For a long time, there has been speculation, now it is official: Microsoft is laying off 9,000 employees, including many in the gaming sector or Xbox division and in the business sector. They explain the layoffs by stating that they want to position themselves better.
The English-language magazine TheVerge reports that Microsoft intends to lay off 9,000 employees. This is the fourth major layoff round at Xbox within 18 months and the second in 2025.
As reported by the Seattle Times, Microsoft has confirmed that the company will lay off up to 9,100 employees this year, which corresponds to about four percent of the workforce.
Xbox head Phil Spencer said in a message to the team:
To position gaming for sustainable success and to focus on strategic growth areas, we will end or reduce work in certain business areas and follow Microsoft’s example by removing management levels to increase agility and effectiveness.
Those particularly affected include:
Xbox teams across all departments, indicating a profound internal restructuring
Sales and support functions, as Microsoft increasingly outsources sales for small and medium customers to external partners.
More precise information is not yet available, but should follow from Microsoft shortly.
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In Diablo 4 is Season 9 officially live and brings new content to the ARPG. While Blizzard is waving fresh features and balance changes, a small but fine detail is causing particularly much enthusiasm.
What is the highlight for many? In Diablo, you can customize your weapons and equipment purely cosmetically – so use transmog to slay through the game in style. And starting from Season 9, it gets even more convenient: You can equip complete sets with just one click. Previously, you had to painstakingly collect the set pieces.
To equip all pieces of a set, move your cursor over the set item you want to choose and hold down the key that is displayed to you (on PC, it is the left mouse click). Your player character will then wear a complete armor set and you are ready to go – or dye it further.
You can equip entire sets (“styles”) with one click.
This is how the change is received: In a post on Reddit, the user Ropp_Stark points out the new “Quality of Life” feature. His post has already collected over 1,000 upvotes. Many in the comments are happy about the change, as it seems to be the highlight of the new season for many. For example, acog writes: “This is a great QoL change for anyone who has a lot of transmogs!”
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Diablo 4 shows Horadric spells and new endgame content in the trailer for Season 9
Seasonal Features, Uniques & New Activities
What else is new in Season 9? With Season 9 came both seasonal features in Diablo 4 and permanent updates:
You will receive the Horadric spells through a seasonal quest line, enhancing your builds.
On top of that, there are Horadric jewels that you craft with so-called tomes from Horadric treasure chambers. These jewels further enhance your spells and bring additional strong bonuses. They are used in amulets and rings.
You can activate the next nightmare dungeon directly in the nightmare dungeons and continue without any detours, saving you time and load screens.
Additionally, Blizzard is shaking up the endgame and some activities in Season 9. In particular, the nightmare dungeons have received an update, as there are now escalating nightmare dungeons, “Horadric treasure chambers,” and a few quality-of-life improvements. You can find out more about it here on MeinMMO.
With Season 9, Blizzard has introduced new uniques for the six classes as well as some buffs to the game. This ensures that the spirit-born tops the tier lists, mainly because of a new leg armor. Which builds are currently the strongest choice for the endgame in Diablo 4, you can find out here: Diablo 4: Tier list for the best builds in Season 9
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In heat, many quickly reach for a cool down. However, researchers have found that these methods do not always help.Some supposed tricks even cause the body to warm up even more.
As temperatures rise, we quickly gravitate toward ice cubes, cold drinks, or a plunge into the cold shower. Although it feels refreshing immediately, this feeling can deceive our body. Surprisingly, these measures often have the opposite effect and promote the warming of our body.
Not only in real life, but also in games do you have to withstand searing heat. Check out the trailer for Dune: Awakening.
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Dune: Awakening presents new action-packed trailer for the release of the game
When Cold Becomes a Trap
Why do cold drinks not really help? Although ice-cold drinks seem pleasant on hot days, the body ensures that the cooling is often only temporary. According to the scientific publisher Frontiers, the body reacts with a so-called temperature shock: the blood vessels constrict, reducing blood circulation near the skin. At the same time, the brain registers the drop in temperature and slows down sweat production – our most important means of cooling down.
Although sweat production decreases, the cold stimulates metabolism because the body has to expend energy to maintain its core temperature. As a result, internal heat rises. This interplay can seem paradoxical: while the body produces more heat due to the increased metabolism, the heat dissipation through sweating is restricted.
Especially on hot days, when we should be drinking plenty, this can become a burden on the organism, as the body cools less effectively while losing more fluids. Therefore, the Consumer Advice Center also recommends not to drink either ice-cold or excessively hot beverages.
How do ice-cold showers work? A cold shower feels pleasant at first, but the effect is limited and can even be counterproductive. Studies from the American Center for Biotechnology show that cold triggers a cold shock reflex. The blood vessels at the skin constrict, reducing blood circulation at the surface.
Because the blood vessels constrict, heat is not effectively released from the body but is retained internally, the opposite of what one actually wants to achieve. Instead of quickly cooling the body down, the sudden cold often makes one feel warmer afterward.
