The Community Day in Pokémon GO will take place regularly and brings you special monsters and unique in-game bonuses.
Trainers, there is reason to rejoice. The developers of Pokémon GO introduced a new event that will take place every month from now on. On a specific day of the month, there will be special Pokémon to catch and bonuses to take advantage of.
The monthly Community Day event makes a special Pokémon appear more frequently around the world on one day. If you catch this Pokémon during the event, it will have a special attack. Additional bonuses of the events include extra experience points or Stardust. Lures will be active for three hours.
The idea behind this event is that trainers meet with other players from the community in local parks to share their passion and play Pokémon GO together. The first event of its kind will start this month.
The first Pokémon GO Community Day will take place on January 20, 2018. The event will run that Saturday from about 11:00 AM to about 2:00 PM German time.
The special Pokémon you will find more often on this day is Pikachu. The mascot has already accompanied Pokémon GO trainers at many events. But at this event, it will not wear a special headgear as usual, but will have a new attack.
If you catch Pikachu during the event time, it will know the move “Surfer”.
Additional event bonuses include:
Double experience points
3-hour lures
Keep in mind that these bonuses are only active from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
Anyone still looking for players in their area can ask in our Facebook group. Here, players from all over Germany (and Austria and Switzerland) are gathering, who would surely appreciate the company.
Some NPCs from the mystery MMORPG Secret World Legends (SWL) have official Twitter accounts. They have been silent for a long time, but now they are suddenly back to life! Is a new update on the way?
The creepy online RPG Secret World Legends has always been able to create a grand atmosphere. One stylistic device was the close intertwining of the game with the real world. Time and again, players must solve puzzles in SWL and conduct research in real life.
Secret World Legends – alternative reality reaches all the way to Twitter
This experience becomes even more intense in cases where the developers have created pages of characters, events, and organizations from the game in the “real” internet. Players must then visit these pages to get important clues for the game.
So, can you solve the riddle?
No wonder that some of the prominent NPCs from the game also have their own accounts on Twitter. Players can interact with these NPCs on Twitter – it’s a kind of Alternate Reality Game.
The Awakening of Twitter – Is an update for SWL coming soon?
Popular characters like the naive magic student Carter or the young rascal and monster hunter Danny have not been heard from on Twitter for a long time. The NPCs were silent for more than a year. But recently, their Twitter accounts have come back to life and they are chatting away.
The Twitter conversation begins with a tweet from “TheBuzzing,” the mysterious voice behind the player heroes.
“Time passes. First in seconds. Then in aeons. If time exists. Two sweetlings awaken.”
Then Danny chimes in and asks:
“This thing working? Feel weird. Like a glitch in the Matrix. @Innsmouth66 you get that?”
Innsmouth66 refers to Carter, who shortly thereafter replies:
“Yeah. LOLz. 😛 But nervous lolz. It’s like after a nap. Like lots of time passed. Or no time. Like I woke from a world that’s the same, but different. A world where Berenstain Bears is spelled ‘Berenstein.’ A world where Doc Copper didn’t have a nose ring in The Thing.”
Something is apparently about to happen soon. A long time seems to have passed, and now the world is back in motion. And the world seems to have changed. Perhaps a hint at the remake Secret World Legends, which is now finally getting new content that has never been in the game before?
#hivehum – Follow the character story on Twitter!
Under the hashtag #hivehum, you can follow the previous conversations between the NPCs. According to Funcom, future innovations in the game “could” be announced this way. This would fit well with the SWL roadmap. There, completely new content was already announced for the launch of SWL at the beginning of 2018.
GTA 5 turns five years old this year, but still beats out newer games like Destiny 2 or Battlefront 2 in sales.
On September 17, 2013, GTA 5 was released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Even then, the community celebrated the new title in the “Grand Theft Auto” series, which was later released for the next-gen Xbox One and PlayStation 4 a year later. PC players had to wait until 2015 to finally start their adventures with Michael, Franklin, and Trevor. Now, in the fifth year after its initial release, the game still attracts many new players.
In December 2017, GTA 5 Online had more players than ever before. The developers are proud and rejoice with the fans.
GTA 5 Sales Shoot Up
Although the game is already several years old, sales are not declining. As reported by Gamesindustry.biz, GTA 5 ranks third among the best-selling physical copies of a video game (excluding digital sales) of 2017.
This is based on data from 15 different countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, and England).
Star Wars Battlefront 2 was only released on November 17
A Special Month for GTA 5 Online
In the online mode of GTA 5, success also spread. As the team explains, 2017 was one of the biggest years for online players with its new content like the Gunrunning DLC or the Doomsday Heist. By the end of the year, the numbers reflected this as December 2017 saw more players active in GTA Online than in any previous month.
