Gates to the game world open for more players in Dual Universe

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

The pre-alpha of the MMO Dual Universe was previously only accessible to backers. Access has not been sold for a certain period of time. But now the gates to the massive game world are open for more players.

Anyone interested in the online game Dual Universe and would like to join now, in this early development phase, can purchase one of the supporter packs. This way, you not only support the further development of the game but also get to play and give your feedback.

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Secure advantages, but consider the disadvantages of early access

As a supporter, you receive certain advantages:

  • You test features before they are publicly announced
  • You actively support development with your feedback
  • You participate in pre-alpha tests
  • You receive beta codes that you may distribute
  • You will receive cosmetic items
  • You will get Dual Access Coupons that grant you up to one year of free access to the game after release. Normally, you need to subscribe to play.

Check out the official website of Dual Universe. There you can purchase a supporter pack.

With €60 for the smallest package, entering the world of Dual Universe is more expensive. You should only do this if you are aware of the disadvantages of such an early access: It is not a finished game, it is not yet running smoothly, and there is no guarantee that development will proceed smoothly and quickly as you imagine.

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Test the massive game world

If you decide to invest in Dual Universe, you will participate in the pre-alpha tests and experience the massive game world that is stored on a single server.

This means you interact with thousands of players in the same universe, where there are no loading times. You start from a planet, fly into space to another world without loading screens, and land there also without loading times. Furthermore, you create buildings, space stations, ships, and entire cities according to your ideas. This allows you to enjoy enormous freedom in the game.

Perhaps Dual Universe is the space MMO we have all been waiting for.

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Diablo 3 gives you a massive battleship as a special companion

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For the StarCraft anniversary, you are given this spaceship for Diablo 3. Unlock it quickly!

The companions in Diablo 3 are helpful when they collect nearby gold from slain monsters for you. They also look cool! They come in all sorts of colors and shapes. From spotted cows to shimmering skulls, there are companions for everyone.

The selection is now increased by a battlecruiser that you can unlock for free and effortlessly in D3.

Battle Cruiser Pet in Diablo 3 – Battle Cruiser

For the 20th anniversary of the StarCraft franchise, Blizzard is giving away some gifts that are distributed across the other games of the studio.

In Diablo 3, there is now the companion named “The League’s Revenge”. This is a battlecruiser from StarCraft, which is called Battle Cruiser there. In the game, it has a cool look in black, red, and gold.

Diablo 3 Battle Cruiser

To unlock the companion, you just need to log into Diablo 3 now. When you access your companion overview, the battlecruiser will automatically be in your collection.

It is unclear how long you can unlock the pet, so you should do it right away before the event ends.

Diablo 3 Battle Cruiser

Diablo 3 is now supposedly coming to the Switch after all

StarCraft 2 Gifts in Overwatch, Hearthstone, HotS, and WoW

With the new in-game rewards, Blizzard is celebrating StarCraft’s 20th birthday, which is coming up on March 31. The loot expands to other Blizzard franchises:

Overwatch Widowmaker Kerrigan Skin
  • StarCraft 2 players get UI skins and portraits – this is valid until April 3
  • Overwatch players who log into the game by April 3 will receive this Sarah Kerrigan Ghost Skin for Widowmaker
  • In Hearthstone, there’s a special Tavern Brawl with card rewards – it takes place from March 21 to March 25
  • Heroes of the Storm brings cool portraits in StarCraft style – For the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg portraits, you should log into the game between March 27 and April 7
  • Anyone who executes the command “/Salute” on the pets “Zergling, Gurgli, Berstling, or Zeradar” in World of Warcraft between March 31 and April 6, will receive the achievement “A Salute for StarCraft”.
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Fortnite: Update 3.2. brings new skins, new mode – Patch Notes

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The new patch for Fortnite is coming today. It will bring a new mode and fresh skins. The hoverboards in PvE are also getting some love. We will show you the patch notes and discuss the highlights of the new update.

Today, during maintenance, the next patch for Fortnite will be deployed. It is a rather small patch with bug fixes and quality-of-life changes. But it also brings a new mode for Battle Royale and more options to build huge hoverboard tracks in “Save the World”.

The developers praise the creativity of the players, who have created epic racing tracks. It seems that the developers want to push the hoverboards more in the direction of “Mario Kart”.

Highlights of the Patch Notes 3.2 for Fortnite

General

On PC, there’s now another anti-cheat program with Easy Anti-Cheat. It alternates with BattlEye.

Battle Royale

In Battle Royale, there is the announced 20-player team mode. Here, five teams of 20 players each will fight against each other. Each team consists of five squads of four players. In this mode, there are more treasure chests and ammo crates than usual. Only the position of the first storm is random; afterwards, the eye of the storm remains in the center.

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The hunting rifle will function similarly to a sniper rifle. When aiming and not moving, it achieves perfect accuracy.

As a new skin, there’s Bull in Fortnite: Battle Royale.

New Skin Bull

Save the World

In Save the World, there will be a hoverboard turbo pad. This will make it even more like Mario Kart. The turbo pad accelerates the hoverboard towards the marked point. The sketch is a quest reward for “Do you want to build a hoverboard?”

Additionally, the Wukong skin is now also available in PvE. He is the mythical version of the Berserker soldier from the Lunar New Year event and is available in the event shop.

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In PvE, there are also numerous changes to weapon advantages and group missions.

You can find the complete patch notes here at Epic in German.

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Alle optionalen Quests in Monster Hunter World und was sie freischalten

Leya Jankowski Leya Jankowski Reading time 7 minutes

In Monster Hunter World there are a number of optional quests that you can complete. Here is a list of the optional quests and where you can get them, as well as which items and rewards they unlock. 

Optional quests are side missions that you do not need to complete in order to progress in the story and reach the endgame. However, there are still benefits to completing optional quests, as you can earn Zenny and additional rewards.

You unlock optional quests through these actions:

  • Find a monster – Low rank and high rank are separated
  • Catch a monster – Low rank and high rank are separated
  • Talk to residents – Characters with a yellow exclamation mark above their head have a quest
  • Complete previous optional quests
  • Random rare encounters – These appear randomly after a quest or investigation is completed. These quests can only be completed 2 times and then disappear. After that, they will reappear randomly. This includes leading the Zorah Magdaros.
  • Have researched monsters to the maximum – All 4 levels are filled in the monster encyclopedia
  • The current progress level for main quests

*Special arena – These quests are unlocked when a specific monster is caught for the first time. The arena quests appear randomly on the quest board and are distinguished into low rank and high rank.

List of all optional quests in low rank

Here is a list of all optional quests that you can undertake in low rank. These quests are marked with a “star level” of 1-5. Special rewards that you can unlock are highlighted in bold.

