ARK 2 was supposed to be released last year, but the release didn’t happen and the developers went silent. Now there is a sign of life.
What was the latest status of ARK 2? Studio Wildcard, the developers of ARK 2, have been silent about the survival game for a long time. The last information was provided almost exactly 2 years ago, on March 31, 2023, when the developers postponed the release of ARK 2.
ARK 2 was subsequently scheduled for late 2024. In the meantime, the UE5 remaster “ARK: Survival Ascended” was supposed to fill the gap for players. It was released in October 2023 but received only moderate reviews (cf. Steam).
By the end of 2024, ARK 2 disappeared from Steam – there, eager players could at least read the basic information about the game until then. The planned release in 2024 did not happen, and the developers remained silent.
The latest trailer for ARK 2 is also already a few years old:
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ARK 2 Trailer Release 2023
Advertising for a DLC instead of real information about ARK 2
What new information is available now? Even in March 2025, there is no trace of ARK 2. But there is at least a sign of life:
Studio Wildcard announced a new expansion called “Lost Colony” for ARK: Survival Ascended, which takes you to “Arat Prime.”
This mysterious place is considered the “birthplace” of the Arks and is an important location in the lore of the survival game.
Lost Colony is supposed to close the narrative gap between the expansions “Extinction” and “Genesis” and serve as a bridge into the world of ARK 2 (via Steam).
In addition, the official account of ARK: Survival Ascended posted on March 18 on X.com, in which the developers explain that Studio Wildcard is continuing to work on ARK: Survival Ascended and ARK 2.
However, this post caused a lot of confusion among fans, as it also states: “ARK: Aquatica is being developed by SnailGamesUSA.” However, a project named “ARK: Aquatica” is not yet known. The announcement is still pending.
Not the information fans hoped for: Players who have been waiting for ARK 2 since the first announcement in December 2020 are likely disappointed with the new information – after all, the game was supposed to be released last year.
For months, there has been regular questioning in the ARK subreddit about where the game is. Fans discuss whether it might never be released or ask when the release will be. Many players likely wish for a proper release date that will actually be adhered to.
The release of Palworld was anything but smooth. With an unexpected success and a lot of players, the developers celebrated the breakthrough, but the community manager now reveals that not everything was rosy.
Why is the success of Palworld surprising? If one had to describe Palworld, it would be Pokémon with weapons. The game was developed by Pocket Pair and allows you to catch Pals so you can use them for further battles or make them work in your camp.
The game is an indie game, and rarely do these kinds of games become hits. In the case of Palworld, it was surprising. Many players were taken with the new concept of monster catching, and this was reflected in the release.
Palworld: Feybreak – Trailer presents free update with loads of new content
“I think many companies could collapse under the pressure.”
How was the release for the team? On Monday, March 17, 2025, the community manager of Palworld spoke at the Game Developer Conference about the game’s release. According to him, “it was popular to hate Palworld.”
One of the reasons was the appearance of Palworld. Many fans still believe that the game was created with AI, while John Buckley stated: “I could stand here and tell you that we did not generate Palworld with AI, but at least five people in this room will say ‘liar’. But that is exactly it. We have somehow given up on repeating that, but we did not, I promise…”.
The accusations have also affected various artists and designers; for this reason, the studio went on the offensive and released insights from the development – especially concerning the design process.
Additionally, the studio is still fighting plagiarism claims, stating that the game is a copy of Pokémon and has stolen many things. Nintendo is convinced and has even filed a lawsuit against Pocket Pair. The penalty was set at 10 million yen, approximately 61,000 euros. Despite the problems, the studio continues.
When children watch World of Warcraft, it can be very cute – but also very shocking, as some parents reveal.
World of Warcraft is old – at 20 years, it’s quite old for an MMORPG. This applies to many players who have now become extremely old grown up. Many of them now have their own children, and they see what their parents are playing on the computer. But how does the younger generation actually react to what happens on the screen?
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3 absurde Bugs, die in WoW passiert sind
In the WoW Subreddit, a discussion was sparked on exactly this topic – and some reactions are simply merciless.
In true “Okay, Boomer” fashion, some parents feel how it is when you’re no longer playing the most modern game:
“My oldest son (14) calls WoW the “Boomer game of my mom” 🙁 I met his father in-game during WotLK, at least he thinks that’s pretty cool.” -_paxia_
You can’t build anything – that’s why Minecraft is better than WoW
Other kids can’t relate to World of Warcraft at all because it is so fundamentally different from other games:
“My son always compares it to Minecraft and simply doesn’t see what makes the game special because we can’t build things.” -Wiseblood1978
Some other children might evoke a warm feeling for certain characters. Because who knows when this lady was last called “princess”:
“‘Show me the princess who collects flowers!’ – My daughters when they talk about my undead priest with herbalism.” -ToiletWarlord
Those who complain that “there’s nothing to do in WoW” perhaps just cannot appreciate the small, beautiful things in life:
“My youngest loves it when I sit in Darnassus in front of the bank and all the mounts walk by, he always laughs hysterically when someone runs by with the AH mount. It’s just fun to watch.” – raulit21
Some people also enjoy watching passing mounts.
However, some children seem to already have a very developed understanding of morality when they question fundamental game mechanics:
“One of my core memories is when my little nephew wanted to try WoW. We created a character and logged in. I translated it for him (we are not English-speaking) and he gets his first quest to kill some wild boars. After a few moments of fighting, he kills one and then I say, ‘Now we right-click.’ He does it, his character kneels to loot, and my nephew asks: ‘Oh, are we praying for the pig now because we killed it?’ I felt so bad at that moment and had to explain to him that we only need the gray scraps. That has always stuck with me.” – SamaramomM
Young people are a problem for WoW: As amusing as the stories are to read, World of Warcraft actually has a problem with youth. Because WoW is struggling quite a bit to engage the next generation with the MMORPG.
