In Pokémon GO there is a final promo code for the GO Fest. It provides energy for Zamazenta.
Here is the code: The following code was released a bit later than the three from the previous days. The codes were linked to new followers of the Pokémon GO YouTube channel. However, by the afternoon of the GO Fest Sunday, the required amount was apparently reached and the code was finally released.
What does the code get me? The code provides 50 form change energies for Zamazenta, which you could catch yesterday. If you happen to be missing up to 50 energies to reach the 1,000 required energies, you can use the code to complete the 1,000.
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How do I redeem the promo code in Pokémon GO?
This is how you redeem the code: Currently, this can no longer be done in the game, but in the Pokémon GO web store.
You should now receive a push notification from Pokémon GO that an online offer has been redeemed. In the game itself, you can now collect the energy.
Do you want to check if it worked? Either simply look up your Zamazenta and see how much energy it has now. Alternatively: Check the diary in your trainer menu. There you can find all activities, including code redemptions.
The GO Fest is now over, but the near future brings many more Pokémon into the game. These include Solgaleo and Lunala, which are appearing in raids for the first time. You can also look forward to more themed events, spotlight hours, and raid bosses. We show you all in the overview of all events in July 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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In Dark Souls, it’s primarily about looting, leveling up, and defeating bosses. The former can usually be found on corpses scattered wildly throughout Lordran, Drangleic, or Lothric. However, one player has discovered something about these corpses that makes looting a bit unpleasant.
What was discovered? The player Purpleyeggs reported in a thread on Reddit about something that he can’t get out of his head, and this thing concerns the corpses in the game. A large portion of the loot in Dark Souls can indeed be found on the corpses of various husks lying on the ground.
Now one might think that these are just normal heroes and people who have perished over time and are lying where they were placed, but that makes no sense. Dark Souls is the game of the undead and husks; they shouldn’t be dead at all… and indeed, they are not.
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A world full of wandering corpses
What is the deal with the husks? In Dark Souls, all beings branded with the Dark Sign are cursed to wander as husks eventually.
Husks are beings that require humanity (shadows of darkness) to remain sane. Those who lose their humanity become a husk – a wandering corpse that can distinguish neither friend nor foe, attacking everything and everyone. Some of these husks represent the corpses that you loot during your journey. However, Purpleyeggs notes: these husks can’t possibly be dead.
In a land where the husks are immortal, they cannot possibly be dead. As Purpleyeggs aptly puts it, the husks are in a form of stasis: “You have lost any sense and purpose you clung to, but you can’t even be in a furious rage; you just sit and lie there until another undead picks up your things without paying you any attention.”
What supports the player’s thesis? Husks cannot die unless their parts are used to create a new bonfire. Those who are still “alive” are still living, just without consciousness and the drive to exist.
The best evidence that the husks are still alive lies in Dark Souls 3. In the dungeon of Irithyll, there is a husk in a cell that has loot on its lap. When you try to steal from the husk, it starts screaming and reaching for the player. What appears to be a jumpscare is more an indication that the “corpses” are still alive, just without the will to live.
A player on Reddit found himself in a very tricky situation with his Paladin in Baldur’s Gate 3. The moment left him with only two options, both of which would lead him to break his oath.
What situation was the player in? At a significant point in the second act of Baldur’s Gate 3, Reddit user Ghetsis_Gang faced an uncomfortable situation. He was playing a Paladin, and when he reached a certain point in the story, there were only 2 options for him to choose from, as he shares on Reddit.
Since he had previously killed an important NPC, he was left with only 2 options to choose from at this point. However, both decisions ultimately led to him breaking his Paladin oath.
What role does the oath play? For a Paladin player, the oath is an important gameplay mechanic. On one hand, the oath dictates the values the Paladin commits to in role-playing and must uphold. On the other hand, he receives specific powers and magic for the oath, which are lost if he breaks his vow.
If one breaks their vow, they receive the subclass “Oathbreaker” along with different abilities. Players must then decide whether they want to remain an Oathbreaker or atone (i.e., pay gold corresponding to their level) and restore the oath.
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Decision for or against authority and the protection of the innocent
Why did it not matter which decision broke the oath? The “Oath of the Crown,” which the user chose as a subclass, is based on the four principles of Law, Loyalty, Courage, and Responsibility. One breaks their oath when they violate these principles.
Unlike other oaths, which often revolve around the alignment of good and evil, this one primarily concerns the maintenance of order and authority. And this is where the crux of this moment apparently lies.
Warning: Spoilers ahead!
For in the moment when the player decides to save Aylin, he seemingly interferes with the order. Shadowheart is a cleric of the evil goddess Shar, while Aylin is a daughter of Selûne – and both deities are deeply opposed to each other.
From the perspective of the community in the comments of the Reddit thread, the player here contradicts the natural order and enmity of the two goddesses and their followers with his decision. However, if he allows Shadowheart to kill Aylin, the player does not fulfill his oath to protect the innocent. So he breaks his oath with both decisions.
The decision concerning a specific character puts the player in a dilemma.
Other users see a potential reason in another decision why the player broke his oath. For he had promised an NPC to help another person but instead killed them.
Whether this is a bug or a deliberate dilemma is hard to say. Either way, the decision has cost the user quite a bit of gold to restore his oath. Another user notes that he suspects this dilemma can be circumvented by completing the Shar Temple before heading to the tower (via Reddit).
A player is playing at the “Pokémon GO Fest.” But the big surprise is when he receives a postcard in Pokémon GO. Because it comes from the isolated country of North Korea. He didn’t expect that.
In Pokémon GO, you can send or collect postcards and unlock a special Pokémon when you collect enough postcards from a certain region. But a player has now received a surprising postcard: namely from the highly isolated country of North Korea.
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A postcard from North Korea, but can you even play there?
What did the player receive? A player posted a screenshot of his app on Reddit, where you can see a postcard he received. The special thing about it is the location: The postcard was sent from Hamgyong. That is a province on the east coast of North Korea near the border with China.