Last year, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick speculated at Gamesindustry.biz about the factors contributing to the success of GTA 5. He stated:
“The reason GTA 5 has sold 80 million copies and GTA Online had a record year is, in my opinion, because it stands alone in its generation. Previous generations had other titles that reached similar heights in quality as GTA. That is not the case now. If you are over 17 and have a new generation console, then you own GTA. If that weren’t the case, we wouldn’t have sold 80 million copies. Can any other title achieve that? I don’t think so.”
Today Xur arrives in Destiny 2.Where is Xur and what items does he have for sale? Here are the location and inventory on January 12.
Normally, we use the regular Xur article to briefly summarize the events of the past week or provide an outlook on upcoming events. This time, however, a summary of the recently released information would clearly exceed the scope of this article, as Bungie finally revealed what the future of Destiny 2 looks like!
In 2018, many changes and innovations are coming to the endgame, which we have detailed in these articles – you can read them here:
Let’s see what Xur has for us these days. Let’s welcome him together.
All Information About Xur in Destiny 2 on January 12 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC
When Does Xur Arrive? – Time
Xur arrives on Fridays at 6 PM for the Guardians. He departs on Tuesday, January 16, at 6 PM. In the meantime, you can browse his exotic wares and buy them for Legendary Shards.
Where Is Xur? You Can Find Xur Today at This Location
Xur has certain positions where he likes to stay over the weekend. This time, he is visiting us on Earth in the EDZ.
Offer and Inventory from Xur – List of Items with Prices
Weapon: The Colony – Grenade Launcher for 29 Shards
The weekly PvP event Trials of the Nine also starts on Friday evening at 6 PM in Destiny 2. The Trials will end with the weekly reset on Tuesday evening at 6 PM.
The beta for the new massive update “Beyond – Chapter One” for Elite Dangerous will start soon. It features new coop missions and additional ships of the Thargoids.
With the new update “Beyond – Chapter One”, the Elite universe will become even more complex, and you can soon try out the new features in the open beta.
Together Against the Enemy
The main highlight of Beyond is the “Wing Missions”. In these, you can face challenges as a coop team that you would never achieve alone. However, this is just the beginning, as the developers plan to introduce the “Squadrons” feature later, which will give you capital ships as a mobile base.
For those who prefer a less warlike approach, Beyond allows you to focus on trading and making money. Better trading data will be available, enabling you to maximize your profits.
Spacefarers who simply want to enjoy the beauty of the universe can look forward to new planetary surfaces. This will make the planets in Elite Dangerous look much nicer.
Players who try their luck as rogues will soon have to deal with a new crime mechanic.
New Ships, Aliens, and Galactic Radio
In Beyond, there are already new ships in the beta, such as the powerful Chieftain. However, the aliens from the Thargoids have also upgraded and are now additionally flying around in scout ships. Curiously, this ship type was recently found as a wreck in September. Moreover, the story about the Thargoid conflict continues with Beyond.
Notably, the new feature from GalNet should be particularly fun. GalNet is a galactic news service that previously provided all the news from the galaxy in text form. These reports will be fully voiced with Beyond. Ideal for listening to the latest news while cruising.
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The beta for Elite Dangerous Beyond is set to start on January 25, 2018, on PC and will be open to all players there. The full release is planned for the first quarter of 2018.
Many WoW fans are hoping that the Allied Races will be playable in just a few days. However, there are several reasons against this.
Patch 7.3.5 of World of Warcraft has been on the PTR for quite some time and will likely be released within the next week or the week after. In addition to the complete overhaul of the old areas, which will then scale with character levels, there are also new quest lines in Silithus to conclude the story of Legion.
There is also a lot of information in the game data about the Allied Races, which will join the Horde and Alliance.
Allied Races: Not in Patch 7.3.5?
First, the bad news. Many fans now assume that the Allied Races of Void Elves, Lightforged Draenei, Nightborne, and Highmountain Tauren will be made available with the release of Patch 7.3.5.
However, this is likely to be incorrect. Just because the quest lines for the new races are already on the PTR for Patch 7.3.5, it does not indicate that they will be implemented into the game soon.
Blizzard has not mentioned anywhere that the Allied Races will be made available with Patch 7.3.5 – they were clearly announced as a feature for “Battle for Azeroth” and not as content of Patch 7.3.5.