One reason for this is that World of Warcraft is a rather old game, whose graphic style cannot keep up with newer games. At the same time, WoW requires a lot of time and is simply too complex and overwhelming for newcomers. Before you grasp the fundamentals in WoW, you could have mastered 3 other games already. Do you also have children watching you play? How do they react to World of Warcraft (or other old games)? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
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On Steam, a game offers you a particularly simple experience. However, it is so well executed that the game enjoys 90 percent positive reviews.
What kind of game is this? It is the game A Game About Digging A Hole. In this game, the goal is to dig a hole in your backyard, nothing more. There is a treasure buried in the earth that needs to be unearthed.
Here you can watch the trailer for the game:
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A Game About Digging A Hole: Digging a Hole as the Sole Objective
“A religious experience”
This is the gameplay: At the beginning of the game, you start with a simple shovel and begin to dig. The deeper you go, the rarer materials and more money you earn to buy new equipment or upgrade existing ones. The game features about an hour of content.
The best part: The game costs less than 5 euros and is currently even 10 percent off, costing only 4.49 euros (via Steam).
What does the community say? Overall, the game has a total rating of 90 percent from around 10,000 user reviews (via Steam). Some individual community voices:
fey says about the game (via Steam): “After I reached the main goal, I set out to achieve all the achievements. After I got them all, I dug up the whole garden. Now that I’ve done everything I can, I can rest. Really a religious experience in this game.”
Josh says about the game (via Steam): “A simple and fun digging simulator. It’s addictive to find new, more valuable resources and upgrade the equipment.”
Kit.T is also enthusiastic but criticizes at the same time (via Steam): “Good pastime for one or two hours, but not much after that. Needs more content in my opinion; I want to dig deeper, but unfortunately there’s a bottom, and it’s not as deep as you might think.”
The Anime adaptation of Solo Leveling has climbed to the top of the Crunchyroll rankings, surpassing even One Piece. However, not everyone is thrilled about this success.
In which category is Solo Leveling leading? The success of Solo Leveling is currently undeniable in the anime world. The series has built up enormous hype in a short time, which not everyone on the MeinMMO team can understand.
On different rating platforms, the anime is rated above average. For example, on MyAnimeList, Solo Leveling has a rating of 8.66 / 10 and is thus in 69th place, which is a really good placement considering the large number of existing animes.
Now, Solo Leveling is the most rated anime series on Crunchyroll, with over 594,500 ratings.
For comparison:
One Piece has about 594,400 ratings
Demon Slayer has around 587,000 ratings
You can watch the trailer for season 2 here:
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Solo Leveling: Trailer for Season 2 Arise from the Shadow
Why is this so impressive? Since Solo Leveling currently only includes 23 episodes, this is a super-fast rise. It is also interesting to see how different the path of Solo Leveling is compared to One Piece, which premiered in 1999 and has been available on Crunchyroll since 2013 – now with over 1,122 episodes.
However, the ranking is not about the most popular, but the most rated anime series. Therefore, a high number of ratings says nothing about the quality of the series.
Moreover, fans are viewing this development from a completely different perspective and remain skeptical.
“The number of ratings on Crunchyroll is meaningless”
What does the community say? Despite the great success of Solo Leveling, there are also critical voices in the community pointing out that new One Piece episodes will soon be released on Crunchyroll and could push Solo Leveling from the top spot. Because One Piece is currently on a break and since October 2024 is showing a remake of the Fishman Arc instead of new episodes.
A user on Reddit said: “I love both [animes], but wait until April when One Piece returns – weekly, both subbed and dubbed.”
Other users agreed and expressed concerns that the success of Solo Leveling cannot be compared to that of One Piece at all:
Busy_Pineapple_6772: “Every new anime is always hyped as number one until the next anime comes. One Piece hasn’t aired any new episodes for almost 6 months and still maintains its position.”
Vagabond_Sam: “One Piece is also available on Netflix, so ‘number 1 on Crunchyroll’ is only the case because not all One Piece fans are on the same platform. This is just an attention-grabbing slogan to promote Crunchyroll – not a serious benchmark.”
GuardEcstatic2353: “The One Piece movie grossed 400 million dollars, while the Solo Leveling movie only made 5 million dollars. We really need to look at the reality. The number of ratings for exclusive productions from Crunchyroll and similar platforms is meaningless.”
What’s next? One Piece will return in April with new episodes on Crunchyroll. Many fans expect that this will bring a huge increase in ratings and popularity, and Solo Leveling might possibly lose its top position again. One thing is certainly sure: Solo Leveling has shaken up the anime world and will continue to spark many discussions in the future. Especially one episode recently caused a lot of excitement.
Unlike Janthir Wilds, the next expansion of Guild Wars 2 will not be released in August. MeinMMO summarizes what the developers at ArenaNet are planning instead.
What does the new plan look like? In the official Guild Wars 2 forum, Game Director Josh Davis explains that they want to take more time for the new expansion of the MMORPG. Therefore, it will be released in October 2025. Specifically, Davis states:
I want to give you an update regarding the release timing of our next expansion for Guild Wars 2. While we released our last two expansions in August, we have decided to postpone the release of the next expansion to October. This additional time will allow us to ensure that the expansion meets our quality standards without leading to crunch.
This change for the sixth expansion will not affect the release timing of the last quarterly update for Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds.
We thank you for your patience and support as we take the necessary time to bring the next chapter of Guild Wars 2 to life. We will provide more information about our next expansion this summer, and in the meantime, we will release more content and events to continue the adventure, including the last quarterly release for Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds. As always, thank you for being part of the Guild Wars 2 community!
