On Twitch, there is a channel run by two “streamers”, which has over 8,600 streaming hours, averaging just 12 viewers.MeinMMO introduces you to these unusual Twitch streamers.
What kind of channel is this? It is the Twitch channel Bacon_und_Schnitzel. Here, not two humans stream, but two pigs. To be precise: The two mini pigs Bacon and Schnitzel. The pigs were born in September 2019; Bacon is male and Schnitzel is female.
In 2024, the pig Twitch channel had a total of 8,678 hours streamed with an average viewer count of 12 (via sullygnome). In terms of streaming hours, they surpass Twitch giant MontanaBlack; he managed only 699 hours for the year (via sullygnome).
The Twitch channel is of course not operated by the pigs themselves, but by their owners. One of them is Jan Warnken.
In our video, we introduce you to the 5 most relevant Twitch streamers in the German sphere:
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Two pigs are live on Twitch
These are the contents of Bacon_und_Schnitzel: The two mini pigs are kept as pets and have their own stable and garden, all equipped with cameras. The stream runs every day at any hour. Viewers can switch between different cameras using commands in the chat.
There is an overview of the sleeping area, the feeding station, the garden, and a large view of the stable itself. If viewers donate something, either a sum of money or at least 150 bits, the feeding machine is triggered and the pigs receive a treat.
This is what a typical livestream of Bacon and Schnitzel looks like (via Twitch).
While the Twitch channel mainly shows outdoor life, the pigs are also shown indoors on their Instagram channel. Here, they peacefully cuddle with their house pigs on the sofa.
Gelatini appears during the Community Day in April in Pokémon GO. We will show you what bonuses are available and how to make the most of the day.
What kind of event is it? The Community Day takes place once a month. A Pokémon appears for a few hours almost everywhere in the game.
When is the Community Day? On Sunday, April 27, 2025. It runs from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
Which Pokémon will appear? The Pokémon of the day is called Gelatini. It is known as the “Fresh Snow” Pokémon and is not surprisingly an Ice-type monster. It also fits perfectly in April, as April does what it wants. But let’s hope that it does not snow on Community Day.
After all, you want to get out as much as possible on C-Day to catch as many specimens of the Pokémon as possible. After all, the shiny chance for Gelatini is increased during the event. And you obviously need a lot of candies, because Gelatini can evolve into Gelatroppo and Gelatwino.
Additionally, the day also offers bonuses. Let’s take a look at: What does the day specifically offer? And how can you make the most of it?
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All bonuses of the Community Day with Gelatini in April 2025
During the event, you can look forward to the following bonuses:
Increased shiny chance for Gelatini
Triple catch XP
Double catch candies and double chances for catch candies XL if you are Level 31
During the event, incense and lures last for three hours, but not the adventure incense
Snapshot surprises
An additional special trade along with half the Stardust costs when trading
There will also be a paid special research in the shop
Special Move: Starting from the event, Gelatwino will learn the move “Avalanche” when you evolve it. This special move is available until May 4, when you evolve Gelatroppo.
Time-Limited Research: The Community Day brings a time-limited research that rewards you with a Gelatini with a special background. It can be solved for as long as the special move: until Sunday, May 4, at 10:00 PM. The only important thing is that you log in during the Community Day, otherwise you won’t receive the research.
Showcases: During the event, you can participate in showcases with Gelatini. So try to catch a good specimen for that and establish yourself at the top of the leaderboard.
How do I make the most of the Community Day with Gelatini?
Is catching worth it? Unfortunately not for fighters. Both Gelatini, Gelatroppo, and Gelatwino are more suitable as sundaes rather than fighters. Unfortunately, this applies in both raids and the PvP league. The small ice Pokémon are sadly just as harmless as they appear.
However: From a collector’s perspective, catching is still worth it. After all, you have a higher chance of getting a shiny. You should grab that if you want to fill your shiny dex.
What items should I prepare? As always, you should check which items are worth it during the Community Day. This time, the most important bonus relates to XP. This means:
With a lucky egg, you can get double the amount of XP per catch. So you’ll be at a sixfold multiplier – which is worth it if you’re looking to level up.
Pinap Berries increase the number of candies per catch.
You also need a lot of Poké Balls to catch many specimens.
Also consider the extended duration of incense and lures. By the way, the “Sweet Discoveries” event is currently running, which you can use to get the new apples with mossy lures. This should also work on Community Day, and the duration is increased to 3 hours.
What happens next? The “Sweet Discoveries” will run until Tuesday, and as mentioned, you also have about a week for the time-limited research. However, there are only a few events left in April, and then May will start with the next series of dates. What will happen until then? You can read it here: All events in April 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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One of these monsters is the black Diablos – and it will be available this weekend. From April 26 to 27, Niantic is testing a new feature for Monster Hunter Now: the Monster Outbreaks.
In these, you’ll need to face the black Diablos at level 8. And as if that wasn’t enough, the goal is to take down 100 of them within one hour. Clearly, teamwork is essential.
We’ll explain how the Monster Outbreaks work here.
And there’s something new in Monster Hunter Wilds too:
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Feast of Harmony: Blooming Dance – Event transforms Monster Hunter Wilds into a Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival
How do Monster Outbreaks work in Monster Hunter Now?
When do the Monster Outbreaks occur? On April 26 and 27, 2025, from 10:00 to 10:59 AM and 3:00 to 3:59 PM local time. You have four chances this weekend to participate in the Monster Outbreaks, but time is very limited.
This is a test of the feature, which is being tried out for the first time in the game, and Niantic wants to collect feedback from players.
