Fortnite: Data miners find 9 backpacks – crazy stuff involved!

Robert Albrecht Robert Albrecht Reading time 2 minutes

With the content update to 4.2, the jetpacks made their way to Fortnite: Battle Royale. However, they did not come alone, as dataminers have discovered. In fact, up to nine different backpacks could arrive in the near future – and the list is quite impressive.

One of the backpack items has already been mistakenly added to the game – the Storm Sensor. With the Storm Sensor, it was possible to predict the location of the next storm cycle. Epic has since removed the backpack.

Its mere presence, however, indicates that Epic wants to move toward backpacks that serve various purposes.

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Already in the game – the jetpack

How do the backpacks work? Thanks to the accidental appearance of the Storm Sensor, we at least know that only one backpack can be carried at a time. If you already have a back covering and find a new one, you can only swap it out.

The backpacks take up valuable space in your inventory, so you always have to weigh whether you want to “sacrifice” that space. This, of course, also depends on the quality and ability of the found backpack. According to the dataminer TwoEpicBuddies, we at least know which backpacks are still in the game files.

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These backpacks could come to Fortnite in the coming weeks

The dataminer TwoEpicBuddies has unearthed the following backpacks from the depths of the game data:

  • Boost Jump Pack – This backpack is likely to work similarly to bounce stones and significantly improve jumping.
  • Carmine Pack – We can imagine little about this one so far. Translated, “carmine” means crimson.
  • Eye of the Storm Tracker – The already known storm sensor.
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  • Glider/Glider Pack – This backpack seems to have the glider integrated. This could help during falls from great heights if the glider could be deployed at the push of a button.
  • Intel Pack – The English word “intel” is an abbreviation for “intelligence”. This word is often used in intelligence contexts. The backpack might serve to overhear other players from greater distances (thus spying as an intelligence agency does).
  • Medic Pack – The slurp juice in backpack form? The Medic Pack is likely to regenerate health at the push of a button – up to a certain maximum.
  • Missile Battery – Possibly a rocket shower that you can rain down on your enemies? Yes, please!
  • Test Pack – The test pack will be a simple placeholder.

Whether and when these backpacks will come to the game is not known. Changes to the items are, of course, not excluded.

What do you think of the backpacks? What could the crimson backpack be?

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Pokémon GO: Brings Shiny Aerodactyl and 2 other shiny monsters

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time < 1 minutes

Shortly after the start of the Adventure Week in Pokémon GO, three new shiny families were spotted. Have you encountered any of them yet?

On the evening of May 24, the Adventure Week began in Pokémon GO and changed several aspects of the game. Rock-type Pokémon like Geodude and Lileep now spawn more frequently. Some of the Rock-type Pokémon are even available in their special shiny form.

Which shinies are available now? The community has already compiled their findings and can confirm three new shiny families: Aerodactyl, Omanyte, and Kabuto.

Shiny Aerodactyl, Omanyte, and Kabuto in Pokémon GO

Anyone currently out catching Pokémon might encounter the shiny forms of these three monsters by chance. Shinies are rare and therefore popular among trainers. You can recognize shiny Omanyte by its purple color, just like Aerodactyl. Kabuto is green and visually resembles an M&M.

On Reddit, trainer cevoorn shared his encounter with shiny Omanyte.

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Trainer alazz shared a screenshot of his shiny Kabuto with the SilphRoad community:

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Through the screenshot from trainer XJamie3X, you can see what shiny Aerodactyl looks like in Pokémon GO:

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Anyone still looking for special shinies to add to their collection now has a good chance during the event. Rock-type monsters are spawning more frequently in the wild. You shouldn’t miss the chance to encounter a shiny variant.

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For the new dino mount in WoW, you would have to pay around 300€

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

Among the most prestigious items in World of Warcraft are undoubtedly the mounts. Particularly rare or expensive mounts often attract attention. In Battle for Azeroth, one of these mounts is available – for 5 million gold. How much would one have to spend in real money for it?

The Great Brutosaur costs 300 Euros: In Battle for Azeroth, a Mighty Caravan Brutosaur is available for 5,000,000 gold pieces. The dinosaur seats 5 passengers, has an auctioneer on board – and could be paid for with 300 Euros.

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The WoW Token makes it possible: If someone wanted to buy the behemoth only with real money, they would have to do so using WoW Tokens. The tokens can be purchased for 20 Euros and then converted into 30 days of playtime or sold on the WoW auction house.

The prices for the token vary by region. In Europe, it currently costs around 350,000 gold. If someone wanted to purchase the Brutosaur solely with real money, they would need 14.3 tokens, meaning they would have to buy 15. This equals 300 Euros for the dinosaur.

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Trying could result in even more: The calculation is quite simple and does not take any other factors into account. The price of the token is automatically determined by supply and demand.

WoW Token

If there are more tokens than buyers, the price drops. Therefore, if just one person were to offer 20 tokens, the price would already decrease. If even more people tried, the price would drop even further. Only when the price of the token rises could players save money with it.

Other prestigious and useful mounts compared: The last mount with NPCs before the Brutosaur was the Grand Expedition Yak for 120,000 gold pieces. This could be purchased for one token, leaving 200,000 gold still remaining.

In contrast, the Bloodfang Widow still costs a whopping 120 Euros – the spider is available for 2,000,000 gold pieces from a crazy vendor.

WoW Bloodfang Cocoon Spider mount

What about you? Do you want to own the dinosaur? Would you buy such a mount for so much money? Leave us a comment!

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Destiny 2: First revised armor Exotics are coming – This is what they can do!

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 4 minutes

With the update 1.2.1, Bungie will introduce the first wave of revamped exotic armor in Destiny 2 on May 29, 2018. We will show you which armor pieces are involved and what they can do after their overhaul.

With the Warmind expansion, Bungie recently brought some revamped exotic weapons into the game. This feature has been well received by many fans. Many are now eagerly waiting for the revamped armor exotics. The first examples are expected to enter the game with the next update 1.2.1 on May 29. More are set to follow in July.

