On Steam, you can collect points in various ways. One of them is criticized in the community.
What are Steam Points? On Steam, there are so-called Steam Points. You receive them when you spend money on the platform or when you receive awards for uploaded content and reviews that you have published.
The latter currently receives criticism from the community. Specifically, it concerns a special award: the Clown.
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A Clown, Many Trolls
Why is the award criticized? There is currently a post in the Steam subreddit that has already gathered more than 22,000 upvotes. Here is a screenshot of a comment on Steam referring to the Clown award.
The corresponding user writes: “I speak on behalf of all Steam users when I ask you to remove the Clown Award; it is disrespectful and offensive.” Looking at the number of upvotes of the post, it seems that the user is not alone in this opinion. Another criticism can also be found more often in the comments.
Here we embed the corresponding post from Reddit for you:
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What is the problem with the award? Several commentators on Reddit believe that trolls, point farmers, and bots write extra posts – with the intention of receiving the Clown award in response.
In this way, they collect Steam Points, which can be spent in the points shop for animated avatars, profile frames, or backgrounds.
What does the community say about this? Currently, there are almost 400 comments under the post. Some of them say:
“It’s annoying, but it’s obvious point collecting, and people are still stupid enough to support it,” writes bibicalcucumber
“These people don’t even own the game; there’s no mouse icon next to their name in the comment. You’re all baited by point farmers,” says ElonsMuskyFeet
“I really wish Valve would give the Clown award without points,” hopes hazexm
“None of them should get a point. What a stupid decision that was,” replies weebitofaban to the previous comment
With an upcoming patch, the extraction shooter Escape from Tarkov will receive a so-called “Hardcore Wipe.” Not much is known about it, but it is expected to make the game even tougher.
What is this “Hardcore Wipe”? It was announced on June 26 in a post on X (formerly Twitter) along with the new roadmap. The Hardcore Wipe is set to be released with patch 0.16.8.0 in July. This patch will also include:
new prestige levels
new customization options for the PMC mode
as well as a number of fixes
The developers revealed more details in another X post on July 1. The Hardcore Wipe will reportedly disable the flea market where players trade gear among themselves. Additionally, the spawn rate for rare loot will be reduced.
These changes come with the upcoming Hardcore Wipe. (Source: X)
The Hardcore Wipe is likely to increase the grind for really good gear and make the game, which already prides itself on its high difficulty, even harder.
Players are upset about the changes
How is the community responding to this? There are many players who are dissatisfied with the Hardcore Wipe. This is already evident from the X post with the first details:
“Well another wipe I will be skipping this is extremely disappointing.” (tomer ae)
“Everything on this list is everything actual gamers, not the big streamers that play for maybe 1-2 weeks out of a wipe and bitch about the game 24/7, don’t want.” (Jake Franklin)
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The wipe is also being heavily discussed on Reddit. Under a post on r/EscapefromTarkov with over 1,500 likes, voices can be heard like:
“Tarkov players really need to figure out that monotonous and repetitive does not equal hardcore. Spamming the same loot spot 10 rounds in a row hoping to get one drop is about as hardcore as grinding mobs in runescape.” (No_Bank_6959)
“I think this is fine for a short wipe just to give a different experience (I’m fine spending a wipe where I just don’t bother focusing on hideout), but they should seriously reconsider the ‘reduced spawn chance of rare loot.'” (1-Dollar-Doge-Coins)
While some players can understand the intent behind it, many believe the changes go too far. The developers have announced that they will reveal more about the wipe soon.
The subtitles of a new Anime series on Crunchyroll are under criticism. Because someone “forgot” a AI note.
For those wanting to watch current anime with solid subtitles in the German-speaking area, the streaming provider Crunchyroll is hard to avoid. Thanks to many “simulcasts”, current episodes with German or English subtitles are usually available just a few hours after the Japanese premiere – often almost simultaneously.
One expects a high quality of the translation – after all, you pay monthly for Crunchyroll. However, the provider has made an embarrassing mistake. Because the already rather clumsy translation of an anime episode also had the addition “ChatGPT said” in the subtitles.
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ChatGPT said causes trouble
Which anime is it about? It is about “Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show”, one of the new summer anime. In the first episode, at the time 19:12, the displayed subtitle says: “ChatGPT said: If I can continue to enjoy the world from here on” (via anime2you).
This addition can only be found in the German subtitles; it was not present in other languages.
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ChatGPT is an AI chatbot that can take on various tasks – including translations, although one should always verify the quality of the received statements for correctness.
It is also suspicious that only “Emilia”, without the mention of a last name, is listed as the translator in the credits. Normally, you find people with first and last names who are responsible for translating the respective episode.
The passage can still be found at the current time with the ChatGPT note (as of: 02.07.2025, 11:00 AM).
Community is angry, expresses frustration: On social media like X, there is a huge outcry about this incident.
The concern is that this might not just be an isolated incident, but that the quality of translations is now generally declining and human translators might lose their jobs.
However, there are also rather moderate voices speculating that, due to a case of illness, they might have exceptionally relied on AI translations. What really lies behind it cannot be said at the moment, as Crunchyroll has not yet commented on the incident. 5 summer anime that hopefully make a better start, we have here for you.
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Superman is getting a new movie in 2025. Director James Gunn addresses an old “issue” that causes confusion time and again. Yes, we are talking about the glasses.
What is the problem with the glasses? Superman is not always Superman. In his everyday life, he moves through the world as Clark Kent, posing as a shy reporter for a newspaper.
