Apparently, American wrestler and actor John Cena lives by the motto “one should stop when it’s most beautiful,” because right after his last championship, the 17-time world champion wants to say goodbye to WWE.
What did John Cena announce? The wrestler has become the 17-time world champion of WWE this year, thus also holding the record. However, this did not prevent him from making a certain decision: John Cena has decided that it is time to end his career as a wrestler.
The decision was not made in haste, but has developed over the years, as the wrestler stated in an interview with ESPN: “I had a lot of time to think about it. I started to reduce my full-time schedule in 2017. Now it’s the year 2025, so I had more than half a decade to think about how to proceed.”
In the trailer for the series Peacemaker, you can see John Cena as the titular hero:
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Trailer for the series Peacemaker with John Cena
John Cena Keeps His Promise
How did he come to this decision? John Cena reports in the interview with ESPN that this decision simply stands from a promise he made to the fans and himself at the beginning of his career: “I made a solid promise in my 20s: ‘If I am a step too slow, I will walk away. One must know when their own run is over, and leave with dignity. And I feel that I am a step too slow.”
In response to the interviewer’s (Daniel Cormier from ESPN) reaction, who still sees John Cena as a very good wrestler, the wrestler replies gratefully but honestly:
I really appreciate that, but I think a lot of what you saw in my 20s was strength and enthusiasm – and then wisdom slowly creeps in. (…) When you look at the performers today, it’s physically extremely demanding. And I simply don’t want someone to buy a ticket and feel cheated.
What does his future look like now? Just because John Cena is saying goodbye to his career at WWE doesn’t mean he is completely retiring. He will continue to appear as an actor in films and series.
You may already know him from Fast & Furious 9, as Peacemaker from The Suicide Squad, and you will be able to see him alongside Idris Elba in the action film “Heads of State” on Amazon Prime starting July 2, 2025.
Therefore, John Cena will definitely not disappear from the scene. If you want to know more about his acting performances in films and series, you can find out more about the series that shares his role as Peacemaker. Here on MeinMMO, we report on whom the series might particularly appeal: The new TV series Peacemaker on Amazon is perfect if you like “Guardians of the Galaxy”
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In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 you can travel faster when you upgrade your Esquie. We reveal how to access all upgrades and what they bring.
To explore the vast world of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, it’s useful to have a “mount”. This becomes available quite early, although your mount is more like a full-fledged member of the group.
For Esquie not only clears dangers from your path, but also makes travel much more enjoyable and often has wise advice for you… or he’s just a bit scatterbrained. Our guide shows you how to unlock all of Esquie’s abilities.
Who is Esquie? Early on in your journey, you’ll meet the incredibly powerful yet somewhat clumsy being Esquie. He serves as your mount and can get you across the world map significantly faster than a normal march on foot.
If you want to move quickly across the world map, you cannot bypass Esquie—and it’s also essential for the story to treat the oversized, lovable creature well to access new areas.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – The Role-Playing Game Introduces Sciel, the Serene Warrior
Esquie in Expedition 33: All abilities and their locations
Esquie is practically omnipotent, after all, he is a legendary being. However, to carry other people, he needs special stones—which unfortunately, he’s lost again. Every time you bring him one of these special stones, he gains a new ability, expanding the exploration possibilities. In total, he has 5 different abilities that you can unlock throughout the game.
Riding (Standard)
You automatically unlock the normal Esquie in the story once you leave the Gestral village behind and visit Esquie in his nest. The “normal” Esquie can travel over land and destroy small bluish stone surfaces to access new areas.
Swimming
Being able to swim is the first new ability of Esquie that you will also inevitably unlock during the story. You only need to complete the events of Act 1, which occurs after visiting the “Stone Wave Cliffs”. This is right after you meet Esquie.
Once you’ve done that, Esquie can sink into the water at beaches in the game and travel through the sea to reach new shores. This immediately opens up many new areas, some of which can be quite deadly.
Destroying Corals
In the sea, your path is repeatedly blocked by corals that make further progress impossible. During Act 2, you will head to “Old Lumiere”. After completing the story in this area, Esquie receives the new stone from your group members.
Now, you are able to destroy corals and swim right through them. This opens up a large part of the world map, and you can basically land at any shore. Also, keep in mind that many areas and levels may still be too difficult and indicate “Danger!”, warning that you will only find a quick end to the expedition there.
Flying
Flying is also unlocked during the game’s storyline, but much later. You need to defeat the two Axons (Siren and Visages) in Act 2 and then complete the events at the Monolith. During the final battle there, Verso returns Esquie’s flight stone.
After that, you have the freedom to explore the entire world by flying. There are numerous flying islands with small bonus areas, but also many hidden places located on rises or mountains. Many of the chromatic bosses also become available only now. It’s worth it to explore the entire map thoroughly.
Diving
The last ability of Esquie is diving. To be able to dive, you must regularly speak with Esquie at the camp in Act 3 to increase his relationship level. Once you reach level 5, you receive a side quest where you need to retrieve a stone from Francois. Verso must win a duel against Francois here. The fight is relatively simple, as long as you manage to parry Francois’s spells.
Once you can dive, you can explore the sparkling spots in the water that grant many Lumina points. Additionally, there’s a new area that you can also dive into—but you should only venture there at a very high level (level 70+) because one of the nastiest bosses in the entire game is waiting there.
What happens to Esquie in a “New Game+”? If you start a “New Game+” after the end of the game, Esquie’s abilities will be reset, and you will unlock them again throughout the story—with one exception.
If you obtained them during the first playthrough, Esquie retains his ability to dive. This means that you can immediately explore the glowing spots right after acquiring the swimming ability and collect additional Lumina points.
Tyler1 became famous with his explosive content about League of Legends. He is now active in other areas as well, but he occasionally returns to the Rift. Currently, he is back with his beloved nemesis Ludwig Ahgren.
Tyler1 and Ludwig have a history.In 2022, the streamer Ninja hosted a LoL event, where the ambitious Tyler1 had to play on a team with Ludwig Ahgren, who was a beginner at the time. Instead of being courteous, Tyler1 humiliated his teammate on stage. He called him total weakpoint because he couldn’t hear and supposedly lost the match single-handedly.