That’s why fans are not always the best solution: Fans are a popular means of cooling down in summer. However, at very high temperatures, they lose their cooling effect. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends in its Fact Sheet that fans should no longer be used for cooling at outdoor temperatures above 40°C. Under such conditions, they can even increase body temperature, as they accelerate the evaporation of sweat, thereby increasing the risk of dehydration.
Tips that really help against heat: When temperatures rise, it is important to rely on methods that actually work. This is confirmed by both the Federal Institute for Public Health and the WHO. Experts recommend proven measures that effectively protect the body and prevent overheating. Here are the most important tips for hot days:
Wear light, breathable, loose, and light-colored clothing.
Protect your head and eyes with a hat or sunglasses.
Take cool or lukewarm showers or baths (no ice-cold showers).
Moisten skin and clothing with water (e.g., wet towels or sprays) for evaporative cooling.
Drink regularly and plenty throughout the day, even without thirst.
Avoid very cold drinks; room temperature or slightly warm beverages are recommended.
Ensure sufficient mineral intake to compensate for electrolyte losses due to sweating.
Keep windows closed during the day and shield them with blinds, shutters, or awnings. However, do not close them completely; leave slits open.
Use fans only at temperatures below about 40°C to cool the skin.
Use air conditioning, keeping doors and windows closed.
While in Germany, there is often a reliance on air conditioning or fans, other solutions have long been common in Southern Europe and help effectively against searing heat. There, ceiling fans are standard equipment. Especially now, during the current heatwave, it is worth looking at this often underestimated solution.
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Don’t Starve Together has been captivating hundreds of thousands of players for years. Right now, you can try it out for yourself in the Steam Summer Sale for very little money. It is currently 66 percent off.
What kind of game is this? In Don’t Starve Together, the name says it all. You are thrown into a vast, procedurally generated map and must somehow survive together with up to five other players. You have to pay attention not only to basic needs like hunger or heat and cold but also to your mental health; otherwise, you will be attacked by your own nightmares.
The longer you survive, the harder the game becomes, as it sends nightmare hounds or other creatures after you that you must fend off. If you die, you can resurrect yourself using special items or locations on the map—provided someone from your friends is still alive.
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Don’t Starve Together Gameplay Trailer
This is how live service works
Why is it so popular? Although Don’t Starve Together has been around for nine years, which feels like a century in video game history, tens of thousands of players still fight for survival daily.
This is partly due to the regular updates and events that continue to be added to the game, bringing new bosses, skins, and NPCs. All of these updates are free. You can only purchase characters or cosmetic items for real money or unlock them eventually.
At the same time, Don’t Starve Together has a gigantic modding community that offers new characters with unique abilities or smaller improvements. Even if you have completed the current event, you will find plenty of new ideas in the mods. Thanks to the Steam Workshop, they are also very easy to load into the game.
Here you can see some of the most popular mods. Many of them are just small improvements to the main game.
Party until the campfire burns
The biggest fun factor is logically the coop mode. Just by dividing tasks and collecting resources and items together, the extremely difficult game becomes a bit easier and simultaneously more chaotic. It can easily happen that the entire camp burns down or is visited by tree giants when the coop partner doesn’t pay attention during woodcutting.
And even if you die together and have to start a new world, there are usually thousands of ideas for what can be done new and differently in the next “run,” making frustration quickly forgotten.
I currently have no friends; can I play it alone? Theoretically, you can also play Don’t Starve Together alone or invite a coop partner after some time. Just keep in mind that you cannot enter the game world without the host. So there is always someone who owns the world.
If you avoid multiplayer and coop like vampires avoid sunlight, you can still have fun alone or directly grab the single-player version Don’t Starve, which is currently on sale and costs even less.
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Several trainers are reporting problems in the current event in Pokémon GO on social media. Niantic has already commented on this.
What kind of event is this? Currently, the 9th Anniversary Party is taking place in Pokémon GO to celebrate the game’s 9th birthday. The event started on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at 10:00 AM and runs until Sunday, July 6, 2025, at 8:00 PM.
In the event, among other things, golden PokéStops are waiting for you, where you can earn coins for Gierspenst. Trainers are reporting problems with this, and there are already indications from Niantic regarding the issue.
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So sah das Pokémon GO Fest 2025 in Paris aus
From Gold to Blue
What is the problem? As several trainers report on Reddit, they approached golden PokéStops. However, once they reached such a stop and wanted to spin it, the color changed, and it turned out to be a regular blue PokéStop instead of a golden one.
The post creator also suspects that because of this, they are not receiving the rewards in the form of coins for Gierspenst that can be earned at the golden PokéStops with some luck.
In the comments, more trainers are also reporting that they are experiencing the phenomenon as well. Some already thought that the golden PokéStop simply disappeared at the moment they touched it and turned back into a regular blue PokéStop.
What does Niantic say about this? Niantic, the developer of Pokémon GO, is already aware of the problem. They have published a small article in their help center specifically addressing this issue. It states:
“Golden PokéStops turn blue before they spin. When you approach a golden PokéStop, it may turn blue before it spins. This is a visual bug and does not affect your ability to collect Gierspenst coins.”