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1*-star quests

  • Headbutts with Nature
    • Task: Kill 12 Kestodon,
    • Requirement: None
  • A Striking Argument
    • Task: Kill 7 Jagras
    • Requirement: None
  • Mushroom Mission in the Ancient Forest (Cook)
    • Task: Deliver 20 Gourmet Mushroom Caps
    • Requirement: None
    • Reward: Unlocks Canteen Ingredient

2*-star quests

  • The Great Glutton
    • Task: Hunt a Great Jagras
    • Requirement: None
  • The Camp Intruder:
    • Task: Hunt a Kulu-Ya-Ku
    • Requirement: JR 2 or higher
  • Catch the Catcher (Clever Biologist)
    • Task: Catch a Kulu-Ya-Ku
    • Requirement: JR 3 or higher
    • Reward: First catching quest that unlocks low rank-Kirin with the Clever Biologist!
  • The Price of Diligence (Cook)
    • Task: Kill 7 Gajaus
    • Requirement: JR 3 or higher
    • Reward: Unlocks Canteen Ingredient
  • Pest Control of the Wasteland (Cook)
    • Task: Kill 14 Vespoid
    • Requirement: JR 3 or higher
    • Reward: Unlocks Canteen Ingredient
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3*-star quests

  • The Stray Shortage
    • Task: Hunt a Pukei-Pukei
    • Requirement: JR 2 or higher
  • Under Power: Task
    • Hunt a Tobi-Kadachi
    • Requirement: JR 4 or higher
  • Contaminated in the Wasteland
    • Task: Hunt a Barroth
    • Requirement: JR 3 or higher
  • The Fish Problem: Task
    • Hunt a Jyuratodus
    • Requirement: JR 3 or higher
  • A Spiky Situation (Relaxed Botanist)
    • Task: Deliver 20 Fool’s Cacti
    • Requirement: JR 3 or higher
    • Reward: Unlocks Botanical Research Subject
  • Only the Yellow in the Wasteland (Cook)
    • Task: Deliver 2 Herbivore Eggs
    • Requirement: JR 3 or higher
    • Reward: Unlocks new Canteen Ingredient
  • The Landslide Wyvern (Clever Biologist)
    • Task: Catch a Barroth
    • Requirement: JR 3 or higher
  • Special Arena
    • Pukei-Pukei
    • Tobi-Kadachi
    • Barroth
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4*-star quests

  • In the Grip of the Flu
    • Task: Hunt an Anjanath
    • Requirement: JR 4 or higher
  • Only the Yellow in the Forest (Cook)
    • Task: Deliver 2 Wyvern Eggs
    • Requirement: JR 4 or higher
    • Reward: Unlocks Canteen Ingredient
  • Royal Resettlement (Relaxed Botanist)
    • Task: Hunt a Rathian
    • Requirement: JR 5 or higher
    • Reward: Unlocks Botanical Research Subject
  • No Mercy for Shamos (Cook)
    • Task: Kill 11 Shamos
    • Requirement: JR 6 or higher
    • Reward: Unlocks Canteen Ingredient
  • A Tzitzi for Science: 
    • Task: Hunt a Tzitzi-Ya-Ku
    • Requirement: JR 6 or higher
  • Sadly Not Invited: Task
    • Hunt a Paolumu
    • Requirement: JR 6 or higher
  • Lots of Abalone (Cook)
    • Task: Deliver 10 Super Abalone
    • Requirement: JR 6 or higher
    • Reward: Unlocks Canteen Ingredient
  • Whiteness of the Monster, White Coat (Clever Biologist)
    • Task: Catch a Paolumu
    • Requirement: JR 6 or higher
  • Persistent Troublemakers (Head Botanist)
    • Task: Kill 14 Hornetaure
    • Requirement: JR 8 or higher
    • Reward: Unlocks a Seed Slot!
  • A Decayed Thing 
    • Task: Hunt a Great Girros
    • Requirement: JR 8 or higher
  • Bone Work
    • Task: Hunt a Radobaan
    • Requirement: JR 8 or higher
  • Nightmarish Wings (Equipment Store)
    • Task: Kill 5 Raphinos
    • Requirement: JR 8 or higher
    • Reward: Unlocks Cleaner Booster
  • Needy Music Cats (Grymalkin)
  • Special Arena:
    • Anjanath
    • Rathian
    • Paolumu
    • Radobaan
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5*-star quests

  • When Desire Becomes Obsession
    • Task: Hunt a Rathalos
    • Requirement: JR 8 or higher
  • Redefinition of the “Power Couple” (Equipment Store)
    • Task: Hunt Rathalos and Rathian
    • Requirement: JR 9 or higher
    • Reward: Unlocks Bandit Mantle
  • Double Towers in the Sand
    • Task: Hunt a Diablos
    • Requirement: JR 8 or higher
  • Sweltering Headaches
    • Task: Hunt a Legiana
    • Requirement: JR 8 or higher
  • Lightning Fast (Impatient Biologist)
    • Task: Kill a Kirin
    • Requirement: JR 8 or higher, all LR catching quests completed
    • Reward: Unlocks Thunder Mantle
  • Those Who Itches
    • Task: Hunt an Odogaron
    • Requirement: JR 8 or higher
  • The Best Monster of Man (Clever Biologist)
    • Task: Catch an Odogaron
    • Requirement: JR 8 or higher
  • Meat Business (Cook)
    • Task: Deliver 2 Meat Chunks
    • Requirement: JR 8 or higher
  • Special Arena:
    • Diablos
    • Odogaron
    • Legiana
    • Rathalos
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List of all optional quests in high rank

Here is a list of all optional quests that you can undertake in high rank. These quests are marked with a “star level” of 6-9. Special rewards that you can unlock are highlighted in bold.

6*-star quests

  • Difficult to Digest
    • Task: Hunt a Great Jagras
    • Requirement: JR 11 or higher
  • Bulging Eyed Green Monster
    • Task: Hunt a Pukei-Pukei
    • Requirement: JR 11 or higher
  • A Hair-Raising Experience
    • Task: Hunt a Tobi-Kadachi
    • Requirement: JR 11 or higher
  • Don’t Move
    • Task: Hunt an Anjanath
    • Requirement: JR 11 or higher
  • The Sleeping Forest Queen
    • Task: Hunt a Rathian
    • Requirement: JR 11 or higher
  • Habituation Animals (Research Base)
    • Task: Catch a Tobi-Kadachi
    • Requirement: JR 11 or higher
    • Reward: Unlocks Canteen Ingredient
  • Out with the Fins
    • Task: Hunt a Kulu-Ya-Ku
    • Requirement: JR 11 or higher
  • A Crown of Mud and Rage
    • Task: Hunt a Barroth
    • Requirement: JR 11 or higher
  • The Pukei-Pukei Ambush
    • Task: Hunt a Pukei-Pukei
    • Requirement: JR 11 or higher
  • Knee Deep in the Wasteland
    • Task: Hunt a Jyuratodus
    • Requirement: JR 11 or higher
  • Brown Desert, Green Queen
    • Task: Hunt a Rathian
    • Requirement: JR 11 or higher
  • Intrusive Troublemaker
    • Task: Hunt an Anjanath
    • Requirement: JR 11 or higher
  • Say Cheese:
    • Task: Hunt a Tzitzi-Ya-Ku
    • Requirement: JR 11 or higher
  • Catch the Paolumu
    • Task: Hunt a Paolumu
    • Requirement: JR 11 or higher
  • A Sparkling Taste
    • Task: Hunt a Great Girros
    • Requirement: JR 11 or higher
    • Reward: Unlocks Follow-Up Mission for Affinity Booster
  • Operating Blind: Task
    • Hunt a Radobaan
    • Requirement: JR11 or higher
  • Chef’s Quest! Always Ready! (Cook)
    • Task: Deliver 4 Forgotten Fossils
    • Requirement: JR 11 or higher
    • Reward: Unlocks Canteen Ingredient
  • Chef’s Quest! Hunting Ready! (Cook)
    • Task: Kill 10 Girros
    • Requirement: JR 11 or higher
  • A Meow for Help: Task
    • Kill 13 Gastodon
    • Requirement: JR 13 or higher
  • A Red-Hot Scoop
    • Task: Kill 5 Barnos
    • Requirement: JR 13 or higher
  • The Dodogama Drama
    • Task: Hunt a Dodogama
    • Requirement: JR 13 or higher
  • Chef’s Quest! Gajalaka Catching! (Cook)
    • Task: Defeat 10 Gajalaka
    • Requirement: JR 13 or higher
    • Reward: Unlocks Canteen Ingredient and Palico Armor
  • Special Arena:
    • Pukei-Pukei, Rathian
    • Paolumu, Tobi-Kadachi
    • Anjanath, Barroth
    • Radobaan
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7*-star quests

