Although Star Citizen has listened to the criticism from its players, they are still quite angry. This is because the development team has responded, but still not addressed the problem at its root.
Why are players angry? Flight Blades are a new item in Star Citizen. They are ship components that affect the flight characteristics of the spacecraft. Some can increase the maximum speed of the ships, while others improve maneuverability.
So far, Flight Blades are not available in the actual game. However, players can purchase them for real money in the Pledge Store. This store finances the development of Star Citizen, the costs of which have now reached dizzying heights.
But not all players are happy with this, as they currently can only access these advantageous items if they invest money. The Star Citizen team responded to the accusations to provide some relief.
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Star Citizen: The new capital ship Polaris in trailer
Star Citizen listens to players, but that is not enough
What has Star Citizen done now? The team announced (via Robert Space Industries) that it would address the fans’ criticism. A patch is scheduled for June 2025, allowing Flight Blades to be purchased using in-game currency as well.
Moreover, they have learned from the outcry and want to offer new items simultaneously for real money and in-game currency in the future.
However, the team also defends itself: With this action, they have maintained the original routine of first offering new items in Early Access to finance development. Players should decide for themselves whether they want to support the project. However, this is not enough for the fans.
Why is this not enough? In the comments, there are many users who are still dissatisfied. According to the top comment, the development team simply maintains the status quo. It is not sufficient to make the items available earlier in the game. This would not address the problem at its root.
From Friday to Monday, the big beta of Dune: Awakening took place. MeinMMO author Cedric Holmeier tested it for you and reveals whether the survival MMO is also something for MMORPG fans.
As an MMORPG fan, I was very excited about the beta of Dune: Awakening. The developers market the survival game as a “survival MMO,” which piqued my interest. Even though some of the MMO aspects are said to appear later in the game, I was able to convince myself of the gameplay in the beta and get an impression of whether Dune: Awakening is something for MMORPG players.
Who is writing here? Cedric Holmeier is a freelance author at MeinMMO and an expert on MMORPGs. He is particularly fond of titles from Asia. He has spent hundreds and thousands of hours in MMORPGs like Swords of Legends Online, Throne and Liberty, Star Wars: The Old Republic, or Metin2. But he is also not averse to a good shooter.
Here you can watch the trailer of Dune: Awakening:
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Dune: Awakening fuels the hype with a new story trailer
The grind is fun
In the first hours of Dune: Awakening, the game explains the basics:
Water is vital for survival.
The sun is dangerous.
Even more dangerous are the worms, because if you get eaten, you lose everything.
Collect as much stuff as possible.
Upgrade equipment and bases, then head to the next area.
With these tips, I get sent from quest to quest to obtain more tools and upgrades for my base and my character. My constant companion is the giant sandworm, which always appears threateningly close and creates excitement.
The quests are typical for MMORPGs: collect this, complete that, and explore the first research station – these are the dungeons in the game. After the first few hours, my character leaves the starting area with the first decent equipment to establish a new home in the second area behind the desert.
This first period flies by, as the grind between collecting resources and defeating enemies is really fun. The resources spawn in the same locations each time, so I enjoy taking a detour on my way back from my mission to pick up some iron.
The sandworm greets me on Arrakis.
Dangers create excitement
In the second area, the tutorial is basically complete. While quests continue to push me forward, the environment and the enemies are noticeably more hostile. While a hit from the enemies hardly left marks on my desert outfit before, I now have to regularly retreat in battle and let my turret do the work.
Also, the previously distant worm often gets very close due to the “drum sand” fields. Twice it ate me while I was greedily looting a crashed spaceship, devouring my entire inventory and equipment. I hope it tasted good.
The increasing dangers are never annoying, and that is something that deserves praise for Dune: Awakening. Although my character needs to drink, he doesn’t suddenly lose all mobility or collapse immediately.
While there are debuffs, and they do have a significant impact, they never cause frustration. Even after the worm had eaten my equipment, I felt more motivated than frustrated – I wanted to quickly return to where I had just been.
With my resources, I can craft new tools to gather more resources.
Where is the MMO?
The developers of Dune: Awakening have already announced that many of the MMO elements will only come into play in the mid- and endgame, and that is why they were not included in the beta. Nevertheless, I was able to try out the guild system and build a nice base together with a few friends. The rights system works very well and allows players quick access to the important things of the base.
However, I have not yet been able to test the auction house and the PvP. Trading resources is an essential part of Dune: Awakening, even though I haven’t seen it yet. Accordingly, the large endgame PvP was also missing in the beta, yet there were PvP areas. The few fights there were only ones I could observe, and they looked more like fights against NPCs, only these played much better. However, the combat system of the survival game is not perfect.
What is completely missing are challenging raids and dungeons. The test stations, which represent the dungeons in the game, always offer the same enemy types. Those looking for boss and raid mechanics, hours of rehearsed fights, and hefty rewards will likely not find them in Dune: Awakening.
With a maximum group size of four players, the dungeons can be completed without much resistance; it just takes a bit longer alone. There may still be challenges for entire guilds in the endgame, but this cooperative aspect runs through everything that has been seen so far.
Conclusion: Not for hardcore PvP and PvE players, but…
… those who enjoy collecting, crafting, trading, chatting with friends, and being active in housing in MMORPGs will find joy in Dune: Awakening. However, those hoping for tough PvE challenges will be disappointed.
