Marathon is compared to Sony’s money pit Concord, now a Dev comments on it

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 3 minutes

Well, this will help Bungie further. A developer of the PS flop Concord and the MMORPG flop WildStar, the artist Stephan William, spoke on April 14 in the subreddit of Marathon and explicitly supports Bungie. The extraction shooter is already under heavy criticism and is being compared to Sony’s money pit Concord months before its release.

This is the situation: Sony bought the developer Bungie for 3.5 billion US dollars. Their new extraction shooter Marathon is set to be released in September 2025, but it is already facing criticism: Fans of the PvE shooter Destiny don’t really understand why Bungie is now developing a PvP shooter. There are already enough of those.

In 2023, Sony bought the developer team Firewalk Studios, which included some former employees of Bungie. They developed the hero shooter Concord, which later proved to be a massive flop and a money pit for Sony.

Now an employee from Concord is supporting the people at Bungie and defending them against criticism. One of the main criticisms was that Marathon would turn out to be a flop for Sony just like Concord.

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Bungie shows first gameplay of Marathon in trailer

No one suffers as much from a flop as the developers

This is what the developer of Concord says: In the subreddit of Marathon, Stephen Walker speaks as “MrSprug”. The VFX artist says:

He is now 40 and has worked on big games for 17 years.

It pained him greatly when Concord became a laughing stock on the internet, and he learned from the game’s failure:

No one feels as bad as the people who invested time hoping that their game entertains the global masses of gamers.

He wants to praise the people developing Marathon for taking a risk, trying something new, and creating a game that has no guarantee of success. That requires a lot of courage.

People should not punish Bungie for Concord’s failure. Everyone is human and is trying to create something great.

He then goes on to say that for him it is wrong to call Marathon a failure now before it has even been released.

During the conversation, it comes out that the poor developer not only worked on Concord but also on the unfortunate MMORPG WildStar.

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Games can also fail for reasons unrelated to the game

This is what it’s about: News like this remind us that there are people behind the games who are often judged harshly. A developer from Dragon Age complained in February 2025 about the ridicule directed at game designers.

Especially in the current culture on social media or Twitch, factors unrelated to the game can significantly contribute to a game’s success, but also to its failure – whether that is objectively justified or just a “general feeling”:

  • Concord fell victim to public debate claiming the game supposedly preached a “woke culture.”
  • In Starfield, pronouns became a topic
  • In Dragon Age, it was criticized that during character creation there was an option to show cosmetic scars in the chest area
  • Now Marathon bears the burden of the last few years of Destiny, which did not go well and robbed the previously glorious game developer of much of its shine.

In the end, this has nothing to do with the actual game and the passion of the developers. It is a legitimate request not to prejudge such games until they are released. Even a game like Marvel Rivals was written off as a flop before release, but then became extremely successful.

Although even the friendliest person might have to say that the signs for Marathon are currently not good. The fact that such words are coming from a developer of two legendary flops like Concord and WildStar carries a certain irony. One would have liked to hear kind words from the Balatro developer or Swen Vincke from Baldur’s Gate 3: Why is Concord such a catastrophic flop on Steam and PS5, burning $250 million for Sony over a woke catastrophe?

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LoL is getting a new mode where you just have to fight

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 2 minutes

As a MOBA, League of Legends is a complex game. You not only have to learn the different champions, but also the tasks of the roles, objectives, or proper farming. If you no longer feel like that, you can look forward to a new game mode.

Which mode are we talking about? Riot has announced how it will continue after the first season of 2025. Once again, the theme of the season is changing. Instead of the bloodthirsty Noxus, it’s now about the beautiful soul blossoms from Ionia.

In addition to a new map, a new battle pass, and other gameplay adjustments, a new mode is also coming into play: Brawl. The mode seems perfect for people who are no longer interested in complex systems.

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Welcome to Noxus – Opening Video for the First LoL Season 2025

Casual Brawling

What kind of mode is Brawl? In Brawl, you play in a 5-person team against another 5-person team. For this, there is also a new map that is less strategically structured than the familiar Summoner’s Rift. This is also due to the objective; you do not have to destroy a Nexus, as the main source of inspiration for Brawl was the Team Deathmatch mode from various shooters.

  • Each team starts with 250 health. The team that reaches 0 first loses.
  • To achieve this, there are several ways:
    • Kills or assists deal 5 damage.
    • If the opposing team does not have low health, kills on minions deal 1 damage.
    • If minions are sent through the Bandle portal of the opposing team, that also deals 1 damage.
  • There are no objectives like towers, dragons, or the Nexus.

On the new map, there is a shorter lane in the middle, which has a portal on both sides. There is more space to fight up and down, but also to surprise opponents. You can also secure a strong buff there.

You can see what the new map looks like here:

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They also want to reduce frustration; if one team is too dominant, you can always teleport back to buy items. After a complete team kill, the defeated team receives a buff that increases the damage dealt and reduces the damage taken. This aims to prevent a deficit from feeling as frustrating as in other modes.

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Brawl seems to become a mode similar to ARAM, where you just jump in and play a bit casually. However, we will have to wait and see how it actually looks in practice. The mode is set to come to the live servers with patch 25.10, which is expected on May 14, 2025. Last year, Riot was able to please many players with a new mode: League of Legends is experiencing a third spring thanks to Arena and Swarm, changing its strategy for the future

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44 years ago, Bill Gates developed a video game in a single night to secure a massive deal

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 2 minutes

Bill Gates once developed a video game in a single night and secured a valuable collaboration as a result.

What kind of game was it? Bill Gates developed a video game called DONKEY.BAS in 1981 together with Neil Konzen, which is considered one of the first games for IBM computer systems.

Donkey follows a simple game principle: you control a car on a two-lane road. On this road, donkeys appear from time to time that you must avoid. You switch lanes by pressing the spacebar (cf.: YouTube).

Donkey is one of the oldest computer games, alongside well-known titles like Pong, Tennis for Two, or Spacewar, which is often used by pirates as a disguise.

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This is what the gameplay of the 62-year-old game Spacewar looks like

Video game secured Microsoft a valuable deal

Why did he develop the game? At that time, Microsoft was still a relatively small and young company, having been founded just 6 years earlier. The then 25-year-old Bill Gates and Neil Konzen developed Donkey as part of a deal with the tech giant IBM.

Microsoft was to equip the company’s computers with an operating system. For this, Microsoft acquired the operating system 86-DOS and renamed it to MS-DOS. However, IBM made the additional request to offer a version of the BASIC programming language and some games on the operating system that would showcase the possibilities of the language.

And so Bill Gates and Neil Konzen developed Donkey. Gates recounted in 2001:

„In fact, it was Neil Konzen and me, sitting in a small room at four o’clock in the morning with this IBM prototype. IBM insisted that we lock the door, and we only had this changing room with a lock, so we had to do all our development in there, and it was always over 100 degrees, but we wrote a little application late at night to show what the BASIC built into the IBM PC could do. And that became DONKEY.BAS (via Business Insider).“

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Ultimately, Donkey helped Microsoft finalize the important collaboration with IBM. The deal reportedly brought Microsoft around $430,000 at the time (via PCMag). It is also considered an important step in the rise of today’s tech giant.

The game itself is largely irrelevant by today’s standards. It is old, looks correspondingly poor, and never had particularly impressive gameplay – after all, it was only meant to present the programming language. The competition at Apple even calls Donkey “the most embarrassing game of all time”

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A new spell in Baldur’s Gate 3 makes fighters as strong as paladins, and that without an oath

Caroline Fuller Caroline Fuller Reading time 2 minutes

Together with Patch 8, Larian also introduced some new spells in Baldur’s Gate 3 alongside the new subclasses and a photo mode. Among these is a cantrip that not only punishes enemies twice but even makes paladins look pale in comparison at higher levels.

Which cantrip is being talked about? It is the cantrip “Booming Blade”, which can be learned directly by sorcerers, wizards, and warlocks at level 1, but with the right subclass or suitable multiclassing, it can also be used by melee classes, such as the fighter.

And it is precisely in melee where the Booming Blade can truly unleash its potential. As the attack is not a spell but a cantrip, it does not require or consume spell slots. You can use it as often as you want throughout the day.

With a strike of the weapon, you not only deal weapon damage but hit the opponent with such force that they take an additional 1d8 thunder damage when they move. This sounds similar to the paladin’s smite, so what exactly makes the Booming Blade so powerful?

Here you can see the animated short film for Patch 8 in Baldur’s Gate 3:

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Der animierte Kurzfilm zu Patch 8, dem letzten Update für Baldur’s Gate 3

A simple cantrip takes on mighty smites

What makes the Booming Blade so powerful? The cantrip can be learned and used very early in the game, yet it becomes stronger and stronger as the game progresses. 

