The next Dyna Battle Day has been announced in Pokémon GO. This brings back a strong defender.
What kind of event is this? The Dyna Battle Day is an event where a Dynamax or Gigantamax monster is featured and appears in very high numbers over a period of 3 hours. It’s rounded off with many bonuses that are active during this time.
When is the event? The next Dyna Battle Day will take place on Saturday, July 19, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
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An icy defender
Which monster can you expect? Gigantamax Lapras will celebrate its return at this event. The Pokémon debuted last year at the first Dyna Battle Day that was held in Pokémon GO. With a bit of luck, you can also get Lapras in its Shiny form.
Gigantamax Lapras is a strong defender that you can use in Dyna and Gigantamax battles. With its Ice and Water type combination, it is particularly resistant to Ice attacks.
What bonuses are there at the event? There are bonuses both during the event and in extended periods.
1/4 of the usual walking distance required to receive Dyna particles (from 00:00 to 17:00)
double amount of Dyna particles while walking (from 00:00 to 17:00)
Collection limit for Dyna particles increased to 1,600 particles
Power sources replenish more frequently
8 times the amount of Dyna particles from power sources
2 additional special trades
Limit for remote raids increased to 20 (from Saturday, July 19, 2025, at 2:00 AM to Sunday, July 20, 2025, at 5:00 AM)
Timed research: There will be a timed research available before the event. It starts on Monday, July 14, 2025, at 6:00 AM and lasts until Saturday, July 19, 2025, at 5:00 PM.
If you complete it successfully, you can receive a Dynamax Passimian for the first time. Additionally, you will receive Passimian candies and Dyna particles.
Event ticket: For $4.99 (around 5 €), you can also purchase an event ticket. Here you will receive a Dyna Mushroom and 25,000 experience points. Additionally, you will receive double the amount of experience points for Dyna battles as well as an increased limit of 5,600 Dyna particles.
Billionaire Mark Cuban sees artificial intelligence as the greatest opportunity of our time. He believes it could even produce the world’s first trillionaire – all from a basement.
What exactly did Mark Cuban say? In an interview with the High Performance Podcast, the former owner of the Dallas Mavericks explained that the development of artificial intelligence is still in its early stages. Mark Cuban is an American entrepreneur, billionaire, and investor, best known for his role as an investor on the TV show Shark Tank and as a co-founder of the streaming pioneer Broadcast.com, which was later sold to Yahoo.
For Cuban, it is clear: The possibilities of AI are so immense that they could not only create new billionaires in the coming years, but even the first trillionaire:
“And not only do I think it will create a trillionaire – it could just be some guy in a basement. That’s how crazy it could get,” Cuban said on the podcast (Minute 1:40, via HP-Podcast).
A trillion (1,000,000,000,000 €), which is a one followed by twelve zeros, is equal to a thousand billion or a million million. Cuban himself has “only” about 5.7 billion dollars in net worth (via Forbes).
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AI in daily use
How does Cuban use AI in his daily life? According to his own statements, Mark Cuban is an intense user of AI. The technology helps him particularly in health matters. He reports suffering from atrial fibrillation (A-fib) and uses ChatGPT to document his medications, workouts, and health data. The AI also checks if something does not match or is concerning.
“And damn it, if it doesn’t really do that,” he emphasizes the felt dependency. Meanwhile, Cuban stresses: AI is like a friend who knows something about it or is at least convinced of it – one should not rely blindly on it and should always consult an expert on important issues.
Why does Cuban believe in the potential of AI? Cuban sees AI as still in the “preseason”, meaning the preparatory phase. The true impacts and innovations are yet to come. Compared to earlier tech revolutions like the internet or smartphones, the potential of AI is simply gigantic and not yet fully exploited.
Examples like OpenAI show how quickly enormous values can be created through AI: The company was founded in 2015 and is now worth over 300 billion dollars.
Initially, developers were not even sure what advantages and dangers AI implications and everyday usage could bring. Today, such concerns are more of a fringe phenomenon, as the advancement and integration into daily life have already progressed significantly. (via BBC).
Also, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, is estimated to already have a net worth of over 2 billion dollars (via Forbes).
While Mark Cuban believes that a single developer in a basement can become a billionaire thanks to AI, another tech giant shows how absurd reality can already be today: At Google, some employees earn an annual salary – without doing anything at all: Google allegedly pays its AI employees an entire year’s salary for doing nothing
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However, along with the features, a bug was also patched in, which the developers confirmed about two hours after the maintenance work. On Discord, they write: “We are also aware that a certain small area in the PVE zone of the deep desert has a PvP rule set after the patch. This is not intended and will be fixed with the next Coriolis storm.”
Here you can see what the future of Dune: Awakening looks like:
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Dune: Awakening – Das ist die Zukunft des MMOs
Patch makes players lose everything
What have the additional PvP zones triggered? According to player reports on Reddit, the new, unintended PvP zones caused players to lose all their belongings that they had stored in the deep desert.
If an area in the deep desert is in the PvP zone, other players can raid and loot the bases therein. According to dualshockers.com, “a catastrophic swarm of base thieves has been unleashed, looting everything they could get their hands on.”
These accusations are supported by users on Reddit, who independently report how their bases were allegedly raided because they suddenly found themselves in the PvP area.
User RDJMA reports on Reddit that his group lost 2 spice crawlers, 2 carrier aircraft, 6 combat flyers, and 4 scout ornithopters. These vehicles have high costs and mean that, even in large groups, several weeks of progress are lost with their destruction.
For user CaptainRichard, the looters mainly targeted the valuable spice melange. According to Reddit, they stole over 1,000 units as well as other materials and equipment from the player’s base.
What are the players demanding? For the affected players, the damage is immense, as dualshockers.com reports. The players presumably blame the developers for this problem, which is why they are demanding a server rollback on Reddit.
A server rollback would mean that the developers would reset the servers to a backup before the looting took place. However, Funcom developers have already ruled out a rollback via Discord. There, Senior Community Manager Andy Benditt writes:
We will not perform a rollback. We are exploring our options on how to best approach this, but I cannot make any promises at the moment until we can hammer out a plan.
In the upcoming chapter 1154 of One Piece, a great secret will be revealed once again. This time it is about the identity of a pirate who has taken many lives many years ago.
