Overwatch: Doomfist’s glove is being stolen! Is he the new hero?

New hints are accumulating on the PTR of Overwatch – apparently, the “Doomfist” will soon be stolen.

A new PTR for Overwatch includes changes to Bastion and Mercy. However, resourceful dataminers are breaking down the patch into its smallest parts and have found some new details that suggest the upcoming release of the next hero “Doomfist”.

Anyone who has taken a closer look at the payload on the map Numbani will have noticed that they are transporting nothing less than the legendary glove of Doomfist, which also appears in the first cinematic.

Overwatch Doomfist Payload Broken

In its current form, the payload is well-guarded and, above all, quite intact. On the PTR, there is now an alternative form of the payload, where individual glass shards are visible, and the payload is damaged – the glove of Doomfist has apparently been taken, or there was an attempt to steal it.

For fans, it is clear what has been hinted at over the past weeks and months: Doomfist will be the next hero of Overwatch, and Numbani will be adjusted as soon as Doomfist is implemented as a playable character.

A new soundtrack has also been found in the game data, which many are already calling “Doomfist’s Theme” – essentially his music. The piece corresponds to an excerpt from the first cinematic and then transitions into the “menu” music – so it would be the perfect song for the login screen of Overwatch.

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How exactly Doomfist looks and who will be the bearer of the glove remains to be seen. However, since the glove is apparently being stolen from secure storage, it seems that the “new” Doomfist might not be a nice guy.

There is only one question left: What exactly are we escorting in Numbani, now that the glove of Doomfist has been stolen?

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Terry Crews is reportedly making a strong effort to voice Doomfist – he has even recorded a few lines.

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Hearthstone: Demon Hunter as a playable class – a mod makes it possible

Have you ever played a Demon Hunter in Hearthstone ? With a mod, it’s possible.

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Since the launch of the card game, fans have been demanding that Blizzard finally implement the still missing classes in Hearthstone. All classes that came to the MMORPG after the base version of World of Warcraft are not available in the card game. Blizzard has repeatedly stated that they are currently not working on implementing the still missing classes – namely Monk, Death Knight, and Demon Hunter – in Hearthstone. Doing so would cause significant issues with the current relatively good balance of the game.

However, because fans are impatient and can often work faster on their own than the developers of major game studios, there are already some modifications and standalone programs that largely recreate Hearthstone and add new cards and classes.

You can tell in many places that the modification does not reach the quality of real Hearthstone. Especially animations and sounds leave much to be desired, and minor bugs can also be found repeatedly. A small impression of the possibilities is shown in this video:

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Blizzard itself does not support such modifications. However, as you do not have to log in with a Battle.net account in this case, users are likely not at risk of punishment – but the creators of such modifications certainly are, as they are likely committing several copyright violations.

Nevertheless, it is exciting to see what could be done with a class like the Demon Hunter and new mechanics. The creativity of the community knows few bounds.


By the way, the next expansion for Hearthstone has already been leaked! It will likely be named “Lost Secrets of Un’Goro”.

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For Honor Open Beta: Start Time – This is when the battle begins

In For Honor, the exact start time of the Open Beta is known. At this time, you can dive into battle today.

Today, on February 9th, the last major testing phase begins right before the release of For Honor: The Open Beta starts, where you can get a final impression of Ubisoft’s melee game before the full version is released on February 14th.

Here are the important times of the “For Honor” Open Beta:

  • On February 9th at 3 PM our time, it begins.
  • On February 12th at 11 PM (in the evening) the Beta ends.
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You have the entire weekend to check out the Beta.

Contents of the For Honor Open Beta

The following heroes are available to you in the Beta:

  • Vikings: Raider, Berserker, Warlord
  • Samurai: Orochi, Kensei, Nobushi
  • Knights: Conqueror, Warden, Peacekeeper

Additionally, there are these game modes:

  • Dominion: 4vs4
  • Annihilation: 4vs4
  • Duell: 1vs1
  • Brawl: 2vs2

For Honor Closed Beta – Server Status

It is already possible to start the Beta on PS4. After that, a patch will follow, and a message will appear that the servers are being maintained. Currently, the servers of the Beta for For Honor are still down. They should go live at 3 PM.


Detailed information about the heroes of For Honor can be found here.

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The Division: Server-Wartung am 9.2. – State of the Game heute

Maintenance work is taking place today, February 9th, for The Division. The servers are down.

