On June 8, 2025, thieves are said to have stolen nearly 3,000 Nintendo Switch 2 from a truck. The driver only realized it at a rest stop. The damage amounts to millions.
What exactly happened? As reported by the American news channel 9NEWS on YouTube, a remarkable theft was reported by a truck driver in Bennett, Colorado on June 8, 2025. He had noticed at a rest stop that a large part of his cargo of toys was missing.
He contacted the police, who then established that the toys were Switch 2 consoles. Specifically, 2,810 units of the new Nintendo console had vanished, without the driver noticing.
The thieves can now do this 2,810 times if they want:
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The Nintendo Switch 2 in the unboxing video
How could this happen? The driver stated that he wasn’t exactly sure what was loaded on his truck – only that the toys were supposed to be brought from Nintendo’s headquarters in Redmond to a GameStop location in Grapevine, Texas. He only became suspicious when he returned to the vehicle after a break and saw that the trailer door had been opened.
Since the normal Switch 2 retails for almost 470 Euros without accessories, the damage amounts to a considerable 1,320,700 Euros. Steve Beaty, a computer science professor at MSU Denver, explained to 9NEWS that the thieves will likely sell their stolen goods on the black market, and not on platforms like eBay:
“Since these are stolen goods, I assume they will end up on the dark web quite quickly, unless they are shipped abroad.” He himself took only 2 minutes to find a Switch 2 at such places being sold for half price.
However, the thieves must keep in mind that each Switch 2 and the associated components, including the Joy-Cons and battery, are marked with a unique serial number.
Furthermore, Nintendo can deactivate any Switch 2 if it is determined that the owners have violated the company’s terms of use. Using a stolen Switch would certainly fall under that category. Circumventing this is only possible through a process that is as illegal as it is risky, which can render the console unusable.
The Community Day in June 2025 for Pokémon GO is just around the corner. We will show you how to make the most of this event.
This June brings you another Community Day for Pokémon GO. Expect Miniras, the Dragon Pokémon from Generation 7. It can evolve into Mediras and then into Grandiras.
The creature will appear in very high numbers during the event and brings strong bonuses like an increased Shiny chance.
We will show you what to expect from the event, how to prepare optimally, and how to make the best out of this experience.
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Pokémon GO starts new season Pleasant Days – Trailer for the season
Community Day in June 2025 with Miniras – Start & Bonuses of the Event
What? Community Day with Miniras When? Saturday, June 21, 2025 – From 14:00 to 17:00 Exclusive Move: Charged Attack “Scales” for Grandiras when you evolve Mediras during the event or in the following week Bonuses: – Increased Shiny chance for Miniras – Triple experience when catching Pokémon – Double catch candies – Doubled chance for XL candies when catching Pokémon from level 31 – Lure modules and incense last for 3 hours (not the daily adventure incense) – Snapshot surprises with Miniras – Field research with Miniras – PokéStop Showcases with Miniras
Bonuses until 22:00 local time: – One additional special trade – 50% less Stardust cost when trading
More Content of the Community Day: You will receive a free, limited-time research task if you open the game during the Community Day. As a reward, you can receive a Miniras with a special background. The research runs until June 28, 2025, at 22:00.
For $2 (approximately €2), you can also purchase an additional research task. This includes more encounters with Miniras, three of which will have the special background, one Premium Battle Pass, and one special candy.
If you acquire the ticket in the form of the Community Day Hyperbox in the Pokémon GO web store, you will also receive 2 special candies.
Who is the Community Day with Miniras Worth It For?
For Collectors: If you are missing Miniras and its evolutions in either regular or Shiny form, then this event is the perfect opportunity to fill those gaps in your Pokédex.
During the event, Miniras will appear in sufficient numbers, so it shouldn’t be a problem to catch enough specimens and candies. With the increased Shiny chance, you should be able to get the shiny variants without issue.
For Battlers: If you are hoping to get strong new attackers during the Community Day, you will be disappointed. Neither Miniras nor its evolutions are among the best attackers in Pokémon GO for the Battle League or Raids.
The Perfect Preparation for the Community Day in June 2025
Cleaning Up Pokémon Box: If you want to fully take advantage of the Community Day, you need to have enough space in your Pokémon box. Ideally, clean it up before the event to be able to catch many monsters. If space gets tight during the event, use a simple trick to quickly sort out Pokémon.
Collect Enough Items: If you want to catch many Pokémon, you should have enough items on hand. This includes:
Balls: You need plenty of balls to catch every Miniras that appears.
Sananaberries: During the event, you get double the amount of candies when you catch Pokémon. If you also use a Sananaberry for a catch, you can even get quadruple the amount of candies for a single catch. With the silver Sananaberry, even more.
Lure Module and Incense: The items Lure Module and Incense have an increased duration of 3 hours when activated during the event. Both items ensure that you will experience even more encounters with Miniras.
Which Mega Pokémon are Worth It for the Event? If you have a Mega Evolution of the Dragon type active during the event, you will receive an additional candy and extra experience points for each catch. This can make a significant difference with a high number of caught monsters.
The following Mega Evolutions are of the Dragon type and thus suitable for you to enjoy these benefits during the event:
Mega-Rayquaza
Mega-Dragapult
Mega-Salamence
Mega-Latios
Mega-Latias
Mega-Charizard-X
Mega-Sceptile
Mega-Ampharos
Not only does the Community Day await you in Pokémon GO this month. Before the big GO Fest 2025 takes place at the end of the month, there are more events and content that are active in the game. You can find out which they are here: all events in June 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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In Fortnite, superpowers are running wild. One of them is turning out to be particularly dangerous: The Storm Beast is not to be trifled with.
What’s happening in Fortnite? The current season in Fortnite is all about superheroes. It focuses entirely on the superhero theme. Since the beginning of the season, various superhero weapons have been available. Such as:
Gloves that unleash a swarm of ravens on your opponents
The Bass-Boost Gloves, which push your enemies away with sound waves, demolish buildings, and catapult you into the air
Killswitch Revolvers, which slow down time
Or the Tracking Scope, which reveals the positions of your foes
As is customary in Fortnite, more items are added through updates to expand the loot pool. And that’s exactly what just happened: “Storm Beast Pushel” is now available in Fortnite, sending players into a frenzy.
What are Storm Beast Pushel? Anyone who uses the Pushel transforms into the Storm Beast. This monster is not only cursedly fast, but also comes with a few nasty attacks.
On one hand, it can shred its opponents with its claws if it gets a hold of them. That’s quite dangerous when you want to get close.
On the other hand, it possesses a jumping ability that allows it to propel itself upwards and then come crashing down to unleash an electric attack on the ground.
Finally, it has a lot of health points – and you have multiple opportunities per Pushel to transform into the monster.
In short: Whoever has the Pushel on hand is much closer to victory. Those facing the monster should quickly figure out how to defeat it – or at least how to escape.
