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Die Macher von Rust wollen New World immer noch kaufen, Ex-Entwickler von Amazon erklärt, was dafür nötig ist

von Cedric Holmeier

If anyone has the financial resources and synergies to shake up the video game market, it is Amazon. However, despite great efforts, the games division of the global corporation has so far failed to land a sustainable hit. MeinMMO highlights past, current, and upcoming projects from Amazon Games: Amazon has wanted to be a big player in games for 10 years, now it has to deliver with The Lord of the Rings

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If your friends have never heard the word “Anime” before, you can recommend these 5 series and movies

Jasmin Beverungen 10. July 2025 Reading time 4 minutes

The world of animes is colorful, flamboyant, and sometimes hard to understand. To help you recommend the right animes to your loved ones, we have selected 5 series and movies for you.

For many, the world of animes is uncharted territory. Colorful and flamboyant outfits, screaming warriors, and a story for which one would need an entire encyclopedia can be off-putting. Because of this, some people don’t engage with the world of animes at all – even though it has so much to offer.

MyMMO has selected 5 series and films from Japan that can even convince those who have only heard of animes in passing and have yet to form an opinion. Unlike Cortyn’s list, which is meant to convince self-proclaimed skeptics, we focus on:

An easy-to-understand story
No annoying or screaming characters (who else has developed a love-hate relationship with Demon Slayer thanks to Zenitsu?)
No ecchi moments that you’d be embarrassed about if your mom suddenly walked in
No extreme violence like in Chainsaw Man, where viewers now know the entire anatomy of the human body thanks to dismembered limbs
A rating of at least 7.5 on MyAnimeList, after all, we don’t want to recommend any trash

That’s why you won’t find animes like Death Note or Vinland Saga in this list. The order of the animes has nothing to do with their quality – we can recommend them all equally.

Weathering With You

Genre: Drama, Romance
Film length: 1:52 hours
Available for streaming: only as a purchase option on Prime Video, Apple TV, and other providers

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Weathering With You – The German Trailer for the Anime Film with the Weather Phenomenon

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What is it about? The high school student Hodaka Morishima runs away from home and flees to rainy Tokyo. There, he finds a job at a small publishing house for occult magazines and meets Hina Amano. Hina is an orphan girl who possesses a mysterious gift: she can make the sun shine for a short time through prayers.

Hina and Hodaka scent an opportunity and offer sunshine as a service for special occasions like weddings and flea markets. However, Hina’s gift comes with a price: with each prayer, she sacrifices her body to the heavens.

Why is the film suitable for beginners? Weathering With You particularly impresses with its beautiful animation style. In every puddle and at every corner of Tokyo, there is a lot of love for detail.

The story is also a mix of coming-of-age and love story that can be universally understood. Hodaka and Hina are real people with hopes that are relatable. Unlike Your Name, there are no complex time travel themes here, just an easy-to-understand, linear narrative.

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A legendary movie is already 66 years old, yet it still looks better than many modern blockbusters – This is its secret

Christoph Waldboth 10. July 2025 Reading time 3 minutes

A movie that was released in 1959 is today one of the great classics of cinema. It need not fear comparison with modern films; on the contrary, it looks miles better than many blockbuster movies today.

Which movie is it? “Ben Hur” was released in 1959, which is 66 years ago. The film is considered one of the great classics of cinema. It is a monumental film directed by William Wyler.

It tells the story of Judah Ben-Hur, who lives in the 1st century AD. After he is accused of carrying out an assassination, Judah’s family is arrested, and he is enslaved. His journey takes him across the sea to a chariot race in the arena of Jerusalem. There, Judah seeks revenge on the Roman tribune Messala.

“Ben Hur” is an epic film that runs for a proud 222 minutes. At its release, it was one of the most elaborate films ever made and reportedly cost around 15 million US dollars according to thenumbers.com. This amounts to about 161 million US dollars today.

This brings “Ben Hur” close to contemporary blockbuster budgets that can easily exceed 150-300 million US dollars. Unlike many modern productions, though, you can see the invested money. The film looks better today than many films that came after it and that sometimes cost more. Why is that?

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Films are made differently today

What is the secret? The YouTuber wolfcrow has addressed “Ben Hur” in a video. And with the question of why the film still belongs to the most visually beautiful works ever made for cinema.