In most versions, he wears a simple pair of glasses. The purpose of these is to prevent others from recognizing the radiant hero Superman in Clark Kent.
In fact, there is an explanation for the problem. It’s even mentioned in the comics – and the new film by director James Gunn references it.
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Superman – Trailer for the new film of the well-known superhero from DC
The solution is as simple as it is brilliant
Why do the glasses work? James Gunn discussed the glasses in an interview with ComicBook. He explained that they have a hypnosis function, meaning anyone looking at Kent becomes hypnotized.
This is intended to ensure that no “normal person” recognizes the disguised superhero. Instead, people think they are looking at a completely different person. Interestingly, James Gunn and his team did not come up with this feature themselves:
This is canon in the comics… I sat down with Tom King (author at DC)… and I said: “You know what I just can’t reconcile, is the glasses. They bothered me because I just don’t have that much suspension of disbelief.
It was probably Tom King who pointed Gunn to the origin of the hypno-glasses. These were introduced in the comic Superman (Vol 1.) #330. The issue is from 1978, so it is already 47 years old.
Yet most have forgotten this fact, which also explains why it is not utilized in other modern films like “Man of Steel” by Zack Snyder. There, Clark Kent wears a perfectly normal pair of glasses, which, as mentioned, seems implausible.
Die-hard fans probably already knew about the hypno-glasses, but for everyone else, the explanation may come as a surprise. Whether the exact workings will be elaborated on in the new film remains to be seen. The cinema release is just a few days away, on July 10, 2025. By the way, did you know: The Joker tried for years to break Batman, but needed just one day for Superman
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For many fans, it was a shock to hear that co-founder Chris Wilson Path of Exile has left. Now he appears in front of the camera for the first time in a long time, and fans immediately find hints about his future.
Who is it about? Chris Wilson, the former face and co-founder of Path of Exile, left his own development studio Grinding Gear Games at the beginning of the year. This was surprising for many fans, although he had not shown up for a long time.
Wilson was for many the face of Path of Exile before Jonathan Roger took on this role. Not much was known about his departure until now. The lead developer has appeared in front of a camera for the first time again, but even more exciting is what is hidden in the description of the channel.
Here you can see the trailer for the current season of Path of Exile:
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New game and details about the exit
What is hidden in the channel description? In the channel description, there is a link to the personal website ChrisWilson.gg, which contains many details about the life of the former head. It reveals that he has founded a new studio.
His new studio Light Pattern is working with a small team on the development of an undisclosed project. While not much is revealed about the game, there is a job posting for the position of “Art Director,” who is responsible for giving the game its visual style.
However, there is an interesting point in the description of the position. As a requirement, one must: “Have a deep familiarity with Diablo II. Not just play it but understand what makes the world, the art, and the systems of the game so impactful.”
For fans on Reddit, this is a strong hint that Chris Wilson is working on a game that takes Diablo II as a model, just like Path of Exile did back then. If that’s the case, it will take many years before a playable version of the potential competitor for Path of Exile 2 is ready.
What is known about his departure? When Chris Wilson left Path of Exile, it was initially published in February 2024 via the New Zealand “Companies Office“. At that time, users were already wondering what was going on, but Chris Wilson responded that he had not resigned and that it was just an error that would be corrected.
In early 2025, there was again such a notification, but this time it was supposed to be true. However, as Chris Wilson now confirms on his website ChrisWilson.gg, the first notification was indeed correct.
His departure reads as follows: “After leading Grinding Gear Games for 17 years, I resigned at the end of 2023.” The comment from March 2024, in which he confirmed the opposite on Reddit, was therefore not true.
Why Chris Wilson never announced his official resignation and why there was no proper farewell from the co-founder remains unknown. On YouTube, he still celebrates Diablo II and speaks directly with the creator David Brevik in his first video.
In Dune: Awakening there is currently a server maintenance. For this, the servers of the survival MMO have been shut down. MeinMMO tells you what things will change with the patch.
How long are the servers offline? In Dune: Awakening, the servers are currently under maintenance. The developers at Funcom announced the maintenance work on July 1 at 7:30 PM on Discord (via X.com).
The maintenance work is expected to last 90 minutes and will bring a new patch. It starts on July 2 at 10:00 AM German time and is scheduled to end at 11:30 AM German time.
Here you can see what to expect in Dune: Awakening in the future:
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Puzzle about the new patch
What could be included in the new patch? The developers of Dune: Awakening always release the exact patch notes only when the update is live and the servers are back up. However, they have revealed this time that the patch “brings a variety of fixes, improvements, and balancing changes”.
So it could already be the major July patch that the developers have been testing on the test server for the past few weeks. Recently, the developers announced that this patch is now mature and that they want to run the test servers only until July 2 at 11:00 AM.
Since this timing coincides with today’s patch, it is possible that it is indeed the major patch announced for early July, which brings hundreds of improvements. The developers present the following important changes:
Sandworms now linger for a while near spice fields from which they have recently been harvested.
The frequency of Harkonnen attacks on certain Atreides bases (and vice versa) in the Hagga basin has been reduced.
The “Play Now” button in the main menu has been adjusted to filter out private servers.
If the streamer mode is active, the name of the map creator is hidden when the player has created the sink chart. Furthermore, the sector name in the deep desert is now also hidden in streamer mode.
Items in the vehicle inventory of the ornithopter can now be listed and claimed in the exchange.
The PvE area near the shield wall has been expanded and now includes rows A, B, C, D, and half of E in the deep desert.