The same goes for players who love sieges in Throne and Liberty and battlegrounds in WoW. The PvP in the survival MMO resembles a third-person shooter, rather than having skills that would remind you of an MMORPG. However, those who like shooters and MMORPGs can hope for a genre mix with Dune: Awakening that tries to combine the best of both worlds, which it partly succeeds at. However, the beta itself did not run perfectly: Players mention 20 adjustments that would improve Dune: Awakening immediately after 40 hours in the beta
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Currently, Season 8 is running in Diablo 4. Many players are dissatisfied with the changes and express their displeasure loudly. However, one group seems to be quite satisfied once again: Gamer dads and veterans who remember Diablo from earlier.
This is the criticism of Season 8:
Season 8 is all about bosses and their powers. You collect the abilities of bosses you defeat and complete events in the open world.
Although all the bosses have been revised, there isn’t much variety. One boss even annoys those who praise the season. Additionally, everything takes longer because progress is now slower and the endgame is tougher. However, this is welcomed by dads.
This is what the gamer dads say: With Season 8, it takes longer to reach the endgame and achieve the maximum level. On Reddit, a self-proclaimed gamer dad praises this very aspect and receives some support for it – at least relatively, when compared to the currently very negative tone.
He is still at level 22 on normal difficulty and doesn’t succeed in the shrine events every time: “Feels like the old Diablo […] I enjoy it when I’m not drenched in gear and legendaries.”
In earlier Diablo installments, you spent significantly more time in the respective difficulties, and you had to complete Diablo 2 before you could level up. Apparently, the slower progress is a pleasant nod to the past.
Diablo 4: Der Gameplay-Trailer zu Season 8 mit Belial
“Unfortunately, the only part that feels like the old Diablo”
Although the feeling of spending more time leveling up and achieving something significant resonates well with many players, the season itself is still under criticism. The biggest criticism remains the content, but it has now extended beyond that.
In several threads, players are already complaining about the monetization – which is typical. Whenever there is criticism, more of it tends to surface. However, this seems to be quite justified. Some players have calculated that the new Battle Pass is a hidden price increase.
Additionally, according to some comments, the diversity of builds is simply no longer present. Those who want to play Torment 4 have hardly any choice: There is one top build per class, and everything else struggles significantly at high levels.
Some renowned voice actors are involved in the English voiceover of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. These include Jennifer English, whom you know as Shadowheart from Baldur’s Gate 3, and Ben Starr, who lent his voice to Clive Rosfield from Final Fantasy 16. However, the professional voice actors are seriously struggling with some words.
What issues did the voice actors face? In a behind-the-scenes video uploaded to the YouTube channel of PlayStation, there are scenes featuring the English-speaking voice actors of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Even if you set the voiceover of the RPG to English, the characters pronounce some words in French. This includes the two curse words “Putain” and “Merde” (literally in German: whore and shit), which you have probably heard from some French-speaking players in online games. Especially in situations where you have snatched a kill or loot from them.
The recordings show that the voice actors, including Jennifer English and Ben Starr, had difficulties with pronouncing some words. The rolling “R” in particular seems to be a challenge for them. The YouTube video shows how the voice actors are doing their best to manage the task.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – JRPG with French Flair has Release Date
Voice Actors Recommend Another Voiceover
How did they solve it? Game Director Broche Guillaume was the only French-speaking person the voice actors could turn to. They asked him how to pronounce several words and repeated them until Guillaume gave the okay.
According to Jennifer English, it looked a bit like some scenes from Friends. In the series, Phoebe teaches her close friend Joey French. However, Joey repeats some nonsensical gibberish and believes he is pronouncing it correctly.
Ben Starr even revealed that the name François caused him huge problems. In the end, not his complete sentence made it into the game. Instead, his best-pronounced “François” was cut into the sentence.
What do the voice actors recommend? Those who are not satisfied with the performance of the voice actors can switch to the great voiceover of their French colleagues, said Starr. Their French is “a little better,” as he and his colleague Jennifer English joke.
You are welcome to tell us in the comments which voiceover you chose. Did you go for the authentic French voiceover? Or did you choose the English version because of the prominent voice actors?
Visually, the series resembles Arcane and Anime, but the story could as well originate from “The Boys”. A series you shouldn’t miss.
The anime season of Spring 2025 is in full swing, and there are numerous series attracting a lot of attention. However, one series stands out a bit because it isn’t strictly a “pure” anime. Nevertheless, we want to take a look at “To be Hero X” – because what is attempted here is unique so far and works surprisingly well.
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To be Hero X – Trailer for the superhero series in Arcane look
What is To be Hero X about? In the world of To Be Hero X, superheroes are an integral part of society. Essentially, every person has the potential to become a hero. Because how much power one has is solely dependent on the trust value in society. The amount of fans, their affection, and wishes shape the powers of the heroes.
However, the heroes quickly realize that the power of trust givers can also have adverse effects. For example, a hero who is considered particularly steadfast can no longer sit down. Another heroine, with the power of teleportation, can only teleport to her partner – because that is where her fans want to see her. Yet another hero is considered flawless and beautiful, leading to the development of a compulsion to always be clean.
The story begins from the perspective of Lin Ling. He is responsible for producing commercials for superheroes and loses his job due to a mistake. He wants to end his life by jumping from a skyscraper when suddenly the superhero “Nice” appears. He winks at Lin Ling – and then throws himself off the skyscraper to crash to the ground.
