In the anime Solo Leveling, the main character Jin-Woo receives the ability to bring defeated enemies back to life and have them fight as shadows at his side. Each of them plays a special role in his army – whether as melee fighters, mages, tanks, or even as mounts.
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Attention, Spoiler: We delve into the events of Season 1 and 2 from the Solo Leveling anime.
How were the shadow warriors selected? The selection only refers to the shadows introduced so far in the Solo Leveling anime in Seasons 1 and 2 – regardless of later developments in the Manhwa or Light Novel.
The 5 shadow warriors presented here stand out due to their combat power and their presence in the storyline. Other shadows, such as nameless warriors or mages, usually serve only as mass summons with no individual significance.
Beru
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Solo Leveling: Trailer for Season 2 Arise from the Shadow
Who is that? Beru was the ant king and the final boss of the “Jeju Island” arc. In the anime, he appears towards the end of Season 2, as the Hunter Association tries to stop the invasion of the magical ants on Jeju Island. Years earlier, a gate had burst there that originally held back the monsters. Since then, the freely roaming creatures pose a serious threat to humanity.
Beru defeated even S-rank hunters with alarming ease, bringing humanity to the brink of disaster. Had Jin-Woo not appeared in time, the mission would have inevitably failed.
Why is he so strong? As king of the magical ants, he combined raw power, extreme speed, and deadly precision. He also has poison abilities and wings for aerial combat, allowing him a versatile fighting style.
After his rebirth as a shadow, he not only retained his enormous strength but also evolved: he masters human speech, thinks strategically, and shows a deep-seated sense of loyalty to Jin-Woo.
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In EA FC 25 you can earn strong rewards for your Ultimate Team through Squad Battles. We show you all the revised rewards for TOTS and clarify when you will receive the rewards.
These are Squad Battles: Squad Battles are a mode within Ultimate Team. Here you play against the CPU – so not against real opponents, like in Division Rivals.
You can challenge different teams that are sometimes stronger and sometimes weaker. There are also teams with strong, but also with really bad chemistry. Those are easier to defeat.
How do I get Squad Battles rewards? You need to play matches and earn Squad Battles points that will move you up the leaderboard. Victories bring in many more points than a defeat. If your victory is particularly dominant (5 goals scored, few goals conceded, high pass accuracy, and a lot of possession), you get extra points.
You can also choose the difficulty. The higher the difficulty, the more points a match can bring.
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Tips for a Perfect Start in EA FC 25 – Ultimate Team
FC 25: Squad Battles – Rewards and Time for TOTS
When do the Squad Battles rewards come in EA FC 25? In FC 25, the Squad Battles rewards come on Sundays at 10:00 AM. However, expect a slight delay until 10:05 AM.
This time also marks the start of the new competition in Squad Battles. The leaderboard is reset, and you can start collecting points from scratch again.
All Squad Battles Rewards in EA FC 25
These are the rewards: Here you will find all rewards by rank at a glance.
Squad Battles – Bronze
Bronze 3: Premium Gold Loan Pack (untradeable)
Bronze 2: 3 75-83 Rare Gold Player Packs (untradeable)
Silver 1: 1 Max. 93 Major/Minor TOTS Pack, 2 Rare Gold Packs, 2 Mega Packs, 1,000 Coins
Squad Battles – Gold
Gold 3: 1 Major/Minor TOTS Item Choice (1 out of 3), 1 75+-x5 Rare Gold Players Pack, 1 Mega Pack, 3,000 Coins
Gold 2: 1 Major/Minor TOTS Item Choice (1 out of 3), 1 75+-x5 Rare Gold Players Pack, 1 Rare Mega Pack, 7,000 Coins
Gold 1: 1 Major/Minor TOTS Item Choice (1 out of 3), 2 75+-x5 Rare Gold Players Packs, 1 Rare Mega Pack, 1 84+-x2 Rare Gold Player Pack, 9,000 Coins
Squad Battles – Elite
Elite 3: 1 Major/Minor TOTS Item Choice (1 out of 4), 1 Rare Mega Pack, 1 82+-x10 Rare Gold Players Pack, 10,000 Coins
Elite 2: 1 Major/Minor TOTS Item Choice (1 out of 5), 1 Ligue1/Arkema Premier League TOTS Player Pack, Rare Mega Pack, 1 82+-x10 Rare Gold Players Pack, 15,000 Coins
Elite 1: 1 Major/Minor TOTS Item Choice (1 out of 5), 1 Ligue1/Arkema Premier League TOTS Player Pack, 1 86+ Rare Gold Player Pack, 1 82+-x10 Rare Gold Players Pack, 1 Rare Mega Pack, 20,000 Coins
From when do you receive TOTS in Squad Battles? The goal should be to achieve at least Silver 1 rank. From here, you receive guaranteed TOTS Packs. Starting from Gold 3, you even get a choice between multiple TOTS. In Elite 2 and 1, in addition to the player choice, you also receive a TOTS Pack without maximum rating.
In total, you have a week to collect points for the leaderboard. However, you can play a maximum of 13 matches (against 12 regular and 1 featured team) that count towards the leaderboard. The higher the rank, the better the rewards.
Playing Squad Battles in pairs: If you find matches against the AI boring but still want simple rewards, you can bring in some fun through co-op. Squad Battles can also be played in pairs.
Other ways to earn rewards include matches against real players in Division Rivals or the Weekend League. While these offer stronger rewards than Squad Battles, they can also be significantly more challenging. Especially the new TOTS rewards in the Weekend League are very worthwhile: New TOTS Rewards for the Weekend League are here – All bonuses at a glance
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The development team of the MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen commemorates its late CEO. Along with touching messages, there is a tribute in the game.
Who was the CEO? Brad McQuaid was considered a veteran in the MMORPG genre. He became known for his work on Everquest and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. In 2014, he announced that he had begun development on a new MMORPG called Pantheon.
Even after the release of the game, the thoughts of the developers are with their former CEO. The new patch now brings an innovation to the game dedicated to McQuaid.
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The Fantasy MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is coming to Early Access on Steam
McQuaid has been immortalized in Pantheon
How is the developer honored? On the official page, several members of the development team have shared numerous kind messages about McQuaid. They write about fond memories with McQuaid or explain what a gap the former CEO has left behind.
Additionally, the team announced on X that there will be a new NPC in the game. With patch 0.16.353 on April 25, 2025, Aradune Mithara was introduced to the game.
He can be found at the campfire outside the city of Availia, near the lift in Wild’s End. You can now start your search if you want to see the tribute with your own eyes.
In the comments, there are some voices that fondly remember McQuaid. Some users write about what a legend and visionary the developer was. He was far ahead of his time and shaped the youth of some users with his games.
How is Pantheon doing? The MMORPG is now able to stand on its own feet. With 4,093 ratings, the title currently has 77% positive ratings on Steam. However, recently many negative voices have been added due to the developers not communicating clearly.
Since the peak player count on January 20 with 6,569 players, the number has been continuously declining (via SteamDB). Currently, there are only 1,962 players within a day (as of April 27, 2025, at 11:30 AM).
