Papaplatte receives an award from Twitch, immediately breaks it

Johanna Johanna Reading time 2 minutes

The Twitch streamer Kevin “Papaplatte” Teller has received awards for two special milestones on the platform. He proudly unveils them in his stream, only to break them just minutes later.

What did Papaplatte receive an award for? Twitch streamer Papaplatte has been active on Twitch for almost 10 years. Back then, he even dropped out of university to focus on the hype on Twitch and turn it into a career.

Twitch introduced awards for special milestones from Twitch streamers at last year’s TwitchCon. Papaplatte was able to snag two: one for 5 million hours of watch time and one for 50 million.

According to TwitchTracker, Papaplatte had already hit the 50 million hours of watch time four years ago, namely in April 2021. He reached the 5 million hours even 7 years ago, in June 2018.

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“Break everything that can be broken”

How does Papaplatte break the award? In his Twitch stream, Papaplatte opened both packages and proudly showed the awards to the camera. Twitch sent him a purple heart for the 5 million and a gray-white one for 50 million.

He holds both in his hands as he loudly contemplates whether they can also be used as dumbbells and how much the awards actually weigh.

He then throws both hearts up, only for them to hit each other. As a result, the corners of both broke off. Papaplatte looks into the camera awkwardly before he laughs about himself.

You can watch the clip here on YouTube:

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How does the community react? Some in Papaplatte’s community somewhat expected such behavior from the Twitch streamer:

  • Rios6969 writes on YouTube: “That he held on for so long without breaking it really surprised me.”
  • iRex0308 comments: “Bro breaks everything that can be broken.”
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So far, Papaplatte has already collected over 214 million hours of watch time. His success on Twitch seems unending, and he is also known internationally. He teamed up with American streamer Ludwig Ahgren to exchange gifts: “And people say Germans have no sense of humor” – Papaplatte pranks the nicest guy on Twitch in front of over 34,000 viewers

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Player lets his farm in Stardew Valley fall into disrepair, shows on YouTube what it looks like after 1,000 years

Jasmin Beverungen Jasmin Beverungen Reading time 3 minutes

A player has built a farm in Stardew Valley for 3 in-game years. On YouTube, he shows an experiment about what happens to the farm when he ignores it for 1,000 years.

What kind of experiment is this? The YouTuber Swell played Stardew Valley until he reached Year 3. But he wondered what would happen to the game world if he ignored it for 1,000 years. To do this, he went to bed each time and let time pass. 

To speed up the process, he additionally downloaded a mod and even reprogrammed it to increase the game’s speed by a factor of 80. Otherwise, it would have taken ages to reach Year 1,000.

With this, he is doing what many players would never do: ignore their farm. Other fans tend to invest several hundred hours into the farm, one of whom even got to show his farm to the game’s developer.

The project took a lot of time despite the mod and even led to multiple crashes of his laptop. But in the end, he could show what had already changed after one year and what the world of Stardew Valley looks like after 10, 100, and 1,000 years.

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Stardew Valley becomes a prehistoric forest after 1,000 years

What does the game world look like when you leave it? After one year, not much has changed. The creepiest part is probably that a mannequin dressed as a clown appears in front of the bed. Additionally, the player loses some affection towards the NPCs. The farm, slimes, and the animals still look perfectly fine.

After 10 years, it looks quite different:

  • The YouTuber now wakes up in a clown costume and the mannequin is wearing his clothes
  • There is a new piece of furniture in the house, which happens to be in the fish room
  • All hearts and thus also the affection towards the NPCs have disappeared
  • The farm is full of rocks, branches, meteorites, as well as mushroom trees and overgrown with weeds
  • The animals were not fed but still produce resources
  • The fences have decayed and the witch paid a visit to the slime barn, turning almost all slimes black

Only the greenhouse and the town look as he left them 10 years ago. However, this changes after 100 years, at least for the town: Suddenly, the entire ground is also covered with branches and stones. 

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The residents maintain their daily routine but make their way through the branches and stones as if they were just grass. The house now also looks much messier than after 10 years. Even the wallpaper and floors have been changed. The player also gives up reading all the letters, as his mailbox is now cluttered.

After 1,000 proud years, his wife has become a hoarder. She has decorated the house with random pieces of furniture. Leaving his house felt for the YouTuber as if he were stepping into prehistoric times, as the farm is full of mushroom trees and 100 meteorites.

Additionally, there are now 511 stone owls on his farm. They spawn with a 0.5% chance overnight.

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What do others say about it? The funniest comment under the YouTuber’s video was written by Zephy3. He claims that the cursed mannequin is a better father than the player. After all, it has been taking care of the player’s children for 1,000 years.

Other users also find it amazing that the game is so well programmed that it can handle 1,000 years. No wonder that Stardew Valley is so popular. It is one of the few games that has reached the “God Tier” on Steam. We present 9 more games to you here: Here are 10 games that have reached “God Tier” in reviews on Steam

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Destiny 2 had the perfect system for farming loot, it simply throws it out with the new expansion

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 3 minutes

Bungie has removed a popular farming system from Destiny 2 and replaced it with a new system – and it’s not going down well.

What was the perfect farming system? With the 2024 released expansion “The Final Shape” (engl.: The Final Shape), Bungie introduced the so-called Pathfinder system in Destiny 2.

Pathfinder displayed game progress through a kind of node system in a visually identifiable grid of various activities, where each node housed a specific task or challenge.

Pathfinder was very popular among players as a farming method because it allowed for very easy and especially fast grinding and farming of loot and Glimmer. Moreover, with this system, it was possible to skip unpopular activities like PvP. There was no obligation.

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The launch trailer of “The Edge of Fate” showcases the new expansion of Destiny 2

New system replaces the iconic star map and Pathfinder

What has happened to Pathfinder now? Destiny 2 has removed the Pathfinder system, as it was before, with the release of the new expansion “On the Edge of Destiny” and instead introduced “The Portal.” You can now find Pathfinder in the Shattered Heart and only use it for its activities.

The Portal is a new activity hub through which players can start various game modes. Everything that players need to grind will be initiated through the Portal from now on. The reward system is based on daily and weekly challenges.

Within the Portal, the game modes are divided into categories so that Guardians can see whether something is suitable for solo players or specific fireteam sizes. However, the uniqueness of the system is the customizable difficulty and the ability to set various modifiers, allowing each player to tailor their gaming experience to their personal preferences.

The basic idea behind the Portal system is to give players more control over the potential rewards of the activity.