  • The Rathalos Revenge
    • Task: Hunt a Rathalos
    • Requirement: JR 13 or higher
  • Rathalos in Blue
    • Task: Hunt an Azure Rathalos
    • Requirement: JR 13 or higher
  • The Red and Blue Team (Equipment Store)
    • Task: Hunt Rathalos and Azure Rathalos
    • Requirement: JR 13 or higher
    • Reward: Unlocks Challenger Mantle
  • The Pink Beauty
    • Task: Hunt a Pink Rathian
    • Requirement: JR 12 or higher
  • So, This Diablos
    • Task: Hunt a Diablos
    • Requirement: JR 13 or higher
  • The Two-Horned Enemy
    • Task: Hunt a Black Diablos
    • Requirement: JR 13 or higher
  • The Battle in the Wasteland (3rd Fleet)
    • Task: Hunt Diablos/Black Diablos
    • Requirement: JR 13 or higher
  • Cherry-Colored Wind over the Reef
    • Task: Hunt a Pink Rathian
    • Requirement: JR 12 or higher
  • Legiana: The King of the Highlands
    • Task: Hunt a Legiana
    • Requirement: JR 13 or higher
  • A Sore Spot (3rd Fleet)
    • Task: Hunt an Odogaron
    • Requirement: JR 13 or higher
    • Unlocks Canteen Ingredient
  • Frost Claws of Anger (Head Botanist)
    • Task: Hunt Legiana/Odogaron
    • Requirement: JR 13 or higher
    • Reward: Unlocks Seed Slot
  • Odogaron on the Loose
    • Task: Hunt an Odogaron
    • Requirement: JR 13 or higher
  • Lavasioth, the Magma Monster
    • Task: Hunt a Lavasioth
    • Requirement: JR 13 or higher
  • The Ore-Eating Occupier
    • Task: Hunt an Uragaan
    • Requirement: JR 13 or higher
  • The Ruler of the Azure Sky
    • Task: Hunt an Azure Rathalos
    • Requirement: JR 13 or higher
  • The Bazelgeuse in the Crosshairs (Clever Biologist)
    • Task: Hunt a Bazelgeuse
    • Requirement: JR 13 or higher
    • Reward: Grants Research Points
  • Concentrated Fire (Equipment Store)
    • Task: Hunt Lavasioth/Uragaan
    • Requirement: JR 13 or higher
    • Unlocks Fire Mantle
  • Special Arena
    • Rathalos
    • Azure Rathalos
    • Pink Rathian
    • Diablos
    • Black Diablos
    • Uragaan
    • Odogaron
    • Legiana
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8*-star quests

  • Twice Struck by Lightning (Impatient Biologist)
    • Task: Kill a Kirin
    • Requirement: JR 14 or higher
  • Voices from the Grave
    • Task: Kill a Vaal Hazak
    • Requirement: JR 14 or higher
  • The Master of the Storm
    • Task: Kill a Kushala Daora
    • Requirement: JR 14 or higher
  • The Fortress of Hellfire
    • Task: Kill a Teostra
    • Requirement: JR 14 or higher
  • The Elder Dragon Eater
    • Task: Kill a Nergigante
    • Requirement: JR 14 or higher
  • An Evil Omen (Equipment Store)
    • Task: Kill a Kushala Daora
    • Requirement: JR 14 or higher, 10 monsters fully researched
    • Reward: Unlocks Apothecary Mantle
  • Burning Sand (Equipment Store)
    • Task: Kill a Teostra
    • Requirement: JR 14 or higher, 15 monsters fully researched
    • Unlocks Immunity Mantle
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9*-star quests

  • The Light Over the Dark River
    • Task: Kill a Xeno’jiiva
    • Requirement: JR 16 or higher
  • Showdown: Mud versus Mallet (Equipment Store)
    • Task: Hunt Barroth/Hard Radobaan
    • Requirement: JR 15 or higher, hunt 5 different lvl 1 hardened monsters
    • Unlocks Impact Mantle
  • Sky and Flower of the New World (Equipment Store)
    • Task: Hunt Azure Rathalos/Pink Rathian
    • Requirement: JR 15 or higher, hunt 5 different lvl 2 hardened monsters
    • Unlocks Dodge Mantle
  • Call from the Abyss (Equipment Store)
    • Task: Hunt Vaal Hazak/Hardened Odogaron
    • Requirement: JR 15 or higher, kill 3 different hardened elder dragons
    • Unlocks Fortress Mantle
  • The White Winds of the New World
    • Task: Hunt Legiana/Odogaron/Diablos/Rathalos
    • Requirement: JR 15 or higher, complete all 1–8 optional quests
    • Reward: Unlocks Rainbow Color and Commission Armor
  • Follow the Sapphire Star
    • Task: Kill Kushala/Teostra/Nergigante hardened
    • Requirement: JR 100 or higher
    • Reward. You receive the Commission Ticket
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All the monsters you need for the quests can be found in our large monster list with loot and habitat. 

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Dark Iron Dwarves in WoW will also be playable as Shamans with cool totems!

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The allied race of Dark Iron Dwarves in WoW will also be playable as shamans. The cool totems have been discovered in the files.

With the upcoming expansion for World of Warcraft, there are some new races that will join the Horde and Alliance. These “Allied Races” are a core feature of Battle for Azeroth. While most races have already revealed their details, information about the Dark Iron Dwarves is still missing. They will join the Alliance and are expected to be unlocked during the campaign in Kul Tiras.

Which classes the Dark Iron Dwarves will be able to choose is still unclear. Initial hints suggested that shamans were not included – but that has now changed!

WOW Dark Iron Dwarf Totem Red
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Dark Iron Dwarves use Anvil-Totems

The reason for this assumption is information from the latest Alpha patch of Battle for Azeroth. Data miners from wowhead and mmo-champion immediately delved into the new game data and brought a lot of new information to light.

A series of totems have been read that are visually clearly associated with the dwarves. Instead of having a typical wooden shape, the totems apparently consist of metal and resemble an anvil of the Shadow Forge. Additionally, they have the typical drill bits of the Dark Iron Dwarves on the bottom. A small preview video by YouTuber LeystTV shows the totems.

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Thus, it seems confirmed that Dark Iron Dwarves can become shamans – just like the new Orcs of the Mag’har and the Zandalari Trolls.

Are you already looking forward to the Dark Iron Dwarves? Or are you not interested in this race at all?

The patch also included the spectacular cat form of the Zandalari Trolls – another dino form!

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Mercy fans cheer: “Heroes don’t die!” returns to Overwatch

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Mercy will soon be shouting loudly over the battlefields of Overwatch. Because heroes never die – even if they are not resurrected.

In Overwatch, there are a number of memorable voicelines that players remember and that immediately trigger an association even for non-players of the shooter. Everyone knows Tracer’s “Cheers, love. The cavalry is here!” or McCree’s “The hour has come…”.

