Those who have reached the endgame in Monster Hunter Wilds want to have good loot, and in large quantities. The best way to get it quickly is through SOS flares, but there’s a catch – it’s hard to get in. We’ll show you a trick on how to consistently get good loot.
What problem is meant? Anyone who has reached the endgame and wants to replicate one of the strongest builds must necessarily complete difficult hunts. The fastest way to do this is through SOS flares at Alma.
However, those who want to participate in one of the advertised double hunts will usually be disappointed. The reason for this is the countless error messages bombarding you, making it clear that you cannot join the session.
Often many minutes pass before you finally find a suitable round. This can be frustrating in the long run. But there is a way to avoid this stress.
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Investigations provide you with consistently good loot as often as you want
What feature is meant? The feature of investigations. For those who don’t know yet: You can save active hunts on the map as investigations and repeat them up to 3 times.
However, you first need an active hunt in your current lobby. Once you have found one, you can click on it on the map, “create a quest,” and then either start or, as in our case, “save as investigation.”
If you save the hunt as an investigation, you have to pay up to 300 guild points, but it’s worth it. This way, you have the chance to collect the promised bonus rewards up to 3 times, and that’s not insignificant in a good double hunt.
Why is the SOS signal currently having problems? Although several weeks have passed since the release, the player base is still large. Many fans are trying to quickly and easily get good loot with crossplay.
If you have crossplay enabled and your language set to Worldwide, thousands of players will try to rush one of the three open slots of a hunting group. To secure a spot, you have to either be incredibly quick or lucky.
The Twitch streamer and YouTuber talked in a video about his weight loss of 35 kilograms and gave insights into the reasons.
Peter Smits from PietSmiet has recently been particularly notable for one thing: his reduced weight. The community kept asking him how he managed to lose so much. In a Twitch stream, and later in a YouTube video, he collected the questions, answered them, and talked about himself.
Note: This article deals with the topics of nutrition and body weight. If these topics are distressing to you, we recommend skipping the article.
We at MeinMMO are not health experts. If you want to lead a healthier lifestyle, you can consult your doctor or your health insurance. From March 25 to April 3, 2025, you can also participate in the Digital Health Days of the Techniker Krankenkasse.
On YouTube, HandOfBlood is also one of the big names. We introduce him to you in the video:
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HandOfBlood: The most important thing about the YouTuber and Twitch streamer in under a minute
“This idea was not an option for me”
How did it come to this? Peter says he never really dealt with nutrition and had a rather “loose” attitude towards food. Moreover, he also moved far too little.
Ultimately, he underestimated how much these two components affected his health.
During a visit to the doctor, he became aware of the extent. There was a suspicion of heart problems, and Peter had a cardiologist examine him.
This is what he wants to avoid: It was revealed that he was on the verge of developing high blood pressure and at the same time had a fatty liver. The cardiologist also informed him that he would have to take medication for his high blood pressure by the age of 40 at the latest. This made Peter think.
This idea that I have to open my little package every day with Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday to take medicine to keep my body okay, for the reason that I broke it myself, was not an option for me.
One option to avert potential high blood pressure would have been stress reduction. However, this was not really possible for Peter, as he says. He has his own company with PietSmiet and has just had a baby.
The second option was, of course, to reduce his body weight.
How did Peter lose weight? Peter says he lost weight by maintaining a calorie deficit and changing his diet. Later, he signed up at the gym, which he visits three times a week, and uses his indoor bike every day.
Twitch-Streamer and an Unhealthy Lifestyle
The lifestyle of a full-time streamer often includes long days in front of the PC with little exercise and a poor or unconsidered diet. For marathon streams, for example, energy drinks are consumed to stay awake longer or to concentrate better while playing.
Since cooking is usually associated with effort, it is much easier to order food to eat during a reaction. Additionally, the prolonged sitting at the PC can lead to posture problems.
Peter from PietSmiet is a positive example here, as he shows that Twitch streamers do not have to lead this unhealthy lifestyle. Movement, sports, and a thoughtful diet can be reconciled with streaming. For example, the Twitch streamer Varion always walks on his treadmill while live on Twitch. Another positive example is Commander Krieger, who wants to change his life after a stroke.
