Pokémon GO Event: Valentine’s Day starts today, attracting sweet Pokémon

With Pokémon GO the Valentine’s Day event is just around the corner, featuring sweet rewards and double candy for you.

Finally, a new event in Pokémon GO. Recently, there were rewards and bonuses for trainers to celebrate the New Year.

Now, the Pokémon GO team announces a new event that starts today. During this celebration, there are cool rewards like double candy for various actions for you.

Valentine’s Day in Pokémon GO

The Valentine’s Day event starts today, February 8th at 8 PM in Germany. The event lasts until February 15th at 8 PM. Then it will end.

Pokémon GO Valentine's Day

During this time, you will receive the following bonuses in the game:

  • The amount of candy you receive when catching a Pokémon, hatching or sending will be doubled.
  • Your buddy Pokémon are also in a Valentine’s Day mood and earn candy twice as fast.
  • Additionally, you will notice that Chansey, Clefairy, and other pink Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.
  • The chance for Happiny, Swablu, and Lickitung to hatch from eggs is increased.
  • To keep your cities, towns, and surroundings colorful, Lure Modules will last for six hours!

Grab your buddy Pokémon and get ready to collect many candies and encounter sweet Pokémon in the wild during the Valentine’s Day event.


Attacks and evolution items from the 2nd generation discovered in the code of Pokémon GO!

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For Honor Charaktere: Alle Helden und Klassen in der Übersicht

In For Honor (PC, PS4, Xbox One) we take a look at all 12 hero classes that will be available at the launch of the fighting game.

In For Honor, you find yourself in the middle of a war between knights, vikings, and samurai. You take on the role of 12 playable characters – the heroes. These are powerful elite fighters who can plow through foot soldiers with their weapon and engage in brutal duels with other heroes.

It is already known that post-launch, additional heroes will be introduced through free updates. There is currently no information available about these.

All Heroes and Classes of For Honor in Detail – Playstyle, Weapon, Abilities

All 12 heroes come with unique abilities and cater to specific playstyles. Each character is meant to feel unique and have advantages and disadvantages in certain situations.

The playable heroes can be divided into three factions: The Knights, the Vikings, and the Samurai. Each faction has four hero classes.

By the way: While you can choose the gender of most heroes, some heroes are bound to one gender.

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For Honor: The Heroes and Classes of the Knights

The Knights aim to protect their homeland against invading forces in For Honor. They have succeeded in doing so for centuries – thanks to their great heroes. However, they now face two adversaries, the Vikings and the Samurai, whom they must stop.

Wardens (The Wardens)
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The Wardens are powerful fighters who enter battle with their longsword and plate armor. They are meant to embody the highest virtues of chivalry.

  • Playstyle: Versatile (balanced in attack and defense)
  • Special Abilities: Unblockable shoulder charge, strong interrupt attacks, and throws.

Nexxoss Gaming shows you gameplay footage of the Warden in the video:

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The Wardens are easy to master and recommended for inexperienced players.

Conquerors (The Conquerors)
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The Conquerors were once prisoners and conscripted recruits forced to fight in the front lines of an army. Those who survived received comprehensive combat training and are now heavily armored warriors wielding a mace.

  • Playstyle: Defensive
  • Special Abilities: Highly efficient defensive mode, interrupt attacks through normal blocking, possess shield attacks that can’t be blocked.

Gameplay:

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The difficulty of this hero is “medium”, meaning you will need to practice a lot to effectively utilize his defensive capabilities.

Peacekeepers (The Peacekeepers)
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The Peacekeepers are always female and can quickly end fights with their swift and deadly style. They wield two blades in their hands, leaving a trail of devastation on the battlefield.

  • Playstyle: Fast, Counter
  • Special Abilities: Very fast attacks, bleeding damage through daggers, defense ability.

Gameplay:

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The Peacekeepers have a medium difficulty. Their range is short, but they are very mobile and agile, allowing them to effectively counter attacks.

Lawbringer (The Lawbringer)
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The Lawbringer is always male and has not been extensively introduced yet. The Lawbringers aim to restore justice amidst the chaos of war. They wear powerful armor and wield a long axe that deals devastating damage.

His playstyle will likely be slow but devastating. In this video, you can get an impression of the Lawbringer:

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On the next two pages, we introduce the Vikings and Samurai!

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Dauntless: System requirements are nice and comfy

The system requirements for Dauntless are now known. They are not as gruesome as the Behemoths in the game.

Dauntless is expected to be a F2P coop online RPG. It is considered a mix of Monster Hunter and Dark Souls. Since Monster Hunter is not available on PC here in the West, the game already interests many people. In principle, Dauntless is like taking most of an MMORPG out and focusing on the boss fights and the preparation for them.

You will battle against huge monsters, the Behemoths, recognize their combat patterns, and learn to properly react to these attacks to eventually take down the Behemoths. This should be possible in coop with up to four players.