How do Monster Outbreaks work? There are so-called “Outbreak Points” where the level 8 black Diablos appears. You can spot these points nearby via a button in the lower right corner of the main menu. You must be on-site to participate – and it is a group hunt.
At the Outbreak Point, only the black Diablos will appear during these hours. The goal is to take down 100 monsters collectively by the participating hunters. You can join from Hunter Rank 11.
What do I get for this? As a reward, you will receive:
A Hunter Medal for the Outbreak Test
Important: You must sign up for the Outbreak Point’s registration list. Then you can see who and how many players are participating.
Moreover, you must have taken down at least one of the monsters.
Are you more of a Pokémon than a Monster Hunter type? Then there’s still plenty for you to do this weekend. For example, you can challenge Dynamax Entei or try to catch and evolve a Knapfel. And there’s a lot happening next month in Pokémon GO as well – we’ll show you what: All events in May 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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The world of Warhammer 40,000 is unimaginably vast. Humanity alone has grown to a number that is no longer graspable – even less graspable than it already is in reality today. But how is such a mass of people to be fed at all? The answer is just as pragmatic as it is cruel: the people eat their dead.
While the Tyranids just eat everything, humans need something like “normal” food and a balanced diet to be able to survive at all. However, in a world where most planets are used for the production of war machinery or consist of a single macropole, this is a difficult undertaking.
The Imperium has so-called agricultural worlds where food is produced. Entire planets are used for growing grain or breeding Grox, a type of space cattle. But is that enough to feed so many people?
The answer: Maybe, but the tricky journeys through the warp make distribution difficult. And it’s also quite likely that food would still become scarce. That’s why there is synthetic help, albeit from classically Warhammer-esque, dark sources.
Necromunda is a world that explains the production of corpse-starch in detail. There are also video games about it:
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The trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Necromunda – Hired Gun, the shooter in the dark macro world
From the dead comes food for the living
One of the main staples of the Imperium is corpse-starch. It’s not just called that because it probably tastes horrible, which it certainly does. It is literally made from corpses.
The most famous planet where corpse-starch is produced is Necromunda, which even has a video game. Necromunda is an enormously huge macropole world with an immense underhive, a city complex beneath the actual city that somehow has to be supplied.
On this world, there is the “Corpse Guild,” which sends out its collectors to retrieve the dead. The corpses are then taken to the “Corpse Grinders,” who are essentially nothing more than human butchers with massive slaughtering axes.
The parts are then processed, sometimes into a type of cracker, but most often into a paste that is canned and distributed. Corpse-starch is primarily a staple food for the poorer and significantly larger part of the Imperium.
On Necromunda, there is also “Spook,” a type of drug made from contaminated corpse-starch. A can of corpse-starch that has been “aged” for thousands of years is often infected by the fungi of the world and serves as the basis for Spook.
Soylens Viridians – Not as bad as it sounds
Much less grim is Soylens Viridians, the second staple food produced on a large scale by the Imperium. The name is a nod to the well-known Soylent Green but has little to do with it.
Soylens Viridians usually comes as green goo, which is rich in nutrients but nearly tasteless. It is based on all sorts of organic materials, often algae or similar substances. Humans can also serve as an “ingredient,” though this is unconfirmed.
Similar to corpse-starch, Soylens Viridians serves to somehow feed the sheer mass of humanity. However, there is indeed still something like “normal” food in the Imperium:
Slab is meat made from Grox that has a long shelf life and mainly serves the supply of the Astra Militarum.
Apple-Peaches are fresh fruit so absurdly expensive that only the absolute elite can afford them – such as the privileged free traders. The fruits spoil within minutes if they are not stored at exactly 18.5 degrees Celsius.
Carb-bars consist of complex sugars with some fats and flavorings.
Numerous roots and other plant parts are widespread and even junk food still exists in the 41st or 42nd millennium.
Particularly the subject of corpse-starch has been a concern for the community for some time – at least since Necromunda was released in 2020. However, it has existed for much longer and has been mentioned since at least the 1990s, albeit not by name.
“People often forget that corpse-starch also serves to enhance certain themes and a certain vibe in 40k and the Imperium. And yes, to also bring a provocative shock factor that has always existed in 40k.”
After an update for Windows 11, a plane disappears in GTA: San Andreas. A bug in the code is behind this, which has only now been triggered. A developer explains what might be behind it.
Those who started GTA: San Andreas after the Windows update to Windows 11 24H2 will have noticed that suddenly a popular mode of transportation was missing: The Skimmer. This is a seaplane that you can control in GTA: San Andreas and is also needed for a quest.
However, after the update to Windows 11 24H2, the plane suddenly disappeared from the game. The English magazine TomsHardware reports on this. A developer who works on fixing game bugs in his spare time explained in his blog that the bug had been in the game files for 20 years but was “activated” with the update of Windows.
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Four missing parameters cause a missing seaplane
What kind of bug is this? According to the developer, the problem lies in a configuration file of the game, which is read differently by Windows 11 24H2 than by earlier versions. This is the configuration file vehicles.ide. In the line for the Skimmer, the last four parameters that contain the scale for the front and rear wheels are missing.
However, according to the developer, this is not a Windows error because there are no official regulations on how the Windows-internal WinAPI is to be used by games or programs. Therefore, it has always been a matter of luck that the bug has never been triggered. A few years ago, they were close to triggering the bug at times.
In its new update, however, the Windows API apparently requires more space (Stack Space) to use the code. This triggers exactly the bug that has been hidden: it causes writing errors that are then adopted, and the plane disappears.
And he also has an answer as to how the bug occurred:
I have a probable explanation for why Rockstar made this particular error in the data – in Vice City, Skimmer was defined as a boat and therefore did not have these values set from the beginning! When they changed the vehicle type of Skimmer to a plane in San Andreas, someone forgot to add these additional parameters now required. Since the game rarely checks the completeness of its data, this bug simply slipped under the radar.