Here you can see the trailer for the latest content update Reue of Guild Wars 2:
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Guild Wars 2: Repentance – Trailer for the Second Update of Janthir Wilds
How is the community reacting to the delay? The announcement is not well received by parts of the community. A major criticism from various players: Already now, they have been waiting for months for story content that can be completed in two to three hours. Now they are expected to wait even longer for this?
Furia_BD writes on Reddit: “The game has become a DLC hell.”
mrzablinx adds on Reddit: “The last update had at most 2 hours of content, which I find unacceptable with a waiting time of 3 months between patches.”
SaintAlunes writes on Reddit: “They should just focus on Guild Wars 3. It is clear that they are spreading themselves too thin by trying to work on both games at the same time.”
Next update coming soon
What is planned for the next few months? Although the latest content update Reue was just released on March 11, 2025, several other content packages are planned for March, April, and May. Here is the current roadmap for Guild Wars 2:
March
March 25: Legendary Mode for Ura-raid and WvW gameplay comfort updates
April
April 8 to April 15: Bonus event “Dungeon Rush”
April 15 to May 6: Super Adventure Festival
April 15: Skills and gameplay balance update
April 25 to May 2: WvW bonus event “No Stricken State”
May
May 6 to May 20: Bonus event “Return to End of Dragons”
May 13 to May 20: Bonus event “Rolling Beetle Race”
May 20 to May 27: Beta “PvP Push” and bonus event “Rush”
For Janthir Wilds, there will be a third content update later in 2025, which will again bring a fresh map, but also a fractal, the Convergence challenge mode, relics, mastery updates, a legendary backpack, and more. You can find our impression from playing the latest expansion here: Guild Wars 2 Janthir Wilds played – impresses with new mount, leaves potential in housing
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In Pokémon GO a new event has been announced. And it brings you some interesting content.
What kind of event is this? The event, named “Breathtaking Variants,” will start on Thursday, April 3, 2025, at 10:00 AM and end on Monday, April 7, 2025, at 8:00 PM.
In addition to the debut of a new Pokémon, some free research, and various monsters, you can also receive a mysterious Pokémon at the event. However, only under one condition.
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Pokémon GO: What’s in the new Season Powerful and Masterful
Breathtaking Variants – All Content
What is this mysterious Pokémon? There will be a free special research in the event that you will receive if you log into the game after the event starts. Here, the mysterious Pokémon Marshadow awaits you as a reward.
If you have already received Marshadow by purchasing a ticket at GO Fest 2024, you will not receive a second copy. Instead, you will receive candies for the monster.
Which Pokémon is making its debut? With the event, Paldea-Taur will also make its way into the game. The Pokémon is available in 3 different variants: Battle, Flame, and Flood variant. You can find the monster in 3-star raids.
Each of the 3 variants is available in different regions. The Battle variant is available on the Iberian Peninsula, the Flame variant in the eastern hemisphere, and the Flood variant in the western hemisphere. In Germany, you will encounter the Flame variant.
The regular variant of Tauros is a regional monster, which is otherwise only available in the USA and parts of Canada and Mexico. If you have not yet obtained a copy, you can fill another entry in your Kanto Pokédex with this monster.
What bonuses are there at the event? The following bonuses will be active in the event:
double experience points when catching monsters
increased shiny chance on Schalellos
Which Pokémon can you encounter at the event? You can meet the following Pokémon at the event.
In the wild:
Formeo*
Formeo (Sun Form)*
Formeo (Rain Form)*
Formeo (Snow Form)*
Burmy (Plant Cloak)*
Burmy (Sand Cloak)*
Burmy (Trash Cloak)*
Formeo appears more frequently in the form that matches the current weather.
In 1-star raids:
Schalellos (Western Sea)* (western hemisphere)
Schalellos (Eastern Sea)* (eastern hemisphere)
Psiau*
Wuffels* (with luck, you can evolve it into Wolwerock in the Dusk Form)
Other contents of the event: You can complete a free, limited research during the event that rewards you with 10 Dakuma candies as well as encounters with various event Pokémon.
If you successfully complete the research, you will also receive an additional candy for catching Pokémon and an increased chance for XL candies when catching monsters (starting from level 31) until the end of the event.
You can also purchase a paid, limited research for 2 $ (about 2 €). Here you will receive 4 Premium Battle Passes, 1 Lucky Egg, 1 Star Piece, and additional encounters with event Pokémon.
You can also complete special field research during the event and participate in PokéStop showcases.
There is still some time until the start of the event. But there are also some events and content waiting for you in the game until then. You can find out what they are and what highlights await you in our overview with all events in March 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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With the announcement of the start date for the second season “Dawn of the Hunt” of Path of Exile 2, the developers have caused upset among Last Epoch. Now the developers of Last Epoch are speaking about the situation.
Why are the fans angry? Players of Path of Exile 2 have been waiting for months for the new season, which is expected to bring new items, mechanics, and subclasses, and possibly even a new proper class as well.
However, the start date for “Dawn of the Hunt” has been causing anger among fans since the announcement. April 4, when the new season goes live, is just two days after the launch of Last Epoch’s long-awaited new season. Fans perceived this as an attack, especially since the announcement from Last Epoch came about two weeks earlier (via LastEpoch.com).
Last Epoch attracted over 260,000 players at peak last year (via SteamDB) and now wants to build on that success with a big season. The start date for “Dawn of the Hunt” from Path of Exile 2 comes at a very inconvenient time. Now the developers have reacted.
Here you can watch the trailer for the new season of Path of Exile 2:
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Path of Exile 2 presents a new teaser for the big update Dawn of the Hunt
The Elephant in the Room
How are the developers reacting? The new season of Last Epoch starts on April 2, 2025, just 2 days before Path of Exile 2. To explain what new content players can look forward to, Last Epoch developers Mike Weicker and Karv “Karvarousku” answered questions from ARPG content creator GhazzyTV in an interview on YouTube.
