WildStar: Steam release as early as June?

WildStar could celebrate its release on Steam as early as next week if the rumors prove true.

Is WildStar’s Steam release coming on June 1st?

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The fans of WildStar have been speculating for a while about when the game will finally be released on Steam. This date is important not only for the fans, but also for WildStar, as it could be an opportunity to generate a significant player base again, given the recent negative reports.

As reported by massivelyoverpowered, the release date “June 1st” was briefly visible on WildStar’s Steam page. When inquired with Carbine, the response was that the announcement of a date is still pending – in the meantime, this error has also been corrected on Steam. Whether there is any truth to this date or if it was merely a mistake from Steam will likely be revealed when the game starts on June 1st – or not.

With the release on Steam, some new features are also coming to WildStar, as they will phase out NCoin and offer players the chance to convert it to “Protobucks”. You can find more about this in this article.


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Pokemon Go – Pokemon in der echten Welt gesichtet (Screenshots)

The Pokemon Go beta has started and there are already some promising screenshots of the gameplay!

The basic idea of Pokemon Go – Walk around the world with your phone, look for a Pokemon and catch it!

For us in Germany, the beta of the long-awaited mobile Pokemon game has unfortunately not yet started, but we can already get an idea of what will come our way with the help of the screenshots.

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Gameplay, different Pokemon and Pokemon battles

These screenshots show you all the important features of Pokemon Go, from character customization to the map overview. You’ll also see what it’s like when you encounter a wild Pokemon and how the in-app shop is set up.

You can navigate the gallery with the arrow keys!

Additionally, the developers of Pokemon Go shared more information about what players can expect from the app. There will be more than 100 Pokemon that players can catch. Your phone will vibrate when you walk through the “real world” and Pokemon are hiding nearby. You can then catch these Pokemon by throwing a Pokeball with your phone’s touchscreen.

This is how battles are fought in Pokemon Go!

The Pokemon you catch can be used to gain control over a gym. You not only use your Pokemon’s attacks to battle, but you can also dodge opposing attacks by swiping left or right. Gyms are player-controlled, and you can take them over by reducing the gym’s prestige to 0. After that, the gym belongs to you, and you can select one of your Pokemon to defend it.

Pokemon Go is set to be released later this year for iOS and Android. It is a free game with in-app purchase options!


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Funcom: MMO specialist is financially rescued – The Secret World, Conan Exiles

The struggling MMO specialist Funcom is back in liquidity after a major investment.

Last year things looked bad for Funcom. After a financial flop with “LEGO – Minifigures Online”, it seemed for a long time that the Norwegian company was heading towards closure.

Things hadn’t gone smoothly in the years prior either – since The Secret World had an unfortunate launch, the company had been keeping afloat with “aging MMOs” that were still profitable, but not enough to fund new projects. And as Age of Conan, Anarchy Online, and The Secret World generated less income year by year, it was clear that after the LEGO flop, which they likely financed on credit, an end was in sight. They cut costs year after year, but revenues also declined.

Now they have adopted a new strategy, aiming to release more titles, including smaller games, and wanting to experiment and market them differently. With “The Park” they began in 2015. Currently, hopes are resting on the survival MMO “Conan Exiles.”

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And they have good news to announce: There is a private investment of 6.3 million US dollars. Additionally, they have reduced their liabilities by 7.7 million US dollars – this happened through a “conversion process.” As a result, they are no longer in the red by 10,000,000 US dollars, but back to being liquid with 4 million dollars.

The CEO of Funcom speaks of a “significant turning point” in the company’s history. The financial recovery now allows the company to get back on the right track and fully implement the new strategy. They also assure that they will continue to maintain existing MMOs.

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The Division Guide: Hochrangige Ziele und Hochrisiko-Ziele – So schnappt Ihr Euch Top-Loot

In The Division, there are new tasks in the Open World since update 1.2 that drop delicious loot: High-Value Targets and High-Risk Targets. We tell you what you need to know about it.

After the agents have completed the story and reached max level 30, they had very little to do in the Open World. While they could search for collectibles and repeatedly complete daily missions, most of them lost motivation to explore the post-apocalypse after just a few days.

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With update 1.2, the Open World is revived: “Search and Destroy” missions and High-Value Targets in The Division take you to places in this world that you probably haven’t been to often or maybe even never. These new tasks are not just fillers: You can grab the best loot in the game here!

