Escape from Tarkov is considered a game for absolute hardcore lovers, but the latest patch is even too tough for them

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 2 minutes

The extraction shooter Escape from Tarkov has become even harder with its latest wipe, and although its fans love the tough survival, this wipe is a bit too harsh for them.

What kind of wipe is this? This is the hardcore wipe that took place on July 9th (source: escapefromtarkov.com).

While normal wipes erase all earned items from the soldiers’ stash, this wipe is different. Various changes have been made to make the game even tougher than it already is – maps have been removed, trading with other players takes ages now, and aside from daily and weekly tasks, there is nothing to do.

One might think that many players would appreciate the increase in difficulty, but that is not the case. A large part of the community is angry, stating that the shooter has become almost unplayable due to the changes.

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The trailer for Escape from Duckov shows an extraction shooter with armed ducks

“70% of the game is gone”

What do fans say about the wipe? They are not satisfied. The release of a new wipe always represents the best part of Escape from Tarkov: every player has to earn their gear again and everything feels fresh. This time, however, the extraction shooter feels different.

The hardcore wipe has changed or even removed various aspects of the game, with Reddit user SakeMadaMada claiming that 70% of the game is gone. The following can be heard on Reddit:

  • “I tried playing Reserve. Here was the experience: The queue for Customs was 10 minutes, then a 5-minute run to transit, followed by a 22-minute queue for Reserve – just to exchange headshots with another player two minutes later,” reports the gamer. “And we have no tasks, so the game is basically unplayable, haha, pure brainless grinding.” – SakeMadaMada
  • “I was excited that the transit system had a purpose, but then they removed the quests and now it has no purpose again.” – fantafuzz
  • “A terribly funny idea for the last wipe before 1.0. I tried to persuade a few friends to play, but no one wants to play this crap.” – monoloco2b
  • “I did a raid, killed a player, his duo killed me, I got bored. This is just not it. This is not hardcore, this is boring.” – devils__avacado
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Have the developers commented on the accusations? Not after the accusations, but at least before the release, Nikita Buyanov, the head of the studio, published a post on X. In this, he emphasizes again that the team will closely monitor the community’s feedback.

So it is quite possible that they have also noticed the poor mood on social media and may speak up soon – time will tell. More about Escape from Tarkov can be found here: “1.0 Release? Who are you?” Escape from Tarkov surprises fans with launch date, reveals plans for the future

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Fans camped outside stores to buy the latest graphics cards from NVIDIA, 6 months later it is the most valuable company in history

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 2 minutes

A large majority of all PC gamers rely on graphics cards from NVIDIA. The company has now reached a significant milestone on the stock market.

What’s the deal with the tents?

  • In January 2025, NVIDIA launched the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090. The 50 series is the current youngest generation of the company’s graphics cards.
  • For some customers, the launch of the RTX 5080 and 5090 was such an important event that they camped 3 days before the launch in front of a store. A photo on Reddit showed the campers outside the doors of the US technology store “Micro Center”.
  • The campers wanted to secure one of the popular graphics cards early, as especially the first batch was available in limited quantities.
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NVIDIA reaches historical milestone

This is the latest development: NVIDIA has evolved into a tech giant over the past few years and reached a historical milestone on July 9: NVIDIA is the first company in history to achieve a market value of 4 trillion USD (via Fortune).

Never before has a company crossed the threshold of 4 trillion dollars. NVIDIA thus continues to reign at the top of the stock market, surpassing other tech companies like Microsoft and Apple (via companiesmarketcap).

At the beginning of the year, NVIDIA briefly lost around 600 billion euros in market value after the Chinese AI company DeepSeek presented a new AI model that works with less powerful and cheaper chips. NVIDIA investors feared that the demand for NVIDIA’s high-performance GPUs for AI development might decline and panic sold their shares.

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What significance does NVIDIA have for gamers? NVIDIA holds a high value among gamers. Many PC players rely on the company’s graphics cards to play modern games like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, or the upcoming Borderlands 4.

A look at the Steam hardware charts for June 2025 reveals that around 69.48% of all gamers on Steam use a graphics card from NVIDIA – the 3060 and 4060 are particularly popular. In 2nd place are the graphics cards from AMD with only 15.32%. Only 5.41 percent use a graphics card from Intel.

In March 2025, NVIDIA slightly lowered the price of the 50 series, but the price cut came with a small catch, as the stock of graphics cards remained the same for now. Read more about it on MeinMMO: NVIDIA lowers its prices for the latest graphics cards, but there is a catch

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Baldur’s Gate 3 prohibits you from fully realizing your character’s potential, but fans say: That’s a good thing

Caroline Fuller Caroline Fuller Reading time 3 minutes

Unlike in Dungeons & Dragons, the maximum level that can be reached as a character in Baldur’s Gate 3 is significantly lower. While some players are disappointed by the inaccessible power potential, others find that exactly appealing.

What makes Baldur’s Gate 3 different from Dungeons & Dragons? The maximum level in Baldur’s Gate 3 is level 12, making it the highest level that can be reached as a character. This means the game opts out of the potential maximum level 20 from Dungeons & Dragons and the corresponding 8 levels that would make the character even stronger.

When players reach the third and final act of the game in Baldur’s Gate 3, it usually doesn’t take long for them to reach the maximum level. Nevertheless, the game offers a plethora of additional opportunities, challenges, and opponents in the third act where players can prove themselves.

