 seconds)
  • Furthermore, rocket launchers will no longer be found in loot chests – but still in supply drops (even with increased probability) and in vending machines
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This is how players are reacting: The first reactions are mostly positive.

  • Most people are excited that they will soon be able to edit buildings while crouching.
  • The nerfs for the airplane, Desert Eagle, and the rocket launcher are also mostly well received.
  • Even the “button” to use a zipline is being praised

Some are thanking the new competitor APEX Legends for forcing Fortnite to make such changes. One even asks if he is only dreaming about the announcement of the change.

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Update 7.40 is delayed

When will the patch come? The patch is expected tomorrow, on Tuesday. Downtime may begin around 10:00 AM. However, it may also be that the patch appears later – on Wednesday or even Thursday.

Update 12.2.: Today on Tuesday, the patch will not come. It is now confirmed that the patch will appear on Wednesday, February 13.

Update 13.2.: Surprisingly, Epic announced that the update has been delayed again. A “last-minute problem” has arisen. They will report back as soon as they know when the update will come.

It is uncertain whether this will happen today, February 13.

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This is still in the patch: Alongside the balance changes, with update 7.40:

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WoW: LFR “Battle of Dazar’alor Part 2” is here – how to defeat the 3 bosses

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The second wing of the current raid in World of Warcraft is here. We reveal how you can defeat the three new bosses.

With today’s maintenance (02/13/2018), a new wing of the latest raid “Battle of Dazar’alor” in World of Warcraft is opening. In the second wing, there are three fresh bosses and also the actual story highlight of the raid, namely the fight against the troll king Rastakhan. We will tell you how to easily clear the bosses in LFR and master this chapter of World of Warcraft.

Mini-Guide for Opulence, Conclave of the Chosen and King Rastakhan

The second part of the raid deals with the attack on the pyramid of the troll city and thus the battle against the elite of the Zandalari and ultimately even King Rastakhan and his Loa Bwonsamdi. Horde players will be transformed into members of the Alliance for this section – sthey experience the whole thing as a kind of flashback.

Opulence: Divide the raid into two equally strong groups and enter the two halls. Fight your way from chamber to chamber while avoiding the active traps and killing the currently active guardian.

At the end, both raid groups come together again and fight the boss Opulence. Eliminate the adds promptly before there are too many. If a player is targeted by “Coin Shower”, stand next to them, as the damage taken will be evenly distributed among all players in the vicinity.

Conclave of the Chosen: In the Conclave of the Chosen, you fight against four different bosses, of which two are always active at the same time. As soon as one dies, the other active boss is fully healed and a new boss enters the battlefield.

So focus the damage always on one of the active bosses and do not spread it. Adds must be killed quickly and players with “Akunda’s Wrath” should keep their distance from others. When the boss casts “Paku’s Wrath”, all players must quickly get close to the boss to avoid lethal damage.

King Rastakhan: The fight against King Rastakhan has several phases. Adds must be killed quickly, then Rastakhan and Bwonsamdi have to be separated. As soon as Rastakhan drops to 60% of his health, Bwonsamdi abducts half of the raid into the realm of the dead, where they must fight against Bwonsamdi. Once Bwonsamdi reaches 50% health, all players come back together and fight against Rastakhan until his death.

If a player is taken over, kill the connected voodoo doll, but not the affected player.

You can find our tips for the first LFR wing here:

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Wing 3 is coming in 2 weeks: The final part of the Battle of Dazar’alor, “Might of the Alliance,” follows in exactly 2 weeks, on February 27, 2019. Then the complete raid Battle of Dazar’alor will also be available for LFR fans.

The coolest fight is still to come – the battle against Gelbin Mekkadrill.

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Activision Blizzard lays off nearly 800 employees despite a great year

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Recently, Activision Blizzard has experienced layoffs that have been speculated about for months. Despite strong numbers, nearly 800 employees have to go. The executives say they did not reach their potential in 2018.

This is how many employees were laid off: As Activision Blizzard announces, they have laid off 8% of the staff. This corresponds to about 770 employees.

Why are people being laid off? According to CEO Bobby Kotick, Activision Blizzard achieved “the best results in the company’s history” in 2018 but did not reach its full potential, thus failing to meet its financial expectations.

To achieve this potential, they plan a restructuring. They want to invest “20% more” in the development of core franchises in 2019. In brands like:

  • Call of Duty
  • Candy Crush
  • Overwatch
  • Warcraft
  • Hearthstone
  • Diablo

To be able to invest more money here, Activision Blizzard will now “de-prioritize” other areas. They want to be able to “reach the full potential that the industry currently offers.”

Activision Blizzard had a record year, but laid off nearly 800 employees.

In which areas are people being laid off? The US site Kotaku has learned that it primarily affects employees in the publishing staff of Activision, Blizzard, and King. Additionally, employees at the High Moon studio are rumored to be laid off. They previously worked on Destiny.

According to Kotaku, the head of Blizzard, J. Allen Brack, wrote to employees: In recent years, non-development teams had grown. But this increased level does not correspond to what Blizzard currently releases, therefore they need to reduce positions.

Kotaku further reports that Blizzard has primarily affected the areas “Publishing” and “eSports.” Allegedly, employees cried and embraced each other in the parking lot as they arrived at work today. Although employees suspected there would be layoffs, they did not know if they would be affected.