Warning, Spoiler: We are talking about content from chapter 1154 of the manga, which will be released in just a few days. If you don’t want to be spoiled, you should come back later.
Which pirate are we talking about? About 40 years ago, the pirate crew of Rocks D. Xebec was as famous as it was notorious. The crew included many pirates who are still a major threat to Luffy today. Among them are Big Mom and Kaido.
In chapter 1154, it will also be revealed that he killed a Marine admiral and became a wanted man as a result (via Reddit).
Rocks has always been portrayed as a person whose identity has not been revealed yet. The mangaka Eiichiro Oda always draws a shadow around the eyes and keeps the rest of the body in the dark. But now we finally see who he actually is.
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Rocks’ identity finally revealed
Who is behind it? In the upcoming chapter, for the first time, the complete face of Rocks D. Xebec will be seen. He has two-toned hair and resembles a certain pirate: Blackbeard. And this is no coincidence: Rocks turns out to be the father of Blackbeard.
Blackbeard is one of Luffy’s greatest enemies and is also trying to reach the One Piece. He is also known for his brutality, which he probably inherited from his father. Blackbeard inherited Whitebeard’s powers after his death and handed Luffy’s brother Ace over to the Marines, where he was ultimately killed.
Can the source be trusted? In the One Piece Subreddit, spoilers for the upcoming chapter are published every week. So far, the information has always been correct – therefore it can be assumed that the leaks are also accurate this time.
What do fans say about it? In the Reddit forum, spoilers for the upcoming chapter were published in advance again. In the top comments, many are shocked about the family relation. Users simply write “Holy shit” or “No way!!!” because they are so overwhelmed.
In Path of Exile 2 players currently fear losing many of their peers to a different version. This could pose a problem, especially when trading.
What is this different version? The developers of Path of Exile 2 have spoken about the release in China. So far, Path of Exile 2 is not available there, and many players from the second most populous country are still playing through workarounds on the western servers.
According to a report from Sportskeeda.com, the developers are currently working on the release in China. Many fans now believe that there is a second version, similar to what happened with Path of Exile (1). A corresponding app is already available in the Chinese Steam (via SteamDB).
Fans are now worried that the game’s population could be divided.
Here you can watch the trailer for the current season of Path of Exile:
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Path of Exile 2 presents gameplay trailer with the new Hunter class
New version could split the player base
What is the new version about? According to Jonathan Rogers, there will be a Chinese version for Path of Exile in 2025 (via nfnews.com). Although the developers of Path of Exile 2 have not yet announced any details about a version for the Chinese region, fans are concerned about a split.
On Reddit, players are currently discussing that the Chinese are perceived as a large faction in terms of trade and economy. If a separate version is released for them, Chinese players might leave the western servers.
The assumption of western players is that a separate version for China with different features would not be compatible with the western server, resulting in a divided player base. Although this has not yet been confirmed by Grinding Gear Games, players suggest that this is also the case in Path of Exile (1).
What concerns do players have? Players of Path of Exile are very concerned, especially regarding trading in the game. They are sharing the following comments on Reddit:
GuthukYoutube says on Reddit: “I’ve often jokingly thought: ‘Thank God it’s a Chinese trader’ so I can do it quickly and easily in a minute.”
LuckyOneTime is annoyed on Reddit: “All the polite traders are going away.”
StalksYouEverywhere shares his thoughts on Reddit: “I would say that Chinese players account for a solid 50% of my total trades after more than a month and a half in a league, despite the language barrier. Honestly, apart from a few exceptions, they are also the most polite when it comes to trading; they invite quickly and trade fast. They help with both the supply and demand of many items, increasing liquidity and interaction on the server, and without them, the economy in the game would slow down significantly, as it would be harder to sell and buy things if a very large percentage of the player base leaves the game.”
That players of Path of Exile like their Chinese counterparts is probably a rarity in gaming, as ShuriccanGG finds on Reddit: “I never thought I would see a ‘doom post’ about Chinese players leaving.”
In Elden Ring: Nightreign, tough bosses are the order of the day and losses happen regularly. One player did not let that deter him and found a strategy to send one of the hardest bosses to the afterlife with a single shot.
Which boss is meant? Many know him as Fulghor, the centaur with iron armor and a thundering sword. What makes this fellow so difficult, you ask? Go ahead and try him out, because a duel with him is never boring.
He leaps through the map like a frog, covers everything with lightning, has an aggressive melee style, and when he has had enough of you, he briefly deploys an electric atomic bomb to make the entire arena explode – so he is not to be trifled with. Especially not when you challenge him in his new darkness version.
While many fans fail against this boss, one player was able to prove that you can even take down the toughest boss with just one shot; you just need a bit of luck.
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A Miracle Weapon in the Form of a Sword
What is your luck dependent on? It is mainly about finding a special weapon, namely the greatsword of transplantation. This sword, as we reported before, is one of the best weapons in Elden Ring: Nightreign. When you kill an opponent, you receive a 0.5% buff on each of your HP, FP, stamina, and damage, as well as 1% on your resistances. It is important to mention that you lose the buff if you go down.
To demonstrate how powerful this sword and its effect are, Reddit user Extension-Leg5493 shared a video. He spawns in the arena of Fulghor equipped with his Iron Eye and the greatsword. As the boss prepares for battle, the user activates his ultimate and sends the boss to the afterlife with a single shot.
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Many users in the comments are astonished and confused at the same time because they cannot comprehend what is happening in the video and how the player can be so powerful. But it all has to do with the sword. To make the best use of the weapon and its buff, you need to kill many opponents without going down yourself. However, due to the storm, that is a challenge… unless you are lucky with the bosses.
Extension-Leg5493 himself claims he was lucky because he got the sword and was able to fight the worm face (that is the boss that covers the map with death plague and always summons minions).
If you can get him or Freja, the Duke’s beloved, on nights 1 or 2, you stand a good chance of making your character just as powerful.
What should I keep in mind with the sword? When you obtain the sword, you just need to have it equipped – it is enough if you are not even wielding the sword, you still receive the buff. Additionally, as mentioned, you must not go down. Every respawn resets your progress on the buff.