Right at the start of the two-hour Q&A session, the host addressed the two developers about the elephant in the room, the scheduling conflict with Path of Exile 2.
Developer Mike Weicker said: “We are just as disappointed as everyone else, and we are currently focusing on our second season and building the hype and excitement for what we will be releasing, that is now our major focus.”
Also, “Last Epoch” developer Karv “Karvarousku” commented: “We have good stuff, so it’s worth looking forward to, but yes, disappointed, but well.”
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Will there be a release delay? In the interview, the two developers did not announce any delay to their release. Instead, they spoke extensively about the new features of Last Epoch and heavily promoted their own ARPG. Even on the website LastEpoch.com, the countdown still points to April 2, 2025.
Although some players and the developers justifiably curse over the overlap of both start dates, there is still plenty of time until the start of the next season in both games to extensively experience both ARPGs. An expert already knows what matters: Expert names 5 things that Path of Exile 2 must improve in the next season
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ChatGPT by OpenAI is considered powerful, but also very expensive. Now the Chinese company Baidu has introduced a chatbot that is said to be not only faster but also much cheaper.
Which company is it about? The Chinese company Baidu operates the search engine of the same name in China. Now the company has presented two new AI models: ERNIE 4.5 and ERNIE X1. This is reported by the English-language magazine Neowin.net.
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ERNIE: Faster and especially cheaper than ChatGPT
What is ERNIE? ERNIE 4.5 is a multimodal base model that can understand text, images, audio, and video. It is said to have improved capabilities in areas such as language skills, understanding, generation, logical reasoning, and memory.
With ERNIE X1, Baidu also offers a significantly more extensive model of its AI. This is a so-called “Deep Thinking” model: Deep Thinking refers to the ability to analyze and solve problems in multiple steps. It is thus supposed to be better suited for logical conclusions, complex calculations, and more.
What is special about the AI? Another positive aspect of ERNIE 4.5 is its costs, which are said to be only 1% of the costs of GPT-4.5: While ChatGPT is said to cost 700,000 US Dollars daily, the costs of ERNIE 4.5 are only 7,000 US Dollars. This aims to surpass the new AI model DeepSeek, which also costs significantly less than ChatGPT.
The prices start for input and output at 0.55 US Dollars per 1 million tokens (ERNIE) and 2.2 US Dollars per 1 million tokens (ERNIE X1).
Can you already test ERNIE? Yes, you can access ERNIE 4.5 and ERNIE X1 through the ERNIE Bot website. Baidu plans to integrate these new models into Baidu Search, the Wenxiaoyan app, and other services in the coming months. However, this may not be very relevant for German users, as these services are only available in China and there is no German equivalent.
In EA FC 25 a new update was released on Monday, March 17, 2025. It addresses a problem with the transfer markets in Ultimate Team and in career mode, among other things. You can read all the information about the latest patch on MeinMMO.
What kind of update is this? Title Update 11 fixes various gameplay issues, different modes, and audio/graphics. The patch has a file size of around 0.9 GB on PlayStation 5.
The update is now available for download on all platforms. Only players of FC 25 on the Switch need to wait a little longer. EA announced on X that the patch will be released soon. (via EA Sports FC Direct Communication)
What transfer issues have been fixed? Before the update, there was a common error in Ultimate Team where various objects, such as manager cards, could only be offered on the transfer market for a maximum price of 99 coins. This was probably a glitch that has now been removed from the game.
In career mode, issues with placeholder teams during club transfers should no longer occur.
You can read all further changes in this article.
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Tips for a Perfect Start in EA FC 25 – Ultimate Team
That gives you all the changes for Title Update 11 at a glance. Compared to the last patch, the new features are manageable. With the release of the last update, a new playstyle was introduced. You can read the key changes and announcements from Title Update 10 in FC 25 on MeinMMO.
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Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, is one of the richest people in the world. Yet among all his possessions, one item stands out as invaluable to him: a handwritten letter from his father.
What does the letter say? For Bill Gates’ 50th birthday, his father, William H. Gates Sr., wrote a personal letter to his son. In this personal writing, he encouraged his son to always maintain his curiosity and emphasized the incredible experience of being a father.
This simple principle of constant curiosity shaped not only Gates’ approach to challenges but was also a key factor in Microsoft’s rise to a global technology giant.
Years later, shortly after the death of his father in September 2020, Bill Gates recalled this letter in a moving post on his blog GatesNotes. He wrote that the words of his father continue to accompany him and inspire him daily – both in his work and in his personal life.
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The Father as the Most Important Teacher
What role did his father play in the success of Microsoft? According to Bill Gates, William H. Gates Sr. was not just a supportive father but also a respected lawyer. In the early years of Microsoft, he provided his son with legal advice and helped navigate the legal and business challenges of building Microsoft.
In his very personal obituary to his father, Gates explained that his influence went far beyond private advice: he was a moral authority and helped him in difficult phases of life – both professionally and personally.
Why is this letter so significant for Bill Gates? In a world where material wealth often takes precedence, the letter reminds us of what truly matters: the experiences, advice, and love of family and friends.
For Bill Gates, his father’s written words symbolize not just a simple memory but also the principles that significantly influenced his individual path and the success of Microsoft.
How did the letter influence his career and life? His father’s letter remains a source of inspiration for Bill Gates. Even though Bill Gates has stepped back from day-to-day operations, his curiosity continues to drive his engagement in new (especially social) areas. Together with his wife Melinda, he founded the Gates Foundation, which promotes health, education, and poverty alleviation worldwide (via GatesFoundation).