This is how much money Activision Blizzard made in Q4 2018:

  • Revenue in Q4 2018 was $2.38 billion
  • In the entire year of 2018, the company made $7.5 billion, (in 2017 it was $7.02 billion)
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Here’s what it’s about: The news of the layoffs has been on the horizon for some time. Activision Blizzard apparently is adopting a cost-cutting approach and is reducing in areas that are not directly related to game development.

In recent months, they have discontinued the eSports of Heroes of the Storm.

In addition, they are relinquishing rights to Destiny.

It was already known in advance that layoffs at Activision Blizzard would occur today – but it was not known that there would be so many:

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How to land in Apex Legends the fastest and loot first

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 3 minutes

In Apex Legends you have a big advantage if you land quickly from the dropship. With this trick, it’s the fastest way to do it.

This is why landing quickly is important: As in all battle royale games, you are relatively defenseless at the beginning of a round. Therefore, you need to quickly find a suitable weapon and equipment if you want a chance at victory.

But if the enemy heroes land first, they get the loot and are already waiting with loaded weapons and full shields for you. Therefore, it is extremely important that you land first.

Fortunately, there are helpful tips that will help you land faster.

Land Faster with the “Stair Technique”

What is the Stair Technique? Many players jump out and dash directly in a straight line to the chosen landing point. However, this is not the fastest method.

Instead, you should alternate between diving and gliding when you jump. It looks a bit like you are forming a staircase.

In a team with the Jumpmaster, you head to the landing point together.

This is how the Wave Technique works: Go into a dive immediately after jumping and keep an eye on the speed indicator on the left side of the screen. Stay in the dive until you reach approximately 145 speed units.

Then transition into a slightly angled glide. Do this until your speed drops to around 130.

Then go back into a dive until your speed is back at 145. Then glide again.

Source: Reddit

You repeat this process until you arrive at your desired landing spot. The diagram embedded here by Reddit user TheBigSmoke illustrates how to do it succinctly.

When should I jump? Jump approximately when the ship has covered half the distance from the start to the landing location. If the landing location is far off course from the ship, wait until the ship is about to turn at a 90-degree angle to the landing location, then jump.

This exception exists: If you want to jump right at the first landing location the ship reaches, then of course you immediately go into a dive. This is still the fastest method if you do not need to cover horizontal distance.

More Tips and Tricks for Jumping

In addition to the jumping technique described above, there are a few more useful tips regarding jumping:

  • Clarify with pings where you want to go: If someone on the team marks a good jump point on the map, ping their marker. This signals your agreement.
  • Stay with the Jumpmaster: If you have agreed on a landing place, stay with your Jumpmaster and rely on him to guide you to your target.
  • Delegate responsibility: If you are the Jumpmaster but feel overwhelmed, delegate this role to a teammate with the press of a button.
  • Watch the enemy contrails: Each team has a differently colored trail that it leaves behind in the air. This helps you recognize how many enemy teams have also chosen your landing spot.
  • Separate before landing: A mistake many beginners make is to land as a team until the very end. This leads to the possibility that you all loot the same building together and compete for the loot. Instead, you should start breaking away from the team at about 200 meters and choose a nearby building to loot. But don’t stray too far away, otherwise you will become easy prey.

If you have any more tricks and ideas for jumping and landing, let us know in the comments.

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The Division 2 announces Open Beta – Start Time, Duration

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So it is! The Division 2 will indeed have an Open Beta as suspected. Ubisoft has confirmed that it will start in March.

When does the beta start? The developers of The Division 2 plan to host an open beta. What the Live Content Manager Yannick Banchereau recently accidentally spoiled has now been officially confirmed.

The Open Beta will begin on March 1, 2019, and end on March 4. The release of The Division 2 will then be on March 15.

How can you participate? Unlike the previous Private Beta, the Open Beta of The Division 2 will be available to all players. So anyone interested can join.

What are the contents of the Open Beta? The content is expected to match that of the Private Beta. Then you can utilize the following features:

  • 2 main missions
  • 5 side missions
  • Open-world events
  • A Dark Zone
  • An endgame “Invaded Mission”

Are there any special goodies? Yes, every participant in the Open Beta will receive a DC Patriot weapon skin: Those who complete the endgame mission will get a patch from Capitol Hill.

The Division 2 will offer more useful features than Part 1.

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How to join the Beta of Conqueror’s Blade without a Beta key

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Conqueror’s Blade can be played for free this weekend without a beta key. There is a public test phase where you can try out the medieval MMO.

What is Conqueror’s Blade? Conqueror’s Blade is a mix of an action MMO and a strategy game. You play as a medieval commander and conquer new territories and castles with your troops.

In doing so, you will encounter PvE opponents and other players. On a large world map, you move your troops, and in the action battles, you get right into the action.

That sounds awesome, how can I play it? Conqueror’s Blade is currently in closed beta. However, starting February 15th, the game will be available for a limited time to all registered users on My.com for an open beta test.

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The European and North American servers will be online 24/7 until February 18th, offering all participating players the following features:

  • Detailed tutorial on the complex gameplay features
  • Open world to conquer
  • Trade and crafting
  • Targeted attacks on other players’ territories at specific times

If you want to participate in the regular beta, take part in our giveaway for beta keys for Conqueror’s Blade.

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Black Desert now brings bosses that are mean to you

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

In the MMORPG Black Desert bosses will soon attack you while you grind. In a new content update, dark fissures appear that summon these monsters.

What is new? In a new content update, Pearl Abyss brings some innovations for their MMORPG Black Desert. The most important are mysterious bosses that can attack you at any time, even while you are farming.

