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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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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Horse racing is a popular (betting) sport in Japan. In a new game on Steam, players become the trainers of such racehorses. However, the horses do not look like horses, but like cute anime girls.
What kind of game is this? The game in question is Umamusume: Pretty Derby by developer Cygames. It has been playable on Steam since June 25, 2025, and is also available for iOS and Android devices. As a player, you choose one of 42 different Umamusume, which translates to horse daughters.
The chosen Umamusume is trained to improve her stats so that she wins her races against 17 other horse(girls). The training is randomized every day and focuses on aspects such as speed, power, endurance, and tactics.
The higher the stats, the better the chances of winning. After each victory, the horse girl gives a musical idol performance. The launch trailer provides a first look at the game:
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In diesem neuen Spiel auf Steam führt ihr ein Pferdemädchen zum Sieg auf der Rennbahn
Cute horse girls, musical performances, and gacha
What is Umamusume? Umamusume: Pretty Derby belongs to the eponymous anime, manga, and game universe, based on popular horses from Japanese horse racing.
The anime consists of 13 episodes that aired in the spring season of 2018 via Crunchyroll. At the same time, a mobile game was supposed to be released but was postponed until 2021. In the meantime, there are several manga adaptations and multiple spin-off animes. Even a theater play titled Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Sprinter’s Story was performed.
Each character in Umamusume is based on a real racehorse and is named after them. Additionally, the appearance of the girls is inspired by the racehorses:
The character Special Week corresponds to the same-named horse that raced from 1997 to 1999. The game character takes on the brown coat and white blaze, as well as the white-purple uniform of the riding jockey. However, the gender of the animal is not adapted. Special Week and many other racehorses are or were male but are still depicted as anime girls.
The characters of Umamusume are not only visually but also characteristically based on their real-life counterparts. Haru Urara is depicted as a cheerful anime girl who loses every race yet maintains her cheerfulness. Her real-life counterpart is the eponymous racehorse, which continually competed in the early 2000s, never won, and was still celebrated by racing fans.
When winning, your horse girl performs an idol show with dance and singing.
The gacha mechanics in the game are there to draw the horse girls and then improve them with cards that are also drawn.
How are real races connected to Umamusume? On the one hand, Umamusume licenses the names of popular racehorses from their (former) owners for the games, series, and more.
On the other hand, there are collaborations with racetracks and associations. The National Association of Racing, for example, is associated with the Kasamatsu racetrack. Developer Cygames also sponsors races in the USA to promote the corresponding local version of Umamusume: Pretty Derby.
Moreover, the betting turnover surrounding the races has increased since the launch of Umamusume. In 2019, it was still at 2.881 trillion yen (approximately 19.32 billion euros) with the Japan Racing Association, and by 2023, it had risen to 3.275 trillion yen (approximately 17 billion euros). By the way, anyone generally interested in animes – even those unrelated to horse racing – might look forward to a new announcement from Anime Expo: “Did not expect an anime, but I am glad it’s coming” – The author of Full Metal Alchemist surprises fans with a new series
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A German commentator rose to the top of the German “League of Legends” scene. Now he has been fired and explains where the real problems lie.
Who is it about? Bastian “Basti” Lilienthal, also known as TSI Basti, is a German play-by-play caster in League of Legends. He is the one who intensifies the most action-packed moments in the game with his voice. The 24-year-old has been commenting for the Prime League, operated by Freaks4U, since 2021 across various leagues and tournaments of League of Legends on Twitch.
According to him, his greatest achievements include the German commentary of the League of Legends World Championship and the best times from NNO. During NNO’s Miracle Run, he produced streams with up to 50,000 viewers simultaneously and was involved in many of the highlights.
Now, the well-known face of the Prime League has been let go, and the reasons reveal a structural problem.
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The launch trailer for the new Season 2 2025 in League of Legends
New video shows how difficult esports is
What kind of video is this? On his YouTube channel “TSI Basti”, the German commentator has released a new video in which he announces that he no longer works for his former employer, Freaks4U, since May 1, 2025.
The reason for his dismissal is structural – the economic pressure in esports is high:
For years, interest in esports from sponsors has been declining. Basti himself speaks in his video of the “esports winter” and how difficult the current situation is for companies like Freaks4U.
The uncertain future of the second league, which was primarily his area of work, also turned out to be a problem. Decreasing interest in the league, along with co-streaming at large events, resulted in lower viewership on the official channels.
The generally poor situation in esports also led to layoffs at Freaks4U. As one of two play-by-play casters and the youngest commentator on the team, Basti had poor odds in the legally mandated social selection process in case of redundancy with operational reasons. His position was cut and will only be offered as a freelance position in the future.
What is the esports winter? The “esports winter” mentioned by the commentator describes a phase in which the esports industry struggles with decreasing investments, hesitant sponsors, and a general decline in interest. This leads to financial shortfalls, layoffs, and the cancellation of projects.
