Hearthstone: With these 9 decks you are prepared for everything

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Thanks to Dr. Boom’s Secret Lab, there are many new decks in Hearthstone. We present you a strong and enjoyable deck for each class.

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Rogue: Cards like Knowledge Theft, Cybernetic Elk, and Druid of the Fang fill your deck with many opponent’s cards. With Sprint, Elven Minstrel, and Nymph of the Witchwood, you draw numerous cards. And hopefully, you can beat the opponent with that.

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Control Decks in Hearthstone: Mage, Warlock, Warrior

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Mage: With this Mage deck, you only have one difficult decision to make. Which of these countless options you want to use to defeat your opponent this time. Luna’s Pocket Galaxy sets the mana costs of your minions to 1. With that, you can either win with Archmage Antonidas’ Fireballs, Malygos’ Spell Damage, or Frostlich Jaina’s Elementals.

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Warlock: This deck is a classic control deck. It has many board clears and powerful minions. The latter are summoned a second time by Bloodrusher Gul’dan. But this Warlock has a special feature: It is good against combo decks. Gnomeferatu and Demonic Project can both easily destroy the opponent’s combo.

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Warrior: The early game of this deck is quite weak, but it more than compensates as the game progresses. The Warrior uses the Recruit effect to summon powerful minions from the deck. And since the deck mostly consists of high-level minions, recruiting is extraordinarily powerful. Crazy Genius Dr. Boom and The Boomship further strengthen the deck.

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Hunter, Paladin, and Shaman for the Early Game

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Hunter: The Hunter relies entirely on Deathrattle. Spider Bombs provide good removal, and cards like Deathrattle and Terrorscale Stalker trigger deathrattle effects from friendly minions. Thus, twins can hatch from a Devilsaurn Egg. Thanks to Deathstalker Rexxar, the Hunter can also last longer in the endgame.

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Paladin: This Paladin loves mechs. Numerous mechanical minions and a lot of magnetism enable a solid Paladin deck. And since all mana costs are odd, Baku the Moonslinger reinforces the hero power.

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Shaman: The Token Shaman wants to have many minions on the field. Therefore, many minions have the Battlecry effect to summon more minions. With Rampage, he can massively increase their damage and destroy the opponent. Alternatively, Deathseer Thrall and The Stormbringer can make many weak minions very strong.

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Priest and Druid rely on powerful combos

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Priest: The Priest deck is built entirely around Mecha’thun. Hakkar the Soulflayer has the Deathrattle effect to summon a minion from hand with Deathrattle. And the Ticking Abomination deals 5 damage to all your minions upon its death. With two of these Abominations, you can easily kill Mecha’thun. And to ensure you draw the combo, you use Hemet, Jungle Hunter, who destroys almost your entire deck.

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Druid: The Druid relies entirely on Malygos. This dragon increases spell damage by 5, making even the weak spell Moonfire extremely powerful. The true power of the deck unfolds when you get Malygos onto the field multiple times, for example, through Flubbidinus Flurp. Because Moonfire can also be played on the opposing hero.

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In No Man’s Sky there is a billionaire who randomly gives away millions

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

A player of the space online game No Man’s Sky has come a long way and now wants to share his success with others: He generously gifts his fellow players.

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Wealth is shared. Long_Nose_Jim has crafted 215 Stasis Devices during his playtime. These are the most expensive items in the game. Each has a value of 18 million credits.

The total value of all devices in the cargo hold of his ship is around 3.8 billion credits. And Long_Nose_Jim wants to share this wealth with his fellow players.

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Santa Claus is coming! Long_Nose_Jim wants to randomly distribute his cargo among other players. If a player encounters him, he might just gift them one of the Stasis Devices. This is a fantastic opportunity for newcomers to progress faster in the game. If one sells the item and receives the 18 million credits for it, the entry into the game becomes significantly easier.

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Because to reach the more distant planets where the rarest resources are found, you also need good engines for the spaceships. These are expensive.

However, if you receive a windfall at the beginning of the game in the form of one of the Stasis Devices, you can simply buy one of the drives and immediately start harvesting the rare resources to craft valuable items that can then be resold. This way, you can quickly build up something in No Man’s Sky.

Keep your eyes open! If you are wandering around in No Man’s Sky, you should check if Long_Nose_Jim crosses your path in the near future.

Perhaps he is in a generous mood and you might receive one of the Stasis Devices from him. Since the NEXT update, there have been such interesting multiplayer events taking place in the game.

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After a flop at the start, the 1st eSport tournament of Fortnite is going really well

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 3 minutes

Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, iOS, Android, Switch & Xbox One) had its first major eSports tournament Summer Skirmish with little success at first. But now it is getting better week by week!

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The bumpy road of the Summer Skirmish: Beneath the title Summer Skirmish lies the first major official eSports tournament organized by Epic. For eight weeks, 50 duo teams are supposed to battle for victory each week. Epic has put up 8 million USD in prize money. A team can grab 75,000 dollars for a stage victory.

Catastrophic start: Since everyone wanted money, the first weeks of the tournament were a catastrophe. There was camping and fortifying. No one wanted to play offensively, and then there were lag issues. It wasn’t until week 4 that the developers managed to turn the tournament around with the “Hold the Throne” and demand a more dynamic game.

This success could now be continued with week 5.

The interim status after 5 weeks of the Summer Skirmish tournament

The tournament highlights so far: To show the ongoing progress of the tournament, the developers have published some statistics on the tournament’s progress so far:

  • The longest elimination (267 m) was achieved by HighDistortion, who took out MoNsTcR with a sniper rifle
  • The longest sniper elimination (247 m) was achieved by InTheLittleWood with a hunting rifle
  • In week 3, three duos dominated the competition with 24 kills
  • Week 4 saw the largest discrepancy between kills so far. In the end, VP Jamside secured victory with a total of 26 kills.
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So there is something happening in the game pace and dynamics. Instead of camping, players are really going for it and racking up kills.