How authentic is the postcard? Some players suspect that the postcard must come from a spoofer. Spoofers are people who fake a location where they are not. One player also explains that the mentioned location is outside of tourist routes. Nevertheless, Hamgyong (or Hamhung) is outside the game’s China/North Korea exclusion zone, so PokéStops and gyms could theoretically be possible there:
Not to mention that the city from where this gift originates, Hamhung, is rarely visited by tours through North Korea, which means it is extremely unlikely that a player is actually there legally. Interestingly, however, the city is outside the game’s China/North Korea exclusion zone, so PokéStops and gyms are indeed possible there and the game works properly, which in practice means nothing, as there is no internet.
Can you even play Pokémon GO in North Korea? How and whether you can play Pokémon GO in North Korea is unknown due to the difficult political situation.
In an older discussion on Facebook, it is said that a large part of North Korea is geographically blocked and therefore not available for Pokémon GO. However, there are allegedly some functioning areas in the far north near the Russian border and just behind the border with South Korea. This could also apply to Hamgyong, which is the border region with Russia and China. However, we cannot confirm this.
What do the postcards bring at all? In Pokémon GO, you can collect postcards from various regions of the world. If you collect enough postcards, you unlock an encounter with the Pokémon Scatterbug: Scatterbug eventually evolves into Vivillon. The patterns of Vivillon’s wings are based on the region from which the postcard originates. All regions and patterns for Vivillon are listed on MeinMMO.
Players have succeeded in obtaining a powerful buff to their attack power in Elden Ring: Nightreign, permanently increasing it by over 40%. They only needed a specific relic and some simple bosses.
What are players reporting? On Reddit, some players share their experience that they were able to obtain a guaranteed, permanent buff to their attack power for their runs, which is extremely powerful.
In ideal runs, they achieved a powerful buff of 40.71%. With their tactic, all 3 players can receive this buff. All three only need a specific relic and a clear route with relatively simple bosses.
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With relics and mini-bosses to a significant advantage
How did the players achieve this? To obtain this powerful buff, you first need a relic with the bonus “Attack power permanently increased for each defeated Seal Prison captive.” With this, you can receive a bonus of 5% for each captive you defeat.
The buff is permanent, lasting for your entire run. Some players managed to obtain a buff of 40.71% by strategically defeating all 7 available Seal Prison captives on the map. These mini-bosses can be tackled relatively easily in a group, making them a popular destination.
A relic with this buff can be obtained for Sovereignty Sigils at the Collector’s Shield once you have defeated your first boss in its Eternal Darkness Sovereignty form. Currently, you need to face the current Eternal Darkness boss Fulghor and defeat him or hope for another relic with this bonus. However, note that you cannot equip multiple relics with this effect.
Here you will definitely find a relic with this bonus. Image: MeinMMO.
The relic from the Collector’s Shield also has another advantage, as you start with a Stone Sword Key, which you need to open the Seal Prisons. Additionally, treasures on the map are marked, allowing you to specifically search for more keys.
If all three players bring this relic into the run, you can gain significant advantages. It is worth trying this tactic, as in addition to this buff, you also receive a substantial amount of runes upon completing Seal Prisons, allowing you to level up quickly.
Some players even speculate that this relic was intentionally designed to ease difficult runs in the long term when encountering problems.
The actor and comedian Nick Cannon has 12 children with 6 different women. But he can’t remember all their names.In the past, there were also allegations against the actor, for which he has partly apologized.
Nick Cannon, actor, comedian, and musician, spoke with Bobbi Althoff on the podcast “Really Good” about his children. When Cannon was asked to name all his children, he couldn’t do it completely. In the end, he was only able to name 10 of his 12 children.
In the podcast, Cannon jokingly said:
I usually get in trouble. I know them all, but here we go. I will list them all for you. To be honest, there are Roc, Roe, Golden, Powerful, Rise, Onyx, Legendary, Zion, Zillion, Zen, and … you see, here we go … How many [are left?]
The host replied that he was missing 2. At the beginning of the conversation, Althoff also asked Cannon why he has so many children. His answer: He feels like a king and therefore has to have many children:
Why do I have so many children? I have a king complex. Black men always ask: ‘What’s up, King?’ I really think I’m the king.
With whom does he have children? His biography is relatively confusing regarding whom he has children with. Because he has not only children with one woman but with several. 6 mothers are known by name (via US-Magazine.com):
With his ex-wife Mariah Carey, he has twins Moroccan and Monroe.
With Brittany Bell, he has 3 children: Golden Sagon, Rise Messiah, and Powerful Queen.
With Abby De La Rosa, he also has three children: Zion Mixolydian, Zillion Heir, and Beautiful Zeppelin.
With Bre Tiesi, he has one child, the son Legendary Love.
With LaNisha Cole, he has one daughter, Onyx Ice.
With Alyssa Scott, he also has one daughter, Halo.
Nick Cannon has previously faced anti-Semitic allegations and is said to have made several statements that were deemed anti-Semitic (via BBC.com). For some statements, he has since apologized. MTV nonetheless ended their collaboration with Cannon.
Certain names not permitted in Germany: The sometimes very strange-sounding names are not unusual for the USA. In Germany, it is prohibited to name children after certain products or objects.
Registry offices usually reject first names that have a predictable potential for mockery. Other, sometimes surprising names are repeatedly approved. According to Familie.de, someone was allowed to name their child Pepsi-Carola or Champagna.
Since Season 8, bosses in Diablo 4 can no longer be “oneshotten.” On one hand, the difficulty has increased; on the other, they have phases where they are immune. This annoys many players greatly. However: A comment from the community lead gives hope.
What specifically annoys the players? With Season 8, Blizzard has increased the difficulty on the torment levels in Diablo 4. The hideout bosses no longer go down immediately, have more hit points, and deal more damage. They don’t just have more health, but also so-called immunity phases.
Diablo 4 shows Horadric spells and new endgame content in the trailer for Season 9
Blizzard will work on the immunity phases
What does the community lead say? In a post on X, a user writes on June 28, 2025: “Please remove the immunity phases from Andariel/Duriel/Mephisto dog [Note: the Herald of Hatred, a new boss in Season 8]. For Lilith’s sake.” In response, community lead Adam Fletcher states that there are plans to address this.