Obtaining such a large buff as Extension-Leg5493 achieved is difficult to attain. You not only need the luck to get the weapon, but also the luck to encounter a boss during the nights that can summon endless minions.
The developers of World of Warcraft have revealed the key dates for the upcoming content patch “Spirits of K’aresh” as well as the 3rd season of “The War Within”.
When is the new update coming? The next major content package for WoW: The War Within, “Spirits of K’aresh” will be released on August 6, 2025. On that day, the 3rd season of the current expansion will also begin, with the key contents of the new endgame phase – as usual – released in stages over the following weeks.
Here is the official roadmap for season 3 of WoW: The War Within:
Week of August 6
Campaign chapters 1 – 3
Dungeons: Dungeons on Normal, Heroic, and Mythic 0 difficulty (except Tazavesh).
Depths (all levels, no Generous Depths or Keys)
The merit for the Great Vault begins
Week of August 13
Campaign chapters 4 and epilogue of The War Within
Raid – Manaforge Omega: 1st wing of the raid browser, Normal, Heroic, and Mythic
New world boss: Reshanor the Unbound
Dungeons: Mythic+, Tazavesh: Marvelous Streets and So’leah’s Chess (all difficulties) as well as Tazavesh, the Veiled Market (Heroic).
PvP season 3
Depths: Generous Depths and Keys, challenge boss, new levels and curiosities for Brann
Rewards from the Great Vault will become available
Week of August 20
Raid – Manaforge Omega: 2nd wing of the raid browser and story mode
Week of August 27
Raid – Manaforge Omega: 3rd wing of the raid browser
How is the LFR mode of the new raid structured? Starting August 13, a new wing of the LFR mode for Manaforge Omega will open each week. Here is the breakdown of the 8 bosses:
Week of August 13: 1st wing of LFR: Might of the Shadow Watch, featuring Plexus Watcher, Loomithar, and Soulbinder Naazindhri
Week of August 20: 2nd wing of LFR: Monsters in the Sand, featuring Forgeweaver Araz, the Soulhunters, and Fraktillus
Week of August 27: 3rd wing of LFR: The Heart of Darkness, featuring Nexus King Salhadaar and Dimensius the Devourer
What rewards are up for grabs? Through the raid challenge, you can earn the new class armor sets, as well as cool mounts like the Unbound Starweaver, the toy Cosmic Respite, and more.
Similar to the Garbagio Loyalty Club, there will also be a glory path in Manaforge Omega with 15 ranks, where you can earn additional rewards and enhancement effects. This is called “Vandals of the Manaforge”. A detailed list of glory rewards can be found at worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com.
The mounts Royal Voidwing (above) and Unbound Starweaver (below) can be earned in the new raid of WoW.
Exciting rewards are also awaiting you in the Mythic Plus or PvP area. These include various mounts and titles.
What else does the new update bring? Look forward to the following content that is aimed at expanding the current endgame:
In Dungeons & Dragons, the player experience thrives on the interplay between the Game Master and the players. A Dungeon Master has given their players a seemingly cruel task – but they quickly came up with a creative solution.
What task has the DM set for their players? User AdditionalBuyer5242 shares in their thread on Reddit their dilemma that their players are intentionally trying to circumvent the task. In their campaign, their players must face a powerful vampire, but defeating him should not be that easy.
So, not only did he throw a foe with strong stats at his adventurers, but he also posed them another task. For the vampire should not be able to die by a “weapon forged by mortal hands.”
The players had to find a way to harm him without such weapons. And as it often goes, the players found a creative way to circumvent this, triggering a little fundamental debate that caused the DM to turn to the community.
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Classic Puzzle Classicly Circumvented
How did the players want to solve this? Since the players couldn’t quickly come up with weapons crafted from the hands of immortal beings, they had to think of something else. Because the puzzle contained the word “forged,” they quickly came up with the idea of considering materials other than metal.
But instead of thinking of a wooden stake, as one often does with vampires, the group came up with the idea of using furniture to take down the pesky foe. However, this quickly led to a fundamental debate over whether furniture technically counts as weapons and whether, once metallic, forged elements are part of it, it counts as forged again.
Therefore, the DM turned to the community when his players stormed the vampire’s location with various pieces of furniture and wanted to slam the opponent’s head onto a table edge. After all, it technically isn’t a weapon being swung and there is no metal involved.
But the community believes he should just let his players do it because the solution is extremely funny:
jmartkdr writes: “Table Slam is damn funny, so it absolutely works.”
jasonred79 chimes in: “It would be just as funny if it didn’t work. SLAM SLAM SLAM! Table Slam!”
BandOfBudgies suggests: “Forged is, in my opinion, the most important word. So if the object is carved, that’s fine.”
Ninjacat97 presents another solution: “What if this sword wasn’t forged but rather cast!”
SnooOpinions8790 comments: “It’s not a weapon and not forged. Go ahead! Shakespeare and Tolkien would approve. See Macbeth and the Witch King of Angmar.”
Cuddles_and_Kinks would have preferred a different solution: “‘No weapon forged by mortal hands can kill me.’ Okay? If I chop your body into pieces, are you still alive? That sounds like your problem.”
User Incompetent_Penguin raises another point that they believe leads to a loophole in the puzzle: because they could still have taken a weapon that was crafted by something other than hands. For if the weapon was made by a mortal creature with claws, tentacles, feet, or something similar, it would theoretically not fall under the excluded description.
Either way, the community celebrates the group’s approach so much that the DM actually lets them do it. The vampire thus meets his end at the edge of a table.
In September 2022, the Anime Eisen Flügel was announced, but then disappeared without a trace. Now, after 3 years, there is finally an update.
What kind of anime is this? Eisen Flügel is based on a light novel with 2 volumes and is set to be adapted into a film soon. Viewers will follow the adventures of young Karl Schnitz, a talented pilot from the Republic of Silvanna.
In his world, there are dragons that dominate the skies. Karl wants to break this world order and build an airplane that is faster than the notorious Emperor Dragon.
In the background, there are political tensions between his homeland and the neighboring country. Both states are still weakened due to a past war.
Karl invents the Blitz Vogel, which uses a jet engine instead of traditional propellers. With the airplane, he aims to catch up with the Emperor Dragon.