Amateurs as secret stars

Amateurs on the rise: In addition to invited top players like Ninja or DrLupo, there are also tons of amateurs who qualified via showdown game modes. Anyone who expected these players to be easily taken out by the pros has been surprised.

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Because the amateurs have achieved extremely good performances. Notably, the player Domentos shone particularly in week 4. He has so far scored three epic victories as the only player in his team and had 19 kills, placing third behind the two professionals BlaxTV and Teekzy.

Tournament set to improve further

The developers are constantly learning: The Summer Skirmish tournament is a valuable experience for Epic. Because with each week, the team learns more and can continually improve the overall experience. The following aspects are to be adjusted:

  • There should be live statistics to better enable casters to comment on the gameplay
  • A live observation feature like in the Pro-AM tournament should come
  • Server performance has already improved significantly, but should continue to increase
  • Work is ongoing to come up with good ideas to make matches more exciting and provide new challenges each week
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That Epic implements all this seems quite likely now. After all, the Summer Skirmish has turned from a complete embarrassment into a fun eSports event that is finding more and more fans. It is quite possible that Epic will pull even more out of the tournament in the remaining weeks and turn it into a full success.

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Warframe: If you win this contest, you will get your real cat in the game

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

In Warframe, you might soon meet your own pets in the game. Participate in the contest “Tenno’s Best Friend” and if you win, your cat or dog will be added to the game as a pet.

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Petting Zoo in Space: Pets have been an important topic in Warframe for years. In the past, you only had boring robot drones as companions. Then came the cool Kubrow space dogs and later the elegant Kavat ninja cats. By the way, the cats were the reason our author Leya became a Warframe fan!

You could then customize the creatures as you liked with fur colors and outfits, and even breed them to create new breeds. However, the selection of skins and variants is set to increase soon. And that means space animals inspired by your dogs and cats!

Bring your own pets into the game

New contest “Tenno’s Best Friend”: Despite the wide selection of animal skins and variants in the game, some players just have no luck when trying to recreate their own animal in the game. That’s a shame, but there might soon be a solution. The developers at Digital Extremes have started a competition in which you will receive your own pet as a Kubrow or Kavat in the game as the grand prize.

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How to get your cat into the game: To win, you just need to take a photo of your dog or cat and share it either via the thread @PlayWarframe with the hashtag #TennosBestFriend on Twitter or upload it in a specific forum thread on the official Warframe site.

The rules of the “Tenno’s Best Friend” competition

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However, to win, it is not enough to simply upload a random cat picture or a photo of your dog. The picture must have a Warframe reference. What that looks like is up to you.

For example, you can tailor an Ember costume for your dog or photoshop a picture of your cat into the Kavat breeding station on the ship. Even pictures of your pet with a Warframe plushie are okay. Or you can take inspiration from the title image of this article.

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The most creative and beautiful submissions will be awarded prizes:

  • 1st place (cat): 1,000 Platinum and a Kavat skin inspired by your cat
  • 1st place (dog): 1,000 Platinum and a Kubrow skin inspired by your dog
  • 2nd place: 1,000 Platinum
  • 3rd place: 750 Platinum
  • 4th place: 500 Platinum
  • 5th place: 250 Platinum

Only dogs or cats are allowed as pets in the photos. You may submit only one entry, so choose one animal if you have multiple. Additionally, you can only upload the picture in one of the two channels, either Twitter or the forum, not both.

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Division 2: High-ranking goals may return, but hopefully better

Tarek Zehrer Tarek Zehrer Reading time 4 minutes

Will there be high-value targets in The Division 2 again? The E3 trailer provides at least one hint that many may have missed. What can we expect?

A detail from the E3 trailer of The Division 2 strongly suggests that the high-value targets, also known as HVTs, will be back. The hint was shared by fans via reddit.

High-Value Targets in The Division 2?

This suggests: A player examined the footage shown for The Division 2 and found a clip that shows the game world map and some symbols.

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Are these the high-value targets? The meanings of most of them remain unknown, but one of these signs should be very familiar to Division players.

The symbol is identical to the logo for the high-value targets and the “Search and Destroy” missions known from The Division 1.

Are high-value targets returning? There is still no confirmation for this, but this hint is relatively clear. There’s still a possibility that Massive simply recycled the symbol for a new type of mission.

However, we find it likely that high-value targets will return in The Division 2. But in what form?

High-Value Targets – How it was in The Division 1

What are high-value targets? The HVTs are special missions, of which there are several levels. Before you unlock them, you must reach level 30 and complete all side missions in the respective districts.

Search and Destroy: Once you have accomplished that, you can start “Search and Destroy” missions at the respective safe house. These are smaller tasks where you have to defeat a few weaker enemies to gather target data.

The target data serves as a kind of currency, which you can use to unlock the actual missions – the high-value targets.

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How to activate high-value target missions: Once you have collected enough target data, you must go to either the terminal, the main entrance of the operations base, or Camp Clinton.

There, the officers for daily and weekly high-value targets are waiting for you. You can now activate the missions.

The weekly HVTs offer better rewards, but they cost you more target data accordingly.

What do the rewards look like? All high-value targets give you gear and Phoenix credits. During global events, you can also earn decent GE credits.

What was wrong with high-value targets in The Division 1

While the missions were nice for a break in The Division 1, they quickly became boring. Things like

  • Bosses that were hardly challenging
  • Rewards that were rather lacking outside of global events
  • And locations, of which there were only about 5 total, resulting in frequent repetition.

led to it becoming quite repetitive. Overall, high-value targets simply lacked variety, challenge, and the feeling that it would be worth it.

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What we would like to see from high-value targets in The Division 2

High-value targets in The Division 2: We have a few ideas and suggestions for changes that we would like to see. The missions have potential and could motivate with the right fine-tuning. Here are our ideas.

The missions need to be more dynamic

No more the same locations: The high-value targets must urgently be designed more varied. The choice of locations used for missions needs to be significantly increased.