The Allied Races: The Most Likely Scenario
It is highly likely that Blizzard will handle the Allied Races similarly to how they did with Demon Hunters before the launch of Legion, meaning: They will make the Allied Races accessible early as a “pre-order bonus”.
It might look something like this:
2 weeks before Patch 8.0 (in many months): The quest lines to unlock the Allied Races will be activated. Those who meet the necessary requirements can already play the backstory of the Allied Races.
Patch 8.0 (Pre-Patch of Battle for Azeroth): Those who have already purchased or pre-ordered the expansion Battle for Azeroth can play Void Elves, Lightforged Draenei, Nightborne, and Highmountain Tauren after completing the quests.
These players would then have 2-6 weeks to bring a character of the respective race to level 110, so they can set off with the new species to Zandalar and Kul Tiras when Battle for Azeroth starts.
Of course, this is just a theory of ours, but it would correspond to Blizzard’s “typical” approach, as was also the case in the last WoW expansion.
It seems a bit clumsy, as many players instinctively assume that they can fill the coming months with leveling Allied Races in the old world – but this has never been confirmed by Blizzard.
Next week, an update will be applied to Destiny 2 that prepares for upcoming events. The servers will be offline for several hours.
Bungie finally provided the information that many Guardians have been waiting for months: Game Director Christopher Barrett laid out some cornerstones regarding when to expect what endgame changes. This “Roadmap for 2018” outlines new content from January through the fall. We have compiled all the information in this overview:
This roadmap also indicates that the Faction Rally will return next week, on January 16. However, before this event can take place, Bungie plans to deploy an update, which will require a server downtime.
The preliminary times for maintenance:
On January 16 at 5 PM, preparations for maintenance will begin. You will not be able to log in. Affected are PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
At 6 PM, all players still in Destiny 2 will be kicked. The servers will go offline.
By 9 PM, maintenance should be completed.
During the server downtime, the Hotfix 1.1.1.3 will be applied.
The Faction Leaders in Destiny 2
What Does Update 1.1.1.3 Change?
Originally, the plan was that only players who own the current DLC could participate in seasonal events like the Iron Banner and the Faction Rally. However, Bungie acknowledged that this was a mistake and announced that in the future, all Guardians will be allowed to participate in the events.
The update 1.1.1.3 is now intended to make seasonal content and events accessible to all players. The requirement to own Curse of Osiris will be completely removed from this content.
This means that all Guardians will be able to participate in the Iron Banner and the Faction Rally and earn all seasonal rewards.
Bungie has already announced that in the future, seasonal rewards from the Crucible, Strikes, and Trials of the Nine will be made available to all players. You will no longer need to purchase paid DLCs for this.
In recent weeks, players in PUBG received too little in-game currency as a reward for completed matches. The people responsible for the battle royale shooter apologized for this and explained that affected players should be compensated. However, they want something entirely different.
“Better ban China than give away Battle Points”
Since the release of PUBG Version 1.0 in December 2017, there have been issues with the distribution of Battle Points, the in-game currency of the game. You can use BP to purchase loot boxes.
In the Steam forums, the developers apologized for the BP shortage and announced compensations. These Battle Points are now being distributed to players worldwide and should soon appear in your accounts. A pop-up will appear when starting the game:
You have until February 9 to confirm the BP credit and add it to your account. If you click “confirm” on this message in the game after February 9, you will not receive any Battle Points.
The responses to the apology, however, address a completely different topic
Many commenters on Steam don’t care about the developers’ apology – just like about compensation. On over 500 pages, you can repeatedly read comments demanding a ban on China for PUBG – some of them even extremely racist.
Now players are demanding radical penalties and want to completely remove Chinese players from the game. However, players should not have too many hopes for a region lock for China, as Brendan Greene cannot understand such wishes. “Why should we prevent them from playing on certain servers? I simply do not understand the mindset of some people.”
The map “Coral Highlands” in Monster Hunter World (PC, PS4, Xbox) is breathtaking and promises exciting gameplay. Capcom released a new gameplay video showcasing the fantastic ecosystem of the action RPG. Additionally, resident monsters like the Paolumu and the Tzitzi-Ya-Ku can be seen.
Of all the new maps that Monster Hunter World has to offer, the Coral Highlands will likely be one of the most exciting. Here, the developers at Capcom have created a surreal world with its own ecosystem.
Anyone seeing the Coral Highlands for the first time might get the impression that it is an underwater world. The environment is reminiscent of a coral reef but is located outdoors.
On this map, hunters work with many slopes and verticals, due to the tall coral trees and plateaus. In addition, warm winds rise in the Coral Highlands that influence the animals and the gameplay of the environment.