However, hardly any voiceline comes close to Mercy’s “Heroes never die!” or “Helden sterben nicht!”. That is practically the one sentence that all players instantly associate with Mercy.

Overwatch Mercy

Since Mercy’s rework, the line is rarely used, only occasionally when she resurrects a single player. As a result, the voiceline loses its power and significance. You only hear it when your character is right next to Mercy.

Mercy’s most popular voiceline will be part of the Ultimate again

Players miss this voiceline very much, as in the forums it is often demanded that Mercy should shout “Heroes never die!” loudly over the battlefield again.

Overwatch Michael Chu Helden Sterben Nicht

In the official forum, Michael Chu, the lead writer of Overwatch, has now announced that they want to meet the fans’ wishes.

In the future, when activating Valkyrie, Mercy will again shout “Heroes never die!” in addition to the slight variations that appear with different skins (for instance, with the Halloween witch, it will be “My servants never die!”).

However, there is still no exact timeframe for when this will be implemented. Whether this change will make it into the next patch, which also includes the new hero Brigitte, is uncertain.

Have you missed the voicelines? Or do you think they no longer fit Mercy’s new ultimate and she should get different ones?

Have you already grabbed the sexy Kerrigan skin for Widowmaker? It’s available for a limited time only!

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Nintendo Switch at the best price – Current offer at Amazon

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You have never gotten the Nintendo Switch cheaper. However, the offer is only valid for a few more hours. Additionally, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro is discounted.

Update March 8: While the promotion at MediaMarkt has ended, you can still buy the Nintendo Switch at Amazon for the best price of 288 Euros. How long this offer lasts is unknown.

Nintendo Switch, Neon Red /-Blue for 288€
Nintendo Switch, Gray for 288€

Original message: Today only, you can get the Nintendo Switch for just 288 Euros. The “Deal of the Day” offer is valid until 11:59 PM CET and for both color variants of the popular Nintendo console. According to the Idealo price comparison, this is the lowest price the console has ever reached.

Definitely, it is by far the current best price and thus a good opportunity to secure outstanding games like Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Both were among the best games of last year.

Other Offers

The Deal of the Day offers you not only the Switch at a particularly low price. You also get the Huawei Mate 10 Pro for just 499 Euros. The smartphone offers you 128 GB of storage, Android 8.0, a 20-megapixel camera, 6 GB of RAM, and a screen diagonal of 6 inches.

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Summary of LoL Patch 8.5: 6.5 changes you need to see

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The new patch 8.5 of League of Legends (LoL) brings a new ADC and changes existing champions. We show you what’s happening.

With the new update 8.5, the developers bring a few minor changes to League of Legends. This update could entice some champions that have been gathering dust. We show you why downloading patch 8.5 is worth it in this overview that consists of exactly 6.5 points.

1. Kai’Sa, the daughter of the Void joins League of Legends

Patch 8.5 introduces the ADC “Kai’Sa” as the first new champion in 2018. If you had to compare Kai’Sa with an existing LoL champion, it would probably be Vayne. She uses stackable attacks with a trigger that deals percentage health damage. This works similarly to Vayne’s Silverbolts. Kai’Sa can also briefly become invisible to reposition herself.

LoL Kai'Sa Splash

We have introduced Kai’Sa’s abilities in League of Legends here

2. Open groups – Bring on the teammates

The option for open groups will be activated during patch 8.5. Once activated, open groups will be enabled by default.

The advantage of these open groups is that friends on your friends list can see your group right away. There will also be information on which queue you are in and how large your current group is. With one click, friends can then join you – it works completely without an invitation.

So if you like playing with people from your friends list, use the open groups as a general invitation to anyone.

3. Command Banner no longer brings Super Mutants

The command banner worked well with the Baron buff. And by that, we mean: it was quite OP! Especially in high-ranked games, you saw the interaction between the command banner buff and the Baron buff. The additional damage that cannon minions dealt to towers was cumulative and led to the absolute destroyer minions.

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Unfortunately, with patch 8.5, that is over. The banner buff no longer accumulates with the same effect as the Hand of the Baron on siege minions.

4. A new skin for Illaoi – WOOHOO!

It was about time. Since release, Illaoi has had only two skins (Standard + Void Bringer) available. After two years, this will change with patch 8.5. Riot let the community vote on which Illaoi should come. The majority chose “Resistance Illaoi,” which is now making its way to League of Legends.

LoL Resistance Illaoi

Other skins coming with this patch are: Bullet Angel Kai’Sa (cover image) and Chromas for Resistance Illaoi, Rocket Hunter Kai’Sa and Battlecast Cho’Gath.

5. Adjustments for Rengar and Swain

Swain received his long-awaited rework this year. A few adjustments have also been made to Rengar. However, the popularity of both champions has not been very good lately. Therefore, the developers have stepped in and made further tweaks to both.

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  • Rengar’s ferocity now decays after eight instead of just six seconds. His ultimate ability “Hunting Fever” has also received a minor adjustment. The absolute vision on a target now lasts until Rengar lands his jump. Previously, the vision expired when Rengar started the jump. His Q ability “Brutality” also deals more base damage and now scales better.
  • Swain is boosted with a few buffs. The cooldown on his Q ability “Death’s Grasp” is reduced at the first levels. With his General’s Insight (W), you can now hit targets more easily as the radius has been increased. His E ability “Nevermore” also receives a higher radius.

You can find the complete patch notes for patch 8.5 on the official LoL website

6. Zoe gets strength back

With her one-shot debut in League of Legends, she didn’t make it easy for the community. Riot addressed her “overwhelming” strengths in a later patch. However, in certain situations, she is supposed to have more power again. The coupling of Q “Star Surge” and her passive ability will be separated. As a result, Q no longer deals the Spark damage on the first target hit. Q also deals less AOE damage but now has increased base damage.

Additionally, the range of her normal attacks and her W ability “Spell Thief” has been increased.

Let’s briefly remember Zoe’s beginnings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oFC0b0gxw8

6.5. Increased tower damage, Hooray!

Towers now deal more damage to minions. After Riot removed the additional damage from champions to minions in patch 8.4, some champions had issues with last hitting under the tower. With patch 8.5, towers deal 45% of the maximum health of a melee minion instead of 43% of the maximum health of a melee minion when attacking.

In doing so, they also “fixed” a bug. Towers had previously indicated that they dealt 45% damage to minions, although the value was 43%. Now the number is correct again.

So now, give it your all in LoL with the new changes. Otherwise, you’ll get criticized like the Schalke coaches, who considered their team’s performance a total disgrace.

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New PUBG competitor Europe starts its Closed Beta

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The new battle royale game Europa: Rings of Elysium is now in closed beta. At least in Indonesia. But apparently, you can also play from here if you use an Asian gaming service. Europa is like a “PUBG with underwater.”

The hype around PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has inspired a multitude of similar projects: Some of them are now playable.

Europa is a battle royale game from the Chinese software giant Tencent. The game is also known under the title Ring of Elysium. As is common in battle royale games, you will be dropped along with 99 other players onto an ever-shrinking area and must kill all other players. Only then can you win.

Destructible Environment and Water as Unique Features

Europa Diving

Europa also offers destructible environments, weather effects, and extensive underwater passages. In addition to the solo mode, where everyone fights against everyone, there are also supposed to be 2-player and 4-player teams.

Fun Fact: Developer Tencent also distributes the competing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in China!

