Goodgame Studios sehen sich weiteren Vorwürfen ausgesetzt

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 3 minutes

It could be referred to as a PR disaster for the Hamburg gaming company Goodgame Studios – the situation surrounding the layoffs of employees who wanted to establish a works council continues to escalate.

One thing is clear: Whether Goodgame Studios really laid off 15 employees because they wanted to establish a works council is still unclear. Although there are many indications pointing to this, the company itself denies it.

However, the Hamburger Abendblatt now reports that the managing directors held a speech in front of the employees, in which they attempted to persuade the staff to oppose the establishment of a works council. Furthermore, the invitations to the works meeting, which is considered a prerequisite for a possible establishment of a works council, were not forwarded to the employees. The managing directors are said to portray themselves as victims who feel attacked from the outside.

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The studio’s probably most famous game: Goodgame Empire

Outrage at Ver.di

Gabriele Weinrich-Borg from Ver.di, who advocates for the establishment of a works council at Goodgame Studios, expressed her anger over the recent events. She stated to the Hamburger Abendblatt: “I am outraged by how the company handles the issue of the works council.” She has never experienced anything like this in her entire career in the union.

Furthermore, they want to check whether the stated reasons for termination, such as performance deficits, are even justified. Gabriele Weinrich-Borg: “The labor court will examine whether there are justified reasons for the termination.” In addition, she wants to continue to advocate for the establishment of a works council at Goodgame Studios.

The management, meanwhile, continues to keep a low profile and stated only that the layoffs have nothing to do with the establishment of a works council. However, it has come to the public that the two founders of the company, Kai and Christian Wawrzinek, addressed around 100 employees and said that the manner of the layoffs was wrong, but they feel attacked from the outside and do not want to let themselves be dictated by the “dictate from outside” under any circumstances.

Employees are now saying that within the company, one feels like being in a spy movie and cannot be sure with whom one can speak about what.

Delay tactics from Goodgame Studios?

In talks with Ver.di, the company reportedly stated that it could not quickly find a location where it could hold the works meeting and the invitation to it was only in German, which excluded international employees. Gabriele Weinrich-Borg describes this as delay tactics.

Since the laid-off employees must leave the company by December 31, they cannot participate in a works meeting in January. Nevertheless, Gabriele Weinrich-Borg does not want to give up and is convinced that other employees in the company are also interested in wanting to establish a works council.

Goodgame Studios

Meanwhile, Ver.di is also fighting on another front, as even at the company Xing, there is resistance against establishing a works council, as this concept is allegedly outdated. Gabriele Weinrich-Borg believes that especially young employees need to be aware of what rights they have in a company and what a works council really means. There are still significant deficits, especially in young sectors.

The Goodgame Studios are in a poor light, which is partly due to the fact that they are simply not thoroughly addressing the events. Action should be taken quickly. However, the damage to their image has already been done.

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Warframe: “The Second Dream” today for PS4; Xbox One players still have to wait

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At the beginning of December, PC players of Warframe were finally able to find out what a Tenno is with the quest ‘The Second Dream’. Starting today, PS4 followers of the free-to-play title can also experience this. With Update 18, a cinematic quest has been delivered for the first time, answering some important fundamental questions of the game while also bringing many changes. We give you an insight into what the big update includes and introduce you to the new Warframe ‘Nezha’.

In the evening hours today, it will go live for PS4 players. However, certification from Microsoft is still pending. One reason could be the different submission times for Sony and Microsoft, as they received their version for analysis a day later. However, the developer Digital Extremes assumes that Xbox players will not have to wait much longer either.

Here’s a brief overview of what to expect:

New Warframe: Ivara

Her abilities are:

  1. Quiver – Switches and shoots one of four tactical arrows.
  2. Navigator – Takes control of the projectile and guides it to the target.
  3. Stalking – Become invisible, steal loot from unsuspecting enemies, and then go on the offensive with increased headshot damage.
  4. Artemis Bow – Summons a powerful bow and unleashes a devastating volley of arrows.

The 4 possible arrows with Quiver:

  • Disguise Arrow: Creates a defensive bubble that disguises allies and protects them from attacks.
  • Wire Arrow: Fires a zip line.
  • Sleep Arrow: Puts the target into temporary slumber.
  • Noise Arrow: Makes a sound upon impact that attracts enemies.
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If you want to craft Ivara yourself, you can find her individual components in espionage missions of varying difficulty.

