In a new shooter on Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, you feel like the daughter of Doom Slayer and Master Chief. The studio behind it has even developed a game that is considered a hidden gem on Steam.
What is this new game? The game is called Metal Eden and is a shooter with a sci-fi setting that leans towards cyberpunk. The game is being developed by Reikon Games – a studio from Poland that is responsible for a hidden gem shooter on Steam.
You can watch the new trailer for Metal Eden here:
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Metal Eden: The new sci-fi shooter on Steam and PS5 gets a free demo
The last game from the developers was already “damn strong”
Which hidden gem is being referred to? Reikon Games also released Ruiner, which is rated 89% positive on Steam, an action shooter with an isometric camera view. However, only the comments below the trailer on YouTube point out Ruiner. Some think it’s a big mistake:
For example, xer0signal writes: “I don’t understand why they don’t mention that this was made by the RUINER developers.”
justinl8791 agrees and writes: “Yes, Reikon should be prouder of their legacy. Ruiner was damn strong.”
While Ruiner also offered a dark cyberpunk setting like Metal Eden, the new game takes a different approach in terms of gameplay.
That’s why Metal Eden reminds of Doom Eternal: You shoot from a first-person perspective, skillfully dodge attacks, and run along walls. Additionally, you have a grappling hook to pull yourself up on edges, and a jetpack.
The protagonist Aska could easily pass as the daughter of Doom Slayer and Master Chief, as skillfully and determinedly as she carves her way through her enemies. However, it seems you won’t expect over-the-top finishers like in Doom. At least the trailer hasn’t focused on that so far.
If you want to convince yourself of the gameplay, you will have the opportunity starting April 8, as a free demo for the shooter will be released then. Metal Eden is set to release on May 6, 2025, for PC on Steam and for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
With upcoming updates and products, Microsoft aims to bring the best of Xbox and Windows together. How far this plan goes may have been hinted at by a temporarily released image showing, among other things, Steam.
What kind of image is this? In a new blog post on microsoft.com regarding the currently ongoing Game Developers Conference 2025 (GDC), Leo Olebe, VP of Global Partnerships at Xbox, reveals how they plan to bring billions of new players into the Xbox ecosystem in the future.
The exciting part: In the first version of the article, there was an image featuring the new Xbox user interface, through which you could access all your games on your TV, tablet, or handheld. A tab for Steam was also visible. Could there be access to your Steam library in the Xbox ecosystem for the first time?
Shortly after the article was published, journalist Tom Warren from The Verge contacted a Microsoft source to check exactly that. The response from Team Xbox: The image was immediately taken offline. However, the internet forgets nothing. You can view the original, for example, on theverge.com.
The PlayStation 5 has clearly beaten the Xbox Series:
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It is official, the console war is over: Phil Spencer says in light of the PS5 that he no longer wants to bring all players to Xbox
Steam via Xbox
Was that a mistake or a premature announcement? The well-connected Tom Warren continues in his article that he has spoken with several sources within Microsoft, who stated that the plan is indeed to display all installed PC games through the new Xbox app. It doesn’t matter whether they belong to Steam or the Epic Games Store.
This aligns with an earlier statement from Xbox chief Phil Spencer, who hinted that PC distribution platforms like the Epic Games Store would eventually be brought to Xbox consoles (via theverge.com).
However, Tom Warren’s sources also report that the new Xbox app is still in a relatively early stage and much could change. By the way, there has been no substantive comment from Microsoft regarding the incident. It’s already clear since November 2024 that Microsoft is working on a competitor to the successful Steam Deck. Phil Spencer confirms: There will be an Xbox handheld, and it is already in development
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A new content update has gone live for Black Desert, featuring the most challenging hunting zone to date, the new season of the “Black Desert Academy,” and an important story finale.
What exactly does the new update bring? The new patch for Black Desert is 3.39 GB large and includes a total of 291 adjustments or innovations. Highlights include:
You can now explore the Orzekia field monster zones. These are said to be the most challenging hunting areas in the open field to date. There, you can expect a fresh main quest centered around Orze, the fourth protagonist of Atoraxion.
The current saga is set to reach its climax on March 27, 2025, with the final boss fight of the Atoraxion story.
A new season of the Black Desert Academy has started, which is expected to run until June 12, 2025. This season provides you with a permanent “+1,000% combat XP boost.” New and returning players who reach level 60 with a seasonal character will receive a selection box “(V) Boss Armor Piece” and two Radiant Chests from the beginning.
Note that the celebrations for the 9th anniversary of the MMORPG are currently underway, allowing you to secure various gifts and in-game advantages. You can find the overview page of the anniversary party on naeu.playblackdesert.com.
By the way, Black Desert now also has hardcore servers – here is the trailer:
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Black Desert Online: The Developer Explains the New Hardcore Server
Details and Patch Notes for the Final of the Atoraxion Saga
How do I start in the new zone? To enter Atoraxion: Orzekia, you can either interact with Sol-Magia in the Ancient Stone Chamber (regardless of whether you have completed Vahmalkia, Sycrakia, or Yollunakia before) or use the gate from Elribta in the gardens of Vahmalkia (Garden of Vaha), Sycrakia (Garden of Syca), or Yollunakia (Garden of Yolu) in the respective fortresses.
Note: The last fortress of Atoraxion, “Orzekia,” is divided into the difficulty grades General and Elvia. In General, you can accept the new proposal quests. In Elvia, you’ll go to the fresh field monster areas. You can find all further details in the official patch notes on playblackdesert.com.
Twitch sent a streamer an award for a special milestone. But a month later, he realizes live in front of 5,000 viewers that it wasn’t meant for him at all.
What did the streamer receive? The French streamer Ponce recently received a purple “Bleed Purple” trophy from Twitch. The heart-shaped awards are essentially the streaming equivalent of YouTube’s “Play Buttons.”
The purple variant is given to streamers who have reached a total of 5 million watched hours on their channel. At 50 million, there’s “Mamor,” and over “Chrom” can be awarded to streamers with a total of 250 million watched hours.
With 75 million watched hours, Ponce should technically already qualify for the Mamor version, but that wasn’t the biggest problem with his trophy.
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Prime Gaming, the secret behind Twitch’s success
“Wait a Minute, Bro”
Where was the problem? The trophy wasn’t meant for Ponce at all, but for the Japanese eSports player Daigo “The Beast” Umehara, who is considered one of the best players in Street Fighter. However, Ponce didn’t notice this mix-up – in fact, the streamer probably had the statue sitting around for weeks.
In a stream from March 18, 2025, Ponce spoke with another streamer about their awards and held “his” trophy proudly in front of the camera. About 5,000 viewers were able to watch live as the streamer paused and examined the nameplate for the first time more closely.