This means you can confidently go after the golden PokéStops. Even if they turn blue again, you still have the chance to receive the coveted coins for Gierspenst. It is unknown when the visual bug will be fixed by Niantic.
The birthday event is the first event of the new month in Pokémon GO. Of course, there will be many more events and content throughout the month. If you want to get an overview, take a look at our overview with all events in July 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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Minecraft is getting an automated system for sorting storage rooms. Copper Golems are bustling around and are really useful.
Minecraft has become larger and more complex over the years. From a handful of different blocks, there are now hundreds of different ones – and there are many more materials, whether in their original form or processed. Keeping track of everything and sorting all the possessions can be exhausting.
But Minecraft has announced a solution: Soon there will be Copper Golems that will bustle around your base and sort your chests!
The last patch just improved the graphics:
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Minecraft shows in the video how the graphics of the game will improve
How do you create a Copper Golem? Creating a Copper Golem is quite simple. You only need a block of copper and a pumpkin lantern. Once you place the pumpkin lantern on the copper block, the little Copper Golem will appear – along with a first copper chest that also teaches you the recipe to build more.
Copper Golem replaces hours of inventory management
How does the Copper Golem work? As of now, the Copper Golem searches a radius of 36 blocks around its location for copper chests. If it discovers a copper chest, it will head to it and take all items from there (a maximum of 16 stacks). Then the Copper Golem looks for regular chests and automatically sorts these items into them.
It only puts items in chests that are either completely empty or already contain items of the same type. So, for example, it would never put wood in a chest that has only stones in it.
Or to put it simply: The Copper Golem sorts all items from copper chests into your regular chests.
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The days of having to distribute your entire inventory into dozens of chests for several minutes are over!
While there were already ways to build an automated sorting system, it required a good understanding of redstone – and at the same time, you had to use up a lot of space to connect the sorting system to a warehouse.
When will the Copper Golem be released? There is no specific release date for the Copper Golem yet, but the next major patch is scheduled for autumn 2025 – until then, you can at least try out the Copper Golem in the test version.
Here’s how the community reacts: In the Minecraft subreddit, people can hardly believe their luck. Because such a feature has been longed for:
The Copper Golem takes items from copper chests and sorts them into normal chests. THAT IS SO USEFUL!– Enderboss25_
I am so glad that the Copper Golem has finally become a reality, and I love how they are implementing it, along with a new chest. – kdela36
Finally, a sorting method that doesn’t take up an entire room. – minecrafter8699
With the next major patch, these problems will be a thing of the past. Moreover, your base will likely feel a bit more alive when Copper Golems bustle through your rooms to bring order everywhere. Minecraft has recently received some cool updates – including the ability to fly on mobs.
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Both the genre of Battle Royale, MOBA, and hero shooter are among the most popular multiplayer games in the world. A developer has merged all genres and will release their game in July 2025 on Steam.
What game is it? The game Supervive by Theorycraft Games is titled “MOBA-Battle Royale meets Hero Shooter” and combines the three genres into a single game (Steam.com).
What changes are expected with the full release? In the announcement on Steam for the official release, the developers write that version 1.0 will change the game from the ground up. The progression system, game structure, map, client, and more have been revamped.
On July 17, there will be a preview for version 1.0, and at the same time, the Early-Access servers will be taken offline in preparation for the release. Theorycraft also states that there will be some rewards for Early-Access players when the full version is released.
What rewards do you get as an Early-Access player? If you played Supervive in Early-Access, you receive a cartoon carrot will-o’-the-wisp and the badge “Champion”. If you spent more than 40 hours with the game, you will receive the “Original” glider, the first glider from Supervive, and the title “Theorycrafter”. If you own the Battle Pass, Theorycraft is giving you a total of 200,000 experience points to compensate for the time from July 17 to July 24, 2025.
In the video, you can see the trailer for version 1.0 of Supervive:
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The trailer for version 1.0 of Supervive on Steam
The Early-Access was a great success
How well is Supervive received? The Early-Access of Supervive had almost 50,000 concurrent players on Steam in the first month (SteamDB.info). Currently, however, there are under 1000 players logging into the beta daily. The over 17,000 reviews on Steam state “Very Positive”, which is 89% of all votes.
The Steam user TheGrimreeferzz writes after 160 hours of playing Supervive (Steam.com):
I have been playing League of Legends for a long time, but to be honest, Supervive is ten times better and much more fun. Honestly, I am surprised that the game is not significantly more successful than it currently is.
As strange as a mix of Battle Royale, Shooter, and MOBA sounds on paper, they do it really well. I hope the game gets the hype it deserves soon!
Are there also negative voices? Yes, alongside many positive reviews, there are also some negative ones that criticize the monetization model of Supervive.
Lena writes on Steam that the game is really fun, but there are 2 different currencies that both must be purchased with real money. The skins cost about 17 Euros and are often only available for a limited time. Furthermore, there are upgrades for the skins in the form of different designs or animations, which also need to be purchased with money.