It remains to be seen how the ratings and player numbers will change with the current patch. Due to the new negative ratings, Pantheon has dropped out of the top 10 best-rated MMORPGs on Steam. You can find out which games are in the spots here: The 10 MMORPGs on Steam with the best ratings in April 2025
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The developer Tyler alias TVGS (“Tyler’s Video Game Studio”) spoke on Twitch about the future of his Steam hit Schedule 1 on April 24, 2025. Unfortunately, the VoD of the stream is not available, but helpful users on Reddit have compiled the main information.
What about the release of Schedule 1? The crazy simulation game has already thrilled hundreds of thousands of players on Steam in Early Access, but they will have to wait for the full release for about 2 to 3 more years. As the developer explains, the 1.0 version is still “2 or 3 years away”. So we can expect the release of Schedule 1 in 2027 or 2028.
TVGS, who has mostly worked as a solo developer on Schedule 1, also explains that progress has been slower than expected since the successful launch of the game because he is “constantly in meetings.” However, he hopes that things will calm down soon.
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Schedule I shows in the trailer what the simulation of criminal life looks like
You get to decide: Cartel, Raids, or Shrooms?
What else was said? In the stream, TVGS also announced numerous content and revisions that should make Schedule 1 even better. The community will be allowed to vote on the first major content update. The options will be “Cartel Interactions,” “Police Raids,” or the introduction of “Mushrooms” as a new drug.
Once the game is in a stable condition, new content should also come faster in the coming months. On Reddit, the user xizzo has listed the main points:
Schedule 1 is expected to be approved for the Steam Deck in May or June 2025. Performance improvements are to be made soon for this.
TVGS wants to gradually hire a community manager, an additional artist, and a QA tester.
Future updates like the cartel update will introduce more lore into the game.
Uncle Nelson is set to play a bigger role in the story.
Mushrooms are to become the first new drug in the game, followed by MDMA.
TVGS is already working on new purchasable locations, with map expansions planned for the slums by the harbor and the mountains behind the barn.
The employees’ beds will change to lockers to take up less space. There will also be more types of employees, and they will overall be able to do more.
More money laundering businesses are planned, becoming more interactive overall. The casino is expected to become purchasable as a money laundering asset in the future.
Additionally, QoL features like filters for storage rooms and cosmetic features like vehicle customizations are planned.
TVGS also announced another dev stream in the foreseeable future. If you want to hear more from the developer directly, you should keep an eye on his channel on Twitch.
TVGS has involved the community in the development process from the very beginning and asked for advice. Therefore, it’s not surprising that fans can now also decide on upcoming content. Let us know in the comments which of the three potential content updates you would like to see in the game first. Developer asks on reddit if a silly name could ruin his game, now has huge hit on Steam
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been making waves since its release. The game is the first title from the developer studio Sandfall Interactive. Therefore, no one expected the game to hit so hard and reach a new milestone, including the developers themselves.
What has the game achieved now? Clair Obscur is one of the highest-rated games on Metacritic – at least when considering the user score. Currently, the title stands at a 9.7 / 10 possible points based on 1,784 user ratings (As of April 27, 2025, at 9:00 AM).
Unfortunately, the search function that sorts by user scores is somewhat confusing. Therefore, it is hard to determine whether the RPG is the highest-rated game overall. However, while browsing known all-time favorites and the games that appear on the first pages, we did not notice any title with a better user rating than 9.6.
The only two games that we stumbled upon are Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst and Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere. Both have a rating of 9.6 and only 10 users who rated them. Clair Obscur thus has a significantly higher user score than the other games.
Even The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Witcher 3, and The Last of Us do not score higher than 9.2. However, many more ratings have come in, ranging between 10,000 and 18,000. Theoretically, it is possible that Clair Obscur may drop with more ratings. But currently, it is the best game of all time, according to fans.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – JRPG with French Flair has Release Date
Developers can hardly believe it
How did the developers react? On X, the team behind Clair Obscur responded to a tweet in which it is called the best game of 2025 with the highest user score on Metacritic. The developers can hardly believe it and simply respond: “all… all time?”
The development team reacts on X.
And also to another tweet, in which another article on the same topic is linked, the team can only respond with a “WHAT”. They are presumably overwhelmed by how well Clair Obscur is received by fans and still cannot comprehend the attention the game is attracting.
What do fans say about it? The comments on posts on X that received many likes are happy for the developers:
MarcusBuffet: “It’s strange to be so happy for a team I know nothing about. I hope you are celebrating this absolutely incredible rating. Honestly, it could be the best game I’ve ever played.”
elvenmaidinn: “Passion will always be above greed.”
PaddyohCakes: “A turn-based game that is back at the top of the charts? People are yearning for tabletop in a way that they cannot put into words. So, they put it into code.”
However, there are also some voices that have only heard of the title so far but have not played it yet. Some commenters added that they decided to start playing the remastered version of Oblivion. This RPG also takes several hours, which is probably why it will take them some time before they can check out Clair Obscur.
Meanwhile, the developers of Clair Obscur have even reacted to the surprising release of Oblivion. They feel that it all feels like Barbenheimer. What lies behind it and which games suffer under the shadow drop, you can read here: The surprising release of Oblivion has a major drawback
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A trainer from Pokémon GO has far exceeded the necessary experience points for the next level. However, he has not yet reached the next level.
In Pokémon GO, increasing one’s level is a motivation for many trainers. While the highest level was initially set at level 40, trainers can now reach the maximum level of 50.
Social media is buzzing about a trainer who has already far surpassed the necessary amount of experience points for the next level. However, he still has not reached the next level, and there could be a simple reason for this.
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Pokémon GO: What’s in the new Season Powerful and Masterful
148,721,750 of 7,500,000 experience points
Why hasn’t the trainer reached the next level yet? As seen in a screenshot on Reddit, the trainer is currently at level 41. To reach level 42, he needs 7,500,000 experience points. And he has not only narrowly surpassed that, he has far exceeded it.
The image shows that the trainer currently possesses a whopping 148,721,750 experience points. He has more than 19 times the necessary amount of experience points.
From the moment you reach level 40 in the game, you not only need experience points to level up. Additionally, you must complete certain tasks at each level to reach the next level.
For level 42, in addition to the experience points, the following tasks are required:
Evolve Eevee into each of its evolutions
Use items to evolve 15 Pokémon
Make 3 excellent throws
Use 200 berries to catch Pokémon
When it comes to Eevee evolutions, there is a special hurdle. If you have already evolved Eevee before reaching level 41, those do not count towards the task. Therefore, you must complete all evolutions after you reach the level.
Up to that point, many trainers have already used the nickname trick for Eevee evolutions to ensure that the evolution of Jolteon, Flareon, and Vaporeon occurs randomly.
For the remaining evolutions, you must meet additional criteria to perform each evolution.