Some players see this as wasted potential for even more level-ups and even developed a mod that allows leveling up to level 20. However, other players, like the author of a Reddit post in the BG3 subreddit, state: “Limiting the maximum level to 12 is good game design.”

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

Some players want balance, others prefer more power

What are the arguments against a limited maximum level? In the subreddit for Baldur’s Gate 3, some players discuss why they think the limit at level 12 is good or wish for more levels.

While one post mentions many valid reasons for this limitation, most players also agree. However, it is the feeling of being noticeably more powerful than anything else in the game that makes them wistful. Just like the potential for even more complex builds that simply cannot be fully executed by level 12.

  • ClockworkDreamz: “My logical self says yes, my power-gamer self says ‘the number should go up.'”
  • Raverntx: “Dopamine from the number going up makes happy.”
  • rugbymoose12367: “I have more fun nearly fully mult-classing into two classes.”

Yet for these reasons, other players find the level 12 limit so great.

What are the arguments for a limited maximum level? The argument regarding mult-classing simultaneously supports the limit, as LostAccount2099 explains:

“That’s exactly why level 12 is so great. It forces you to make choices, and you have to make compromises to get something else. Of course, a lot has changed with Patch 8, but not being able to have everything in one build is brilliant.”

Other players also explain why they find the limit at level 12 so good:

  • poystopaidos: “As I run the TTRPG as a DM, I thought the limit was 100% good. Beyond level 12, there are some crazy and game-breaking things that the game couldn’t incorporate or where too many additional spells would be needed to rebalance the game. Also, I thought I was already OP enough at level 12.”
  • jembutbrodol replies: “[…] Imagine if Tav could use the level 9 spell ‘Wish’. ‘I wish my larva was gone.’ Poof, end.”

The author of the original post (Grandkahoona01) sums it up well: “Since everyone can reach the maximum level (as long as they don’t skip too much), this means that experience points are not as important. You can play the game however you want without worrying about being too weak in level.”

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If you truly believe that the limit at level 12 is set too low, you can work towards 8 more levels thanks to the mod UnlockLevelCurve, which can make your characters even stronger. This is just one of many mods that can enrich the game and players’ experience. Here on MeinMMO, we present to you 5 mods that are so good that even the developers would recommend them: 5 mods for Baldur’s Gate 3 that are so good that even the developers recommend them

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Ashes of Creation: Phase 3 of Alpha Two starts soon – this is what you need to know

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 4 minutes

On August 4, 2025, the third phase of Alpha Two for Ashes of Creation officially begins. MeinMMO summarizes everything important for you about the next milestone of the hope bearer for many MMORPG fans.

What is the current status? Since January 16, 2025, Phase 2 of Alpha Two has been running, which means that the Alpha servers of Ashes of Creation are live 5 days a week. Originally, it was planned to start the third phase on May 1, 2025, with a 24/7 operation, but the developers postponed this date to August 4, 2025, in April.

If the ambitious MMORPG is ever released, it is expected to use a unusual payment model with mandatory subscription, in-game shop, and no purchase price. Those who want to play now must either have a lot of luck (and get access for free somewhere) or invest a considerable amount of money.

Currently, there is only one early access package in the shop at ashesofcreation.com, the “Alpha Two Third Wave Bundle” for 100 USD. This offers:

  • Access to the subsequent Alpha Two test phases
  • Access to the upcoming Beta One test phase
  • Access to the upcoming Beta Two test phase
  • 1 month of gameplay (worth 15 $)
  • 15 $ Embers (the in-game currency for the marketplace)
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Ashes of Creation: Preview of Phase 3 of Alpha Two

What can I expect from Phase 3 of the Alpha? According to chief developer Steven Sharif, currently only about 70 to 80 percent of the planned core systems and 20 to 30 percent of the planned content are included in Phase 2 of Alpha Two. When Alpha Two started, it was even much less, which is why some testers harshly criticized the unfinished game at that time.

However, since the start of the second phase of Alpha Two, a lot has happened in a relatively short time. For example, there was a major update in March that implemented the Rogue class, a new region, caravan ships, and the siege system for the nodes. Thanks to the postponement to August, the game is expected to take another major step forward with Phase 3.

Already in March 2025, the founder of Studio Intrepid explained that those who want to experience Ashes of Creation in a sufficiently advanced version within the Alpha should join according to Sharif only during Phase 3.

What new features will Phase 3 bring? The list of announced improvements is long:

  • The introduction of the second starting area in “The Anvils” – with dozens of quests, dungeons, and world events – as well as a revision of the basic quest and newcomer experience systems.
  • The introduction of the races Py’rai, Ren’Kai, and Niküan with all armor sets along with the last unimplemented archetype Summoner (which will probably not arrive until September or October).
  • Comprehensive adjustments and expansions of economy, crafting, and node developments.
  • Revisions of the equipment sets as well as the values on equipment parts.
  • More NPC interactions in the open world that are influenced by the weather.
  • Updates and improvements for the guilds, which will receive a new points system and a storage for items and materials.
  • Ongoing improvements of server and realm performance that should help the devs create a more solid foundation for scalability.
  • Introduction of a new transport system for crates, allowing players to earn gold in new ways. But there are also dangers from PvP.
  • Speaking of which: Introduction of “dynamic lawless POIs” where an area is marked, providing bonuses for rewards and experience but also making PvP active.
  • The transition to Unreal Engine 5.5 for a significant improvement in tools, performance, and development flexibility.
  • Implementation and testing of the dynamic grid, crucial for improving game performance in densely populated areas.