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An open beta for Dauntless is expected this year. Now the system requirements are available.

The minimum system requirements for Dauntless

  • Graphics card: A 660 Ti (DX11)
  • CPU: i5 SandyBridge
  • RAM: 4 GB
  • Operating system: Windows 7 DX 11 Support

This will get you low settings and 720p.

The recommended system requirements for Dauntless

  • Graphics card: A GTX 980 (DX 11)
  • CPU: i7 Haswell
  • RAM: 8 GB
  • Operating system: Windows 10

This should allow you to handle high settings and 1080p.

Can your PC run Dauntless?

As is typical for free-to-play titles, these are relatively low minimum specs to allow access to as many players as possible, who can then play with potato quality if necessary. If it should look nicer, the computing machine needs to be a bit beefier.

Here you can check on the systemrequirementslab site if your PC can handle Dauntless. You need to install a tool and let it run. The website will then tell you whether your PC meets the minimum and recommended requirements or where there might be problems.


Who wants to know more about Dauntless:

Dauntless: “Monster Hunter for the West” – first impressions rave

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Final Fantasy 14: Valention’s Day brings love to Eorzea

The Valention Day is in Final Fantasy 14 the counterpart to the earthly Valentine’s Day. True to the model, everything in Eorzea is also in the sign of love on this festive day. Complete tasks and quests to earn cheesy rewards.

Do you have a fellow player in Final Fantasy 14 whom you love very much and want to show your true feelings? But you don’t know how to do that? Then don’t despair, because your savior is here! From February 2nd to February 15th, the love messenger Lisette from Valention can be found in Old Gridania in Mih Khetto’s Amphitheater.

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Final Fantasy 14 – Get the total Valentine kitsch!

Talk to Lisette and receive from her the special quest “A Loving Gesture”. As rewards, numerous sugary love tokens await. First and foremost is the cute emote “Kiss Shower”. Additionally, you can summon a truly sweet love angel as a companion. For your cozy home, there’s a kitschy vase with little hearts, and for the orchestrion, the sheet music “The Kiss”.

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If you want to know how to best play the quest, we have embedded a video from the YouTuber Charles for you. His charming Austrian accent really brings the quest texts to life! Have fun watching!

Relevant to the topic: Final Fantasy 14 – Addon Stormblood should be seen as a new Final Fantasy

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Destiny: 53 Exotics, 1 Song – Rap about all exotic armor pieces

In Destiny, a strong music video about the exotic armor pieces has been released. The new video of the week?

Now there is a video that you will enjoy watching and listening to: Because DUBA is back!

“Who?”, some of you might be asking now. DUBA is a YouTuber who regularly raps about Xur’s inventory and has recently made a name for himself in the English-speaking Guardian community. He gained international fame with a video that we also chose as the best videos of 2016: He rapped about all the exotic weapons and made it into Bungie’s videos of the week.

Now he is releasing another video: This time he raps about 53 exotic armor pieces. Enjoy:

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By the way: The video has subtitles for reading along and each sung exotic is visible in the picture. He put in some effort there.

What do you think about it?


Here you can find his rap about all the exotic weapons. Absolutely worth seeing!

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SWTOR: 250% Experience while Leveling and Galactic Command – for two months

SWTOR attracts old and new players with great bonuses – it has never been easier to reach the endgame and get suitable gear!

At Star Wars: The Old Republic, the winter sales for experience points have apparently started. The developers at BioWare have decided to give SWTOR players a little “goodie” to bridge the time until the next patch.

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From February 7, 2017, to April 10, 2017, there is 150% additional experience points for regular leveling and expansion of the Galactic Command.

Now is the perfect time to quickly level up secondary, tertiary, and quaternary characters to the maximum level and simultaneously boost the rank of the Galactic Command to unprecedented heights. Since better gear is directly linked to the Galactic Command, this is likely the perfect opportunity for many players to prepare for the endgame content and be ready for upcoming operations.

If that is still not enough experience points, the bonuses can also be combined with the boosters from the cartel market.


Patch 5.2 is also set to impress with new uprisings and operations.

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LoL: 7.3 Patch Notes in English – Practice Tool is coming, Rengar will be nerfed!

In League of Legends Patch 7.3 the Sandbox mode will be released that players have been waiting for so long. We have the LoL Patch Notes 7.3 for you.

Patch 7.3 in LoL particularly targets the current (Pro-)meta and makes balance adjustments to popular champions. However, changes will not only affect the professional scene. For a large part of the community, the Practice Tool should be interesting.

Such a Sandbox mode has been demanded by players repeatedly over the last years from Riot Games. In Patch 7.3 the Practice Tool is set to be released.

Champion Changes in Patch 7.3 – Patch Notes

Camille

Q – Precision Protocol

  • Damage of the empowered attack reduced from 100% to 80%.

W – Tactical Sweep

  • Slow: 90% 80%
  • Now decays fully over the duration to 0%.