What does the community say about it? Some commenters suspect that the task involving the Eevee evolutions is the reason the trainer has not yet reached the next level. Some trainers in the post are also able to explain why they have not completed the tasks and reached the next level:
“I’m in the same boat. I have 3 Eevee to evolve. The problem is… It’s been so long that I don’t remember which ones I’ve already evolved,” writes miss_leslie24
“I need to evolve the two Eevees that require a lure module, and I’m never close enough to a lure module to use the full 30 minutes. I want it to be worth my while,” says ChanelNo50
“I don’t feel the need to level up beyond 40 because the Rockets are getting stronger, and the level cap is removed when you reach 40,” notes Kirenciner
Store Eevee until it is time: We understand this problem in our editorial office as well. MyMMO colleague Max Handwerk, for instance, is currently at level 41 but still needs about 1 million XP for the next level.
So, all Eevee specimens are currently being stored until the XP collection is eventually complete – and then evolving them all at once. This way, one does not forget how many they have already evolved in the meantime.
April is slowly coming to an end. However, many events and content await you in the coming month as well. If you want to know what they are, take a look at our overview of all events in May 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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Almost 6 years ago, the last episode of Game of Thrones aired. After 8 seasons and 73 episodes, the fantasy epic received a rather controversial ending. However, many episodes are still legendary to this day. We look at the 10 best episodes according to IMDb that we fondly remember.
How successful was Game of Thrones? Over the years, Game of Thrones broke numerous records and became a global phenomenon:
In 170 countries, the series was broadcast.
The series finale reached the highest number of viewers per episode with 19.3 million.
Game of Thrones has won 59 Emmy Awards, more than any other drama series before.
Even today, Game of Thrones remains one of the most popular series of all time. On IMDb, it is currently ranked 13th.
What was the basis for the ranking?IMDb is the largest database for movies and series worldwide. We look at the most popular episodes according to user ratings. The episodes were rated between approximately 57,000 and 235,000 times.
Spoiler warning: We reveal what happens in each episode. So there are plenty of spoilers!
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Game of Thrones: Trailer for the new action RPG shows familiar characters
Rank 10: The Door
Season: 6
Episode: 5
Rating: 9.7/10
The monosyllabic, yet loving Hodor is the tragic star of this episode. Bran finally learns something about the origin of the white walkers, but is marked by the Night King. He and his companions must flee. To protect his friends, Hodor sacrifices himself – one of the saddest deaths in the entire series. Hodor!
Asha also tries to become queen of the Iron Islands in this episode. However, when her uncle Euron claims the throne for himself, she must flee with Theon.
There was also a big declaration of love. Ser Jorah reveals his fatal illness to Daenerys and finally admits his feelings for her.
Fun Fact: During a scene where Arya watches a play, a cell phone can be heard ringing.
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Warhammer 40,000 impresses with just about every crazy weapon you can imagine in a dystopian sci-fi world. Nevertheless, you repeatedly see Space Marines, Aeldari, and even humans with archaic close combat weapons. However, these are not just for decoration; they are quite practical in nature.
Games Workshop has played around with weapon arsenals in Warhammer 40,000. Bolters fire explosive ammunition, plasma weapons shoot superheated matter, and melters melt… just about everything.
Nevertheless, most armies still have close combat weapons. Space Marines often come with chainswords, power axes, or psychic weapons that can channel magic. The wild and inventive Orks craft blades out of anything that can be sharpened.
Aeldari, the noble and fallen space elves, have even perfected the art of sword fighting so elegantly that they can dance with their blade while casually filleting their opponent. But how can something like that stand against bolters, gauss rifles, and lasers?
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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun Trailer
Swords are simply the pragmatic solution for a fight
The simplest answer as to why a fighter opts for a blade instead of a gun is ammunition. A firearm cannot function without bullets, plasma, or other magazines and is nothing more than a pretty club without ammunition.
A sword, on the other hand, is always deadly as long as it is sharp. Especially in fights against absurd numbers of opponents, such as when the legions of the Tyranids invade a world, ammunition is scarce, and it is even rather pointless to waste it.
Warriors like the Space Marines are so heavily armored that very few weapons can penetrate their armor. So they economically engage in close combat and save bullets. Besides, many Xenos – like the Tyranids – do not fight at a distance at all, and at close range, a bolter rifle is more of a hindrance.
The various types of swords, axes, and so on have other advantages depending on the application area:
Chainswords and -axes have a running, tearing blade that can shred even solid material as the owner strikes.
Power weapons can cut through thick armor so that even heavy tanks are no longer an obstacle.
Psychic weapons assist spellcasters like Librarians with their matrix. Psykers can empower these weapons with their own might, wielding the Warp as effectively as a blade.
Often, targets are simply protected by energy fields that cannot be penetrated by artillery and other projectiles. Small strike teams like that of the Space Marines can simply run through. In tight spaces, swords and knives are better than rifles.
Another reason is explained by some veterans on Reddit. There, one user asks why there are still swords in such a highly developed world. In a comment, it says: demons die faster when defeated in close combat.
Demons are beings of the Warp, which is the realm of emotion. A fight up close is said to be more personal. Tradition also plays a significant role: the old legends speak of heroes defeating enemies with blades, not with pistols and rifles.
There are even stories of Space Marines who use bows and arrows because these are still more traditional weapons and thus have greater historical “weight” – which appears to be important in the battle against demons.
However, here too, the opponents play a very significant role:
Khorne, the god of slaughter, despises ranged combat and his demons and followers therefore rely entirely on close combat. If a berserker charges at you, you are better off with a sword in close combat than with a bolter.
The dark Drukhari thrive on suffering and this is better inflicted with blades. Accordingly, swords are popular among them, especially when they cause great pain.
It’s time for our MeinMMO format “MMORPG News in Two Minutes.” We summarize the most important news about the best genre in the world. Look forward toa party in Middle-earth, new updates for WoW and FFXIV, and more.
On May 14, a new Turbo Boost event starts for WoW: The War Within: “During this event, the upgrade ranges for heroic and mythic will be expanded by 2 upgrades (from 6 to 8), the cap for emblems will be lifted, and valor stones will be locked to war gains for the rest of the season. Additionally, the drop rate for equipment in Mythic+, which is locked to war gains until equipped, will be doubled” – via blizzard.com.
Defiance made its comeback this week. Unfortunately, there were extensive technical issues at the restart, which likely stemmed from the new developers’ lack of experience with the game’s engine, but the unexpectedly large influx of players also took the team by surprise – there were 4 times as many players online as during the most recent stress test, via massivelyop.com.
What else happened? Lord of the Rings Online is currently celebrating its 18th anniversary. To celebrate this milestone, there are new anniversary rewards and gifts. You can find the guide to the party on lotro.com. Additionally, update 44 has been released. “The Crown of Hamât” brings several new quests and a 6-player dungeon. Unfortunately, only VIPs have free access. The official German patch notes can also be found on lotro.com.
Here’s gameplay from the stress test before the Defiance comeback:
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Defiance is about to make a comeback, shows gameplay from the stress test in the trailer
All sorts of MMORPG oldies are celebrating birthdays
Players from Throne and Liberty have deliberately exploited bugs to gain advantages. In the current edition of “Tico Talks,” the focus was on fair play and rewards for the part of the community that did not cheat. Also, update 2.7.0 is live. You can find all the info about the exploits and the official patch notes here.