However, it is still unclear whether the developers will actually deploy the July patch today. We will update this article as soon as the update is live and the servers are back up. Then the official changes should also be available.
There are indeed unusual moments when trainers play Pokémon GO. One of these has been shared by a couple on social media.
Mobile games like Pokémon GO have a significant advantage over most consoles and computers: there are virtually no limitations regarding the place or time when one can play.
This is now also proven by a couple on Reddit, who took the opportunity to grab their smartphones and play Pokémon GO on one of the most important days of their lives.
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So sah das Pokémon GO Fest 2025 in Paris aus
Raiding is always a good idea!
The couple shared a photo on Reddit, showing them seated at a table, both holding their smartphones, which display that they are in a raid lobby of Pokémon GO.
The special part: the couple is dressed in a suit and wedding dress. They have just gotten married, as the post creator reveals. He writes: “My wife and I got married during the GO Fest, but that didn’t stop us from doing remote raids.”.
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He further explains that they had booked the wedding date long before the announcement of the GO Fest. Since the dates ultimately overlapped, they missed the entire Saturday of the event and half of Sunday, so they could not take away much content.
At least they managed to complete some raids on Sunday, which was captured in the snapshot of the picture.
What does the community think about this? Under the post, which has garnered over 15,000 upvotes on Reddit, there are also several comments expressing the opinion that this is a good sign for a long and happy marriage.
“Everything you captured on that day makes it even more beautiful. Maybe have a wedding day for the monsters. Congratulations to you,” writes tammytwirl.
“A couple that plays Pokémon GO together, stays together,” says ashuriihorii.
“Hahaha, congratulations! I hope you caught many shinies on your special day,” comments PhantomTroupe26.
“And so they know that they are meant for each other… activities for the GO Fest on one of the happiest days of their lives. Congratulations!!!,” writes _unrealwonder_.
June has ended, and with it the big GO Fest 2025 in Pokémon GO. However, the new month brings you many events, raids, and further content again. If you want to get an overview, feel free to take a look at our overview with all events in July 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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In Dune: Awakening, a player has completed the construction of one of the most iconic fortresses in fantasy history and the community is celebrating it.
Which fortress is it? Player Plneapple seems to have spent many hours building his fortress in Dune: Awakening. He recently showcased the result on Reddit. Despite the sci-fi look of the game, the fan managed to recreate Helm’s Deep from “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”.
Even though the desert and proportions do not fully contribute to the detail fidelity, the fortress is easily recognizable and impresses other players of Dune: Awakening with its appearance.
You can see the base with your own eyes here:
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Can the fortress be visited? Yes, it is indeed possible. The builder of the fortress welcomes visitors. Those who want to explore the fortress must go to Sietch Umbu on the server Hyberbatas. The fortress is located directly at the map boundaries at the Eastern Shield Wall and should not be overlooked with its impressive size.
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How do fans react to the fortress? Among the players of Dune: Awakening, there are seemingly some fans of The Lord of the Rings. Thus, there are many quotes in response to the fortress:
Low-Instruction7263 quotes on Reddit: “So it begins”
And the thread creator also comments on Reddit: “The Horn of Helm Hammerhand shall sound in the deep, one last time!”
Herr_Wahnsinn says on Reddit: “Stand in the desert, raise the compactor high in the air, wave it at Shai Hulud, and boldly call: ‘You shall not pass!’ We’re not in Elf-land anymore…”
Other players, on the other hand, simply praise the artistry and creativity of the creator:
ConversationFalse242 praises on Reddit: “My friend, that is absolutely amazing.”
fitty50two2 already has the next idea on Reddit: “We expect Minas Tirith next.”
BlondieTheZombie explains on Reddit: “If there is a game that allows crafting, then someone has probably built Helm’s Deep in it. If it’s a game without crafting, then someone has probably made a Helm’s Deep mod for it. One of the laws of gaming culture.”
SubSonic524 is fascinated on Reddit: “That is absolutely phenomenal.”
If you’re still mourning Titanfall, another shooter on Steam could provide some relief. It has 95% positive reviews and is available for the bargain price of €2.
Which game is being referred to? The game in question is Severed Steel: A single-player shooter that was released on September 17, 2021, on Steam. It offers fast-paced, action-packed gameplay and destructible environments, allowing you to maneuver as skillfully as in Titanfall.
During the Summer Sale on Steam, you can save 90% on Severed Steel: Instead of €20.99, you currently only pay €2.09.
You can watch a trailer for the game here:
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Severed Steel: Trailer zum schnellen Action-Shooter auf Steam
A Steam review of Severed Steel refers to it as “Titanfall Lite”, and at least with respect to the gameplay, this comparison seems to hold true:
Like in Titanfall, you can run up walls here and access completely new positions from which to take out enemies
You move so quickly at times that it almost looks like you’re flying through the level
Severed Steel also offers enough unique features. The game’s setting is more inspired by cyberpunk, and the soundtrack delivers dark electro beats. And there’s also the fact that your one-armed protagonist cannot reload her weapons – every shot should count.
The game has a story, which you can finish in about 3 hours according to the website howlongtobeat.com. Long-term replayability, on the other hand, can be provided by the level editor, which allows you to create your own challenges.
“Titanfall Lite” with its own strengths but also weaknesses
How is the game being received? Since its release, around 6,000 players on Steam have left their reviews. These are “extremely positive”, with a full 95% of the reviews recommending the game:
cubism writes in his review: “Fun experience with ~3 hours worth of content in the campaign alone, as well as multiple additional gamemodes to play around with afterward.”