E – Hookshot

  • Cost: 50 Mana 70 Mana
  • Stun duration: 1 second 0.75 seconds
  • Attack speed is only buffed when Camille hits an enemy champion.

R – The Hextech Ultimatum

  • Now no longer stays for the full duration after Camille has died. One second after Camille’s death, the effect/prison will expire.

Ivern

R – Daisy

  • Health regeneration removed: Daisy no longer regenerates 3% of her maximum health outside of combat.
  • Armor and Magic Resistance: 20/60/120 15/40/90
  • Fixed bugs where Daisy would uncontrollably attack the ground, teleport or even become invisible in certain situations.

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Jayce

Q – To The Skies (Melee)

  • Damage: 40/80/120/160/200/240 35/70/105/140/175/210

E – Thundering Blow (Melee)

  • Cost: 40 Mana 55 Mana

R – Mercury Hammer (Melee)

  • Damage bonus in hammer form: 0.4 Attack Damage 0.25 Attack Damage

Kha’Zix

Q – Taste Their Fear

  • Scaling: 1.4 additional Attack Damage 1.2 additional Attack Damage
  • Cooldown refund on isolated targets: 60% 45%

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LeBlanc

Passive – Sigil of Malice

  • Damage at Levels 1-6: 40/55/70/85/100/115 30/40/50/60/70/80
  • Damage at Levels 7-13: 130/155/170/180/190/200/210 90/100/120/140/160/180/200
  • Damage at Levels 14-18: 220/240/260/280/300 (unchanged)

Malzahar

W – Call of the Void

  • Spawn time of Voidlings: On cast 0.35 seconds after a spell
  • New: Cooldown between spells: 1 second
  • New: At a distance of 600 units, Voidlings move 10% slower. This slow increases by 10% for every additional 100 units of distance.

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Rengar

Q – Brutality

  • Dash distance: 200 150

W – Battle Roar

  • Removed: The empowered spell no longer grants CC immunity for 1.5 seconds

R – Hunt Fever

  • Camouflage duration: 14/22/30 seconds 12/16/20 seconds

Tristana

Q – Rapid Fire

  • Duration: 5 seconds 7 seconds

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Vi

Base Stats

  • Movement speed: 345 340
  • Base Attack Speed: 0.644 0.625

Vladimir

Base Stats

  • Base Attack Damage: 52 55
  • Base Attack Projectile Speed: 1400 1600

Q – Transfusion

  • Scaling: 0.55 Ability Power 0.6 Ability Power
  • Damage: 75/90/105/120/135 80/100/120/140/160
  • Crimson Rush bonus damage: 100%  85%

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Zyra

  • General: Rule removed, whereby Thorn Spitters and Rampant Growth attacked a champion first upon spawn (instead of the next target). This also happened when Zyra did not hit an enemy with the ability that summoned companions.

Q – Deadly Thorn

  • Cost: 60 Mana 70 Mana

Practice Tool – Training Mode in LoL

During Patch 7.3, the practice tool is set to be activated in League of Legends. This mode will be unlocked in succession for the different regions and offers you the opportunity to test your skills, practice jungle routes, or perfect last-hitting.

While you can also do this in regular game modes, the Sandbox mode gives you special features like resetting jungle camps, infinite gold or invulnerable towers. We have presented to you everything that awaits you in this mode here. Training Mode in League of Legends – What Can You Expect?

League of Legends Practice Dummy

Additionally, there are many bug fixes and changes in the League of Legends client. You can view the complete Patch Notes for Patch 7.3 here. LoL Patch Notes for Patch 7.3 on the official League of Legends website.


Faker’s first TwitchTV stream broke viewer records

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Guild Wars 2: Blizzard ruiniert Start von Episode 4

Episode 4 of the living story of Guild Wars 2 was supposed to start on February 7. However, a wild snowstorm at the developer location in Seattle ruined everything.

Those who had reserved the evening of February 7 for the exciting fourth episode of the living story in Guild Wars 2 likely got frustrated and turned to another game. Instead of aiding Queen Jennah in the fight against the white mantle, players were left waiting in vain. The update for the next episode simply wouldn’t come.

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Blizzard was to blame!

The reason for the delay of the new episode was force majeure. The Seattle area in the USA, where developer ArenaNet is located, was afflicted by particularly severe snowstorms at the planned update time. The blizzard was so intense that there were mass power outages in the area.

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Without power, servers can’t run, so ArenaNet had no choice but to sit in candlelight and do nothing. By the way, no improvement is in sight yet.

In the official Guild Wars forum, Communications Manager Gaile Gray apologizes for the inconvenience and will also notify when the servers are back up. You can find the post in the sources.

Relevant to the topic: Guild Wars 2 – Stable earnings in NCSoft’s quarterly report

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Bitching Wednesday: Dead by Daylight – The survivors are teasing me!