Operations Missions

From mastery rank 4, you have access to 3 challenging endgame missions daily, which build on each other. Each has its own prerequisites and enemy modifiers. For example, in the last mission, where you face an enemy level of 80-100, you may need to survive for 20 minutes and may only carry a melee weapon. In these operations missions, you will also find the parts of the new Warframe “Nezha”.

Warframe Nezha

After the Monkey King “Wukong”, “Nezha” is the second character that was exclusively available to players of the Chinese Warframe version at release and has now made its way into the global game.

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His abilities are:

    1. Firewalker – Ignite your path, incinerate enemies, and purify allies.
    2. Flaming Chakra – Throw a ring of fire that burns enemies and triggers a healing wave upon their death. Reactivating teleports you to the location of the flames.
    3. Defensive Halo – Create a protective ring of fire that stuns enemies who get too close.
    4. Holy Spears – Pin nearby enemies with spears that erupt from the ground.

Additionally, Warframe brings you into the holiday spirit with various limited-time Christmas decorations. You can put an elf hat on your Kubrow or smash your enemies in melee with a candy cane.

Warframe Candy Cane

If you haven’t checked back in Warframe for a while, Update 18 is the best time to do so. But be careful: in order to play the quest ‘The Second Dream’, you must have completed the previous quest, ‘Natah’. Lastly, here are a few more noteworthy new features of the update:

    • New Level Set: Orokin Moon
    • Some new weapons, Syandanas, and a new landing ship, the Scimitar.
    • Maroo’s Bazaar: A trading post where you can complete your trades, found on Earth.
    • The Focus System: A new way to earn XP with fully leveled weapons and/or Warframes, allowing you to unlock and upgrade different talents.
    • Revives 2.0: You now have 4 revives available per mission. Upon returning to your landing ship, these will be replenished between missions.

And if you ever started with Warframe but then put it aside because much was unclear at the beginning or not explained well enough, or if you are just considering taking a look, we recommend our Warframe Beginner’s Guide. It provides an in-depth introduction to the various elements of the game and explains the essentials.

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WoW: Star Wars annexes Stormwind and Orgrimmar!

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Even in World of Warcraft, one is not safe from the Star Wars movie – the developers have equipped NPCs with lightsabers!

May the Force be with you… Zugzug.

As of today, the latest Star Wars film “The Force Awakens” is in theaters. However, since the developers of World of Warcraft are just as big geeks and fans of the series, they quickly developed a little hotfix for their game, bringing the Force to Azeroth. For a short time (probably only a few days), the guards of Orgrimmar and Stormwind have put down their usual weapons and exchanged them for stylish lightsabers.

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The Stormwind guards now have lightsabers.

As expected, the Alliance has sided with the Jedi and snatched the blue lightsabers, while the Orcs of the Horde have joined the Sith and wield the red lightsabers to defend their city.

Blizzard had the following to say:

Wow Lightsaber Orgrimmar

“These are not the guards you are looking for. A strange kind of power has awakened in both factions! We thought we would pay a small tribute to a galaxy far, far away that has been dear to our geek hearts for a long time. Go to Orgrimmar or Stormwind and pay the guards a visit, as they will not be able to maintain their weapons with this unknown technology for long!”

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Elite Dangerous gibt Star Citizen Rückendeckung

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The already released space simulation Elite Dangerous has supportive words for the often criticized competitor Star Citizen.

Competition drives business, they say. And David Braben, founder of Frontier Development and creator of the Elite series, sees it that way too. Because the developer of the space online game Elite: Dangerous has only positive words for Star Citizen.

Sometimes you just have to stick together in the industry, especially when you are developing an extremely ambitious game in a genre that has actually been considered dead. David Braben explains that both Elite: Dangerous and Star Citizen are very ambitious games, and he is already looking forward to being able to play Star Citizen.

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Both games want to achieve their goals in different ways, and no one can say which is the right way. He finds it unfortunate that Star Citizen has to take so much criticism when one should actually applaud a developer for tackling something new, something that is difficult to implement and that no one has ever tried before.