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We will show you which exotics are included in the first wave and how these armor pieces will change after the overhaul.

These revamped exotics are waiting for you in May

The upcoming update will introduce six updated armor pieces – two for each class. Most of the changes will be in addition to the existing effects.

Synthoceps – Gauntlets (Titan)
Destiny 2 Synthoceps

This is what Synthoceps could do so far: The intrinsic perk “Biotic Enhancements” grants the wearer increased melee jump distance. Additionally, melee damage is increased when surrounded.

This is what Synthoceps can do after the overhaul: The intrinsic perk previously adjusted melee damage based on the number of enemies you were surrounded by. Now it grants a persistent damage increase for melee and super once you are surrounded by three or more enemies. The buff lasts for a short while – even when you are no longer surrounded by enemies.

Unyielding Lion – Leg Armor (Titan)
Destiny 2 Unyielding Lion

This is what the exotic leg armor could do so far: The perk “Jump Jets” grants Titans additional maneuverability in the air.

This is what the exotic can do after the overhaul: While floating, you can now fire from the hip without interrupting your hover. Additionally, there is no precision reduction when firing from the hip while hovering.

The Shadow of the Dragon – Chest Armor (Hunter)
Destiny 2 Shadow of the Dragon

This is what the chest armor could do so far: The perk “Ghost Metal Chainmail” grants the Hunter increased movement and weapon handling speed for a short time after dodging.

This is what the exotic can do after the overhaul: Dodging now reloads all weapons at once. Additionally, the effect of the Ghost Metal Chainmail now includes a mobility bonus.

Mechanic Trick Sleeves – Gauntlets (Hunter)
Destiny 2 Mechanic Trick Sleeves

This is what the Trick Sleeves could do so far: The intrinsic perk “Padded Holster” increases the handling and reload speed of the sidearm.

This is what the Trick Sleeves can do after the overhaul: When critically wounded, switching to a sidearm will significantly increase its damage. This makes sidearms a kind of emergency weapon that can turn the tide at the last second.

Lunafaction Boots – Leg Armor (Warlock)
Destiny 2 Lunafaction Boots

This is what the boots could do so far: With the perk “Alchemical Corrosions”, rifts gain the additional ability to automatically reload allies’ weapons.

This is what the leg armor can do after the overhaul: Instead of reloading only when entering or leaving the rift, reloading in the rift now happens automatically. Additionally, the empowering rift makes weapons more effective at longer ranges.

Sunbracers – Gauntlets (Warlock)
Destiny 2 Sunbracers

This is what the gloves could do so far: The intrinsic perk “Helium Spirals” increases the duration of solar grenades. Additionally, the perk grants grenade energy on solar melee hits.

This is what the exotic can do after the overhaul: The original effect is replaced by the extension of the duration of solar grenades. Solar melee kills also grant unlimited solar grenade energy for a short time.

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What do you think of these changes? Do these exotics finally live up to their names? Or do you feel the changes don’t go far enough compared to the weapons?

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Fortnite reveals master plan: Completely new mode with respawn is coming!

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The developers of Fortnite provide insight into their plans with “Battle Royale.” In a new mode “Creative” players will be able to respawn. Additionally, numerous improvements to gameplay, performance, interface, and controls are planned – especially for PS4 and Xbox One.

Epic lays the cards on the table: Epic has released a major update for Fortnite: Battle Royale, giving us a sneak peek at what’s to come. They address several planned features and improvements that are expected to come to Fortnite in the upcoming weeks or that are already present and have enhanced the game.

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This is planned for the limited-time modes

New mode with active respawns: This is how Epic announces the new mode “Creative v1”. Here players will respawn when they die. Players are expected to spend a long time on the map and have fun at their leisure. Additionally, there will be plenty of Llamas. When this will arrive, Epic has yet to reveal.

50vs50 might become permanent: Epic hints that the “50vs50” mode or a similar mode with larger teams may become a permanent fixture in Fortnite. They are aware of how much players love this mode.

50vs50

Friday launches the limited-time mode “Close Quarters”: This Friday, the new limited-time mode “Close Quarters” will start, focusing on shotguns and jetpacks.

Customizable controller for PS4 and Xbox One

Freely assignable buttons: Epic is also planning advancements in gameplay. They want players on PS4 and Xbox One to be able to customize their buttons freely. Axis inversion for sticks might also be on the table. However, Epic is still unsure when this will be implemented.

Building should improve: For the upcoming update 4.3 next week, they promise enhancements to Turbo Building, where significant improvements are expected. They aim to resolve issues that cause the building to break when toggling traps. Overall, it should become easier to edit buildings while using a controller.

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Less loading times, more action

Loading times will be optimized: Epic is continually working to ensure players spend less time on loading screens and land in matches faster. Epic states that with update 3.5, they were able to reduce loading times on PS4 and Xbox One by 15 to 30 seconds. They are working on further optimizations.

Track challenges in-game: With the next patch 4.3, players will be able to see their progress on challenges in-game.

More epic victories: Additionally, Epic is working on making the victory screen more epic.

A mode with respawn creates entirely new options for Fortnite. We have already discussed a variant:

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Black Desert hopes: New class Lahn lets the revenues flow again

Lucas Kaczynski Lucas Kaczynski Reading time 3 minutes

For Black Desert Online, things have not been going well in NA and EU in recent months. Now, Kakao Games is introducing the new class Lahn to the game. Can it provide a boost?

Revenue has declined

In February, developer Pearl Abyss commented on the revenue of Black Desert in Europe and North America. The revenues from the PC version have decreased. The financial report from April supports this statement. Currently, the mobile version of the game, Black Desert Mobile, is generating the most money. It is attributed to the fact that there has been relatively little happening with Black Desert on PC lately. It’s referred to as a “quiet phase.”

The new class Lahn is expected to improve revenues in the near future.