The developers of Chrono Odyssey have responded to the feedback from the beta. They now explain which topics were well received and where they need to improve.
What did the developers explain? Two weeks after the beta of Chrono Odyssey, the developers return with a summary. On Steam, the developers state that they have read and processed thousands of messages over the past few weeks.
In doing so, not only were the in-game surveys evaluated, but also the feedback on Discord and messages sent via X.com.
Now the developers have mentioned four positive and four negative points that they evaluated.
Here you can watch the trailer for Chrono Odyssey:
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Chrono Odyssey: Trailer from Summer Game Fest 2025 shows action-packed battles and a dark world
Something good and something bad
What did the developers evaluate? The developers have evaluated the many feedback responses to their MMORPG and identified 8 core themes. The four positive points that were already well received in the beta were:
The world of Setera is captivating and worth exploring.
The Chrono-Detector system is unique and adds depth to the game.
Character customization offers many options and creativity.
The game has solid core gameplay with great potential.
However, there are also four negative points that the developers frequently heard:
Performance stability (FPS drops, visual stuttering) and optimization
Improvement of combat feedback and animations
Clearer quest objectives and map guidance
More intuitive user interface and better support for PC controllers
How are players reacting to the core themes? Especially two topics are concerning the players. On one hand, there is a discussion on Steam about whether the point “Clearer quest objectives and map guidance” is heading in the wrong direction.
Players criticize there that they do not want to be hand-held in quests but prefer to discover things for themselves. User AbyssDragon_2115 comments: “I enjoyed the spirit of adventure and exploration. Do you want to turn it into a generic ‘go-to-map-marker’ where no one reads a quest?”
On Reddit, however, some players are upset about a point that was not listed: Graphics and lighting. Chrono Odyssey had presented a very specific game with light and shadow elements in the beta, which was neither bug-free nor looked particularly good.
Although the developers had emphasized in the past that they were testing an older build of the MMORPG in the beta rather than the current one, some players on Reddit are concerned that the problems may still persist later.
Users like hovsep56 measure the MMORPG against Reddit its trailer, which looked fantastic: “[…] I believe them [the developers] that it could be better, but even a year is not enough to make the game look like the reveal trailer. That is the biggest reason why this game [is being criticized by fans].”
In Elden Ring: Nightreign there is a feature that especially players with a poor internet connection fear: the Leave Penalty. This feature is meant to punish fans who do not stay loyal to their team and would rather leave. However, some players have provoked the feature and have been wondering since then whether it actually exists.
If the player repeats this practice, they are theoretically temporarily banned from matchmaking – many players know this from Dark Souls or Elden Ring.
However, there are also plenty of players with a poor internet connection who have to reckon with such penalties, which is often frustrating.
Some fans have now wondered whether this “penalty” actually exists, as many players have frequently broken the rules without being banned from matchmaking.
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Elden Ring Nightreign liefert neuen Boss-Content
50 rounds abandoned and no penalty
How did fans test the feature? Some players on Reddit left their rounds because they were tired of playing with players who want to do their own thing without exploring with the squad. User ClaimJumping describes in their comment that they abandoned about 50 rounds and have not received any penalty.
Successful-Escape293 is also one who left over 10 rounds but never received a penalty.
Now the thread creator Vermillon1979 wonders whether there is even a Leave Penalty, but the player does not receive an official response from FromSoftware.
Is there now a penalty or not? Those who have played Dark Souls or Elden Ring know that FromSoftware implements such punishment features in their games. Nightreign is no exception, but it could be that the tolerance until the actual punishment is much higher than in the developer’s older Souls games.
Nightreign is a game focused on online cooperation with other players. Besides uncooperative players, there are also connection problems, which often stem from the developers, and FromSoftware is not particularly known for its stable online connections.
On Steam, you can collect points in various ways. One of them is criticized in the community.
What are Steam Points? On Steam, there are so-called Steam Points. You receive them when you spend money on the platform or when you receive awards for uploaded content and reviews that you have published.
The latter currently receives criticism from the community. Specifically, it concerns a special award: the Clown.
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A user asks Valve if he can bequeath his many games on Steam – they reply
A Clown, Many Trolls
Why is the award criticized? There is currently a post in the Steam subreddit that has already gathered more than 22,000 upvotes. Here is a screenshot of a comment on Steam referring to the Clown award.
The corresponding user writes: “I speak on behalf of all Steam users when I ask you to remove the Clown Award; it is disrespectful and offensive.” Looking at the number of upvotes of the post, it seems that the user is not alone in this opinion. Another criticism can also be found more often in the comments.
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What is the problem with the award? Several commentators on Reddit believe that trolls, point farmers, and bots write extra posts – with the intention of receiving the Clown award in response.
In this way, they collect Steam Points, which can be spent in the points shop for animated avatars, profile frames, or backgrounds.