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In EA FC 25 you earn free rewards with the streams of FC Pro League. You can also benefit from dynamic upgrades. On MeinMMO, you can read the most important informationand all dates.
What are the FC PRO Leagues? These are leagues and tournaments for professional players in various countries. EA Sports will accompany the following e-events with FC Pro Leagues in the coming weeks:
All dates of the Pro Leagues
eMLS Cup Final (USA) on March 14 at 3:00 PM
ePremier League Final (England) from March 22 to 23 at 5:00 PM each day
LA LIGA FC Pro Cup (Spain) from April 5 to 6 at 2:00 PM each day
How can you secure free rewards? You can secure the rewards as viewers of the respective events by watching the streams for at least 15 minutes, and for additional rewards, for at least 60 minutes.
To do this, you only need to link your EA account with your Twitch or YouTube account. How this works is explained in detail further down in the article.
What rewards can you expect? You can expect player selections (1 of 3 Rare Gold Players 75+) and Prime Gold Packs (worth 55,000 coins). Additionally, you can secure a group bonus (84+-x5-Professional Pack) for completing all viewer tasks.
What kind of dynamic upgrades are there? For the ePremier League Final next weekend (March 22 to 23), a player selection has appeared in the Squad Building Challenges (SBCs). If you complete the SBC by March 22, you can choose 2 of the following 4 players:
Mitoma (Brighton Hove & Albion)
Gomez (FC Liverpool)
McAtee (Manchester City)
Werner (Tottenham Hotspur)
Since these are dynamic cards, they can earn up to 2 upgrades depending on how their partnered e-clubs perform.
How do players get upgrades? A +1 rating upgrade is given to the player if the club wins a game. Another +1 rating upgrade is given if the club finishes in the Top 4 of the eLeague.
After the video, you will also read how you can link your accounts to EA Sports in order to fulfill the viewer tasks.
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How to link your Twitch/YouTube account with EA Sports
How to link your accounts with EA:EA Sports has published two detailed instructions on their info page describing each step on how to link your accounts via Twitch or YouTube to receive the free rewards.
We present these here in detail with the appropriate links.
How to receive rewards via Twitch
Make sure you already have an existing Ultimate Team account.
Ensure you link the correct EA account with your Twitch account at https://ea.com/twitchlinking Age restrictions apply. See Twitch’s service terms for details.
Make sure you link the correct EA account with your YouTube account by clicking “Connect to Electronic Arts”.
You’ll be asked if you want to allow Electronic Arts to link accounts and watch approved events and videos to get a chance at in-game rewards. Click Connect.
Confirm your EA account. If it is not the right account, click “Not your account?” and switch to the correct account.
Click Next. If you have enabled signup confirmation, you will be prompted to verify your identity.
With this, you are well-equipped to secure the free rewards. To add a little more excitement, you can also choose 2 dynamic pros. We suspect that more dynamic cards for the respective Pro League events will also appear in the coming weeks. With our Fantasy FC Tracker in FC 25 on MeinMMO, you won’t miss any upgrades or progress.
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On Steam, there is a 7-year-old app that has quadrupled its user numbers since the beginning of the year: Lossless Scaling improves the performance of games with any graphics card and now allows you to boost the FPS.
What is Lossless Scaling? Lossless Scaling is a program available, among other places, on Steam. It has been live there since December 2018. However, until early 2024, the app recorded only about 100 simultaneous users (via SteamDB).
In January of the previous year, however, the user numbers increased. Between December 2024 and March 2025, Lossless Scaling made the largest leap from about 4,200 simultaneous users to an all-time peak of 20,903.
The reason for the increased popularity is likely the update from January 10, 2025 (via Steam): Since then, Lossless Scaling can not only increase the GPU load, but also the current game framerate by an additional 20 frames.
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A versatile program for better performance?
What can the app do? In addition to the FPS boost, Lossless Scaling has other features that make it a useful helper for weaker PCs. Among other things, it can also reduce the workload of the used graphics card. Additionally, the app allows games to be displayed in windowed mode as fullscreen. Furthermore, graphic quality can be improved.