Steam user Onigiri describes Severed Steel as follows: “To describe this game in one word, I would like to call it “HARD”. The movement is very fluid, the OST slaps, you can destroy everything and there’s parkour and f’in bullet time.”
Even the positive reviews emphasize that the game is not perfect: Shooting doesn’t feel as good according to Steam user M’aiq the Liar and the highest difficulty level is not properly balanced, says Steam user Hosenbund.
Whether you can overlook these issues, you have to decide for yourself. The entry barrier is currently minimal, and if necessary, you can use the refund policy on Steam within the first two hours.
In the last 3 years, Kick has established itself as a very successful competing platform to Twitch. The reason for the success seems clear: money. Kick exists in a symbiosis with one of its own platforms, in which failure appears almost impossible.
What is Kick all about? Kick is, just like Twitch, a streaming platform. The success also inspired other companies to want a slice of the live streaming pie, such as YouTube or Microsoft with Mixer.
In December 2022, a new competitor, Kick, launched and quickly established itself as a “fallback” for streamers who struggled to secure a lucrative contract on the more family-friendly platforms.
Where does Kick’s success come from? The platform hasn’t really established its status as a competing platform to Twitch in a “generic” way, but rather has enforced it more or less. The main reason is one thing: money. And a lot of it.
Kick has so much money because it draws this from the earnings of the online casino Stake. The online casino was launched by Ed Craven and Bijan Tehrani. They established Stake as a way to bet with cryptocurrency. At Stake, you can play games such as slots, blackjack, roulette, or sports betting.
Twitch is even the trigger for its competing platform
How did Kick come to be? In 2022, casino streams were very popular on Twitch. Twitch streamers showed live how they gambled thousands of dollars on the platform, boasted about their winnings in front of their viewers, and indirectly and directly enticed them to play on the sites themselves.
One site used by Twitch streamers was the online casino Stake. By cheering on their celebrated winnings, they suggested to their viewers that they too could win on the site. In this way, viewers were led to also play there.
Streamer xQc also regularly streamed casino content on his Twitch channel:
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However, in September 2022, Twitch announced a change in its policies: from now on, casino streams from unregulated providers, such as Stake, were banned since they do not have a gambling license in the USA.
Due to the ban, Stake lost a valuable advertising opportunity for their site and casino streamers lost a potential income source. Ed Craven and his partner Bijan Tehrani founded their own streaming platform, Kick, in December 2022.
Kick and Stake are in a kind of symbiosis where they benefit from each other repeatedly: Kick serves as a platform for promoting Stake.
No matter which streamer and content viewers encounter when switching to Kick, they eventually come into contact with casino content. This way, they become potentially new users of Stake. As a result, more people spend money at Stake, which can then be used to attract more streamers and thus their followers to Kick.
Some streamers are considered a kind of figurehead for the Kick platform:
Adin Ross: Initially, Adin Ross streamed simultaneously on Twitch and Kick in 2023, but displayed his Kick stream during the broadcast on Twitch, which violated the rules. Twitch banned the streamer from their platform, so he switched to Kick and became even more successful there.
In the last 3 years, Kick has developed into a real competitor to Twitch. However, Twitch still seems to be more established and enjoys a better reputation.
Thanks to the money that Kick has available through Stake, Kick as a platform does not need to pay as much attention to advertising friendliness as Twitch does. This gives them a clear advantage, as streamers can simply be bought with immense amounts of money.
A shooter on Steam is known for its unflinching portrayal of the everyday life of a police unit. Now it’s becoming a bit milder and players hate it.
Which shooter is it about? Ready or Not is a hardcore shooter in which the operations of a special police unit are portrayed.
The game is known for wanting to be as realistic as possible in designing the levels and creating situations that real police officers could encounter. In doing so, the shooter also takes paths that some may consider borderline.
Ready or Not shows a new trailer for the full release
Ready or Not has to change representation for console port
What is the problem now? Ready or Not will be released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on July 15, 2025, about 2 years after its full release on Steam. In the context of the upcoming console release, the developers at VOID Interactive announced that they had to make some changes to the game for the console port that were deemed “absolutely necessary.”
While they want to stay true to the tone of the game, they still have to tone down some content in the game, such as the depiction of nudity – and this also affects the PC version, to avoid future issues when working on different game versions and to keep crossplay possible.
Why are players angry? Many players criticize the developers and the game for the changes to the PC version in Steam reviews. They want to play the game as they acquired it years ago and will not accept “censorship” due to the console porting.
The game received around 1,800 negative reviews within 4 days. One user writes: “Censoring key elements such as nudity, child abuse, and gore only leads to a ‘cleaner,’ less ‘stomach-turning’ scene that made Ready or Not so special in the first place.”
On July 2, 2025, Patch 1.01.4 for Elden Ring: Nightreign will be released. When the servers are down, when you can play again, and the patch notes can be found here.
Update, July 4: The servers will be shut down again today at 10:00 AM to deploy a hotfix. The new version of the plague seems to be bugged, which is why starting new expeditions appears to be impossible, according to the developers on X.
What happens during the server downtime? The servers will be shut down. During this time, you can only play Nightreign offline and solo. New content is also not activated until the new update has been downloaded and the servers are back up.
Server downtime in Nightreign – from when? The servers were shut down on July 2, 2025, at 10:00 CEST (5:00 PM JST, 1:00 AM PDT) on all platforms.