Nice’s manager then catches Lin Ling and forces him to impersonate Nice to avoid a PR scandal. Through the trust in Nice, Lin Ling slowly becomes this hero – and the boundaries to his true self blur.
A wild mix that works
What makes To be Hero X special? What makes To be Hero X special, besides the good story, is the fact that there are multiple shifts between representation styles. Especially in battles or flashbacks, the “Arcane” style shifts to an anime style that sometimes resembles more “quirky” series like Shin-Chan, sometimes action hits like Attack on Titan, and sometimes a more playful style like One Piece. This transition works seamlessly and gives the series a unique flair that hasn’t been seen in this way before.
Although To be Hero X uses a similar style to Arcane, one shouldn’t expect the same quality here. The scenes often seem a bit more static and the animations not quite as refined as in the “League of Legends” series. However, this hardly weighs negatively, as episodes are significantly shorter and have more action sequences where the style changes anyway.
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Where can you watch To be Hero X? Although To be Hero X is technically not a pure anime, you can watch it on the streaming service Crunchyroll. All episodes released so far are available there.
Cortyn says: While scrolling somewhat bored, I stumbled upon To be Hero X and didn’t expect much. However, after the first episode – due to a rather bad cliffhanger – I was hooked, and with each subsequent episode, I wanted to see more of it. The story mixes various well-known settings like “My Hero Academia,” but also “The Boys.” Of course, there are plenty of anime clichés that make you roll your eyes in amusement. But whenever you think you know what happens next, the series surprises with dramatic plot twists that create a hunger for the next episode. If you are more in the mood for series that are rated 18 and over, you should check out these 5 anime.
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A keen player has taken a closer look at the artwork from GTA 6. In doing so, he came across a character that you might recognize from another game by developer Rockstar.
Where can the secret character be seen? In an official image, the character Cal Hampton is shown relaxing with a drink. He is wearing a floral shirt and shorts, making his tattoos stand out.
On his right leg, upon closer inspection, a tattoo of a pig’s head can be seen. Since a shoulder is visible next to the head, it seems to be a hybrid creature with a human body. The creature is missing its left eye.
Since Cal Hampton is a conspiracy theorist, the X user believes that the tattoo could represent a real character in the game.
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Rockstar Games presents GTA 6 in the second trailer
Piggsy from Manhunt is an Easter egg in GTA 6
Who is that? The creature with the pig’s head is a character from Manhunt, a title developed by Rockstar. The game was released in 2003 in Europe for PlayStation 2 but was indexed in Germany. The reason for this is the extreme depictions of violence present in the game.
The character depicted in the tattoo is Piggsy. He is one of the antagonists in the game and wields a chainsaw. The pig’s head is just a mask that he has pulled over his face. In reality, the character is a cannibalistic mass murderer.
As can also be seen in the tattoo, Piggsy’s pig mask has only one eye. The left one is missing. Although it is not officially confirmed that the tattoo represents Piggsy, all the clues point in that direction.
How might he appear? There was already a myth about Piggsy in GTA San Andreas, which unfortunately turned out to be a mod in many cases. The character only officially appeared as a 3D action figure in a store.
As a result, some players are confident in the comments on X that Manhunt will only appear as a video game or popular film series in GTA 6. The two franchises would not exist in the same universe, which would exclude an appearance. This fits with the idea that Cal Hampton, as a conspiracy theorist, has tattoos of mystical figures that do not even exist.
However, Carcer City, the city from Manhunt, has already been mentioned in radio broadcasts from GTA 3 and GTA Liberty City. The corrupt Manhunt cop Gary Schaffer is also mentioned in news broadcasts from GTA 3. Accordingly, it may be that some characters will spill over into GTA 6 – in whatever form.
Volo is undoubtedly one of the most iconic characters from Baldur’s Gate 3. He is mainly known for his clumsy, eccentric manner and his subtly awkward eye surgery. His role in the game only represents a fraction of what is actually in the multiverse of Dungeons & Dragons behind him.
Who is Volo in Baldur’s Gate 3? Many know Volo as a quirky bard and scholar who encounters you on your journey in Baldur’s Gate 3. You meet him either first in the Emerald Grove of the Druids near the Idol of Silvanus – where he claims to be gathering material for his books – or in the Goblin camp. There, he is held captive for their amusement while he “tries to study them”.
If you rescue him there, he joins you in your camp and offers you “help” with your little larva problem, which, if you trust him, leads to the famous eye surgery. Volo is known for being very eccentric, prone to exaggerations, and generally telling many lies.
However, his role in Baldur’s Gate 3 shows little of what Volo is truly capable of. In the multiverse of Dungeons & Dragons, in which Baldur’s Gate 3 is also set, he is a significant figure who has a major influence, especially on the Forgotten Realms and the Sword Coast.
For players of Dungeons & Dragons, he is indispensable and has long become a walking meme.
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Chronicler of the Realms and Collector of Stories and Trouble
What role does Volo play in Dungeons & Dragons? Volothamp Geddarm, as he is fully named, has a long and rich history in the Forgotten Realms that begins long before Baldur’s Gate 3. He first appeared in the late 1980s in D&D sourcebooks and quickly became a recurring character in novels and games.
He serves as a charming character who entertainingly explains creatures and places to players on a meta-level outside of the actual game. His trademarks are a big mouth, half-knowledge, and the unshakeable confidence to know everything – even when he often does not.
