Fortnite: Challenge – How to get all gifts for the birthday

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, iOS, Switch & Xbox One) received special challenges for the game’s birthday. In these, you can earn unique birthday gifts and dance in front of a birthday cake. How to do that and how you can find the birthday cake, you’ll learn here!

Happy Birthday! A year ago Fortnite was released, at least the PvE version, which is now called “Save the World”. But the later released Battle Royale mode is also celebrating today. And since you celebrate a birthday best with gifts, there are some in PvP through your own birthday challenges. You can collect all of them if you’re diligent.

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What you need to do to complete the Birthday Challenges

There are a total of four gifts: To receive all of them, you need to complete the following three challenges. Gift number four will be given once all other tasks are completed:

  • Play 14 matches: This task completes itself. You just need to start a round 14 times and finish it somehow. Cancelling does not count, but getting eliminated right away does. So play at your own risk! As a reward, you get 5,000 experience points. Ideal for leveling up Drift or Ragnarok.
  • Deal 1,000 points of damage to opponents: This task is also trivial. You don’t even need to get kills, and it doesn’t matter which weapon you use. Combine this challenge with an open kill or damage task from Season 5. For this, you will receive a Birthday Emote.
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Anyone who completes all four special tasks will receive a back bling in the shape of a birthday cake.

Attention, for a limited time only! Don’t take too long for the new birthday tasks. The new challenges are only valid until August 7, 2018.

Not everyone is celebrating their birthday yet

Help, I can’t see the challenges? If you can’t see the challenges yet, you should wait until tonight. It should work again after the reset in the middle of the night on Wednesday at 2:00 AM.

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Absolver: Fight your way through Downfall like Bruce Lee through the underground

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

The martial arts online game Absolver is receiving a major, free update in September. Downfall takes you underground and lets you fight like Bruce Lee.

Face new challenges

Into the mines! Deep in the mines of Adal, the sinister Arcell spreads the Gleam infection to gain power over the Lost Prospects. You must try to stop Arcell and venture into the underground Temple into the mines.

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Constantly new challenges. Every time you enter the mines, new challenges and new paths await you. You fight the infected to collect Gleam. This gives you the power needed to fight Arcell. Each run offers you new dangers, different monsters, and in the end, three boss fights. You always decide whether to venture into the mines alone or together with friends.

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Learn the martial art of Bruce Lee. With the upcoming September update Downfall, it is possible to learn the new fighting style Faejin, which is based on the technique Jeet Kune Do by martial artist Bruce Lee. You will need to acquire several skills and combine them, resulting in 26 new attacks.

Compete in the School Challenges. Downfall allows players who have earned the rank of Disciple in Absolver to participate in the School Challenges. In 1-on-1 duels, you battle against students from other schools to unlock rewards in Seasons.

Additionally, the update will also introduce 51 new equipment items, as well as prestige variants of existing sets. New masks and 6 additional emotes and 3 new PvP intros are also included. With the paid Adalian Forest DLC, you can even get more cosmetic items for 3 dollars.

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Fallout 76: Players are currently annoyed by how the beta is supposed to run

Tarek Zehrer Tarek Zehrer Reading time 3 minutes

The beta of Fallout 76 will be released in October, about a month before the launch. To participate, you must pre-order the game. Another spicy detail is souring some fans. How are the players reacting? 

Since the October timeline for the Fallout 76 beta was announced, some fans have been heatedly discussing it. This may not come as a surprise, after all, it has been commonplace since the E3. Not everyone is pleased that Fallout 76 focuses on multiplayer. The developers have found it necessary to reassure the players several times.

The newly emerged discussions currently being conducted via Reddit in the beta thread mostly revolve around the timing of the beta. The fact that the beta is tied to a pre-order is also displeasing to some. What is going on?

Fallout 76 Beta

Players will be gradually allowed onto the servers – Fans feel deceived

The practice of tying beta access to pre-orders has upset some fans. Many find it ridiculous and feel pressured by Bethesda to purchase the game. On top of that, only certain retailers guarantee access.

You must pre-order the game from selected retailers. These include GameStop, Best Buy, Target, Amazon, Walmart, and Bethesda.net. However, that’s not the only catch.

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It seems not all pre-order customers will receive access to the servers at the same time: According to Bethesda, the servers will only be opened for a portion of the players first, with more being gradually let in over time.

Starting in October we’ll be selecting people who have pre-ordered the game from a participating retailer to enter our B.E.T.A. We’ll start small and grow over time as we prepare for launch.

Why do players have a problem with this? Many feel deceived. After all, during the beta announcement, there was never any mention that not everyone would receive access to the beta at the same time. Additionally, many fear that the announced beta period leaves too little time to play the beta if they are allowed onto the servers too late.

A possible explanation from a Reddit user: They may have underestimated the influx of players. Bethesda may not have expected so many players to pre-order to participate in the beta. With these phases, they want to prevent Fallout 76’s beta from being a failure.