The damage from level 1 to 4 is the normal weapon damage plus 1d8 thunder damage when the opponent moves. From level 5 to level 12, the cantrip becomes stronger in two ways:

  • Level 5 to 10: Normal weapon damage + 1d8 thunder damage (on direct attack) + 2d8 thunder damage (when the opponent moves) = 3-24 thunder damage on normal weapon damage per round
  • Level 11 and 12: Normal weapon damage + 2d8 thunder damage (on direct attack) + 3d8 thunder damage (when the opponent moves) = 5-40 thunder damage on normal weapon damage per round

With the upgraded version of Booming Blade, you can play an incredibly powerful fighter who can deal heavy damage.

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What does the Booming Blade look like at its peak? Since the cantrip uses a weapon attack roll, it qualifies for the extra attack that many melee classes receive at level 5. The fighter even gets a third attack at level 11, making him incredibly strong with the right conditions and the combination of all these effects:

  • A fighter with Booming Blade can use this cantrip as the first strike to add even more thunder damage (as described above). Then, two more extra attacks can follow.
  • Now, using the fighter’s Action Surge, all of this can simply be repeated: Booming Blade, fifth attack, sixth attack.
  • If you are equipped with the right spell caster in your team or a potion and are blessed with Haste, all of this happens for the third time: Booming Blade, eighth attack, ninth attack.

Exciting what damage can be racked up this way. And all in just one round.

The Booming Blade is, however, just one new feature that was introduced with Patch 8 in Baldur’s Gate 3. There are likely still several new ways to deal immense damage. If you want to learn more about the new patch and its contents, you can find more information here on MeinMMO: Baldur’s Gate 3: Patch 8 is now live – All info about content, subclasses, and size

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Gamer compares date to a moment in Destiny 2 and hundreds of players know exactly how he feels

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 2 minutes

If one had to attribute a talent to Destiny 2, it would be the way it emotionally touches the people who play it. A Guardian used this to describe his date, as he lacked the words.

How did the date go? The Guardian’s girlfriend spoke up on Reddit with astonishment. She reports about their last date. They have been together for a year and had a silly night, eating a whole pizza and just talking together.

The Guardian later wrote to his girlfriend that the date felt like “Lullaby” – a melody that one hears in the Raid “Deep Stone Crypt”. She is not familiar with Destiny and would now ask the community if it was something bad or good.

Hundreds of players then contacted the girlfriend and explained to her what this would mean in a language that even non-Guardians could understand.

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Destiny 2: Beyond Light – German trailer for the add-on

“One of the best moments in the last 10 years of this franchise”

Which moment is meant? The lovestruck Guardian is referring to a very special moment in the raid – the jumping passage in space. To the uninformed, this may sound a bit vague, but when you step through the airlock for the first time, the melody “Lullaby” plays and you see Saturn’s moon Europa as well as the vastness of space in all its splendor.

This is a moment that invites reflection, gives you goosebumps, or simply leaves you speechless. The Guardians explain it to the user with the following comments:

  • “A beautiful, moving moment, where you just want to stay quiet and simply listen.” – SheepGod2
  • “Assuming this isn’t a troll post…, he meant to say that your date was a beautiful thing.” – HardOakleyFoul
  • “I remember how I felt when I first ran Deep Stone Crypt, talking with friends after we defeated Atraks… and they immediately started telling each other to shut up, and I was so confused… then came the goosebumps.” – zach3899
  • “When I think of Deep Stone Crypt Lullaby, and others too, I would say he loved it. Deep Stone Lullaby was a beautiful piece of music during a spacewalk […].” – TopTreeDawnCrutcher
  • “One of the best moments in the last 10 years of this franchise.” – absolutkaos

If you’re not convinced yet, feel free to enjoy the moment here:

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Do you share the same experience that the lovestruck Guardian had and do you celebrate the moment from the Deep Stone Crypt? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. You can also find more about Destiny 2 here: Bungie warns its regular players: Marathon will not be Destiny 3

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A new survival game based on one of the largest MMORPGs on Steam launches with strong reviews

Jasmin Beverungen Jasmin Beverungen Reading time 2 minutes

Completely unexpectedly, the team behind RuneScape is releasing their new spin-off to the MMORPG. The first ratings on Steam are mostly positive.

What kind of game is it? RuneScape: Dragonwilds is based on RuneScape, one of 13 MMORPGs with the largest game worlds. However, it is a survival game, which brings typical features of the genre:

  • As in other survival games, you need to farm resources to create tools and other items or build a shelter.
  • You need to brew potions, craft equipment, and level up so that you can eventually face the Dragon Queen.
  • The special thing about RuneScape: Dragonwilds is, on the one hand, the dragons, which are a constant threat to you. On the other hand, you can use magic to gather resources.
  • You can experience all of this alone or with up to 4 group members.

Since April 15, 2025, the survival game has been in Early Access. Prior to that, it was only revealed that the title is supposed to be released sometime in spring. The developers expect that RuneScape: Dragonwilds will leave Early Access in early 2026 on Steam.

The following trailer shows the MMORPG that Dragonwilds is based on:

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Old School RuneScape – Trailer for the Steam Release

First ratings for RuneScape Dragonwilds come in

What is getting positive feedback? At this time, RuneScape: Dragonwilds has 79% positive reviews from 1,483 players on Steam (as of April 16, 2025, 10:30 AM). In the coming days and weeks, more reviews will come in that could change the results. However, the current ratings show a trend regarding how good the survival game has become.

Some users find that the title is suitable for both veterans and newcomers. The visuals are stunning, the combat system is cool over time, and crafting becomes interesting through the magic feature. Reviewers often compare the title to Valheim or Enshrouded.

One of the comments is wonderfully nostalgic:

  • The Steam user Pol writes: “RuneScape: Where you start by killing rats and 15 years later… you’re still killing rats, but now it’s for efficiency.”

What is being criticized? Some users warn that players should wait until the first patches fix many performance issues. The graphics options are still very limited. There is, for example, no option to adjust shadows, and the animations are quite stiff.

Furthermore, the survival game needs a lot more content to keep it entertaining in the long run. Therefore, some reviews recommend waiting a bit longer before players spend the 30 euros and dive into the survival game.

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Unfortunately, in April 2025, RuneScape did not manage to make it into the top 10 MMORPGs with the most players on Steam. It was beaten by other representatives of the genre, all of which are available on Steam: The 10 MMORPGs with the most players on Steam in April 2025.

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EA FC 25 Immortals Team 2: 5 upgrades are really worth it

Thomas Dummer Thomas Dummer Reading time 4 minutes

Immortals Team 2 has appeared in EA FC 25. We present to you 5 upgrades for new players that are really worth it.

What is Immortals? Immortals is a two-week promo that celebrates the greatest legends in football history in Ultimate Team. Accordingly, during Immortals, there are special versions of Icons and Heroes, with ratings well over 90.

After strong players like Ronaldo, Beckenbauer, and Henry were available in Team 1 during the first week, Team 2 offers more ultimate legends like Pelé, Eusebio, and Matthäus.

The strongest Icons and Heroes from Immortals Team cost several million coins. However, not all upgrades have a significant impact on gameplay. We present to you 5 Immortals who benefit the most from the upgrades.

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Which 5 Immortal upgrades are really worth it?

In the following, we show you the players whose card after the Immortals upgrade is significantly better than their best previous card in Ultimate Team. We compared the following factors:

  • Stats
  • PlayStyles
  • Skills (Weak Foot/Special Moves)
  • Player Roles

Immortals Hero Javier Mascherano

  • Rating: 92
  • Positions: CB, CDM
  • best card so far: Winter Wildcards (89)
EA FC 25 The best Immortals upgrades from Team 2 Icon Mascherano Stats and PlayStyle+ in comparison
Mascherano Winter Wildcards and Immortals upgrade comparison.
ComparisonWinter WildcardsImmortals Upgrade
StatsSPD: 80
SHO: 56
PAS: 78
DRI: 76
DEF: 92
PHY: 89		SPD: 88
SHO: 60
PAS: 86
DRI: 85
DEF: 95
PHY: 92
PlayStylesSlide Tackle+
Interception
Push Off
Anticipation
Through Pass
Long Pass		Block+
Slide Tackle+
Interception+
Push Off
Anticipation
Through Pass
Long Pass
Edge
Decisive Pass
SkillsSkillmoves: 3★
Weak Foot: 4★		Skillmoves: 4★
Weak Foot: 4★
RolesSupporting Vert.-Profi++
Stopper+
Defensive-Profi+
Center Back-Profi+		Deep Lying Playmaker++
Supporting Vert.-Profi++
Stopper++
Defensive-Profi+
Center Back-Profi+
Cover+

Why is the Immortals Upgrade worth it for Mascherano? With 3 defensive PlayStyles in gold, Mascherano is an absolute rock in defense. His lack of height for a center back can be compensated with the new PlayStyle “Edge”.