Gameplay video from the Coral Highlands shows the hunt for the fluffy Paolumu
In the new video from Capcom, the player sets out to hunt the bat-like Paolumu. This creature feeds on the coral eggs that float upward due to the warm winds. The Paolumu also uses the winds to attack and evade. The fluffy monsters also seem to travel in packs.
In the midst of the battle against the Paolumu, the Tzitzi-Ya-Ku joins in and attacks the bat with a blinding attack. This causes the Paolumu to become agitated, prompting it to flee. The hunter then uses a grappling hook to latch onto the Paolumu and flies along with it for a while.
A bit further away, the hunter and Paolumu resume their battle, and soon the next predator arrives: the Legiana, a large flying wyvern. It also wants a bite of the Paolumu and brings it down. The hunter seizes the opportunity to deliver some heavy blows against the Paolumu. In the end, he fights against both creatures. How the battle ends remains unanswered.
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The launch of the online shooter PUBG – Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds on Xbox One was a complete success for Microsoft. Now more than 3 million players are enjoying the battle royale shooter.
The Xbox One version of PUBG was plagued by strong performance issues at the early access launch on December 12. Despite the fact that PUBG only runs on the Xbox One at about the medium settings of the PC version, the performance on the new Xbox One X barely exceeded 20 fps. This is too slow for many players in a fast-paced online shooter.
Better performance on Xbox One, game is well received
In the meantime, the development studio Bluehole has released updates that have somewhat improved performance. The framerate now remains in the range of 30fps according to players – although not right at the beginning of the game. After the loading process, players still struggle with stutters, which improve after a short time and stabilize around 30 fps. This applies to both the Xbox One and the Xbox One X.
This makes PUBG significantly more playable now. However, it seems that most players are less concerned about the performance – even though there is a lot of complaining. Just a month after the release of the Xbox version through the Microsoft Game Preview program, more than 3 million players are engaging in PUBG. Already 48 hours after launch, there were 1 million gamers. PUBG is thus a major success for Microsoft on the Xbox One.
Official launch date not yet known
It is currently still unclear when the game will leave the Game Preview phase (basically early access) and officially launch. It is also still unknown when Bluehole plans to release a PlayStation 4 edition. In contrast, the PC version officially launched on December 20 and remains very popular. This is also due to the fact that it is the most advanced version, which even features an additional desert map in Miramar.
Bungie announces major changes to the Crucible of Destiny 2 in the latest developer update. The news is quite pleasant: the 6v6 mode is returning, a ranking system will be introduced, and private matches are coming!
For a long time, there was silence from Bungie, as the developers spent the holidays with their families. In 2018, Bungie aims to make a fresh start and address many community concerns and implement them in the game.
Game Director Chris Barrett has now addressed the innovations that players can expect in the Crucible. Bungie has not yet given a specific release date, the changes are expected to come in Spring 2018, between March and June.
6v6 Playlist returns to Destiny 2
A major point of criticism of Destiny 2’s PvP has been and still is Bungie’s decision to allow only fireteams of four in Crucible matches. This creates an imbalance, especially for clans that would like to play together.
Because the raid is designed for six players, strikes are completed with three, and the Crucible has only four Guardians. This always leads to players being excluded from activities.
Bungie has now announced that a 6v6 playlist will return. It is meant to complement the 4v4 mode, not replace it. Chris Barrett did not reveal how exactly this will work. The currently available maps are actually too small for 12 players. Bungie has always emphasized that they were designed for 4v4 battles.
Whether Bungie will release new maps tailored for 12 players as part of the expansion is not known. The specific 6v6 game modes have not been announced yet.
The Crucible of Destiny 2 gets a ranking system!
That Bungie is working on implementing a ranking system for the Crucible was already known. Chris Barrett has now revealed further details. The ranking system is expected to be introduced with Season 3. Players can chase ranks in two categories:
Valor – Players rank up by completing Crucible matches. Wins increase the rank faster, there are no penalties for losing games
Glory – Players rank up by winning games, and drop ranks with losses. In this ranking system, performance matters
It will be interesting to see how the ranking system is implemented. What modes can be played in ranked matches, what rewards might be expected? The upper image was posted regarding the ranking system. There is a competitive playlist being played. The rank is displayed in the top left and on the badges.
Chris Barrett also addressed private matches, which will allow tournaments and games against friends. These will come along with some customization options, as the following screenshot shows:
You can set the game mode, the map, a time limit, a winning score, the maximum number of lives, and respawns.
Whether the private matches will support the 6v6 game mode is currently unknown.