Bill Gates owes his father many valuable life lessons – but when it comes to success, the right mindset also plays a crucial role. In job interviews, he notes, there is one particularly tricky question that throws applicants off balance: Bill Gates explains how to answer the toughest question in a job interview
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With Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, a role-playing game with beautiful graphics has been released on Steam. However, unlike many other new games, this RPG does not rely on Unreal Engine 5, but on a product from Germany.
Which engine does Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 use? Unreal Engine 5 is used as the benchmark for impressive graphics in many new titles and immediately raises high expectations among players.
But Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 also looks fantastic and particularly impresses with its lush meadows and dense forests, which are realistically represented by CryEngine 5. The CryEngine from Frankfurt am Main, which started in 2006 with Far Cry, has been continuously developed and now poses a real competition to Unreal Engine 5.
In the trailer, you can see how Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 truly looks:
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Kingdom Come Deliverance 2: Launch Trailer shows you in 2 minutes what makes the RPG unique
True Competition from Frankfurt
How strong is the competition from Germany? The example of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 shows that CryEngine also enables the development of graphically appealing games without compromising on performance. With a GeForce GTX 1060 as the minimum requirement for KCD 2, no player is excluded.
The director of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 explained why they chose not to use Unreal Engine 5: “Unreal Engine 5 is perfect for dry worlds, rocks, and deserts, but not for trees and dense vegetation,” he says in the Fantastický Podcast EP. 42 on YouTube.
The CryEngine particularly convinces with its ability to represent vegetation and realistic environments in detail, which distinguishes it in games like Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. It also offers a good balance between visual quality and performance, making it an attractive choice for developers.
Are there also monetary differences? There are also differences in licensing fees between the two engines. While developers using Unreal Engine 5 only have to pay a 5% royalty after a revenue of $1 million (via unrealengine.com), Crytek charges royalties for CryEngine starting from a revenue of $5,000 (via cryengine.com). For smaller developers who might not reach this threshold, it could be financially advantageous to opt for Unreal Engine.
Editor Alberto Lloria from 3DJuegos shares the opinion that the video game industry, with its rigid focus on Unreal Engine 5, may have taken a wrong turn. The current example of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 shows that the competition from Frankfurt am Main can keep up with the market leader and even have the edge in certain areas.
Lloria emphasizes that the game delivers impressive graphics by utilizing CryEngine 5 without sacrificing performance. To him, this is a clear sign that it is not always necessary to use the latest and most promoted engine to create a visual masterpiece. Why Unreal Engine 5 is so popular can be explained with 4 videos: 4 videos of the new Unreal Engine show us how fantastic gaming will look in the future
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On Steam, “Project Hospital” is on sale: It is a realistic hospital simulation. Those who purchase the DLCs can also deal with Corona. A positive side effect: The solid economic simulation provides a foundation for understanding how a hospital operates.
What kind of game is this? “Project Hospital” is a hospital simulation. Compared to the well-known representatives in the genre, it is significantly more serious: There are no fantasy diseases like in Theme Hospital; instead, patients must be diagnosed and treated.
Project Hospital was released in 2018 on Steam and has 88% positive reviews. Currently, the game costs €12.50 on sale on Steam. With DLCs, the price increases to €25. Among other things, the Corona pandemic comes into play here.
The game offers a campaign and several scenarios. However, the centerpiece is the sandbox mode, where you build the hospital of your dreams.
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Project Hospital – Trailer for the management game in the style of Theme Hospital
At the beginning, you fight against humanity’s great enemy, athlete’s foot
This is how Project Hospital plays: It is a classic economic simulation with some role-playing elements: You hire doctors, technicians, nurses, and janitors, who can improve and have certain traits that you should consider when hiring: One prefers to work in the morning, another is a night owl, and the nice night nurse is unfortunately an alcoholic.
You must intervene and take medical action repeatedly: A typical scenario is that a patient complains of “itching,” which is such a general problem that your novice doctor is overwhelmed and asks you what examinations he should conduct. Testing for a potential fungus in the laboratory is often the right solution here.
However, the main focus is on the construction aspect of the hospital: You need to plan the departments solidly, optimize pathways, and schedule shifts so that you spend as little money as possible while also minimizing patient casualties.
This is what the fight for a patient’s survival looks like
This is what makes the game appealing: Like in any classic economic simulation, Project Hospital is about optimizing processes and building an increasingly complex system.
While you start with only a few doctors treating athlete’s foot, sprains, and back pain at the beginning, you will soon open new departments, acquire ambulances, and unlock increasingly difficult cases, up to pneumonia. Once you manage the first intensive care units, an operating room, and specialized departments, the game becomes more complex and exciting.
The side effect is that you at least gain a rudimentary understanding of how medicine works and how individual examinations provide more and more facts about a case.
The “normal exceptional situation” is that a patient is already in the intensive care unit, and most of his symptoms are treated with medication, but there is still an unknown symptom that is blinking. A blinking unknown symbol, represented by a blinking eye, indicates: “You don’t know what it is, but it could lead to the patient’s collapse and death, and it needs urgent treatment.”
The player must decide which examination is necessary and determine whether to acquire an expensive specialized device for the case, like an MRI.
A typical decision in Project Hospital is:
Should I buy a new intensive care unit for that one emergency that urgently needs a bed, even if it puts me in debt?
Should I transfer that one patient?
Do I risk leaving him in an examination room for a few hours, hoping a spot will open up at 8 AM the next morning?
This is what the reviews say: Project Hospital has very positive reviews on Steam. However, there is regret that the game has not been further developed since 2020. The steep learning curve is also mentioned:
“Great game if you enjoy controlling a lot of things”
A player with 186 hours in Project Hospital writes: “Great hospital simulation. If you ever want to manage a hospital and control its individual aspects, then it fulfills that wish.”
A review by a German doctor with 570 hours in the game states (via steam):
As a doctor, I have some professional knowledge, but I was very pleased that a hospital simulation has been released that takes a realistic approach. Similar genre representatives like Two Point Hospital with their fantasy diagnoses have always deterred me in advance.
