A 40-year-old user from the Reddit forum shows that it’s never too late to start watching animes. He revealed that he started with a movie that is almost as old as he is.
Which anime did he discover his love for? The user writes that he has just turned 40 years old, but he came into contact with animes for the first time (via Reddit). Although he knows well-known series like Attack on Titan, he never expected that watching films and series from Japan would be enjoyable for him.
The anime newcomer is said to have read an article about the influence of Akira on cinema. MeinMMO also reported on this. As a big film fan, he decided to watch the anime and was overwhelmed.
The anime classic is indeed much darker than he expected from animes. The user is said to have fallen in love with the Neo-Tokyo and cyberpunk style of the film. This is especially funny since the anime is almost as old as the user himself.
You can view the impressive style of Akira here:
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Akira: Trailer shows the groundbreaking animation techniques
Watching your first anime at 40
What other animes has he discovered? After Akira awakened his love for animes, he started looking for more series. After watching a few trailers, Hell’s Paradise caught his eye. Both the animations and the story convinced him so much that the anime became his favorite.
On the other hand, Attack on Titan didn’t convince him as much. While he likes the action sequences and the story, he doesn’t enjoy the slow narrative pace and the repetition of certain story elements.
Therefore, he asks the Reddit forum which animes are worth watching. He prefers older and darker themes. As examples, he mentions Solo Leveling and Chainsaw Man. And the anime community wouldn’t be the anime community if they didn’t come up with more tips.
Which animes does the community recommend? Anime fans think of many other series that are in a similar direction as Akira. These include Neon Genesis Evangelion, Ghost in the Shell, Cowboy Bebop, or Cyberpunk Edgerunners.
A fan encourages the thread creator not to give up on Attack on Titan just yet. He should continue watching it, or else he would miss one of the best animes in storytelling. Other tips that other users provide are Parasyte, Monster, and Vinland Saga.
The 40-year-old stated that he created a list of all the animes he liked after all the tips. To narrow down his selection, he first watched the trailers to filter out which animes interest him.
The streamer guild OnlyFangs from the hardcore variant of WoW Classic announces its end after several fatal wipes in the Blackwing Lair. For months, it had almost single-handedly contributed to World of Warcraft becoming one of the most popular games on Twitch again.
Last weekend, for example, there were again attacks, causing high latency and connection problems (via X), not only in the modern version of WoW but also in the Classic worlds – including Hardcore.
The well-known streamer guild OnlyFangs was also affected, as they were currently trying to defeat the bosses of the Blackwing Lair with their raid. For experienced players, these bosses are usually manageable. However, when there are constant lags and disconnects, players quickly find themselves hit by an immediately lethal mechanic – and the DDoS attacks have claimed many victims among the hardcore guild.
What are DDoS attacks, anyway? In a DDoS attack, an online service like a website or a game is artificially bombarded with countless requests in a short period of time. As a result, the server becomes overloaded while trying to process the massive amounts of data. It starts to slow down, eventually collapses entirely, leading to the failure of the corresponding service.
This video shows how quickly entire guilds can perish in WoW Classic Hardcore:
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WoW: Guild loses 30 characters on a hardcore server – And it wasn’t even a boss fight
Trolls frighten Horde guild out of Azeroth
How does OnlyFangs react to this? On Discord, the well-known streamer and YouTuber Sodapoppin (via Reddit) explains that due to the constant DDoS attacks, it is currently impossible to play properly on the hardcore servers of WoW Classic. He requested Blizzard to reset the servers to recover the lost characters. However, he is not very optimistic about this.
Furthermore, Sodapoppin explains that while there are still members of OnlyFangs who could play, he wouldn’t feel good about sending them off for the mandatory, time-consuming preparations (for world buffs, potions, etc.) when there could be deadly lags and disconnects at any moment that would undermine all that effort.
As it stands now, the streamer announces that the OnlyFangs project is over and that all remaining members are free to look for a new guild. It’s a terrible ending, but unfortunately, it is the ending they now have to live with.
How does the community react? The related Reddit post has now received over 4,300 upvotes and more than 800 comments.
Sterzin expresses frustration on Reddit: “The hardcore server has been in a death spiral since the start of the DDoS attacks, this was pretty much the last straw. Now, I’m really pissed off…”
modern_Odysseus writes on Reddit: “Now anyone responsible for the DDoS attacks can just carry them out randomly whenever they get bored and do so completely unpunished. The scum got what they wanted. Now they know they have all the power. Great.”
siderealsystem explains on Reddit: “Things like this are why I would never create a character in Hardcore.”
What do I need to know about OnlyFangs? The guild of WoW Classic included or included several well-known streamers and YouTubers such as Sodapoppin, but also Tyler1, Mizkif, PirateSoftware, TimTheTatman, or Jaythebard, who naturally mobilized their respective communities. The hardcore factor – if the character ends up with the spirit healer, it’s gone forever – added extra flavor.
Furthermore, the community imposed a set of rules on itself and engaged in role-playing with their characters. There were also recurring major personal dramas in the context of OnlyFangs – like in a big daily soap. All of this combined to make World of Warcraft extremely popular on Twitch again thanks to OnlyFangs.
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Looks like Fallout, smells like Stalker, but ultimately tastes quite different. The new action game Atomfall has positively surprised MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus and, despite its rather short playtime, has caused him to (once again) oversleep for work.
If a game grabs me, I am reluctant to put it aside – especially when it becomes clear that I will soon be finished. It’s no secret that I’m willing to sacrifice sleep for that, I almost missed work with Remnant 2 back in the day.
Now the British indie studio Rebellion has invited us to test Atomfall before its release. I had already played the game at gamescom 2024, and now I got to play the full release version.
As a die-hard Fallout fan, a nuclear post-apocalypse in North England sounds like the game I absolutely want to play. I did not expect that Atomfall would ultimately be quite different.
Gameplay trailer for Atomfall shows you how to survive in idyllic England
Trapped with Angry Scots and Aggressive Hippies
Regarding the premise: Atomfall takes place in North England in the 1960s. The real near-super meltdown at the Windscale nuclear power plant serves as the backdrop. Here, Atomfall explores alternative and somewhat bizarre events.
At first, this sounds like Fallout. And indeed there are some parallels: strange “mutations” (that aren’t really mutations), different factions, and the human attempt to regain some structure after a war. Even a strange cult that embraces the consequences of the catastrophe hides in the woods.
However, Atomfall locks you in a quarantine area, similar to the ancient RPG Gothic – and you must find a way to escape. Even in the first few minutes, the action game shows what sets it apart from its obvious relatives in the wasteland:
Red telephone booths and cricket instead of baseball bats clearly indicate where Atomfall takes place.
Fully voiced NPCs have a clear British, often even Scottish accent – a nice detail for the atmosphere.