Further changes in the Crucible of Destiny 2
Chris Barrett also commented on the Mayhem game mode. Many players wish for it to return permanently. For now, that will not happen, Barrett only announced that the Clash mode will return with Season 3 and later as limited-time events.
Chris Barrett also briefly touched on the topic of quitters – players who leave Crucible matches prematurely and put their team at a disadvantage. Barrett simply stated that they want to ensure that game quits happen less frequently.
What this specifically means is still unclear. It could involve penalties or increasing the incentives to finish a match.
Further information:
In autumn, further Crucible playlists like Rumble will be introduced
A mechanism will be added to prevent the same modes from appearing consecutively in a playlist too often
What do you think of the changes? Do they make you want to visit the Crucible more often?
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The Nintendo Switch won December 2017 in the console race in the USA. This is stated by the head of Xbox One and refers to market analyses. However, he is pleased: His Xbox One has beaten the PlayStation 4. This was likely due to the new Xbox One X.
The NPD Group analyzes sales figures in the USA. Their numbers are not officially available for the Christmas season of 2017 yet, but some apparently already have access to them. Among them is the Marketing Chief for Xbox One, Aaron Greenberg. And Greenberg is elated.
Xbox One beats PS4 in the USA’s Christmas season
The Head of Xbox Games Marketing at Microsoft tweeted last night and thanked fans for their support during the holidays. The Xbox One had the highest sales share among consoles so far. He announced a great year 2018 for the Xbox One.
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A Twitter user then brought it up to him and Greenberg became more specific: He actually just wanted to thank for the great success of the Xbox One X. But yes, more Xbox Ones than PlayStation 4 were sold in December 2017 among the Gen 8 consoles. He got that from the report of the North American market research institute NPD.
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However, Nintendo had a great month. The Switch sold the most units.
Nintendo Switch – the great success story
Recently, there have been more success reports about the Nintendo Switch. In the USA, it is said to have sold 4.8 million units in less than 10 months. This makes it the home console that has sold the fastest in the USA – in the history of consoles.
In Japan, it even surpassed the legendary PlayStation 2. While the PS2 sold more units starting March 2000 than the Switch starting March 2017, the Nintendo Switch is developing significantly stronger towards the end than the PS2 did back then. While sales of the PS2 had already significantly declined in November 2000, the Switch saw a surge in sales again in November 2017.
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With patch 7.3.5, Legendaries will be available for purchase in WoW. We will reveal how much they cost.
The collection of legendary items in World of Warcraft has divided the community since the release of the Legion expansion. While some players are excited about these special items and their powerful properties, the other half condemns them, feeling disadvantaged without the “Best in Slot” Legendary.
Since legendary items have mostly been distributed randomly so far, it can sometimes take a long time to obtain the “correct” item.
Starting with patch 7.3.5, legendary items can also be purchased directly – however, for the resource “Awakening Essences”, which are currently available from emissary chests, daily dungeons, or raids. Normally, Awakening Essences are used to upgrade legendary items to item level 1000.
You can buy Legendaries from Vridiel.
Legendaries cost a hefty 1000 Essences in patch 7.3.5
With patch 7.3.5, the Essences receive a second purpose: They can be used to purchase a (random) legendary item.
A new, random legendary item costs 1000 Awakening Essences.
The price for an Awakened Titan Essence also increases with patch 7.3.5 – it will then cost 300 Awakening Essences.
Please note that the drop rate of Awakening Essences will be drastically increased with the release of patch 7.3.5. Currently, the drop rate will be multiplied by 6 – where 5 Essences were previously dropped, there will then be 30.
It is also important to mention that the legendary items purchased this way do not affect the drop chance of Legendaries from other sources. The “Bad Luck Protection” will therefore not be reset.
Are you already farming Awakening Essences diligently for the release of patch 7.3.5? Or do you think it is not worth it before the drop rate is massively increased?
A thick PC or a powerful console is not enough. The ambiance and environment must be right for you to feel completely comfortable while gaming. Every gamer has their own preferences. We want to know: What does your gaming setup look like at home?
The big action may take place on the screen and online in MMOs and online games. But if you have to game in a drafty room on a splinter-filled stool with an ancient CRT monitor, even the most exciting raid is no fun. The more comfort you have while gaming, the better you can tune into the game.
Chair and Couch – The Bottom Games Too!
Especially important for an optimal gaming setup is the right seating. Console games are even more fun when played from a comfortable sofa. Even during long gaming sessions, the couch must provide optimal comfort in every position. It would be a shame to mess up the raid in Destiny 2 because of back pain.