Additionally, since Friday, Bartali’s Adventure Diary is available, promising you numerous new quests. We will tell you what Black Desert fans can expect.

What the new bosses can do

The developers say: In a press release, the developers provide insights into the new content. With the update, dark fissures will appear somewhere on the map of Black Desert, from which powerful bosses will emerge.

These bosses can attack you at any time and disturb you while farming. You will have no peace from the monsters.

This is how the battle unfolds: The special feature of this boss fight is the intimacy, as you will carry out this fight completely alone. You will not receive support from other players.

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What do I get from the battle? You will, of course, be rewarded when you defeat the monsters. What exactly your reward will be is not yet known. You will probably have to start the fight first.

What if I don’t find any bosses? You don’t have to worry if you are not randomly attacked by one of the bosses. If you want to fight, you can find the monsters using the location feature on the map.

What makes these battles special? It doesn’t matter what level you have, you can be attacked anywhere and anytime. The special thing about the new bosses is that you are not safe anywhere. Even if you are not currently looking for fights and would rather go grind instead, these monsters could attack you.

When do the new monsters come? The update will take place on Wednesday, the 13th of February. Then you can immediately start with the new content and challenge the powerful beasts.

This is also new: As many have certainly already noticed, Bartali’s Adventure Diary has been available in the world of Black Desert since Friday.

This book provides you with numerous quests, which hold important bonuses for your characters when solved. However, to use the adventure log, you must be at least level 51 and have completed the main quest in the Calpheon region.

On February 14th, the final open beta of Black Desert starts. We have all the info for you:

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Red Dead Online: Finally Updates! Patch with new features comes

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In February, Red Dead Online receives updates. The team is now showing what it entails. Bounties will be adjusted and griefers will be curtailed. Additionally, there will be insights into daily quests.

What’s new? For a few weeks now, the team of Red Dead Online has announced that they want to improve the multiplayer experience. Now, there are details about it.

When is the February update coming? On February 26, a series of updates and features aimed at improving the beta of Red Dead Online will be released.

What is included in the updates? It involves changes to lawmen and bounties, player markings on the mini-map, weapon balance, and daily quests.

Features against griefers: Infamy, Visibility, and Bounties

What was the problem? Griefers are making life difficult for players in Red Dead Online. The rogues can recognize you far across the map and face little consequence for continually killing others.

What changes with the update: The visibility of players on the map will only be shown to other players when you are within a radius of 150 meters together. If you are more than 150 meters away and fire a shot, you will also be revealed.
You will not see players in other towns or regions.

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Beware, soon there will be hefty bounties

Infamy and Feuds change

This is how the new infamy system works: This new feature is intended to act against particularly aggressive players. As infamy increases, the map position of the player and their posse will increasingly be colored from blue to dark red.

Infamy is increased through vile deeds such as killing or attacking other players or their horses. This only counts outside of events and game modes.

The shorter the time between actions, the faster infamy increases. If you behave well again, the bad reputation will gradually diminish.

Negotiate or fight?

Negotiation changes: The “Negotiate” option will appear soon after the first kill. This applies to the entire posse of the attacker. If you prefer to fight, you can soon declare a feud after the first kill as well.

Bounties and the Law

If there is a high bounty on a player and they fall into infamy, bounty hunters will soon be lurking for them.

How does the bounty increase? Your crimes drive your bounty up. The severity of the crime is taken into account. Killing other players greatly raises the bounty. Violence against villagers or animals results in smaller increases in bounty. Looting or theft only reduces your honor.

The higher the bounty, the harder it is to escape from the bounty hunters.

In the towns, you have to be careful with a high bounty.

These are the daily challenges

More variety will soon be provided by the Daily Quests. With these challenges, you earn XP and Gold Nuggets.

What kind of tasks are these? As an example, Rockstar Games mentions:

  • Collecting herbs
  • Selling items to the fence
  • Hunting and skinning animals
  • Clearing gang hideouts
  • Winning feuds

The selection of these tasks is to be regularly expanded, according to Rockstar. There will also be rewards for regularly completing challenges.

Changes to weapon balance and bonus weeks

The weapons in Red Dead Online will also be adjusted. The Varmint Rifle is to become as accurate as other repeating rifles.

More details about the weapon changes have not yet been provided.

Bonus Weeks: Until February 26, you will earn more XP when you play as a posse in Free-Roam missions or events. For the activities, there are double posse XP. Next week, you will earn 20% more XP in all activities in Red Dead Online.

Exact details about this update will be presented next week. What do you think of the changes?

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Esports organization disbands its LoL team and brings in girls instead

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 2 minutes

Vaevictis is a Russian eSports organization that is active in League of Legends, Overwatch, and Dota 2, among others. Now they have formed a new team consisting solely of female players.

What happened? There has been a lot going on at Vaevictis Esports in recent weeks. After Riot Games decided to discontinue the CIS Challenger Leagues, the Russian eSports organization disbanded its entire LoL roster.

Instead, Vaevictis has now filled their roster with 5 girls in preparation for the new LoL Continental League, which will serve as a replacement for the CIS CL in the future.

Who is now on the team? The new team consists entirely of rookie players who have never competed in professional tournaments before.


On the statistics page op.gg, you can view the current rankings of three of the five team members:

  • Jungler Aida “Merao” Kazaryan is Diamond 3
  • Mid laner Elena “VioletFairy” Koval is Diamond 4
  • Support Nataliya “Ankote” Zayko is Platinum

The girls will already face Gambit Esports and Dragon Army in their first matches in a week.