The fictional timeline is not as far removed as in Fallout; World War II is still very much in the minds of the people in Atomfall, and they often talk about it.
Weapons are very rustic: no cool mods, simple sights, no huge Hollywood clips – and ammunition is rare!
Atomfall does not indulge in silly humor and exaggerated depictions; it stays grounded – more like Stalker. There are still some oddities, like the skeleton of Mr. Bean with his armchair on his Mini. However, the differences are much greater.
Somehow, Teddy is missing.Which judge forgot his helmet here?Apparently, we are in Great Britain.One of the major works by H.G. Wells.You can’t completely avoid bizarre stuff.
Atomfall does everything differently than related RPGs
You may have noticed that I don’t label Atomfall as an RPG, and there’s a good reason for that. There is no character creation and even leveling up works differently. More precisely: it doesn’t work at all.
Instead of leveling up, you’ll find skill points in the world and can choose from a total of 36 skills, some of which you need to discover first. There are also no quests. NPCs do give you tasks and tell you roughly where you might find something, but you always have to figure out for yourself where you have something to do.
The “hints” help you solve puzzles and replace the quest log. Instead, the focus is on exploration. If a place looks interesting, it usually is, and it’s worth sniffing around a bit.
A nice mechanic here is the treasure hunt. Once you have a metal detector, it occasionally beeps, indicating that something is buried nearby. Although it’s just a small minigame, it creates brief moments of happiness and lightens up the exploration.
If you want to know what’s going on, you have to ask
What kept me playing Atomfall for hours, partly skipping other gaming dates and writing this text here with just 4 hours of sleep, is the story.
You wake up with no memory and first have to figure out what happened. A strange voice on the phone only makes you understand even less, and if you want to know what’s going on in the world, you need to – quite uncharacteristically for true basement dwellers – talk to people and hope that they respond.
Because not every NPC wants to talk to you or reacts positively to your dialogue choices. You only receive important information, clues, and background about the story by talking to NPCs or finding documents in the world.
Important: Every NPC can be killed. So if you accidentally punch someone and they fight back, you might end up having beef with an important quest NPC. In principle, you can wipe out the entire quarantine zone and still finish the game; Atomfall gives you a lot of freedom here.
With not even 20 hours, Atomfall has a very lean content structure, which still does not feel too short. On the contrary: there are a few tasks for which I had to walk around the world repeatedly. It was just on the edge; more of that would have led to boredom.
Depending on your decisions, you will end up with one of six different endings with different outcomes. How the game ends depends on who you are on good terms with, who survives which encounters, and who you want to support.
Through save games, I was able to see at least four of the endings, which, however, partly played out in the same way because my gameplay up to that point had remained the same. One ending stands out.
Warning, you are reading information about the ending of Atomfall with details that you only learn very late in the game
Oberon, whom you are supposed to destroy, as a voice on the phone tells you, speaks to a group of somewhat crazy druids. If you choose to help this group, you must ultimately sacrifice yourself – and damn the world to perish. Quite literally, as Oberon wants nature to reign again, not humanity itself. I won’t reveal who or what Oberon is, but whether there will really be a “natural” order at the end, I doubt… That ending was the best so far, I think.
It’s probably worth at least taking a second look and making different choices. Looking at the achievements on Steam, I found some things I’ve missed that I want to catch up on – including an ending that I didn’t realize could be possible while playing.
Atomfall is set to be released on March 27 on Steam, PS5, and Xbox. With a price of 50 euros, the game sets a somewhat high price for the playtime, but I still enjoyed it. Those who purchase the deluxe edition for 80 euros can start playing from March 24.
The cooperative shooter Helldivers 2 delights many fans with cinematic experiences battling hordes of enemies. However, the success recipe of the shooter originated years before its development.
How successful is Helldivers 2? Helldivers 2 remains one of the most popular shooters on Steam more than a year after its release. At peak times, over 75,000 players log in simultaneously on Steam (via SteamDB).
For Arrowhead Game Studios, Helldivers 2 represents a major breakthrough and the biggest success to date. However, the foundation for this success and the chaotic, unpredictable moments of gameplay was laid much earlier. It all began with a flying rock.
The newest faction in Helldivers 2 has transformed the game:
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Helldivers 2 reveals the new enemy faction in the trailer for ‘Omens of Tyranny’
What’s the deal with the rock? Johan Pilestedt, CCO and former CEO of Arrowhead Game Studios, was responsible for the development of Helldivers 2 for many years. However, before his team even thought about Helldivers, they were working on Magicka, a cooperative spell adventure where players could experiment with different elements and spells.
As he recounts at the Game Developers Conference, he talked during the development of Magicka with Chief Technology Officer Anton Stenmark about physics interactions in the game. During this conversation, Pilestedt expressed an idea:
If I shoot a large rock at an enemy and it doesn’t kill them, we need to do something with the rock; we can’t just make it disappear. Can we bounce it off into the air or something?
Stenmark was skeptical and replied: “It’s just a single physical projectile that lands somewhere and never hits anything.” But Pilestedt didn’t back down: “But maybe in one out of 100 million. That’s okay.” So Stenmark implemented the idea.
During an internal playtest, a tester then fired a rock at an enemy. The rock bounced off, flew through the air, and landed right on the player’s head, who was frantically trying to run away. The impact crushed him in a “blood cascade.”
At that moment, Pilestedt knew: “This works. I believe we will be rich one day.” However, that moment was not only amusing; it fundamentally changed the studio’s philosophy. Pilestedt convinced the team that an “It could happen” approach to game design can have an incredibly strong effect.
How has this affected Helldivers 2? This design philosophy can be seen everywhere in Helldivers 2 today. Every airstrike, every grenade, and every enemy missile can trigger something completely unexpected, leading to chaotic, fun, or memorable moments.
As for the use of mods for Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom seemingly follows a liberal policy. But there is a limit that you apparently must not cross!
What is that limit? Reports are currently circulating online that the accounts of various players in Monster Hunter Wilds have reportedly been permanently banned due to the use of mods (for example via 80.lv). A restoration is said to be impossible.
What the banned players apparently have in common: They used a modification that allows players to unlock paid DLC content without purchasing it. They did not only adjust their gaming experience, but also seemingly reached into Capcom’s pockets – thus apparently crossing a clear line.
Even without mods, Monster Hunter Wilds is relatively beginner-friendly:
What is Capcom’s official stance on mods? In the terms of service for Monster Hunter Wilds (via monsterhunter.com), it is officially stated:
“Violations of Capcom’s intellectual property rights, for example, through reproduction (except for reproduction for the purpose of program installation), modification, alteration, translation, analysis, reverse engineering, or extraction of code from the entire program or any part thereof” are listed as prohibited behaviors.
However, during the PC version of Monster Hunter World, Capcom officials turned a blind eye when it came to the use of mods to adjust one’s gaming experience. Monster Hunter Wilds also functions without an anti-cheat program, which allows numerous fan mods to be used without any issues.