A video on X shows the scene with English subtitles:
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Ponce asks his colleague what it says on his trophy. Apparently, he wanted to ensure that not everyone receives a trophy with the inscription “The Beast” from Twitch. The streamer takes the mix-up with humor.
Although the clip is in French and thus not understandable for everyone, it spread internationally on social media. The video on X received more than 500,000 views and collected over 1,200 upvotes in the streaming subreddit r/LivestreamFail.
In the comments, viewers express creative ideas about what should happen with the trophy: darthchessy suggests on Reddit: “Does he have to return it? I would totally keep it and get Daigo to sign it.”
Others think Ponce should go to the fighting game tournament Evo (Evolution Championship Series) in France and personally hand the trophy to Daigo.
As of now, Daigo has not publicly commented on the mix-up. Whether he will still receive his trophy is still uncertain. If you want to learn more about the eSports player and his achievements, you can read more here: 39-Year-Old Wins Tournament in Street Fighter 5, Gives Us Old Men Hope
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With Season 4, Blizzard revamped the loot system in Diablo 4 and made the items significantly stronger. One of the most important changes happened because the developers thought of it shortly before.
Additionally, Blizzard reduced the number of affixes per item. When “rolling” for items, they now receive affixes that fit the class, and the overall values of the affixes were increased.
On top of that, Blizzard introduced the “Greater Affixes” (GA). These are 1.5 times stronger than normal affixes and make items even better.
The “Greater Affixes” make the items particularly powerful – especially since they can appear not only on normal items but also on Uniques and the rare Mythic Uniques. Additionally, GA items have an item power of 800, which makes their effects even stronger than those of regular items. However, the idea for the change only came to Blizzard shortly before the update.
The video shows the new item system that came into the game with Season 4:
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Diablo 4: The developers explain the new item system and the new endgame dungeon
“We literally had only two weeks left”
When did the developers come up with the idea?According to GamesRadar+, Patrick Ferland, the lead software developer at Blizzard Entertainment, spoke about the technical side of Season 4 on March 19, 2025, at the “Game Developers Conference”. The season was themed “Loot Reborn”.
He revealed that the idea for the Greater Affixes literally came up at the last minute:
Our idea for the Greater Affixes was a very late development. We literally had only two weeks left in the development schedule when someone suggested this idea. But since we had hardened our data reconstruction for changes, we were able to proceed with a large change like this with much greater confidence that we would not destabilize the build and cause issues.
Thanks to the robust system architecture, Blizzard was able to implement the spontaneous idea just in time. The goal of the loot overhaul was to have players genuinely excited about their drops again. To achieve this, Blizzard introduced two new crafting systems that allow players to customize their gear and create true God Rolls. Players were indeed so excited about their drops that they were literally showing them off.
The next major change followed in Season 6: Blizzard removed the often criticized world tiers and introduced new torment levels in Diablo 4. However, for some players, even Torment 4 is still too easy.
The developers’ philosophy is that Torment 4 should be “desirable.” Only the top 10% of players should be able to reach it in the upcoming season. In the PTR for Season 8, players were already able to get a first impression of the new challenge. You can learn more about it here: Blizzard wants to make Diablo 4 much harder – Players have now found out how hard
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The most successful clip in the history of Twitch was “The Awakening” for 5 years, featuring an unsuccessful streamer who had fallen asleep and then woke up as a successful man. However, the clip has since been surpassed as the most viewed clip on Twitch. This doesn’t seem to be quite right.
This is the story of the most viewed clips on Twitch: Viewers can cut out a particularly funny or memorable moment from their favorite streamer on Twitch and upload it separately as a video-on-demand.
The charming thing about this clip was for years that it was not the big stars who made the top clips, but rather virtually unknown streamers who were simply seen in delightfully funny situations:
The rise of Twitch began around 2017 with the hype surrounding Fortnite. That year, the first such viral clip emerged with 3 million views: A streamer, JurassicJunkie, was intensely playing the horror game Outlast 2 when he was startled to death by his little daughter. The clip has 3 million views (via meinmmo).
In 2019, the clip was succeeded by “The Awakening”: In this clip, the small streamer JesseDStreams fell asleep while still being live on Twitch. This was discovered by Twitch viewers, and the sleeper was quite surprised to see he had so many viewers when he woke up. The clip was the most viewed on Twitch for over 5 years.
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Twitch: This is the quirky story behind the most popular clip of all time
Clips reach over 10 million views, no one understands why
What happened next: Starting in 2024, the category of Twitch clips has been absurd. Because from now on, it’s no longer possible to explain from the clip itself why the most viewed clips have so many views.
So the Fortnite streamer StableRonaldo, known for some escapades and PR stunts, has a clip with 17.6 million views that shows him in a situation while playing Valorant. In it, he experiences a so-called “voice crack,” his voice breaks, which visibly embarrasses him.
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Why is the clip so popular? Apparently, it has nothing to do with the clip itself, but has a longer backstory: StableRonaldo was involved in a discussion about view botting, and in that context, the streamer Jynxzi noticed him and felt attacked, accusing him of view botting.
Jynxzi mocked how StableRonaldo pronounces his “r.” In this context, this clip of StableRonaldo apparently received a lot of attention.
However, it seems inexplicable that the clip has such a high number of views. In some reports, the clip is listed with just over 4 million views – that would be “realistic” and about on par with previous top clips. The number of 17 million views seems already exaggerated.
This is the latest strange phenomenon: Even more puzzling is the phenomenon of the “latest supposedly viral clip on Twitch”: The Turkish streamer 4l411 averages only 7 viewers on Twitch when he streams. However, his clip from DOTA 2 has over 11.7 million views. There is nothing in it that could even remotely be considered spectacular.
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The site Go-core states plainly: The streamer is playing Legion Commander and tries to kill Rubick. Rubick lifts Legion Commander over telekinesis, and she uses a skill to ignore the terrain and get a kill. This is all completely normal and corresponds to the usual sequences.
It is simply inexplicable why this clip from a streamer averaging 7 viewers has such high views. He apparently plays no role in the DOTA 2 scene.
It seems that the two “most viewed clips on Twitch” with 17 million and 11 million views are in some way strange and not in the sense of “worth watching strange,” but in the sense of “strange things happen on Twitch”: The banning policy of Twitch is becoming more ridiculous
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Cartoon series are not just for children. The Simpsons, South Park, and Family Guy are comedy series dressed in animation. However, Family Guy is not always liked by other writers. This is shown in a special episode of South Park.
Which episode is it about? South Park makes fun of everything and everyone. It doesn’t matter whether the target of the jokes are real people, movies, or series. Cartoon Wars Part 1 and 2 (Season 10 Episode 4 and 5) are two notorious episodes of the series that were later not aired by networks (via Screen Rant).