Even in Part 1, there were many interesting places that would have been very suitable for these missions, unfortunately, this was never improved. Now that the game world is getting significantly larger, it would be the perfect opportunity.

How about dynamic events? How about also having a selection of different, dynamic events that could add some spice to the HVTs? For example, another faction could suddenly appear, disrupting the mission flow and attacking both the players and the target’s faction.

If the Hunters are in The Division 2, they would also be a good opportunity. They could suddenly appear and thus further increase the challenge. However, the reward should also be significantly higher.

JTF and other civilians as support? Conversely, there is a possibility that friendly factions could spontaneously join the players. The JTF was already active in New York in The Division 1 and could occasionally intervene in battles.

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While they were only limitedly helpful, they created epic street battles and contributed to the atmosphere. Nevertheless, the JTF should have a bit more to offer in The Division 2.

Not only hostile factions in The Division 2: Settlers will also have their outposts. This would be a good opportunity to give the game world more depth.

It would also be nice if several high-value targets could be initiated simultaneously, making it feel like a kind of hunt through the city.

High-value targets should reward the player better

So far, the rewards for HVTs have been a double-edged sword. If you have just reached the endgame and reached level 30, they are a good way to collect a good amount of gear.

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However, once you are more advanced and only collecting secret gear sets, the effort simply isn’t worth it anymore. Therefore, changes should be made.

Higher level for HVTs: A good way to enhance the high-value targets would be a higher difficulty level with better rewards. So far, the highest weekly missions correspond to the challenging difficulty of story missions and incursions.

Why not introduce a legendary difficulty? This way, more experienced players would have something to engage in while simultaneously reaping better rewards.

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The symbol could also stand for a new feature

While high-value targets seem more likely, there is still a possibility that the symbol stands for something new.

We are curious about what it will be.

Would you be happy about the HVTs? Do you have any further ideas on how to improve them?

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Housing in World of Warcraft? Blizzard said about it in 2018

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

Housing is a hot topic among WoW fans. Blizzard has commented on it and explains why it does not exist yet.

It is a feature that players of World of Warcraft have wanted for well over a decade: Housing. The ability to have your own property and design it according to your wishes is deeply rooted in MMO fans. Time and again, fans have demanded this feature, and time and again, Blizzard has declined.

In an interview with Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, the Russian magazine Game World Navigator also discussed Housing.

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Massive project Housing. According to Hazzikostas, Housing is a recurring topic among the developers. “Housing is something we might tackle in the future. It is something we talk about. But doing it or doing it right are two very different things. If we ever decide to do it, we wouldn’t take that decision lightly. Because we know that the expectations and quality demands are very high.”

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WoW is social, Housing is not. For Hazzikostas, World of Warcraft is a multiplayer game, and players are therefore “out in the world and interacting with each other.” That would be hard to reconcile with Housing if players were just in their own houses and not in capitals or other shared locations.

Housing WoW

Blizzard never says never. However, Housing is still not completely ruled out. They understand the players’ desire to own a piece of land and design the house. For example, you could hang the heads of defeated raid bosses as trophies. “We are simply not there yet,” Hazzikostas concluded.

Whether the right time for World of Warcraft will ever come is questionable. But who knows: After a major war expansion, perhaps an expansion focused on relaxation is on the agenda… and Housing would fit perfectly.

Cortyn thinks: Personally, I consider the lack of Housing to be one of the biggest downsides of World of Warcraft. In my fairy tale world, Blizzard would simply need to copy the brilliant Housing from WildStar. Instanced properties with multiple buildings, furniture from crafters, or as special drops from enemies and achievements. Plus, the free design options from WildStar – it would be perfect. I don’t need a “gameplay reason” for Housing. Role-playing and the joy of a “digital home for the character” are completely sufficient.

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Destiny 2: Noodle Coupon could be a secret quest in honor of Cayde-6

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 3 minutes

In the database of Destiny 2, fans find entries about a new secret quest revolving around Cayde-6 and his favorite noodles. What is behind it?

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It seems that Bungie has come up with something very special for the departing Cayde-6. Clever fans have discovered entries in the game data of Destiny 2 pointing to a new quest. The task will probably start during the Solstice of Heroes and apparently revolves around Cayde-6 and his Spicy Ramen. We summarize all known details for you.

Secret Quest in Honor of Cayde-6

That Cayde-6 will die with the start of the fall expansion is probably no longer a secret. However, apparently there is one last secret surrounding the leader of the Hunter Vanguard that wants to be uncovered before Forsaken.

What is known so far? Recently, new entries have been found in the Destiny 2 database that suggest a secret quest. It seems to be the first quest step, asking the Guardians to head to the noodle shop in the Tower and redeem a coupon there.

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Additionally, a corresponding consumable item has surfaced, which seems to be linked to this quest – an expired noodle coupon. This is said to later be upgradeable to a legendary version according to the data. Therefore, it seems to be a multi-part quest.

No Cayde-7: In the lore text of the expired noodle coupon, Bungie once again unmistakably hints that Cayde-6 will likely not return, despite the Guardians’ hopes – not even as Cayde-7.

How and when does the Cayde quest start? Besides the question of how Exos can eat noodles at all, this is probably the currently most exciting puzzle: How or when does this quest start? So far, nothing is known about that. However, fans assume that it should start during the Solstice of Heroes, as the corresponding quest icon in the database is overlaid with the Solstice logo.

Destiny 2 Cayde Quest

Moreover, some players report that after the release of the Hotfix 1.2.3.2, the quest was briefly displayed as a milestone for them, but they could not do anything. After that, the display disappeared completely. This was probably more of a bug. Because even regularly, nothing has been seen from the quest so far.

Some players expressed the suspicion that the quest might run in the last week of the Solstice event or in the week between the Solstice and the Forsaken expansion to fill the one-week gap to Forsaken and allow for a smooth transition.

