Destiny: Xur am 10.6. – Wo steht er heute und was hat er im Angebot

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Today, on June 10th, the Agent of the Nine: Xur arrives in the MMO shooter Destiny. We are looking at which items he has this time in stock.

The upcoming autumn expansion is called “The Rise of Iron”. In recent days, leaks had already surfaced – which have now also turned out to be “real”. Yesterday, the official reveal took place during a livestream. You can read the information from it, accompanied by some nice pictures, here.

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The public letter to the community was also fully focused on “Rise of Iron” this week. It explained, among other things, the reason why the “next big thing” will only be released for PS4 and Xbox One.

Furthermore – many Guardians can still hardly believe it – the Gjallarhorn is coming back with a new look in Year 3 of Destiny. Bungie has apparently heard the prayers of the many Gjallarhorn fans.

For this “big event”, Bungie has released a “Gjallarhorn Returns” trailer, which you can watch along with some information from “This Week at Bungie” in this article.

The flood of information about “The Rise of Iron” will not subside in the coming days. Activision and Bungie will present further information about Destiny at the upcoming E3.

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Oh, and today is also Xur Day. Let’s take a look at the arrival of our shaggy friend.

Everything about Xur in Destiny on June 10th, 11th, and 12th on PS4, PS3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360

When does Xur come and when does he leave again?

Xur appears on Friday, June 10th, at 11:00 AM. He hangs out a bit in the Tower and brings his goods to the Guardian. On Sunday, June 12th, he will leave for home again at 11:00 AM – with a big bag full of Strange Coins.

Where is Xur? What is his location this weekend?

Xur is located in the Hangar this weekend. Our friends from ProNDC will lead you there:

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What does Xur have in Destiny? What is his offer today?

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There is no Year 2 Engram. As a weapon, Xur has the pulse rifle “Red Death” in stock. For 23 Strange Coins, it belongs to you.

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Titans can get the helmet “The Glasshouse” with 32 intellect and 31 strength.

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Hunters can acquire the gloves “Don’t Touch Me“. 50 strength.

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For Warlocks, Xur has the helmet “The Taikonaut” with 34 discipline and 33 strength.

All armor pieces cost you 13 Strange Coins.

The Legacy Engram for 31 Strange Coins is a special weapon.

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Nostalrius traf auf Blizzard – Der Nachbericht

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The team of the private server Nostalrius met the developers of World of Warcraft. Read here how the meeting with Blizzard went.

A long meeting with little progress

After significant media attention for the former private server Nostalrius, which was shut down by Blizzard, the server team has now met with the developers of World of Warcraft. The Nostalrius team saw this as an opportunity and prepared a two-hour presentation in which they showcased their project, the experiences gained, but also the problems to the developers. Blizzard showed so much interest and asked so many questions that the presentation was extended to 5 hours.

The fact that Blizzard took the meeting quite seriously is also evident from the developers present: Mike Morhaime, J. Allen Brack, Tom Chilton, Ion Hazzikostas, and Marco Koegler are among the top decision-makers of World of Warcraft.

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Team Nostalrius and the employees of Blizzard.

However, those expecting a concrete commitment to “Classic” servers were once again disappointed. Blizzard still owns the source code of the original WoW, but the effort would still be high. In the Nostalrius forum it says:

“To create the server and the client, a complex system is used. It is more than just merging “WoW.exe” and “Server.exe”. This build process requires data, models, maps, and so on, created by Blizzard, as well as server-specific files. The client has only the data it needs, and the server has only the data it needs.”

The “assembling” of this data would be difficult, and even then, many things would have to be recreated. At the same time, it is added:

“In addition to the technical aspects related to launching a legacy server, Blizzard has to provide a polished version of the game to its millions of players – something that existing unofficial servers cannot offer.”

The author of the post, Viper (administrator and project manager of Nostalrius), also explained that he was previously afraid that Blizzard was holding this event just to manage damage control. Fortunately, that was not the case. He literally said:

“When Blizzard offered us this meeting a few weeks ago, we were concerned that it was just a PR stunt or damage control. Now we realize that this is not the case.”

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Nostalrius, shortly before shutting down the server.

For the team of Nostalrius, this is not the end; they will continue to stay in contact with Blizzard. They view this conversation as a “milestone” and hope it ultimately leads to something that benefits all WoW players.

However, whether legacy servers will ever be released remains to be seen. Fans suspect that new information can be expected no earlier than BlizzCon 2016 in November.

We will keep you updated as soon as there is news.

For more news and articles about Blizzard’s MMORPG and the former server Nostalrius, you can find them on our World of Warcraft game page.