Overall, it is a great, interesting, and exciting game – medical professionals will certainly also enjoy it, as long as they can overlook some inaccuracies here and there.
The medical professional makes it clear, however, that some concessions to realism must be accepted. Some important specialties are missing. However, he praises that the first medical department available in the game represents well how to deal with unselected patients :
Like in real life, the player must distinguish here between trivial issues and potential emergencies.
The game provides insight into the debate on hospital reform
This is the bonus effect of Project Hospital: Anyone who follows the political situation in Germany knows that there has been a significant debate about the profitability of hospitals in recent years.
I don’t want to say that playing Project Hospital makes you an expert in the debate and allows you to speak right away. But the game at least provides the foundation to understand the core of the debate:
Should complicated surgeries that are only performed once a year be carried out in every provincial hospital, or is it better to refer such cases to the state capital?
This is a question that the player of Project Hospital will also have to deal with.
Another effect is that, after playing Project Hospital, the next time you need to go to the hospital, you might better understand what is going on with you as a patient.
MeinMMO presents you with the biggest games in the German Twitch every month and shows you which streamers you can watch the games with.
How was this list compiled? We sorted the most watched categories in Germany over the last 30 days on sullygnome.com and present you with the results here every month.
We exclude categories like Just Chatting or Events, as this should be solely about the games. Additionally, we introduce you to the three Twitch streamers who played the game the most in the last 30 days.
For the Twitch channels, we excluded event or team channels and only took individuals.
Note: This article was written on March 17, 2025, and is based on the numbers current at that time.
In our video, we present to you the 5 most relevant German Twitch streamers 2024:
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These are the 5 most relevant German streamers on Twitch in 2024, according to Google
10. GeoGuessr
Watchtime: 2,045,134 hours
GeoGuessr is an unusual game that gained a lot of popularity in recent years. Players have to guess where they are in the world using images from Google Street View. The closer they get, the more points they receive.
EA Sports FC 25 is a football simulation where you control the entire football team. Players can play the career mode or compete against other players’ teams.
Reacher is now celebrating great success with its third season on Amazon Prime Video. Before the series featuring Alan Ritchson, there were already two films with Tom Cruise. In an interview, the author of the books explained which actor he thinks is better for the role.
Who is the author of Reacher?Reacher is based on the Jack Reacher book series by author Lee Child. So far, 29 books have been published, with the 30th following in November 2025. Each book is a standalone story in which the titular ex-soldier, Jack Reacher, deals with suddenly emerging problems in various locations across the USA.
Even before the series, which is currently running its third season on Amazon Prime Video, there were two films with Tom Cruise that were released in 2012 and 2016. In an interview, Lee Child commented on who of the two is actually the better actor for the role. His clear favorite is Alan Ritchson. This is also due to his size.
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German trailer for season 2 of Reacher
Tom Cruise primarily lacks one thing: size
What does Lee Child say about the actors? In an interview with The Independent, the author spoke about the two actors and why he finds Alan Ritchson more suitable.
But one cannot escape the fact that Reacher is a big guy. […] It is part of his entire way of viewing the world and how the world sees him. He is huge, he is relentless, he is intimidating. And despite Tom’s ability to bring out Reacher’s inner self, he is not huge and not intimidating.
Nonetheless, he likes Tom Cruise and the films. He especially praises the first film as a sharp, hard-hitting thriller and that Cruise is a smart guy and filmmaker. He also mentions that readers were not satisfied with the casting, and he believes they were right.
He finds Alan Ritchson perfect for the role, even stating Alan was born to play Reacher and he knows it. Another challenge arose when a casting decision had to be made for the third season to find an actor to embody the character Paulie, who had to be even taller than Alan Ritchson.
Despite the challenges, they found actor and bodybuilder Olivier Richters, who also appeared in the films Black Widow and The Kings Men.
What did Alan Ritchson do before Reacher? Ritchson probably had his big breakthrough with Reacher. One of his first appearances was in the series Smallville. After that, he had smaller roles in series and lesser-known films. His first significant role was in the series Blue Mountain State, which ran from 2010 to 2011. Other appearances included:
Monster Hunter Wilds offers a wide selection with 14 weapons. If you primarily want to focus on ranged combat, you can choose between the bow, the heavy and the light crossbow. Here, you will learn how to best play the bow and what to pay attention to.
The bow is a very versatile ranged weapon that you can use at both short and longer distances. At the same time, it offers you high flexibility and mobility, making it also suitable for more advanced beginners.
The bow offers the following advantages:
High and fast damage output
High mobility, allowing you to dodge attacks more easily and strike back quickly
High flexibility through coatings that enable more targeted responses to specific situations
Suitable for short and long distances
In this guide, we will introduce you to the most important mechanics, combos, and applications to ensure you are well-equipped for your fights with the bow.
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Monster Hunter Wilds: Capcom shows new abilities for the bow
The Basics: All About Attack Types, Combos & Resources
Stamina as the Main Resource
Unlike the other two ranged weapons, the bow requires stamina for you to use it. This means you do not have to worry about your ammunition and do not need to reload in between, allowing you to shoot continuously as long as you have enough stamina.
Different attacks cost different amounts of stamina. Stronger attacks require more stamina than light ones. So, it’s important to keep an eye on your stamina bar at all times to be able to dodge when necessary.
You should ensure that your stamina bar is always at its maximum length by resorting to rations or meals. You can also design your armor skills and decorations to increase your stamina regeneration.
Standard Attack Types and Combos
In Monster Hunter Wilds, the bow can fire different attacks and combos depending on the player’s input. In addition to the standard shots “Quick Shot” (tap the attack button quickly) and “Power Shot” (hold the attack button), there are also various shot types in combos. Each shot type offers different advantages – from area damage to targeted precision shots.