We will keep you updated: We will keep an eye on the matter for you and report any news as soon as possible. Maybe even today’s Weekly Reset will bring new details about this secret task. Many fans see this as a possibility.

By the way – At least more is already known about Cayde’s hand cannon, The Last Words:  These details were revealed by the Combat Stream about 3 new Exotics

Update 28.8: It is now clear what is behind the quest:

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LoL was supposed to become Mobile, refused – Now Mobile Clone is a hit

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 4 minutes

As it turns out, Riot is having trouble with Tencent developing a mobile clone of “League of Legends”. This is revealed in a statement. The statement also addresses the declining player numbers of LoL.

What happened? A well-known tech site “The Information” published an article about the tensions between Riot Games and their Chinese bosses at Tencent. They spoke with 40 people at Riot and Tencent. There are tensions between the two companies.

Allegedly, Tencent is now focusing more on Fortnite and PUBG. The weaker player numbers of LoL have led to layoffs.

As a result of this story, there was an official statement from Riot Games.

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What is the relationship between Tencent and Riot Games? Tencent has fully acquired Riot Games. However, they give Riot Games, the developers of LoL, a lot of freedom. But apparently, there has been trouble behind the scenes.

Because Tencent developed an “unofficial” mobile version of League of Legends. In China, it is called “Honor of Kings,” in Europe and North America it is “Arena of Valor.”

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LoL was supposed to go mobile – Riot declined

What is the history of the tech site?

  • As it became clear that “mobile gaming” would become stronger than “hardcore gaming,” Tencent allegedly approached Riot and asked if they could make a mobile title out of LoL.
  • However, Riot declined, saying, “the experience of League of Legends cannot be transferred to mobile devices.”
  • After that, Tencent is said to have developed its own MOBA for mobile: “Honor of Kings.”
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LoL mobile clone “Honor of Kings” becomes a huge hit

  • Riot was reportedly shocked when they first saw screenshots of Honor of Kings. An employee said: “We were shocked. They shamelessly copied our brand.”
  • Riot then complained to Tencent, and they modified Honor of Kings enough to work as an “independent product.”
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Arena of Valor/Honor of Kings

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  • Honor of Kings then became a massive hit in China.
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  • Riot was not a fan of the game, to put it kindly.
  • Meanwhile, Tencent is said to view Riot critically and focus more on “Fortnite” and “PUBG,” while League of Legends is allegedly losing players and profit. This also led to layoffs.
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This is what LoL says about declining player numbers

What does Riot Games say? Riot reached out to the site Dot Esports and issued an official statement:

“The numbers for League of Legends are lower than at their peak, but it is still one of the most played games on the planet and we are very happy with the numbers. We think some of the content we will bring soon will help us with player numbers. Basically: League of Legends is doing incredibly well by any measure, except in comparison to our own benchmarks.

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Riot Games is currently developing several new games

The relationship with Tencent is better than ever. We spoke with Riot employees about this in February. Although the situation with “Arena of Valor” was not good, we have processed it. From a leadership perspective, the partnership is better than ever. We are working with Tencent on an exciting future for League of Legends and our other games (yes, multiple games).”

Sounds like a lot of grumbling behind the scenes

What is behind this? For outsiders, it was clear that “Honor of Kings” was the unofficial mobile version of League of Legends. The parallels were obvious.

However, it was thought that the LoL copy was made with Riot Games’ explicit “okay.” The fact that it apparently happened against Riot’s will and that there was a lot of grumbling about it is interesting and new.

Riot will surely be regretting today that they thought “LoL couldn’t go mobile.” Honor of Kings proves that it can.

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It is also interesting that Riot Games is developing “several new games.” There could be a lot in planning.

One of the new games could turn out to be an MMO:

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Overwatch sometimes explains gameplay changes in the lore

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We may soon get deeper lore for Overwatch. After a discussion in the official forums, the lead writer of Overwatch is intrigued by the idea of incorporating gameplay changes into the story. He has done this before.

Story includes gameplay: The lead writer of Overwatch, Michael Chu, writes in the official Overwatch forums that he would like to hide allusions to patches in the lore. Something like that has even happened before.

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The Overwatch story is being “patched”

The discussion in the forum was initiated by the user OhEmGee (via Blizzard Forums), who is looking for a reason in the lore as to why Hanzo no longer uses his scatter arrows.

Other users quickly agreed that gameplay changes would fit well into the lore, until the lead writer Michael Chu even responded.

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Torbjörn upgrades Bastion: When Bastion was revamped, he received a passive ability called “Ironclad”. Through Ironclad, Bastion takes 20% less damage in the tank and sentry configurations.

This ability is thanks to Torbjörn – as explained by Chu in the shortly after released comic “Binary World”. Torbjörn first recognizes Bastion here as more than just a killing machine – and upgrades him.

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“Ironclad” is the name of the group that Torbjörn was part of during the Omnic Crisis. Torbjörn himself also has an “Ironclad” skin. So there is even a connection between them in the game.

Overwatch Bastion Binary

Hanzo as a negative example: Chu also addresses the issue with Hanzo’s rework. However, this is an example of a gameplay change that would not appear in the lore, as it does not fit.

Hanzo lost his scatter arrow with his rework, replacing it with storm arrows. However, Chu thinks that Hanzo still carries the arrows in his quiver and just does not use them anymore.

Overwatch Hanzo Casual Skin

Hope for more: Chu says he is open to the idea of incorporating gameplay changes into the official lore. However, he states that it has to fit.

It really depends on the specific example whether a patch can be integrated into the lore or not. However, it has already happened with Torbjörn and Bastion.

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Destiny 2 will reveal chances for Glimmer Engram rewards

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Alongside numerous Eververse changes aimed at making the cash shop of Destiny 2 more player-friendly, Guardians will soon also see the chances for Bright Engram rewards displayed after the launch of Forsaken.