When can I play Nightreign again? According to a post on X.com, maintenance and implementation of the patch will take around 1 hour. We will inform you as soon as the servers are available again.
When the patch notes are released, you will receive a complete list of all changes in the next section.
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All Patch Notes for 1.01.4
What is included in the patch notes? The patch notes are here and besides this, we can also tell you what to expect on the battlefield. An old boss is set to come into the game as a new version: the Gnoster – the moth and the rocky insect (source: x.com).
These versions of the bosses are much tougher and challenge players to push their limits. Tactical approaches are especially required to uncover new weaknesses and survive in battle.
If the patch notes are published by FromSoftware, you will receive a clear list of all changes here.
Here are the patch notes in English:
The Weapon Type will now be displayed in each Armament Information menu.
Fixed a bug where matchmaking would continually fail after two players joined and left your team at the same time.
Fixed a bug where the acquisition of the gesture “It’s Raining!” through Multiplayer would not register properly. Note: You can obtain the gesture by meeting the conditions, even if you have met them before.
Fixed a bug where playable characters might revive from a near-death state without being defeated during the battle with the third-day boss after leaving a session and returning from the title screen.
Fixed a bug where the background music in the Recluse Remembrance would not play properly when certain conditions were met.
Fixed a bug where quitting the game incorrectly immediately after fulfilling the clearing conditions of the “Shifting Earth: Crater”, the “The Crater” achievement would not be awarded despite clearing the area. Note: Even if you have already earned the achievement, meeting the “Crater” clear conditions will award you with the clearing credit again.
In the future, Nightreign is also expected to receive further content such as a major DLC. It is anticipated that new bosses and characters will bring fresh wind. What else awaits you, what the latest status is on the planned content, and when you can expect them, you can read here: Elden Ring: Nightreign – Roadmap and upcoming content
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Pokémon games can be too easy for some. That’s why there are a lot of challenges in the community. And the perhaps toughest one has finally been cracked.
What kind of challenge is this? The challenge is called “Super Kaizo IronMON” and was created by user “iateyourpie”. It is the current, even harder version of the older Kaizo challenge and includes rules that turn a Pokémon run into a real nightmare.
The complete list of rules is very long, a few highlights are:
One may only use one Pokémon
About halfway through the game, at the Safari Zone, one must swap the Pokémon for another
A randomizer is used, mixing the Pokémon you encounter thoroughly. Items and attacks are also distributed randomly.
Opposing trainers are smarter
The levels of opposing trainers and Pokémon are raised
No shops may be used
Pokémon may not be particularly strong
Some items are forbidden
Some abilities are forbidden
Certain attacks are forbidden, such as those that improve stats
The entire list of rules makes it nearly impossible to complete the task. Many fall behind right at the start of the game when the rival takes out the randomly assigned Pokémon.
Nonetheless, a player has now succeeded.
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With Iksbat to victory: Reimi cracks the Super Kaizo Challenge
How did the player achieve this? Over the past few days, streamer Reimi made headlines as he became the (notoriously) first to successfully complete the Super Kaizo Challenge for Pokémon FireRed / LeafGreen. Among others, GamesRadar reports on the run that nobody thought was actually doable.
You can watch Reimi’s stream on Twitch. At the end of the video, you can see how the streamer achieves victory – with his Iksbat.
This is what Iksbat looks like (here in Pokémon GO)
Iksbat is not necessarily a Pokémon that many would take into an epic run against randomness. But for Reimi, it worked out great, and his lovingly named “Heskey” Iksbat had just the stats he needed. It was, however, close.
In the final battle against Gary, “Heskey” easily took out the first Camerupt with Earthquake, and also defeated the two following Paras. The next Morlord at level 95 fell victim to a critical hit.
As second to last, the champ sent Rayquaza into battle. Here it got more difficult, as firstly, the attacks didn’t hit as well, and the champ also used two Max Potions. Here, Heskey dropped to 56 HP and even needed a Max Potion. Luck also played a role, as Rayquaza sometimes missed its attacks. The last Quappo also fell – Heskey leveled up to level 91. Then it was time for the Hall of Fame.
What does Reimi say about it? The streamer himself could hardly believe that he had actually succeeded: “I can’t believe it. Super Kaizo is over,” he says on the stream. Reimi had previously ended 8,501 attempts with losses, the 8,502nd was to bring victory. The last run took a total of 40 hours and 15 minutes.
Reimi had tried the challenge for months and was still faster than planned: “I really thought we would be trying for years here,” said the streamer. He emphasizes that he was often asked what he would do if he succeeded – and didn’t think he would need an answer yet.
At least he plans to do a live cooking stream to celebrate the victory – with thematically appropriate soup. In general, older Pokémon games are back in trend. Currently, there is a very interesting Nuzlocke challenge for Pokémon going around on Twitch. FireRed and LeafGreen are being played there as well!
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When Chris Metzen announced the Mists of Pandaria expansion for World of Warcraft at BlizzCon 2011, many fans of the MMORPG were astonished. One of the reasons: the Pandaren.
How did the announcement go down back then? When Chris Metzen, who was then Senior Vice President and creative lead for World of Warcraft, took the stage at BlizzCon 2011 to announce the new WoW expansion, millions of fans mainly wanted to know one thing:
How does Blizzard respond to the first setback in the form of the heavily criticized Cataclysm era, which is still one of the least popular expansions in WoW history? Or, in other words: How does one want to build on the successes of The Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King?
Well, the answers that Metzen had that day were not well received by a large part of the community. Some simply did not like the Chinese setting of Mists of Pandaria. The pet battles were also ridiculed as “Pokémon Lite.” However, most of the criticism was directed at the new playable race, the Pandaren.
