Dev from Germany learns on Twitch how often his game has been sold on Steam – And over 31,000 people are happy for him

A German developer worked for 4 years on his first game on Steam. He documented his progress live on Twitch. A day after release, he looks at the stream to see how much he has earned and can hardly believe his luck.

What kind of developer is he? According to his own description on YouTube, cakez is a “normal guy trying to become a game developer.” He shares his progress every day in morning streams on Twitch.

On the indie platform itch.io, he has released several games under the name cakez77, but on March 9, 2026, his first title on Steam, Tangy TD, was released. As the name suggests, it is a tower defense game that launched just in time for the Tower Defense Fest on Steam.

How beneficial this has been for him, cakez found out live on Twitch.

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Indie game sells over 3,600 copies in one day

How much has he earned? The personal Steam report that cakez sees for the first time on Twitch shows several impressive figures:

  • Tangy TD sold 3,676 copies at that time – on the evening of March 10
  • before deductions, cakez earned 31,942 US dollars, which is approximately 27,500 euros (as of March 11, 2026).
  • however, returns and taxes will still be deducted, leaving the developer with 25,905 dollars or 22,370 euros (as of March 11, 2026).
  • In Germany, the developer also has to pay taxes on his income, so a few more euros may go away.

The developer’s reaction clearly shows that he was not expecting such a sum. After he has digested the – positive – shock, he calls out the amount again in German over his shoulder. The clip shows his partner embracing him enthusiastically. You can hear, “You did it!”

You can watch the moment here:

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Success moves even Reddit mods so much that they look the other way

The clip also found its way to r/LivestreamFail, probably the largest streaming community on Reddit. There it received over 31,000 upvotes and more than 1,100 comments. Aside from a few jabs at the fallen indie developer and streamer PirateSoftware, the reactions are positive.

One user writes, “Couple Goals,” while another notes, “They have already won at life.” Even the moderators cannot resist the overwhelming joy of the developer. Because although the title of the post technically violates the community rules, they decided not to remove it:

“To be honest, it is such a welcome break from negativity, and I love to see hardworking developers get the attention they deserve.” (Source: Reddit)

One or two users are so moved by the post that they want to give Tangy TD a chance. If you feel the same way, you can get the game until March 23, 2026, for 8.79 euros on Steam, after which the regular price of 9.99 euros applies.

It is quite natural for a developer to document their work on the traditionally game-centric streaming platform Twitch. However, a whole community of people has formed there who stream how they learn or work:
Streamer works quietly on her own book on Twitch and inspires 4,000 followers to productivity

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7 Twitch Streamers emerged as winners from Saucrowd – three remain in WoW

The big WoW-Twitch-project Sauercrowd has long since come to an end, but what are some of the biggest names from the project doing now?

From December 27, 2025, to March 2, 2026, the big Twitch project Sauercrowd in WoW Classic Hardcore took place. The event brought together many Twitch streamers, including WoW experts, but also complete newcomers to the game.

After the project officially ended in early March with the victory over Raid boss Onyxia, we take a look at 7 Twitch streamers who came out of the project as winners and what they are currently doing.

With the table of contents, you can jump to the Twitch streamers that interested you most in Sauercrowd.

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WoW Classic: The Hardcore Servers Are Here!

Felikah

Felikah in Sauercrowd: Felikah was one of the newcomers in World of Warcraft. However, she compensated for this with unprecedented commitment. She dove into the experience point grind of the MMORPG and even managed to impress one of the guild masters with her dedication.

The Twitch streamer reached Level 60 on Hardcore, playing over 600 hours of WoW in 90 days.

What is Felikah doing now? By now, it seems Felikah has moved on from the WoW grind. In the last 7 days, she primarily streamed the new Pokémon game Pokopia, but also played a bit of World of Warcraft (Source: SullyGnome.com).

JenNyan

JenNyan in Sauercrowd: JenNyan also delved deeply into the WoW grind, despite being a newcomer to the MMORPG. At Level 20, she suffered a character death, which didn’t set her back too much since she received help from her teammates Naguura and LostKittn for her new character.

What is JenNyan doing now? JenNyan announced her withdrawal from the intense WoW grind after the announcement of the participants of the first raid and a total of 270 hours in WoW. Now, the Twitch streamer has turned back to GTA V but also tried Marathon and Pokopia in the last 7 days (Source: SullyGnome.com).

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NVIDIA wants to improve The Witcher 4 with new technology, but part of the gamers is left behind

The Witcher 4 is one of the most anticipated games of all time. Now the manufacturer NVIDIA supports development with new technology. However, not all gamers will be able to take advantage of this progress. 

What technology is new? The chip manufacturer first showcased a demo video on YouTube of their RTX Mega Geometry technology in October 2025. In a blog post on NVIDIA’s site from March 10, 2026, they also announced that The Witcher 4 is expected to support the technology. 

Developers are expected to be able to create scenes involving ray tracing 100 times faster and render them in real time. Players can expect a 5-20 percent FPS boost in supported games like Alan Wake 2.

CD Projekt Red is collaborating with NVIDIA to implement this in The Witcher 4. Rendering engineer Cezary Bella from CD Projekt says he can’t wait for players to experience such a high level of detail in The Witcher 4. However, gamers will have to wait another year, as the game by Project Red is set to be released in 2027 and will be very expensive. 

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AMD and Intel users miss out 

What does this mean exactly? Gamers with an NVIDIA GPU can be excited and take advantage of Mega Geometry in upcoming titles like CONTROL Resonant. However, over a third of all players will have to forgo the additional FPS. 

To utilize the new feature, you need an RTX graphics card, which has been available since NVIDIA’s 20 series. Additionally, the game must support the technology, similar to DLSS and Frame Generation. 

Which players do not benefit from this? According to the Steam hardware survey from December 2025, about 19 percent of players use AMD and Intel graphics cards, which cannot benefit from this innovation (via web.archive.org).

Additionally, about 15 percent of all Steam users, as we calculated, use older non-RTX graphics cards like the GTX 1060 and will also miss out. It is also noted that about 9 percent in the survey are listed as “other” GPUs, and these cards will likely not support the technology either.

Source: web.archive.org

In total, about 34 to 43 percent of all Steam players cannot benefit from the advantages of Mega Geometry. NVIDIA is also preparing for the release of the fastest GPU in 2026, but for most gamers, this will hardly be relevant. 