In the episode, Family Guy wants to show a religious person in an upcoming episode. Cartman senses his chance to finally cancel Family Guy and makes his way to the studios.
He sees in the studio how jokes are written for Family Guy. It also shows what the creators of South Park think about Family Guy.
One of the most famous South Park episodes is about WoW:
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17 years after the legendary WoW episode, we finally know who the MMORPG nerd from South Park is
The creators of South Park don’t think much of Family Guy
What does Cartman see in the Fox studios? At the end of Part 2, you see the writers of Family Guy, but they are not people; they are manatees. They are in a water tank with several idea balls. The manatees choose 5 of them to make a joke out of.
This is a reference to the gags in Family Guy that are often thrown in randomly, without directly fitting into the story of the respective episode. The disdain for the series has been expressed by the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, in the DVD audio commentary for the episode:
We watched ‘Family Guy’ and it is, um … we hate it. We completely understand that people love it – that’s why we incorporated it into the show – and that it speaks to some people. It can just be a laugh. And we definitely don’t think it should be canceled. We just don’t respect it in terms of writing. There is one thing we always try to avoid in ‘South Park’: gags. We hate gags.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone about Family Guy (via slashfilm.com)
For this action, Parker and Stone also received praise. In the audio commentary for the episode (via YouTube), the two talk about being praised by writers of The Simpsons and King of the Hill.
From the Simpsons people, Parker and Stone received positive calls and even flowers. According to them, they hate Family Guy more than they do, although they wouldn’t say so.
According to the audio commentary, the creatives from the series King of the Hill allegedly even said that Parker and Stone are doing God’s work.
League of Legends often has small gamesin the launcher that are implemented for specific events. Now, Riot is taking a step further and even introducing a Roguelike with the latest patch. However, those who only want to play the new mini-game will quickly be disappointed.
What kind of game is this? Since the last patch, there is the game The Demon Hand in the LoL launcher. It’s automatically included; you just need to have the latest patch installed. The game is reminiscent in its structure of Steam hits like Balatro or Inscryption.
In The Demon Hand, you have to defeat an enemy card each round by combining cards, playing them, and enhancing them with certain passive abilities. This is similar to Balatro and the jokers. Many players seem to have fun with it, but those who want to progress must play regular League of Legends.
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Welcome to Noxus – Opening Video for the First LoL Season 2025
If you want more difficulty levels, you need to dive into the multiplayer of LoL
How does progression work in the game? Basically, the game is turn-based, just like classic roguelikes. If you want to unlock additional difficulty levels beyond the easy one, you have to play the normal LoL modes. With 8 or 16 so-called seals, you unlock the two higher difficulty levels.
As Gamesradar reports, these seals do not seem to drop after a specific number of matches. This is also one of the points of criticism from the community, which generally finds the mode quite good.
What does the community say about The Demon Hand? In a Reddit thread with currently over 1,200 upvotes and more than 200 comments (as of March 21, 2025, 10:20), players are discussing the new game mode. It is generally well received, although there are two major points of criticism.
bobanobahoba (via Reddit) praises the game and compares it to Balatro: Honestly, it captures a reasonable portion of the fun (and maybe even more) of crafting in Balatro, even though it has none of that deck-building.
TheAnnibal (via Reddit) found his first round generally good but criticized the game’s performance: I loved the first run, but it has SERIOUS performance issues
Also, Topline1 (via Reddit) likes the game but criticizes the progression: People like me who play League only occasionally can’t play the other modes because unlocking the seals takes so many games and so much time… That’s the only bad thing about this mini-game.
Overall, the game seems to be well received, although many feel it could have been implemented differently at best.
With Game of Thrones: Kingsroad, a new action RPG in the universe of the successful book series by George R.R. Martin is being released on Steam. Fans of the world of Westeros won’t have to wait much longer for the game: it will be released in just a few days.
What is Game of Thrones: Kingsroad? Game of Thrones: Kingsroad is a new open-world RPG set in the Game of Thrones universe. In the game, you are a bastard of House Tyre, an insignificant noble house in Westeros.
Your task is to help your house regain its glory. True to the Game of Thrones style, it’s not just about brutal fights between warriors, but also about political power games. On your journey, you will encounter familiar characters from the series.
You will travel through Westeros in a large open world and face human and monstrous dangers in an action combat system, which resembles God of War. You should also be able to do all this in crossplay co-op.
The game is being developed by Netmarble Neo and will be released on mobile platforms as well as on Steam. It was unclear for a long time when the game would be released exactly. Now we know: Game of Thrones: Kingsroad will be available in Early Access on March 26, 2025. Various versions have already been announced.
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Game of Thrones Kingsroad shows powerful monsters in the video
Different Versions of Westeros in Early Access
What Early Access versions are available? The Early Access begins on March 26, 2025, and to participate, you must purchase one of 3 packages on Steam:
The Standard Pack for €24.99 offers you early access, an outfit, an emoji pack, and 350 iron coins.
With the Deluxe Pack, you also receive an additional outfit, a horse as a mount, a nameplate, the premium battle pass, 750 iron coins, and 50,000 copper coins. This version costs €49.99.
If you want the premium battle pass Plus, a shadow wolf as a mount, gear for mounts, 2000 iron coins, and 200,000 copper coins, then you should get the Ultimate Pack for €89.99.
On the Steam page, the developer confirms that the game will be free after Early Access.
Is the game worth it? One will have to wait and see how the monetization in the game will be. The South Korean developer Netmarble has primarily developed free mobile games in the past, which are known for controversial monetization strategies. An example can be found in a Reddit thread about the game Marvel Future Fight.
If you’re unsure, you can also wait for the full release. However, when this will go live is still unknown.
Yesterday, on March 20, the new MMORPG shooter Pioner showcased fresh gameplay at the Future Games Show: In the trailer “Collapse,” fans can see nearly 2 minutes of action that is expected in the shooter for its release in 2025. Pioner is announced for Steam, but is also set to be released for PS5 and Xbox.
What do we see in the trailer? The new trailer for Pioner showcases a dark look set in a backdrop reminiscent of a post-apocalyptic Soviet Union. The game promises an open world set on a desolate, post-apocalyptic island. The developers promise a map of about 50 square kilometers and hidden dungeons.
The character blasts through the environment with a variety of rustic weapons and robust-looking gear: Monsters await him, some of which seem to have emerged from a horror film, while others could be straight out of a science fiction movie.
The story unfolds, as known from Borderlands, through audio recordings of wildly rambling characters.