Glitches and bugs are usually either annoying or funny. Small game bugs can unexpectedly – and unintentionally – lighten a serious scene, but can also completely ruin the dramatic climax of a game: A glitch ruined the most dramatic scene in gaming
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Artificial intelligence is being used in many areas. However, a developer explains that AI can deprive users of an important ability: a deeper understanding of the subject.
A Norwegian developer recently explained in his blog that people who have their work done by AI miss an important learning process and, as a result, can no longer develop properly.
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Artificial Intelligence Robs Us of an Important Part of Learning
The developer writes: The Norwegian developer Christian Ekrem explains that he does not reject AI. However, he sees a danger in it if people were to delegate all tasks to AI. Because by doing so, one would not only hand over the actual task to AI but also lose the ability to understand the process behind it.
If AI interferes with the programming process by offering an immediate solution, it deprives us of an important part of learning. The AI can deliver the correct code, but it does not give us the ability to solve the next problem ourselves:
There is something irreplaceable in dealing with a difficult problem. The moment when you hit a wall and grit your teeth in frustration; you step away from the computer and go for a walk; you pray/weep internally; you go back and try a different approach; and you repeat the process until suddenly it clicks,
(…)
This ‘Aha!’ moment resets the brain […], the equivalent of muscle memory, and this way we grow as engineers. If we outsource this struggle to AI, we deprive ourselves of these growth opportunities. We get solutions without understanding.
(…)
If you care about your craft, it should not only be about whether you can complete the particular task but also about whether you learn something!
Hard work and repetition shape one’s character and true abilities. In the field of programming, this means giving up trying to solve every error “in seconds” and instead repeatedly trying to understand the code you have written.
The new documentary “YouTube Changed My Life” in the ARD Mediathek looks back at the beginnings of YouTube in Germany. The central figures are childhood friends Y-Titty, influencer Ischtar Isik, and the first dream couple for many teenagers, Daggi Bee and Liont. As a counterpoint, ColdMirror serves, who back then shook her head at everything.
This is the documentary: The documentary “YouTube Changed My Life” consists of 3 episodes, each 30 minutes long. The first episode is available on YouTube, the other two are in the ARD Mediathek.
But this documentary is primarily a nostalgia trip for 30-year-olds today, transporting them back to their childhood.
Gronkh was one of the stars in Paul Sydow’s documentary, while he and gaming play no role in the ARD documentary:
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Gronkh, the man with the voice – Career and life of Germany’s most famous Let’s Player
YouTube couple shows young viewers what their life will be like
This is how the dream couple is portrayed: Early on, Liont (now 32) realizes that he gets the most clicks and the greatest reach when he displays couple activities with his girlfriend, Dagi Bee (now 30). Quickly, in every video, they cuddle, hug, and smile at the camera.
Liont was not naive back then, even though he was so young: He took the idea for couple content from English-speaking YouTube, where it had already been successful.
A pop culture journalist, Gizem Çelik, serves in the documentary both as an analyst and as someone who experienced the events as a young viewer.
Çelik was 10 years old back then and exactly the target audience for the dream couple. The journalist explains the appeal of the couple. She says that through the couple, she saw what it would be like later on when she herself had a boyfriend. She had no older sister and learned so much from the YouTubers.
She says: She became a fan of the relationship, a fan of this couple.
While many creators today are aware of the dangers of being idealized by their fans and viewed as girlfriend, it was not clear to the teenagers in front of the camera back then. The YouTubers fully relied on this parasocial relationship – fans sought closeness to their stars.
The parasocial relationship with fans is fueled by the influencers taking hours each day to respond to comments, like posts, and be particularly approachable.
In the video, everything was still okay; behind the camera, it was no longer so.
It was all about presenting a happy life to the outside
This is how it was behind the scenes: But what seemed so authentic and real quickly became a facade, if it was ever real.
Liont says:
It was always just about presenting a happy life to the outside. A perfect relationship. We love each other above all else. And just showcasing the beautiful moments of our relationship. We never shared our problems with the outside.
For Dagi Bee and Liont, this means: They must pretend to have a perfect world, take the fans along everywhere, and be happy, even if there was a fight before a video.
Dagi Bee says that they never wanted to become like this and always wanted to remain authentic. But then just before a video, there was indeed a fight, the whole setting was already set up, and it was said: Put on a smile and go through with it.
Liont says that it put pressure on him. He felt that he could no longer exist without Dagi and the couple content.
The relationship suffered from it, and ultimately they separated.
This is how the separation came about: Liont says they only stayed together for appearances. Because they were afraid to inform the fans about the separation.
Dagi Bee says:
Looking back, it is not cool, also for us mentally, what we did to each other somehow – mutually. Because we completely lost ourselves.
They both then delayed announcing their separation for months. When they finally did, they were confronted with the dark side of fame for the first time: hate comments.
Dagi Bee takes herself out of the internet for years.
Liont is still in the middle of his rap career and absorbs all the hate.
At the low point of the documentary, he presents himself as a broken man with alcohol problems. He goes live on air while intoxicated. The next day he thought he would be canceled for it, but in the end, it was a liberating moment.
The documentary shows how the lives of both unfold after the separation, as the media frenzy noticeably decreases.
Y-Titty is also featured in the documentary.
Childhood friends on the fast track to success
What else is in the documentary? The three childhood friends of Y-Titty also experience rise and fall. They became known through sketches and parodies. Ultimately, the group breaks up because Phil Laude attempts to become increasingly successful with “military drill.” This is also to compensate for the early death of his father, while his laid-back childhood friend TC does not allow that to happen. However, the documentary says reconciliatory: That is all long ago, and they have come to terms with each other by now.