Whatever the reason may be, Bethesda emphasizes: Everyone who pre-orders from relevant retailers will be able to play the beta. Players will likely have to hope to be part of one of the early waves.

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The Fallout 76 beta starts in October – Too late?

No time for bug fixes before launch? Fans are also criticizing that the beta starts only a month before the release of Fallout 76. The concern: Bethesda will have to carry over any bugs found in the beta into the game, as they likely won’t have time for fixes.

But is a beta even meant for bug fixes? Some Reddit users see it differently; a beta for a multiplayer game should primarily test the server load.

Fans speculate whether the beta could actually just be a soft launch. Some even suspect that this isn’t a beta at all, but a disguised “soft launch”, a gentle start. They convey to the players that it’s a beta, but in reality, they just want to cautiously bring the game online to avoid a disaster on day one.

Either way: The players are not pleased. Some are considering canceling their pre-orders to get back at Bethesda.

What do you think about this? Are you bothered by Bethesda’s approach? 

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Black Desert: Is the character editor on Xbox One as sexy as on PC?

Lucas Kaczynski Lucas Kaczynski Reading time 2 minutes

Black Desert is set to be released for Xbox One later this year. A new video showcases the game’s character editor in action.

Xbox players will have to be patient. Unfortunately, there is still no official release date for Black Desert on Xbox One. The game is expected to enter beta at the end of the year and then be released. In a video, fans can take a look at the implementation of the powerful character editor from Black Desert Online for the Xbox One version.

Powerful Tool

Limitless possibilities. The character editor of Black Desert shines with numerous customization options, allowing players to create almost anything. From beautiful characters to grotesque creatures, everything is possible. This fact has already been utilized by players who recreated famous personalities on the PC. At the time of Black Desert’s release, the editor was considered the best in the genre.

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The editor in the Xbox version seems to be just as powerful as the PC version. The video shows that players can select and modify individual facial and body parts. Additionally, personal poses can be created, which your character will adopt in the game.

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Will the editor be released earlier? To promote the release of Black Desert on PC, influencers were given the opportunity to have fun in the Black Desert editor. For example, YouTuber PewDiePie created various stars and a likeness of himself with the editor.

Players had the chance to experiment with the character editor before the release version, allowing them to kick off with a finished character right at launch. Whether Pearl Abyss will also release the editor earlier for the Xbox version is still unknown.

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Destiny 2: These cool Sparrows are available during the Solstice of Heroes

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 3 minutes

On July 31, the summer event “Solstice of Heroes” starts in Destiny 2. Now, further rewards have been revealed that you can earn as part of these festivities. You will soon be able to hunt these 10 cool Sparrows.

A summer fest is coming: In the lead-up to the Forsaken expansion, Destiny 2 is winding down its first year with large-scale seasonal celebrations. The summer event Solstice of Heroes starts on July 31, 2018, in which Guardians are supposed to celebrate their past achievements and accomplishments.

Event brings new loot: During the summer festival, you can complete the Moments of Triumph from Year 1 and earn numerous new rewards. This includes 10 new Sparrows among other things.

Destiny 2 Sparrow

These sleds will soon be looking for a new owner

10 new Sparrows: Before the event, new entries for Sparrows have been found in the game data of Destiny 2, which you will be able to earn during the Solstice of Heroes. Here is what the 10 new vehicles for your Guardians look like:

Backlight Razor

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Boltcrackle

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Comrades in Arms

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Gray Hornet

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Junestinger

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Memorium Sol

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Orcinus Swatch

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Serriform 7

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Sunspear

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Timberwolf

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All Sparrows are earnable: With the exception of the “Comrades in Arms” Sparrow, which is unlocked by reaching a certain score in the Triumph Moments, all other companions can be earned through level-ups during the event.

For each level-up, you will receive an additional event-specific Engram along with the regular Bright Engram, from which you can obtain various event-specific rewards – including these Sparrows.

By the way: Like during the Crimson Week, a knockout system will be active. This means: You will receive new items from the event Engrams until you have collected all the Solstice event items. Only then will there be duplicates.

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The Cycle will be everything: New online shooter with PvE, PvP and Battle Royale

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 3 minutes

The German development studio Yager has made a name for itself with the space game Dreadnought and now wants to shake up the online shooter market with the game “The Cycle” (PC).

The Cycle will not be a battle royale shooter and will not follow in the footsteps of Destiny, but will aim to take the genre in a new direction. However, this could also become somewhat problematic.

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The Cycle – PvP meets PvE

Treasure seekers against treasure seekers. In the distant future, you find yourselves on a space station orbiting the planet Fortuna III. On this world, valuable resources are disputed by several factions. You belong to one of these factions and are a freelancer who regularly goes to the planet to find resources and bring them back to the space station. This helps your party gain more power.