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PIONER – Trailer for the post-apocalyptic open-world game
Pioner already shows a variety of weapons and monsters
On the website for Pioner, it is clear that the game has been in the works for a long time. The gameplay in the trailer is exactly what one has always wished for from the last The Division with zombies, the game The Day Before.:
A monster gallery shows us zombies, fast zombies, hellhounds, disgusting spider creatures, worms, and many mutated things.
An impressive weapon gallery provides us with weapons such as the Polish AR-16, the German submachine gun USMG (“The Germans know how to make weapons, and the submachine gun proves it!”) or the AV Sapphire-M, reminiscent of an AK47. The sniper rifle “Dragoon,” apparently a variant of the Dragunov, is also found in the arsenal.
In Beyond All Reason, the developers have created a mega battle with over 10,000 units and 110 players simultaneously in multiplayer.
What kind of battle was it? In Beyond All Reason (BAR), the developers organized an event to celebrate the milestone of 40,000 members on Discord, where players could battle each other with up to 160 participants and up to 15,000 units at the same time.
Normally, the RTS supports a maximum of 32 players per match, which is already a considerable number compared to other titles in the genre. More players are typically not possible because that would exclude many gamers with older hardware. However, for the community event, this hurdle was lifted.
Here you can watch the trailer for Beyond All Reason:
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Launch trailer for Beyond All Reason showcases massive battles of the real-time strategy game
Mega Battle with over 110 players
How did the battle go? During the community event, there were several large-scale battles. The one with the most players had 110 gamers in a match, divided into 5 equal teams of 22 players each. The fight took place on a tight map with five main islands as starting points and several smaller islands in the neutral area, lasting about 45 minutes.
Anyone interested can watch the entire battle on the YouTube channel of WintergamingTV. The strategy content creator commented on the mega battle:
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Much to the surprise of many, the infrastructure of Beyond All Reason held up well against the large number of players and more than 10,000 units simultaneously. Although the netcode of the RTS was not designed for this, the servers of BAR handled everything apparently without any issues. The netcode refers to the technology that synchronizes data between players and servers to enable a smooth online experience.
It was a different story for the players. The high number of units and players caused low frames per second, especially for gamers with older hardware, while gamers with the latest machines clearly had the advantage in this scenario.
What kind of game is it? Beyond All Reason is a free real-time strategy game in which you can command hundreds or even thousands of units at the same time. The title is inspired by genre classics like Total Annihilation and Supreme Commander.
The real-time strategy game is not available on Steam, but only through its own website (via beyondallreason.info) for free download. Unlike many other games, the title is funded entirely through donations and purchases from players in its own merchandise store. Donations do not provide any advantages.
In Path of Exile 2, the developers have revived their series of build presentations on YouTube. The new build they are showcasing does not rely on attacks at all and even eliminates your enemies while you are AFK.
What kind of build is this? The developers of Path of Exile 2 continuously present character builds from the community on their YouTube channel. The “Reflect” Pathfinder build by user KallTorak has now been presented by the developers.
The build is characterized by the fact that as a player, you do not have to do anything to eliminate nearby enemies. With this build, you can simply walk through the levels and eliminate any enemy, including bosses on the highest difficulty, without any effort.
Here you can watch the trailer for the new season Dawn of the Hunt:
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Path of Exile 2 presents a new teaser for the big update Dawn of the Hunt
Achieving Goals with Ice and Poison
How does the build work? To deal damage to your enemies without using attacks or other active skills, you need the buff “Arctic Armour,” which deals cold damage to any of your enemies who attack you with melee attacks.
To make this buff your main source of damage, you need the unique gloves “Plaguefinger Gauze Wraps.” These ensure that you poison your enemies with the “Arctic Armour” buff.
According to the developers, you should invest in skills in the skill tree that provide you with more cold damage and poison magnitude to increase your damage.
However, to attack not only melee fighters with your poison, you need another buff, the “Herald of Plague,” which transfers the poison from defeated enemies to nearby foes. This quickly leads to a mass outbreak that infects your entire field of vision.
According to the devs, this buff should be further enhanced with the support skill “Bursting Plague.” This support skill increases damage to up to 10 % of your enemies’ life points per second and causes them to explode upon death, dealing damage to nearby enemies as well.
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What does the defense look like? To deal damage to your enemies, you have to let yourself get hit. This also means that you need enough defense to survive.
This build, like many others, relies on energy shield and the node “Mind over Matter,” which consumes your mana before your life points. Since this build does not use active skills, it does not require any mana. You can find a detailed guide for the build on maxroll.gg
How good is the build? According to the developers, you can defeat even the toughest enemies at the highest difficulty levels with this build. However, the harder your enemies are, the longer it may take, and often an active skill as an attack would be a faster option. However, the developers themselves say: “But where’s the fun in that?”
Aside from the big tournaments, Twitch streamers also occasionally organize events in League of Legends. One such project is currently being worked on by the streamer Autophil, who does not rely on classic LoL but rather on a wilder mode.
Who is Autophil? Phil Ehrlich is a German Twitch streamer who specializes in LoL. In addition to streaming, he also plays as a jungler for the German team VININE. He has been streaming regularly, almost every day, since 2020.
Currently, he is organizing the tournament Arena Rumble, supported by Riot Games, where on March 29, 2025, and March 30, 2025, several influencers and even 4 viewers will compete against each other in Arena mode.
Why is Arena not a real LoL? Arena differs significantly from classic LoL. Instead of big strategies with objectives like dragons or towers, it mainly focuses on 2 against 2 combat. The Augments can create great chaos and influence how certain champions are played.
This naturally has a random factor, but that is also the charm of the mode, which can reward players who might not be the best at classic League of Legends.
A press release provided additional information about the tournament to MeinMMO.
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Das ist LoL – Einmal richtig ehrlich erklärt
64 influencers, including former and current professionals
Who is participating? On X.com, Autophil confirmed that 64 content creators will take part in the tournament. This will create 32 teams. In addition to trophies, there is also a cash prize for 1st place (€2,500), 2nd place (€1,500), and 3rd place (€1,000). The following influencers are among those participating:
Bausffs, currently known from Team Los Ratones
Broeki
Sola
Krokoboss
Elotrix
Agurin
LPGjustJohnny
TwoStone
PowerofEvil
RvNxMango
Mahluna
Also participating are 2 viewer teams that qualified for the tournament in a community qualifier.
What kind of tournament is this? The special thing about this tournament is that it will not be the classic 5 against 5, but the temporary Arena mode. In this, 8 teams of 2 compete against each other in several rounds.
Aren’t the candidates unfair? With Bausffs, Agurin, and PowerofEvil, there are players who perform really well in solo queue or have played in the professional arena in the past and currently. To balance this out, there is a points rule.