Game development is not easy

Braben further explains that it is difficult to create a game because many independent components must be developed correctly. Sometimes it may look simple, but only if experienced people have spent a lot of time planning ahead and enough people are working behind the scenes to implement everything. He compares this to a swan. It would look graceful as it glides over the water’s surface, but if you look beneath the surface, you would see frantic paddling.

Elite Dangerous Artifact

Braben is proud of what he does as a developer and he is glad that there is such a good community that expresses their support. He continues to believe that we would look towards a rosy future. Furthermore, he is glad about the release of the first part of the Horizons expansion and the planet landings it introduced. Now they would work on further elements to improve and expand Elite: Dangerous.

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Destiny: Hard Light – What can the auto rifle do in year 2?

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In the MMO shooter Destiny, Hard Light is one of the exotic auto rifles. What makes this weapon special?

The auto rifle Hard Light is the only weapon in Destiny that comes with an epilepsy warning, and this is no joke, as some have reportedly collapsed from it. The background is a strobe effect that occurs when firing the weapon. The light beams can then bounce off of “hard surfaces” again.

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In Year 1, the weapon was considered a fun gun, but it was long overshadowed by the Suros Regime. With the last patch, it has now arrived as a Year 2 Exotic in Destiny. We ask ourselves: What can Hard Light do in Year 2 of Destiny?

Where can you find Hard Light?

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Hard Light can sometimes be obtained from Xur, from exotic primary weapon engrams (for example, through Three of Coins), or from random Year 2 activities like the raid, the crucible, or the Nightfall strike. Those who had the Year 1 version can pull the weapon from their collection.

What makes Hard Light special?

In terms of values, Hard Light belongs to the fast, but not ultra-fast auto rifles. The impact is relatively low at 8, the range is also low; however, the range hardly plays a role. Stability and reload speed, however, are high.

The interesting perk of the weapon is called “Volatile Light” – projectiles from this weapon do not suffer damage drop-off, penetrate targets, and bounce off hard surfaces.

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Additional selectable perks include Half Glass Full, Custom Stock, or Melee Ballistics.

Moreover, the weapon is said to have “secret perks.” It is said that projectiles from Hard Light can penetrate Titan bubbles and boost the health regeneration of the wielder after a kill. However, at least the part about the Titan bubble seems to be a typical “Destiny myth.”

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The idea behind the weapon is a bit hard to describe: essentially, it can be used at any range as long as you stay on target. It is primarily a visually interesting weapon that also has some fans. Overall, the weapon is praised as a fun gun, but especially skilled players can also achieve excellent results in the crucible with it.

How good is Hard Light in PvE and PvP?

It probably doesn’t belong to the top tier. It will also be tough with the second tier. Opinions are sharply divided: while most consider it a rather fun weapon, some say: It would be the absolute killer in PvP.

In PvE, the Zhalo Super Cell is probably the better choice for any type of content. It meets the 90s action hero requirement of “shooting uncontrollably in the general direction of enemies and they fall over” much more reliably than Hard Light – plus, you can make wonderful cheesy word plays like “I’ll call Zhalo to Valus Ta’aurc!” By the way, that’s also a typical trait of 90s action heroes.

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Back to Hard Light: In PvP, however, the full damage at any distance can be quite interesting, but it is also difficult to hit at range and requires a lot of practice. The recoil of the weapon is hard to compensate for at rapid fire. And such a real killer is an auto rifle with 8 impact, not if you can’t secure headshots. The damage bonus for auto rifles of this fire rate was only about 0.8% with the last patch – not exactly turning auto rifles into super killers.

Insane stunts are possible with the weapon, especially through the bounce effect. However, it requires a lot of practice for the weapon to “maybe work in PvP” at longer distances. It should work for everyone at close and mid-range.

You can see: It is not an absolute recommendation for purchase. On the other hand… the weapon is a lot of fun for many people, you fire laser beams and that is already pretty cool. What do you think of Hard Light? Is Hard Light the best light in Destiny?

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Cabal 2: 12 Gegnerwellen im 12. Monat – neue Rüstung wartet!

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The latest patch of Cabal 2 brings new challenges for large groups – along with this come stylish new armor sets and weapons.