PvE meets PvP. You begin each mission alone. During the mission, you encounter other players who can join you or whom you can help. Currently, there are about 20 players per match.

However, you can’t really trust anyone. Every player is trying to complete their mission and get to the resources. This leads to a competition for the resources. Once someone has managed to snag the resources, they should watch out for the other players.

This means that PvP is possible at any time and anywhere. A firefight between players can suddenly break out. Even if you manage to secure the resources, you are still not safe. You first have to bring them back to the space station.

The developers explain that there will be a kind of race in which you try to reach the station, but other players can attack you and want to take the resources.

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Fairness in Open PvP?

Open PvP with quests – Can that go well? Many players will certainly be horrified at the thought of being constantly attacked by others during quests. Games have shown too often that this potentially opens the door for players who enjoy constantly attacking others.

The developers are aware of this and want to implement some gameplay mechanics to minimize this effect:

  • You will not receive rewards for attacking other players
  • There is no leaderboard for kills of fellow players
  • There is a leaderboard that shows which players progress particularly effectively in the missions
  • Players should be encouraged to primarily want to complete their missions and only fight against other players in emergencies
  • You have only one life per match. If you are eliminated, you will no longer participate in the round. Therefore, everyone must proceed cautiously
  • A matchmaking system will group peaceful players together and let the aggressive players play among themselves
  • There are indications of whether you can trust a player. For example, a bounty may be placed on a player who has cheated others
  • Players who constantly attack others will get branded and hunted
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A little bit of Battle Royale, but with more options. The Cycle does not want to completely distance itself from Battle Royale. For example, it is possible to fight on the map until only one player remains. This player would win because they are ultimately the one who can get the resources to the station. Additionally, you will be brought to the planet by dropship, which somewhat resembles the parachute jumps from Fortnite or PUBG. Still, you will have more options:

  • You can team up and try to advance together
  • It is possible to reach your goal alone
  • You can bypass all enemies

Gamescom and Alpha: At Gamescom in August, The Cycle will be showcased in more detail. The online shooter will even be playable. Additionally, an alpha will soon start, for which interested players can already register now on the official website. The Cycle is expected to be released at the end of 2018 for PC.

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The conspiracy theories about Anthem are nonsense, says BioWare insider

Leya Jankowski Leya Jankowski Reading time 3 minutes

Anthem will be an online multiplayer shooter, while BioWare is known as an RPG studio with strong stories. This shift seems strange to some fans and speculation about the studio’s motivation has arisen: even conspiracy theories.

What are the conspiracy theories? Fans accuse BioWare of being influenced by Electronic Arts. EA is said to have pressured the studio BioWare to take a different path with Anthem than what is typical for the studio. BioWare was purchased by EA in 2007.

Anthem will be different: Anthem will be a “games-as-a-service” title that will be continuously developed and supplied with new content. The game will be a cooperative multiplayer shooter where players are always online. Also, the previously shown story trailer of Anthem is quite action-packed.

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This is what the studio is known for: BioWare is known for RPG games that possess a dense and well-thought-out story. Players make important decisions that influence the course of the story. A dialogue choice wheel with multiple responses and sexual romances are typical elements. At least for the release of Anthem, no romances are planned, but they could potentially make their way into the game later.

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BioWare has always retained control over its games

BioWare has often taken risks and tried new things: In response to fans’ allegations, a former employee of BioWare has now spoken out. James Ohlen worked as the lead writer on Anthem and left BioWare on June 22. Ohlen says that the fans’ theories are simply untrue. It is nothing new for BioWare to take new paths.

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In his opinion, BioWare has only been able to survive for as long as it has because the studio is really good at taking risks and trying new things. Ohlen refers to games like Neverwinter Nights and Star Wars: The Old Republic, both of which were something new for BioWare when they were released.

Ohlen noted: Just because Anthem is a multiplayer online game, it does not mean that the studio would suddenly stop producing “classic” BioWare games.

Taking a different path with Anthem came from BioWare itself and the team: For BioWare, according to Ohlen, it would have been an opportunity to create something different than what is typical for the studio. Even though there are a lot of conspiracy theories regarding EA, Ohlen can assure that BioWare always has control over how they design games.

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BioWare has undergone internal changes and also evolved

BioWare’s corporate culture has also undergone a change: Ohlen noted that a lot has changed internally at BioWare in recent years. Many older employees have left the studio, including the founders Ray Muzayka and Greg Zeschuk. Many new ones have come in, and the team has grown. The new composition of a team can also have an impact on the product.

BioWare had to evolve because the production of games is becoming increasingly expensive: The costs of game production are continually rising, which is also due to games becoming larger. This also means larger teams. For this reason, BioWare had to change to meet today’s standards and requirements.

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GTA 5 Online: After Hours Update is live and brings these cars

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The nightclub DLC for GTA 5 Online “After Hours” is out today for Xbox One, PC, and PS4. The download has already started.