What this specifically means, whether the phases will be completely removed or just weakened, Fletcher leaves open. It is also unclear when a fix will come. A user follows up, asking whether this will be included in the Season 9 update, but so far there is no answer. Season 9 starts on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
“Back to oneshotting”
How the community is reacting: In a post on Reddit, the community picks up on Fletcher’s comment. Many agree: The sooner Blizzard fixes it, the better. And TheoryOfRelativity12 jokingly comments: “Back to oneshotting bosses.” And Trunks252 replies: “If they can oneshot us, then we should be able to do the same. That’s only fair.”
WhatsRatingsPrecious comments that until then, he will just keep focusing on Belial. And ssjgoku27 says: “Hopefully they fix that with Uber Lilith as well.” The fight against her echo is considered the toughest in the entire game, which even OP builds fail against.
Even before Season 9 has even begun, criticism is already pouring in. Especially the new battle pass is currently in sharp focus, but the seasonal features are also receiving little enthusiasm. Since Blizzard released an overview graphic for the new season, the community has primarily been discussing the controversial reliquary system: The new season has not yet started in Diablo 4, but players are already complaining: “I’m slowly losing hope”
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The prices for video games are rising – but Shuhei Yoshida, the former head of PlayStation, does not see this as critical, as he tells in an interview. For him, games are still remarkably affordable compared to other forms of entertainment.
What was the interview about? In an interview with Kit and Krysta via YouTube, the two former Nintendo employees spoke with former PlayStation head Shuhei Yoshida about what “PlayStation really thinks about Nintendo”.
During this, Shuhei Yoshida also commented on the current discussion about games that now cost 80 euros or more. He refers to the title Mario Kart World, which is a release title for the Switch 2 and costs 79.99 euros digitally and 89.99 euros for the cartridge version. Other publishers like Microsoft with The Outer Worlds 2 would also follow suit with the prices.
From his perspective, the games are still “remarkably affordable” compared to other media. He refers to current developments but also to the value of the games themselves.
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“It’s up to you whether you see the value in it or not”
Why does Yoshida hold this opinion? The former head of PlayStation believes that each game has a different value for its players and that not every game needs to cost 70 or 80 U.S. dollars or euros, as every game is different:
If you look at the entertainment value of a good video game, like Mario Kart 8, many people have played for hours with just one purchase, or perhaps some people paid for additional tracks… It really depends on the game, and people need to [assess] which game provides the entertainment they want and see if it makes sense to pay the price on the first day, or if in some cases [the] price drops if you wait.
Additionally, he emphasizes that particularly in live-service games, often much higher prices are charged for in-game purchases that players are willing to pay if they see the value in it:
100 U.S. dollars for the purchase of that one digital collectible card or similar, some people see the benefit and spend the 100 U.S. dollars… It is up to you whether you see the value in it or not.
Yoshida also emphasizes that he is aware of the current financial burden on many people – especially due to rising living costs. Nevertheless, he finds that in relation to the game time offered and compared to, for example, the inflation-increased ticket prices of cinemas, many games are “remarkably affordable”.
The prices of consoles and games are a hot topic of discussion in the community, especially regarding Nintendo. At MeinMMO editor Karsten, the latest developments have led him to turn away from the Nintendo Switch 2 after many years as a fan. Why, read here: The Nintendo Switch 2 has lost me, even though I have been a Nintendo fan for 38 years
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If you defeat the Pokémon, you can catch it in its hero form. At the same time, you will receive form change energy for Zacian during the event if you defeat it in the raid. If you collect enough, you can transform it into its stronger form.
But how to defeat Zacian? Best with the right counters. We show them to you in the list.
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List of the Best Counters against Zacian, King of the Sword
Use the following top counters to exploit Zacian’s weaknesses and defeat it:
Proto-Groudon with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
Mega Charizard Y with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
Mega Blaziken with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
Mega Garchomp with Mud Shot and Earth Power
Mega Charizard X with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
Incineroar with Fire Spin and Overheat
Heatran with Fire Spin and Lava Plume
Ramoth with Fire Spin and Overheat
Shadow Entei with Fire Spin and Overheat
Reshiram with Incinerate and Fire Blast
Ho-Oh with Incinerate and Sacred Fire
Flareon with Fire Fang and Overheat
Rhyperior with Mud Slap and Earthquake
Victini with Quick Attack and V-Create
Zamazenta with Metal Claw and Behemoth Bash
What type weaknesses does Zacian have? In its crowned form, Zacian is weak against ground and fire attacks. So use counters of this type.
How many trainers do I need? You can defeat Zacian with two to three trainers if you use strong counters. It becomes easier with more people.
And what’s next? After the GO Fest, it won’t be long until the new month begins. You can also secure strong Pokémon again, like Solgaleo and Lunala. We show you the exact overview here: All events in July 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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MeinMMO met the streamer AnnieFuchsia at TwitchCon 2025. She spoke with our editor and streaming expert Lydia about her love for World of Warcraft and her biggest achievements in the MMORPG.
Annie Fuchsia is a streamer based in Stockholm and has been active on her Twitch channel for over 10 years, entertaining her viewers daily with a variety of games. It all started with World of Warcraft, which to this day remains her most streamed game by a wide margin.
About 2,000 viewers on average watch Annie Fuchsia when she goes hunting for achievements or makes WoW unsafe with the streamer guild OnlyFangs. She is the most-watched female streamer for the MMORPG and gladly returns to Azeroth after 15 years.
MeinMMO’s editor Lydia spoke with AnnieFuchsia at TwitchCon 2025.
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“Sometimes I just logged in to chat with people”
MeinMMO: You started streaming with World of Warcraft. What is your personal connection to this game?
Annie Fuchsia: World of Warcraft was an important game for me because it was always my source of fun with friends. For me, it was a great way to talk to people. Sometimes I just logged in to chat with people.