With the start of Phase 3, the servers are expected to be online around the clock except for maintenance phases.

How long is Phase 3 of Alpha Two supposed to last? This is currently unclear. We only know that two Beta phases will come after Alpha Two.

Ashes of Creation: Calendar with Alpha dates
The Alpha calendar of Ashes of Creation

The great hope bearer from the West

Why is Ashes of Creation so important for the genre? Since 2015, MMORPGs have been in a drought phase that just won’t end. While there are glimmers of hope here and there, there is a lack of ambitious new releases from western studios and publishers, which could bring some movement back to the stagnant status quo of the genre.

The only new MMORPG from the past decade that is backed by a western team and has a big budget is New World – yet it could never meet the expectations and hopes of many genre fans despite the enormous launch hype.

While not much is known about most other western MMORPGs currently in development, Ashes of Creation has been taking a more transparent path for many years. The ambitious project, which is currently being worked on by 250 developers, provides monthly updates, showcasing new gameplay and documenting the progress the game has made over the years.

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The original host of Art Attack is so good that fans suspect he is a famous street artist – Had to deny everything painstakingly

Johanna Johanna Reading time 2 minutes

British presenter Neil Buchanan was suspected of being the street artist Banksy 5 years ago.

Who is it about? Art Attack was a children’s show in Germany hosted by Benedikt Weber, loved by many children between 1998 and 2007. The show was based on its British original of the same name. In the British version, the show was presented by host Neil Buchanan, who was also the creator.

In 2020, the internet believed it knew that Neil Buchanan had a secret identity, that of street artist Banksy. There are some speculations about his true identity, which have never been confirmed.

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Internet makes assumptions, presenter responds

Presenter said to be Banksy: The “evidence” spoke for itself according to users on the internet. There are numerous threads, including on Reddit, discussing why Neil Buchanan might be behind Banksy.

The internet speculated that Neil Buchanan was the street artist for the following reasons:

  • Neil Buchanan’s band: The British presenter also had a band besides Art Attack, with which he frequently performed at various locations. Clever users discovered that he often played shows with his band where artworks by Banksy appeared shortly before or after.
  • Role in another children’s show: In the children’s television series ZZZap!, Neil Buchanan played the role of a mute French artist. In the early seasons, he was not credited in the ending, so to speak, undercover.
  • His big Art Attacks: In the show Art Attack, Neil Buchanan repeatedly demonstrated how he could create large artworks using everyday objects like socks, leaves, or cardboard. Here, internet users saw parallels to Banksy’s style, who also created large artworks.

How serious or ironic these “evidences” were meant is debatable. However, it was enough for the presenter to feel compelled to write a statement.

Neil Buchanan responds to speculations: In September 2020, Neil Buchanan addressed the speculations on his website with a statement:

Neil Buchanan IS NOT Banksy. We were overwhelmed with inquiries about the current social media story over the weekend. Unfortunately, this website does not have the infrastructure to answer all these inquiries individually, but we can confirm that there is no truth to the rumor.

Neil Buchanan via BBC

Who Banksy really is remains unconfirmed to this day, although there are, like in Neil Buchanan’s case, some various hints about the true identity.

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Even the German presenter Benedikt Weber had more or less a secret for years. The hands seen in the crafting clips were not his. A “mistake” he wants to correct almost 20 years later on YouTube: The hero of your childhood misled you, almost 20 years later he is making it right on YouTube

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Dune: Awakening Server Status – All worlds back online, Patch Notes from July 10, 2025

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 2 minutes

The developers of Dune: Awakening have announced a server maintenance on July 10, 2025, to implement changes and fixes on the servers of the survival MMO. MeinMMO will let you know when you can expect to play again.

Update from July 10, 2025, 11:25 a.m.: You can now download the new update for Dune: Awakening on Steam. Download size: 1.6 GB. The servers are up and running again. The patch notes (via duneawakening.com):

  • Improved client and server stability.
  • Fixed an issue where players who disconnected or crashed during a respawn on a different map or server would get a timeout error, preventing them from accessing the game.
  • Fixed a rare issue where using vulture mode to cross sector borders in the Deep Desert could cause the ornithopter to fall beneath the terrain and be lost.
  • Fixed an issue where sometimes components could fail to spawn in Deep Desert loot.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed using rockets to target players out of sight.

How long will the servers be offline? According to the developers, the servers of Dune: Awakening will go offline on July 10, 2025, at 10:00 AM. The maintenance is expected to last about 90 minutes. If everything goes according to plan, you should be able to access the servers again starting at 11:30 AM. MeinMMO will update this notice in case of any delays.

Why is there maintenance? The developers want to implement unspecified changes and fixes on the servers. The official patch notes will be available once the patch is live. We will include them in this article afterwards.

One of the trailers for Dune Awakening:

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Dune: Awakening presents new action-packed trailer for the release of the game

What do I need to know about Dune: Awakening? The new survival MMO from Funcom was released on June 10, 2025, for PC and takes you to the desert planet Arrakis. However, you will not encounter the familiar story from the books or movies, but rather an alternate timeline in which Paul Atreides was never born.

Hunger, thirst, sun, aggressive enemies – from the very first minute, survival is the focus of Dune: Awakening. As you craft better tools, gear, bases, vehicles, and weapons, your daily life becomes easier, allowing you to focus more on exploring the game world, mastering dungeons, or experiencing the story.