New Update: From today, July 24th, there is a new DLC for the online mode of Grand Theft Auto V. It can be downloaded for free by any player. You will dive into the nightlife of Los Santos, featuring music, DJs, and the familiar face from GTA IV, Gay Tony.

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GTA V Nightlife DLC on PS4, Xbox One, PC

When does the download start? On the morning of July 24th, the patch went live first on Xbox One, then for PS4 players and the Social Club. PC players on Steam will have to wait.

How large is the update? The patch is between 4.3 GB on consoles and 5.3 GB on the PC, depending on the platform.

What does the update bring? You can design and manage your own nightclubs. This will likely be a new way to earn money.

Trailer: In the video, Rockstar presents the new update. It turns out that Gay Tony is back in the game. This character received its own DLC for the predecessor, GTA 4, and can now enjoy itself in the latest installment of the GTA series.

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Vehicles of the Nightclub DLC leaked

New vehicles are typically part of a new GTA 5 Online DLC. The Twitter account FoxySnaps has already extracted vehicles from the update data:

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Are these all the vehicles? No. You can find more vehicles of the DLC on the linked Twitter account.

When will the vehicles be available? It is still unclear whether all the leaked vehicles will be available in the game from the start or will be unlocked gradually over the coming weeks.

How much do the vehicles cost? 

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Prices of the nightclubs in the After Hours DLC

The nightclubs are the focus of the DLC. As you already know from the CEO building or the biker business, the new buildings cost a lot of money. The new nightclubs are priced between 1,080,000 GTA$ and 1,700,000 GTA$.

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We will update this article for you as soon as new information becomes available.

Do you still lack the necessary cash for the many new contents? 10 ways to quickly earn money in GTA 5 Online are available here.

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Fortnite: Here are the patch notes for 5.1 in English – Huge update coming

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 4 minutes

Fortnite (PC, PS4, iOS, Switch & Xbox One) has received the new Patch 5.1. What is included in the update can be found in the German patch notes here. It is a huge update for the 1st birthday.

Major patch for the 1st birthday: Fortnite is celebrating its first birthday today, and the associated Patch 5.10 is impressive. Here you can find all the highlights of the patch notes for Update 5.10.

New features in Battle Royale from Patch 5.10

Everything is changing in Fortnite’s PvP mode:

  • You can find and eat cake. They provide 5 health and shield each.
  • There are birthday challenges. Anyone who completes three will receive a new emote, spray design, and back bling.
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  • The Battle Bus and supply crates have a new design
  • The Creative mode returns in a heavily revised form. Starting from July 25, 2018, you can enjoy even more resources, ammunition, and golf carts!
  • The new SMG “Submachine Gun” is in the game
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  • Supply drops now have different loot distribution. You will find many more assault rifles, fewer sniper rifles, and no more pistols. The new SMG is, by the way, present in 14.58 percent of chests. Additionally, you will find no more damage traps, but more launch pads and campfires. The Slurp Juice is also included twice as often. There will be no more Cozy Campfires in the chests, and all materials will have a 33 percent chance of appearing.
  • The health of stone and wood walls has been reduced, while metal walls will be harder.
  • You can now sprint by default.
  • Newly built structures now appear in a different color as long as players are standing in them.
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  • The gyroscope controls on Nintendo Switch now rotate around the longitudinal axis instead of the yaw axis.
  • Bullets from sniper rifles no longer stop when they pass through certain trigger zones (e.g., from traps).
  • Players no longer fall through the ground or get pushed through walls when placing or editing buildings.
  • Founder Pack customers now receive the two skins Warpaint and Rose Team Leader
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If you purchased the Founder Pack, you will receive these two skins for Battle Royale with 5.10!

New features in Save the World from Patch 5.10

Everything is changing in Fortnite’s PvE mode:

  • The story continues in the Bru-Tal region. All players with access to Bru-Tal and Twine Peaks can take on the new storyline. The old Bru-Tal missions are still available and have been converted into a series of optional side missions.
  • Duplicate avoidance for Llamas: You now receive items that you do not already have. This change applies to epic, legendary, and mythic schematics and heroes.
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  • The quest log has been adjusted for Twine Peaks: You can now transition directly from a Storm Shield Defense to the next while unlocking new areas without having to complete the quests in between. There are also new quests.
  • There are new quests for the Fortnite birthday: Find birthday cakes and eat cake pieces to earn event tickets. Additionally, eliminate the new “Cake Kaboomers” to unlock a birthday hero.
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  • A new system for activating missions and voting has been implemented. It can now be used in the missions “Data Recovery” and “Ride the Lightning”. The new system replaces the difficulty pylon on the map and allows you to start missions at the mission location and increase the difficulty.
  • There are new heroes: Birthday Brigade Ramirez – a legendary variant of the soldier hero – can be unlocked through the limited-time birthday quest.
  • The new Mythic Constructor Steel-Wool-Syd has been added to Act 1 of the Bru-Tal quest line.
  • The soldier House Fighter Sledgehammer will be available in the event shop starting July 26.
  • There are 25 free inventory slots as a birthday gift
  • Faulty tooltips have been adjusted
  • A new enemy, the Shockshell, has been added. It shoots rays at you.
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  • There are birthday llamas in the shop that contain loot from previous events
  • The amount of gold has been doubled for all reward tiers of the Horde Challenge
  • The resource for advantage distorters has been increased by 50% for all reward tiers of the Horde Challenge
  • The “Bag Llama” quest has been removed
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WoW: Blizzard nerfs current raid bosses by up to 75%!