Along with fun and horror, Cortyn experiences mainly one thing in the horror game Dead by Daylight: frustration to the limit.

Happy Wednesday everyone! After I have given too much attention to my favorite WoW in the last few weeks, I am now complaining on a different front. So what else is left but to dedicate a few lines to my new “underdog” Dead by Daylight, which has carried me through many a night?

Dead by Daylight Killer

Don’t know Dead by Daylight yet? Here we briefly introduce the game. Because while I have gotten better at the game over the past weeks, I have also noticed more and more bugs and annoyances that have been in the game for far too long.

Survivors just run in circles endlessly

The most annoying thing in the game is that there are still “Infinites.” On some maps, there are situations where survivors are simply unreachable. To explain it roughly: the killer is usually faster than a survivor. For a survivor to escape, he must either shake off the killer or buy time by jumping through windows. The killer can only pass blockades significantly slower.

Dead by Daylight Fire

Now, there are some situations where a survivor can simply “endlessly” toy with the killer (hence “Infinite”), while the rest repairs generators until the killer frustratedly stops the chase. Especially the players of the first hour, often recognizable by their prestige clothing, take advantage of such spots.

Equally frustrating is the matchmaking. Although I have surely improved in the last few weeks and now consider myself a “solid” killer with all characters, the matchmaking is a joke. Not only is it common to be mixed with 4 survivors at rank 1 while at rank 15, but also earning rank points is too easy. As a killer, I am currently at rank 3 – which is significantly better than I actually am. I am not as good as the game portrays me.

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This is mainly because as a killer, you have to achieve very little not to fall in rank. Here a survivor hit, there a player successfully sacrificed – and you don’t drop, even if I was led by the nose 90% of the time. Currently, it is even possible for all players (survivors and killers) to leave a match so that they all rank up – that’s just ridiculous.

Survivors mock the killer

One last point is the “elite” players who hang out in voice chat as a group of four (for which the game, according to developer statements, is simply not designed) and are all armed with a flashlight and the Saboteur perk. It takes what feels like 20 seconds before there are four “Pling” sounds in a match and all hooks are destroyed, meaning I can no longer sacrifice the survivors in the usual way (the basement with the “indestructible” hooks is too far away).

But instead of ending it quickly and winning, the survivors mock me. As soon as I catch one of them and want to pick him up (silly of me, because where am I going to take him?), 3 people stand in front of me with their flashlights and blind me repeatedly. Over and over again. After that, they run in circles around me, teabagging like crazy and spamming emotes – should things get serious, they sprint away using the perk “Sprint Burst.”

Dead by Daylight Michael Myers

In such moments, I don’t feel like the powerful killer that survivors should fear. I am no threat, but merely “points on two legs” that can be milked. I feel like the bullied outsider in a school playground shoving circle, who in desperation can only lash out in anger – or, in my case, simply escape the nightmare with Alt+F4 and hope to sink low enough in the ranking to play against reasonable people.

Sure, as the developers said, they are currently working on a massive update of the engine, which takes a lot of time. But when the base game has been suffering from bugs for over 2 months that ruin almost every match for the “better” players, and they also announce a console port… I have to wonder where the priorities of the developers really lie. As sympathetic as they are to me, I cannot understand it.

I really hope that the upcoming patch addresses all these issues – because the game itself is exciting and entertaining. But the bugs and annoyances lead to so much frustration that I currently log in less and less often.


I have also vented about Michael Myers in Dead by Daylight – he is also bad.

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The Division: Back to its former strength? Submachine guns are being buffed

Will submachine guns (SMGs) return to former glory in The Division? The latest PTS patch gives hope.

I still have it in my stash: my AUG. It was never one of my absolute favorite weapons – I always preferred the AK-74 black market version or the Vector – but it was a deadly beast.

In the early weeks and months, submachine guns dominated the scene in The Division. Leading the charge were the AUG and the Vector. Alongside the M1A sniper, they were the dominant weapon category in PvE and PvP. They were devastating at close range, devastating at medium range, and devastating “from the hip.” For long-range, one would pack an M1A sniper in the secondary slot and be ready for any danger.

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The Decline of Submachine Guns

It is the same in The Division: What is powerful gets nerfed sooner or later. Submachine guns were hit particularly hard. Update 1.3 introduced a weapon balancing mechanism that granted new bonuses to weapon categories.

Previously, SMGs had the powerful bonus of increasing critical hit chance by several percentage points. With 1.3, the increased chance of crits was removed, instead, higher crit damage was introduced. A change that proved to be a significant weakening of SMGs in practice.

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Vector

On top of that, the Vector and AUG were reduced in base damage by 10%. Massive made sure that submachine guns were dethroned.

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With updates 1.4 and 1.5, they further stomped on the SMGs. The hip fire, once a major advantage of SMGs, was reworked so that the submachine guns exhibited extreme scatter. Assault rifles have since been superior to SMGs in almost all areas, which is why we already came to the conclusion: SMGs are currently “complete trash.”