Now, the two have played LoL together, and even though Tyler1 yells at Ludwig, he had fun. He even wishes for a simple feature for LoL.
Learn more about Tyler1 in this video:
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How the Worst Troll from Twitch Became the Face of League of Legends
Tyler1 has fun, even though he hates Ludwig
How was their joint gaming experience? In their streams, you can see how different they are. Ludwig is calm, nice, and tries to learn, while Tyler1 is typically explosive and delivers his tips in a less polite manner. Conflicts occasionally arise when one disapproves of what the other is doing.
There are moments when Tyler1 expresses his anger, as you can see in this Twitch clip.
After the defeat, Ludwig says they probably need to play one more. Tyler1 laughs and yells: I hate you so much. He specifies again that he hates how he talks and plays. Ludwig just laughs, and despite the outburst, Tyler1 decides to play another match.
Is he enjoying it? In a later clip (via Twitch), he talks again about the matches and wishes for a voice chat for regular LoL matches as well. Playing with this kind of communication is simply fun, even if you are playing with the biggest bastard in gaming history.
Will there be an official voice chat in LoL? So far, there is only an in-game voice chat when you are in a party before starting a game. With random teammates, this is not possible yet. While some individuals from Riot have mentioned it (via Reddit), there has been no official announcement yet.
GTA 6 has introduced a new trailer. Here you can primarily see story elements and admire the beautiful graphics. But what lies behind the pretty graphics that you will be able to admire on the PS5 and Xbox Series X starting in 2026?
What engine does GTA 6 use? Rockstar relies on the so-called “Rockstar Advanced Game Engine” for GTA 6, often abbreviated as RAGE. The engine was developed by Rockstar San Diego in collaboration with other developers, first showcased in 2006, and was already used in GTA 5.
The details and content shown so far in the 2nd trailer for GTA 6 are already impressive and show how stunning the graphics of GTA 6 could be at launch. However, this could come at a price when the game releases on PS5 and Xbox Series X.
GTA 6 relies on the engine of its predecessor, which is said to be significantly improved
What does GTA 6 offer in terms of graphics and technology? Ryan Woods, Principal Engine Programmer at Rockstar Games, explained back then (via Reddit.com) that RAGE has been significantly improved and is expected to utilize state-of-the-art graphics technologies. This includes advanced ray tracing for realistic lighting, reflections, and shadows (such as Ray Traced Global Illumination).
With the improved lighting, characters and environments immediately appear much more vibrant and believable, especially under changing lighting conditions.
Another feature that is expected to be implemented is “procedural object generation.” The advantage of this is that developers do not have to place each tree and bush individually; instead, they can leave the work to the engine. Many objects can thus be placed randomly, making the game feel more alive than if developers placed everything manually in the game.
A third point that GTA 6 is likely to utilize is the built-in SSD in the gaming consoles: The SSD technology in both consoles enables fast loading times and smooth world streaming, which reduces loading times and improves gameplay flow.
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Rockstar Games presents GTA 6 in the second trailer
Beautiful graphics, but limited FPS on PS5 and Xbox?
What is the problem? Beautiful graphics typically come at a price, which is high performance demands. It is not unlikely that Rockstar will limit the frame rate (FPS) in GTA 6 to ensure stable performance.
GTA 6 focuses on a highly immersive open world and aims to push the boundaries of open-world experiences with a densely packed, realistic urban environment, featuring complex NPC behaviors and simulations, which will heavily tax the CPU.
30 FPS is considered likely, as the dense open world and complex ray tracing calculations will place a heavy load on the CPU. The PS5 Pro could potentially offer even better graphics than the Xbox Series X due to its more powerful GPU, but remains limited on the CPU side. The PS5 Pro provides only about 10% more performance regarding the CPU compared to the standard PS5.
Players on the standard PS5 and Xbox Series X should not expect 60 FPS. A recent example of such limitations is Dragon’s Dogma 2: The game also features a large open world and relies on a strong CPU, which caused the game to run poorly at launch on the consoles, and players had to deal with significant limitations.
Those who want to game have three options: mobile gaming on the phone, on a gaming PC, or on a gaming console. Consoles are especially considered a price tip, as you can play at high settings for relatively little money over the years. But exactly that price advantage might now be lost: PS5 and Xbox are currently losing their most important purchase argument against the gaming PC
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The current season of Path of Exile 2 is already almost a month old. The developers have taken this opportunity to share data from the past weeks with the players. One class stands out in particular.
Why are the developers revealing this information? The developers of Path of Exile 2 have shared data about the current season “Dawn of the Hunt”. The season initially started off rocky on April 4, 2025, but then received many patches that largely fixed the issues. Recently, the developers addressed the lack of loot with patch 0.2.0G.
The season is now already a month old, which the developers are using as an opportunity to publish a statistic that shows what is currently popular and what is currently unpopular. One class stands out in particular.
Here you can watch the trailer for the current season of Path of Exile 2:
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Path of Exile 2 presents gameplay trailer with the new Hunter class
The Amazon dominates everything
What kind of class is this? In Path of Exile 2, in addition to character classes, there are also associated subclasses, the so-called Ascendancy classes. These have a significant impact on one’s skill build. Currently, the Amazon is particularly popular. 23.78% of the players of Path of Exile 2 have chosen this subclass.
This likely has several reasons. Firstly, it belongs to the new Hunter. This class was introduced with the new season, and players wanted to see what could be done with it. It also fits that the new subclass “Lich” ranks second with 12.27%.
On the other hand, the OP and meta build of the Lightning Spear Hunter is currently widespread. Here, players throw javelins at enemies that trigger a chain reaction of lightning upon impact, resulting in a high clear speed. The build also benefits from speed, which is generally considered a good attribute.
What else have the developers revealed? While the most popular Ascendancy classes mainly consist of newcomers, the “Acolyte of Chayula” with 0.74% and the “Chronomancer” with 1.32% are particularly unpopular among players.