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A new hotfix for patch 8.0 in World of Warcraft turns powerful raid bosses into minced meat. Especially in Antorus, they are being nerfed.

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In World of Warcraft, not everything is running smoothly yet. Many enemies deal too much damage after patch 8.0, making some bosses in Azeroth nearly unbeatable. To ensure that the great adversaries return to their intended strength, a hotfix has arrived that should ensure fair fights, especially in the raid “Antorus, the Burning Throne”. The abilities of the bosses have been weakened by up to 75%!

The bosses in Antorus have been nerfed

Here are the changes to the various bosses from Antorus, the Burning Throne – the last raid of WoW: Legion.

Hounds of Sargeras

  • Incinerate deals 75% less damage

Eonar

  • Strike deals 60% less damage.
  • The health points of almost all demonic attackers have been reduced.

The Antoran Command

  • The damage from Psychic Assault now increases more slowly.

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Portal Keeper Hasabel

  • Imps have 30% less health points.

Imonar

  • Impulse Grenade deals 30% less damage.
  • Stasis Trap deals 30% less damage.

The Circle of Shivarra

  • Shadow Blades deal 50% less damage.

Aggramar

  • Wave of Flames deals 20% less damage.
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Nerfs were necessary. Even though the numbers of the nerfs may sound like one could now stroll through Antorus in a leisurely manner and naked, this is misleading. Due to the many changes from patch 8.0, such as the stat squish and the removal of artifact weapons, the bosses have been too hard so far. Some fights were only manageable with luck, others nearly impossible. Now, at least all encounters from Antorus should be “doable” again.

Many bugs fixed. Aside from that, the hotfix has fixed many more minor bugs, such as unsolvable quests or further adjustments to damage numbers in old dungeons. Generally, every instance should now be completable again – at least that is the idea. But there will surely be another patch in the coming days.

We will apply the hotfix tonight (07/24/2018), but individual aspects might already be active.

What do you think of the nerfs and changes to the bosses of Antorus? Was it necessary or did your guild continue to have no problems?

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No Man’s Sky NEXT: When is the update coming? All about the download and launch

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Today is the day: The No Man’s Sky NEXT release is approaching. The game will receive the highly anticipated update on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, which introduces “real” multiplayer among other features. But when does it start?

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The Next update for No Man’s Sky comes – All about the launch and download

When does the download start on Xbox One and PC? According to the Microsoft Store and No Man’s Sky Reddit, the NEXT update will be available starting from 3 PM this afternoon. From this date, the game will also be available for download on Xbox One through the Microsoft Store. However, the boxed version will only be available starting July 26.

Download on PS4 – Sony fans will have to wait a bit longer: Those playing on PS4 will have to be a little more patient. The update event is supposed to start on Sony’s console at 6 PM.

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How do you access the update? Depending on which platform you are playing on, you can access NEXT as follows:

  • On PC, the download will automatically start via Steam, and the online game will update itself
  • On PS4, you will be shown a new update for No Man’s Sky, which will then be downloaded and installed automatically
  • On Xbox One, the update is already included in the main game. You will receive it directly when you purchase and download the game

The major update is available to you for free.

Downtime and download size: Developer Hello Games has not revealed anything about a potential downtime or the size of the NEXT update yet.

By the way: After the NEXT update, developer Hello Games will take care of weekly new content for No Man’s Sky.

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Pokémon GO: New update brings Lucky Pokémon – Here’s how to obtain them

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Pokémon GO is enhanced by Lucky Pokémon. Niantic explains how the chances of encountering these special monsters increase and why gifts are now even more worthwhile.

What are Lucky Pokémon? The “Lucky Pokémon” were discovered just a few days ago in a data mine of the new patch 0.111.2. They are special Pokémon whose power-up costs are significantly reduced.

What does this mean for you? If you receive a Lucky Pokémon, you will find it easier to increase its CP and save Stardust. This makes it easier for you to acquire strong fighters in your collection with which you can win raids.