The most positive story is that of Ischtar Isik, who becomes successful from her childhood room and then interviews Angela Merkel. To this day, she says she receives the clip in which the chancellor says to her in amazement: “And otherwise, do you only do self-representation?” – but for Isik, this is all a long time ago. She seems at peace with herself.
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The secret star of the documentary, as can be seen from the comments on YouTube, is Coldmirror, who from the beginning rejected all the commercialism and hype surrounding YouTube. She became known for parodying some Harry Potter films.
In every scene of the documentary, she also gives the impression that she doesn’t want to be involved with all that stuff.
At Gamescom 2010, the birth of the hype in German YouTube is shown. In a conference room that is far too small, fans crowd around the YouTubers:
Phil Laude says he really felt famous there.
Coldmirror says it was all madness. She felt overwhelmed and fled to the roof through the emergency exit.
Perhaps it is also because she is 10 years older than the other protagonists in the documentary. For even though all of this seems to have happened a long time ago, the people in the documentary experienced everything they went through at a very young age. Coldmirror is now 40, Phil Laude is 34, Liont is 32, and Dagi Bee is just 30.
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As part of the Worm Cult seasons, the developers at Zenimax are changing how you engage in dialogues with the characters from Tamriel in The Elder Scrolls Online. A first taste is already live.
What is changing? Since the release in April 2014, The Elder Scrolls Online has relied on fully voiced dialogues, where you can sometimes make decisions or trigger actions like bribing or intimidating your counterpart.
With the Worm Cult seasons and the concurrently released Update 46, this dialogue system is set to be revised for the first time in June after eleven years. The response options will gain an additional layer, allowing you to respond more nuanced and express your emotions freely.
The gameplay trailer for the Worm Cult seasons of ESO:
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Elder Scrolls Online: The Seasons of the Worm Cult in the New Gameplay Trailer
Project Narrative Director Bill Slavicsek explains this in the official announcement on elderscrollsonline.com:
The response choices offer players in the role-playing game a broader range of reactions. In key moments of certain quests, we open up the opportunity for you to respond to an NPC in various ways. This elicits a different reaction from the NPC and can sometimes even influence the course or outcome of a quest. […]
Our neutral tone response will always be offered, but now we also include other options, mainly friendly and grim. With ‘friendly’, the player can express support or empathy for the NPC, while with ‘grim’, one responds in a darker, stricter manner.
However, your hero’s tone in Elder Scrolls Online is not limited to just neutral, grim, or friendly. Also “gracious, ruthless, joking, and flirtatious” will be supported in certain situations.
So you don’t have to guess what emotion a dialogue option is meant to convey, the corresponding response lines will be highlighted by different symbols – as this screenshot shows:
Friendly and harsh responses are appropriately marked in the dialogues.
The new dialogue options will not be available in every conversation with an NPC, but far more often than before, where players could actually influence the behavior of NPCs or the outcome of a quest through dialogue.
The focus will not only be on important key moments of stories but also on encounters with beloved characters that players have repeatedly met over the past decade.
The secret is that we have often played around with recurring characters in the past years. When you flirted with Naryu, Darien, or Jakarn, we were testing the waters. When players were angry with Eveli Sharp-Arrow during the main story of “Orsinium” or showed understanding for her, we let them use the variation of our familiar neutral responses since it fit at that point in the story.
Where can I experience the system live? With the announcement of the Worm Cult seasons, the accompanying prologue quest has been released, leading up to the return of Molag Bal’s followers. During the quest, you will encounter a wounded Worm Cultist from whom you want to extract information. For this, various approaches are available to you, which you control through your responses.
With the first season of Elder Scrolls Online and Update 46, even more exciting innovations are coming to Tamriel. For instance, the subclasses that give you over 3,000 combination possibilities for the skill lines. You can learn more about this here: The MMORPG to Elder Scrolls is soon getting 3,000 classes
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A Twitch streamer insults players in Marvel Rivals, who take on one of the most thankless roles in hero shooters. They have had enough – and are going on strike.
An angry tirade from Twitch streamer Vladan “Necros” Konstantinov now calls for support players in Marvel Rivals to go on strike. Necros said in a stream that he “hates” support players and that they are “idiots.” You can see a clip of this on YouTube.
That’s why I hate support players, guys. I hate support players because they literally react allergically to good opinions. They are just idiots, they are stupid, and I damn hate them.
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Support players call for a strike in Marvel Rivals
Why is this a problem? Necros is not just any small streamer in the Marvel Rivals cosmos: Over 800,000 people follow him on his Twitch channel. So when he talks about support players like this, it spreads quickly.
“This kind of statement, when it comes from a prominent voice in the community, causes real damage,” writes Reddit user Revolutionary-Ad6480 in a post on r/marvelrivals. This post has now received over 12,000 likes.
The poster himself plays support and shares that he was recently insulted in voice chat – even referencing the streamer’s comments:
In a match recently, I played support and didn’t do badly […] Nonetheless, someone in voice chat told me: “Necros was right, you support players are all brain dead.”
He and other support players are not trying to claim that support is the hardest role – “because, to be honest, we are not.” “We just want basic respect,” says Revolutionary-Ad6480 and calls for a support “strike.”
Neither their teammates nor the game seem to like supports
Hated by teammates and neglected by the game: Support players often have a double struggle in Marvel Rivals. Not only do their own teammates complain – the game itself consistently penalizes its supports.
The number of kills is more valuable to the ranking system than healing or damage reduction, punishing supports for their role.