Especially interesting is that the program can be combined with any GPU. It doesn’t matter whether there is a Nvidia GeForce, an AMD card, or Intel’s Battlemage installed. A YouTuber has also published a 17-minute test of the program.
Via Steam, the program currently costs 6.89 euros.
How do users find the program? The Steam reviews of the program stand at Very Positive with currently 20,963 reviews. Thus, Lossless Scaling is generally well received by its users.
Here are a few positive quotes:
I really think [the developer] is a tech Einstein who is also drunk enough to sell a Nobel Prize-worthy app for the price of a Starbucks coffee. Take my upvote and my utmost respect. – bourbon via Steam
Absolute magic. You need this if you want more FPS in your games. Frame generation has a bad reputation and I never cared for it… but this is just magic. No problems at all. Also, very low input delay, you won’t notice it. I just wouldn’t use it in competitive gaming where every millisecond counts. In every other game… that would be my tool of choice. – Muzie via Steam
Make frames go brrrrrrrrrrr – duffed110 via Steam
However, there are also critical reviews. Some users criticize that the app recently starts all games in fullscreen and the windowed mode no longer works. Another player writes that the program requires too many PC resources (e.g., RAM) and thus negatively impacts his games. Others are dissatisfied with the latency.
Final Fantasy XIV has stronger and weaker content patches. Accordingly, the number of players rises and falls during expansions. If you want to jump back in with the highly anticipated content of Update 7.2, you can best prepare with these tips.
Naoki Yoshida, the Director and Producer of Final Fantasy XIV, wrote in a column for the Japanese magazine Famitsu about a fan question he received at gamescom: Whether there was a reason to play the MMORPG permanently.
He replied: It’s okay if you [Final Fantasy XIV] don’t play every day. Since it’s just a game, you don’t have to force yourself if it’s difficult for you. […] So come back and play freely when the big patch comes […]
The head of the game itself says that you should play your game only as long as you really enjoy it, and 7.2 is one of the biggest patches ever according to him. However, how do you get back into Final Fantasy XIV after a longer break? We have four tips for your return.
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The new trailer for Patch 7.2 of Final Fantasy XIV shows the new, highly anticipated content
Story is everything – Pick up where you left off
Final Fantasy XIV is conveniently very consistent. If you dropped out at a point, you can almost seamlessly continue where you left off after a break. No matter how many patches have been released in the meantime: Raids, dungeons, trials, and co. remain relevant and playable.
First, you should catch up on the main story that you missed. The MSQ of an expansion contains all the new content. Therefore, your focus should be on this.
The next related quest will appear in the scenario guide, a UI element that appears in the default setting at the top left of the screen.
If you dropped out at a point where the story was somewhat tedious, quest-heavy, or perhaps just boring, there are two options. The first would be to skip cutscenes with the press of a button.
However, if you need to catch up not just on one or two patches of quests, but perhaps even on several expansions, you can spend some money: With the Adventurer Stories from the store, you can jump to the start of the DLC you want to play.
You can’t get closer to the current state of the expansion than with Adventurer Stories: Endwalker. This allows you to start directly with the first Dawntrail quest Endless Possibilities.
Caution: If you use the Adventurer Stories, your desired job will not automatically be leveled up to the required level. Therefore, you will need to farm experience points before catching up on the remaining quests – or you can also buy a boost for the job.
Depending on how long you were away, your old class has received some updates. Especially at the release of new expansions, jobs are often significantly reworked. Accordingly, Final Fantasy XIV plays slightly differently upon your return than before.
The best way to get back into it is to find a training dummy. These can be placed as garden decorations in front of houses. You can also find and target the following level 1 dolls in the overworld, as long as you have unlocked the area:
Deep Woods (X: 24.0, Y: 19.5)
Middle La Noscea (X: 26.2, Y: 17.4)
Western Thanalan (X: 26.3, Y: 24.7)
We focused here on the level 1 dolls. However, there are also dummies for levels 50 and up in the corresponding endgame areas.
Alternatively, you can also unlock a new class and learn the skills during the leveling process. The levels you need for the individual jobs of the expansions, you can read in our beginner’s guide.