In the current “This Week at Bungie” blog, Bungie provided extensive information regarding upcoming changes to the Eververse – the cash shop of Destiny 2. With Forsaken, Tess Everis’ store will be revamped once again and aims to provide Guardians with more opportunities to acquire their desired items without having to spend real money.

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The Prismatic Matrix also returns in Season 4 after its overhaul. This feature is intended to provide more transparency and a clear path to Eververse rewards. An additional function is also expected to further promote this transparency.

Bungie Aims to Reveal Chances for Eververse Rewards

What is planned? After the launch of the Forsaken expansion for Destiny 2, players will be provided with more data regarding the in-game shop.

Among other things, the probabilities for Bright Engram rewards will be disclosed on Bungie.net. Furthermore, Guardians will be able to review their previous private purchase history on Bungie.net.

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What are Bright Engrams? Bright Engrams are essentially loot boxes that can be earned in-game, but are also available for real money in the Eververse. They contain cosmetic items such as shaders, ghost shells, sparrows, ships, weapon and armor ornaments, or emotes.

Moving Away from a Gambling Image: With this step, Bungie ensures more transparency regarding the Eververse offerings. Additionally, the studio joins other developers and publishers like EA, who already employ a similar strategy with FIFA 19 to distance themselves further from gambling accusations and other controversial elements of loot boxes.

Can such a step only benefit the players? Or do you see this as just another tactic to justify loot boxes in the game?

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Pokémon GO: Registeel disappears this week and no one misses it

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Legendary bosses in Pokémon GO are supposed to be special. But when Registeel leaves, players are happy.

Only a few days left: Registeel is only available this week as a boss in Pokémon GO. After that, it will disappear for an indefinite period. So if you haven’t caught one yet but want to complete your collection, you should hurry: Registeel Counter Guide: How to Defeat the Steel Raid Boss

Little use, little desire: Registeel belongs to the T5 bosses and is legendary. Usually, these monsters are strong and useful as attackers in raids. However, Registeel is less useful for many trainers as it does not perform particularly well as an attacker. Consequently, the motivation to defeat this raid boss with a group of players is low. One is not sad when a new boss is introduced soon.

When does Registeel leave?

Timeframe: Until August 16, the Steel opponent will remain – after that, the monster will disappear. Registeel has been a legendary raid boss in Pokémon GO since mid-July. It should stay for about a month.

Regirock

Replacement: Registeel replaced the raid boss Regice in July. Together with Regirock, the three form the Regi Trio. It is expected that after Registeel, the last part of the trio, Regirock, will be released in Pokémon GO.

Community was unhappy with the raid boss

Unhappy players: Many players felt that Registeel was not well received in the community as a raid boss. They have been waiting for days for the boss to finally be replaced by a new one.

Survey was clear: On this topic, PokémonGOHub conducted a survey on Twitter. 12,407 people participated and voted on the question “What do you think of the Registeel raids? Are you tired of them?” as follows:

  • 6% say they like the raids
  • 41% rated the raids as “meh”
  • 53% voted that the Registeel raids are bad
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94% of the votes were negative towards the Registeel raids. Players will certainly be glad when the monster packs its bags and leaves the arenas on August 16.

Are you happy that Registeel is leaving, or did you like the boss?

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FIFA 19 FUT: EA finally tells us what boost chemistry styles provide

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In FIFA 19 Ultimate Team, the boosts from Chemistry Styles are displayed for the first time. Previously, EA only provided us with rough information about the increased values.

For years, FIFA players have used sites like Futhead or Futbin to build teams or look up various things. This includes the exact boosts of the chemistry styles.

While these were previously only shown simply in Ultimate Team, we are expected to be able to see the correct values in FUT 19 according to beta leaks.

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How much bonus do Chemistry Styles give exactly? From FIFA 19 we know

Bonus from chemistry styles uncertain. It is considered relatively safe that the values of the chem styles on Futbin or Futhead are correct, but a solid statement from EA is missing. The last official statement about chemistry was for FIFA 17.

Currently, in-game, you can only see the bonus to a category like “Pace” or “Shooting,” but not which attribute is exactly boosted.

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Beta leak shows chemistry bonus in the game. On Reddit, beta user Legeo3 posted a picture of a player’s stats overview in FUT 19. There, next to the base value, a bonus is displayed for some attributes. This is the boost from the chemistry style “Basic.”

Has EA changed the chemistry styles? What is noticeable in the photo is that the bonuses do not match those of the “Basic” chem style. For example, there used to be +5 for Acceleration and not for Sprint Speed.

Now the question arises whether EA has actually adjusted the boosts of the chemistry styles, or if it is a beta bug.

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The bonuses of the chemistry styles in FIFA 18

How exactly do chemistry styles work?

Chem styles provide bonuses to attribute values. Every player must have a chemistry style. When players are drawn from packs, each starts with “Basic.” This gives a +5 bonus to several values. Which exactly those are can be found in the table above.

Different chemistry styles for different player types. The chemistry styles come in various combinations. The most popular are “Hunter” for offensive players, as it boosts shooting and pace, and “Shadow” for defenders, as it upgrades defending and pace.

Do players always get a boost? No, the bonus depends on the player chemistry. If a player has 10 chemistry, they receive the full bonus. At 3 chemistry, they receive a penalty – at least that is the current understanding in the fanbase and on relevant sites.

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Whether this information still holds true will be seen at the release of FUT 19. FIFA 19 will be released on September 28 for PC, Xbox One, PS4, and Nintendo Switch. On which platform you should buy FIFA 19 has been explained in our console comparison.

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Fortnite: No new update today – When will the Heavy Sniper come?

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Players of Fortnite (PC, PS4, iOS, Android, Switch & Xbox One) are eagerly awaiting the new update featuring the Heavy Sniper Rifle and new content in the PvE mode. However, today, on August 14th, it seems that the update will not happen, as Epic is taking its time. When is the new patch coming?

The highly anticipated content in Fortnite: For weeks now, the new Heavy Sniper Rifle has been circulating in the news about Fortnite. By now, the new weapon has already been officially announced on the news screen.