Update brings Lucky Pokémon

The new Pokémon GO update 1.81.3 introduces the feature for Lucky Pokémon. It states:

“When Pokémon are traded, there is a chance that both traded Pokémon will become Lucky Pokémon.” The Pokémon team writes in the blog that Professor Willow has made an important discovery: Lucky Pokémon.

Reduced costs: If you want to power up a Lucky Pokémon, you will need to spend less Stardust. According to initial reports from data miners, the reduction is around 50%.

You can find them in the PokéDex: To help you keep track of these special monsters, you can filter them in the PokéDex.

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How the chances of getting a Lucky Pokémon increase: According to Niantic, the chances of receiving a Lucky Pokémon after a trade increase if the Pokémon has spent a long time in the trainer’s box. However, the exact origin of this Lucky trait is unknown.

Is the feature active yet? Since the evening of July 25th, you can find Lucky Pokémon in Pokémon GO.

Improved gifts in Pokémon GO

With the introduction of Lucky Pokémon to Pokémon GO, the gifts that friends can send to each other will also be improved.

Pokémon GO Gift Overview

What’s new about the gifts? According to Niantic, there will be new, special surprises to be found in the gifts. When you send a gift to friends, you now earn experience points. Stardust is now also included in the contents of the gifts.

Here are all regional Pokémon in Pokémon GO

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Destiny 2: Check out where you’ll soon be fighting in Gambit mode

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In advance of the upcoming Forsaken expansion for Destiny 2, Bungie has now granted another exclusive look at the upcoming content. This time there is a guided tour of a Gambit map with developer commentary.

The flood of information about Forsaken continues: In the latest post from Game Informer, which exclusively covers the upcoming Forsaken addon for a month, Bungie now guides fans through the “Legion’s Folly” map of the new Gambit mode.

In doing so, the responsible world artists Coolie Calihan and Todd Juno provide insight into the creation and architecture of the map with their accompanying commentary.

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What is Gambit? Gambit is a new mode that embodies a mix of cooperative PvE battles and PvP elements and will be introduced with Forsaken in Destiny 2.

Here’s the video: Since it’s exclusive video material from Game Informer, we unfortunately cannot embed the video ourselves. To watch the video in full length, just follow this link:

Destiny 2: Forsaken – Guided tour of the upcoming Gambit map Legion’s Folly

What do you think of the presented map? Does it make you eager for more? 

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Fallout 76: Beta starts in October – You must pre-order to get in

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Bethesda has announced that you can take a look at the online game Fallout 76 for the first time as part of the beta in October. A pre-order of Fallout 76 is necessary to get into the beta.

Autumn is Fallout 76 Beta Time

Many fans of the Fallout series are looking forward to Fallout 76 because it is the first game in the series to focus on multiplayer. This has already led to some controversial discussions and a lot of criticism, which is why the developers continually try to appease the fans. With the upcoming beta, we will get a first glimpse of the game and see how it plays out.

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Loot from dead players is not available in Fallout 76.

All about the Fallout 76 Beta – Start and Registration

When does the beta start? Bethesda stated that the beta will start in October. However, a specific day has not yet been announced.

How to participate. To participate in the beta, you must meet certain requirements:

  • You must pre-order the game from selected retailers. These include Gamestop, Best Buy, Target, Amazon, Walmart, and Bethesda.net
  • Look for the redemption code, which you will then enter on the Bethesda.net website – Warning! You need an account on the site!
  • You will receive an email with access details shortly before the beta starts if you were selected
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The beta starts small. At the beginning of the Fallout 76 beta, not all players who signed up will be allowed in. Bethesda wants to start with a small group and then gradually allow more players. However, anyone who pre-orders from one of the selected retailers will receive access.

What does the beta offer? The beta should already provide a very good impression of the game, which is set to release on November 14. Therefore, it can be expected that all gameplay systems will be testable. However, Bethesda indicates that much is still in flux, so they cannot yet discuss specifics.

When the beta starts, we should see how Fallout 76 plays and whether the concerns of some players are confirmed.

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In WoW: BfA you hit with a dead fish and it wiggles even

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In WoW: Battle for Azeroth, there are great opportunities to change your appearance with transmogification. Clever players have come across a mace-fish with very interesting properties.

Fish Mace in BfA: Some clever players discovered a few funny items while playing the BfA beta. One of them is the “Foul Stink Smasher”, a mace with intellect and stamina, item level 325 – and with the appearance of a fish.

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Fill your enemies with stink

The Foul Stink Smasher has rather mediocre to poor stats with 548 intellect, 141 stamina, 45 critical strike value, and 47 mastery. You can receive the Foul Stink Smasher as a random world drop and it is soulbound on equip – so tradeable.

However, the fish is currently popular among some players for other reasons: it has a unique appearance and fish physics.

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Slap instead of clubbing: When you have equipped the Foul Stink Smasher as a weapon, you literally have a huge fish in your hand that you smack your opponents with. Although classified as a mace, the fish does not move statically like a club.