To ensure you don’t get in your own way, you should definitely look for new armor as soon as your current job is ready for the next challenges. Equip the job crystal for your desired job and press the button for Recommended Gear:
This is the button you want to click. Then the game will automatically suggest the best gear you have for the job in your armor chest.
Equip what the game suggests as optimized equipment. This can be done quickly with the Equip button.
If your armor class isn’t good enough for the next combat content, you can still exchange your Allagan stones. You can read which are currently relevant and which have been sorted out in our guide to current endgame currencies. In it, you will also learn how to obtain the latest armors:
Alternatively, you can stock up at the market board with enough gil. Here you can find crafted items as well as gear available from NPCs. So before you spend a lot of money, it’s best to check out the NPC vendors in the next larger in-game city. Their wares are usually sufficient for dungeons and normal trials.
A fresh UI for a fresh perspective
Depending on how intensively you played Final Fantasy XIV before your break, you may have tweaked your UI and are now faced with an outdated layout. Or perhaps a layout that you can no longer work with at all.
In fact, a functional UI can make the game worlds easier for you. Combined with clever macros, Final Fantasy XIV even becomes incredibly comfortable. Macros, however, are something for later.
You can read everything about the UI of the MMORPG in the official UI guide. In it, you will find everything related to the basics. If you are looking for inspiration, this Reddit thread is a good starting point.
If you aren’t sure which UI adjustments would be good for you when returning to Eorzea, you can of course take care of these only after you’ve played a bit. If you find yourself overwhelmed by your previous creation, you can simply reset the layout back to standard.
With these tips, you should be ready to jump into Final Fantasy XIV fresh after your break. We wish you a lot of fun!
What’s next after your return
On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, Final Fantasy XIV continues with Patch 7.2. The developers will bring new story quests, as well as the new tier of the current 8-man raid. In addition, there will be a new trial in two difficulty levels as well as a new dungeon.
However, the additional major content will unfortunately only follow during the patch series: The cosmic explorations will go live on April 22, 2025, with Patch 7.21. The field expedition Kreszentia starts on May 27, 2025, with Patch 7.25.
If you want to know how to access this content, you can read all about it in our endgame guide. We will update this upon the patch release when the final patch notes go live.
Many players have been waiting for the field expedition Kreszentia for a long time – during the Endwalker patch cycle, there was no similar content. The focus back then was on making the game overall friendlier for single players. But until May there is still plenty of time to catch up on the story and prepare for the challenge. By the way, if you want to fundamentally change your character by then, you can still secure a free Fantasia until Tuesday: You can still receive one of the most popular shop items in Final Fantasy XIV for free in-game for one more week
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It has been a long time since the last appearance of the Avengers in the MCU. The last movie was released almost 6 years ago. The Russo brothers will direct the latest installment, just like in the past. However, they initially did not want to do that.
Which movie is it about? In 2019, Avengers: Endgame was the last film (for now) from Marvel’s beloved hero team. In the meantime, 13 films and countless series have been released, but fans had to wait a long time for a new appearance of the Avengers. Next year it will finally happen, and with Avengers: Doomsday, a new movie that brings many heroes together will be released.
The special thing about the film is the new villain, Dr. Doom, who is not only quite menacing but is played by Robert Downey Jr. The Russo brothers are also back and will direct once again after Infinity War and Endgame.
However, they originally did not want to return, as they revealed in a recent interview.
The last Avengers film was released in 2019:
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German trailer for the Marvel movie „Avengers 4: Endgame“
We were resistant for a while
What did the Russo brothers say about the upcoming Avengers film? In an interview with omeleteve (via YouTube), the directors talked about Avengers: Doomsday. They did not reveal any story details about the film, but discussed how they came to return.
They were asked who had the idea to not only bring Robert Downey Jr. back but also to cast him as the main villain. The brothers said: It was not their idea at all, but rather that of Marvel boss Kevin Feige. They originally did not want to make the film either. Even after Robert Downey Jr. tried to convince them, they declined: We were resistant for a while
In the end, it was the persuasive power of Steve McFeely, the writer of Avengers: Endgame. He had the idea for the new movie, and the Russo brothers were convinced:
And then one day, Steve McFeely, who is one of our most important collaborators, said: “I have an idea.” And he called us […] and we said: “This is the story. This story needs to be told. It’s a really strong story.”