The film primarily revolves around the question of whether human ingenuity can overcome the natural superiority of dragons. Political intrigues and the development of a new weapon are also part of the story. You can see the trailer for the anime film here:
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Iron Wings: Trailer for the anime film with dragons and airplanes
Eisen Flügel has been silent for a long time
What is the current status of Eisen Flügel? The anime was first announced in 2022, and since then there has been no update. The trailer only shows a few sequences, but still no significant scenes.
Furthermore, the trailer still does not have a final release date. Not even an approximate timeframe has been provided. Therefore, it will likely take some time before the film hits theaters and streaming services.
The anime is currently still in production at A-1 Pictures. The studio is also responsible for the anime adaptation of Solo Leveling and The Seven Deadly Sins.
What is the mood like regarding the trailer? On Reddit and in the comments on YouTube, there are some users comparing the anime to the anime Fate/stay night. This is because Takashi Takeuchi is responsible for the character design of the series and now also for Eisen Flügel.
Additionally, Yuki Kajiura, the composer of Fate/Zero, is on board. Even the author of Eisen Flügel is connected to Fate/Zero – after all, he contributed to the story.
Many users write that they are interested and cannot wait to learn more about the anime. The animation itself receives mixed reactions – some praise the animation quality of the airplanes, while others ironically note that the airplanes “are the best that PlayStation 2 models could produce in 2011”.
With the new season came new features in Diablo 4. Many players are still missing the seasonal items – but apparently they are simply to blame themselves.
The new feature in Season 9 of Diablo 4 is the Horadric spells, which you use to enhance your builds. The spells consist of three components: Catalyst, Infusion, and Arcana. While you acquire Catalysts and Infusions through the seasonal questline, you find the Arcana in the Horadric vaults within the Nightmare dungeons.
Which seasonal items are we talking about? Because the Arcana were rarely dropped in these vaults at the beginning, Blizzard responded with a hotfix and increased the drop rate. But now many players realize: There are still some items missing in the seasonal inventory tab. They simply overlooked the items or forgot to pick them up.
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“Loot Messies” have better luck here
What is the problem with the Arcana? The Arcana come in three rarity levels: magical (blue), rare (yellow), and legendary (orange) – just like regular equipment. And many players develop a selective loot behavior over time: Blue and yellow items are eventually ignored. And when Arcana are among the “trash items”, they are simply left behind.
In a post on Reddit, Former_Chipmunk_7443 asks: “Is it normal to only find legendary Arcana? I wonder if I am just leaving the rare and magical ones because I usually ignore those colors.” And The_Dynasty_Warrior apparently asks in disbelief: “Do we have to pick them up?”
The user praxisplays sums it up: “It’s actually pretty easy to get them, but difficult to notice them. They have the same colors as other items, so you probably overlooked some.”
And in another Reddit post, a user points out to definitely take the items from the chests. And Stillwindows95 summarizes it in his comment:
In this particular case, I’m glad to be a loot messie. I just can’t leave anything on the ground, everything has to be salvaged. By the second day of the season, I had fully acquired all Catalysts, Infusions, and Arcana. On the first day, I had the bug where I only found two Arcana, but afterwards at most it took 20 Nightmare dungeons until I had everything.
For this mentioned bug, Blizzard recently issued a hotfix and increased the drop rates of the Arcana. Even before, there was an increase in the drop rate for the Horadric vials, which you can use to upgrade your spells. So it shouldn’t fail due to quantity – but you have to pick them up yourself.
The Horadric spells are an important part of many endgame builds in Diablo 4. The Catalyst is the foundation of your spell, the Infusion determines the elemental damage, and the Arcana modify the base power. To find out which builds are currently the strongest for all endgame content, check out our Tier List: Diablo 4: Tier List of the best builds in Season 9
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Before he became a star with Big Bang Theory, an actor starred in another series. There he was given a special honor that he later raved about.
Who is being talked about? Fans of Big Bang Theory of course know Kunal Nayyar. In the series, he plays Dr. Rajesh Koothrappali, known as Raj. He portrayed this role for twelve seasons and became a familiar face in the world of series. Even though he almost didn’t get it.
Those who were attentive could see the actor previously in other productions. Among other things, he appeared in another well-known series: Navy CIS. His role there is small, but Kunal Nayyar still positively remembers it to this day. The reason for this is curious.
Whom did Nayyar play? If you keep your eyes open, you can spot the actor in the fourth season of Navy CIS. In episode 12, which first aired in January 2007, Kunal Nayyar plays a terrorist.
His role is not particularly large. His character is merely an accomplice of the actual villain. As such, the actor wears a beard that suspiciously looks fake, which is due to the actor’s lack of facial hair.
Although the role was small, Nayyar was allowed to play in a scene with the series’ main actor, Mark Harmon. There was an encounter between the two, during which Harmon’s character did not treat the terrorist gently.
Kunal Nayyar recounted in a conversation with the Screen Actors Guild (via usatoday.com) about his beginnings as an actor, and how he was beaten by Harmon in the scene. The shoot was a lot of fun for him – he describes it as “the best experience of my life.”
Only a few months after this impressive experience on the set of Navy CIS, Big Bang Theory started. The series aired from September 2007 and ended only in 2019 after twelve seasons.
In Dune: Awakening players now bring their most valuable items to the bank. This is due to raids from cheaters, against which there seems to be no defense at the moment.
Which resource is it about? As is often the case in the Dune universe, this time it is about spice. The most valuable resource on Arrakis is both a coveted trading good and a crafting component, making it very popular among many players.
However, hackers have also set their sights on the precious material, and currently, there seems to be only one way to protect yourself: the way to the bank.
This is what the future of Dune: Awakening looks like:
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Hackers become burglars
What is it about the hackers in Dune: Awakening? Again and again, posts from players can be found on Reddit, stating that after logging in, they find looted crates that only lack money and spice. This also happened to player -Necron-Overlord- on Reddit.
He is a solo player, and only he has access rights to his base. However, one day when he logged in, all his spice was gone.
Another case is described by CoruscantGuardFox on Reddit. He shows his base, apparently ravaged by hackers. According to his post, hackers teleported into the base, eliminated his group, and looted the crates.
That such cases also occur in the supposedly safe Hagga basin is shown by the Reddit post by Unanonymous553. He even hid his most important resources in a secret chest, but when he logged in one day, his hidden spice and plastanium bars were missing.