This is even more true for PC gamers, who usually sit directly at the screen in an office chair. Here, special gaming chairs are particularly useful, as otherwise, you quickly suffer from back pain and, in the long term, postural damage.
The most prominent features of any gamer setup are, of course, the well-visible parts like the screen and peripherals. A big 4K screen (or several) and a gaming keyboard with cool LED lighting make a great impression and are the pride of many gamers.
Additionally, there’s all sorts of personal knick-knacks that make the gaming area really cozy. Whether it’s a picture of a partner, action figures from a favorite franchise, or a cool coffee mug: personal oddities are simply part of the comfort of gaming!
My Gaming and Workspace!
But enough about the benefits of a cozy gaming setup. We want to know what you have at your setup. I, Jürgen, will start. Since I work from home, my gaming setup also serves as my workplace. Therefore, it is set up more practically and contains less clutter. Except for the cat, who occasionally comes by.
This is what Jürgen’s gaming and workspace looks like. Unfortunately, the cat was not present at that moment.
Nonetheless, I place great emphasis on comfort, as I spend many hours there daily and also watch series and game after work. Therefore, a gaming chair and a large screen with two extra monitors are a must. This way, I can research optimally and watch videos on YouTube while grinding.
The legendary Pokémon Kyogre is apparently about to release in Pokémon GO. The sprites for the normal and shiny versions are now being downloaded from the game.
The hints for the next legendary monster in Pokémon GO are intensifying. Trainers already assume that after Groudon, the monster Kyogre will be activated in the game. According to the lore, the two Pokémon have already engaged in a fierce battle. However, this historical connection is not the only reason the community expects Kyogre to release soon.
On Reddit, the well-known Pokémon GO data miner Chrales, who has previously found hints about Ho-Oh and the 3rd Gen, showed that there is news about Kyogre.
The images (sprites) of the normal and shiny forms for the legendary water Pokémon are now being downloaded. This is the last requirement that needed to be fulfilled before the monster can be released in the game. It could happen at any moment now.
To give you an idea of the monsters, we will show you the sprites that Chrales shared with the community on Reddit:
Normal form of Kyogre
Shiny form of Kyogre
Although all requirements have been met, a release in the next few hours is not expected. The community believes that Kyogre will be released only after Groudon is removed as a raid boss. According to Niantic, Groudon will still be in the game until January 15 and is available as a raid boss in many gyms.
How it ends when these two powerful monsters meet is already known to fans of the series. For a refresher: The weather legends on Pokewiki.de
In the Overwatch League, 9 teams from the USA and 3 from the rest of the world compete. One of them is London Spitfire, the only team with European roots. It is clear who the Germans should support… or not?
The Overwatch League started its first season yesterday, on January 11, 2018. 12 teams representing cities from all over the world compete against each other for money and fame. The connection to the cities makes it easier to choose a favorite, even for eSports newcomers. Only we Europeans have it tough…
London Spitfire is the only team with a European name – consisting entirely of Koreans…
London Spitfire – The Korean Team of Europe
The only team competing under the flag of a European country in the Overwatch League is London Spitfire. The team is owned by the American eSports company Cloud9, which also has a subsidiary in Europe.
However, all positions in the team are occupied by Koreans! All players and most of the staff come from South Korea. Only the owner, Jack Etienne, and the general manager, Danan Flander, are Americans.
The team establishes the connection to Great Britain through consultant Tom Stylosa, who has been part of the team since January 11. He himself took on the task of making the “British team British” and immortalized this task with a somewhat sarcastic video.
That the entire British team consists of Koreans is perfectly fine according to the rules of the Overwatch League. In the Overwatch League, it is allowed to hire players and managers from all over the world. This distinguishes it from traditional eSport, where usually only 1-2 foreign players are allowed, if they are allowed to join at all.
Players from South Korea are therefore logical for team owners. The country is a leader in gaming, no other has established video games and eSports as strongly. That most good players come from South Korea is no coincidence.
That’s why there is no German star in the Overwatch League
It cost 20 million US dollars to acquire a starting spot in the Overwatch League. It is quite clear that the owners do not want to rely on luck. They want security, which is why the strongest available players are more interesting than local talents.
The high price is also the reason why there are no further European, let alone German teams. There simply weren’t any companies or individuals for whom the risk was worth that much money.
London Spitfire or Florida Mayhem – Who plays for Europe now?
The big question for us Europeans remains: Who should we actually support? Who really plays for “us”?