Closed Beta Only in Indonesia – Registration Probably Possible

The closed beta of Europa: Ring of Elysium is set to start on March 7, 2018. To participate, you need to create a free account on the large Asian gaming platform Garena. Then download the Garena launcher and set the region to Indonesia in the settings (gear icon).

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Then wait for the banner for Europa: Ring of Elysium to appear and click on it. You will then be directed to a page where you can register for the closed beta for Europa. According to comments online, you might then be activated for the beta with some luck.

Register at Your Own Risk

But be careful! In addition to your name and email address, they also want your phone number (NO HP). So think carefully about whether you provide that. And keep in mind that your ping from Europa to Indonesia will probably not be the best.

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Whether and when Europa: Ring of Elysium will be released in this country is not known.

These battle royale games are coming in 2018

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Overwatch reporter realizes “The internet never forgets” the hard way

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A journalist reports on homophobic remarks in the Overwatch League. He apparently forgot that the nasty words used to be part of his own vocabulary.

In the Overwatch League, a bunch of twenty-somethings play. It shouldn’t be that way, but time and again, words are used that are politically incorrect. One of these words is “faggot.” That is a derogatory term for homosexuals in English. In German, you might translate that as “Schwuchtel.”

Player curses, says: “It wasn’t meant to be that toxic”

Especially a player from Dallas Fuel, xQC, has already stood out as someone who often loses his temper and uses inappropriate language in his stream during the first weeks. The Overwatch League, concerned about its image, punished him with suspensions, and even his own team took action against the player.

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But this time it wasn’t about him, but about his teammate “Taimou.” He cursed in a Twitch stream on January 23, saying “Fucking faggot kid.” This was reported through the support system, but there was no response from Blizzard.

Taimou himself said later in the stream that he was “accidentally toxic.”

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ESPN reports on “homophobic insult”

Nonetheless, the incident caught the attention of journalist Jacob Wolf from ESPN, who reported on it. ESPN is a massive sports platform in the USA. In his article, the author criticizes that “anti-homosexual” language had been used and that the Overwatch League had not responded, even after being pointed out.

There were a few statements, and actually, that should have been the end of it.

But as Kotaku reports, something unfortunate happened for the author of the article. Users scoured his own Twitter biography and found numerous tweets from 2014 and earlier, in which the author himself regularly used words like “faggot.”

According to Kotaku, the author even tried to delete these tweets, but screenshots were already circulating.

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There’s apparently no statement from ESPN on this yet.

In eSports, young journalists can quickly build a career

Mein MMO says: The ESPN author Jacob Wolf is himself a gamer who became a journalist and is involved in eSports. He has had a steep career in eSports so far, is closely linked to the subject, and therefore has great career opportunities in the booming business of “eSports.”

As far as this can be traced through interviews, Wolf apparently started at the eSports site Daily Dot as a teenager and quickly moved from there to the giant ESPN. He is said to have started there at the age of 19.

The author is now only in his early 20s. The tweets with the homophobic terms he made when he was around 14, 15, 16.

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The incident shows that most people in this eSports business are young but are already fully in the public eye. This leads to problems: Many words and terms that are part of everyday youth language are, when looked at soberly, hurtful and absolutely not okay. From professionals, one expects that they are aware of being in the public eye and maintain complete control. Now it shows: This also applies to journalists, and retroactively.

There is a huge hype around eSports. Companies like ESPN want to get in there aggressively. Young authors have the opportunity to rise quickly. Perhaps, on their way up, they should take the time to review their Twitter accounts.

The internet doesn’t just see and hear everything – it also forgets nothing.

Journalist apologizes

In a tweet, Jacob Wolf now apologizes. He stated that he made the tweets at the age of 13 to 17. He regrets these words and asks for forgiveness. Since then he has become more mature and no longer uses these words. Wolf continues to strive to learn from his mistakes and become a better person and journalist.

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Fortnite ist so viral, dass US-Show fragt: „Schadet das meinem Kind?“

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Fortnite is a phenomenon. The game is so big that even non-gamers are getting involved. For instance, the US morning talk show asks in the name of concerned parents: “How many hours can my child play Fortnite?”

Just like Pokemon GO in the summer of 2016, Fortnite has become so huge that it reaches people who are not into gaming. While in 2016 you couldn’t overlook how many people were running around with their smartphones hunting virtual monsters, in 2018 it is impossible to miss that Fortnite is being played everywhere.

Good Morning America discusses Fortnite

Fortnite: Battle Royale is free, playable on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and has a low age rating of USK 12. Ideal conditions to become a mega-hit that transcends the boundaries of gaming.

Even the US morning show, “Good Morning, America” has addressed Fortnite.

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They let experts and specialists speak who are addressing the concerns of parents “My child plays way too much Fortnite.” Children are disappearing into their rooms and playing the game for hours on end. When they are called for dinner, it’s always: “Just 10 more minutes, Mom,” while the food is getting cold. But the little rascals would rather starve than miss even a minute of Fortnite.

The parents seem mainly worried about appearing as “the bad guys” if they impose a ban, but they are also concerned that homework might fall by the wayside.

Here comes a difficulty: Parents do not want to ban technical devices from their children anymore because they then say: “I need this for my homework.”

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Experts praise the social aspect of Fortnite, but call for moderation

The experts explain that Fortnite has several advantages compared to earlier games:

  • It is interactive and communicative.
  • Games are no longer “solo affairs” but group activities.
  • Especially children who are not involved in sports teams can find an environment here.
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The interviewed experts took a relatively friendly approach to Fortnite. The game should be enjoyed in moderation.  Time recommendations for how many hours of gaming are acceptable could only be given by psychologist Dr. Jonathan Fader to a limited extent.

For children aged two to five, he recommends: “Less than one hour.”

For teenagers, it is about the context: “How does playing affect their daily life? Does it prevent them from doing homework? Does it keep them from participating in other social activities?”

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The psychologist says: “I solve this by playing with my children.”

One should not forbid children to play, but rather show them alternatives to what they could do instead.

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We asked Google: Why is Fortnite: Battle Royale a hit?

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Reality TV show casts eSports team in the style of RTL2, fails for the first time

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In May of last year, the Swedish eSports reality show “Gamerz” awarded a six-month professional contract to five up-and-coming players of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. However, the winners were left hanging after just three months. This week, the second season of the unconventional casting show has started. The production team promises improvement.

Last May, a TV show in the style of “Big Brother” was set up in Sweden by Gamingzone Entertainment, in which twelve candidates lived together in a house for three weeks and were supposed to face challenges.

In the end, the candidates were not awarded any material or cash prize, but a pro-gaming contract for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

The catch: The winners of the first show did not become a super team, but the dream quickly shattered.

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Pro-Gamer through Casting Show

After the last broadcast of the show, the five winners began training online together under the guidance of Oskar Holm, one of the coaches of the “Gamerz” show.

In June, the first competition came up, and although the team performed well at the BYOC event of Dreamhack Summer 2017, the promised casting career of the guys went downhill from there.

One of the five winners, Dylan “DH” Hamrini, had to withdraw from the tournament due to his graduation. According to him, the team did not want to train with him anymore afterwards. One of the other participants of the show, Fredrik “Elo” Annerström, filled in for Hamrini. The Gamerz team finished in second place at the BYOC event.

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Management Issues

On July 27, 2017, player Jonas “Queenix” Dideriksen reported in an interview about the many problems of the team: After Hamrini missed Dreamhack, the team would have fallen apart. Instead of finding replacements or providing the remaining players with a structure, the management of Gamingzone Entertainment is said to have largely ignored the team from that point on.