How can one protect themselves? Although it is unclear whether hackers or bugs are responsible for the missing items, the currently safest way is to store the most important and expensive items in the bank. This is located in Arrakeen or Harko Village and offers each player a personal storage compartment.
There, money and everything spice that is not currently needed for crafting should be stored. Spice is currently the most valuable resource in Dune: Awakening, and is therefore particularly worth protecting. The money, on the other hand, can be deposited into the bank account and has no limit.
Are you planning to challenge Solgaleo in Pokémon GO? Then our raid guide with the best counters against the monster will help you.
What kind of Pokémon is Solgaleo? Solgaleo is a legendary Pokémon that comes from Generation 7. The Psychic-Steel Pokémon is one of the two evolutions that you can obtain from Cosmog or Cosmovum, alongside Lunala. You can challenge the monster from July 8 to July 14, 2025.
We will show you which monsters are the best counters against Solgaleo and against which types it has weaknesses (type effectiveness).
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Defeating Solgaleo in Raids – With these Counters
Mega Charizard Y with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
Necrozma (Dawn Wings) with Shadow Claw and Moongeist Beam
Primal Groudon with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
Mega Blaziken with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
Mega Tyranitar with Bite and Brutal Swing
Mega Gengar with Lick and Shadow Ball
Shadow Heatran with Fire Spin and Magma Storm
Shadow Chandelure with Fire Spin and Shadow Ball
Mega Garchomp with Mud Shot and Earth Power
Reshiram with Fire Fang and Fusion Flare
Mega-Charizard X with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
Shadow Moltres with Fire Spin and Overheat
Shadow Darmanitan with Fire Fang and Overheat
Shadow Blaziken with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
Shadow Charizard with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
Mega Houndoom with Snarl and Foul Play
Mega Absol with Snarl and Brutal Swing
Shadow Garchomp with Mud Shot and Earth Power
Shadow Groudon with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
Shadow Entei with Fire Spin and Overheat
Weaknesses of Solgaleo: The Pokémon has the types Psychic and Steel. Therefore, it is susceptible to attacks from types Ground, Ghost, Fire, and Dark. So mainly rely on such attacks to defeat Solgaleo.
Is there a Shiny Solgaleo? No, currently the Shiny variant of Solgaleo is not yet available in Pokémon GO.
How many trainers are needed? If you already have very strong counters at a high level, you can defeat the monster with just 2 trainers. However, it will be a tough fight. For safety, bring more trainers to make the battle easier.
Also, remember to organize your raid teams beforehand. This way, you can ensure that you are always starting the battle with your best team, can heal the team quickly during the fight, and save some time in each raid lobby: Tips for organizing raid teams.
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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 shines in a new light. MeinMMO author Max Handwerk was allowed to test it.
“Here!” – I have rarely responded so quickly to the question of who in our editorial team wants to try out the new “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4”.
Why? That’s quickly explained: I love this skateboarding series endlessly. My first Tony Hawk game was “Underground” for the PS2, which we rented countless times from the video store as a family. After that, I caught up on all the Pro Skater titles and played the subsequent games as well. Only when the real skateboard controllers arrived did my passion cool down a bit.
At any rate, until “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2” was released by Vicarious Visions and Activision in 2020. This remake did everything right and managed to recreate the magic of the past on screen.
There was a need for someone to take over. But then Iron Galaxy came into play, took over the project “Pro Skater 3 + 4” – and now we have the result.
Honestly: I was worried whether the next game, without Vicarious Visions, could live up to the fantastic 1 + 2. But my hours so far with 3 + 4 allow only one judgment.
The new development team has done it.
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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is also coming to Switch 2
Tony Hawk shaped my youth; now he can also shape my 30s
Do you know that movie clip from Ratatouille, where the restaurant critic Ego takes a bite of a dish and suddenly feels transported back to his childhood through the taste?
Exactly that feeling is evoked for me by Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 when Motörhead’s “Ace of Spades” blares from the speakers, Tony Hawk grinds a rail on a cruise ship with his board, jumps off, adds a flip trick, and races down the next ramp.
Then it’s back up, right arrow key, down arrow key, circle – and the 360 Varial McTwist is landed smoothly while the sound that every “special trick” makes in the game activates the next waves of nostalgia in the brain.
For a remake of a gaming classic, that’s probably a good sign – because surely one of the developers’ goals was to evoke that nostalgia for anyone who used to roll around on the digital skateboard back in the day. I felt it – and therefore my most important requirement for the game has already been met: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 plays like it used to and is just as much fun.
But let’s take off the nostalgia goggles for a moment, as probably not everyone here is in their early 30s and played Tony Hawk games extensively before. What content does this game actually offer?
With Tony, it’s across the shipCrazy goals are part of itThe game can look really slickFans of the old parks will feel at homeThe various levels have been lovingly redesignedYou score extra points with special tricks
What’s in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4? We have tested it
To summarize: The heart of the game is the tour mode. Here you gradually play through the 19 parks of the game and solve various objectives to unlock additional parks in the tour. Most of the parks are familiar from the past, from the foundry to Canada to Alcatraz. They have been lovingly redesigned and look really good. But there are also a few new ones!
The objectives in the parks range from simple “Break the high score through tricks” objectives to collectible tasks to objectives like “Mess up tourist groups’ photos”, “Rescue a painter from a shark”, or “Trigger an earthquake” – which is just what skaters do. These games have always been full of chaotic energy, and the latest installment is no different.
The professor won’t like this
In each level, you have a two-minute limit to try to complete as many objectives as possible. Once the timer runs out, you can start a new run and tackle more objectives – until you’ve completed everything. This can take a while because while some objectives can be completed “on the side”, it’s not so easy to find the solution for others.
It should be noted: This has always been the case in THPS 3; in THPS 4, a freely explorable career mode was implemented without a timer. The fact that the timer is now also present in the THPS 4 levels, instead of implementing the career mode familiar from back then, upset some fans beforehand. However, I haven’t mind it during my test so far – the game works really well this way. There is also an option in the game to extend the timer to up to 60 minutes if you want to work through some objectives and just skate around a bit.
In addition to the objectives, you will also find various collectibles in the levels.