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Overwatch: “Play of the Game” should become more impressive

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In the future, the mechanics of the “Play of the Game” in Overwatch will be even more interesting. We will tell you what Blizzard has planned.

Play of the Game – Sometimes Good, Sometimes Bad

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Overall, the launch of Overwatch was as successful and smooth as hardly any other Blizzard game. Within minutes, the servers were running smoothly and there have been no major issues since then. Nevertheless, the developers are not completely satisfied with all the mechanics and features of the game. In an interview with a colleague from Eurogamer, Jeff Kaplan, the Game Director, spoke about a change that will likely catch the attention of all players: the “Play of the Game” is going to be better showcased.

“We feel that the typical Play of the Game, when Reaper gets many kills with Death Blossom, looks great and is enjoyable for the viewer. However, some others, like a dead Torbjörn where the turret kills many opponents or a Widowmaker who lands a truly great shot across the whole map: those are not presented well. They are cool moments, but we feel we could showcase them better.”

The developers already have a few ideas on how to change that. One major issue with the presentation is that all “Play of the Game” is shown from the player’s first-person perspective. That works well for some characters, but less so for others.

There is no fixed date for the changes yet. While Kaplan hopes to address this “in this summer,” they do not make any concrete commitments – there are other issues to deal with first.

You can read about what other changes Blizzard is making to Overwatch in the following articles:

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Destiny: “Rise of Iron” only for PS4 and Xbox One – PS3 and Xbox 360 will be “Legacy Consoles”

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In Destiny the upcoming autumn expansion will only be released for PS4 and Xbox One. Additionally: An update is scheduled in a few weeks.

“This Week at Bungie,” the public letter to the community, focuses this time extensively on “Rise of Iron” – or in English: The Awakening of the Iron Lords! This next big adventure was announced yesterday in the livestream. We have summarized the info about “RoI” here.

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A big surprise: The Gjallarhorn is making a comeback! If you pre-order the game – which apparently some of you have already done yesterday, as we read in the comments – you will receive the piece of gear in the “Iron” version in black and silver.

One could assume Bungie expected that a Year 3 Gjallarhorn would cause a big stir. At least they made a special trailer for the return of this exotic rocket launcher:

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PS3 and Xbox 360 will become “legacy consoles”

As already rumored after a leak two days ago, “The Awakening of the Iron Lords” will only be released on next-gen consoles (if we can still call them that) PS4 and Xbox One. This step by Bungie is now official. Last-gen is being phased out.

From now on, Bungie will refer to PS3 and Xbox 360 as “legacy consoles.” If you want to play all future expansions of Destiny, now is the time to upgrade your hardware.

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However, guardians who do not wish to switch to the current console generation do not have to throw Destiny in the trash: even this coming autumn they will still be able to play the MMO shooter on old consoles. However, this journey will continue differently. Guardian progress will be split across each generation of console families (from Sony and Microsoft). Already in August, the experiences will diverge. A graphic was released regarding this:

Within a console family, guardians can also transfer their progress to the new console after August.

In the coming weeks, Bungie will provide more details on how the changes will look and how they will specifically unfold. They plan to release a handful of help articles regarding this.

Two reasons are given for this step by Bungie:

  • The overwhelming majority of all guardians are already using PS4 or Xbox One. Around 90%.
  • Furthermore, this approach is necessary to bring about major changes. Had they wanted to bring the ideas and concepts of “Rise of Iron” to last-gen, all guardians would have suffered. A lot would have been lost.
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However, it is important to ensure that players on PS3 and Xbox 360 can continue to play the content they have paid for.

Update 2.3.0 of Destiny is on the way

The future of Destiny is not only about new stories around old heroes: To maintain the game’s stability and playability, Update 2.3.0 is coming in the next few weeks. The exact date and time of this update will be revealed soon.

More details are not yet known.

You can read the info about “The Awakening of the Iron Lords” from the stream here.

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Destiny: All information on “Rise of Iron” from the livestream – “The Awakening of the Iron Lords”

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In the MMO shooter Destiny, there is information about the upcoming autumn expansion “Rise of Iron”.

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Recently, Bungie held a livestream for “Rise of Iron”. More than 220,000 fans watched this spectacle. While most of the information was already known in advance, numerous other innovations were also revealed. We summarize these compactly.