Many official sourcebooks are “from his pen,” including humorous marginal notes that characterize him as a storyteller. Many D&D players know his famous works in the “Volo’s Guide to…” series, which you can also hold in your real hands and use as sourcebooks for your campaigns.
He is considered a curious researcher and storyteller who often shoots over the target. He travels through the realms, gathering information – often firsthand, which gets him into dangerous situations – and publishes his findings. His books are known for their detail, but also for sometimes containing anecdotes, rumors, or Volo’s own exaggerations, which he is all too happy to present as facts.
This makes him a lovable but also not particularly reliable narrator of the world of the Forgotten Realms in Dungeons & Dragons. All this would, however, not be possible if he did not live unusually long despite his idiocy.
He owes much of his lifespan to a goddess. For Volo is one of the Chosen of the Goddess of Magic, Mystra. This means he has been blessed by the goddess herself with a portion of her power, granting him an unusually long life, a connection to the goddess, and sometimes even magical abilities or protection.
She made him one of her wards and a tool of her dogma, which is to preserve knowledge about magic and the world, due to his insatiable curiosity and endless quest for knowledge.
As a Chosen of Mystra, he has a special, albeit often complicated relationship with the goddess and her other Chosen ones, such as the legendary archmage Elminster Aumar, who often has to correct Volo’s less accurate claims. You can also meet him in Baldur’s Gate 3, if you keep your eyes open.
He is also often involved in larger cosmic events, even though he often finds himself in them more by accident or his own curiosity than through deliberate planning – like with pretty much everything that drives him and which he engages in.
Through his backstory, Volo is firmly anchored in the D&D multiverse. His friend and colleague Elminster also plays a significant role in the fabric of the Forgotten Realms. In Baldur’s Gate 3, however, he is often referred to as “the Gandalf” and some players just take him out: Players kill the Gandalf of Baldur’s Gate 3 because he gives so much EXP
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Some dream of it, while others already live it – spending retirement in World of Warcraft. This older lady shows us how it’s done.
Most players know this fantasy from their school days. It was often said: “When we are old and retired, we will game all day. Or we will have a big, ongoing LAN party in the retirement home.” While this is still a dream for many, there are already some seniors living that dream. In a TikTok video, an older lady shares how she loses track of time while playing World of Warcraft.
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What kind of video is this? The TikTok channel of Vivalahair_Bremen primarily publishes videos about hairstyles, with a few hundred or a few thousand views. However, one clip has really taken off, reaching several hundred thousand views in just a few days.
In it, the master hairdresser is seen giving a new hairstyle to an older lady in her apartment. They discuss what seems to be the woman’s favorite hobby: gaming.
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She shares how she discovered World of Warcraft. At the age of 60, she saw WoW at a neighbor’s house and was initially not impressed at all. However, the neighbor convinced her to just watch a little – shortly after that, she was already at Media Markt to buy the game for herself.
Instead of just “dipping into the game”, she fell for it just as hard as many younger gamers: When she put the game aside, the sun had already come up, as it was 5 AM. A time she would reach more often during retirement.
The video also reveals that World of Warcraft is not the only gaming passion of the woman. When she’s not farming herbs for potions, she also plays adventure games, like Day of the Tentacle. One can only hope that she will continue to enjoy this hobby for a long time. Just listening to her excitedly talk about computer games is sure to bring a satisfied smile to most people’s faces. There are not only older players but also aged guilds – but if you find them again, it can be sad.
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Space Marines are the showcases of Warhammer 40,000. However, in the story, many years ago, half of the existing chapters fell to Chaos. MeinMMO editor and Warhammer expert Benedict Grothaus ranks the traitors and explains which legion is the strongest.
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Who is being ranked here? This concerns only the chapters that rebelled against the Emperor during the Great Brother War, the “Horus Heresy.” They have since been considered traitors.
Most of them have openly engaged with the destructive forces of Chaos and serve one of the Chaos gods or Chaos itself as a whole. Through their pact with the demons, many of the Chaos Space Marines have gained new powers.
This is how the ranking was created: To find out which legion is the strongest, I started from a theoretical scenario. If there were a power struggle between the legions, which one could assert itself against all others and unite the forces of Chaos? Accordingly, the following factors are included in the evaluation:
how many Chaos Space Marines the legion officially has
what means the legion fights with and what it specializes in
whether there is an organized structure, or whether the legion only consists of marauding gangs
The underlying data refers to “as of now” and only includes facts that are currently available. Possible future events are not considered.
Secrecy and infiltration are the specialty of the Alpha Legion; therefore, there is almost no reliable information about this legion. It could be larger than any power in the galaxy, but it could also be just 20 guys somewhere in a spaceship playing cards and reminiscing about the “good old days”.
Moreover, Space Marines of the Alpha Legion all look almost identical, just like their Primarch Alpharius Omegon. There are even stories that everyone in the legion claims to be the Primarch. And it is possible that many members of other legions are actually secretly agents of the Alpha Legion. Accordingly, the Alpha Legion cannot be classified at all.
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World of Warcraft is getting housing, which was one of the biggest news in the MMORPG in recent years. Now, first players outside of Blizzard have been able to take a look at the feature and are absolutely thrilled. Their impressions are very well received in the community, but they raise a major concern.
This is what we know about housing in WoW:
At the Warcraft Direct, Blizzard announced that housing will come to WoW – after over 20 years. Every player will have access to their own house, which they can furnish.
This is new now: Blizzard has given several players access to a preview version of housing, including the well-known YouTuber and WoW expert Preach. He praises in his video: “Housing is much better than you think […] and exceeds expectations by far.”