Summoner’s Inn, founded in 2014 by the Berlin agency Freaks4U Gaming, was long the central hub for LoL esports in Germany. Freaks4U also operates the German “League of Legends” league Prime League in collaboration with Riot Games. Summoner’s Inn streamed LoL tournaments on Twitch and YouTube and held exclusive broadcasting rights for the League of Legends World Championships in Germany for many years.
The last remaining casters of the Prime League have been further reduced, and now TSI Basti has also been affected. However, the German commentator has agreed to take up the position as a freelancer and will remain available to fans accordingly. With the newfound time, he intends to stream more on Twitch in the future.
The mobile version of Final Fantasy XIV has been available in China for some time. Players get an insight into the monetization – and it is not well received.
How does the monetization of Final Fantasy XIV Mobile work? FF14 Mobile is supposed to be free to play and without a subscription, even when it launches outside of China. It has been consciously decided not to use gacha mechanics, as producer Naoki Yoshida revealed back in November 2024. Nevertheless, the game is to be financed and therefore offers various ways to invest real money.
What is Gacha?
This is a game mechanic that often requires spending in-game currency. The name originally comes from “Gachapon,” which is the Japanese term for capsule machines from which you can randomly draw toys and similar items.
Gacha is especially a common variant in mobile games to generate revenue. Players can usually earn the in-game currency needed for this either through gameplay or by purchasing it for real money. For this currency, players receive a “draw,” where random rewards can be obtained.
This mechanic is particularly problematic because it involves various gambling elements. These can quickly become addictive and lead players to invest a lot of real money to get the desired items.
According to a compilation by user RablaAndrews in his thread on Reddit, it consists of an in-game shop where you can buy various items for a special real-money currency in the form of crystals:
Premium outfits from the Mog Station
Standard outfits from the main game
Mounts
Companions
Consumable items, such as Fantasia to re-customize your character, name changes, colors, emotes, …
Additionally, there is supposed to be a kind of battle pass and a monthly premium service, both of which are optional to purchase. The corresponding currency can be acquired in various bundles – in the Chinese version, the prices currently range from about €1 (600 crystals) to approximately €100 (64,800 crystals).
Since Final Fantasy XIV Mobile is currently only playable in China, these insights only provide assumptions about what players can expect from a global release. Both the items for which money is to be spent and the real-money currency are, however, not well received in the community.
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Final Fantasy XIV Mobile: The Reveal Trailer for the Mobile Version
“Genshin 2.0 was not on my bingo card for 2025”
What is the problem with this? Fans criticize on Reddit that the packages through which the real-money currency can be purchased for the shop are almost always just below the prices of the items in the shop.
Some outfits, for example, cost 12,800 crystals, but the only packages that come close to this price are either the one for 9,800 or the next higher one for 19,800. Players are thus forced to spend more money than they actually would need for the respective item.
On the other hand, there is a battle pass with a free and a premium track. This is packed with items that you can simply buy with Gil in the normal version of Final Fantasy XIV, such as glamour prisms and dyes. These items can also be directly purchased with crystals in the shop, which makes it all the more confusing.
According to user RablaAndrews, it is also possible to earn some premium currency on the free path, but that currently amounts to 2,500 crystals (see Reddit). Additionally, inventory slots and fashion coupons should be on the premium path, which you can use to obtain outfits.
Players consider this form of monetization excessive, although many are also not surprised. Others, however, find this type of funding completely acceptable:
Underwould writes on Reddit: “Well, it’s a mobile game.”
Christhebobson comments on Reddit: “Well, they surely know that their audience will still pay several monthly subscriptions for a mobile mount.”
Main-Bed-1087 remarks on Reddit: “I am somehow jealous that they can get things that were preorder items or item codes in the normal game.”
ItsNoblesse directly states on Reddit: “You can pay for faster mounts? I am out.”
Liktarios makes the comparison on Reddit: “Genshin 2.0 was not on my bingo card for 2025.”
The latter primarily refers to the gacha pioneer Genshin Impact, which has caused an uproar in the past with its mechanics and opaque in-game shop as well as microtransactions. Whether the global version of Final Fantasy XIV will fare similarly due to its monetization remains to be seen.
A streamer on Twitch wanted to introduce gaming to his father, who had no interest in his son’s hobby. First, he tried Dark Souls, but after finishing the game, it’s now on to Elden Ring.
How did the story begin? The gamer Babe1Babe2 is a relatively smaller streamer with over 40,000 subscribers on YouTube and 1,700 followers on Twitch. His content mostly revolves around famous Souls games like Elden Ring or Lies of P.
While gaming is a hobby for Babe1Babe2, it is not the same for his father. In a YouTube video, the son talked about an experiment. His father believes that games are a pure waste of time that takes over life – something his son wanted to change.
He convinced his 69-year-old dad to play one of the hardest Souls games as a complete gaming newbie: Dark Souls 1. His verdict is surprising, and fascinated by games, he is now playing his next Souls game.