Each team can only consist of 16 points; the better the rank of the player, the higher the points. Challengers weigh 10 points and then decrease by one point for each rank.
Where can you watch the tournament? Both the semifinals on March 29 and the finals on March 30 will be broadcast as a main event on the Twitch channel of Autophil. The individual Twitch streamers will additionally stream their own gameplay perspective.
While some gamers want to experience as many different games as possible, others spend thousands of hours with their one favorite game. A playtime statistic from a well-known MMORPG recently impressed many during a discussion on Reddit.
What is this discussion about? In one of the hottest threads on Reddit (with over 16,000 upvotes and more than 8,900 comments), gamers compare their playtimes.
RedSonja_ has invested about 2,510 hours in Rimworld (via Reddit).
Own_Exercise_7018 has had around 9,000 hours of fun with Team Fortress 2 (via Reddit).
Asoui_ has about 4,000 hours in Counter-Strike: GO (via Reddit)
gameinggod21 claims to have already spent 1,690 hours in Warframe (via Reddit).
dakondakblade calls for help because he has reached 9,505 hours in Destiny 2 (PC). However, he claims there are still 2,000 hours missing from Xbox (via Reddit).
Bestefarssistemens briefly explains on Reddit: “I don’t want to talk about it.” The reply from Kazko25 caught our attention: “It can’t be more than this 20,000 guy …, right?”
In 10 years of Black Desert, one can accumulate significant playtime – here is the trailer for the anniversary:
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Black Desert: Tribute trailer celebrates 10th anniversary of the MMORPG
“The grind waits for no one”
What about the 20,000 guy? He can be found further down in the discussion. Inner-Republic8363 attached a screenshot from Steam showing the total playtime for the MMORPG Black Desert as 20,368 hours. That’s more than two years.
Itub2000 responds to Reddit with: “He is even online while he took the screenshot.”
probablyuntrue writes on Reddit: “The grind waits for no one”
jlsjwt can’t believe it on Reddit: “I checked and you have to play an average of 5.5 hours a day since the game was released 10.5 years ago.”
kjmajo also shows surprise on Reddit: “Wow, that’s a lot! Like a full-time job for 10 years.”
NihilForAWihil admits on Reddit: “Now imagine MMOs that don’t have autoplay components that are already over 25 years old, like EverQuest 1.”
Why spend so much time in Black Desert? There are three reasons for that:
Black Desert has no max level for the leveling phase. At a certain point, it just gets tougher to achieve further level-ups through monster grinding. In October 2024, MeinMMO reported that for the first time, a player from Black Desert reached level 70.
In Black Desert, there are life skills like fishing, which can be done through automation even when no one is actively playing. However, you must be online.
There are now countless classes in Black Desert that all play wonderfully. Those who want to level these up in large numbers must invest time. Moreover, seasonal servers continuously invite players to start fresh with a character.
Global ranking for playtime in Black Desert: 20,368 hours of playtime sounds like a lot, but it does not even rank among the top spots within the Black Desert community. The top players reach playtimes of 50,000 or even 60,000 hours. For Inner-Republic8363, it’s not even enough for the top 175 (via steamladder.com).
What about the MMORPG expert from MeinMMO? I already mentioned it in my introduction a little over a year ago: Across all characters and versions of World of Warcraft, I am nearing the 3-year mark in total playtime.
Specifically, since 2005 up until March 2024, it has been exactly 2 years, 230 days, and 16 hours. Over the past year, that number has probably increased by a few more hours.
While I’m not one of those players who stand half-afk in one of the capitals for hours and pose with the loot I’ve collected, even my number does not reflect the actual playtime.
For example, I remember a phase in WoW Classic when I stood with my rogue at spawn points for the Black Lotus during work hours, trying to get a chance at the valuable herbs despite the tough competition. Now I’m curious: what are the playtimes in your favorite games? Here’s a colleague’s response, along with a humorous anecdote: I have 1,000 hours in Monster Hunter, but I could only defeat one monster as a coward
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Developers love to play games they have created themselves, including the boss of Monster Hunter Wilds. Now he reports on a hunt that did not go as planned.
Who is it about? In a short address to the fans of Monster Hunter Wilds, three faces from the Capcom team appeared on screen:
Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto
Executive Director/Art Director Kaname Fujioka
Director Yuya Tokuda
It was about the 21st anniversary of Monster Hunter (via x.com), but producer Ryozo Tsujimoto first asked both developers how their experiences in the game are currently. Yuya Tokuda, the head of Monster Hunter Wilds, then shared a funny experience he had during an SOS signal.
What happened to the boss? Yuya Tokuda responded to an SOS signal where a player needed help hunting a Gore Magala. This monster is one of the last you encounter and is also one of the wildest and most dangerous specimens in the game due to its frenzy virus .
You might think that with a team member like the head of Monster Hunter Wilds, nothing could go wrong on the hunt, but it turned out differently. Yuya Tokuda experienced the following: “Recently, I joined a Gore Magala hunt via an SOS flare, only to promptly get carried away by everyone else. I felt bad about it, but we managed to finish the hunt!”.
This even made his colleagues Kaname Fujioka and Ryozo Tsujimoto smile. Even if the situation might be uncomfortable, it’s a good sign that players can appreciate.
What can players appreciate? The fact that even the boss personally plays his game. A game never comes to market perfectly, whether it’s about bugs or balancing. The latter is often up to the fans to communicate problems back to the developers in the form of feedback.
However, there are situations where decisions made by developers often go against what fans criticize. Some players then doubt whether the developers even know their game and play it themselves.
The research “More and More” in Pokémon GO seemed almost impossible for many players after the GO Tour 2025 ended. Now there is good news.
What kind of research is this? The special research “More and More” was introduced with the Einall Tour 2025 and focused on the Pokémon Reshiram, Zekrom, and Kyurem.
This research included tasks related to two different paths that needed to be solved. It quickly became clear: While solving tasks during the GO Tour weekend went quite well, problems arose if one was not finished after the event.
What was the problem? The fourth step of the research required catching Kyurem, Zekrom, or Reshiram, as well as fusing a Kyurem in its special form. The problem was: After the tour, these Pokémon were no longer available. Consequently, the research would be impossible to complete – at least until the Pokémon eventually return to the game. And when that will be, no one knows at this time.
Fortunately, there has now been a change in the requirements.
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Pokémon GO: What’s in the new Season Powerful and Masterful
This is the new Step 4 of More and More in Pokémon GO
Anyone who looks at the game today will notice that the research has changed. Step 4 of the special research now requires meeting completely different goals:
Catch 50 Fire-type Pokémon
Catch 50 Electric-type Pokémon
Use 50 Nanab berries when catching Pokémon
Once you’ve achieved this, you will receive 25 units of Fusion Energy, 5 Kyurem Candy, and 1 XL Candy for Kyurem. Additionally, you can move on to Step 5, where the only task left is to complete 5 raids.