Bundles of cash
Secret skateboards
Iron Galaxy badges
Stat points
You can collect all of these. And with that, you can buy clothing for your skaters, unlock new skaters, upgrade old skaters, watch skate videos, use more special tricks, or activate other new content.
And that’s a point I really appreciate about this game: You collect things here and there, complete a few objectives, and suddenly there’s something new to try out – whether skater, clothing, or even a skatepark. You unlock things gradually – just like before!
By the way, there are plenty of skaters as well. Classic skaters from the past, modern skaters, and even a few crazier characters. Additionally, you can create your own skater, which is fully customizable.
There are even endgame challenges that you unlock once you have completed all objectives in the parks and won the competitions. But I’m not that far yet.
It’s not just about high jumps but also balance
Otherwise, the game offers:
A multiplayer mode – online, but also local in split-screen
Within this mode, there are various competitions you can race against each other in. It starts with high score comparisons and ends with tag games.
You can create your own park and play parks created by others. The create-a-park feature has apparently been greatly enhanced, though I haven’t been able to delve too deeply into it yet.
You can also create your own objectives in the parks.
Modes like free ride or the two-minute challenge return in each park with global high score comparisons
And you can play a kind of speedrun mode, where it is compared who can complete the objectives of a park the fastest.
A comprehensive soundtrack with suitable skate music – mostly from the past
The game also has a photo mode
To summarize the summary: There is a lot to play here. However, it should be noted that the fundamental gameplay of skating, landing tricks, and exploring the levels to solve objectives generally remains the same. If you like that, this is the place for you. If you’re less into skateboard chaos, it’s not.
When does Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 release? The game officially releases on July 11, 2025, for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, Steam, Battle.net, Microsoft PC Store, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo SwitchTM 2. The Deluxe version offers early access, allowing you to play 3 days earlier.
You will have noticed from my report: The game has really impressed me. Just by how it brings back the old Tony Hawk feeling, but also through the sheer amount of possibilities to explore skate games in a new way. I am also quite looking forward to discovering all the secrets, unlockables, and creations of other players. What do you think of the Tony Hawk games? Are they something for you, or not? Let us know in the comments!
A multiplayer mode – online, but also local in split-screen
Within this mode, there are various competitions you can race against each other in. It starts with high score comparisons and ends with tag games.
You can create your own park and play parks created by others. The create-a-park feature has apparently been greatly enhanced, though I haven’t been able to delve too deeply into it yet.
You can also create your own objectives in the parks.
Modes like free ride or the two-minute challenge return in each park with global high score comparisons
And you can play a kind of speedrun mode, where it is compared who can complete the objectives of a park the fastest.
A comprehensive soundtrack with suitable skate music – mostly from the past
The game also has a photo mode
To summarize the summary: There is a lot to play here. However, it should be noted that the fundamental gameplay of skating, landing tricks, and exploring the levels to solve objectives generally remains the same. If you like that, this is the place for you. If you’re less into skateboard chaos, it’s not.
When does Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 release? The game officially releases on July 11, 2025, for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, Steam, Battle.net, Microsoft PC Store, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo SwitchTM 2. The Deluxe version offers early access, allowing you to play 3 days earlier.
You will have noticed from my report: The game has really impressed me. Just by how it brings back the old Tony Hawk feeling, but also through the sheer amount of possibilities to explore skate games in a new way. I am also quite looking forward to discovering all the secrets, unlockables, and creations of other players. What do you think of the Tony Hawk games? Are they something for you, or not? Let us know in the comments!
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In Pokémon GO the first Hyper Bonus: Hisui Celebration starts. It brings not only Hisui Zorua but also a lot of other bonuses.
When does the event run? The Hisui Celebration starts on Tuesday, July 8, at 10:00 AM. It ends on Sunday, July 13, at 8:00 PM.
The event is part of the Hyper Bonuses. These are particularly strong events that were unlocked through global tasks at the GO Fest.
And if you look at the bonus list, you can see: Yes, the event truly deserves the title “Hyper Bonus”.
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So sah das Pokémon GO Fest 2025 in Paris aus
Hisui Zorua brings additional bonuses to Pokémon GO
Which bonuses should you take advantage of? Starting tomorrow, a whole bunch of them will be available that you should take advantage of. We show you an overview.
Hisui Zorua appears for the first time. You can evolve it into Hisui Zoroark for 50 candies.
Space-Time Anomalies will appear in the game, bringing altered Pokémon spawns.
In addition, there will be a special collector’s challenge.
In raids, Unown U will appear with increased shiny chances
Generally, you will have an increased shiny chance on Hisui Voltorb and Hisui Barboach
What else can be found in the event? In the raids, you will mainly encounter Hisui Pokémon, such as Washakwil, Arctovish, Sneasel, or Damythir and Axanthor. A great opportunity if you are still missing them in your Pokédex.
You will also be able to catch some Hisui Pokémon in the wild. Zorua is also just roaming around in the wild.
And as usual, you will find field research and collector challenges in the game that fit the event.
Take advantage of the bonuses: Especially the XP and Stardust bonuses are really good. If you still have a Lucky Egg (double XP) or a Star Piece (one and a half times Stardust), this is a great opportunity to use them and replenish your supplies in that regard. Otherwise, the new Zorua is especially an exciting catch! Want to know what else is happening in the game? Then you should check out our overview. We show you all the events you can still expect this month: All events in July 2025 at Pokémon GO.
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Once again, a Spotlight Hour awaits you in Pokémon GO. Here you can look forward to catching Voltorb in two forms.
What kind of event is this? The Spotlight Hour is a weekly event that takes place every Tuesday. You can expect at least one Pokémon to appear in very high numbers.
Additionally, the Spotlight Hour always brings you a bonus that is active during the 60-minute event.
In the next Spotlight Hour, Voltorb will be waiting for you. You can catch this Pokémon in both its regular form and its Hisui form. While both Pokémon are Electric type, the Hisui form also has the Grass type. Both monsters can evolve into Electrode or Hisuian Electrode respectively.
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So sah das Pokémon GO Fest 2025 in Paris aus
Spotlight Hour on July 8 – Start and Bonuses
When does the Spotlight Hour start? As usual, the Spotlight Hour starts at 6:00 PM. After 60 minutes, at 7:00 PM, the event ends.