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Iconic Armors for the Night Wanderers in Elden Ring Nightreign
From “Games are a waste of time” to “I get it now”
What has changed for the father? Despite initial difficulties with controller controls and finding a build, the father ultimately managed to defeat the final boss of Dark Souls. His attitude towards gaming has changed, and he expressed this in an interview with his son (Source: YouTube).
He always regarded video games as a waste of time, but games are something better now, according to the father. He now understands the gaming community and why they watch streamers and spend their time on this hobby.
One is part of something much greater. Games are things that fans can interact with. It’s not like television, where one just stands as a consumer and does nothing – one tries to improve, to learn, and to have fun.
He really enjoyed his time in Dark Souls, but it shouldn’t stop there. The duo has another project planned and is already working hard to implement it.
What is the duo doing now? Next up on the agenda is Elden Ring. Once again, the father has to struggle through the incredibly tough bosses and get better or, as Souls players jargon goes: Git Gud.
The good thing is that the father has since learned the basic techniques in Dark Souls – he just needs to keep up with the higher difficulty.
How long it will take him for Elden Ring is not quite clear, but he took 9 months for Dark Souls. To accomplish this, he definitely needs a strong build. Are you still looking for one for your playthrough? Then feel free to check out our guide overview for Elden Ring: Elden Ring: All Guides, Builds, and Beginner Tips Overview
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At the Anime Expo 2025, new trailers for upcoming series from Japan were revealed. Among them is a new announcement that hardly anyone expected. But one name is enough to stir up hype among fans.
What is this new announcement? At the event, a first teaser trailer for Daemons of the Shadow Realm was revealed. The anime is said to be based on the manga of the same name, created by author Hiromu Arakawa. Most people probably know her from her manga, Fullmetal Alchemist (FMA), the second-best anime after Frieren.
As in Fullmetal Alchemist, it again revolves around a pair of siblings. This time, the twins Yuru and Asa are in the spotlight.
The two live in the peaceful village of Higashi. However, the girl Asa is kept captive in a cage, while the boy Yuru earns his livelihood as a hunter.
What the two still don’t know: They are descendants of a special bloodline that governs the Tsugai. These are powerful demons that always appear in pairs.
Through a fateful incident, Yuru realizes that the world around him is not as it seems. He discovers his powers and gets involved in an impending war.
The first teaser trailer doesn’t reveal much yet. However, Yuru’s character design already reminds of the protagonists from Fullmetal Alchemist:
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Daemons of the Shadow Realm: Teaser Trailer for the Anime
Daemons of the Shadow Realm has many similarities with Fullmetal Alchemist
What does the story have to do with Fullmetal Alchemist? The story of Daemons of the Shadow Realm takes place in its own world and has no connection to Fullmetal Alchemist. Nevertheless, there are some similarities between the two stories:
As in FMA, two siblings are also in the foreground in the upcoming anime.
In Daemons of the Shadow Realm, there is again a complex world with political and military entanglements. Both mangas unveil greater mysteries and conspiracies that are only revealed over time.
The often brutal and tragic fates are interspersed with light humor and lovable interactions between characters.
There is no simple division between good and evil. Many characters act out of understandable motives – even if their actions are extreme.
However, unlike alchemy, this time the Tsugai are in the foreground. Moreover, there is another major difference that leaves fans somewhat skeptical.
What is the difference? The manga has been running since December 2021 and is still not finished. As some users on Reddit write, the story still feels too open. It seems as if one cannot completely understand what is happening. As a result, fans of Fullmetal Alchemist might quickly feel bored.
Nevertheless, many are excited about the new anime. User “DrPokemon2001” on YouTube comments, for example, “I didn’t expect this to get an anime, but I’m glad it’s coming”.
However, the majority of commentators are not bothered by this: they are delighted simply because the story is written by the author of Fullmetal Alchemist. Furthermore, Studio Bones is responsible for the animation – the animation studio that also adapted Fullmetal Alchemist.
You may have already heard of Fullmetal Alchemist, even if you have never seen the anime. The reason is a scene with a girl and a dog. There are other animes that precede their reputation: 5 Animes that are known for the wrong reasons
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Pokémon GO has released the graphic for its 9th anniversary. It showcases some elements that we recognize from Pokémon GO – but also a few new things. But: What does it mean?
What kind of graphic is this? In Pokémon GO, it has become a tradition to release a corresponding graphic each year on its anniversary. We often see many Pokémon, representations of certain new features, and often various trainer characters. This year’s graphic has now been released; you can see it here in the title image.
And a trainer in the image also activates a small emblem that shows a thumbs up. That’s something we haven’t seen in the game so far. What it indicates is still unclear.
Is this coming to the game? Well, that’s the question. In the past, an appearance in the anniversary graphic hasn’t always meant that corresponding content would (soon) make it to the game.
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So sah das Pokémon GO Fest 2025 in Paris aus
Anniversary Graphics in Pokémon GO and Their Content – Why You Shouldn’t Get Your Hopes Up Too Soon?