Anthony and Joe Russo about Avengers: Doomsday (via YouTube)
Especially the villain of the upcoming film seems to have convinced them. They cannot tell any details, but they explained that they love villains who think they are the heroes of the story. Then they become three-dimensional, and they become more interesting.
This focus on the villain also fits with the previous Marvel films of the Russo brothers. With Thanos and Baron Zemo, they brought two of the best villains of the MCU to the big screen. In the comics, Dr. Doom is actually not Tony Stark, but the tech billionaire has done some terrible things there as well: 7 ruthless things show the dark side of Tony Stark in the Marvel universe
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The Swedish Consumer Protection Authority filed a complaint with the European Union against a game. Now, the European Consumer Protection Cooperation Network (CPC) is responding with new guidelines for something that bothers all players: microtransactions.
What happened? The Swedish Consumer Protection Authority filed a complaint with the CPC against the developers of the equestrian game Star Stable Online. The CPC reviewed the complaint as well as information from the company regarding commercial practices, also known as microtransactions, that children might encounter in the game.
In the process, they found the following violations of existing consumer protection laws and points that could specifically harm children. Among other things, children in the game would be directly addressed and encouraged to purchase items and currencies. Furthermore, a lack of transparency and pressure from time-limited offers was criticized.
The developers of Star Stable Online have until March 21, 2025, to respond in writing to the CPC regarding these issues and to propose improvements. Meanwhile, the European consumer protection agency published a report with new rules for in-game purchases.
Microtransactions have been annoying players for a while:
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The future of microtransactions? Everything should get better in the EU
What are the new rules? The CPC published an eight-page report with principles for virtual in-game currencies. The report can be downloaded from the official website of the European Commission.
Specifically, the CPC lists seven principles that define the minimum requirements for purchasing and using virtual currencies:
There must be clear and transparent pricing
Practices that obscure the costs of digital content and services in games should be avoided
Practices that force consumers to purchase unwanted in-game currency should be avoided
Players should be provided with clear and understandable information even before the purchase
The consumer’s right of withdrawal should be respected
Contract clauses should be fair and written in clear, understandable language
The vulnerability of consumers should be taken into account, especially when it comes to children
In the report, the CPC also specifies clear measures to be taken for affected companies. Here is an example of the principle for clearer pricing:
The action points for principle 1 regarding clearer pricing for in-game purchases.
What could this mean in practice? Microtransactions and in-game currencies will remain for now, even with these new guidelines. However, pricing may become more transparent. In addition, it may become more difficult for companies to directly address children and adolescents under 18 with their offers.
So far, everything is set for a release of GTA 6 in autumn 2025. If that is not the case, it could lead some companies in the gaming industry to go under, says an analyst.
Who is the analyst? The analyst speaking now is Ben Porter. He is employed as Director of Consulting at Newzoo, an analytics company focused on the gaming industry. In an interview with PC Gamer during GDC 2025, he commented on the influence of GTA 6 on the industry:
If you, as a company, are currently eagerly waiting for the release of GTA 6 and it gets delayed by three, four, five, six months, what do you do then? Either you have to be able to throw yourself into the big black hole that is now open, or you need to extend your development time by another six months – I am sure some companies will go under because of that, right?
According to Porter’s theory, companies that want to avoid the launch of GTA 6 could face financial problems if it gets postponed. Another analyst recently got into trouble with one of the developers of Baldur’s Gate 3:
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The wait for GTA 6 also costs
What is the validity of the statement? In fact, many game developers seem to be currently refraining from announcing specific releases, as they want to avoid GTA 6. This is noted by gaming journalist Jason Schreier at Bloomberg (Paywall). According to his sources, companies want to ensure that GTA 6 really appears in 2025 and does not get pushed to 2026.
Publishers seem to fear that a release too close to the launch of GTA 6 could have a negative impact on their own sales figures.