What “Search and Destroy” missions in The Division are about

Before you can eliminate High-Value Targets, you must first locate them. “Search and Destroy” missions serve this purpose:

  • These missions are only available once your agent reaches level 30 and you have completed all side missions and fights in a district.
  • If this is the case, you can go to the corresponding safehouse and visit the mission board for the “Search and Destroy” missions. By interacting with it, you will receive three missions which you can complete in any order.
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  • Now head out into the Open World for these three missions and eliminate a certain number of enemies. As a reward, you will receive target data.
  • You need the target data to unlock the quests for High-Value Targets. You can view how much data you have collected so far in your inventory under the “Backpacks” tab.
  • Once you have completed the three “Search and Destroy” missions, return to the safehouse at the mission board. There you will now receive a reward.
  • For additional missions, you can activate new ones in the same safehouse or travel to another safehouse to eliminate enemies there.
  • On the map, an area is marked as “critical”. Complete missions here to gain bonus target data.
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According to Massive, these missions are well-suited for a fresh “level 30” agent to efficiently increase their gear score. Primarily, you need to complete these quests so you can focus on the High-Value Targets.

How to eliminate High-Value Targets

Once you have collected enough target data, you can take on the High-Value Targets:

  • To do this, head to the operations base and turn into the security wing. There you will meet the “Officer for daily High-Value Targets” and the “Officer for weekly High-Value Targets”. They are waiting with 6 daily and four weekly HVT missions for you.
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  • At these new vendors, you can now invest the target data you have collected. A mission costs between 5 and 40 data. The more expensive it is, the harder it will be, but the better the rewards.
  • The missions come with additional info: Along with a short description, the recommended gear score and the level of the enemies are provided. It is usually recommended that you proceed in a group.
  • If you are doing the missions with a team, it is sufficient if only one member invests the target data.
  • You can only have one High-Value Target active at a time. If you die, you must return to the base and pick up the mission again. The target may now be located in a different area.
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These are the High-Risk Targets

The officer for the weekly high-value targets has two missions for High-Risk Targets. These offer you the best loot in the game!

  • However, the High-Risk Targets cost the most target data and are not easy to master.
  • If you fail, this mission will expire, and you will have to gather the necessary target data again. Additionally, you have only a limited time for these targets. After that, the mission expires.
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This is what the loot from High-Value Targets looks like

You don’t have all this fun for nothing: Items await as rewards. They look as follows:

Daily HVT:

  • 1x 182 Highend or 214 Gear Set
  • Chance for 1x 191 Gear Set

Weekly HVT:

  • 1x 182 Highend or 214 Gear Set
  • Chance for 1x 214 Gear Set

Weekly “High-Risk Targets”:

  • 1x 204 Highend or 1x 214 Gear Set
  • Chance for 1x 240 Gear Set

What is toughness in The Division and how is it calculated? Learn more here.

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LoL: Watching a League of Legends game with Virtual Reality – This is possible!

Wow! Have we arrived in the future of League of Legends?

After the Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04 bought a LoL team a few days ago, the popular MOBA is taking another step forward. A fan has now developed a program that provides a whole different perspective on a LoL match using virtual reality.

If you’re just learning the game: Here is our League of Legends Beginner’s Guide!

The LoL Spectator Mode with VR

Of course, the program still has its weaknesses and is not fully refined. Currently, it resembles ant fights happening on the map – Only if you look closely can you see which champions are battling each other. The developer aimed to present his concept and show that it works.

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In response to a question on the League of Legends Reddit about why he didn’t set 200% more zoom, he said that the image in the VR headset is significantly larger. However, the software has problems displaying the image as it appears in the VR headset.

I personally am very curious to see how the program works once some of the weaknesses have been addressed. It certainly looks promising. Were you able to recognize all 10 champions in the video? Would you use a spectator mode with a VR headset?

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Overwatch: Background story of Widowmaker, Tracer, Winston

We are dealing with the lore of the Overwatch heroes. What is hidden in the past of Widowmaker, Tracer, and Winston?

After we illuminated the background story of Soldier: 76, Reaper, and Mercy last time, we are now focusing on the next three heroes on the long list: Widowmaker, Tracer, and Winston.

Anyone who hasn’t engaged with the lore of Overwatch should first check out our article on the general story of Overwatch to better understand the following sections.