What does this mean? This means that you are no longer reliant on catching the legendary Pokémon. Instead, you just need to collect monsters from the wild that match the required types, and you will complete the task gradually by yourself.
However, the change also means that the progress in Step 4 has been reset for everyone who had completed the task but had not yet claimed it. If you belong to this group, you will now have to start from scratch with the new tasks.
Nevertheless, overall the new goal is noticeably easier to accomplish than the previous one.
What’s next? In March, there are still a few dates lined up where you can catch exciting Pokémon. Right around the corner, the Community Day Classic featuring Karnimani awaits. You can participate on March 22 to secure the Water Crocodile and possibly catch a Shiny. Additionally, there are several other dates to look forward to. We will show you in the overview of all events in March 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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When does one become a good gamer? MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus has previously played in the semi-professional sector and dares to take on an analysis.
In mid-March, Riot banned some external programs for League of Legends that helped players keep track of various timers. This raised the question in the MeinMMO editorial team: Does a good player really need to memorize such things? Do they need to know when which monster respawns in the jungle?
I completely agree with this. However, a “good gamer” is not always someone who plays well. Because there are other factors that, in my opinion, are significantly more important.
Who is writing here? Benedict plays almost everything, from solo RPGs to survival MMOs to competitive shooters. He used to play a lot of League of Legends and Heroes of the Storm – and even earned some money from it. Even though his performances are no longer as good as they once were, victories remain the most important thing for him in gaming, and esports holds a special place in his heart.
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Der Cinematic-Trailer zu Blizzards MOBA Heroes of the Storm
Practice makes perfect, literally
Whether in shooters, MMORPGs, or MOBAs: Those who play a lot will get better – as long as they follow Cortyn’s advice to analyze their mistakes. The improvement in gaming skill comes from practicing certain mechanics while playing.
In most video games, patterns repeat themselves time and again, either in the form of specific sequences of abilities or through more abstract things like recurring movements. Some examples:
The “patterns” of bosses in games like Dark Souls are often the same, and you can recognize them by certain cues from the opponent.
Bosses in MMOs have a fixed set of abilities that they use depending on various conditions.
The classes in RPGs and MMORPGs have their own abilities that work better in specific combinations and sequences.
In shooters, the hitboxes of opponents are always the same, so the movement for aiming remains similar.
Those who frequently play these games passively learn these patterns. Instead of constantly needing to pay attention to which action is better in which situation, a pattern has already become “second nature.” Muscle memory takes over. You react almost instinctively.
That this truly works has already been established by colleague Dariusz Müller. Dariusz is an enthusiastic shooter player and has spent 100 hours in an aim trainer to improve – with success.
Surely there are prodigies whose reflexes are so good that they can adapt to new situations within milliseconds. However, for most players, repetitions help to become mechanically better.
Those who stop getting better, stop being good
Those who stop getting better stop being good – I apply this phrase to a large part of my life, both professionally and in gaming. Those who are good at something have usually worked hard for it, but they should not rest on their achievements.
Once learned mechanics can be forgotten, and even the muscle memory that you all probably know from swiping on a smartphone can be lost. So, if you go a long time without playing or improving, you will get worse again.
However, if you have reached a point that sets you apart from the majority of players, you still have an advantage. Because with enough practice, you will – like in a gym – eventually reach a higher base level than an “untrained” gamer. Losing that level takes a long time.
Therefore, it is quite “fair” that someone who invests a lot of time is better than you. After all, this person dedicates their time to actively getting better – while you may be training your skills in cooking or dealing with people in real life.
However, practice is just one of two parts that distinguish a good player from someone who truly plays well. Because with trained patterns, there comes a significant danger: You become predictable.
This is not relevant for boss fights in MMORPGs and other PvE activities. Here, it solely depends on how well your own skill is. However, in competitive environments like PvP shooters and MOBAs, the situation is different.
Because you always have to consider that your opponent may also be practiced, and possibly even had more time than you. Therefore, it is important to be flexible. Do things that are not predictable or recognize situations where you can apply practiced maneuvers.
With sufficient knowledge about a game, you can encounter situations that, in the extreme case, are new for all parties. It is only at this point that it truly matters who can react faster. But once you reach this point, you can already confidently count yourself among the top ten percent of gamers.
However, practice and flexibility are not the only things you can train to get better. It can actually be simpler to get a bit more out of your gameplay, for example with the right hardware. Because besides skill, it can make a difference which monitor you use: Streamer Shroud tests: Does a 144Hz monitor make you a better shooter player?
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A player from Monster Hunter Wilds reports a frustrating multiplayer experience during a capture quest. The community jumps in with advice and reveals how to easily avoid such situations.
What kind of experience is it? On Reddit, doomcomplex reports that after finishing the story mode, he wanted to complete one last quest before planning to switch to high rank. The goal of the quest: He is supposed to catch a Yian Kut-ku.
When he started the quest, he got support in the form of three teammates who had already reached hunter rank 100 or higher. Doomcomplex’s initial thought: Fantastic, this will go quickly. However, the reality was quite different.
Instead of helping to weaken the monster and lure it into a trap, they threw dung at the creature to scare it away again and again. When there were no more dung balls, they used barrel bombs to sabotage the quest. A targeted capture was not possible this way.
The cruel part: Even in the next two attempts to complete this quest, the trio was back – as if they had it in for doomcomplex. The affected player could only master the quest after blocking the three and trying it solo.
This is not only what doomcomplex expects but also what you can expect after the main story of MHW:
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Monster Hunter Wilds: What to Expect After the Main Story
Use your power as a quest host
How does the community react to the report? With over 4,900 upvotes and more than 630 comments, including many helpful tips on how to prevent such a frustrating situation.
T4Labom explains on Reddit: “As the host, you have the option to kick them out of your quests at any time.” The tip is accompanied by a screenshot showing the relevant option.
GruncleShaxx adds on Reddit: “And set the search so that only AI hunters can help you.” You can set the group to consist only of AI companions in the options at Alma.
DullCow8691 does it differently (via Reddit): “I set the maximum number of players to 2, partly because I still needed the Palico achievement and the multiplayer achievement, and partly because it doesn’t feel like you’re absolutely stunning a monster 24/7 with 2 people, but that’s just a personal preference.”
ItsYume reassures on Reddit: “At least from my own experience (over 100 quests in multiplayer, I always set my SOS to automatically active) I can say that this is an outlier. So just see it as a strange, maybe even funny one-time experience and move on.”