SMGs Regain Former Strength

Since yesterday, the PTS Phase 4 is live, and it brought a surprising innovation: SMGs are getting their old bonus back! The developers had not talked about this at all, which makes this step quite surprising.

  • In short: Submachine guns are receiving the bonus for increased critical hit chance back. The maximum roll is expected to be around 22%.

Massive claims that during normalization testing in “Last Stand,” they observed old SMGs that still had the old bonus. They actually wanted to remove these weapons completely, but they performed excellently, and people enjoyed playing with them. Therefore, SMGs with critical hit chance will not be removed – instead, all SMGs in 1.6 will receive this bonus back.

On Reddit, agents are already writing: “Welcome back, SMGs!” How powerful they will ultimately be in the live version of 1.6 is yet to be seen. But one thing is certain: Along with the new Valkyria set, the eyes will once again be on the SMGs.

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WoW Brand: Change is driving the market crazy – When is it coming to Europe?

With the WoW token, you can now purchase services in Overwatch, Hearthstone, or HotS. Yes, even whole games. But when is this coming to Europe and Germany?

On the night from Monday to Tuesday, the change went live in the USA. With the WoW token, which can be purchased for WoW gold, players in the USA now receive Battle.net credits. Until now, the WoW token could only be used to purchase game time in World of Warcraft, but now the offer is broad.

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With this credit, you can purchase card packs in Hearthstone, new heroes in Heroes of the Storm, or loot boxes in Overwatch. You can even acquire Blizzard games like Starcraft or Diablo.

WoW token triggers economic speculation in Azeroth

This has led to prices for the token skyrocketing in North America. Initially, the token cost about 58,000 gold in the USA. This rose throughout yesterday to 115k gold. However, it then flattened out to 72,000.

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In Europe, the price was already around 114,000 gold before, and it then increased to 200,000. However, it has now fallen back to 118,000. Meanwhile, the adjusted token is not even live in Europe yet.

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The value of the WoW token is not directly determined by players, but rather regulated by an algorithm based on supply and demand. Players hoard these tokens or have already hoarded them in the past.

So there is a bit of economic speculation happening in Azeroth.

When is the WoW token with these features coming to Europe?

When is this going live in Europe?

Many thought the “new” WoW token could go live in Europe today after the reset. But that did not happen.

A community manager from Blizzard said yesterday in the German section of the WoW forums: There is still no date for when this will come to Europe. As soon as they know something, they will let us know.

We will keep you updated.


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WoW token: Buy skins in Overwatch with WoW gold – Gold Rush

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Destiny: Weapon Day on 8.2. – The Offer This Week

In the MMO shooter Destiny, today, on February 8th, the weapons day is celebrated. These orders are brought by Banshee-44.

Today is “weapons day” in two ways. Already in the morning, the gunsmith Banshee-44 begins his weekly weapons day: He brings your forging orders from last week, takes new orders, and, as always, has test weapons, telemetry, syntheses, weapon parts, and armor materials.

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This evening, it will once again be about weapons: Bungie is holding a livestream with sandbox designers who will talk extensively about the upcoming balance patch. We will follow this stream live and deliver the information quickly in German.

These weapons are available for testing

If you want to rise in Bungie’s reputation, you need to execute its test weapons in practice.

  • A Häkke auto rifle has its sights set on the Cabal.
  • A Suros auto rifle aims for the Crucible.
  • An Omolon hand cannon wants to land precision shots.
  • A Häkke pulse rifle also wants to enter the Crucible.
  • A Häkke pulse rifle aims very precisely and demands precision shots.

These 5 weapons can be ordered this week

For 2500 Glimmer, you can choose forging orders:

First up is the Häkke auto rifle Arminius-D. A fast-firing weapon with impact 2. It is among the better auto rifles.

Next is the SUROS DIS-43 scout rifle. Impact 48.

The rocket launcher SUROS JLB-47 is also ready.

The sniper rifle Aoife Rua-D can also be ordered. Impact 22.

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Finally, there is the sniper rifle Eirene RR4. With impact 31, it is a popular sniper.

These weapons can be picked up this week with these rolls

The auto rifle SUROS ARI-41 comes with Perfect Balance and Outlaw.

The auto rifle SUROS ARI-45 features Smallbore and Target Finder.

The Thesan FR 4 fusion rifle can be obtained with Hand-Laid Stock and One-Man Army.

The hand cannon Uffern HC4 has Rifled Barrel and Mulligan.

The rocket launcher JLB-42 has no good perks.

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Overwatch: Server browser is coming – “Capture the Flag” remains

No desire for strangers? In Overwatch , you will soon be able to earn XP in private matches! Also: Server browsers are coming, “Capture the Flag” remains as a mode.