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In large parts of the game world, you can encounter up to 39 other players. Exceptions are the two faction capitals and the Deep Desert, a vast endgame area where PvP is active almost everywhere and which fundamentally changes each week due to a storm. You can find out more in our overview: Dune: Awakening – Everything about the release on PS5, Xbox, and PC

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The biggest hater of Star Wars 8 is Mark Hamill himself, that’s why he just thought up his own story for Luke

Christoph Waldboth Christoph Waldboth Reading time 3 minutes

The new movies from Star Wars are controversial. One of the main actors from the original trilogy has raised some concerns. His criticism mainly focuses on his own character – which is why he has come up with his own backstory.

Warning: Spoilers ahead, we will go into details from episodes 7 and 8.

What is the criticism? That Mark Hamill has major issues with the sequels of Star Wars, namely episodes 7-9, is no secret. At several moments before and after the premieres of the films, he has commented on it, sometimes more diplomatically than at other times. On YouTube, there are now even compilations of these interviews where Hamill tried to “warn” us about the sequels.

A major point of criticism for the actor is how the new films handle his own character Luke. After the Jedi has only a brief appearance at the end of episode 7, he gets considerably more screen time in episode 8.

After a lengthy discussion, he becomes Rey’s mentor, but he refuses to join his old friends in the Rebellion. Luke lives in exile on a remote island on the planet Ahch-To. He has turned away from his existence as a trainer of younger Jedi and is no longer the idealistic man he was in episodes 4-6.

The reason for this in the film is that the Jedi Temple where Luke taught was destroyed, Kylo Ren escaped Luke’s control, killed most of the students, and fled with a few. However, Mark Hamill has a problem with this explanation.

That is why he approached director Rian Johnson and told him that he had come up with an alternative backstory for Luke.

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Hamill’s version is quite dark

What does the alternative look like? According to Hamill, it takes more than just a lost student and the downfall of his Jedi Temple for Luke to bitterly decide to go into exile.

The reason the actor came up with is much more personal. He described it in the podcast Bullseye with Jesse Thron on YouTube. To describe it in Hamill’s own words:

I thought about what could drive someone to abandon their devotion to something that is essentially a religious institution, to give up their life as a Jedi. Well, the love of a woman. So he falls in love with a woman. He gives up his life as a Jedi. They have a child together. At some point, the child, still a toddler, picks up an unattended lightsaber, presses the button, and is immediately killed. The woman is so filled with grief that she takes her own life.

This story is quite dark for Star Wars standards and is reminiscent of Anakin, who slaughters a whole tribe of Tusken Raiders in episode 2.

Whether Hamill’s backstory makes sense is another question. How a lightsaber ends up in the hands of a toddler is, for example, unclear. Would Luke, one of the most powerful Jedi of all time, be that reckless?

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Moreover, Mark Hamill emphasizes in the interview that despite his dissatisfaction with Luke in the sequels, he greatly admires the director of episode 8, Rian Johnson. Especially his artistry in staging scenes is remarkable.

However, he did not understand the character Luke the way Hamill would have liked. What do you think about this? Were you satisfied with Luke in episode 8, and what do you think of Hamill’s alternative backstory? Feel free to write us in the comments. The actor had his issues with the original trilogy as well: “Who talks like that?” – Mark Hamill begged to remove a line from Star Wars that he simply found terrible

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The WoW trailer gives fans exactly what they want – But you might not want to know it

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

A new trailer for World of Warcraft reveals a lot about the story of Patch 11.2. But it reveals even more about the preferences of the players.

Communities for MMORPGs can sometimes be a peculiar bunch – the player base of World of Warcraft is no exception. One peculiarity is that certain things in the game become popular memes, which are then picked up by the developers. A new trailer for Patch 11.2 Spirits of K’aresh once again showcases the main character of WoW – the feet of Xal’atath.

Spoiler warning: The trailer contains important details about the story of Patch 11.2. It is essentially a cutscene from the campaign.

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WoW: The Alliance of the Space Traveler – Patch 11.2 Ghosts of K’aresh

What is shown in the trailer? The trailer shows that we are teaming up with Xal’atath. Alleria is, of course, far from thrilled about it, but the space traveler instructs her to trust him instead of Xal’atath.

When Xal’atath glides into the scene, it is – as one would expect – from a rear view, where her feet are once again prominently visible.

Observant veterans have some concerns about the trailer, as both the characters’ behavior and the dialogues remind them of a cinematic from Patch 9.2 – namely Shadowlands. The similarity is likely intentional, and the concerns are unfounded, as the story is told much better. It seems they are playing with this similarity to twist expectations.

Patch 11.2 has substance – literally

Where does the meme come from? At the beginning of The War Within, Xal’atath was shown in several cutscenes – naturally, she is the antagonist of the story. Since she mostly hovers, there were several moments when her feet were prominently visible. Usually only for brief moments, but because the WoW community is what it is, they made a big deal out of it. Every day, memes flooded the game’s subreddit.

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But even the developers jumped on the bandwagon and acknowledged it in the patch notes for April 1, where they included the following entries:

  • All sequences with Xal’atath are now from a frog’s perspective.
  • The ability to zoom out in sequences with Xal’atath has been removed.
  • A bug was fixed where Xal’atath’s character model showed her shoes. The employee who added the shoes has been transferred to another department.
  • All sequences with Xal’atath now have the rating “maybe better not”.