Furthermore, thanks to new roles and strong stat upgrades in passing (+8) and dribbling (+9), you can easily deploy Mascherano in defensive midfield.

Immortals Icon Gianluca Zambrotta

  • Rating: 93
  • Positions: RB, LB
  • best card so far: Centurions (87)
EA FC 25 The best Immortals upgrades from Team 2 Icon Zambrotta Stats and PlayStyle+ in comparison
Zambrotta Centurions and Immortals upgrade comparison.
ComparisonCenturionsImmortals Upgrade
StatsSPD: 88
SHO: 70
PAS: 81
DRI: 83
DEF: 86
PHY: 84		SPD: 94
SHO: 76
PAS: 87
DRI: 90
DEF: 92
PHY: 91
PlayStylesUnyielding+
Calm
Block
Slide Tackle
Rage
Hard Pass		Interception+
Unyielding+
Calm+
Block
Slide Tackle
Rage
Hard Pass
Long Pass
SkillsSkillmoves: 4★
Weak Foot: 5★		Skillmoves: 5★
Weak Foot: 4★
RolesWing Vert.-Profi++
Outside Vert.-Profi+
False Back+		Wing Vert.-Profi++
Outside Vert.-Profi++
False Back+
Offensive Wing Vert.-Position+

Why is the Immortals Upgrade worth it for Zambrotta? In addition to solid stat upgrades (each value at least +6), Zambrotta finally receives a strong style for defense with the defensive PlayStyle “Interception+.”

The upgrade to “Calm+” and the new PlayStyle “Long Pass” also make him a very ball- and pass-secure pro in play development.

Immortals Icon Gianluigi Buffon

  • Rating: 95
  • Position: GK
  • best card so far: Base Icon (91)
EA FC 25 The best Immortals upgrades from Team 2 Icon Buffon
Buffon Base Icon and Immortals upgrade comparison.
ComparisonBase IconImmortals Upgrade
StatsHEC: 94
BSI: 86
ABS: 78
REF: 93
TMP: 51
POS: 89		HEC: 98
BSI: 90
ABS: 85
REF: 97
TMP: 67
POS: 94
PlayStylesLong Reach+Long Reach+
Fingertips+
Long Throw
Footwork
Close Down
Through Pass
Long Pass
SkillsSkillmoves: 1★
Weak Foot: 2★		Skillmoves: 1★
Weak Foot: 4★
RoleGK-Profi++GK-Profi++
GK-Libero++

Why is the Immortals Upgrade worth it for Buffon? Anyone who has played Buffon in FC 25 knows how strong the keeper already is without the Immortals upgrade. With 4 new PlayStyles for GK play, the Italian definitely ranks among the top 3 goalkeepers and will probably remain so until the end of FC 25.

Immortals Icon Luis Hernández

  • Rating: 91
  • Position: ST
  • best card so far: Base Icon (86)
EA FC 25 The best Immortals upgrades from Team 2 Icon Hernandez Stats and PlayStyle+ in comparison
Hernández Base Icon and Immortals upgrade comparison.
ComparisonBase IconImmortals Upgrade
StatsSPD: 89
SHO: 85
PAS: 71
DRI: 86
DEF: 45
PHY: 67		SPD: 94
SHO: 91
PAS: 83
DRI: 91
DEF: 50
PHY: 82
PlayStylesFirst Touch+
Chip Shot
Rage
Trivela
In the Air
Power Header		First Touch+
Chip Shot+
Rage+
Trivela
In the Air
Power Header
Technique
Quick Step
Cut Shot
Power Shot
SkillsSkillmoves: 4★
Weak Foot: 3★		Skillmoves: 5★
Weak Foot: 4★
RolesFinisher-Profi++Finisher-Profi++
Power Striker-Profi++
False 9++
Passing Point+

Why is the Immortals Upgrade worth it for Hernández? The Mexican striker especially impresses with strong rating upgrades in passing (+12) and physicality (+15). With the enhancement to Rage+ and the additional PlayStyle “Quick Step,” Hernández can perfectly execute his speed.

Additionally, despite his smaller stature, the Mexican should not be underestimated in the air, making him a very complete attacker.

Immortals Hero DaMarcus Beasley

  • Rating: 92
  • Positions: LM, LB, LF
  • best card so far: Track Star Hero (88)
EA FC 25 The best Immortals upgrades from Team 2 Icon Beasley Stats and PlayStyle+ in comparison
Beasley Track Star and Immortals upgrade comparison.
ComparisonTrack Star HeroImmortals Upgrade
StatsSPD: 94
SHO: 80
PAS: 83
DRI: 89
DEF: 80
PHY: 81		SPD: 98
SHO: 88
PAS: 90
DRI: 93
DEF: 85
PHY: 85
PlayStylesQuick Step+
First Touch
Rage
Technique
Unyielding		First Touch+
Calm+
Rage+
Quick Step
Technique
Unyielding
Interception
Long Throw
Decisive Pass
Hard Pass
SkillsSkillmoves: 3★
Weak Foot: 4★		Skillmoves: 4★
Weak Foot: 4★
RolesInside Striker-Profi++
Wing Vert.-Profi+
Wing Engine+		Inside Striker-Profi++
Wing Vert.-Profi++
Wing Engine+
Wing Midfielder-Profi+
Offensive Wing Defender+

Why is the Immortals Upgrade worth it for Beasley? Immortals Beasley can easily be played in any position on the left side due to the new upgrades. The new version has hardly any noticeable weaknesses (worst stat: 85) and 3 golden PlayStyles that give him a significant advantage in dribbling.

With 2 new passing PlayStyles, you can also better set up your teammates.

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Here are 5 worthwhile upgrades at a glance. Other Immortals players already have one or more cards that have already received significant improvements and may not benefit as much from the new enhancements. If you’re looking for affordable top players, we recommend our professional suggestions for the current evolutions in FC 25.

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Pokémon GO brings a practical update for annoying evolution items

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Some Pokémon in Pokémon GO can only evolve using certain items. The organization of these evolutions has now become simpler.

In Pokémon GO, there are now quite a lot of items that you can use to evolve certain Pokémon. These include, for example, the following:

  • Sun Stone
  • King’s Rock
  • Metal Coat
  • Dragon Scale
  • Up-Grade
  • Sinnoh Stone
  • Unova Stone
  • The Gearspect Coins

With the new apples for Knapfel, even more items will be added soon.

The annoying part: You could view or delete these items in your bag, but they were always grayed out. You couldn’t use them from there. Instead, evolution was only possible by selecting the respective Pokémon from the Pokémon collection and triggering the evolution in its menu. But that is changing now.

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How the current update changes the evolution items in Pokémon GO

The new update for Pokémon GO includes an improvement of the evolution items. They are no longer grayed out in your bag, but are clickable now. It looks like this:

Pokemon GO evolution items
You can click the items and select Pokémon.

The best part: If you click on such an item, you will exclusively see a selection of Pokémon that can evolve with that item. So if you, for example, click on the Metal Coat, Pokémon like Onix or Scyther will appear in the selection. When you click on the King’s Rock, monsters like Psyduck and Quaputzi will be displayed – and so on.

This means: You can now easily display the monsters that can evolve with your items. This is especially useful if you might not even know which Pokémon need to use these items to evolve.

How do I get the update? The update is now available, but it is not automatically enforced. You can still download it by accessing your respective app store and manually clicking on the update there.

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What’s next in Pokémon GO? April is already halfway through, but there are still plenty of dates to come. For example, you can catch the new Pokémon Forgita at the current event. But that’s not everything that April brings.

Among other things, the debut of the aforementioned Knapfel is also coming, which can evolve using special apples. In addition, we will also be battling Gigantamax Snorlax this month, there is another Community Day coming up, and Dynamax Entei wants to be challenged. Quite a lot is happening! If you want an overview: Here you can find all events in April 2025 for Pokémon GO.

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Path of Exile 2 makes the difficult bosses easier, fans think cowards are to blame

Cedric Holmeier Cedric Holmeier Reading time 3 minutes

In Path of Exile 2, the developers have released a new patch. This time, the difficult bosses in the ARPG are easier, and players suspect that the reason for this is cowards.

What’s in the patch? The new patch 0.2.0f once again brings a variety of innovations and improvements to Path of Exile 2. Since the season start of Dawn of the Hunt, the developers have been regularly adding updates to improve the rocky start of the season.