Which games use RTX Mega Geometry? Currently, only a few upcoming titles are known that are expected to feature NVIDIA’s enhancements. These include: 

  • The Witcher 4
  • Alan Wake 2
  • Golden Light 007
  • CONTROL Resonant

Whether the geometry technology will be integrated into already released titles is still unclear. However, already released games constantly receive DLSS and Multi-Frame Generation updates, indicating potential implementation in older titles. Do players even notice the difference between upscaling technologies? An experiment has the answer: DLSS, FSR or Native – Blind Test Declares Clear Winner for Best Image Quality in Games

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Nvidia shows off new RPG, offers realistic sword fights with real sword masters

In a trailer, Nvidia presented the new open-world RPG The Vernyhorn on Steam and showcased how good the title looks. However, the gameplay is also expected to impress.

What kind of game is this? Vernyhorn is an open-world RPG that is said to be inspired by classic RPGs. You play as a main character who makes their way through the world while experiencing a very minimalist HUD.

This is meant to allow you to dive deeper into the story and the character than is usually possible with typical RPGs that have countless menus.

There are also elements in the game that you would find in interactive films. A screenshot on Steam, for example, shows the selection of an attack sequence during a surprise attack. You determine how this attack should unfold.

Here you can see how beautiful the new RPG is:

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The Vernyhorn shows in the trailer from Nvidia how beautiful the open-world RPG looks

More than just beautiful

What can be expected from the gameplay? The Vernyhorn blends elements from various genres into your character’s adventure. The battles are said to be hardcore and reminiscent of Dark Souls, while there is also a survival system where you need to manage not only your health points but also warmth and your mental state.

There is allegedly no prescribed path that is indicated, instead, exploring the world and searching for the goal are part of the gameplay. At the same time, the story is supposed to accompany your character in finding their personal place in the world.

How does fighting work? The battles are said to feel just as real as the story. That’s why the developers hired real professional sword fighters who used motion capture to record the movements for the game.

However, the fighting in Vernyhorn is not about honor, but about survival, as the developers explain. Kicking and shoving, using all body parts like in an MMA fight, is part of achieving victory.

Accordingly, the battles are said to be brutal, the developers reveal on Steam.

So far, there is no release date for The Vernyhorn. Behind the title is just a small team, which makes it unclear when to expect it. However, Nvidia highlighting how beautiful the game is gives hope that the other promises can also be kept. A very beautiful MMORPG could start in Europe in 2026: How is the most beautiful MMORPG in the world doing six months after release?

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Blizzard does not know what housing fans in WoW really want

MeinMMO-Demon Cortyn wonders if the creators of World of Warcraft know why the housing community actually plays.

Housing is a thing in World of Warcraft and it divides the community. Either you belong to the group that “just gets” housing and dives completely into the feature, preferring to do nothing else but improve, expand, and incorporate more and more details into their own house.

The other group looks at housing for exactly 5 minutes, scratches their head in confusion, and wonders, “What good is this crap to me now?” before they never return to the neighborhood or at most use it as a substitute Hearthstone.

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WoW: Housing-Cinematic in WildStar style

The Philosophy of World of Warcraft

Many of my friends are active in role-playing and thus belong to the first group. I haven’t seen some characters since the introduction of housing because they’ve put more work into their digital home than into their real apartment – I get it, I feel the same way.

But housing fans have a problem if they want the items from trolls and blood elves. Because they are part of the new expansion Midnight and require a lot of farming work.

Farming work that many are not interested in – because they want to spend their time on housing and not with the endless farming of furniture. This has been discussed repeatedly in recent days. A solution must be found.

And no, it’s not about housing fans wanting “everything handed to them,” as some people who don’t play housing at all say, but for some sadistic reason hold a “We had to suffer, so you must too” view.

It’s about the core philosophy that World of Warcraft has pursued in recent years. WoW has shifted in the last 10 years from “You have to play everything a bit” to: “Play exactly the content that you enjoy.”

  • If you want to do PvP, you can just play PvP, because you get everything you need for PvP there.
  • If you want to visit raids, you can play exclusively raids, because you get everything you need here.

The same goes for dungeons, pet battles, or crafting professions.

But the same does not apply to housing. If I want to set up a nice troll house for an evening, I first have to spend weeks or days playing various content in bulk. World quests, dungeons, loot hunts. Everything that somehow gives void light grit and fame.

Those who have housing as their favorite content have to either massively limit their selection of housing items or invest hours, days, and weeks to collect the items they can then use in housing.

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Housing has become the favorite content for some.

Housing Items Are Hidden Behind Several Steps

Moreover, I find the unlocking of housing decorations via the fame system a bit strange. I know, I now sound a bit like grandpa and grandma telling war stories, but: In the past, it was enough at reputation levels to simply reach the required level. The time spent farming reputation was the necessary effort. Buying the reward was then just a small formality.

Nowadays, with the fame system, reaching the necessary fame level for a reward is just one step to even access the items. After that, you still have to farm a different resource to be able to buy the reward for farming fame.

To put the problem in numbers:

Housing items usually cost between 750 and 2,500 void light grit. Void light grit is obtained from various activities, most efficiently (currently) from world quests. Some world quests reward 150 void light grit, which is rather the exception.

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Most decorations cost between 750 and 2,500 void light grit. The equivalent of 5 to 17 world quests.

This means: A single housing item requires the completion of 5 to 17 world quests – and we are specifically talking about the world quests that offer void light grit as an additional reward. This is just a small fraction of the roughly 25 world quests that are typically active at the same time. If they are not these bonus world quests, then the effort rises into the triple digits. Just that is already absurd.

Now, you multiply this effort. Because to furnish a house entirely in blood elf or troll style, you don’t just need a single wine bottle and a single chair. You need 10, 20, or even more of the same item. As a rule, you also want several different items from the respective people.

You can see: The effort is massive. It’s hundreds of hours of farming work, sometimes with time gating, as quests are limited, before you can even start to set up your dream home of a blood elf or a troll.

The Community Has Solutions – All Less Effort

There are many solutions to the problem. Just in the WoW subreddit, there have been dozens of posts from people complaining about the costs of the new housing items, and they also had some solutions. A few of these ideas:

  • Housing items should be drastically reduced in cost. A reduction of 5 or 10 times, so the price for an item drops from about 750 to 75 void light grit.
  • The decorations should become cheaper with repeated purchases. The first time they cost 750 void light grit, afterwards 325, then 160 – down to a certain minimum.
  • Only the first purchase should cost void light grit, afterwards decorations should be able to be bought for gold or crafted.