When it became apparent in the story of Patch 11.1 that Xal’atath was intentionally not visible with her feet, the community’s reaction was swift: Many comments like “the patch is unplayable” or “something is missing in this new content update” appeared almost daily.

The result can be seen in the latest trailer for Patch 11.2 Spirits of K’aresh. Because here, Xal’atath slowly glides into the frame once again – of course, with her feet first.

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How the community is reacting: In the WoW subreddit, the trailer naturally caught immediate attention and became the number one topic of discussion.

  • “I hope the concept artist who made the first image of Xal’atath with bare feet gets paid well, considering how much Blizzard is milking this.” – AmountPlus7269
  • “Quentin Tarantino would like this.” – op23no1
  • “Finally. I renewed my subscription for the feet and ended up with goblins, the game was literally unplayable. /s” – Sleipsten

How much of this is pure humor and how much has a background among the fans, the exact origin of which one might not want to delve into too deeply, is of course left to one’s own interpretation.
If you want to prepare for the new patch, the best leveling event in WoW is coming back soon.

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If you only use Steam to launch games, you are missing out on really cool features

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Steam is much more than just a launcher. We show you features that many don’t know about and explain why you should definitely use them.

For many, Steam is just a launcher to start PC games, which is not fundamentally wrong. But those who limit themselves to that miss out on some of the platform’s most useful features. Because Steam can do much more than just start games. Many Steam features remain unused simply because they are not well known.

As reported by the site 3Djuegos, Valve offers numerous possibilities with Steam that enhance or simply make the gaming experience more pleasant. Some of these may seem unremarkable at first glance, but can be very practical in everyday life, especially for those who regularly game on PC.

What happens if you can no longer use your Steam account yourself? In the video, a player poses this legitimate question directly to Valve.

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The Features at a Glance

This is how you can organize your game library: Those who own many games know: organization is worth its weight in gold. Steam has long offered the ability to sort your library individually. But especially exciting is the feature to customize the appearance of individual games directly.

You can determine cover, header, and even icons yourself. This works quite simply by right-clicking on the game, then selecting “Manage” and “Set Custom Artworks”. In the community, there are even platforms like SteamGridDB, where you can find thousands of alternative covers.

The Overlay as a Practical Help: The Steam overlay, which can be opened during gameplay with the Shift + Tab shortcut, contains much more than just the friends list. It offers a small list of features that you can use while gaming:

  • Access to your achievements to track progress directly
  • A clock with timer function for game time or events
  • Access to game overview, guides, discussions, and your screenshots
  • An integrated web browser for looking up tips or guides
  • Settings for your controller
  • Management of server and LAN matches
  • Ability to capture gameplay without additional software
  • Quick access to various game settings

Especially noteworthy is the integrated notepad. You can make notes and even fix them as a semi-transparent overlay on the screen. The feature even works with non-Steam games and saves notes in the cloud.

Does Steam still have a music player? Although Valve has discontinued the classic music player for its own MP3s, there is still the option to play game soundtracks directly via Steam. You can find these by clicking “View” and then “Soundtracks” in the upper left corner of the client. Many deluxe or collector’s editions include the soundtrack as a bonus – so you can accompany relaxing gaming sessions with suitable music.

This is how you stay informed about events and updates: Developers can enable their own event notifications on Steam. This means you can set reminders for livestreams, updates, or events, either via email or through the mobile Steam app.

If you want to avoid missing a map update or want to be part of an in-game event, you should regularly check the “News” section under the “Store” tab. There you’ll also find an overview of all events relevant to you.

What to do if you want to find teammates again? Whether for friend requests or reporting cheaters: If you want to know who you last played with in an online game, you can easily find out. By going to “View” → “Players”, Steam shows a list of the most recent people you’ve met. From there, you can view profiles, add friends, or block players.

With Steam, you can even earn money: Under the “Community” tab in the Steam client, you will find the “Market”. This is a community platform where players can buy and sell items, crates, trading cards, and other game objects.

Many games on Steam give you just such trading cards while playing, which you can sell on the marketplace. The proceeds go directly into your Steam wallet and can be used for future purchases. Alternatively, you can also combine the cards into badges to increase your profile level. Higher levels unlock cosmetic bonuses and practical advantages, such as additional friend slots.

How can you get rid of annoying game suggestions? Not every game that the Steam algorithm suggests to you is really interesting. Therefore, you can actively ignore games in the store. Using the “Ignore” button on a game’s store page, you can ignore games in the future. There you can also choose to hide games you’ve played on another platform in the store.

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Players from Dune: Awakening do the unthinkable, achieving success that almost no one else has

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A player from Dune: Awakening managed to achieve a feat that hardly anyone else has received. For this, he had to do something unimaginable on Arrakis. The community even gave him a title: “You monster.”

What did the player do? Anyone who cooks 100 dishes with the cuddly Muad’Dib desert mouse in Dune: Awakening will receive the achievement “The Shared Messiah.” The player Top-Consideration692 completed the achievement on July 9, 2025, on Steam. So far, only 0.1 percent of all players have achieved this.

You need dead mice for crafting Spice foods in the survival MMO by Funcom. However, some people have not seen a single one of the nimble critters even after dozens of hours on Arrakis. So how do you farm the Muad’Dib desert mouse if you really want to commit this atrocity?