This time, the developers have changed several smaller features (via PathofExile.com). For example, players can now much more easily obtain belts with three slots for charms. There is now an affinity area in the stash where players can add different items that previously did not belong to any category.

In the endgame, the developers have also released the promised bookmarks for the atlas. Players can set up to 16 bookmarks to find places more easily later. Furthermore, players will now find higher quality runes because lower ones are gradually being removed from the loot table as they unlock higher ones.

However, the most important change concerns the difficult pinnacle bosses in the endgame.

Here you can watch the trailer for the current season Dawn of the Hunt:

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Path of Exile 2 presents gameplay trailer with the new Hunter class

Infinite Respawns for Beginners

How are the pinnacle bosses being changed? The pinnacle bosses are among the most difficult bosses in Path of Exile 2, which makes them a significant challenge, especially for beginners, but also pros die more often to bosses like the Arbiter of Ash.

As part of the current season “Dawn of the Hunt,” the developers have made it their task to make the transition between campaign and endgame smoother. To achieve this, they have added respawns in low-level maps.

There are also these respawns with the bosses. In the new update, the developers have decided to provide an unlimited number of respawns for difficulty level 0. As a result, players can try the pinnacle bosses as many times as they want. Previously, these attempts were limited. However, fans suspect there is a harsh truth behind this.

What do fans believe? In the Path of Exile 2 community, every little change is always discussed. This includes the new infinite respawn opportunities. User Miv- explains on Reddit why this is good: “This is very good for recognizing patterns and understanding what happened.”

Other users believe, however, that the reason for the change lies with cowards who leave the game after failing at the bosses. This assumption could spell harsh truth for the developers. BigC_Gang writes on Reddit: “They [the developers] must have metrics showing that people log off after failing at a boss and do not come back.”

Player bigmacjames admits on Reddit that he is one of them: “That’s exactly what I did. I finally found enough parts to fight the Arbiter. 4/6 deaths were because the game lagged on the first attacks […] and everything is a one-shot, so I died. 1 time was actually my fault. The last time I died to one of his explosions that wasn’t rendered at all. […] I logged off until 0.2.0 came out.”

jbh_jukebockshero also feels guilty and writes on Reddit: “Honestly, that was me at the Trials of Ascendancy. One try at the boss, 25 minutes to backtrack to try again. Made me ragequit. I don’t have that kind of free time in my life.”

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Have the trial bosses also been changed? Even though the bosses in the Trials of Ascendancy were not changed in the patch, there is a change to the mechanics that unlock them. Upon completing a Trial of Ascendancy, players receive points to choose and skill their Ascendancy class. However, since the patch, players can also switch between their Ascendancy classes when completing a trial.

With the new changes, the focus is primarily on the user-friendliness of Path of Exile 2. However, the core of the game is currently a reason for discussions with the developers. The developers and their players have different views on where the ARPG should go: The developers want you to play Path of Exile 2 very differently, players say: They don’t want that at all

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EA FC 25: Fantasy FC Tracker – All Players, Upgrades and Progresses

Thomas Dummer Thomas Dummer Reading time 5 minutes

In EA FC 25 are numerous dynamic heroes and players during Fantasy FC. The cards can collect up to 6 upgrades. The most important information about the progress of improvements for all professionals can be found here on MeinMMO.

What do you see in the tracker? We have listed all players with their ratings (upgrades are marked in bold), positions, and clubs in the first column. In the second column, you will find the conditions for upgrades in the table header. Below, you will find the corresponding progress and improvements when achieved.

All matches played since the release of the fantasy card in the league are considered for the upgrades.

Update from 26.05.2025: Due to various finals in domestic cup competitions, there have been further updates.
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Tips for a Perfect Start in EA FC 25 – Ultimate Team

Live tracker for Fantasy FC: All players and upgrades

All Fantasy FC Heroes: Upgrades and progress

Hero (Rating)
– Position(s)
– Club		Upgrades
1. Matches won (team)
2. Goals scored (team)
3. League won
4. Cup won
Zé Roberto (94)
– LM, LF, LV, ZM
– Bayer Leverkusen		1. 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Box-to-Box++
2. 10/10
→ 99 Pace
Gomez (93)
– ST
– VfB Stuttgart		1. 0/2
2. 4/10
4. PlayStyle+ & 99 Stat
Matuidi (95)
– CDM, CM
– Paris SG		1. 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Box-to-Box++
2. 10/10
→99 Defensive
3. +1 OVR & Key Pass+
4. 99 Stat
Hazard (94)
– LM, LF
– Real Madrid		1. 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Winger++
2. 7/10
Maicon (93)
– RB, RM, LV
– FC Lombardia (Inter)		1. 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Wing-back-Pro++ (LV)
2. 6/10
Litmanen (95)
– CAM, CM
– FC Barcelona		1. 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Inside Forward++
2. 10/10
→ 99 Shots
3. +1 OVR & Key Pass+
4. 99 Passing
Williams (93)
– CM, CDM, CAM
– FC Everton		1. 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Classic 10++
2. 6/10
Keane (92)
– ST
– Tottenham Hotspur		1. 1/2
2. 5/10
Carragher (94)
– CB, LB, RB
– FC Liverpool		1. 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Full-back-Pro++
2. 8/10
3. +1 OVR & PlayStyle+
Vialli (93)
– ST
– Juventus Turin		1. 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Passer++
2. 3/10
Georges (94)
– CB
– Olymp. Lyon		1. 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Sweeper++
2. 10/10
→99 Defensive
3. +1 OVR & Interception+
Francescoli (92)
– CAM, ST
– Olymp. Marseille		1. 1/2
2. 4/10
Howard (91)
– GK
– FC Everton		1. 0/2
2. 3/10
Guti (92)
– CM, CAM
– Real Madrid		1. 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Engine++
2. 7/10
Joe Cole (92)
– RF, RM, CAM, LF
– FC Chelsea		1. 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Shadow Striker-Pro++
2. 6/10
Kanu (90)
– ST
– FC Arsenal		1. 1/2
2. 3/10