Community speculates on Reddit: The dissolution of the old roster of Vaevictis came as a surprise to many and sparked speculation within the community on Reddit.

The user RaibnowBunnyDK, who claims to be a coach in LCL, said:

They [Vaevictis] were originally supposed to keep some of their players and only bring in one or two new guys. But one day they suddenly dissolved all contracts with their players […] and assumed they could sell their slot in the league.

They couldn’t sell it and filled the roster with female players from Moscow.[…]

How trustworthy RaindboBunnyDK’s statements are is hard to assess, however, the account has been active for a long time and participates actively in discussions about LoL.

Meanwhile, Riot Games is also working on a new game:

First info on the new game from the LoL developers – It is not an MMORPG

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Destiny 2: Weekly Reset on February 12 – The Crimson Week begins

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In Destiny 2 today, on 12.02., is the Weekly Reset. The Valentine’s Day event is now live. Additionally, there are new activities available this week, such as the Flashpoint, Nightfall Strikes, or challenges.

After a one-week delay, it’s finally here: The Valentine’s Day event “Crimson Days” has begun. Guardians can secure new bounties from Lord Shaxx in the festively decorated Tower and earn various event-exclusive loot with their best friends.

We have summarized everything important about this event in an overview article for you: Crimson Days 2019 – How Destiny 2 Celebrates Valentine’s Day

Do you want to know who your most loyal companions in Destiny 2 are? Then take a look at this article: Website shows who you spend the most time with in Destiny 2

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Nightfall Strikes starting 12.02. on PS4, Xbox One, and PC

In the current Destiny week, you can choose from these three Nightfall Strikes:

  • The Pyramidion
  • Tree of Probabilities
  • Will of the Thousands
Destiny 2 Pyramidion

For the Nightfalls, you should have at least a power level of 540, but with a good team they can also be done below that. If you want, you can also customize the Nightfalls with a challenge card that you get from Xur. Additionally, you should plan your loadout in advance, as it will be locked for the duration of the Nightfall.

Are you still hunting for Nightfall-exclusive rewards? Here you can see what you can get this week with some luck: All exclusive Nightfall rewards in Destiny 2 – Here’s how to get them 

This is how you get powerful rewards from Nightfall Strikes:

  • Complete one Nightfall
  • Complete the Nightfall with at least 100,000 points
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Strikes and Story Missions

In the heroic story missions the following modifiers are active:

  • Solar Singe
  • Glass: Health and shields are reduced by half, but recovery is twice as fast
  • Brawler: Melee abilities deal more damage and charge much faster

In the Strike playlist you will find the same modifiers. The singe element will not change until the next weekly reset. However, the other two parameters will change every day.

This is how you get powerful rewards from the Strike and the heroic missions:

  • Complete 3 heroic story missions
  • Complete 3 heroic Strikes with a focus of the same light element as a member of your fireteam
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Crucible Activities and Gambit

This week you can participate in the following activities in PvP:

  • Control
  • Competitive
  • Rumble
  • Crimson Doubles
  • Private Match

This is how you get powerful rewards in PvP and Gambit:

  • Complete 5 Crucible matches
  • Complete 3 Gambit matches

Escalation Protocol

At the boss of the Escalation Protocol, you can earn the following weapon until the next reset:

Flashpoint, Petra, Bounties

If you’re looking for the Flashpoint, you will find it this week in the Tangled Shore. For the corresponding heroic adventure, you will be rewarded with powerful gear there.

Do you want powerful loot from Ikora Rey? Then you need to complete 20 random bounties.

For 5,000 Clan XP, you can also obtain powerful gear from Hawthorne. If you complete the weekly raid challenges “Endless Battle” and “To Each Their Own” as a member of a clan, you can earn two additional powerful rewards.

With the Vagabond, you will receive powerful loot when you master the weekly bounty “The Traveler’s Might”.

Lord Shaxx is the contact person for Crimson Days. There you will receive the event-specific bounties and an event emblem.

From Ada-1, you will receive these powerful weapon formats:

  • Pulse rifle
  • Sword
  • Auto rifle

Petra Venj can be found directly at the landing zone of the Dreaming City. For a mission as well as for the active Ascendant Challenge and the 8 daily bounties, you can earn a total of three more powerful rewards.

At Spider, you can obtain the large weekly bounty “Bloodsplatter“. This way you can earn another powerful reward.

This week, your loadout for the prestige raid sectors is:

  • any kinetic weapon
  • one fusion rifle in the energy slot
  • one fusion rifle in the power slot
  • Modifier: Arsenal

The raid challenge takes place in the Circus.

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In addition to the event-specific rewards of Crimson Days, the Eververse  offers the following highlights this week:

  • a weapon ornament for The Last Word
  • the exotic ghost shell Rust-Punk
  • the exotic ship Unsecured/Wail
  • the class item for the new class sets
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FIFA 19 Ratings Refresh: The winter upgrades are coming in the winter refresh

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In FIFA 19 the ratings refresh is coming. Many players will receive better standard cards. When do these winter upgrades come – what is the release date in FUT 19?

Update:

EA announces winter refresh – Update: On February 12th, EA Sports revealed the winter refresh. This event will include the Prime ICON Moments as well as the winter Ones-to-Watch. Additionally, many players will receive winter upgrade cards.

This is why there are winter upgrades in FUT 19: Unlike other game modes in FIFA 19, the FUT cards are not constantly adjusted to the real performances of the respective professional players. The standard cards are inflexible in this regard.