Those who have been paying attention to the anniversary graphics over the past years will notice that many of the things shown back then are now in the game. Mega Pokémon have been shown multiple times, features like NPC Mateo were depicted in these graphics before their release, and numerous Pokémon from the graphics have already been released. The Dynamax feature was also hinted at before it was in the game.
But: Other things that were shown in these graphics are still missing today. A classic example is Mega Mewtwo, which trainers are still waiting for. Mimigma was also shown and is still not in the game.
What does this mean for the displayed content? It means we can only speculate at this point. At least for most things.
Durengard is already announced, so the release is clear
Paradox Pokémon do not yet exist in Pokémon GO. After Dynamax, that would be a fitting new feature.
And Pokémon like Gigantamax Butterfree and Mega-Metagross can be summarized as: Why not soon? There seems to be no reason why they shouldn’t appear soon.
But: Based on past experiences, “waiting” is probably the best option here. We are definitely excited to see which elements from the graphic will make it to the game soon. We will keep you updated as always. And if you want to take a short look at what’s happening in the game: Here are all events in July 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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The developers of Dune: Awakening have announced a server maintenance on July 7, 2025, to implement changes and fixes to the servers of the survival MMO. MeinMMO will inform you when you can expect to play again.
Maintenance is complete: The developers have announced on the official Discord channel that the servers are back online. Update 1.1.15.0 is approximately 1.1 GB in size. We have added the patch notes on the second page. You can also find them at duneawakening.com.
How long will the servers be offline? According to the developers, the servers of Dune: Awakening will go offline on July 7, 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 from 11:30 AM. MeinMMO will also update this announcement in case of delays.
Why is maintenance happening? The developers want to implement unspecified changes and fixes to the servers. The official patch notes will be available once the patch is live. We will provide these updates in this article.
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Update from July 7, 2025, 11:22 a.m.: Maintenance is complete, the servers are back online. The patch notes are available.
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 won’t encounter the well-known storyline from the books or movies, but rather an alternative timeline in which Paul Atreides was never born.
Hunger, thirst, sun, aggressive enemies – from the first minute, survival is the focus of Dune: Awakening. By building better tools, equipment, bases, vehicles, and weapons, you gradually make your daily life easier, allowing you to focus more on exploring the game world, mastering dungeons, or experiencing the story.
In large parts of the game world, you can meet up to 39 other players. Exceptions are the two faction capitals and the Deep Desert, a huge endgame area where PvP is active almost everywhere and changes fundamentally every 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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Pedro Pascal is a popular actor who has appeared in numerous films and series. One of his lesser-known movies is a real gem for science fiction fans.
Which movie is it? Prospect premiered in 2018 and is a science fiction film directed by Chris Caldwell and Zeek Earl.
In one of the two lead roles is none other than Pedro Pascal. However, unlike many other roles like those from Game of Thrones or The Last Of Us, few viewers in this country may know Prospect. The film did not go to theaters but was released directly on streaming without much attention.
For fans of science fiction and of course Pedro Pascal, it might be worth taking a look at the film. It has been rated positively by critics on Rotten Tomatoes with 89%.
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Trailer for the atmospheric science fiction film “Prospect” starring Pedro Pascal
A Hostile World
What is the film about? Prospect tells a small, intensively staged story. A father and his daughter Cee land on a forest moon to search for valuable gemstones.
During their search, they unexpectedly encounter two other men who are also searching for the stones. One of them is Ezra, played by Pedro Pascal. At first, the four want to team up, but then a conflict arises. What exactly happens next, we don’t want to reveal here.
Just this much: The struggle for survival on the planet intensifies. Mercenaries and other dangers make life difficult for the protagonists. Trust in one’s companions is also called into question.
What makes the film good? The directors have created a film with Prospect that, despite a low budget of only about €3.4 million, looks excellent, provides a dense atmosphere, and features great actors. Variety even compares the film to Star Wars. Although the actual vision is significantly more modest than in George Lucas’s saga, it often evokes that feeling.
Despite its reduced story, Prospect feels like a part of a larger universe. This is how the spin-offs to Star Wars should feel, according to the review from Variety.
Critics also praise Pedro Pascal’s performance. The actor effectively portrays the manipulative nature of his character on screen.
Speaking of the screen: Prospect is one of those films that never came to theaters in Germany. After its premiere at the South by Southwest film festival in the USA, it was shown in some cinemas there, but was released directly on streaming, such as on Amazon Prime Video, here. Many genre fans may not know Prospect for this reason.
The brave soldiers of Helldivers 2 are currently making significant progress again. This is likely due to many new and old players that have recruited Super Earth again. Now, the veterans are returning the favor with a list of changes and actions that have occurred since last year.
How is it going for Super Earth? The brave soldiers of Super Earth are currently celebrating successes in the Intergalactic Battle. The last two General Orders have been won by the Helldivers, and the enemies of Super Earth have been pushed back somewhat. The current command, where the brave soldiers are tasked with liberating the planets “Gar Haren” and “Gatria” from the Terminids, is also going excellently.