New Enemies, New Loot

The MMORPG Cabal 2 has received a new update. The patch goes by the somewhat unwieldy name “Black Wave: Gray Canyon Defense War” and brings some new content for players over the holidays – at least if they want to team up in large groups. 24 players must cooperate and face a total of 12 waves, in which increasingly stronger opponents appear continuously.

Those who remain steadfast and successfully repel the “Black Wave” will be rewarded with brand new, stylish gear and unique weapons. So, if you find 23 like-minded players during the holidays, the cold season is saved.

Cabal 2 Set new
Every class gets a stylish armor set – here is the Priest.

Aside from that, the Christmas event “Reindeer Rampage” has also begun, where players must confront deadly reindeer that have invaded Frey Hilltown, Desertfort, Labyrinth Forest, and Gray Canyon. As a reward, there are big bags full of treasures and gifts.

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World of Warcraft: Ban hammer strikes – numerous accounts suspended!

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Blizzard has once again taken steps against botters and cheaters in World of Warcraft – with even harsher sanctions than before.

If the hammer strikes multiple times

In every MMORPG, there are players who do not want to laboriously achieve successes. Instead of participating in the battles themselves, they use various programs to automate resource farming, earn honor, or amass a large amount of gold.

It is obvious that this behavior is not only an eyesore for other players but also for the developers. After all, they ruin the fun for honest gamers and can also cause long-term damage to the economy of a game.

WoW Legion warrior furor
No amount of shouting helps – those who cheat and use bots will be banned.

As Blizzard announced now in the official forum, they have punished numerous accounts for their sins again. While they have removed gold, PvP currencies, and equipment from a large part of the affected characters, numerous players in the botters’ forums are also reporting that they received account suspensions of up to 18 months.

Blizzard emphasizes that the penalties are higher with each offense than before – repeat offenders will likely soon lose their access completely.

Honorbuddy likely affected again – German bot provider in conflict with Blizzard

Honor-Buddy-Forum

Many of the bans seem to be related to the bot Honorbuddy developed in Germany by the company Bossland. As stated in their forum: “Apparently Blizzard has imposed 6-month suspensions on significant portions of our users.” The last ban wave in May also hit this bot.

The German provider Bossland has recently gotten into a rapidly escalating conflict with Blizzard, after having been in court against Blizzard for years.

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My-MMO asks: About which game would you like to read more?

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The last week before the Christmas holidays is finally behind us! We want to take advantage of the pre-holiday spirit to enrich ourselves a bit with your opinions. We want and will evolve as a site, especially in regard to the upcoming year 2016. In doing so, we want to align ourselves even more with what interests our readership. Your feedback is important to us.

Therefore, our question this Friday is simple: Which game would you like to read more about on our site in the future?

Cortyn says: I have thought for a while whether this “Mein-MMO asks” really merits a section to reflect the author’s opinion. Then I thought: Why not? I also have a few games that I would love to write more about (and consequently, also like to read more about). For example, I am itching to write some guides on individual heroes from Heroes of the Storm.

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One of Cortyn’s favorites – Should SMITE get more attention?

In my opinion, SMITE deserves much more attention instead of just a news piece every two weeks about new gods, skins, and balancing changes. The same applies to Paladins, which is still in closed beta, but already promises to be a great free-to-play title because the developers are really making an effort to make it a hit.

But not all games garner the interest the way I envision. Evolve has fallen out of favor with most because they only superficially dealt with the DLC policies; although that was also poorly managed by 2k. But hey – you can’t always win, right?

Paladins Combat Cassie 2
Developing into a real fun bringer: Paladins from HiRez Studios.

Enough about my wishes, back to you, because that’s what it’s mainly about: What games would you like to read about on Mein-MMO.de in the coming weeks and months? If they are particularly exotic games, let us know why exactly this game is worth more than a fleeting glance!

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Age of Conan: Funcom entwickelt neues Conan-Spiel

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From 2016, the years of the Barbarian Conan could follow, as Arnold Schwarzenegger is filming a new movie and Funcom is working on at least one more computer game.

As Funcom announced, they were able to further expand the partnership with Conan Properties. The company that manages the brand of Robert E. Howard’s barbarian expressed excitement about the previous collaboration regarding the MMORPG Age of Conan and intends to maintain this partnership. Funcom took this opportunity to announce a new game about Conan. It is expected to be presented in more detail in January. It can be assumed that this will not be another MMORPG.