All Fantasy FC Players: Upgrades and progress

Player (Rating)Upgrades
– Position(s)
– Club		1. achievable by player
a) Goals/Assists
b) Without conceding
c) Without card
2. achievable by team
a) Matches won
b) Goals scored
c) League won
d) Cup won
Rodrygo (95)
– RF, RM, ST
– Real Madrid		1a) 0/1
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Weak Foot
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Winger++
2b) 8/10
Rashford (95)
– LF, LM, ST
– Aston Villa		1a) 1/1
→Racer
→First Touch
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Weak Foot
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Poacher-Pro++
2b) 9/10
Son (94)
– ST, LM, LF
– Tottenham Hotspur		1a) 1/1
→Lob
→Through-pass
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Skillmoves
2a) 1/2
2b) 6/10
Marmoush (94)
– CAM, ST, LF
– Manchester City		1a) 1/1
→Tiki-Taka
→Relentless
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Weak Foot
2a) 1/2
2b) 3/10
Kvaratskhelia (96)
– LF, LM, CAM, RF
– Paris SG		1a) 1/1
→Racer
→Power Shot
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Winger++
2b) 10/10
→99 Dribbling
2c) +1 OVR
2d) 99 Stat
Tchouaméni (94)
– CB, CDM, CM
– Real Madrid		1b) 1/1
→Key Pass
→Tackle
1c) 0/4
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Wide Half++
2b) 7/10
Davies (95)
– LB, LM
– FC Bayern		1b) 0/1
1c) 3/4
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Fullback-Pro++
2b) 9/10
2c) +1 OVR & Kante+
Dunn (94)
– CM, LF, RB, RM
– Paris SG		1a) 1/1
→Key Pass
→Forward Pass
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Skillmoves
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Offensive Winger.PRO++
2b) 10/10
→99 Passing
Walsh (96)
– CDM, CM
– FC Chelsea		1b) 1/1
→Long Pass
→ Key Pass
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Weak Foot
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Box-to-Box++
2b) 9/10
2c) +1 OVR & Interception+
2d) 99 Passing
Kolo Muani (93)
– ST
– Juventus Turin		1a) 0/1
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Skillmoves
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→False 9++
2b) 3/10
Pavard (92)
– CB, RB
– Lombardia FC (Inter)		1a) 1/1
→ Kante
→ In the air
1c) 2/4
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Vert.-Pro++
2b) 8/10
João Félix (92)
– LF, LM, ST
– Milano FC (Milan)		1a) 0/1→past
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Weak Foot
2a) 1/2
2b) 5/10
Malen (93)
– RM, RF, ST, LM
– Aston Villa		1a) 1/1
→Tiki-Taka
→Shooting with a flat volley
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Skillmoves
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Winger++
2b) 7/10
Caicedo (92)
– CDM, CM
– FC Chelsea		1b) 1/1
→Key Pass
→Techniques
1c) 0/4
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Inside Back-Pro++
2b) 6/10
Babajide (92)
– LF, LM, ST, RF
– UD Tenerife		1a) 1/1
→Sliced shot
→Strong Pass
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Weak Foot
2a) 0/2
2b) 1/10
Núñez (93)
– ST
– FC Liverpool		1a) 1/1
→Trivela
→Acrobatics
1c) 0/4
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→False 9++
2b) 8/10
2c) +1 OVR & PlayStyle+
Cucho Hernández (92)
– ST
– Real Betis		1a) 1/1
→Power Shot
→Racer
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Skillmoves
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Passer++
2b) 5/10
Zaniolo (91)
– RM, RF, ST
– Fiorentina (AC Florence)		1a) 0/1
1c) 0/4
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Pushing ST-Pro++
2b) 6/10
Tsygankov (91)
– RM, RF, CAM, CM
– FC Girona		1a) 1/1
→Through-pass
→First Touch
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Weak Foot
2a) 0/2
2b) 4/10
Billing (92)
– CM, CDM, CAM
– SSC Napoli		1a) 1/1
→Anticipation
→Relentless
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Weak Foot
2a) 1/2
2b) 4/10
2c) PlayStyle+ & +1 OVR
Baku (91)
– RB, RM
– RB Leipzig		1b) 1/1
→Push+
→Tiki-Taka
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Weak Foot
2a) 1/2
2b) 5/10
Gallagher (90)
– CM, CDM, CAM
– Atlético Madrid		1a) 1/1
→Anticipation
→ Forward Pass
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Skillmoves
2a) 0/2
2b) 6/10
Aguerd (91)
– CB
– Real Sociedad		1b) 0/1
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Weak Foot
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
2b) 7/10
Saelemaekers (90)
– LM, LF, RM, RF
– AS Roma		1a) 1/1
→Tiki-Taka
→Quick Step
1c) 2/4
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Inside Forward-Pro++
2b) 5/10
Kika Nazareth (92)
-CAM, CM, ST
– FC Barcelona		1a) 1/1
→Sliced shot
→Quick Step
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Skillmoves
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Classic 10++
2b) 10/10
→99 Passing
2c) +1 OVR & Flat Shot+
Burkardt (91)
– ST
– FSV Mainz 05		1a) 1/1
→Flair
→Trivela
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Weak Foot
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Passer++
2b) 8/10
Tel (90)
– ST
– Tottenham Hotspur		1a) 1/1
→Quick Step
→ Technique
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Weak Foot
2a) 1/2
2b) 5/10
Bennacer (89)
– CDM, CM, CAM
– Olymp. Marseille		1b) 1/1
→Key Pass+
→Relentless
1c) 0/4
2a) 1/2
2b) 3/10
Buendía (91)
– RM, RF, CAM
– Bayer Leverkusen		1a) 0/1
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Skillmoves
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→ShadowST-Pro++
2b) 10/10
→99 Dribbling
Nicoli (91)
– RM, RF, ST
– Manchester City		1a) 1/1
→Relentless
→ Through-pass
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Skillmoves
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Winger++
2b) 5/10
Theate (90)
– CB
– Eintracht Frankfurt		1b) 1/1
→Anticipation+
→ Kante
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Weak Foot
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Supportive Back-Pro++
2b) 5/10
Brand (90)
– LF, LM, CAM
– VfL Wolfsburg		1a) 1/1
→Through-pass
→ Tiki-Taka
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Weak Foot/Skillmoves
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Shadow Striker-Pro++
2b) 9/10
Fermín (91)
– CM, CAM, LF
– FC Barcelona		1a) 1/1
→ Technique+
→ Interception
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+2★ Skillmoves
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Classic 10++
2b) 10/10
→99 Dribbling
2c) +1 OVR & Power Shot
2d) +1 OVR & 99 Shots
Feller (90)
– ST, RF
– Real Madrid		1a) 1/1
→Quick Step+
→First Touch
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Weak Foot
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Player Role++
2b) 10/10
→99 Pace
Guessand (89)
– ST, RM
– OGC Nice		1a) 1/1
→Racer+
→Power Header
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+2★ Weak Foot
2a) 1/2
2b) 5/10
Ould-Hocine (89)
– CB, CDM
– FC Paris		1b) 1/1
→Block+
→Tackle
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Weak Foot
2a) 1/2
2b) 3/10
Levels (90)
– LB, LM
– Bayer Leverkusen		1b) 1/1
→Racer+
→Further Throw-in
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Skillmoves
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Fullback-Pro++
2b) 8/10
Alexsandro (90)
– CB
– OSC Lille		1b) 1/1
→Anticipation+
→Relentless
1c) 0/4
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Sweeper++
2b) 4/10
Chukwuemeka (89)
– CAM, CM
– Borussia Dortmund		1a) 0/1
1c) 3/4
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Winger++
2b) 8/10
Williams (89)
– RB, LB
– Nottingham Forest		1b) 1/1
→Tackle+
→Interception
1c) 2/4
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Winger-Pro++
2b) 7/10
Mateta (90)
– ST
– Crystal Palace		1a) 1/1
→Power Header+
→Flat Volley
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Weak Foot
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→False 9++
2b) 6/10
2d) 99 Physical & Flat Volley+
Sancet (90)
– CAM, CM, ST
– Athletic Bilbao		1b) 1/1
→Key Pass+
→Through-pass
1c) 4/4
→+1 OVR
→+1★ Skillmoves
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→False 9++
2b) 9/10
Petrović (89)
– GK
– RC Strasbourg		1b) 1/1
→Wide reach+
→Footwork
1c) 0/4
2a) 2/2
→+1 OVR
→Keeper-Pro++
2b) 4/10

How do upgrades work for players of Fantasy FC? Every normal professional has the chance for up to 6 upgrades. In the next 4 league matches, the professional can achieve 4 upgrades. Depending on the displayed position of the card, there are slight variations in the requirements:

  • for ST, LF, LM, RF, RM, CAM, CM
    • 1 PlayStyle+ (max. 2) and one PlayStyle per 1 goal/assist of the professional in the next 4 league matches
  • for CDM, LB, RB, CB, GK
    • 1 PlayStyle+ (max. 2) and one PlayStyle for a match without conceding in the next 4 league matches
  • for all professionals
    • +1 overall rating (OVR) and 1 player role++, if the club wins 2/4 league matches
    • +1 OVR and 5★ Weak Foot/Skillmoves: Player avoids a card in the next 4 league matches
    • 1 stat to 99 rating: Player’s club scores 10 goals in the next 4 league matches

2 more upgrades can be obtained when the professionals win the domestic cup or league at the end of the season:

  • 1 PlayStyle+ (max. 3) and 1 stat to 99 rating: Player’s club wins the domestic cup
  • +1 OVR and 1 PlayStyle+ (max. 3): Player’s club wins the league

How do upgrades work for Heroes of Fantasy FC? Heroes can collect up to 4 upgrades. They have the next 4 league matches for 2 improvements, and they can obtain 2 additional upgrades at the end of the season by winning the league or the domestic cup competition.

  • +1 overall rating (OVR) and 1 player role++: Heroes’ club wins 2/4 league matches
  • 1 stat to 99 rating: Heroes’ club scores 10 goals in the next 4 league matches
  • 1 PlayStyle+ (max. 3) and 1 stat to 99 rating: Heroes’ club wins the domestic cup
  • +1 OVR and 1 PlayStyle+ (max. 3): Heroes’ club wins the league

For more information on the upgrades you can check directly on EA Sports’ page.

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When do the upgrades appear in the game? Most league matches take place on weekends. Therefore, the upgrades should appear by the following Wednesday at 19:00 in Ultimate Team.

With this, you have the most important information about the upgrades and players for Fantasy FC. Feel free to visit often to keep an eye on all improvements. The cards for the Road to the Final can also still improve: FC 25: All players and upgrades in the RTTF Tracker

This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.

You would not have met the creator of Dragon Ball if his greatest wish had come true

Jasmin Beverungen Jasmin Beverungen Reading time 2 minutes

Akira Toriyama was the manga artist of Dragon Ball and became famous for his work. However, if it had been up to him, he could have lived a quiet life.

What was his greatest wish? As Toriyama revealed in an interview with Kazenban Official Guide (via Kazenshuu), there was one thing he regretted the most on his path as a manga artist. Originally, he wanted to use a pseudonym under which he would have published Dragon Ball.