Some players do receive “in form” cards (IF-Cards) during the season, however, the stats of the standard cards remain unchanged. Only special card types, such as the OTW cards, adapt dynamically.

The winter upgrades only affect the “non-special cards” – and introduce some updated standard cards into the Ultimate Team mode.

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Release date of the winter upgrades in FUT 19

Confirmed start: The first winter upgrades will come with the start of the winter refresh event on February 15th. That’s a Friday.

How does the release of the new cards work? In recent years, not all new standard cards have been revealed at once. Instead, EA Sports released “batches” of updated cards sorted by leagues gradually. These are the release times this time:

  • Winter Upgrades Premier League: February 15.
  • Winter Upgrades Bundesliga: February 17.
  • Winter Upgrades Serie A: February 19.
  • Winter Upgrades Ligue 1: February 21.
  • Winter Upgrades La Liga: February 22.
  • Winter Upgrades Rest of the World: February 24.
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What are the winter upgrades / ratings refresh in Ultimate Team?

Twice a year, the standard player cards in FUT are updated:

  • When a new FIFA installment is released (in autumn)
  • and after the winter transfers, that is, in February.

These adjustments are meant to reflect the real performances of the players, which they showed consistently on the pitch in the previous months.

The term ratings refresh: Until FIFA 16, there were only “winter upgrades”. Player cards could only be upgraded, receiving only better values. I

In FIFA 17, there was then a change: winter upgrades were renamed to “ratings refresh”, which also introduced downgrades.

In FUT 18, the ratings refresh came again, but only with upgrades. Downgrades were dropped. The official term “ratings refresh” remained for the winter upgrades.

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The ratings refresh only affects the standard cards (bronze, silver, gold):

Usually, the gold cards are upgraded by 1-2 points in rating. Silver and bronze players receive upgrades of about 4 points. In rare cases, improvements for bronze players can reach a whopping 15 points.

This is how you get an upgrade card with a higher overall rating

New cards replace old ones in the packs: Once the winter upgrade cards are released, they can be drawn from the sets. The only requirement is that the set can contain players. The “old” cards of the respective players are no longer available in the sets from that moment on.

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Reus will probably leave his 85 on the standard card behind

What happens to my old card? If you already own a card of a player who is getting upgraded, this remains unchanged. It will not be automatically updated. If you want the card of the player with improved attributes, you must draw it from a set.

It is also possible to acquire the winter upgrade cards from other players on the transfer market.

In other words: After the ratings refresh, two versions of standard cards of the respective player coexist in FUT.

How do the IF cards – the Informs – behave with the winter upgrades?

The “in form” cards, like the “Team of the Week” cards, are a bit complicated with the winter upgrades.

In short: If the new winter upgrade card of the player has a better or equal rating than the existing IF card(s), the IF cards will be automatically upgraded. These are to remain better than the standard cards.

However: If a player switches quality during the winter upgrade (e.g., from silver to gold) and the previous IF card was a silver card, it will remain unchanged.

An example of the IF cards of Aguero from the past (no current cards from FIFA 19):

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The standard card at launch had a rating of 87. After the winter upgrade, Aguero received a standard card with 88. Since one of his IF cards already had 88, this will be increased to 89. His TOTW card, which was 89 – two points better than 87, will be to 90, to be again 2 points better than the new standard card.

By the way: IF cards are not only TOTW cards but also heroes and other special cards. The Scream cards are not affected.

More information about the ratings refresh:

  • Who determines the upgrades? A team from EA Sports. Last year, however, every fan could inform the developers of their favorites in a survey.
  • What do the new player cards look like? Like the previous standard cards (gold, silver, bronze). Players can change quality.
  • What is the difference between the previous standard cards and the new cards? The overall rating and the stats. Only in rare cases does the position change if the player has predominantly played in a new position in recent months.
  • What happens to the old standard cards? These remain unchanged. However, they are replaced in the packs by the new cards. That means, the old cards can no longer be drawn from the sets.
  • What happens to the existing IFs? These also receive an upgrade if the new standard card exceeds or matches the existing IF card in rating.
  • How long are the “ratings refresh” cards in the sets? Likely until the end of FIFA 19.
  • Can a winter transfer player receive an upgrade? Yes.
  • Are the winter upgrades the winter transfers? No, winter transfers occur before the winter upgrades. In the upgrades, neither club nor league changes.

The first ratings refresh cards

The first three winter upgrade cards are now known:

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Here are predictions:

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In Destiny 2 there is a secret room that fulfills wishes

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The raid “Last Wish” in Destiny 2 has a room that fulfills wishes. You receive a badge, quickly reach raid encounters, or unlock additional content.

A secret in Destiny 2 Forsaken: In the raid “Last Wish”, there is a hidden raid room with a so-called “Wall of Wishes” where you can activate various raid symbols. With the right combination of symbols, certain wishes will come true.

Bungie itself refers to this room as a type of “cheat code” for Destiny 2, which triggers mechanics or sets off Easter eggs.

Many players still have one or the other wish open – whether as a veteran or a newcomer. We have therefore updated the article and compiled all known wishes for you in an overview.

This is how you enter the Room of Wishes: Start the raid “Last Wish” in the Dreaming City. A gate will now open before you, which you pass through. On your left side, there is a small rift in the wall through which you reach the first raid encounter. However, you do not go directly to the first boss, but instead crawl into the secret room, which is quite well hidden.