Dideriksen stated, for example, that he had not received a single paycheck. Furthermore, the team had not worked together since Dreamhack, and their coach had “no time” left to talk to them. The day after the interview, Dideriksen tweeted that Gamerz had finally paid him.

In the end, Gamingzone Entertainment never paid the winners of the Gamerz show the promised six months’ salaries, but instead settled the team with pay for about three months. The players themselves claim that they offered hardly any objections to the halving of their salaries, as the team barely existed at that point anyway, and some of them had moved to other Counter-Strike organizations.

Gamerz’ first attempt to establish an eSports team, therefore, went only moderately well.

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Production Company Promises Improvement

The production company Gamingzone Entertainment admitted in a conversation that they could not keep the glamorous promises they made to the winners of the first season of the show. As Robert Jönsson from “Gamerz” explained, they “underestimated” the challenges of establishing good management for a professional team.

This week, the second season of “Gamerz” started, in which the responsible parties will work with the eSports veterans from Fnatic. The winners are to join the Fnatic Academy and be mentored by the organization.

The grand career is no longer promised to the winners: in CS: GO, academy teams are only secondary players who cannot participate in an event when their owner’s main team is already registered. However, in August 2017, two academy players were promoted to Fnatic’s main team.

For Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, there are not only casting shows but also weapon skins for up to $60,000

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Hier sind die aufrechten Orcs aus WoW: Battle for Azeroth

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Finally, it’s time for a back surgery for the Orcs in WoW. We will show you how the green and brown skins look upright.

At BlizzCon 2017, there were numerous announcements regarding World of Warcraft and the upcoming expansion Battle for Azeroth. In addition to the announcements of the Allied Races, which are now largely playable, there was also the revelation that existing races would receive new customization options.

One of these options is that Orcs can walk upright in the new addon. Previously, Orcs have always been hunched over and had a strong hunchback. However, some exceptions, such as Garrosh Hellscream, were able to walk upright. Players have long wished for their Orc to finally have a better posture.

With the latest Alpha patch of Battle for Azeroth, this dream is finally coming true. The models and animations of the upright Orcs have been found in the game data! The colleagues at mmo-champion have already created a small video that provides a first impression of the animations and movements of the upright Orcs.

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Upright Orcs are likely coming with Patch 8.0

The adjustment for a straight back for Orcs is likely to come with the pre-patch for Battle for Azeroth, that is, with Patch 8.0, which will be released a few weeks before the official launch – sometime in early summer this year.

You can find all further information about Battle for Azeroth in our extensive overview article on the addon!
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If Blizzard adheres to the original plan, then the option for the “Upright” Orcs will simply be added at the barber. Better not ask us why a Goblin barber suddenly has the capability to perform operations on the spine – but at least there will be no costly character customization required.

What do you think of the upright Orcs? Will you have your Orc straighten his back? Or is it part of the Orc experience that they walk hunched?

Have you seen the cool Druid forms of the Zandalari?

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Black Desert Mobile is number 1 in Korea one day after launch

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The mobile MMORPG Black Desert Online seems to be well received. Less than 24 hours after its release in South Korea, the mobile MMO is number 1 in the app charts on Google Play and the App Store.

Black Desert Mobile is the mobile offshoot of the beautiful sandbox MMORPG Black Desert Online. Black Desert has always boasted its stunning graphics and extremely detailed character editor.

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The mobile version of Black Desert looks just as stylish, but is played from an isometric perspective for clarity.

However, Black Desert Mobile is not only beautiful, it also seems to be extremely successful!

Shortly after soft launch already at the top of the app charts of Apple and Android

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Less than 24 hours after the release of the game as a soft launch, Black Desert Online climbed to the top of the app charts in South Korea.

Both in Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store, the mobile MMO topped the charts. The developers at Pearl Abyss called it a great success domestically.

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Not yet available in the West

Unfortunately, Black Desert Mobile cannot yet be easily played here. The game is already listed in the shop. However, without risky tinkering with the device, downloading in the West is currently not possible.

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The developers are likely to offer Black Desert Mobile here soon as well.

According to initial reports, Black Desert Mobile is too easy for veterans and too hard for casuals

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Black Desert gets new zone Drieghan with a huge, red dragon

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Black Desert Online (PC) will soon receive a new zone called “Drieghan” in Korea. You can expect majestic mountains, new grind spots around level 60, and massive dragons.

Black Desert Online will soon receive a new region after the picturesque and somewhat eerie elf forests of Kamasylvia. The zone is called Drieghan and is the opposite of Kamasylvia.

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Instead of deep forests, you can expect rugged and somewhat romantic mountain regions. And huge dragons!

On to the great grind in the mountains!

The region of Drieghan includes three new grind spots and the capital Duvencrune. The metropolis is high in the mountains. There, you have a wonderful view of the rest of the land. The three new grind spots are:

  • Sherekhan’s Grave: This is a zone where you should have level 60 and AP of 230. A new accessory called “Belt of Orkinrad” drops here.
  • Red Wolf Village: Here, you should be at least level 59 and have an AP of 190. There is “Gaktum’s Obedience Ring” as special loot.
  • Tshira Ruins: Depending on which creatures you want to kill here, the recommended minimum level is 57 or 60. For AP, you should bring 150 or 220, respectively.
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The Realm of the Red Dragon

The highlight of the new region is “Gamos, the Red Dragon”. After all, Drieghan is also called “Land of the Dragon“, so it would be strange if no scaly giant creature showed up.

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The dragon Gamos is said to be a rather small but cunning dragon. He was allegedly slain before but managed to escape severely injured. Now, Gamos is back and awaits you as a high-end boss monster. Upon his death, he drops special loot. While there is no weapon, there is the dragon’s heart. With it, you can transform and enhance off-hand weapons.

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New Awakening Weapon and Collection Mini-Game

In the Drieghan region, you will also find the components for a new Awakening weapon called “Dragon Slayer”. To get this, you must grind hard and can then have the weapon crafted in the capital. Additionally, a new mini-game is introduced. To harvest an extremely rare plant from the mountains, you must carefully uncover the roots without damaging them.

The Drieghan region was released on March 7, 2018, in Korea. The western release will hopefully not take too long.

In Black Desert, there are not only new areas, but also new “Absolute Skills” that are shaking up the gameplay.

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The trailer for the Season Pass of Far Cry 5 shows 3 crazy DLCs

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Ubisoft plans three DLCs for the upcoming Far Cry 5 (PC, PS4, and Xbox One), each telling its own story and included in the Season Pass. After the release, players will deal with zombies, the Viet Cong, and a Martian spider invasion.

With the release of Far Cry 5 on March 27 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, Ubisoft appears to be following in the footsteps of the outrageous Far Cry: Blood Dragon. It has now been announced that the game, which revolves around religious fanatics and loyal dogs, will receive three quirky DLCs after release.

Vietnam, Mars, and Zombies

The DLCs are part of the Season Pass and each tell a self-contained, separate story.

  • In “Hours of Darkness“, the player is transported to the past to fight the Viet Cong in Vietnam and rescue his friends.
  • In “Lost on Mars”, the red planet has an alien insect problem that the protagonist must solve before embarking on the long journey home.
  • The third DLC “Dead Living Zombies” is a coop adventure featuring seven B-movie scenarios filled with zombies.

The Season Pass also includes the Far Cry 3 Classic Edition, which buyers will receive four weeks before its sales start in summer 2018 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. PC players will get the full version of Far Cry 3.