He thought about using Nikisaku Mizuta as an anonymous name. Translated, the name means “a rice field filled with water that is harvested biannually.” He thought the name sounded nice and rural. He lived in the countryside, so the pseudonym would have suited him.

With that name, he could have published the manga of Dragon Ball without the readers knowing who was behind the adventures of Son-Goku. However, thanks to his editor, his wish was not fulfilled.

His adventures continued with Dragon Ball Daima:

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Dragon Ball Daima – New Trailer Shows the Demon Realm

Toriyama could not lead a quiet life

Why did he not fulfill his wish? Over time, his editors denied him several wishes, including when Toriyama wants to end his manga. The desire to use a pseudonym was also taken from him. The manga artist said:

In the beginning, I even showed my face on the pages of Jump [the magazine in which Dragon Ball is published, editor’s note]. My editor, Mr. Torishima, told me: “Manga artists have to do this!” so I just went along with it because I thought that was how it was.

Akira Toriyama, via Kazenshuu

Unfortunately, this led to Toriyama not being able to lead a quiet life before his death last year. He was always a public figure and had to live with the consequences because he even showed his face in the magazine.

What consequences did this decision have? As Toriyama revealed, he was even recognized in the countryside. Every time he went shopping in the supermarket, someone would talk to him about Dragon Ball. 

As he showed his face less and less with age, he would have been recognized less and less. In 2003, there was reportedly only one in 100 people who would approach him and ask if he was Akira Toriyama.

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Toriyama was glad that he did not draw erotic mangas. Because, through the revelation of his real name, his children might have had difficulties. This shows what a caring father the manga artist was. One cannot say the same about Son-Goku: Dragon Ball Super reveals what a bad grandpa Son-Goku is – he doesn’t even remember Pan’s name

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How to get the new monster Forgita in Pokémon GO – Horizon event starts today

Paul Kutzner Paul Kutzner Reading time 2 minutes

The next event is upcoming in Pokémon GO. In addition to a Pokémon debut, you can also look forward to an increased shiny chance.

What kind of event is this? The event “Pokémon Horizons: The Series – Event” starts on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at 10:00 AM and ends on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at 8:00 PM. The series is themed around Season 2 of Pokémon Horizons.

How do I get Forgita? During the event, Forgita will be available for the first time in Pokémon GO. You can obtain the Pokémon by hatching 7 km eggs from the event. Forgita can evolve into Tafforgita for 25 candies and further into Granforgita for an additional 100 candies.

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Pokémon GO: What’s in the new Season Powerful and Masterful

All event contents

Which Pokémon can be found in the wild? During the event, you will find the following Pokémon in the wild:

  • Morlord
  • Pottrott*
  • Schneckmag*
  • Nasgnet*
  • Schneppke*
  • Felori*
  • Feliospa with Hat and Likos Pin*
  • Krokel*
  • Kwaks
  • Pamo
  • Pikachu with Captain’s Hat* (rare)

Pokémon marked with a * can also appear as shiny.

Which monsters are in eggs? You can also hatch special Pokémon from 7 km eggs during the event. These include:

  • Elekid*
  • Brimova
  • Knarbon*
  • Forgita

Monsters marked with a * can also be hatched in their shiny variants.

Which Pokémon are in raids? You will also find event monsters in raids that you can challenge, defeat, and catch.

1-star raids:

  • Pikachu with Captain’s Hat*
  • Chaneira*
  • Wuffels*

3-star raids:

  • Glurak*
  • Alolan Sleimok
  • Metagross
  • Feliospa with Hat and Likos Pin*

You can also see from the * which of these monsters can also be shiny.

What bonuses are available at the event? While you are active in the event, you can look forward to the following bonuses:

  • more frequent appearance of Team GO Rocket balloons
  • halved distance for eggs placed in incubators during the event
  • increased shiny chance for Pikachu with Captain’s Hat as well as Feliospa with Hat and Likos Pin
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Additional event content: If you catch a Pikachu with a Captain’s Hat during the event, the monster will know the charged attack Volt Tackle. This deals 90 damage and lowers the opponent’s defense by one stage in trainer battles.

Additionally, you can again complete event field research during the event, as well as receive a free limited-time research that grants you experience points, stardust, and event Pokémon. PokéStop showcases are also part of the event again.

If you take snapshots during the event, you may encounter characters and Pokémon from the Horizons series.

For $4.99 (approximately €5), you can also purchase a paid limited-time research. Here you will receive among other things an incubator, an event avatar pose, and encounters with Forgita.

Events are a core component of Pokémon GO. They regularly bring you new content and special rewards. To find out what events are taking place in April in addition to the Horizons event, check our overview of all April 2025 events in Pokémon GO.

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He quit his job to create his dream MMORPG – Shows first gameplay after 2 years

Ody Ody Reading time 2 minutes

Two years ago, a developer quit his job to fulfill his dream of creating his own MMORPG, and now he is showcasing the first gameplay from his project in the trailer.

The game is called Dark Continent: It is supposed to be an MMORPG focusing on fast-paced action and powerful battles. It is being developed by Armagan – a solo developer who plans to eventually release his MMORPG on Steam. 

In a roughly 3-minute trailer, he shows the first gameplay from his project:

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Dark Continent: Action MMORPG on Steam is being developed by a single person, shows first gameplay

A Solo Dev is Creating His Own Action MMORPG

The MMORPG is being developed in the Unity engine: The work on Dark Continent began when Armagan quit his job two years ago. He had previously collected 10 years of experience as a software engineer, as he explains under a post on r/Unity3D and is currently working alone on the project.

Dark Continent offers a fantasy setting, but there are no specific details yet.  The first trailer mainly focuses on the battles:

  • The game does away with tab-targeting and auto-play – every hit is meant to be purposeful, and every dodge counts.
  • Players have a selection of weapons such as the bow, great sword, and scythe, with which enemies can be torn apart. At least in the trailer, the battles look quite powerful already.

Both in terms of gameplay and visually, the showcased boss fights highlight the game: These sometimes escalate like in a Danmaku into a real “bullet hell” and require teamwork. In another part of the trailer, there is even a PvP battle, so that will be a part of it too.

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The Project is Far from Being Finished

Will the game remain a solo project? Game development is a challenging endeavor, and this is even more true for MMORPGs. Therefore, Armagan also makes it clear that it should not remain a one-man project until the end.

I am not claiming that I will develop the entire MMO all by myself. I am just showing what I have achieved so far as a solo developer. If people like the game and I receive funding or support, I plan to build a team around it.

Armagan, game developer (via Reddit)

When (and if) the MMORPG will eventually be released remains uncertain. The developer has definitely made it clear that he loves working on it and has no intention of abandoning his game – unless he becomes hungry or people hate the MMORPG (via Reddit).

While some indie developers voluntarily leave their jobs to work on their dream, others are fired and thus find the time for their projects. One such game is currently receiving very positive feedback on Steam. You can read more about it here: Developer gets fired from his AAA dream job, creates a game out of revenge on Steam – it now has 91% positive reviews

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Most important critic of Bungie evaluates Marathon, wonders: „Is that enough?“

Christos Tsogos Christos Tsogos Reading time 3 minutes

Marathon is set to become Bungie’s new pet project, but many fans are skeptical about the extraction shooter. A well-known critic has taken a close look at the game, had a chance to test it, and shares his impressions of the new title.

Which critic is being referred to? It is Skill Up, an Australian critic in the gaming industry. His YouTube channel has 1.06 million subscribers and covers various topics such as releases, game issues, and unbiased reviews of different games. Skill Up is particularly known for his direct and unvarnished criticism.

For Marathon, Skill Up was invited by Bungie to test the new shooter and conduct interviews. The critic assures viewers in his video that he paid for the trip out of his own pocket to check out the new game and talk to the team.

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Bungie shows first gameplay of Marathon in trailer

“There are good and bad things about Marathon”

What is good about Marathon? Regarding Marathon, there are good and bad things that Skill Up mentions. First and foremost, the critic praises the gunplay. This is one of Bungie’s strengths from years of experience with Halo and Destiny. They also make players feel this in Marathon.

An additional surprising point is the hostile NPCs encountered on the map. They act intelligently, present a challenge, and can really give players a hard time if underestimated. The design of Marathon, according to Skill Up, is also a matter of taste, but he liked it a lot.

Marathon-UI-Menue
Futuristic and fitting for Marathon, but not for everyone (Source: youtube.com)

Lastly, the critic is amazed that the extraction shooter plays like one and allows the player to immerse themselves in the sweaty battles. Bungie has implemented the concept well, although Skill Up notes that there is still much work awaiting the developers to create something unique – but the direction is already promising.