Time and again, there is also a demand that decorations should only be unlocked once and then be placed as often as desired. This was already a demand that came up during the early access of housing and caused some displeasure even then.

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Anyone who has to farm for weeks for their own house currently has little good mood.

What is the best solution? Honestly: No idea. There are many variations of the current system with which I could live well.

I am not saying that this must affect all items. It is perfectly fine to have a few individual prestige items among the decorations that are really expensive, noble, and exclusive. That’s okay, you find that in all other categories of the game too.

But currently, this applies in slightly reduced form to almost all new housing items.

Moreover, housing items also compete with other rewards for the same currency, as they all share the same resource. Should I buy a recipe for my profession or rather a troll cupboard? Do I prefer a pretty transmog set from the blood elves or a Sin’dorei wine bottle for my house?

Housing Could Be Even Better If WoW Reduces the Grind

And yes, I’m getting a bit upset today on behalf of other players. Because I built a house in night elf style and everything I needed for it I could really easily buy or farm in large quantities, such as from enemies on the Darkshore. The current problem doesn’t affect me much, yet I recognize it as a problem.

I know how upset I would be if I couldn’t acquire my night elf items so easily. If I had to spend weeks farming, my motivation for the housing system would probably have been extinguished right away and I would have never built my mage tower.

Exactly this danger now threatens a significant portion of the community, which has discovered housing and the creative design of new homes and rooms as a new main activity in the game. Some of them enjoy farming and have fun with it. But a very large part does not see the point in having to farm for hundreds of hours to finally be able to play the content they want to play.
I am sure, if you had to farm the rocks for an earth elemental faction with 3–4 rocks per week, I would never have seen this cool cave house.

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Because I wanted to catch Mewtwo in Pokémon GO, I ran over 30 kilometers in a week and now I feel really good

Because MeinMMO editor Benedikt Schlotmann definitely wanted to catch Mewtwo, he ran more than 30 kilometers in a week. And it was worth it in several ways.

In Pokémon, there was briefly an event for the 30th anniversary of Pokémon. The special part: After many years you finally had the chance to catch the special Pokémon Mewtwo.

For me, it was the opportunity to unpack Pokémon Go again. I didn’t want to miss out on getting Mewtwo. The hunt for the well-known pocket monster had a few other positive side effects as well.

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Pokémon GO Fest 2026 comes with Mewtwo and Zeraora

According to Pokémon Go, nearly 30 kilometers, according to Samsung Health rather 50 kilometers

Mewtwo was included in the special Go Pass for the 30th anniversary. The problem: You only unlock the encounter with the unique Pokémon at level 80, which means endless grinding.

Aside from the daily mission, I could quickly gather the needed points with one thing: Hatching eggs gives you by far the most points. But that also meant I had to run many kilometers. Only after a certain number of kilometers does the Pokémon hatch.

About halfway through the event, Pokémon Go also published a few missions that made the grind significantly easier. This made it no longer a problem to unlock level 80 and thus the encounter with Mewtwo.

How much have I run now? After a week, on March 8, 2026, I ran a total of 26.9 kilometers according to Pokémon Go, which amounts to about 29,000 steps, and hatched a total of 11 eggs.

However, the numbers are quite inaccurate. Samsung Health, the app with which I track my steps and health on my smartphone and smartwatch, comes up with nearly 50 kilometers because the Health app knows my stride length and can calculate the distance better.

If I sum up all kilometers and steps in the app from March 3 to March 9, 2026, I come to 49.37 kilometers and 56,680 steps.

Was there anything else good? Yes, I walked significantly more than usual this week and took a few detours to hit another Pokéstop or hatch another egg. The much movement has actually done me a lot of good, and I want to continue to keep active even without the Mewtwo bonus.

Speaking of smartwatches. I’ve been wearing this for many years now and it accompanies me on every walk and every hunt for the next Pokémon. However, I can’t recommend a smartwatch to everyone; you’ll read the reason on MeinMMO: I’ve been enthusiastically wearing a Samsung smartwatch for years, but for some it can become a real problem

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RuneScape shocks its players with the 3rd price increase in 5 years: “That’s why I quit”

The developers of RuneScape and Old School RuneScape have announced new subscription prices. Despite the hype surrounding the current changes in MMORPGs, there is much criticism.

What are the new prices? The developers of RuneScape and Old School RuneScape are once again raising the subscription prices for the premium subscription in the game. From today, it will cost €13.49 per character. Anyone who wants to support two or more characters will pay the same price for each character again.

While the RuneScape MMORPGs are Free2Play, many important functions and challenges are hidden behind the monthly payment. Accordingly, many players are affected by the increase.

The last price increase was not long ago. The developers already raised the costs for players in 2022 and 2024. The price has risen by about 36% in 5 years (source: MMOWire).

Here you can watch a trailer for RuneScape:

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RuneScape MMORPG Trailer 2020

First good vibes, now trouble

What’s the situation with RuneScape? Under the new head Jon Bellamy, Jagex and the RuneScape franchise are currently undergoing major changes. There is a packed roadmap with dozens of changes and adjustments that fans have long wanted across all games.

Moreover, there are new contents to look forward to. The new head is also addressing the Pay2Win issue and recently removed the controversial Treasure Hunter system from the game, which previously allowed for Pay2Win.

The community’s mood was also quite positive, as they were excited about the franchise celebrating its 25th birthday, suddenly coming back to life – especially after years of stagnation.

How are fans reacting to the new prices? Although the developers have generated hype with the numerous new features, ambitious goals, and less Pay2Win, the third price change in a few years clearly dampens the mood.

Fans on Reddit are reacting negatively to the renewed price increase, even though it is necessary to better position Jagex:

  • bigeyez: “I suppose you have to recoup the lost RuneScape 3 microtransactions somewhere. The monkey’s paw is closing”
  • Mage_Girl_91_: “Shaking my head, we are a year away from RuneScape costing more than WoW…”
  • SoftestPup: “If you want to charge more than Final Fantasy XIV and as much as WoW, then this $15 should allow you to play more than one character.”
  • Rammjack: “This is the reason why I canceled. One character for this price is kind of lame”

The fans are clearly showing the developers that they would prefer a cross-account subscription for the price, instead of just a character-bound service. However, the team has not announced this change yet.