I think that’s a bit different nowadays because people add each other on Discord. So, the chats take place outside the game, but back then, that was my chat system. I logged in to talk to guild members and friends.
So yes, World of Warcraft has always meant a lot to me in that sense. I’ve made many friends and met a lot of people through it.
When I became a streamer, it also became a big part of my activity. But I enjoyed World of Warcraft long before that.
MeinMMO: World of Warcraft recently turned 20 years old. What does this anniversary mean for you?
Annie Fuchsia: I haven’t played World of Warcraft since the very beginning. So, the anniversary doesn’t mean much to me, but it makes me think about what an incredible game it must be that it’s still around. There aren’t many games that have survived that long. And yes, there are problems in the game, and yes, many people have stopped playing.
I think the state of MMOs in general is very difficult in today’s society, where people are used to fast dopamine sources and an MMO is a slow one. It’s hard to keep players engaged in MMOs. Given that, I find it incredible. I’m basically happy for the game.
MeinMMO: How long have you been playing personally?
Annie Fuchsia: Since 2010 or 2009, around that time. I think it was during that winter period, so that’s 15 years, which is still a long time.
MeinMMO:That’s a very long time. Many people talk about “burnout” in World of Warcraft – and you haven’t just played for fun. It’s also a big part of your profession. How do you keep the passion alive?
Annie Fuchsia: Well, I would say that because I’m not afraid to – quote unquote – take “breaks”. I’ve never taken a complete break. Normally, I just let my things run, but sometimes I might log in once a week and sometimes daily.
Right now, for example, I’ve been streaming more variety games. My most recent games were Expedition 33 and Oblivion for a few weeks. So, there have been a lot of variety games, which means I play less [WoW].
But that’s not intentional because I’m burning out. I think because I do that, I never really hit burnout. It’s about finding a balance. For example, I was sometimes really exhausted from certain things.
There was a time with Final Fantasy 14 and World of Warcraft, and I thought to myself: you know what? I just won’t play either game. And then I played League of Legends for two months, and people were very unhappy about that.
But I didn’t care because I was under so much pressure, like: “No, play 14, no, play WoW.” “No, this is better, this is better.” And I thought, okay, I’ll just play neither. I tend to return to WoW whenever something is going on. For example, when OnlyFangs was active, I played it for three or four months straight. And the next thing coming is, I believe, MoP [Mists of Pandaria Remix]. So I might get into that.
MeinMMO: Did you play it back then?
Annie Fuchsia: Yes, because that was the expansion that was active when I started streaming.
MeinMMO: What does Blizzard need to get right for you?
Annie Fuchsia: Well, I would say the game itself was pretty good as it was back then. I don’t think there’s really anything that needs to change. I assume they will speed up the tiers and such. There was about Siege of Orgrimmar, which was there for ages, I mean.
So I think they will speed up these patches.
Other than that, I think just leave it as it is. […] I just hope they didn’t break the Challenge Modes system, I thought that was cool.
MeinMMO: Which expansion are you most looking forward to?
Annie Fuchsia: In general, I am looking forward to the retail expansion, Midnight. It comes with housing, which I am really excited about.
MeinMMO: Is this something you have been wishing for a long time?
Annie Fuchsia: Yes, I’ve been talking about it forever. Especially since I wasn’t convinced in the past that WoW needed housing. When people mentioned housing, I said: “Why? What would you do there?” I thought it was a strange idea.
But then I experienced housing in Final Fantasy 14 and thought: “This is great.”
You create your own place, decorate it. Even if it’s just for you, it’s fun.
And beyond that: inviting friends over to your home, stuff like that. I think that’s genius.
MeinMMO: Is there something you absolutely want in your house?
Annie Fuchsia: Nothing specific, but I would like to see cool items like trophies for things achieved in the game. Maybe something like a special painting, or actual trophies. That would be cool. They could have an engraving in the game.
MeinMMO: Speaking of achievements, you completed WoW 100% in 2022…
Annie Fuchsia: Yes, I finished it at the end of Shadowlands and at the end of Dragonflight. So I’ve accomplished it twice.
MeinMMO: Have you kept up? What’s your current status?
Annie Fuchsia: I am currently behind, but I am figuring out which achievements require a lot of time so that I can start with those because many achievements are also time-limited. So I’m doing research on which those are so that I can slowly complete them in the background because yes, I’m currently falling behind because I’ve been playing a lot of variety games.
For example, I recently started in Undermine(d), and that has been out for months, I believe. But I have only just now gotten around to diving in and now I have a game plan. I have the CHETT list and I know what I have to do with it.
MeinMMO: It’s a real science.
Annie Fuchsia: Especially when you don’t have much time to play because you – in my case – might prioritize other games to stream. Then I need to be particularly efficient with my time. For instance, if I want to complete a task, that’s not enough. Ideally, I have to complete four different tasks simultaneously. So it’s really efficient.
MeinMMO: And you want to go everywhere just once and get everything done.
Annie Fuchsia: Yes, exactly. Or if I’m completing a few quests when a Darkmoon Faire is happening, then I have to make sure to bundle that up and just minimize how often I have to do something.
And to be fair to the people out there, I was also able to stream most of that. I don’t stream it as much anymore, but I’ve already shown many of the grind achievements live. So, if I weren’t a streamer, I might not have had the time to do that.
MeinMMO: If you had a different job, for example.
Annie Fuchsia: Yes, if I had a different job in real life, it would be harder to find the time.
A few days ago, the remaster of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine was released. However, players are complaining about the quality and the high price. Now the developer has apologized and announced improvements, including a significant price reduction for certain individuals.
On June 10, 2025, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition was released, an enhanced remake of the old classic. The manufacturer advertised optimizations for new systems, better graphics, and new multiplayer features.
However, many players were not thrilled, particularly about the high price. PCGamer reports that the price at release was said to be $80 for a remaster that offers minimal improvements. In Germany, you pay 39.99 euros. Consequently, fans are quite upset. The developer has now responded, promising improvements and especially discounts.