Uncertainty Prevails
On various community platforms like Steam and others, the same question keeps arising: Are mods allowed? Discussions about the recent bans (via Reddit) show that there are very different views and answers as well as many more questions on the topic.
Appropriate-Tap-4577 writes on Reddit: “Capcom may have been lenient towards modders in recent years, but that was mainly because most mods were local and only improved quality of life. However, for mods that may affect other players, or cheats to unlock content behind a paywall, I think it is very reasonable to be banned.”
Aquaria_Darling wonders on Reddit: “Are people affected who join modified quests?”
LemonSlushieee is uncertain (via Reddit): “What about simple QoL mods, like the Artian skins?”
X-Dragon2255 wants to know on Reddit: “So if I use a mod to bypass the voucher for character changes, because I think it’s dumb that I have to pay for that in a single-player game, will it have consequences for me?”
As the current reports within the community are causing visible uncertainty, MeinMMO has asked Capcom for an official statement on the topic of mods. Once this is received, we will update this message for you.
What to do until then? Due to the above-quoted passage from the terms of service, Capcom has always had leverage to act against the use of modifications. However, the more than 700 mods on nexusmods.com for Monster Hunter Wilds and the sometimes hundreds of thousands of downloads per mod show that Capcom generally turns a blind eye when it comes to the subject of mods.
That this liberal policy ceases to apply as soon as players cheat their way into obtaining paid content without purchase is understandable. Those who are unsure about the use of regular mods should avoid them for the time being or only use them in solo hunts. The latter applies especially if your adjustments also affect the gaming experience of your fellow players: Early cheaters are sabotaging the fun of playing Monster Hunter Wilds in co-op
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With more than 850 million players, Dungeon Fighter Online is the largest MMORPG in the world. Now, the 20-year-old game from developer Neople has received a comprehensive expansion that has fans buzzing with excitement.
What kind of expansion is this? The content package named “Sunken Depths” marks the beginning of Act 1 of Season 9 and comes with the following highlight features for Dungeon Fighter Online:
The maximum level increases from 110 to 115
New world with fresh regions
Continuation of the main campaign
Introduction of multiple new dungeons for various difficulty levels / modes such as Advanced, Normal, Special, and Hell Party
New progression and farming system for the new meta
Introduction of an equipment simulator
New tool for quick and easy assessment and adjustment of equipment
Improvements for combat (Neutralize and Counter systems have been revised, a new Ignite system added)
Comprehensive improvements for the User Interface (such as regarding displaying status effects, enemy health bars, or dungeon evaluations)
In summary, fans of the MMORPG can expect the largest content update in years. You can find the full patch notes on dfoneople.com. Note that various events are running at the launch of the expansion, through which you can reach level 110 immediately (via Steam).
The trailer for the launch of Season 9 in Dungeon Fighter Online:
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Dungeon Fighter Online: Sunken Depths – Trailer for Season 9 Introduces a New Era for the MMORPG
A fan even puts aside Monster Hunter Wilds (temporarily)
How are fans reacting to the update? Under the trailer for the new update, some fans of the MMORPG have gathered who are really looking forward to Season 9.
aokoyarareta celebrates on YouTube: “THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA! LET’S GET STARTED!!!”
DemonBearTV is also looking forward to YouTube: “The new equipment system, the QoL changes, the level-up events, the whole new season looks so great! Please keep it up! I can’t wait to see more results from the ‘solo player-friendly’ aspect you’re aiming for!”
xSS4x is clearing time to play (via YouTube): “I’m busy with Monster Hunter Wilds, but I will find some time to get back into DFO with everything that’s coming out!”
Whether the new expansion can change the “balanced” rating on Steam is uncertain. Since the release of the update, there have only been four new reviews (one negative, three positive), which also lack a meaningful text.
What do I need to know about Dungeon Fighter Online? The game from developer and publisher Neople mixes classic 2D action from brawlers like Double Dragon with MMORPG elements and a – according to the developers’ promise – epic storyline. You can choose from dozens of different classes and slash through hordes of enemies with screen-filling effects into oblivion.
The 20-year-old online brawler has always been extremely popular, especially in the Asian market. By 2023, the franchise is expected to have generated over 22 billion U.S. dollars. And in our list of MMORPGs with the most players according to official developer numbers, Dungeon Fighter Online is right at the top.
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The new set A3a is set to appear for Pokémon TCG Pocket. We summarize all known information.
Update on May 19, 2025: The article has been updated.
What is the new set? The new set A3a is scheduled to be released on May 29, 2025. It is a mini-set from A3 Guardians of the Galaxy that has its own unique cards. The name of the mini-set is currently unknown.
So far, there is not much information about the set. Dataminers have at least discovered that the Ultra Beasts will appear with the mini-set. These are mysterious Pokémon that first appeared in Sun and Moon.
The Ultra Beasts possess immense strength and are more aggressive than normal Pokémon, which is why they are considered a danger by the inhabitants of the Pokémon world. So far, 11 Ultra Beasts are known.
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Pokémon TCG Pocket introduces new cards from the Guardian of the Firmament expansion
The current set at a glance: Guardians of the Galaxy
What is the name of the current set? The current new set in Pokémon TCG Pocket is called “Guardians of the Galaxy” and is its own main expansion. The stars of the sets are Solgaleo and Lunala from the Alola region.
There are a total of 239 cards in the set. Among them are many pocket monsters from Pokémon Sun & Moon. A special item is the rare candy, as it can skip whole evolution stages.
When was the set released? The set A3 has been available since April 30, 2025.
The card collection in Pokémon TCG Pocket continues to grow
When will the next larger set come? It is not yet known how many mini-sets there will be for the current set A3. There was only one additional mini-set for A1, while A2 had two entire mini-sets. It may take several months for the next major set A4 to arrive.
If A3a remains the only mini-set, the set A4 could possibly be released as early as the end of June 2025. However, there are still too few details and leaks to confirm this prediction.
With each new expansion, the meta of Pokémon TCG Pocket gets shaken up. To give you an up-to-date overview of the best options for your decks, we’ve compiled a list with the tier list of the mobile game for you: The best meta decks in Pokémon TCG Pocket in the tier list.
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It is actually clear that companies consider their representation in the form of names and logos. However, a player shares a surprisingly insightful realization on Reddit that the logo of the gaming platform Steam actually makes sense. Yet, hundreds chime in with hints that should astonish him even more.
What does the Steam logo show? Although the logo was slightly refreshed in August 2014, the core of the image has remained the same for over 20 years: a piston rod that resembles the mechanism of a steam engine.
The author of a Reddit post shares within the Steam community that he has finally recognized the origin of the Steam logo. He posts a photo showing the mechanism from the logo on a steam boiler.