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“Everybody was kung fu fighting”
Even today, countless heated discussions from 2011 and 2012 can be found online, where players debate the upcoming introduction of the Pandaren. And it all started with the official preview trailer on YouTube, in which the new WoW race was seen for the first time and which consequently received countless dislikes. Here’s a sentiment barometer from back then:
TheMeeelting said: “You messed it up, Blizzard. You really messed it up.”
yazzannaegg was obviously upset back then: “Pandas. PANDAS??? PANDAS?!?!?!? That’s the DUMBEST thing Blizzard has ever done for World of Warcraft. NO.”
stylo30031986 wrote about the Pandaren: “They were intended as a joke. They were never really part of the lore.”
Many made comparisons to an animated film series – for example, zach10364: “I should watch Kung Fu Panda 2 to stay updated on the story. ;)”
For many critics, it was clear: After Cataclysm, Mists of Pandaria would herald the end of WoW. And the fluffy pandas on two legs are to blame! And the pagodas! The pets! What is Blizzard thinking?!
The Pandaren are not stolen from Kung Fu Panda.
Stolen from Kung Fu Panda?
What’s behind the criticism? Well, not much. The Blizzard designers had already been working with the Pandaren as a playable race since at least 2002.
Firstly, in the form of an April Fool’s joke from 2002 for “Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos.”
Secondly, quite concretely, with the official introduction of the Pandaren into the Warcraft lore with the expansion “The Frozen Throne” (via wowpedia.fandom.com).
So when Blizzard announced the Pandaren for Mists of Pandaria, the furry friends were already firmly embedded in Warcraft lore.
WoW: Mists of Pandaria Classic On July 22, 2025, WoW Classic will enter the next round and – fittingly – take you to Pandaria. The preparation patch for Mists of Pandaria Classic was released on July 2 on the Classic servers. Look forward to the following highlight innovations that have come with the update (Source: worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com):
New playable races: With the release of the preparation patch for Mists of Pandaria, you can join as a member of the mysterious Pandaren either the ranks of the Horde or the Alliance and face the conflict brewing on the shores of Pandaria. New class: Learn the mystical powers of the Monk – defeat enemies with the devastating attacks of the Windwalker, increase the number of your allies with the spiritual energies of the Mistweaver, and casually deal massive damage with the unyielding strength of the Brewmaster. Revised classes: All classes have been equipped with a new talent system, improved abilities and spells. Area looting: Loot all nearby enemies at once and thus speed up the looting process. World event: Attack on the island of Theramore: Join the fight and participate in the scenario “The Fall of Theramore,” which describes relevant events for the expansion. Pet battles: Dust off your pet collection on your shelf and prepare it for new battles in the form of a tactical mini-game. Need pets? Adopt instead of buy: Tame new and interesting creatures on your adventures in Pandaria.
A benevolent look at Mists of Pandaria
What’s the truth behind the gloomy predictions back then? Nothing. MoP could not bury WoW. On the contrary, many WoW players look back on the expansion very positively today, as evidenced by many recent comments under the preview trailer of Mists of Pandaria (via YouTube).
Fafancina admits in hindsight: “MoP was everything we wanted, but we were so blinded by the ethnicity of the Pandaren.”
drae6984 added 8 years ago: “So many dislikes just because of the pandas… Now people can only dream of an expansion like MoP.”
darthroes feels similarly 3 years ago: “So much aversion, only to realize years later that this was one of the best expansions ever made.”
Why was MoP really good? The zones of Pandaria are beautifully colorful and varied. The quests are diverse, and the story of the expansion is compellingly told until the end. But much more importantly, MoP also shone in gameplay at endgame.
There, not only the usual offerings of dailies, raids, dungeons, and PvP awaited players, but also scenarios, the new class, pet battles, the personal player farm, and the challenge mode. Never before has there been so much to do in WoW for different types of players.
Additionally, there were meaningful adjustments such as the talent matrix, AoE looting, account-wide progress for many areas, the mythical difficulty level, flexible raid sizes, and much more. And since Blizzard made many good decisions in class design, a large part of the existing playstyles was a lot of fun. By the way, anyone who thinks that everything in Pandaria is just colorful and fluffy is mistaken: Mists of Pandaria has some of the meanest quests of all time
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The CEO of Ford has noticed that many young people do not want to work for him. Because young people avoid jobs in the industry.
Jim Farley, Chairman and CEO of the automotive manufacturer Ford, spoke in an interview with journalist and biographer Walter Isaacson at the Aspen Ideas Festival (via YouTube.com). This is reported by the English-language magazine Fortune.com.
In the conversation, Farley explained that older employees told him that young people no longer want to work at Ford:
The older employees, who had been with the company longer, said: ‘None of the young people want to work here. Jim, you pay $17 an hour, and they are so stressed.’
In the conversation with the employees, he noted that the employees were additionally working at Amazon, where they had already worked for eight hours before taking a seven-hour shift at Ford. Overall, they could only sleep three or four hours.
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Even Henry Ford knew in 1914 that young people were likely to avoid industrial jobs due to low wages
What was the company’s “trick”? The company made temporary workers full-time employees so that they would be entitled to higher wages, profit sharing, and better health care. The transition was established in the contract negotiations with the United Auto Workers (UAW) for 2019, allowing temp workers to become full-time employees after two years of uninterrupted employment at Ford.