This usually means that the new weapon will be added to the game with the next update. Typically, such patches are released at the beginning of the week, on Tuesday. But this time, it seems Epic is taking its time.

When is the new update for Fortnite coming?

No patch on Tuesday: Those who were expecting the sniper rifle patch on this Tuesday, August 14, 2018, will be disappointed. Because throughout the morning, the servers remained quiet.

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No update has been deployed, and no patch notes or announcements have come through the usual channels.

Update not until Wednesday? Such delays are, of course, nothing new. Epic has previously deployed patches only in the middle of the week. Therefore, the new update is likely to come tomorrow, on August 15th.

This timing has not been officially confirmed by Epic, but since on Thursday the new challenges for week 6 are coming, Epic is likely to deploy the new update as usual beforehand.

Content update expected: This week, a “Content Update 5.20” should arrive. These are usually smaller patches without major downtime that bring only 1 new weapon, a new mode, and minor tweaks for PvP.

What could be in the Content Update 5.20?

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The Heavy Sniper Rifle: This new weapon is highly anticipated. The new gun has an absurdly high reload time, but it can take down buildings and opponents with massive damage in one shot. It is said that it might even shoot through walls, but this claim could just be a rumor. More info on the Heavy Sniper can be found here.

New Constructor hero in Save the World: Fans of the PvE mode can look forward to a new Constructor hero in the event shop. According to Epic, the character is set to arrive in the week of August 13. More info on Epic’s roadmap for Fortnite’s PvE mode can be found here.

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Closed beta of the new MMORPG Project TL starts in 2018

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The work on the interesting action MMORPG Project TL is progressing very well. Publisher NC Soft has even announced the closed beta for 2018. But it won’t be coming to Europe just yet.

Project TL is progressing well

Project TL – outrageously pretty. Project TL has evolved from Lineage Eternal and is practically Lineage 3. The action MMORPG left many role-playing fans with their mouths agape with a spectacular announcement trailer.

Since then, fans have been waiting to finally be able to play this gem.

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Project TL emerged from Lineage Eternal. Lineage Eternal looked excellent. However, there were problems and delays during development, which is why NC Soft revamped the project, switched the engine to Unreal Engine 4, and re-announced it as Project TL.

While Lineage Eternal was intended as a hybrid of mobile and PC, Project TL is now planned only for PC.

At least NC Soft already has two successful mobile MMOs in its portfolio with Lineage M and Lineage 2 Revolution.

The closed beta for Project TL starts in December in Korea

The closed beta is approaching. Even though we are still waiting for Project TL to be officially announced for Europe, it will soon be possible to play the title. At least in Korea.

Because NC Soft has now announced the start of the closed beta for this December. It is currently unknown whether players from Europe can also register.

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The project is on schedule. The announcement of the closed beta for December shows that NC Soft is on schedule with the development of Project TL. It seems that the company has a better grip on the title than with Lineage Eternal.

There should be nothing standing in the way of a release in 2019.

Will Project TL also come to Europe and North America?

What are the chances of a release in the West? NC Soft has still not officially commented on a release of Project TL in Europe and the USA. However, Blade & Soul was also released here, which was long considered unlikely.

It is quite possible that Project TL will also appear here – but probably with some delay.

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Do not delete your Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 beta – Update in September

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The Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 beta has officially ended on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. However, Activision advises players not to delete the beta client from their hard drive in case they want to participate in the Blackout beta in September.

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Did you participate in the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 beta? And are you planning to check out the beta for Blackout – the new battle royale mode of Black Ops 4 – in September? Then Activision and Treyarch have a useful tip for you.

The current beta client of Black Ops 4 will receive an update in September

No new client for the Blackout beta: Activision Support advised on Twitter not to remove the current beta client from the hard drive if you are interested in the Blackout beta in September. Because the previous client will still be used and will only receive an update in September if you keep the current beta data on the hard drive.

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You could save a lot of time: Players who have deleted the client will need to download the entire new package if they are interested.

Considering that the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 beta already occupies around 35 GB of storage space, players with weaker internet connections will particularly benefit from keeping the client on the drive until the update. According to the developers at Treyarch, the time savings for the upcoming download will be enormous.

When is the next Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 beta? There is currently no exact date for the Blackout beta of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. It is only confirmed that it is scheduled to take place in September 2018. However, Activision states that further information can be expected very soon.

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WoW: All Information about “Battle for Azeroth” Overview

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WoW: All Information About “Battle for Azeroth” Overview

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In our overview article, we reveal all important information about the next chapter of World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth.

At BlizzCon 2017, there was a lot of information regarding World of Warcraft. The highlight was the reveal of the 7th expansion, titled “Battle for Azeroth.” Thematically, it takes place after defeating the Burning Legion back in Azeroth. A new war between the Horde and Alliance ignites, and the level cap is once again raised.

In this overview article, we have listed all important contributions regarding “Battle for Azeroth” for you.

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Update 13.08.2018: We have updated the article one last time to match the launch of Battle for Azeroth.

Have you already signed up for the Beta of WoW: Battle for Azeroth? Here we explain how it works!

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Preparing for the Addon

To ensure a smooth start in Battle for Azeroth, we have some articles with tips and tricks for the proper start in the expansion.

Lore & Game World

Not much is known yet about the plot of Battle for Azeroth. What exactly triggers the war? Whether the Alliance attacks first or if the Horde is the aggressor has not yet been revealed. However, there are some exciting details such as the cinematic trailer and insights into the new zones.

If you want to catch up with the general WoW lore: (new!) Here is the Warcraft story from the beginning to the end!

The New Areas of Battle for Azeroth

New Creatures in the Game World

WoW Jaina Sylvanas title story so far

Lore and Background Knowledge

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Gameplay & Features

With a new expansion, new mechanics are also coming that players can look forward to. These articles show what you need to prepare for.