The community responds with over 14,000 upvotes, but also with the note: “Wait until you hear about the Valve logo.” (adamhandon via Reddit)
Here you see the trailer for Metal Eden, whose demo will be released on Steam.
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Metal Eden: The new sci-fi shooter on Steam and PS5 gets a free demo
Valve itself is known to represent itself either with a logo of its name or fittingly with a red valve (the German word for Valve), which is located on the back of a man’s head. The community also provided more exciting details on Reddit:
When Valve finally released the gaming platform Steam in 2003, its naming stemmed from a play on words. Because “Valve releases Steam” is correct in a double sense and remains easy to remember.
Why the steam engine mechanism? The choice for the Steam logo naturally stemmed from the name, but also in a further metaphorical sense. The interconnected piston system of a steam engine evokes thoughts of connectivity and flow, which the gaming platform was also meant to create.
The logo is quite simple, with a light-dark contrast that has been recognized by players worldwide for many years. As mentioned in the Reddit post, it has even become so much that the connection to the steam engine mechanism has faded into the background, and the logo is now directly associated with PC gaming instead.
The 14,000 upvotes at least show that the player is most likely not the only one who has only now realized this insight.
What will Steam be like in 2025? On March 13, Valve released the annual review for 2024 on Steam, which includes many data and statistics from the past year. Valve wanted to know, among other things, how many players have remained loyal to the platform since 2023 and what their total playtime is. You can read about that and more results in this article: According to Valve, new players spent 16,000 years on Steam in 2023
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Even after 16 years, Minecraft still has a clear purchase price. This price is upheld, and they are convinced of it, as the deal is unbeatable.
When looking at the gaming industry in recent years, there have been many changes. Full-price titles are becoming rarer, and large online games often rely on a free-to-play model, where various premium content can be purchased in addition – with the possibility of spending significantly more money than one would have on other games.
However, there is one game that has maintained its original pricing policy even after 16 years: Minecraft. The developers even boast about it and say: “This is the best deal in the world.”
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Minecraft shows in the video how the graphics of the game will improve
What was said? In an interview with IGN, Ingela Garneij (Executive Producer for Minecraft Vanilla) was asked why Minecraft sticks to a “Buy to Play” model and does not follow other games. She said:
Yes, the way we created the game, that doesn’t really work for us. I mean, we created the game for a different purpose. Such monetization doesn’t work for us. There is a purchase of the game, and that’s it.
It is important for us that our game is accessible to as many people as possible. Therefore, I think one of our core values is that it should be available to everyone. That’s the best deal in the world.
What is the truth behind the statement? Although this statement is certainly a bit exaggerated, the truth cannot be denied. For the 20 € to 30 €, which one paid for Minecraft at purchase, one received a lot of content. Those who compare the game with the content from 16 years ago will find few parallels left. Not only have there been completely new dimension layers, but also numerous new mechanics, hundreds of new blocks and NPCs.
If you look around a bit, you will find many players who have spent several thousand hours in Minecraft – for them, it must have truly been one of the “best deals in the world.”
Additionally, it seems that Minecraft is far from finished. The game is constantly being developed. Even if you often have to wait several months for updates, there are always new features and improvements – such as a huge graphics update or soon the ability to travel on flying mounts.
Minecraft will likely go down in history as one of the most successful video games of all time – and one that has remained relatively consistent in its pricing over nearly two decades, despite having new patches and improvements every year.
What is your opinion on Minecraft and its pricing? Is 30 € a fair price for the amount of gameplay you received? Or are those at Mojang “just crazy” for not getting significantly more money out of Minecraft?
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Every year in March, there is the fundraising campaign “March with Heart,” which collects donations for children with cancer. The Twitch streamer Metashi12 is the organizer of the call and receives support from his streaming colleagues.
Who is it about? The Twitch streamer Metashi12 has been regularly streaming on Twitch since 2016 and has been running the fundraising campaign March with Heart for five years. He is best known for World of Warcraft but also plays a lot of League of Legends or Elden Ring (via sullygnome).
For five years, he has been organizing the fundraising campaign March with Heart every year.
The Twitch streamer NoWay has also participated in the fundraising campaign. We introduce him to you in the video:
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Former German LoL Pro is Now One of the Most Successful Twitch Streamers – This is NoWay
March with Heart breaks 1 million euros
What kind of fundraising campaign is this? Every year, since 2020, Metashi teams up with other Twitch streamers, and they collectively raise money for a good cause through donations in their streams. The proceeds go to the German Cancer Aid and their foundation, German Children’s Cancer Aid, which supports children and adolescents with cancer in their fight against the disease.
This year, the following Twitch streamers helped:
NoWay4u
Dhalucard
HandOfBlood
acid_fired
Sintica
PietSmiet
Shlorox
BastGHG
Juliversal
Readyx
Ronny Berger
Zarbex
KDRkitten
MinusElf
What kind of milestone is this? This year, the 1-million mark was reached. Over the past five years, a total of 1 million euros in donations has been raised.
This year, the goal was set at 252,000 euros to reach the seven-figure amount. This goal has already been achieved, even though the fundraising campaign runs until March 31, 2025. The current donation total is 256,236.07 euros.
It remains to be seen how much more money can be raised by the Twitch streamers.
The Chinese influencer Zhang Genyuan (25) studied economics in New York and became known in China through a dating show. He has now rented an advanced robot for about €1,300 and went on a date with it. The video is going viral on the Chinese version of TikTok, RedNote.
The title image is from RedNote, via SMCP
What kind of robot is this? The G1 is one of the most advanced humanoid robots in China.
The robot comes from the company Unitree, which is actually known for four-legged robots, especially robot dogs. In 2022, the company had to deny rumors that their robot dogs were being used by the Russian military.
There have also been rumors about these robots that one was spotted in Cambodia with an automatic weapon on its back. But Unitree says: That is not planned.
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A chronically ill man reports how gaming helped him through the worst year of his life
Influencer spends a day like in a sci-fi movie
This is what the influencer did with the robot: Zhang rented the approximately 1.27 m tall and 35 kg heavy robot for one day on March 13. It cost him about €1,400. It was said that he got the idea from sci-fi movies in which humans live with robots.
In a video titled “My Day with the Robot”, viewers saw how he woke the robot up. It was lying on the floor, then stood up and greeted the influencer: “Hello, Mr. Zhang, nice to meet you.”
When asked if the robot knew who the influencer was, the robot obediently listed the influencer’s achievements and the number of his followers. Zhang was impressed: The robot hadn’t even started to serve him and was already flattering him.
This is how the date with the robot went: According to the South China Morning Post , the robot performed as a partner in a mixed way.
It is said that in the robot’s attempt to cook, it clumsily cracked some eggs and spilled milk. When trying to clean up the milk, the G1 often bumped into Zhang.