Reason Number 1: The choice of aspect ratio

“Ben Hur” was shot on an extremely wide analog film stock. This was specially developed for the film and ensured that the image on the screen was presented in a 2.76:1 ratio. The usual widescreen ratio is, by the way, 2.35:1. The new method was so elaborate and costly that over the years only a handful of films were made with it.

The wide picture provides epic shots that showcase the impressive sets in all their splendor. The screen is full of details, and upon first viewing, it is hardly possible to grasp all the intricacies. Director William Wyler was able to tell his story even better through the additional space in the image – there is always something happening in the foreground and background that contributes to the narrative.

Today, most major films are no longer shot on analog film but digitally. This is more cost-effective and straightforward. A format as wide as that in “Ben Hur” is almost never used – “Oppenheimer” is an exception, having been shot on 65mm film.

Reason Number 2: Light and Colors

The aforementioned foreground and background were lit with the same attention to detail. Wyler and his cinematographer Robert Surtees opted for a look inspired by classical painting.

As a result, nearly every shot in “Ben Hur” looks like a painting that could hang in a museum due to tasteful lighting and rich, vibrant colors. Flat lighting, as seen in many contemporary films, is absent here.

Reason Number 3: Real Sets and Costumes

The third and perhaps most obvious reason: “Ben Hur” completely avoids CGI – simply because there were no computer-generated visual effects in 1959. Therefore, the sets were all built authentically; only some backgrounds were hand-painted. Yet even that looks impressive today.

Moreover, unlike many superhero films today, the costumes were not affixed to the actors via CGI but were genuinely worn. Together, the sets and costumes create a believable overall picture that brings the historical world of the film to life.

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For these reasons, “Ben Hur” can still easily measure up to current films and surpass most of them. The film shows that craftsmanship and practical effects stand the test of time, while visual effects age quickly. The famous chariot race alone has earned “Ben Hur” a place in film history – and all without a greenscreen. Accordingly, we have a contribution for you on MeinMMO: YouTuber explains why many modern films look worse than earlier ones, even though the technology improves

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Players know exactly which new class they want in Diablo 4, and are already getting upset in advance

Nicole Wakulczyk 10. July 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

In Diablo 4, you have six different classes to choose from. However, many are still missing a very specific class. The community is currently buzzing again about this gap and is already preemptively complaining about what (might) still come.

Which class is it about? Since release, especially veterans have wished for the Paladin as a new class, simply because a holy class is missing that plays with sword and shield. Paladins were already present in Diablo 2. The idea of Paladins was later continued in Diablo 3 and implemented in the Crusader. In 2022, hints about the class for Diablo 4 were found, including a leak from Blizzard itself.

Rod Fergusson, General Manager of Diablo, stated in June 2024 that they preferred to create something new, fitting for the new region in the game. So, with the expansion Vessel of Hatred, the Spiritborn was introduced: a kind of remix of Witch Doctor, Monk, and Amazon:

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But even after that, the calls for a Paladin class remained loud. In April 2025, Game Director Brent Gibson talked about a new class: “Buckle up, keep talking about the Paladin, and hopefully, on the day we release, everyone will be happy.”

Currently, the community is again discussing this one class that is still missing in Diablo 4 and is already getting worked up about scenarios that could arise.

“No Paladin class, but a season of Paladin powers”

This is what the community is currently discussing about the Paladin: In a post on Reddit, user fk0vi writes that Blizzard should finally give players a Paladin class. In the comments, fans are already playing through all sorts of scenarios in their minds. Many also believe that Blizzard is aiming for the next expansion for that.

So, Momo616 jokingly writes: “No Paladin class, but a season of Paladin powers and Paladin-inspired cosmetics!” The current season revolves around Horadric powers. Before that, it was about boss powers, and in season 7 about witch powers. Also, new powers will come to players in winter, as the roadmap for 2025 shows.

And The-Only-Razor jokes: “Season of the holy yellow Helltide. Paladins are the new faction questline in the season. New class: A slightly faster Barbarian called ‘Spirit Rager’ or something like that.” Diablo 4 really had no shortage of Helltide-like areas. Season 7 brought, for example, the Witchtides, where the monster density was similar to that in the Helltide.

Other fans take the issue a bit more seriously. So, snoman298 dryly notes that there are actually quite a few usable shields in Diablo 4 – only hardly anyone uses them. And Slow_Cut_1904 replies: “I had completely forgotten that shields even exist and first thought you were making a joke, lol.”