Widowmaker – Amélie Lacroix
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Amélie Lacroix was the wife of Gérard Lacroix, a high-ranking agent of Overwatch. Gérard was mainly known for investigating the terrorist organization Talon and posed strong problems for them. After several failed attempts by Talon to kill Gérard directly, they changed their strategy and targeted his wife.

Amélie was kidnapped by Talon, and her mind was broken after prolonged torture until her personality was suppressed and she was trained as a sleeper agent. She was then released and returned to her husband. No one suspected what had happened to her until she murdered her husband in his sleep two weeks later. By the way, this is how she got her name: Widowmaker. Not because she made other women widows, but because she made herself a widow.

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After completing her mission, she returned to Talon, where her transformation was completed: She was reformed into a living weapon. Eventually, her physiology was even adjusted, and her heartbeat was reduced. This caused the blue discoloration of her skin and ultimately led to her inability to perceive human emotions.

Today, Widowmaker is one of Talon’s best assassins and is responsible for many assassinations. Perhaps the “most famous” is her murder of Tekharta Mondatta on the King’s Row map in the Cinematic “Alive”.

Tracer – Lena Oxton
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Lena Oxton was the youngest person ever accepted into Overwatch’s flight program. However, something went wrong on the first flight of the experimental aircraft “Slipstream,” which was equipped with a novel teleportation technology. The plane disappeared along with Lena and reappeared only months later. However, the teleportation had changed Lena so much that she could no longer maintain a physical form – she was doomed to constantly shift back and forth through time without being able to retain a physical body for long.

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For a long time, attempts to save Lena were in vain, but it was only the scientist Winston who managed to build a chronoboost that could bind her to space and time. But even better: Lena, who now called herself “Tracer,” could use this device to speed up, slow down, or even completely rewind her own time. Through this ability, she became one of Overwatch’s most effective agents.

Even today, long after the end of Overwatch, Tracer still seeks opportunities to stand up for good and uses her gift to protect people and omnics from harm – even if that doesn’t always succeed.

Winston – Just Winston
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As humanity once again embarked on the exploration of space, the moon colony Horizon was one of the first scientific centers away from the Earth’s surface. In Horizon, several gorillas were genetically altered, and one stood out in particular, as his brain developed especially well. This gorilla was taken in by Dr. Harold Winston, who taught the primate a lot about human society and the seemingly infinite potential of this species. Dr. Harold took the gorilla as his assistant in various experiments, which further increased the animal’s urge for science.

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One day, there was a rebellion of the gorillas on Horizon, which ended with all the human scientists on the base being killed. “Winston” took the name of his former mentor and built a rocket under his own guidance to fly from the moon base to Earth. Overwatch was immediately impressed by the talent of the scientist gorilla, and Winston found what he had longed for: an organization that does good.

After the fall of Overwatch, Winston withdrew and led a quiet life as a scientist – until the events of the short film “Recall” began.


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No Man’s Sky: Release-Termin wurde verschoben (Gerücht)

According to two sources, the release of the space simulation No Man’s Sky has been delayed.

No Man’s Sky is an ambitious space simulation by Hello Games that has been making waves since its reveal. Many fans have been eagerly awaiting this game with seemingly limitless possibilities for months and have already marked June 22 thick in their calendars: Because then No Man’s Sky is set to release for PS4 and PC. Or?

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Kotaku reports that two sources confirm a delay of the release date. Accordingly, the game will be released later in 2016. Do we now have to erase the date from the calendar?

Is the release of No Man’s Sky delayed?

According to a “reliable Kotaku source,” No Man’s Sky is said to be postponed. What the exact date will be is currently unknown. But one cannot expect it before July or August.

The second source refers to an employee at GameStop: Apparently, marketing materials were handed out that show the previous release date. However, stores were informed that this date is no longer correct and that they should cover it with a “Coming Soon” label.

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However, there are no official statements from Sony or Hello Games yet.


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The Elder Scrolls Online: Zusätzliche Charakterslots kommen – per Cash-Shop

Finally! This is something many of you have surely been waiting for: With the DLC Dark Brotherhood, you will receive additional character slots in the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online.

If you enjoy playing with multiple characters, you will be pleased to know that the DLC “Dark Brotherhood” allows you to purchase four additional character slots. This means you can have a total of twelve slots. Each slot will cost 1,500 crowns. In the character selection screen, you will find all the necessary information about the additional character slots after installing the DLC. For each character slot, you can create one additional hero.