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Players puzzled over the best strategy against the Storm Beast
In the Fortnite subreddit, many posts are currently revolving around the Storm Beast and its powerful abilities. Some call it OP, and even the term miniboss is mentioned here and there. Particularly the sudden transformation into a monster with a lot of health points frustrates some players. Just imagine being in the last 1 vs. 1 of a match, having your opponent on the brink of defeat – and then they transform into a monster that has three times the health you do.
Additionally, its damage output is considered quite high. Therefore, some players describe the situations where they simply fell victim to the Storm Beast. They are wondering how to beat this monster.
Even in our own test, the monster proved to be quite strong. In one round, we could use the monster and had little trouble with opponents. In contrast, it only took seconds for an opponent with the Storm Beast ability to turn us into minced meat.
How to defeat the Storm Beast? As of now, the key point is to not get too close. Because in close combat, it will likely defeat you in most cases. Distance is the question. For example, use the Fog Form Cloak to get away.
Other options include using vehicles or zip lines to evade the monster. Especially the latter can be a real game changer against the Storm Beast: Use a zip line to go up and try to stay in the middle. There, the beast cannot reach you.
And the Bass-Boost Gloves as well as the Fog Gloves are also good options to deal damage to the monster or at least send it flying into the storm.
What experiences have you had with the monster? Were you able to use it, or did you have to fight against it? And how did you fare? Let us know in the comments! Speaking of unbeatable monsters: Thanos also spread fear in Fortnite for quite some time. But how did that actually happen? More on that here: In 2018, the phone rang at Epic Games – A 6-hour call changed Fortnite forever.
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In the long history of Middle-earth, there have been many creatures and individuals that threatened the world. Among them are the powerful Balrogs. One can see one of them in the films of The Lord of the Rings, but before they became monsters, they were something entirely different.
What are Balrogs, actually? Balrogs are among the most dangerous beings in Middle-earth. As a movie viewer, one sees a Balrog, Durin’s Bane, for the first time in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. In the Elvish language Sindarin, Balrog means Demon of Strength and this is also reflected in their design.
They are usually depicted as large, humanoid beings imbued with flames. Long before the events of the films, Balrogs existed as servants of Morgoth. However, they were not always such demons. Balrogs were, like Gandalf, once Maiar.
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Epic Trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship
From the very beginning, the Balrogs were a weapon of Morgoth
How did Balrogs come into being? Originally, Balrogs were Maiar. These are beings that were meant to help the Valar shape Arda, the world of The Lord of the Rings. The Valar are directly under Eru Ilúvatar, the god of this world. Among the Valar was also Morgoth, who turned against them.
As a result, he also corrupted a handful of Maiar, turning them into Úmaiar, namely the Balrogs. They were loyal minions of Morgoth who fought for him in many wars and battles.
What happened to the Balrogs? After Morgoth lost his first battle, the Balrogs fled to Angband and awaited, together with Sauron, the return of the dark lord. They fought repeatedly with and for him against his enemies. They were led by the Balrog Gothmog (not to be confused with the orc of the same name). They were, along with orcs and dragons, Morgoth’s fighting force.
At the end of the First Age, the War of Wrath occurred, a final battle in which Elves, Men, Dwarves, and Ainur fought against Morgoth’s armies. Although Morgoth had a powerful army, he lost the battle and was imprisoned.
Most of his allies perished, including the Balrogs. However, at least one was able to survive and flee to the mines of Moria. He slept for thousands of years until he was awakened by the activities of the dwarves in the Third Age. The Balrog awakened and killed Durin the 6th and his son. Hence the name Durin’s Bane.
After a fierce battle with Gandalf, he was finally defeated.
They were among the most powerful beings in Middle-earth
How powerful were Balrogs? Balrogs were among the strongest beings in Middle-earth, also due to their past as Maiar. From the film, one knows the flaming whip, but from the First Age, it is known that they also used other weapons.
Gothmog, the leader of the Balrogs, used among other things an axe. Additionally, Balrogs in the past also wore helmets and armor.
The most common foods in Baldur’s Gate 3 are everyday items that can be found in any world: eggs, bread, cheese, sausage. But a few dishes are quite local and typical for regions from our world. How do they come to Faerûn? Fans explain the connection.
In Baldur’s Gate 3, you can meet Elminster when you are with Gale. The wizard is part of the personal quest of the prodigy from Waterdeep and provides plenty of XP if you take him down.
What does Elminster have to do with food? In a thread on Reddit, a user asks about “hot takes” that other fans have, i.e., wild assumptions that can be made about the world.
The top statement: the existence of poutine implies that Franco-Canadians canonically exist in the Forgotten Realms. The dish, made of fries with cheese curds, topped with piping hot gravy, comes from Canada.
Another user jumps in immediately and says: That’s not quite right. There is food from our world on the Sword Coast, but it’s not because people from Earth’s countries exist in the Forgotten Realms. Elminster is the reason.
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There are secret rooms in Baldur’s Gate 3 that only a few of you will ever see
Everything we know about the Forgotten Realms comes from Elminster
Elminster enjoys traveling to different worlds and one of them is ours, Earth. This is canonically part of the world of Dungeons & Dragons, as Elminster often meets Ed Greenwood in the lore of the Forgotten Realms – his creator (via Forgotten Realms Fandom).
Ed Greenwood created Elminster as his character and has written tons of books about his adventures. Already in the 1980s, Greenwood stated: He and Elminster meet quite often. The stories he writes are based on what Elminster tells him.
In return, Elminster brings interesting things from our world to other worlds – like poutine. Another user in the thread adds that Scottish dishes like haggis and tattie scones can also be found in Faerûn.
Elminster himself, although one of the most powerful figures in D&D overall, also has a weakness for good food, especially cheese. He will even tell you this in Baldur’s Gate 3 himself and is not exactly subtle about it.
The mobile offshoot of Final Fantasy XIV is now live and allows players to immerse themselves in the world of Eorzea on their smartphones and tablets. However, this does not apply to everyone, and the monetization differs significantly from the original.
What version of FF14 is this? Final Fantasy XIV Mobile is, as the name suggests, a mobile variant of the MMORPG. It is not a direct port of the original for mobile devices, but the version has been adapted and simplified in terms of gameplay and controls.
At the beginning, there are 9 classes to choose from for your character. You can also customize your character, selecting race, gender, and appearance. Additionally, there are situational commands and a simplified interface.
Who can play FF14 Mobile already? Since June 19, 2025, Final Fantasy XIV Mobile has been available online – but initially only for China. A global launch is planned, but so far there is no official date or potential timeframe mentioned.
The version shows that you can select up to 16 colors per armor and also what reworks you can expect compared to the original. Additionally, the version provides a first look at the types of monetization that show significant differences from the PC and console version.
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Final Fantasy XIV Mobile – Trailer showcases the 9 jobs and first gameplay
Almost like the original, but just almost
How does monetization work? According to a compilation by user RablaAndrews in his thread on Reddit, Final Fantasy XIV Mobile is basically free-to-play. This contrasts with the PC and console version, where a subscription is required once you want to continue playing beyond the free trial.