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The cinematic trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Disappointed players: Many had hoped for a free upgrade
What do players say? Currently, the game holds a “Mostly Negative” rating on Steam (29% positive). However, there are only about 100 reviews (as of June 29, 2025, 10:20 AM). The player count peaked at 128 (via steamdb.info).
Angry and especially surprised are many players in the community, as they assumed that they would receive the remaster for free if they own the old Anniversary Edition (via steamcommunity.com). Over two discussions, there are now around 200 comments demanding a free upgrade (via steamcommunity.com).
How the developers are reacting: The developers responded in an official blog post on Steam. Here they apologized for the issues and for the lack of transparency, explaining that they intend to adjust the prices. Particularly, players who already own the old Anniversary Edition are to benefit from this. While there will still be nothing given for free, a substantial discount of 50% is offered:
We have heard your concerns regarding pricing and would like to outline the steps we will take to address them.
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We understand that this situation has been frustrating for some of you, and we apologize for the confusion it has caused. We hope that this approach represents a workable solution, while we continue to improve the game itself.
The main adjustments:
Those who have already purchased the Space Marine: Master Crafted Edition are entitled to a full refund, regardless of playtime, as long as they request it before the end of the Steam Summer Sale.
Those who already own the Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Anniversary Edition will receive a 50% discount when purchasing the Master Crafted Edition from June 26, 2025, to July 10, 2025.
In the future, additional improvements and adjustments to the game are planned. With these discounts, they likely aim to smooth things over and accommodate the players.
Uwe Boll (in the title image) is one of the best-known, but also one of the most controversial German directors. He is also known to gaming fans for his mediocre video game adaptations. He often clashes with critics, but this time it led to a constructive conversation.
Who is Uwe Boll, anyway? Uwe Boll is a German director, whose first film, German Fried Movie (1.5/10 stars from over 1300 reviews on IMDb), was released in 1992. He is best known for mediocre video game adaptations that did not fare well. These include:
House of the Dead (2.1/10 stars from over 39,000 reviews on IMDb)
Alone in the Dark (2.4/10 stars from over 47,000 reviews on IMDb)
Far Cry (3.2/10 stars from over 15,000 reviews on IMDb)
or also Dungeon Siege (3.8/10 from over 52,000 reviews on IMDb)
He has also made better-reviewed films like Darfur (5.8/10 stars from over 2800 reviews on IMDb) or Rampage (6.2/10 stars from over 20,000 reviews on IMDb), but overall, his filmography does not consist of audience or critic favorites.
He has often clashed with critics in the past. The most famous incident occurred in 2006. He challenged his critics to step into the boxing ring with him. Four dared to, but Boll, who had experience in boxing, managed to defeat all four (via The Guardian).
Now, in June 2026, he faced off against a major critic again. Instead of fighting with David Hain from the YouTube channel Behaind, he conducted a talk.
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Far Cry – Trailer (English)
This time no boxing ring
How did the conversation come about? The YouTuber Behaind is one of the largest content creators in the film sector in Germany. On June 16, 2025, he concluded his video series, the worst films of all time, naming the controversial films Postal and Hanau in first place. David Hain describes the films as tasteless. The colleagues from Filmstarts were also not particularly thrilled.
Especially regarding Hanau, he criticizes that the film about the 2020 attack focuses on the perpetrator and is also staged like a splatter film. Even before the film was made, the families of the victims expressed their opposition (via Zeit). David Hain concludes his description of the film with: It is a really […] contemptible film that tramples on the victims of this act.
Despite this harsh criticism, Uwe Boll invited David Hain for a conversation and uploaded the over 1-hour talk on YouTube. The conversation was not a long argument but rather a constructive dialogue on many different topics.
You can watch the conversation here:
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How did the conversation between the two go? Instead of a major argument, the conversation between the two was quite constructive. They not only talked about Uwe Boll’s films, but also about problems with German film funding, which Boll also has experience with. It was criticized, for example, that there are too few genre films in Germany.
During the conversation, both also talked about the film Hanau. David Hain asked about Boll’s intention, and Boll provided some context. He explained that he tried to contact those affected, but they did not want to. Boll continued and explained that he focused on the perpetrator because he found it fascinating.
Hain also argued during the conversation and criticized again that Uwe Boll gives a platform to the perspective of the perpetrator. While they did not agree on this point, the conversation remained respectful, and both explained their positions.
Overall, there was a positive atmosphere during the conversation, and David Hain concluded by summarizing: I know I used harsh words in my video. But I still want to say again: I think you’re great. I also realize that this conversation was really fun.
How does the community react? The conversation between the two surprised the community quite a bit, but the reactions are mostly positive.
@freshair4165: David and Uwe Boll before GTA VI.
@finnH_nf: Strong action from Uwe Boll to engage in a conversation with a critic who does not like his work. And also great from David to respectfully explain his opinion.
@bertholdbrechteisen: With the films from Mr. Boll, I still never warm up, but one must have the size to engage with critical voices. Really a watchable talk between you both.
China has a problem: The domestic market is producing so many cars that even new cars are being sold as used. However, this does not change the fact that there are significant overcapacities in China.
The Chinese car market, especially in the field of electric vehicles, is currently experiencing a massive price war. Due to overcapacities, brand new vehicles are often offered at greatly reduced prices even directly at used car dealerships.
Why are new cars ending up at used car dealers? Many used car dealers employ a trick. The Chinese government is said to support the auto industry so strongly with subsidies that dealers exploit these subsidies to resell the vehicles as used.
With purchase bonuses, scrappage bonuses, and financial support from local governments, the prices of new cars are driven down. In some cases, there are even further discounts directly in the factories.
This was reported by Tagesschau, which spoke with a Chinese dealer who is generously taking advantage of these subsidies but simultaneously explains that everyone is doing the same. The dealer stated:
I usually don’t like such tricks. But what should I do? Business is not good. I have to survive. Others do it too – money doesn’t stink.
Even car manufacturers benefit from this used car trick: Because manufacturers benefit in the short term since they can beautify their sales figures, which looks good in front of investors and banks.