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“You don’t know what matters to your players”

How is the change being received by players? Judging by the reactions on Reddit, the new Portal system is currently very unpopular. Long-time Destiny players miss the old star map, and some wish to have the Pathfinder system back.

  • “I really dislike the Portal and can only pray that it is not a long-term solution. […] Everything that is not in the Portal is being deliberately made redundant. I really don’t like that.” – via Reddit
  • “Replacing the grindable Pathfinder with this capped garbage painfully shows that you don’t know what matters to your players.” – via Reddit
  • “Designing a system that players, myself included, eventually really liked and then completely removing it without discussion is crazy.” – via Reddit
  • “It’s funny how they really pushed Pathfinder and eventually got it to a point where it was actually decent, only to flush it down the toilet just as people started liking it as a system.” – via Reddit
  • “I hate how detached it [The Portal] is from everything else in the game. They really went for a gameplay loop of ‘select activity from a list, play activity, repeat’, didn’t they? The Portal should have just been a quick-start menu, not EVERYTHING we do in Destiny.” – via Reddit

Overall, “The Portal” is criticized for the type of grind associated with it, as the reward system through daily and weekly challenges is very limited, whereas Pathfinder could be reset repeatedly and continued to be grinded.

Overall, the new expansion has come under a lot of criticism. Besides the Portal system, aspects such as the new ability “Material Spark” and the design of the new planet Kepler are also criticized. However, one player proudly admits that they have fun with “On the Edge of Destiny”: Many players complain about the new expansion of Destiny 2, but one Guardian is still having fun and receiving a lot of support from the community

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“The best trailer in 8 years” – EA FC 26 shows over 20 new features in just 2 minutes

Thomas Dummer Thomas Dummer Reading time 3 minutes

On Wednesday evening, July 16, the new trailer for EA FC 26 was presented. The approximately 2.5-minute video brings an unprecedented number of innovations. Many fans believe it is the best trailer in the last 8 years.

What can be seen in the trailer? Even before the trailer, EA had announced with a teaser that they listened to community feedback. The players wished for the first trailer not to have staged scenes like in a movie, but real gameplay from the new EA FC installment.

And the trailer delivers: You see innovations or improvements every second that relate to the community’s criticism of the predecessor FC 25.

You can watch the trailer here. After the video, we will introduce all the new features.

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EA SPORTS FC 26 | Offizieller Enthüllungstrailer

All New Features from the Trailer for EA FC 26

What new features are there? We have divided the innovations into 3 major categories: gameplay, game modes, and graphics/atmosphere.

Gameplay Innovations

The biggest innovation: There will be two different gameplay settings with different focuses. One gameplay setting focuses on providing a more authentic playing experience (for offline mode). The other gameplay setting is designed for a competitive playing experience (for online modes).

Other important gameplay changes include:

  • more agile gameplay through faster directional changes
  • fluid and dynamic dribbling with close ball control, allowing for quick responses to new commands
  • increased passing speed enables faster combination play
  • faster gameplay over the entire match duration, as professionals maintain their speed despite fatigue
  • shielding and pushing off without the ball for more assertiveness in attacker vs. defender situations
  • Tackling has been revised: greater chance of retaining the ball after winning duels and intercepting passes, rather than the ball bouncing back to the opponent
  • revamped goalkeeper play: controlled shot deflections for fewer rebound goals, better positioning of goalkeepers
  • balancing formations: improved AI behavior with different formations
  • new shooting technique: Flat Full-Volley Power Shot
  • easier execution of skill moves, improved animation
  • new skill moves: Elastico variation or for Tricks PlayStyle: Trickster Rainbow
  • new player roles: inverted wingback
  • New PlayStyles: Precision Header, Finisher, Aerial Dominance

Moreover, one of the highlights is to provide a responsible gaming experience. This mainly relates to the criticism regarding delay (lag), which, according to EA, can occur due to connection quality and animation errors. EA announced in the first pitch notes for FC 26 that they have worked on these issues in various ways and intend to continue doing so.

The first improvement in this regard is the so-called 1-Frame Passing, which is intended to allow for the direct forwarding of passes without additional contact.

Game Modes Innovations

  • Tournaments for Ultimate Team return
  • new competitive camera for Ultimate Team
  • Manager Market for Career Mode

Graphics and Atmosphere

  • new match intros
  • new stadiums: Allianz Arena returns
  • new player display gives insight into how well the player can skill or shoot with their weaker foot
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How are the fans reacting? For the first livestream of the new trailer, over 170,000 people watched live on YouTube. In the comments, a predominantly positive echo from the community can be seen:

  • “Praise for EA, this is the best trailer in 8 years” (via YouTube)
  • “I love the trailer, 95% was real gameplay. Thank you, EA Sports” (via YouTube)
  • “More gameplay features than pretty animations. Fair play, EA.” (via YouTube)

The 3 top comments presented here have received over 30,000 likes in total.

EA has therefore set a strong precedent with the first trailer for further insights into FC 26. In the coming weeks, more deep-dive trailers will be released, providing even more information about gameplay and game modes in general or presenting some specific innovations in more detail. In FC 25, the Women’s Euro continues to create excitement: EA FC 25: All the paths to glory and the game’s legend upgrades for the Women’s Euro – Who will receive improvements?

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Aniimo – All important information about the release, platforms, and beta

Alexander Mehrwald Alexander Mehrwald Reading time 2 minutes

At the Summer Game Fest 2025, a new RPG called Aniimo was announced, which shares similarities with well-known games like Pokémon and the popular Palworld. We have gathered everything you need to know about the game here.

What kind of game is it? Aniimo is an upcoming action RPG from Kingsglory set in an open world called Idyll. Players will collect and tame the titular magical Aniimo, cute little creatures that each have their own personalities, abilities, and developments – similar to Pokémon or Palworld.

In addition to collection and development mechanics, Aniimo features dynamic real-time battles, puzzle elements, exploration, and later also PvE and PvP features. Notably, players can connect with their Aniimos, gaining new abilities and switching perspectives.

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The trailer shows a potential alternative to Palworld and Pokémon with the cuddly Aniimos

All important information about the release, platforms, and beta of Aniimo

When will Aniimo be released? Aniimo is set to be released in 2026. There is no specific date yet.

On which platforms can you play Aniimo? You will be able to play Aniimo on PC, Xbox Series X|S, as well as Android and iOS.