The public test servers, the PTS, are slowly coming to an end. The PTS Phase 4 has been running for just a few days now and is supposed to be the last one in this testing cycle. Once the servers are shut down, it usually does not take long until the patch is brought into the live game.

There is already a server maintenance taking place for the live game today:

  • It starts on February 9th at 9:30 AM. The estimated downtime is only one hour, so you can play again around 10:30 AM.

A changelog will not be provided. There are no changes that should affect the players’ experience.

Today at 5 PM, the weekly livestream “State of the Game” will take place, where the developers usually make announcements. We will report on this shortly.


Surprisingly: The submachine guns are getting their old strength back. Here are the details.

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World of Tanks: Tanks ruining potency drugs in a funny Super Bowl commercial

The humorous tank game World of Tanks impresses at the Super Bowl with three funny commercials. Among other things, Sherman tanks and impotence drugs feature in them.

The commercial actually starts quite typically: An older gentleman takes a pill with the distinctly ambiguous name “Stiffedra” and confidently grinning, enters the pool with his partner, while a voice-over ambiguously extols the advertised impotence drug. Suddenly, a Sherman tank rolls in and flattens everything! “In a World of Tanks, Tanks rule!”

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Tanks crush everything!

This commercial is just one of several funny clips that the Belarusian developer studio Wargaming produced for the Super Bowl, the major American football event. Ad slots during the Super Bowl are in high demand due to the immense viewer counts, so these mini-films likely weren’t cheap.

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All the films have in common that they come off like typical, albeit slightly exaggerated commercials for various formats, which then are abruptly cut off when the tank appears out of nowhere and crushes everything.

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In other spots, it’s not about impotence drugs, but rather a small house that meets a sudden end under tank tracks. Or about a supposed series where quarrelsome housewives insult each other as the worst mother and slut until a tank puts an end to the disgraceful bickering. The commercials are ridiculously funny in their absurd silliness. Therefore, we have embedded all videos from Wargaming’s US YouTube channel here for you. Tanks Rule!

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In line with the theme: World of Tanks also advertises with action star Dolph Lundgren

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Guild Wars 2: Episode 4 “Head of the Snake” – We have already played it

Episode 4 of the Living Story of Guild Wars 2 escalates the conflict in Kryta. While the capital Divinity’s Reach is under attack, the followers of the White Mantle have devastated the surrounding area. Together with the developers, we took a look at the new content.

“The Head of the Snake” in Episode 4 (Season 3) of Guild Wars 2 is none other than the cult of the White Mantle. These villains were already your arch-enemies in the first Guild Wars, and now they are back in Guild Wars 2. After the cult’s machinations have increasingly come to the fore in the previous episodes, the conflict finally escalates in Episode 4.

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Guild Wars 2 – Death to the Mantle Bearers

In a hands-on session with ArenaNet, we were able to experience the key features of the new episode in detail. After you received the mission from Queen Jennah in Divinity’s Reach to stop the White Mantle, you immediately head to the outskirts of the city. The formerly quaint Kryta is hardly recognizable.

The city of Divinity’s Reach is under attack!

The cultists have laid everything to waste and set up their artillery positions everywhere. They are impressively bombarding the capital, which has quite an impressive shield. This shield still withstands the fire of the fanatics, but if you don’t quickly reduce the bombardment, the queen is in serious trouble.

Conceal and Deceive

However, even if you can provide temporary relief, in the end, the head of the snake must come down. To do this, you infiltrate a stronghold of the White Mantle, for example, by dressing in costumes and disguising yourselves as Mantle Knights. The deception is not perfect, so you must be careful not to be uncovered.

With disguises, you can infiltrate the enemy’s base unnoticed.

As a saboteur, you poison supplies, damage equipment, and create all sorts of havoc in the enemy camp. Later, you end up in remote areas of Kryta, where you encounter a quirky hermit who is preparing for the apocalypse and has built a small fortress in the wilderness. How fortunate that an army of Mantle Bearers is right behind you and you could really use the fortress.

The battles in the Centaur camp are brutal!

However, since the owner hates centaurs, you must deal with the aggressive horse people in exchange for help. They trample everything down at regular intervals and have set up entire gauntlets with hidden archers. Without a good plan, you’re sure to go down here!

Reclaim Kryta!

Another cool feature of the new episode is the (re)conquest of various villages in the outskirts. If no one does anything about it, the White Mantle occupies these settlements. If you help the loyal Seraph Guard of the queen, you can boost their morale and start a reconquest. This is followed by several tough fights including a boss fight, and in the end, you receive rewards, and the settlement is back in the hands of the royal troops.

This monster is the final boss of a liberation battle.

But that’s not the end of it. Every 40 minutes, the cultists attack some city again, and you have to defend it. There are also great rewards for this, and the more successful you are, the better your morale buff, which makes further battles easier. The White Mantle also has its own morale value. You lower it, among other things, by throwing rotten fish at them, soiling their cloaks, and thus demoralizing them.


Jürgen says: With Episode 4, ArenaNet continues the already fantastic third season of the Living Story. Especially the large battles over the villages and the overall state of war in Kryta provide a great atmosphere and really make you want to beat the wretched White Mantle. I’m curious how the conflict will end and what surprises the third season of Guild Wars 2 still holds.

Relevant to the topic: Guild Wars 2 – Fan film about the first season of the story

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Paragon: Rosa-Overkill zum Valentinstag

Valentine’s Day is also celebrated in the MOBA Paragon. Therefore, you’ll get plenty of pink skins for your heroes.

How can one imagine Valentine’s Day in an action-packed MOBA like Paragon? Do you cuddle your opponents instead of killing them? Do you throw flower bouquets instead of grenades? Or do you invite your enemies to romantic dinners in the “jungle”? Of course not! Even on Valentine’s Day, there will be plenty of shooting, blowing up, and brawling in Paragon!

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Pink Carnage

As a nod to the “Carnival of Hearts,” as Valentine’s Day is known in Paragon, there are fun pink skins for four heroes. One of them is available for free from February 7 to February 27: the Heartfire skin for the Brawler Angel Serath.

However, you’ll need to buy the other three skins in the shop if you want to send your heroes into battle looking cute in pink. The skins and their corresponding heroes are:

  • Love-Machine-Howitzer
  • Soulmate-Dekker
  • Love-Potion-Crunch

Have fun spreading loving shots, blows, and grenades in the Carnival of Hearts. Peace and Love!

In line with the topic: Paragon – Will bring Coop mode and 15 new heroes

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Blade & Soul: Alle Details zu den zwei neuen 24er-Raids

The martial arts MMORPG Blade and Soul receives the update “Wings of the Raven” with two large new raids. These 24-player raids offer a new challenge and weekly reset lockouts.

A true Kung Fu master is always looking for new challenges. At least in the online role-playing game Blade & Soul, you can face new dangers every month. On February 8th, the update “The Wings of the Raven” will be released, and it features two new raids for 24 martial arts professionals.

Blade and Soul Raven Costumes

Blade & Soul Raids – Weekly Lockouts

Sky Pinnacle

The first new raid takes you to the “Sky Pinnacle” on the island of Khanda Vihar. There, after many tough battles, you will encounter your former ally Lusung, who was already revealed during the tutorial of Blade & Soul at the Hongmoon School. Lusung is under the control of the dark Raven King in the raid, but a solid trouncing has cured everything so far. The loot includes new Baguas as well as the powerful “Weapons of the Raven”.

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Dusk of Khanda Vihar

Raid number two is also located on the island of Khanda Vihar. The raid is called Dusk of Khanda Vihar.

Once a center of the ancient high culture of Naryu, those times are long gone, and now “Meganura,” an evil version of the “Great Dragon,” prowls through the ruins. In the raid, the enemies become increasingly difficult until the big boss finally appears.

Blade and Soul Raven Dungeon 2

You can only run both raids once per week. A lockdown timer ensures a prohibition if you have already defeated bosses or join a group that has already made progress. In this case, you can only continue where your group currently stands. The lockouts reset every Wednesday at 3 PM CET.

Relevant to the topic: Blade & Soul – Revenue stable in the NCSoft quarterly report

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Conan Exiles: Server mieten – Das müsst ihr beachten

Conan Exiles offers you the opportunity to set up dedicated servers. Those who cannot afford or do not want their own server can rent servers in Conan Exiles. Learn here how it works and what you need to consider.

The survival MMO Conan Exiles has closed its first official servers, only to shortly after introduce new official servers. However, players also have the option to run their own private servers. There are already hundreds of such servers, as a glance at the server list in the game reveals. But what to do if you cannot find a server to your liking or simply want to play among yourselves? Then having your own server would be sensible.

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Conan Exiles – Renting Servers – What does having your own server bring?

First of all, as the operator of your own server, you are the “god” of the online world. You determine the parameters, such as whether there is a multiplier for resources gained or experience points.

You can also set how much PvP is allowed, whether players keep their items upon death, whether other players can loot your corpse, and even how much nudity is allowed in the game.

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Prudish players completely disable this feature, while fans of swinging penises and happily bouncing breasts are allowed to enjoy the full barbarian nude program. Additionally, you can install mods to your liking.

In short: You determine what happens in your Conan world. Furthermore, you can allow up to 70 players on your server and, via optional password prompts, only let in the people you want to have in the game. Ideal for clans and guilds that do not want to deal with trolling troublemakers.

Conan Exiles Server Renting – What should I watch out for?

If you want to rent a server, you should pay attention to several points. Because the cheapest offer is not always the best. The following table shows what a good private server should have:

  • Sufficient slots: Currently, you can let a maximum of 70 people onto your server, but Funcom plans to increase this limit to 100 later. So ensure that you account for enough slots for your fellow players when renting a server.
  • Prepaid payment: If you do not want annoying contracts with minimum terms, this option makes sense. You simply pay for the server regularly and do not have any stress if you do not feel like playing Conan Exiles after a few weeks. Alternatively, choose an offer with as short minimum contract terms as possible; otherwise, you might end up stuck with an empty server for a long time.
  • DDoS protection: A good rental server has some level of protection against such malicious attacks. If you want to secure yourself, DDoS protection is a must.
  • Additional storage for mods: Mods are a big reason for operating a private server, so there should also be enough space for mods in addition to the game and additional software.
  • Server location in Germany: If you want to have minimal lag, the server should be located in Germany. At least, if you also live in Germany. Because even if servers overseas or elsewhere are cheaper, performance is definitely not optimal when data has to travel across the Atlantic or over the Ural.

Alternatives to Renting a Server and Providers for Conan Exiles Servers

Alternatively, you can also set up your own machine as a server, but it would need to run continuously, and the high computational cost would likely make simultaneous play on the server difficult.

It is also possible to start a “Solo/Co-op round” in Conan Exiles and make it accessible to other players. But be careful: your hosted game instance is only active as long as you are online. So if you want a permanent world of your own, you cannot avoid a private server.

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If you now want to rent a server for Conan Exiles, the following providers would be a good choice. However, you will find new offers on the internet daily that may suit your needs even better:

  • ZAP-Hosting: Slot from 0.56 Euro, DDoS protection, TeamSpeak server available for rent
  • Nitrado: Slot from 0.74 Euro, freely selectable minimum term
  • Dawn-Server: Slot from 0.75 Euro, 10 GB for mods, freely selectable minimum term

Relevant to the topic: Conan Exiles plans even more atrocities, such as castration!

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Destiny: Shotguns & dominant pulse rifles will become weaker

Today, Bungie presents changes to weapon balance in Hotfix 2.5.0.2 at a stream on Twitch for Destiny. We at Mein MMO are live with a ticker in German.

The Hotfix 2.5.0.2 is scheduled to be applied on February 14. This will reorder weapon balance in Destiny. Such adjustments are usually planned every three months, but the last change to the “sandbox” occurred in September, and the regular patch in December was skipped.

Therefore, the “meta” is already a bit rusty. Especially the dominance of shotguns is criticized by players. This evening, Bungie wants to introduce how the balance will change in a live stream on Twitch, starting at 7:00 PM our time.

We are live with a fun ticker in German. We do this sometimes for important events. And … the content drought in Destiny is so huge that we’re doing this to avoid getting completely rusty and losing our live ticker skills.

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So you won’t miss any information, but will have them all in your head as if shot from a shotgun. It will certainly be a great Destiny evening.

5:00 PM: To prepare, we recommend reading our article on the weapon balance in Destiny and how our community would change it.

5:35 PM: Bungie aims to pursue 5 goals with the balancing:

  1. Find alternatives and counters for shotguns
  2. Adjust the power of primary weapons
  3. Address some issues of each class
  4. Fix issues with a selection of exotics
  5. Make supportive adjustments to special ammunition

5:40 PM: Most fans wish Bungie would express itself more clearly. When I read the goals like this – it couldn’t be more unclear. Are we sure DeeJ didn’t graduate in obfuscation and propaganda?

6:00 PM: Bungie teases on Twitter. What could these numbers mean?

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Probably “Yes, shotguns have always been strong, but it was manageable. Now they are nearly 30% – Oh God, we must intervene! Quick, wake Lars Bakken!”

6:05 PM: That’s how I imagine it.

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6:40 PM: In 20 minutes, it begins. The actual highlight for the future of Destiny could be tomorrow evening, when around 10:30 PM the Activision conference call takes place. Perhaps we will receive more concrete hints regarding Destiny 2 or any other plans. It’s clear, that is now on the agenda. That’s what people want to hear.

6:55 PM: This would be the right time for pump players to make a prayer.

7:00 PM: They start a little later again. The countdown ends around 7:07 PM. About 8,400 people are in the stream. Far from previous records.

7:03 PM: People are starting to trickle in. DeeJ is doing a sound check: balance is changing for weapons and classes. It’s like at the cinema where everyone looks for a spot. Now 27,000 people are in the stream.

The live ticker for the live stream on balance changes in Destiny begins here

7:10 PM: You can thank the guy with the hat every time a hunter took you down with a golden gun. The Gunslinger was developed after that. Thank you very much, hat guy!

7:11 PM: The first statistic states: shotguns dominate. Particularly defender titans love them.

Destiny-Statistik

7:14 PM: In PvP (right image), hand cannons and pulse rifles are strong. Scout rifles and auto rifles are too weak. They need to be a bit stronger.

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7:16 PM:  And another statistic. It basically says: in PvP, guardians primarily use shotguns and snipers among special weapons. Fusion rifles and hand cannons are hardly used.

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Shotgun nerf in Destiny

7:19 PM: These are the changes to shotguns.

  • Shotguns no longer have aim assist when fired from the hip.
  • If a guardian fires a shotgun while jumping, accuracy is significantly reduced.
  • Shotguns no longer deal extra damage for headshots.
  • To compensate in PvE, base damage is significantly increased (20%). Chaperon and Universal Remote continue to deal precision damage in Destiny.
  • The Invective will receive a 25% penalty on the time it takes to aim.

7:24 PM: The goal is for shotguns to work when you stand still and aim at the opponent’s body. Players should not be jumping around like Batman and taking people out from the air.

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Pulse rifle nerf in Destiny – Clever Dragon, Malok’s Grip

7:26 PM: The two strongest pulse rifles are being addressed.

  • 7.7% slower fire rate for rapidly firing pulse rifles. This affects pulse rifles like Clever Dragon or Malok’s Grip. 
  • Clever Dragon and Malok’s Grip both received smaller magazines – about 6 rounds less.
  • High Caliber Rounds will become weaker.
  • Flinch overall will also be reduced for pulse rifles, making them less able to suppress opponents.
  • The slowest pulse rifles will fire 5.3% faster. This is a buff.

Pulse rifles, scout rifles, and auto rifles are now more accurate when fired in the air.

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Auto rifle buff

7:31 PM: Auto rifles are getting buffed, especially the slow ones.

  • Slow-firing auto rifles will deal more damage. These include weapons like Suros Regime.
  • Precision hits with auto rifles will deal more damage – from 1.25 to 1.3.

Hand cannons – not a sniper weapon

Hand cannons will be more accurate starting next week but will have shorter range.

  • Hand cannons now have higher initial precision – like in year 1. The first shot hits again as it did in the past.
  • Range has been reduced by 5 meters. This causes the drop-off to occur earlier. At maximum distance, the hand cannon now deals significantly less damage.

Special ammunition – changes in the Crucible

The aim is for players to use primary weapons more frequently.

  • Players start PvP matches with special ammunition.
  • When dying, players lose all their special ammunition.
  • Special ammunition boxes will appear more frequently.
  • You need to be closer to the box to receive ammunition.
  • In elimination games, players only start the first round with special ammunition.
  • Icebreaker and Shadestep generate special ammunition.
  • Hand cannons retain special ammunition.

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Class changes

  • Hunter: The Blade Dancer’s knife now gives back a large amount of health but no shield. The thrown knife now deals solar damage.
  • Warlock: Stormcaller has less range in melee. Landfall will be weakened, now reducing the time in trance.
  • Titan: Juggernaut will be disabled when titans are in the air – this takes a while.

Some changes to exotic weapons are expected. Universal Remote is likely to receive a nerf. They plan to present this in the patch notes next Tuesday.

7:55 PM: The chat is urgently asking for information about Skorr (Skorr’s Token). However, Bungie is not changing anything about the artifacts.

Other exotics that will be changed: Truth. Shinobu’s Vow. 

8:00 PM: The stream is coming to an end. There are indeed some changes. Let us know in the comments how you feel about the changes.


Important information about the artifacts, which will surely play an important role even after the patch, can be found here. Especially check Skorr’s Token if the chat makes such a big deal out of it…

Destiny: Artifacts in “Rise of Iron” – All abilities and characteristics

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Final Fantasy XIV: Revenues in 2016 solid, but worse than 2015

The fantasy MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV had a rather unimpressive year in 2016 – there was a lack of an expansion.

The financial report from Square Enix for the period from April to December 2016 is available. Overall, the company is doing significantly better compared to the previous year. Profits jumped up by 26%. This is mainly due to the two blockbusters Final Fantasy XV and Rise of the Tomb Raider. The mobile games like Final Fantasy Brave Exvius are also performing excellently.

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A small reprimand in the financial report for the performance of MMORPGs like Final Fantasy XIV. The ongoing operating income is stable, but MMORPGs have achieved significantly lower sales volumes than in the previous year.

This translates to: Subscription money continues to come in, but there is a significant lack of income from one-time sales. The reason for this is mainly, that there was no major expansion for Final Fantasy XIV in 2016 like the previous year’s Heavensward.

In 2017, a large expansion for Final Fantasy XIV is set to be released in June with Stormblood. Perhaps next year there will be a pat on the back in the financial report for the MMORPG again.


Final Fantasy XIV: “See Stormblood as the latest part of Final Fantasy”

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Red Dead Redemption 2: Multiplayer mode becomes particularly important – competitor for GTA Online?

Much emphasis is placed on the online mode of Red Dead Redemption 2. Does this make the game a competitor to GTA 5 Online?

One of the most important games of 2017 is likely to be the highly anticipated Red Dead Redemption 2. Rockstar Games is working on versions for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, which are set to be released this fall.

However, Red Dead Redemption will not be a purely offline game but will feature a promising online mode. According to publisher Take Two, this mode is not intended to compete with GTA 5 Online.

Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA 5 Online do not obstruct each other

During a conference, Strauss Zelnick, president of Take Two, announced that RDR2 and GTA 5 Online will function simultaneously. He says that entertainment is something people want to have, but do not necessarily need. If there are no appealing offers in the market for players, there is no reason to use an offer. When multiple appealing offers are available, consumers will utilize all these offers.

According to Zelnick, the quality of Red Dead Redemption will ensure the game’s success. “The ongoing success of GTA 5 Online is due to the special quality of the game.” December was a record month for GTA 5 Online, with more players than ever before.

What players can expect in the online mode of Red Dead Redemption 2 is still unknown. According to Rockstar, there is a vast and atmospheric game world that is supposed to serve as the basis for a brand new online multiplayer experience.

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Red Dead Redemption is said to offer an incredibly emotional gaming experience

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FIFA 17: TOTW 21 in FUT – Das Team der Woche vom 8.2. bis 15.2.

The TOTW 21 (Team of the Week 21) is known in FIFA 17. These players receive IF cards.

This Team of the Week 21 features numerous highlights with overall ratings above 85! Hazard stands out with a 92 rating in the TOTW 21. Lukaku and Mertens follow closely with 88. Sokratis from BVB is a strong defender with 87!

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The ratings and player values of the “Team of the Week” players – Week 21

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Starting XI from the TOTW 21:

  • GK:  Yann Sommer – Borussia M’gladbach (Germany) – Switzerland
  • CB:  Sokratis –  Borussia Dortmund (Germany) – Greece
  • LB: Jetro Willems – PSV (Holland) – Holland
  • CB: Kyriakos Papadopolus – Hamburger SV (Germany) – Greece
  • LM: Henrikh Mkhitaryan – Manchester United (England) – Armenia
  • CM: Marek Hamsik – Napoli (Italy) – Slovakia
  • RM: Juan Cuadrado – Juventus (Italy) – Colombia
  • CM: Marco Parolo –  Lazio (Italy) – Italy
  • LW: Eden Hazard – Chelsea (England) – Belgium
  • ST: Romelu Lukaku – Everton (England) – Belgium
  • ST: Dries Mertens – Napoli (Italy) – Belgium
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Substitutes from the TOTW 21:

  • GK: Remy Vercoutre –  Caen (France) – France
  • ST: Jonas – SL Benfica (Portugal) – Brazil
  • ST: Falcao – AS Monaco (France) – Colombia
  • CAM: Juan Fernando Quintero – Independiente Medellin (Colombia) – Colombia
  • LM: Diego Castro – Perth Glory (Australia) – Spain
  • ST: Fernando Torres – Atletico de Madrid (Spain) – Spain
  • ST:  Gabriel Jesus – Manchester City (England) – Brazil
  • RM: Mohamed Elyounoussi – FC Basel (Switzerland) – Norway
  • CDM: David Edwards – Wolverhampton Wanderers (England) – Wales
  • RM: Olivier Myny – Waasland-Beveren (Belgium) – Belgium
  • ST: Moussa Dembele – Celtic (Scotland) – France
  • ST: Tiquinho Soares – FC Porto (Portugal) – Brazil

What is the TOTW in FUT 17?

Every Wednesday, EA Sports reveals the Team of the Week in the “Ultimate Team” mode of their annual football simulation. This is also the case in FIFA 17. Players who have shown outstanding performance in real football during the past week are rewarded with special cards that have improved attributes.

You can pack the TOTW cards within a week from those sets that can contain Rare (Gold) Players. However, the chances of that happening are regarded as low. Additionally, you can purchase them on the transfer market if they are offered by other players. However, the prices for them are often extremely high.


In our guide collection for FUT 17 we list all previous TOTW players.

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Paladins: OB 43 is live – Patch brings Maeve, weekly PvE quest and a pink unicorn

Paladins new patch OB 43 brings the new champion Maeve, a pink unicorn, and romantic Valentine’s Day skins. Hi-Rez has already deployed the update to live servers.

With Maeve, who made a name for herself as a very strong flanker on the test server, another champion enters the battlefield. And with Skye, it will be particularly romantic in this patch. She receives a heartbreaker skin. Other champions will also be adorned with pink heart weapons.

New Champion – Flanker Maeve

The community has been speculating about the new champion Maeve for weeks. Most were sure it would be a cat. Maeve is human but comes with skills that resemble those of a cat.

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She is a flanker and sneaks up on her opponents by cloaking them in darkness and blinding them. She throws her claw-like daggers from a distance. Maeve has various abilities that give her more speed, allowing her to quickly run behind and around enemies. These are also useful for a quick escape.

Romantic Cosmetics for Valentine’s Day

In time for Valentine’s Day, a Valentine’s Day chest will appear in Paladins. It is filled with cosmetic upgrades for your champions. Skye gets a skin-tight, pink latex suit and her crossbow is adorned with hearts.

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Other champions will also be getting pink, heart-shaped, and romantic skins. For example, Pipp now wears the well-known pink glasses on his head, and Viktor has a heart eyepatch. There are also Valentine’s weapons for some champions in the love chest.

Paladins New Mount: Candy-Unicorn

Players have been wishing for a new horse for Paladins for a while, and so yesterday some were excited in the Twitch chat about the Candy-Unicorn. It is white with hearts on its rear, has a pink mane and a deep red saddle with golden hearts.

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Rewards for PvE Quests

There will now be rewards for the PvE mode – through weekly quests. If you win 5 matches in PvE, you get 50 Crystals. The crystals are available once per quest for each account.

Chests Can Now Be Bought in Large Quantities

Radiant Chests are now also available in large quantities. If you buy multiple chests, you get a bulk discount.

  • 1x Radiant Chest – 50 Crystals (50 Crystals per chest)
  • 5x Radiant Chests – 225 Crystals (45 Crystals per chest)
  • 10x Radiant Chests – 400 Crystals (40 Crystals per chest)
  • 15x Radiant Chests – 550 Crystals (37 Crystals per chest)
  • Radiant Chests – 700 Crystals (35 Crystals per chest)

As a quick option, it has been introduced that chests can be opened by pressing the spacebar or ESC. You can also now equip items immediately upon receiving them from a chest.

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With patch OB43, bugs have also been fixed and a few items, champions, and maps have been adjusted.

What do you like best from Paladins patch OB43? I think I need to quickly get the unicorn. Have you already tested Paladins Laser Grandpa?

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Free2play: To the official website of Paladins and play for free.

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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.

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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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