What did the critic not like? According to Skill Up, the outlook is particularly grim for newcomers wanting to dive into the genre. There is a tutorial that feels completed in about 5 minutes, after which players are immediately thrown onto the battlefield.

Another point of criticism pertains to the story. Bungie has already explored the basic concept of how they want to present the story to players, but when it comes to the core of the story, it’s not set in stone yet. The team is just beginning to work on it a few months before the release.

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In conclusion, the critic poses two questions that are particularly relevant for the future of the game:

  • Where is the one aspect of the game that makes him prefer Marathon over the competition?
  • Should Marathon really be pay-to-play?

The first primarily indicates successful competition like Tarkov and Hunt Showdown, which, despite being in the same genre, possess their own character that sets them apart.

The second one targets Bungie’s statement that they want to expand and improve Marathon with the community. Development thus goes hand in hand with the fans. But if Bungie is already taking this step, why should the developers charge an “entry fee” for Marathon? Despite the positive testing in Bungie’s studio, Skill Up is unsure whether that will be enough for Marathon to succeed.

It will be interesting to see what measures Bungie will take shortly before the release to ensure that the launch goes smoothly and successfully. The release is not far off. However, if you missed important information about the shooter’s reveal, we can help you here: Destiny 2 is known for great gunplay – with their new shooter Marathon, Bungie shows whether they still have it.

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Former CEO says Fallout 76 deserved all the criticism, but the years of work have paid off

Caroline Fuller Caroline Fuller Reading time 2 minutes

The former creative director and producer of Fallout 76, Jeff Gardiner, reflects on his time with the game. While he struggled with the disastrous launch amid intense criticism and a poor internal atmosphere, he shows insight – and that’s exactly what saved the project.

How does the former boss describe his experience with Fallout 76? The launch of Fallout 76 was, to put it mildly, not as successful as hoped – in fact, it was close to a disaster. It had a rough start and garnered a lot of criticism. 

The phase after the launch was at most sobering for Jeff Gardiner, the producer and creative director of the game, and his team. The overwhelming negative feedback particularly affected the internal atmosphere of the staff. Gardiner reports that he was even yelled at by an angry stranger in an Apple Store after the launch (via PC Gamer).

Instead of being overwhelmed by the feedback or reacting with defiance, the producer astonishingly showed insight: “It deserved all the criticism it received. It taught me a lot, as pain does.” (via PC Gamer) And so he saw it as his new task to ensure a game that the developers of the game themselves would like:

In this video, you can learn more about Fallout 76:

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Everything you need to know about Fallout 76 – in 2 minutes

The producer wanted to create a game that he and his team could be proud of

Why did the game receive so much criticism at the beginning? The main features that Gardiner wanted to focus on were the following points of criticism: The game had issues with bugs, balancing, and bullet-sponging. The game did without NPCs and instead focused on PvP aspects, which were highly controversial not only in public but also behind the scenes. 

Additionally, it relied on a narrative primarily told through holotapes and notes, which is the absolute opposite of a “show, don’t tell” principle aimed for by filmmakers and game developers for good storytelling. Moreover, it was completely misplaced due to the actual gameplay of Fallout 76. Gardiner understood this as well: “You expect players to either listen or read, which they can’t really do because they are running and shooting” (via PC Gamer).

What were the team’s solutions? With Wastelanders, Gardiner’s team was able to redeem themselves. The new approach, which differed significantly from Bethesda’s previous directives, brought the update that allowed the team to showcase what their vision truly was: living NPCs, dialogue-driven quests, and simply a more vibrant West Virginia.

“We had no simulation elements at launch because it was all about other players,” Gardiner says, and we lacked the story. So you took two elements from Bethesda games that make them Bethesda games.

Gardiner is no longer with Bethesda, but he reflects on the project with a melancholic-happy mood: 

I am now proud to have been a part of this game. I no longer have to hide the fact that I worked on it. (…) People always ask: ‘What is your favorite game that you worked on?’ Because 76 was such a difficult project and then developed into a successful game, it is probably even my favorite game.

Jeff Gardiner via PC Gamer
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The team of the game was not ready to give up and shows that a developer’s self-reflection can have significant consequences, from which everyone ultimately benefits. Over the years, Fallout 76 has improved well, with numerous updates fixing issues and bringing new content. The game is now even among the best survival games for PC, PS5, and Xbox.

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There is hope for one of the ‘most boring jobs’, but first Generation Z needs to recognize its benefits

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 2 minutes

Some professions simply aren’t attractive to young people, even though they sometimes have exactly the advantages that Zoomers value.

Which profession is it about? The profession of tax consultant is considered one of the most boring jobs there is – especially among Generation Z (also called Zoomers). This is evident from one of the Haufe Group studies from 2022, in which almost 1,300 young people living in Germany who were born after 1997 were surveyed.

The study shows that Generation Z sees the tax consulting industry as “boring, monotonous, and complex.” Especially among female respondents, interest in the profession is very low – only 12% could imagine working in tax consulting.

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Why is there hope for the profession? Generation Z places a high value on good pay, a balanced work-life balance, and high job security. Especially the latter is a significant advantage of tax consulting, as the industry suffers from a severe shortage of skilled workers.

The English-language magazine Fortune reports that in the USA, about 340,000 tax consultants have retired in the past 5 years. Additionally, it is expected that 75% of tax consultants will retire in the next 10 years. This simplifies entry into the profession. A professor of accounting revealed, for example, that 98% of his graduates have a job in the field.

So there is hope for tax consulting firms to overcome the shortage of skilled workers, but they need to show Generation Z the advantages of the profession and that it is not as boring as many young people think.

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What is “exciting” about the profession? For young people, it can be exciting to see that the job indeed involves working with people and not just with dry numbers, helping clients.

In the USA, there is a program where students from California State University voluntarily help taxpayers with their tax returns. According to the program director, this also sparks interest among students from other subjects to join the program (via Fortune).

In the program, students are thrown into the deep end and see what the work looks like in practice. They also have to deal with clients with complicated tax issues. Generally, much of the calculation work would be taken over by technologies like artificial intelligence, and for tax consultants, developing strategies is an important part of daily work.

Of course, it’s not just a lack of interest in the job of a tax consultant that some young people experience. Some simply lack the finesse in dealing with money. They cannot or do not want to save: Almost half of Gen Z considers saving pointless, prefers to spend money, and does not plan for emergencies

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I have been enthusiastically wearing a Samsung smartwatch for years, but for some, such a device can become a real problem

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 3 minutes

A smartwatch can make life easier. At least, MeinMMO editor Benedikt Schlotmann is thrilled with his device. But there are also people he cannot recommend such a smartwatch to.

“Move now to stay active!” This is how my smartwatch encourages me to move when I’ve been sitting at my desk nonstop for an hour or playing games at my PC in the evening.

Even though it annoys me sometimes, it has become a constant companion in my daily life that I simply cannot do without:

  • Along with my fitness data, I get timely notifications when someone calls me on my phone, even if the phone is on silent or stuck at the other end of the apartment on the charger.
  • If I’ve left my phone somewhere in the apartment, I can find it again thanks to my smartwatch in seconds.
  • The stopwatch feature on the smartwatch is also very practical in daily life, and features like “paying with the watch” I also find great.

Moreover, for the past few months, the watch has been encouraging me to be significantly more active: For a while, I barely managed to get more than 3,000 steps a day. My watch has motivated me to move much more regularly. This is partly due to the fact that at some point I get a reminder that I’ve been sitting for too long. Along with my smartwatch, Ring Fit Adventure is also a constant companion for me.

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Are there any downsides? Yes, the biggest disadvantage is the battery life. After at most 3 days, I have to plug my watch in to charge. Even my switch from the Galaxy Watch 4 to the newer model in the 7 series did not bring a noticeable improvement.

By the way, battery life is a problem that almost all smartwatches share. Even an Apple Watch hardly lasts 3 days. And this is also the main reason why my partner’s Apple Watch ended up in the drawer and not on her wrist.

Additionally, which especially applies to Samsung models, like my Galaxy Watch 7: Certain features can only be used with a Galaxy Watch if you use a smartphone from Samsung.

At the same time, such a watch doesn’t let you rest: “You only need to move for another 5 minutes to achieve your daily goal,” it says, or “if you want to reach your monthly goal, you need to make 3,551 more steps today.”

This can indeed be helpful if you want to move regularly, but it can also quickly become an obsession that some can hardly shake off. And this is something to keep in mind if you really want to start using smartwatches, fitness trackers, and similar devices.

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News and the plethora of data can drive some users crazy

What’s the problem? Smartwatches and fitness trackers provide you with a massive amount of data and measurements: heart rate variability, stress levels, sleep phases, and how many kilograms you’ve gained or lost in recent days. And there’s even more data to access if you want.