Is there a beta? Currently, you can sign up for an upcoming closed beta, which is set to take place starting January 23, 2026, on the official website via a form. The registration deadline is January 20 at 4:59 PM CET, and approved participants will be announced on January 21. You can find all important information about the upcoming second beta here:

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From July 4, 2025 – July 10, 2025, there was a first closed beta (see aniimo.com). At least one more beta is expected before the release.

How much will Aniimo cost? Aniimo will be free-to-play, meaning it will initially be free. There will be an in-game shop where you can purchase content with real money.

Can you pre-register? Yes, you can pre-register on the official website.

Do I need an internet connection to play the game? Yes, you must be online at all times to play Aniimo.

Will Aniimo have gacha mechanics? There is currently no official information on that.

Everything about crossplay and coop

Can Aniimo be played in coop? You will likely be able to play Aniimo in coop with up to 4 players.

Is there crossplay? Yes, there will be crossplay between platforms.

Is there cross-save and cross-progression? Yes, saving should work across platforms. This means you can play the same save on your mobile devices, PC, and Xbox without losing progress.

Everything about system requirements

What system requirements must my PC meet? The final requirements are not known yet. In the closed beta in July 2025, your device had to meet the following requirements:

Minimum Requirements

  • Processor: Intel i7-9700 / AMD Ryzen7 3700X
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
  • OS: Windows 10 or higher, DirectX 11
  • Storage: 32 GB

Recommended Requirements

  • Processor: Intel i7-12700KF / AMD Ryzen7 7700X
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
  • OS: Windows 10 or higher, DirectX 11
  • Storage: 32 GB
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A gaming YouTuber faces 3 years in prison if he owns the wrong games

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 2 minutes

A YouTuber showcases and reviews gaming consoles. Now he faces several years in prison. Specifically, it concerns the games he might have used on his consoles.

Who is it about? The Italian YouTuber Once Were Nerd covers a variety of topics related to retro gaming. His focus is primarily on handheld consoles that allow for the easy use of older games.

However, a recent review of a handheld has become a problem for the YouTuber. According to the YouTuber, on April 15, customs officials from the Guardia di Finanza (a specialized Italian police force that falls under the Ministry of Economy and Finance) appeared at his home and office with a search warrant to investigate the distribution of pirated copyrighted materials. This was reported by the English-language magazine Androidauthority.

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YouTuber accused of using illegal copies of games on his devices

What is the YouTuber accused of? The Italian YouTuber is accused of distributing pirated copyrighted material.

However, under Italian law, officials are not required to specify the nature of the allegations or who made them until the initial investigations are completed. The complaint against the YouTuber explicitly mentions the reproduction of copyrighted material from Nintendo and Sony.

What is the problem? The problem is not the handhelds, but the games that are being distributed with the devices. Some manufacturers sell not only hardware but also promote “pre-installed games.” The issue here: The games were not legally acquired by the seller, but are usually illegal copies.

The problem with the YouTuber is that he not only uses the material privately but also shows it openly in his videos. And microSD cards filled with copyrighted ROMs are punishable under Article 171 of the Italian Copyright Law (via WIPO.int). This law, originally drafted in 1941 and updated in 2003, imposes a maximum penalty of €15,000 and three years in prison.

If the YouTuber has indeed used illegal material or games, he faces a prison sentence.

How does it look in Germany? In Germany, it is quite similar: § 106 UrhG prohibits the unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or public performance of copyrighted works. In Germany, violations are punished with a fine or imprisonment of up to three years.

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Guild Wars 2 gives you exactly the specialization you wanted – but players find another suddenly much cooler

Alexander Mehrwald Alexander Mehrwald Reading time 2 minutes

The first 3 elite specializations for “Visions of Eternity” in Guild Wars 2 have been confirmed. Fans are finally getting their long-awaited Bard – but find another specialization surprisingly cooler.

Which elite specializations have been revealed? Fans have long suspected that with the new expansion “Visions of Eternity”, an elite specialization in the Bard style would be introduced, making the game a bit more musical. In a post on X.com, the developers share the first 3 of the 9 new subclasses.

And, oh wonder: The Mesmer receives the elite specialization called Troubadour, officially validating the community’s expectations, and providing exactly what they wished for. Additionally, the following subclasses have been assigned and revealed by name:

  • Summoner (Elementalist)
  • Antiquarian (Thief)

However, no further information beyond the basic assignment has been disclosed. The exact mechanics and abilities remain speculation. Particularly, the latter seems to have captivated fans, overshadowing the confirmed Troubadour.

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Guild Wars 2 sets sail for a new adventure in the announcement trailer for ‘Visions of Eternity’

“Antiquarian reminds me more of an Indiana Jones type”

Why are fans celebrating the Antiquarian? In a thread on Reddit, fans discuss the recent reveal. It is particularly noticeable that the Antiquarian has the players very engaged.

On one hand, users are questioning what the symbol of the elite specialization, consisting of 3 cards resembling playing cards, could have to do with an Antiquarian, or if the symbol and name simply do not match. On the other hand, there is discussion about what kind of gameplay focus it could have.

  • Coppercredit is excited: “Cool, my Thief can be an archaeologist in the Indiana Jones style. I wonder if Arena Net is trying to say something with this?”
  • Joiry jokes: “A super rare piece of equipment drops. Antiquarian: ‘That belongs in a museum collection!'”
  • Ceegee93 refers to the original consideration based on the symbol that the new specialization could be the “Gambler”: “Honestly, I’m glad they moved away from Gambler. Gambler implies some kind of RNG gameplay and in my opinion, it never feels good when classes rely on random generators. WoW seems to like repeating this mistake with the Rogue, and I’m tired of it.”
  • Darkk_Asmund celebrates: “In my opinion, the Antiquarian is a more interesting concept for an elite specialization for the Thief than Gambler. I’m curious how they will integrate antiquities into the theft mechanics.”

How are the elite specializations being received overall? At least within the Reddit thread, it seems that both the Troubadour and the Antiquarian are in the spotlight, and many players are already looking forward to learning more about their mechanics.

Additionally, fans are excited about the creative names and are looking forward to the next reveals, which will likely occur in a similar manner soon.

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With “Visions of Eternity”, Guild Wars 2 receives its 6th expansion. It will be released on October 28, 2025, and if you don’t want to wait until then, you can use the beta in August to at least test the 9 new elite specializations thoroughly. Everything you need to know about the expansion can be found here: Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity – All info on release, content & beta

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A job posting from Riot reveals the current status of the LoL MMORPG

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

Little is known so far about the LoL MMORPG from Riot Games, but a new job listing now reveals how far the development of the game has progressed.