Age-of-Conan-Barbaren
No Age of Conan 2

For Funcom also announced that they will continue to work on Age of Conan. 2016 should see the PvE and PvP Arena system make its way into the MMO and they have a very dedicated team working on the future of the online role-playing game. Thus, Age of Conan will apparently not be replaced by a new MMORPG. After all, the company does not want to create competition for itself or take away players from itself. What could the new Conan game then be about? The possibilities are actually endless.

From an online card game to a MOBA to a single-player RPG, anything is possible. However, Funcom is known for being able to tell exciting stories, as proven by the MMO The Secret World or the horror adventure The Park. A single-player RPG would certainly be a possibility. Especially considering that this genre is currently extremely popular.

A Young Conan

Age-of-Conan-Gruen

The new game is supposed to be based on “Conan the Barbarian” and not on the upcoming movie “The Legend of Conan”. It will take place at a time when Conan was still younger, while viewers will see him as an older warrior in “The Legend of Conan”. One can expect a somewhat more brutal and wilder scenario. In January, there should be further information about this new game and possibly also about other projects from Funcom, as the company announced that they are working on a total of three new games.

After afinancial crisis, Funcom has issued a new strategy. They now want to bring more games to market that also benefit from their own brands. After “The Park”, the Conan title is now the second announced title following this new strategy.

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Destiny: Xur heute am 18.12. – Wo steht er und was hat er?

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In the MMO shooter Destiny on Friday, December 18th, Xur appears in the Tower. What goods does he have?

Xur is a mysterious alien, supposedly an “Agent of the Nine.” Although no one really knows who these Nine are, what they want, or why they provide such good items. Xur appears only a few hours a week in the Tower of Destiny and may carry exotic items with him.

What are exotic weapons and armor pieces in Destiny?

Players can only carry two of these exotic items, one weapon and one armor piece. The special thing about the items is that they break the “normal limits”; they have properties with special effects that normal weapons or armor pieces do not have. Therefore, exotic armor pieces form the “cornerstones” for the Guardian’s precise play style.

Destiny-Bloody

Experienced players build their entire character around the exotic armor pieces and weapons they use, adapting their play style accordingly or choosing exotic items that further support and enhance their preferred play style.

Everything about Xur in Destiny on December 18th, 19th, and 20th.

When does Xur come to Destiny and when does he leave again?

Xur arrives at the Tower in Destiny on December 18th at 10:00 AM. He leaves again on December 20th – also at 10:00 AM.

Where is Xur located?

Xur is located in the Tower, in the Hangar. Our friends from ProNDC will guide you to the loot.

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What is the deal with the Glass Needle?

With the Glass Needle, armor pieces can be re-rolled – you can find out more about this in this article.

How do I get the strange coins that Xur wants?

In this article, we have explained how you can best and quickest acquire strange coins.

What does Xur have on December 18th, 19th, and 20th in Destiny?

Xur has the auto rifle Hard Light. No Engram this week. 23 strange coins will be required for Hard Light. We took a look at and introduced the weapon today.

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For Titans, there is the helmet Unyielding Skullfort. The armor pieces cost 13 strange coins.

For Hunters, Xur has the Achlyophage Symbiote.

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For Warlocks, there is the chest armor Heart of Praxic Fire.

This week, Xur is also selling a Special Weapon Legacy Engram. Year 1 weapons with Year 1 stats can be obtained from it. So it’s something for collectors. The fun costs 31 strange coins.

For those who want to delve further into Destiny, we recommend this collection of guides to Destiny with many tips and tricks. You will stay updated by following our author Schuhmann on Twitter or subscribing to our page on Facebook.

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Star Wars Battlefront: Double points, double credits for the release of Star Wars 7

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In the online shooter Star Wars Battlefront , a bonus weekend was given at the launch of “Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens”.

It is the event right now, not only in the Star Wars universe but also in ours: The movie “The Force Awakens” continues the success story of Star Wars in theaters. In the online shooter Star Wars Battlefront it’s said: This is worth us double points and credits.