The way to the room is shown to you by Andy Edition (0:44):

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This is how the raid room fulfills wishes

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In the room, there is a wall with 20 circles:

Shoot one of the circles to make a symbol appear. Shoot again, and another symbol will appear.

Now you must enter a kind of symbol code into this wall. When the correct symbols are displayed on all circles, something happens.

Entering the correct symbols can take a few minutes – because if you accidentally skip the symbol, you must go through all the symbols again until it appears again in the rotation.

How do I find the symbol codes? A code that makes an emblem jump was apparently found in a cutscene. The remaining codes are said to be hidden throughout the Destiny 2 world – one was found on Nessus and the rest discovered in the raid. Currently, 12 codes have been compiled on reddit, according to data mining there should be 14.

All known wishes so far

List of wishes with images:

  • Wish 1 – Grants an Ethereal Key (for after the final boss):
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  • Wish 2 – Spawns a chest between the raid boss Morgeth and the chamber. You need a Glittering Key for the chest, which you receive when completing the raid:
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  • Wish 3 – You receive an emblem:
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  • Wish 4 – You teleport to Shuro Chi (raid boss 2) – and can loot the raid chest at the bridge without having to defeat a boss first. Andy Edition also shows you the way in the above video:
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  • Wish 5 – You teleport to Morgeth (raid boss 3):
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  • Wish 6 – You teleport to the chamber (raid encounter 4):
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  • Wish 7 – You teleport to Riven (raid final boss):
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  • Wish 8 – The song “Hope for the Future” will play:
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  • Wish 9 – Failsafe “takes over” and has a lot to say throughout the raid:
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  • Wish 10 – As previously with Failsafe, with the 10th wish now the Wanderer suddenly has a word to say in the raid:
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  • Wish 11 – Headshots in the raid cause a “Grunt Birthday Party” style effect in the raid:
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“Grunt Birthday Party” should be familiar to Halo players. In the games, skulls can be found that trigger different effects. With “Grunt Birthday Party,” a headshot on Grunt enemies made their heads explode and confetti rained down. How this effect looks in Destiny 2 can be seen in this video:

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  • Wish 12 – Adds effects around your head (Traveler Sphere, butterflies, etc.):
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  • Wish 13 – Activates Petras Run. This is a ruthless version of the raid, where every death of any fireteam member is harshly punished. The entire raid team will be sent back to orbit and the raid must be restarted.
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  • Wish 14 – Spawns possessed “eggs” in the raid that can be destroyed with the Wisher:
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Whether there is a 15th wish is currently unknown.

If you entered the correct symbols, you must stand on the circle in the center of the room. Then the wish will come true. This is also indicated in the game on the left side of the screen.

You can, by the way, enter the room solo. You do not need a fireteam to enter the wishes. However, if your wish teleports you to a raid encounter, you will find yourself as a lonely Guardian in front of a big enemy.

If you have already fulfilled all wishes and want to tackle the new raid of the Black Armory instead, you will find a detailed two-part guide here:

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3 Features in The Division 2, auf die man in Teil 1 ewig warten musste

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The Division 2 launches with 3 important features that agents had to wait ages for in The Division 1.

The Division 1 lacked several features at launch: Many agents will remember the release phase of Massive’s shared-world shooter poorly. Bugs, glitches, and balance issues heavily tarnished the gaming experience.

But important features that many players expected from The Division were also missing at launch. Many had to wait a long time for these features – as some were only delivered more than a year later.

You won’t have to wait ages for the following 3 features in The Division 2. They are available right at launch.

Loadouts – This feature was demanded by agents for months

What are Loadouts? Loadouts are a feature that allows you to save builds and quickly switch between them. In other words, when you equip a character with different weapons, armor pieces, and skills, you can save this selection and retrieve it at any time.

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Loadouts in The Division 1: For a long time, there was no sign of loadouts, even though agents had been asking for them since launch. After all, many were playing in the Dark Zone with different builds than in regular PvE, which meant they had to swap every weapon and armor piece individually. This took a lot of time – and was just annoying.

On May 23, 2017, loadouts were finally introduced with the Update 1.6.1. It took more than 14 months for Massive to implement this community wish.

Loadouts in The Division 2: The feature will almost certainly be available right at the launch of part 2. Loadouts were already hidden in the Beta of The Division 2.

In the character overview, there was a menu option called “Equipments” – which is nothing other than loadouts. Once you have unlocked all the corresponding character perks, you can save a total of six loadouts simultaneously (at least in the beta build).

This affects your gameplay

This means for you: You can create builds at the start of The Division 2 to your heart’s content,  save them as “Equipments,” and access them anytime.

Create your own builds for the Dark Zone, PvE content, and PvP modes and switch quickly between them without needing to swap each item individually.

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Standalone PvP was not guaranteed in The Division 1

“Real PvP” in The Division: Those who wanted to shoot other agents at the start of their agent career had no choice but to march into the Dark Zone. However, this PvE-PvP area only offered optional PvP, which could not satisfy the PvP cravings of many players.

A pure PvP mode was long awaited in The Division 1. The paid mode “Last Stand” started in spring 2017, but it was also a mix of fighting NPCs and battling other agents.

Only in autumn 2017 did Update 1.8 introduce a mode that was purely about PvP: “Skirmish”. It was a 4v4 team deathmatch where finally no PvE enemies were roaming around to deal with. PvP enthusiasts had to wait a year and a half for this.