For the items in this shop, you will need special in-game currency, reminiscent of the Crysta from the original version (see square-enix-games.com). In the Chinese version, the shop is already active and available.
The bundles of currency you can purchase range from approximately €1 to about €100. There is a high probability that the prices and items in the European or global version will be very similar. For the currency, you are likely to be able to purchase the following items on an optional basis:
Premium outfits from the Mog Station
Standard outfits from the main game
Mounts
Companions
Consumable items, such as Fantasia to customize your character again or name changes, colors, emotes, …
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However, the biggest difference from the original is represented by the battle pass and the monthly premium service:
Battle Pass: A linear reward path where you need to gain experience to receive rewards. There is a free and a paid path. The latter is expected to cost around €10 if you want to start from “zero” and around €30 if you want to skip a few levels of the pass and directly claim the rewards.
If you purchase the paid pass, you will receive rewards from both paths. Additionally, there is expected to be a store where you can spend specific currency from the battle pass. This is supposed to include colors, materials, and other usable items.
Monthly Premium Service: This is expected to cost around €5 and will grant you a chunk of in-game currency as well as additional currency for each daily login plus experience boosts. These will be stored for up to 15 days in case you miss a day.
Additionally, as a subscriber for the whole month, you will receive bonuses, such as more experience, lower fees at the market board, more market board slots, and faster mounts.
Both services are optional, so you can actually play the complete mobile MMO for free if you want. This significantly distinguishes FF14 Mobile from the PC and console version.
Players from WoW have happily noticed that you can currently obtain a lot of Golden Lorehall Emblems through the Depths. How exactly, MeinMMO summarizes for you.
What has changed in WoW? Well, Patch 11.1.7 has been released and introduced the “Overloaded Depths” among other things. While you receive 7 Golden Emblems in the “Generous Depths”, the “Overloaded Depths” rewards you with 10 Golden Emblems each.
In total, you can thus obtain 30 Golden Emblems through just 3 Depth visits. Depending on the Depth versions, this can be comfortably done in 30 minutes.
Furthermore, the “Spoils of the Depth Explorer” have also been improved. Through this, you can decipher the map and unlock hidden treasures for upcoming Depths. If you apply this bonus in the “Overloaded Depths”, you can earn an additional 30 Golden Emblems. By normal Depths, you can only earn up to 20 Emblems this way.
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WoW mal so richtig ehrlich erklärt
Those who have completed the achievement “Runed Embellishments of Lorehall” can earn an additional 15 Golden Emblems by upgrading the 75 Runed Embellishments that you can farm through normal chests as well as the Nemesis chest of the “Overloaded Depths”.
All in all, that makes 75 Golden Emblems through visiting 3 “Overloaded Depths”, if you proceed particularly efficiently.
If you combine all this with the weekly quest for the “Overloaded Depths”, you can also earn an additional 12 Runed Embellishments, which you can now accumulate without a cap.
“TWINKS REJOICE!”
How does the community rate this? In a current discussion on Reddit, WoW players go through all these possibilities and share personal experiences with the recent Depth changes.
DaSandman78 has shared a tip on Reddit for anyone who has no luck with the “Spoils of the Depth Explorer”: “Simply buy these with Lore Coins, which summon the Lore Boss for a guaranteed map. It costs 2,000 Lore Coins, and you already get these during the first trip you make in the weekly quest.”
Defiant_Initiative92 celebrates the change on Reddit: “That … is a huge amount of Emblems. Seriously – TWINKS REJOICE!”
kerthard summarizes this in his post on Reddit as follows: “We finally get a viable alternative to M+ for farming Golden Emblems.”
What do you think of the adjustments? Let us know in the comments! As is well known, after the patch is before the patch, the Blizzard developers have already revealed details about the next update. One highlight we cover in this announcement: WoW gets the biggest raid boss of all time, as big as a city
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With update 1.01.3, Elden Ring Nightreign introduced new features into the game and a currency that couldn’t be more mysterious: the Sovereign Sigils. Where you can find them and what they are good for, you’ll find out here.
Where can I find Sovereign Sigils? These sigils are a reward for defeating a Nightlord in his new “Eternal Darkness Sovereign Form.” This form was introduced with update 1.01.3 and aims to challenge players for whom Nightreign was not difficult enough yet.
Then comes Fulghor, the stormy knight, and finally Gnoster, the insect duo. The bosses are supposed to rotate weekly so that a new challenge awaits you every week. But after defeating a boss, what do you do with the new currency? We will show you!
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Elden Ring Nightreign liefert neuen Boss-Content
What can I do with Sovereign Sigils? Once you’ve defeated a boss in his Eternal Darkness Sovereign Form for the first time, a new shop is opened in the Round Table: the Collector Signboard. This shop offers various ways to spend your hard-earned currency. You can:
Buy relics, skins, vessels for your rituals, and echoes of the bosses
The most interesting feature is the influence on the Shifting Earths, as many players faced issues reactivating one of these events. However, with the new shop, you can activate any event that you still need for your trophies.
Changing the Round Table is just a cosmetic feature that is particularly interesting for those who want a happier environment. The Round Table can be quite gloomy in the long run if it has changed.
That was all the information about the Sovereign Sigils that you can now get from the new bosses. Have you already been able to defeat Adel in his new form, and if so, how long did it take you? Let us know in the comments. More on upcoming content for Nightreign can be found on our roadmap: Elden Ring: Nightreign – Roadmap and upcoming content
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“Tides of Terraria” is the next major content update for Palworld. The name already suggests it: You can expect a crossover with one of the best and most popular games on Steam.
What is known about the update? “Tides of Terraria” is set to release on June 25, 2025 for Palworld and create a bridge to the world of Terraria. While the exact contents of the content package are still to be revealed, it is already clear that you will be able to catch, train, work with, and battle monsters from Terraria – just like your regular Pals.
The developers promise a big update that aims to appeal to fans of both games. In addition to crossover content, further innovations are expected, such as fresh Pals and islands. An animated trailer prepares you for “Tides of Terraria”:
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Palworld: Tides of Terraria – Trailer for the major update
2 of the highest-rated games on Steam meet
What do I need to know about Terraria? While Palworld has already garnered a strong 94 percent positive ratings on Steam, the old-school sandbox adventure from Re-Logic is even better rated on Steam, with 97 percent positive ratings (from 1.125 million total reviews). No other game can boast anything comparable on Valve’s platform.
Terraria focuses on maximum freedom and randomly generated worlds that you can explore by digging, fighting, and building. You can not only build simple houses but also magnificent castles. It can be experienced either in single-player or multiplayer. And all of this is so much fun that we already wrote years ago: This is probably the smartest way to invest €10 in gaming.
How does the community react to the announcement? In November 2024 many fans of Terraria were against the crossover. They feared that it could further delay planned innovations for their game.