Despite the dampening effect of the subscription price increase, the developers have great plans for their RuneScape MMORPGs in 2026. Players will receive a lot of content for the new price, which is substantial. You can learn more about the plans here: The head of RuneScape gives the MMORPG new life for its birthday, aims to bring massive changes in 2026

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Marathon: Server Down and Patch Notes for 1.0.0.4 – Everything You Need to Know

A new patch for Marathon will be released on March 11, 2026. You can find out when the servers are down, when you can play again, and the patch notes here.

Update, 12:15 AM: Servers are online again and maintenance is complete. The patch notes are also here. We have added highlights for you and included the full overview on page 2.

When will the servers go down? According to the support page of Marathon, the server downtime will start on March 11, 2026, at 09:00 CET. You won’t be able to log in and play. If you are currently in a session, you will be kicked out.

How long will the server downtime last? According to support, server maintenance should be completed by 12:00 CET. You can log in as scheduled at 11:30 AM. However, you may be placed in a queue, and there might be issues.

Are there already patch notes? Yes, the patch notes are now online. You can find them on page 2 of the article in translated form.

What are the main changes? The highlights of the patch are as follows:

  • Massive nerf for thermal imaging cameras
    • Visibility and maximum range (e.g., for sniper rifles from 180m to 100m) have been drastically reduced. At the same time, gunshots are now audible from greater distances.
  • Easier PvE (saving resources)
    • UESC enemies and bosses have fewer hit points and shields. As a result, you will consume less ammunition and healing items in fights against NPCs.
  • Better supply
    • Significantly more medkits and ammo boxes spawn on the map. The free sponsor kits also now provide you with more starting ammunition.
  • Map change (Outpost)
    • The “Broken Wing” entrance to the Pinwheel has been temporarily closed, as this path was too easy for developers. You will need to adjust your running paths.
  • Changes to Rook
    • The annoying backpack deletion has been fixed; however, Rook’s WSTR shotgun is now considered “compromised” – you now need a material stabilizer to extract it.
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Marathon will learn from the mistakes of ARC Raiders and take a tough stance against cheaters

A solid start for the extraction shooter

On March 6, 2026, Marathon launched and has since enjoyed over 88% positive ratings on Steam and 88,337 concurrent players at peak – with 62,495 in the last 24 hours.

While it does not show as strong a success as its genre counterpart ARC Raiders so far, Marathon fills a niche that players of ARC Raiders miss, proving that both games can successfully coexist.

With the upcoming updates and content from the roadmap, Marathon is expected to be further expanded and improved. Whether this will attract more players and if Marathon can compete with ARC Raiders will remain to be seen.

Loot plays a huge role in Marathon, and battles can quickly become a risk to the hard-earned progress. However, in the new extraction shooter, players are forced to give up their collected gear – and that is a good thing: Marathon forces players to sacrifice their valuable gear, but it is worth it

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Gamers are no longer getting graphics cards due to AI, but if you believe the CEO of Microsoft, it might be on us

Graphics cards and RAM are becoming increasingly expensive, but the Microsoft CEO indirectly says: Gamers are partly responsible for how good graphics cards have become and are now being used for AI.

Update 03.13.2026, 22:30: We have adjusted the title and made it clearer.

Thanks to the rapid developments in artificial intelligence, prices in the hardware sector are currently rising sharply: storage like SSDs and RAM, as well as graphics cards are becoming scarce and the still available models increasingly expensive.

Many companies, including AMD and Nvidia, are increasingly focusing on data centers and AI hardware. This is where the big money is currently made, not with gamers who want to upgrade their gaming PCs.

But Satya Nadella, the current CEO of Microsoft, explained in a conversation that companies like Nvidia would never have grown this big without gaming. And in a way, we ourselves are to blame for companies like Nvidia benefiting from the AI hype today (via windowscentral.com).

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Why is RAM so expensive? The current situation explained in 2 minutes

Nadella emphasizes how important gaming is for the tech sector

What does Satya Nadella say? Nadella emphasizes the impact of gaming on Microsoft and the entire technology sector, highlighting how gaming has served as an accelerator for various areas like cloud, Windows, or GPU-based server technology. In this context, he stated:

The influence of this excellence on the rest of the company is obvious. I joke with Jensen Huang that [NVIDIA] would not exist without gaming. Think about it: Without DirectX, in my opinion, there would have been neither the entire GPU revolution nor the acceleration.

What does he mean by that? DirectX is an important interface used by many games. And Nadella emphasizes that without this component, the entire GPU development would never have happened.

Because Nvidia developed increasingly powerful graphics cards to process such content faster. And gamers bought these graphics cards and Nvidia made its money from them. Consequently, the graphics cards that many gamers buy became faster and better.

And these very products are now used by data centers and AI companies. This development ultimately laid the foundation for the race for AI infrastructure that we are currently experiencing. Gamers were a reason that companies like Nvidia could grow so strongly and develop new products that are now used in data centers, but financially play hardly any role anymore.

Microsoft itself has also purchased thousands of graphics cards for its own infrastructure. But now there is a shortage of power and infrastructure. A problem that Microsoft shares with many other providers. You can read more about it on MeinMMO: Microsoft has purchased so many graphics cards for AI that it now faces a major problem

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“The developers are not the problem” – Because he is sick of his teammates’ complaints, a fan of ARC Raiders reminds the community who is really at fault

Making the entire player base of a game happy is nearly impossible. Even in ARC Raiders, there are players who simply cannot be satisfied with the content, but a large part cannot bear the whining from their own community any longer. They remind who is really to blame for the dissatisfaction.

What frustrates the ARC Raiders community? The ARC Raiders community seems fed up, but for different reasons. While a loud part on Reddit complains about the lack of news and “disinterested devs” with new updates, another part loses patience because of such voices. Forwards_Probe_7550 writes in the mentioned subreddit of ARC Raiders:

I am ready for the downvotes, but someone has to say it… The extent of self-importance in this sub is becoming embarrassing. Every time a thread on patch notes appears, comments like ‘terrible update’, ‘trash’, and ‘the developers don’t care’ flood in. Are we all playing the same game? Because from my perspective, we’ve received more support for a $40 game in five months than most $70 ‘live-service’ titles provide in a year.