Additionally, the developers of Throne and Liberty introduced the Illusion Workshop feature. Where? On playthroneandliberty.com.
On April 24, a new update for Black Desert went live that contains 175 adjustments and is 1.78 GB in size. You can find the German patch notes here: playblackdesert.com.
On April 23, a new update for Lost Ark was released, which among other things includes a new honing boost event that helps you improve your characters. Unfortunately, the patch notes are currently only available in English, via playlostark.com.
Until April 30, you can secure the Jubilee Hover Capsule as an in-game item in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Anyone with an active subscription between April 17 and May 23 will also be able to enjoy a Naboo C-Type Speeder as well. The details can be found on swtor.com.
On April 22, there was again a stream from the new developers of Fractured Online (via fracturedmmo.com). The developers announced a comprehensive overhaul of the combat system as well as the classes, and also talked about backend optimizations and the performance of the MMORPG.
Aura Kingdom is set to receive a new version with Aura Kingdom Impact, featuring fresh weapon classes, a companion system, and the ability to switch between characters. Interested players can register for the launch this quarter at x-legend.com.
For Aion Classic, patch 3.7 has been released, featuring the new instance Burning Blood Fortress, the return of the Tiarkh Testing Station, and more. You can find the German patch notes at gameforge.com.
The classic MMORPG NosTale has received new NosFire event servers. On these, you can level your characters particularly quickly and unlock many rewards through a progress book. The details can be found at gameforge.com.
On April 23, a small balancing patch for Albion Online went live. You can find the German patch notes at albiononline.com.
As part of the 20th anniversary of MapleStory, the developers announced a classic version of the MMORPG (via YouTube).
Project Wolf has now been released for the global version of Lineage 2. You can expect the new werewolf class, a fresh region, and other innovations. More about this on lineage2.com. Here is the teaser trailer again:
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The developers of Quinfall have released an updated roadmap on Steam, outlining the new features expected in May and June. Key updates include the clan war system, PvP/PvE events, a revamp of the arena system, group searching, and updates to professions as well as new professions.
A new patch has been released for the Early Access version of Pax Dei, introducing the new fast travel system “New Miracle.” The English patch notes can be found at playpaxdei.com.
In Corepunk, there were issues. This time, various players exploited a bug to duplicate gold and items. This has reportedly severely impacted the economy of the MMORPG. As a result, the developers have disabled the in-game market, deleted items, reversed transactions, and announced penalties for exploit users (via mmorpg.org.pl).
NCsoft is currently building a team that is reportedly working on a new MMORPG for the Lineage series. It is said to be a next-gen game in Unreal Engine 5.
On April 22, a small content update for Brighter Shores was released, consisting of a side quest, bug fixes, and quality-of-life improvements (via Steam).
In the movies of Star Wars, there are tons of cool spaceships. In this list, we want to clarify which of them are the 5 fastest.
How was the ranking created? Anyone wanting to go from point A to point B in the Star Wars universe necessarily needs a spaceship. Han Solo’s Millennium Falcon isn’t a bad choice, but there are better alternatives – at least when it comes to speed. For this list, we looked at five of the fastest specimens.
What counts above all is one value: The speed, which in Star Wars is specified in Megalight. This is the sublight speed at which ships fly through the vacuum of space, for instance during shorter trips or battles.
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Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones – Trailer
Not relevant for the list is the speed in hyperspace. Here, the Millennium Falcon would be one of the top contenders. In terms of Megalight per hour, abbreviated MGLT, however, Han Solo’s ship comes in at a mere 75 MGLT, placing it only 34th. The following 5 ships are far superior to it in this regard.
The Tri-Droid Fighter is at the bottom of this list with 125 MGLT, but it is still pretty fast. The unique feature of the ship is that it has no pilot. Instead, it’s controlled by a droid brain.
The fighter is used in the Clone Wars on the side of the Separatist Alliance. Among other things, Anakin fights them. In battle, the fighters are not only fast, but they also have strong armaments. Multiple laser cannons fire at the enemy. Special rockets also release small sabotage droids intended to incapacitate enemy ships.
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In CoD: Black Ops 6 you can complete the main mission on the map “Shattered Veil” to unlock rewards. This mission, also known as an Easter Egg, is not explained, and you have to figure out the individual steps yourself. To save you the stress, we will show you how the Easter Egg of Shattered Veil works.
What do I need to know before the Easter Egg? We will now go through all the steps of the Easter Egg, tell you what you need to do, and provide important tips that you should know. We will also show you the rewards you can earn. The following steps are crucial for the Easter Egg:
Open all doors to the Pack-a-Punch
Repair the elevator
Acquire the Ray Gun Mark 2
Collect the floppy disk
Convert your code into numbers
Free the Doppelgänger and defeat it
Open the weapon chamber for the Ray Gun Mark 2
Find all canisters
Location of canister 1
Location of canister 2
Location of canister 3
Perform the blue upgrade for the Ray Gun Mark 2
Enter the blue portrait
Perform the purple upgrade for the Ray Gun Mark 2
Enter the purple portrait
Perform the yellow upgrade for the Ray Gun Mark 2
Enter the yellow portrait
Defeat the Z-Rex
With our directory, you can quickly jump to the individual steps and get an overview:
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 reveals its new zombie map “Shattered Veil”
Preparation: What do I need to consider before starting?
Before you start a run for the Easter Egg, you should pay attention to the following equipment, weapons, and things:
Your weapons should have suppressors – especially the GS45
Why? Because weapons with suppressors increase the drops for scrap
Bring a weapon with a lot of ammunition that deals bullet damage
The following gums should be in your collection if you have them:
Who counts the points?
Profit-sharing (If you are in a team)
On the house paired with fountain spray
Wonderful
Secret power
Extra addicted
Get smoke bombs in your loadout to escape from the zombies
Set up some builds of your favorite weapons that can be bought on the walls into a zombie loadout
Why? So that when you draw the weapon, you get the attachments you used in your build
Open all doors to the Pack-a-Punch
To start the Easter Egg, you first need to buy your way to the Pack-a-Punch. Just defeat zombies and follow the marker to the elevator. You will notice that the elevator is broken and needs the fuse repaired, for which you need two components.
Repair the elevator
To repair the elevator, you need two parts that you will find on the estate:
The circuit board
Destroy Richthofen’s computer for this
The fuse
You will find it in the large library with the spiral staircase
Once you have found both components, you need to go to the back of the elevator and interact with the broken line there. Once the fuse is repaired, go to the elevator doors, defeat the zombies from the elevator and then go underground, continuing through the lab to the Pack-a-Punch.
Acquire the Ray Gun Mark 2
For the further course of the Easter Egg, you need the Ray Gun Mark 2. You can either draw it from the Mystery Box with a lot of luck or get a specimen from the weapon chamber. The second option is a safe find, but you need to make some preparations and procure things. We will show you how to do that:
Collect the floppy disk
Keep playing until you reach round 10. Then go to the lab to S.A.M and defeat zombies until you see a lab worker. Defeat this zombie and collect the data carrier that he drops on the ground.