As the two walked hand in hand down the street, the robot avoided obstacles. However, when trying to dance with the robot, it lost control but at least apologized for it.
This is what Zhang said after the date: They ordered 2 drinks and let the evening wind down. The robot apologized to Zhang for its shortcomings.
And Zhang said: “I will no longer need a girlfriend to provide me with emotional value.” The robot makes him feel no loneliness anymore.
At the end of the video, Zhang told the robot: I will miss you when I return you tomorrow. The video quickly received 40,000 likes. In the comments about the video, it was said:
The robot seems like a really good listener, even though it still has room for improvement as a housekeeper.
But one user on RedNote is also envious of the robot: “$1,400 for one day? Mr. Zhang, rent me instead: I only need $110 a day. I can cook, clean up, and even help the kids with their homework.”
Major changes are coming to World of Warcraft. There are many nerfs – but also many more improvements for other classes.
Now that the race for the World First Kill of Chromking Gallywix is a few days behind us, World of Warcraft is undergoing changes as usual: buffs and nerfs are on the way. Some classes performed too strongly in the race, while others were clearly too weak. Therefore, there are now changes to balance all specializations and create a fairer environment.
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WoW Patch 11.1: Gallywix’s Control over the Cartels
The main changes at a glance: If you’re not interested in the many details, here are the most important adjustments at a quick overview.
The following specializations will deal more damage:
Frost Death Knight
Balance Druid
Guardian Druid
Destruction Warlock
Enhancement Shaman
Preservation Evoker
Survival Hunter
Marksmanship Hunter
Arcane Mage
Frost Mage
Brewmaster Monk
Holy Paladin
Retribution Paladin
Holy Priest
Assassination Rogue
Elemental Shaman
Demonology Warlock
The following specializations will deal less damage:
Fire Mage
Windwalker Monk
Shadow Priest
Protection Warrior
The following specializations heal better:
Preservation Evoker
Holy Paladin
Holy Priest
The following specializations heal worse:
Discipline Priest
What is Blizzard aiming to achieve with this? The changes are clearly intended to address what went wrong in the “Race to World First”. Here, some classes were significantly stronger than others. Often it was just a few percentage points, but overall it led to frequent “Class Stacking” – that is, certain classes being particularly present.
Such developments among professionals often have an effect on the entire community, which gradually adopts the behaviors and then prefers these classes as well. To prevent this behavior, Blizzard is making major adjustments.
When do the changes go live? The class adjustments will go live on Wednesday, as usual, with the maintenance on March 26, 2025. So you have two more days to mess around with the overpowered specializations – or to find a new favorite class with which you’ll head into battle on Wednesday. Those who may not care about nerfs and buffs are the solo players – because they often see WoW as therapy. If you’re interested in the complete patch notes with all class changes, you can find them on page 2.
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In Path of Exile 2, the developers have announced a new reward for players. Those who watch on Twitch at the right time will receive an execution effect. We will tell you what you need to do for it.
What animation is it about? The developers of Path of Exile 2 have announced a new reward in the form of a Twitch drop. This time, all players have the opportunity to earn an execution effect. An execution effect is an animation that is played whenever you defeat a boss in Path of Exile 2.
In this case, you can get the unique “Executioner’s Guillotine” effect, which takes out your enemies with a guillotine falling from the sky.
Here you can watch the teaser trailer for Path of Exile 2 “Dawn of the Hunt”:
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Path of Exile 2 presents a new teaser for the big update Dawn of the Hunt
Only 10 hours available
How do you get the animation? The execution effect will be distributed as a drop via Twitch. To receive it, you first need to link your “Path of Exile 2” account with your Twitch account. Simply go to the linked Path of Exile website and click on “Connect” next to Twitch in the “Other Connections” tab. After completing this, you should see on the website that your account is linked.
To claim your drop on Twitch, you must watch a Path of Exile 2 stream with drops enabled at the right time. The drops start on March 27 at 8:00 PM, and end the following day, March 28 at 6:00 AM. So you only have 10 hours to earn the drop.
To secure the execution effect, you need to watch a stream from the Twitch category “Path of Exile 2” for at least 2 hours within the 10 hours. Afterwards, you also need to claim your reward from your Twitch inventory for it to transfer to the game.
Here you can see the execution effect in action:
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What happens if you miss the period? Many skins, effects, and other Twitch drops have been offered in the past as purchasable items in the shop later. However, you will not receive them for free; you will have to purchase them as regular items. In the case of the execution effects, this can cost between €10 and €18. Additionally, it could take several months or longer for the effect to appear in the shop.
Currently, everything in Path of Exile 2 is focused on the new season. The short duration of the reward likely aims to encourage viewers to tune in to the announcement livestream of the new expansion “Dawn of the Hunt” on the official channel. If you want to know what content has already been revealed, you can find our overview here: Path of Exile 2 Patch 0.2.0: All info on Dawn of the Hunt, release, and new weapon
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A 24-year-old American receives his new car after a 3-year wait. But just 2 days later, the car is ruined. A snowdrift has destroyed the car.
A car is a costly investment, and one usually hopes to use a new car for many years. But for a 24-year-old, it was over just 2 days later. This is despite waiting 3 years for the car and making a down payment of around $80,000. This is reported by the English-language magazine Businessinsider.com.
A total loss after just 2 days after a 3-year wait
This is what happened to the buyer: The 24-year-old Merrill was convinced by other family members to order a new Rivian R1S. According to the manufacturer’s website, this model starts at just under €70,000.
At first, the driver was uncertain whether he could really afford such a new and especially expensive vehicle, as in the remote area where he lives with his family, one is dependent on their car.
A crazy car ride that made film history:
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The crazy ride in the car from “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”
After 3 years of waiting, he finally received his new vehicle. He tells the magazine that the new car felt fantastic: “I was in a honeymoon phase,” he explained. But the joy was short-lived.
Two days later, he wanted to test the car and drove the SUV into the mountains to a family property. He wanted to put his rugged electric SUV to the test and drove it on the unplowed, snow-covered road to the property. Initially, the R1S skidded through the snow. Then, a large snowdrift immobilized the car.
I encountered about 2.5 feet [72 centimeters] of snow, and it just stopped. I had seen all the Rivian advertising campaigns where the cars just plow through the snow, so I thought: Man, this is disappointing.
But it got even more frustrating. Because while he was unbelted in the driver’s seat and was rocking the R1S out of the snowdrift, he accidentally triggered a safety feature that locked the car between park and drive. This rendered his vehicle completely useless.
What happened next? He had his car towed, costing about €2,000. He is now considering getting rid of the Rivian and purchasing another vehicle instead. Not surprising after the first failed test.
The manufacturer itself stated that the experiences of the 24-year-old were anything but positive. Wassym Bensaid, Senior Vice President of Software Development at Rivian, assured:
There was an unfortunate cascade of events and edge cases that led to this situation. But we take this feedback as a gift. It is great input for us to improve the product.