“Rise of Iron” will be a “big” expansion

According to the developers, the autumn expansion will be “big”. Rise of Iron represents the next major adventure for the Guardians. They mention four aspects that will receive extensive innovations:

  • New campaign: The new campaign will deliver new characters and cinematics along with some missions. Additionally, there will be many new quest lines. We will learn about the lore of the Iron Lords.
  • New locations: In the new expansion, we will explore the “Plaguelands”, “Felwinter Peak”, and “The Wall”. The Wall is the place where the journey of all our Guardians began. However, this place has changed significantly.
  • New cooperative experiences: There will be a “very exciting and cool” raid, about which no other information will be disclosed. Additionally, a new strike is coming, and some existing strikes will be revised. New patrols and public events will also be added to the game.
  • New content in the Crucible: New PvP maps, a new mode, and new features will be introduced, about which discussions will take place later in the summer.
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Help Lord Saladin in “Rise of Iron”

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In the expansion, you accompany Lord Saladin on his journey. An early concept art was one that captures the atmosphere of “Rise of Iron” and shows Lord Saladin and “The Wall”:

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We will learn about the backstory of the Iron Lords and discover important places, symbols, and objects of their actions. Our journey in “Rise of Iron” begins as we set out for Felwinter Peak. This is the place from where the Iron Lords protected humanity:

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At the top of Felwinter Peak, we find statues of the former heroes of the Iron Lords in a mausoleum. The Guardians will recognize many things that they have encountered before in the Iron Banner of Destiny, such as the tree, a symbol of this PvP event:

The developers mention that we will learn about Jolder, for example. This name already appears in the machine gun “Jolder’s Hammer”. In general, we will learn a lot about the Iron Lords and experience some “Aha effects”. However, they don’t want to reveal too much at this point.

In the trailer, we also see Lord Saladin for the first time without his helmet:

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The wolves remain exclusively reserved for him. We Guardians, therefore, have to forgo our own wolf pack.

Additional information from the stream:

  • New enemies: The new enemy faction (Splicers) consists of Fallen who use an old “forbidden” technology called “SIVA” to transform themselves more or less into machines. They want to take over the Earth. The Guardians must stop them.
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  • The new social hub will be more rural and rustic compared to the Tower and the Vestian Outpost in the Reef.
  • The Plaguelands: This is a completely new area on Earth near the Cosmodrome. A harsh winter prevails, and the landscape is covered in snow. There should be much to discover. Besides some secrets, you will mainly encounter nasty enemies, such as this friendly character:
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  • Additionally, we can look forward to new gear. We can create the “Iron Lords” look:
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  • The light level will be “significantly” increased. The exact amount has not been disclosed.
  • The Flame Axe will be a special item, a relic. With it, you will be able to inflict devastating damage. More details on how the axe looks in practice will be revealed in the summer.
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  • The Gjallarhorn is making a comeback: In “Rise of Iron”, there will be a quest through which all Guardians can obtain a Gjallarhorn. We will then forge it from the “armor of fallen heroes”. If you want the “Iron Gjallarhorn” in black and silver, you need to preorder the expansion.
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“Rise of Iron” will be released on September 20th exclusively on PS4 and Xbox One. The price is expected to be 30 US dollars. Preorders are now possible.

Update: In English, the expansion is called “The Rise of Iron” and costs 29.99 euros.

PS4 users will again receive time-exclusive content. What this will be will be revealed in the upcoming weeks.

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Gwent aus Witcher 3 als Standalone Onlinekartenspiel?

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

CD Projekt Red, the developers of the successful RPG The Witcher 3, seem to be working on a standalone version of the in-game card game Gwent (in the English version Gwent).

A trademark entry has been discovered that originates from CD Projekt Red. Additionally, a logo for the game surfaced, and the company announced some time ago that they would introduce a new game at the E3 gaming fair, which is not the highly anticipated role-playing game Cyberpunk 2077.

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Gwent as an Online Game

Many fans of The Witcher 3 have already asked whether CD Projekt Red would like to release Gwent as a standalone card game. After all, the genre is currently very popular, seeing Hearthstone – Heroes of Warcraft or HEX: Shards of Fate. Since The Witcher has a large fan base and the card game is already known from the current part of the RPG series, it would certainly not be difficult for the development studio to establish a new online card game on the market.

Is Hearthstone Getting Competition?

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However, this should still be viewed with caution, as CD Projekt Red has not officially confirmed anything yet. But one can already speculate about how this game could unfold. Gwent works a bit differently than, for example, Hearthstone. It is very tactical and still fast. The card game even works well as a “real” game, as some versions of The Witcher 3 and the expansions included the physical cards. In the online game, you will very likely be able to challenge other players to duels. Perhaps you will rank up to meet equally matched opponents through a matchmaking system.

The developers could also regularly introduce new cards that can be earned or purchased. The game principle of Gwent – The Witcher Card Game could therefore actually work just as well as it does with Blizzard’s Hearthstone. Hopefully, we will learn more at E3.