What kind of MMORPG is this? An MMORPG in the universe of League of Legends sounds like a dream for many players. At the end of 2020, the work on such an MMORPG became reality under the leadership of the experienced Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street, the former lead designer of WoW, who was to shape the MMORPG. He has since left the project to focus on his own title.

The year 2024 was a bitter one for the title, as the developers decided to restart development. Since then, there has been little information about the game, and it has not been clear how many of the already developed concepts, ideas, and features would be carried over after the restart or whether they would truly start from scratch with development.

Features and functions, and even basic principles such as the view or the combat system are still unclear. However, a recent job advertisement from the developers now gives a hint about the current status of the MMORPG.

Here you can see how far Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street has come with his MMORPG since leaving Riot:

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Ghost: Gameplay from the Prototype of the New MMORPG by Ghostcrawler

No release in sight

What is this job listing? The developers at Riot Games are currently looking for a new “Principal Game Designer, Levels” for their MMORPG on Riotgames.com. This is an experienced game developer who mainly deals with the creation of game levels or worlds and decides in collaboration with other developers how a part of the game world will later look.

The job requires long-standing experience, and Riot Games additionally demands prior involvement in an AAA title. Furthermore, experience in online multiplayer PvE and PvP games such as ARPGs and MMORPGs is necessary.

How far is the development? The development of the LoL MMORPG is still in the prototype phase according to the job listing. Along with the new hire, they intend to bring the title into the pre-production phase.

It further states that the new employee will contribute to testing the game concept in the early development phase. The MMORPG is therefore still a long way from being finished – on the contrary.

What happens in the prototype phase? A video game is developed in various phases. Before developers actually implement a video game, various prototypes of systems, worlds, and ideas are created. These are intended to determine whether an idea that sounds good on paper is also fun to play.

This phase is part of the early development stages and precedes a years-long development process (via gamestudio.n-ix.com). The development of an AAA MMORPG can take many years. For example, the development of Throne and Liberty took 12 years, while Lost Ark took 8 years until its release in Korea.

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How long the development of the LoL MMORPG will take is not clear. However, the admission in the job listing that they are still in the prototype phase means that we will likely have to wait years for the MMORPG. If you want to know more about the project, you can find all the information here: Everything we know about the new MMORPG of LoL in 2025.

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Destiny 2: Raid for “The Edge of Fate” starts in a few days – Everything about the World First race

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 2 minutes

Bungie has prepared a raid for its latest expansion in Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate. What we know about the World First race can be found here in our overview.

When does the raid start? As always, the new raid will be unlocked first in a competitive mode. This means the raid will be more difficult and the enemies will be stronger. To participate, you need to be there on July 19 at 7:00 PM. The competitive mode will last for 48 hours and will end on July 21 at 6:59 PM.

You need the latest expansion to access the raid as well as having completed the campaign of “The Edge of Fate”. The required power level will be communicated to fans before the start of the raid, but Bungie already recommends that you complete the legendary campaign instead of the regular version.

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The launch trailer of “The Edge of Fate” showcases the new expansion of Destiny 2

Little information, but there are Twitch Drops

What is known about the raid? Not much, as Bungie is tight-lipped about new information regarding the raid. Additionally, the studio has removed a large leak server on Discord for Destiny 2 and Marathon – resulting in fewer leaks about the raid.

The raid is said to be named “The Desert Perpetual” and takes place on Kepler. In the short teaser from the trailer, you also see how a strike team stands before the gates of the raid. The team is in front of a desert with the known abstract monuments of the Nine. Many will also recognize these from the dungeon “Prophecy”. The enemy faction of the raid as well as bosses or mechanics are unfortunately not known.

It is certain, however, that fans can expect a special armor set for each class. Parts of the armor will then be awarded during the respective phases of the raid with some luck. Additionally, about 4–6 new weapons are expected to be released and possibly, though unconfirmed, a new exotic.

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Are there Twitch Drops? Yes, anyone watching a Destiny streamer during the competition can secure the emblem “Power Hues”. There is also a bonus emblem, Golden Relief, if you leave a subscription for a streamer. Please note that your Bungie and Twitch accounts must be linked to receive your rewards.

Much from the raid will only be known upon its release, but until then fans will have to wait. If Bungie releases further details, we will include them in our overview. Will you participate in the competition? Let us know in the comments! You can find more about Destiny 2 here: Many players complain about the new expansion of Destiny 2, but one Guardian is still having fun and receiving a lot of support from the community

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Source(s):
  1. wowvendor.com
  2. https://www.blueberries.gg/weapons/desert-perpetual-loot-table/

An organization lets seniors compete against each other in Tekken and the 73-year-old winner says: GG EZ

Nico Scheibel Nico Scheibel Reading time 2 minutes

A Japanese senior care home hosted a Tekken tournament. The 73-year-old winner felt her way to becoming the Iron Fist Queen was a bit too easy.

Which organization hosted the tournament? The Care Esports Association from Japan hosts gaming events in senior care homes. Their goal is to give older residents a chance to experience competitive multiplayer gaming while also promoting mental stimulation and social activities (primetimer.com).

In June 2025, Care Esports hosted a Tekken tournament at the Amigos Club senior care home. The entire event was streamed on YouTube (YouTube.com).

Who is the winner? The 73-year-old Yoshie Murabe managed to take out her old competition and was celebrated as the tournament winner and Iron Fist Queen. In an interview with GameSpark, she revealed that she chose Panda as her main because she loves pandas (thegamer.com).

In the end, she said, like a true gamer: “I was happy to have won. It didn’t feel particularly difficult.” Which translates to: GG EZ.

In the video, you can see the roadmap for upcoming content for Tekken 8:

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Tekken 8 shows roadmap and upcoming content in trailer

A real tournament like the pros

What was special about the event? Besides the obvious uniqueness of being held in a senior care home, there were two real casters for the games, who commented on every matchup. Furthermore, each participant received a player profile, just like in major esports events.

What are the reactions of the viewers? On YouTube, there are several comments celebrating the event and hoping that something like this is hosted more often.

User Daughter_Hulda commented under the livestream recording: “That was so sweet. We need more of this! I hope this tournament becomes a recurring event, it’s really heartwarming.”

Another user named Diego-e8b8r commented on the playstyle of a match between tournament winner Yoshie Murabe and her opponent (YouTube.com):

Ms. Yoshie has very solid combos and Mr. Sadayuki can reliably perform whiff punishes. The best part is that both players know the win conditions of their own characters and even adapt to their opponents. I wouldn’t have expected to see such a great match from seniors. GG!