Interesting are also the statistics about deaths in the game. While there were 185,961,090 deaths recorded in the Standard league in one month, only 291,112 characters died in the Hardcore league during the same period. The hardest boss in the game, the Arbiter of Ash, has been defeated 355,877 times meanwhile.
A well-known streamer is already addressing the Team of the Season (TOTS) in EA FC 25. Especially the rewards in the Weekend League frustrate him – and he is convinced: “It’s ruining the game.”
Which streamer is criticizing? Nick “runthefutmarket”, short “NickRTFM”, is one of the most well-known content creators for EA FC. He has been producing new videos about the football simulator daily for over 8 years. According to Sullygnome, he is among the 5 most watched FC-25 streamers on Twitch in the last six months.
His content is very diverse and ranges from player testing, tactical recommendations to pack openings.
Why are the rewards ruining the TOTS? One thing in particular seems not well thought out by EA, NickRTFM asserts. In the best upgrades, there are now not only players from one TOTS but from 2. This applies to both the popular red player choice items and the TOTS upgrade packs from the Champions Finals.
The expanded player pool leads to the situation that you would mainly pull the weakest and cheapest players of the respective TOTS. Thus, there is hardly any incentive to achieve a strong outcome in the Weekend League.
After the video, we will show you why NickRTFM might also be statistically correct with his observation.
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Tips for a Perfect Start in EA FC 25 – Ultimate Team
More than half of the reward players worth under 100,000 coins
This is what the player pool of the new Premier League TOTS rewards looks like: Due to the extension of rewards to 2 TOTS, there are 36 players in the player pool:
22 TOTS from the Premier League
14 TOTS from the Barclays Women’s Super League
These players can then be categorized into 4 categories based on their market value and assigned a number of possible TOTS:
Category 4: TOTS up to 100,000 coins (20 players)
Category 3: TOTS from 115,000 to 500,000 coins (8 players)
Category 2: TOTS from 500,000 to one million coins (4 players)
Category 1: TOTS over one million coins (4 players)
With 20 players, Category 4, with the cheapest cards, is by far the most represented. It accounts for more than half of all possible TOTS that can be obtained from the rewards. From the coveted Category 1 and 2, there are just 8 players available.
What can we deduce from this? The probability of getting a truly worthwhile TOTS from Category 1 or 2 is low. Even the red player choice items from the Weekend League rewards, where you can choose from up to 5 TOTS, are thus devalued.
Using his Champions Rewards for the Premier League TOTS from FC 24, NickRTFM illustrates why adding the women’s TOTS in the upgrades is said to have ruined the Weekend League rewards:
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In FC 24, Nick RTFM pulled cards from his red player choices (limited to 1 TOTS) from the Champions rewards with the Premier League TOTS cards of Saliba, Garnacho, and Díaz cards, all of which cost over 500,000 coins and thus belonged to Category 2 or even 1.
In FC 25, due to the expanded player pool, one would mostly receive cards that are of no value. This is also corroborated by numerous posts on Reddit criticizing the previous TOTS event with its rewards:
Strong TOTS from upgrade packs of league SBCs unlikely
These are the upgrade packs of the league SBC for TOTS: For exchanging 11 rare gold players, you will receive 1 premium league upgrade pack in the Squad Building Challenges (SBCs), which contains 11 gold players (3 of which are rare) from the 1st leagues of men and women of a country.
These packs almost always guaranteed TOTS cards in EA FC and FIFA if you invested enough time in grinding these upgrades and opened many of them. In FC 25, however, the patience of the players is put to a hard test.
Why are strong TOTS unlikely even from league SBCs? According to NickRTFM, adding the women’s league has had negative effects on the SBC packs.
Instead of the already low chance of pulling one of the 13 more valuable TOTS cards from categories 1, 2, or 3 from a pool of around 400 gold professionals from the Premier League, the number of cheap professionals or non-TOTS players in these upgrade packs has further increased. With the inclusion of the women’s league, the player pool expanded to around 560 gold professionals and 20 worthless TOTS from category 4.
As proof, NickRTFM states that he has done 90 league upgrades and only pulled 3 TOTS from the cheapest category. This is a shame for 900 exchanged rare gold cards.
The chance of getting a strong TOTS thus seems to be lower in FC 25 than usual. All the greater will be the joy when one does pull a valuable TOTS card. And all the greater will be the annoyance when one simply gives away a strong TOTS: TOTS in EA FC 25: Player loses 750,000 coins due to typical mistake
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In Pokémon GO there are new unofficial hints about bottle caps. They might require a lot from you.
What are bottle caps? Recently, there have been more and more hints that bottle caps could be added to Pokémon GO. These are already known from the main games and can be used to increase the IV values (Attack, Defense, HP) of your monsters.
Dataminers have now found further hints in the game indicating what you need to do with your monsters to enhance their attributes. This could turn out to be quite challenging.
Important: There is still no official information about this feature. The information comes from so-called datamining that trainers have discovered in the data of Pokémon GO.
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Pokémon GO: What’s in the new Season Powerful and Masterful
Some tricky tasks, one year time
What has been found? In the main games, the enhancement of attributes that can be conducted with bottle caps is called Hyper Training. Various texts regarding this have now been found in Pokémon GO and summarized in a post on Reddit.
The first two texts provide hints about what requirement a monster must meet to even be able to undergo Hyper Training, as well as the maximum time available for it.
According to the datamining, your Pokémon must have at least the Buddy Rank “Good Buddy” in order to perform Hyper Training. Additionally, it seems you have a full year to successfully complete the training with your monster.
Furthermore, some texts have been found indicating that you need to complete various tasks with your Pokémon to perform Hyper Training. Below are some of the tasks that trainer aznknight613 has summarized in his image:
Win x battles in the GO Battle League with your apprentice in the group
Defeat x Team GO Rocket Grunts with your apprentice in the group
Collect x candies while exploring with your apprentice
Hatch x eggs while having your apprentice as your buddy
While some of the tasks shouldn’t pose significant problems, others could prove to be quite time-consuming or difficult.