Here you can see how to play the most important combos:
Combos with ControllerCombos with Mouse and Keyboard
The most important shots and combos you should master are:
Dragonpiercer, which hits a monster with a piercing shot along its entire length and causes continuous damage
Thousand Dragons, a powerful but very short-range salvo that deals massive burst damage
Tracer, which, as the name suggests, marks the target and launches explosive arrows
Parabola Shot, a hail of arrows that causes directed area damage
Almost all attacks can be charged by holding the input, resulting in higher damage.
Which attacks are suitable for short distances? In close combat, you can fire a “Spread Shot” that can deal increased damage at short distances. Quick Shots, Power Shots, and Thousand Dragons are attacks that also work well in close combat.
Which attacks are good with low stamina? If you have low stamina, it makes sense to focus on the combos Dragonpiercer or Thousand Dragons. You can use these as long as you have even a little stamina – no matter how much.
Focus Mode and Breaking Wounds
The focus attack of the bow differs from other weapons in that it can relatively easily break multiple wounds at once.
To do this, you enter Focus Mode and aim the circle at the monster. Automatically, open wounds of the monster and your placed explosive marking arrows are detected by small triangles.
In focus mode, multiple wounds and explosive target markings can be targeted simultaneously
When you then shoot your focus attack, your bow releases homing arrows that break wounds and trigger explosions.
Coatings and Special Attacks
In addition to your stamina, you need to keep an eye on your charge level, which you can increase through successful combos or perfect dodges. You need these charges for special attacks and coatings.
The charge bar shows you whether and how many coatings you can use
Each bow can use different coatings that can be replenished through the charge bar. However, it depends on the specific bow which coatings you can apply – you cannot always use all of them.
The following coatings are available:
Coating
Effect
Power
Increases damage overall
Close Combat
Reduces range but increases damage
Paralysis
Can paralyze the monster
Poison
Can poison the monster
Sleep
Can put the monster to sleep
Explosion
Can cause explosive pestilence
Fatigue
Can stun and fatigue
Puncture Coating
Pierces the monster and hits multiple times
You should use coatings when they fit the situation and as soon as they are charged to get the most out of your bow.
Utilize Critical Range
When you aim your bow at a monster, a distance indicator is shown to you. This displays 3 levels of your potential shot:
Small with the label “Out of Range” – A shot from this distance does nothing for you
Medium-sized, with a point in the middle – Suitable range without critical damage
Glowing Orange with a second circle – Perfect distance for critical damage
The perfect distance can change with different applied coatings, so you should not overlook this display.
However, the indicator does not guarantee maximum damage. Even if the circle glows orange, it does not mean that you will automatically deal maximum damage.
Fill the Charge Bar by Dodging
In addition to the optimal distance, it is also important that you stay as mobile as possible. On one hand, dodging fills your charge bar, and on the other hand, it allows you to position yourself quickly and easily without having to interrupt your attacks.
However, you should be careful not to drain your stamina bar with this. Once it is depleted, you will not be able to attack for a short time and will be exhausted. This will make you unable to dodge during this time and vulnerable to your opponent’s attacks.
If you perform your dodge perfectly, it will automatically fill a segment of your charge bar.
Use Your Parabola Shot Frequently
Your hail of arrows is excellent for starting a fight or when the monster isn’t moving much. The many arrows will also automatically set explosive marking arrows, which you can then ignite with your focus attack.
Additionally, they build up stun and can stun a monster if you hit the head often enough. As a side effect, they also fill your charge bar.
Once you have mastered these mechanics, you can already set out on your hunt. To practice these things, you can easily visit the training area in the Wind Plane and experiment there.
When Trion Worlds released Defiance in April 2013, the developers had almost a revolutionary plan: the MMO was to be in a constant interaction with the TV series of the same name. However, this practically never worked out. Now there is supposed to be a comeback of the SciFi game.
Update from March 18, 2025: The developers from Fawkes Games provided an update on the comeback of Defiance on the official website. Here are the key news (via fawkesgames.com):
The MMO shooter returns on April 18, 2025.
You can expect a complete restart, there is no way to access the old user data.
Everyone interested must create a new account on the official website of the developers. There is only a Windows version. Linux, Mac, and consoles are not supported. The PC version will be released via its own launcher, not via Steam.
At the comeback, the latest version of Defiance 2013 will go live, but some features from later updates may not be available on the servers at launch.
The new version of Defiance will follow a free-to-play model with optional microtransactions.
All servers will initially be located in North America.
There will be a testing phase with a subsequent server wipe before the official launch.
Once the launch version is running stably, there may be regular content updates and significant changes to the game – depending on feedback and community size.
What was Trion’s exact plan? Even before the release of the MMO Defiance, the first season of the series Defiance debuted on the pay-TV channel SyFy. The events shown there were supposed to affect the game world of the MMO first.
In the second step, the plan was that the community’s progress and actions would affect the events of the second season of the series. Such interaction between the media of game and series had not yet occurred. If it had worked well… the genre of MMOs might be different today.
If Defiance had been a success, perhaps BioWare would have also launched a TV series for Anthem…
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Anthem shows the four different combat suits in the launch trailer
What was the problem? There were several:
A broadcast on SyFy severely restricts the target audience. Many players of Defiance had not seen a single episode of the series at the launch of the MMO.
Defiance itself was unfortunately only a mediocre MMO shooter that suffered from AI issues, technical problems, generic missions, and graphic recycling. Additionally, the release had a relatively low scope.
Ultimately, the promised interaction between the two media was never really tangible.