The animals are attracted to Spice and sand fields and appear more frequently at these fields. You just have to hunt them down and collect them without startling a sandworm.

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“I would never do that”

How does the community react to the achievement? Some are appalled that anyone could even think about using the Muad’Dib desert mice as an ingredient for cooking. Others simply wonder how this is even possible.

  • MongooseOne writes on Reddit: “100 hours played and never seen a cooking option for that.”
  • afonsolage grants the player on Reddit a kind of title that receives many thumbs up: “You monster.” Several other comments join in here.
  • anyprophet will never get this achievement, via Reddit: “I see them all the time on open sand and know they can be collected, but I would never do that.”
  • grachi explains on Reddit: “0.1% of over 1 million sold copies is not 1 person. But you still find yourself in a very elite company.”

By the way, I have the Steam achievement still documented with a share of 0.0 percent. Currently, there are only 2 other achievements for Dune: Awakening that are comparably rare: “Miner” (Mine 10,000 units of all resource types with a manual mining tool; yeah right, of course) and “Master Assassin” (Eliminate 500 house strappers of the rival house).

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By the way, the Muad’Dib desert mouse already suffered during the beta that took place in mid-2024. At that time, they were hunted by selected testers because, like the defeated NPCs, their blood can be drained to process the red life juice into water: Players kill 100 sweet desert mice in the new survival game Dune, even shocking the developers

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One of the most wanted games on Steam is postponed, missing out on a bonus of 213 million euros

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One of the games on Steam that fans are most looking forward to is Subnautica 2. The Early Access release was supposed to take place this year, but unfortunately, it will not happen – which the developer is particularly struggling with.

What is the problem? As Bloomberg reports, there was a bonus from the publisher Krafton for the development team at Unknown Worlds Entertainment if Early Access for Subnautica 2 started in 2025. Currently, over 200,000 players are excited for the launch (see SteamDB). 

The bonus payment would have amounted to 213 million euros, which would have been distributed among the development team. The executives of Unknown Worlds have already confirmed that they wanted to distribute the bonus payment among the approximately 100 employees. As some employees confirmed to Bloomberg, the bonuses would have ranged in the 5 or 6 figure range. 

But because of the delay until 2026, that will not happen. Additionally, just recently, the leadership of the development studio was replaced by Krafton. This included the co-founder and Creative Director Charlie Cleveland, who caused discontent towards the publisher with his recent statements.

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Publisher of Subnautica 2 defends against allegations 

Why was the game delayed? As Unknown Worlds explains, there are still some areas that need a bit of fine-tuning. However, this statement contrasts with the dismissed executive Charlie Cleveland, who revealed on Reddit that Subnautica 2 is actually ready for Early Access. 

This led the community on Reddit to think that Krafton intentionally delayed the game to avoid the bonus payment. However, Krafton has already responded to the allegations.

Was it intentional? In an interview with GamesRadar+, an employee of Krafton confirmed that the delay of Subnautica 2 had already been discussed before the executives of the developer were dismissed. The release in 2026 is not related to the bonus payment.

This decision was solely based on our commitment to quality and the best possible experience for players. It was not influenced by contractual or financial considerations. Furthermore, the decision had already been discussed before the recent management changes in the studio.

As if the recent developments weren’t enough, the authorities also released a new trailer for Subnautica 2. This shows longer gameplay of the survival game for the first time. MeinMMO has embedded it for you above.

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Either way, it will still take a few more months before Subnautica 2 is released on Steam. A person known through Steam avoids the gap and plays Subnautica in real life: Gabe Newell plays Subnautica in real life, has his own research company, discovers new life forms in the sea

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A player gets an incredibly strong buff in Dungeons & Dragons because otherwise his DM can’t stand him.

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For players, there are different ways in Dungeons & Dragons to become stronger by proving their worth to their DM. A player even manages to become immortal, but not because he truly deserves it – he’s just otherwise too bad.

What makes the player so “bad”? A DM reports on Reddit about a friend and fellow player who is part of an already 5-year-old D&D campaign. The only problem is that he is “absolutely terrible” at the game.

“The guy is great, it’s fun playing with him, but being a DM for him is a nightmare,” writes the desperate author of the post. The player in question plays a ranged spellcaster that he keeps trying to use in melee. It takes him ages to decide on a spell, and when he finally does, he doesn’t understand how the spell works.

The DM admits that he feels terrible about it, but sees no other way to keep the game running properly, except to … make him immortal.

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When “Are you sure?” doesn’t help anymore

What solution does the DM have for this problem? Another Reddit user (BryceJonathan) asks the DM how exactly he manages to make the player immortal. Whether he keeps an eye on his HP or pretends he can’t surpass the player’s armor class and just doesn’t hit.

The DM explains that he either incorporated role-playing moments to pull the player out of combat before it gets critical or generally ensures that attacks never end fatally.

“He still manages to break through my ‘Are you sure?’ walls occasionally,” the DM admits.

Another user (Suspicious_Roll834) responds: “The ‘Are you sure?’ question doesn’t scare players if you haven’t proven you’re willing to kill them.”

This is an opinion that the user does not stand alone in. Sendmeyourgundams also writes: “I mean, if you don’t establish real consequences for your decisions, you’re not giving him any real incentive to change his behavior.”