For his statement “It’s not the developers who are the problem, it’s your expectations” the player received over 3,300 upvotes and 21 awards, highlighting the community’s agreement. Instead of putting the developers on trial for the aforementioned “disinterest”, the player base emphasizes that a plethora of dissatisfied players are to blame for their anger.

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ARC Raiders shows new Hurricane condition and hints at a new enemy

“Stop throwing a tantrum just because a patch doesn’t meet your personal wishes”

What is really the reason for the dissatisfaction of some players? The criticism from some players regarding new updates and “lack of” content stems for many fans from boredom, for which the devs should not be blamed. 

The player furmanthegerman and over 670 other users on Reddit believe that the problem lies in the hundreds of hours that people invest in ARC Raiders. It is not the fault of the developers that some players exhaust themselves and enter a kind of “ARC Raiders Burnout”, but a fact that can quickly happen with such grinding. Embark Studios had already struggled with this very problem. Their previous shooter, The Finals, also fell victim to its players’ rapid grind.

“The developers offer a nice, steady stream of tasks, but some should perhaps just take a break and play something else,” he adds. Affectionate-Box-459 comments:

This exhaustion is a major factor in almost every game once you’ve invested a few hundred hours. Unfortunately, this is exacerbated by the current gaming meta, where players rush through all content as fast as possible. Many players don’t take the time to figure things out for themselves, but take the path of least resistance by looking up solutions and then act as if the developers are the problem when they run out of things to do.

What solutions do players offer to the dissatisfied part of the community? To prevent rushing through the content too fast, a few players have found their own methods to avoid the aforementioned exhaustion:

  • They avoid guide videos that explain how to reach specific goals as quickly as possible.
  • They use the Expeditions in ARC Raiders to get a fresh start with correspondingly new tasks.
  • They take breaks and go outside to touch some grass in between.

It is important to mention that criticism is expressed by the community and heard by the developers to create a sustainable, entertaining gaming experience. Criticism is warranted and often leads to positive changes. Some points of criticism in ARC Raiders, which a large part of the player base agrees with, include late spawns, missing feminine cosmetics, and the treatment of cheaters, which continues to frustrate many players. Embark, however, wants to crack down on these unfair players: ARC Raiders punishes greedy cheaters, skips patch, and proves it’s not as “soft” as players think

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Source(s):
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A bitterly funny crime story lies to you right in the opening credits, disappearing from Netflix in a few days

Friends of humorous crime stories should watch a movie on Netflix that is only available on the streaming platform for a few more days. According to MeinMMO author Christoph Waldboth, this film is one of the best works of the brothers Joel and Ethan Coen.

Which movie is it about? We’re talking about Fargo, a movie by Joel and Ethan Coen, released in theaters in 1996. It is a mix of crime and black comedy, with slight thriller elements. You can still watch the film on Netflix for a few more days.

The film takes place in the deep winter of 1987 and tells the story of a criminal case happening in the Midwest of the USA. A car salesman named Jerry desperately needs money and thus orchestrates the kidnapping of his own wife. He aims to extort ransom from his father-in-law and pocket it himself.

The plan is pure theory and quickly goes awry. Immediately, there are several dead bodies around the city of Fargo, prompting the police to spring into action. The investigator Marge Gunderson, who is currently pregnant, takes charge of the case.

At the same time, car salesman Jerry becomes increasingly nervous, his story more unbelievable, and his accomplices, the kidnappers, start to lose patience. Typical of the Coen brothers, the situation escalates throughout the film and takes on absurd turns, including a certain brutality toward the end.

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A true story… or?

What does MeinMMO author Christoph think about Fargo? The Coen brothers have delivered some of the best American films of the last 40 years, including No Country For Old Men, The Big Lebowski, and Barton Fink. Fargo is also among them.

Even in the opening credits, the two filmmakers pull a fast one. It states that the story is based on a true incident. As it turned out some time after the film’s release, that was a lie – or let’s say, a joke that fits well with the rest of the film.

Because Fargo never takes itself too seriously despite the serious premise. The criminal case is lightened by quirky characters with deeply human problems. Marge not only has to deal with the investigation, but also with her pregnancy and her husband, who keeps her busy – for instance, with his stamp collection.

The film portrays a city and its inhabitants in a very warm and loving way. Especially Marge uses her open and friendly manner to talk to suspects. She is down-to-earth and knows what counts in life, unlike the bumbling criminals who are utterly unqualified for their job.

Fargo manages the feat of being both funny and thrilling, while also provoking thought. The beautiful and icy images of the snow-covered small town, combined with chilling music, create a dense atmosphere.

Among the highlights of Fargo is certainly the performance of lead actress Frances McDormand as Marge. For this role, she received the Oscar in 1997.

On Rotten Tomatoes, critics are also very enthusiastic overall. Fargo has an average score of 95% from 110 reviews. Over 100,000 users give it 92%.

How long is Fargo still available to stream? Those who don’t know the film yet but want to catch up must act quickly. Fargo will already disappear from Netflix on March 17, 2026. For those who cannot get enough after watching, the series of the same name is recommended, which has received five seasons since 2014.

It tells new stories with fresh characters, all set in the world of the original film. Perfect for fans. However, those who would rather engage with German-language investigations should take the advice of MeinMMO editor Niko Hernes: A German crime film looks like perfect entertainment for Boomers, sweetening my evenings on Netflix as a Gen Z

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Season 2 of One Piece shows one of the most important characters from Luffy’s past, although he only appeared in the manga 11 years later

Season 2 of One Piece does not simply follow the events of the manga and anime directly. The Netflix series also features characters that become relevant later. In just a few seconds, the first episode reveals what an important character has been up to 27 years ago.

Which character is it about? While Season 2 of One Piece roughly adheres to the story of the manga and anime, it already showcases some characters who appear later. Alongside Brook and Bartolomeo, an important childhood friend of Luffy is shown: Sabo.

Showing him is not just pure fan service; the series also clarifies what the character was doing 27 years ago while Luffy began his adventure.

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Netflix shows in the new trailer for One Piece the many new villains of Season 2

The really first reunion

What happens in the scene? As in the anime and manga, the revolutionary Dragon saves Luffy from Smoker, against whom the Straw Hats have no chance. Afterwards, Dragon is seen again reacting to Luffy’s life as a pirate in the rain. This alone is a legendary scene, as it is still suspected that Dragon is somehow linked to the storm in Logue Town.