This is likely due to new and old Helldivers who are now back in the game. Over a year ago, in May 2024, access to Helldivers 2 was restricted for many countries. This primarily affected countries where Sony did not offer the creation of a PlayStation Network account. In the meantime, Helldivers 2 is available again in most countries, and on Reddit, over 20,000 Helldivers are excited about the reinforcements that are immediately evident in the won General Orders.
Even though the requirement for a PSN account was stopped by the community, sales remained blocked in many countries. Only recently were players allowed to participate again and now experience how Helldivers 2 has changed in over a year.
This trailer started Helldivers 2:
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Helldivers 2 Announce Trailer PS5 PC
A Year Full of Changes
What has changed? The veterans of Helldivers 2 are currently happy to see many new and familiar recruits from Super Earth again. Accordingly, they also want to do their part and help mainly the returning players by explaining to them what has changed over the past year.
Under a post from a returnee on Reddit, who had previously been excluded due to country restrictions, veteran Lone_Recon speaks up. He has compiled a list of changes that have occurred in Helldivers 2 since then:
Welcome back, you really didn’t miss much, just so you know…(deep breath):
15+ new Terminid variants
15+ new Automatons variants
A completely new faction
City/Urban maps for all factions
Cars
A new difficulty level: Super Helldive
The destruction of Meridia by the Helldivers using a well-understood alien super weapon
The destruction of Angels Venture, Moradesh, and Ivis by the well-understood alien super weapon that fought back
Stopping that very well-understood alien super weapon
The siege of Calypso
The DSS crew was tested to see if they were under mind control
The execution of the DSS crew that was under mind control
THEY ARE FLYING NOW
Cars
5+ new main objectives
5+ new side missions
11 new Warbonds
Warbond Stratagems
Vehicle skins, for example for the car
Three pages of Super Store
Super Store weapons
Super Store emotes? Suddenly?
DAMNED MELEE WEAPONS. KNIGHT DIVERS UNITE!
SHOVELS
10+ new Stratagems (Orbital Napalm Bombardment: cheat code for 200+ kills)
Have I mentioned the cars yet?
Many new biomes and planets
Half of the Terminid front has plunged into an intergalactic spore cloud
Terminid Creepers (they are literally exploding beetles) coming out of that cloud
More Stalkers
Jetpack bots
Huge bug holes spitting out Bile Titans (please kill them first, oh God)
Flamethrower bots
Large bots
Large bots with damned jammers on them
The battle for Popli IX (the bots literally threw everything at us and still lost!)
Every weapon upgrade, nerf, balance of the last 371 days
DAMNED CARS
Prettier user interface yay
Terrible performance
New Warbond was released on May 15
The “Singularity Party” with DJ GUARD DAWG on May 13! (then the squids came to the afterparty)
Super Earth SATCOM Array ARG
The Illuminate Great Host emerged from the well-understood alien super weapon
3 new Illuminate units
WEAPON CUSTOMIZATION (for primary weapons)
The Great Host then marched on Super Earth and took Widow Harbor, Pilen V, New Haven
The Great Host skipped Mars and burned it down, forcing Super Earth to relocate the Helldiver training facility to an unknown location
The Great Host attacked the beating heart of Managed Democracy itself!
THE BATTLE FOR SUPER EARTH!(too much to list here – but there is a report in the Super Earth POI)
+1 Illuminate unit and the first “Apex Predator” unit in the game: the Leviathan
The last rainforests were cleared to make way for Engle bases
The president of Super Earth fell in battle while defending the presidential bunker – armed only with a Peacemaker pistol!
The community has fallen in love with the SEAF troops that players could fight alongside
After a week of uninterrupted fighting, the siege of democracy ended in victory for Super Earth!
A new president of Super Earth was sworn in after a landslide election victory!
The Great Host retreated and burned Widow Harbor, Pilen V, New Haven – currently hiding like the cowards they are
THEY ARE FLYING NOW! PART 2 (2 new Jet Brigade units)
There is now a Helldiver board game!
There will also be a Helldiver movie
and much more
Welcome back to the battlefield, brother. Good to have you thawed out again! You are finally awake. You have a lot to catch up on! Freedom
The long list underscores how much has changed in Helldivers 2 over the past year. In the post on Reddit, many other Helldivers can also be found trying to summarize the achievements of over a year of Helldivers 2, albeit less comprehensively.
Anyone new to or returning to Helldivers 2 does not need to know what has happened in the last year. The unique aspect of the co-op shooter is that while the story unfolds as a meta-plot, the game itself can also be played completely without it.
In The Lord of the Rings there are a variety of races and magical beings that make the fantasy world so interesting. From small hobbits to huge, fire-breathing dragons, everything is represented. But which race in Middle-earth is ultimately the strongest? We have ranked them.
Which race is the strongest? In the past weeks and months, we have repeatedly looked at different races from Middle-earth here on MeinMMO and ranked their strongest representatives. This naturally leads every decent nerd, who tends to indulge in hypothetical scenarios, to a question. How do these races compare to each other? Who is stronger, man or troll, elf or dwarf?