From Friday, December 18, at 10:00 AM our time until December 21 at 10:00 AM, there will be double points and credits in Battlefront.

EA states: “No matter how many times you watch the movie this weekend, you still have plenty of time to seize the chance for extra points.”

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Destiny: Das ist die Beute im Dezember-Eisenbanner – mit exklusiven Playstation-Sets

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In the MMO shooter Destiny , the December Iron Banner has now been introduced – with all its loot, including exclusive PlayStation sets for the first time.

This week’s Weekly Update from Bungie was all about Lord Saladin. He returns to the Tower on December 29 and brings the December Iron Banner with him. It will start “sometime after 7:00 PM”, which will be set manually. The game mode is Control again.

This time, the loot directly from Lord Saladin includes: An auto rifle (Rank 4) and a shotgun (Rank 5). The armor includes boots (Rank 3) and helmets (Rank 4).

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After the battle, helmets can be found starting at Rank 2, a class item at Rank 3, and the auto rifle and shotgun starting at Rank 4.

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This time’s special feature: There is not only an “armor set”, but a second, alternative set, exclusive to players on PlayStation.

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That’s still almost 2 weeks away. It won’t be long until Xur appears. He will make his appearance on Friday, December 18 at 10:00 AM in Destiny. We will welcome him.

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War Thunder: Now it gets British

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In the military MMO War Thunder , the latest update 1.55 enhances the motorized forces of the British.

A major update has gone live in War Thunder. It primarily brings British ground forces, including tanks and armored vehicles.

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The British bring variety to the game. For example, the “Archer” has its gun mounted at the back, can fire in reverse, and then escape forward. There are fast tanks, extremely slow ones, and also those with huge guns but not much armor.

All in all, a welcome addition to the tanks in War Thunder, which is actually known for its flight simulation. With Tunesein and El Alamein, two battlefields in North Africa have been added, inspired by their historical counterparts. Other nations will be strengthened with new planes.

For more about the patch and all the patch notes, visit this page of War Thunder.

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The Division: Hier ist der Silent Night Live-Action-Trailer – und er ist großartig

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For The Division, the Silent Night trailer has now been released, which has been announced for some time. And it is spectacular.

Children’s singing somehow works well in trailers of action games. Even in Massive’s “Tom Clancy’s The Division”, this type is utilized. A boy sings “Silent Night, Holy Night” in wintery New York while the world around him burns.

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First reports from the Alpha praise exactly this atmosphere: Our world with the thin layer of “civilization” – What happens when you scrape it off and replace it with violence?

In the trailer, it all ends well, concluding with the strong image of the three agents surrounding the rather creepy boy, shielding him from all sides.

The Division is set to be released on March 8 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. Throughout the next year, betas are set to take place for all three platforms, with Xbox One being prioritized, as it is likely the lead platform. There was already an Alpha that continues unexpectedly on Friday.

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Shroud of the Avatar Pre-Alpha 25 introduces guild warfare and agriculture

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Today at 5:30 PM the Pre-Alpha-25 test of the selective multiplayer RPG Shroud of the Avatar will begin, introducing some new gameplay elements.

Originally, the new release was scheduled for next week, but due to Christmas, it has been moved up by a week. Nevertheless, the developers at Portalarium have worked hard to ensure that this new version is packed with new features again.

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The major new features include guild wars and the agriculture system. In a guild war, a guild leader can declare war on another guild. This gives all members of these guilds the indication that they can participate in open PvP and fight each other for the duration of the guild war. The duration is set by the guild leader. The guild that has the better ratio of “kills vs. deaths” at the end of the war wins. This system will be expanded in the future, for example, to include a rewards system.

The game is taking shape

Shroud of the Avatar new area

Agriculture is a system that many SotA fans have wished for. Players can plant seeds and nurture the seedlings to eventually harvest plants as resources. Currently, only about a handful of plants are available, but this will be expanded over time. There will also be public gardens soon.

Improvements to the combat and taming systems, as well as some new scenes relevant to the game’s story, are included among the new features along with many small adjustments. Those who want to join must purchase access to the game through the official website or through Steam.

With small but visible steps, Shroud of the Avatar is gradually approaching alpha status. However, the developers still have a massive task ahead of them. Namely, to develop a complete single-player (offline) mode that does not have to hide behind other single-player RPGs and plays like a single-player RPG.