However, the Netflix series alters the scene slightly. Even in Episode 1 of Season 2, Dragon speaks about Luffy’s ambition in the rain, but another character appears in the background for a few seconds. It is Sabo.

His first appearance was actually in 2010 in manga chapter 583. There, a flashback of Luffy’s childhood is shown, and that is where he meets him. This takes place nearly 11 years after the manga arc in Logue Town. He actually had his first appearance as an adult only in chapter 731 in 2013.

Thus, the Netflix series shows that Sabo was already working as a revolutionary for Dragon back then. In the manga and anime, he later becomes the number 2 of the organization, but it is unclear whether he was that in Logue Town.

Fans had already speculated in the past that Sabo was in Logue Town. A panel in chapter 99 shows the back of a character wearing a similar hat as Sabo. In chapter 98, a similar character is seen while Luffy lies at the guillotine thanks to Buggy.

One can thus also assume that Sabo has already met Luffy again in Logue Town. Their reunion in the Dressrosa arc is later a pretty emotional moment.

The live-action adaptation of One Piece on Netflix could also take different directions in the future compared to the manga source. They have already revealed that there will be a different ending: The creator of One Piece knows exactly when the series on Netflix should end – what would be the perfect arc?

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Bug in WoW grants players millions of gold, could ruin the economy

A nasty exploit in the crafting of World of Warcraft has catastrophic consequences. The entire crafting system could be ruined.

Even though gold has become increasingly available in World of Warcraft over the last 20 years, it still plays a significant role. Those who possess a lot of gold can buy numerous rewards or even shape the economy of an entire realm as an “Auction House mogul”. An exploit involving professions has made some characters incredibly wealthy – at least until Blizzard intervenes.

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What kind of exploit is it? The exploit concerns profession knowledge. Profession knowledge actually has a weekly maximum that can be earned, so that the professions remain interesting and attractive throughout the lifespan of Midnight. However, some in the community have found an exploit to earn additional profession knowledge beyond this maximum. We’re talking about 50, 60, or even more points. This allows players to significantly expand their professions and simultaneously specialize in several areas, up to the maximum.

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Almost unlimited profession knowledge leads to a lot of gold

What is the consequence of this exploit? The impact of the exploit is quite serious. Some players have already significantly improved a good portion of their profession specializations to the maximum, allowing them to create the best weapons or best potions (often several different ones), even though that should only have been possible in several weeks.

The consequence: Those who have pushed their professions to the maximum are currently making a fortune, as they can produce the most sought-after equipment in the game, for which many others are willing to pay hundreds of thousands or even millions of gold. A financial gold advantage that is granting these players wealth that is likely to last for many years.

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Those who exploited the bug are currently making a fortune.

Should one do this? No. Even though this is clearly an error by Blizzard, exploiting such a bug is something that has been punished repeatedly in the past. Often, accounts were suspended for a period of time, sometimes for several weeks. For accounts that have shown misconduct in the past, the suspension can be even longer.

We do not explain the exact exploit here and strongly advise against attempting it if you do not want to jeopardize your WoW account. As of now, it seems that the bug was also fixed last night – but the corresponding characters still have the profession knowledge.

How great the damage to the WoW economy will be remains to be seen. However, a look into the trade channel shows that there are a number of players who are currently shamelessly profiting from this exploit and can expect soon that they won’t be able to play WoW for a while. Instead, you might as well gather gold – the honest way.

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Secret research in Pokémon GO rewards with strong monsters, but you have little time

In Pokémon GO there is a free research that gives you some strong rewards. However, to obtain them, you must take action.

There are regularly limited researches in Pokémon GO that require you to complete tasks and reward you with monsters, items, stardust, or experience points. This is also the case with a research that you can pick up and complete regularly.

This research is also available in the new season Memories in Motion. This time, it even offers some rewards that are otherwise not available. And you don’t even have to do much – just hurry to pick up the research.

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Pokémon GO Fest 2026 comes with Mewtwo and Zeraora

Pick up, catch, collect

What kind of research is this? The research is about the GO Battle League. You can pick it up for free at the beginning of a season. Here you have to complete and win a certain number of battles in the battle league on several pages.

What rewards are available here? Particularly interesting in each season are the last two pages. Once you complete these, you will receive, among other things, a Premium Raid Pass as well as a Charged TM.

As these two TMs are not only very rare but also very powerful, it is worth it for you to complete the required number of battles and victories within the season. However, for trainers who are not active in the battle league at all, this may be discouraging.

What new rewards are there? In this season, however, in addition to the 5 regular pages of tasks, there is one more page. This starts the research. To complete this, you only need to catch 20 Pokémon. For this, you will then receive encounters with the following monsters as a reward:

  • Cradily
  • Stunfisk
  • Marowak
  • Furret
  • Clefable
  • Azumarill

These monsters are all quite strong in the Super League and are among the best Pokémon of the Super League. So if you are active here or plan to take a trip to this part of the game in the future, you should definitely complete at least the first page of the research.

This way, you can not only enjoy the hunt for the monsters themselves but also save some candies that you would otherwise need for evolutions.

Even if the IV values of the monsters are not optimal for you, they are still worth it. Optimizing battle league monsters for their IVs only makes a bigger difference in the very high ranks of the league. For most trainers, this is relatively irrelevant.

How do I obtain the research? To pick up the research, you need to open the in-game shop of Pokémon GO within the next 7 days, until March 18, 2026. Here you will find the “Pass for Limited GO Battle League Research” and can collect it for free. You just have to hurry, as it can only be picked up at the beginning of a new season.

Once you have collected it, you will have until the end of the season on June 2, 2026, at 10:00 AM to complete it and collect your rewards.

The current month is packed with various content. This includes events, changing raid bosses, and also dynamax bosses. If you want to get an overview of what is active in the game when, feel free to take a look at our overview with all events in March 2026 in Pokémon GO.

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Clair Obscur warns comic author, who gives up immediately, now there is still a happy ending

An author chose the same name for his comic book as the developers of Expedition 33. After a warning, he was already ready to rename his work, but now everything is taking a positive turn.

Why was the author warned? Olivier Gay is the author of the comic book “L’Académie Clair-Obscur,” which is about a magic school and its students. However, Clair Obscur is also the trademark of Sandfall Interactive, which celebrated great success with their hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 in 2025.

Recently, the author received a legal letter from the developers for precisely this reason. It stated that he should stop selling his comic under the name Clair Obscur, as he was benefiting significantly from the developers’ trademark.