This is what the floppy disk looks like (Source: youtube.com)
Convert your code into numbers
Next, take your data carrier and go back to the ground floor. In the “PLEASE INSERT” area, you will see a computer with a printer – use your interaction button on this computer. Now some zombies and pests will spawn that you can kill or ignore.
Now wait until the printer finishes printing and leaves you a code. This code will be highlighted in capital letters when reading the message. In our case, it was “WORM”.
This is what the board looks like
With the word, go now to the children’s room of the estate, where you will also find a board with letters. Now you need to convert the letters of the word into numbers, and you do it as follows:
Go through each letter of your word in order
Look at where the letter is located and count the number of letters present in the letter collection
Remember the number
Do this with all letters – this will give you a four-digit code
Our solution was the code: 9377
With this code, go back underground to S.A.M.
Free the Doppelgänger and defeat it
Once you are underground, you need to pass S.A.M, buy a door and walk through a corridor into a new, large warehouse. There you will find a sealed chamber with a Doppelgänger in front of you – you need to free it now. Go to the doors of the chamber and interact with the keypad on the right side.
Free the DoppelgängerTake his arm
After you have entered your code, the Doppelgänger will be freed, and you must defeat it. Once you have destroyed it, it will lose its arm – you need to pick it up. With its arm in tow, go now to the weapon chamber.
Open the weapon chamber for the Ray Gun Mark 2
In the same area, but separated by a roll-up door, you need to get to the weapon chamber. Buy your way through the roll-up door and keep to the right to interact to get into the chamber. Once in the chamber, you will see a display case with the Ray Gun Mark 2 in front of you, open it by interacting with the fingerprint scanner and using the severed hand for that. Now you can call the weapon your own.
Open the chamber for the Ray Gun Mark 2 with his arm
Find all canisters
To advance the Easter Egg, you now need to find three canisters and charge them with different elements. You will then use the canisters to modify your Ray Gun. We will now show you the locations of all canisters.
Location of canister 1
Throughout the map on the ceilings, you will find blue capsules shaped like crystals. You can burst these with your Ray Gun. One of these capsules contains a canister. As the location is random, we can’t name a specific capsule. However, we have had good experiences with the capsule directly in front of the roll-up door on the right side underground. This one has provided us with a canister twice in a row.
You need to shoot these blue crystals
Location of canister 2
You will find the second canister directly under the Perk-a-Cola machine “Double Shot”. Build or find a Casimir grenade and throw it at the opening of the zombie spawn. The canister will then be attracted by the grenade and dropped.
Throw the Casimir grenade at the window (Source: youtube.com)
Location of canister 3
You will find the third canister in the large room where S.A.M is located. Buy some tomahawks and then head towards the airlock where the Doppelgänger once was. On the right side, you will discover a barricade and a valve system with pipes on the wall. Use your tomahawks and hit the valves until the pipe labeled “A” is supplied with pressure.
These valves on the wall are meant (Source: youtube.com)
Then go back to the lab where S.A.M is and look for a large, broken glass cylinder. This is now emitting smoke. Buy a Semtex and throw the grenade inside. The third canister will now be dropped.
Throw the Semtex at the large container (Source: youtube.com)
Perform the blue upgrade for the Ray Gun Mark 2
Next, continue with the blue upgrade. Use your canister and head out toward Tempo Cola – there you will find a machine where you can insert your canister. Now a monster is summoned and you need to hit three smaller stones at the monster’s lower stone formation with its lightning attack.
Here is the blue ritual
Then the monster needs to hit the stones with its sprint attack to loosen them up so they can ascend to the sky. Now you need to protect the portal in the middle and prevent the spider zombies from sacrificing themselves. If you hold out long enough, the canister will be filled.
Go underground near the weapon chamber and interact with the workbench there – you will now receive the blue upgrade of the weapon.
Enter the blue portrait
With the blue upgrade in your pocket, go to the elevator room and walk straight to the broken lamp. Interact with it to pick it up. Then go to the entrance hall with the T-Rex and interact on the right side of the room with a hole in the wall. There you will insert your lamp.
Here you will find the chandelier (Source: youtube.com)Go to the entrance hall and insert the lamp into the wall (Source: youtube.com)
Remember the order in which the lamps light up and mimic them through interaction inputs. A secret passage will open and you can go to the basement. Interact with the computer next to the painting and kill some zombies with your blue Ray Gun Mark 2.
The painting now transforms into a portal, and you can enter it. Listen to Malloy and search for his sleeping drink. You will need two items for that:
The weapon mod “Brain Rot”
The bell – you will find it near the wall buy of the SWAT 556 in the display cases
Now go up the stairs in the entrance room to the bar. Shoot a zombie and make him your ally with Brain Rot. He will now prepare the flask for you. Go back to the painting and place the artifact on a stone stand in the east direction.
Now a boss fight will start. Destroy the blue shield from the elite enemy with your Ray Gun and kill him. Once he is defeated, you can pick up the artifact again and the first upgrade is complete.
Perform the purple upgrade for the Ray Gun Mark 2
You start the purple upgrade by finding the essence trap. To do this, go through the map and destroy the white Janus boxes. One of the boxes will randomly drop this trap. Now you also need two reflectors. You will find these at two wells on the estate:
Near Quick Revive
Near Dr. Niete
With all items in your pocket, you now need to go back underground to S.A.M and go into the maintenance tunnel there. You will find debris near the armor vest wall buy. Interact with this to trigger the essence trap.
Place your bomb on the marked debris (Source: youtube.com)
Go through the tunnel and place the reflectors in their respective holders in the cave. After that, you need to insert the canister in the same room – you should still remember the machine from the blue upgrade.
Now you need to align the light beams so that you hit three statues in succession. Once you have aligned a light beam, you simply need to shoot or hit the crystal to trigger a pulse. Note that the pulse destroys the respective statue and releases a miniboss.
Once you have completed that, the canister is charged and you need to go to Richthofen’s bedroom and interact with the workbench there. Now you own the purple Ray Gun Mark 2.
Enter the purple portrait
To enter the purple portrait, you need to go to the elevator and interact with the computer next to the large painting on the left side. Again, kill zombies with your new Ray Gun and then collect the ritual elixir from the right edge of the large table in the painting.
Collect the elixir on the table (Source: youtube.com)
Your task now is to fill three chalices and destroy their respective disciples. The chalices are located at the following places:
In the wine cellar near Double Shot
In the spawn on the left side of the bridge near a zombie spawn on a bench
In the large foyer on the first floor on a bench near the bar
You will find the first chalice on the table in the wine cellar (Source: youtube.com)The second chalice is on the bench (Source: youtube.com)The last chalice is on the wooden bench (Source: youtube.com)
Now go back to the elevator room and go behind it. On the three adjacent walls, there are three numbers. Remember them from left to right, then go into the room where the Perk-a-Cola “Death Awareness” is located and interact with the blue safe. Enter your numbers there and collect the antler carving.