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Warcraft-Film: Auch in China ein Erfolg – 45 Millionen Dollar an Tag 1

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Warcraft: The Beginning has now also premiered in China – and is doing really well.

Warcraft attracts more people to theaters in China than Star Wars or Civil War

After the Warcraft movie has been running here for almost two weeks, it has recently premiered in China. Already on the first day, the film was able to gross 45.7 million dollars, putting it ahead of other blockbusters, such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Captain America: Civil War, which both earned about 30 million dollars. However, it still falls far short of first place in China – that spot is still held by Furious 7 with over 63 million $ on the first day.

The huge success in China may partly be attributed to the fact that many of the “old” Blizzard titles, such as Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos and Frozen Throne, still play a much larger role there than they do here. There are still many tournaments held for those games, which even juggernauts like “League of Legends” can’t compete with.

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So far, the Warcraft film is a massive hit in all regions. Only for its home country, the USA, the film is predicted to have a rather “low” turnout, with analysts expecting a box office of 25 million dollars on the first day. Whether this will hold true will be revealed this weekend, as the film also premieres in the United States then.

However, roughly estimating the previous earnings, one can be sure that Warcraft: The Beginning will comfortably recoup its investment of 160 million dollars.

You haven’t seen the movie yet? Then we have prepared two (relatively) spoiler-free reviews to help you make a decision:

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Paragon: Essentials Edition comes with a double reputation for everyone

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Paragon releases the Essentials Edition and holds a “Double Reputation” weekend for all heroes on the battlefields of Agora.

Essential – but not for us

Step by step, the Early Access MOBA Paragon from former “Gears of War” developer Epic Games is moving towards completion. On Tuesday, another small milestone was reached with the release of the Essentials Edition for PS4.

This naturally includes direct access to the current Early Access phase, 5 Master Challenges, 5 Skins, 5 Reputation Boosters, and 6000 Paragon Coins, which can be spent on additional Boosters, Skins, Master Challenges, and things that have not yet been revealed.

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The launch-exclusive Twinblast Wasteland Skin

However, if you are considering purchasing this PS4-exclusive edition, it should be noted that it is currently only available in the USA, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil for $60, and so far no version for the European market has been announced.

If you are still interested in Paragon, the three Early Access access options are still available, which vary between €20 and €100 depending on content. And one should always keep in mind that the finished MOBA will ultimately be a free-to-play title. Those who have found their inner balance and mastered the high art of waiting clearly have an advantage.

“Double Reputation” Weekend

So, to celebrate the release, from today until Sunday, all battle-hungry Paragon enthusiasts can earn double reputation, which should greatly assist you on your way to further Master Challenges and new card packs. And while we’re at it, we will also show you the current cards of the weekly changing card pack.

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Current content of the weekly changing card pack

This time you will receive “Reverberate”, which allows you to deal additional damage to opponents with a shield, “Mind Flow”, which rewards players with a reduced cooldown who manage their mana reserve particularly well, and lastly “Hemorrhage”, which equips your hero with increased attack speed and damage when suffering a bleeding effect.

So take advantage of the double reputation weekend, acquire new cards or gather enough to unlock your favorite fighter’s Master Challenge.

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Skyforge: Neues Update “Akonita” bringt sexy-schaurige Widersacherin

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The latest patch for Skyforge takes the fight with the Gorgonids to the next level. The “dazzling Akonita” attacks Aelion.

Akonita wants to destroy the players of Skyforge

In the latest update of Skyforge, a new threat approaches the world of Aelion. This time, the leader of the Gorgonids has had enough and decides to join the battle herself, to either annihilate the players or at least subjugate them – it makes no difference to her.

The “dazzling Akonita” is the matriarch of her realm and conquers planet after planet, stripping them of their resources – mostly after the original population has been wiped out. Because the players have thwarted this plan several times, her avatar is now coming to Aelion herself, because – as Akonita beautifully says – if she wants something, she gets it.

The new patch is accompanied by a fitting trailer, in which Akonita speaks for herself (with a tremendously sexy robot voice). Watch the trailer here:

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The players must now prevent the arrival of Akonita and attack her ship before she can gain a foothold (or tentacle) on Aelion.

Skyforge Package of Discord

Also new in the update are two fresh packages of discord, which can be purchased between June 8 and June 22. The “Tech Package” and the “Cultist Package” each include a stylish armor set along with the usual bonuses in the form of credits, argents, winner medals, holy texts, and other useful resources.

For more news and articles related to the demigod MMORPG, check out our Skyforge news page.