And Mamoru_of_Cake has some more optimistic ideas:

Since the Spiritborn is actually just a revamped version of the Monk, I could imagine a class that combines Paladin/Blood Knight. One could choose through a class quest at level 20 or 25 whether to become a full Paladin or Blood Knight.

Another class is currently a topic of discussion in the community. For Diablo Immortal is now getting a new class – and players are upset because it looks much nicer than in Diablo 4. Because there, Blizzard opted for an unconventional appearance with a compact physique that strongly deviates from “classically attractive” models.

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Montana Black is criticized for his driving, now praised for setting a limit

Johanna 10. July 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

The Twitch streamer Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris has been criticized in the past for his driving behavior, and now he says what he definitely would not do while driving.

MontanaBlack likes to drive fast: In the past, MontanaBlack has made several statements about his own driving behavior, many of which have been received negatively. One of them was, for example, that he finds it normal to drive 20 km/h faster than allowed.

His justification: That is just the speed limit that one can allow oneself if one does not want to get a driving ban. For this statement, MontanaBlack received considerable backlash. Especially regarding his role model status, the spread of this mindset is highly questionable.

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Twitch: MontanaBlack is criticized for his driving behavior

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“I definitely won’t do that”

Where does MontanaBlack draw the line? Live during a Twitch stream (clip on Instagram), MontanaBlack is driving on the highway. Next to him appears a car whose occupants film him and apparently urge him to speed up. MontanaBlack responds: “I definitely won’t do that.” He further explains that he would not do this either on or off stream.

Shortly after, MontanaBlack justifies his decision not to do it:

If civil police are behind you and see you making a little acceleration race with someone – bam – illegal street race on the spot, driving license gone. I would never do that! That’s not a joke to me.

The Twitch streamer further states that while he likes to drive fast where it is permitted, he does not want to “give it full throttle” with someone. His driver’s license is so important to MontanaBlack that he would never do that.

MontanaBlack receives praise: The comments include many who appreciate MontanaBlack’s good statement. The account of SIXT, a transfer service, for example, writes on Instagram: “That’s what we have racetracks for – Good message.”

MontanaBlack does not mention that maybe not endangering human lives should be at least as important, if not more so, at least not in the clip on Instagram. Some comments criticized this, such as timboehmert saying, “Good attitude, but safety should come first and not the driving license.”

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At least with street racing, MontanaBlack draws the line, even if it seems primarily because of his driver’s license. More about Twitch streamer MontanaBlack can be read here on MeinMMO: Twitch streamer MontanaBlack promotes a perfume, but he probably doesn’t even know it

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WoW brings back the best leveling event, reputation farming becomes child’s play

Cortyn 10. July 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

World of Warcraft is revving up the leveling turbo again. But it’s not just for Twink fans, reputation collectors will be happy too.

Leveling in World of Warcraft is one of two things. Either it’s the most important aspect of the game, meant to last as long as possible – or it’s simply the annoying path to the endgame that you’d rather quickly get through. If you belong to the second group, you can look forward to the return of the “Winds of Mysterious Fortune” – because in just a few days, the well-known leveling event will start again.

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WoW: Xal’atath and the Destruction of Dalaran

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What kind of event is this? The “Winds of Mysterious Fortune” basically increase your XP gain by 20% – so you level up faster right from the start. But that’s just a fraction of the bonuses available. While you complete quests and defeat enemies in Dragonflight or The War Within, you will regularly receive various bags. These contain a variety of different rewards, such as:

Potions that grant an additional 10% experience
Buff effects, such as elemental attacks, increased movement speed, or HP regeneration
Gear that is adjusted to your current level
Bags

Earn Goblin Reputation in a Flash

Especially attractive for reputation fans: This time, the reputation gain for all factions from The War Within is included – including the 5 cartels of Lorenhall, namely Bilgewasser Cartel, Blackwater Company, Steamwheedle Cartel, Venture Company, and even the secret faction of Twisted Solutions. If you still need reputation here, now is the time.

For the factions of The War Within, you will receive 100% more reputation, and for the factions of Dragonflight, 200% more reputation.

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How long is this active? The Winds of Mysterious Fortune are active from July 15 to August 12, so for exactly 4 weeks. That’s enough time to level up a few characters before the release of Patch 11.2 – or for newcomers, the perfect moment to start and prepare for the latest content.

The fact that Blizzard is starting this event again just a few weeks after the last one could also be a sort of “emergency solution,” as newcomers are currently having an extremely hard time without this event. If you’re playing on a fresh account, you can’t defeat quest mobs at some point – but thanks to the event, there’s still good gear that helps with that.