Depending on how many candies need to be found while exploring, this task could take some time. If you have a legendary monster as your buddy, you will need to travel a whopping 20 km for each individual candy.
The battles in the Battle League could also turn out to be quite tough. If you have a monster that does not particularly shine in the Battle League, it might be quite challenging to get the necessary victories. If your monster can only compete in certain leagues like the Master League due to its CP, this could present an additional hurdle.
How high the requirements of the individual tasks will be and how many of them need to be completed is still unknown. Concrete information on this will probably only be available once the feature is officially presented.
May has started and brings some events and content for you in Pokémon GO. If you want an overview of when which events take place in the game, take a look at our overview with all events in May 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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In Baldur’s Gate 3, there are countless ways to solve problems and play the game. Most players probably play the role-playing game in a classically “good” way – but miss a lot of the story. This happened to a user who is wondering who everyone is constantly talking about.
Spoiler Warning: This concerns important decisions from Act 1 and what happens if you decide differently than usual.
This is what happened to the player:
On Reddit, a user shares their experiences after playing Baldur’s Gate 3 for the first time. They keep hearing friends talk about Minthara – but didn’t really know who that was themselves.
You meet Minthara already in the first act of the game and essentially as an antagonist. However, you can recruit Minthara as a companion.
The player apparently didn’t know this – and simply took her out. Thus, they missed the entire story about the Drow and are now wondering if they acted correctly.
Why does this happen so easily? Baldur’s Gate 3 gives you a lot of freedom to solve situations your way. However, the game provides you with certain hints so that you don’t get stuck and always progress at least somewhat.
One of these hints is very unambiguous: You should free the druid Halsin. If you do so, Halsin tells you to kill the goblin leaders. This is the obviously “good” way to play because you are helping the druid and protecting the tiefling refugees.
Similarly, it can happen that you “miss” Karlach. Because several seemingly good NPCs set you up against her and demand her head. When you first meet her, it’s quite easy to just fight her instead of recruiting her. However, since Karlach is a playable character unlike Minthara, it’s clear that she serves as a companion. Ironically, Minthara and Karlach have a unique interaction.
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Der animierte Kurzfilm zu Patch 8, dem letzten Update für Baldur’s Gate 3
“Just start over and see what you missed”
The user asks on Reddit whether they did the right thing or if they missed a huge story with Minthara’s death. The community chimes in and explains: That’s completely normal. Probably everyone who goes into the game blindly would just kill Minthara.
The game doesn’t tell you that she is recruitable. They should just start over, knock out Minthara, and take a look at the story – or just be evil.
However, it’s impossible to see everything Baldur’s Gate 3 has to offer in just one playthrough, especially without guides. Many scenes can only be seen if you meet very specific prerequisites, and some of them are simply “failsafes” to get you back on a path that allows you to finish the game.
Nightmare Frontier on Steam combines turn-based tactics and extraction mechanics in a dark Western atmosphere. In the meantime, a lot of looting and leveling happens.
What kind of game is this? Developer Ice Code Games, who is also behind games like Hard West 2 and Rogue Waters, refers to his new game as a “Tactical Extraction Looter”. It is set to be released in the summer of 2025 on Steam, where there is already a shop page.
You can watch the trailer for Nightmare Frontier here:
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Nightmare Frontier: The official trailer for the tactical game on Steam
The American Dream Turns into a Nightmare
What is the game about? In Nightmare Frontier, you reclaim a town plagued by nightmares that have come to life. These nightmares are also called “Dreadweavers”, which could be translated into German as “Schreckensweber”.
The game places you in the USA of the early 1900s. Visually, it still reminds a lot of the Wild West, just in a darker tone – similar to what you might know from Hunt: Showdown 1896. However, Nightmare Frontier dares to take a more cartoonish look in comparison.
In terms of gameplay, you can expect turn-based tactical battles against the various monsters in the game. You will fight these battles with a group of looters. During the fights, it’s important to use their special abilities wisely. Some examples:
One character causes area damage with his shotgun, so he should always have as many enemies in the line of fire as possible.
You can shove enemies and deal damage to multiple foes at once. However, they can do the same to you.
Along the way, you collect loot – including new weapons and equipment – and unlock new abilities. You will use a talent tree for this purpose. This way, you improve your characters with each successful encounter.
Elden Ring: Nightreign is only a few weeks away from its release, and the closer it gets, the more information becomes available. One of these pieces of information concerns cosmetic content, as fans can now customize their heroes with skins, which are said to be free.
What’s new to know? In a 10-minute overview video from FromSoftware, various mechanics of Elden Ring: Nightreign are explained (via youtube.com). In addition to the end bosses and the core mechanics, a fundamentally new system was introduced, allowing players to customize their Nightfarers, or classes, with skins and new outfits completely free of charge.
These skins range from various variations of the familiar Nightfarers, such as recolored armors and minor adjustments, to completely new outfits that can change the overall appearance.
For the more drastic skins, FromSoftware has drawn on its well-known Dark Souls trilogy, bringing back armors that could even bring tears of joy to some fans.
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Elden Ring Nightreign: In the new multiplayer mode, you must summon comrades!
Familiar armors from Dark Souls for the appropriate heroes
Which armors are included? In the overview, the skins were only visible for a few seconds. Three examples were shown with the following famous armors from Dark Souls:
This is what the armors look like
Leonard’s armor, the Ringfinger of Rosaria (Dark Souls 3) – Belongs to the Ironeye
Solaire’s armor from Astora (Dark Souls 1 & 3) – Belongs to the Guardian
The Faraam armor (Dark Souls 2 & 3) – Belongs to the Wylder
It seems that the armors each belong to a Nightfarer. You cannot wear Solaire’s outfit while playing as the Wylder. However, there is good news: each Nightfarer is expected to receive multiple well-known armors. Some footage is circulating where the class of the Wylder is even wearing Artorias’ armor (via reddit.com).
It is quite possible that familiar armors such as those from Catarina (Onion Armor from Dark Souls) or Tarkus’ Black Iron Armor (Dark Souls 1 & 3) could appear in Nightreign.