Ben Porter, in turn, implies with his statement that some companies cannot afford the waiting, hesitating, and pushing:
An unreleased game without a release date – whether full release or early access – usually does not bring in any revenue for the developer: Without a clear release date, pre-orders are banned in Germany too (via Heise).
This can mean that a developer might be stuck with the costs of a possibly finished game indefinitely. Not all game developers can afford this in the long run.
What is the status of the release date? At the moment, there are rumors, but no official announcement of a release delay for GTA 6. Accordingly, it is still to be expected that the game will be released in autumn 2025. Even if there are always rumors about a postponement.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is actually a co-op shooter that throws you and up to 4 colleagues into various missions where you quest through a dystopian world. Now the game is introducing a horde mode for casual rounds.
What kind of game is Warhammer 40,000: Darktide? Darktide can most closely be compared to Left 4 Dead. You have different classes with various weapons and abilities and can go on various missions in co-op with up to 4 players.
Now the developers at Fatshark have announced a new mode that focuses on casual fun with countless hordes and random buffs instead of fixed loadouts. This is also intended to appeal to players who do not necessarily want to grind the endgame.
A major update in September 2024 already caused a surge in player count:
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12 waves, massive hordes, and a growing power fantasy
What kind of mode is this? In a new blog post, the developers at Fatshark announced the new mode Mortis Trials for the upcoming update Nightmares & Visions. Mortis Trials relies on a roguelike structure and a lot of chaos.
You will be able to play Mortis Trials from level 13, and the mode is supposed to offer an easy and quick introduction.
Each round consists of 12 waves, in which you must face hordes of heretics.
You will not only have to eliminate enemies mindlessly, as every 3 waves you will receive an objective that will give you a strong buff if you complete it.
Before the round, you select a buff and then you can choose from different archetypes:
Pyrokinetic
Voltaic
Fulminator
Death Dealer
Colossus
The later buffs in the runs are also supposed to be based on this.
The various buffs are supposed to become stronger the further you progress, and in the last 3 waves you should be able to unleash yourself with your now powerful character.
The mode is intended to offer replayability through the roguelike mechanics and challenges with different difficulty levels. In the form of unlockable conversations, lore enthusiasts should also get their money’s worth.
How is Warhammer 40,000: Darktide generally received by players? On Steam, the game has improved from a rather rocky launch to Mostly Positive with over 88,400 reviews. Many of the endgame contents are designed for multiple players, making it especially worthwhile with friends.
Not all anime are well-known, and some deserve much more attention. We present to you 5 anime series that are hidden gems.
The world of anime is vast and colorful. Nowadays, so many new series are released every season that it’s hard to keep up with all of them – and often, one doesn’t even want to. Often, amidst the flood of well-known animes, some pearls get completely overlooked.
This can have various reasons. Perhaps these animes are airing alongside a mega-hit that gathers all the attention. Maybe a new series hasn’t been licensed in Germany and isn’t available from any provider. Or the series just didn’t quite appeal to the mainstream, thus receiving little attention.
If you prefer something magical, these 3 anime might help:
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With this list, we want to take a look at 5 anime that you may have never heard of – and that are simply too good to ignore. We have tried to ensure a solid mix of genres so that there is something for every taste.
Shinsekai Yori
Alternative titles: Shinsekai Yori: From the New World Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Horror, Mystery Number of episodes: 25 Streaming available on:No providers known currently. Available for purchase only.
Many centuries have passed since psychokinetic powers awakened in humanity. Wars have ravaged the world, and the few surviving humans live in strict asceticism to avoid repeating the past incidents. During this time, Saki Watanabe also lives, whose powers have also awakened. As she learns to cope with this gift at school, strange incidents occur – rule breakers mysteriously disappear, and during a school trip, the children discover that the world may have changed even more drastically than they ever imagined…
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Shinsekai Yori combines fantasy with science fiction, often weaving in a touch of horror into the story. The world is extremely complex, and the story offers many high points and drastic twists, continually placing the events into new contexts and revealing only the next layer of what lies beneath the surface of the plot.
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The Brazilian streamer QueenGloriaRP usually streams in front of 37 viewers on Twitch, but is now a big topic in the channels of the influencer scene. Because half of these 37 viewers are probably not real but a bot. This whole situation came out a bit embarrassingly for her. Twitch has also banned her.