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Check out your crafting styles in advance

Also new is the preview for crafting styles. Directly from the crown shop, you can view the styles and get an idea before making a purchase. You will see in advance how this style looks on your character. If you like it, you buy it; if you don’t like it, you choose another one.

If you like hats, you can look forward to the Bycoket of the Silvenars and the Kissme-not cap of a Z’en-vengeful oath in June. With the Dark Brotherhood, Cadwell’s Helm of Heroism and the ceremonial mask of the Vosh Rakh will also be introduced, which were previously only part of a costume.

The useful crafting bag

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If you are an ESO Plus member, you can acquire the crafting bag. This contains an almost unlimited amount of crafting materials. These materials do not take up inventory space and are also available to all your characters.

If your membership with ESO Plus ends, you will still be able to access the items stored in the crafting bag. However, it will no longer be possible to store new items.

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Blade and Soul: Pets – Das können die neuen Haustiere

In Blade & Soul, the latest update Vengeance introduces pets to the game. The pets are not just cute companions; they also provide defensive buffs.

The upcoming update “Vengeance” for Blade and Soul will bring new story chapters and dungeons along with a system for pets. These little companions can be obtained as rewards from heroic dungeons or in the cash shop in pet boxes.

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These little rascals are not just decorative, and even though they do not fight, they can provide defensive bonuses when you feed them certain pet treats. To maintain the buff, you will need to pack more of the food, otherwise, you might lose a valuable buff right before the boss in the dungeon.

Pets can be upgraded by integrating lower tier pets, just like we upgrade all equipment in Blade and Soul. The update “Vengeance” and the pets will be released on June 1st.

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Shroud of the Avatar: Vom innovativen RPG-Mix zum Standard-MMO

At the end of July, the online game known as Selective Multiplayer RPG Shroud of the Avatar will go live. However, it is far from finished.

Today, May 26, Release 30 kicks off, which brings several new features. Among them is another revision of the combat system. While Release 29 already reworked the fights and introduced active targeting, they are now backtracking due to some criticism from the community.

Target Locking is being reintroduced – but only optionally. So if you don’t want to aim actively, you select your target and keep it in sight permanently, just as is known from other MMOs – and this development seems to be indicative of the whole game.

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How a game can change

Let’s look back at the Kickstarter campaign from 2013. During this campaign, Shroud of the Avatar was announced. The description promised an epic story that could also be experienced offline. Quests were supposed to have an impact on the hero and the game world. Those who wished could experience the story together with friends or even play in an open online mode where Shroud of the Avatar would be played similar to a sandbox MMORPG. The 3D overworld map was supposed to offer many encounters with wandering NPCs and monsters. The user interface was minimal in the first videos and seemed innovative.

Fast forward to 2016, just before the game goes live. Shroud of the Avatar plays like a social hub. Players build their houses and decorate them. They own their own towns that they can manage. They can hold Gustball tournaments, dance, and grind – all online. The offline mode mentioned so prominently in 2013 offers the same as the online mode, only that you are alone in the world. Quests are standard and revolve around bringing things from A to B or finding NPCs and talking to them. The missions are not particularly complex, which is partly due to the fact that many players complained when, in one of the early quests, they had to search for a key to the city gate, and found it too complicated.

Shroud of the Avatar World Map

Tasks also have no impact on the game world. Everything plays out as one knows it from other theme park MMORPGs. Everyone completes the same quests. Everyone saves the missing girl. The 3D overworld map offers no encounters with wandering NPCs or monsters. The user interface, with its many windows, floating texts, numbers, and bars, resembles that of many other MMOs.

Shroud of the Avatar has changed. The original innovative concept is increasingly transforming into that of a standard MMORPG. But do we still need an MMO that plays like every other one?

It is still being developed

The online game is not “finished” yet, and according to the developers, it won’t be for a long time. However, the live operation is for many the beginning of the game, as there will be no more wipes. The release of Episode 1 is planned for the end of the year. Can so much still be improved and changed in the remaining months, when even now the combat system is being continually revised?

Perhaps the changes that the game has undergone since the Kickstarter campaign are exactly what the players want. Because Shroud of the Avatar is being developed together with the community. There seems to be a strong interest in making the game a standard MMORPG. Perhaps the original concept was too ambitious. Because many game mechanics of an MMORPG are not compatible with those of a single player RPG, and vice versa. How can the feeling of a single player RPG arise if the game plays and feels like an MMORPG? The question can be turned around as well.