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“I am not proud of it” – An engineer exposes how he secretly works for 3 to 4 companies at the same time

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 2 minutes

An employee works for multiple companies at the same time. However, the companies catch wind of it when they check his data. He justifies himself by saying that no one wants to work 140 hours a week and that he was supposedly in a desperate situation back then.

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An engineer from India worked for 3 to 4 companies at the same time for a while. However, his approach was not particularly clever, so several companies became aware of his methods at the same time.

The engineer himself explained that he is not proud of it, but he was in a difficult financial situation.

Too many excuses and strange references reveal employees

How was the employee caught? Suhail Doshi, founder of the AI design tool Playground, published on X.com a post stating that he had fired an employee. Because this employee would work for multiple companies at the same time.

There is a man who works at three to four start-ups at the same time. He has his sights set on YC companies and others. Be careful.

I fired this man in his first week and told him to stop lying and cheating people. A year later, he still hasn’t stopped. No more excuses.

Doshi was not the only company that had reportedly hired the person. Under his post, several other companies came forward that had fallen for the employee. Upon checking his references and work samples, it became clear that he was likely not only working for a single company.

As another company explained: “It turned out that he had 5-6 profiles, each listing more than 5 jobs he was actually employed at.”

Employee says he was in a financial predicament

How does the employee react? He spoke in an interview with the daily tech show TBPN and explained that he had been in a difficult situation (via x.com):

I am not proud of what I have done. This is also nothing I endorse. But no one likes to work 140 hours a week, I had to do it out of necessity. I was in an extremely difficult financial situation.

I am not a particularly sociable person. I don’t talk much about what goes on in my life. So I thought to myself: If I work in multiple places, maybe I can get out of this situation faster.

Parekh said that he has now gotten a job at Darwin, a startup for AI video remixing, and the founder of the company confirmed this. Whether he has additional jobs on the side, he did not clarify.

An employee reports that he works for three jobs at the same time. He does not feel guilty about it since his employers could dismiss him at any moment. He explained that he owes loyalty to none of the companies he works for: A millennial secretly earns 350,000 euros with 3 jobs – Says he has no loyalty to his bosses: “They can fire you at any time”

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According to the developers of Dune: Awakening, there are now more resources for PvE players, but fans say: That’s not true

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 3 minutes

The developers of Dune: Awakening continue to try to align their once PvP-oriented endgame with the interests of PvE fans. A new change is supposed to add more resources, but fans have counted.

What is this change? The developers of Dune: Awakening introduced a change with their update 1.1.15.0 that many PvE players appreciated. According to the patch notes, “Tier 6 resources can now be collected in larger areas of the PvE section of the Deep Desert.” This change was necessary after the battle for endgame resources has been ongoing since the introduction of the larger PvE area.

However, players felt this week that they found fewer resources than the week before and they counted. Their results are startlingly clear.

Here you can see what the future of Dune: Awakening looks like:

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Only half as many resources

What is the result of the resource count? Reddit user Raevyxn compared the resources from last week with those from this week. They only counted ores that were in the PvE section of the Deep Desert.

While there were 47 Tier 6 resources available in the PvE area of the Deep Desert the week before, this week there are only 24 ores left. There are thus only half as many ores as before.

Furthermore, the Reddit user also evaluated how many of the “PvE resources” are actually located in a PvP area because they are near a command post or a shipwreck. Around the command posts and shipwrecks, PvP is activated, even though these locations are actually in the PvE area.

Last week, 6% of the Tier 6 resources were located in a PvP area despite being in the PvE region; this week, a staggering 25% of the ores are. So, a complete PvE player shares only 18 Tier 6 ores this week, competing with potentially hundreds of other players. A sobering balance, as the community also finds.

What do the players say about this? The players of Dune: Awakening are becoming increasingly negative regarding the endgame. From the initial excitement that the developers are listening to the fans and shifting the Deep Desert more towards PvE, there has been frustration over the scarce resources that must be shared with hundreds of other players.

Accordingly, many of the comments on Reddit reflect this:

  • tstevo91: “They are obviously only fighting the masses of bugs, cheats, and trying to adapt the poorly received endgame. All we can do is report the issues and hope things improve.”
  • CallSign_Fjor: “It is so, so obvious that there were nowhere near enough game tests with the Deep Desert. These are all beta adjustments.”
  • Tex-Rob: “What we all see, the mood on our server is: ‘I will probably take a break from the Deep Desert this week and gather other resources and do things in Haga.'”
  • mediandirt: “Honestly, the map overall is really terrible this week. In rows G, H, and I it is mostly just sand. I think 70 of the sectors are just sand or have very, very few land masses at all. Even row E, where most people gather resources, is very, very tight for real possession. This week there are also only 4 large spice fields, where last week there were 6. Not that it matters, since the only large spice fields I ever saw in action last week were H-9 or I-7. Normally, it was H-9 all day long.”

Other players explain that they are no longer interested in fighting for the endgame resources. Instead, they prefer to focus on other aspects of the game like building beautiful bases.

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Pokémon GO announces a new Shiny and a new monster that you can catch more easily in the wild

Paul Kutzner Paul Kutzner Reading time 2 minutes

The Adventure Week was announced in Pokémon GO. It features a new Shiny as well as a Pokémon debut.

What kind of event is this? The Adventure Week is an event that has taken place in Pokémon GO in previous years. This year’s edition will start on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at 10:00 AM and will run until Sunday, August 3, 2025, at 8:00 PM.

It brings you a monster in its Shiny variant for the first time, a brand new monster, and various Pokémon in the wild depending on your environment.

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Adventure Week 2025 – All Event Contents

Which monster is available as Shiny? At the start of the event, you can find Schligda in its shiny form for the first time. You can find the monster in the area “Beaches and Water”.

Which Pokémon is making its debut? Tentagra is making its debut in the event. The Pokémon is from the 9th generation and has the types Ground and Plant. It can evolve into Tenterra. Visually, Tentagra resembles Tentacha.

You will find Tentagra exclusively in the area “Forests and Green Spaces” during the event. If you want to catch the monster, you will need to visit such an area. If you live in the countryside, you won’t have to travel far.

Which monsters are there in the wild? There are no special raids during Adventure Week. However, there are various monsters in the wild that appear in different areas.