How do I earn the armors? As it stands now, the skins will be free and can also be earned in-game. There should be an NPC pot in the Round Table Hold that fans can interact with.
This character sells gestures and jewels to enhance builds. Later on in your journey, you will encounter the currency “Merk.” With this, the merchant’s offerings will expand, allowing you to purchase additional styles and outfits.
Unlike games like Destiny 2, Fortnite, or Call of Duty, where fans usually purchase their skins with real-money currency and have to pay extra on top of the full-price title. You can find more about Elden Ring: Nightreign here: Elden Ring: Nightreign – All information about release, gameplay, and price
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Bungie had its big developer stream for the upcoming future of Destiny 2. In this, new content was presented and it was shown when the new expansion begins.
Fans still didn’t know when it would start, but the developers have now revealed the start date: July 15, 2025, is when it continues. In addition to a new expansion, there are also innovations that Bungie has reported on. We will show you what you can expect.
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Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate – Teaser for the big reveal in May
Out of Sol and into a new adventure
What has Bungie prepared? As already known, the year 2025 will receive two smaller expansions. The first content package is called “The Edge of Fate,” which is set to release in summer 2025, while the second will arrive in winter and is called “Renegade.”
The Edge of Fate allows Guardians to leave Sol, the solar system, for the first time to reach the planet “Kepler.” The theme and the new journey, which should entertain fans for years to come, revolve around the Nine – powerful beings that are older than the Traveler and seem to be much more complex than previously assumed.
In addition to leaving the solar system, there will be significant changes. These include:
Armor 3.0
New events
Portal: a new interface for quickly overviewing activities
A shooting range to test weapons
Focus on simplification and accessibility to play activities
There are now activities specifically for solo players
Every activity should bring fans to the light level needed to play endgame, including PvP
Activities can be equipped with new modifiers and the difficulty can be adjusted modularly
Many smaller changes. For more details, feel free to check out the stream (via twitch.com)
Bungie also emphasized that all activities newly associated with the expansion can be played by any player. So there is no more paywall. Lastly, the developers also provided a brief insight into the following expansion after The Edge of Fate. Renegade will be heavily inspired by Star Wars and will even feature well-known weapons from the franchise, including the famous lightsabers.
This was a brief and quick overview of what Bungie has prepared for The Edge of Fate. There is currently also the free event “The Ritual of the Nine,” where fans can secure new loot. But how did you find the reveal, are you excited about what Bungie has prepared or did the collaboration with Star Wars turn you off? More about Destiny 2 can be found here: Destiny 2 loses in court because the judge does not want to watch 10-hour explanations of the lore
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A Twitch streamer has been live on Twitch for three years straight. In an interview, she talks about her fear of going offline.
Who is the Twitch streamer? It is the Twitch streamer EmilyCC. On her Twitch channel, she has over 325,000 followers and can attract an average of 374 viewers per stream (via sullygnome).
Her most streamed categories are Words on Stream (a Twitch category where viewers have to find words in the image), Just Chatting, Marvel Rivals, and IRL (via sullygnome). In addition to gaming content, EmilyCC also entertains her viewers with regular activities from her real life.
In our video, we introduce you to the 5 most relevant Twitch streamers in the German space:
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These are the 5 most relevant German streamers on Twitch in 2024, according to Google
Going offline would mean the end of her career
In an interview with The Washington Post, the Twitch streamer talks about the consequences of continuous streaming. It has an impact on her private life because EmilyCC cannot really make plans.
She also mentioned that she sometimes feels “afraid” to be in front of the camera. Viewers might complain about a boring day and thus a boring stream.
Furthermore, she says that her community expects more and more from her, but she wonders what they actually still want from her. After all, she is live every day continuously.
Despite all this, she does not want to end her livestream. Because she is sure: If she ever ends her livestream, it would also mean the end of her career.
Even though streaming exhausts her, she wants to continue: “I force myself to do things that I don’t want to do because I want this stream to work. I want it so much that I no longer care [how I feel].”
EmilyCC wants to stay in the game, even though another Twitch streamer, SweatyPedals, is closely following her with just over two years of continuous livestreaming. What a subathon or extended time online can mean for a Twitch streamer can be seen with the streamer Shlorox. You can read more about it here on MeinMMO: German streamer has been live on Twitch for two weeks, increasing his subscriptions by 1,400%
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The YouTuber and Twitch streamer Sascha “unsympathischTV” Hellinger opened his own vegan burger shop on May 3, 2025. In his podcast, he talks about the first negative reactions to it and what might be responsible for them.
Who is it about? The content creator Sascha “unsympathischTV” Hellinger started his career as an influencer on YouTube. Together with his friend Inscope21, he filmed videos, built his community, and now regularly streams on Twitch.
In the latest episode of his podcast “Offline + Ehrlich” (via Spotify), which he co-hosts with Max “Trymacs” Stemmler and Florian “Varion” Kiesow, he talks about the first negative feedback regarding his new project.
We introduce the Twitch streamer Trymacs in our video:
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Vom Pizza-Lieferant zu einem der größten deutschen Twitch-Streamer – Leben und Karriere von Trymacs in 2 Minuten
“What some people write is unbelievable”
What is the criticism? Some voices from the community would, as unsympathischTV reports, find his vegan burgers too expensive. Apparently, they are not aware that vegan substitute products are usually more expensive than actual meat.
To balance out the higher individual prices of burgers, unsympathischTV has designed special menus that include a portion of fries, a portion of coleslaw, and a drink. Thus, a cheeseburger in a menu costs 7 euros, while the cheeseburger menu costs 12 euros.
In conclusion, unsympathischTV says the following:
What do people expect? Where else should I go, price-wise? (…) The menu was so important to me. You can’t make it cheaper. And I don’t know what people are imagining. That I’ll show up next week with a Ferrari because I’m somehow exploiting people? (…) What some people write is unbelievable.
In what way is unsympathischTV to blame? As a reason for negative feedback, unsympathischTV mentions among other things the content creators themselves who bring the product to market: “We are also partly to blame as creators.”