Overwatch has released another “Developer Update,” in which Jeff Kaplan talks about upcoming new features of the hero shooter. One point that has been long requested by the community is the introduction of a server browser. That’s exactly what is happening in the upcoming patch, as Kaplan explains in the latest video:

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Those who want can create their own games with the release of the next patch and have these listed in the “server browser.” There are also numerous filter functions that allow you to narrow down the selection. Should only friends be able to join the game? Do you want to only search for control point maps?

A lot of fine-tuning will soon be possible. If desired, individual heroes can be completely removed from cooldowns, allowing Widowmaker – like Spiderman – to use her grappling hook permanently. A “boss fight” is also possible, where a Roadhog has three times the health points and faces off against 6 other players with half health points.

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Roadhog as a cool boss opponent? Soon possible with the settings.

However, the feature is still in an early form. In the coming months, it is expected to be further developed, depending on community feedback – ultimately, the number of customization options should be “virtually endless.”

Experience points also in the “Custom Game” mode

For many games, it’s a taboo: as soon as players are able to determine the factors for a match themselves – such as setting both teams and match duration – there is no progress in currency or resources. Such matches are merely “for fun,” so they can’t be exploited for quick leveling. However, Overwatch takes a different approach and allows exactly that: experience points in private matches.

Overwatch Lootbox Opening Animation
You can also earn loot boxes in private matches soon – fun and rewards for everyone!

The exact details are still to be awaited. However, it can be assumed that there will be significantly fewer experience points than in Quick Play or a Ranked match. Blizzard will likely want to avoid “mindless afk-farming” in its own interest.

Capture the Flag remains

As expected, the “event” mode Capture the Flag will remain in Overwatch. At the moment, it functions as the event “Capture the Rooster” on three maps. It is supposed to work on 9 other maps.

The mode will be configurable like the others, allowing players to customize it according to their preferences. Hero abilities can be turned on or off. The rules for flag capturing are selectable.

All of this is supposed to come with the next patch. Blizzard has not yet provided a date for it.


The patch will also bring massive buffs for Bastion and Mercy!

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WoW: Content crisis resolved – “Want to maintain the pace”

Content and patches without pause in World of Warcraft? The developers stick to their goals.

When looking back at the last few years of World of Warcraft, most fans were excited at the launch of each addon but lost interest in the game more and more over the following months. The reason for this was often that there were drought periods in which no new content was being developed, because the developers were already preparing for the next expansion.

With Legion, everything was supposed to be different – and so far it has been. With each addon, the developers have learned a bit more about how to manage their time better and work more effectively on content, ensuring that there are no long breaks.

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In an interview with Gamespot, the developers said:

“Our team has grown continuously over the years, and it’s also a matter of just working ‘smartly’. We have learned over more than 12 years how to make WoW – some here have been working on WoW for 15 or 16 years. We’ve learned to work on several patches in parallel and to integrate large patches with smaller patches.”

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“It was a major goal for us with Legion [to bring continuous content]: We can only know how it has been so far, but it feels like Patch 7.1 came at a time when players were very happy with it – just like Patch 7.1.5.”

Cortyn says: So far, Blizzard is fulfilling all the major promises made with Legion and is regularly delivering content, which is not least favored by the delays of individual raids. Personally, I am still enjoying the game, and at least the Night Fortress will probably entertain me for a few more weeks before boredom might set in. All that remains is to hope that the plans for Patch 7.2 will also be fulfilled – because summer is still a long way off, and barely any of the “big” features can probably be postponed.


A discussion point is also the sets in the Order Halls – are they a critical design flaw?

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ARK PS4 is the top download in January, even surpassing Resident Evil 7

 ARK Survival Evolved is the most downloaded game on the PS4 in January, and now even for the second time in a row. ARK PS4 – the combination apparently matches like bacon and eggs.

Sony recently announced its top downloads from the Playstation Store for January 2017. ARK: Survival Evolved reached the top spot on the PS4 in both Europe and North America.

Thus, the dinosaur survival game from Studio WildCard takes the leading position in PS4 downloads for the second consecutive time.

ARK prevails, even against other major new releases

In December, ARK had already shot up to number 1. However, there were no major new releases for the PS4 besides the dinosaur survival game that month. This time, in January, major titles like Capcom’s “Resident Evil 7: Biohazard” were released, and yet ARK was able to prevail again.

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Top 10 PS4 Downloads in Europe

Here are the top 10 PS4 downloads in January for the European region. Rocket League and GTA also made it to the podium.

  1. ARK: Survival Evolved
  2. Rocket League
  3. Grand Theft Auto V
  4. Battlefield 1
  5. Mortal Kombat X
  6. FIFA 17
  7. EA Sports UFC 2
  8. Battlefield 4
  9. Star Wars Battlefront
  10. Resident Evil 7 Biohazard

The tough survival struggle with dinosaur pets is once again very popular in the Playstation Store and continues to attract new players. One should also be curious about how ARK will fare against emerging competition: Conan Exiles is set to be available for PS4 later this year.