Black Desert Lahn Weapons

Players express criticism

In addition to the declining revenue, there has been ongoing criticism from the player base towards Black Desert in recent months.

Black Desert Angry
  • In April, significant changes were made to PvP that upset many players.
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The changes in PvP led the Executive Producer of Black Desert to directly address the players and say: “The gameplay has become very repetitive. We want to focus more on an exciting MMO again.”

Lahn is finally playable, if you find space for it

Players in NA and EU have been waiting a long time for the new class Lahn. There is about a 6-month gap between the class’s release in South Korea and here. In South Korea, the class “Rahn” was introduced in early December. Now, it is finally available in Europe.

However, there is already some excitement around the Lahn class. Because at the start of the new class, there is no free character slot, as there was for other classes. Instead, one must purchase it in the Cash Shop.

Black Desert Lahn 3

You may have already created your personal Lahn in the last few days. Now you can finally make your mark on the world of Black Desert with her.

The Lahn class is characterized by the following features:

  • She wields a crescent pendulum attached to a piece of fabric.
  • Lahn can run through the air and strike from above.
  • Her awakening weapon consists of two dark swords that inflict deep wounds on enemies. The swords are not yet available for us.

At the start of the class, an event is running where you will be rewarded with various items for playing and leveling up the class. Additionally, Valks rewards are back to gift you for daily logins.

The highlight: After 28 days, players receive a cute penguin. You do not need to be logged in for the 28 days consecutively and can make up for missed days on weekends by playing.

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The update has now brought Lahn. A significant part of this week’s update for Black Desert also includes changes to the gameplay of existing classes.

Some highlights:

  • If characters break free from a grapple, they are immune to new grapples for 5 seconds.
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  • Grabbing will now count as a grapple once characters have broken free from a grapple. This is intended to prevent continuous grappling.
  • Grudge of the Black Spirit now builds up with a ten percent chance by 1% when you take damage. You always generate it on a PvP kill.
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Pornhub offers VPN service for anonymous browsing

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

The page “Pornhub” now offers its own VPN service. With the Virtual Private Network, users can browse the internet anonymously and securely. One underlying thought of the site is also that users can consume pornography anonymously. But such a VPN service is also interesting for MMO fans.

Protecting privacy from evil hackers: Pornhub today launched its “Virtual Private Network” and named it VPNhub. This will allow users to surf the internet anonymously and securely. In a press release, they announce: “The internet is full of hackers and there are more and more. They try to compromise people’s sensitive data.”

Especially important for mobile: At Pornhub, it is stated that they have 90 million visitors a day, most of whom surf with mobile devices. Therefore, it is important to protect users’ privacy. VPNhub provides users with one of the fastest VPN services in the world with over 1000 servers in 15 countries, it is further stated.

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Free and Premium: The service is available worldwide for Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS. Users can choose which country the server is located in, through which the connection is established. The VPNhub service will be available in both a free and a premium version. The free version will be ad-supported. The latter is expected to cost $12 per month.

VPN services are often relevant for fans of Asia MMOs

Fans of online games: For MMO players, a VPN service is relevant when they want to play exotic online games that are secured with a region lock. Games from South Korea or Japan often exclude “Westerners”. Games like “Phantasy Star Online 2”, which have only been released in Japan, also have a Western community that gains access through VPN services and special clients.

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There are also frequent reports from Asia fans who use this service and other tricks to gain access to betas of South Korean MMORPGs like Lost Ark. Here, too, VPN services are used – however, additional tricks are often necessary to create a local account.

Whether VPNhub can replace the existing VPN services for fans of exotic MMOs will be seen in time.

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Final Fantasy XIV: New boss forces players to calculate or Google

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 3 minutes

The new content patch 4.3 of Final Fantasy XIV has been online for a few days now and is already giving players some headaches. One of the new bosses forces them to solve math problems. Or they have to diligently google for prime numbers.

Do you remember school when most people in class couldn’t stand math? In the Final Fantasy XIV community, this aversion to math is now coming back to haunt some players through one of the new bosses from the 24-man raid, Ridorana Lighthouse.

Because to survive its attacks, players need to be able to do calculations.

final fantasy xiv ridorana raid armor

The loot must be earned

With the Ridorana raid came new gear to Final Fantasy XIV that players can use to upgrade their classes. And this gear must be hard-earned in the boss fight against Automaton No. 7.

What does the boss do? Although the mechanics of the boss fight are initially a bit unclear, they become quite simple once understood:

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  • First, Automaton No. 7 reduces the HP of all players to a random single-digit amount
  • The glowing areas in front of it add as many HP to the players as circles are above
  • This means: if you start with 3 HP and go into an area with 2 circles, you then have 5 HP
  • The goal is to meet the requirements of the automaton, which it specifies through its spell bar
  • If it wants a number that is divisible by 4, then the players’ HP must be 4 or a multiple of that
  • If it wants a number that is indivisible, then the HP must be a prime number
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What are the consequences? If you have understood everything and paid a little attention in math, you will come out unscathed.

However, if players mess up the little math problem twice, they will be killed by Automaton No. 7’s next attack.

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And thus, Automaton No. 7 took down entire hordes of players in the first days of the patch.

Prime numbers? What are prime numbers?

The confusion among the FFXIV player base went so far that it was reflected in Google search queries. In one of the hints about the boss fight against Automaton No. 7, prime numbers are explicitly mentioned and listed:

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On May 22, the release date of the patch, search queries for the term “Prime Numbers” increased worldwide.

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Even some of the Japanese players were probably not entirely sure, as searches for 素数, the Japanese word for prime number, also rose on May 22.

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The developers probably anticipated it

It seems that the developers anticipated this turn of events, as the game goes to great lengths to tease players with the little math problem. An inscription on a golem says:

final fantasy xiv ridorana inscription

To top it all off, Automaton No. 7 dances happily while the 24 people are wiping.

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But if you complete the raid and are feeling silly, you can join in by teleporting to the entrance and running back to its arena.