What other tips does the community offer? While many players advise the DM to impose stricter consequences for the player’s behavior, it seems that this has not helped. In response to a further, almost pedagogical suggestion from nanadoom, that the DM shouldn’t protect him from the consequences, the DM explains that he has already let some characters die as a consequence. However, that didn’t help either.

For this reason, some other players have further ideas:

  • darkslide3000: “Can’t you persuade him to play a barbarian or something? Sometimes it can help to adapt the character’s intelligence to the player’s intelligence …”
  • GlimmeringGuise: “I feel like he’s more interested in a martial spellcaster? Something like a Hexblade, a Blade singer, a Sword Bard, or an Eldritch Knight … I’d suggest the Eldritch Knight because he has more HP and fewer spell options.”
  • thekylem: “If he likes role-playing, just let him pick up a sentient weapon/object that prevents him from screwing up.”

However, the most important note comes from the Reddit user darchangel89a: “Are you having fun [with it]? If so, that’s all that matters.”

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It is worth highlighting the length of the campaign. Since the author’s group has been playing for 5 years and all involved have been having fun with the situation so far, this group doesn’t have to break apart. However, in another D&D group, there were not just one issue player in the friend circle, but several. And this led to such problems that the campaign couldn’t even reach the upcoming finale: D&D does what it always does: It divides friends – One campaign even failed just before the finale

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Solo Leveling is going the same way as One Piece, getting a series with real actors on Netflix

Jasmin Beverungen Jasmin Beverungen Reading time 2 minutes

Netflix is increasingly opening up to the anime sector and has achieved a successful hit with the live-action series based on One Piece. Now, a new hype-anime titled Solo Leveling is coming with real actors.

What kind of series will this be? Netflix has confirmed on X that production of the Korean live-action series has begun. The fact that the series will be a Korean production indicates that the creators want to stay close to the source material – after all, Solo Leveling is based on a South Korean web novel.

The series is being worked on by:

  • Sung Jin-woo will be played by Byeon Woo-seok. He is a rapidly rising star in the K-drama scene and known from series like Lovely Runner (2024) and 20th Century Girl (2022). 
  • The direction will be handled by the duo Lee Hae-jun and Byung-seo. You might know their work from films like Ashfall and Castaway on the Moon. Their focus so far has been on action and drama sequences.
  • Kakao Entertainment is acting as the production partner. The company holds the intellectual property rights. In order to realize the creative vision, SANAI PICTURES is also on board.

It is not yet known when the series will premiere on Netflix. As soon as Netflix releases more information about the launch, it is likely that there will also be information about additional actors and a first trailer. But for now, we must be patient.

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Solo Leveling is oriented towards One Piece

What experience does Netflix have in this area? A few years ago, the live-action series of One Piece set sail and became a worldwide success. It’s no surprise that filming for Season 2 began shortly after.

Now fans are eagerly waiting for the premiere and especially how the CGI Chopper will perform. 

This shows that Netflix currently has a knack for producing live-action series. With Solo Leveling, the company has chosen a hype-anime that has become the most-watched anime on Crunchyroll.

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However, that hasn’t always been the case: Previously, Netflix made a few missteps. This includes Cowboy Bebop and Death Note. The live-action series of Death Note is currently rated just 4.5 out of 10 stars on IMDb. 

The first turning point came with Alice in Borderland. The series is based on the eponymous manga and became a success. A third season will follow this year. As for the anime adaptation of Solo Leveling, that is still uncertain. All information on a possible Season 3 can be found here: Solo Leveling Season 3: Release, Streaming and Leaks Overview

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The creators of World of Tanks wanted to excite with their new mech shooter on Steam, yet fail in Early Access

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 2 minutes

Steel Hunters should have been the mech shooter for fans eager to battle other players with giant robots. The game launched in Early Access on Steam, but just a few months later, the studio announced some sad news – the service will be discontinued.

What is Steel Hunters? The developers of World of Tanks, Wargaming, created a new game for their collection: Steel Hunters. This game again revolves around war machines battling each other. But this time, they are not tanks or ships, but mechs.

Players can choose a mech class before starting a round, customize them cosmetically, and then head into battle. The gameplay is built on PvPvE, primarily featuring extraction and battle royale elements.

Essentially, it was like Armored Core with a focus on PvP, without the ability to customize your mech. The game launched in April with a free Early Access on Steam. However, after this ended, the developers spoke up and announced that Steel Hunters will be completely discontinued in October.

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Interest was too low

What was the reason for the decision? In the official blog post from Wargaming, the developers thanked all the fans (Source: store.steampowered.com) who actively participated in the battles. Unfortunately, they announced that their latest game will be taken offline on October 8 and will no longer be supported.

The reason for this was the lack of interest from players. According to the studio, “further development is not sustainable,” which is why support will be discontinued. However, to allow fans to say goodbye, the servers will remain operational for another 90 days.

Additionally, all hunters, including those that have not yet been released, will become playable. The feature to create custom matches will also be implemented so fans can still have fun until the game ends. Finally, there will also be a farewell tournament. However, there are still few details regarding this.

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If you want to try Steel Hunters shortly before shutdown, now is your best chance. Everything is unlocked, so feel free to explore and enjoy all the hunters that Wargaming provides. You can find more shooters here: The 25 best shooters of 2025 – These PvP and PvE games impress with their gameplay

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Frisch gebackener Papa fängt ein Monster für seine Tochter in Pokémon GO, das er jahrelang behalten wird

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A Trainer from Pokémon GO has welcomed a new addition. And for this, he has come up with a really sweet idea for the future.