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PvP in The Division 2: The Division 2, on the other hand, launches with two standalone PvP modes: Skirmish and Domination, which are summarized under “Conflict”.

  • Skirmish is a classic team deathmatch mode
  • In Domination, two teams fight for 3 zones that must be captured

You can read all previous information about PvP in The Division 2 here.

This affects your gameplay

This means for you: Anyone who enjoys hunting other agents will have fun in The Division 2 from the start.

And this on specially designed maps. Unlike its predecessor, the PvP maps are not just sections of the open world, but handcrafted areas intended solely for PvP matches.

According to Massive, more maps and modes for PvP will be added in the future. Therefore, PvP fans should get their money’s worth.

From Named Highends to Exotics to Unique Weapons

Special Weapons in The Division 1: At launch in March 2016, “Highend” was the highest quality level of weapons. Well, not entirely. There were also “Named Highends” – particularly rare weapons that were supposed to be especially strong.

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Liberator was a named highend weapon

But: The Named Highends were merely highend weapons with names that were limited to fixed talents. They did not represent anything special. In fact, the standard highend weapons were better because they could come with powerful perk combinations. Therefore, the hunt for these rare weapons was not worth it at all.

With Update 1.6 at the end of February 2017, Massive completely revamped these miserable weapons. They gained unique talents, were marked with a reddish color in the inventory, and renamed “Exotics.” Some of them even became quite useful and enabled exciting playstyles.

Special Weapons in The Division 2: Exotic weapons return in The Division 2. The developers have already confirmed this several times. However, they are still holding back details for now.

All we know is that The Division 2 takes a cue from Destiny regarding Exotics, as you can only carry one exotic weapon at a time.

No old Exotics from the predecessor are supposed to return. The new unique weapons are meant to feel powerful and special, but not overly strong. Additionally, they should visually stand out from standard weapons.

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Each weapon will have its own background story to underscore all of this.

This affects your gameplay

This means for you: Exotic weapons are likely to be not only challenging to acquire but also truly powerful in The Division 2. Unlike the early months of The Division 1, the hunt for them should be worthwhile.

Don’t want to miss any news? On our Facebook page for The Division 2, you will definitely stay updated on everything regarding Massive’s upcoming shared-world shooter.

Which features from the predecessor would you like to see in The Division 2?

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That’s why the best player in the world finds Fortnite boring right now

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The best player in the world, Tfue, is currently very frustrated about Fortnite . He is bored that many players play defensively and he barely has any real duels.

Fortnite thrives primarily on its action. When you encounter an opponent, you don’t just go around them; you engage in an epic battle. That’s what makes Fortnite what it is.

The professional player Tfue, who recently won a Fortnite tournament and is therefore unofficially the best player in the world, is now complaining about too little action.

That’s why Tfue finds Fortnite boring

This is what Tfue says: For the pro, the game is currently just too boring. He claims that every player only builds and does not want a real fight anymore.

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He says: “I don’t understand why, but people would rather hide. […] Everyone just wants to hide. It’s the same crap every time.” The pro, who usually plays very motivated, seems shockingly bored.

This causes him problems: Tfue is a player who has a very aggressive playstyle. He does not shy away from fights and likes to rush his opponents.

But if the opponents like to hide and build a lot, it costs a lot of resources to lure them out. Therefore, the pro often has no materials left to build and gets hit more often.

The current development of the game does not seem to fit Tfue’s playstyle.

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This is another problem: Apart from all the boredom that Tfue currently feels in Fortnite, it certainly doesn’t help that many of his colleagues, like Ninja, often play the new battle royale shooter Apex Legends. Tfue might soon break through in the new game too, because there is currently anything but boredom.

What do you think? Do you also find Fortnite boring, or do you think Tfue’s concerns are unfounded?

A few days ago, Tfue already caused a stir. He felt that players are using the wrong weapon loadout:

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In Pokémon GO you will soon be able to take special photos of Pokémon

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In Pokémon GO more focus will soon be placed on great AR images. Niantic is introducing the feature GO-Snapshot, which allows you to take better photos of your Pokémon.

What’s new: Pokémon GO is introducing a new photo feature! The GO-Snapshot feature allows you to take pictures of your monsters at any time. This also applies to your Pokémon that you have already caught. Until now, you could only take AR pictures when you were in the catching mode of a wild Pokémon.

We will explain how the new feature works and what improvements it brings.

How GO-Snapshot works

To photograph the Pokémon, you need to go to your Pokébox and select the desired Pokémon. After that, a camera icon will appear, which you can press.

Then your camera will appear, and you can throw a Pokéball. From it, your selected Pokémon will emerge, which you can then photograph as you like.

What are the advantages of the feature? Especially fans of AR images can now rejoice. You can now select a Pokémon in front of a cool location and photograph it at any time. Previously, you could only photograph the Pokémon that was currently being caught.

The search for a cool location for a photo was therefore restricted.

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When will the feature be available? Niantic did not specify an exact time for the release of the new feature. GO-Snapshot should be coming soon, according to the announcement.

This could be related: In the latest update of Pokémon GO, a medal named “Photobomb” was also found, along with numerous text fragments about AR images. These new features could be directly related to the feature.

Such images could soon occur more often.

One might possibly earn something for every photo taken with the new medal. Perhaps an event revolving around such photos will also happen soon. We will have to wait and see what Niantic has planned.

What do you think of the new feature? Do you like taking AR pictures?