What sounds very practical at first can also become a problem for some people. My colleague Alexander Köpf explained that his fitness tracker almost drove him insane. The sheer volume of data just wouldn’t let him rest:

My daily life didn’t bring me any peace either. Through constant monitoring, I began to put too much pressure on myself. I intensified my workouts, counted every calorie, and meticulously noted every milliliter of water consumed.

Another colleague of mine reports that with a smartwatch, you also receive all notifications from your phone directly on the watch, which is not better either. He said: “Having the push notifications constantly buzzing on my arm found extremely stressful, and I eventually let go of it.”

Other users also report how collecting and analyzing the data can become an obsessive habit (via npr.org). Fitness trackers ultimately represent yet another way to collect data about ourselves and make decisions. Or as one cartoon describes it (via zeitkunstgalerie.de):

Klaus couldn’t enjoy the beautiful view because he had forgotten his step counter at the hotel.

Can anything be done about it? Yes, in the end, you can turn off many features on a smartwatch selectively. But if you’ve turned everything off, why buy a smartwatch at all? Then a regular wristwatch and an occasional glance at the phone would suffice.

Another recommendation for daily life from me is, by the way, a seat cushion that I have been using in my home office for years. Since then, my butt and back have given me significantly less trouble than before: A cushion for 40 euros saves my butt in the home office and gaming

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New RPG for PS5 Aims to Fill the Gap Left by Final Fantasy, Even Former Sony CEO is in Love

Ody Ody Reading time 2 minutes

A new role-playing game for PC, PS5 and Xbox aims to capture the feeling of old JRPGs like Final Fantasy again. The former head of Sony is already quite in love with the project and believes that the game could serve as inspiration for the entire gaming industry.

Which game is being talked about? The game in question is Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The game by the French developer Sandfall Interactive aims to be a classic JRPG with turn-based combat in terms of gameplay – exactly the kind of game that former genre giants like Final Fantasy no longer want to be.

On April 11, the “Easy Allies” podcast was visited by Shuhei Yoshida. He was the president of Sony Interactive Entertainment for many years. Yoshida left the company on January 15, 2025 (via PlayStation.Blog).

In the podcast, which you can also watch on YouTube, Shuhei Yoshida talked about the Nintendo Switch 2 as well as already released and upcoming games. Among the latter was also Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which is set to be released on April 24, 2025.

You can see a trailer for the game here:

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – JRPG with French Flair has Release Date

Sony head speaks of inspiration for the industry

What does Yoshida say about the game? Yoshida is fascinated by the high quality with which the developers deliver here – and that with a relatively small team of just 30 people. Compared to other AAA developers, the team is “incredibly productive”. Yoshida even goes so far as to say: “I think this game will inspire other developers or publishers.”

A major inspiration for the combat system in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was the JRPG The Legend of Dragoon, released in 1999. Yoshida worked as a producer on this project.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 will not be a 100-hour role-playing game. Including main and side quests, the game will take about 60 hours, according to Yoshida. However, the former head of Sony also says: “I think people want smaller games than large AAA open-world action RPGs.”

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The smaller scope – both of the game and the production – is also reflected in the price. This was recently discussed under a new trailer for the game. You can read more about it in this article: Role-playing game for Steam and PS5 releases a new trailer, but everyone is only talking about the price

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The author of Game of Thrones helped create one of the best episodes of Star Trek

Christoph Waldboth Christoph Waldboth Reading time 2 minutes

George R.R. Martin is known as a great storyteller. Although he did not write directly for an episode of Star Trek, his advice made it one of the best episodes of the series.

George R.R. Martin is primarily known as the creator of the novel series A Song of Ice and Fire. Since the TV adaptation titled Game of Thrones, his name has been on everyone’s lips. The writer is also notorious for taking a long time to write. He prefers to engage in other projects.

Examples from recent years would include his collaboration on Elden Ring. Many years earlier, he was involved with Star Trek: The Next Generation. Although Martin was never part of the show’s writing team, he knows the scriptwriter Melinda Snodgrass.

He worked with her on his novel series Wild Cards and persuaded her back in 1988 to write for Star Trek. When Snodgrass struggled with doubts about a particularly spicy episode, Martin gave her an important piece of advice that made the episode one of the best.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation – Trailer for Season 5

Too sensitive for television?

Which episode is it? Before Snodgrass was officially hired by Star Trek, she wrote the episode “Who Watches the Watchers?”. Its original English title is “The Measure of a Man”.

The episode discusses whether the android Data is a sentient being deserving of freedom, just like an ordinary human. A scientist wants to take Data for an experiment and strip him away from the Enterprise crew. Captain Picard fears that Data may not survive the experiments. A court trial debates to what extent the android is self-determined and more than just property of Starfleet.

Writer Melinda Snodgrass showed her friend George R.R. Martin the script and shared her concerns. She feared that the story was too close to reality and therefore too sensitive for television.

The episode is loosely based on the real case of Dred Scott. He was a black slave in the USA who went to court in 1857 to claim his freedom. However, the court denied him this right, which increased discontent in the country and culminated in the outbreak of the Civil War (via withwingsandroots.org).

Martin listened to his colleague’s concerns, but encouraged her to finish the episode and present it to the people in charge of Star Trek. His advice was to never hold back or hide such good material.

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Was the episode a success? The script by Snodgrass convinced the producers of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and she received a permanent position on the show. Additionally, the episode was nominated for an award in the category “Best Original Teleplay” by the Writers Guild of America. No other episode of the series achieved that.

To this day, “Who Watches the Watchers” is considered one of the best episodes of The Next Generation. Due to the philosophical question within, even scientists are engaged with it. They are concerned with the question of whether Data is entitled to human rights. While Captain Picard fought for Data, his actor on set was not that easy: Patrick Stewart admits that he was a “strict” bastard during the filming of Star Trek 

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Innocent Flower Girl Ends an Important Match in LoL with a Single Smart Move

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 2 minutes

In League of Legends, the most beautiful moments in eSports are when multiple champions work together to turn an entire match with a great combo. A moment from the Chinese league demonstrates what that can look like.

Which match is it about? Currently, Split 2 is taking place in the LPL 2025, the Chinese professional league of LoL. On April 14, 2025, the match FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) against JD Gaming (JDG) took place. It was played as a Best-of-3.

FPX won the first match with a score of 21-12-51. Their jungler shad0w particularly stood out with 7 kills, and ADC Assum also performed well with 6 kills. In the second match, JDG secured the victory after 29 minutes. They won 9-6-23. ADC Peyz did not die once and managed to get 4 kills.

The third and final match was much closer. In the end, things did not look good for FPX, but a fantastic combo turned the game around and secured FPX the victory of the encounter.

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Das ist LoL – Einmal richtig ehrlich erklärt

Two champions and a fantastic combo turn the game

How did the third match go? At minute 36, FPX was able to secure the Baron. They teleported back and launched an offensive. JDG had a slight gold disadvantage. FPX pushed the mid lane, and a teamfight occurred in the top jungle.

The fight did not look good for FPX at first. With the pokes from Scout as Viktor and the control from MISSING as Rakan, they managed to catch shad0w, who was saved by Guardian Angel. Things did not look good for FPX, but Jwel as Neeko suddenly used his ultimate, flashed into the group, and managed to catch all 5 players from JDG. Assum recognized the opportunity and used his Miss-Fortune ultimate for massive damage.

FPX was able to eliminate 3 players and finish the game with the Baron buff. You can watch the clip here:

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Neeko is simple, but has great teamfight potential

What makes Neeko so good? The clip shows how strong Neeko can be in the right hands. She is not a particularly difficult champion, but she has some tools that make her incredibly powerful.

  • With her Q ability, she can throw a bomb that activates twice when she kills a champion or minion.
  • Her W ability gives her passive magic damage on every 3rd auto-attack, and she can also activate a clone to deceive opponents.
  • With her E ability, she can hold multiple enemies in a row, causing damage as well.
  • The star of her kit is her ultimate. She creates a large field that knocks everyone in her range up and deals damage after a short time.

Through her kit, Neeko can be played as a midlaner or as a support. Especially her ultimate, when executed correctly, is the star of every teamfight, as it allows you to initiate many attacks. A good example was seen in the last teamfight of FPX against JDG.

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In the lore of LoL, Neeko is actually a Vastaya who can camouflage herself. Although she is usually quite harmless, she can unleash her true power against enemies. This also seems to be the case in the game. Less harmless is Naafiri: Riot really wanted you to play a bad champ in LoL and buffed it – Now they are backpedaling

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