Far Cry 5 Season Pass Deluxe

Additional Free Content

All players of Far Cry 5 will also gain access to the Far Cry Arcade, a powerful map editor that will be regularly expanded. This will not only include items from the game but also from other Ubisoft titles, such as Far Cry 4, Far Cry Primal, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed Unity, and Watch Dogs.

The editor will allow for adjustments not only to terrain, structures, or vegetation but also enable changes to the time of day or weather conditions, as well as the use of 3D backgrounds and FX color filters.

Furthermore, players can create their own maps for the multiplayer modes Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch.

Additionally, there will be live events at regular intervals where players can earn exclusive outfits, weapons, or vehicles.

There will also be additional cosmetic content available in an in-game shop for Far Cry 5

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Fortnite: Battle Royale will get EVEN crazier tomorrow – New mode!

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For Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4 & Xbox One) new game modes are regularly introduced that significantly shake up the gameplay. On Thursday, a mode will arrive where five teams of 20 compete for victory.

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Fortnite: Battle Royale is more successful on Twitch than the competitor PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and the developers are eager for more. As announced, they are rapidly releasing new content. Alongside cool outfits, there are new game modes each week. Recently, the “Pure Gold” mode was introduced, where all weapons had legendary status.

Next up are 20-player teams!

20-Player Teams in Battle Royale

So far, the new mode is only visible as an announcement on the login screen. However, it is evident what it entails. There will be 20-player teams. This means that with 100 players, 5 such large teams will compete for victory. It should resemble the 50vs.50 mode from the past.

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Then the players would still be divided into squads of 4, which would integrate better into a 20-player team than in the old 50-player mode. So, if exactly 100 players participate, each team should consist of 5 squads of 4 players.

In the 50 vs. 50 mode, you could only chat with squad members, there was no friendly fire, and you could only see where the other players in your large team were after landing.

Better than 50 vs 50?

Many players find the idea of 20-player teams better than the 50vs50 mode. Mainly because it leads to less chaos and player squads can work out ideally. However, often the necessary 100 players do not come together in one match, so some teams would still be outnumbered.

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But theoretically, this problem also exists in the regular team mode. In any case, players agree: Fortnite is growing and thriving. The developers are enthusiastic and taking advantage of the momentum to expand their player base and experiment with a plethora of new ideas.

Trailer Shows the New Teams of 20 Mode in Fortnite: Battle Royale

Here is the trailer for the new mode:

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The new game mode will arrive on servers on Thursday, March 8. While it hasn’t been officially confirmed yet, new modes typically come on patch days, which are traditionally on Thursdays. Since the mode will be online for a short time, it will likely be gone again by the following Monday.

Unpleasant and not intended: Players forming teams in solo mode!

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FIFA 18 TOTW 25 – The Team of the Week 25 in Ultimate Team

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In FIFA 18, the TOTW 25 (Team of the Week 25) is known. These players receive Inform cards in Ultimate Team.

On March 7, the 25th Team of the Week will be released in FUT 18. The release of the cards is at 7 PM, and the Informs can be packed for one week.

In addition to the weekly released Informs, more new cards have arrived on the transfer market in recent days. The winter upgrades from the Ratings Refresh brought many upgraded players that can now be packed and bought in the FUT mode.

This week, the highlights are Antoine Griezmann with a 91, Ederson with an 87, as well as the two Germans Thomas Müller (89) and Leroy Sane (86).

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TOTW 25 – Ratings of the player cards in Ultimate Team

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Starting XI:

GK – Ederson – Manchester City – 83>87
CB – Moreno – Real Sociedad – 80>83
RB – Lowton – Burnley – 76>81
CB – Traoré – Angers SCO – 76>81
LW – Sané – Manchester City – 82>86
CAM – Vázquez – Sevilla FC – 82>84
CDM – Cyprien – OGC Nice – 79>82
CM – Ki Sung Yueng – Swansea City – 78>82
ST – Griezmann – Atlético de Madrid – 88>91
RF – Müller – Bayern München – 86>89
ST – Jonas – SL Benfica – 83>86

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Substitutes:

GK – Tiago Volpi – Gallos Blancos de Querétaro – 78>82
RB – Dubois – FC Nantes – 75>81
LM – Ricardo Horta – Braga – 76>81
LM – Qazaishvili – San Jose Earthquakes – 75>81
ST – Džeko – Roma – 84>86
ST – Gómez – VfB Stuttgart – 82>84
RF – Feghouli – Galatasaray – 79>82

Reserves:

LM – Linssen – Vitesse – 71>78
CAM – Oztumer – Walsall – 69>77
LM – Bismark – Al Qadsiah – 69>77
ST – Bamford – Middlesbrough – 70>78
ST – Prevljak – SV Mattersburg – 61>71

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Obviously, the best players of this week are Griezmann, Sane, Ederson, and Müller. While the last two are probably less frequently played and more often exchanged for Icon Squad Building Challenges, the first two are real powerhouses. Especially Sane with his Path-to-Glory card and the Perfect Link to Ilkay Gündogan is interesting.

Besides these star players, there are also two Informs this week that many players might not be aware of. Accordingly, they can potentially be acquired cheaply on the transfer market with a little luck.

The first is Wylan Cyprien, French midfielder from OGC Nice. His standard gold card was a good all-around midfielder in the early days of FIFA 18. His first Inform has an 80 or higher in all attributes except for defensive value. Combined with high/medium work rates and the popular nationality, this makes him a more than solid CDM for French or Ligue 1 teams.

The second player is especially interesting for gamers who want to integrate Heung-Min Son from Tottenham Hotspur into a hybrid team. Ki Sung Yueng, Korean from Swansea City, has a Strong Link to Son. Even though he is slightly slow, with the right chemistry style like Shadow or Hunter, he can also be solidly played in midfield. Moreover, he has a strong passing value and stands out with his height of 1.86 meters.

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These were the predictions for Team of the Week 25 in FUT 18

TOTW predictions are forecasts of which players deserved a place in the upcoming Team of the Week. Although these predictions never align 100% with the official TOTW and it is therefore risky to engage in the transfer market based on these, they still give a good overview of which players could receive the coveted special cards.

We provide an overview of forecasts from various FIFA sites.

Forecast TDW 25 – futhead

Starting XI:

  • Ederson – GK – OVR 84
  • Daniele Rugani – CB – OVR 80
  • Lewis Dunk – CB – OVR 75
  • Mariano – RB – OVR  79
  • Heung Min Son – LM – OVR 83
  • Ki Sung Yeung – CM – OVR 78
  • Franco Vazquez – CAM – OVR 82
  • Thomas Muller – RM – OVR 86
  • Edin Dzeko – ST – OVR 84
  • Jonas – ST – OVR 83
  • Antoine Griezmann – ST – OVR 88

Substitutes:

  • Alisson – GK – OVR 80
  • Ismael Traore – CB – OVR 76
  • Ricardo Horta – LM – OVR 76
  • Denis Zakaria- CDM – OVR 77
  • Erhun Oztumer – CAM – OVR 69
  • Wylan Cyprien – CM – OVR 79
  • Mario Gomez – ST – OVR 82
  • Bismark – RF – OVR 69
  • Omar Duarte – ST – OVR 63
  • Bobby Reid – ST – OVR 67
  • Smail Prevljak – ST – OVR 61
  • Patrick Bamford – ST – OVR 70

Forecast TDW 25 – futbin

Starting XI:

  • Ederson
  • Barzagli
  • Hübner
  • Traore
  • Vazquez
  • Sung-yueng
  • Feghouli
  • Son
  • Griezmann
  • Dzeko
  • Jonas

Substitutes:

  • Müller
  • Dunk
  • Welinton
  • Horta
  • Linssen
  • Kilinc
  • Wenger
  • Gomez
  • Kuwas
  • Bamford
  • Reid
  • Oztumer
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Forecast TDW 25 – TVM

Goalkeepers:

  • Florian Müller [GK] 63 > 74 – Germany – Mainz
  • Ederson [GK] 86 > 87 – Brazil – Manchester City

Defenders:

  • Víctor Laguardia [CB] 76 > 81 – Spain – D. Alaves
  • Benjamin Hubner [CB] 79 > 82 – Germany – Hoffenheim
  • Dimitrios Siovas [CB] 75 > 80 – Greece – CD Leganes

Midfielders:

  • Elvis Babanco [CM] 71 > 78 – Cape Verde Islands – Santa Maria da Feira
  • Ricardo Horta [LM] 76 > 81 – Portugal – Braga
  • Razvan Marin [CM] 70 > 78 – Romania – Standard de Liege
  • Bismark [LM] 69 > 78 – Brazil – Al Qadislyah
  • Erhun Oztumer [CAM] 69 > 77 – England – Walsall
  • Eric Thommy [LM] 68 > 77 – Germany – VfB Stuttgart
  • Omar Duarte [CM] 63 > 74 – Colombia – Atletico Huila
  • Sung Yueng Ki [CM] 78 > 81 – Korea Republic – Swansea City
  • Franco Vazquez [CAM] 84 > 86 – Italy – Sevilla

Forwards:

  • Bobby Reid [ST] 67 > 76 – England – Bristol City
  • Patrick Bamford [ST] 70 > 79 – England – Middlesbrough
  • Smail Prevljak [ST] 61 > 73 – Bosnia & Herzegovina – SV Mattersburg
  • Valeri Qazaishvili [CAM] 75 > 80 – Georgia – San Jose Earthquakes
  • Sofiane Feghouli [RF] 79 > 82 – Algeria – Galatasaray
  • Jonas [ST] 85 > 86 – Brazil – Benfica
  • Edin Dzeko [ST] 84 > 86 – Bosnia & Herzegovina – Roma
  • Antoine Griezmann [ST] 90 > 91 – France – Atletico Madrid
  • Heung Min Son [LW] 87 > 88 – Korea Republic – Tottenham
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What is the Team of the Week (TOTW) in FIFA 18 Ultimate Team?

Every Wednesday, EA Sports reveals the Team of the Week in their annual football simulation’s “Ultimate Team” mode. So also in FIFA 18. In this, the players who showed outstanding performances in real football over the past week are rewarded with special cards that have improved attributes.

You can pack the TOTW cards within a week from the sets that may contain Rare (Gold) players. However, the chance of doing so is considered low. Additionally, you can buy them on the transfer market if they are offered by other gamers. But the prices are usually extremely high.

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Source(s):
  1. futhead
  2. TVM
  3. futbin

Equality in TERA! Storm Fist comes as a new class

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In TERA, there are now male Brawlers as well. Those who want an additional character slot can find out here how to get the new class “Sturmfaust” in TERA.

A few days ago, we reported that TERA is advertising its “new” class in a rather unusual way. In a small teaser, a little panda is being punched in slow motion by a fist. The panda is a Popori and the fist belongs to the new character, which is now available: the male Brawler.

Since yesterday, March 6, 2018, TERA players can also create a male human Brawler (“Sturmfurie”) and punch their way through the enemies of the game world.

The developers have responded to the criticism that new classes are only being made available for female characters and that male players feel completely neglected. Even our boss felt discriminated against as a man by TERA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOBGdo4F9NA

With Bonus Code for Additional Character Slot

If you have no space left for the new character, you need not despair. Until March 31, Gameforge has a special promotion for TERA. To participate, you must log into the game, open the shop, and enter the code “BRAWLER” under “Redeem Code” – and you’ll receive:

  • an additional character slot
  • some fashion vouchers
  • Proofs of Change
  • Tears of Elinus
  • and a Refined Nokten Infusion

Apart from that, Patch 66.03 has brought some other small changes as well. The Lachelitas Ruin is once again accessible for players level 65 and above, and there are more customization options for hats – they can now be placed more freely in size and position on the head.

What do you think of the male Sturmfurie? Should TERA also allow the same for other classes? Or should classes remain exclusive to certain races and genders?

TERA is also coming to PS4 and Xbox One!

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Source(s):
  1. de.tera.gameforge.com

With these 4 tips for Fortnite: Battle Royale, you will win 1vs1 duels!

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In Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4 & Xbox One) you will often be caught in wild 1vs1 duels with other players. Find out here in our guide 4 effective tips to win such fights!

In Fortnite: Battle Royale, 100 players fight against each other either alone or in small teams. The last one standing wins. You often catch your opponents off guard or get lucky during landing and find better weapons than the unfortunate latecomer.

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But especially in the mid-game and especially in the endgame, duels will occur between you and enemies who know exactly that you are there and are equipped similarly to you.

So what to do?

Guide to Victory in Duels

The successful Fortnite player and YouTuber “Thatdenverguy” has uploaded an educational video on his channel. In it, he reveals how he wins a large part of his 1vs1 duels in Fortnite.

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Tip 1 – Use the Height Advantage!

Not only in Star Wars: Episode III is it advantageous to have the height advantage. In Fortnite and almost all other shooters, it is great when you are up high. The advantages are obvious:

  • You have a better overview from above
  • You can throw grenades directly at the opponent
  • The most important thing: You can perform headshots ideally because you can see the enemy’s head well. Even if you shoot at the same time, the opponent takes more damage from the headshot. Your head, on the other hand, is hard to hit.
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So ideally, build a small fortress with stairs and walls around. If you want to storm such a fortress, do not build stairs to the enemy’s stronghold. The opponent can see you well this way and you have no cover. Instead, build your own fortress, and make it higher than the enemy’s. Then you can take them out from above.

Tip 2 – Counter and Disrupt the Enemy

Every tactic in Fortnite has a counter. If you have a good position and the opponent wants to build a staircase, just place a platform above the staircase. Then they can no longer reach you. Instead, they will likely have to retreat and can be easily shot.

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If an opponent surprises you, instantly surround yourself with walls and build a small tower. While the enemy is still trying to find you, you can take them out from above.

Tip 3 – Keep Moving!

If you watch pro players in Fortnite, you will notice one thing: They are constantly moving! Those who sit still for too long are easy targets. Moreover, it is extremely useful to constantly change your position. If an opponent suspects you behind a tree, but you are already somewhere else, you can surprise and flank the enemy.

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Use this also in sniper duels. Change position after every shot like a true sniper. The opponent will likely be fixated on your old location. This way, you can take aim at them from your new position peacefully.

Tip 4 – Ensure Cover!

One should never be caught from behind or the side. Always ensure that you have cover in those areas. Always assume someone is taking aim at you with a sniper rifle. It is alarmingly true!

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If you are in a fight and the opponent is chasing you, always place walls behind you during your escape. This way, you confuse the opponent and are protected from fire. With some skill, you can force the enemy to waste ammunition and strike back at the right moment.

Otherwise, the same applies as in all games: Practice a lot and get good!

Here you can find more tips and tricks for Fortnite: Battle Royale

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