What are the consequences? The consequences are not to be overlooked: Due to the high subsidies in the domestic market, more and more manufacturers have emerged that offer their cars for the market. And this has led to a price war, where many experts question who can even make money here. Because in addition, manufacturers are fighting each other with further discounts of 30 or 40% on the car prices.
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The Escape to Export
The manufacturers’ response: The Chinese communist government wants to change the situation and among other things end the practice of selling brand new used cars. However, this does not end the fierce price war. The solution for many manufacturers: the escape to export, with consequences for other countries. China now sells as many cars abroad as no other country, and companies like BYD have long since surpassed Tesla in sales numbers.
European car manufacturers feel threatened by the pressure from China in the car market and are calling for tariffs and restrictions on the prices that could ruin their own prices.
Many EU countries are also arguing that the subsidies in China are distorting competition (via adac.de). In the end, the majority of the 27 EU countries voted for punitive tariffs against China. Germany, by the way, voted no (via Deutschlandfunk.de).
It is precisely from a Zelda game that MMORPGs could learn a lesson. Because that would make MMOs more attractive even for solo fans.
The game worlds of MMORPGs often become boring over time. Enemies in the open world can usually be defeated so easily that one can almost wipe out entire camps with closed eyes and without much thought.
For this reason, many MMORPG fans increasingly long for challenges that are offered in solo content – which in World of Warcraft has led to the Depths or the Mage Tower, for example.
However, it is a pity that this only concerns small, individual areas, while the large open world remains at the same level. Everything eventually becomes weak, and one can basically run into any mob camp, spam area spells, and succeed without any problems.
The game world of Azeroth, which initially captivates so much, becomes trivial and simply boring after a while. Simply because the challenge is lost due to the strength of one’s own character. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
The open world in MMORPGs is quite easy too quickly – but that doesn’t have to be the case.
Breath of the Wild makes the world harder
In The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild there is a hidden level system. “Hidden” because there is no clue in the game and the details were only found through data mining and a lot of research.
At its core, it works like this:
As you kill enemies in the world, you gain experience points – not visible to players. Whenever you exceed certain experience thresholds, things in the game world change. A camp with 3 easy enemies, for example, turns into a camp with 2 easy and 1 medium enemy. Later, there are further adjustments when you have even more experience points.
In Breath of the Wild, the world levels up too – something that is also known from other games.
This system works for almost all enemies and camps in the game. A Leune (a kind of centaur) that was tough at the beginning of the game remains challenging even toward the end because it has “leveled up” as well – it learns new abilities, has more health points, and uses better weapons.
Consequently, stronger enemies also leave better loot. So it is not just “annoying” that there are now stronger opponents – you also get something for it.
YouTuber Croton broke down the system if you’re interested in the details:
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I understand that Zelda: Breath of the Wild is neither the first nor the only game that offers increased world difficulty. Many other games do something similar, usually not very subtly. But I have never found it resolved as smartly as in Zelda. It is simply not a big system that is imposed – it integrates organically into the game.
The game world would be better if it grew with you
I would also wish for something like this for MMORPGs, especially for World of Warcraft. I love questing in the open world, but after reaching the maximum level, one very quickly reaches a state where everything in the game world is trivial. Those seeking challenges must necessarily go into dungeons, raids, or the Depths.
What if a camp of the Defias lets elite guards patrol after I have broken in too often? What if my constant assaults on an outpost of the black dragons eventually lead to them defending it more strongly? These stronger enemies could drop more gold or have a higher chance of better loot – as long as one is traveling alone, of course. Otherwise, it would just again be a farming nightmare with maximum exploitation.
At least it seems World of Warcraft is open to experimenting with such a system. Because in the upcoming game mode “Legion Remix,” Blizzard wants to showcase such an alternative world where enemies are much more powerful. I can only hope that this will be used as an inspiration for future expansions to perhaps give the open game world a bit more love – even if only for solo fans who want a bit more challenge.
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The Pokémon GO Fest 2025 brings some interesting monsters again. We have summarized which new Shinies and regional Pokémon are included.
The GO Fest 2025 is just around the corner. As in every year, it brings many contents, including Zacian and Zamazenta with new adventure effects, shiny Pokémon, and monsters that you can only catch in other parts of the world.
If you are collectors, you should take the chance and catch the regional monsters while they are available. To know exactly which interesting monsters are waiting for you at the event, we have summarized them for you.
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All new Shinies from the event
Frospino
What kind of Pokémon is this? Frospino is a Dragon-Ice Pokémon that has existed since Generation 9. It can evolve into Cryospino and then into Espinodon. Espinodon is also among the best attackers in Pokémon GO of the Ice type.
At the GO Fest 2025, you can receive Frospino as Shiny for the first time.
How do I get the Pokémon? Frospino will be waiting for you both days in the Hypnotic Tundra habitat. It is one of the monsters that appears a bit rarer. Additionally, you can find and challenge the monster in 1-star raids.
Rocara
What kind of Pokémon is this? Rocara is a monster with the types Rock and Fairy. It has existed in the Pokémon world since Generation 6 and has no evolutions. After Rocara was recently removed from the 10 km eggs, you can find the monster in the event for the first time as Shiny.
How do I get the Pokémon? If you want to catch Rocara, you need to look out for it in the Moonless Volcano habitat both days. There, you can find it, slightly rarer than the other Pokémon of the habitat.
All regional monsters of the event
Flabébé
What kind of Pokémon is this? Flabébé is a monster that can have a total of 5 different colors: orange, white, red, blue, and yellow. The white and orange forms are available worldwide, while the red one can be found in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
During the GO Fest 2025, you can also obtain the blue form, which is regularly only available in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as the yellow form, which is found on the American continent. Both are also available as Shiny.
How do I get the Pokémon? The yellow-bloom variant of Flabébé can be found both days in the Galvanic Dojo habitat, the blue form in the Hypnotic Tundra habitat.
Mähikel
What kind of Pokémon is this? Mähikel is a Grass Pokémon that has existed since Generation 6. It has an evolution with Chevrumm. Until now, you could only obtain the monster at the city safari and the local editions of this year’s GO Fest.