Bensaid said that he and his team are considering responses to this specific incident, such as adding better service shortcuts to the Rivian mobile app to report issues like Merrill’s, and sharing FAQs for drivers whose cars get stuck.
In 2023, the servers of Destiny 2 were offline for hours due to a bug, and when they came back online, there was a rollback, a reset of the game to an earlier time. A developer now admits that his team was responsible for.
What kind of confession is that? The Destiny developer Alan Blaine reports to the English-language magazine PCGamer that Bungie saw a significant decline in Destiny players at the end of 2022 – that was in the months following the expansion “The Witch Queen”.
During the same period, the developers noticed that the mood among the players was noticeably worse. Bungie then formed a team including Blaine, tasked with improving player retention by quickly identifying and fixing issues.
According to Blaine, however, this quick action led to them introducing a serious bug into the game: “In our haste to deliver quickly and vigorously, as was our duty, we inadvertently released a nasty character-damaging bug that forced us to take the game offline for 24 hours and execute the second rollback of a character database in Destiny’s history.”
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Destiny 2: Launch trailer for the new episode Heresy
Actually, the update was supposed to bring a small “Quality of Life” improvement by moving unachievable achievements to the archive section of the triumph menu. Blaine describes this as a small, nice change that they simply should have discarded during the planning phase given the consequences.
This is the nightmare of all MMO players: Bungie responded to the bug and took the servers of Destiny 2 offline for emergency maintenance. In order for players to regain their hard-earned achievements, Bungie executed a rollback on January 25, 2023, resetting the progress of all players to January 24 at 5:20 PM.
A rollback is considered a nightmare for MMO players because it causes them to lose the progress they made between the rollback and the state to which the progress is reset. Many developers want to avoid a rollback for this reason. When progress needs to be reset, it is often a sign that something really serious has gone wrong and they had to resort to extremes.
“None of us took it seriously”
What caused the error? Blaine explains that there were actually several reasons for the bug: “The error had many causes: a misconfigured tool, outdated documentation, not enough time to understand the risks of the solution.”
As if that wasn’t enough, the bug had already occurred in a test, yet Bungie still released the update – and the bug – into the game: “During a test run, the symptoms of the bug were indeed identified, but none of us took the bug seriously enough or understood the cause,” Blaine admits.
Not every bug causes severe problems in Destiny 2 and corrupts your progress. Some gameplay errors even provide real enjoyment for players of the loot shooter. One such bug is now allowed to remain in the game: Popular bug becomes a feature in Destiny 2 to let Guardians have fun
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Last weekend, a new spin-off for One Piece was announced. Many fans loved the previous episode called Fan Letter. However, the announcement of the new special faced a lot of criticism.
What kind of spin-off will this be?After One Piece Fan Letter was so well received, the production team presumably decided to release a new special. At the Red Stage of AnimeJapan 2025, it was revealed that One Piece in Love will get an anime adaptation.
One Piece in Love is a spin-off manga that consists of over 140 chapters and is still ongoing. It revolves around 3 students named after Luffy, Nami, and Usopp. Nami is in love with Luffy, and Usopp tries to mediate between the two.
The three students form a fan club for One Piece, where they experience funny situations that are supposed to parody the original anime.
In the chapters, the fan club gathers more and more members who take on the roles of certain Straw Hats.
The spin-off is set to be released in 5 episodes from April 1 to 5, 2025. The episodes will be presented in a vertical format, designed for smartphones. If you want to watch the series, you can do so on YouTube Shorts, TikTok, or Instagram.
Initially, the announcement was supposed to be good news for fans following the great success of Fan Letter. However, it is evident in social media that many are dissatisfied with One Piece in Love.
The previous spin-off was extremely well received:
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First Impressions of the Anime Special One Piece FAN LETTER in the Trailer
One Piece in Love does not sit well with fans
What is the mood among fans? The announcement caused a stir on the X account of newworldartur. He is an insider of One Piece who also worked on the Netflix series. The user expresses disappointment with One Piece in Love and argues that a spin-off like One Piece High School would have been much better. The vertical format also seems to bother him.
In the comments, many users share his opinion:
luffysgum writes: “One Piece High School would have been so much better,” along with an image of a serious Gol D. Roger, the reigning Pirate King.
Ezperro wonders: “Seriously, who is this intended for?”
_Okurin3 delivers a devastating verdict under a tweet from pewpiece: “This ruins the reputation of One Piece.”
However, there are also some comments that can find something positive in the spin-off. We, however, fear that the new spin-off may not reach the heights of One Piece Fan Letter due to its format and content and might receive a lower rating.
Unfortunately, there was no new information during the show about the 2nd season of the live-action adaptation of One Piece. In it, the adventures of the Straw Hats will continue, and new characters will join the crew. The team should succeed in capturing 8 important scenes from the source material: 8 important scenes in One Piece Season 2 that Netflix definitely needs to get right
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February 2025 was a strong month for gamers, as several AAA blockbusters and indie gems were released on Steam and others. However, in the German Twitch, people seemed to prefer the survival game Rust from 2013.
What could streamers have showcased? After a longer release drought, February 2025 was packed with several major releases vying for players’ attention. There were:
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Civilization VII
Avowed
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
Monster Hunter Wilds
In addition, some cool indie releases like A Game About Digging A Hole, R.E.P.O, and Sworn came out. And even though these games were all successful, older titles dominated German Twitch.
Monster Hunter only entered the scene at the end of February but quickly stormed the charts on Steam.
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Survival Game Benefits from Quarreling Streamers on Twitch
What was happening instead on German Twitch? In the German scene, just like internationally, there was a strong focus on the classics. Long-standing favorites like League of Legends, GTA 5, Fortnite, and of course Just Chatting were at the top regarding viewing hours.
As data from the analytics site Streamscharts, which are exclusively available to MeinMMO, show, the survival game Rust from 2013 was trending on German Twitch. Although the title has been around for several years, it consistently booms on Twitch, especially when larger streamers start a shared server and everything descends into chaos.
In February, MontanaBlack and Zarbex launched a shared server where well-known streamers like Trymacs, Rumathra, and Filow gathered. Such projects thrive on the interaction between streamers: viewers can watch as an influencer invests a lot of effort into a base, only to see it get destroyed in a raid – complete with the affected person’s outburst of rage.
This time it was Trymacs who threatened to quit the project immediately:
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Overall, Rust achieved 5.4 million viewing hours in the German-speaking area in February 2025 – a 558% increase from the previous month. This placed it 5th among the games with the most viewer hours of the month, closely behind Fortnite. Rust had its last big boom on German Twitch in 2021.