What bonuses are active? If you catch Pokémon during the event, you will receive double the amount of experience points. However, since the Hisui Celebration Hyper Bonus is also active during the Spotlight Hour, you will actually receive four times the amount of experience points instead of double.
If you also use a Lucky Egg, you can even earn eight times the amount of experience points when catching Pokémon for the duration of the item’s effect.
Can you catch Shiny Voltorb? Yes. With a bit of luck, you can also encounter both monsters in their Shiny variants. However, the chance is not increased.
Is the Spotlight Hour worth it? If you’re hoping to get strong attackers from the event, you’ll unfortunately be disappointed. Both Pokémon and their evolutions are not among the best attackers in Pokémon GO.
Both monsters are not particularly well suited for the Battle League either. Hisuian Electrode can at least perform well in a few special cups.
The experience point bonus combined with the high spawn rates can ensure that you can collect some additional experience points.
In addition to the Spotlight Hour, there are many other events and content awaiting you in the game this month. If you want to know what they are and when they take place, be sure to check out our overview of all events in July 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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The developers of Chrono Odyssey have once again commented on the feedback from the last closed beta of the MMORPG and unveiled the first part of their plans for the upcoming development.
The new post on Steam goes into much greater depth and will be complemented by a second post in the coming days. What’s exciting is already how extensive the developers’ ToDo list is and that they want to take the time to implement the feedback accordingly.
We do not intend to rush forward without getting everything right first. We want the next version of Chrono Odyssey to reflect all the hard work and honest feedback that has gone into this process. Our focus remains on quality and a more refined, comprehensive experience.
The latest trailer for Chrono Odyssey from the Summer Game Fest 2025:
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Chrono Odyssey: Trailer from Summer Game Fest 2025 shows action-packed battles and a dark world
To-Do List for Chrono Odyssey
What are the developers planning? In the first part of the development plans, the team names 3 main areas they want to focus on:
Animations and Combat
The hit feedback must be noticeably improved; actions should not feel sluggish or uncoordinated. Every movement should feel consistent and responsive. The possible reason for this not being the case has probably already been identified. Keywords: packet desynchronization between client and server.
Each weapon will receive its own identity. This will involve a system called “Matrix” that will grant access to 4 progression paths per weapon. These paths are intended to significantly impact your playstyle and gaming experience.
New combat animations will come, making each weapon feel unique and expressive.
The camera and the lock-on system for targeting enemies will be optimized.
Performance and Optimization
The developers want to reduce GPU usage to avoid GPU and rendering load.
The efficiency of development should be optimized by using reusable environmental resources, which should also benefit performance and maintenance.
By restructuring the loading system, memory consumption should be reduced and system stability improved. The new dynamic loading system should adapt to players’ hardware.
Graphics
Through various adjustments, the developers aim to improve the visual quality of the game, reduce unnecessary calculations and GPU usage while increasing realism.
The lighting effects, which were often criticized in the beta, will be optimized.
In the second part of the plans, according to the developers, the focus will also be on combat systems, technical stability, graphics, and animations. However, there are also topics such as sound, UI/UX, gameplay flexibility, player guidance, balancing, content flow, progression, replayability, social features, story, server stability, and bug fixes.
Chrono Odyssey is scheduled to be released this year for PC (Steam and Epic Games), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series. You can expect a mix of theme park and sandbox, with a strong focus on PvE content for solo players and small groups of 3, 5, or 10 players (PvP is available, but should be optional). More details can be found here: Chrono Odyssey: Release, Beta, Content – Everything Important About the Biggest New MMORPG from 2025
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In June 2025, the last episode of Game Two was released on ZDFneo. Now the team announces changes for the future.
What is going on with Game Two? Already in June 2024, an end of the gaming show Game Two was foreseeable, at least on the television channel ZDFneo. The show, which discussed current gaming topics every week, was likely too niche for the television channel and Game Two had to look for an alternative.
The consequence: The team around Game Two had to shrink, and in the future, Game Two wants to finance itself through memberships of the Rocket Beans Supporters Club. In a YouTube video, the most pressing questions from the community about the future of Game Two were answered.
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HandOfBlood: The most important thing about the YouTuber and Twitch streamer in under a minute
“We still have to clarify everything completely”
Who is the new team? The new team of Game Two will consist of Esther, Kuro, John, Markus, and Jasper in the future. Two members are leaving the new team: Trant and Tim.
Trant will be producing freelance content in the future, which will not only deal with gaming topics. He wants to exchange ideas with various people in his content. He is not yet sure where the future will take him.
Tim stays with Beans Entertainment, but will no longer actively participate in Game Two. He wants to take on only a supportive role.
This is what the new team of Game Two looks like.
Regarding future content, Markus says: “We still have to clarify everything completely.” Old formats are to be maintained, but how the structure will be is still unclear.
First, however, there will be a summer break until after Gamescom 2025; by September at the latest, there will be two videos per week on the YouTube channel. During the summer break, there will only be one video per week at 12 noon, as usual.
Finally, Kuro addresses the community with a few words: “Even though this is a bit unfortunate and sad, we are still very hopeful and looking forward and are really excited. (…) We are attacking, we are sprinting forward, and we will rebuild Game Two into something really cool.” (Source: YouTube).
What the future holds for Game Two remains to be seen; however, by September at the latest, we will know more. Besides Game Two, DoktorFroid was also one of the gaming shows by YouTubers. They recently had to announce a big change, as the team split from the last founding member. You can read more about this on MeinMMO: After over 12 years, DoktorFroid parts ways with the last founding member of the YouTube channel
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After 7 years of development, Microsoft cancels the new MMORPG project from the studio behind Elder Scrolls Online. For MeinMMO editor Karsten Scholz, this reflects a fundamental problem of the genre.
Since then, I used every meeting with Matt, Rich (Lambert, Game Director for The Elder Scrolls Online) and Kai (Schober, Community Manager at Bethesda) to at least ask: How is the project going? Is it perhaps clear when we will learn specific details? The answer was always a knowing smile and a shrug.
Who is writing here? Karsten Scholz is the MMORPG expert at MeinMMO. He has been dealing with the best genre in the world almost daily for 16 years. His private first contact happened in 2005. Since then, he has accumulated several years of gameplay in various online role-playing games and played almost every relevant genre representative of the past nearly two decades at least for a while.