Support heroes have continually been nerfed in recent seasons, meaning they have become weaker.
How big this strike will actually become is unclear. Whether you will soon have trouble finding a support for your group remains to be seen.
Bungie has released its latest TWaB post, and although for many the air is out of Destiny 2, the developers of the loot shooter have opted for a change that might interest many fans.
What has Bungie announced? In the latest TWaB for Destiny 2, Bungie announced an innovation for the events. Primarily, the event passes are set to be addressed.
The feature that was hated by many is to be removed and replaced with a free alternative. Fans will then be able to earn items and rewards without having to spend a penny. We will now show you how the entire system will work.
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Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate – Teaser for the big reveal in May
Goodbye event passes, hello free items
What is supposed to change? The event passes are to be replaced by an event menu (source: bungie.net). The menu is intended to exist for each event and offer the following things:
An interface where the merchants and activities of the event can be accessed immediately
An overview of all daily and weekly tasks of the event
Explanations regarding the event:
How it works, what players can expect
A list of all free rewards of the event
As an example, the upcoming PvP mode “Heavy Metal,” which is conducted as an event by Shaxx, will serve here. This is what the event menu will look like soon:
This is what the menu looks like
Players will then be able to earn two currencies:
Event tokens
Can be spent in the rewards shop for loot
Daily and weekly quests are the sources
Re-roll chip
Can re-roll your daily challenges to speed up your progress
Re-roll chips can be earned on the rank path
Bungie emphasizes especially that the events will completely forgo a paid part and will provide fans who invest time with free items. This is a good sign, as there was a huge outcry in the community when the event passes were announced. Bungie seemed only interested in making money, rather than producing content to entertain its fans.
This is a welcome step in the right direction, and since “Heavy Metal” represents a new event, fans may look forward to one or two new events in the future – but there haven’t been any details on that yet.
When will the change take place? The “Heavy Metal” event is set to go live with the new event menu on May 9th. Therefore, fans do not have to wait long to experience the new change. The change is expected to provide a preview of The Edge of Fate, the next saga of Destiny 2: Destiny 2 is finally moving on – fans discover exciting details in the new trailer
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The Twitch streamer Kilian “Tanzverbot” Heinrich accused his ex-girlfriend of cheating on him with a Twitch colleague. Now, the accused has responded with her own statement, describing Tanzverbot’s allegations as a “slap in the face.”
Twitch streamer Tanzverbot talks about his difficult past, still regrets his lack of education
“Wants to keep our private life private”
What does Lola write in her statement? The Twitch streamer briefly reports in her post on X that she has received numerous hate messages and even death threats, which is why she is only now speaking up. She tried to record a statement in video form but was unable to do so.
She further denies the allegations, stating that she neither slept with Adam nor “hooked up with him.” At the time Tanzverbot claims they were cheating, she and Tanzverbot were not together at all.
Lastly, she asks the Twitch streamer and the community not to bring private matters further into the public eye: “Unlike him [Tanzverbot], I want to keep our private life private and look to the future.”
Previously, the Twitch streamer had expressed in his statement stream that he wished Lola would simply admit to the alleged infidelity. Since she hasn’t done that, it seems Tanzverbot is disappointed.
The reactions to both statements are largely critical. Many in the community seem annoyed by the situation.
KeunGom criticizes Tanzverbot’s behavior (via Reddit): “I found Tanzverbot’s move extremely disgusting. He knows he has thousands of followers behind him, and he knows they will go after other creators. This is essentially another disgusting power play. Completely unnecessary to highlight this in this way.”
Forsaken-Swimmer-896 can understand both sides (via Reddit): “I don’t even believe that Tanzverbot is lying (Lola isn’t either). I just think they are emotionally confused, hurt, and didn’t communicate properly at the end. This just doesn’t belong on the internet.”
geibi-chess01 is curious about the next developments (via Reddit): “Let’s see how Tanzverbot reacts; he said he would show evidence if she denies it.”
The world of Baldur’s Gate 3 has thousands of gods. However, a chaotic evil one has somehow managed to have a huge temple in the middle of the most important city in Act 3. Why is that?
Which temple are we talking about? The temple in question is located in the middle of Baldur’s Gate, the titular city in the third act of Baldur’s Gate 3. You can find Umberlee’s temple in the Undercity, near the docks of the Gray Harbor.
The quite large temple houses the priestesses of Umberlee, who are holding a burial ceremony upon your first entrance. Within this, you can also take on a quest to avenge a deceased priestess.
However, Umberlee is a chaotic evil sea goddess – evil just like the three gods of death Myrkul, Bahl, and Bane. Only much more unpredictable. So why does a city like Baldur’s Gate have a temple in her honor right at the harbor?
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Der animierte Kurzfilm zu Patch 8, dem letzten Update für Baldur’s Gate 3
A god for every occasion
Why does Baldur’s Gate have this temple? In the world of Baldur’s Gate 3 and the underlying pen & paper Dungeons & Dragons, most inhabitants do not pray to just one god, but to several. There is a specific god for every occasion to whom one can call upon and make a sacrifice when their blessing is needed.
Here are a few examples:
Lathander, whose dilapidated temple you can visit in Act 1, is one of the most important gods and is worshipped for birth, renewal, spring, and youth, among other things.
Mystra, Gale’s goddess and former lover, is worshipped by all mages, as she is considered the mother of all magic.
Shar, the goddess of darkness, secrets, and cunning, is worshipped not only by mysterious people like Shadowheart but also by miners and those who want to forget something.
This means that a mage becoming a father not only prays to Mystra but will also ask Lathander for his favor so that his offspring safely sees the light of day. A miner may devote himself to Shar, but might also seek the help of her hated sister Selûne, the goddess of life, knowledge, and twilight, to ensure his survival in the mines.