You can find a complete guide through the Ridorana raid here:

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Where you can unlock Ridorana and other new content from Final Fantasy XIV 4.3, you can find out in our article:

Final Fantasy XIV: How to get started with the new quests in 4.3

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Overwatch: Patch nerfs Hanzo and Brigitte – How the players react

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

The Anniversary Patch brought not only the anniversary event to Overwatch. It also changed some heroes that the community had criticized for some time. The reactions to the nerfs and buffs are mixed.

Hanzo and Brigitte are nerfed, Ana buffed: Along with the Overwatch Anniversary Event, changes have also come to Brigitte, Hanzo, and Ana. Brigitte and Hanzo received small, but important nerfs, while Ana received some buffs.

Overwatch Ana Screenshot Action

What was changed with Ana, Hanzo, and Brigitte – Patch Notes

Brigitte

  • Transcendence
    • The maximum armor per player has been reduced from 150 to 100.
  • Shield Bash
    • The cooldown has been increased from 5 to 6 seconds.

Hanzo

  • Storm Arrows
    • The damage has been reduced from 80 to 70.

Ana

  • Biotic Rifle
    • Allies at full health are no longer hit by projectiles.
    • The ammunition has been increased from 10 to 14.
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How do the buffs and nerfs affect the game? The changes to the heroes are all rather small and have only minor impacts. The pick rate has hardly changed, and the win rates have largely remained the same.

In the forums, the discussion has shifted mainly from the heroes to the new Deathmatch mode. However, many players are still not quite satisfied with the changes to Brigitte and Hanzo.

Overwatch Brigitte Highlight Intro Beschützerin
Does the shield protect her from nerfs?

The community is still dissatisfied

The discussions in the Overwatch forums especially around Hanzo and Brigitte are still burning hot. Both players in the English-speaking as well as the German forums in Europe and the forums in America are actively discussing the two heroes.

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Brigitte is nearing balance: Some players are still complaining that Brigitte is too strong. Others are annoyed by the constant topic and want to end the discussion after her nerf. However, the cooldown on Brigitte’s Shield Bash is still frequently and hotly debated.

Compared to her release, discussions about Brigitte have decreased. Similar to the release of Moira, where criticism waned over time. Brigitte seems to be slowly approaching a state that most players find acceptable.

Overwatch Brigitte Highlight Schild

Hanzo is still too strong: The archer Hanzo, on the other hand, is receiving significantly more attention. In the English forums, his rework is one of the more common topics.

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Users are complaining that instead of a rework, he received a much too strong buff. Even after his nerf, Hanzo is still too strong in what he does. Major points of criticism are his damage against tanks and his mobility, which many players believe he should not have had.

Overwatch Hanzo Cinematic Screenshot Titel

No one cares about Ana: There is hardly any discussion about Ana’s changes. Although her changes make her playstyle significantly more pleasant, hardly anyone is interested. At the moment, she probably gets overshadowed by other healers.

Both Brigitte and Hanzo would still need further nerfs in the right areas to achieve balance. For both heroes, there are various suggestions for changes, which, however, have not yet been or only partially implemented on the PTR.

What do you think? Do you find Hanzo and Brigitte acceptable, or do they still need adjustments? Have you noticed the change to Ana? Let us know in the comments!

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FIFA 18 World Cup Update: Trailer shows new icons, the menu and game modes

Philipp Junge Philipp Junge Reading time 3 minutes

For FIFA 18 Ultimate Team, the World Cup Update will be released on Tuesday, May 29. A trailer shows the new icons including Miroslav Klose, the World Cup menu, and the draft in World Cup mode.

Update, May 28: Everything you want and need to know about the World Cup mode can be found here.

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EA Sports released another trailer for the upcoming World Cup mode. It showcases the walkout animation, four brand new World Cup icons, the in-game menu, and the game modes.

The World Cup mode for FIFA 18 is free and will be released on May 29. It will be available in both the regular game and Ultimate Team.

The update will be available only for PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch; PS3 and Xbox 360 will miss out.

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The World Cup Icons: Familiar Faces and Four New Additions

Brand new icons were promised, and we are getting four of them. This includes the German World Cup record goalscorer Miroslav Klose.

These icons will be included in the World Cup mode:

  • Pelé, Brazil
  • Diego Maradona, Argentina
  • Ronaldo, Brazil
  • Lev Yashin, Russia
  • Thierry Henry, France
  • Lothar Matthäus, Germany
  • Bobby Moore, England (New)
  • Gary Lineker, England (New)
  • Carles Puyol, Spain
  • Ronaldinho, Brazil
  • Laurent Blanc, France
  • Jay-Jay Okocha, Nigeria
  • Rui Costa, Portugal
  • Deco, Portugal
  • Luis Hernández, Mexico
  • Miroslav Klose, Germany (New)
  • Hidetoshi Nakata, Japan (New)
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The faces already known from the regular FUT mostly retain the rating of their Prime card. This has led to discussions in the FIFA community about whether Luis Hernandez (90) really deserves a higher rating than Miroslav Klose (87).

The World Cup Menu and Game Modes

The trailer also shows the menu. The following game modes are depicted:

  • Single Player Tournament
  • Online Tournament
  • Single Player Draft
  • Online Draft
  • Squad Building Challenges

This indicates that the SBCs are separate from the regular FUT and there will be dedicated World Cup SBCs. Thus, duplicates can likely be utilized, as there is no transfer market in World Cup mode where you could list duplicate players.

Another screenshot from the trailer shows a screen depicting Spain as the tournament winner along with three packs as rewards. This suggests that we will receive sets as rewards for tournament victories, perhaps even for individual games.

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What exactly happens in the World Cup mode?

In FIFA 18, you can replay the World Cup in Russia with the World Cup mode. You can also organize your own tournaments or play a simple kickoff match with all licensed stadiums and national teams.