This was the situation on Twitch: The Brazilian streamer streams in English. On March 18, 2025, the streamer smiled somewhat coolly into the camera while it was apparent on the screen that she had apparently tapped into a viewbot program. Such a program creates “artificial viewers,” which beautify the statistics but serve no real purpose.
It seems she noticed herself that the viewers had caught onto her misstep and giggled with a high voice. She then explained with a raised index finger that she would be back shortly.
When she was seen again, she announced somewhat uncertainly that her streaming program OBS had required a restart. Clearly a lie: It is likely that she was dealing with her slip-up during the streaming break. Perhaps she deleted a video-on-demand, thereby erasing evidence.
In any case, she could not prevent a clip of her behavior from making the rounds.
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What impact does this have on her? Twitch has banned the streamer QueenGloriaRP. How long the ban lasts is unknown.
Additionally, she has significantly damaged her reputation, as she will now always be suspected of artificially inflating her viewer numbers.
Does she do this often? A user on X has looked closely at the statistics of QueenGloriaRP on Twitch and Kick, and the graphs show steep increases whenever she activated the boost through the viewbots.
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Four days ago, her channel grew significantly without any increase in participation in the chat.
A friend told her that someone was sending her viewbots, which confused her.
She then googled it and found a site. She then realized that anyone could send viewbots to anyone else, and that it was very cheap.
During the stream, she then accidentally clicked on a tab with that site again. But she is a noob and has no idea about the whole site. That’s why she deleted the video-on-demand right away because she was afraid people would think she was a cheater.
Why do people use viewbots? The most likely answer is: To increase the visibility of their stream, as many viewers sort streams by size – the more viewers you have, the more likely you are to appear in the feed of new viewers.
Also, for advertisers, you become more interesting the more viewers you have.
And it could also be a conscious stroking of one’s own ego: Because streamers compete with each other like in a high score list, and everyone wants to climb a few ranks.
This is how it is discussed: Influencer Jake Lucky raises the valid question: If such a small streamer can manage to get 20 viewbots on her stream, what does it look like for larger streamers? (via X)
For a long time now, there have been rumors about streamers with supposedly ten thousand viewers whose Twitch chats are almost dead because only a handful of viewers are chatting.
Mega-Absol will be in Pokémon GO this weekend. Here’s how to properly utilize the raid day with the monster.
When is the event? The raid day with Mega-Absol takes place on Sunday, March 23, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
What kind of Pokémon is this? Absol is a Dark-type Pokémon that first appeared in the Ruby and Sapphire games. In the later sixth generation of games, it received a Mega form that you can now catch on the raid day in Pokémon GO.
Here’s how to get Mega-Absol:
Defeat Mega-Absol in the Mega Raid.
After the battle, you can catch the normal Absol.
You will also receive Mega Energy. The faster the raid is completed, the more energy you get.
If you have enough energy, you can use one of your caught Absols to perform the Mega Evolution.
Since you usually need multiple Mega Raids to unlock the necessary Mega Energy, you should take part in the Mega Raid Day if you don’t have a Mega-Absol yet. Because there are useful bonuses.
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Tips for the Mega Raid Day with Mega-Absol
These bonuses apply: During the three-hour event period, you should note which bonuses are active.
You can get up to 5 free passes from gyms that you spin. But: Only after the last one has been used.
There’s an increased remote raid limit of 20 participations. This applies even from 1:00 AM until the next day at 4:00 AM.
There’s an increased Shiny chance for Absol that you catch in Mega Raids.
Additionally, Absol can learn the move “Whirlwind” during the event.
To complete as many raids as possible, you should move to the next gym after each raid. There you can pick up the next pass and challenge another Mega-Absol if one is available. The chance is quite high that most gyms will be occupied by Mega-Absol during the raid day.
How to defeat Mega-Absol? As a Dark-type Pokémon, Mega-Absol is very vulnerable to Fighting-type attacks. Bug and Fairy also pose a threat to it. It’s best to use Pokémon like Mega-Lucario, Terrakion, Mega-Rayquaza or other suitable counters.