What does the community say about this? Currently, there are almost 400 comments under the post. Some of them say:
“It’s annoying, but it’s obvious point collecting, and people are still stupid enough to support it,” writes bibicalcucumber
“These people don’t even own the game; there’s no mouse icon next to their name in the comment. You’re all baited by point farmers,” says ElonsMuskyFeet
“I really wish Valve would give the Clown award without points,” hopes hazexm
“None of them should get a point. What a stupid decision that was,” replies weebitofaban to the previous comment
With an upcoming patch, the extraction shooter Escape from Tarkov will receive a so-called “Hardcore Wipe.” Not much is known about it, but it is expected to make the game even tougher.
What is this “Hardcore Wipe”? It was announced on June 26 in a post on X (formerly Twitter) along with the new roadmap. The Hardcore Wipe is set to be released with patch 0.16.8.0 in July. This patch will also include:
new prestige levels
new customization options for the PMC mode
as well as a number of fixes
The developers revealed more details in another X post on July 1. The Hardcore Wipe will reportedly disable the flea market where players trade gear among themselves. Additionally, the spawn rate for rare loot will be reduced.
These changes come with the upcoming Hardcore Wipe. (Source: X)
The Hardcore Wipe is likely to increase the grind for really good gear and make the game, which already prides itself on its high difficulty, even harder.
Players are upset about the changes
How is the community responding to this? There are many players who are dissatisfied with the Hardcore Wipe. This is already evident from the X post with the first details:
“Well another wipe I will be skipping this is extremely disappointing.” (tomer ae)
“Everything on this list is everything actual gamers, not the big streamers that play for maybe 1-2 weeks out of a wipe and bitch about the game 24/7, don’t want.” (Jake Franklin)
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Escape from Tarkov teases in the trailer ‘On the Edge of Darkness’ the new map Terminal
The wipe is also being heavily discussed on Reddit. Under a post on r/EscapefromTarkov with over 1,500 likes, voices can be heard like:
“Tarkov players really need to figure out that monotonous and repetitive does not equal hardcore. Spamming the same loot spot 10 rounds in a row hoping to get one drop is about as hardcore as grinding mobs in runescape.” (No_Bank_6959)
“I think this is fine for a short wipe just to give a different experience (I’m fine spending a wipe where I just don’t bother focusing on hideout), but they should seriously reconsider the ‘reduced spawn chance of rare loot.'” (1-Dollar-Doge-Coins)
While some players can understand the intent behind it, many believe the changes go too far. The developers have announced that they will reveal more about the wipe soon.
The subtitles of a new Anime series on Crunchyroll are under criticism. Because someone “forgot” a AI note.
For those wanting to watch current anime with solid subtitles in the German-speaking area, the streaming provider Crunchyroll is hard to avoid. Thanks to many “simulcasts”, current episodes with German or English subtitles are usually available just a few hours after the Japanese premiere – often almost simultaneously.
One expects a high quality of the translation – after all, you pay monthly for Crunchyroll. However, the provider has made an embarrassing mistake. Because the already rather clumsy translation of an anime episode also had the addition “ChatGPT said” in the subtitles.
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3 Animes that you should know as Harry Potter fans
ChatGPT said causes trouble
Which anime is it about? It is about “Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show”, one of the new summer anime. In the first episode, at the time 19:12, the displayed subtitle says: “ChatGPT said: If I can continue to enjoy the world from here on” (via anime2you).
This addition can only be found in the German subtitles; it was not present in other languages.
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ChatGPT is an AI chatbot that can take on various tasks – including translations, although one should always verify the quality of the received statements for correctness.
It is also suspicious that only “Emilia”, without the mention of a last name, is listed as the translator in the credits. Normally, you find people with first and last names who are responsible for translating the respective episode.
The passage can still be found at the current time with the ChatGPT note (as of: 02.07.2025, 11:00 AM).
Community is angry, expresses frustration: On social media like X, there is a huge outcry about this incident.
The concern is that this might not just be an isolated incident, but that the quality of translations is now generally declining and human translators might lose their jobs.
However, there are also rather moderate voices speculating that, due to a case of illness, they might have exceptionally relied on AI translations. What really lies behind it cannot be said at the moment, as Crunchyroll has not yet commented on the incident. 5 summer anime that hopefully make a better start, we have here for you.
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Superman is getting a new movie in 2025. Director James Gunn addresses an old “issue” that causes confusion time and again. Yes, we are talking about the glasses.
What is the problem with the glasses? Superman is not always Superman. In his everyday life, he moves through the world as Clark Kent, posing as a shy reporter for a newspaper.
In most versions, he wears a simple pair of glasses. The purpose of these is to prevent others from recognizing the radiant hero Superman in Clark Kent.
In fact, there is an explanation for the problem. It’s even mentioned in the comics – and the new film by director James Gunn references it.
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Superman – Trailer for the new film of the well-known superhero from DC
The solution is as simple as it is brilliant
Why do the glasses work? James Gunn discussed the glasses in an interview with ComicBook. He explained that they have a hypnosis function, meaning anyone looking at Kent becomes hypnotized.
This is intended to ensure that no “normal person” recognizes the disguised superhero. Instead, people think they are looking at a completely different person. Interestingly, James Gunn and his team did not come up with this feature themselves:
This is canon in the comics… I sat down with Tom King (author at DC)… and I said: “You know what I just can’t reconcile, is the glasses. They bothered me because I just don’t have that much suspension of disbelief.