Big things are also expected for FUT 18: New icons, dynamic items, and various World Cup modes like SBCs, drafts, or tournaments will come to Ultimate Team.

The system is similar to that in the World Cup mode of FIFA 14:

  • The coins are valid across modes, there is only one account for the “normal” FUT mode as well as the World Cup mode
  • For every pack you buy in World Cup mode, you will receive one in the “normal” mode
  • There is no transfer market; players can only be picked or obtained via SBCs
  • The chemistry system is different: Nationality and continental affiliation count instead of club, league, and nationality
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A small change will make PvP fairer in WoW, kill multi-boxers

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PvP has always been a part of World of Warcraft. In Battle for Azeroth, the War Mode replaces open PvP. With a small change, Blizzard ensures more fairness: They want to put a stop to multiboxers.

No /follow in War Mode possible: Those in WoW: Battle for Azeroth who are in War Mode can no longer automatically follow another character using the /follow command. This aims to prevent multiboxing.

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The setup of a multiboxer. Image source: Kotaku.

What is Multiboxing? Multiboxing refers to a player controlling multiple accounts simultaneously. The player runs World of Warcraft on multiple monitors with several accounts at the same time (in “multiple boxes”).

To make this work correctly, they only control one character themselves, while the others /follow the leader. The spells are bound to the same key, so that all characters can cast their attacks simultaneously. This way, 10 or more mages can easily attack a target at the same time.

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Multiboxers are often recognized by identical clothing and similar names. Image source: Mudgem’s Mage Mash.

The War Mode is the new Open PvP: In Battle for Azeroth, PvP servers are being eliminated. Instead, players who want to fight can activate War Mode. In this, they are placed into a phase with other players in War Mode, essentially a PvP phase. While this is riskier, it also brings 10% increased rewards from quests.

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Multiboxing is very interesting for Open PvP, and it would have been for War Mode as well. Anyone running around the world with 10 or more characters is difficult to stop. With the deactivation of the /follow function in War Mode, Blizzard puts a stop to that.

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The community is divided: Multiboxing is a controversial topic in the community. Some players see it as a challenge to take down a multiboxer. Others find the behavior annoying and believe it takes away from others’ enjoyment. Still, others say it is part of the game – those who pay should also be allowed to play.

Blizzard has tolerated multiboxing so far. However, with the deactivation of the /follow function in War Mode, multiboxers in Battle for Azeroth must come up with other methods or stop multiboxing altogether.

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Top games April 2018: Fortnite and God of War dominate, GTA V declines

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The most successful games in April 2018 are clear. Which games have made the most money on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Mobile? We’re talking about titles like Fortnite, God of War, Hearthstone, and GTA V Online.

Digital revenues are growing: The site Superdata reports every month on how the global digital games market is evolving. So how much money is being made through digital platforms? Here we don’t account for retail sales, but rather transactions over the PS Store, Steam, or the Xbox Store. In April 2018, the market grew by 23% compared to 2017. Consumers worldwide spent $9.09 billion on games.

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PC: Hearthstone is back, Far Cry 5 is out

How does it look on PC? There hasn’t been much change on the PC. League of Legends has regained its place in the sun. In March, LoL was briefly ousted by Dungeon Fighter Online, which had special promotions running. Now, LoL is back again.

Also back is “Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft”: Blizzard’s card game had long been missing from the top 10, but with the new expansion “Witchwood” it has now returned to 7th place. Witchwood launched on April 12. Hearthstone takes the place of Far Cry 5, which is leaving the top 10 on PC. PUBG has also fallen slightly, going from 7th in March to 9th now. Fortnite maintains its 5th place.

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How do PS4 and Xbox One look?

God of War is here: God of War enters the consoles at 2nd place, being a pure exclusive title for the PS4. Kratos has broken all records and achieved the “largest console launch of an exclusive title of all time.” It is estimated that it has sold 2.1 million units since launch – solely in digital units. That’s double what Uncharted 4 sold.

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Fortnite is booming, GTA V is going back: Fortnite has earned $296 million across all platforms. This is huge and brings it to 1st place on consoles – just like in March. Fortnite is likely also responsible for the gradual end of Grand Theft Auto V’s winning streak. There, revenues are declining after a long period of growth. GTA V drops from rank 5 to 6. Far Cry 5 is taking a deeper dive, going from 2nd in March to 5th now.

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Monster Hunter World and Sea of Thieves are saying goodbye

Monster Hunter World is out: The time in the top 10 is over for Monster Hunter World for now. Without microtransactions, the era of Monster Hunter World as one of the 10 most successful games on the digital market is over. In return, Ghost Recon Wildlands and Battlefield 1 are back. Games like Madden NFL 18 and the likely short-lived Sea of Thieves are out.

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Mobile is dominated by Honour of Kings

What’s up with Mobile? In Mobile, the “LoL-Mobile” variant, Honour of Kings, is still high up. They have snuggled into the top of the mobile charts. With $185 million, they earned even more than in March. Honour of Kings is known locally as “Arena of Valor” and is of course planning a battle royale variant.

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The Adventure Week in Pokémon GO brings many candies and XP!

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Today, on May 24, the Adventure Week in Pokémon GO kicks off. New raid bosses like Aerodactyl are among the highlights of the event.

Tonight, on May 24, the Adventure Week 2018 in Pokémon GO begins. You will be rewarded with new rewards for field research projects. The Adventure Week brings other raid bosses and offers you the opportunity to collect plenty of experience points and candies in Pokémon GO.

Adventure Week 2018 in Pokémon GO – Start and End

What kind of event? The Adventure Week already took place in 2017 and is making a return this year.

When does it start? The event starts today, May 24, at 10:00 PM German time.

And when does it end? The event ends again on June 5.

What does the event bring? As Niantic explains, you can expect unique research projects with great rewards. Pokémon like Aerodactyl are expected to appear as raid bosses in gyms. Update: These new raid bosses for the Adventure Week are confirmed

Pokémon GO Adventure Week

Rock-type Pokémon will be found more often! Kleinstein, Liliep, and Nasgnet were specifically mentioned by the developers. You should find them more frequently in the wild during the event.