Area “Cities”:

  • Snubbull*
  • Unratütox*
  • Pygraulon*
  • Thermopod
  • Psiau* (rare)

Area “Forests and Green Spaces”:

  • Raffel*
  • Hefel
  • Olini*
  • Blipp
  • Tentagra (rare)

Area “Mountains”:

  • Hippopotas*
  • Rotomurf*
  • Geronimatz*
  • Skorgla* (rare)

Area “Beaches and Waters”:

  • Iscalar*
  • Garstella*
  • Araqua*
  • Sankabuh*
  • Schligda*

All monsters marked with an * can also be encountered as Shiny with some luck.

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Further event contents: In addition to special field researches where you can receive Stardust, special candies, and encounters with event Pokémon as rewards, there is also a free limited-time research.

If you successfully complete this, you will receive, among other things, 1 incense, 4 special candies, and further encounters with event Pokémon.

For $1.99 (approximately €2), you can also purchase a paid limited-time research. Here you will receive 3 lucky eggs, 4 special candies, and other event Pokémon. If you obtain the research in the Pokémon GO webstore, you will also receive an additional 3 max potions.

This month, in addition to Adventure Week, there are many other events taking place in Pokémon GO. If you want to know which events those are, when they occur, and which contents they bring into the game, take a look at our overview of all events in July 2025 in Pokémon GO.

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A Korean story wanted to be like Solo Leveling, is now being canceled because the creator made a mistake

Jasmin Beverungen Jasmin Beverungen Reading time 2 minutes

Yongseok Jo is the author of a Korean webtoon (Manhwa). But now the creator has to cancel his own work because he copied from other Mangakas.

What kind of Manhwa is this? The Korean webtoon is called Wind Breaker, but it should not be confused with the current anime Wind Breaker, which is currently airing on Crunchyroll. Instead of fighting boys on the schoolyard, this Korean Manhwa is about cycling.

The focus is on Jo “Jay” Ja-hyeon, who leads a double life as a model student and talented cyclist. He draws the attention of classmate Yoon Min-woo, a member of a street cycling crew, with his cycling skills.

Jay is initially skeptical but then agrees to join the “Hummingbird Crew”. Together with his newly gained friends, he participates in risky street races. The Manhwa is known for its fast-paced racing scenes and dynamic art style.

As reported by 3D Juegos, the story on Webtoon is said to have accumulated over 600 million views and is thus closely following Solo Leveling. However, there is some very bad news for fans of the Manhwa, as it now has to be discontinued.

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Manhwa must be discontinued because the author plagiarized

Why is it being canceled? The author faced plagiarism allegations that concern some of his panels. Although he did not directly copy the story from other works, he has apparently taken some scenes and compositions from other mangas.

In a statement, Yongseok Jo apologizes to his fans and indirectly blames his tough deadlines (via Anime Corner):

Hello, this is Jo Yongseok. First of all, I would like to sincerely apologize for the trouble many have experienced due to the recent allegations regarding my work. Among the reference materials I used during my work, some scenes turned out to be very similar or almost identical in expression to those from other works. That is clearly my fault.

For many years, I have led a life where I was constantly heading towards deadlines. In doing so, I allowed the urgency to override the standards I should have maintained as a creator. And I failed to uphold them.

Above all, I truly wanted to show the final story of this work until the end. Therefore, the decision to end it halfway is extremely painful. I deeply regret this and once again apologize to the readers. I sincerely thank all those who supported me despite my shortcomings and bow once again in apology.

The operator of the webtoon website also made a statement about it. According to this, similarities to “another work” are noted. On Reddit, a user suspects that this refers to poses from the manga Tokyo Ghoul.

After discussions with the artist and the responsible editor, the publication of the Manhwa will be suspended.

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With the discontinuation, there will at least be no more confusion with the similarly named anime and manga. The anime only started last year on Crunchyroll. For this, many well-known names were recruited, whom we know from other series like Jujutsu Kaisen, Classroom of the Elite, or SpyxFamily: 5 new anime that you absolutely must watch in the Spring Season 2024

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The canceled game reminded of Minecraft, now the creator offers 25 million to Riot to save his work

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 2 minutes

For years, fans had many hopes for Hytale. With the announced cancellation, many players also shattered their dreams of a new game like Minecraft. Now the creator has a plan on how to save his game.

Who is it about? Before Hytale was sold to Riot, the game belonged to Hypixel Studios, the company behind the famous Minecraft server. After a successful trailer, the game was then sold by Hypixel Studios to Riot Games. The original founders left the game in the hands of Riot Games.

Now that the game is at an end, the creator “Simon Hypixel” has come forward with a plan for salvation. The founder of the Hypixel Minecraft network was one of the beneficiaries of the sale to Riot.

Here you can watch the trailer for Hytale:

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Inventor has a plan and an offer

How does the inventor plan to save the game? Even though he sold Hytale to Riot, he has not given up on the game. With the cancellation came many requests for him to save the game. After long consideration, he has now presented a plan for it.

The inventor wants to offer 25 million US dollars (approximately 21,595,750 € as of July 16, 2025, 4:00 PM) to Riot to buy the game in its current state. Once the deal goes through, he wants to release Hytale as quickly as possible in a playable version as Early Access.

Then his team will provide the still-developing features via patches, while the community will also be involved. They will finance the project through crowdfunding, suggest features, and also handle testing and bug reporting.

The support from modders is intended to provide additional content and be readily available. Instead of a closed development like at Riot, the game should grow from version to version, just like Minecraft, continuously exciting players with new features.

What are the chances of salvation? The chances of saving Hytale are slim. Even the offer of 25 million US dollars (approximately 21,595,750 € as of July 16, 2025, 4:00 PM) might not entice the company. The inventor himself states in a post on X.com that negotiations could take months and the chances of success would be low.

Nonetheless, he wants to try and make the offer to Riot, even if it means cuts to his own life and wealth. On X.com, he writes about it:

Yes, I have made the decision, I will do my best to save Hytale. Even if there is only a 1% chance. That is the least I can do for the same community that has given me the opportunity to be where I am today.

I will keep you updated, but keep in mind that it will take a while, give it some time. It will take months for me to get answers and months for it to be completed. I will report as much as possible about it while I go through this process.

Simon “Hypixel” on X.com
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Whether the inventor of the game Hytale can really save it or whether Riot will reject the offer and the game will be lost forever remains to be seen. The developer himself wants to update the players as soon as he knows more, but that could also take several months. Several petitions are also supposed to save Hytale: State of emergency after sudden cancellation of Hytale: “It feels like a national emergency at the Pentagon” 

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A new role-playing game on Steam lets you play the noblest of all fantasy heroes: an insurance verifier

Ody Ody Reading time 2 minutes

Who wants to be a knight or wizard in a fantasy world? Such roles are standard in RPGs. That’s why a new role-playing game on Steam wants you to play a truly noble hero – an insurance adjuster.