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The Division: ISAC-Auftrag am 9.6. – Schnappt Euch das exklusive kosmetische Item

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In the shared-world shooter The Division, there is a new ISAC mission today. As a reward, there’s an exclusive item.

Every Thursday, your agent’s beautiful watch receives a transmission: the ISAC mission. If you complete this within a week, you can snag Division Tech and an exclusive cosmetic item that is only available this week.

Ubisoft regularly posts a video online to present the serious background of the mission.

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This is the ISAC mission starting from 9/6.

This week, the story revolves around Division technician Simon Keyes. He communicates with the allied black market dealer Esmay, “E”, who is supposed to assist him in finding the enemy. She agrees, but only under one condition.

She has to steal some secret documents, but Rikers are on their way there. We Division agents now have to clear the way for her.

The ISAC mission is:

  • Eliminate 200 Rikers: The Rikers are preventing Esmay from securing operation-relevant documents. Take them out.

The rewards include three high-end Division Tech and the exclusive ISAC Esmay pants.

In the past weeks, we already had the beanie and the jacket from Esmay. We should start to worry about the lady’s wardrobe.

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Destiny: Server down on 9.6. – Check out the livestream of “Rise of Iron”

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Today, maintenance work is taking place on PS4, PS3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360 for Destiny. Additionally: Bungie will hold a livestream in the evening for the “Rise of Iron” expansion. You can watch it here.

Update: The server downtime will be extended until 11 PM.

From 5 PM our time, Guardians will have to let the darkness in and look for something else to do: Preparations for a multi-hour server downtime will begin at that time. You will no longer be able to log in.

At 6 PM, Bungie will completely close the gates: If you are currently in an activity, you will be kicked out. The servers will be taken offline. So, try to finish your missions by then.

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The expected downtime will be just under four hours. It is expected that everything should be up and running again before 10 PM.

What exactly Bungie is working on has not been revealed yet. Any gameplay changes are not expected.

Passionate Guardians do not have to completely forgo Destiny during this time: There will be a highly anticipated livestream from Bungie tonight regarding the fall expansion. As Bungie informs via Twitter, the maintenance work is not a trick to force Guardians to watch the livestream. But if you have nothing else to do…

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Livestream for the “Rise of Iron” expansion of Destiny

You can watch the stream with us directly here. We will embed the Twitch livestream below. It starts at 7 PM:

https://www.twitch.tv/bungie

Some leaks about “Rise of Iron” came to light yesterday: In addition to the release date, September 20, 2016, the Xbox Store prematurely published the list of upcoming content and then removed it shortly thereafter.

Accordingly, we can look forward to new enemies, new locations, new weapons, and a new raid with Rise of Iron. Additionally, Lord Saladin and the Iron Lords will play an important role. Oh, and Fallen mutants are coming.

You can see the previous leaks here:

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We are curious whether Bungie will confirm all these leaks during the livestream tonight and what additional information they will release. We will surely also see additional, exciting footage.

Shortly after the stream, we will create a concise and clear summary with all the exciting information about “Rise of Iron”.

By the way: Rezyl Azzir was right with his mysterious message: “Something” will indeed come on September 20.

Update: Here we have compiled all the information from the stream in German.

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Overwatch – Epic badminton match between Genji’s

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Overwatch is a hero shooter, but some clever players managed to play a round of badminton: with four Genjis, Junkrat, and two Mercys.

It’s a crazy world. Some can’t get enough of Overwatch and are playing Overwatch even before its release in Counterstrike. Others prefer to play the popular ball game badminton in Overwatch. But how is that possible? Overwatch is a shooter!

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Not if the players of the Korean YouTube channel Artisan, Quix Team Overwatch Korea have anything to say about it. With four Genjis, one Junkrat, and two Mercys, the clever Koreans had everything they needed to set up a top-notch badminton court.

2:1 for Team Genji!

The two Mercys acted as the net in the center of the court. They healed and boosted each other with their beams, and the center line was ready! Then, two Genjis lined up and prepared their defensive skills to reflect projectiles. All that was missing was a suitable ball.

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Genji can also play badminton!

Enter Junkrat! The Australian anarchist stood in the middle and fired one of his grenades. The Genjis attempted to reflect the bomb back and forth until one team could no longer catch it. Then, that team earned a point. This went on for several minutes until one of the Genji teams won. We’ve embedded the entire video of the badminton match here for you, enjoy watching.

What do you think of such funny actions? Fun and creative or silly nonsense? Let us know in the comments. Don’t miss our overview of guides and tips for Overwatch!