Further bonuses of the event include that your buddy Pokémon will collect candies four times faster. So, put on your running shoes and walk particularly far with your buddies during the event.

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Adventure Week ideal for reaching Level 40 in Pokémon GO

More experience points: Are you still collecting experience points on your way to Level 40? No problem. The event rewards you with additional XP for spinning photo discs at PokéStops or gyms. You get especially a lot of experience points when you visit a PokéStop or a gym for the first time. Here, trainers can expect up to ten times more experience points.

You can make the most of the event if you are often on the go. Spinning stops is rewarded just like walking with your buddy Pokémon. It’s best to go to a city or village where you have not played before. There, you’ll collect the most experience points!

In June, the field research in Pokémon GO rewards you with a “frosty” species

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Destiny 2: So geht die Stress-Quest um Weltlinie Null weiter

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The Worldline Zero presented the Guardians in Destiny 2 with a puzzle last week. It took a long time for fans to figure out what the first step of the sword on the way to the exotic masterpiece looks like. Now fans have also mastered the second step. This is how the mammoth task continues.

The first step was challenging: Last week, fans randomly discovered what the first step for the masterpiece upgrade of the Worldline Zero looks like. You had to hit the final boss after the seventh wave of the Escalation Protocol with the exotic sword as soon as its shield was down.

This rewarded you with 20% progress in leveling the catalyst and additionally a special item – the “Worldline Ideasthesia: Anarkhiia”. This was one of five items from the Worldline Ideasthesia series discovered in the Destiny 2 database.

Players had a theory: Fans then speculated that the progress of the masterpiece upgrade was linked to the five bosses of the Escalation Protocol. From each boss, there should be an item that grants a further 20% progress, provided you hit the boss with the special attack of the sword.

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This theory now seems to be confirmed.

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Step 2 on the Path to the Masterpiece of Worldline Zero

Once again it’s Escalation Protocol: To achieve further progress in leveling the catalyst, you must dive into the new PvE event this week. Again, you need to fight your way through to the final boss and this time hit him with the Tesseract attack of the Worldline Zero.

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Hit Correctly: It’s important that you hit the current end boss at its weak spot on the back (protrusion) – otherwise, no progress will be made! This sounds easier than it actually is – depending on the course of the battle, it may require numerous attempts to hit the weak spot correctly.

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If you hit the boss correctly, you will receive the second item from the Worldline Ideasthesia series – the “Worldline Ideasthesia: Cavalry”. At the same time, progress increases by another 20%. If you were also successful last week, you are now at a total of 40% of the task.

The fans’ theory seems to be coming true: It is evident that during the quest, it is indeed about hitting each of the five weekly rotating final bosses at the respective weak spot with the Tesseract move of the exotic sword. This rewards you with another item from the Worldline Ideasthesia series and each provides 20% progress.

What’s next? If the system is maintained, you should reach 100% of the task after defeating five different bosses. Whether there will be another step afterwards is still unknown. Like with the Polaris Lance quest, this task is tied to a time lock. The first Guardians can obtain the masterpiece version of the Worldline Zero in about two and a half weeks.

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How far are you with this task? Are you still looking for the catalyst or have you already mastered the second step?

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Pokémon GO: These Alola Pokémon could become important attackers

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In Pokémon GO will soon have Alolan forms from the Kanto region available. Keep an eye on these, they could become important attackers.

A few days ago, Niantic announced that Alolan forms will be activated in Pokémon GO. These are unique variants of different species that you can then collect. But are they all equally good? Are there stronger ones to look out for, and weaker ones that can be ignored?

Alolan Pokémon as Attackers or Defenders? These are strong

With the new forms, players in the community have taken a closer look. Nick from the YouTube channel Trainer Tips and the experts from Gamepress explain which Alolan forms have the potential to become meta-relevant. They paid attention to the change in types and possible new moves.

New stats such as Max CP were calculated based on the typical Pokémon GO formula, which has also been used to integrate other monsters from the main games into the mobile game. This is an initial assessment of the Alolan forms that have a lot of potential in Pokémon GO.

Alolan Golem

Alolan Golem
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Max CP? The Golem in its Alolan form will likely reach a maximum of 2916 CP in Pokémon GO.

Differences to the Kanto form: It differs from its Kanto form in its types. Instead of Rock and Ground, Alolan Golem is Rock and Electric type. This means it is no longer doubly weak to Grass or Water attacks.

What is it good for? It will be an even better counter against Ho-Oh because it is no longer completely destroyed by Solar Beam. It also has better chances against Ice type raid bosses. If it can learn Thunder Punch, it would likely be the best non-legendary Electric attacker. However, it is not as strong as Raikou or Zapdos.

Alolan Exeggutor

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Source: Pokewiki

Max CP? In its Alolan form, Exeggutor will likely reach a maximum of 2881 CP in Pokémon GO.

Differences to the Kanto form: Its types change from Grass and Psychic to Grass and Dragon. Its stats change slightly with reduced attack and higher speed. This makes Alolan Exeggutor slightly weaker than its Kanto form. However, if it can learn new moves like Seed Bomb, it could become stronger. This could even make it a better attacker than Venusaur with Solar Beam in some situations.

What is it good for? If the Alolan form of Exeggutor can learn new moves, it would become more relevant in the meta. If not, it falls behind the Kanto form and Venusaur. As a Dragon attacker, Alolan Exeggutor cannot compete with the top tier.

But just because of its funny appearance with a huge neck, you should definitely keep an Alolan Exeggutor in your collection.

Alolan Ninetales

Alolan Ninetales
Source: Pokewiki

Max CP? Alolan Ninetales will likely reach a maximum of 2184 CP in Pokémon GO.

Differences to the Kanto form: Instead of Fire, Alolan Ninetales belongs to the types Ice and Fairy.