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Success with the MMO aspect

Shroud of the Avatar has never had an easy stand, solely because of its innovative and ambitious concept. It seems to be becoming clear that this idea is anything but easy to implement and the developers are faced with a problem. Other magazines see it this way now too, as skepticism is slowly growing whether the game can truly be successful. And perhaps it can only be if they focus on a specific aspect and do not try to cater to everyone. And that could be the MMO aspect, as Shroud of the Avatar currently plays exactly like that, and it apparently resonates well with the fans.

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Battleborn – Neuer Charakter – Pendles, die fiese Schlange

Battleborn expands its hero selection. After the water nymph Alani comes her buddy Pendles, a humanoid snake.

Battleborn is known for its wacky characters, as we can play ninja mushrooms, living ice blocks, four-armed anarchists, self-absorbed eagles with rocket launchers, and sociopathic robot bosses. And soon also a humanoid assassin snake with gold fangs!

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Looks kind of mean!

Just shortly after the release of the new heroine Alani, the next hero for Battleborn was already announced. It is Pendles, a serpentine creature from the world Akopos, the same planet that once offered Alani a home.

Snake Assassin

However, unlike the more peace-loving Alani, Pendles is a true rogue and therefore belongs to the anarcho-faction of the Rouges (defectors). There, he works as a deadly assassin, striking from the shadows with two sickles. What exactly Pendles can do is still unknown.

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The release is expected to happen “sometime in the next months.” Pendles is supposed to cost 47,000 credits – like Alani. Alternatively, we can also unlock him with the Hero Key if we currently have the all-purpose key available.

Haven’t tried Battleborn yet? Thanks to a massive price reduction, the hero shooter is now available for just about 30 euros!

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The Division: ISAC mission on 26.5 provides exclusive item

In The Division, the ISAC mission is available. It brings an exclusive item that is supposed to be available only this week.

Since update 1.2, there are now two weekly missions: First, the Strategic Mission, which takes over the role of the previous “Operation ISAC”, consists of four tasks, and rewards 30 Phoenix Credits upon completion.

Additionally, there is now the Weekly ISAC Mission. This consists of only one task and brings new, exclusive rewards. From now on, this is linked to “ISAC Transmission”, for which Ubisoft presents a fresh video every Thursday, meant to convey the seriousness of the situation.

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This is the weekly ISAC mission from May 26.

This week there is a recurring problem in the story involving Simon Keyes: The Division technician made a deal last week with the black market dealer E, who is supposed to be an ally. However, complications arise at the meeting point: Enemies ambush E, and the situation spirals out of control. Your task:

  • Eliminate 100 experienced enemies: You need to eliminate the enemies approaching E’s position. At least that’s the description in the game. For you, this simply means: Kill all enemies with purple health bars that cross your path.
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As a reward, you receive three high-end Division tech and an exclusive ISAC Esmay beanie. The beanie, one of those pom-pom-less hats, is supposed to be available only this week. So get to it!

Since Tuesday, the weekly Strategic Mission in The Division has been ongoing, which allows for 30 Phoenix Credits. Here are the tasks:

  • Recover 30 contaminated objects: Head into the Dark Zone and extract diligently. But watch out for the rope!
  • Collect 30 electronic parts
  • Eliminate 50 looters
  • Complete 10 missions: Master 10 main missions at the difficulty level “Hard” or “Challenging”.

Today, on May 26, there are also unscheduled maintenance works in The Division. What the hotfix brings, you’ll find out here.

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Tree of Savior is no longer accepting new players

At Tree of Savior, access for new players is restricted. For now, only existing players can log in.

Access for New Players Restricted to Address Issues

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At the beginning of the month, Tree of Savior transitioned from Early Access to the live version and has been available on the gaming platform Steam since then. However, there is now a restriction. For now, no new players will be able to register for the game!

The reasoning for this is provided on the official homepage of the game.

“We plan to temporarily restrict access to the game for new players and have asked Valve to prevent new players from downloading the game. Current players will not be affected.

These restrictions will be implemented so that we can address issues related to server stability, lags, and other obstacles. This decision was made after a heated internal debate on how we can improve the player experience for all players.

These restrictions will be implemented as soon as Valve can enforce them, and they will be removed once the issues have been resolved.”

No exact date for when these restrictions will come into effect has been given. Anyone looking to try the game in the next few days should hurry with their registration and download.