Of course, the ranking is mainly about one thing, namely speculation. So please don’t take it too seriously and feel free to discuss in the comments how you would have arranged the order.
By the way, our list is limited to races explicitly appearing in “The Lord of the Rings” or “The Hobbit”.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Battle of the Rohirrim – The next film in Middle-earth will be an anime
Rank 9: Hobbits
Known representatives: Bilbo, Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin
Unfortunately, we must place the small, hairy-footed Hobbits in last place in this ranking. Hobbits are an extremely cozy people. They generally don’t care much for change and adventures, especially when they are personally affected. They are the smallest of the speaking races and neither particularly strong nor enduring – except perhaps when it comes to food.
Of course, we meet some Hobbits in The Lord of the Rings who accomplish truly extraordinary feats. Just think of Frodo, who destroys the One Ring with Sam’s help, thereby saving all of Middle-earth. On average, however, Hobbits are not exactly the strongest warriors. When it comes down to it, they can be surprisingly resilient. However, they cannot hold a candle to other races in battle.
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In Dune: Awakening, it is worth exploring abandoned bases of other players. With a little luck, you might find the treasure of your virtual life.
What did the player find? On Reddit, Actuary_Beginning reports that he recently stumbled upon an abandoned base in Dune: Awakening that no longer had a subloan console. While rummaging through the numerous crates and containers, he quickly realized that he had hit the jackpot. In the storage, he found among other things:
800 units of spice melange
Unique equipment pieces
Several stacks of aluminum ore
More than 638,000 Solari
Improved servoks
His comment below the screenshot showing the Solari content of a crate: “Shai-Hulud watches over me.” The Fremen revere the giant sandworms on Arrakis and refer to them as tools of their god, Shai-Hulud.
Some players ride sandworms in Dune: Awakening:
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Spieler schafft das Unmögliche in Dune: Awakening auf Steam, reitet auf einem Sandwurm durch die Wüste
“Good haul!”
How does the community react to the find? Players celebrate the Reddit post with over 1,100 upvotes and more than 375 comments.
72chambers writes on Reddit: “Good haul! Seems real to me. That’s about as much Solari as I had going into endgame. He probably just gave up playing.”
steviemch also got lucky, he explains on Reddit: “Last week I found an abandoned base that also contained a ton of endgame resources. Only 34,000 Solari, but I’m not complaining because I got a lot of resources that I would have taken forever to gather alone. Hats off to the folks who do that instead of just letting their base decay with nothing to loot.”
beepumbra jokes on Reddit: “Future Reddit post: ‘A hacker stole all my Solari, I’m quitting!’
During the discussion, some players wonder how long it takes for a base to be looted in this way, or why some bases that obviously have no power cannot be accessed. The insights from the replies:
It makes a difference whether a base has no energy left (for example, because the generators are empty or because taxes haven’t been paid) or whether a base no longer has a subloan console.
If the latter is the case, a player has intentionally abandoned their base and made it available for everyone interested.
If the power is turned off, it takes some time for the protective areas of the base to decay and for a player to lose their ownership rights. Note that an unprotected subloan console decays much faster than, for example, the walls and doors.
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 find the familiar storyline from the books or movies, but an alternative 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. By crafting better tools, equipment, bases, vehicles, and weapons, you will make your everyday life easier, allowing you to focus more on exploring the game world, mastering dungeons, or experiencing the story.
In large parts of the game world, you can encounter up to 39 other players at most. Exceptions include the two faction capitals and the Deep Desert, a vast endgame area where PvP is active almost everywhere and that 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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Many new trailers were shown at the Anime Expo 2025 in Los Angeles over the weekend. Among them is Season 2 of an anime that is still considered the best of all time.
Which anime is it? Shortly after its release, Frieren: After the Journey surpassed many other series in the ranking on MyAnimeList and has since held the top spot. This left high-profile anime like Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Steins;Gate behind.
Frieren is an adventure anime that has been shown in one season so far. Viewers follow the experiences of elf mage Frieren, who defeated the Demon King many years ago with her group of adventurers.
Now, Frieren embarks on a new journey, as her human companions from back then are already dead. Together with mage Fern and fighter Stark, she sets out again – this time with a new goal.
Due to the success of Season 1, it was only a matter of time before Season 2 would follow. A new trailer was shown at the Anime Expo 2025 to set the stage for Season 2 – revealing the release date.
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Frieren: New trailer for the anime shows the release of season 2
Frieren maintains its tradition
What special feature is there in Frieren? As the name suggests, several German terms are present in Frieren. Most of the characters are named after their character traits:
Eisen is a robust dwarf whose body appears as hard as iron. His protégé Stark is … well … strong.
Fern is a mage who mainly attacks from a distance. During training with Frieren, she had to first train her precision at long range.
Even cities and regions like Äußerst, Kühl, or Klar indicate weather conditions or their location on the continent.