Really forever? Well, that’s what we thought. However, the studio Fawkes Games has now announced on the official website fawkesgames.com that they want to bring Defiance back to life. The announcement states:
We are pleased to announce that we have acquired the publishing rights for Defiance 2013 and Defiance 2050 on all platforms. Our first step is a relaunch of the original version from 2013 on PC, which is set to be released in April 2025. This is your chance to dive back into a world where every battle, every Arkfall, and every moment shared with other players is a testament to the game’s enduring legacy.
If enough players are interested in the comeback of Defiance, there should also be a comeback of the MMO on consoles. However, a revival of the transmedia synergies does not seem to be planned. The series Defiance will likely remain at three seasons.
Who is Fawkes Games? The team describes itself as an indie game studio and publisher and seems to have made it its mission to bring failed games back. Over the past two years, they have acquired the rights to Shaiya, Last Chaos, Desert Operations, and Wargame 1942 from Gamigo alone.
Two classes might soon face changes in World of Warcraft. Because they were far too strong in the current raid.
In World of Warcraft, the race for the World First Kill of King Gallywix was concluded a few days ago. After Team Liquid, Echo and Method have also managed to defeat the final boss. But after the good mood comes the anxiety of some classes. Because the professionals have made particularly strong use of certain specializations – and this is a clear indication that strong nerfs might be on the way. Especially monks and mages are now feeling the pressure.
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WoW Patch 11.1: Gallywix’s Control over the Cartels
Which classes are affected? Looking at the kills of the major professional guilds, it is noticeable that some specializations are particularly prevalent. Among healers, it is the Mistweaver monks, while among DPS characters, Windwalker monks and Fire mages were extremely present. The community has also noticed this, and they are already poking fun with memes that these specializations will likely receive significant nerfs in one of the upcoming maintenance sessions.
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What indicates their strength? The fact that these classes have left most others behind can especially be seen in the large number of specific specializations that the professional guilds have brought along. Team Liquid, the winners of the “World First Race,” had 2 Mistweaver monks as healers, 3 Windwalker monks as melee fighters, and even 4 Fire mages as ranged damage dealers. Almost half of the raid consisted of just 3 specializations – even though there are 36 of them in World of Warcraft.
Echo and Method, who have also defeated Gallywix, had a similar composition at the end (via raider.io).
Are nerfs coming now? In the past, Blizzard has quickly implemented nerfs after the “World First” race concluded, and this could happen again this time. However, in more recent times, Blizzard has tended to strengthen the other classes a bit rather than weaken the best classes. Only in cases of massive outliers do adjustments downwards occur.
However, the community is greatly amused by the current situation and the memes. And especially Windwalker monks are a bit anxious now, because some time ago it looked like monks were at risk of extinction – if they face a harsh nerf now, that might soon be the case again.
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On June 27, 2024, the servers of ArcheAge went offline for good. All of them? Well, at least the European and North American worlds. And this now opens up an exciting opportunity …
What kind of opportunity is this? When the servers of ArcheAge were shut down last year, not all versions of the free-to-play MMORPG were affected. The Russian version of the game is still online today, and it has now received a surprising update.
According to the update notes from last week, the client version of ArcheAge has been updated (via archeage.ru). One of the new features is that interested players can now download and play an official English version of the client from the official website for the first time since June 27, 2024.
During this phase, ArcheAge was able to stand out from the competition because it offered features that were not present in Western MMORPGs, such as the race for the best land plots, capturing a fortress, and dominance on the server, as well as the mix of house building, economy, PvP, and guilds.
What do I need to know about ArcheAge Chronicles? ArcheAge Chronicles is said to focus more on the Western market than its predecessor and therefore offer extensive PvE and story content that can be tackled alone or with small groups.
According to the developers, the MMORPG will still rely on a player-driven economy and player collaboration. Exploring the vast world will also play an important role. Additionally, you can expect an overhauled combat system that aims to combine strategic depth with fast-paced action.
However, PvP elements and large-scale battles in the open world, which were once planned, are to be dropped. PvP will primarily be available in clearly defined, competitive areas for fixed teams and guilds. Furthermore, the plan is to adopt a buy-to-play model without pay-to-win elements, but with service elements. More information about the plans can be found here: From Aion 2 to Chrono Odyssey: Outlook on the MMORPG year 2025
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The next Spotlight Hour is waiting for you in Pokémon GO. And it can really pay off for you.
What kind of event is this? The Spotlight Hour is a recurring 60-minute event. During this event, there is at least one Pokémon in the spotlight, along with a bonus.
During the next Spotlight Hour on March 18, 2025, you will encounter Shellder, the Water-type Pokémon from Generation 1. And it brings you, along with the event’s bonus, the opportunity to earn a lot of Stardust.
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Pokémon GO: What’s in the new Season Powerful and Masterful
Spotlight Hour on March 18, 2025 – Start and Bonuses
When does the Spotlight Hour start? As every week, the Spotlight Hour starts on Tuesday at 6:00 PM. One hour later, at 7:00 PM, it ends again.
Which bonus is active? In this Spotlight Hour, you will receive double the amount of Stardust when you catch Pokémon.
Is the Spotlight Hour worth it? While Shellder and its evolution may not be particularly interesting from a combat perspective, Shellder brings a different feature. It is on the list of Pokémon that give more Stardust with each catch.
If you catch Shellder, you will normally receive 1,000 Stardust for each catch. With the bonus during the Spotlight Hour, the amount even increases to a solid 2,000 Stardust per catch.
If you also use the item Star Piece, you will receive an additional 50% more Stardust per catch. This means you can earn a whopping 3,000 Stardust for each Shellder caught.
Can you catch Shiny Shellder? Yes, with a bit of luck, you can also catch Shellder in its Shiny form.
Of course, there are not just Spotlight Hours waiting for you in the current month in the game. If you want to get an overview of the upcoming events, take a look at our overview of the events in March 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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