On Valentine’s Day, a special Pandir might be waiting for us:

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FIFA 19 presents the next Super Cards event with Prime Icon Moments

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In FIFA 19 there is a new event called “Prime Icon Moments”. Starting Friday, you can draw enhanced icons from packs. The community reception to the new event has been somewhat mixed.

Update: You can find the list of Prime Icon Moments here. The cards have now been released.
On February 22nd, new Prime Icon Moments were introduced – featuring Pelé and Maradona!

This is “Prime Icon Moments”: The new event revolves around the “Icon” cards in FUT 19, as the name suggests. More specifically, it is about the “Prime Icons”. These are the best versions of certain legend cards and represent the peak of the respective players’ careers.

With the new event, even better versions of selected legend cards are coming. These are intended to celebrate heroic moments of the icons in FIFA 19.

New Icons: When will the boosted legends arrive?

These are the new legends: So far, EA Sports has revealed three new legend cards that you can draw starting Friday. However, additional names will be added to the following three:

  • Thierry Henry (Total 94)
  • Lothar Matthäus (Total 94)
  • George Best (Total 94)

Update: A new card has been revealed from Cannavaro:

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The next card was announced on February 13th, it is del Piero:

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Legends in comparison: The new Moments cards are each one point stronger in the overall rating than the previous Prime Icons.

The best versions of the three legends so far

From this point on, the new cards are available:  The Prime Icon Moments event begins next Friday, February 15th. The new legend cards will be available in packs starting at 7 PM. At the same time, the “Winter Refresh” will start.

It might be worthwhile to save the Weekend League rewards for a day.

What else the event will bring apart from the new cards is still unclear from EA. It’s possible that SBCs will also be part of the event. Further information is also expected on Friday.

Prime Icon Best is no longer the best Best

This is how the event is being received: What looks like a confused sentence is actually the crux of the current criticism that the new event is facing: The Prime Icon version of George Best is no longer the best variant of the legendary striker. This applies to the other “selected icons” that are now receiving even better versions.

No longer the best Best: Prime Icon George Best

Effort wasted? The previously released Prime versions of the legends were available in extremely expensive and elaborate SBCs. On reddit, concerns are being raised: All the effort to obtain the best possible cards might have been in vain – as someone will simply draw the even better versions from packs.

At least: EA announced via Twitter that “later in FIFA 19” there will be SBCs where already owned Prime Icons can be exchanged for the Moments versions. However, this later date has not been specified further, so it could still be a long time after the event.

Source: EA Sports/Twitter

The next top cards: At the same time, the criticism is also directed at the new “Super cards” in general: After all, EA has just recently introduced new events with the Future Stars and the Headliners, flooding the market with extremely strong cards. The criticism: The new event is allegedly aimed solely at selling as many packs as possible.

This criticism has already been directed at EA during the TOTY and other new events. Not unfounded: After all, some players invested a lot of real money in packs, without pulling a single event player.

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Anthem: Famous SF Director is working on Live-Action Trailer - Check out the teaser here

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On Thursday, a live-action trailer for the action RPG Anthem will be released. After some speculation regarding the director, District-9 creator Neill Blomkamp is confirmed to be in charge.

Update 12.2. 15:20: Bioware has now released a teaser for the live-action trailer and confirmed that Neil Blomkamp is involved as the director. A teaser shows the first scenes:

https://twitter.com/anthemgame/status/1095322103992147968

When will the live-action trailer be released? On Twitter, the developers announced the full trailer for Thursday, February 14. You can watch the premiere on Youtube.

What happened? A message from director Neill Blomkamp appeared on Twitter: “I am working on something new. I’m looking forward to sharing more about it soon.”

Is director Neill Blomkamp working on a live-action trailer for Anthem?

Why could this be related to Anthem? The image in the message shows a Javelin from Anthem. Furthermore, Blomkamp uses the hashtag #anthemgame in the message.

https://twitter.com/NeillBlomkamp/status/1094966376534401024

Who is Neill Blomkamp? Blomkamp is a filmmaker from Johannesburg, South Africa, known for several Hollywood films:

  • District 9
  • Elysium
  • Chappie

He is currently working on a sequel to the Robocop film series from the 1980s. Additionally, he wanted to direct a sequel to the Alien films and connect his film directly to Aliens: The Return. However, since director Ridley Scott made his prequel films Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, Blomkamp’s project has been put on hold.

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What is coming our way?

What could it be? Everything currently suggests that it will be a live-action trailer for the game. A short film is also possible. Blomkamp is known for smaller projects.

Bioware and Electronic Arts stated, that Anthem is intended to be a kind of Netflix for games. They plan to continuously provide new content. It is also conceivable that Neill Blomkamp might develop a questline for a new story in the game instead of making a film or trailer.

A film project could also be possible. Blomkamp was involved in a film adaptation of the Halo franchise for a time and produced a multi-part short film Halo: Landfall for the release of Halo 3.

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Could there also be a movie about Anthem? Bioware has invested a lot of time and effort to develop a deep lore for the online shooter. So there is indeed story potential.

An action story about a group of fighters in their Javelin suits fighting against the Dominion and the Scars would certainly be interesting material for Hollywood.

However, everything indicates that it is a smaller project, which is why a live-action trailer is more likely.

How are Anthem fans reacting? Neill Blomkamp’s Twitter post has, of course, been widely discussed. Many find a live-action trailer for Anthem very interesting. Most are also satisfied with Blomkamp as the director – even if he could not build on his success from District 9 with his recent films.

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Source(s):
  1. GamesRadar
  2. Twitter
  3. GameSpot