Creators keep teasing their new products and generating a real hype around their new project. This is not only true for their own products but can also happen with simple collaborations. The advertising is, although not by all, but by some, always “a bit over.”
As a result, the community’s expectations are always a bit higher for products associated with the influencer. The good side is that a lot could be sold, but the negative aspect would be the potential for a lot of criticism.
Initially, the Early Access of Pax Dei was supposed to last about a year, until June 2025 – maybe a few months longer. However, this plan now seems to be falling apart.
What is happening with the Pax Dei team right now? A message from the studio heads went live a few hours ago in the official Discord channel of the MMORPG, stating that restructuring needs to take place. Specifically, 17 out of the 60 employees will lose their jobs.
They thanked those affected for their important, passionate work on Pax Dei and promised the best possible support. At the same time, they emphasized that they would continue to work towards achieving the goals set for the online role-playing game. However, due to the layoffs, they will now need a bit more time for this.
Here you can see the Early Access trailer of Pax Dei:
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Pax Dei: Trailer for the Early Access launch shows beautiful medieval world
Release still planned for 2025
What does this mean for the release? According to the announcement, the next patch, Verse #3, will appear a few weeks later than planned, but you can still expect the promised innovations during the spring. The update includes, among other things, noticeable improvements to the combat system and group control, the new healing staff, and 15 fresh spells.
A final release in the summer seems hardly achievable with the smaller team, yet the launch is still set for 2025.
How is Pax Dei doing? At the beginning of November, the largest update so far, Proving Grounds, was released for the Early Access version of Pax Dei, which included a partial reset of the progress achieved so far. There were extensive adjustments to the terrain, biomes, crafting, building structures, combat, PvE challenges, UI, camera, and much more.
After a long wait, Rockstar finally shows a new trailer for GTA 6. This time, not only the world is shown, but also first story content and information about the two main characters.
What does the trailer show? Without prior announcement, Rockstar has now released another trailer for the game. For the first time, we see more about the story and especially more about the two main characters Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos.
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Rockstar Games presents GTA 6 in the second trailer
A couple aims high
What can be seen in the trailer? In the second trailer for GTA 6, we learn more context about the two main characters. In the first trailer, it was already shown that Lucia is serving a prison sentence. The new trailer shows how Lucia is picked up from prison by Jason. Their greeting shows that they probably have not seen each other for a while.
The trailer also clearly conveys the Bonnie and Clyde atmosphere. We see not only how the couple commits various crimes and heists, but also experiences some leisure activities and emotional moments. As Rockstar reveals on their website, fate does not seem to be kind to the two.
The trailer also shows that you can explore the sunny metropolis of Vice City with various vehicles, helicopters, and jet skis. The graphics of the city also look quite impressive.
How does the community react? Among the comments on the official YouTube video, there are many joyful comments, and no one is upset that the game has been delayed, even though they joke about the waiting time:
@stanton1270 writes: This graphics looks insanely good. Take your time, Rockstar, this will be a masterpiece.
@UnrealEntGaming feels like it has been an eternity waiting for this trailer: Some of us feel like we have waited over 100 years for this day.
@edwarch_ praises the release strategy of the trailers: Rockstar is definitely a genius when it comes to releasing its trailers at the most unexpected times.
@Kavish_aalu_ghobi: This is more realistic than real life.
The monster for the upcoming Community Day Classic in Pokémon GO has been officially teased. And it looks impressive.
In Pokémon GO, a Community Day takes place every month. There is a monster that is in the spotlight and can be caught in very high numbers by you. Additionally, there is the Community Day Classic, which brings back a monster that has already had a regular Community Day.
The monster for the C-Day Classic in May has now been officially teased. And it fits perfectly with another event taking place in May.
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Pokémon GO: What’s in the new Season Powerful and Masterful
A familiar face with strong punches
Which Pokémon is it? The monster that was teased in a video on X is Machollo. It will be the focus of the next Community Day Classic, which takes place on May 24, 2025.
Machollo is from the 1st generation and is a Fighting type. It can evolve into Maschock and subsequently into Machomei.
Although it has been around from the very beginning and many Fighting-type Pokémon have made their way into the game over time, it is still found today in the list of the best attackers in Pokémon GO. Its Crypto variant should not be underestimated, as it deals an additional 20% more damage.
Which event in May fits with the C-Day Classic? Also in May, specifically on May 25, 2025, the next Dyna Battle Day will take place in Pokémon GO. And here, Machomei will make its debut in its Gigantamax form in the game.
A Machollo that you catch at the Community Day Classic cannot be used as a Gigantamax monster or evolve into this form. However, you have the opportunity to farm as many candies and XL candies for Machollo as possible.
You can then use these to power up a Gigantamax Machomei and equip it with better Dyna attacks.
If you’re not interested in Dynamax and Gigantamax battles, you can still use the Community Day Classic to strengthen your Machomei in both regular and Crypto variants or to hunt for Hundo Machollo.
In addition to the Community Day Classic, there are many other events waiting for you in this month in Pokémon GO. If you want to get an overview of the events and content, feel free to take a look at our overview of all events in May 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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The mimes are strange creatures in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. We will reveal to you where you can find them all – and what they bring you.
In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, there are plenty of hidden rewards and secret bosses. Among the most interesting mini-bosses are the mimes, which you can find in many areas of the game world. You can defeat each of them only once, but they come with a special reward, which is mostly cosmetic in nature. Special outfits for your characters are waiting … at least if you manage to overcome them.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – JRPG with French Flair has Release Date
The mimes in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – All locations of the mimes
Area
Exact location
Reward
Lumiere
In the prologue. Facing the harbor to the right, before heading to the Gommage.
Lumiere music piece
Spring Meadows
After you have traversed the multi-story house, stay left and follow the hook positions.
Baguette outfit for Gustave
Flying Waters
When you see the gigantic Burgeon in the distance, follow the main path to the right. On the left side, there are algae through which a hidden path leads.
Short hair for Maelle
Ancient Sanctuary
Starts at the maze checkpoint and travels north. The path goes under a fallen tree, behind which you turn to the right. In the small cave, keep left to reach a large area with houses. The mime is waiting behind the houses.