Preach explains that Blizzard has looked at housing in other games. Valheim, Final Fantasy XIV, and WildStar are just a few examples, and Blizzard is doing exactly what helped the studio succeed in the past: they take good systems and make them better. Some of the details from the video are:
Houses are larger inside than outside, you can design the interior almost any size and shape – like a large hall, maze, jump puzzle, or mage tower.
There will be a limitation on furnishings, but it will be “somewhere around 10,000” and is virtually unreachable.
Nevertheless, performance is not impaired; anyone who has no problems in the open world can also enter a full house.
There are no mechanics like gravity and stability, you can build however you want, even if, for example, a set table should float in the middle of the room.
The building tool is incredibly easy to use, even in “advanced mode.” You immediately understand how everything works.
All functions can be bound to keys for easier building.
Even the exteriors are supposed to be buildable in some form, so the neighborhood looks good. How exactly these “neighborhoods” will be kept alive is still unknown, but the goal is to avoid vacant houses and plots. Anyone who wants can immerse themselves in housing – and those who don’t want to will miss nothing.
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WoW kündigt Housing an und ich kann es kaum glauben
“They have opened Pandora’s box”
Preach, like many other participants, is very enthusiastic. Blizzard even asked how they could improve housing, and suggestions like an import/export function or the ability to hire more skilled builders came up.
Some players who apparently did not play during WoD asked about “utility” like herbs or an auction house – something that the devs were cautious about. Garrisons in Warlords of Draenor had that and were the death of the economy and open world. However, for any kind of utility, “they aren’t saying no.”
Nevertheless, housing will be an integral part of the game and all future content will take this into account, so there will always be new content for the houses.
On Reddit, Preach’s impressions have particularly generated a lot of joy. It is said, for example: “I hear very few downsides, and that hypes me up so much.” However, some users already see the biggest problem with housing: the community.
The general impression right now is that housing is much better than many expected. Exactly because of this, the fear is that fans now see their wishes being considered and demand more and more, eventually so aggressively that they tarnish what is actually a good system.
Complaining on a high level and particularly criticizing systems that actually do exactly what fans want has been a traditional sport among Blizzard fans for years and spans across all games. But in 2025, you will be able to see for yourself what housing is all about (- but please, complain quietly). Until then, you can find all the information about housing in WoW in our overview.
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The Twitch streamer Tanzverbot talked in a stream about how he repeatedly became addicted to a certain type of games. He invested a lot of money into them.
Which games pose a danger to Tanzverbot? Mobile games that can be downloaded for free make their money through players who buy their in-game currency. This converts real money into a currency within the game, which can then be spent in the in-game shop or used to progress faster in the game.
It seems that this type of game is a problem for Tanzverbot, as he claims he has repeatedly invested a lot of money into these games.
In our video, we summarized Tanzverbot’s difficult past for you:
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Twitch streamer Tanzverbot talks about his difficult past, still regrets his lack of education
“I no longer download apps”
How much money has Tanzverbot spent? The Twitch streamer says that, for example, he spent over 700 euros in one week on a zombie survival game. Although he would have been in the top 5 best players, once his base was destroyed by another player, he quickly found himself back at one of the lowest places.
He estimates that he invested 1,500 euros in the game WarUniverse. However, the game is now completely uninteresting to him. In CrossFire, it would have been “definitely 10k” (via YouTube). Later he adds: “I must have spent about 30,000 euros on in-game currency” (via YouTube).
In such games, he always has the urge to progress quickly and would justify it to himself that the money was well invested since he was having fun with the game.
All these mobile games or something, they are absolute poison for me. I must not play anything where you can somehow invest money. (…) I still notice that addiction behavior in me. (…) I can’t do it. I also don’t download any apps anymore.
The Twitch streamer Trymacs has also invested large sums in mobile games, but he has used it to create content. For Tanzverbot, it was just for his personal enjoyment. Trymacs’ investments in the game Clash of Clans pose a threat to his relationship.
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The indie game Balatro captivated millions of players in 2024, but an experienced developer is convinced that the success was pure luck.
What kind of game is this? Balatro is an indie game by solo developer LocalThunk, released on Steam in February 2024. Additionally, the title is playable on mobile devices as well as PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.
The gameplay of Balatro is a mix of poker and the fundamental principles of a roguelike deck builder. The goal is to achieve a minimum score in each round – the so-called blinds – in order to advance to the next round.
You earn points by playing poker hands like a three of a kind or a straight. However, the required score increases with each round.
To achieve the highest possible scores, you need to build a setup with jokers and other special cards that increases your yield. With the right setup, you can score more points with a single pair than with a royal flush.
At the Game Awards 2024, Balatro was awarded Indie Game of the Year and was also nominated for Game of the Year, though it lost to Astrobot. On Steam, it has a 96.70% positive review rate from over 120,000 reviews, making it the highest-rated game released in 2024 (via SteamDB, as of May 17, 2025). Overall, Balatro has sold over 5 million copies (via X).
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Trailer for the roguelike poker game Balatro by LocalThunk
Indie veteran convinced that Balatro’s success was just luck
Who is the more experienced developer? The online magazine PCGamer spoke with seasoned indie developer Dan Marshall about indie games and the success of Balatro.