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Black Desert Online: Cheater und Botter gebannt – ohne Rückkehr

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In Black Desert, measures against cheaters are now being intensified and no mercy is shown.

Cheaters permanently lose their account in Black Desert

Hardly anything in online games is more annoying than players who use cheats and bots to gain an unfair advantage. Whether getting taken out by flying enemies with infinite hit points in a PvP match or being driven out of a favorite area by automated bots, these “players” rob the fun of the game.

The community team of Black Desert has now announced in a forum post that it will intensify its fight against all types of cheaters. Users of such tools will be banned in waves.

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Without a return ticket – cheaters are sent into the desert.

The penalties for such game accounts are quite severe. Anyone caught cheating loses access to their account permanently – there is no second chance, the account will be closed.

The efforts against cheaters and botters, according to the forum post, will “continue as long as we find cheaters” – which basically means from today until the end of the game.

Prior to this, the community team had called for a “hunt for cheaters” and asked players to report information about fraudsters to support, which was later rewarded with some in-game rewards.

Mein-MMO says: Even though the announcement may not be much more than a tactical PR move, it is always nice to read something like this. Some other development studios could learn from this “zero tolerance” mentality against cheaters. Because those who spoil the fun of others (contrary to the intended game mechanics) probably deserve no better.

For more news, guides, and articles about the MMORPG, you can find them on our Black Desert game page.

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Destiny: This is the trailer for “Rise of Iron” – The Gjallarhorn returns in black!

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In Destiny, the trailer for the “Rise of Iron” expansion has been released via Snapchat advertising. It brings a big surprise: The Gjallarhorn is back with a new look.

Recently, a Snapchat advertisement has been circulating in internet forums. This apparently shows the trailer for the “Rise of Iron” expansion, which will be released this autumn.

This is the trailer for “Rise of Iron”

Here you can watch the trailer, which is now available on YouTube:

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Lord Saladin states that the Iron Lords believed they were indestructible. They swore to do everything to protect the Last City. However, many paid the “ultimate price”. He is now the last one left.

They thought they had sealed away “the Plague” forever, but now it returns, along with an army of Fallen. Now it is time to avenge his brothers and sister. We must prove ourselves worthy beside him so that the Iron Lords can rise again.

This trailer confirms all the information about “Rise of Iron,” which we summarized yesterday from an “Xbox Store” leak. Now we can also see the content with nice visuals. The autumn expansion will be released on September 20.

The Gjallarhorn returns in Destiny!

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This trailer reveals a big surprise: Apparently, Bungie has heard the prayers of many Guardians, as the rocket launcher “Gjallarhorn” is returning: With a fresh look and the name “Iron Gjallarhorn”. You will receive this if you pre-order the expansion and complete an in-game quest.

Furthermore, the fine print states that the Gjallarhorn will not be retailer-exclusive or platform-exclusive.

Given this impressive pre-order bonus, it can be expected that many Guardians will pre-order “Rise of Iron.” However, which perks this stylish rocket launcher will come with are still unknown.

We will likely see this trailer and the “Iron Gjallarhorn” again tonight during Bungie’s planned livestream.

You can read about the content of the “Rise of Iron” expansion for Destiny here.

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The Division: Challenge Mode of “Clear Sky” is now live – Information on Update 1.3

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In The Division, the Challenge Mode “Clear Sky” is now live. Additionally, there is information about the next DLC “Underground”.

Recently, the State of the Game took place on June 9th. In it, the developers talked about current changes as well as the Challenge Mode of “Clear Sky” and gave an outlook on the upcoming Update 1.3.

The Challenge Mode of “Clear Sky” is live as of today

The Division Clear Sky

Now it is time. The agents can change the difficulty of the new raid. Basically, the top-equipped agents have been longing for this challenge since the launch of Update 1.2. As the developers announced today, you will have to gradually approach the Challenge Mode. You might even feel that it is impossible to achieve. Incredible coordination is supposedly required. “Clear Sky” on Challenging is only intended for “highly team-capable players”.

The developers predict that players will have to return to Hard Mode first to devise strategies and properly learn the raid.

The reward system is as follows:

  • Boss Drop: With each boss kill, you will receive a guaranteed 240 item. This reward can be earned as often as you like in a week.
  • Weekly Reward: Once a week, you will receive double the reward, meaning: two gear set pieces with 240.

Once you have devised the correct strategy, the Challenge Mode can be completed quite quickly – faster than that of “Falcon Lost”.

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The agents will need various builds: for example, tanks as security carriers, damage dealers as protectors, and healers must keep the health points of the team members up. However, the developers do not reveal a concrete strategy.

What does the future hold for The Division?