What is it good for? The Alolan form of Ninetales is only among the best attackers in very specific situations. The types Ice and Fairy are both very effective against Dragon. It would do well with two Ice moves as an attacker against Dragon Pokémon like Rayquaza, which are particularly weak to Ice and use Dragon moves themselves. Its resistance to Dragon moves makes it a good choice – The attack stats of Alolan Ninetales are not among the top tier.

Alolan Muk

Alolan Muk
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Max CP? The Alolan form of Muk will likely reach a maximum of 2709 CP in Pokémon GO.

Differences to the Kanto form: Instead of just Poison, Alolan Muk belongs to the types Poison and Dark.

What is it good for? Due to its types and stats, Alolan Muk is less suitable as an attacker but rather as a gym defender. It is only weak against Ground type attackers, of which there are not many good ones in the current meta. The Alolan form makes it resistant to Psychic, Ghost, and Dark, but it has problems with fighting attackers like Machamp.

The unique colors make Alolan Muk a standout everywhere. It’s worth catching!

And what about the rest?

According to the analysis from Gamepress and the assessments from Trainer Tips, the other Pokémon are potentially less relevant in Pokémon GO. Unless Niantic fundamentally reworks the battle system, there is currently little use for these Alolan forms.

But they do look cool.

Pokémon GO Alola Forms

Keep in mind that it heavily depends on which moves the Alolan Pokémon can ultimately master in Pokémon GO. This will determine how effective they are as attackers for raids. As soon as there are any updates about this, the ranking with the best attackers could change again.

What are these forms anyway? Everything we know so far about the Alolan forms for Pokémon GO is here

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Call of Duty: Someone died because of their $2 bet, now 20 years in prison are threatened

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In a swatting incident related to Call of Duty, U.S. federal authorities are now charging three men. They face significant prison sentences.

Swatting after Christmas: We have reported on the swatting incident in Wichita several times on Mein MMO. On December 28, 2017, an innocent person was shot by a police officer. The police were dispatched following a swatting call. The incident has now taken a new turn, nearly five months later.

Players remained unharmed until May – Not anymore

Only one in prison so far: The person who made the swatting call has been in custody for quite some time: Tyler Barriss (25) is awaiting his charges in a prison in Kansas. He has confessed to making the phone call.

The two Call of Duty players, whose dispute triggered the swatting incident, had remained unharmed until now. That changed in May 2018. According to the Los Angeles Times, federal authorities intervened last Wednesday and are charging all three men.

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Players aged 18 and 19 made a bet: The two Call of Duty players are Casey Viner (18) and Shane Gaskill (19). They were in a Call of Duty match together and got into a dispute. The dispute was reportedly over a $2 bet. That’s about 1 Euro and 70 cents.

“Try something”: Gaskill posted an address and essentially urged Viner to “Try something.” The address was a house in Wichita where Gaskill had previously lived. Viner was unaware of that. Viner then asked Tyler Barriss to initiate the swatting call and send the police after Gaskill. Barriss did so and feigned an emergency during a call. He posed as a hostage taker.

Officer shot innocent man: The police arrived at the given address and shot 28-year-old Andrew Finch during the operation. The local authority’s investigation determined that no charges would be filed against the officer. This was the first incident where someone died as a result of swatting.

Allegations: The three men are accused of having deleted communications when they realized someone had been killed. Viner is said to have reset his iPhone and deleted data, it is reported.

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20 years in prison face the two Call of Duty players

The charges:

  • Tyler Barriss is charged with making a false report to an emergency service. He is also charged with cyberstalking, threatening calls, and six counts of “wired fraud.” Additionally, he is charged with conspiracy to make false statements. Furthermore, he is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter in Kansas.
  • Gaskill and Viner are charged with wire fraud, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Viner also faces an additional charge of conspiracy to make false statements.

The penalties: The prosecutors say, according to the LA Times,

  • that Tyler Barriss could face life imprisonment for cyberstalking and his calls.
  • Viner and Gaskill could face up to 20 years in prison for obstruction of justice.

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ESO Builds: How to play the DPS Magicka Nightblade with Summerset

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Today we present to you the ESO build of the Magicka Nightblade as DPS, using the video from ProNDC, which you can play in The Elder Scrolls Online Addon Summerset.

These builds in ESO are presented to you by ProNDC in videos. We summarize some of the facts for you here.

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How to play an effective Magicka Nightblade

General. Dark elves are particularly well suited as Nightblades due to the racial bonuses. Since this is a Magicka build, you should invest everything in Magicka. Use the blessing: Apprentice as well as the Clockwork Lemon Filet. As a vampire, you gain additional bonuses.

This is the gear you should choose. For a Magicka Nightblade with a DPS focus, you should ideally use the following gear:

  • 2x Mother’s Sorrow Rings on “Arcane”
  • Mother’s Sorrow Necklace on “Arcane”
  • Front: Siroria’s Perfect Flame Staff on “Infused” with Fire Damage Glyph
  • Back: Maelstrom Staff on “Infused” with Magic Damage Glyphs
  • For the armor set, use three pieces of Siroria (Siroria’s Perfect Shoes, Siroria’s Perfect Sash, Siroria’s Perfect Jacket)
  • Additionally, use two pieces of the Mother’s Sorrow set (Mother’s Sorrow Gloves, Mother’s Sorrow Trousers)
  • As a Monster Set, wear Zaan’s shoulders and Zaan’s Visage

Which skills are effective for the Magicka Nightblade? The skills you should use as a Magicka Nightblade for DPS are:

Front skill bar:

  • The main skill is the Elemental Weapon of the Psijic Order (the passive ability Magic Sphere of the Psijic Order is very useful here)
  • Relentless Focus
  • Crippled Grip
  • Impale
  • Inner Light
  • Destruction Staff ability Fiery Wrath

Back skill bar:

  • Fire Blockade
  • Whirling Path
  • Leeching Attacks
  • Concentrated Barrier
  • Absorbing Magic
  • Soul Harvest
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This is how you allocate the Champion Points: Regarding Champion Points, you should allocate them as follows for the Magicka Nightblade:

  • Warlord 28
  • Sprinter 2
  • Arcane 76
  • Tenacity 56
  • Agility 40
  • Shadow Ward 48
  • Unassailable 81
  • Magicka Shield 11
  • Tough 49
  • Elemental Defender 49
  • Thick Skinned 34
  • Quick Recovery 15
  • Magic Erosion 23
  • Elemental Expert 56
  • Elven Blood 52
  • Staff Expert 13
  • Weapon Master 66
  • Thaumaturge 40

This build should allow you to play a very effective Magicka Nightblade as DPS in Summerset. The video shows you more details and also teaches you how to best utilize the rotation.