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A player completes the “entire” Mythic Dawn cult in Oblivion before the game really begins, yet still fails in his honorable goal

Ody 9. July 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

A player has set out to destroy the Mythic Dawn cult from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered right at the beginning of the game. However, although he was on a good path, his endeavor is doomed to fail.

What kind of cult is this? The Mythic Dawn is a secret cult in the world of The Elder Scrolls that worships the Daedric Prince Mehrunes Dagon. In Oblivion, this cult appears early in the game, where it incites assassins against Emperor Uriel Septim VII.

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The prologue of Oblivion actually goes as follows:

You start your adventure in the Imperial prison and are visited by the Emperor. He is just about to flee the city.
The Emperor remembers seeing your face in his dreams and sees in you a future hero, which is why he frees you.
At first, you fight your way through the prison’s sewers alone, but later you meet the Emperor again, where the assassins of the Mythic Dawn catch him.

“I killed the entire Mythic Dawn cult”

What did the player do? One player apparently was not satisfied with the Emperor dying so early. He shared a screenshot on Reddit, showing the bodies of the assassins piling up. He wrote: “I did it. I killed the entirety of the Mythic Dawn cult.”

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Former Rockstar Games developer explains what players can expect from GTA 6: “Maybe they have some magic and make it happen”

Dariusz Müller 9. July 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

A question about GTA 6 has been occupying many gamers for months. Now, a former developer from Rockstar Games is speaking on the subject.

Who is the developer? Obbe Vermeij is a Dutch developer who worked as a Technical Director at Rockstar Games. He worked there from 1995 to 2009 on games like Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and Grand Theft Auto IV.

After his time at Rockstar Games, Obbe Vermeij is focusing on developing his own indie game called “Plentiful.” Additionally, he regularly expresses his views on various aspects of game development and provides insights into working at Rockstar Games and GTA.

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Rockstar Games presents GTA 6 in the second trailer

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Developer believes Rockstar must go with 30 FPS

What does he say about GTA 6? Vermeij was a guest on the podcast of the YouTube channel KiwiTalkz and shared his thoughts on various questions around GTA 6 during the conversation. After about 7 minutes, he was asked if he thinks GTA will run at 30 or 60 FPS.

Vermeij responded: If they have to sacrifice the frame rate for visual details on the screen, the visual quality, they will definitely do that. Therefore, I would suspect it will probably be 30.

He then explained that the frame rate is a curse that always requires a compromise. If there are too few pedestrians on the street, it looks too empty. If you fill them, you achieve fewer FPS:

“If you have 10 characters on the screen on the street, it just doesn’t look full enough. You need to have 50, and the price for that is that the frame rate drops a bit. So it would probably be a reasonable choice to choose 30 [FPS], but maybe they have some magic and manage to get it to 60.”

He also finds the graphics of the second trailer impressive and believes Florida is a very good setting for GTA. Additionally, he thinks that the characters, Jason and Lucia, have an interesting story dynamic.

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What do other insiders say on the topic? Already in January 2025, Mike York, another former GTA developer, commented on whether GTA 6 will have 30 or 60 frames per second. York also believes that Rockstar Games aims for 30 FPS for GTA 6 and will never fall below this value.

However, if it eventually comes out for PC, it could reach up to 60 FPS with the latest graphics cards, explains the developer. You can read Mike York’s complete assessment on MeinMMO: GTA 6 might only run at 30 FPS at release, a former Rockstar Games developer expects

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An indie game is now the highest rated game on Steam, has nearly 900,000 positive reviews, is even better than Portal 2

Ody 9. July 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

Portal 2 is contending for the crown of the highest-rated game on Steam – and the throne-stealer is an indie game from 2016.

Which game is being referred to? It is Stardew Valley: A pixel-style game that a single developer has been perfecting for years. In it, you build your own farm, raise animals, and make friends with the residents of the nearby town – or even start a family.

Stardew Valley was released in February 2016 and can be played solo or in co-op, the latter both online and locally on the same screen. Meanwhile, the game has almost 770,000 reviews, with a strong 98% being positive.

You can see a trailer for Stardew Valley here:

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Stardew Valley Trailer

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The platformer Portal 2 developed by Valve also has 98% positive reviews on Steam, but only from around 363,000 reviews.