Furthermore, future innovations were discussed:

  • Currently, there are efforts to give the agents a larger inventory. A solution has already been found. With Update 1.3 called “Underground”, it will be implemented. The paid Underground expansion is expected to be released in June.
  • Regarding weapon balance: Every weapon type will undergo a change with the upcoming weapon balance changes. Especially light machine guns need an overhaul. While it is fun to use them, they are classified as “not usable” and therefore hardly used. This is also shown by the data that Massive has available.
  • Item collection will be revised in the future: This value does not increase the quantity but only the quality of the dropped items. As there are now many activities with guaranteed drops, this value has become increasingly pointless. Therefore, changes are currently being considered for this value.
  • There will be some information about The Division at the upcoming E3. We expect the focus to be on the Underground expansion. Here, the developers also want to talk to some guests and release news.

By the way, there will not be a State of The Game next week.

What was fixed during the maintenance in The Division today can be read here.

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LoL: Is the Waiting Finally Over? Championship Points Coming Soon in ARAM and 3v3

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Soon there will finally be the coveted mastery points in additional game modes of League of Legends.

Since the introduction of mastery points in LoL, Aram and 3v3 players have been waiting to earn these points on maps other than Summoner’s Rift. With these points, one can “level up” various champions and thereby showcase to other players (and themselves) how experienced they are with that character. However, so far, mastery points could only be obtained on the regular 5v5 map.

Mastery points already on LoL PBE servers

LoL Aurelion Sol Official

Although there is no exact release date yet, the mastery points for the Twisted Treeline and the Howling Abyss are close to activation. The integration of mastery points on these maps has taken so long because the rating system had to be changed to calculate the reward points. After all, different factors are important in Aram and 3v3 compared to the 5v5 mode, and therefore new rules had to be established or existing rules changed.

The system is now advanced enough to be extensively tested on the official LoL test servers. Typically, not much time should pass from the PBE to the live servers, which is why we will likely be able to earn points in 3v3 and Aram very soon.

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Overwatch: Wie und wann erscheinen neue Helden und Maps?

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Jeff Kaplan reveals how and when new heroes and maps in Overwatch are set to be released.

A large part of the Overwatch team is working on new content – more info this summer

In a comprehensive interview with the colleagues from Eurogamer, Jeff Kaplan, the Game Director of Overwatch, spoke not only about the upcoming Ranked Play and the upcoming nerf for Cowboy McCree but also about the release plans for new content.

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Despite the fantastic launch of Overwatch, the developers are not resting on their laurels. According to Kaplan, for many employees, not much has changed with the launch, as they hardly noticed the release during their working time.

“We have parts of the team that are working on so many things in the game that many of us perceived the launch only peripherally, with ‘Oh, yes, the release just happened.'”

There is no fixed date for new maps and heroes yet, but they plan to release new information “later in the summer.” Probably, however, only after the ranked mode has been implemented.

Kaplan further states about the scope of upcoming patches:

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“We believe that we will learn a lot from the first updates. One example from the beta is that we thought our release rate was quite good, but a large part of the team found the simultaneous release of Mei, D.Va, and Genji too disruptive for the game. That was a lesson we learned. When we start with our first new heroes after the launch, we will always release only one at a time until we are convinced that the game has stabilized.”

The first content patches for Overwatch will be experiments in which the community will be asked for feedback to find out whether an update provides too much or too little new content.

Especially the release of three heroes during the beta caused quite a controversy within the community, Kaplan remembers.

“Looking back and reading the feedback from that time when we released the three heroes at once, fans demanded that all these heroes should be removed from the game. They were all overpowered and had to disappear. Looking at it today, D.Va and Genji (maybe not Mei) are among the most popular heroes. I believe Mei is one of the most popular characters due to her cute personality, but many players find [her mechanics] annoying. But back then, players wanted us to remove these heroes. Therefore, we will be careful not to overdo it with a patch.”

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How can you not like these eyes?

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GTA 5 Online: 3 krasse Fahrzeuge im neuen Update geleakt

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In the code of the new update for GTA 5 Online, these 3 new, fast cars were found!

We thought we had seen all new vehicles in Further Adventures in Finance and Felony and knew what we could save for. But no, apparently that wasn’t all the cars that are awaiting us in (the near?) future in GTA 5 Online. In the code of the update, 3 more super sports cars were found, which we present to you here!

This is what the new racers in GTA 5 Online look like

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The cars are named (in the image from left to right) as “Prototipo”, “Seven 70 (Ferrari F12)” and “Pfister 911 (Porsche 918)”. Although I’m not a big car expert in these price ranges, many Reddit users are. They said that the so-called Seven 70 was modeled not after a Ferrari model, but after the Aston Martin One-77. Which original models served as a template for these cars is not so important to me personally. They should be beautiful – and fast!