Under the trailer on YouTube, there are now mostly positive comments.
CaptainZekter celebrates: “High-quality animation. I am also absolutely hyped, can’t wait for the update.”
redskull53 is pleased about the date: “So June 25, here we go. Didn’t think we would get this before September.”
shardinhand1243 writes: “The pixel art by Kativa is a nice touch <3 I wish the crossover would work both ways and we would have Pals in Terraria.”
In Pokémon GO the new event “Voldis Paw Prints” is happening. This brings Voldi, Bellektro and three Pokémon with increased shiny chances.
When does the event run? Voldis Paw Prints starts on June 20 at 00:00 and runs until Sunday, June 22 at 23:59. So you have almost exactly three days to take advantage of the bonuses.
These Pokémon you should catch: First of all, of course, Voldi. The little electric dog is the star of the event and a new Pokémon that you can secure. It simply appears in the wild, but currently cannot be shiny.
Catch a few specimens, as you will also get the necessary candies for the evolution into Bellektro. You need 50 candies to perform the evolution.
Additionally, there are currently three Pokémon with increased shiny chances roaming around. So grab every specimen of the following three Pokémon:
Snubbull
Fiffyen
Coiffwaff
Further bonuses: You will receive double stardust for every Pokémon you catch. Additionally, there is a new limited research every day. On June 20, you will encounter Fiffyen, on June 21 Coiffwaff, and on June 22 Snubbull. On top of that, completing it will bring 3,000 XP and 1,500 stardust.
The most interesting Pokémon remains Voldi, as you can continue to fill your Pokédex with it. But is it strong?
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How strong are Voldi and Bellektro in Pokémon GO
Is it worth catching? Basically yes, because you should always catch new Pokémon. However, if you are looking for strong attackers, Voldi is not your best choice. And neither is Bellektro.
Both Pokémon belong to the electric type, but neither stands out as a raid attacker. Rather check the list of best attackers in Pokémon GO to select your fighters.
And also in the PvP league, things don’t look good. As of now, Bellektro ranks 945th in the ranking of the best PvP monsters in the Super League from PvPoke, which is really not good at all. Voldi doesn’t even manage to make it into the ranking.
In the Hyper League, Bellektro actually makes it to rank 646, which is better than 945, but still very weak. In the Master League, it doesn’t appear at all.
So, in short: Both are really not strong and shouldn’t be planned as fighters right now. Of course, you should still catch them for the complete Pokédex. Also, they are cute electric dogs, which is of course an argument for the collection. Soon, more Pokémon will come into the game. Which ones? You can check the overview of all events in Pokémon GO in June 2025 for that.
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Big titles in the AAA sector are often criticized. Sometimes it’s due to unmet expectations and sometimes because of technical issues. A legendary developer now talks about what he believes is another problem: There are too few weird types.
Which developer is it? Most people probably know Yoko Taro as the Director of NieR: Automata from 2017. However, he had been working on video games long before that. He has been in the industry for almost 30 years, and his first title as Director was the action RPG Drakengard.
Even within this series, he showed that he realizes quite unconventional ideas. This became apparent at the latest with the secret endings in Drakengard 3. The first NieR game is based on one of the endings from Drakengard 3. Yoko Taro himself also presents quite eccentric and wears the head of the character Emil from the NieR series during interviews.
Now he stated that one thing has changed in the gaming industry over the nearly 30 years of his career: Strange people are becoming fewer.
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NieR:Automata – The trailer for the ‘Game of the YoRHa’ edition
Are there fewer weird games?
What does Yoko Taro say? In a Q and A, Yoko Taro was asked by a fan how the oddity of developers has changed in comparison from the time of Drakengard (the first one released in 2003).
Yoko Taro replies that he feels there are fewer weird people among game developers:
I have been in the gaming industry for 30 years and feel that there are fewer “weird people” today. I’m not sure if this is just a phenomenon that I have observed, if it is a phenomenon that only occurs in the gaming industry, or if it is a phenomenon affecting the whole world.
So are there really fewer weird developers or games? This question requires differentiation. In the indie sector, there are regularly games that deviate from common conventions, genres, or styles. One thinks last of games like Pizza Tower, Promise Mascot Agency, or The Alters.
In larger-budget areas, there are still such games. Just this year, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza was released in Hawaii, where you play a Japanese gangster who suddenly becomes a pirate and can summon animals with cursed instruments.
But one must also say that the AAA sector has become riskier, which makes it more difficult to experiment. The development of large games is becoming increasingly expensive and time-consuming. A single flop could mean the end for a studio. This is quite unattractive for experiments. One prefers to stick to established ideas. This ensures that some genres are dominant.
In a prior interview (via automaton-media.com), Yoko Taro himself once explained that the first NieR was developed as an experiment, and they did not expect it to be successful. Only with NieR: Automata did the series achieve mainstream success, and to this day, the main character 2B is frequently seen as a guest in other games.
The reason: They received a rejection during the review by Valve based on an issue that the developers must fix before the launch. They addressed this immediately, but the subsequent review by the platform provider took longer than hoped.
Initially, they communicated June 27, 2025, as the new launch date for Early Access. However, there has been another adjustment to the date on Steam. Now it is set for June 21, 2025.
Here is the trailer for BitCraft Online for the Early Access launch:
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BitCraft Online: New Gameplay Trailer Prepares for Early Access on Steam
Survival MMORPG with Open Source
What makes BitCraft Online special? The survival MMORPG from Clockwork Laboratories adopts a Zelda-like graphic style and aims to throw all players into a single world where they can collaborate to build settlements, create an economy, and compete for territories.
In doing so, you can work as artisans, traders, monster hunters, politicians, or anything in between. The surface of the world is mutable. The survival struggle in the world will also play a role.
The developers are daring to do something that will never exist in WoW, Final Fantasy XIV, and similar games: The code of BitCraft Online will be made available as ‘Open Source’. This way, they aim to make the MMORPG genre more accessible and show others how to develop new MMOs using the SpacetimeDB platform.
The devs believe that this measure will positively impact BitCraft Online. In the past, they have already seen fantastic things from the community – like tools, spreadsheets, or fan sites. In the future, interested parties can even contribute mods and new features or help fix bugs or other issues.
EA asked the community on social platforms which icon they think is missing in FC 25. A clear favorite emerged in the comments for many fans. Let’s look at what a possible new icon could look like.
What is this survey about? On June 17, 2025, EA posted the following question on the popular social media accounts of EA Sports FC via X, Facebook, and Instagram (German account):
Who are the greatest in football history? Tell us in the comments a new ICON that you would include in your future Dream Team.
Fans were allowed to suggest their favorite legends that they would most like for their future teams. Around 6,000 comments were made under the surveys, bringing numerous suggestions. Especially on X, one clear favorite emerged.
Which favorite do the fans have? Under the poll on X, only one proposed player name received over 1,000 likes twice:
Only 2 comments received over 1,000 likes on X from the community.