Since the manga is already quite a bit ahead of the anime, readers can already see that these names continue. New characters and cities still have German names.
Here is an example of a new city
Among the new cities is the city of Bier, known for its hop beverage. And – surprise – one of the new characters that appears there is aptly named Fass. Frieren, Fern, and Stark help him get an item he desires.
What are fans particularly looking forward to in Season 2? On Reddit and in the comments on YouTube, many fans are thrilled by the music. They are excited that Evan Call is responsible for the soundtrack. He has already composed masterpieces for Frieren and Violet Evergarden.
When does Season 2 come out? As the teaser trailer reveals at the end, Season 2 of Frieren will be released sometime in January 2026. An exact date is still pending.
In Dune: Awakening the Ornithopter is the most important means of transport in the survival MMO. However, the construction and the required materials can be tedious. We explain how to manage it on your own.
What is the Ornithopter for? The Ornithopter is a fast vehicle in Dune: Awakening. It is the first flying device that players receive in the survival MMO and transports characters quickly and mostly safely from point A to point B. However, the combination of helicopter and airplane is quite expensive to produce. In this guide, we explain how to obtain one quickly.
Update from July 7, 2025: We have made a small adjustment to improve readability. As many people are currently searching for industrial pumps on Google, we have also highlighted this section a little better.
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Here are 7 quick tips that Dune: Awakening doesn’t tell you:
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Dune: Awakening: 7 schnelle Tipps, die das Spiel euch nicht verrät
Resource Checklist:
What resources are needed? To build the Ornithopter, you need many resources. We list all the materials required for the construction here, but keep in mind that there could be more if you still need to set up the necessary machines in your base:
Aluminum Bars: 241 (approx. 1,700 aluminum ore)
Water: Approximately 57,410 units
Cobalt Paste: 82 (approx. 246 erythrit)
Advanced Servoks: 46
Particle Condensers: 22
Complex Machine: 8
Diamond Dust: 14
Carbide Scrap: 7
Industrial Pumps: 8
Even though many resources are needed, we explain where to farm best to deliver soon.
Water
To get the many liters of water, you should always carry enough blood bags. Whenever you get into a fight, you can turn your enemies into valuable water. How exactly that works, you can find out here: Dune: Awakening Blood Cleaner – How to easily get water
Even better and easier is with a Fremen Death Distiller. Here you can place the corpses of your enemies and extract their blood through exsanguination. The process takes about an hour per corpse, but yields much more water and runs automatically in your absence while you farm other materials.
Aluminum
While the blood and corpses of your opponents are being converted into water, you should take care of the aluminum. It’s best to hop into your buggy, which you have previously equipped with a suitable cutter and sufficient storage space in the trunk, and head to the eastern shield wall.
Follow the roads and paths there. You will repeatedly find aluminum deposits at the edge that you can easily mine using the switch to the gunner seat (hold the „F“ key) and your buggy’s cutter. If you don’t have a suitable buggy with a cutter, make sure to take your sand bike and upgrade the bike’s inventory space if possible. The more space you have, the less often you need to return to your base.
Other Resources
Cobalt Paste
Cobalt paste is one of the most important items in Dune: Awakening and is obtained from erythrit crystals. You can only find these in the depths of the Hagar Rift in the Chome mineral extraction facilities. They glow reddish pink and hang on the walls.
Again, it’s advisable to bring a buggy or a sand bike with a large cargo capacity. This way, you save yourself many trips back and forth. Once you have collected enough crystals, you should definitely produce the paste immediately, as the production time is somewhat longer.
Advanced Servoks and Particle Condensers
Both of these items can be obtained in the test stations in Dune: Awakening. Depending on how many of the dungeons you have already visited, you might already have the required amount in stock.
We always recommend visiting the test stations so that you can also complete any quests and tasks there. If you want to farm a specific test station, it respawns after about 45 minutes. If you still need water, you will find many enemies to siphon there.
Diamond Dust and Carbide Scrap
These are probably the rarest items that require you to put in more effort than just simple farming rounds with your buggy. Head to the Mysa Tarill area for these resources.
There you will find boxes in the cliffs and between buildings that have a chance of storing diamond dust and carbide scrap. If you are not lucky, you can also buy the needed materials at the Crossroad Trading Post for Solaris.
Complex Machine and Armor Plate
You likely already have these materials in your storage. You obtain them by fighting enemies as loot from opponents or find them in enemy camps.
Our tip: Where there are large machines, it’s also more likely to obtain the components. Enemies resting by the campfire should not be your target. These materials can be easily collected in the Sentinel City along with the next resource.
Industrial Pumps
The last resource you still need is the industrial pumps. The best place to farm them is Sentinel City in the “Eastern Shield Wall” area. You will find the pumps in chests there. However, note that the enemies there are not easy opponents and have it in for you in large numbers.
Our tip: Try to distract the enemies with abilities and grab the boxes instead of engaging in lengthy battles.
If you’re unlucky there, the pumps, like diamond dust and carbide scrap, can also be found with the trader at the Crossroad Trading Post.