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New game Earthfall mixes Left 4 Dead with the PvE part of Fortnite

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The end-of-the-world shooter Earthfall will soon leave Early Access on Steam. The co-op game, reminiscent of Left 4 Dead in its four-player action, also incorporates the base-building from Fortnite’s “Save the World” mode.

The co-op shooter Earthfall has received a release date. On July 13th, the game will leave Early Access on Steam and be released as a full version. This co-op game for up to four players is heavily inspired by Left 4 Dead but features aliens as enemies instead of zombies.

In addition to PC, Earthfall will also be released for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles.

Current alternative for Left 4 Dead?

What is Earthfall? Earthfall is an end-of-the-world shooter in which up to four players fight for survival. The game is heavily based on Valve’s Left 4 Dead but uses aliens as enemies instead of zombies.

Additionally, the base-building of Fortnite’s “Save the World” mode is included. During the missions, bases must be built, fortified, and defended.

Earthfall characters

What does Earthfall offer? The shooter is entirely focused on co-op with up to three teammates; currently, there are no other modes. In Earthfall, you will fight through ten missions spanning two separate campaigns. The following should be offered to you:

  • Four different characters with unique personalities
  • Drop-in, drop-out multiplayer: teammates can join or leave the missions at any time. Missing team members will be replaced by bots
  • Level objectives that are to be connected with a story and a deep lore
  • Powerful weapons, barricades, or turrets that can not only be found but also printed at 3D printers distributed throughout the game world

The price for Earthfall in its current Early Access on Steam is still €14.99, but it is expected to rise to €29.99 afterward. Additionally, a Deluxe Edition is planned for €39.99, which will include exclusive Hazmat outfits and weapon skins.

Whether the price also applies to the console version is still unknown.

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Hunting for the Polaris Lance in Destiny 2: Here’s how to complete Step 3

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With the Weekly Reset on May 22, the third part of “Incoming Twilight” was unlocked in Destiny 2. This questline takes Guardians to the exotic scout rifle from Ana Bray. We will show you what you need to do to get one step closer to the Polaris Lance this week.

It was already clear last week: The coveted exotic scout rifle from Ana Bray – the Polaris Lance – is hidden behind a time lock. Week by week, another of the five quest steps is unlocked, bringing fans closer to the exotic weapon.

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This week, players now have the opportunity to complete the third part of “Incoming Twilight”. What do you have to do for it? And what awaits the players at the end of the third quest part?

Incoming Twilight 3/5 – The Path to the Polaris Lance

To master this week’s step of the questline, Guardians once again need to complete several tasks.

Complete ten waves of the Escalation Protocol: As with the quest for the Sleeper Simulant, it is sufficient to successfully finish the first wave of the Escalation Protocol ten times. According to player reports, however, it also counts if you complete all seven consecutive waves of the Escalation Protocol along with the final boss. Then this step should also be considered completed. If you consider that the easier way, you can save three levels here.

Complete three Vanguard Strikes: This step is self-explanatory. Heroic Strikes and the Nightfall also count. This way, you can kill several birds with one stone.

Activate the Sleeper Node in Olympus Descent: Head to Olympus Descent on Mars. Activate the corresponding node there. You can find the position in the image.

Destiny 2 ND Part 3 Sleeper Node Position

After that, return to Ana and activate the third terminal with the found datasets.

Destiny 2 Lanze Prototyp

The Reward: As a reward for completing the third quest step, you will receive a masterwork version of the Braytech RWP MK. II scout rifle, which you already obtained upon successful completion of Part 2 of the Incoming Twilight.

If you have completed this task, it is now time to wait for the next reset on May 29.

You can find the other quest steps for “Incoming Twilight” here:

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Fortnite player says “My dad works for Sony”, gets banned

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A PS4 player in Fortnite was banned from the PlayStation Network by Sony after he wrote in a chat message, “Bahaha my dad works for Sony and will ban you.” It was meant as a joke that Sony apparently did not understand.

Good sniper kill: As Segment Next reports, the player, Hamed Jalalie, made a really good kill with a sniper in Fortnite. He eliminated an opponent at over 260m in Fortnite Battle Royale on the PlayStation 4.

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Poor loser: The defeated player then contacted the sniper via PSN and accused Hamed of being a hacker. He said he would report him directly to developer Epic Games to get him banned.

Joke backfires: The sniper then replied via PSN: “Bahahahahahahaha my dad works at Sony he will get u banned” – translated, “My dad works at Sony and will make sure you get banned.” The shooter referenced an old meme from the Xbox 360 days.

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Backfires: But in fact, the shooter was banned from the PlayStation Network because of this statement. The user received an email from Sony stating, “Your account will be permanently banned.” The ban resulted from this exchange with the person who accused him of being a hacker. According to Sony’s rules, it is strictly prohibited to impersonate a Sony employee or to claim influence over a Sony employee. This ban cannot be lifted and is permanent.

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Sony takes this seriously: Apparently, Sony is not familiar with this old meme that refers to sore losers, of kids threatening their dads when things don’t go their way. Sony shows zero tolerance when it comes to enforcing this “Do not impersonate Sony employees” rule. So, one should be careful about what they chat online.

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