This is what the safe looks like (Source: youtube.com)
Go back to the purple painting and place the artifact on the stone stand again. Defeat the boss from the painting and collect the artifact again. Now you are missing the yellow upgrade for the weapon.
Perform the yellow upgrade for the Ray Gun Mark 2
To obtain the yellow Ray Gun Mark 2, you need to collect four plant seeds. These are scattered wild across the map and can be freed from their roots with a Semtex.
Throw a Semtex at the mushroom (Source: youtube.com)
Once you have enough, go to the greenhouse area, where the Perk-a-Cola “Quick Revive” is also located. Go to the second floor of the greenhouse and insert your canister there.
Now there are four incubators where you can insert your seeds. Once you have inserted a seed, you will need to defend it from the zombies. Once you have completed them all, you can pick up your canister and upgrade your weapon at the last workbench in spawn.
Enter the yellow portrait
Go with your new weapon to the library and interact with the computer there again. Kill enough zombies with your yellow Ray Gun and enter the portrait. Now you need to find three items that are placed in certain but still random locations. It is important that you need the ether veil to see the items. You need to search at the following locations:
Main book
Located on random desks in the villa
Audio recording
Located on random desks in the villa with a computer
Nuclear power plant ID card
In a random fireplace in the villa
Once you have all the items, you can go back to the library and see three yellow glowing books on the bookshelves. You need to interact with them in the correct order. Once you have done that, a small secret room will open in which you will find the item “Reactor inspection report”.
With all items, go back to the painting and interact with the stone stand to activate the artifact. Defeat the new boss and grab the artifact again.
Defeat the Z-Rex
Once you have completed all upgrades and paintings, you can take your artifact back to S.A.M and place it on the pedestal with the machine button. Now the final boss fight against the Z-Rex will begin.
The boss is very agile and can jump wildly through the map. It is especially important to use a weapon that has a lot of ammunition. Additionally, you should have items like the helicopter support and as many Perk-a-Colas in your inventory as possible.
The Z-Rex will occasionally eat toxic zombies. Afterwards, its stomach will glow yellow – that is exactly when you should shoot it to deal massive damage. Otherwise, the boss fight is not complicated or bound to mechanics – you just need to survive and defeat the Z-Rex. Once you have done that, the Easter Egg is complete.
Whoever has completed the Easter Egg will receive the following rewards:
A skin for Carver
A calling card
5000 XP
If you also complete the Easter Egg before the start of “Guided Mode,” you will receive an alternate version of the banner with a golden skull. This is meant to show other players that you were one of the first to complete the Easter Egg before it was simplified.
The Easter Egg of Shattered Veil is difficult and especially a challenge for solo players. Therefore, it is worth focusing on a team you can communicate with. Are you looking for more tips for zombies to survive more rounds? Then we have just the right thing for you: CoD Black Ops 6 Zombies: 15 tips for beginners on how to survive more rounds
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The Twitch streamer Kevin “Papaplatte” Teller is primarily known for his extravagant way of expression. He discussed who has influenced him in this regard and whether he sees himself as an influence on the youth.
Who is it about? The Twitch streamer Papaplatte is known not only for his entertaining livestreams but also for his extraordinary language. He stands out from other streamers mainly due to his way of expression, as he uses a lot of Anglicisms.
In a SPIEGEL interview, the Twitch streamer provides a somewhat private insight into his life. In a reaction to it, on YouTube, Papaplatte talks about who influenced him in his youth.
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This is how challenges for Papaplatte became a livelihood
“Has shaped me and my youth extremely”
Who has shaped Papaplatte? DER SPIEGEL proposes, among other things, the theory that Papaplatte shapes the youth language through his way of expression. In this regard, the Twitch streamer states that he does not feel he influences others.
Instead, he cites himself and his influences as an example: He was influenced in his youth by YouTubers such as Nico “Inscope21” Lazaridis or the Twitch streamer Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris. Particularly regarding Inscope21, Papaplatte says: “Nico has shaped me and my youth extremely” (via YouTube).
According to Papaplatte, especially MontanaBlack has an influence on how the youth would speak. He also mentions the Twitch streamer Dan-Raven “xTheSolution”, who is in contact with many other streamers and thus has his influence.
Finally, Papaplatte also lists the former YouTube trio ApeCrime as an influence and shaping factor in his youth.
However, Papaplatte excludes himself from this enumeration. He does not believe that he has or had the same influence on the youth as the content creators he mentioned.
How does the community react? Some of the comments under the YouTube video contradict Papaplatte. For them, the Twitch streamer has indeed exerted an influence on them and their use of language:
@rainbowtears1050 writes: “I have to honestly say that I (w22) watch you daily and my language usage has increasingly adapted to yours. Right now, “that’s shit” is the most present.”
@dragbabert says: “Kevin, I think you completely underestimate your influence!!!”
@catex5452 also contradicts Papaplatte’s opinion: “I definitely notice in myself and other Papaplatte viewers that Kevin strongly influences our language usage.”
A new vampire movie is one of the major surprises in cinema 2025. Blood and Sinners tells a serious story and mixes it with mystical elements. Yet, the nasty villain is based on a character from a children’s film.
How is Blood and Sinners received?Blood and Sinners (originally just Sinners) is the new film by Ryan Coogler. He is mainly known for the two films on Black Panther, but he has also celebrated a significant success as a director with Creed.
His latest film was released in April 2025 and is quite popular among critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a critic score of 98%, making it not only one of the best films of 2025 but also one of the best in recent years.
The film focuses on the twin brothers Smoke and Stack, both portrayed by Michael B. Jordan. They are former gangsters who buy a barn in 1932 to open a juke bar. Alongside societal issues like racism, supernatural problems also arise.
The nasty villain in the film had an unusual source of inspiration: A wolf from a children’s film.
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Trailer for the Vampire Movie Blood & Sinners
A creepy wolf and a nasty vampire
What was the source of inspiration? In an interview on the podcast Get Rec’d with Straw Hat Goofy (via YouTube), Ryan Coogler talked about his new film and the industry itself. It also mentions that he is a big fan of animated films and series and was inspired by the film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, which was released in 2022.
This is also reflected in Blood and Sinners and the villain Remmick, played by Jack O’Connell.
I am talking about influences in this film […] That’s a big thing that I love. Think of the villain Death, think of his characteristic features, think of his behavior.
Ryan Coogler about his inspiration for the villain in Blood and Sinners
Straw Hat Goofy immediately thinks of the wolf’s eyes from Puss in Boots. Throughout the animated film, he is mainly defined by his red eyes, which create a creepy atmosphere. The same happens with Remmick in Blood and Sinners.
The red eyes are not only his design, but they also create a certain unease and the feeling that something is lurking in the dark. Coogler also cites the calm behavior of the wolf as a source of inspiration for Remmick.
One of the artists for the film, Louis Gonzales, according to Coogler, even worked at Pixar for 20 years and worked on the animated film The Iron Giant.