In the loot shooter The First Descendant, the gameplay revolves around the various descendants. You can now easily secure one of them.
What game is it? The First Descendant is a free loot shooter with 4-player co-op, where you embody various classes known as Descendants.
The Descendants all have different abilities that allow for unique playstyles and defend humanity against the malicious aliens “Vulgus”.
In gameplay, the Descendants can also take on classic roles, as you would know from other MMOs and role-playing games. Ajax, for example, is a tank with effective shields, Freyna is a damage dealer with poison attacks, and Yujin is a classic healer who deals relatively little damage.
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The First Descendant zeigt Season 3 im Trailer
TFD celebrates anniversary with special event
What kind of event is it? The First Descendant was released on July 2, 2024, and celebrates its first anniversary with an event. The event started on July 3, 2025, and ends on August 6, before Season 3 starts on August 7.
During the event, you can collect anniversary tokens by completing daily missions, which you can exchange for various rewards in the gift workshop with Anais in Albion.
One of these rewards is a Descendant ticket. If you exchange it for 300 anniversary tokens, you can choose a Descendant and unlock them without any hassle. This saves you from farming the materials needed for unlocking the respective Descendant as well as the research time.
Additionally, there is currently a pre-registration event for Season 3, during which you can also secure a guaranteed Descendant ticket. With one million pre-registrations, all participants will additionally receive an ultimate descendant.
How do you get the ticket for pre-registration? To obtain the Descendant ticket through pre-registration, you need to register on the Nexon website for pre-registration. You can simply follow the link below:
To register, you need to provide the email address of the account being used, accept the terms of service and privacy policy, and subscribe to the newsletter for The First Descendant.
Once you’ve done that, you’ll receive an email with a voucher code, which you need to redeem on the Nexon website under “Coupons”. Additionally, your membership code will be requested. You can find it in the game in the options under the “Account” tab. You will then find your ticket along with all other rewards in your inbox in the game.
A race in World of Warcraft outshines all others. No other is as popular – and it is miles ahead of the least popular race overall.
In World of Warcraft, there is not only a variety of classes with varying popularity, but also a large amount of different races that you can choose from when creating a character. However, not all of them are equally popular. But which race is the most popular? And which one hardly anyone wants to play? Statistics provide a good insight.
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WoW mal so richtig ehrlich erklärt
Where do the data come from? The data come from the website Data for Azeroth. This analyzes several hundred thousand WoW accounts and examines the achievements, characters, and various other information. From this, interesting statistics can be created, which allow you to see, for example, what percentage of WoW fans have a certain achievement or which race is played particularly often. We took a look at this last value.
For this evaluation, we only looked at characters at the maximum level (i.e., level 80). This filters out smaller characters and especially “bank twinks”.
Elves dominate, even ahead of Humans
The first glance at the statistics makes it clear that elves in World of Warcraft are the most popular races.
Blood elves lead with a whopping 15.5 % of all characters, making them the most popular race – slightly ahead of night elves, who account for 14.7 %.
Blood elves are on top – Mechagnomes bring up the sad end. (Image source: Data for Azeroth, as of 06.07.2025)
Blizzard’s plan, back during The Burning Crusade, has worked out perfectly. The blood elves were added to the Horde mainly to provide a “pretty” race in the Horde. 18 years later, one must say that the plan has worked almost too well, as about one in eight characters in the game is a Sin’dorei.
Humans, traditionally very popular in fantasy games, make up “only” 10.6 % in WoW and are already significantly behind the two elf races.
The Orcs, the poster child of the classic Horde, account for only 6.7 % of the characters.
Void elves – the most popular allied race
It is not surprising that Void elves enjoy a great popularity with 4.1 %. They are clearly ahead of all other “allied races”. They are essentially a substitute for Alliance fans who have always wished for playable high elves. Even though the dream has not been entirely fulfilled, Void elves can essentially look like high elves – and that is exactly why they are so popular.
Void elves are the most popular allied race.
Mechagnomes are old – and the least popular race
On the other side of the statistics, particularly the allied races that have come into the game over the years can be found. Nightborne, Lightforged Draenei, and Highmountain Tauren have only under 2 % each.
Pandaren still stand at 2.4 % (Alliance and Horde combined) and are thus still relatively “common”.
Anyone thinking that the latest allied race, the Earthen, is the rarest is mistaken. Because Alliance and Horde Earthen combined account for 1.1 %. Thus, they are still represented twice as often as the Mechagnomes, which only account for a measly 0.6 %.
Mechagnomes were controversial even at their introduction. In the eyes of many, they simply look silly, and the fact that their special mechanical body parts often overwrite any transmogification and prominently showcase their mechanical hips has earned them the unfortunate nickname “Diaper Gnomes”.
On which side of the statistics do you belong? Do you play the most popular races? Or are you an oddball who identifies more with Mechagnomes or Kul Tirans? If you’re starting fresh, you should be careful – because quest mobs are currently unbeatable for newcomers.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