There are two answers to this. On one hand, everyone should support the team they favor, whether it be because of the personalities or the play style. Those who have a little knowledge of professional Overwatch gaming will likely already have their favorites – be it just a team or a player. Many well-known names also appear in the Overwatch League.
For those pursuing European local patriotism: There is also a team for them – and it plays under an American flag. The players of Florida Mayhem all come from Sweden, Finland, and Belgium. The owner of the team is also Misfits, an eSports company from the UK. So the only “completely European” team.
In the German Facebook communities, it also becomes apparent that many sympathize with the team “Dallas Fuel”. The deceasedand at that time the most influential German Overwatch player INTERNETHULK is significantly responsible for the discovery of Jonathan Tejedor “HarryHook” Rua, Timo “Taimou” Kettunen, Sebastian “Chipshajen” Wildlund, Christian “cocco” Jonsson, and Pongphop “Mickie” Rattanasangchod.
All of these talents currently play in the Overwatch League in the team Dallas Fuel, which is considered one of the most promising teams in the tournament. If INTERNETHULK were still alive, he would probably be the only German player or coach in the Overwatch League – and almost certainly found in the roster of Dallas Fuel.
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In Destiny 2, Tess Everis will soon have less to do. This is because the Eververse will be weakened in its dominance.
The Eververse is the cash shop of Destiny 2. It has caused trouble and harsh criticism in recent weeks and months, as it is too much in the spotlight during the endgame. Too many items are tied to the “loot boxes”, the Bright Engrams, especially events like “The Dawning” were primarily focused on microtransactions.
In a detailed blog post, game director Christopher Barrett presented a roadmap for 2018, dedicating a chapter solely to the Eververse. Recently, the community has been placated with cliches that Bungie is always listening. Not anymore – now they are taking action.
This is how the Eververse is changing
Barrett admits that currently the focus in Destiny 2 is too much on Tess Everis. The Eververse should never be a substitute for endgame content and endgame rewards, as critics have repeatedly accused Bungie.
Therefore, for the upcoming seasons, three changes to the Eververse will be made (specific dates are not mentioned):
When new content comes to the game, rewards should increasingly be earnable through activities. The balance between activity rewards and Bright Engrams should clearly lean towards activity rewards. This includes ghost shells, sparrows, and ships that have only been available through Bright Engrams so far.
There will be a direct “gameplay path” to Bright Engrams with their rewards – including event Engrams. If you want Bright Engrams, you can earn them specifically.
In the Eververse, there will be new opportunities to directly purchase items. This eliminates randomness in purchases. Additionally, the Bright Engrams will be adjusted so that players receive the items they want more frequently.
By the way: Bright Engrams can contain mods. Since in February, mods will become significantly stronger and more important, Bungie is examining how this can be reconciled with the Bright Engram economy. Pay2Win should not be the outcome. Therefore, there might still be adjustments.
During the Crimson Week, the Tower was entirely shrouded in red
First Eververse changes in February
The first changes to the Eververse and the Bright Engrams will be implemented in February with the Crimson Week event. This starts on February 13.
You can earn an exclusive weapon skin, an exotic sparrow, and a legendary emote by completing milestones, the Nightfall strike, and the raid during Crimson Week. These cosmetic items are thus tied to activities and not to the Eververse.
Upon leveling up (by collecting XP), you will receive a Bright Engram and a Crimson Week Engram. During the Dawning event, there were only Bright Engrams when leveling up – this was heavily criticized.
You earn Crimson Week Engrams in various ways, for example by completing “Crimson Week matches”. You can therefore earn them specifically. Additionally, these Engrams primarily contain only the new Crimson Week rewards until you possess all event rewards.
Earn Bright Engrams with XP – XP gains are being revised
Bungie is still looking for ways to revise XP gains after the XP disaster. They want to present experience points more transparently. Currently, the gains are too low, promoting a boring grind of certain activities. They want to fix this without diluting the activities too much.
More info from the blog post: At present, many rewards introduced with Season 2 are only accessible to guardians who own “Curse of Osiris”. In the future, all new seasonal rewards like those from the Crucible, from strikes, and from the Trials of the Nine will be available to all guardians.
That No Man’s Sky did not exactly delight fans upon release in 2016 is well known. A mod developer aims to change that.
When the space online game No Man’s Sky was first presented in 2013, it left players with open mouths. However, the game that was ultimately released did not quite match what the developers had shown at that time. And although the title has improved with many updates, it still does not resemble the game that was shown in 2013.
No Man’s Sky 2013
The mod developer Rayrod has now released the beta of a modification that aims to make No Man’s Sky more like the game that was presented in 2013. For this purpose, he even made significant alterations to the game’s code.