Mähikel can also appear as Shiny.
How do I get the Pokémon? You can lure Mähikel using incense in the Galvanic Dojo habitat. However, you need the ticket for the GO Fest 2025 to be able to catch the monster.
Clavion
What kind of Pokémon is this? The key Pokémon Clavion has existed since Generation 6. It has the types Steel and Fairy and has no evolution. Normally, you can only catch the monster in France.
How do I get the Pokémon? If you have purchased the ticket for the GO Fest, you can lure Clavion in the Fairy Swamp habitat by using incense.
Qurtel
What kind of Pokémon is this? Qurtel is a Fire Pokémon that has been part of the Pokémon world since Generation 3. It has no evolution. You can normally find the monster only in South Asia.
With a bit of luck, you can also obtain the monster as Shiny at the GO Fest.
How do I get the Pokémon? You can only obtain this monster if you have purchased the event ticket. You can then get it with incense in the Moonless Volcano habitat.
Pachirisu
What kind of Pokémon is this? The small electric rodent Pachirisu has been around since Generation 4. The monster has no evolution. Normally you can only find the Pokémon in Canada and Russia.
You can also, with a bit of luck, obtain Pachirisu as Shiny.
How do I get the Pokémon? Ticket holders can encounter Pachirisu in the Hypnotic Tundra habitat when they use incense.
What kind of Pokémon is this? Legios, the fighting Pokémon from Generation 8, can be obtained in a costumed variant at the event. Legios has dressed up as a train.
With a bit of luck, you can also receive train-Legios in its shiny variant.
How do I get the Pokémon? If you want to get the costumed Legios, you need to challenge it in 3-star raids during the event.
Pikachu
What kind of Pokémon is this? Pikachu, the popular electric monster from Generation 1, comes in a costumed variant called dapper Pikachu during the GO Fest. There are 3 different versions: the dapper Pikachu with red, blue, and yellow accents.
All 3 variants can also be obtained as Shiny.
How do I get the Pokémon? If you want to collect the Pikachu variants, you need to challenge them in 1-star raids.
The AI company Anthropic is facing a lawsuit for using external content to train its own AI Claude. This involves, among other things, millions of books that Anthropic claims to have purchased.
On Monday, June 23, 2025, court documents revealed that the AI company Anthropic spent millions of dollars scanning printed books to develop Claude, an AI assistant similar to ChatGPT.
One particular detail: The company bought used printed books, cut millions of printed books from their bindings, scanned them into digital files, and discarded the originals, just to train the AI. This was reported by the English-language magazine ArsTechnica.
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Why is Anthropic doing this? The problem is generally about the legal control of content. Companies and publishers fundamentally believe that digital content belongs to them and that AI should not use it without payment. And AI companies are not always willing to negotiate a license for it.
The way out of the dilemma: Anyone who buys a physical book can do more or less what they want with it and can also destroy the book they purchased. And exactly this advantage is what Anthropic exploited.
Because purchasing used physical books completely circumvented the licensing issue and simultaneously provided the high-quality, professionally edited text that AI models need, and destructive scanning was simply the fastest way to digitize millions of volumes.
The company reportedly spent “many millions of dollars” on purchasing and scanning, often buying used books in bulk. The books were then removed from their bindings, the pages trimmed to a usable size, scanned as stacks of pages into PDF files with machine-readable text including the covers, and then all paper originals were discarded.
What was the judge’s decision? In favor of the AI company: Judge William Alsup stated that this destructive scanning process should be considered fair use. However, only because Anthropic legally acquired the books first, destroyed each printed copy after scanning, and kept the digital files internally rather than distributing them. Had the company distributed the scans, there could have been legal issues.
The judge compared the procedure to “preservation of space.” However, he did not elaborate much further.
With July 2025, a new anime season begins again. To make sure you don’t miss the highlights of the coming months, MeinMMO lists the best upcoming series for you.
This summer is packed with all sorts of animes worth watching. There are many continuations, but also new animes spread across various streaming services. To keep track, you can check the following list to see which series from Japan are worth your time.
As there are many good animes this season, MeinMMO presents the 5 series we expect to have the most potential. Additionally, we will give you some recommendations at the end that you should keep an eye on.
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Dandadan (Season 2)
Start Date: July 3 (subbed)
Provider: Crunchyroll, Netflix, ADN
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What is it about? Okarun firmly believes in the existence of aliens. However, his schoolmate Momo thinks that there are only ghosts as supernatural beings. As they try to convince each other of the existence of supernatural beings, they encounter strange creatures – with severe consequences for Okarun’s private area.
Season 2 picks up right where Season 1 left off. Momo’s childhood friend Jiji is haunted by an evil spirit that Momo wants to exorcise. But things seem to go wrong in Jiji’s hometown.
Who is it suitable for? The anime is characterized by its wild genre mix. So if you enjoy varied series that rely on humor, Dandadan might be your new favorite anime. Some episodes have even reached almost perfect ratings on IMDb.
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The Summer Sale is currently live on Steam with many offers. Included: Against the Storm, a city-building game where you must constantly build cities with new challenges. The game is “overwhelmingly positive” and is considered an absolute hidden gem.
The game is a so-called roguelite, where you work your way across a map, continuously building new settlements with different difficulties. The goal is to withstand the storm as long as possible and keep the queen satisfied.
Against the Storm combines many different mechanics that you learn over time. On Steam, it has a rating of 95% based on around 28,000 reviews and is thus “overwhelmingly positive.” Players agree: Against the Storm is as good as everyone says.
This is the offer on Steam: From June 26 to July 10, the Steam Summer Sale is taking place on the platform. Against the Storm is 50% off during this period and currently costs around 15 Euros.
In April, the developers announced that Against the Storm will receive another DLC. This will bring bats with corresponding, Gothic-style buildings into the game. A release date is still pending.
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Build Cities Against the Clock and the Storm – Over and Over Again
What makes Against the Storm unique is the fundamental gameplay principle. You don’t build a city for hours or days and optimize supply routes while watching your citizens work, but you must constantly face new challenges.