During the Summer Sale on Steam, you can currently get Stardew Valley for half price, only €6.99. However, the offer only lasts until July 10 at 7 PM.

This is the new development: According to the website Steam250, Portal 2 has been overtaken by Stardew Valley after 14 years at the top, albeit narrowly. The website awards Stardew Valley a score of 8.87 and Portal 2 a score of 8.85. This score is calculated using a mathematical algorithm that considers the total number of votes as well as the percentage of positive reviews.

On websites like SteamDB, where only the percentage of positive votes determines the ranking, Portal 2 still holds the first place. But even here, the gap is minimal: Portal 2 gets a rating of 97.71%, while Stardew Valley “only” has 97.66%.

More than just a simple farming simulator

What makes the game so special? Stardew Valley offers more than one might suspect at first glance. Loaofanxiety writes in their review on Steam:

“I would never trust anyone who gives this game a bad review. It’s that good. I’m not even kidding. […]I downloaded it thinking it’d be a cute little farming game, and now I’ve got spreadsheets for crop profits, strong opinions on which villagers are shady, and a weird emotional attachment to my chickens.”

For Steam user Ryan Schmitt, Stardew Valley is more than just a game he has played: “it’s a place I lived in for a while. A place I came back to when life felt overwhelming, when I needed a break, or when I just wanted to remember that slow, quiet progress still counts.” (Source: Steam)

For peccavis, it took a while to be truly convinced. Eventually, however, it clicked: “The first time I tried to play Stardew it didn’t catch me at all and there were many things bugging me. […] But I was wrong!” (Source: Steam)

Overall, Stardew Valley manages to convince almost every player who has tested the farming game for a few hours.

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Stardew Valley is a passion project of solo developer Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, who developed the game entirely by himself. A fan had the opportunity to show him their save file and received special praise. You can read more about it in this article: “I’ve never seen this before”: Fan invests over 400 hours into their favorite game, nervously showing the developer their save file

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Star Citizen has consumed 800 million dollars from its players, but still has a big problem before release

Dariusz Müller 9. July 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

The SciFi MMO Star Citizen already has a major problem prior to its official release that spoils the fun for players.

What you need to know about Star Citizen:

Star Citizen is a SciFi MMO that has been in production since 2011. It is funded through a Kickstarter campaign that started in 2012, allowing interested players to donate money for the development. Originally, the game was supposed to be released in 2014.
Gameplay-wise, Star Citizen has ambitious goals. From a persistent universe with various systems and planets to space battles with starships and shooter gameplay, to mining and trading systems or space piracy, everything is supposed to be possible.
Although the game is still in the alpha phase and the final release is not in sight, you can already buy spaceships in Star Citizen – and these can cost four-digit amounts as well.

In April 2025, Star Citizen reached the milestone of a total of over 800 million dollars raised for the development of the SciFi MMO. Now it is over 846 million.

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Star Citizen: Storm Breaker – Trailer for Alpha 4.2 prepares you for new content

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Cheaters ruin the fun before the game is officially out

What is the problem? Even though the final release of Star Citizen is not in sight, the game already has a problem with cheaters during the alpha phase, who are taking away the fun from other players.

A user complained on Reddit around June 2025 that he encountered a player who killed him and his crew without them hearing a shot or losing any health. They were just instantly dead. In the comments, many other players report that they have also encountered cheaters.

However, recent reports show no new developments. Even though some players believe there are now more cheaters, there were already posts about cheaters years ago. A user shared a video on Reddit as early as 2020 that shows a suspicious player.

While cheaters in online games are not a new or unusual development, in the case of Star Citizen, it feels particularly frustrating since the game is not officially released yet. For an early supporter of the game who contributed to the “846 million dollars” donations, this can be very frustrating.

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Developers resort to bans after cheating spike

This is what the developers say: The developers have now commented on the recent cheating and exploit reports from players on the game’s website. In a statement, they explain:

“We have recently noticed an increase in exploits and cheating in the game […]. In response to the recent spike in abuse, we will tighten our anti-cheat measures to better protect both the integrity of the game and the player experience for the wider community that continues to shape it.”

They then explain that they have already taken initial measures and carried out “a large wave of account bans”. They also emphasize that exploiting and cheating violates the terms of service and could lead to a permanent account closure.