The author, who had already chosen the name long before the developers presented Clair Obscur, was ready to give up and had no interest in a legal dispute, but now both sides have found a good solution.

Here you can watch the trailer for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33:

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – JRPG with French Flair has Release Date

Happy ending for everyone

How did the story end? The developers and author Olivier have come to an agreement. The author himself could do nothing about the similar name and, like the developers, simply discovered it himself.

Thus, the developers now explain on X.com that they have spoken with all parties and also their own legal counsel and decided to withdraw the claims from their attorney.

In doing so, they state: “We have always wanted to support artists and promote creativity, and this is one of the most important values we want to uphold at Sandfall.” They also wish the author and his comic much success for the future.

How did it come to this? The developers also addressed this in their post on X.com. They explain that their legal counsel’s job is to combat product counterfeiting. While this does not apply to “L’Académie Clair-Obscur,” it is generally an important task.

Thus, the firm aims to prevent others from profiting from the trademark of the franchise. The fact that the comic author got caught in the crossfire was likely solely due to the name, as the content of the comic has nothing to do with Clair Obscur.

The comic can keep its name, and the developers of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wish all the best. For both sides, it seems to be a happy ending because the community did not view warning an innocent author as particularly good. More details about the case can be found here: Author warned because his comic is called Clair Obscur, developers now speak out

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Crimson Desert is already selling better on Steam than the newly launched shooter from the Destiny creators

The hype around Crimson Desert is rising day by day. The new open-world adventure from the creators of Black Desert is climbing the top lists on Steam higher and is leaving even major new releases behind.

How is the hype manifesting on Steam? Crimson Desert is climbing higher in the list of bestsellers on Steam. This ranks the 100 currently best-selling games by total revenue. Meanwhile, the open-world adventure from Pearl Abyss (Black Desert) has worked its way up to the 6th place.

For comparison: The recently launched extraction shooter Marathon from Bungie (Destiny) cannot maintain its place in the top 5 despite strong reviews (88 percent positive on Steam) and falls back to 7th place, behind Crimson Desert.

The developers at Pearl Abyss can also be pleased with many wishlist entries on Steam. With 148,479, Crimson Desert has worked its way up to 5th place on steamdb.info.

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Crimson Desert shows more of the fights and progression in the action RPG in the new gameplay video

“The hype is really real!”

How is the community reacting? The high ranking of Crimson Desert in the bestseller list is currently being commented on in several discussions on Reddit.

  • Feed-Your-Fish writes on Reddit: “Man, I hope this game hits a home run. I’ve been looking forward to something BIG to play for so long.”
  • New_Cockroach_505 explains on Reddit as well: “I’m super excited for this game, but I have a feeling that this community will be totally poisoned with positivity after the release.”
  • iChieftain22 reminds on Reddit: “Even Digital Foundry said they shot three great videos for Resident Evil 9 that had decent views, and then shot a video for Crimson Desert that went absolutely viral. The hype is really real!”
  • Caosnight expresses a theory on Reddit: “I suspect that the increase in pre-orders is due to the confirmed console specifications, which have led many people who were hesitant to purchase the game to pre-order it for PC because they fear the game may not be optimized.”

Caosnight refers to the specifications for Crimson Desert for PC, consoles, Mac, and ASUS Rog Ally X that were released last night (March 10, 2026). You can find all the details here: Crimson Desert on PS5: The specs confirm what many have feared

What do I need to know about Crimson Desert ? The open-world action-adventure from the creators of Black Desert will be released on March 19, 2026, for PC, PS5, and Xbox. You can expect a pure single-player experience with a wonderfully old-school Buy2Play payment model (buy once, play everything, no microtransactions), a huge world, and plenty of content.

In the game, you will take on the role of a mercenary named Kliff, who fights to reclaim his lost homeland in the world of Pywel. Later, you will also gain access to 2 additional playable characters: the agile fighter Damiane and the giant Oongka. You can find all the other details in our big overview of Crimson Desert.

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WoW nerfs honor farming, doubles the time until you have solid equipment

Farming honor can be annoying in World of Warcraft. Now it is even harder, and especially newcomers suffer.

PvP in World of Warcraft is a closed book for many players. Many have taken a look during their WoW career, then got thoroughly “beaten down” and subsequently decided: I won’t look at this again. With Midnight, the developers wanted to solve this problem and introduced a new mode that is supposed to appeal especially to newcomers. However, this very mode has been changed so drastically that it is hardly worth it. The community is correspondingly angry.

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What is this new mode? The “Training Grounds” are a PvP game mode played against bots. The bots are significantly smarter than in the “K.I.nderspiel” mode, so they can pose a real challenge if you don’t know what you’re doing.

The mode is perfect for learning the ropes in PvP and understanding which classes attack with which abilities, which cooldowns to pay attention to, or how to coordinate with the team on different objectives.

Additionally, you can earn a lot of honor here. You need this to earn solid starting gear for PvP. Because special PvP gear is much stronger in battlegrounds than regular PvE gear, as the item level increases drastically. Moreover, there are usually set bonuses that provide additional stats and advantages.

Half honor, double farming

What has Blizzard done? In a hotfix, the honor earned in the training grounds was reduced by 50% – quite drastically. This means that you now need to spend much more time obtaining good PvP gear or you struggle in regular battlegrounds to earn honor significantly faster but get run over consistently.

This is how the community discusses: There is widespread incomprehension in the community about the change. The new game mode was precisely designed to offer newcomers a way into PvP and to be able to train against bots first. At the same time, you could farm honor there and earn solid starting gear before heading into “real” battlegrounds. Accordingly, the comments reflect this, for example on wowhead:

  • “Wait, wait, wait. Didn’t they introduce the training grounds specifically so new players interested in PvP could earn gear and try it out without getting flattened by experienced pros? And now they reduce the honor by half? That makes no sense!” – Grizzlemaw1993
  • “I don’t even play PvP and still think this is a dumb change. It’s highly likely to lead to new players just not wanting to engage anymore when they are simply rolled over in PvP and don’t play it anymore.” – Shammyren
  • “One step forward, two steps back.” – Talth

With this nerf, Blizzard probably hasn’t done itself any favors, as some will turn their backs on PvP again if they cannot at least earn their starting gear in a somewhat easier environment. Generally, there are some questionable decisions in WoW, as even the housing community is “mildly dissatisfied”.