Marshall founded his own development studio “Size Five Games” in 2008 and has extensive experience as an indie developer. His studio has released games such as:
“Time Gentlemen, Please!” and “Ben There, Dan That!” – the bundle of both games has an 86% positive rating on Steam
Lair of the Clockwork God – rated 93% positive
Behold the Kickmen – rated 86% positive
What does the developer say about Balatro’s success? Marshall is convinced that there is no 100% correct explanation for Balatro’s success and believes that luck played a significant role:
Why did Balatro take off? You could write a million […] essays about why it took off, and none of them will be definitively right. Damn luck.
Marshall says something similar about the Steam hit Vampire Survivors. No one knows what the secret recipe behind it is. Marshall rules out the fact that it’s a good and fun game; after all, there are “plenty of good games that are fun but not nearly as successful as Vampire Survivors.”
He concludes: “Maybe the solution is just to develop a good game and then try. Hope for the best. Pray that the incomprehensible discoverability of Steam works in your favor.”
Marshall explains in the interview that it is no longer effective for accounts with millions of followers to recommend an indie game. People simply scroll past: “People do nothing with the information they receive. They see it, skim it, and then it’s gone.” According to Marshall, this used to be different.
He sees a similar situation with the wishlist on Steam. Previously, it was an important indicator of how successful a game would be, as you would receive an email notification upon release. The email still comes, but it makes no difference now because too many games are released. “You look at it and think, ‘Screw it, that’s one of 20 games I have on my wishlist that are coming out this week.'”
To master Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on high difficulty levels, you need 2 important gamer skills – and the head of the role-playing game proves that he has them
How hard is Clair Obscur? Although the role-playing game features a turn-based combat system, you still have to actively dodge your opponent’s attacks during their turns. Here, especially 2 important gamer skills are required: dodging and parrying.
Even on easier difficulty levels, you must skillfully avoid damage, otherwise the stronger fighters in the role-playing game will mercilessly take you down. On higher difficulty levels, it’s even possible to go down with just a single hit.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – JRPG with French Flair has Release Date
The head of Clair Obscur is a real gamer who can dodge and parry
What are these videos of the head? As colleagues from gamesradar discovered, Guillaume Broche, the CEO and Creative Director of Sandfall Interactive, the developer studio behind Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, is a big fan of the action game Devil May Cry.
Broche was looking for volunteers on Reddit five years ago to lend their voices for some characters for free, so that the studio could present a demo of the role-playing game, including spoken cutscenes, to potential investors. This is how Jennifer Svedberg-Yen came to the game, for which she later worked as the lead writer (via BBC).
Through the Reddit account that Broche used for the post, one can get to the developer’s private YouTube channel. He shared a video in the Devil May Cry subreddit where he defeated a notorious boss enemy in Devil May Cry 5 without taking a hit:
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In total, there are 6 such “No Damage” videos on the CEO’s channel. Each of these videos clearly shows that Broche is a gamer who can dodge and parry – similar to what is required of you in Clair Obscur.
Devil May Cry is, like Clair Obscur, an RPG. It relies on action-packed combat with fast attack sequences. Here too, it is especially necessary at high difficulty levels to avoid taking hits skillfully.
This is how the community reacts: Some gamers have now discovered Broche’s YouTube videos and are flooding the comment section. Many write praise for Clair Obscur, others commend his skill and understand now how the parry system of Clair Obscur came about.
Warhammer 40,000 is a vast universe that has millions of fans worldwide – including celebrities. It’s logical that some people immerse themselves a little deeper into this world and take it … a bit more seriously. How serious is shown by the now second academic Warhammer conference in the middle of Germany.
What kind of conference is this?
During the Warhammer Conference, scientists and researchers discuss various topics from the world of Warhammer.
It’s not just about nerd topics in the world, such as xeno-biology, but also parallels to our real world – like the political significance of structures within the Imperium.
The conference will take place from September 26 to 27, 2025, for the second time at the University of Heidelberg – because where else, other than in Germany, could one turn fun into seriousness?
Warhammer is not the first science fiction that becomes a subject of scientific research. There are dozens of books and treatises about Star Trek that analyze all sorts of topics from physics to politics to gender roles.
Part of this research is only relevant and exciting for fans within the world. Other aspects, such as cultural interactions and social developments, are scientifically interesting in comparison to our contemporary world.
Universes like Warhammer have millions of fans worldwide, some very famous, like the self-proclaimed Warhammer nerd Henry Cavill. This makes it easy to sell certain topics excitingly and bring science closer to the audience. The organizers have already published a paper on the topic titled: “Why Warhammer Matters”.
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The makers explain what Warhammer actually is
Two days of nerd discussions about the Imperium and the insides of bug aliens
What topics will be presented in September 2025 is still unknown. Currently, the organizers are still collecting contributions. You can already check what was presented last year on the official YouTube channel. The topics back then included:
Xenobiology of the Tyranids compared to eusocial insects in real life
The ethical implications of the struggle between the Imperium and Chaos
However, there are also significantly more practical topics that target creative people and analyze why the literature of Warhammer works so well and what makes the world-building.
The conference will be held live in Heidelberg in September. For those who cannot attend in person, there will be an online livestream. If you are researchers yourselves, you can still apply with your contribution on the Warhammer Conference website until June 30.
With the update 6 “Servants of Dusk”, Enshrouded has expanded its game world, apparently with great success. Tens of thousands of players are flocking to the survival game on Steam, which has steadily evolved over the months. For this, it has now received an award from the German Computer Game Award.
What kind of game is this?