That cities would have multiple temples of different, possibly evil gods in the city center is therefore not so far-fetched. The house of worship of Umberlee makes a lot of sense in Baldur’s Gate.
Why is there a temple for Umberlee in Baldur’s Gate? Umberlee is a goddess of wrath, also known as the Queen of the Depths or the Fury Queen. She is active on the seas, and her favorite pastime is to drag ships into the shallows.
Baldur’s Gate is a port city with vibrant sea trade. Hundreds of ships come and go day in and day out. Fishing boats head out to sea to catch fresh fish for the coming morning.
But precisely because Baldur’s Gate and its (temporary) inhabitants are so dependent on the favor of the sea gods, the large temple makes sense: This way, the Fury Queen can (hopefully) be appeased and the ships sailing around Baldur’s Gate can be well-disposed. Thus, sailors only have to fight against the normal dangers on the oceans.
In general, gods play a fairly large role in Baldur’s Gate 3. The eternal conflict between Shar and Selûne shapes the entire second act. The temple of Lathander from the first act is now the headquarters of a Githyanki unit. Also, the companions Gale and Shadowheart wrestle with their own gods. By the way, if the latter keeps missing with you, we have the solution for you here: Shadowheart misses again and again with the new spells in Baldur’s Gate 3, players say: You are using them wrong
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When “Darkcrusian09” asked as an 18-year-old German on Reddit in February 2015 whether he should continue studying or become a full-time streamer on Twitch, today we know whether his decision was right.
This was the question back then: On February 18, 2015, “Darkcrusian09” asked in the Reddit forum of Twitch in an English he immediately apologized for:
He had been a professional streamer on Twitch for a year and had over 1,000 viewers every night. He could now spend more time streaming and grow bigger. But he was also studying:
Right now, I could start living off of Twitch, but what happens when the Twitch hype is over in a few years?
He asked on Reddit: What people advised him. Should he start Twitch as a job or not?
Other young gamers also had to decide early between school and a streaming career:
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Finish school
These were the answers: The responses in 2015 were quite divided:
The comment with the most upvotes, three, said: “Finish school and stream in your free time.”
Other comments also advised caution: “I don’t know if it’s the right decision to quit school.”
A third one said: “While I wouldn’t want to discourage anyone from their dreams and life goals, I would also never advise someone to drop out of school.”
18-Year-Old Drops Out of School and Becomes Multi-Millionaire
How did it go then? The 18-year-old who asked back then dropped out of his mechanical engineering studies after just one semester, continued to live with his mother – rent-free for half a year – and tried to fully commit to streaming.
Today, the then 18-year-old is a multi-millionaire and known as Kevin “Papaplatte” Teller, Germany’s biggest streamer.
He reflects on the Reddit post from back then in a current video (via YouTube). He explains that he only relied on his mother for six months.
I wasn’t sure back then if this would all work. But it worked.
The streamer Jynxzi has provided a glimpse into his Twitch earnings, revealing that he has an hourly wage of nearly €1,700.
Who is he? Jynxzi is a US-based streamer who has over 7.2 million followers on Twitch and often entertains over 25,000 viewers live. What makes Jynxzi special is that he primarily plays one game: the tactical shooter Rainbow Six: Siege by Ubisoft.
In his streams, he is known for his loud demeanor and extreme reactions. He shouts a lot, curses, and jumps up and down while gaming. He also falls back in his chair when he is shocked by something, for instance.
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Streamer earns over €1,600 per hour when live
This is how much the streamer earns: In a stream on April 23, 2025, Jynxzi provided insight into his earnings when he “accidentally” displayed his Twitch statistics from March 25 to April 23, 2025, during the livestream. The data reveals:
Jynxzi earned approximately $452,449 during this period, which is about €398,000.
In total, he streamed for nearly 237 hours over these 29 days, averaging nearly 8 hours per day live.
On April 23, when he showed the figures in the stream, Jynxzi had 80,061 active Twitch subs (a regular paid sub costs €4.99 in Germany).
According to TwitchTracker, Jynxzi is currently the streamer with the second most active subs on Twitch, behind KaiCenat, and ahead of streaming giants like caseoh, HasanAbi, as well as Papaplatte, eliasn97, and Zarbex.
If you convert Jynxzi’s earnings for the period into an hourly wage, he earned grossly around €1,688 per hour. Assuming that the streamer has a similar income from Twitch each month, he makes around €4.8 million a year before taxes.
However, it should be noted that Twitch revenues can vary significantly between months, and he might earn markedly more or less in a given month.
How does he earn so much money with Twitch? In Jynxzi’s overview, it is evident which source of income brought him the most money. The largest share comes from paid Twitch subs and the advertisements that run on the channel during the streams.
It’s also interesting to note that these are just the earnings that come directly from Twitch. His earnings from partners or other platforms like YouTube and TikTok are not included. He also has several million followers there.
What events does Pokémon GO bring in May? We show you all the dates you should keep in mind.
What does May bring for Pokémon GO? Quite a lot! As always, there are Spotlight Hours, Raid Hours, and a Community Day – as well as a Community Day Classic.
But the new month also has a few other events in store. For example, you can try to hatch Toxel again in the Growing-Up event. Additionally, the “Crown Clash” is coming, featuring the debut of Gladimperio.
Moreover, this new month is not an ordinary May, but a Macho-May – because we encounter the Gigantamax variant of Machomei. It should be quite strong but also difficult to obtain.
In addition, there are plenty of other dates. We summarize the full list for you here!