Both the EA-FC service site “Futbin” and content creator “Nate – TheFutAccountant” advocate for the return of Zlatan Ibrahimović as an icon. They receive much support from other users. Futbin received over 1,100 likes for the comment, Nate even over 1,800 likes.
Who is Zlatan Ibrahimović? The 1.95 m tall Swedish striker ended his active career in 2023. His last official card in Ultimate Team could be played in FIFA 23.
On the pitch, he created many spectacular moments that many football fans may know well. Despite his height, the robust attacker was a true artist with the ball. Bicycle kicks from 40 m or unique backheel goals and passes from 2 m high are just a glimpse of his skills. That’s why he was also nicknamed “Ibrakadabra.”
After the short video, we will look at what a possible card of Ibrahimović could look like.
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Tips for a Perfect Start in EA FC 25 – Ultimate Team
What Ibrahimović could be like as an Icon in EA FC
What might an Icon card of Ibrahimović in EA FC look like? Below, we give an assessment of what a potential icon of the Swede could look like based on the strongest Ibrahimović gold card in the history of Ultimate Team.
Ibrahimović reached his highest rating in FIFA 15. There, as a forward in the service of Paris Saint-Germain, he received a 90 gold card with the following stats (via futbin):
Speed: 76
Shooting: 91
Passing: 81
Dribbling: 86
Defense: 34
Physical: 86
Icons are among the best cards in EA FC and are characterized by high ratings and strong stats. Should Ibrahimović become an icon in FC 26 or future successors, we can imagine that his legend card would be based on the base values from FIFA 15.
Additionally, the card could certainly receive a legend bonus for some stats, allowing us to predict an 88 icon with the following values for Ibrahimović:
Speed: 81
Shooting: 92
Passing: 83
Dribbling: 88
Defense: 45
Physical: 88
As play styles, Acrobatics, Power Shot, or Flair would be suitable. While Acrobatics and Flair would highlight his spectacular volley shots or stylish backheel passes, the Power Shot would remind of Ibrahimović’s powerful finishes.
With an 88 rating, he would rank among numerous forward legends like Cantona or Drogba.
In conclusion, we emphasize again that this is only a prediction based on fan voting. Whether Ibrahimović will even appear in FC 26 or other successors is not foreseeable at this time.
For Dune: Awakening, an extensive “Ask Me Anything” session took place on June 19, 2025, where players could ask their questions to various developers from Funcom. MeinMMO summarizes the most important points for you.
Who was present at the AMA? On Reddit, interested individuals had the opportunity on June 19, 2025, to pepper several Funcom developers with their questions. The following were in attendance:
Joel Bylos, Creative Director
Scott Junior, Executive Producer
Viljar Sommerbakk – Senior Game Director
Ole Andreas Hayley – Lead Producer
For about 2 hours, the developers answered questions from the community. Accordingly, a lot of information was gathered. MeinMMO summarizes the most important points below.
The release trailer for Dune: Awakening:
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Dune: Awakening presents new action-packed trailer for the release of the game
The current state of Dune: Awakening
The developers knew they had a good game. However, the feedback has been much more positive than expected. Moreover, many players are online for long periods, which is always a good sign.
Some players are having problems with the class quests. Corresponding hotfixes are in the works.
Since the final examination is not instanced, queues can form there, and some are said to have already died from thirst. Unfortunately, due to technical limitations, this cannot be changed in the near future.
The developers have received a lot of feedback about the Landsraad. Some tasks are completed too quickly, others are too difficult for solo players. Based on this feedback, various improvements are planned to ensure that everyone who wants to participate in the Landsraad can do so.
The developers admit that they did not explain the Landsraad system well enough, especially to the PvE fans. Additionally, they do not want to forget solo players and aim to make the endgame progressively more accessible for them.
The PvP still raises some concerns. The developers aim for players to make clear decisions before entering PvP situations: What will I bring, how do I equip myself and my vehicles?
PvP battles need to be reliable, responsive, and easy to understand. Moreover, technical deficiencies (like rubberbanding) must not determine the outcome of battles. The developers are working on this.
Furthermore, the focus of PvP in Dune: Awakening is currently heavily on aerial combat. They want to improve the balance here – while reducing the effectiveness of armed scout ornithopters. However, PvP zones in the deep desert without access to ornithopters are not planned.
Another issue: PvP does not feel rewarding enough yet.
The developers are currently working on an update that will be released early in July and will mainly bring improvements for comfort and quality of life on Arrakis. There will be a testing phase before the release.
Alongside the planned DLCs, new PvE and story content for Dune: Awakening will always be released. The developers are aiming for a content update cycle of 3 to 4 months.
Dynamic encounters, new dungeons, and quests for the game world are planned to bring more variety to the daily life of Dune: Awakening. The objectives for the Landsraad will also change regularly.
The developers want to use the overworld map to gradually open up more regions that should serve as alternatives to the Hagga basin (including for obtaining endgame resources/equipment).
Base/resource management should be improved, for instance by allowing players to name storage chests and vehicles. There could also be new ways to stack storage chests. Additionally, there should be options to store or withdraw all items (or even water) at once.
In the future, players should be able to replace built parts with others without having to destroy them first.
A dueling function is planned.
Elevators and other building styles for player bases are planned.
The social interaction should be expanded, new emotes and outfits are in development. There should be even more reasons to visit the game’s capitals in the future.
In Dune: Awakening, many players are hesitant to venture into the Deep Desert, even though it holds not only vital resources but also endgame content and items.
What is the Deep Desert? The Deep Desert is the endgame area of Dune: Awakening. Here await the greatest rewards of the survival MMO, as well as the greatest dangers. However, there is no way to experience the game fully in all its aspects without venturing into the desert.
For many, the greatest danger in the desert is the PvP. Outside the safe landing strip, PvP is enabled. Anyone can attack anyone, which represents too great a risk for many.
What do the tips cover? The tips are designed to help all players survive the Deep Desert without significant losses. Those who adhere to the tips will only lose the materials they recently farmed.
Even on private servers, the Deep Desert is not private:
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Dune: Awakening: Private Server erklärt
Tip No. 1: Use the Vehicle Backup Tool to save your Ornithopter
Before you can even go into the Deep Desert, you need an Ornithopter. This first flying machine not only has agility but also another advantage: it can be packed just like the Sandbike in the Vehicle Backup Tool.
If anything happens to you in the Deep Desert, be sure to pack your Ornithopter using the tool. Even if you die, you will respawn with the tool in your action bar, and your Ornithopter will be safe.
Tip No. 2: Boosters over Cargo Hold
Even though it may be tempting to take as many items from the Deep Desert to your base at once, you should forgo the cargo ramp as equipment for your Ornithopter.
You cannot pack your Ornithopter if you have cargo in the cargo ramp. If a fight breaks out, you will need to evade and escape to safety. There is no time to jettison the ballast then. So it’s better to install the booster and store your found items in your personal inventory.