Farley said he referred to the decision of the company’s founder, Henry Ford, who in 1914 raised wages in the factory to $5 a day to make temporary workers full-time employees. Due to low wages, young people had previously avoided work in manufacturing. Farley explained that the step would not have been easy, but was necessary:
It was not easy. It was expensive. But I think this is the kind of change we need to make in our country.
A new Gothic role-playing game on Steam combines turn-based combat with a narrative system reminiscent of Disco Elysium – and it will be released in just a few weeks.
Which game is being referred to? It is the new role-playing game “The Necromancer’s Tale” from Psychic Software, which was part of the Steam Next Fest. It is a dark fantasy role-playing game that picks up themes in the style of Lovecraftian horror, including necromancy, the insatiable desire for macabre knowledge, and the slow descent into madness.
It will be released on July 17, 2025, on Steam, where a demo is already available if you are curious. Currently, it is only available in English, but the developers intend to keep an eye on the wishlist language areas to translate the game into multiple languages in the future where there is demand.
Here you can see the trailer for The Necromancer’s Tale by Psychic Software:
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The trailer of the dark role-playing game “The Necromancer’s Tale” previews dark rituals and defining interactions
A thirst for dark knowledge that could make your neighbors nervous
What does the gameplay look like? In the top-down RPG, players take on the role of a low-ranking noble in the 18th century, studying dark arts and necromantic rituals, thus becoming more powerful. Players can perform these rituals to create their own army of the undead, which they can control as a supporting force in turn-based combat. Various enemies encountered in the game can be paranormal or of natural origin.
Another important aspect of the gameplay, aside from tactical combat, is the interaction with over 150 characters that players can meet in the game. These characters are crucial for the course of your story.
What role do the inhabitants play? The Necromancer’s Tale features a “Trust System” that ensures all decisions truly matter. Players can negotiate, flatter, and blackmail – all to achieve their goals.
It is important to note that supernatural rituals may provoke different reactions in a society where superstition conflicts with rational thinking.
Therefore, players should be cautious with their dark deeds before the entire populace conspires against them.
The Necromancer’s Tale is still available as a demo on Steam as of July 2, 2025, through which you can test the dark role-playing game for free. This may be a good opportunity for players who feel they have already spent too much money on games. Here on MeinMMO, we explain how you can see how much money you have spent on Steam in total: Steam: This is how you can see how much money you have spent
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The movies of Harry Potter are overall successful adaptations of the books. Nevertheless, not all characters receive the same attention as in the original material. Ironically, Snape is somewhat criminally neglected.
Harry Potter is full of interesting, quirky, and dark characters. All three adjectives describe the Hogwarts professor Severus Snape very well. While he initially comes across as nasty and shady during Harry’s early school years, the character undergoes a transformation, especially in the last book.
Much of what Snape did for Dumbledore and Harry over time stemmed from his former love for Harry’s mother, Lily. In the memory we see in the 8th film of Harry Potter, scenes from their childhood and youth are shown. This is meant to evoke empathy in the audience and show how important Lily was to Snape.
Unfortunately, the filmmakers decided to cut some of the most important moments from the book.
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The relationship was complex
What do the movies leave out? The memories of Lily shown in the film are brief and heavily summarized. The movie adaptation takes little time here, despite the fact that the last book was even divided into two films to give important scenes more room.
We experience the battle of Hogwarts in great detail, yet not how complex the relationship between Snape and Lily really was. The film primarily shows that Snape and Lily were friends, but with the appearance of James Potter, the shy, black-haired boy fell behind.
However, some conversations that would better illuminate their relationship are missing. It was not always easy: during difficult moments, conflicts arose, and at one point, Snape even called Lily “Mudblood” – a clear insult directed at witches and wizards whose parents are Muggles. This led to a rift between the two.
In general, Snape’s youthful interest in the Death Eaters and ideologies beyond good is not addressed in the film at all.
All this can be explained by the fact that these additional scenes would have increased the film’s runtime, yet Snape, especially at the end of the story, is a central character. A bit more background would have benefitted his character – particularly in understanding the relationship with Lily better.
Sure, the scene in which Harry learns about Snape’s true intentions is already very emotional – we only say “Always”. Still, the impression remains that there could have been more.
ThomasChance “Sodapoppin” Morris is one of the biggest streamers on Twitch and is especially known for his content about World of Warcraft. Currently, “Soda” is playing Old School RuneScape and is experiencing some special moments that many veterans of the MMORPG also know.
What happened to Sodapoppin? For three consecutive days, the famous US streamer has been playing Old School RuneScape on Twitch. For the first time, as he explains on his channel. More than 18 hours of gameplay have accumulated so far. He keeps encountering situations that RuneScape veterans (more or less) fondly remember.
A particularly impressive moment for “Soda” occurred on the third day when he attempted to leave a city in the center of Gielinor by heading north along the wall.
The streamer clearly underestimated the Dark Wizards who had settled near the city wall. The first magical projectile that hit him took more than half of his health points. The second spell sent the RuneScape hero to the ground.
His emotional comment: “Nooo … what the” … you can probably guess how the sentence ends. It’s important to know that in Old School RuneScape, you lose a significant part of your belongings when you die. Only the three most valuable items remain. After that, you have 15 minutes to return to the place of death and collect your stuff.
However, the respawn point is not exactly around the corner in this region, and the Dark Wizards remain very deadly. You can watch the scene here on twitch.tv.