Changes to Gameplay

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New Features

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Changes to Classes

New Races and Customization Options

Customization remains important in WoW. New species and different character customization options are intended to foster greater identification with the avatar.

The Allied Races

Customization Options in Battle for Azeroth

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PvP and Warfronts

With Battle for Azeroth, PvP in WoW Also Gains Greater Significance. What Are Warfronts? Why Are PvP Servers Disappearing? You Will Find the Answers Here.

Changes to the PvP System

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First Impressions from the Alpha

At the End of January 2018, Blizzard Finally Opened the Alpha Version of Battle for Azeroth. Some Chosen Players, Streamers, and Journalists Can Already Explore the New Expansion. However, Data Mining Is Also Progressing Rapidly. What This Alpha Phase Reveals, We Will Share in These Articles:

The 5 Most Important Innovations in WoW: Battle for Azeroth

Collectibles, Mounts, and Pets

Every Proper Expansion of World of Warcraft Also Includes Numerous Collectibles. In Addition to Mounts and Pets, Toys Especially Attract as Rewards, but Also Particularly Distinct Transmog Sets. Here Are Some Articles About the New Objects That Can Join Your Collection.

Our Reports from the Alpha / Beta

We Also Have Access to the Alpha of Battle for Azeroth. We Want to Regularly Update You on the State of the Game and Highlights of Alpha/Beta.

And Finally, a Small Guide: These 7 Things You Should Accomplish Before the Launch of Battle for Azeroth!

The Article Will Be Updated Continuously Over the Coming Days and Weeks as New Information Becomes Available. So Bookmarking Might Be Worth It!

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Deathgarden celebrates release – Everyone can play for free for a week

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At the launch of Deathgarden, there is an unusual offer: For one week, anyone interested can play the 5vs1 game for free.

For several days now, Deathgarden has been available in Early Access for pre-order customers and beta players. Today, on August 14, 2018, the game celebrates its soft launch and can be purchased on Steam from today. However, to ensure that no one has to “buy a pig in a poke,” the developers have a very special offer: For one week, the 5vs1 hunting game can be played for free!

Free for 7 days. From August 14 to August 21, anyone interested can download Deathgarden on Steam and play for free. Any progress made will, of course, remain intact if the game is purchased afterward.

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This is Deathgarden: Deathgarden is the new game from Behaviour Interactive, known for Dead by Daylight.

In Deathgarden, players take on the role of the Hunter, who must track down and kill the five Runners, or they take on the role of the Runners, who must complete objectives and escape the map.

The Hunter is unstoppable and can only be briefly stunned, blinded, or slowed, but cannot take damage. The Runners, on the other hand, are fragile but extremely agile and outnumber the Hunter.

Deathgarden Runners

What does Deathgarden cost? The standard version of Deathgarden costs €30, while the deluxe edition with additional skins, a digital art book, and the soundtrack costs a hefty €50.

Deathgarden promises “monthly free content updates,” which means new abilities, Hunters, Runners, and maps. There will surely be plenty of fresh cosmetic items as well.

Anyone who hasn’t had the chance to check out Deathgarden (and isn’t currently distracted by the WoW expansion) should take a look at the game. Then, you’ll know for sure if the game is worth purchasing.

Have you checked out Deathgarden? What is your first impression of the game?

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FIFA 19 has at least 7 new celebrations that you can view here

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In FIFA 19 there will be some new celebration animations. A few of them have already been leaked.

Update: Here is the complete celebration list for FIFA 19 – all celebrations, including the new ones, with button combinations.

New goal celebrations in FIFA 19: On the virtual pitch, you have numerous ways to express your joy over a goal. Dozens of celebration animations are available, with new ones added each year. This is also the case in FIFA 19.

Beta leaks show new celebrations: Currently, the closed beta of FIFA 19 is running, from which no gameplay material and information are supposed to be released. However, there are already plenty of leaks, such as leaks about Career Mode or leaks about Pro Clubs.

In the meantime, new celebrations from the beta are also known.

How to perform the new celebrations

New celebration animations that are performed while running are not known. However, there is a new finishing move called “Neighbourhood.” It is performed by holding L2 and moving the right stick twice to the left (controls on PS4).

“Neighbourhood” is the only new celebration that we can definitely associate with a leaked YouTube video:

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The other new celebrations must be unlocked in FIFA 19 (via Pro or EAS FC) and are as follows:

  • Kiss the Ground – hold R2 and hold the right stick to the right
  • Matador – hold R2 and press the right stick down once and up once
  • Giddy Up – hold L1 and press R3
  • Hang Loose – hold L1 and press the right stick up once and down once
  • Little Brother – hold L2 and press circle twice
  • Phone It In – hold L1 and hold the right stick up

How do these celebrations look in the game? The following video summarizes some new celebrations. The listed celebrations will likely be there – the names of the celebrations shown are not mentioned:

https://youtu.be/byGPDNeKaEk

Keep in mind that EA Sports may take the videos offline shortly. Update: The video is now offline, here is another one featuring a few celebrations:

https://youtu.be/IX8HvptgRCI?t=24s

Sooner or later, with the FIFA 19 demo, we will all be able to test the new celebrations ourselves:

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Are these all the new celebrations?

In mid-July, we spoke with Samuel Rivera, the gameplay producer of FIFA, about the celebrations in FIFA 19. Specifically, we wanted to know if there would be some of the well-known “Fortnite celebrations,” like the “Take the L” that Griezmann showed in the World Cup final.

Rivera confirmed to us that there will definitely be new celebrations in FIFA 19. However, he could not yet say whether one could dance in Fortnite style, as this is also a licensing issue.

Moreover, the final celebration list is still in progress. Since the beta currently represents a rather old FIFA 19 build, it is quite possible that more new celebrations will be added by the release of the main game.

In short: The above 7 new celebration animations do not represent the official and final list of new celebrations.