If you die in the Deep Desert in Dune: Awakening, you drop some items. In broad terms, all materials, consumables, and money, whether you just farmed it or brought it from the Hagga Basin.
When venturing into the Deep Desert, you should pack enough drinks, something to heal, a Cutteray, the necessary weapons and armor, and the Vehicle Backup Tool. Leave at home anything you cannot fit in your equipment slots or hotbar and do not want to lose.
If you die, you will only lose what you just collected and will walk away with a black eye and some damage to your equipment.
Tip No. 4: Quicksand is your friend, the worm is not
Sooner or later, the point will come when you die in the Deep Desert. Whether by PvE, PvP, or by the worm that catches you while harvesting spice. Unlike in the Hagga Basin, though, the quicksand here is your friend.
If you have the choice between dying in quicksand or being eaten by the worm, always choose the quicksand. This particularly occurs if you lose connection due to server issues or restarts. You will then respawn in the quicksand and should pack your Ornithopter as described in Tip 1 and accept your death.
Do not make the mistake of trying to free yourself with your skills. You will attract the worm, and if it eats you, far more than half an hour of collected materials will be lost.
Tip No. 5: It’s easier to play together
Especially in the Deep Desert, mass matters more than classes. The players there have little time to recognize if you are loot or a threat. But if one, two, three, or a dozen Ornithopters are flying next to you, you will appear much more threatening, even if you just want to farm peacefully.
So ask your friends or guild for help and form groups. If you are out with more players than in a group, you should choose the same skin for better identification.
Image shows two Ornithopters over the Deep Desert.
Tip No. 6: Friendly players are everywhere
Many players fear the Deep Desert, even though there are many friendly players there as well. To communicate with them, use the in-game voice chat. This is enabled by default and transmits your voice to nearby players at the push of a button.
But even nonverbally you can simply give each other some space, especially where everyone wants to farm anyway. Especially at the spice explosions, you will quickly encounter a dozen other players, who, like you, just want to loot. If in doubt, the quick escape with the Ornithopter always helps.
Tip No. 7: Avoid hotspots
Even though the Deep Desert is supposed to be generated anew each week to ensure there is always something to explore, the map is no secret to many just a few hours after the reset. Many images of the weekly map circulate on the internet that can also benefit you.
On websites like Planetologist.app, you can see a current map of the Deep Desert with all the interesting places. Where large spice fields, titanium, or many command outposts are, there are often also many enemies.
Avoid these hotspots and focus on the less lucrative islands if you want to avoid PvP. Many of the smaller and medium deposits are not even marked on the map and are well suited for you to loot.
Tip No. 8: With the scanner, you don’t need to land
Even though tools like the website in Tip 7 provide a good overview of the Deep Desert, it’s always worth building a scanner onto your Ornithopter. With this, you can uncover all resources in an area with the push of a button.
When you then open your map and zoom in on the area, you will see all resources using icons that are beneath you. This way, you don’t have to stop to check if there’s a titanium or stravidium ore deposit somewhere.
Image shows an Ornithopter scanning the ground.
Tip No. 9: Enemies = Chests
In addition to the resources, there are also crashed spaceships in the Deep Desert that can have worthwhile loot. They are sought-after targets for many players and can contain many good resources, weapons, and blueprints worth obtaining.
Because they promise good loot, there are also many players who loot them. If you want to avoid flying through an empty wreck, the enemies will show you well whether there is still loot to be found. If the wreck is full of enemies, there is still loot to be found.
But if all of them are lying on the ground, there is hardly any loot left, and you should preferably turn around and fly to the next wreck. This way, you won’t waste your time in an empty wreck where perhaps even a real player awaits you.
Tip No. 10: Not all research stations are the same
In the Deep Desert, there are basically two different types of research stations. Some are for groups, and some are for solo players. To identify these more easily, there are several factors.
If you have to break down doors and multiple waves of enemies appear, it’s a group dungeon. If you don’t have to break anything down and have a more linear dungeon ahead, it is designed for single players.
If you find yourself alone in a group dungeon, you can of course try to fight. However, we recommend simply being defeated by the NPCs and respawning at the door. You will lose your loot, but the enemies in the large research stations are so strong and numerous that it can take 30, 45, or even 60 minutes to defeat them all.
If it takes you too long, the research station resets, and you’ll have to start over again. Don’t forget that real players can come by at any time, who may not necessarily join you to fight the waves.
The Deep Desert is as dangerous as it is rich in loot, and PvP adds an additional, unpredictable danger to Dune: Awakening in the endgame. If our tips were helpful, you might soon be able to build the combat ornithopter into the Deep Desert: Dune: Awakening Build the Combat Ornithopter Quickly on Your Own – Here’s How
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Players are currently waiting eagerly for hardly any MMORPG as much as for Chrono Odyssey, which is set to launch in 2025. A gaming magazine was allowed to try out the game itself, but provides a rather disappointing first impression.
Where does this impression come from? Kakao Games, the publisher of Chrono Odyssey, gave the English gaming website Massively Overpowered a first look at the new MMORPG. A journalist was also allowed to get hands-on and test the game.
The first impression from this event, however, is not a very good one. The game seems more like an imitation of New World – and a worse one at that.
By the way, you can see a trailer for Chrono Odyssey here:
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Chrono Odyssey: Trailer from Summer Game Fest 2025 shows action-packed battles and a dark world
Many similarities, but even less polish
What similarities exist to New World? This list is long, so here are the most important similarities summarized:
Each of the 6 classes in Chrono Odyssey has access to 3 exclusive weapon types. From these, you can equip two at the same time to switch between them in combat – like in New World, it’s about finding the right weapon for the situation, not about maximizing damage.
As in New World, each weapon has its own skill tree that you level up by killing enemies with that weapon. Unlike the template, you probably unlock a few more active abilities here.
Enemies in the open world are quite dangerous and you need to actively dodge or block (if the weapon allows), just like in the old days of New World. The management of healing potions and stamina also plays an important role in combat.
Even crafting shows noticeable inspiration. Almost everything in the game world can be collected, and even the interaction icon looks almost identical to that in New World.
“It’s hard not to conclude that Chrono Odyssey was developed as a direct competitor to New World,” writes Massively Overpowered. However, it seems significantly less refined than New World, leaving little reason to choose this game over its predecessor.
For example, the animations in Chrono Odyssey are not necessarily bad, but rather remind one of older action MMORPGs like Neverwinter. The MMORPG – at least in its current state – simply does not reach the animation quality of New World.
The potential of the “Chronotector” – an artifact that can manipulate time – is also not fully utilized yet. Here, you mainly unlock standard abilities like an AoE stun or the ability to slide down heights.
The big question now is how much of this will be polished by the release. The version that the magazine played was an unfinished build, yes – but the game is also set to be released in 2025. When exactly is still unclear.