How many trainers are needed? A successful battle against Mega-Absol is even possible alone. At least if you have good counters at a high level. With less ideal Pokémon, you should attack with additional trainers.
Limited research: A limited research is ongoing during the event. You will receive Stardust upon completing the tasks.
Ticket in the shop: The shop will offer an event ticket that costs 5 US dollars (in euros likely similar). This will grant you additional bonuses. Important: The bonuses mentioned above also apply without a ticket.
The ticket includes:
Up to eight additional raid passes from gyms
Increased chance of XL candies in raids
50% more XP when defeating raids
Double Stardust in raids
However, these bonuses only apply during the event period. So think about whether you need these bonuses or if the event is sufficient without a ticket.
In fact, the raid day is not the only exciting event this weekend. While you can challenge Mega-Absol on Sunday, you’ll encounter Lotad everywhere on Saturday. This little water crocodile is returning to the game as part of its own Community Day Classic. It’s worth catching because its evolution, Lanturn, is very strong. You can find all information about the Community Day Classic with Lotad here.
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MeinMMO editor Nikolas Hernes loves games like Monster Hunter Wilds or Diablo 4. Playing and experimenting with different builds is exactly his taste. He finds building his own boring. One genre, however, is the exception.
What is meant by building builds? Games like Diablo 4, Monster Hunter Wilds, or even Borderlands may be different, but through skills and different weapons, you can build different builds. You can go for elemental damage or focus on specific weapons.
For so-called Theory-Crafters, such titles are like a playground. There are many tools to let loose. Fans of deep character systems often spend hours trying to conceive new builds and strategies.
I want nothing to do with that. I enjoy playing endgame content in such games, but building my own builds does not interest me. I would rather look at ready-made builds in Monster Hunter Wilds, replicate them, and dive into battle without much thought. Why Skill A is better than Skill B doesn’t concern me in the game itself.
Even in games like League of Legends, I rely on ready-made builds and vary slightly depending on the opponent. I do not want to deal with numbers or hard-to-understand synergies. I find that boring. I want to dive right into the action.
However, there is one exception. One game genre awakens my urge to try out my own things, and those are rogue-lites and rogue-likes.
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Rogue-Lites spark my experimental urge
Why are rogue-lites an exception? There are mainly 2 reasons why I have interest in my own builds in rogue-lites.
On one hand, these games are run-based. This means I usually start each run without a specific item and take what is presented to me. This eliminates the vast selection, and I have to enjoy the items and abilities that I randomly get. It awakens the thrill of randomness and additionally limits the selection significantly.
No game is as fun in this aspect as The Binding of Isaac. It’s usually about building a build with which you can finish the run. However, occasionally runs arise where you become so powerful that you set a new goal of breaking the game. Nothing is as much fun as lagging my Switch because Isaac spawns countless projectiles.
The second aspect is the abilities themselves. I am not a fan of mathematics or numbers, but when games like Hades explain that Ability A triggers when Action B is performed, I can understand that without having to read much.
In good rogue-lites, ability descriptions are usually directly understandable because it is random what you get in each run. With these simple explanations, even I as a noob can build small builds based on simple interactions. Of course, such games also have simple stat upgrades, but the great fun for me lies in the various combinations that only need to work for one run.
Nonetheless, I have to say: Theory-Crafters are impressive
Am I a bad gamer because I do not want to engage more closely with builds? I would say: no. Every game has different aspects that you can love or hate. I love the combat in games like Monster Hunter or Diablo, but building my own builds is not my strength. Likewise, there are people who prefer to interact with skill trees rather than other aspects like story or action.
Nevertheless, Theory-Crafters are impressive. The knowledge required to build these builds is enormous. Accordingly, you have to engage a lot with the one game, also outside of the game itself.
Ready-made builds are for me like quest boards. They give me a goal to pursue. Ready-made builds are also made up of items and equipment that I have to find or unlock.
In the end, I have to thank these heroes of the community as well, because without such ready-made builds, I would not have gotten far in many games. There is not one aspect that defines what makes a gamer. For MeinMMO demon Cortyn, one trait is the most important: What defines a good gamer has nothing to do with skill or aim
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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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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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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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“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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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.