For many trainers, the world of Pokémon is a significant hobby that has accompanied them since childhood, through adolescence, and into adulthood. For some players, the events are so important that they even take a spin during their wedding.

A trainer on Reddit reports that he caught a Pokémon that will stay in his box for a few years. The reason for this is his daughter.

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A Sheep for Eternity

What is special about this Pokémon? As the trainer reports in his post on Reddit, his daughter was born yesterday. Shortly after the birth, while the doctors were conducting various examinations on his daughter, he launched Pokémon GO for a brief moment.

He caught what he describes as the cutest Pokémon he could quickly find on site. Since the date of capture is displayed for monsters in Pokémon GO, he now has a Pokémon that was caught on the very day his daughter was born.

He wants to pass this Pokémon on to his daughter when she is old enough and if she develops an interest in Pokémon GO. This way, she will have a Pokémon with her birthday as the capture date.

What kind of Pokémon is it? The Pokémon that the new father was able to catch for his daughter is actually a Mareep. While the regular evolutions of this Electric-type monster – Flaaffy and Ampharos – are not particularly strong nowadays, Mega Ampharos is still among the best attackers in Pokémon GO.

Whether that will still be the case when the trainer’s daughter is old enough to start with Pokémon GO remains to be seen. In any case, the Mareep is a beautiful gesture from the father and a sweet memory of the day of her birth.

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Speaking of birthdays: Pokémon GO is also celebrating its own. It has now been a full 9 years since the game was released and has captivated millions of trainers. In line with this, there is currently an event in the game that offers some really strong bonuses: Pokémon GO brings 6 strong bonuses starting today that you cannot miss.

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After 2 disappointing seasons, New World Aeternum now manages to deliver even less – But there is hope

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 3 minutes

The developers of New World have introduced the next season of the Aeternum Era and concurrently released a roadmap for the medium-term future of the MMORPG.

What is known about the next season? Season 9 of New World is titled “Season of the Banner” and will start on July 29, 2025. The next content phase of the MMORPG primarily revolves around the new PvP mode Flag Capture, where the opposing parties battle for flags on 2 maps.

Unlike in previous seasons, there will not be seasonal servers with extra rules this time. On newworld.com, the developers explain that the disappointing hardcore servers might have been the last experiment of this kind: “Seasonal servers will not return in Season 9 and are not planned for future seasons.”

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What else does Season 9 bring? Apart from the Flag Capture mode and the 2 new maps, there are hardly any new content planned. You can compete with other players in the new “3 vs 3” arena map “Leaf Tribunal”, challenge 2 new world bosses, and benefit from several events. Additionally, there will be a trial opportunity for the next Outpost Rush map.

Moreover, the new rewards series for Season 9, a few adjustments for the combat areas as well as PvP, and new or adjusted artifacts are coming:

  • Plagueherald (Helmet)
  • Yeeterson (War Hammer)
  • Crescent’s Wave (Greatsword)
  • Revenge (Life Staff revision)
  • Grey Wizard’s Hat (Hat revision)
  • Creed (Feet revision)

In summary, the heavily criticized Seasons 7 and 8 clearly had much more content to offer. Those who do not enjoy PvP will hardly find a reason to return to New World during Season 9 – but to be fair, the last two seasons also failed to achieve that.

A light at the end of the tunnel

Why is there hope? With the presentation of Season 9, there was also the updated roadmap for New World, which addresses, among other things, the planned content for Season 10. The following are planned for the next season:

  • New area
  • New raid
  • Revamp of endgame progression systems
  • Procedural expeditions with retreat
  • Next generation shadows
  • Set bonuses
  • Customizable heads-up display (HUD)
  • Attributes saved with equipment sets
New World: Roadmap
Roadmap for New World from July 2025

Additionally, the following are already in development:

  • New weapon
  • Difficulty levels of raids
  • New PvP mode
  • Pick-up wars
  • New heart runes
  • Reputation in endgame
  • Area upgrades
  • Global crafting storage

How is the roadmap received in the community? While Season 9 – not surprisingly – can excite very few players, many fans of New World look very optimistically towards the planned content of Season 10. Again and again, Katy Kaszynski is mentioned, who took over the leadership from Scot Lane in May 2025.

  • janikFIGHT writes on Reddit: “Season 10 looks incredible. If they can keep up with the content, it will probably be the best season we’ve had so far. I can see the leadership change making a significant impact right now.”
  • Barnhard praises the leadership change on Reddit: “No more seasonal servers. I think it’s great that Katy immediately knew how to correct the direction. It will take time, but I have great trust in this new leadership.”
  • janikFIGHT also expresses on Reddit his happiness that there are no more seasonal servers: “If they really would have done away with seasonal servers, that could have been salvaged. My God, that was a terrible idea for an MMO, I hated it.”
  • Albane01 warns on Reddit to be cautious: “Season 10 is still one and a half seasons away. Let’s wait and see what they promise for Season 10 two weeks before it starts.”
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If your friends have never heard the word “Anime” before, you can recommend these 5 series and movies

Jasmin Beverungen Jasmin Beverungen 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

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 Christoph Waldboth 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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Trailer for the epic monumental film “Ben Hur”

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.

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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 Nicole Wakulczyk 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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Diablo 4: The trailer for the first new class, the Spiritborn from Vessel of Hatred

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 Johanna 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

“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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  1. MontanaBlack auf Instagram