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Destiny: Player becomes the Titan, wins massive armor

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A lucky player of Destiny has now won a massive, handcrafted Titan costume.

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On the planet Earth of our era, the Titan population is now: 1.

One must be lucky, then it’s not much more needed. A lucky player had a photo taken with his Destiny Playstation and thus won a contest. He was then asked: What do you want? Hunter, Warlock, or Titan? The winner said: Titan, I love throwing the hammer.

A professional team led by Frank Ippolito spent 5 weeks equipped with super glue, a 3D printer, and a lot of skill to create a scale-model Titan costume.

The winner, when asked what he would do with the costume now: He sat down at home and played Destiny. In his new suit.

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The Division: Alpha geht überraschend weiter

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In the upcoming MMO shooter Tom Clancy’s The Division, the alpha will surprisingly be opened up again briefly.

As the alpha testers learned in the forum, it will be possible to play the alpha of The Division again on Friday, a last taste test, so to speak. The alpha ran last weekend exclusively for Xbox One players and received good reviews.

From 3:00 PM our time until at least 6:00 PM, the alpha is set to go live on Friday, December 18th, for a final stress test. All alpha testers are invited to make use of these extra hours of gameplay. They should also inform other testers.

It will be the same version as last week and will still be under NDA just like last week. The background for these bonus hours is a stress test.

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WildStar: Das Winterfest hat begonnen!

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On the Nexus of WildStar, the Christmas spirit has broken out – the Winterfest brings many innovations to the game.

Ho-ho-hopefully you like bargains!

Since yesterday, you can no longer escape the Christmas atmosphere in WildStar, as the Winterfest has begun. Celebrations will continue until January 2, during which Phineas T. Rotostar and his clones hold the planet Nexus firmly in the grip of capitalist consumerism. In addition to a new adventure, the mall-in-the-sky, there are numerous daily tasks and large snowball fights (as we have seen in Halloween events).

On top of that, the entire planet has naturally been adorned with bright fairy lights, colorful stars, and winter music – even the various villains show no mercy and join in the festivities. A short video prepares players for the celebration – although the lip-sync might need a bit of work…

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Lastly, there are numerous offers in the WildStar in-game shop during the event, which will only be available for a limited time. As usual, these items can be purchased with Ncoin as well as Omnibits, which is a currency you earn through simple gameplay.

However, what matters is not that these things exist now, but that you buy them. Or as Protostar summarizes: Without commerce, no heart!

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WoW: Legion – Beta in hibernation

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The beta of World of Warcraft: Legion will be shut down for now – when will the testing continue?

Winter break for the developers

After the developers of Overwatch recently spread the not-so-good news that the beta will not be available over the holidays, another Blizzard title follows suit. Also, World of Warcraft: Legion, which is currently in closed alpha, will not be available for play during the holidays. The official statement says:

“We will pause the alpha test of World of Warcraft: Legion on Monday, December 21 and bring it back early in the new year. We want to thank everyone for the feedback and ongoing support and look forward to seeing you again after the holidays.”

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Only two areas were available for testing.

So far, only two of the new zones have been accessible in the WoW: Legion alpha. Many specializations were not yet available or were incomplete. It is therefore to be expected that there will be an updated version in the new year, where players can test significantly more content.

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Diablo 3: Wann startet Season 5? Wann endet Season 4? – Genaue Daten bekannt

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For the hack’n slash Diablo 3, Blizzard has now announced the start of Season 5 and the end of Season 4. Also in Germany.

Diablo 3 is currently quite dead, players are waiting for the start of Season 5. The new patch 2.4 is supposed to hit as well. Those who thought: This will definitely happen around Christmas, so I can really play – are mistaken. Here are the official dates:

  • Season 4 of Diablo 3 ends in Europe on December 30 at 5:00 PM.
  • Season 5 of Diablo starts in Europe on January 15 at 5:00 PM.

A few days before the start of Season 5, the new patch 2.4 should go live.

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Details on the transition from 4 to 5 and what to look out for can be read here at Blizzard.

What awaits players in 2.4 can be seen on our Diablo3 topic page as we report diligently about it. Highlights are:

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