Currently, the so-called “Foundation Festival” is taking place in Star Citizen, during which you can play the SciFi MMO completely for free. The trial phase runs until July 14, 2025. You can read more about it on MeinMMO: For the million-dollar game Star Citizen, you have to officially pay around 60 euros, but right now you can test it for free

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Twitch streamers pay $240,000 to a collector to open cases in Counter-Strike 2 – last time they almost only drew blanks

Dariusz Müller 9. July 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

A collector made an incredible offer on Steam to 4 Twitch streamers. He sold them valuable crates and sticker capsules for the largest opening in the history of Counter-Strike.

Who is it about? A collector offered the Twitch streamers ohnePixel, TimTheTatman, Arrow, and Nadeshot rare inventory items from Counter-Strike 2 on Steam.

Each streamer was estimated to pay around $60,000 (about €51,000) to acquire around 250 crates and sticker capsules. In total, about $240,000 (around €205,000) is being discussed.

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Counter-Strike 2: Valve once again impresses with the launch trailer

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Streamers plan gigantic opening in Counter-Strike 2

What kind of opening is this? The collector suggested that the streamers hand over the contents so that they can have a big opening in the livestream. In an opening, the streamers open one crate or capsule after another and hope to draw something of value.

All four streamers accepted the offer and agreed to open the crates and capsules together. The German streamer ohnePixel accepted the offer live on stream and revealed that he even paid around €82,000 – over €30,000 more than estimated (via X).

As ohnePixel subsequently announced, the opening is set to take place on Friday evening (July 11, 2025) at 8:00 PM German time. It will be broadcast on the German streamer’s Twitch channel and will be the largest opening in the history of Counter-Strike.

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High expenditures, low returns, and a pinch of criticism

How did the last big opening of the streamers go? The largest opening of the shooter so far was also by the streamers ohnePixel and Arrow. In 2023, they opened crates worth €118,000 but drew almost only trash. Ultimately, they drew skins that had a total value of just under €4,500.

For the streamer, however, it was still quite a successful event, as more than 556,000 unique viewers watched him. He managed to gain around 77,000 new followers and collected nearly 29,000 subscribers.

However, the streamers were also criticized for the opening event, as loot boxes and similar mechanics have long been considered a form of gambling, and such openings glorify the danger behind it. In 2023, Valve even lost a lawsuit in which it was decided that the crates in CS2 constitute illegal gambling: “The end for loot boxes in Austria” – Valve loses a case regarding Counter-Strike 2

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Elgato’s Key Light in Prime Day deal – It’s so bright, even the sun will be jealous

Tim Schweizer 9. July 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

The sun is rising – or is that just the Elgato Key Light? Anyone who works with a greenscreen or uses an AI tool like Nvidia Broadcast to cleanly cut themselves out of the background knows: Good lighting is essential. This is where the Elgato Key Light brings light into the darkness. The efficient studio lighting provides even, professional light – without bulky softboxes or weak ceiling lights.

Just about a year ago, I purchased the professional lighting from Elgato and attached it to my desk. I can hardly imagine using my webcam without it.

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Why everyone loves the Elgato Key Light

What makes the Key Light so special? Quite simply: it brings a lot of power. With up to 2800 lumens, the lamp delivers bright, even light – perfect when you want to cleanly remove your background using Chroma Key. This ensures that you are perfectly cut out of the image. And the best part: You can easily adjust the brightness yourself.

But that’s not all! If you prefer to take cool photos or videos, the studio light can be adjusted to warmer or cooler settings. With a color temperature range of 2900 to 7000 Kelvin, you can adapt the light precisely to your mood and the desired vibe.

With the Elgato Key Light, you get professional studio lighting with absolute ease of use.

A favorite for all – gentle light for eye comfort

Because the Key Light shines directly into your face while streaming, Elgato has ensured that your eyes suffer as little damage as possible. The LEDs are located on the sides of the frame, and the milky opal glass distributes the light evenly across the surface. This means: No annoying glare, but pleasant lighting that puts you in the spotlight.

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Perfect lighting that integrates easily into your setup

Elgato’s Key Light brings really bright light without taking up much space. With the cushioned desk clamp (included) or via wall mounts and shelves, it practically fits everywhere. Thanks to the threads on the sides, you can align the panel exactly as you want – and with only 3.5 cm thickness, it remains nice and slim.

Additionally, the operation is super easy: You control the light via smartphone, PC software, optional remote control, or directly through the Elgato Stream Deck.