What kind of game is this? This refers to Ledgerbound, a turn-based tactical RPG from developer studio OmniMegaSuperCorp. The studio’s founder is Russ Nickel, who wrote the story for Helldivers 2 at Arrowhead – and it’s a highlight of the game with its biting satire in the style of Starship Troopers.

You can also expect an extremely humorous story from Ledgerbound, as the first trailer for the game shows.

By the way, you can see it here:

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Fantasy from a Bureaucrat’s Perspective

What is the game about? Ledgerbound throws you into a fantasy world. You do not experience it as a noble knight or a powerful wizard. You are someone much nobler: An insurance adjuster, what else? 

One day, the world is threatened by the arrival of an ancient enemy. And since there’s no one to whom you can sell insurance… ehm, that you can insure, you leave your desk and throw yourself into the fray.

Fights are turn-based and operate on the rock-paper-scissors principle. There are three elements, each strong against one and weak against the other.

Outside of battles, you deal with paperwork and work on your professional career. Or you use the time to date other characters – of course with a mandatory training course from the HR department.

When will the game be released? The developers have not yet announced a release date for Ledgerbound, only that the game is supposed to be “coming soon”. As a platform, only Steam has been mentioned so far.

  • The developers are currently looking for people to test the game before its release. If you want to sign up for this, click the link: https://ledgerbound.firstlook.gg/
  • There you can sign up with your Discord account or Steam account. Once you have finished signing up, you will be placed on the waiting list.
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For Helldivers 2, Russ Nickel pushed himself to his limits – and beyond – to make the game as good as possible. He often worked tirelessly. You can read more about this in this article: The former lead writer of Helldivers 2 worked until burnout, wanted to create the perfect game

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Diablo 4 is redesigning the dungeons, aiming to make them more flexible – but somehow no one really knows what that actually brings

Nicole Wakulczyk Nicole Wakulczyk Reading time 3 minutes

With Season 9, Blizzard has permanently revamped the dungeons in Diablo 4 and integrated new mechanics. However, players somehow don’t really know what it is supposed to do.

This is how Blizzard has revamped the dungeons: The new Season 9 has not only introduced seasonal Horadric spells and gems, but also permanent adjustments for the Nightmare Dungeons:

  • In the Nightmare Dungeons, Horadric vaults can appear, where you only have a limited time to slay monsters and thereby increase your reward level.
  • There are now the “Escalating Nightmares” – a chain of three interconnected Nightmare Dungeons where the affixes stack. At the end, you can expect a reunion with Astaroth, a well-known boss from the campaign.
  • Additionally, there are new dungeon affixes that allow you to see what awaits you inside even before the start, including treasure goblins or the good old Butcher.

In the Horadric vaults, you choose from various trials at statues before starting your run. The idea behind it: You influence your passage in the vault. But this is where the big question mark in the community begins.

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“No idea what they even do”

What bothers players about the mechanic? In a post on Reddit, the user Jarleyhartbarvis shows with a screenshot that he finds most of the trials available to him in Horadric vaults trivial. He doesn’t notice any difference, no matter what he chooses.

His post has gathered over 1,600 upvotes so far. The general sentiment: Many players choose the trials more or less randomly. Either because they don’t understand the effects or because they simply seem to do very little.

The top comment is from Grev_Ingolf. He writes: “Yep. I have no idea what they even do. I just slay everything and fill the reward bar.” And x_frisian_x is more pragmatic: “The special monster at reward level 3 is the only one I choose with conviction.”

Even ang_hell_ic can’t make much sense of the trials: “Man, same. I really tried to figure out if one is more beneficial than the other, but honestly it doesn’t feel that way.”

Others decide simply by color, because: The pillars have the known loot colors – blue, yellow, orange. Naidmer82 writes: “I have never read a single pillar description. I just click on the rarest color and leave the room.”

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Players speculate: Focus on more speed and more monsters

Which trials are worthwhile? The user N4thilion has found a way to slay more monsters and thus increase his reward level:

I usually choose the option “spawns ambushes after shrine activation.” Then I activate each shrine on the way to the pillars in a sprint. With each activation, the number of ambushes seems to increase. This way I passively spawn more monsters and usually reach rank 6 quite easily.

In the comments, the trials that increase the speed of rituals are generally popular, as they make the runs more efficient. Diablo expert wudijo also explains in his YouTube video what it’s all about. According to him, trials that:

  • accelerate the completion of rituals
  • spawn additional enemies
  • ensure that pillars attract enemies
  • bring portable objects into the game that grant you strong buffs

The more targeted buffs you activate, the faster your reward bar fills up. The higher the bar is filled at the end, the better the loot you get. And the boss spawns as soon as you reach the highest level, so even before the timer runs out.

The Horadric vaults are not a seasonal feature, but a permanent part of the Nightmare Dungeons. The seasonal content revolves around the new Horadric spells and gems that enhance your builds. To craft the gems, you need to find recipes in the vaults as well as gather gem fragments and vials. And if you wonder what you get back when dismantling the stones: A player dismantled a seasonal gem in Diablo 4 so you don’t have to.

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“How could no one buy this before me?” – Man buys 6 hard drives in old boxes, surprisingly finds 5 more, pays under 4 € per TB

Yana Yana Reading time 2 minutes

On Reddit, a user recounts how he unexpectedly came across several hard drives during a household clearance. But what he later finds in the boxes causes great excitement.

How did the discovery come about? A buyer came across a household clearance in the USA via Craigslist – a kind of technical flea market where individuals sell their household items. He had actually hoped to find old film cameras.

As the magazine Toms Hardware reported, he instead discovered six external WD Easystore 8TB hard drives, offered at $90 each. He asked if he could get a better price if he bought them all and negotiated down to $60 each. Thus, he ended up paying only $360 (about €310) for the six devices.

Shortly thereafter, he shared his find on Reddit with the Data-Hoarder community, as the real stroke of luck followed only at home. The buyer took several additional packages that the seller claimed contained only cables. At home, he found that five of them contained additional 8TB hard drives. He contacted the seller to return them, but the seller simply said: “Keep them.”

Anyone interested in unusual storage projects will likely also find the video about “Dead Drops” intriguing – USB sticks that are permanently embedded in walls.