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A Classic
How does the community react to the moment? During the stream, many viewers commented that this is a classic RuneScape experience that every newcomer must go through. But even on Reddit, the scene has been extensively celebrated for several hours with over 2,000 upvotes and more than 150 comments.
Sicks401 titles the clip: “Soda dies in OSRS in the most classic way possible.”
John_Bot writes on Reddit: “I already knew from the title what it was about. These dark wizards are legendary.”
Riyonak knows the spot all too well, via Reddit: “I probably haven’t played RuneScape in 15 years, and my first thought was: ‘I wonder if those dark wizards are south of that one city.’ I’m really impressed that I could remember that.”
Th3Shadows is also a victim of the wizards, via Reddit: “As a child, I died there, and as an adult, I died there again with my hardcore character. FeelsBadMan.”
InsuranceGuyQuestion celebrates on Reddit: “God, I’m laughing my ass off here. A classic RuneScape memory has been resurrected.”
Which of the RuneScape veterans passing by here are also familiar with these dark wizards up close?
What is Old School RuneScape? Old School RuneScape is the classic version of RuneScape, which has since been developed quite differently. The game was released in 2013, but based on the version that RuneScape had in 2007.
Since then, the old school version has been expanded with new content, while still relying on the same virtues of group play, grinding, and a “hack and slash” control system. Every new feature must also receive 75 percent approval from the players before it is implemented by the developers. Old School RuneScape is among the top 10 rated MMORPGs on Steam.
Where can you know Sodapoppin from? Thomas Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris is a WoW player from the early days and has been streaming on Twitch since 2011. With around 9 million followers, he is among the top 15 streamers on the platform.
He was able to attract particularly many viewers during his time as the leader of the Hardcore guild OnlyFangs from WoW Classic Hardcore. However, due to the constant DDoS attacks on the hardcore servers, he and many other streamers announced the end of the project in March 2025. You can find out more about it here: A hardcore guild that made WoW great on Twitch is coming to an end
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Starting today, you’ll find the rarest mounts in World of Warcraft much easier to get. We will tell you which mounts you should farm now.
In World of Warcraft, for the next 4 weeks, the event “Collector’s Bounty” is live. This increases the drop rates of special transmog rewards, as well as the rarest mounts in the game. Never before have there been such good chances to obtain the coveted mounts – a hefty +5% on just about all mounts prior to Dragonflight.
We are therefore presenting 5 mounts that you should focus on in the coming days if you want to make the most out of the event.
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What was the list based on? For the list, we relied on several factors:
Prestige: How popular and desirable is a mount in the community?
Drop Chance: Which mounts benefit the most from the bonus?
Effort: Which mounts are associated with a lot of effort (e.g., long runs)?
Invincible
Location: Icecrown Citadel (25 HC) Drop Chance: Normally 1%, now 6%
Everyone wants Invincible.
Hardly any mount is as desired as the winged undead horse of the Lich King Arthas. Since you must defeat Arthas at the very end of the Icecrown Citadel and the run can take between 10 and 20 minutes in a fresh instance, you should take advantage of the buff.
However, note that you need to set the raid to the “25-player” and “Heroic” difficulty. Only then does Invincible have a chance to be dropped by the Lich King.
Also, you’ll finally be in the club of the chosen characters who can finally make the dumb joke in the English trade channel that the mount is called “Invincible” but is not invisible at all. Yes, to understand that, you have to have been around for a while.
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The real money shop of Final Fantasy XIV is the Moogle Station, which now offers a new outfit. However, this is what players are currently complaining about, even though they can easily recreate it for free in the MMORPG.
What kind of outfit is it? The new outfit is the Belted Armor costume set. It consists of a hat, gloves, a top, and pants. It was originally introduced in the Korean shop, where it was exclusively available for the Korean version of the game for a while.
The international version is available via Moogle Station in three pieces: the hat and gloves cost €5.22 in Germany, while the version with pants and the one with leggings each cost €13.50. Although the pants and leggings are of the same style, they contain slightly different items. If one or more pieces are purchased, they must be assigned to a single character.
To acquire the full set with all item variations, one must therefore pay €32.22 per character. This is exactly what is currently annoying players.
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An outfit more expensive than Dawntrail
Why are players upset? In several Reddit threads, players of Final Fantasy XIV are venting their frustration. They are particularly annoyed by the price tag. User Glad-Fischerman-753 comments in a post on Reddit that the outfit is cheaper in Korea. There, the full set with all variants costs 44,300 South Korean Won, which as of the exchange rate on July 1, 2025, is €27.72.
In another post, also on Reddit, MrCornflks asks: An $18 outfit that does not include the hat and gloves, really Square Enix? In the dollar shop, the complete set costs $42, which at the current exchange rate is €35.55, thus exceeding not only the Korean price but also the Euro price.
User HelloFresco (via Reddit) points out that Square Enix likely wanted to prevent players from needing to purchase the hat and gloves twice with the outfit variations. At the same time, he believes that the two outfits should not then cost the full standard price of a complete set, which is $18 or €13.50.
User AegisT_ (via Reddit) also notes that the dollar price of the outfit is even $2 higher than the current expansion in the American Square Enix store.
Moreover, commenters under the posts are complaining that outfits must be purchased again for every character on an account. With eight possible characters per server and a total of 40 possible on a normal account, this can quickly become expensive.
Do you have to buy the outfit? The outfit is completely optional, so it doesn’t have to be bought. However, if you like the look, you can recreate it for free in Final Fantasy XIV. Reddit user wildroseblooms has specific suggestions for the in-game alternative in the post We have a Belted Armor costume at home.