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“How awesome is that?” – NoWay has reached the highest rank in LoL 9 times, now he is surprised by the Chinese super server

Nico Scheibel 9. July 2025 Reading time 3 minutes

The Twitch streamer and LoL pro NoWay has already reached the highest rank in nine different regions of League of Legends. Now he gets to play on the Chinese superserver and finds some surprises.

Why has he reached the highest rank so often? The well-known LoL pro and Twitch streamer Frederik “NoWay” Hinteregger announced back in December 2024 that he wants to reach the highest rank on every server in the world.

After reaching the Challenger rank in the north and east of Europe, his next stop was Taiwan. The region could not stop him either, and on July 7, 2025, he also reached the highest LoL rank there (lol.noway.gg). This is the 9th region in total where he succeeded.

His current goal is to conquer the Chinese superserver Ionia, where many good players are active. He uploaded the video of his first round on YouTube (YouTube.com).

In the video, you can see who NoWay actually is:

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Former German LoL Pro is Now One of the Most Successful Twitch Streamers – This is NoWay

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The superserver has some surprises in store

What surprised NoWay? In the Chinese version of LoL, there are several technical improvements compared to ours that surprised NoWay and his duo partner Sola: “How cool is that? Huh, why don’t we have this?”

Right at the start, he found a new window in the launcher that displayed guides for different champions. In addition to the right items, the appropriate runes and summoner skills are also suggested.

After a minute in the Rift of the Chinese summoners, NoWay was informed in the game chat that he should skill his first ability and what it actually does. According to NoWay, this is exactly the way to attract new players to League of Legends. His duo partner Sola thinks these features would also be a good addition for us: “Honestly, it makes no sense that we don’t have this too.”

Differences between the Chinese and our version

What else is different? During the game, the two notice other features that are not present in our version.

When you open the scoreboard, you can see how many of the important wards your teammates have placed.

The ultimate timers of your teammates are displayed in actual numbers. In our version, it’s just a green dot when it’s ready, or a black dot when it’s on cooldown.

The jungle spawn times are also indicated in numbers. In our version, they are shown by a gray hourglass for a longer spawn and a golden hourglass for a quick spawn. When the inhibitors respawn, it is also provided with a timer.

By clicking a button on the left side, you can view statistics for the current game. In NoWay’s video, you can see a list of tips for his opponents. For the champion Caitlyn, the game says she has a high attack range of 650 units and is strong in the lane. Similar tips are given for the other four opposing champions.

NoWay and Sola wonder several times why such functions and features are not present in our League of Legends.

Tencent and WeGame are the reason for the better version

Why does the LoL version differ? WeGame is a platform of the media giant Tencent and is comparable to Steam or the Epic Games Store (wegame.com.cn). Since Riot Games fully belongs to Tencent, they are able to make their own adjustments to League of Legends in China. When LoL is installed via WeGame, all features of the Chinese version are also added (riftfeed.gg).

Is there a way to use these functions with us? Not directly or officially from Riot, but there are well-known third parties like Blitz.gg, Porofessor.gg or Mobalytics.gg, which offer similar features. This allows you to import jungle and respawn timers, as well as guides for your champions directly into the game.

NoWay became famous mainly through his time with the German senior team of League of Legends. The founder of the team spoke about the history of NNO and how it came to be the team without a supportive organization: “Was consumed by ambition” – Twitch streamer tells the story behind the German “senior team” in LoL

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Player gives up popular character in Baldur’s Gate 3, making the second act even better

Caroline Fuller 9. July 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

A player reports on Reddit that after his choices for his Dark Urge in Baldur’s Gate 3 he unfortunately had to forgo a companion. However, this allowed him a new experience in Act 2, which he was very enthusiastic about.

Who does the player forgo? On Reddit the player ClintMcElroyOfficial reports about his current playthrough as “Dark Urge”, whose experience in the Shar Temple in Act 2 was significantly better than usual. And that was only because he had previously killed Shadowheart.

She was shortly before in a confrontation with Lae’zel, who was the partner of the player character in the campaign.

The player explains that he had planned from the start to resist the Dark Urge and to play the story of a “good” Dark Urge. To do this, he made his character a Selûne cleric to spare Isobel, her deity, in the second act, which was supposed to set in motion his character’s story and resistance.

“This immediately led to tensions with Shadowheart. It seemed that every decision she made, even the non-Selûnite ones, diminished Shadowheart’s approval,” ClintMcElroyOfficial explains in his post.

Shadowheart simply had little place in this player’s story. However, he was surprised how different the Shar Temple was without Shadowheart for his experience.