Whether Chrono Odyssey can live up to the high expectations remains to be seen – at least by the time of release. However, if you don’t want to wait that long, you can already play some really good MMORPGs or MMOs. You can find our selection of the 10 best here: The 10 currently best MMOs and MMORPGs 2025
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For Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, the first paid DLC is coming, along with a free update for all players. This includes changes that have been missing from the shooter since release and are ideal for new players. But veterans will also find value.
What kind of shooter is it?
You play Darktide in co-op with a team of four players. Although the game is a shooter, ammunition is quite limited, which means you will need to reach for the sword, a common weapon in Warhammer 40,000 just as often.
You have various classes with different skills as well as customizable equipment and talent trees available. From the magic-capable Psyker to the hulking Ogryn, various playstyles are open to you.
The gameplay is similar to Left4Dead or its predecessor Vermintide: You complete individual missions in quite linear levels with additional objectives, receive a reward at the end, and can level up. Teamwork is essential.
This is what makes Darktide better now: On June 23, 2025, the first DLC featuring the Arbites class will be released, and a free update with some significant changes will also come. Perhaps the most important change: The story will be much more deeply woven into the game.
Instead of meeting people in fragmented bits and unlocking new content through pure level grind, the story around Atoma, your ship, and the NPCs is embedded in the missions and cutscenes. A 17-part campaign guides you through the game piece by piece. At the same time, you have more freedom of choice through:
the option to completely skip the campaign and only play missions (if you’re just not interested in the story)
a revised difficulty system that dynamically expands through played missions instead of leveling as before
more mission options: each mission on the board is available for every difficulty, instead of previously only for certain difficulties
an improved weapon selection through balancing and buffs, such as for shotguns – the goal is for you to find and maintain your playstyle
If you want to pay, you can also unlock the Arbitrator as a new class, a brutal space policeman in Judge Dredd style. Arbitrators are particularly the tanks in the team with their shield and are the only class with a companion, a cybernetically enhanced cyber dog.
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Hier sind fast 8 Minuten Gameplay zum Arbitrator, der ersten DLC-Klasse für Warhammer 40.000: Darktide
Darktide shows you Warhammer 40,000 as it truly is: dirty, mean, and cynical
With the new update, Darktide makes it significantly easier to get into the game by embedding progress more organically. This has been a problem for new players, although not a major one: the start often felt a bit “disconnected”.
Darktide is also the ideal entry point into the world of Warhammer 40,000 in general. While in other games you play as a Space Marine or another important member of the Imperium, in Darktide, you are simply scum, which is what is most commonly found in the Imperium.
The world is dark and cruel, the Imperium is not a friendly place, but a harsh military dictatorship. Darktide makes you feel that: you are expendable. If you die, so be it; your death is often not even worth a record.
At the same time, the game features numerous biting interactions between characters (“banter”) or comments on the environment or enemies, often accompanied by dark gallows humor. The Arbitrator is also intended to be involved here. A small fact: one of the voice actresses for one of the female Arbites voices (The Authoritarian) is Devora Wilde, who already voiced Lae’zel in Baldur’s Gate 3.
MeinMMO editor Benedikt Schlotmann upgraded his computer with a new graphics card in early 2025. He doesn’t regret the upgrade to this day, although he paid significantly too much at the release due to poor availability.
Buying a new graphics card needs to be well-thought-out. At the beginning of 2025, several graphics cards were introduced, and I could finally afford an upgrade for my gaming PC. Here are some things I considered before making the purchase, as I wanted to avoid a wrong buy:
Monitor and Resolution:I have a large UWQHD monitor that requires a correspondingly powerful graphics card in gaming.
My Current Games: I’m not fixed to any genre but play a mix: everything from Marvel Rivals to Forza Horizon 5 to Stellar Blade is included. Most are games that need a fast computer, indie titles less so.
Price-Performance: My budget is limited; an expensive graphics card for 2,000 Euros was out of the question for me. I already set my maximum pain threshold at 1,000 Euros for my circumstances.
Future-Proofing: I want to have peace of mind for the next 4-5 years and not have to upgrade again. Hence the willingness to pay a bit more.
Form Factor: A point that was actually very important to me this time was the size of my new GPU. Since I use a very small ITX case, the graphics card couldn’t be too large.
In the end, I chose the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 for nearly 800 Euros. From both then and now’s perspective, it was about 150 Euros too expensive, because the availability of the RX 9000 series was very poor at the release. Nonetheless, I don’t regret the “premium” at release to this day. Currently, you pay about 660 Euros for the graphics card (via Geizhals.de).
RX 9070 (XT) is considered by testers as a “revolution” in the graphics card market
Why did I choose the RX 9070? AMD’s new graphics card performed excellently in many tests: ComputerBase describes the larger RX 9070 XT as a “revolution” and explains: “RDNA 4 ultimately makes everything better than RDNA 3.” There are significant improvements everywhere, and even in terms of ray tracing, AMD can finally compete with Nvidia, although not surpass it. You can find a test overview of the RX 9070 XT with more details on MeinMMO.
Additionally, I was able to buy the RX 9070 in a small dual-fan design. This fit in my small case; the XT models were all a bit too large for my case, otherwise, it would probably have been the Pulse from Sapphire’s XT series.
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In Germany, there are over 400 USB sticks protruding from walls – What is the ‘Dead Drops’ project?
I’ve been absolutely satisfied for 3 months, but FSR 4 is under-supported
How does it look currently? I’ve had the RX 9070 installed in my gaming PC for almost exactly 3 months, and to this day I am absolutely satisfied and don’t regret the purchase for a minute:
The ray tracing performance has improved significantly compared to my old RX 6700 XT. This is evident in Hogwarts: Legacy.
In games like Forza Horizon 5, 120 FPS at maximum settings is now permanently achievable. Previously, I had around 80 – 90 FPS with dips downwards.
The new architecture of the 9000 series is significantly more efficient. On average, my machine uses 100 to 150 watts less than before while delivering better performance.
And I am indeed positively surprised at how smoothly the transition went. For comparison: I tried to switch to the RX 6900 XT about 18 months ago but failed due to driver and software issues. After three desperate days, I sent the graphics card back and stuck with my old RX 6700 XT.
The stability of AMD’s drivers and software is also debatable. However, I must say that with the RX 9070 I have exceptionally had no issues with the software. And I hope it stays that way.
I was actually disappointed at the release that AMD offered the graphics card game bundle with “Monster Hunter Wilds” only for the old 6000 series and not for the new 9000 series cards. That annoyed me back then; today I can get over it.
Anyone looking to get more out of their gaming PC should consider buying a new graphics card. But does it even matter whether I choose AMD or Nvidia in the end? MeinMMO presents the similarities and differences between AMD and Nvidia and explains what you should consider before your next graphics card purchase: How important is it whether I buy AMD or Nvidia for a graphics card?