Are you perhaps among the newcomers to ARK? Then check out our ARK Beginner’s Guide.

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Overwatch: PTR Patchnotes – Mächtige Buffs für Bastion und Mercy!

Overwatch turns Bastion upside down and gives him many new values. But Mercy is also significantly more useful now – at least on the current PTR. Read here the Overwatch PTR patch notes.

A new patch is currently being tested on the Overwatch PTR and it has quite a few changes in store. Especially Mercy and Bastion can look forward to some adjustments that are clearly to be considered buffs.

Bastion – The tank destroyer with more endurance

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Several weeks ago, the developers announced massive changes to Bastion, as he is rarely picked in the current meta of the game. He was simply too stationary and too easy to counter – which is supposed to change now.

Configuration: Sentry

  • Activation time reduced to 1.0 seconds (previously 1.5 seconds)
  • Bullet spread increased by 50%
  • The bullet spread is now always at maximum
  • Magazine size increased from 200 to 300
  • Headshot multiplier removed
  • No longer deals critical damage

Configuration: Recon

  • Bullet spread reduced by 25%
  • Magazine size increased from 20 to 25
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Self-repair

  • Can now be cast while moving
  • Now on the secondary fire button (right mouse button)
  • Is no longer interrupted by damage taken
  • Has a new resource that is consumed upon use and recharges when not used

Configuration: Tank

  • No longer grants additional armor

New passive ability: Armored

  • Bastion takes 35% less damage when Configuration: Tank or Configuration: Sentry is active

Oh dear, Bastion is almost getting a complete overhaul. Our favorite omnic (no offense, Zenyatta) will likely be picked much more often when all these changes go live.

Mercy – Undefeated instead of victim

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Resurrection

  • While Mercy is casting Resurrection, she temporarily becomes invulnerable, just like the resurrected allies

Although it is only a single balance change for Mercy, it should have a significant impact on her playstyle. So far, Resurrection was often used in a way that “throws away one’s own life” to save the team. Now Mercy can also continue to participate in the fight after the resurrection if the allied team acts quickly and strategically.

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Apart from these two changes, the new patch also brings several other adjustments to the settings, allowing mouse sensitivity to be adjusted more accurately for various abilities.

You can find the complete patch notes in the original English in our sources.

No specific date for the release of this patch has been announced yet.

What do you think of these changes? Bitterly necessary or is Blizzard tinkering too much with the heroes? Let us know in the comments!


Overwatch: Sombra rocks the house – First she is insulted, then she is honored

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ARK Survival Evolved: 5 Fakten zu Bart und Haar

In ARK Survival Evolved, beards and hair were added with the latest patch. Here’s everything important about it.

The Creative Director of Studio Wildcard, Jesse Rapczack, revealed everything important about beards and hair in ARK Survival Evolved in an interview:

  • After death or restarting, players start completely hairless.
  • It takes 5 hours for hair to fully grow. Beard growth takes 8 hours.
  • When hair is cut, the resource “Human Hair” is obtained. It can be used as a substitute for Pelts.
  • Beard and hair growth only occur when the player is online. Nothing happens offline.
  • When switching servers, hair and beard growth are retained.

In this video, you can see how to craft scissors and style your hair:

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On PC, hair and beard growth have been live since January 30. If everything goes smoothly, the patch will be available on February 14 for PS4 and Xbox One. Then players can also show off their hairdressing skills there.

ARK Survival Evolved: Tek Tier Patch – The biggest update for ARK so far

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Unlock Battlefield 1: Deluxe Edition for free with Premium Pass

The Premium Pass in Battlefield 1 gives you early access to new content. For a limited time, the Deluxe Edition is now included for free!

If you’re considering buying a Battlefield 1 Premium Pass, now is a good time to do so. As an additional benefit, you now get a free upgrade to the Battlefield 1 Deluxe Edition. The Deluxe Edition contains cool content like the Red Baron Pack and three skins for vehicles in the game. With the Premium Pass, you receive early access to new content, superior Battlepacks, as well as new weapons and maps.

Unlock Deluxe Edition content with Premium Pass

The Premium Pass expands Battlefield 1 with four expansions, which you can access two weeks earlier. Additionally, it includes 14 superior Battlepacks that have an increased chance of rare weapon skins. These Battlepacks are unlocked monthly. Moreover, the pass unlocks 20 new weapons and 16 multiplayer maps for you. For more information about the Premium Pass, visit the official website: Premium Pass information on Battlefield.com

For a limited time, when you purchase the Premium Pass, you will receive a free upgrade to the Battlefield 1 Deluxe Edition. This offer is only valid until March 15th. The upgrade to the Deluxe Edition includes:

Battlefield 1 Deluxe Edition content

• The Red Baron Pack: Numerous items inspired by the famous fighter pilot.
The Lawrence of Arabia Pack: Items and weapons based on the adventures of Lawrence of Arabia.
• 3 Vehicle Skins: Skins for three of the largest vehicles in the game.
• 5x Battlepacks: Each Battlepack contains an outstanding weapon or vehicle skin.