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While Palworld is still being sued by Pokémon, the next clone appears on Steam

While Pokémon and Palworld continue their legal dispute, a new indie game called “Pickmon” is launching, which lawyers might already be rubbing their hands over.

What kind of game is it? Pickmon is a new indie game from developer PocketGame that further connects the worlds of Pokémon and Palworld. It offers a mix of survival crafting and, of course, numerous creatures for you to catch.

While you throw special cards at the monsters instead of Pokéballs, the familiar thrill of collecting remains. Similar to the hit Palworld, the collected creatures can then move into your own home, help with farming, or toil on the assembly line in factories.

You can watch the trailer for the game here:

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Pickmon shows its similarity to Palworld and Pokémon in the trailer

More Crafting and Survival

How does Pickmon differ from the competition? Although the title looks very much like a clone of Palworld and Pokémon at first glance, the indie game aims to stand out. The focus is intended to be much stronger on crafting and survival elements.

In the first screenshots on Steam, not only extensive production lines can be seen, but also entire greenhouses where Pickmons cultivate food for the players.

While in Palworld you are initially quite limited in the number of working Pals in the base, this limit seems to be much more generous in Pickmon: The images show about 30 Pickmons at work at a glance.

What else is there to do? The developers also promise a strong focus on exploration on Steam. Like in Pokémon, you should be able to use the specific abilities of your Pickmons in the open world to reach new regions and uncover the secrets of unknown civilizations.

There are hidden treasure chests to find and secret paths to unlock. And instead of Team Rocket, another secret evil organization is at work in Pickmon, whose plans you must thwart.

Is the game more than a clone? The similarities to Palworld and Pokémon are evident. Whether Pickmon really goes its own way in gameplay remains to be seen. Particularly ambitious, or perhaps even daring, is the planned release on the Nintendo Switch, as a direct competitor to Pokémon on the proprietary console.

After Nintendo and Palworld have been involved in a serious legal dispute for some time already, it is tempting to assume that this could also be the fate of Pickmon if the title really releases in this form. So far, there is no specific release date outside the trailer and the Steam page.

Whether Pickmon ultimately becomes more than just a brazen copy remains open. Indie developers often bring fresh, interesting ideas that can revolutionize an entire genre. Once Pickmon launches, it will be revealed whether PocketGame can achieve this. Palworld has to constantly justify itself, now there are jabs at secret investors

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Crimson Desert: How much MMO is in the new open-world blockbuster for PS5 and Steam?

Crimson Desert comes from the creators of Black Desert and was originally supposed to be an MMORPG. Now many players are asking: Is that noticeable? How much MMO genre is in it? MeinMMO reveals it to you.

Why is the MMO question even raised? Crimson Desert not only comes from the experienced MMORPG developers at Pear Abyss (Black Desert), it was originally even announced as an MMORPG.

Later, there was only talk of a probably optional multiplayer. Meanwhile, Crimson Desert is a purely single-player adventure, without any form of multiplayer or co-op mode.

Such a genre change usually leaves its marks. Just think of New World, which changed from a survival sandbox PvP MMO to a theme park and struggled for years as a result. A current question from many players before the release on March 19, 2026, is therefore: Does Crimson Desert still show its MMO roots?

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Crimson Desert shows more of the fights and progression in the action RPG in the new gameplay video

Singleplayer game with MMO scope

To make this very clear: Crimson Desert has no content or options at release that allow multiplayer or co-op. The most sociability comes into play when you’ve unlocked the a total of 3 playable characters and explore the world together with them – you control one fighter while the other two follow you.

If anything reminds you of the MMO roots of the game, it is mainly the size of the game world as well as the sheer number of features, systems, and content. Marketing chief Will Powers explained in an interview that this scope is only possible because the developers at Pearl Abyss think in MMO sizes and originally conceptualized Crimson Desert as an MMO.

A hint of the actual size of the game is given by the statistics from the knowledge area of the game. 75 bosses to be spread over 573 territories? 28 different mounts and 150 collectible resources? These are normally numbers found in the MMO genre.

GameStar colleague Michael Obermeier was allowed to play Crimson Desert for several hours at the preview event and reveals his first impression:

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What about stories and quests?

When looking at the playable content from the recent preview event, one cannot yet make a final judgment on the story of Crimson Desert or the quality of most quests. However, the first impression looks like this:

  • The main storyline around Kliff and his clan is elaborately staged, and the dialogues have been recorded by experienced voice actors. Most lines of dialogue in the game are indeed voiced (unfortunately not in German, but there are German subtitles).
  • Although Kliff’s adventure starts dramatically, the story events of the first hours have not yet thrilled most preview players – the stoic Kliff remains rather bland as the main character.
  • The quest tasks are varied, but within the quest lines they do not always logically build on each other: suddenly after completing task A, you are supposed to continue with the new goal B, although there was no hint of that through dialogues or documents.
  • With the bounty quests, there is at least one content that could quickly feel quite repetitive: track down the corresponding NPC, overpower them, beat potential evidence out of the criminal, and then take them to jail.

However, there is currently no indication that the majority of quests consist of pure kill or collect tasks, like those known from many MMORPGs.

How much Black Desert is still in Crimson Desert?

Those who have played the MMORPG from Pearl Abyss, are likely to get Black Desert vibes from every trailer of Crimson Desert. The clearly Western-influenced, fantasy-enhanced medieval game world, the graphic style of the BlackSpace engine, the powerful, action-packed battles – the big similarities immediately jump out.

But you can also clearly see many areas in Crimson Desert that are clearly influenced by Black Desert. For example, both games have

  • a parkour system that allows the characters to overcome or climb almost all objects in the game world (even large enemies)
  • wild horses that can be tamed
  • pets that collect loot
  • a selection of life skills like fishing, cooking, crafting
  • NPCs to whom you can assign tasks
  • housing

In various other areas, Crimson Desert also clearly distances itself from the MMO. In Pearl Abyss’s new single-player adventure, for example, you will not find a powerful character creation tool, no lengthy XP monster grind, no aggressive service monetization, and no PvP content.

All in all, this is such an exciting mix for a purely single-player experience (even if we miss character creation, at least you can dye armors!), that the anticipation for the release is high at MeinMMO editorial: Due to an MMORPG, Crimson Desert is the game I am looking forward to the most in 2026

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Diablo 4 Endgame Tier List: The Best Builds for All Classes in Season 12

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