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In Elden Ring Nightreign there are 8 different Nightlords that you must defeat, and each of them has a specific element against which they are weak. We will show you all the weaknesses of the bosses in our overview.
Why should I know the weaknesses? Every boss has an element against which they are weak. So, if you use this element against the respective boss, your opponent will be knocked back and weakened after enough hits.
They will then receive a debuff, deal less damage, and take more damage to their health bar. It is practical to play with the selected element to make your fights as easy as possible.
However, since the enemy types vary, the weaknesses differ, and in addition to elements, there are also damage types that can cause more or less damage. Therefore, you can find all this information about the respective Nightlords in our list.
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Ein Item in Nightreign ist so selten, dass viele von euch es nie zu Gesicht bekommen, doch es könnte der Schlüssel zu einem riesigen Geheimnis sein
Weaknesses of all Nightlords in Overview
In our list, you will find not only the actual element but also attack types that are also useful in combat against the respective boss. So let’s get to our list:
Boss Name
Element for Debuff
Best Attack Type
Least Resistance
Gladius
Holy
Thrust
Sleep, Bleeding, Rot
Adel
Poison
–
Poison, Rot, Frost, Sleep
Gnoster
Fire (For both enemies)
Thrust and Slash for the Moth ———————– Blunt for the Fat Beetle
Rot, Frost, Sleep
Maris
Lightning
Slash
Rot, Frost
Libra
Madness
Slash
Poison, Rot, Madness
Fulghor
Lightning
–
Poison, Rot, Bleeding, Frost, Sleep
Caligor
Fire
Blunt
Poison, Rot, Bleeding
Heolstor
Holy (For both phases)
Thrust and Slash for the first phase ———————– Thrust and Hit for the second phase
Rot, Sleep
What weaknesses do the smaller bosses have? That depends on which one you want to fight. Often, just a glance at their appearance is enough to guess what they are allergic to. But remember this: if you have difficulty finding out the weaknesses:
Enemies with scales and thick armor
Lightning or Fire
Thrust
Undead and humanoid beings
Fire, Poison, or Holy
Slash or Blunt
Insects
Fire, Poison
Thrust or Slash
Golems and stone beings
Holy or Magic
Blunt
It is important to know that you should never use the element against your boss that it uses against you. Usually, this one has a high resistance to it – with the exception of Libra.
Creatures with tissue or flesh on their bones are primarily vulnerable to bleeding, frost, or poison as well as rot. Undead hate blunt force, as they are often thrown off balance, and for them, frost or holy also counts as a weakness element.
Dragons hate the damage from piercing weapons due to their scales, but they have different weaknesses in terms of elements depending on their type. You need to look at what they deal – but often fire or lightning proves effective.
That was everything about “Weakness of the bosses.” Were we able to help you or do you need more information? Feel free to contact us with questions in the comments. You can also find more about Elden Ring Nightreign here: Elden Ring: Nightreign – Roadmap and upcoming content
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The Gigantamax battles are the toughest challenge in Pokémon GO. For some players, they are too difficult and hardly achievable. Pokémon GO Director Michael Steranka explains the background to the feature.
What is the problem?A Gigantamax Pokémon is very hard to defeat. In battle against the monster, it often takes 20 to 40 trainers bringing strong Dynamax Pokémon that have improved their attacks, and also following the right strategy to achieve victory. Some need to attack, others defend, while others heal.
This is not easy. However, it is particularly difficult when you don’t have the necessary teammates. And that is a factor that spoils the feature for some players. They simply do not have enough players nearby to manage the battles.
At the introduction of the feature, the battles were also only possible on-site, there was no remote function. This has since been introduced, but with an invitation limit of 10 friends per player who is on-site.
So the battles are still not easy. We were on-site at the GO Fest 2025 in Paris and had the opportunity to talk to Pokémon GO Director Michael Steranka about the feature.
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Pokémon GO: Over 800 Trainers fight in Gigantamax battle
Gigantamax should not be too easy
A highlight of the GO Fest on-site was a battle against Gigantamax Inteleon. Because something was possible there that normally doesn’t happen: Over 800 players joined the lobby simultaneously to defeat the difficult boss. It was significantly easier than in everyday life.
Based on this, we asked Michael Steranka: Why are the battles so difficult? And how can players who have difficulties finding the necessary teammates for Gigantamax battles improve their experience?
“Well, first I would recommend Campfire,” Steranka explains. Campfire is an app where you can connect for battles with other trainers – even nearby. You can see when and where the battles appear and try to find teammates through the app.
“Campfire has worked wonders for us in bringing together large groups of players and all sorts of communities around the world. I believe that was the key to getting the critical mass of players for a Gmax battle,” Steranka elaborates.
As a second point, Steranka highlights the new remote function of the Gigantamax battles: “We believe this is a good mix. The ability to bring in 10 people from afar means that realistically only about 5 people need to be present in person, which should be manageable for most locations,” says the director.
However, he also admits: “I think as an individual it would still be very difficult or impossible to get sufficient remote support from friends to win a battle. So one should try to gather enough people in real life for a Gmax battle.”
A completely remote Gmax battle should not be expected by trainers: “We still want the personal component to play a role. It would definitely go against the intent and design of the feature if we said: ‘Hey, this will be a GMax that works completely remotely,'” Steranka explains.
Michael Steranka at the GO Fest 2025
However, the introduction of the remote function was not a short-term decision: “It was always part of our plans to eventually release a remote function for Gigantamax battles. But we wanted to offer it only in-person first, as we believe that is the best way to experience the new system,” Steranka explains.
The reason for this is also in the learning effect. Steranka emphasizes that Dynamax and Gigantamax battles are more challenging than simple raids: “You can’t just use weak Pokémon and tap away. You really have to be strategic and level up your Pokémon so they can contribute. And that is something that is really hard to coordinate from afar,” says Steranka.
The community is supposed to help everyone get a feel for the difficult battles. Through playing together: “So we wanted people to get used to this experience in person, to share their knowledge with their local communities, and to help each other by exchanging. In the sense of ‘Hey, you should upgrade this Pokémon, you should unlock your Dyna attack, your Dyna shield, or your Dyna healing,’ so that as a collective group, you are able to tackle this task.”
After several rotations of Gmax bosses without remote function had taken place, the right time was seen to improve the feature.
We also asked Steranka about this, particularly regarding the massive battle lobby against Gmax Inteleon that players could join at the GO Fest. “At the moment, there is nothing to reveal, but as with everything in Pokémon GO, we continue to evolve over time and implement updates and improvements,” Steranka hints.
“You mentioned that you participated in a GMax battle with over 800 people in the lobby yesterday. We view these GO Fests and our major events also as an opportunity to test things and see what we can actually achieve and enable from a technical standpoint. To help in planning future experiences we may want to develop for the people.”
In that regard, one can remain curious. The rest of this month will still bring some battles to Pokémon GO, as well as the global GO Fest. If you want an overview of everything that is coming up in Pokémon GO, you should check here: All events in June 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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