In Enshrouded, you play as a survivor after a magical catastrophe that has unleashed a plague in the world. Everywhere you will find the “Miasma” where dangerous creatures are hiding.
At its core, Enshrouded is a sandbox survival game where you explore the world, build your base, and fight opponents. There are no fixed classes, but rather skills and puzzles to solve. The game is among the best survival games for PC, PS5, and Xbox.
Why is it the “best game in Germany”? Behind Enshrouded is the developer studio Keen Games from Frankfurt. At the German Computer Game Awards, Enshrouded won both the award for “Best German Game” and for “Best Innovation and Technology” (via DCP).
The prizes are endowed with 100,000 and 40,000 euros respectively. In 2024, the game was already able to take the title of best German game at the German Developer Award. Enshrouded was released in Early Access on Steam in January 2024 and had to prove itself against Palworld. Nevertheless, it had over 112,000 concurrent players on Steam at launch.
Since the release, the developers have continuously worked on Enshrouded. The game currently stands at 81% positive ratings (recently) and 86% (all reviews), making it “very positive” (via Steam).
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The German survival game Enshrouded makes the night better with Update 6 – Here is the trailer
Build like in Minecraft in a world reminiscent of Zelda
The main features of Enshrouded are the world along with exploration and the building system. You can discover puzzle towers and travel through different biomes in the world, which visually resembles an enchanted fairy forest.
In many areas, there is the “Miasma”, the magical plague that haunts the land. There you will find the toughest opponents but also particularly good loot – especially at night since the latest update.
These open possibilities create excitement and creativity among most fans. In a monster project, a group has recreated the dwarven city of Erebor from Lord of the Rings – after they had previously created Minas Tirith. And all of this without mods and cheats. Others build underground living caves or their own villages.
If you want to see for yourself what Enshrouded is like, the game is currently on sale for 23.99 euros instead of the regular 29.99 euros. If you are looking for more games that you don’t have to pay full price for, you will find in our list 9 games that are just as good as AAA games but cost less.
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Fortnite has equipped Darth Vader with artificial intelligence so you can talk to him. However, the villain was naughty.
What’s the deal with Darth Vader? On May 16, 2025, Epic Games introduced a collaboration with Google and its artificial intelligence Gemini. This now allows you to speak with Darth Vader in Fortnite.
The villain from Star Wars walks alongside you during a Fortnite match and responds to what you say in voice chat. The AI uses the voice of the late actor James Earl Jones, who voiced Darth Vader in the English version.
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Fortnite shows its new season with Star Wars in the trailer
Darth Vader uses profanity towards players
What rules did Darth Vader break? Darth Vader responds to you in Fortnite’s voice chat and therefore must adhere to certain rules regarding what he can say and what topics he can discuss, just like the players.
According to known Fortnite leaker Hypex, Vader is not allowed to talk about the following topics (via X):
V-Bucks
Sexual language or activities
The harm or death of children or adolescents
More than two lines from non-Disney/Star Wars media
“The words ‘shit’, ‘shitty’, ‘fuck’, ‘bullshit’, ‘cunt’, ‘bitch’, ‘asshole’, ‘pussy’, and ‘dick’.”
However, players of the battle royale shooter managed to make Vader use forbidden profanity just a few hours after the implementation. In a clip from Twitch streamer Loserfruit, he repeats the phrase “fucking” (via X).
How did the developers react? In various posts on X, Epic Games stated they responded to the Sith Lord’s profanity with a hotfix. In the case of streamer Loserfruit, the developers wrote: “We immediately released a hotfix, and this should not happen again.”
Is there a type of parental control? Yes, if players are under 13 years old and have a restricted account, the player’s parents must give permission before they can talk to Darth Vader. Generally, the option “Voice and text communication with AI features” was added to the settings, allowing communication with Darth Vader to be turned on and off.
A player from World of Warcraft has finally completed an achievement after 9 years that others have surely completed multiple times. The special thing in this case: The Azeroth hero can only use both hands to a very limited extent.
What is this achievement? The WoW player milotic03 was finally able to fully earn a current elite PvP set from The War Within after 9 years. To do this, the player had to reach a rating of 1,800 within the current PvP season to receive all the transmog appearances of the set.
What might be the simplest of exercises for some PvP veterans was hard work for milotic03. On Reddit, he explains the reason: In 2016, he had chronic knee pain. The resulting examinations revealed a very high uric acid level of 10.0. The treatment consisted of a precisely dosed medication and the prohibition of eating meat.
After a month of treatment, milotic03 suddenly collapsed because his oxygen level had dropped to a very low value. The reason revealed itself in the hospital: His uric acid level was practically at 0. The laboratory had initially made an error, mistaking 1.00 for the aforementioned 10.0. The resulting treatment was therefore potentially fatal.
However, this was prevented in the hospital. Nevertheless, there are long-term damages. His memory is permanently impaired regarding events before 2016. Additionally, there has been damage to the nervous system, making it possible for him to use his hands only to a very limited extent (only one finger can be used on each hand simultaneously (via Reddit)). His legs are also said to be affected.
Another nice story from the WoW community:
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“I can’t believe it”
How is the community reacting to the achievement? With 5,500 thumbs up and more than 230 comments. Many players celebrate the achievement with very kind words.
Lucky_Vermicelli7864 notes on Reddit what such a handicap means: “Extreme congrats! I have multiple sclerosis (SPMS), so I know how it feels.”
o0CrimsonFlare0o celebrates on Reddit the achievement: “I just wanted to drop by and congratulate you on your great performance! Don’t let your disability hold you back! Keep it up!”