It was probably Tom King who pointed Gunn to the origin of the hypno-glasses. These were introduced in the comic Superman (Vol 1.) #330. The issue is from 1978, so it is already 47 years old.
Yet most have forgotten this fact, which also explains why it is not utilized in other modern films like “Man of Steel” by Zack Snyder. There, Clark Kent wears a perfectly normal pair of glasses, which, as mentioned, seems implausible.
Die-hard fans probably already knew about the hypno-glasses, but for everyone else, the explanation may come as a surprise. Whether the exact workings will be elaborated on in the new film remains to be seen. The cinema release is just a few days away, on July 10, 2025. By the way, did you know: The Joker tried for years to break Batman, but needed just one day for Superman
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For many fans, it was a shock to hear that co-founder Chris Wilson Path of Exile has left. Now he appears in front of the camera for the first time in a long time, and fans immediately find hints about his future.
Who is it about? Chris Wilson, the former face and co-founder of Path of Exile, left his own development studio Grinding Gear Games at the beginning of the year. This was surprising for many fans, although he had not shown up for a long time.
Wilson was for many the face of Path of Exile before Jonathan Roger took on this role. Not much was known about his departure until now. The lead developer has appeared in front of a camera for the first time again, but even more exciting is what is hidden in the description of the channel.
Here you can see the trailer for the current season of Path of Exile:
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Path of Exile shows new Mercenary Season “Secrets of the Atlas” in the trailer
New game and details about the exit
What is hidden in the channel description? In the channel description, there is a link to the personal website ChrisWilson.gg, which contains many details about the life of the former head. It reveals that he has founded a new studio.
His new studio Light Pattern is working with a small team on the development of an undisclosed project. While not much is revealed about the game, there is a job posting for the position of “Art Director,” who is responsible for giving the game its visual style.
However, there is an interesting point in the description of the position. As a requirement, one must: “Have a deep familiarity with Diablo II. Not just play it but understand what makes the world, the art, and the systems of the game so impactful.”
For fans on Reddit, this is a strong hint that Chris Wilson is working on a game that takes Diablo II as a model, just like Path of Exile did back then. If that’s the case, it will take many years before a playable version of the potential competitor for Path of Exile 2 is ready.
What is known about his departure? When Chris Wilson left Path of Exile, it was initially published in February 2024 via the New Zealand “Companies Office“. At that time, users were already wondering what was going on, but Chris Wilson responded that he had not resigned and that it was just an error that would be corrected.
In early 2025, there was again such a notification, but this time it was supposed to be true. However, as Chris Wilson now confirms on his website ChrisWilson.gg, the first notification was indeed correct.
His departure reads as follows: “After leading Grinding Gear Games for 17 years, I resigned at the end of 2023.” The comment from March 2024, in which he confirmed the opposite on Reddit, was therefore not true.
Why Chris Wilson never announced his official resignation and why there was no proper farewell from the co-founder remains unknown. On YouTube, he still celebrates Diablo II and speaks directly with the creator David Brevik in his first video.
In Dune: Awakening there is currently a server maintenance. For this, the servers of the survival MMO have been shut down. MeinMMO tells you what things will change with the patch.
How long are the servers offline? In Dune: Awakening, the servers are currently under maintenance. The developers at Funcom announced the maintenance work on July 1 at 7:30 PM on Discord (via X.com).
The maintenance work is expected to last 90 minutes and will bring a new patch. It starts on July 2 at 10:00 AM German time and is scheduled to end at 11:30 AM German time.
Here you can see what to expect in Dune: Awakening in the future:
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Puzzle about the new patch
What could be included in the new patch? The developers of Dune: Awakening always release the exact patch notes only when the update is live and the servers are back up. However, they have revealed this time that the patch “brings a variety of fixes, improvements, and balancing changes”.
So it could already be the major July patch that the developers have been testing on the test server for the past few weeks. Recently, the developers announced that this patch is now mature and that they want to run the test servers only until July 2 at 11:00 AM.
Since this timing coincides with today’s patch, it is possible that it is indeed the major patch announced for early July, which brings hundreds of improvements. The developers present the following important changes:
Sandworms now linger for a while near spice fields from which they have recently been harvested.
The frequency of Harkonnen attacks on certain Atreides bases (and vice versa) in the Hagga basin has been reduced.
The “Play Now” button in the main menu has been adjusted to filter out private servers.
If the streamer mode is active, the name of the map creator is hidden when the player has created the sink chart. Furthermore, the sector name in the deep desert is now also hidden in streamer mode.
Items in the vehicle inventory of the ornithopter can now be listed and claimed in the exchange.
The PvE area near the shield wall has been expanded and now includes rows A, B, C, D, and half of E in the deep desert.
However, it is still unclear whether the developers will actually deploy the July patch today. We will update this article as soon as the update is live and the servers are back up. Then the official changes should also be available.