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List of all events in May 2025 for Pokémon GO
In the following list, you will find all the important dates in May. Where further information is already known, we have provided relevant links – you can easily click through.
And as always: Possible Shinies are marked with an asterisk *.
But before heading into May, there are also a few other Pokémon to catch. First and foremost is Knapfel – it is currently debuting along with various apple variants in Pokémon GO. And everything you need to know about its evolutions can be read here: Evolving Drapfel and Schlapfel – Here’s how.
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After reaching over 120,000 players on Steam with an action RPG, the studio behind Wolcen is now working on a new game. This combines hack-and-slash gameplay like in Diablo with… the extraction mechanics of Escape from Tarkov?
Which game is being referred to? The game with the project name Pantheon is an ARPG with extraction elements. So you can picture it as a mix of Diablo and one of the many extraction games that Escape from Tarkov has produced.
The Project Pantheon is developed by the makers of Wolcen. Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem is an action-RPG from 2020 that had over 120,000 simultaneous players on Steam at launch – which it quickly lost within a few months.
You can see a teaser for the game here:
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Project Pantheon: New Teaser and Closed Alpha Test
What is known about the game? Aside from the setting and the novel genre mix that the developers call “ExtrAction RPG”, not much is known about Project Pantheon yet.
In the post-apocalyptic world of Pantheon, the mythologies of various cultures once coexisted – including those of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Vikings.
With the death of the gods, the world was plunged into chaos, and death takes on the task of saving the world – with your help.
First gameplay from the “ExtrAction RPG” in summer
The secrecy in marketing leads to frustration for many.
RickBomhof writes under the latest teaser (via YouTube): “Forget these lyric video-style ‘teasers’ – show us gameplay or explain your plan!”
The developers respond directly to this comment, clarifying that players won’t have to wait too long for gameplay:
Our goal is to reveal the gameplay of Project Pantheon this summer – as soon as it’s ready to be shown.
Wolcen Studio
The journey begins in your base, a hidden fortress. There, you prepare for your excursions into the different maps of the game. Each of these maps is supposed to offer unique objectives and valuable loot – typical for an ARPG, which often places a high value on loot.
However, as is common in an extraction game, you lose your loot if you die in a level. Every trip into the world outside your fortress carries a high risk.
The developers emphasize that they want to involve their community strongly in the development of the game. The upcoming alpha test is one way the developers want to collect feedback from the community. You can register for this alpha test at pantheon.firstlook.gg.
Anyone who has reached the endgame in Path of Exile 2 will sooner or later want to trade with other players to refine builds, but this very mechanic is currently controversial. The reason for this is scammers.
Not every player likes trading, but aside from that, fans are now reporting a new trend that makes trading even less attractive than it already is. This trend mainly involves scammers offering many valuable items at ridiculously low prices just to deceive newcomers or the uninformed, pushing down their prices as well.
The market is being manipulated, and these scammers then go ahead and buy up the cheap items to sell them at a higher price. User BluePul has had enough of this on Reddit and raises awareness of the problem. Many other players also speak out, express their dissatisfaction, but also explain how to defend against it.
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What should you keep in mind when trading? Trading in Path of Exile 2 still works in an old-school manner via the official Path of Exile trading site. Players log in, search for the item they want, and then contact their seller. To offer items for sale, you need premium stash tabs.
If you are a newcomer to trading, feel free to list your items in the forum and on Discord servers and request price checks – this helps you get a rough feel for how much and for what you should list your item. That would be the official way, but since scalpers manipulate the market, a fan gives you a tip on how to stay profitable in other ways:
The Reddit user Red_sparow explains that he lists every item for a Div (“Divine Orb”). When he is then bombarded with messages from players, he knows his item is worth something and adjusts the price accordingly. Now he waits and reduces the price the longer it takes until it appears realistic.
A tip from us: You can compare all prices and see which ones vary drastically. Then choose the middle ground between the lowest and highest price. This way, you have a chance to find a buyer without being constantly contacted by scalpers.
Players desire changes: For many, trading on the website is far too cumbersome and outdated. Many would like an auction house where fans can list and browse their items in-game without having to take detours. This wish has been expressed for years, so it is unclear whether GGG would implement such a system in PoE2 – currently, it does not look like it. You can find more about PoE2 here: Famous ARPG expert explains: Path of Exile 2 is much better than anyone thinks
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A new survival game in post-apocalyptic style has just been released on Steam and is already receiving a lot of negative reviews. Furthermore, players are warning that the game does not live up to its trailers.
Which game is it? The game is “Darkest Days,” a free survival game with open world. You fight as a survivor alone or in multiplayer against hordes of zombies while trying to survive in the post-apocalyptic world. Different action, role-playing, and survival elements are available to you.
In addition to exploring the open world, you gather resources, build bases, and use a wide arsenal of weapons, vehicles, and abilities. The game can be played in PvP as well as PvE.
Darkest Days launched yesterday, on April 24, 2025, and has since peaked at around 4,084 concurrent players (via SteamDB). Darkest Days is also available on iOS and Android devices as well as in the Epic Games Store. While the description of the game sounds extensive and the trailers look promising, players think otherwise.
Only about 23% of the reviews on Steam are positive, resulting in the game currently having a rating of “Mostly Negative.” Players even warn not to be convinced by the trailers and feel reminded of the disaster surrounding “The Day Before“.
The Day Before also had impressive trailers that conveyed a different impression:
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The Day Before provides new impressions in the final trailer
“Looks like PUBG, sounds like a mobile game, but without the fun”
Why are players warning about Darkest Days? Players mainly criticize the technical quality, which is said to be in a miserable state. The overall condition of the game is poor and does not match the impression conveyed by the trailers.