Rooach2 comments on Reddit with humor: “The guy has a handicap and still beats me in PvP. I can’t believe it. Well done.”
wasd0109 hopes on Reddit that WoW will be even more accessible in the future: “Congratulations! I hope that the one-button rotation can make more content accessible to players who depend on accessibility.”
The movies, books, games, and comics of Star Wars are full of strong Jedi knights. In our ranking, we clarify how they stack up against each other and who is the most powerful among them.
How was the ranking created? The light side of the Force holds potential for great deeds. The Jedi are the protectors of order in the galaxy and often confront the evil Sith Lords, whom we have compared in a separate ranking at MeinMMO.
For this list, we looked at Jedi who are all very powerful. The rankings are often very close, and details decide the placements – for example, whether a Jedi has fully utilized their power, or, as in a special case, was stopped early by the dark side.
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As always, power is always a matter of interpretation, and of course, the list is purely subjective. If your opinion differs, feel free to let us know in the comments.
Place 10: Ezra Bridger
This Jedi first appeared in Star Wars Rebels and fought on the side of the Rebellion during the time of the Empire. He was particularly distinguished by his special relationship with living nature. Thus, he could communicate with various creatures through the Force and call upon them for help.
Furthermore, his abilities allowed him to catch brief glimpses of the future through visions. In combat, he used a energy slingshot and a particularly fast lightsaber. All in all, Ezra was very gifted in the Force, but also inexperienced in some aspects, which sometimes brought him dangerously close to the dark side of the Force.
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IBM laid off thousands of employees in 2023. Now the head of IBM explains: Through the layoffs, new jobs have been created in the fields of programming and sales.
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Layoff of thousands of employees led to the creation of new jobs
What lies behind the layoffs? The company’s strategy was to impose a hiring freeze and to automate its areas through artificial intelligence. IBM itself stated that it would fill positions with AI and indicated that at least 30 percent of the workforce would be replaceable.
However, IBM’s CEO Arvind Krishna stated in a conversation with the Wall Street Journal (possibly paywall) that while thousands of employees were replaced by AI, new jobs in programming and sales had been created:
While we have done an enormous amount of work within IBM to leverage AI and automation in certain business processes, our overall employment has actually increased because it allows us to invest in other areas.
The areas (software development, sales, and marketing) where people have been newly hired are referred to by Krishna as areas where “critical thinking” is at the forefront and where employees must do things that “measure up to or against other people, rather than just performing memorized processes.”
For the individuals who were laid off by IBM in 2023, Arvind Krishna’s suggestion that their layoffs led to new jobs may be little solace.
One might think that the shift and eventual announcement of the release date for GTA 6 would alleviate the stress surrounding the release of the simultaneously eagerly awaited and dreaded game. However, the topic remains a focus of the industry. A well-known insider and investigative journalist is annoyed when false information continues to fan the flames.
In the comments, someone speaks up: “As for the person this headline is about – this headline is, of course, misleading bullshit.” It is Jason Schreier, the respected insider mentioned in the article, who criticizes the magazine’s chosen headline.
Here you see the second trailer for GTA 6:
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Rockstar Games presents GTA 6 in the second trailer
Insider is upset about the distortion of his own statement
What was Schreier’s actual statement?On Bluesky, the investigative journalist posted to clarify the situation and his own position. He shows his original 2 paragraphs that he had written regarding the situation surrounding GTA 6. In his text presented as a screenshot, he reports what the release of GTA 6 and a hypothetical (emphasizing hypothetically) further delay would mean for a developer he was in contact with:
For other companies, the delay of Grand Theft Auto VI was a reason for panic. A developer working on a major multiplayer game told me that he had moved the release date from autumn 2025 to spring 2026. This was mainly because the game needed more time, but also because they were far from GTA VI.
Now they are caught in a dilemma. A second delay of the game would be an expensive undertaking that would raise the stakes for the later release. On the other hand, attempting to release the game simultaneously with GTA VI could be catastrophic. But… what if the release gets delayed again and GTA VI slips by with them? There is no guarantee that May 2026 is a sure thing. The best hope would be to release the game in March, April, or even early May and hope that it doesn’t turn into a disaster.
Translation of the text written by Jason Schreier (via Bluesky)
What was presented by Schreier as a hypothetical consequence of an equally hypothetical situation was eventually incorporated into the criticized article as a definitive statement (“no guarantee for a release in May 2026”) and shared in various media, including the Reddit post. This frustrates the journalist, as distorted statements and misinformation would be spread in this way.
How does Schreier express himself about the situation?In the same post, he sarcastically comments on the reporting of his statement (via Bluesky):
Jason Schreier’s post on Bluesky from May 14, 2025 (translation below)
1) I write the two paragraphs on the left side, 2) Reckless video game websites publish headlines like the ones on the right, 3) Aggregators like Reddit and Google spread these headlines everywhere, misleading countless readers. We have a healthy media ecosystem here.
Jason Schreier makes it clear with his statement on Bluesky that his written text does not constitute information for a further delay, but rather merely reflects the situation and thought processes of a developer whose success of their own release plans could be heavily influenced by GTA 6. The speculation about GTA 6 does not cease among the fans either – they already want to uncover large parts of the story: Fans want the big plot twist of GTA 6 to be deciphered already.
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