Baguette outfit for Lune
Esquie’s Nest
Simply enter the cave and look to the right. The mime stands on a small ledge that you can drop down to.
Baguette outfit for Sciel
Yellow Harvest
Follow the main path until you reach the large area with the residential house. Go right past the house to the other side of the valley. On a wall, you will find a depression where you can crawl to reach the mime.
Braid hairstyle for Maelle
The Continent
At the back exit of Old Lumiere (on the world map), go a bit northwest. Swim through the water to an island with red trees. There you will find the double mime.
Voluminous hairstyle for Sciel and Lune
Old Lumiere
Visit the fading man and then move northeast through the ruined buildings. Turn left and follow the path until you find climbing grips. Climb up to find the mime.
Braid hairstyle for Sciel
Visages
At the first major intersection, choose the path to the west. Follow the path, activating the teleport through the big mask. Then turn around and follow the new path. In the new area, keep left to follow a ledge to the end. Behind a tree stands the mime.
Baguette outfit for Verso
Siren
After visiting the fading man, follow the path northeast and use the two grappling points. On the other side, use one of the two paths – you end at an archway. In a dark passage, you can already hear the mime hiding in a corner.
Siren hairstyle for Lune
Frozen Hearts
You will find the mime almost at the end of the area, by Gestral trader Verogo. From Verogo, simply head southeast, the mime is by some wooden crates.
Short hair for Lune
Sunless Cliffs
There is a mirror in this location. You must defeat a mime with each of your characters individually to receive all the rewards.
Bald head for the character who defeats the mime
The Monolith
From the Blighted Cliffs, follow the stairs to another cliff. Continue straight along the path until you reach a campfire statue. Follow the path to the left and use the rope to get down.
Voluminous hairstyle for Maelle
Defeating mimes – that’s their weakness
How to best defeat mimes? The mimes in the game differ only slightly. They all use the same abilities. The only difference is that some mimes are accompanied by Nevrons or have shields.
Mimes have no identifiable weakness and take extremely little damage at the beginning of the battle. They are virtually impossible to kill until you have stunned them at least once. You can fill the “Break” gauge with abilities, but the best way is to parry the mime’s attacks and counterattack. This nearly completely fills the Break gauge.
Mimes predominantly use two combos. One is a rather slow one in which the mime jumps at you and then performs two punches with their hands and one with their head. This combo is fairly easy to counter, as the world briefly slows down before the hits land.
The “weird” combo, where the mime summons a hammer, is significantly harder to parry. That consists of 4 hits that happen in sets of 2 hits in very rapid succession. It is considerably easier to dodge these hits.
Once you have broken a mime, they are not only stunned for a few turns, but they also take multiples of the normal damage. Generally, you should be able to defeat the mime before it awakens from its stun.
Have you found all the mimes in the game? How did you find the rewards for defeating the mimes and are you now permanently carrying a baguette on your back to finish off the painter in true French style? Even if you have found all the mimes, you probably missed some of the other secrets in the first 10 minutes.
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The Avengers are known as a heroic team that battles in epic films to save the world. But originally, they come from Marvel comics. And their very first comic appearance looked quite different from their film debut.
Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and Hulk: These six heroes formed the Avengers in the 2012 film when Nick Fury needed a team of heroes to stop the villainous god Loki and his Chitauri alien invasion.
It’s been over 13 years, yet fans still fondly remember this film, which heralded a new era in the MCU after the solo adventures of Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, and Captain America. The team films were born, reaching their previous peaks with Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame. And soon Avengers: Doomsday is set to follow.
Over the years, the team evolved. Members joined, enemies like Loki became friends, but the threats also grew ever larger. These films about the Avengers are epic. And their comic adventures are not lacking in comparison.
At least nowadays. Because if you look back at the very first Avengers comic, much was still different. We summarize how the very first Avengers mission in comic history looked.
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Deutscher Trailer zu „Marvel’s The Avengers“
No Captain America, but a stressed Hulk and Thor as a dentist
The very first Avengers comic was published in 1963, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. In Germany, the first Avengers story is called “Vengeance Assemble” and begins with the words: “New! Captivating! Overwhelming! For the first time together in an epic: The greatest superheroes of Earth!”
So they didn’t hold back on superlatives. And of course, the names look impressive from today’s perspective. Because the team that forms at the end of the first Avengers story includes the following members:
Thor
Iron Man
Ant-Man
Wasp
Hulk
Notably, Captain America, Black Widow, or Hawkeye have no role here at all initially.
Warning! Here we summarize the plot. From here on, there are spoilers from the first Avengers comic.
The first appearance of the Avengers (Image source: marvel.com)
What happens in the first Avengers story? Another familiar character from the first film is also present in the comic: Loki. However, the villainous god doesn’t have the plan to unleash an alien invasion on the planet. His problem is much more that he is held on a lonely island in Asgard because of Thor’s and Odin’s fault. Now he wants to lure Thor back to Asgard to take revenge on him.
To achieve this, Loki wants to manipulate Hulk. He is hated by humans and is on the run – which, by the way, also fits with the film where Loki also wants to exploit Hulk to harm the Avengers.
In the comic, Hulk tricks out, causing him to destroy a railway bridge. Loki hopes that Thor will be lured by this. A corresponding distress call is also sent out by the character “Rick Jones”, who is directed towards the Fantastic Four. This doesn’t fit into Loki’s plan, who redirects the distress call towards Thor, who, by the way, is disguised as a human dentist “Dr. Blake”.
The distress call reaches Thor, who starts searching for Hulk. But this is precisely how Ant-Man, Wasp, and Iron Man become aware of the situation and join Thor to stop Hulk.
In the end, Thor uncovers Loki’s evil scheme and realizes that Hulk is the wrong target – although he has already had some proper fights with Iron Man and the others in between. Fortunately, Thor is able to confront Loki on the lonely island in time, defeat him, and bring him to Earth. There, Loki is presented to the heroes and ultimately securely contained.