Interestingly, the two biggest streamers of the month, EliasN97 and Papaplatte, hardly engaged with the trending games. EliasN97 was around in Rust for a few hours but was mainly focused on his own events. Papaplatte, on the other hand, was significantly involved in reviving a browser game, which seemed to attract little interest in Germany after the pandemic.
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MeinMMO explains what you should consider when buying a graphics card. There are several things you should keep in mind before purchasing a new graphics card. We present the most important points in detail in our article.
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Are you looking to buy a new graphics card for your gaming PC but don’t know what to consider? MeinMMO explains in detail what you need to know before ordering a graphics card. In our guide, we will discuss all the general details.
If you want to buy a new graphics card, you should first consider what you actually need the graphics card for. There are primarily two aspects to consider: what games you want to play and at what resolution you ultimately want to play.
Games
The first question you should ask yourself is which games you want to play with your gaming PC. Because in the end, it also depends on how much performance you need. Often, games are divided into three groups:
Indie Games: Typically not demanding on your hardware and therefore do not require a powerful graphics card.
Esport Titles: Many popular Esport titles are already a bit older and therefore do not require a strong GPU. However, high FPS numbers are essential for many players. A fast graphics card can help increase the FPS here.
AAA Games: Whether just graphics-heavy or really good game, AAA titles often require powerful hardware, especially when features like ray tracing are used. Especially if you want to play the titles right at release, you need plenty of performance.
Therefore, be clear from the beginning about which titles you really want to play. If you only play indie games and titles that are already 5 or 6 years old, then you don’t need an expensive, new graphics card.
Assassins Creed Shadows looks fantastic but also requires a strong graphics card.
Resolution
In addition to games, the resolution is the second important factor that affects the performance of your graphics card. The higher the resolution, the more performance you need. With increasing resolution, more pixels need to be calculated. The resolution also significantly influences how much video memory (VRAM) your graphics card ultimately needs for games to run smoothly.
The currently common resolutions are Full HD (1080p), WQHD (1440p), and 4K, along with variations like UWQHD:
Full HD (1080p): Has been the standard for a long time. Even older graphics cards handle this well.
WQHD (1440p): For many players now the “sweet spot” between graphic quality, resolution, and FPS counts. Depending on the game, a powerful graphics card may already be necessary.
4K: The highest resolution that provides you with the sharpest image. 4K also requires a powerful graphics card with plenty of video memory. A budget GPU usually won’t get you far here.
Video Memory
Directly related to the resolution is often the video memory of your graphics card. The video memory (VRAM) is a fixed component on your graphics card, which you cannot change. Here, graphics files such as textures are stored. If your video memory is too small or too slow, you will experience unpleasant loading stutters in games when old files are deleted and new ones are loaded. We currently recommend no graphics card that offers less than 8 GB of VRAM. Even 8 GB is already very tight by 2025, even at Full HD. Currently, the following values are recommended if you want to invest future-proof:
Full HD: At least 12 GB of video memory
WQHD: 16 GB of video memory or more
4K: 20 GB of video memory or more
Price
At the beginning, you should ask yourself how much money you want to spend on a graphics card. In the end, your budget strongly determines which graphics card and how much performance you will get for your money.
The cheapest graphics cards are available for under 100 euros, but these are hardly suitable for gaming. On the upper end, there are almost no limits on prices: for an RTX 5090, you currently have to pay about 3,500 euros or more.
You should also keep in mind that you can buy used graphics cards and save a few euros that way. Even with an older mid-range graphics card like the RTX 2060, you can play many newer titles with limitations.
Graphics Card: Price and Performance Comparison (as of March 2025)
Price and Class
Resolution and Performance
Examples of Graphics Cards (2025)
250 – 300 euros, Entry Level/Low-end
Full HD; Sufficient for older titles and AAA titles with reduced details
Radeon RX 7600 or RTX 4060
500 – 700 euros, Mid-range
WQHD; Enough performance for most games or high FPS in Full HD
Radeon RX 7800 XT or RTX 4070
800 euros – 1200 euros, High-end
WQHD and 4K: Enough performance for the best graphics in top titles or high FPS in QHD
Radeon RX 9070 XT or RTX 4080
1200 euros or more, Enthusiasts
4K and 8K: The fastest and most expensive graphics cards aimed at enthusiasts
RTX 4090 and RTX 5090
All graphics cards with current price and performance recommendations can be found in the following article on MeinMMO:
When buying a graphics card, not only the graphics card matters but also what hardware you already have installed in your computer. In particular, the CPU, memory, and power supply are components you should pay attention to.
CPU and Memory
A graphics card is not the only component in your PC. Therefore, you should ensure that your graphics card is compatible with your other hardware. If your CPU is too weak for your graphics card, you will experience what’s called a “bottleneck”: the performance of your graphics card will be limited by the slow processor.
If your gaming PC is fundamentally too slow, you should take a look at the entire PC. In some cases, it may not be enough to simply buy a graphics card.
In general, it can be said: if your resolution increases to WQHD or higher, the graphics card plays a bigger role than the processor because it has to bear the most significant load during rendering. Therefore, it is advisable to allocate a larger budget for a graphics card than for a CPU if you need to save money somewhere.
A CPU, here from Intel.
Power Supply: How much energy do you need?
The graphics card is the component that requires by far the most power. Therefore, you also need to plan for a power supply when you want to buy and then install a graphics card.
If you are buying a significantly faster and more power-hungry graphics card, ensure that your power supply is strong enough for your new hardware. In the worst case, your gaming PC may simply shut down during operation if your graphics card requires too much power.
Size of the graphics card
Before purchasing, keep in mind that your new graphics card requires sufficient space in your computer. In general, the rule is: the greater the performance, the larger the graphics card, as both the graphics chip and the fans require space.
There are several important points regarding size that you should consider before buying:
Length: The length of your graphics card is measured in centimeters.
Width: The width of graphics cards is calculated in slot sizes. The more slots a graphics card requires, the wider and bulkier it becomes. Small graphics cards require 1 slot, while the bulkiest models require 3 slots.
Number of fans: The size of the graphics card is often dependent on the number of fans.
In the budget range, you can still find very small graphics cards that use one fan and thus are very compact and particularly suitable for office and multimedia systems. However, you will get less performance.
In the mid-range, most graphics cards use either 2 or 3 fans. Usually, you will have graphics card lengths between 27 and 32 centimeters.
High-end graphics cards are almost exclusively available with three fans, and lengths of 32 centimeters or more are common.
ITX models: These are particularly small models that are suitable for compact computers. ITX models are often more expensive than larger models of the same performance class.
Also, remember that it often depends on your case and other components how large a graphics card can be. Even a large graphics card with a length of 32 centimeters can fit into a small ITX case, but the other components must not need much space. Make sure to check the manual of your case, which often specifies the maximum size your graphics card can be for certain components.