The mod aims to offer you the following:
More random events to make the galaxy feel more alive
More biomes
Over 1,000 new landscape types to make planets more diverse
More colors
Dynamic weather effects
According to the developer: “Thousands of additional small improvements and surprises”
The mod Rayrod’s Overhaul is still in beta status, as it contains some bugs. However, these are expected to be gradually fixed together with the community. If you want to check out Rayrod’s Overhaul, you can download the modification via MODDB. Then you can see how the game differs from the current version and whether it gets closer to the No Man’s Sky that was announced in 2013.
Even though No Man’s Sky disappointed many players, some are creating their own stories and adventures in the galaxy and having a lot of fun doing so. Even wars can break out among players.
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World of Warcraft raises its system requirements. Perhaps it’s time to upgrade your hardware!
Although World of Warcraft is probably one of the oldest still-running MMORPGs on the market, the game’s graphics are constantly being improved. Sometimes there are new models for the characters, new spell animations, or generally higher resolution textures. It only makes sense that the requirements for players’ hardware also increase over time.
In the upcoming Patch 7.3.5, a number of new warning messages have been implemented in World of Warcraft. This time, Blizzard warns in advance that the system requirements for WoW will be raised in an upcoming version of the game. This presumably refers to the next expansion, Battle for Azeroth, or the preceding Patch 8.0.
WoW requires more processing power
Old systems will no longer be supported. The following requirements will be made by World of Warcraft for your computer:
The graphics card must support at least DirectX 11 (Windows) or Metal (Mac).
The computer must be a 64-bit system.
The graphics card must be capable of using “Shader Model 5” at the very least.
Moreover, the requirements for RAM will rise to at least 4 GB – but if you don’t have that, you likely already have problems with World of Warcraft.
While it is not explicitly stated that WoW will no longer work under any circumstances, the game’s performance under the new system requirements may not be enjoyable.
These endgame changes in Destiny 2 are coming to you in the coming months in 2018! Bungie provides a roadmap for the future.
Bungie pulled back the curtain! On the night of January 12, game director Christopher Barrett published a detailed blog post outlining the most important endgame changes coming in the next few months.
A roadmap was published showing when to expect the changes in Destiny 2 in 2018.
What is coming to the Guardians in the coming weeks and months – Roadmap 2018
According to the roadmap, major endgame changes are expected
At the end of January,
in February,
later in spring 2018
and in autumn 2018.
Keep in mind that the following changes will be completely free for all Destiny 2 Guardians.
What does the update at the end of January bring?
Bungie plans an update with several changes on January 30:
Masterwork Armor: The Masterworks will be extended to armor. They grant additional damage reduction when you have a Super active. You will therefore withstand more. In addition, you can reroll the armor stat type. With Masterwork Cores, existing armor pieces can be upgraded to Masterworks.
Raid Rewards will be revised. They are meant to become unique and interesting. Therefore, they will receive new mods with raid-specific perks. What these will look like is still unknown. Additionally, raid items are supposed to drop at every major encounter in the raid, and the raid vendor in the Tower (Benedict) will sell raid weapons and raid armor directly.
Additionally, the bosses (Calus and Argos) will have the chance to drop a new ghost with raid-specific perks. More raid-specific rewards will come in the future.
What does the February update bring?
In February, two extensive changes are also coming:
Strike Scoring and High Score Tracking: In the Nightfall strike, the time limit will be replaced by a Strike Scoring! The Strike Scoring will be similar to Destiny 1, with some adjustments. There will be certain score modifiers. To make the Strike Scoring worthwhile, a High Score Tracking will be introduced, displaying your high score in emblems and unlocking new rewards. There are also plans to introduce high scores for clans.
Mods 2.0: Weapon and armor mods will be fundamentally revised. Redundant mods will be reduced, “uniquer” mods will come, and the influence of mods on the power of the Guardians will be significantly increased. A February release is planned, but Mods 2.0 may come later as the Bright Engram economy, which can currently also include mods, needs to be assessed and potentially adjusted. Pay2Win must not be the outcome.
Further adjustments:
In quick play matches in PvP, the pace is to be increased
A Tower chat will be introduced on the PC
A mechanic will be introduced to prevent players from getting the same exotic repeatedly
On the mission map, you will soon see your teammates!
Later in spring 2018
At some point after February, but still in spring 2018, a host of further changes will come:
The second expansion is planned for spring. However, they want to take the necessary time to implement the feedback on Curse of Osiris in the next DLC. (This content is paid).
Crucible: New ways to play in PvP and balance adjustments are coming:
