First players have already completed the new Doom before the official release, praising the game but also having a critique

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

Actually, the new Doom: The Dark Ages is scheduled to be released on May 15, 2025. However, some lucky players already have access because their versions were shipped early. They have already completed the shooter and are sharing their experiences.

Who can play?

  • Pre-order customers of the Collector’s Edition and seemingly also the regular physical version of Doom: The Dark Ages for PS5 received their games during the week of May 5.
  • The official release is actually on May 15, so some fans have been able to play a week before the actual release and have even finished the game.
  • Some reviewers also had early access and praise the game with a strong Metacritic. There is approval from players.

This is what the players are saying: On Reddit, a user shares their experience with the new Doom. They write:

Hey guys, I was lucky and got the Collector’s Edition on the 8th [of May] and just completed this incredible game, what a trip.

The player does not give deeper insights into their experiences but praises individual battles and design decisions. They also provide a plethora of screenshots and cutscenes from the new Doom. Hence, a small warning: If you don’t want spoilers, you should better not click any links in that thread.

Some of the demons you will face, boss fights, story scenes, as well as the end of the game with an unexpected twist can be seen. In another thread, a user warns about the spoilers and receives a response that is largely unanimous: Oh no, there are weapons and demons! What do we care about spoilers in Doom? We want to tear and rip apart! (via Reddit)

If you want to get deeper insights into the new Doom, here are the reviews from our colleagues:

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The physical version is “material waste”

However, one point is quite sour. Even owners of the physical version of the new Doom apparently have to download the game. The disk only contains the necessary data to start the download.

To play, however, you need to download another 80 GB from the internet. That is a “material waste” if a case along with the disk serves no function anymore. At least the preload has already started, as it seems (via Reddit).

Another criticism: the price. Doom: The Dark Ages costs 80 euros. For many fans, that’s too much and they say they will just pirate the game.

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Starting from May 15, you can get a personal impression of Doom: The Dark Ages. The shooter comes with the classic “Doom Guy vs. demons” gameplay, a plethora of weapons, and a familiar dark world.

Compared to its predecessors, The Dark Ages feels harder. Even someone with experience in the games can definitely break a sweat. However, there is a significant change in gameplay. Instead of focusing on speed and skill, the Doomslayer in The Dark Ages is much more robust: In Doom Eternal, your Slayer was fast and agile like a fighter jet – In the new Doom, you are solid like a tank

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WoW officially announces Legion Remix, brings back all the good systems

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

The most popular addon of World of Warcraft is returning as a remix variant. The developers have revealed initial details.

At PAX East, Blizzard also spoke a little and announced a number of new contents for World of Warcraft. Not surprisingly – but finally officially – is the announcement of WoW Remix: Legion.

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What was announced? Legion Remix is supposed to be the second expansion after Mists of Pandaria Remix that receives this major overhaul as a temporary game mode. Legion told the story of the Burning Legion’s attack, who want to sacrifice Azeroth to their lord Sargeras. Most of the events of Legion take place on the Broken Isles and on the planet Argus.

Legion was considered one of the most popular expansions, mainly due to the artifact weapons and the long class quest lines. The addon laid the foundation for many further stories, such as the story surrounding Xal’atath, which began with Legion.

What will be part of Legion Remix? The exact details have not yet been revealed by the developers. But it is already clear that Legion will likely offer significantly more content than the remix variant of Mists of Pandaria – as Legion simply had more content. Accordingly, the developers will also have to put in greater effort to bring back all systems and wrap them in an exciting remix style.

  • Shattered Timeline: The outdoor world of Legion will have a tougher game mode. Here, all enemies are stronger. This should be a timeline in which it didn’t look so good for Azeroth because all enemies are considerably tougher. Whether this comes with better rewards remains to be seen.
  • Mythic+ Infinite: The Mythic+ system will be fully available even if your character stats climb to absurd heights. Blizzard is curious to see how many ways you can “break” the game and does not want to impose any limitations. Just like at the end of MoP Remix, where the toughest raids could be tackled solo, in Legion Remix you will likely see Mythic+ extending into the 50s, if not even higher.
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When does Remix: Legion start? There is no start date yet. However, it can be assumed that the Remix event will fall sometime into the period of Patch 11.2. This is the time when the story of The War Within is finished and usually the content drought leading up to the next addon occurs. This could be excellently bridged with Remix. Presumably, this will be the case in the fall of this year.

Are you looking forward to another remix in World of Warcraft? What content do you definitely want to see in a remix and what should the developers avoid? And what do you think is still in the roadmap for 2025?

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Cheat Engine – This is how every parry and every jump works

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 3 minutes

Is Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 too difficult for you or are you struggling with dodging and parrying? A small tool for PC will turn you into invincible gods.

Due to the current success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, you may have also checked out the new role-playing game from Sandfall Interactive and have hit a wall. Instead of leisurely turn-based battles, you can expect reaction tests in the fight against the painter that decide between life and death.

One option is to switch to the easier story mode, which MeinMMO editor Jasmin did to advance the exciting story of the RPG faster. If that is still too difficult for you or you are looking for an alternative, the program Cheat Engine can help.

Update from May 12, 2025: We have optimized something for better readability.

One of the trailers for Clair Obscur – Expedition 33:

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Get Cheat Engine and Cheat Table

Cheat Engine is a program that allows you to make adjustments to certain values or determine whether certain functions should be enabled or disabled. You can download the tool in the current version 7.6 for free from cheatengine.org.

Once you have installed the program and opened it for the first time, you can go through a tutorial to learn the basic functioning of Cheat Engine. If you just want to adjust Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, it is enough to follow our instructions.

Step 1: You need a so-called “Cheat Table” from the community, which you will then use in Cheat Engine to make adjustments to Clair Obscur. A recommended download can be found at fearlessrevolution.com. Scroll down to the attachments and download “SandFallFinalFRF_V5.ct” there.

Warning: While it is not illegal to use Cheat Engine to adjust your gaming experience, this type of cheating is also not officially supported by the developers.

You are using programs and “Cheat Tables” from the community, which is not liable if you encounter a problem. Likewise, neither Steam nor the developers will assist you.

Furthermore, there are games that react negatively to the use of Cheat Engine and disable achievements. However, this did not happen to us during the test with Clair Obscur. Nevertheless, it is: Use at your own risk!

How to modify Clair Obscur

Step 2: After installing Cheat Engine and downloading the ct file, start Clair Obscur and load the desired save file of the game. Once that is done, double-click the “SandFallFinalFRF_V5.ct” file, which will open Cheat Engine.

Step 3: Click the PC icon with the magnifying glass in the upper left, which will open the current processes. Select the process of the running game Clair Obscur and then click “Open”. Answer the question “Keep the current address list/code list?” with “Yes”.

Step 4: Only now can you check “Enable 1.0” at the bottom in Cheat Engine to activate the cheat table.

Step 5: Activate the desired cheats by checking boxes or by defining them via the values 0 or 1.

Cheat Engine in action
Here you see the PC icon from step 3 and the spot for the checkmark from step 4.

These cheats can be activated

  • Auto Parry: You automatically parry all attacks that can be parried and execute the corresponding counters.
  • Auto Dodge: You automatically dodge all attacks that can be dodged.
  • Auto Jump: You automatically jump over all attacks that can be jumped over.
  • Easy Kills: Enemies only have one health point left.
  • Outgoing Damage Scaling X?: When you activate this cheat, you can define a value for x? that specifies how high the multiplier for your damage should be. If the value is too high (999+), it can lead to issues and crashes.
  • Ignore Damage: Your fighters no longer take damage.
  • Inf. AP: You no longer consume action points and have a lot of them.
  • Inf. Jumps: You can use the jump buttons in areas outside of combat to essentially fly.
  • Get Character Stats: Allows you to adjust character attributes, resets occasionally by the game, does not work in combat.
  • Add XP+?: Should allow adding experience points for level-ups to characters, but did not work in the test.
  • Inventory Reader: Allows you to increase the number of items in your inventory. Do not use on weapons and pictos!
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Clair Obscur has become one of the most popular games of all time. The RPG receives above-average ratings. Our team at MeinMMO also consistently enjoyed Clair Obscur. You can read our review here: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 in review – The most emotional RPG of the year, but you have to earn the story

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A stumbling fighting game on Steam announces such a bad decision that players can only laugh: “Comedy Gold”

Lydia Lydia Reading time 3 minutes

The fighting game Tekken 8 was quite popular at launch, but with the start of Season 2 in early April 2025, the community was so angered that players turned to Steam and even professionals considered quitting. Now, the game is causing dissatisfaction with a new announcement.

What is the situation? The mood in the Tekken 8 community is at a low point: With the start of Season 2, the game received an even more aggressive focus, making defensive playstyles nearly useless and, according to some players, encouraging wild button-mashing. On Steam, criticism poured in and even professionals considered quitting Tekken 8.

With a hype-laden trailer, Bandai Namco announced the upcoming content for Season 2 on May 11, 2025, at EVO Japan 2025, but if they hoped to salvage the mood with it, they were sorely mistaken.

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Tekken 8 brings back unpopular DLC character from its predecessor

Where is the problem? According to the trailer, Tekken 8 does not seem to be addressing any of the issues plaguing Season 2. Instead, new problems might arise. At the end of the trailer, the Muay Thai fighter Fahkumram is revealed as the latest member of the Character Pass.

Fahkumram debuted as a DLC character in Tekken 7 and was extremely unpopular there because he was simply far too overpowered – which is particularly frustrating for the community in the case of a paid character.

Some players believe: his aggressive playstyle was ahead of its time in Tekken 7. In the already aggressive meta of Tekken 8, Fahkumram could fit in wonderfully, but players are afraid that he could become even more broken to adapt to the new baseline.

How is this being discussed? A thread about the trailer in the subreddit r/gaming has over 1,200 upvotes and 260 comments (as of May 11, 2025, 14:45). The players seem to largely agree that the choice of Fahkumram as a DLC character for Tekken 8 could hardly have been worse.

Many fans are unhappy that old DLCs from Tekken 7 are simply being “reheated” and sold again. However, if they are already bringing back old characters, they would likely have preferred the return of Bruce Irvin, who is also a Muay Thai fighter.

A video in the Tekken subreddit shows two and a half minutes of disappointed reactions from streamers about the game:

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Although players understand that decisions about upcoming content are made long in advance, they feel ignored by Bandai Namco. The poster himself writes: “I can’t help but admire the unfailingly terrible timing of this announcement. There could not have been a worse time for the game.” (via Reddit)

Another user states: “Fahkumram?? I understand he was planned a long time ago, but the timing is slowly becoming comedy gold. I don’t even hate him, but come on, read the mood, Bandai.”

On Steam, a new wave of negative reviews followed the announcement:

  • Purple_Bizarre states: “I’ve never seen a developer/publisher so fixated on destroying the goodwill built on decades of quality content and the great launch of this game. This is a generational decline that needs to be investigated […]”
  • LaggyBuggy mocks: “The Tekken developers are tearing defeat from the jaws of victory […]”
  • 102w writes in his negative review simply: “Fahkumram”
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What else is in the trailer? In addition to the return of Fahkumram, a collaboration with the upcoming movie Karate Kid: Legends was also announced, which will include matching cosmetics. On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the franchise, there will also be a special stage in the style of Pac-Man.

Furthermore, a new mode, as well as costumes and general balance updates, have been announced. In the fall, a well-known fighter will return to the Character Pass, before a “new challenger” joins in the winter. However, it remains to be seen whether these announcements will be enough to turn the tide again.

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The espionage director in the USA earned 155,000 euros a year, but she could not protect her own passwords

Lydia Lydia Reading time 2 minutes

Tulsi Gabbard is an American politician who served as a Congresswoman for the Democrats from 2013 to 2021, being a member of various national security committees. After her party switch in 2024, she became the Director of National Intelligence. It has now come to light that she does not take security very seriously herself.

Note. The featured image is a symbolic image from Pexels, not of Tulsi Gabbard.

What about the passwords? The American computer magazine Wired examined publicly accessible databases with leaked passwords and discovered access to accounts of US politician Tulsi Gabbard, who at that time as a Congresswoman had access to sensitive data.

For those 8 years, she earned, according to a disclosure report of her finances, the usual salary of 174,000 US dollars per year, now about 155,000 euros. As Director of National Intelligence, all of the US intelligence agencies, including the CIA, FBI, and NSA, are now under Gabbard’s authority.

Nonetheless, she made a simple mistake regarding her own data security (via 3D Juegos).

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What mistake did she make? As Wired noted, several of the politician’s accounts have been affected by data breaches for years. However, she consistently used the same password – which is a serious error that makes it unnecessarily easy for hackers to access data.

The password Gabbard used appears in releases from 2017, known as Combo Lists, related to an email address for her personal website. However, the data was compromised even before that. Combo Lists are lists of access credentials that are compiled and sold by cybercriminals.

In a list from 2019, the same password is found for her Gmail account. According to records dating back to 2012, she reportedly also used it for her accounts with services like Dropbox and LinkedIn.

The password also appears in connection with another email address in data leaks from 2018, where it was allegedly used for accounts with the fitness app MyFitnessPal and the e-commerce website HauteLook.

However, there is no evidence that Gabbard used the password for government accounts.

The politician reportedly used the word “shraddha” for her password. According to reports from the Wall Street Journal, she received the name Shraddha Dasi when she joined the Science of Identity Foundation, which is considered by some to be a cult. Gabbard’s deputy chief of staff denies any connection with the SIF.

A spokesperson for the politician also pointed out to Wired that the data leaks are nearly 10 years old and the passwords in question have since been changed multiple times. She also denies any connection to the SIF.

Why is this a problem? In general, you should not use publicly available information about yourself as a password. Names with personal relevance are often easy to find out.

Using the same password multiple times makes it easier for thieves to access more of your accounts once your credentials are leaked. On MeinMMO, we have provided you with 7 tips for strong passwords and why you need them.

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Fans of One Piece believe that the creators of the anime can’t stand a character – Now an animator speaks out

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As a cook, Sanji is a vital part of the Straw Hat crew in One Piece. However, some fans feel that the character is treated unfairly in the anime. They believe that the studio intentionally portrays him worse than in the manga by Eiichiro Oda. Now, an animator from the series speaks out about the discussion.

What’s the problem with Sanji? In early April 2025, the anime returned to One Piece with the Egghead arc after a break. This should have been a cause for celebration among fans, but followers of the character Sanji were far from thrilled.

They criticized changes that the anime made compared to the manga, which they feel unflatteringly depict the beloved cook. For instance, he admires a minor character – something the creator of One Piece has always consciously avoided in the manga. Sanji is simply omitted from a group image.

Some fans were convinced: The animation studio Toei has something against Sanji. The colleagues from GamePro prepared the discussion for you on April 8. In an interview with the YouTuber Brago D. Ace, animator Vincent Chansard was asked the crucial question: Does Toei hate Sanji?

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Animator says: There is no agenda against Sanji

This is what the animator says: Chansard explains that the topic has already been discussed within the team. He assures, however, that there is no secret conspiracy against Sanji. From his own perspective, there were no such issues during the previous arc, Wano Country.

The major names in animation worked on the fight between Sanji and Queen. This opinion seems to be shared by fans as well. The quality of this fight was highlighted in a Reddit thread in early April to show that Toei is not treating the cook poorly after all.

However, Chansard also mentions that there is indeed an “imbalance” when looking at the names of the animators working on the respective scenes of Sanji and the swordsman Zoro. He cannot explain where this unequal treatment of the characters comes from.

“I know very well that the people who decide who is responsible for a scene are not pursuing an agenda,” the animator said. However, it might have something to do with the fact that Zoro’s scenes tend to be a bit longer and include important story moments.

Chansard suspects that this is why the responsible parties tend to assign such scenes to particularly skilled animators. However, he emphasizes that this is merely his personal theory as a fan, and he does not speak as an animator of One Piece in this case. As a fan, he is also curious about how Sanji’s portrayal will develop.

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The legendary code from Matrix is not a complex equation, but something much simpler

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 2 minutes

The Wachowskis created not only a legendary Sci-Fi-movie with Matrix, but it was also an important role for Keanu Reeves. The world full of hackers and codes fascinated the audience, but the iconic green code is not as complicated as one might think.

Why is Matrix so special? Matrix is a legendary science fiction film because it not only dealt with technical aspects like hackers and codes, but also with philosophical questions about one’s own reality and control over one’s actions.

The film’s unique style became immortalized in pop culture. Black trench coats and sunglasses became the trademarks of the film. A visual highlight is also the falling green code, which can hardly be recognized in the film.

What kind of code is this? The Matrix code is seen, like the backstory in Star Wars films, directly in the intro of the first film. It consists of green text made up of numbers, mirrored Japanese characters, and mysterious symbols. It runs vertically from top to bottom. However, behind the complicated characters hides something quite simple.

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A simple sushi recipe

What kind of code is this? The code was designed by Simon Whiteley. He is a production and conceptual designer who also worked on films like The Lego Movie or The Thin Red Line. For Matrix, he was tasked with creating the iconic code. He didn’t deal with programming languages or other technical aspects, but with his Japanese wife’s cookbook.

As he revealed to CNET in 2017, the green code consists of sushi recipes. It was apparently an explicit request from the two directors that they wanted something Japanese for the code:

The Wachowskis didn’t think the design was old-fashioned and traditional enough. They wanted something that felt more Japanese, more manga. […] They asked me if I would like to work on the code, especially since my wife is Japanese and she could help me in working out the characters and give me insight into which characters were good and which were not.

Simon Whiteley on the green Matrix code (via wired.com)

Here is what the code looks like in the films:

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He grabbed an unknown cookbook from his wife and hand-painted the individual characters. These characters were then digitized and combined with numbers. Originally, the characters were supposed to fly from left to right, but it was ultimately decided against.

The contrast between the mechanical code and its origin particularly pleases Whiteley: I love the idea that it’s about something so mechanical, but the actual code is extracted from something so organic and free-flowing.

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Matt Damon can no longer make movies like he used to and there is a simple reason for that

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Matt Damon has made several movies during his career and has never been tied to a specific genre. For many fans, his best role is that of Will in Good Will Hunting. However, he no longer makes such films. He revealed the reason for this in a YouTube video.

What kind of movies has Matt Damon made? Matt Damon has made many films during his career and has never shied away from any genre. Whether action, sci-fi, thriller, or drama.

Before he made big films like the Bourne series or Ocean’s Eleven, he acted in movies like The Talented Mr. Ripley or Good Will Hunting. But today he no longer makes such films. There is a simple reason for that, as he revealed in 2021.

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With new technology, the financing of the film industry has also changed

Why doesn’t he make films like he did in the 90s anymore? In an interview on Hot Ones (via YouTube), Matt Damon discussed the film industry and what has changed. The key factor here is DVDs. He explains that there used to be two primary sources of revenue.

On the one hand, there was the theatrical release, which generated ticket sales, but also, months later, the DVD release, which generated additional income. This allowed for the financing of films that were not only successful through the theatrical release. However, as technology advanced, this became obsolete. This also changed the types of films that were financed.

In this context, he gives an example: He wanted to make a movie that costs 25 million US dollars. He has to invest the same amount again in marketing. With theatrical releases, revenues are shared with theater operators, which means he would need to make at least 100 million US dollars. This is difficult with some genres:

The idea of earning 100 million dollars with a story about a love relationship between two people… I love everyone in this movie, but suddenly it’s a big risk, unlike in the 1990s when they made all these types of films that I loved.

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Is he right with these statements? DVDs used to be a popular way to watch movies and series. This is also supported by figures from the German market (via Statista). Since 2004, sales in the video market have been declining almost yearly.

With streaming, fewer and fewer people actively reach for DVDs or Blu-rays. They rely on the ever-growing online catalog. This also leads to increased competition. Films not only have to compete with other theatrical releases but also with series and movies on streamers. For film distributors, the pure theatrical release is becoming increasingly important, but there is also another option without a theater.

Streamers like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Apple TV Plus finance their own movies and series, some of which only appear on the streaming platforms. The only currency in this case is the viewers’ streams or sporadic theatrical releases. The streamers invest significant amounts as well. For the sci-fi film The Electric State, Netflix reportedly invested 320 million US dollars. That is enormous.

However, smaller and more emotional films still exist; they just need to adapt to a different market. Through platforms like Netflix, filmmakers have also gained new opportunities to realize their niche films without having to make 100 million US dollars at the box office.

Furthermore, Matt Damon still makes smaller films like Stillwater. New technology also aids in filmmaking itself, but it doesn’t always make everything look better: YouTuber explains why many modern films look worse than before, even though technology is improving.

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I admit, I didn’t have fun with GTA 5, but because one thing is changing, I can hardly wait for the release of GTA 6

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 3 minutes

After a long wait, GTA 6 finally delighted the fans with a second trailer. MeinMMO editor Nikolas Hernes was also surprised because he didn’t really care about the series. But after the new information, he can hardly wait to play as Lucia and Jason.

It almost sounds blasphemous to say: GTA has never really interested me. I particularly felt this during GTA 5. I like the approach of having 3 different protagonists. But aside from Franklin, I found the trio unbearable. The protagonists are simply unsympathetic to me.

The gameplay has never really made me go click. The incredible chaos you can create in the open world is fun, but after 2 hours it wears off. Not to mention GTA Online, which I find unbearable.

Then on Tuesday, the 2nd trailer for GTA 6 was released, and instead of focusing on the absurd characters and incidents in the city, it mainly shows the protagonists Lucia and Jason. And what can I say: I can’t wait for the release!

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Normal characters are scarce in GTA

Why are the protagonists in GTA 6 so special? Well, they actually aren’t. They seem like normal people under the circumstances. At least if you believe the new trailer and the new information on the Rockstar website.

In any other game, Lucia and Jason would leave me cold. A love couple in the style of Bonnie and Clyde? Sounds like it’s been told before. But this normality is unusual in the series and particularly refreshing after the 5th installment.

GTA usually focuses on absurd characters that function like caricatures of real people or large clichés. While I really enjoy this in series like The Boys, it bothered me in the context of GTA 5. I just can’t relate to Trevor and Michael. There is no character I can empathize with.

However, with GTA 6, this seems to change, and this is already shown by a very simple moment in the trailer: Lucia apparently comes home from work while Jason is lying on the couch watching TV. She lies down next to him and takes a short break.

This is a small moment that most can empathize with, and it shows the great potential.

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A romantic story can also work in GTA

Lucia and Jason are trapped in a hole full of crime. That’s nothing special; that’s all GTA protagonists. But on the official website, Rockstar adds a bit of spice to them.

Amid a criminal conspiracy that spans the entire state of Leonida, they are forced to rely on each other more than ever to survive.

By playing a love couple here, the focus of the story changes because with the crimes, possible heists, and criminal adversaries, not only a business relationship is at stake, but a romantic one.

For this setup to work, the writers must convey the characters’ motivations well. According to the website, Lucia and Jason do not want to become the new Scarface or Don of the city. They want to survive and lead a comfortable life.

Throughout the story, the relationship also needs to be explored. The trailer seems to suggest that as well. It’s not just about exciting or dramatic moments; sometimes you also need a scene where both awkwardly say Hey.

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But the chaos must remain

At the beginning, I complained about the chaos, but now I want exactly that because of Lucia and Jason. They could be the perfect contrast to the over-the-top GTA world because you don’t have to say goodbye to outrageous characters.

With characters like Real Dimez or Cal Hampton, you know: The exaggerated caricatures that mock social issues and clichés are back. But surprisingly, I’m totally on board with this.

This feeling of being in a world full of decisions and news that you just can’t believe or want to, is something many know today, and that’s exactly how it feels when I look at Lucia and Jason in the insane world of GTA 6.

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The story is not as relevant for many GTA fans as the gameplay possibilities and the open world. Therefore, the world of GTA 6 is also one of the biggest mysteries of the game. Here’s what is known so far: GTA 6 returns to Vice City, but there is more than just the big city – This is known about the map of GTA 6

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Free loot shooter on Steam doubled its player count with new class, but the boss admits: Actually, there’s nothing to do

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 2 minutes

A free loot shooter on Steam celebrated huge player numbers at release, but after almost a year, things look much worse. The developers are currently working on a new season, but that also means there are fewer updates at the moment.

Which game is it? The First Descendant was released on June 30, 2024, and was a huge surprise hit on Steam. At its peak, the game had 264,860 players, despite significant criticism regarding monetization and grind.

However, the enthusiasm among players seems to have almost disappeared a year after the release. If you look at the current numbers on SteamDB, The First Descendant has lost over 97% of its player base in almost a year.

Currently, it is hard to reach 7,000 concurrent players, although a new class recently brought some player growth. As the developers admitted in an open letter, there currently seems to be little content available, but there is probably a good reason for that.

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Fewer updates because they are working on Season 3

What do the developers say about the current problems? In a recent developer letter (via tft.nexon.com), the director of the game, Minseok Joo, discusses the upcoming Season 3 and the currently rare updates.

As he admits, it is normal for players to think that there isn’t much to do at the moment and to wonder if development has stopped. They understand these thoughts, but the team is currently working on the Season 3 update.

They are currently not focusing on smaller, quicker updates because they want to fully dive into the major update. However, he confirms that they are seeing player feedback and working on improvements. He also mentions three dates.

Updates are scheduled to be released on May 15, 2025, May 22, 2025, and June 19, 2025, which will not only balance some aspects but also bring Quality of Life changes. He talks about changes to the party finder as well as longer login events.

All these changes are meant to lay the groundwork for the upcoming Season 3. However, it is still unclear when the season will be released.

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What are your thoughts on The First Descendant? Have you already forgotten the game, or do you still check in regularly? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments. There seems to be a basic interest among many players still. : Free loot shooter on Steam brings a new class into the game, doubling its player numbers

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Men pretend to be women in WoW, are showered with gifts

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

When players in World of Warcraft believe they are dealing with a woman, they tend to be generous – and some have cleverly exploited that.

The beauty of an RPG like World of Warcraft is that you can slip into a completely different role. However, being able to create a character freely can also lead to some strange encounters, because sometimes, when hormones go a bit wild, women in MMORPGs like World of Warcraft get a small advantage – in the form of gifts from their fellow players.

A “business model” that can also be utilized by men. Many of them have now admitted that they intentionally pretended to be women to get expensive mounts or good loot. In many cases, the other person would have simply assumed they were dealing with a woman – and later felt “cheated”.

In the WoW Subreddit, some tell their stories and those of their friends or family members.

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Many mounts for a few nice words – and disappointed guys

However, not always is there malicious intent behind it, as some players simply share little information about themselves, as Ixiraar explains:

I didn’t pretend [to be a woman], but back in Mists of Pandaria, a guy just bought me a Sky Golem (for no reason) because he thought I was a woman. (…) then at some point, I said something that hinted I wasn’t a woman. Until then, I thought he was just a super-helpful guy who wanted to help his friends. I never thought my gender was the problem. Then the guy freaked out and demanded that I pay him back for everything he had given me and helped me with.

Even little brothers apparently already know the effect of assuming a female identity on the internet, as Kersikai reports:

In Mists of Pandaria, my 10-year-old brother invented the concept of Cat Fishing (in the sense that he had never heard the term and came up with the idea himself), and he proudly showed me a whole bag full of Onyx Panther mounts. That was a big WTF moment for me.

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Some take the fun too far – and resolve it with a real “bang”, as -Elgrave- reveals:

I had a friend who got a lot of gold and many carries in the Dragon Soul raid in Cataclysm. He deceived one guy, but never explicitly said he was a woman. He kept mentioning a lewd picture of himself, and the guy then gave him an ultimatum: the Collector’s Edition of Mists of Pandaria for the photo.

So my friend took a picture of himself with his shirt off, where his arms slightly covered his very obviously male, hairy chest, and made a ‘duck face’. The next moment, he was blocked.

In conclusion, it should be mentioned that World of Warcraft is not a dating platform, and one shouldn’t expect any kind of affection in return for kindnesses shown in the game. Because that can also lead to very uncomfortable situations that no one wants to be in.
Often, the attention for women in games can also become a problem, because women are still frequently targeted or belittled due to their gender.

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10 strong Sith Lords from Star Wars that even Yoda would be afraid of

Christoph Waldboth Christoph Waldboth Reading time 7 minutes

In the movies of Star Wars, there are the shining Jedi Knights on one side and the nasty Sith Lords on the other side. In our ranking, we clarify who of the villains is the most powerful.

How was the ranking created? The Sith Lords from Star Wars stand against the good Jedi like the mysterious Yoda or Luke and can be really nasty. For this ranking, we refer to villains that belong to the Sith and come from the canon as well as the Expanded Universe of Star Wars.

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We look at the strengths that each Sith has and rank them accordingly. Of course, the placements are purely subjective and open to interpretation. If you have a different opinion about certain placements, or think we have forgotten someone, feel free to let us know in the comments.

Darth Sion

Rank 10: Darth Sion

Darth Sion is known from the game Knights of the Old Republic II. His nickname is “Lord of Pain”. Sion’s body is covered with scars caused by numerous broken bones. The Sith is indeed capable of keeping himself alive by using power and hate.

Sion was involved in the massacre of the old Jedi Order and later hunted down hidden Jedi. He is incredibly powerful, solely because he is physically immortal. Only when his will is broken can Sion become mortal and be defeated.

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shroud is played so badly in the new survival MMO Dune that the developers react live on Twitch

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 2 minutes

In a current beta of Dune: Awakening, the developers present their new survival game to the public. Even large Twitch streamers do not miss the opportunity to test the game live. However, shroud is faced with an unfair method that affects him so badly that the developers have to respond.

What kind of beta is this? From May 9, 2025, to May 12, 2025, the beta of Dune: Awakening runs. Before the launch on June 10, 2025, players still have the chance to play the survival game in the Dune universe.

The Twitch streamer shroud also seized the opportunity and streamed the game live on Twitch. However, a situation arises with well-known streamer Tyler1, who uses an unfair tactic to take out shroud.

The developers react live to this and promise: We will definitely fix this before the launch.

You can find a story trailer for Dune: Awakening here:

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The Invincible Strategy in PvP

What happened? In a clip on Twitch, you can see how Tyler1 uses the game’s knife and continuously attacks shroud in PvP with it. The problem for shroud is that he is stunlocked. This means that while he is being hit by the knife, he cannot defend himself, as an attack puts him into a brief Stagger animation.

Since Tyler1 can continuously attack with the knife, shroud cannot get out of this animation. In other words, Tyler1 can easily take out shroud slowly by not stopping swinging the knife.

The developers also reacted to this situation live (via Twitch). Embarrassed, the developers watched the situation and laughed. However, they explained that they already know about the problem and that the Stunlock is not intended.

While they themselves laugh about the situation, they promise that they will fix the problem before the game is released.

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Were you able to play Dune: Awakening in the beta? What were your experiences in PvP? Feel free to write it in the comments. If you are still unsure what kind of game Dune: Awakening actually is, the developers have an explanation for you: Developers of Dune: Awakening explain how much MMO really is in their survival game

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2 skills have dominated the builds for Barbarians in Diablo 4 for months, they are now complaining: We can do even more

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

The best builds in Diablo 4 are those where certain skills are enhanced with all possible buffs. However, for barbarians, this has been the same skill for several seasons, perhaps with some variations. Now the muscle-bound players are complaining and say that the other abilities deserve some love too.

What skills are those?

  • Dust Devils have been the top choice for damage in the best builds for barbarians for many months.
  • This is not even a skill, but a secondary ability triggered by other skills like Whirlwind. The Whirlwind Barbarian is even one of the strongest builds ever in Season 8.
  • The second ability that keeps being used is Earthquake – and it is rarely triggered directly, but usually as an effect of other skills or even simply through rune words.

This is what barbarians say: On Reddit, barbarian players are now complaining about this very fact. For several seasons, builds around Dust Devils and Earthquake have been the dominating builds for barbarians in the top tier.

At times, the builds have been absolutely absurd. In Season 6, an expert defeated bosses hands-free with Dust Devils and Earthquake and simply watched AFK as they died. The players explain: There are five unique multipliers for Earthquake alone. Whirlwind has none.

Moreover, barbarians are unplayable without their shouts; they must always be part of the kit, otherwise one can forget about it. The actual primary skills like Whirlwind, Iron Maelstrom, or Upheaval are useless and, if anything, triggers for something else.

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Barbarians used to do “more”, other classes face similar issues

Players remember that barbarians used to have more build variance. In the early seasons, for example, “Hammer of the Ancients” or short: HotA builds, or Death Blow were prominently featured. Hammer of the Ancients caused millions in damage in Season 2.

Other classes are facing similar issues. In several comments, players compare the barbarian to druids, where many builds revolve around rabies infections. However, druids generally have a harder time.

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In recent seasons, Blizzard has mostly spent a lot of time fixing issues and ironing out bugs. Only now, as mentioned in a recent interview, do they have time to try new things. New aspects may therefore soon come into play, as players wish.

However, some mechanic will likely continue to outshine all others in one season for a while. After all, there will always be something that is mathematically the best, and many players will rely on that. Although Blizzard announced to handle overpowering mechanics and builds differently in the future – the upcoming patch 2.2.1 will bring many buffs.

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Elder Scrolls Online changes the payment model – This is what the up to 90 Euro expensive Content Pass brings you and this happens with ESO Plus

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 4 minutes

On June 2, 2025, Part 1 of the Seasons of the Worm Cult from Elder Scrolls Online will start. Anyone who is into seasonal content will definitely need the new Content Pass. But what’s actually included? And what about ESO Plus and the free updates? MeinMMO summarizes everything about the new payment model for you.

It has almost become a tradition that the largest content package of the year for Elder Scrolls Online arrives in June. This will also be the case in 2025. However, you can expect that next month there won’t be another chapter – as there have been annually since 2017 – but rather the start of the first season of the MMORPG.

This season is called Seasons of the Worm Cult and is set to last until the end of the year. Anyone who wants to play the associated seasonal content must definitely have the new Content Pass.

Other new features will come through the planned free updates on the live servers. And then there’s also the optional ESO Plus subscription, which is still intended to exist but has nothing to do with the seasons. It’s quite a mess, which we will break down for you below.

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What do I pay up to 90 euros for?

You can already purchase the new Content Pass, which is available in two variants:

  • 2025 Content Pass for 49.99 euros (PC) or 54.99 euros (PlayStation and Xbox)
  • 2025 Premium Edition for 79.99 euros (PC) or 89.99 euros (PlayStation and Xbox) – includes the Content Pass plus the base game and all 8 chapters

This is included in the Content Pass: Those who purchase the new Content Pass will gain access to the following content:

  • Dungeon DLC Fallen Banners (already available since March)
  • The zone Solstice with all its associated content (June 2, 2025 on PC, June 18, 2025 for Xbox and PlayStation)
  • The world event around the wall and another dungeon pack (Q3 2025) – although the developers stated that it should also be possible to contribute to the success of the world event without a Content Pass (in what form is unclear)
  • The season finale with an extension of the region plus new content (Q4 2025)
Elder Scrolls Online: Content Pass
Here is an overview of the Seasons of the Worm Cult

Anyone who buys the Content Pass before the start of the season will receive the following pre-order rewards:

  • Action pack “Muschelstrom Beach”
  • Mount “Lion Guard Horse of the 10th Anniversary”
  • Companion “Mudcrab of the 10th Anniversary”

What about the free updates?

They are supposed to continue to occur regularly and, in addition to the usual bug fixes and balancing adjustments – as usual – bring new content or features that affect the entire game and are not just part of a season. Some examples of this include:

  • The new subclasses, which have been introduced with the new season, are to be available to all players.
  • The new “Welcome Back” features, intended to make it easier for returning players to come back to Tamriel.
  • According to a Q&A session with the developers, the new raid is supposed to come with the free update 46 in June.

It fits that the developers want to make the feature of writing lore from the chapter Gold Road available to all players in mid-July.

The gameplay trailer for the Seasons of the Worm Cult:

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Elder Scrolls Online: The Seasons of the Worm Cult in the New Gameplay Trailer

What about ESO Plus?

The optional subscription for Elder Scrolls Online is supposed to continue to exist and be regularly expanded with additional benefits. For many years, it has been possible to purchase DLCs either via the Crown Store or unlock them with an active ESO Plus subscription. In addition, after some time, the chapter from the previous year always ended up in the subscription.

Due to the lack of new chapters, the latter will no longer happen. The DLC Fallen Banners, however, was still included in the ESO Plus subscription in March. Whether this will happen with upcoming dungeon content is unclear. A dungeon pack named “Feast of Shadows” is announced for the third quarter, and then we will know for sure.

ESO Plus
The ESO Plus subscription has always provided you with more inventory space.

These are the current benefits of ESO Plus:

  • Access to all DLCs and chapters available in the Crown Store (exception: the chapter Gold Road from 2024 is currently not included)
  • 1,650 crowns per month, for the Crown Store in-game
  • Unlimited storage space for crafting materials
  • Double space in the bank
  • 10% increased experience gain and gold gain
  • 10% bonus for alliance points and Tel’Var stones
  • 10% increased profit from knowledge treasures in archives
  • 10% increased inspiration gain and analysis speed
  • Double number of placeable furnishing and collection items
  • Exclusive ability to dye costumes
  • Double number of maximum transmutation crystals
  • Exclusive access to unique offers in the Crown Store
  • Access to the companions Tanlorin and Zerith-Var

How exactly the developers want to expand ESO Plus in the future is currently unclear. The standard price for 30 days remains at 12.99 euros per month. Those who subscribe for 3, 6, or 12 months get corresponding discounts on the monthly price (10.41 euros per month is the cheapest option).

What about future seasons?

The developers emphasized in their presentation that 2025 is a transition year and that there will be a completely new zone in the summer for that reason. Upcoming seasons are expected to differ more clearly from the chapters of previous years starting in 2026 and will have entirely different durations. This will certainly also impact the prices of future Content Passes.

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Bill Gates predicted an AI revolution and assured that artificial intelligence will do something that computers cannot do

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 2 minutes

Bill Gates once spoke at a conference about the potential of artificial intelligence. He believes that AI can help people learn.

What is Bill Gates talking about? At the ASUGSV, a tech conference in San Diego (USA), Bill Gates spoke in April 2023 about the potential of artificial intelligence to help students or learners in their studies – starting with reading and writing (via YouTube).

For many students, a kind of tutor is too expensive, said Gates. A good teacher goes through their students’ texts, highlights unclear points, and notes what information is missing in a text. According to Gates, AI could play an important role as a kind of “teacher,” providing feedback to students and helping them improve their writing skills, for example.

AI is also believed to assist us in getting better at math, Gates believes:

If you take the next 18 months, AI will act as an assistant to the teacher and provide feedback on writing. And then it will amplify what we can do in math.

Bill Gates at ASUGSV 2023 via YouTube

AI helps improve your texts

How can AI help? Almost 25 months have passed since the conference in San Diego, and there are already AI tools like “DeepL Write” and “LanguageTool” that provide you with detailed feedback on texts.

In addition to traditional spell checking and grammar checks, such tools show things like word repetitions or more professional formulations. Moreover, you can present a text you have written to artificial intelligence and ask for suggestions for improvement.

Chatbots like ChatGPT can then inform you that you could, for example, shorten or better structure paragraphs; use active instead of passive phrasing to make a text more vivid or should substantiate a statement better.

In the field of mathematics, AI can provide you with explanations or example problems. Bill Gates himself has already visited a school that uses AI in the classrooms. For example, a math teacher used artificial intelligence to create text problems for her students (via gatesnotes).

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What is the difference with computers? Software that was previously used without AI primarily checks basic spelling – as is known from Microsoft Word or LibreOffice. Complex analyses of writing style are rather atypical as they are demanding cognitive tasks, says Gates. Computers can, unlike artificial intelligence, only execute predefined commands.

New tasks must be manually programmed into a computer, and so they can only provide limited feedback to students regarding their performance and assist in learning. However, according to Gates, AI is truly good at this.

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Artificial intelligence can therefore now help you improve your skills – just as Bill Gates predicted in 2023. However, you can use chatbots not only to obtain feedback on your works.

ChatGPT can also assist in researching or translating various languages, although you should of course check in the second step whether the chatbot’s response is correct. You can read more tips on how to use AI for school here: ChatGPT: The 9 best tips for school and studies

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In Destiny 2, one of the most important characters loses their voice and is replaced – Bungie warns of silent dialogues

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 2 minutes

The ongoing strike of the voice actors is now also affecting Destiny 2. An important character will initially manage without their voice.

Who is losing their voice? As Bungie stated in “This Week in Destiny” on May 8, some voice actors who provided voices for characters in Destiny 2 are currently unavailable for recordings.

This means that some characters in The Edge of Fate and Rite of the Nine content will lose their previous English voice and be given a new voice actor. Affected characters include Ikora Rey. Therefore, if you play Destiny 2 in English, you will notice a change in the voice.

Additionally, Orin and Chioma will be voiced by new actors in The Edge of Fate and Rite of the Nine content.

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What is the deal with the silent dialogues? Bungie also warns in “This Week in Destiny” on May 8 that some Rite of the Nine content might be silent and The Edge of Fate content could play only with English voiceover.

In order for players, regardless of their origin and native language, not to miss any story content, subtitles will be activated by default.

Which languages will be silent and whether the German voiceover will be affected is currently unknown. In Episode Ketzerei, players reported on Steam that they discovered gaps in Spanish and French. However, other players stated that all languages would be affected.

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Why are the voice actors unavailable? The unavailability of the voice actors is due to a strike by the SAG-AFTRA union (Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists). The union has been striking in the video game industry for several months.

The background of the strike involves failed contract negotiations between the union and companies that are supposed to ensure a future and fair pay for union members even in times of artificial intelligence. In addition to Bungie, companies like Electronic Arts and Activision are also affected. Shortly after the strike began, some gamers feared that the situation could also impact GTA 6: The publisher of GTA 6 is affected by a major strike – Fans are now worried about the release

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The Imperium from Warhammer 40,000 has special knights that could even trample powerful Space Marines

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

Warhammer 40,000 is known for its absurd scales. Everything is simply bigger, worse, more powerful. In particular, the Imperium of Man shines here with megalomania, which is especially evident in an absurd battle suit: the Imperial Knight.

For most newcomers and fans, Space Marines are likely at the top of the absurdity scale in Warhammer 40,000: over 2 meters tall superhumans with two hearts, three lungs, literal bones made of steel and muscles like wire ropes.

In addition, there are armor plates several centimeters thick that can withstand even heavy ammunition. Only special weapons can penetrate a Space Marine’s power armor. On the battlefield, few soldiers can stand against such a monster.

Unless he himself wears armor that is almost 5 times larger than the armored Space Marine. The Imperium of Mankind has exactly such armors, operated by just one person. The Imperial Knights count among the largest ground weapons that the Imperium possesses.

In the series Broken Lance, you will see Imperial Knights in action:

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A golden throne for each knight

Strictly speaking, Imperial Knights are not the soldiers, but the battle suits. Their pilots are called Knight Scion.

However, the knight and his pilot are not really separable, as the pilot sits, similar to the Emperor, on a throne, and his brain is directly connected to the suit. He “becomes” the knight.

The connection is not permanent, so the pilot can step out again. However, it often happens that part of the Scion’s personality is transferred to the machine over a lengthy process.

Imperial Knights, like most weapons of the Imperium, come in various versions and “patterns.” The most well-known variants are the Knights Paladin and the Knights Errant. Depending on the type of knight, the size and armament differ, but most have:

  • a thick armor made of Adamantium
  • an ion shield for additional protection
  • various weapons on the arms like meltas or plasma weapons
  • built-up weapon systems, often missile launchers
  • melee weapons as an alternative to firearms, because swords are still important in Warhammer 40,000
By the way: The fact that Imperial Knights roughly look like humans may be related to the pilot feeling like himself through the connection. For similar reasons, the cybots, into which dying Space Marines are embedded, also appear roughly human.

Feudal knights who are not just called that

Imperial Knights do not just carry a name from the romanticized past; they also come from knightly worlds that are often ruled by a feudal system with lords and vassals. Chivalric values such as morality and honor are also important.

The knights come from a time before the Imperium even existed as such. Settler fleets set out to alien worlds to colonize them. Their ships served as initial shelter and source of building materials. For this reason, some of the old knights still contain ancient tech that is now lost – such as atomic reactors.

Knight suits, where available, provided protection on the alien and often hostile worlds until a certain dependency eventually developed. The knight house provides protection, and everyone else benefits from it but works for the knight.

Due to the isolation, these governments persisted until the priests of the Mechanicus rediscovered the worlds and united them under Forge Worlds until they were later incorporated into the Imperium. Accordingly, there are various “oaths of loyalty”:

  • a Questor Imperialis serves only the Emperor
  • a Questor Mechanicus serves the Omnissiah – who is technically also the Emperor
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Giant mechs are not even the biggest the Imperium has to offer

If you think this is already megalomaniacal, you should take a look at Titans. Titans are basically the “adult” version of the Imperial Knights and practically walking fortresses, literally.

Imperial Titans, or “God-Engines”, come in various configurations. The largest among them are over 100 meters tall. Unlike knights, however, Titans require multiple pilots for the many systems.

If that is still not enough for you, then the warrior-priestesses of the Adepta Sororitas may quench your thirst for megalomania. The Sisters of Battle start a fight by throwing a literal cathedral onto a planet and attacking from there.

The truly absurd size ratios in Warhammer 40,000, however, are not found on planets, but in space. Spaceships in the universe have unimaginable dimensions; there is even at least one case where someone has simply attached engines to a planet. And in these dimensions, there are weapons so powerful that there are even scruples about using them: Exterminatus is the worst weapon in Warhammer 40,000, and even the insane Imperium uses it only very rarely.

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Clair Obscur shows what many players want: A great gaming experience instead of service – 2 other gems will also be successful in 2025

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 4 minutes

The gaming year 2025 has already produced some highlights, including three games from Europe that have each sold several million copies – and this should positively influence the industry, says MeinMMO editor Karsten Scholz.

We are almost halfway through the current gaming year (2025) and look back on the usual madness of layoffs and studio successes, exciting games, and failures. What excites me the most looking at 2025:

Three of the currently most successful and best-rated games of this year’s class rely on wonderfully old-school gaming experiences, completely devoid of service character, elaborate funding models, and the resulting questionable design decisions that negatively impact gameplay.

Highlight 1 – Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

In my review of Kingdom Come 2, I already explained how much fun I had with Heinrich in medieval Bohemia. There, you will find a similarly immersive, impressive, and entertaining gaming experience as back in Gothic – with a world and inhabitants that feel alive and (mostly) respond understandably.

Here you can see the launch trailer of Kingdom Come 2:

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Kingdom Come Deliverance 2: Launch Trailer shows you in 2 minutes what makes the RPG unique

Additionally, there’s the strong presentation of the story, the improved combat system, the avoidance of service nonsense (apart from early announced DLCs), and the enormous scope. To me, this is a significant improvement over Part 1 (which I also thought was great) and is on my shortlist for “Game of the Year” in December.

And the best part: I’m not the only one who thinks so. On Steam, Kingdom Come 2 currently stands at 93 percent positive, with over 72,900 reviews. On Metacritic, the game achieves an 88 Metascore and a user score of 8.7 across all platforms.

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All this has also affected the sales figures. The Czech studio Warhorse announced on May 4, 2025, via X.com, that they sold 3 million copies of Kingdom Come 2 after just 3 months. This means the series has now surpassed 10 million copies sold in total.

Highlight 2 – Split Fiction

Also about the current game from the cooperative experts at the Swedish Hazelight Studios I’ve already raved on MeinMMO. How much fun the split-screen adventure of Mio and Zoe is, is also evident from the fact that we still launch it very regularly to play some levels together with the kids.

This strongly reminds me of when I used to sit with my buddies in front of a Nintendo or PlayStation console to have a good time together. I can highly recommend the predecessor, It Takes Two, in this regard as well.

One of the trailers for Split Fiction:

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The creators of It Takes Two reveal their new co-op game Split Fiction for the first time in the trailer

What I have always found very sympathetic about those responsible at Hazelight: They avoid any kind of service model or microtransactions and focus entirely on the co-op experience. Anyone who buys Split Fiction can invite a co-op partner through the friends pass, who doesn’t need their own copy of the game. How cool is that?!

Fortunately, the success proves the developers right. It Takes Two was awarded Game of the Year at the Game Awards 2021 and has sold 20 million copies (via X). Split Fiction has already sold 2 million copies in just one week (via X). On May 6, 2025, an update followed on X: The count is now at 4 million copies sold.

Highlight 3 – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

At MeinMMO’s editorial team, there are several individuals who had or continue to have an incredible amount of fun with the new role-playing game from the French studio Sandfall Interactive. Jasmin has detailed her opinion about the game in the review of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. There you will also find the more critical opinions from Alex and me.

But MeinMMO demon Cortyn is also excited, because the role-playing game wonderfully manages to combine mechanics and elements known from other games into a masterpiece. Especially the wonderful art style, music, story, characters, and combat system impress.

One of the trailers for Clair Obscur – Expedition 33:

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – JRPG with French Flair has Release Date

Like Kingdom Come 2, Clair Obscur has also managed to secure a strong 93 percent positive reviews on Steam. On Metacritic, there is currently no better rated game from 2025, with a Metascore of 92 and an outstanding user score of 9.7 (Blue Prince also achieves a 92 Metascore, but receives only 7.7 from the players, via Metacritic).

And what about the sales figures? Well, even though Clair Obscur is in the Game Pass, the role-playing game has already sold more than 2 million copies (via X, on May 6, 2025). This is an enormous success for the debut work of a studio.

Take a cue, dear publishers

On the one hand, I am incredibly happy about the success of the 3 aforementioned games from Europe, because they have given me many entertaining hours this year (in a time when daily news from around the world only cause worry, this is priceless), and also, because you can see how much passion has gone into each development.

On the other hand, I am delighted about the respective successes because I have learned one thing over the years: Trends in the gaming industry have always been driven by financial successes. While various service games have recently flopped hard, the games that currently focus on providing the best possible gaming experience are thriving.

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It’s so delightfully old-school that it should definitely inspire other projects. So, dear publishers: Service games are not the ultimate conclusion. Also make games that are simply meant to be as much fun as possible, and where maximum monetization is not the focus. Many players appreciate this and show it with their wallets. Unfortunately, responsible parties often draw the wrong conclusions from failures, for example here: EA believes Dragon Age flopped because it wasn’t like their last big flop Anthem

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New MMORPG looks like Zelda, delays Early Access on Steam to avoid Dune and Elden Ring

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 4 minutes

It’s time for our MeinMMO format “MMORPG news in two minutes.” We summarize the most important news around the best genre in the world. Look forward to Red Wizards in Neverwinter, many events, and a finished game that is coming in 2026.

The highlights of the week:

What else has happened? While the second phase of Alpha Two is still running in Ashes of Creation, there have been fresh servers and a supply of interested testers. Both in combination resulted in an impressive success, which according to studio head Steven Sharif, no other game in Unreal Engine 5 has been able to achieve.

One of the latest trailers for Ashes of Creation introduces the new rogue class:

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Ashes of Creation: Trailer shows gameplay of the rogue class

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This is what happened in the big MMORPGs:

This is what happened in the small MMORPGs:

  • The revised MMORPG Blade & Soul: NEO was released on February 25, 2025. Now the developers are announcing new servers and a Steam release.
  • The perhaps most beautiful MMORPG in the world, World of Jade Dynasty, is expanding to new servers outside of China. Meanwhile, the players have not been idle and have simply translated the MMORPG into English themselves.
  • After the major expansion in March, fans of Dungeon Fighter Online are now looking forward to the next content update. The themes of love and desire will be the focus of the new dungeon.
  • This week, a developer update for Fractured Online took place again, during which questions from the community were answered. The work on a new backend system is progressing well, and noticeable improvements have been made for performance as well as for the revision of the environmental textures. You can find the details on fracturedmmo.com.
  • Update 44.1 for Lord of the Rings Online is scheduled for release on May 14, 2025. The anniversary event will be extended until May 27, 2025, due to issues with the new 64-bit servers (via lotro.com).
  • With Legion, the new expansion for Eve Online will be released on May 27, 2025. Part of the update will include freelance contracts, new warships, and sovereignty upgrades. You can find the details on eveonline.com.
  • Jagex had announced some time ago that it wanted to reduce the loot from bosses in RuneScape to balance the economy of the MMORPG. The feedback from the community was so devastating that they have now announced that they will postpone these changes in response to the feedback (via massivelyop.com).
  • Until May 16, Star Wars Day is still being celebrated in Star Wars: The Old Republic, with bonuses, discounts, and a mini pet as a gift. You can find the details on swtor.com.
  • For Realm of the Mad God Exalt, a new update was released on May 6, 2025, and season 21 has started. You can find an overview on realmofthemadgod.com. Below is the trailer for the new season:
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This is what happened in the MMORPGs in development:

  • Actually, the early access of Pax Dei was supposed to run for about a year, until June 2025 – maybe a few months longer. However, this plan now seems to be evaporating, as they had to lay off almost 30 percent of the developers.
  • The developers of Reign of Guilds have completely revamped the tutorial experience for the early access version of their game and presented plans for later updates. You can find all the details on Steam.
  • In two weeks, 4Story: The Original is set to go live on Steam. The developers revealed this on Facebook. However, it is unclear what exactly lies behind this version – possibly a kind of classic experience or a re-release? We will find out.
  • In South Korea, the closed beta for Dragon Sword is about to start, a new MMORPG that is likely to be interesting for Western players as well. With its anime graphics and gameplay, it strongly resembles Genshin Impact and Blue Protocol.
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With this, we have summarized the most important things that have recently happened in the world of MMORPGs.

What were you excited about this week? What annoyed you? Let us know in the comments. If you’re looking for a fun but informative overview of online role-playing games, be sure to check this out: Report, columns, talks, and the top list of the best MMORPGs of all time – this was MeinMMO’s theme week

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