Although Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is an animated film rated 6+ that primarily targets families, the wolf in the film is a good villain who can give adults chills. Besides that, there are also many animated projects for adults: 5 strong animated series for adults that you can currently stream on Netflix
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There are zombie games on Steam like sand on the beach, but most of them rely on a modern setting in a world similar to ours. However, a new game aims to bring fresh air into the genre and transports the action to the medieval times.
What game are we talking about? If you search for zombie games on Steam, you will find a large selection of various titles. Games like Dead Island 2 or Resident Evil usually have one thing in common: they take place in a modern setting.
God Save Birmingham dares to take a time travel with its medieval setting, sending you to the 14th century. You are one of the few survivors who must fight for your life in the infected city.
You can find a glimpse into the gameplay here:
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God Saves Birmingham – Trailer for the Zombie Game in the Middle Ages
A classic zombie apocalypse, but in the Middle Ages
What kind of game is this? God Save Birmingham is described on the Steam page as a survival game in a zombie apocalypse. An epidemic has broken out in the city of Birmingham, turning the inhabitants into bloodthirsty zombies. You play as one of the few survivors.
As is typical for many survival games, you must manage various resources. You need food and water to survive, and your shelter must also be safe from the undead. For that, you should explore abandoned markets, for example.
The game also advertises with physics-based gameplay. You can use furniture to barricade yourself and elevated spots to outsmart hordes of zombies. But you also have to be careful that the environment does not put you at a disadvantage.
Combat is also part of a good zombie game. Instead of guns and rifles, you must defend yourself with ancient weapons and armor. This includes pitchforks or axes. Here again, the physics-based gameplay is said to be beneficial. According to the Steam page, you can attack the limbs of zombies to disable them.
Just the setting alone can make the familiar zombie apocalypse feel different.
When will God Save Birmingham be released? It is currently unknown when the game will be released. However, the official Steam page announces that there will be an early access version that will include a quarter of the city. The full version will then include a campaign and the entire city. Until then, you can spend time with another series: A zombie game on PS4 and PS5 is so good that I almost played it through 3 times in a row
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A new subclass from Patch 8 of Baldur’s Gate 3 is said to be the strongest build where objects are thrown at enemies. A player elaborates that the strong damage might actually be a bug.
At higher levels, even weapons can be enchanted with elemental damage and recalled after being thrown at an opponent. Smaller enemies are no longer a problem either, as they can also be thrown. This allows them to be killed directly.
In the MeinMMO ranking of the most popular subclasses, you voted the giant barbarian to 6th place. Although he occupies one of the middle spots in the ranking, you should consider him when it comes to high damage output.
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Der animierte Kurzfilm zu Patch 8, dem letzten Update für Baldur’s Gate 3
Giant Barbarians deal gigantic damage
How does the damage occur? The subclass has an action called “Elemental Cleaver,” which adds additional elemental damage to weapon damage. Additionally, the weapon returns after being thrown. However, this elemental damage is said to double other effects.
As one Reddit user writes, Karlach threw a hammer that dealt the following damage:
All the additional effects, aside from the standard damage, were doubled. Once as bludgeoning damage and once the elemental damage that Karlach had chosen. This would make the giant barbarian one of the strongest classes available at level 6. Because from this level, the barbarian gets an additional rage charge.
The user calculates that one could achieve over 120 damage per round this way. This means many rounds could be quickly finished. The thread creator is therefore unsure if this is a bug or intentional.
Is this a bug? According to the comments, such effects were defining for the meta before the release of Patch 5. Therefore, they were removed. One user assumes the same will happen to the giant barbarian. Especially in the Honour mode, this shouldn’t occur. The hardest difficulty would be far too easy due to the high damage of the barbarian.
Some users thus assume that this is a bug that will soon be removed from the game. Larian itself has not yet commented on the build, so you should take this assumption with caution.
New games regularly appear on Steam that suddenly become big hits, surprising even the developers. One of these games is the horror game R.E.P.O., which is set to release in 2025. What started as a game that the developers wanted to release quickly has become a title so successful that they now require more time for the first major update.
What is R.E.P.O? R.E.P.O. can best be compared to Lethal Company. In cooperative mode with up to 6 players, you must retrieve and transport items across various missions. You will visit abandoned and haunted places. The popular Proximity Chat feature is also included, meaning you can only hear your teammates if they are nearby.
The special thing about R.E.P.O. is that everything is physics-based. This not only affects your exploration and the transport of items but also the behavior of the monsters that you may encounter.
Although the developers of R.E.P.O., semiwork, quickly finished the game due to lack of funding, it became one of the biggest hits on Steam in 2025. This was so surprising that they need more time for the first major update.
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R.E.P.O. reveals itself in its eerie release trailer
It takes longer because we have to deal with boring stuff in the background
What do the developers say about the first major update? In a new YouTube video, the developers answered some community questions. At the beginning of the video, they jokingly respond to the question of how often they sleep. They reply, We slept once and have been awake since.
At the end of the video, they are asked when the first update for the game will be released. He first explains that they know the community wants the update and that they see it and are working hard on it. However, it will likely take a while longer.
The first update will take a bit longer because the great success of R.E.P.O. has come as a surprise to us. There are many administrative and boring things we need to handle behind the scenes, and of course, we are working on the game to ensure everything is stable and ready for release.
R.E.P.O. developers about the first major update (via YouTube)
As the developers mentioned in a previous YouTube video, it takes longer because they still have much to learn and they want to do that in the right way. They explain that future updates will likely come out faster because they will have learned more by then.
Fortnite has revealed its new map for Chapter 6 Season 3. You will soon land on it in May 2025. But before you do, you need to know what details there are and what it actually looks like. We will show you the new map.
Where does the information come from? Only a few days separate fans from the release of Chapter 6 Season 3. In line with this, the developers of Fortnite have now also released the upcoming map where you can soon land.
The new season is mostly about Star Wars. So it’s not surprising that the map has also been changed accordingly. You can find out which POIs you can expect now in this overview.
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Fortnite reveals the first teaser for Season: Galactic Battle
Star Wars changes some POIs
What will change? Many well-known POIs from Chapter 6 Season 2 will be changed for Season 3, so that Star Wars can move in. You can expect the following POIs at launch:
Resistance Base (NEW)
Shiny Shafts
Outlaw Oasis
Crime City
Vader Samurai’s Solitude (NEW)
Flooded Frogs
Magic Mosses
Lonewolf Lair
Brutal Boxcars
Foxy Floodgate
Masked Meadows
First Order Base (NEW)
Pumped Power
Seaport City
Shining Span
Kappa Kappa Factory
Outpost Enclave (NEW)
This is what the new map looks like (Source: x.com)
The map has retained its distinctive square shape. The only thing that has changed are four POIs that have been exchanged to ensure that the Star Wars collaboration also has enough space for new NPCs and enemies.
For the map, the approach of the Death Star is also relevant (via x.com). This is currently taking place on the map, and the Death Star will arrive completely when Season 3 starts. What impact its arrival will have is still unclear.