For all further information about the Premium Pass, including the Deluxe Edition upgrade, please visit the official websites of the respective platforms:


You can test these cool contents from the They Shall Not Pass DLC earlier with the Battlefield 1 Premium Pass.

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Heroes of the Storm: Lúcios Fähigkeiten und ein Murky-Rework

Fat beats and Murloc slime – the next patch for Heroes of the Storm will have fans’ hearts racing.

The upcoming patch of Heroes of the Storm is expected to go live in the evening hours of February 14th. Currently, players can try it out on the PTR and get a glimpse of the new hero Lúcio, who is transitioning from Overwatch to the Nexus. Additionally, the patch includes a complete overhaul for the little specialist Murky.

In Overwatch, Lúcio is one of the most popular supporters in the game, as he is particularly flexible and can support his team in various ways. In Heroes of the Storm, he will possess similar abilities.

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Let’s take a quick look at his abilities:

  • The trait Wall Ride allows Lúcio to slide along objects and obstacles, becoming 20% faster and able to glide through other units.
  • Soundwave deals damage in a cone-shaped area and pushes enemies back.
  • Crossfade corresponds to Lúcio’s passive auras from Overwatch. He can switch between “Healing Boost” and “Speed Boost”, which slightly heals nearby allies or accelerates them.
  • With Amp It Up, the current aura is massively enhanced for 3 seconds – meaning more healing or a speed bonus of up to 45%.
  • The first heroic ability is Sound Barrier. Lúcio and all nearby allies receive a massive shield that diminishes over 6 seconds.
  • The second heroic ability Reverse Amp turns Lúcio into a debuffer. For 4 seconds, his auras become negative effects that either harm or slow down opponents – depending on the active Crossfade aura.

The new Murky – Nasty, fun, but also fair

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The new patch also brings a massive overhaul. Murky, the little Murloc specialist, is being fundamentally reworked.

Especially Murky’s pufferfish can now be stabilized. Instead of dying from 3 automatic attacks, it now has a fixed amount of health points, but can also be targeted by abilities and towers.

Murky himself has nearly 15% more health points, but now only reemerges from his egg after 8 seconds (previously after 5 seconds).

HotS Murky March of the Murlocs

A lot has also changed with the talents: Murky can now recruit mercenaries much faster and even lay down false eggs to confuse enemies – when the eggs are destroyed, they cast “slime” on their attacker. Players can debuff Murky’s automatic attacks with a stackable debuff that slows enemies by 10% – up to 5 times in a row. Together with the slow effect of slime, selected victims will then only move at a snail’s pace.

Especially at level 20, the talent will bring a lot of joy – it allows Murky to summon the March of the Murlocs endlessly, making a huge area – theoretically – impassable or single-handedly taking down an enemy fortress.

A list of all changes can be found as usual in our sources.


We just recently played the latest hero Valeera.

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Conan Exiles: 320,000 units sold – costs recouped – info on PS4

The survival MMO Conan Exiles has already recouped its costs. Additionally, there is information about the PS4 and Xbox One versions.

As Funcom announces in a statement to investors, their survival MMO Conan Exiles has already recouped its costs. They have sold 320,000 units worldwide. The product is now operationally profitable. Conan Exiles launched in Early Access on PC on January 30.

The team will continue to work on Conan Exiles and ensure that all technical flaws are addressed and all player requests are met before moving into full launch on PC.

Development on the Xbox One Game Preview version of Conan Exiles is progressing according to plan. Work on the PlayStation 4 version of Conan Exiles is scheduled for later this year.

Funcom believes they will achieve the long-term goal for Conan Exiles and will be one of the top 10 multiplayer survival games on Steam a year after launch.

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Conan Exiles on Xbox One and PS4 – here’s the situation

So far, it is known that Conan Exiles is set to launch on Xbox One in Spring 2017. On the PS4, it seems likely to appear only at the official launch, which could be delayed for up to a year, potentially not occurring until early 2018. There is a statement from Funcom that they want to remain in Early Access with Conan Exiles “no longer than a year”.

Even the survival MMO ARK: Survival Evolved, which Conan Exiles is modelled after, had this problem with the PS4. Sony generally does not allow early access titles on its platform. In the case of ARK: Survival Evolved, a sort of compromise was reached. Although ARK is still in Early Access on Xbox One and PC, the game has already released on PS4. 

It seems Sony has made an exception. Whether this will happen with Funcom and Conan Exiles at a later date is questionable.


Conan Exiles is evidently a hot title right now. On Steam, Funcom reports a peak of over 50,000 concurrent users. If you also want to join the barbaric hordes:

Conan Exiles: Level up quickly in Early Access – Level Guide

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