SupaflyRobbE also writes on Reddit: “I can guarantee that this is about 1% of the MH community. Most players are very helpful and friendly. You just had bad luck with some bad apples. I hope this doesn’t discourage you from multiplayer because most of the community wants to help, and even the veterans are really good with info and knowledge.”
If you participate in multiplayer with randomly assigned hunters, you should definitely turn off any type of mod that could negatively affect the gaming experience of your assigned teammates. Because this can also lead to unnecessary frustration: First cheaters derail the fun in the co-op of Monster Hunter Wilds
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In EA FC 25 the FUT Birthday Team 2 with strong upgrades for many icons, heroes, and other players was released on Friday, March 14 at 19:00. On MeinMMO, we show you the new ratings and other improvements.
Update from 21.03.2025 (12:00): On Thursday, March 20, 2025, the last FUT Birthday card for FC 25 was released at 19:00 with Martens van Leer. You will find it under the addition [*new*] in the tracker. On Friday (March 21) at 19:00, the new Dreamchasers event in Ultimate Team starts.
What upgrades do players get for FUT Birthday? All players receive 5★ improvements for weak foot and special moves. In addition, all players receive an upgrade for their rating, their playstyles, and their player roles.
Can FUT Birthday cards collect further upgrades? No. They only receive an improvement upon their release in Ultimate Team.
Tips for a Perfect Start in EA FC 25 – Ultimate Team
FUT Birthday Team 2 Tracker: New Ratings and PlayStyle+
We first list all the new FUT Birthday players with their new ratings and PlayStyle+ compared to their standard version. The same can be seen in a separate list below for FUT Birthday icons and heroes.
If players have additional new positions, these will be marked in bold.
Upgrades for players from FUT Birthday Team 2
Player (Rating→ Upgrade) – Positions – Club – available via
New PlayStyle+
Van Dijk (95→+4) – CB – Liverpool FC – Packs/Market
1. Interception 2. Anticipation
Álvarez (94→+10) – ST, CAM – Atlético Madrid – Packs/Market
Hero Ricardo Carvalho (92→+4) – CB – Portugal/ Liga Portugal – Packs/Market
1. Aerial
Leaks announce more players for FUT Birthday Team 2
What leaks are there for FUT Birthday Team 2? Donk, one of the most well-known insiders for FC 25 Ultimate Team, has posted on his X account all players, icons, and heroes with their alleged upgrades for stats and playstyles.
At this point, we would like to point out that leaks do not have a 100% guarantee. Whether, how, and when the cards will be released remains open.
If you don’t want to be spoiled, you can simply skip the next box.
More leaks for FUT Birthday Team 2
Bremer
Maddison
Martens van Leer
At this point, it continues with the original article and all previous information and upgrades for FUT Birthday Team 1.
Upgrades for FUT Birthday Team 1: Ratings and PlayStyle+
All players from FUT Birthday Team 1 with upgrades
Player (Rating→ Upgrade) – Positions – Club
New PlayStyle+
Haaland (95→+4) – ST – Manchester City
1. Curled Shot 2. Power Shot
Griezmann (94→+6) – ST – Atlético Madrid
1. Frenzy
Sophia Smith (94→+5) – ST, RW – Portland Thorns
1. Curled Shot 2. Quick Step
Rafael Leão (94→+8) – LW, LM, ST, CAM – AC Milan
1. Quick Step 2. Tricks
Aitana Bonmatí (94→+3) – CM, CAM – FC Barcelona
1. Curled Shot
Bellingham (94→+4) – CAM, CM – Real Madrid
1. Technical
Salma Paralluelo (93→+14) – LW, LM, ST – FC Barcelona
1. Technical 2. Quick Step
Rúben Dias (93→+5) – CB – Manchester City
1. Anticipation
Bacha (93→+7) – LB, LW -Olympique Lyon
1. Shielding
Alejandro Garnacho (92→+13) – LM, LW, RM – Manchester United
1. Frenzy 2. Acrobatics
Alexander-Arnold (92→+6) – RB, CDM, CM – Liverpool FC
1. Set Piece 2. Through Pass
Havertz (92→+9) – ST, CAM – Arsenal FC
1. Technical 2. Power Shot
Thuram (92→+9) – ST – FC Internazionale (Inter Milan)
1. Power Shot 2. Tricks
Kelly (92→+6) – RW, RM – Arsenal FC
1. Tricks 2. Calm
Kimpembe (91→+10) – CB – Paris SG
1. Tackling 2. Aerial
Renato Sanches (91→+14) – CM, CDM – Benfica Lisbon
1. Deciding Pass 2. Through Pass
Popp (91→+4) – ST – VfL Wolfsburg
1. Aerial
Rabiot (91→+8) – CM, CDM – Olympique Marseille
1. First Touch 2. Tiki-Taka
Durán (91→+17) – ST – Al Nassr
1. Power Shot 2. Aerial
Diaby (91→+8) – RM, RW, CAM, ST – Al Ittihad
1. Calm 2. Quick Step
Oberdorf (91→+5) – CDM, CM – Bayern Munich
1. Interception 2. Through Pass
Isco (91→+9) – CAM, CM, LM – Real Betis
1. Trivela 2. Deciding Pass
Balotelli (90→+15) – ST – Genoa FC
1. First Touch 2. Power Shot
Willian (90→+14) – LM, LW – Fulham FC
1. Technical 2. Quick Step
Mbappé (90→+27) – ST, LW – Lille OSC
1. Through Pass 2. Tiki-Taka
Rúben Neves (90→+6) – CDM, CM – Al Hilal
1. Through Pass 2. Power Shot
Guirassy (90→+6) – ST – Borussia Dortmund
1. First Touch
Jackson (90→+11) – ST – Chelsea FC
1. Lob 2. Relentless
Jones (89→+4) – CM, CAM, CDM – Liverpool FC
1. Curled Shot
Koné (89→+13) – CM, CDM – AS Roma
1. Power Shot 2. Through Pass
Hummels (89→+4) – CB – AS Roma
1. Aerial
Florenzi (89→+13) – RB, LB, CM – AC Milan
1. Shielding 2. Heavy Pass
Tapsoba (89→+6) – CB – Bayer Leverkusen
1. Tackling 2. Aerial
Kulusevski (89→+7) – RM, RW, CAM – Tottenham Hotspur
1. Technical 2. Relentless
Lobotka (89→+7) – CM, CDM – SSC Napoli
1. Anticipation 2. Through Pass
Pepe Reina (89→+13) – GK – Como FC
1. Through Throw 2. Catching
Benteke (88→+14) – ST – D.C. United
1. Curled Shot 2. Acrobatics
Grüll (88→+13) – LW, RW – Werder Bremen
1. Frenzy 2. Relentless
Raskin (88→+13) – CM, CDM – Glasgow Rangers
1. Anticipation 2. Through Pass
Mbeumo (88→+8) – RW, RM, ST – Brentford FC
1. Lob 2. Frenzy
Jota (88→+13) – LW, LM, RW – Celtic Glasgow
1. Tricks 2. Trivela
Singo (88→+9) – CB, RB – AS Monaco
1. Shielding 2. Block
Sams (88→+18) – CB, RB – Orlando Pride
1. Block 2. Aerial
All Icons/Heroes from FUT Birthday Team with upgrades
Hero Ramires (94→+8) – CDM, CM, RM – Brazil/ Premier League
1. Through Pass
Hero Al Owairan (93→+8) – RW, RM, CAM, ST – Saudi Arabia/ ROSHN Saudi League
1. Power Shot 2. Tricks
Hero Okocha (93→+5) – CAM, RM, ST – Nigeria/ Premier League