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Terabytes in Dust – a Find Among Forgotten Items

What is the condition of the hard drives? Before the user removed the drives, he checked them with a SMART tool – a standard procedure to read the condition and usage time of hard drives. It turned out that all eleven hard drives had zero operational hours. This means they were completely unused and apparently had never been in operation before, even though the drives were already from 2017 and 2018.

What makes the deal so special? Overall, the user received 88 terabytes of storage for $360 (approximately €310), which corresponds to about $4 per terabyte. In comparison: A single WD Easystore 8TB costs around $170 (approximately €146) at retail. The total value of his eleven hard drives is thus nearly $1,870 (approximately €1,600).

Especially for tech enthusiasts who archive large amounts of data, such as for media, servers, or backups, so much storage at such a low price is almost unbeatable. Such bargains often only arise in private sales, where the true value of the technology is not always known.

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This is what happens now with the hard drives: On Reddit, the user reports that he removed the hard drives from their enclosures, a process known as “shucking.” This involves taking the drives out of their external enclosures to use them directly as internal HDDs in NAS systems or server cases. This is cheaper than buying internal enterprise hard drives; however, opening them usually voids the warranty.

The Easystore models contain different HDDs depending on the production period. In this case, the user found five white-label drives of type WD80EMAZ as well as four WD Red models, including two WD80EFZX and two WD80EFAX. These are particularly popular for continuous use in NAS systems.

While some are surprised by how much storage they get when buying technology, others experience the exact opposite. For example, a user was baffled by his supposedly 20TB hard drive – it did not work. When his son finally opened it, the reason became clear: Inside were not electronics, but six heavy iron weights.

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If you pause Star Wars 5 at a certain point, you will witness the terrible fate of one of the greatest bounty hunters in the galaxy

Christoph Waldboth Christoph Waldboth Reading time 2 minutes

The movies of Star Wars are full of secrets that are revealed only upon closer inspection. How a strong bounty hunter fared can easily be missed.

Which bounty hunter are we talking about? IG-88B is the prototype of an assassin droid series built by Holowan Mechanics. These droids are technologically advanced and have, for this reason, even developed a consciousness.

Of all the prototypes, IG-88B was given a special honor. He was summoned by Darth Vader himself to hunt a certain smuggler and his spaceship. We’re of course talking about Han Solo.

However, the story did not end well for IG-88B. How the bounty hunter met his end is not explained in the film. Only those who look closely will learn of it.

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Don’t mess with Boba!

What happened to IG-88B? In a scene in “The Empire Strikes Back,” that is the fifth episode, the droid can be seen. Darth Vader gathers a handful of bounty hunters and gives them the task of finding Han Solo and the fast Millennium Falcon for the Empire.

In the aforementioned scene, Boba Fett appears, who had his first appearance shortly before in the terrible Holiday Special and who will play an even greater role. IG-88B fares differently. He only appears once more in the film, and that too only in the background. If you stop the film at minute 1:26:38, the remains of IG-88B can be seen.

Chewbacca enters a room full of junk and debris on Bespin to find the destroyed C-3PO. In the background, the discarded bounty hunter IG-88B can be seen lying. You can see the scene on YouTube (from minute 0:27).

How did it come to this? The ignoble end of the character is thanks to Boba Fett. After Vader had given the bounty hunters the task of searching for Han Solo, IG-88B placed tracking devices on all the ships of his competitors.

This allowed him to track Boba Fett to Bespin, where Han Solo had reportedly arrived. There, an ambush occurred. Boba Fett managed to incapacitate the droid with an ion blaster and then destroy him with grenades.

His remains ended up in the trash. However, he managed to transmit a backup of himself beforehand.

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Later, the droid was reassembled and made a comeback. Among other things, he was tasked with killing his former employer Darth Vader. However, IG-88B did not fare well there either. All of this is not addressed in the film, of course. Now you know how things ended for droids in Bespin. For Marco Risch from the channel Nerdkultur, it’s time to slowly send the most famous bounty hunter from Star Wars into retirement: Why Boba Fett must disappear from Star Wars

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A bad example shows how poor customer support at WoW is: “This must be AI”

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

Is Blizzard now using AI instead of Game Masters in World of Warcraft? One example hints at something terrible.

If you have a problem in World of Warcraft, you can usually find the answer somewhere on community sites. Or you can contact in-game support, that is the Game Masters, which you can reach through tickets. In the past, these Game Masters had a good reputation and were even a hallmark of WoW for many.

Now, support has significantly declined – at least the community keeps providing examples that amusingly and bitterly prove that.

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What was the incident? In the WoW subreddit, the player rivix1625 shows the response of a Game Master. According to his own statements, he had a problem with the weapon “Thori’dal, Fury of the Stars” – the legendary bow from the Sunwell Plateau. The player could not read the design for the transmog templates and therefore wanted to know from a Game Master what he was doing wrong.

The Game Master’s response also came quickly and they explained:

I assure you that Thori’dal can be equipped by several classes, including Hunters, Rogues, Druids (especially Marksmanship), Warlocks, Priests, Shamans, and Warriors. If you have a character of these classes, then you can learn the transmog template after equipping it and achieving the corresponding achievement.

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What’s wrong with it? Almost everything in the support’s response is wrong. Because the bow can only be equipped by Hunters, Rogues, and Warriors, and not by Warlocks, Mages, Priests, or Shamans. Also, there is no Marksmanship specialization for Druids – that would actually be Hunters.

The community’s suspicion: There is no human behind this, but only an artificial intelligence that fabricates some sort of response. It’s hard to explain how so much misinformation can simultaneously appear in an official response.

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Community reminisces: That the customer service of World of Warcraft has drastically declined in recent years is no new information. Many inquiries are only answered after a long delay and often inadequately. It used to be different – at least that’s what many in the community believe. Because they write in the comments:

  • “It’s just crazy how far they have fallen. [Customer service] used to be so fantastic. I remember calling them in 2008 and my problem was immediately resolved while I was on the phone with a GM.” – Kaoswarr
  • “That’s so disgusting, Blizzard and Microsoft should be ashamed of themselves.” – Wild-Raspberry-2331
  • “Corporate greed literally ruins everything. I hate this timeline.” – derpderp235

However, some also note that they still have good experiences with customer service now. Because when chat conversations do occur, they usually have a competent person on the other side. However, this likely cannot be said for this response.
By the way, WoW is not only deleting from support but also in-game – the void storage is being removed, but there is a more than adequate replacement.

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