Large and powerful graphics cards often use 3 fans and are thus very bulky, requiring a lot of space in the PC.
Connections
Before the purchase, consider what kind of monitor you want to use, which connections are important to you, or if you want to connect multiple devices to your PC. This will ultimately determine which connections you need on your graphics card. You cannot retrofit connections on a graphics card, so you need to think about this before purchasing. Keep the following connections in mind:
HDMI: Found on every modern graphics card and every modern monitor
DisplayPort: Often regarded as a connection for gamers as it offers very high refresh rates and resolutions and is more advanced than HDMI in this respect. However, especially budget monitors may not offer DisplayPort. DisplayPort is also very rarely found on TVs.
DVI: Considered outdated and primarily found on older monitors. Newer graphics cards often do not offer this standard anymore. At least: with an adapter, you can switch almost losslessly from DVI to HDMI since both signals are digital.
VGA: Also considered outdated and compared to DVI is an analog signal. VGA should only be important to you if you have a very tight budget and need to buy a very old monitor model.
USB-C: A rare feature on graphics cards, but it pops up occasionally. For example, AMD included a USB-C port in its reference model of the RX 7900 XT. USB-C plays a more significant role in external graphics card enclosures.
Note: Also keep in mind that some monitors use special connector types, such as Micro-HDMI or Mini-HDMI. You will need to acquire the appropriate cable, as graphics cards use the standard size.
Reference Card: These are graphics cards that come directly from the manufacturer (AMD, Nvidia, or Intel). Usually, these are also the cheapest. However, it’s important to note that not every graphics card has a reference model. While AMD offered reference models for the 7000 series, called MBA models (“Made by AMD”), it excluded such devices for the 9000 series.
Custom Models: Graphics cards from third parties or so-called “Custom models” come from others like ASUS, Sapphire, Gigabyte, and others. Here, you often get factory overclocked graphics cards that are slightly faster than the reference models.
Special Editions: In addition to reference and custom, there are a few special editions that are often introduced on the occasion of specific games. Often, they were offered in a giveaway or sold at the launch of a game: examples include models for Starfield (AMD) or Cyberpunk 2077 (Nvidia).
Custom models offer more performance, better fans, and a more extensive feature set, but are more expensive than reference models.
AMD’s reference model for the RX 7900 XT in the so-called MBA design (“Made by AMD”)
Graphics Card Features
Depending on the manufacturer and graphics card, you will get different features that you should pay attention to:
Ray Tracing: Ensures more natural light and shadows but consumes performance. Nvidia supports ray tracing starting with the RTX 2000 series, while AMD has done so since the RX 6000 series. However, especially budget models are not recommended for ray tracing. Some games now require ray tracing.
DLSS and FSR: The so-called upscaling technologies provide higher frame rates at the cost of image quality. However, some features are reserved exclusively for specific models. For instance, DLSS Frame Generation requires a GPU from the RTX 4000 series, while FSR 4.0 requires an RX 9000 model.
Hardware Video Encoding: Usually matters especially when you need your graphics card for rendering tasks. For most gamers, this is likely to be of secondary importance.
AI Features: Certain features depend on AI cores, which Nvidia offers with its Tensor cores or AMD has been providing since the RX 9000 series.
Availability plays an important role because without availability, you can’t buy a graphics card. Ultimately, the final price you pay for your graphics card heavily depends on market availability.
With high availability and low demand, prices for graphics cards often drop.
With low availability and high demand, prices often rise significantly.
Just before or after the introduction of a new GPU generation, prices for older graphics cards often drop as they are being sold off. It’s worth being quick because while prices fall, availability may also be low.
The temperatures are rising, and if you don’t have the blinds down all day, you can even see the sun. To avoid having to go out into nature, MeinMMO presents 6 Animes featuring beautiful nature.
Which animes were selected for the list? The animes we mention are in no particular order. This means that the last anime mentioned is not necessarily the best or the worst.
However, there are a few criteria by which we selected the series and films in this list:
The plot takes place mostly in nature
The anime has been rated at least 7.5 / 10 on MyAnimeList
Some of the animes may currently not be available on streaming services in Germany. If not, your only option is to purchase the DVD or Blu-ray. But it would be a shame to exclude some of the series and films just because of that!
The Garden of Words
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The Garden of Words: Trailer for the Anime Film in the Rainy Park
Rating on MAL: 7.86 / 10
Film length: 46 minutes
Streaming service: –
What is it about? Takao is a 15-year-old student with a dream of becoming a shoemaker. On rainy days, he skips school and heads to the park. There he meets the mysterious 27-year-old Yukari, with whom he gradually becomes friends.
However, it later turns out that Yukari is a teacher at Takao’s school. She has taken a break from her job because she is being bullied at school. Although their paths later diverge, they still leave a lasting impression on each other’s lives.
Why do I not have to go outside with this anime? The film immediately makes the viewer want to take a walk in the rain. The park is full of plants and lush vegetation.
Combined with the gentle art style, where especially in the scenes set in the park the outlines are replaced by green tones, the anime feels like a balm for the soul. It calms simply through the beautiful nature and vegetation.
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A major change is coming for Minecraft. Soon, you will be able to take friends on an extraordinary flying mount.
Minecraft is already a large game, which is expanded every year through patches and new content updates. At Minecraft Live, the plans for the upcoming year were now unveiled, revealing a highlight. Alongside the graphical improvements, there will soon be a new feature that allows you to explore the overworld of Minecraft in an entirely new way: riding on the back of a Ghast.
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Minecraft shows in the video how the graphics of the game will improve
How do you get the flying mount? To unlock the flying mount, you must first find a “Withered Ghast” in the Nether or create one using a Ghast tear and a bone block. Then, you pour some water on it to create a small Ghastling. However, it needs to be cared for for a while to grow big and strong – only then will it become a “happy Ghast” and can be equipped with Ghast harness.
From then on, you can ride the Ghast and at least explore the overworld. The Ghast probably won’t want – or be able – to return to the Nether or the End.
If you want, you can also take other players with you on the Ghast. No longer interested in your previous base? Just grab your group and fly with the Ghast to nicer places to set up an outpost.
Ghasts can soon be flown – even with multiple players.
Are there alternatives? Right now, you can fly in Minecraft using Elytra. This is a special cloak from the “End”, the last area of Minecraft. It can be used together with rockets to swiftly dash through the air. However, flying with Elytra is not only dangerous but also limited to a single character. Traveling on a Ghast will, therefore – presumably – be a bit more comfortable and more suited for group travel.
When is it coming? There is still no exact release date for the rideable Ghast. However, the feature is expected to be tested in the coming weeks, so players can already try out the new feature with a snapshot (basically a beta test). Before the flying Ghasts become part of Minecraft, several more new features will be introduced. In just a few days, the next patch for Minecraft is coming, and it brings some really piggy content.
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