Yet, despite more and more years passing without an official presentation of the game, I was optimistic and extremely curious about the project. After all, there are hardly any ambitious MMORPGs being developed by large, experienced Western teams nowadays.
While the first season of ESO is running, the new Zenimax MMORPG is coming to an end…
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The Elder Scrolls Online: Seasons of the Worm Cult – Part 1 – Release Trailer
7 Years in the Trash
Last week, particularly the employees directly affected by the layoffs at Microsoft were confronted with the bitter reality. The MMORPG with the code name “Blackbird”? Canceled. Almost all who had worked on the game recently? Fired.
For context: About 300 creatives are said to have worked on the game until its cancellation. The conception phase for “Blackbird” began as early as 2018. Over the past 7 years, many millions of dollars and a lot of work, heart, nerves, and passion must have been invested in development.
Even if you start small and keep the team relatively small, it takes many years and a high multi-million budget for implementation. For an ambitious genre representative, you quickly reach the dimensions of the most renowned and expensive AAA productions like GTA or The Last of Us.
Due to the “Massively Multiplayer Online” orientation, however, it is nearly impossible to achieve a comparable polish to the single-player blockbusters from Naughty Dog and Rockstar. No alpha or beta can simulate a launch where millions of interested players storm the servers.
The development of Star Wars: The Old Republic is said to have cost between 150 and 200 million US dollars – that was 14 years ago…
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Star Wars: The Old Republic zeigt Grafikupdates im Trailer
Time is Running Out
If “Blackbird” had actually been released in 2028 as planned, it would have been in development for 10 years. That is an absurdly long period in which (not only) so much has changed in the gaming industry.
Trends come and go. New platforms and technologies establish themselves. With a bit of bad luck, a direct competitor title that wants to offer something similar might even come out before your own release.
Or, and this has also happened in this case: The company behind the game gets swallowed by an even bigger fish that suddenly dictates the future. And if the new decision-makers have plans in which a “Blackbird,” which would not appear for at least 3 more years, does not fit, the axe falls (unfortunately far too quickly and easily).
So, just in the long development time, there is so much risk that I can understand all decision-makers who in recent years have focused on other, less risky, less effort-intensive, and therefore more lucrative genres, you can find out more about that here: The Great Drought of MMORPGs and the Flight to More Lucrative Genres.
Ashes of Creation switched from Unreal Engine 4 to Unreal Engine 5 … to be able to use the current technologies despite the long development time:
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MMORPG Ashes of Creation will be even more realistic – Shows great weather effects and seasons
And if they do come out, they are often just MMORPGs for a certain niche of sandbox and/or PvP fans, with old-school graphics and many compromises. Some may like that, but too many do not.
Asian MMORPGs, on the other hand, have a hard time on the Western market with their peculiarities. Peculiarities such as gender lock, real money auction houses plus Free2Play model, random elements in crafting, grind factor in endgame, mobile orientation, or in the design of models and races.
While there are still some other exciting and ambitious MMORPG projects from Western studios, they all have one thing in common: A final release is still many years away. Accordingly, a lot of positive or negative can still happen with these developments.
If we are very unlucky, none of these will come out. This possibility certainly depresses not just me, right?
Only with Ashes of Creation can genre fans likely look forward to a final release with high certainty. According to regular studio updates, Intrepid Studios are doing well, the game is making noticeable progress in alpha, and can already be tested by tens of thousands of interested players. In May 2025, they even achieved a significant milestone and welcomed more than 8,000 alpha testers simultaneously on a server.
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Generation Z gives a familiar concept a new name: Micro-Retirement – intentional breaks for better health and well-being.
What is Micro-Retirement? Micro-Retirement is a trend where working professionals, especially Generation Z, regularly take longer breaks from work. Unlike traditional retirement at the end of a career, they take a one-to-two-week break every 12 to 18 months. This often involves unpaid leave that is consciously used for relaxation and mental health.
According to studies fromSideHustles, even one in ten Americans plans to take a Micro-Retirement this year, a sign of how strong the desire for intentional breaks is growing.
While Generation Z is finding new ways to take breaks, this video shows another side of the digital reality: students using AI to find the addresses of strangers with little effort.
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Students spy on passersby with hidden cameras and AI, find name and address in seconds
Between Job and Freedom
Where does the trend come from? This trend is particularly prevalent in the USA. There are no legal requirements for minimum vacation days, and extended paid leaves are the exception. Micro-Retirement is viewed by young employees as an opportunity to regularly disconnect, prevent burnout, and optimize work-life balance.
Mental health, personal fulfillment, and flexibility are very important to Generation Z. Social media and influencers promote the trend of celebrating breaks as part of a conscious lifestyle. Micro-Retirement is for many a response to the increasing pressures and stress in the modern workplace.
How does the concept work? The magazine FastCompany reports that Micro-Retirement can take various forms. Some quit their jobs, take a break, and then look for new ones. Others negotiate unpaid leave with their employers or utilize flexible work models.
Entrepreneurs intentionally plan breaks. An example is Joshua Charles, a U.S. entrepreneur who takes two weeks off every six months to travel and recharge. Benjamin Fields, a teacher and PhD student, also uses his side earnings to afford one to two weeks off each month for travel or festivals.
Pros and Cons of the Trend: Micro-Retirement can improve mental health and prevent burnout. However, unpaid breaks affect income, pension contributions, and long-term savings. A survey by LinkedIn shows that frequent interruptions can hinder career advancement and may be perceived as job hopping by employers.
According to an analysis by Nasdaq, Generation Z already has more debt than any other generation, averaging over $75,000 per person.
Is the trend really new? In Germany, vacation is legally regulated, usually paid, and firmly established in employment contracts. Many employees also have the right to additional days off or can negotiate extended breaks with a return guarantee with their employer.
In the USA, however, it is different. There, Micro-Retirement often means unpaid breaks or even a conscious job change to allow for relaxation.
Generation Z is no longer just looking for a job; they want flexible working hours and a true work-life balance. Micro-Retirement shows how important health and well-being are to young people. But what do young professionals really want? A career expert explains, and it’s not about table tennis tables.
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