Another point of criticism is the payment model. While Darkest Days is essentially free, it offers massive and intrusive microtransactions at outrageous prices. User ExEDDoS summarizes his impression in the reviews as follows (via Steam):
Do not be fooled by the cinematic trailers; it is a mobile game on PC. Looks like PUBG, sounds like a mobile game, but without the fun, instead with $89 microtransactions and a $25 character story questline.
It is also frequently criticized that the multiplayer mode is available only from level 21, and until then, players have to manage alone. Additionally, it is very noticeable that the game is designed more for mobile devices. In the Google Play Store, Darkest Days currently holds 2.8 stars out of 5, with a downward trend (via Google Play, as of April 25, 2025, at 11:20 AM).
The 1st trailer of GTA 6was released at the end of 2023, and is now over a year old. Recently, the video on YouTube broke two records. However, in the comments, players are increasingly becoming cynical and share what has happened in their lives since the trailer’s release.
What records has the trailer broken? The trailer for GTA 6 was released in December 2023. At the time of this news, it is already April 2025 – over a year later. Since then, there has been so little new information about GTA 6 that players have likely watched the first trailer on YouTube again and again:
The trailer has over 250,000,000 views since its release.
There have been over 12,000,000 upvotes.
There have been over 1,000,000 comments.
Especially in the past few months, the comments have turned into a cynical narrative about what has happened in players’ lives since the trailer’s release. You can read more about this in this news. But if, like many other fans, you haven’t had enough of the first trailer, you can watch it again here:
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Rockstar Games shows GTA 6 for the first time in the trailer
I come here to remember that the game actually exists
What do players write in the comments? In the comments under the YouTube video of the trailer, players are slowly becoming more cynical. Here are some examples:
Why did I watch the first trailer again? I think it’s because I’m still waiting for the second one. – @SomethingTrooper
When GTA 6 finally comes out, the Earth will already be GTA 7 in real life. – @user-linkarrow
“It’s a long, long way” is a reference to the fact that it will still take a long time until we get the game. – @SoldiesBC
Others are jumping on the meme train a la John Cena Heel-Turn before GTA 6. They share, among other things, what has happened in their lives since the trailer’s release and seem to want to put pressure on Rockstar Games.
It’s been a year since the trailer release. I changed my job, my phone, my city. But there hasn’t been a single update on GTA 6. – @user-linkarrow
I come here to remind myself that the game actually exists and will surely be released someday because it takes 500 years for the release. – @Austinwillis470
It’s so funny that [the trailer] came out when I started my first year of high school. Now I’m just before the end of my penultimate year and in a few months, I’ll start my senior year. I wonder if I will finish high school when the game is released. – @AvielLos
A lot has happened for many in almost 1.5 years. However, it is doubtful whether Rockstar Games sees the comments and responds in any way.
What about a second trailer for GTA 6? Currently, there is no information on a possible release of a second trailer for GTA 6.
However, Take-Two Interactive, the company behind Rockstar Games and thus GTA 6, according to Business Wire, has called for a call on May 15, 2025, regarding the financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2025. A second trailer could be released during such a call.
Everyone knows them, but hardly anyone knows what to do with them: silicone beads in their distinctive packets. They are usually included in various packages, only to end up in the trash shortly afterward. But did you know that they are versatile? We will show you how.
Why do these packets exist? These distinctive packets labeled “Silica Gel” or “Silica” are a type of drying agent. They consist of a porous form of silicon dioxide, which is primarily known for its moisture-absorbing properties.
That’s why they can mainly be found in packaging of electronic devices, shoeboxes, or also food and medicines, as they can bind moisture to avoid damage.
For many, these packets are just trash and end up in the bin accordingly. However, there are good reasons to collect these beads and use them elsewhere. We will show you in what form.
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Since these beads can absorb moisture excellently and thus prevent damage, there are many applications in which they can still be used. We primarily mention the following possibilities for reusing them:
Prevent Damage to Electronic Devices
The infamous mishap when you’re in the bathroom: Your phone has fallen into the toilet. Not appetizing and, above all, annoying. But before using your precious rice for drying, you can pack your phone or any electronic component in a bag with these beads to dry them out.
Preserve Seeds
You received some seeds from your family or friends, but they aren’t packaged? Then you should place them in an airtight container and equip them with the silica gel packets. This way, excess moisture will be absorbed, and you prevent your seeds from falling victim to mold.
Keep Jewelry from Tarnishing
Are you tired of your silver or gold jewelry tarnishing, and you constantly have to scrub them with your toothpaste to bring back their shine? Then feel free to use one or two of these packets in your jewelry box to get rid of excess moisture.
Visibility on Your Windshield
Who doesn’t know it? You are sitting in the car with friends or colleagues, enjoying a meal from a fast-food chain, and suddenly the windows fog up. This is especially annoying when your own car takes too long to defog the windshield with the heater. If you want to prevent this, you can pack 4-6 packets under your windshield to avoid fogging.
Protect Valuable Photo Collections
One of the biggest enemies regarding old photos is moisture. If your memories are precious to you and you want to ensure that your photos don’t get damaged, you can pack a packet in your envelopes to better preserve them.
Dry Flowers
A creative way to use the beads is to fill a small bowl with them and then place flowers inside. The moisture from the flowers will be absorbed to preserve them. You can then use the dried flowers to make wreaths, bouquets, or similar crafts.
These were our 6 suggested possibilities for what you can still do with silica gel packets. If the packets have absorbed enough moisture, you can bake them in the oven at 75 degrees for 1-2 hours so they lose the absorbed moisture and can serve you again. Related to the topic of moisture: Have you always wanted to know what happens to your PC or PS5 when it comes into contact with water? We will show you.
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