There are indeed unusual moments when trainers play Pokémon GO. One of these has been shared by a couple on social media.
Mobile games like Pokémon GO have a significant advantage over most consoles and computers: there are virtually no limitations regarding the place or time when one can play.
This is now also proven by a couple on Reddit, who took the opportunity to grab their smartphones and play Pokémon GO on one of the most important days of their lives.
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So sah das Pokémon GO Fest 2025 in Paris aus
Raiding is always a good idea!
The couple shared a photo on Reddit, showing them seated at a table, both holding their smartphones, which display that they are in a raid lobby of Pokémon GO.
The special part: the couple is dressed in a suit and wedding dress. They have just gotten married, as the post creator reveals. He writes: “My wife and I got married during the GO Fest, but that didn’t stop us from doing remote raids.”.
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He further explains that they had booked the wedding date long before the announcement of the GO Fest. Since the dates ultimately overlapped, they missed the entire Saturday of the event and half of Sunday, so they could not take away much content.
At least they managed to complete some raids on Sunday, which was captured in the snapshot of the picture.
What does the community think about this? Under the post, which has garnered over 15,000 upvotes on Reddit, there are also several comments expressing the opinion that this is a good sign for a long and happy marriage.
“Everything you captured on that day makes it even more beautiful. Maybe have a wedding day for the monsters. Congratulations to you,” writes tammytwirl.
“A couple that plays Pokémon GO together, stays together,” says ashuriihorii.
“Hahaha, congratulations! I hope you caught many shinies on your special day,” comments PhantomTroupe26.
“And so they know that they are meant for each other… activities for the GO Fest on one of the happiest days of their lives. Congratulations!!!,” writes _unrealwonder_.
June has ended, and with it the big GO Fest 2025 in Pokémon GO. However, the new month brings you many events, raids, and further content again. If you want to get an overview, feel free to take a look at our overview with all events in July 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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In Dune: Awakening, a player has completed the construction of one of the most iconic fortresses in fantasy history and the community is celebrating it.
Which fortress is it? Player Plneapple seems to have spent many hours building his fortress in Dune: Awakening. He recently showcased the result on Reddit. Despite the sci-fi look of the game, the fan managed to recreate Helm’s Deep from “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”.
Even though the desert and proportions do not fully contribute to the detail fidelity, the fortress is easily recognizable and impresses other players of Dune: Awakening with its appearance.
You can see the base with your own eyes here:
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Can the fortress be visited? Yes, it is indeed possible. The builder of the fortress welcomes visitors. Those who want to explore the fortress must go to Sietch Umbu on the server Hyberbatas. The fortress is located directly at the map boundaries at the Eastern Shield Wall and should not be overlooked with its impressive size.
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How do fans react to the fortress? Among the players of Dune: Awakening, there are seemingly some fans of The Lord of the Rings. Thus, there are many quotes in response to the fortress:
Low-Instruction7263 quotes on Reddit: “So it begins”
And the thread creator also comments on Reddit: “The Horn of Helm Hammerhand shall sound in the deep, one last time!”
Herr_Wahnsinn says on Reddit: “Stand in the desert, raise the compactor high in the air, wave it at Shai Hulud, and boldly call: ‘You shall not pass!’ We’re not in Elf-land anymore…”
Other players, on the other hand, simply praise the artistry and creativity of the creator:
ConversationFalse242 praises on Reddit: “My friend, that is absolutely amazing.”
fitty50two2 already has the next idea on Reddit: “We expect Minas Tirith next.”
BlondieTheZombie explains on Reddit: “If there is a game that allows crafting, then someone has probably built Helm’s Deep in it. If it’s a game without crafting, then someone has probably made a Helm’s Deep mod for it. One of the laws of gaming culture.”
SubSonic524 is fascinated on Reddit: “That is absolutely phenomenal.”
If you’re still mourning Titanfall, another shooter on Steam could provide some relief. It has 95% positive reviews and is available for the bargain price of €2.
Which game is being referred to? The game in question is Severed Steel: A single-player shooter that was released on September 17, 2021, on Steam. It offers fast-paced, action-packed gameplay and destructible environments, allowing you to maneuver as skillfully as in Titanfall.
During the Summer Sale on Steam, you can save 90% on Severed Steel: Instead of €20.99, you currently only pay €2.09.
You can watch a trailer for the game here:
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Severed Steel: Trailer zum schnellen Action-Shooter auf Steam
A Steam review of Severed Steel refers to it as “Titanfall Lite”, and at least with respect to the gameplay, this comparison seems to hold true:
Like in Titanfall, you can run up walls here and access completely new positions from which to take out enemies
You move so quickly at times that it almost looks like you’re flying through the level
Severed Steel also offers enough unique features. The game’s setting is more inspired by cyberpunk, and the soundtrack delivers dark electro beats. And there’s also the fact that your one-armed protagonist cannot reload her weapons – every shot should count.
The game has a story, which you can finish in about 3 hours according to the website howlongtobeat.com. Long-term replayability, on the other hand, can be provided by the level editor, which allows you to create your own challenges.