Those were all the important details you should know about the new map of Chapter 6 Season 3. In addition to new facts about the map, there are also details about the new Battle Pass. We’ve summarized the most important information for you: Fortnite: Chapter 6 Season 3 reveals its new skins from the Battle Pass
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In Japan, players are reserved the choice between two different models of the Switch 2. However, as a survey shows, one console would have been completely sufficient.
Which consoles can Japanese players choose from? Players in Japan have the option to choose between two models:
The second console is a Switch 2 that only works in Japan. The language settings are only available in Japanese, and the Nintendo account linked to the console must be created in Japan. The eShop also only includes Japanese games and accepts only Japanese credit cards and PayPal accounts.
The advantage of the second Switch 2 is that it is, presumably due to the limited access, significantly cheaper than the first variant. It costs only about 306 euros, making it over 100 euros cheaper than the Switch variant that is also available in the rest of the world.
A survey among the Japanese shows which variant players from the country tend to prefer. A clear favorite is emerging.
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Nintendo presents the Switch 2 in the overview trailer and shows the comparison to its predecessor
Japan particularly prefers a Switch 2
Which console is more popular? About 60,000 people participated in an unofficial survey conducted by Japanese content creator R_GameTV on X. All participants are interested parties who have applied for a Switch 2. In Japan, pre-orders were handled like a lottery, where luck determined who would receive a pre-order for the Switch 2.
The survey clearly shows which console is more popular (via X):
69.7% of all participants applied for a Switch 2 that only works with a Japanese account and includes Mario Kart World as a bundle.
27.5% only applied for the Switch 2 with a Japanese account.
Only 2.9% wanted the Switch 2 that is also available in the rest of the world.
This means that a total of 97.1% opted for the variant of the Switch 2 that is only available in Japan. Presumably, the lower price and possible language barriers have led to a lack of interest in games outside Japan.
Why should one get the more expensive console in Japan? The Switch 2 that is sold worldwide offers the advantage of having a larger selection of games that are not available in Japan. Due to cultural differences, licensing agreements, or market strategies, certain titles may not appear in the eShop in Japan, including Celeste or The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+.
Furthermore, the chances of getting the multilingual Switch 2 were higher. Since fewer people applied for the lottery, one could have gotten a Switch 2 more easily.
MeinMMO has also started a survey. We want to know from you which games the Switch 2 must have for you to buy it. At the moment, two clear favorites are emerging. Share your opinion in the following article: Which games must the Switch 2 have for you to get it?
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The Blizzard developers have finally revealed in detail when players can obtain the so-called “Puzzling Cartel Chips” to purchase raid gear in WoW: The War Within. The community has expressed visible disappointment with the announcement.
What did Blizzard announce? Starting from the ID of May 13/14, 2025, you can accept a new weekly quest, for which you need to defeat 4 bosses in the current raid. Upon the first completion of this task, you will receive 3 “Puzzling Cartel Chips”.
In the following weeks, you can earn 1 additional chip each week, with each character being able to collect a total of 9 “Puzzling Cartel Chips”. You will then take these chips to Advisor Wrexxlein, who is located near the Great Treasury in Dornogal, to exchange 3 of the chips for gear from the raid of Lorenhall’s Liberation.
The trailer for WoW Patch 11.1:
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WoW Patch 11.1: Gallywix’s Control over the Cartels
“The only ones who are happy are people who sell boosts.”
Players can buy mythic and heroic gear but must have defeated the corresponding boss at least once on any difficulty to be able to buy heroic gear or defeated it on mythic difficulty to buy mythic gear.
So anyone who hoped to gain access to mythic gear through the new dinars without being able to play the mythic difficulty of the raid will be disappointed.
How is the community reacting? There are several discussions on Reddit about Blizzard’s announcement. The majority of players sharply criticize the new restriction of the system.
Dahkeus3 expresses disappointment on Reddit: “Okay, but if my problem is that the item is useless to me because I get Mythic item level gear from Mythics but don’t do Mythic raids, then that just means I get more items that are useless to me. It just feels worse.”
rittler281 emphasizes in his post on Reddit that many might share this sentiment: “In my opinion, for the majority of players, it is basically just a 3-week grind for a transmog token. I guess it’s better than waiting 2+ years for the raids of this expansion to become soloable?”
Top_Recover9764 sees a group benefiting from this on Reddit: “Yes, the only ones who are pleased with how this is implemented are people who sell boosts.”
Such boost services take gold or money to carry players through certain WoW content, granting them access to loot, titles, and achievements that would otherwise likely be unattainable. While such services violate the game’s terms of service, Blizzard has yet to find a sustainable means to prevent these.
What do you think of the new information regarding the “Puzzling Cartel Chips”? Do you think it’s good that there’s now a bad-luck protection in place for people who play the content but have no luck with drops? Or were you also hoping for a relatively easy way to gear your characters with mythic items? What other content is included in the current update cycle can be found here: WoW Patch 11.1.5 is live – Official patch notes and all the info on the Nightfall scenario
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In Escape from Tarkov, there was recently an event that was considered particularly tough. But if you managed to escape alive, you brought back tons of loot.
What was the event like? In the extraction shooter Escape from Tarkov, you could enter the map “Labyrinth” in an event over the past weeks and grab a lot of loot there.
The Labyrinth is a type of dungeon that you could enter from the “Shoreline” map. To do this, you had to complete a series of quests to be able to buy a keycard and also obtain a key that grants you access to the dungeon.
Inside the dungeon, you could then scavenge for further quest items and secure event achievements. Completing the event quests would take you to various locations like the Corpse room or the Assembly room, where a bomb is located.
In these rooms, there was plenty of really good loot to be found, but to retrieve it, you had to survive various dangers and successfully escape the Labyrinth.
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Escape from Tarkov Gameplay – Battle for Concordia
65% of players fail to achieve the event achievement
How successful were the players in the event? BattleState Games, the developers of Escape from Tarkov, announced in a post on X after the event that only 35% of players received the event achievement. The remaining 65% left empty-handed.
Overall, the event or surviving on the map was considered very tough. Over 3,000,000 player characters are said to have died in the Labyrinth.
What made the map so difficult? In the Labyrinth, you spawned in a kind of escape room where you had to solve a few puzzles to leave. Once you succeeded, you were met with a ton of traps, Scavs, and 2 dangerous boss enemies: Tagilla and Killa.
Both bosses, of course, were heavily armored and well-armed. If you managed to defeat Tagilla, Killa would sprint to his comrade’s corpse and attack you as soon as you won the first fight.
As if the two villains weren’t dangerous enough, there were four other players in the Labyrinth competing for the same objectives – or hiding in corners and shooting you in the back.
By the way, the Labyrinth is also said to be playable in Escape from Tarkov after the end of the event. This and other interesting information were recently announced by the developers of the shooter. Additionally, we learned a rough timeframe for when Escape from Tarkov is expected to finally have its 1.0 release after 9 years in early access: “1.0 Release? Who are you?” Escape from Tarkov surprises fans with launch date, reveals plans for what happens next
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