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Overwatch: “Das Spiel braucht mehr Bösewichte!”

For the future of the Overwatch universe, more villains are needed. Blizzard is not entirely satisfied with the development.

The villains of Overwatch need more profile

Overwatch has launched, and Blizzard can consider itself lucky, as most reviews give the shooter a bright future and excellent ratings. However, there are also minor flaws that don’t directly relate to the gameplay.

In an interview with pcgamesn, Game Designer Michael Chu, who is also the “story guy” for Overwatch, spoke about one issue seen in Overwatch: too few villains. While Overwatch has a number of dark characters, such as Widowmaker and Reaper, who also have strong personalities, we have not done a particularly good job explaining their goals and motivations so far.

One way to give these characters more profile is seen in the future of the storylines. There are many possibilities, as additional comics and new cinematics are planned for the coming months; Jeff Kaplan even mentioned a whole “season” in this context – so possibly 4 new cinematics again?

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Symmetra is now tending more towards “good”, even though she works for an “evil” corporation.

The other “evil” characters, like Junkrat, Roadhog, and Symmetra, have gained “positive” traits through their comics. Roadhog and Junkrat are now more associated with the “chaotic-neutral” spectrum, and Symmetra’s “evil side” collapses whenever a child suffers. This makes for not very convincing villains.

While no specific announcements have been made yet, it seems obvious that the next heroes for Overwatch will be darker and evil characters. One possibility could be Sombra, Pharah’s deceased mother – she could be the first new hero after the launch.


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The Division: Extraordinary – Server down on 26.5. – Next problem is supposed to be fixed

In The Division, there will be maintenance work on PS4, Xbox One, and PC today, on May 26th. The servers will be unavailable at noon.

Today at noon, the servers will be shut down on all platforms. However, there will not be the regular weekly maintenance. This has already been scheduled for Tuesday. Instead, a necessary hotfix will be released today.

The server status will be offline starting at 11 AM. The work will likely take two hours, so you can get back to gaming at 1 PM.

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Annoying: Today is a holiday in many federal states. Some agents surely had “gaming” planned for their day. Unfortunately, during these two hours, you’ll have to find another game.

What changes today?

The spontaneous server downtime has a good reason: After update 1.2, problems with daily missions arise again. They are – even today – not available.

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Natchai Stappers informs in the Ubi forum that this problem is now being addressed: A bug is being fixed that affects the daily missions.

Since the launch of The Division, the daily missions have consistently caused frustration: Sometimes they are completely missing, then they only rotate every three days. A patch adjusted the list of daily missions a few weeks ago. Apparently, further adjustments are now necessary.


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Blade and Soul: Super-Items von NCSoft-Mitarbeitern erschummelt

In Blade & Soul powerful and unreleased items have appeared in the game world. The culprits were NCSoft employees who had used GM tools to cheat these items onto their accounts.

In Blade and Soul, the Kung-Fu MMO from NCSoft, the community was in an uproar. Because previously unreleased items with particularly good stats had suddenly appeared in the game. Of course, hackers and manipulative software were quickly suspected, but it got worse.

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Investigations by NCSoft revealed that it was likely two “Support Agents” who had used their available GM tools to cheat items for their personal accounts. Therefore, Community Manager “Rukkirii” also released a statement on the official Blade & Soul forum regarding the issue and announced consequences for the affected culprits. It is against the guidelines to use the tools for personal characters.

Additionally, Rukkiri warned about tools offered online that allegedly allow players to obtain better items or duplicate items and urged the community to be particularly vigilant.


Even before the release, NCSoft employees had stirred up discontent within the Blade and Soul community, because they were using their privileges to reserve particularly sought-after names before anyone else.

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SMITE: Wikinger-Event und 20 Millionen Spieler

In SMITE a special Viking event is coming up and the game has reached a new milestone in player numbers.

The Jarls Kali and Chaac want your gems

In the god MOBA from HiRez Studios, there is currently a very special event where players can secure exclusive skins. Currently, the Viking invasion is taking place in SMITE, where you can purchase a “starter pack” of the Vikings for 900 gems. This includes some cosmetics: a Nordic music theme, a Ymir announcer pack, a biuerkrug guardian skin, a special pedestal, and a unique loading screen frame.