A round lasts about an hour or less, depending on the difficulty level, and starts you with different conditions:
The different biomes have advantages and disadvantages that you must exploit for victory
There are different races with preferences and needs that must be met
the available buildings are different each time, meaning you can’t always win with “the one build”
The higher the difficulty and the further you move from the center of the map, the more environmental dangers lurk. A round always cycles between drizzle (“Spring”), summer, and storm, and each time the storm becomes more dangerous the longer you take.
Learning the mechanics can take a while, but you unlock the difficulties and new challenges piece by piece anyway. This way, you can easily spend 160 hours or more in the game and still play each round differently.
For many, it sounds very tempting to gather their best friends to experience exciting moments in Dungeons & Dragons. However, a new DM had to learn the hard way that this idea doesn’t always turn out as grand as it initially sounds.
What is the Dungeon Master reporting about? The Reddit user and Dungeon Master justanotterdude reports on Reddit that he had to cancel his first D&D campaign shortly before the finale, which left him quite upset.
The campaign consisted of the DM and a few college friends: a close friend, 2 players from another campaign, and 2 more players from a D&D club at the university.
At first, everything was going well, the DM liked the players’ characters, and everyone seemed very involved. But it didn’t take long for the idyll to start crumbling. Ultimately, the group could not continue under the given circumstances, and the DM had to cancel the campaign just before the finale. In the post, he explains how the experience could go so wrong.
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Too many different ideas of a good experience
What did the group fall apart over? The DM reports various problems within the group that ultimately led to increasing frustration.
According to the DM, some players didn’t really want to put in effort during combat, thought little, and always used the same attacks. Other players refused to play in their roles and let story-relevant moments drift into off-topic conversations.
While the DM explains that not all players behaved this way, he still reports that most players simply did not take the campaign or his style seriously: “I’m a silly guy and had a lot of jokes in my campaign, but I also had moments that were obviously serious, and they couldn’t stay focused for 5 seconds. The few good players I had were quite annoyed by all of this, and so was I.” (justanotterdude on Reddit)
What made the DM cancel the campaign just before the finale? He writes that he wanted to continue the campaign only for the few engaged players. He also admitted that he initially sought the fault within himself, as it was his first campaign as a Dungeon Master.
Ultimately, what changed his opinion on these self-doubts and made him reach his breaking point was the lack of respect for deadlines and the DM’s scheduling. Players canceled minutes before the session, didn’t respond to messages, or simply didn’t show up at all.
Justanotterdude writes that he no longer looked forward to game days and no longer had fun. And that simply made no more sense to him.
In the comments under the Reddit post, many other players report similar experiences.
“Sadly, you learned the valuable lesson that your close friends in real life might not necessarily be your D&D friends,” writes Vargoroth.
Cthulhu_on_my_lawn responds: “Play D&D with people who primarily want to play D&D. Not with people who want to hang out with you and say, ‘Yeah, sure, why not.'”
Warhammer 40,000 takes place in a dark, dystopian future. The level of technology there is completely different from today, and since war – as the name suggests – plays a major role, there are naturally crazy weapons. The flagship here is the Bolter. However, they are much more than just better assault rifles.
Roughly shaped like a rifle or a pistol, but much thicker with a barrel that you can easily fit a thumb into: that’s the Bolter. If you see an image from Warhammer 40,000, you will almost always find such a weapon depicted somewhere.
If someone sees the weapon and doesn’t know it, they might conclude from its appearance and name alone that they are simply looking at a large rifle with thicker cartridges. But that is far from the truth.
In Space Marine 2, you can use various Bolters yourself:
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Forget “Bolts”: Bolters fire half grenades
A “Bolt” is not just a thick piece of metal fired from the barrel of a weapon and hitting a target at high speed. Bolter ammunition consists of several components:
a propellant that drives the bolt
a warhead with a core of “depleted deuterium” – in our world, deuterium is used for the manufacture of nuclear weapons
a detonator
In the end, Bolters do not fire cartridges, but small, armor-piercing rockets that detonate upon impact or, more precisely, whenever activated by “mass.” This also fits well with their size, as Bolters have a caliber of between .75 and 1.0 – roughly between 19 and 25 mm.
For comparison: Underbarrel grenade launchers fire ammunition with a diameter of 40mm. A Desert Eagle and most large sniper rifles fire up to .5 caliber ammunition. So you can imagine the recoil.
A weapon that “normal” people can hardly use
Standard versions of the Bolters are correspondingly bulky and not designed to be discreet. They are weapons of war that are meant not only to destroy but also carry a psychological factor.
Size and recoil make it impossible for humans to use Bolters properly. They are meant to be equipped with power armor. The armor of the Space Marines is deliberately oversized. The Adepta Sororitas are therefore the only “normal” humans who can carry Bolters as standard.
This has the advantage that certain technological improvements work without any issues. There are Bolter variants that only function when the owner is using them. This technology is used by many Space Marines, although not all Orders.
Nevertheless, Bolters find use among people in the Astra Militarum and especially among the Space police and judges of the Adeptus Arbites. However, smaller Bolter variants with more manageable grips and slimmer designs are used for this purpose.
If you see images of Warhammer 40,000 depicting a Bolter, in most cases you will see a Bolt Pistol or a Standard Bolt Rifle. These are also the most widely used variants of this weapon, but there are many more, such as:
Heavy Bolters, a type of machine gun usually used by Devastators and Terminators
Storm Bolters with two barrels, which basically function like two Bolters glued together and come as weapons integrated into power armor
Psycannons, special weapons with negative psychic energy, particularly effective against Psykers, demons, and the possessed – often in use by the secret Grey Knights
Bolter Sniper Rifles, especially popular among Scout Squads of the Space Marines
Additionally, there are completely different types of ammunition, some of which are somewhat larger or smaller than the standard version. While bolts are usually already armor-piercing, there are also Inferno bolts, which set the target on fire, Subsonic bolts for silenced shots, or Kraken shots that ignite another propellant after the first impact and burrow into the target.