“Titanfall Lite” with its own strengths but also weaknesses
How is the game being received? Since its release, around 6,000 players on Steam have left their reviews. These are “extremely positive”, with a full 95% of the reviews recommending the game:
cubism writes in his review: “Fun experience with ~3 hours worth of content in the campaign alone, as well as multiple additional gamemodes to play around with afterward.”
Steam user Onigiri describes Severed Steel as follows: “To describe this game in one word, I would like to call it “HARD”. The movement is very fluid, the OST slaps, you can destroy everything and there’s parkour and f’in bullet time.”
Even the positive reviews emphasize that the game is not perfect: Shooting doesn’t feel as good according to Steam user M’aiq the Liar and the highest difficulty level is not properly balanced, says Steam user Hosenbund.
Whether you can overlook these issues, you have to decide for yourself. The entry barrier is currently minimal, and if necessary, you can use the refund policy on Steam within the first two hours.
In the last 3 years, Kick has established itself as a very successful competing platform to Twitch. The reason for the success seems clear: money. Kick exists in a symbiosis with one of its own platforms, in which failure appears almost impossible.
What is Kick all about? Kick is, just like Twitch, a streaming platform. The success also inspired other companies to want a slice of the live streaming pie, such as YouTube or Microsoft with Mixer.
In December 2022, a new competitor, Kick, launched and quickly established itself as a “fallback” for streamers who struggled to secure a lucrative contract on the more family-friendly platforms.
Where does Kick’s success come from? The platform hasn’t really established its status as a competing platform to Twitch in a “generic” way, but rather has enforced it more or less. The main reason is one thing: money. And a lot of it.
Kick has so much money because it draws this from the earnings of the online casino Stake. The online casino was launched by Ed Craven and Bijan Tehrani. They established Stake as a way to bet with cryptocurrency. At Stake, you can play games such as slots, blackjack, roulette, or sports betting.
Twitch is even the trigger for its competing platform
How did Kick come to be? In 2022, casino streams were very popular on Twitch. Twitch streamers showed live how they gambled thousands of dollars on the platform, boasted about their winnings in front of their viewers, and indirectly and directly enticed them to play on the sites themselves.
One site used by Twitch streamers was the online casino Stake. By cheering on their celebrated winnings, they suggested to their viewers that they too could win on the site. In this way, viewers were led to also play there.
Streamer xQc also regularly streamed casino content on his Twitch channel:
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However, in September 2022, Twitch announced a change in its policies: from now on, casino streams from unregulated providers, such as Stake, were banned since they do not have a gambling license in the USA.
Due to the ban, Stake lost a valuable advertising opportunity for their site and casino streamers lost a potential income source. Ed Craven and his partner Bijan Tehrani founded their own streaming platform, Kick, in December 2022.
Kick and Stake are in a kind of symbiosis where they benefit from each other repeatedly: Kick serves as a platform for promoting Stake.
No matter which streamer and content viewers encounter when switching to Kick, they eventually come into contact with casino content. This way, they become potentially new users of Stake. As a result, more people spend money at Stake, which can then be used to attract more streamers and thus their followers to Kick.
Some streamers are considered a kind of figurehead for the Kick platform:
Adin Ross: Initially, Adin Ross streamed simultaneously on Twitch and Kick in 2023, but displayed his Kick stream during the broadcast on Twitch, which violated the rules. Twitch banned the streamer from their platform, so he switched to Kick and became even more successful there.
In the last 3 years, Kick has developed into a real competitor to Twitch. However, Twitch still seems to be more established and enjoys a better reputation.
Thanks to the money that Kick has available through Stake, Kick as a platform does not need to pay as much attention to advertising friendliness as Twitch does. This gives them a clear advantage, as streamers can simply be bought with immense amounts of money.
A shooter on Steam is known for its unflinching portrayal of the everyday life of a police unit. Now it’s becoming a bit milder and players hate it.
Which shooter is it about? Ready or Not is a hardcore shooter in which the operations of a special police unit are portrayed.
The game is known for wanting to be as realistic as possible in designing the levels and creating situations that real police officers could encounter. In doing so, the shooter also takes paths that some may consider borderline.
Ready or Not shows a new trailer for the full release
Ready or Not has to change representation for console port
What is the problem now? Ready or Not will be released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on July 15, 2025, about 2 years after its full release on Steam. In the context of the upcoming console release, the developers at VOID Interactive announced that they had to make some changes to the game for the console port that were deemed “absolutely necessary.”
While they want to stay true to the tone of the game, they still have to tone down some content in the game, such as the depiction of nudity – and this also affects the PC version, to avoid future issues when working on different game versions and to keep crossplay possible.
Why are players angry? Many players criticize the developers and the game for the changes to the PC version in Steam reviews. They want to play the game as they acquired it years ago and will not accept “censorship” due to the console porting.
The game received around 1,800 negative reviews within 4 days. One user writes: “Censoring key elements such as nudity, child abuse, and gore only leads to a ‘cleaner,’ less ‘stomach-turning’ scene that made Ready or Not so special in the first place.”