The most interesting part: The package unlocks a whole series of new quests that can be completed in succession to earn additional rewards. In addition to plenty of favor and numerous chests with random loot, the exclusive skins “Blood Jarl Kali” and “Storm Jarl Chaac” await to be unlocked through these quests.

This is all accompanied by a (rather amusing) new trailer showcasing Kali and Chaac on their plundering tour.

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However, a bit of urgency is required, as the quests can only be completed until July 5th. The objectives of the respective quests are quite manageable: Win 3 games, kill 50 minions, or achieve a “First win of the day” are some of the tasks.

But SMITE has another reason to celebrate, as the game recently surpassed the magical milestone of 20 million players, as announced on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/schisam/status/734690600159739904

These are “only” registered accounts and say little about the actual number of currently playing users, yet it is quite an impressive number that only a few MOBAs achieve in the highly competitive market.


For more news and articles about the god MOBA, you can find them on our SMITE game page.

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Destiny: May Iron Banner is unexpectedly active

With the hotfix for Destiny, the Iron Banner is surprisingly active.

This came unexpectedly, last week Bungie cancelled Osiris and the Iron Banner, fearing a ammo glitch could ruin the fun, turning the gameplay into unfairness. Today at 7 PM the glitch was fixed and Guardians are reporting: Lord Saladin is here! The Iron Banner has started spontaneously.

The mode switches, according to first reports, between Control, Conflict, and Rift. So everything is included, some report. According to Bungie, however, only “Control” should be active.

The May Iron Banner runs until Tuesday, May 31, at 11:00 AM. It should be over by the weekly reset.

The rewards after the match in the May Iron Banner are:

  • Gloves and PlayStation-exclusive gloves
  • Chest pieces and handguns
  • Fusion rifles

These items can be obtained regardless of your rank, starting from rank 0, after a match.

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You can buy from Saladin

  • From rank 3: gloves, chest pieces, and PlayStation-exclusive gloves
  • From rank 4: fusion rifles
  • From rank 5: handguns

General tips for the Iron Banner, how the process works, and how you can best get items and reputation, you can read in this article. This hasn’t changed since autumn 2015.

We will go into details about the Iron Banner in May when the dust has settled a bit. Have fun, Guardians.

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Destiny: Bungie reveals – Secrets of the Crucible today in the stream

Tonight, there will be a livestream from Bungie at Destiny. This time, they are taking the curious Guardians into the Crucible and revealing some secrets.

Today is the last Wednesday in May 2016, and thus the final May livestream that Bungie is holding for their MMO shooter via Twitch. In the last streams, they revealed background information about the art of Destiny and the King’s Fall raid.

Destiny-PvP

At 8 PM our time, the third and final livestream in May starts: This time it is all about the Crucible, the PvP area of Destiny.

Crucible Carpool in the Twitch Livestream

In the Crucible, things usually get intense: It’s Guardians against Guardians here. A moment of inattention and you’re preparing for respawn. There’s little time to leisurely admire the PvP maps.

In the livestream, the developers want to slow down the pace of the Crucible a bit and unpack some concepts and stories from the PvP area. You can watch the Twitch broadcast right here:

https://www.twitch.tv/bungie

The protagonists of the stream are three creators of the Crucible maps: The “World Artists” Mick Buckmiller, Coolie Calihan, and Adam Williams. They will discuss the creation of both fascinating and hostile landscapes.

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ASTA: “Korean WoW” launching in the West immediately receives an expansion

After an extensive beta phase, ASTA is just before the launch. It will be celebrated together with the first content expansion.

ASTA – Release of Game and Expansion in May

ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds has been in beta for quite a long time, but now the wait is finally over. The colorful MMORPG, commonly referred to as the “Korean World of Warcraft,” celebrates its release on May 31. However, players will not only enjoy the content that was previously accessible in the beta but can also dive into the new adventures of the first expansion, which will be released simultaneously.

The expansion “Wrath of the Berserkers” raises the level cap to level 55 and introduces both a new race and a new class. Those who wish can soon engage in battle as a Berserker to reach the maximum level and participate in the game’s raids. The Raksa, as the new species is called, look quite cute – a mischievous thought might be of Elin from Tera .

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ASTA is a free-to-play title and can therefore be tried by all interested parties. The gameplay is quite classic and appeals to all players who long for a “traditional” MMORPG experience. At the same time, the game can also be played relatively smoothly on older computers.


For more news and articles about the colorful MMORPG, you can visit our ASTA news page.

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