The Foul Stink Smasher has special animations upon hitting, giving it dynamic physics. When you strike, the fish in your hand moves as if you were actually slamming a dead sea creature against your enemy.

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More style than utility: The community celebrates the fish’s appearance and physics. The Foul Stink Smasher not only has a unique skin but also has green stink clouds around it that cover your opponents.

For the community, that is already enough reason to immediately throw out transmog ideas. Wowhead even lists 3 transmog sets that are based around the Foul Stink Smasher:

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What do you think of the fish? Will you also consider a transmog with the Foul Stink Smasher or does the idea stink for you? Let us know in the comments!

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Fortnite: PvE founders had to wait 10 months for special BR skins

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In Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, Switch, iOS & Xbox One) you will receive gifts today. Fortnite is celebrating its 1st birthday and all PvE players with the Founder’s Pack will finally receive two long-awaited skins for Battle Royale.

What are the Founder Skins? When Battle Royale launched at the end of 2017, buyers of the PvE version received special skins for the new mode. However, those were only gliders. Fans have been waiting for months for the two promised skin outfits to be added to the game:

  • Rose Team Leader
  • Warpaint

What is special about these skins: Battle Royale players have been waiting for almost a year for these two skins. However, there has been no news for months. Until now!

The new skins are coming in update 5.10

New outfits for the birthday: The wait for the desired missing Founder skins has now come to an end. Today, on July 24, 2018, is not only the birthday of the original PvE Fortnite. Today, patch 5.10 is also released, which means fans of Fortnite: Battle Royale will get something, too.

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Only for Founders: When the patch goes live today around noon our time and is successfully implemented on the servers, some of you should have the new skins. Unfortunately, the goodies are not available for everyone. According to Epic, the outfits are only available for holders of a Founder’s Pack.

Can you still buy the Founder Packs? The Founder Packs are still available on Epic’s website, and they are currently 50 percent cheaper, which is worth it alone for the V-Bucks for all PvP fans. It is currently unknown if the two skins will still be available after the patch date if you purchase the Founder Pack later.

This is what the new skins look like

Are the new skins worth it? The two exclusive skins are quite subtle by Fortnite standards.

  • Rose Team Leader is a variant of the known soldier, just with a pink cap and accessories.
  • Warpaint on the other hand, with his bandana and skull face paint, resembles Reaper from Overwatch a bit.
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Both skins are considered legendary. Since not every player will have them, they will certainly be among the more coveted skins.

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Hearthstone: The new Dr. Boom is crazier than ever as a legendary hero

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New cards for Hearthstone have been revealed. The crazy Dr. Boom is bringing another huge dose of RNG, but has great effects!

The next Hearthstone expansion, Dr. Boom’s Lab, will be released on August 7, 2018. Blizzard is already releasing new cards day by day so that players can prepare for new decks. Recently, some new highlights have been introduced that we want to show you here, including the main attraction of the expansion: the mad genius Dr. Boom.

Priests receive the new minion Sinister Researcher. For 5 mana, it has solid stats of 4/6 and a devastating effect. All of the player’s minions with Deathrattle cost 3 less mana. However, they die at the end of the turn. This can trigger great effects and hatch dinosaur eggs for 0 mana.

As a neutral minion, there is the Weaponized Pita. It costs 4 mana, only has stats of 4/3, but has an exciting Deathrattle: the player gets a random legendary minion in hand.

Warlocks receive the Omega Agent. A minion for 5 mana with stats of 4/5. If you already have 10 mana crystals when playing the Agent, it summons two more copies of itself. This equals stats of 12/15 for 5 mana. Insane.

  • Hearthstone Mad Genius Dr. Boom

Rogues can once again clone a lot of minions. The Labor Recruiter is a 3/2 minion for 2 mana, which as a Battlecry shuffles 3 copies of a friendly minion into your own deck.

Paladins can look forward to the legendary spell Kangor’s Endless Army. For 7 mana, this card summons 3 friendly mechs that died in this round. They retain their magnetic upgrades.

The true boss is, however, Mad Genius Dr. Boom, a new hero card for the Warrior. It costs 7 mana and gives the Warrior 7 armor. As an additional effect, all of the Warrior’s mechs have Charge for the rest of the game. A lot of RNG awaits in Dr. Boom’s hero power, as it turns into “Big Red Button”. This changes every turn, already on the opponent’s turn. There are 5 different effects for 2 mana:

  • Micro-Squad: Summons 3 1/1 Microbots.
  • Zap Cannon: Deals 3 damage to a target.
  • Delivery Drone: Discover a Mech.
  • Blast Shield: Gain 7 armor.
  • KABOOM! Deals 1 damage to all enemies.
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What do you think of Dr. Boom and the other new cards? Cool innovations or just too crazy?