Here you can find the stadiums in FIFA 19, including the new ones, where you will soon be able to perform the celebrations:

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China bans the sale of Monster Hunter World via WeGame

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Only a few days after the launch on the PC platform “WeGame”, Monster Hunter: World was taken off the market in China. According to the publisher Tencent, the reason lies in complaints from the authorities.  

Actually, Tencent had prepared everything for the PC launch of Monster Hunter: World in China. The publisher planned to release the popular Japanese game on their own gaming platform “WeGame” to counter the strong competition from Steam.

The WeGame version of Monster Hunter World even went online a day before the Steam version.

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However, Tencent had to completely remove the game from the online store shortly after the launch.

No Monster Hunter: World in China

What happened? After the sale of MHW via “WeGame” was halted on Monday, Tencent issued a statement explaining why the game is no longer available.

According to the publisher, there was a “very large number of complaints” regarding MHW, and the authorities requested the company to remove the game from the store.  It was also mentioned that MHW “does not meet the necessary requirements of the relevant rules and regulations”.

Accordingly, the publisher’s license to publish the game has been revoked.

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Refund for customers: All buyers of MHW will receive a refund and a voucher of about $5 for the WeGame store from Tencent. Players who wish to keep Monster Hunter: World may do so.

However, Tencent cannot guarantee that they will continue to support the game.

No details on the complaints: It is unclear exactly what the “many complaints” were about and which regulations Monster Hunter: World had violated. The publisher did not provide further details on this.

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It is certain that Tencent has incurred financial damage due to the ban, as evidenced by the falling stock prices of the company.

New Media Authority in China

Internal power struggles in the authorities: An anonymous source, who according to the Financial Times is close to the publisher and the platform WeGame, stated that the license withdrawal has nothing to do with Monster Hunter: World itself.

Instead, internal bureaucratic power struggles within the “State Administration of Radio and Television” are said to be responsible for the removal of the game from sale. This authority is responsible for the approval of games for the Chinese market, among other things.

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Growth setback of the Chinese market: The claim of the anonymous source may indeed have some truth, as the media authority has not issued any new licenses for game releases in China since March 28.

Whether Monster Hunter: World will see a re-release in the future is also still unknown. In China, players can, however, play it via Steam.

Are you new to Monster Hunter: World on PC? Check out our detailed monster list:

Monster Hunter World: Monster list with loot and habitat

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Destiny 2: The Last Iron Banner of Season 3 is Coming – All Information

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 3 minutes

In Destiny 2 the last Iron Banner of Season 3 is starting soon. Get all the details about the start date, game mode, loot, and everything else you need to know.

Today, Tuesday, August 14, 2018, marks the last time in Season 3: Lord Saladin returns to the Tower and kicks off the August Iron Banner. Under his watchful eye, players can capture zones in a 6v6 format and compete against one another in the Crucible for a week.

Guardians can look forward to some new features. Additionally, the hunt for Season 3’s Iron Banner-specific weapons and ornaments can be continued or completed.

Keep in mind: This Iron Banner is your last chance to earn event-specific ornaments and weapons of Season 3.

Double Valor Points: Until August 17, there are double valor points in the Crucible – even in the Iron Banner. This bonus comes in handy for anyone who still needs to reset their valor rank for their Solstice Armor .

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What exactly is starting? And what kind of loot can the Guardians expect? What new features are there? We have all the important details.

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What to expect in the last Iron Banner of Season 3

The game will be played again in a 6v6 format.

  • Start: Tuesday, August 14, at 7:00 PM
  • End: Tuesday, August 21, at 7:00 PM
  • Mode: Control

There will be regular matchmaking.

By the way: Power level advantages are still disabled during this Iron Banner tournament – one last time. Because in Season 4, the Iron Banner returns with power level advantages – just as many Guardians remember from Destiny 1.

All players will be able to participate in the Iron Banner events – regardless of which expansions they own. Year 2 rewards with random rolls and compatibility with Year 2 modifications will also be available to all Guardians.

However, players who gain new power in Forsaken will have an advantage. For players without Forsaken, Iron Banner rewards will now be given at their highest possible power level.

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Participation Requirements:

  • You must have unlocked the Tower, meaning you have completed the main campaign.
  • You must be at least level 20.
  • Visit Lord Saladin to start an Iron Banner quest, if you haven’t done so yet.
  • The Iron Banner has its own playlist in the Crucible overview that you can play.

What has changed in the last Iron Banner of Season 3

Bungie will introduce two changes with the start of the last Season 3 Iron Banner:

  • Iron Temple fire spots will replace the regular control flags.
  • There will be a new power play rule: If all three zones are captured, they will be locked for 20 seconds. At the end of the power play, all zones will reset to neutral and must be captured again.
Destiny 2 iron banner fire spot

The rewards in Season 3 Iron Banner

Since the beginning of Season 3 in Destiny 2, the following weapons and armor ornaments can be earned in the Iron Banner:

Iron Banner weapons from Season 3:

  • Energy Hand Cannon “Finite Impactor”
  • Energy Auto Rifle “Dark Decision”
  • Kinetic Hand Cannon “Allied Demand”
  • Kinetic Submachine Gun “Multimach CCX”
  • Sniper Rifle “Locked Finality”
  • Rocket Launcher “Radiant Sphere”

Players can rank up by earning Iron Banner tokens through their participation and redeeming them with the Iron Lord in the Tower. Each reputation rank-up grants progress towards unlocking the coveted rewards. The higher you rank up, the more gear will be available for you to purchase.

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Iron Banner armor ornaments of Season 3:
Destiny 2 Iron Banner Ornaments May

Each ornament requires certain progress in the Iron Banner or with Lord Saladin. Progress is counted account-wide. The following requirements apply to the ornaments.

  • Class item: Reach rank 5 in the Iron Banner
  • Leg armor: Defeat 100 enemies in the Iron Banner with your Super
  • Chest armor: Defeat 100 enemies in the Iron Banner with Power weapons
  • Gauntlets: Complete 21 Iron Banner challenges
  • Helmet: Win 25 matches in the Iron Banner
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