1. Quick Step
Hero Šašić (93→+4) – ST – Germany/ Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga
1. Calm 2. Curled Shot
Hero Nakata (92→+5) – CAM, CM – Japan/Serie A
1. Curled Shot 2. Technical
Hero Capdevila (92→+6) – LB – Spain/ LaLiga EA Sports
1. Anticipation 2. Relentless
Icon Essien (92→+6) – CDM, CM – Ivory Coast
1. Deciding Pass
Hero Marchisio (92→+5) – CM, CDM, LM – Italy/Serie A
1. Tiki-Taka 2. Deciding Pass
Icon van Basten (92→+1) – ST – Netherlands
1. First Touch 2. Power Shot
Icon Petit (91→+4) – CM, CDM, LB – France
1. Technical
Hero King (91→+5) – CB – England/ Premier League
1. Shielding
Hero Paulo Futre (90→+2) – LW, LM, RW, ST – LaLiga EA Sports
1. Tricks
Hero Scott (90→+5) – RB, LB – England/ Barclays Women’s Premier League
1. Shielding 2. Interception
FUT Birthday: Upgrades and return of a trio confirmed
What kind of event is it? EA Sports traditionally celebrates the birthday of the popular Ultimate Team mode together with the community. Since FIFA 14, you can expect strong special cards with upgrades, interesting pack offers in the shop, as well as worthwhile tasks and Squad Building Challenges (SBCs) that you can use to improve your Ultimate Team.
Meanwhile, EA has created an info page for FUT Birthday. On this page, EA provides information about the upcoming upgrade system and confirms the return of an iconic trio from past FIFA times.
New upgrades make your players unpredictable
How do the upgrades work? Each special FUT Birthday card gets a maximum ability upgrade for skill moves (special moves) and weak foot (Weak Foot) to 5★. This means that players are nearly unpredictable due to their two-footedness and tricks.
Also, in evolution (EVOs), this upgrade system will play a crucial role. Through the new season pass (from March 13, 2025), in objectives and in squad building challenges, you will have the opportunity to unlock EVOs for 5★ upgrades.
3 quick and dribbling “Cheap Beasts” make their comeback
Which trio is making a comeback? Seydou Doumbia, Victor Ibarbo, and Gervinho were regarded as absolute “Cheap Beasts” (cheap monsters) between FIFA 13 and FIFA 17. This refers to strong cards that don’t cost many coins. Especially their speed and dribbling were among the best in the affordable price range.
10 years after the three played together at AS Roma, they will return in double form. On one hand, EA has announced that they will be usable as special cards for objectives and evolutions. On the other hand, they will be added to the player pool as heroes as part of the FUT Birthday promo team.
Hints indicate first players from FUT Birthday Team 1
What hints are there? Two new announcement screens have appeared in Ultimate Team.
The newest screen, which has appeared under “News” in the main menu of Ultimate Team, shows a comic of striker Antoine Griezmann in an Atlético Madrid jersey. We expect that he will be part of the FUT Birthday campaign with a special card.
Another screen under “Objectives” shows the new card design for the players appearing during FUT Birthday. There are 3 different designs for normal players (pink), icons (white), and heroes (purple).
A FUT Birthday screen gives hints about design and potential players.
Concrete hints about new FUT Birthday players, especially the first 3 upper cards, which are shown slightly larger. Unlike the other cards, you can see their rating, nation, club, position, and two attributes for each.
Which players are suggested? The first card from the new screen (top row, 1st card from the left) can be unmistakably identified as the FUT Birthday card of Norwegian striker Erling Haaland from Manchester City.
For the other two cards, from left to right, it’s likely that they are the Brazilian icon Ronaldinho (Rivaldo is also possible) and world footballer Aitana Bonmatí from FC Barcelona (but teammates Putellas or Pedri/Gavi from the men’s squad could also be in question).
All 3 players will be released with new PlayStyles+:
What else can you expect for FUT Birthday? The birthday also lives from nostalgia. Thus, you can look forward to one or another throwback SBC from players who have strongly influenced Ultimate Team in recent years.
In the daily sign-in tasks, you can easily secure rewards once a day until the end. Besides, we help keep an eye on the upgrades of players from Fantasy FC.
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In the new expansion of The Sims 4, players can start their own business. To make quick money, there is also the option to invest in cryptocurrency. Players have tested how well this works.
What is this cryptocurrency? With the latest expansion, it is possible to invest in SimoCoins. This is a fantasy cryptocurrency in The Sims 4 that could theoretically make your Sim rich.
To get SimoCoins, a Sim must invest 100 Simoleons. Once they have unlocked the ability, they can select “Start Mining SimoCoin” on a computer and farm for the cryptocurrency. This way, your Sim becomes a real crypto-bro.
However, it can happen that your Sim loses their invested money. Whether you make more money than you spent depends on chance. Several players have tested how well the system actually works.
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The Sims 4: From Hobby to Career – The New Expansion in the PS Trailer
Getting Rich with Cryptocurrency in The Sims
How well does it work? The two YouTubers Simmer C and lilsimsie have tested how quickly one can actually make money thanks to crypto-mining. And indeed, both YouTubers are thrilled by how fast you can get Simoleons with cryptocurrency.
Both content creators earned a lot of money in no time. However, they had to start with the right initial capital because it requires tables, computers, and chairs to get started with mining. Moreover, unforeseen events like a fire can occur if the screens overheat.
Unfortunately, it also takes some time before you have the option available. You must:
Open a small business
Reach Level 4 of Renown
Invest in the SimoCoin perk
Once you meet the conditions, mining will be displayed as an option when clicking on the computer. Then you can get started and hopefully earn a lot of Simoleons.