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Fortnite: Servers down and maintenance for update 5.10 – Then the birthday is celebrated

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Today, on 24.07.2018, the Fortnite servers will go offline for the 5.1 update and the birthday celebration of the game on all platforms (PC / Mac, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, iOS). When will the servers be down? When can you start playing again? One thing is for sure: This week will offer you a lot!

Fortnite has a birthday: Today, on 24.07., Fortnite turns one year old. A good reason for Epic to celebrate this date. Before you can put on your party hats and start the conga line, you’ll first have to endure some maintenance.

The update promises to be fantastic – look forward to the return of a popular game mode, the new super weapon P90, and an improved Slurp Juice. “Save the World” players will also get their share!

Fortnite servers go offline – When will they be back online?

When does the server downtime start? Around 9:30 AM German time, the player search will be disabled. At 10:00 AM, the Fortnite servers will then be shut down.

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When will the Fortnite servers be back online? Given the many contents that are supposed to come with the 5.1 update, you should plan for a bit more time this week. Not only will the Creative Mode return, but also other content will need to be patched into the game.

Between 12 PM and 2 PM, the maintenance work should be completed. When that will be, and what the patch notes will contain for you, you will find out as usual at Mein MMO.

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What’s included in the update for Fortnite: Battle Royale: There will definitely be a lot to do and discover. Battle Royale players can look forward to the following content:

Furthermore, it is not unlikely that Epic will make smaller changes to the map that are intended to advance the story.

Update: The patch notes for Fortnite 5.1 are already here – we have them in German.

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If you purchased the Founder Pack, you will receive these two skins for Battle Royale with 5.10!

What’s included in the update for Save the World players: The Save the World mode also celebrates its birthday. In addition to special birthday llamas, you even have the opportunity to snag missed items again. In addition to the long-awaited campaign expansion in Bru-Tal, Fortnite will be generally more generous.

What do you think about the update? Will you jump in right at the start?

The patch notes are already here:

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Check out the new WoW cinematic “Warbringer Jaina” here

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Blizzard has released a new cinematic for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth. Check out here what Jaina is up to!

In the lead-up to Battle for Azeroth, Blizzard is once again releasing a series of cinematics to advance the story of World of Warcraft. First, Blizzard has started with the video “Warbringer: Jaina.” Here you can watch the short cinematic:

In the video, we see Jaina Proudmoore on a small boat at sea. She is singing a folk song from Kul Tiras, her former homeland. There she is infamous as “the Daughter of the Sea,” who let her father die.

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This goes back to the campaign of Warcraft 3. There, Daelin Proudmoore, Jaina’s father, wanted to annihilate the Orcs. However, Jaina had formed a peaceful pact with the Orcs. When it came time for the decisive battle, she let the Orcs pass, directly exposing her father to death.

Since then, Jaina is hated in Kul Tiras and her mother is also not on good terms with her, who now governs Kul Tiras.

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The cinematic ends with Jaina lifting her father’s ship out of the sea and making a decision: this time she will stand by the humans and fight against the Horde.

Cortyn says: Chills throughout the whole video! I can only hope that the videos for Azshara and Sylvanas are similarly impressive, because then Blizzard should be able to raise the hype for Battle for Azeroth even further. Overall, I really like Jaina’s development – instead of simply going crazy, she becomes determined and strong. A nice change in the Warcraft universe. This is also another example where the German version of the cinematic was brilliantly translated.

What do you think of the cinematic and these animated short films in general? Do you like that the plot is advanced this way and more is revealed about the characters?

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No Man’s Sky receives weekly updates and challenges with NEXT

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Tomorrow, on July 24, the major multiplayer update for the online game No Man‘s Sky will be released. But what comes next? According to the developer, with weekly and free updates.

Take on new challenges every week

Free updates are coming. Once NEXT has been installed, Hello Games intends to release another small update for the online game every week. These patches will be free and will bring new content.

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The community is the focus of the upcoming updates. These patches will feature something special. Every month, the developers want to present you with an interesting challenge. The community will no longer have to come up with content themselves, but can focus on the things the developers introduce with the patches.

These challenges will always lead you to specific locations in the galaxy. There, the new multiplayer aspect of the game will come into play. You will need to team up with other players to successfully complete the tasks.

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This is how the weekly challenges in No Man’s Sky will work

The Galactic Atlas will lead you to the target. With the weekly updates, the Galactic Atlas will also come as a new feature in the game. You will find it on a special website, and it will always guide you to the next challenges. Additionally, you will receive a glyph address for the warp portals to teleport you close to the target.

Moreover, players can mark their own interesting locations on the Atlas for others to visit. A leaderboard is also included, which honors those who excel in completing the challenges.

Rewards await. Completing a weekly challenge will earn you rewards. What these are has not yet been revealed. Hello Games, however, states that no microtransactions or loot boxes are planned. The updates and the rewards for No Man’s Sky are free.

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