Here you can see the animated short film for Patch 8 of Baldur’s Gate 3:

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Der animierte Kurzfilm zu Patch 8, dem letzten Update für Baldur’s Gate 3

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Shadowheart is no longer the main character of the Shar Temple

What made the experience so much better for the player? The player explains that Act 2 of the game without Shadowheart was a real refreshment:

I have to say that Act 2 without Shadowheart’s input was great. Especially the rescue of Lady Aylin was a cool moment where my Durge [nickname of the community for Dark Urge] really committed to serving Selûne and resisting her urge (and later Bhaal) for her friends.

To be honest, as much as I miss Shadowheart, I’m somewhat dreading future playthroughs where I’ll have to hear “Shar dies” and “Dark Lady this” throughout the entire second act.
ClintMcElroyOfficial on Reddit

The player was so inspired by this new experience that he was able to learn valuable lessons for his next campaigns: “Next time I might kill other party members to see how things change.”

How does the community react to this insight? Other players also report on their experiences where one or more companions left the group or they themselves “caused their disappearance”.

toadofsteel: “In my first playthrough, I didn’t get Gale because I failed the checks to pull him out of the portal. It was as if he simply didn’t exist.”
fernandojm: “In my first playthrough, I played as a wizard and Gale annoyed me with his superior nonsense about being a mage, so he eventually left.”
ManicPixieOldMaid: “In my current run, I had Shadowheart let Lae’zel die, and that was also a nice change. The only person I miss is Gale. I told him to leave, and I still feel a little bad about it, especially since Elminster is still looking for him…”
StaticHair: “Lae’zel has died in my last 3 or 4 runs. […] To be honest, each of those situations was her fault, and I didn’t really miss her attitude.”

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The Dark Urge player is not the only one who killed Shadowheart for his love for Lae’zel. Another player reported a similar experience in Baldur’s Gate 3 where he wanted to impress Lae’zel. However, he did not expect this conflict to escalate so far: Player wants to impress his great love in Baldur’s Gate 3 but undermines a large part of the story

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Nächste Erweiterung von Guild Wars 2 soll größere Karten, mehr Inhalte und bessere Story als Janthir Wilds bieten

Alexander Mehrwald 9. July 2025 Reading time 2 minutes

It’s almost time and the announcement of the new expansion for Guild Wars 2 is due. It is supposed to be better in every way than its predecessor, explains the Game Director in a post.

What do we know about the next expansion? The new expansion for Guild Wars 2 will be officially announced on July 15, 2025. The expansion is set to be released in October 2025. This is a shift from the previous August rhythm to give the team more development time and ensure quality.

There will also be new elite specializations for each class. However, these will not bring new weapons, but will focus on unique new class mechanics. Among them, there could be a specialization for the Mesmer that has been long desired, as teased in a post on x.com: the Bard.

Additionally, the endgame content (raids, strike missions, fractals) will be revised to make entry easier and improve rewards.

The new expansion is supposed to be heavily based on community feedback, which is why time has been taken to reflect on the learnings since the release of the last expansion Janthir Wilds. What is set to change has been shared by Game Director Josh Davis in a post via guildwars2.com.

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Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds – Announcement trailer introduces you to new expansion

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“Build smarter, not larger” as the new design philosophy

What is set to change with the new expansion? The Janthir Wilds expansion brought many new contents such as the Land Spear, a new raid, and the housing feature “Home Instances”. However, the main feedback from the community was that the three quarterly story updates post-release were too short and felt meager without new maps.

As a direct response to the criticism, the structure for the next expansion will be adjusted to make the updates more significant:

The first quarterly update after the release will not contain a new story or map. Instead, it will focus on the revision of core systems and long-standing features.
The two subsequent updates will be significantly more extensive. They will provide larger maps and longer, better-developed story chapters than the updates from Janthir Wilds.

The developers therefore want to focus less on constantly adding new systems in the future. Instead, the focus will be on improving, modernizing, and optimizing existing features.

This should reduce the complexity of the game and make it more accessible for new and returning players. For example, endgame content such as raids and strike missions should be consolidated into a consistent structure.

They want to focus on, as they put it, “building smarter and not larger” and prioritize improving existing structures before adding new ones. Nevertheless, both the maps of the new expansion should be larger and more extensive, and the story should be more exciting and better told.

There will still be new content. What that will be is expected to be announced on July 15.

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