Ant-Man and Wasp then literally suggest in the second-to-last panel of the story that they could form a team to thwart evil in the future. Wasp suggests the name “The Avengers”, and Iron Man and Thor also think forming a team is a good idea. And Hulk joins because he no longer wants to be alone and on the run.
There’s no Nick Fury assembling the team. Instead, the Avengers form more out of the situation.
And what about Captain America? The hero that many see as the leader of the Avengers is not present here at all. He only joins in issue 4 of the Avengers. Hulk, on the other hand, drops out already in the second volume.
Differences from the Avengers as we know them today
A few points stand out when reading the first comic. In many ways, the Avengers are still far from what we know them to be today.
Iron Man, for example, looks quite different; he is a yellow tin man without his iconic armor. He resembles the very first model from the first Iron Man movie that Tony Stark cobbles together in a cave.
Hulk is not a completely rage-filled monster but rather contemplative and on the run. He’s just looking for peace.
Which also shows that the comics were a bit crazier back then than the movies are today: In between, Hulk tries to disguise himself as a robot in the circus to hide, juggling a horse, a kind of marten, and an elephant.
Loki’s costume is also quite different. This was actually referenced in the Loki series.
Ant-Man and Wasp are Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne – characters we also know from the films, but here Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne are more in the foreground.
Iron Man is not officially Tony Stark but keeps his identity secret.
Thor also takes the form of “Don Blake” to not draw attention on Earth.
And overall, the entire story in the first comic feels significantly lighter than Loki’s world-threatening invasion in the first film. The colorful art style of the comic also contributes to a certain lightness. It’s definitely interesting to see how much the Avengers have changed over the years. If you want more stories in this direction, you can read here who the very first Marvel hero was.
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Erik “Gronkh” Range regularly reacts to a variety of videos on his Twitch and YouTube channels on various topics. However, in his latest reaction video, he had to hold himself together quite a bit.
What did Gronkh react to? Gronkh released a reaction video on May 4, 2025, to “Merz is such a fever dream” by 2 Bored Guys. He already had a certain premonition before the video started, which would ultimately confirm itself for him personally: “I don’t know if I want to go in, but let’s go in and it will be horrible.”
Gronkh paused the video at several points to comment, but a particular situation seemed to make him especially angry.
In this video, you can learn more about Gronkh:
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Gronkh, the man with the voice – Career and life of Germany’s most famous Let’s Player
“What kind of disgusting rhetoric is that?”
What makes Gronkh so angry? In a clip shared by user Willmann4K on the Gronkh subreddit, you can see the moment that particularly enraged Gronkh. He shows his reaction to Friedrich Merz, who quoted from the children’s book by Robert Habeck and then expressed his opinion: “This is how Robert Habeck writes, but you can’t solve the problems of our country with children’s books and philosophy” – (Source: YouTube – “Merz is such a fever dream” by 2 Bored Guys).
Gronkh immediately reacts:
What kind of disgusting rhetoric is that? The man wrote a children’s book, what a serious crime! It would do you good to regain a bit of humility, to have a little earth under your feet! The fine, elevated ‘middle class’ – are children’s books not good enough for you? Or people who advocate for children, or what? Is that no longer a good thing? Well, then make fun of it – but then you’re just trash.
For the little outburst, he apologizes a few seconds later: “… Sorry, I’m angry.”
How do the viewers react? The opinions on Gronkh’s reaction on YouTube and Reddit are mixed, with the majority of viewers celebrating him for his viewpoint:
bowser2lux comments on YouTube: “A video about politics from Dad? How can I still experience this :D”
Stormbridge writes on Reddit: “Gronkh doesn’t often comment on politicians, but when he does, he usually expresses a stable opinion.”
Der_Feli says on YouTube: “This reaction is balm for my soul.”
With the introduction of the world’s strictest safety standards for electric vehicle batteries, China is setting a precedent for greater safety on the roads. Starting from mid-2026, batteries must neither catch fire nor explode. The world’s largest battery manufacturer, CATL, is the first company to meet the latest Chinese safety standard.
What exactly has China introduced? On March 28, 2025, the Chinese government presented the new national safety standard GB 38031-2025 (via COC), which will come into effect on July 1, 2026.
This standard requires that electric vehicle batteries must not explode or catch fire even in the event of so-called “thermal runaway” (simply put: overheating). Furthermore, they must be designed so that any smoke produced poses no danger to the passengers.
According to a report from CarNewsChina, the new standard is clearly distinct from the previous regulations. Previously, it was sufficient for the system to warn in a timely manner – now, absolute safety is essentially demanded, even in extreme cases.
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Slate Auto presents new truck with electric motor
Safety Test for Extreme Cases
How should the standard be adhered to? The new Chinese safety standard GB 38031-2025 demands a significantly higher level of safety. At its core, it is about ensuring that neither fire nor explosions can occur even in the event of serious malfunctions or accidents – something that no other market has required to this extent (via CarNewsChina).
To meet this requirement, batteries must undergo a series of tests. The complete listing can be read directly in the draft law – validation is still pending (via COC). Two of these are particularly critical:
Bottom Impact Test According to JVTech, this test simulates an impact on the battery from below – a realistic scenario on the road, for instance, from debris kicked up, curb contact, or running over objects. The test examines whether the battery is mechanically protected to the extent that no fire occurs, no gases escape, and no thermal runaway is triggered – hence avoiding the dangerous domino effect that can lead to battery fires.
Fast Charge Cycle Test followed by Short Circuit Test A battery must undergo at least 300 fast charge cycles in a second test – equivalent to about one to two years of intensive everyday use. After this, the battery is subjected to a deliberate short circuit. Here, too, the critical point is: even after this strain, there must not be any ignition or explosion. According to Green Car Congress, this ensures that the battery remains safe even in its aged state.
Both tests thus go far beyond previous international safety requirements. Until now, the standard primarily focused on timely warnings, such as through heat or pressure sensors.
How has CATL met the new standard? As electrive reports, CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited) has been certified as the first company in the world to meet the new “No Fire, No Explosion” standard. However, not the entire product range meets this standard, but specifically the new Qilin battery.