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Forum post on GTAforums.com by Fun De Panda

That the cars are nice to look at is already clear from the leaked images, but in this forum post, various statistics of the new Prototipo were compared with the cars that are currently among the fastest in GTA 5 Online. In all 3 compared points, the Prototipo was ahead, which is why it was labeled by Fun De Panda (who is responsible for a large part of this leak) as an “Ultra-Super-Car”.

How much do the 3 cars cost and is there any word on when they will arrive?

Like much in the Further Adventures in Finance and Felony Update, unfortunately, these super cars are not cheap either.

  • The Prototipo is said to cost 2,700,000 dollars.
  • The Seven 70 is said to cost 695,000 dollars.
  • And the Pfister is said to cost 1,135,000 dollars.

When the cars will be integrated into the game is currently still unclear. In the found files, there were apparently no hints of a possible release date.

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Heroes of the Storm: Medivh in the Spotlight

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Medivh is ready for Heroes of the Storm. Now you can admire his “Spotlight” video.

The Last Guardian Medivh Enters the Nexus

Several weeks have passed since the release of the last hero, Chromie. It’s time for the next character to enter the Nexus of Heroes of the Storm. The newcomer is a rather prominent mage from the Warcraft universe, none other than Medivh, the last Guardian of Tirisfal. As a specialist, he primarily focuses on giving his team a tactical advantage.

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Let’s take a quick look at his abilities.

  • The passive ability Raven Form replaces Medivh’s mount. Instead, he can transform into a raven, which increases his speed by 15%. In Raven Form, he is invulnerable and can fly over all obstacles, making him a perfect spy.
  • Arcane Rift fires a projectile in a straight line that deals moderate damage to all enemies it touches. If the projectile hits an enemy hero, the cooldown is drastically reduced.
  • A pure defensive ability is Willpower. An allied hero is briefly protected from all damage and is invulnerable for a few moments. This perfectly intercepts enemy heroic abilities.
  • Also purely supportive is Portal. As the name suggests, Medivh creates two portals – one at his feet and one at the target location. For a few seconds, allies can use the portals to travel back and forth between the two locations.
  • Medivh’s first heroic ability is Transformation Bomb. An enemy hero is transformed into a helpless sheep. After the effect wears off, it jumps to another hero in range – as long as there is still a hero in range.
  • The second heroic ability is Ley Line Seal. The mage sends out a wave of arcane power in a straight line that puts all hit enemies into stasis temporarily, thus removing them from combat.
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To master Medivh, it’s necessary to anticipate the opponent’s abilities correctly in order to initiate appropriate counters at the right moment.

Medivh will appear next week, probably late in the evening on June 14th.

Our Jürgen already had the opportunity to extensively play Medivh. You can find more about the new heroes on our Heroes of the Storm game page.

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The Division: Server down on 9.6. – The Challenge Mode is coming, or?

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Today, maintenance work is being carried out on PS4, Xbox One, and PC for The Division. The server status will be “offline.” What’s coming, what is changing?

Regular maintenance work is being held today. While last week saw a whopping five hours scheduled, today it is – as usual – three hours.

The servers will go down at 9 AM our time. The expected server downtime is set to last for 3 hours, so you can log back in at 12 PM.

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The challenge mode of “Clear Sky” is coming – and bug fixes

In the Ubi forum, community manager Natchai Stappers will present the changelog on June 9th. It contains the happy news: “Activated Clear Sky Challenge Mode.” This means, after the maintenance work, we can tackle the incursion “Clear Sky” on Challenging difficulty. This difficulty level was supposed to go live a week ago, but there were complications with the patch.

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So, this afternoon we can see for ourselves whether the challenge mode really becomes the challenge that Massive promised. It is said to be tougher compared to “Falcon Lost”.

Additionally, two bugs will be fixed during the server downtime:

  • A bug will be fixed that teleported players automatically to a safe house or a checkpoint. This occurred in DZ06 areas and in an Electronic Store in the open world.
  • Furthermore, the “No-Respawn-Zone” at the entrance of “Clear Sky” will be moved. This is intended to reduce the risk of players mistakenly entering the instance before the squad is formed.

If no further bugs occur with this patch, all content from the May update will be available to agents starting today.

During the work, the State of the Game is also running, the weekly report on The Division. We will report shortly on what the developers have to say.

Do you want to quickly learn all the important information about light machine guns in The Division? Then check out this article.

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